Longtime Elm Creek teacher is waiting for a kidney. She's swimming and doing Pilates, too. MARY JANE SKALA Mar 21, 2026 7 hrs ago 0 × Transplant bound Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save People in Elm Creek know Cindy Schroeder as the woman who taught their kids in elementary school and the woman who taught them to swim.kAm}@H $49C@656C :D F?56C8@:?8 <:5?6J 5:2=JD:D E9C66 52JD 2 H66< 2?5 2H2:E:?8 2 <:5?6J EC2?DA=2?E[ 3FE D96 92D?’E =@DE 96C 42?\5@ DA:C:E]k^AmkAm$96 7@F?5 96C @H? <:5?6J 5@?@C 2?5 G:D:E65 9@DA:E2=D :? 7@FC DE2E6D 367@C6 7:?5:?8 @?6 E92E 28C665 E@ 5@ E96 DFC86CJ]k^AmkAm|62?H9:=6[ D96’D 6I6C4:D:?8 7:G6 >@C?:?8D 2 H66< 2E E96 rwx w62=E9 v@@5 $2>2C:E2? (6==?6DD r6?E6C] “x7 x 5@?’E 4@>6[ x 42? 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E@ 86E 962=E9J[ :E’D ;FDE 2H6D@>6[” D96 D2:5]k^Am maryjane.skala@kearneyhub.com 0 Comments Build your health & fitness knowledge Sign up here to get the latest health & fitness updates in your inbox every week! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Cindy Schroeder Transplant bound
