Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department announces an opportunity for youth ages 9 to 14 to participate in the annual radon poster contest. The contest works to educate youth about the dangers of radon exposure in the home.

On this week of Thanksgiving I remember God’s blessings and give Him thanks: For our home, our health, our family, our friends, our freedom. A special “thank you “ to my girls for posting my birthday! I was very blessed with ALL my birthday cards, calls and texts.

Arapahoe performed “One Stoplight Town” by Tracy Wells which is about a small town that would be easy to drive right on through without taking a second look but if you would just slow down you would see all that the town has to offer. The local handyman would be there to give you lots of advice about slowing down and taking it all in.

Southwest performed “Escape Room” by Wade Bradford which was about the softball team who has a chance to make the playoff but that may not happen as there isn’t much of a ‘team’. That forces the coach to schedule team-building activities and the minor details like clues and keys weren’t the top priority causing the activity to go wrong.

Cambridge performed “A Piece of My Heart” by Shirley Lauro is about five female nurses and a female country singer who went to Vietnam as they give a glimpse into each of their lives before, during, and after their tours.

Maywood performed “Property Rites” by Alan Haehnel is about a man who has invested a large sum of money into sculptures that are programmed to perform and when one is scheduled to be sold, it starts having issues and becomes alive.

Southern Valley performed “The Amazing Angel Man” by Julian Felice which is about a young boy who suffers from Angelman Syndrome. When the perspective shifts to his imagination, it shows his dreams of wanting to be a superhero called ‘The Amazing Angel Man’ but also shows the reality that his condition has on his family all while showing the value of hope and imagination.

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. Psalm 136:1 I remember hearing this psalm as a child, and it seemed to go on forever.

Unofficially, Give BIG Elwood 2023 was incredible! More than 100 donors raised more than $69,000 for local causes! The full 100% of these funds will go to the causes there is no cost for groups to participate in Give Big Elwood and the Elwood Area Foundation covers the transaction fees for credit card donations.