Elba News
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Ginny Witulski of Lincoln and Wendy Johnson were Sunday afternoon visitors of Allen and Edna Ingerle. Stopping by briefly were Brian Mason of Lincoln and Todd Johnson.
Graduates Recognized at Sts. Peter & Paul
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FIFTEEN SENIORS were recognized at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church during the ten o’clock Mass on Sunday, April 30th. Pictured during the special celebration are (front row): Kayleigh Poss, Ahna Jerabek, Jenna Jakubowski, Clara Kunze, Olivia Koperski, Ellie Thede, Jacie Ambrose, and Kaylee Ambrose; (back row): Father Vince Parsons, Owen Sack, Mason Anderson, Jonah Paulsen, Zachary Hirschman, Samuel Kramer, Kaleb Baker, Kale Smydra, and Deacon Neil Baquet. (Courtesy Photo)
Wolbach Senior Citizens Meet
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The Wolbach Senior Citizens met on Wednesday, April 26th with sixteen people to play pitch. The winners were Paul Nielsen, high; Joyce Berney, low; and Dick Peetz, traveling. OThe group’s next meeting will be on May 31st at 2:00 p.m. at the Wolbach Community Center.
Town and Country Club Meets
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The Town and Country Club met on April 20th at the Wolbach Community Center with Shirley Cook as hostess. All members were present.
Community Club to Meet Monday
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The Wolbach Community Club will meet on Monday evening, May 8th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wolbach Community Center.
Fire Department Helps Prep for Summer Events
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In preparation for the May 28th Bullride and Wolbach Days in late June, members of the Wolbach Volunteer Fire Department conducted a weed burn upon stretches of noxious weeds growing on the incline between Memorial Field and Kendall Street and west of Cottonwood Park on Monday evening.
Remember When
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Ten Years Ago, 2013 (The following article is reprinted with permission from the Greeley Citizen.) The Cedar Rapids school board voted 6-0 on Monday evening to create a merger committee to work with the area schools regarding sports cooperatives and mergers. The decision was reached after an hour of public input with the board.
Happ-enings
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Like I have noted many times before, growing up, my parents seemed to have no issue raising me in a bar. The copious amounts of second-hand smoke – they sold out right before Nebraska banned smoking in public places, including bars – and the barrage of real-world lessons that I learned while hanging out in Palmer’s only tavern didn’t seem to concern my parents; in fact, I think they believed that those tradeoffs were worthwhile considering the free labor and the child care.
County Approves Plan for Possible Marker, Statues
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Last week, during the Howard County Board of Commissioners’ second regular meeting for the month of April, the commissioners discussed the potential of placing a sculpture and historical marker at the courthouse’s southwest grounds, enacted a joint resolution accepting a new employee handbook, and renewed the county’s public defender contract, among other items.
