Springfield Wednesday Newsletter

WHAT’S NEW IN SPRINGFIELD, NE

AUGUST 11, 2010

2010 SARPY COUNTY FAIR

THANKS FOR A FANTASTIC 2010 SARPY COUNTY FAIR!!!

SPRINGFIELD ARTWORKS

Springfield ArtWorks will be participating at Art in Bloom this weekend at Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha. The festival event will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 14 and 15 from 9am to 5pm. Their etched and carved garden stakes as well as some botanically themed scarves will be available in their booth. They invite everyone to come out for a fun time. Standard admission to the garden applies while members get in free.

Springfield ArtWorks is looking for donations of old rusty small kitchen, farm, or household items to work on a rusting fabric project. Old pie plates, tools, muffin tins, woks, coins, nails, chains, anything that is rusty will do. Please call or stop by with your items. Thanks in advance. 402-301-9162

It’s Girl Scout Time

There will be sign up for Girl Scouts on Tuesday, August 17^th at 6:30 p.m. at the Springfield Methodist Church. Any girl grade K-12 is welcome to join. Any questions please call Sheri Warner at:

402-234-5350 or 402-949-0014.

FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY

FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY is coming, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH at 6:30pm. FPU is the most important step to changing your financial future. It is a 13-week life-changing program that empowers and teaches you how to make the right money decisions to achieve your financial goals and God's plan for your life. The course includes practical lessons on creating and following a written budget, eliminating debt, building wealth, giving like never before, and much, much more. This class is for EVERYONE!...from the financially secure to the financially distressed.

If you are unsure what the class entails, join me for a free preview on Sunday, August 1st at 12:00pm. For more information, call Suzi Miller at 253-3979 or visit www.daveramsey.com/fpu.

SOARING WINGS VINEYARD

FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC SERIES

AUGUST 13

BILL RITCHIE JAZZ

GATE OPENS AT 6PM

MUSIC BEGINS AT 7PM

$5 COVER CHARGE

ACOUSTIC SUNDAY

AUGUST 8

2-5PM

STOVALL

FREE ADMISSION

www.soaringwingswinery.com

HAPPENING NEARBY

In Louisville, NE

AVOCA FLOOD RELIEF BENEFIT

AUGUST 14^TH

AVOCA, NE

Hog Roast beginning @ 3ish with entertainment by GREENBLATT & SEAY, then COLD STEEL followed by COWBOY UP! Lincoln parachute club will be jumping...Auction/Raffle throughout the day/evening. $10 free will donation per person gets you fed and entertained. Scentsy Candles sales with 15% of sales going to the benefit, and a bake sale....all proceeds to go to victims of the 6-20 flood in Avoca, (Kristi Staack, Randy Fletcher & Natalie Dowling).Monetary donations can be made to Heartland Community Bank c/o Avoca Flood Relief Fund...donations for the raffle/auction please contact Vicki at 677-4833..BYOB & BYO Chair or blanket.

BENEFIT CONCERT

CONCERT WITH THE CONFIDENTIALS TO BENEFIT

LOCAL VETERANS MEMORIAL GARDEN

Show our local military veterans how much you care while you dance the night away under the moonlit starry skies!!

The Confidentials, one of the region's premier party bands will bring their soulful blend of funk, jazz and reggae to Sumtur Amphitheater on Aug. 20th for an evening of singing, dancing and a rockin' good time! The band will be performing at a benefit concert for the Veterans Memorial planned for the campus of the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home in Bellevue. The whole town is invited, so this is a party you won't want to miss!

When: Aug. 20, 2010. Gates open at 6pm. The concert begins at 7pm.

Where: Sumtur Amphitheater, 11691 S. 108th St., Papillion, NE (about 1 mile south of Highway 370 on 108th St.)

Why: To benefit the Veterans Memorial at the Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home, Bellevue, NE

Admission: Reserved Seating, $15; General Seating, $10 Concessions will be available.

Sponsored by: Hy-Vee, Bellino Enterprises, and Night Vision Fireworks

For more information or to purchase advance tickets, call Courtney Kucirek (402) 740-4184 or Aimee Middleton (402) 672-5050.

Information about the Veterans Memorial can be found at: www.papillion.org/fire_leadership_sarpy.cfm

HEATSTROKE 100 BIKE RIDE

6^TH ANNUAL RIDE

AUGUST 29TH

The Great Plains Bicycling Club (GPBC) is sponsoring the 6^th annual Heatstroke 100 bicycle ride through Saunders, Sarpy, and Cass Counties on Sunday August 29^th. The ride starts at the SAC Museum and includes three loops totaling 105 miles.

The three routes explore the scenic Platte River valley and pass through the towns of Ashland, Louisville, South Bend, and Ceresco. Two of the loops cross the Lied Platte River Bridge. The loop distances are 24, 35, and 46 miles. Riders can cycle one, two, or all three of the loops. The ride begins at 7:30 a.m. and the last of the riders should be finished by 5:30 p.m.

Depending upon the weather, the ride is expected to draw 250-300 riders. Along the routes on roads with no shoulders there will be signs stating "Caution: Cyclist Ahead". The club also has 2 - 3 roving SAG vehicles along the loops to assist riders who have equipment failure or simply "run out of gas". In addition, members of the Lancaster County Ham Radio Club are providing communications along the route.

Several stationary SAG stops with snacks and beverages will greet riders along the route. Grilled brats will be available afterwards at the SAC Museum. Registration fees are $25 for an individual or $50 for a family.

If you’d like to join the riders you can find more information at www.greatplainsbikeclub.org . If you’re not inclined to join the riders, then please watch out for them out on the roads.

REGISTRATION BROCHURE

BIKE RIDE MAP

NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS LOOKING

FOR INTERESTED STUDENTS

The Lincoln Squadron of the Naval Sea Cadet Corps is looking for students (10-18) who have an interest in the Sea, the Navy or other military services. This is a voluntary youth organization with no commitment to future military service. Lincoln Squadron drills one weekend per month at Camp Ashland in Ashland NE.

Check out the Sea Cadets on the web at www.seacadets.org or email the commanding officer LTJG Kimberly Koch for more information This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Upcoming drill dates are:

August 27,28,29

Sept 17,18,19

Please note that Lincoln Squadron is not only for youth from Lincoln, but there are youth from many different cities: Seward, Chapman, Ashland, Greenwood, Elmwood, and Elkhorn and looking to expand into your community.

Please come check out what this program is about. We can also be found on facebook under Naval Sea Cadet Corp – Lincoln Squadron. You will find pictures from recent events and updated drill information.

GREENBLATT & SEAY

CONTEST FIDDLING WORKSHOP

A Contest Fiddling Workshop for fiddlers who want to compete in fiddle contests is scheduled for Saturday, September 11, from 1 PM - 3 PM, in The Old Avoca Schoolhouse, in picturesque Avoca, Nebraska. This will be a wonderful opportunity for fiddlers of all ages to learn to choose appropriate tunes, work with their back-up players, and to communicate with an audience. Participants should prepare a tune or two to play for their fellow fiddlers. Memorization is optional. Pre-registration for the workshop is required. The fee for the Contest Fiddling Workshop is $20.00 per fiddler. For more information, call 402-275-3221, or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

~If God had really intended men to fly, he'd make it easier to get to the airport.

-George Winters

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Springfield Wednesday Newsletter - August 11, 2010