WHAT’S NEW IN SPRINGFIELD, NE
November 25, 2009
Elise and Brett with their teacher, Karen Liebentritt
SPRINGFIELD KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
SUBSTANCE ABUSE POSTER CONTEST WINNERS
The winner of the Tom Osborne autographed football was Elise Lutz a third grader at Westmont Elementary. Her parents are Patrick and Kristin Lutz. The winner of the John Cook autographed volleyball is Brett Beecham, a third grader at Westmont Elementary School. He is the son of Martin and Leigh Beecham.
The Sarpy County Sherriff’s
Office provided a drug dog demonstration on Thursday, November 19
before the poster contest drawing. K-9 dog, Lola and Deputy Nick Jeanette showed off their skills to about 35 students and parents at Springfield Elementary.
The poster contest was sponsored by the St. Joseph Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Council 10894. Judging of the posters will take place in January and 4 award winners will be named. There will be a winner in both age divisions for both categories: Ages 8-11 and 12-14; Categories: Alcohol Awareness and Abuse and Drug Awareness and Abuse.
THANKSGIVING DAY CRAFTS AT THE LIBRARY
Sam, Mariah, & Juliet show off their creations!
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VFW Breakfast
Springfield
VFW Post 9558 will host breakfast, Sunday November 29, 2009, 8:00 a.m.
until 12:30 p.m. at the Springfield Legion Hall. All you care to eat!
Pancakes, French toast, eggs, hash browns, ham and sausage. Milk,
orange juice and coffee included. $6.50 for adults and $3.00 for
children. Come in and enjoy!
SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
665 MAIN STREET
VNA Flu Shot Clinic
Thursday, December 3, 2009
4:00 – 6:00PM
The VNA will hold a Flu Shot Clinic at the Library for persons 13 years and older. The
cost is $25 for the shot or $30 for Flu Mist. Flu Mist is available for
persons age 2 - 49 years. Only railroad and Medicare part B insurance
are accepted, to receive the shot for free. Payment may be made by cash
or check. Anyone under the age of 19 will need a parent or guardian
present to sign the consent form.
FARM BUREAU FINANCIAL SERVICES
Insurance & Investments
OPEN HOUSE
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4
11:30AM – 7PM
180 Main Street
Springfield, NE
DOOR PRIZES for adults & kids
Sloppy Joes, Chips, & Beverages
Agent,
Chet McCabe is originally from Emerson, NE, where he grew up on a farm.
He located to Springfield in 2005 and is involved with the Springfield
Volunteer Fire Department and the VFW Club. He also helped with the
Sarpy County Fair Rodeo.
VISIT
Springfield ArtWorks
183 MAIN STREET
Hours
COOKIES NEEDED!
Friends of the Springfield Memorial Library
Christmas Cookie Walk
December 12, 9am – Noon
Freshly
baked homemade Christmas cookies are needed to make the Cookie Walk a
success! Please call the Library at 253-2797 for details. Thank you!
Springfield Community Blood Drive
Springfield City Hall
Sunday, December 13, 2009
10:00am – 3:00pm
To schedule your life-saving appointment,
Pease contact Ralph @ 253-8301
or
Sign up online @www.givebloodgivelife.org
Sponsor code-111
EIGHTH ANNUAL ALDRICH FOUNDATION SHORT STORY CONTEST
Original
short stories by Nebraska authors are currently being accepted for the
Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation’s 2010 short story contest.
A new division for Intermediate School Students, Grades 3-5, is being added this year.
Story
length should be 1,000-2,000 words (there is no minimum word
requirement for the Intermediate category) and submissions should be
written in the wholesome spirit displayed by Bess Streeter Aldrich in
her works. No essays, please. Books by the author that writers can read to get ideas about content and style are:
Short Works 1907-1919 Mother Mason
Short Works 1920-1954 The Rim of the Prairie
The Cutters A Lantern in her Hand
Spring Came on Forever A White Bird Flying
Miss Bishop Song of Years
The Lieutenant’s Lady Journey into Christmas
The Drum Goes Dead The Man who Caught the Weather
Prizes will be awarded at the annual Spring Banquet of the Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation. Cash prize amounts are: Adult: 1st Prize $100.00, 2nd Prize $50.00, 3rd Prize $25.00. High School (grades 9-12) and Middle School (grades 6-8): 1st Prize $50.00, 2nd Prize $25.00, 3rd Prize $15.00.
Intermediate School: 1st Prize $25.00, 2nd Prize $15.00, 3rd Prize $10.00.
Writers,
please send a cover sheet with your name, address, e-mail address,
phone number, title of story, and two copies of your story, one with
your name and one without. Include a line telling how you learned about
the contest. For students, add age, grade, school, and teacher’s name to the cover sheet. Please enclose a SASE for return of contest results. Stories will not be returned. Families of Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation Board Members are not eligible.
The due date for submissions is the author’s birthday, February 17, 2010 (postmark date). Send submissions to: Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation, P.O. Box 167, Elmwood, NE 68349. A complete list of rules can be found at www.BessStreeterAldrich.org.
Springfield Memorial Library Foundation Cookbooks
“Literary Feast”
Advance Sales
$15
These make wonderful Christmas gifts!
Gift certificates available at the Library or
Springfield State Bank
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPRINGFIELD –The Calendar
November 25 – 29 -South Sarpy School District #46 Thanksgiving break
November 26 - Happy Thanksgiving
November 29, 8a.m. – 12:30p.m. -VFW “All You Can Eat” Breakfast
December 3, 4-6pm – VNA Flu Shot Clinic at the Springfield Library
December 4, 11:30am – 7pm – Open House at Farm Bureau Office,180 Main Street
HAPPENING NEARBY:
Lofte Gift Certificates for Christmas!
They're always the right size and guarantee a memorable evening!
One general admission ticket is $16. It can be redeemed for any one of our regular season plays.
Or, save 33% by purchasing a season pass! For $60 you can let your loved ones enjoy each of our five season plays.
2010 Shows: Heaven Can Wait
Guys & Dolls
Jake's Women
Unnecessary Farce
Christmas at Leon's
Purchase your gift certificates today by calling our box office at 234-2553. Box Office Hours: 9am-1pm Monday -Friday. If requested, we can arrange to mail the gift certificate directly to the recipient!
"Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas" at the Lofte
Manley,
NE [November 19, 2009]- The Lofte Community Theatre in Manley announces
that its holiday production of Robert Fulgham's "Uh-Oh, Here Comes
Christmas" will open on Friday, December 4. Fulgham is perhaps best known for writing the humorous book, "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten."
Directed
by Kevin Colbert, "Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas" weaves together a
string of Christmas stories and original holiday songs. It
is a charming look at the struggle to find the spirit of Christmas amid
the avalanche of commercialism and chaos that descends upon us each
December. Actors will be accompanied on stage by Lynnette Zimmer playing a baby grand piano onstage through much of the show.
The
cast consists of Chuck Danskin of Lincoln, Virginia Kincaid of Elkhorn,
Scott Pope of Eagle, Anna Strobel of Omaha and Kevin Colbert of Weeping
Water. Performance dates are Dec 4-6, 11-13 and 17-20. Showtimes are 7:30pm Thursday-Saturday. Tickets are $16, and reservations can be made by calling the Lofte box office at (402) 234-2553 or purchased online at www.Lofte.com.
Eighth Annual Nebraska
American String Teachers Association
Fiddle Tune Contest
1st PLACE: $100.00 2nd PLACE: $50.00 3rd PLACE: $25.00
This event inspires fiddlers to
compose their own tunes, and supports the cause of string education
throughout the great state of Nebraska.
The winners will be announced on
May 29, 2010, during the Monumental Fiddling Championship held at the
Homestead National Monument in Beatrice, Nebraska. The winning
compositions will be performed at the Monumental Fiddling Championship,
and printed in Stringing Along, the journal of the Nebraska Chapter of
the American String Teachers Association.
Direct your questions to:
Deborah Greenblatt,
The Old Schoolhouse,
PO Box 671,
Avoca, Nebraska, 68307-0671,
or by e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The 2010 Contest Rules and Guidelines:
1. Each submission should be an original composition which must be unpublished and composed after March 31, 2009.
2. Composers may submit more than one tune, but only one prize will be awarded to any one composer.
3. Four copies of the music must be submitted via computer generated sheet music, or hand-written sheet music.
4. The composer should include their name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and the title of the piece.
5. The entry fee of $20.00 should be sent in at the time of submission. Checks should be payable to Nebraska ASTA.
6. If you wish to receive
written evaluation of your tune by the judges, include a stamped,
self-addressed envelope with your entry.
7. Nebraska ASTA assumes no responsibility for loss or damage to works submitted.
8. Entries must be postmarked by March 31, 2010.
9. Send your entry to Deborah Greenblatt, The Old Schoolhouse, PO Box 671, Avoca, Nebraska,68307-0671.
The composer is responsible for keeping a copy of their work, as well as for copyrighting their tune.
10. The composer understands
that if their tune is one of the winners, Nebraska ASTA has permission
to have the piece performed on May 29, 2010, in Beatrice, Nebraska, as
well as permission to reprint the tune in Stringing Along, the
newsletter of Nebraska ASTA.
Greenblatt & Seay Publications, in Avoca, Nebraska is a proud Sponsor of the Nebraska ASTA Fiddle Tune Composition Contest.
For more information about the Nebraska American String Teachers Association, log on to the web site at www.neasta.org.
~Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
-Theodore Roosevelt
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