10 years ago Joe Jeffery, always entertaining was emcee at the farewell for the closing of the Smithfield Post Office on August 27, 2011. Speaker Charlotte Endorf will present a program on “Excess Baggage: Riding the Orphan Train” on September 12, 2011 at Elwood Care Center & Assisted Living.

10 years ago A win over Cambridge, loss to Wood River and won over Elm Creek gave Southwest their first trophy of the year, and a third place held by Allie McConville. A contract for Keri Waddle as half-time guidance counselor at the elementary was approved by the Southwest School Board.

100 Years Ago September 8, 1921 H.T. Heaton has purchased the Mattie Payne residence on Ewing Street.

25 Years Ago September 5, 1996 On September 1, speed limits increased from 55 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour on some two-lane highways. The Eagles took to the court and grid iron in a somewhat controlled practice on Thursday before many avid Southern Valley fans.

A card shower has been requested in honor of Don Woodruff's 100th Birthday on September 8th. Cards can reach him at Good Samaritan Home, Room 212, 719 Brown St., Alma, NE 68920.

SWNPHD recommends taking precautions to prevent the most common types of food poisoning when preparing food at home. In southwest Nebraska, cases of food poisoning are most often linked to poor hand washing prior to handling food or eating food that has been contaminated by an outside source such as contaminated water used to irrigate produce. The bacteria that cause these infections are usually salmonella, shigellosis, campylobacter and E Coli.

The Gosper County Senior Center is in full swing. We have coffee drinkers in at 8:30, pool-players in the midmorning, exercise machines that are in motion, a puzzle on the table, domino game to get started after lunch and of course great noon dinners for you to enjoy with some friendly neighbors. If you would like to join us please call the Center by 9:30 am. The Center is delighted with the folks who are coming to share in the noon meal. The staff will continue to make your visit here, either while participating in the activities or eating our noon meal, as positive and enjoyable as can be. Thanks for your support.

Three hundred ninetyfour (394) new cases of COVID-19 were reported by Two Rivers Public Health Department in the sevencounty region it serves for the week of August 20-26. Please check the Two Rivers website for more detailed information for our citizens on current COVID-19.

First Christian Church, 501 Calvert Ave., Elwood, 308-785-2669 Sundays-Fellowship and Coffee 10:00 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Our Redeemer Lutheran – Missouri Synod Elwood ourredeemerelwood.com Friday, September 10: 9:00 a.m.-Exercise Group.

September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness month and Tri Valley Health System’s Senior Life Solutions is working to raise awareness and educate the community on the risk factors and warning signs of suicide. Talk of suicide should never be dismissed. If you, or someone you know, are thinking of suicide call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.