SPRINGFIELD NEWSLETTER
What’s New in Springfield, NE
April 18, 2007
 Earth Day is celebrated this Sunday, April 22nd. This event is commemorated around the globe and marks the day we recognize the significance of protecting our environment. Many tips on environmental protection can be found on the EPA’s Earth Day website: http://www.epa.gov/earthday/
Arbor Day is also celebrated on April 22nd in observance of J. Sterling Morton’s birthday.
After migrating to Nebraska in 1854 from Detroit, Morton and his wife planted many trees and shrubs on their property. As a journalist, he advocated the planting of trees as windbreaks, for building materials, and for the shade which trees provide. The first Arbor Day was celebrated on April 10, 1872 with more than one million trees planted in Nebraska. In 1885, Arbor Day was officially declared a legal holiday in Nebraska and the date was set for April 22nd. However, the most common day to observe this holiday in other states is the last Friday in April. Plant a tree in remembrance of this Nebraska pioneer and founder of Arbor Day.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPRINGFIELD April 19- 7:00pm Westmont Kindergarten Concert, Platteview High Auditorium
April 19 - Celebrate National Library Week! Everyone is invited to the Volunteer Appreciation Tea and Open House at Springfield Memorial Library from 5-7pm.
April 20 - Kindergarten Roundup at Springfield Elementary.
April 23 - 7:00 pm Pippa White performance at St. Joseph’s Church. Pippa will be performing “As Far As the Eye Can See”. Do not miss this wonderful historical dramatization of the people of the prairie. A free will donation is welcomed. This program is sponsored by the St. Joseph’s Ladies Guild.
April 23 - 8:00pm - Sarpy County Fair Board Meeting.
April 24 -7:00pm Springfield Memorial Library Garden Club kicks off the year with a special guest speaker, Anita Eckeley, in the library’s meeting room. All are invited to hear about the new species of hardy roses being introduced to this area. Refreshments will be served.
April 26 - 7:00 pm Springfield Days Meeting at the American Legion Hall. May 5 is the date set for the city wide Garage Sale. Gather up all your sale items and register at City Hall.
May 5- (date change -one day only) -Friends of the Library Plant Sale at Springcreek Gardens, 122nd & Main St. The sale will run from 9:00am - 3:00pm. Activities for the kids will begin at 1:30pm. Proceeds from the sale will help purchase replacement computers for the library.
May 19 - Springfield Community Clean Up Day.
Springfield Days 2007 T-shirt Design Contest. 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.
Springfield Historical Tidbit:
In the years 1891 and 1892 the Springfield opera house was built by a stock company with a capital of $3000.00 divided into 30 shares of $10.00, which were sold to the businessmen and farmers in the vicinity of Springfield, and was completed in time to put on the first amateur performance, “Border Land”.
Reference: Springfield, Nebraska At It’s Source 1882-1982
~Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.
-Mark Twain
News to the Editor:
Please send all your Springfield area news to me. Birthdays, anniversaries, announcements, and events are welcome and will be added to the upcoming newsletter. Thanks in advance for all your help. Send to Editor@SpringfieldNebraska.com
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