WHAT’S NEW IN SPRINGFIELD, NE
July 15, 2009
Magician Peter the Near (Great) will be appearing at the Summer Reading End -of -the -Season Party at Springfield Memorial Library at 1:00pm on Monday, July 20. Everyone is invited for a fantastic show, fun, and prizes. “Decorate Your Cookie” is happening after the Magic Act.
Springfield First United Methodist Church invites all children to go to the edge this summer for Vacation Bible School! Camp E.D.G.E.: Experience + Discover God Everywhere is an extreme adventure camp taking kids on exciting bible treks to experience and discover God everywhere, every day!
The fun begins: July 20th and ends July 23rd
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
To be a part of all the extreme fun:
Call 253-2270 or pick up a registration form
@ the church or Springfield Library!
***Springfield to Host Tournament***
Springfield American Legion Post 143 will host the 2009 American Legion Area B-2 Seniors tournament at Buffalo Park in Springfield. Play will begin on Wednesday July 22 and continue each day/night until a champion is determined. Teams are comprised of boys born on or after January 1,1991.
Teams participating in this senior tournament are Ashland, Bennet, Gretna, Amigos aka Warrior Baseball(Lincoln Lutheran), Nehawka, Plattsmouth, Pleasant Dale, Waverly and the host, Springfield. Springfield’s opening game will be 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday. The games will continue through the championship game scheduled for 5:30 P.M. on the following Tuesday. The champions will advance to the state tournament in Wayne, NE.
| Game Number |
Date |
Time |
Team(seed) |
Score Team (seed) |
| 1 |
22- Jul |
11:00a.m |
(8)Bennet |
(9) Amigos |
| 2 |
22- Jul |
2:00pm |
(2) Pleasant Dale |
(7) Ashland |
| 3 |
22-Jul |
8:00pm |
(3)Springfield |
(6) Plattsmouth |
| 4 |
22-Jul |
5:00pm |
(4)Waverly |
(5) Nehawka |
| 5 |
22-Jul |
5:00pm |
Winner game 1 |
(1) Gretna |
Sarpy County Fair News
It’s July and we’re looking forward to the Sarpy County Fair! The Fair will be held July 29 – August 2, 2009, with the parade scheduled for Saturday, August 1st. Sign up for vendor booths now! Get those floats and parade entries ready. Registration forms for booths and the parade can be found at: www.sarpyfair.com
Don Joern has written a complication of articles from The Springfield Monitor entitled "The History of Sports at Springfield High School from 1901 to 1960”. This history is 366 pages. Pages 1-322 are sports related and pages 332-362 contain non-sports articles. Also included is the history of SHS in state baseball, state basketball, all conference players, and more. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Fred and JoAnn Ostransky want to thank everyone for the flowers, gifts, and cards sent for our 50th anniversary.
July 16, 10:30am – 12pm – Summer Reading Tent with books and crafts for all ages at Springfield Memorial Library. No registration required.
July 20 – July 23, 6-8:30pm – VBS at First United Methodist Church
July 29, 1:00pm – Summer Reading Party at the Library
July 29 – August 2 – Sarpy County Fair at the Fairgrounds in Springfield
August 1 – Sarpy County Fair parade
Soaring Wings Vineyard
Friday Night Music Series features the Cronin Brothers. Doors open at 6pm and the show will start at 7pm with a $5 cover charge.
Acoustic Sunday: Playing this week from 2-5pm is Mitch Armstrong. Free admission!
NEWS FROM NEARBY
First Annual Veterans Memorial Golf Tournament
Bring your own foursome, or partner up with fellow golfers at the course. Either way you are sure to have a great afternoon while you raise money for the Veterans Memorial planned for the campus of the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home in Bellevue.
The Veterans Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at Willow Lakes Golf Course, 12301 S 25th St., about a mile south of Highway 370 in Bellevue. Check-in begins at 11:30 am with a shot gun start at 1 pm. An Awards Dinner will follow at 6:30 pm at the American Legion Post 331, 4830 S 21st Street, in South Omaha.
Registration is $75 per golfer or $300 for a foursome. Registration includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, the chance to win great prizes and an invitation to the Awards Dinner.
Holes can be sponsored for $50 each. Sponsors are also invited to donate merchandise as flag prizes.
To register for the golf tournament or for more information, contact Jim Linkletter at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 712-310-3713; or Aimee Middleton at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 402-672-5050.
For more information on the Veterans Memorial Garden please visit our website at http://www.papillion.org/fire_leadership_sarpy.cfm
AVOCA, NE
The Old Avoca (Nebraska) Schoolhouse will be hosting a Twin Fiddling Workshop on Saturday, August 1, for fiddlers (or violinists or violists) who want to learn to play nicely together with their fellow-fiddlers (or violinists or violists). Fiddlers (or violinists or violists) of any age and experience level are encouraged to enroll. Championship fiddler and fiddle book author, Deborah Greenblatt will share some tunes, hints about arranging for two fiddles, playing back-up, etc. The Workshop takes place on Saturday, August 1, 1 PM - 3 PM, in the Old Avoca Schoolhouse, in Avoca, Nebraska. Pre-registration is required, and enrollment is limited. The fee is $20.00 per fiddler. For more information, call 402-275-3221, or send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
-Benny Hill
Have a great week!
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