SPRINGFIELD NEWSLETTER

What’s New in Springfield, NE

April 4, 2007

Suddenly, spring has erupted in Springfield. Trees and shrubs are budding, spring bulbs are flowering, and the grass is oh, so green. Sure, it’s a little cold this week, but warmer weather will return. Soon, we can start digging in the dirt!

Happy Easter, everyone! I hope the Easter Bunny is good to you. Remember when you were a kid and your mother dressed you in Easter finery; a frilly dress, hat, and gloves for the girls and a suit or dress pants, white shirts and ties for the boys. One year at my grandmother’s house a trench was being dug for a new sewer pipe and my little sister fell in, wearing her new Easter dress. Boy, was I ever glad that wasn’t me!

This week, April 2-6, is Severe Weather Awareness Week for the state of Nebraska. Preparation for severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and floods is recommended for persons living in our area. An excellent source for more information on this topic is NOAA’s National Weather Service web page. Click on this link: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/oax/?n=safety

April is National Poetry Month. Celebrate by reading poetry, attending a poetry reading, or writing poetry.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPRINGFIELD

April 5-9 Spring Break for South Sarpy District # 46 students and staff. Have a safe and restful break! School resumes April 10th.

April 9 - 7pm District #46 School Board meeting.

April 10 - 11:30am Springfield Memorial Library Senior Brown Bag Lunch. Bring a sandwich. Salad, dessert and beverages will be provided. A short program follows lunch.

April 14 - SYAA Spring Fling 5:30pm - 12:00am at the Fairgrounds, 4H building.

April 19 - 7:00pm Westmont Kindergarten Concert, Platteview Auditorium

April 19 - Celebrate National Library Week! Everyone is invited to an Open House at Springfield Memorial Library from 5-7pm.

Another contest is in the works for Springfield Days 2007! Design a t-shirt logo with a pirate theme: Springfield Days: A Hidden Treasure! (dates June 1st and June 2nd). T-shirt design entries are needed by Monday, April 23rd. Entries can be sent to ssimonsen@esu3.org, mail to: Springfield Days PO Box 184, or drop off at the Springfield Library, 665 Main St. The winner will receive a free t-shirt and $10.00 in Springfield Day’s bucks.

Commemorative Sarpy County Sesquicentennial afghans are now on sale. An afghan is currently on display at Springfield Memorial Library. The cost is $55.00. Order by calling 253-2497, 339-8149 or 339-3584.

Springfield Memorial Library needs teen volunteers for the summer. Young persons ages 12 and over are needed to help Library staff supervise a Summer Reading Tent program one day a week beginning in June. Youth ages 10-12 are needed as reading buddies for younger children. Stop by the library or call 253-2797 to volunteer or for more information.

Kudos to Soaring Wings Vineyard in Springfield for winning the Best of the East 2007 Wine Competition’s award for their Dragon’s Red. The competition presented the Dragon’s Red wine as the Best Red Hybrid. Congratulations to our local winery!

May 5th is the date set for the Friends of the Library Plant Sale. More news to come soon for this event.

~ Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
-Robert Brault