Elwood City-wide garage sales are June 3rd & 4th! If you would like to hold a garage sale, please request the form by email from Ann at sabea68937@gmail.com. Forms must be returned by Friday May 27th to be included on the map! Anyone is welcome to set up their sale tables on the back Courthouse lawn after 5 pm on Friday June 3rd. Dining options in the area include a Fundraiser Lunch on Saturday June 4th, hosted by the Hi-Line Wrestling Team; or stop by the following Chamber Members: Elwood Hometown Cooperative Market, Red Barn, Canyon Lakes Brewing Co., Nautical Rose, Blue Moose in Bertrand. And be sure to travel west on Highway 23 for the Trail of Treasures taking place Saturday June 4th from Eustis to Wellfleet.

The Elwood Cemetery was looking good this Memorial Day. The Memorial Day program started at 11:00 a.m. to honor the fallen heroes. Pastor Aaron Witt of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church was the speaker, the American Legion Post 290 Honor Guard participated with a gun salute and there was a dinner following at the Senior Center hosted by the American Legion Post 290 and the Auxiliary.

The Arapahoe Cemetery Memorial Day program was held on Monday with the American Legion Post 96 in charge. (Top left) Gary Schievelbein salutes the flag at half staff. (Above) Taps was played in the short rain shower by Danielle Eidson and Valerie Leising sang the National Anthem. (Left) Pastor Moshier of Trinity Lutheran Church was the speaker and Tom Whipple placed the wreath for the unknown soldier. The annual Legion cookout was held in the Arapahoe park following the ceremony.

RIVER VALLEY EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Nathan Goshert, Pastor 1201 Elm St., Arapahoe, Ph. 962-7730.

Thursday, June 2: Chicken stir-fry, rice, mandarin oranages, bread pudding. Friday, June 3: Liver & onions, baked potato, Harvard beets, apple crisp.

MISSION MALL Thrift Store, 509 Nebraska Ave., Arapahoe, NE. Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Open Tuesdays and Fridays 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Arapahoe High School Class of 1967 met at the Banquet on Saturday evening. Those attending were Back (l-r) Doug Dahms, John Helms, Dick Dickmeier, Sherry (Haussler) Schievelbein, Becky (Mohrman) Bletcher. Front (l-r) Mike Hill, Lana (Vandament) Demuth, Linda (Vandament) Hamel, Margie (Smith) Gardner, Karen (Scievelbein) Kohtz.

The Arapahoe High School Class of 1977 met at Cunningham’s on Saturday afternoon. Those attending were Front (l-r) Lynn (Breinig) Welch, Carmen (Olmsted) Christianson, Jan (Helms) Peters, Sandra (Danielson) Steinbach, Ida (Wendland) Soncksen, Cheryl (Willey) Chamabers, Gayla (Schievelbein) Hasenkamp. Back (l-r) Arlen Thayn, Merle Adams, Jeff Utterback, JD Anderson, Lynn Morse, Scott Breinig, Kevin Urbom, Sandy (Bird) Heuer, Tom Polston and Craig Ziebell. Joining them Friday night were Mike Dawson and Gloria (Hoefs) Dawson.

The Holbrook High School Class of 1966 attending the alumni banquet in Holbrook were Cookie (Shmidt) Knoll, Mel Niemeier, Phyllis (Duensing) McInturf..