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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. Jan. 25: Chime practice is at 9:00 p.m. Coffee time at 9:00 a.m. Bingo will be played at 2:00 p.m.
Thurs. Jan. 26: Tai Chi class at 9:30 a.m. We sever rolls and coffee from 9 – 11 a.m. Come and play in the pitch tournament at 1:30 p.m.
Fri. Jan. 27: Join us for coffee at 9:00 a.m. Sign up to play in the pinochle tournament at 1:30 this afternoon.
Mon. Jan 30: Stop in and have coffee with us. Come and play Skip-Bo at 1:30 p.m. dinner.
Tues. Jan. 31: Tai Chi class at 9:30 a.m. Coffee time at 10:00 a.m. Sign up to play in the pitch tournament at 1:30 p.m.
Wed. Feb. 1: Chime practice is at 9:00 p.m. Coffee time is at 9:00 a.m. Come and play UNO at 1:30 p.m.
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The Bancroft Senior Center will host a roast beef dinner fund raiser at the senior center on Sunday, January 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. They will be serving sliced roast beef, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, cole slaw, pistachio salad, dinner roll and a variety of desserts. Come and enjoy a delicious home cooked meal. Snow date will be Sunday, February 5th.
January 24, 2017 Leave a comment
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Bancroft-Rosalie School will close at 2:00 p.m. today due to the weather. There will be no afternoon preschool or evening activities at Bancroft-Rosalie or at Lyons-Decatur Northeast.
January 24, 2017 Leave a comment
Lyons-Decatur Northeast School will close at 2:00 p.m. today due to the weather.
January 24, 2017 Leave a comment
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WEST-CENTRAL IOWA WITH A RAIN-SNOW MIX OVER EAST-CENTRAL NEBRASKA. A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN CONSIDERABLY FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IAZ043-NEZ030>034-242230- /O.UPG.KOAX.WW.Y.0005.170124T0900Z-170125T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KOAX.WS.W.0002.170124T0900Z-170125T1500Z/ MONONA-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...ALBION... ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH... OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR 234 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET...WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND THEN BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY BY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD GRADUALLY TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY FROM THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
January 23, 2017 Leave a comment
.A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOULD OCCUR NORTH OF THE TRACK OF THE LOW. SNOW AMOUNTS COULD BE HEAVY. ALSO...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IAZ043-NEZ030>034-042>044-050-240530- /O.NEW.KOAX.WW.Y.0005.170124T0900Z-170125T1500Z/ MONONA-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE- BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...ALBION... ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH... OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT... DAVID CITY 330 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN BECOME MODERATE OR POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW SHOULD GRADUALLY TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH OR NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH COULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY FROM TUESDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
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