The Bancroft Betterment met at 5:15 pm March 8 at the Country Pub. Marjorie Vogt hosted the meeting.
Reports
Bancroft-Rosalie School:There will be a bond election May 10 to vote on issuing $1,000,000 in bonds for construction of a four classroom addition at the north end of the secondary school building. The rooms will be used for an elementary classroom, a special education classroom, a social studies classroom and a family and consumer sciences classroom.
Cuming County Economic Development: The Agricultural Opportunities Conference has been re-scheduled for Monday, March 28.
Neihardt Center: The musical group "Troubadour" will perform their Celtic music program "From Celtic to Contemporary" on March 20 at 2:00 pm.
Recycling: The next green fiber drive will be in April.
Community Theater: An organizational meeting will be held March 15 at 6:30 pm in the school library. Anyone interested in participating are encouraged to attend.
Housing: The information requested by the Northeast Economic District has been sent by the Village office. We are awaiting a response.The deadline for applying for a grant to facilitate the housing survey is in April.
Community Club: The organizational meeting had 22 people attend. They are deciding on a name for the group. The next meeting is Monday,March 28 in the Community Building.
Deb Bonsall provided information on the Oakland Food Pantry. It is held the second Saturday of the month from 9:00-11:00 am. They provide both commodity and food pantry items. Items are picked up in Sioux City but starting in July they will be getting them from Omaha. Commodity items are free and food pantry items cost 16 cents per pound. Donations from food pantry participants help cover the cost.
If Bancroft should decide to start a food pantry, Deb volunteered to manage the program. Two others have also volunteered to serve on a food pantry committee. Oakland has agreed to bring back Bancroft items from Omaha if Bancroft could pick them up in Oakland. The Holy Cross Catholic Center is considering allowing the food pantry use of its basement. Deb suggested having the pantry open the same date and time as Oakland.
The next meeting will be April 5 at 5:15 pm at the Country Pub. Greg Moser from the Health Department will be presenting the "Healthy Community Initiative."
