IT HAPPENED IN SPRINGFIELD HISTORY
Springfield's Main Street Water Fountain
Main Street 1964: The water fountain is gone but the support remains just to the right of the light pole.
A water fountain was installed in 1910 near the southwest corner of 2nd & Main Street. Springfield residents contributed to the purchase and construction of the project. It stood there for fifty years providing cool and delicious water to locals and visitors. Towards the end of its long life trying to get a drink of the water could be an effort in vain. Unfortunately, the water fountain met its demise in the early 1960’s when a car ran into it.
SPRINGFIELD MASTER GARDENERS NEWS
You pray, and you pray, and you pray for rain and now you have it. You wonder what to do with it all. First thing - check your plants.
Weather is so fricking weird in Nebraska that you really can't depend on what it's going to do. Wind damage for new plantings is quite easy to have happen. Check for snapping. If you haven't staked those vines or new saplings you may want to now. We lost a beautiful Tiger Eye Sumac because of the last couple of storms and the roots pulled up but it happens.
Second - make sure you are also lifting those plants out of water. After you water or it rains you really shouldn't let them sit in "wet feet". I know we have talked about watering thoroughly and letting run all the way out the bottom but now we are in the territory of being "too wet".
Third - make sure to keep up with deadheading. Now is the time for quick blooms and if you want your tomatoes to be fatter or your coleus to be bushier, you need to be taking off some of those blooms.
Finally the fair is coming to Sarpy County! If you could help when you’re walking on the grounds and you see any trash can you pick it up? Every little bit helps to make our fair more spectacular than it already is.
Thank you and...
GROW GREEN!
OPPD URGES CUSTOMERS TO DO RESEARCH BEFORE SIGNING ROOFTOP SOLAR CONTRACTS.
As rooftop solar prices have come down, Omaha Public Power District has seen increased interest from both residential and business customers who are looking to generate their own electricity.
This year, to date, we’ve had approximately 250 applications from customers looking to connect new solar panels to our grid. We received 835 applications in 2022, 543 applications in 2021 and only 55 applications in 2020.
Solar companies are looking to capitalize from this growing consumer interest in the technology. But not all are on the up and up. OPPD customers are reporting an increasing number of aggressive and even misleading sales pitches, over the phone and door to door. Oftentimes, those making the pitches falsely claim to be working “with OPPD.” OPPD does NOT partner with any solar installers. Any claims to the contrary should be a red flag.
Another misleading claim: “You won’t receive an OPPD bill after installing solar.” This is FALSE. OPPD customers are still required to pay a fixed monthly service charge, whether they have solar panels or not. This charge pays for infrastructure like power lines needed to deliver power to the grid and back to your home, as well as maintenance of that equipment.
OPPD strongly advises:
- Do not be pressured by a solar company. Do your homework before signing any contracts.
- Visit OPPD.com/COG to research whether solar is right for your situation. There, you’ll find helpful information, including answers to frequently asked questions.
- On that website, check out this list of our vetted solar and other customer-owned generation trade allies. These are businesses OPPD has worked with and recommends as trusted sources.
- ALWAYS get multiple bids from reputable solar contractors before signing any contracts.
- NEVER let unvetted salespeople into your home. And never give them personal or financial information, whether in person or over the phone.
Visit OPPDTheWire.com to read more about the increasing solar generation in our service territory and how OPPD works with customers and installers.
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OPPD’s Mission: Provide affordable, reliable and environmentally sensitive energy services to our customers.
**HAPPENING NEARBY**
THIS WEEKEND!
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Come on over and take a spin on our dance floor
or just sit back and enjoy the music, every other Saturday evening!
211 Main Street, Louisville, NE
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FREE ~ OPEN JAM SESSION the 2nd Sundays of each month, 1 - 4:30.
Bring your instrument, your voice or just come and enjoy the fun!
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UPCOMING SATURDAY EVENING SHOWS, 7:30
July 29 ~ Rayne Mcgill and Kathy Fleming
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“Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.”
-Zig Ziglar
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Connie Manzer
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