The American Legion Family met on November 19th at the Wolbach American Legion. Present at the meeting were ten Legion members, three Sons, one dual member, and five Auxiliary members.

The apartment building at 108 Howard Avenue could soon be coming down. Or, it could be under new ownership.

As of Friday morning, the rivers are coming down after the rain on Monday. The South Loup River is at 162 cubic feet per second (cfs). When it peaked on Tuesday, it was at 223 cfs. The Middle Loup River was at 1,290 cfs, whereas on Tuesday it was running 1,940 cfs. The North Loup River’s reading was at 836 cfs; on Tuesday, it had been 1,260 cfs. It was a beautiful rain. We had 2.20 inches. Monday, I went out deer hunting, even though it was raining. I have a very comfortable deer blind, with some comforts of home: heat, snacks, coffee, and lots of windows. After sitting for two hours and not seeing a deer, I searched “how much do deer sleep” to find out the total time is four-and-a-half hours a day doing several short naps. So, they should have been awake part of those two hours was my thought. Then, after another half hour, I also searched “Do deer move in the rain?” I was thinking that maybe they bed down some place and just wait it out. I found out, if it’s a slow rain, they are very much on the move, just not past me, I guess. The rain made the leaves not “crisp,” so I could not hear if they were coming.

An Elba family of four was left homeless in a fire around midnight on Sunday, November 16th. Elba Fire Chief Randy Faaborg said Linda Thompson and James Hasen and two school-age children were in the home when the electrical fire started around midnight…The structure had fire, smoke, and water damage.