SPRINGFIELD NEWS
JUNE 5, 2013
SPRINGFIELD DAYS – A HIDDEN TREASURE
IN DOWNTOWN SPRINGFIELD
JUNE 7 & 8, 2013
A FUN FAMILY EVENT
To download & print Parade entry form, Volleyball
Tourney registration, and Fun Run/Walk forms
and to find out what’s happening, click here:
2013 GRAND PARADE MARSHALLS:
SPRINGFIELD FIRE VOLUNTEER
FIRE & RESCUE DEPARTMENT
Show your support along the parade route. Make a poster. Cheer for
our first responders. Let our Volunteer Fire & Rescue members know
how much they are appreciated.
CHECK THIS OUT!
The Springfield Days planning committee voted to
procure this Johnny Depp Captain Jack Sparrow Doll. It
is OURS, but it could be YOURS!
Keep on the lookout for this "Hidden Treasure". He will
be making the rounds at Springfield Businesses where
you can buy a RAFFLE TICKET TO WIN HIM!
http://www.tonnerdoll.com/pirates-caribbean/captain-jack
*NEW EVENT SPRINGFIELD DAYS EVENT*
FRIDAY NIGHT OUTDOOR MOVIE
BEHIND SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
STARTS AT DUSK APPROXIMATELY 9:30PM
BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS & BLANKETS TO ENJOY A FAMILY FRIENDLY MOVIE. POPCORN, SOFT DRINKS & TREATS SOLD BY FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.
MOVIE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED BY SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS:
PLATTEVIEW BOOSTER BBQ DINNER
SERVING FOOD DURING SPRINGFIELD DAYS
12NOON – 6PM
COMMUNITY BUILDING
COME ENJOY BARBEQUE & SUPPORT
THE PLATTEVIEW BOOSTER CLUB.
GET YOUR LUCKY DUCK RACE TICKETS
NOW
The Friends of the Springfield Library are selling
Raffle Tickets for the Springfield Days…
LUCKY DUCK RACE
$4 each or 2 for $7
WIN:
1ST place – iPad Mini donated by HD Sight & sound
2nd place – HD E-Reader Tablet donated by Sarpy County Motors
3rd prize- Nintendo 3DS donated by Big Red Lighting and Electrical
3RD place – Point & Shoot Camera donated by Springfield Drug/Great Plains Realty/Anonymous Donor
5th – 7th prize – Cash $100, $75, $50 donated by Springfield State Bank/Summit Health Physical Therapy/HD Sight & Sound
Purchase tickets at the Library, from Friends members, or various Springfield businesses.
COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE
The Red Cross Blood Drive will be held in Springfield on Sunday June 9th, 8:00 A.M. till 1:00 P.M. at the Fire Barn. We had a great turn out in April and we are hoping for the same in June. To signup you can go to the Red Cross web site or call 402-253-8301. Hope to see you there.
~ Your St. Joseph Knights of Columbus Sponsors and the Red Cross.
LOCAL RESIDENT SUBMITS WINNING ENTRY
New Waterfowl Production Area is Named “Spoonbill Flats”
Funk, Nebraska – “Spoonbill Flats” is the name selected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the Rainwater Basin’s newest Waterfowl Production Area. The USFWS’s Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District received 143 responses to its request that the public help name the new WPA.
Andrew Nelson of Springfield, Nebraska, a freshman at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, submitted the winning entry. Nelson, who grew up hunting and fishing in Nebraska, said he suggested the name because spoonbills (northern shoveler) are one of the many species of waterfowl he hopes to see on the restored wetland.
Ronnie Sanchez, project leader for the Wetland Management District, said, “We really want to thank the public for the overwhelming participation and all the great name suggestions.” He said judges were especially moved by submissions made in memory of individuals or in honor of local conservation leaders. “Although we ultimately chose the name, Spoonbill Flats, we’ll think of those people every time we drive past the WPA,” he said.
The 162-acre WPA is located five miles south and one mile west from Hildreth in Franklin County. The land was purchased in 2006 by Ducks Unlimited’s Wetlands America Trust, with support from North America Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) funds. DU and the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service subsequently restored the site’s wetland, also with NAWCA support. The USFWS purchased the land in 2012 with Land and Water Conservation funds obtained through former Senator Ben Nelson and with funds from NAWCA and DU.
The Rainwater Basin WMD was established in 1963 with the purchase of land for Massie WPA in Clay County. Today, the district manages 61 WPAs in 13 south-central Nebraska counties, principally as wetland habitat for migrating waterfowl and other birds. The contest to name the new WPA was part of the commemoration of the district’s 50th anniversary.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ducks Unlimited, and NRCS are three of the many partners in the Rainwater Basin Joint Venture, a partnership of government agencies, non-government organizations, and individuals working together to improve and protect habitat in the Rainwater Basin and Nebraska’s mixed-grass prairies. More information is at http://rwbjv.org.
JR. TROJAN FOOTBALL REGISTRATION
Registration is now open for both flag football and tackle football. Go to www.platteviewjrtrojans.com and click on Register tab at the top of the page.
Flag football fields teams for kids in kindergarten and first/second grades. These games are played at the LaVista Sports Complex on Saturdays.
Tackle football fields teams at the third/fourth grade level and fifth/sixth grade level.
Tackle Football Information
Fees: $60, includes pads, mouthguard and uniform.
Schedule: Equipment checkout will be in late July before the first practice. Practice will begin in late July with games starting in mid-August and will be weekly through mid-October. Games are played at Platteview High School and in surrounding communities.
Effective this fall, SYAA will no longer provide helmets to players. Teams will be wearing stock white helmets with gray face masks. Parents may purchase helmets through Nebraska Sports. They can take their player to Nebraska Sports to be properly fitted and order the helmet through them. Helmets at different price levels will be available. Parents must be sure they state they are there with SYAA Football. This is simply an option and parents may purchase their player’s helmet wherever they wish, however, helmets must fit properly.
SYAA will continue to provide shoulder pads, mouth pieces, game jersey, and football pants for each player.
Parents are encouraged to visit the EVW website at: www.evwfootball.com for additional information, concussion awareness info and league rules.
Tackle football registration is open until June 20, 2013.
For more information on Tackle Football contact Mike Patera at 402-305-7470.
Flag Football
Fees: $50, includes t-shirt and trophy. You will need to provide a mouthguard for your player to practice and play.
Schedule: Practice will start in early August
Flag football registration is open until July 14, 2013.
For more information on Flag Football contact Matt Millikan at 402-290-5237.
JR. TROJAN CHEERLEADER REGISTRATION
It is that time of the year again! Jr. Cheerleading registrations are now open! Open for incoming Kindergarten all the way to 6th grade. Each girl will receive, T-shirt, pom poms, hair bow, and cheer socks!
Go to: http://platteviewjrtrojans.com to find out more info or to register. This season everything is completed online! Just head over to the website, click register on the top of the page and follow the instructions. Registration ends July 1.
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