IT HAPPENED IN SPRINGFIELD HISTORY
Shelper’s Grocery baseball team members: Front (left to right) Todd Lorenz, John Roll, Asst. Coach Robert Entienne, Robin Entienne, Guy Zoucha, and Mike Camerlinck. Back (left to right) Asst. Coach Bob Faver, Doug Kracha, Jeff Witt, Kenny Cloyd, Tim Dille, Doug Faver, Asst. Coach T. Roll. Missing from the picture: Head Coach Dave Hermsen.
Winning champs of the Bronco Baseball League in June 1978 was the team sponsored by Shelper’s Grocery. The team’s season ended with 11 wins and 4 losses. Springfield businesses and organizations sponsoring Bronco League teams included: Springfield Drug (2nd), Buskirk Barber (3rd), Stark Auto (4th) , Jaycees (5th), and Neitzel Oil (6th).
SPRINGFIELD MASTER GARDENERS NEWS
It occurred to my husband and I as we started getting some tomatoes show up in our garden that maybe we should talk about compost. The thing every gardener wants to do but either doesn't because it sounds too hard or just doesn't have time.
First, most of this article’s information comes from Nebraska Nebguides:
Guide: G2222 (Garden Compost) written by Sarah Browning Extension Educator
First question always asked is, "What is compost?"
According to Educator Browning it is a mixture of partially decomposed material and other organic wastes that is used to amend soil in gardens and as fertilizer.
Compost has the ability to improve soil and can improve the water holding capacity in sandy soil. You can compost kitchen and garden waste.
If you plan on using branches make sure to either shred them or break them down so they're smaller than a 1/4". Put your grass clippings in from your yard but make sure they come from untreated lawns.
Several other things can be thrown into the compost just avoid meat, bones, whole eggs, and dairy products. These will attract unwanted creatures close to the house like rodents.
Most plant disease and organisms are broken down during the composting process. Make sure your pile reaches between 140 to 150 degrees in the center. You have to move the pile around, stir if you like, so you’re thoroughly mixed.
There are certain ratios of nitrogen and phosphorus that need to be reached in order to form a perfect break down reaction as well as a complete list of what can be used in a compost bin.
You can make your own compost area or buy them at a local retailer or even online. We always recommend giving it a try if you want to.
Sarah Browning - Thank you for sharing the Information.
Grow Green!
OPPD Warns of Increased Scam Activity
We are getting an increased number of customer reports of utility scam phone calls today – 54 so far - and these calls sound disturbingly authentic. It’s the latest way phone thieves are trying to steal our customers’ money.
This long-running con targets customers of utilities here in our area and across the nation. Scammers typically call customers, claiming they are overdue on bills and need to buy a gift card or pre-paid credit card of some sort to pay. Otherwise, they claim, power will be disconnected.
In the calls we’re hearing about today, the phone numbers coming across on caller identification are varied. However, the callers are all urging customers to call back the same number, which appears to be toll-free. It is NOT an OPPD phone number. When customers dial this phone number, they will hear a stolen recording of an actual OPPD message. However, when they choose an option, the call takes customers directly to scammers.
Like scam calls we’ve reported about previously, callers are telling customers if they do not pay up, they will be disconnected in 30 minutes. In one reported case, a customer reported that scammers texted them and provided a barcode to use when paying at one of the stores where OPPD has partnered with MoneyGram for mobile payments. If that customer had done so, they would have paid a scammer.
OPPD warns customers to NEVER provide personal or financial information during an unsolicited phone call, and NEVER click on unsolicited text links. ALWAYS call OPPD directly at 402-536-4131 in the Omaha calling area or 877-536-4131 outside of the Omaha area if you have a bill question.
OPPD is working in partnership with other local public power utilities to raise awareness among our customers, identify scammers’ trends, and get their phone numbers shut down, when possible. We are working to do this with today’s phone calls. And again, we want to remind our customers:
- NONE of these calls or text messages are from the utility. Our call center representatives would never cold call a customer demanding immediate payment. If customers were truly overdue on their bills to the point where service could be disconnected, they would receive written notice first. Authentic utility representatives never request payment via a purchased payment card.
- NEVER give personal or financial information to a stranger during an unsolicited phone call or in response to a text message.
- Do NOT allow entrance to a person, without proper credentials or utility authorization, appearing unannounced at your door claiming to work for OPPD.
- ALWAYS ask for identification or verification. OPPD employees always carry identification. Failure to produce identification should always be a tip-off to the customer that something is wrong.
- Be wary of sales pitches from companies claiming to represent or work with OPPD.
Again, customers who have any questions about service, their account or bill status, or if in need of financial assistance should call us at 402-536-4131 in the Omaha calling area or 877-536-4131 outside of the Omaha area.
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OPPD Mission:
Provide affordable, reliable and environmentally sensitive energy services to our customers.
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