Pickleball courts complete

Rennovations to the Pickleball courts on 19th Street are complete, and the courts are ready for play! Cited as one of the fastest growing sports in the country, Elwood has embraced the game with enthusiasm. Mayor Todd Jones said the courts represent an investment in healthy living, community engagement, and outdoor recreation.

Asking Eric

Dear Eric: I am 80 and my daughter is 44. I am a retired professional and my daughter, a college graduate and business owner, gets offended when I question anything she does.

Outfitters, Inc., Elwood YMCA team up for kids’ closet

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last Thursday at the Elwood YMCA to celebrate the opening of an Outfitters’ closet for children. Outfitters provides new and gently used clothing to school age children in need. Last year, the charitable efforts provided clothing to 2,050 children in Madison County.

Elwood School Board wins Exemplary Governance Award

The Elwood Community School Board has been recognized by the Indiana School Boards Association (ISBA) with an Exemplary Governance Award (EGA) for calendar year 2024 for demonstrating an outstanding commitment to student success and professional learning.

Pool opening delayed due to weather

The opening of the Mary Beth Dunnichay Aquatic Center will be delayed until May 31, Mayor Todd Jones announced Tuesday morning, citing unseasonably cold temperatures in the region.

Living on Purpose

The topic of the afterlife is interesting and I appreciate the comments. I want to remind myself and everyone else that I’m not necessarily dogmatic about certain Biblical insights and do not want to seem like an authority on subjects that we will probably not understand until we get to heaven. Topics such as end-time prophecy and predestination are complicated and controversial. The bottom line in many cases is that no one really knows everything about the Bible, and most everyone has their own opinions. Biblical understanding is based on correct interpretations and unfortunately this is where the prideful arguments bring division and separation. Many declare there is only one truth based on the idea that God is truth and cannot contradict Himself and neither is He the author of confusion. We are looking forward to the day when all of God’s saints will know His perfect truth, and agape love will bond us together in peace and joy forever.

50th anniversary of end of Vietnam War and 60th anniversary of US combat in Vietnam

In March, I made a business trip to Vietnam. This was my second visit, with the first having been in 2000. Vietnam was preparing for the 50th anniversary of the end of its war with the USA. Indeed, on April 30, 1975, Saigon fell to the Communist Viet Cong. Contrary to popular opinion, the famous photo of people climbing stairs on a rooftop to board a helicopter was not the US embassy. Rather, this was atop an apartment building rented by the CIA, which a tour guide showed us. In fact, he went on to tell us that those “in the know” had been instructed to listen to the radio, then report there for evacuation when they heard Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas,” although it was April!