Craig-Alder Grove Parish Notice


CRAIG-ALDER GROVE PARISH – CRAIG,NE  
Event Rescheduled Sunday – No church Sunday; Christmas program will be postponed until Wed, Dec. 21 at 6:30 pm.

Santa Comes to Craig Tomorrow


Change from earlier report. Santa will be coming to Craig tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. Take your kids to the Craig gym to see Santa and don’t forget to bring along the list of what you want for Christmas so you can tell Santa! 

O-C vs. Madison Basketball Game Cancelled


MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS – MADISON,NE  
Event Cancelled Saturday – Varsity BB @ Oakland Craig

Hiway Cafe Closed


LYONS HIWAY CAFE – LYONS,NE  
Closed Saturday – Lyons Hiway Cafe Closed Saturday plans on being open Sunday Morning

Soup Supper in Craig Cancelled, Santa Still Coming


CANCER KICKERS RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM – CRAIG,NE  
Event Cancelled Saturday – Soup Super Cancelled Santa will still be coming at 7:00

Birthday Party at Bancroft Senior Center Cancelled


The birthday planned for today at Bancroft Senior Center has been cancelled. Stay warm and safe today and over the weekend everyone. 

Wind Chill Warning


MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION TODAY...SNOW SATURDAY...THEN
SHARPLY COLDER...

.A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND
SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY...AND MAINLY SNOW ON SATURDAY. THEN
SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

LIGHT ICING ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...ALONG WITH 1 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME BLOWING SNOW COULD ALSO
DEVELOP WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY...THEN WIND CHILLS DROP TO 20 TO
30 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY.

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/O.EXT.KOAX.WW.Y.0010.161216T1500Z-161218T0000Z/
MONONA-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...PENDER...MACY...

WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...

LYONS...DECATUR
335 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM
CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING
AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SOME SLEET COULD ALSO OCCUR. THE
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY.

* ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH
OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 20 BELOW BY
MIDDAY SATURDAY AND 30 BELOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING...

THUS LIGHT ICING ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. ICING IS
ESPECIALLY LIKELY ON UNTREATED ROADS...SIDEWALKS...PARKING
LOTS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. WHEN SNOW DEVELOPS...NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH COULD CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CAUSE
FROST BITE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...

OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

Compactor Hours


The Oakland City Compactor will close at noon on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas everyone. Have a happy and safe holiday. 

Winter Weather Advisory


..MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY, THEN SHARPLY
COLDER...

.A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND
SNOW TO THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THEN SHARPLY COLDER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. LIGHT ICING
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY, ALONG WITH 1 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME BLOWING SNOW COULD ALSO DEVELOP WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITY, THEN WIND CHILLS DROP TO 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY.


MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-
COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...

WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...PENDER...

MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...

OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...

BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...

PAPILLION...LA VISTA
346 PM CST THU DEC 15 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING...DRIZZLE DEVELOPS FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUES THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. SOME SLEET COULD ALSO OCCUR. DRIZZLE CHANGES
OVER TO SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES THROUGH MIDDAY
SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING, THUS
LIGHT ICING ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. WHEN SNOW DEVELOPS,
NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH COULD CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS, SIDEWALKS, PARKING LOTS,
BRIDGES, AND OVERPASSES WILL BECOME ICY WITH A THIN GLAZE.

TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED. WIND CHILLS DROP TO 15 TO 20 BELOW LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW, SLEET, OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

News From Bancroft Senior Center


 

Bancroft Senior Center News by Connie Bargmann

*If you are 60+ and need information on programs designed to help keep you stay in

your home longer or if you need legal help, contact Connie at 402-648- 3387 or in the

evening at 402-648- 7648. There are no membership fees or attendance requirements and

new faces are always welcome.

* We have the following medical equipment to loan out on an as need basis, wheel

chair, bath seats, toilet seat riser and portable toilet chair, crutches or walkers. Call 402-

648-3387 during office hours.

Meals on Wheels

*Would you like to get Meals on Wheels? Anyone over the age of 60 years and lives

within the city limits are eligible for these meals. You may sign up anytime for the Meals

on Wheels program; you can get the meals delivered however many times you want them

each week. You must call 402-687- 2332 before 8:30 a.m. if you want a meal that day.

The suggested donation for the meals is $4.00.

Weekly Activities:

Wed. Dec. 14: No melody chimes practice. Coffee time at 9:00 a.m. We will play

Christmas bingo at 2:00 p.m.

Thurs. Dec. 15: Tai Chi class at 9:30 a.m. serving rolls and coffee from 9 – 11 a.m.

Walking ex. at 10:30 a.m. FROG ex. that will help improve your balance 1:00 p.m. Sign

up to play in the pitch tournament at 1:30 p.m.

Fri. Dec. 16: Join us for coffee at 9:00 a.m. The legal aid attorney will be at the center at

1:00 p,m, to help you with any legal questions you might be having. She will give a short

presentation at 1:30 p.m. before the birthday party begins.

Mon. Dec.19: The caregiver support group will meet at 12:30 for lunch and then proceed

with rest of the activities; all caregivers are invited to come, call and let the manager

know that you are planning to participate.

Tues. Dec. 20: Tai Chi class at 9:30 a.m. Coffee time at 10:00 a.m. and walking exercises

at 10:30 p.m. Sign up to play in the pitch tournament at 1:30 p.m.

Wed. Dec. 21: No chime practice today. Coffee time at 9:00 a.m. The Christmas party

will be today at 2:00 p.m.