Elwood Bulletin

10 years ago

Members of the Junior High Quiz Bowl are Glake Tiede, Zachary Hackbart, Gage Jewell, Leslee Fiene, Caleb Wilson, Paige Arnold, Tori Wilson, Cassie Jorges, and Amber Nelson. The team placed

Central’s Nebraska Public Power eagle-viewing facilities at the Johnson No. 2 (J-2) hydroelectric plant near Lexington and in a free standing building below Kingley Dam will be open on Sunday, December 26.

Santa Claus braved the cold Nebraska weather to stop in Elwood during the Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Old Fashioned Christmas” on Saturday, December 16.

30 years ago

Lois and Ted Jorges have come up with one way to remember their son-in-law, T. Sgt Glenn Drum. Mrs. Jorges has tied a yellow ribbon around a tree in their front yard. As a reminder of our servicemen and women in Saudi Arabia.

40 years ago

A return by popular demand of Leroy Van Dyke will be the entertainment for the annual Furnas County Livestock Association “Wives Night” to be held in the Arapahoe High School gym on Monday night January 12.

The original amount for the Elwood Elementary School bond to build the elementary school was $233,000 with interest of $69,096.

The popular club at Johnson Lake, Sportsman Paradise, is under new management, Joyce Anderson of Kearney has purchased from Harold Bulst who has been the operator for the past few months.

Preliminary plans for a new swimming pool in Elwood were presented to the Village Board Monday evening. Architect Paul Mousel of a McCook firm has made the survey and plans.