WHAT’S NEW IN SPRINGFIELD, NE
DECEMBER 2, 2009
United Methodist Youth: Service to the Community
On Sunday, November 15, the United Methodist Youth Group joined together to rake leaves for members of our community. All together, they gathered over 40 bags of leaves, lending a hand to help members of our Springfield Community.
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.
Insurance & Investments
OPEN HOUSE
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4
11:30AM – 7:00PM
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
Hours
Tuesday – Saturday
11AM – 6PM
(Please feel welcome to stop by on Mondays,
if the owners are at the gallery.)
Margie held her first class at the Studio on November 30.
Felted Christmas ornaments were created by participants.
Margie prepares for class
FELT FLOWER CLASS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10
6:30PM
TO SIGN UP OR FOR MORE INFO
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FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS COOKIE WALK
Saturday, 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.
All Divisions
Prizes
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
Over 750 recipes from Springfield’s finest cooks!
These make wonderful Christmas gifts!
Gift certificates available at the Library or
at Springfield State Bank
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPRINGFIELD –The Calendar
December 3, 4-6pm – VNA Flu Shot Clinic at the Springfield Library
December 3, 7pm - Springfield/Westmont Honor Choir Concert @ PHS auditorium
December 4, 11:30am – 7pm – Open House at Springfield Farm Bureau Office,180 Main Street
December 10, 3:30–5pm – Christmas Craft Day at the Library.
December 12, 9am–noon - Friends of the Library Christmas Cookie Walk
December 13, 10am -3pm – Springfield Community Blood Drive @ City Hall
HAPPENING NEARBY:
ELMWOOD, NE
“Journey Into Christmas” Holiday Open House
A year’s worth of activities celebrating A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich as the One Book One Nebraska selection for 2009 will conclude with the annual “Journey Into Christmas” Holiday Open House at the Bess Streeter Aldrich House. Located at 204 East F St., Elmwood, NE, the event runs every Saturday and Sunday in December from 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Eleven rooms in the author’s historic home have been dressed for the holidays. Rooms are decorated by local clubs and families, each with its own tree and unique theme. Visitors are invited to enjoy complimentary cookies and hot cider after their tour.
Admission is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children ages 6-12. Visit www.BessStreeterAldrich.org for more information.
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!
Manley, NE - 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.
~How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
-Anne Frank
-Anne Frank
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