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Here's hoping you have a fun and safe Thanksgiving. Hopefully all your family has been vaccinated and are able to travel. Then starts the Christmas frenzy; we know a lot will be purchased online. But, please remember to patronize your local businesses if you can. And, as you're cleaning out those closets for places to hide those presents, remember you can donate those items at our hospital thrift shop in Syracuse. They are celebrating their 14th year! Besides giving those items new life, they also donate to those in need at our local schools. We appreciate what they do so much!

 

 

 

 

Residential trash routes will be running one day behind for Thursday and Friday customers. If your normal service day is Thursday, we will pick you up on Friday. If your normal service day is Friday, we will pick you up on Saturday. Customers serviced on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday are not affected by the holiday.  Normal pick up days will resume on Monday, November 29, 2021. Your friends at Papillion Sanitation wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

 

 

Have you been into the northwest part of Otoe County lately? A developer is building a huge lake there and we're assuming a new housing development also. We also heard they are going to finish paving Old Cheney to meet up with paving near the golf course. Lincoln creeps closer!

 

 

 

A few years back our big cottonwood tree was struck by lightning and lost a lot of bark. Everyone told us to cut it down, but we thought it was around 100 years old and decided we'd give it a chance. Well, this year we noticed it was starting to rot at the bottom, and if the wind was in the right direction, it was tall enough and large enough, it could smash a good part of our house, so we had it taken down. The tree guys (who I highly recommend) thought it was at least 87 years old. The whole operation except for grinding the stump, took about 5 hours. The stump measures 60 inches across at its widest point.

Although you really don't need a photo of Bob and I, this shows how big the tree was. (Bob is 6'6")

 

 

 

 

 

The annual craft fair at the gym this weekend had to be a huge success. It was hard to get a parking spot within 2 blocks of the Community Center. Looking forward to next year!

 

Photo: Bob Wilhelm

 

 

 

More new benches have been installed at the park. The ones near the playground are especially handy! Thanks to the Village for always trying to improve our park!

Photo: Bob Wilhelm

 

 

 

Have to be a lot braver than me to go out on the sewer pond in a boat! Thanks guys for helping solve the problem!

Photos: Bob Wilhelm

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

11-24   Ron & Shirley Conradi

11-25   Jim Bartling, Bob Aernie

11-26   Jordan Long

11-27   Danae Stoner

11-28   Dale & Doni Stoner

 

 

 

NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO

Friday, 11-25-1921, The Otoe Union:

A father and son banquet was held at the Methodist Church. F.L. Parker and George Rose closed their millinery shop for the winter. Parker went to California and Rose went to Florida. Clara Turre was the teacher at Maple Grove school. J.B. Pickett had pure bred Fox Terrier puppies for sale.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS

 

 

 

 

  

Courtesy of the Senior Center in Syracuse: