Community Calendar 12-17-15

Ongoing

A memorial account has been set up at American National Bank (Main Bank and Drive up locations) for Tabitha Davis. Donations can be made to: “Tabitha Davis Memorial Fund” to help defray expenses and to benefit twin daughters “Emmersynne Joy & Ellyeaunnah Grace”.

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Table of Grace, a ministry of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, is a mobile food pantry that distributes food at various locations throughout the area on monthly basis.

The locations and times

for registration are:

1st Tuesday of the month – 2:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chappell

2nd Saturday of the month 9 a.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Lodgepole

3rd Thursday of the month – 5 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sidney

4th Saturday of the month

9 a.m. at Prairie West Christian Church in Potter

4th Saturday of the month

9 a.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Oshkosh

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Friday, Dec. 18

The Sidney Public Library will hold its Holiday Open House on Dec. 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy cookies with cider, hot chocolate or coffee!

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Thursday, Dec. 24

Christmas Eve Services

Grace Lutheran Church, Chappell, 11 a.m.

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Oshkosh, 4:30 p.m.

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Lodgepole, 5:30 p.m.

First Christian Church, Sidney, 6:30 p.m.

Weyerts Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lodgepole, 7 p.m.

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Friday, Dec. 25

Ella-Mae Goranson’s 24th Annual Free Christmas Dinner will be held at the First United Methodist Church, located at 2622 11th Ave. in Sidney, on Friday, Dec. 25, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Your side dish, dessert, vegetable or salad would be appreciated. Contact Dean and Susan Starr at (308) 254-2375 or Randy and Karen DeBoer  (308) 884-2356.

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Saturday, Dec. 26

Oshkosh Table of Grace will be at Saint Marks Lutheran Church at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 26.

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Tuesday, Jan. 5

A Parkinson’s support group for the Western Nebraska area meets on the first Tuesday of each month, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 312 W. 16th St., Alliance. Call Dee Brauninger at (308) 763-1254 with questions or email her at [email protected].

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Thursday, Jan. 14

Cancer survivor support group meets every SECOND Thursday, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Dorwart Cancer Care Center. Great topics/food/fellowship. Call Leslie at (308) 250-1113 with questions.

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Saturday, Jan. 16

A benefit pancake feed and 5K for Deuel County Sheriff Deputy Mike Hutchinson will be held at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds. The pancake feed starts at 7 a.m., followed by a 5K walk at 8 and run at 8:15. Hutchinson was shot several times and seriously injured in the line of duty.