Springfield Wednesday Newsletter

SPRINGFIELD NEWS

August 7, 2013

SARPY COUNTY FAIR

Hope y’all had fun!

Congratulations to the 2013 4-H Royalty

King – Josh Helwig

Queen – Caylee Lorenz

Prince – Garrett Long

Princess- Catherine Jones

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NOTICE TO THOSE LIVING IN THE

SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT

There will be a meeting this Thursday, Aug 8 at the high school lunch room to discuss a district bond for facility improvements. Please join us at 7:15p to hear about what the Board of Education would like to do for the district... Please forward this on to anyone in your facebook list that lives in this district... Look forward to seeing you there.

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Springfield/Westmont Cub Scout Pack 389 will be holding the first Pack Meeting of the year on Monday night, 8/19/13, at 7pm in the gym at Westmont Elementary. This will be an information session for new boys who are interested in Scouting. Come check us out on 8/19/13.

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BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY DONATIONS NEEDED

FOR AREA CHILDREN

Pencils
Pencil Boxes
Pencil Erasers
Pens
Glue Sticks
Colored Pencils
Crayons
Washable Markers
Spiral Notebooks (wide & college ruled)
Loose Leaf paper (wide & college ruled)
Highlighters
Composition Notebooks
Backpacks (K -12)
Folders
Scissors
Index Cards
Calculators

PLEASE DROP OFF DONATIONS TO:

Sharon Boehmer ~Director Sarpy County Human Services

1261 Golden Gate Dr., Suite 5E

Papillion, NE 68046-2884

Office Phone (402) 593-4400

Fax # (402) 593-4489

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PLATTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL

DRIVER EDUCATION

2013 Fall SCHEDULE

PLATTEVIEW

14801 S 108th Street

Springfield, NE 68059

402-339-3606

INSTRUCTOR: Bill Buza

CLASSROOM DATES: September 14th, 21st, 28th, October 5th, 12th

CLASSROOM TIME: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

BEHIND-THE-WHEEL: September 14th through November 16^th

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SPRINGFIELD ARTWORKS

183 MAIN STREET
SPRINGFIELD, NE 68059

402-301-9162

OWNERS, GLENN & MARGIE TREMBLEY

www.springfieldartworks.com

Friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

GALLERY HOURS

Tuesday – Friday 1:00pm – 5:00pm

Saturday 11:00am -4:30pm

Sunday & Monday-by appointment

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SOARING WINGS VINEYARD

17111 S 138th St

Springfield, NE 68059

402-253-2479

Sunday Acoustic Music

No cover charge

2:00 -5:00 p.m.

August

4th - Greg Place

11th - Tim Koehn

18th - Katie Logan

25th - Jon Sundermeier

Friday Night Music Series

7:00- 9:30 PM

August

2nd - skReTTa eTc.

9th - Soldiers of Soul

16th - Hector Anchondo Band

23rd - Brian Vranicar

30th - Chris Saub Band

SARPY COUNTY MUSEUM QUILT SHOW

2402 CLAY STREET

BELLEVUE, NE

Museum Hours

Tuesday – Saturday

10:00am – 4:00pm

Over 90 quilts featured. Springfield quilters included. The exhibit will be on display until August 31^st.

HAPPENING NEARBY

PLATTESTOCK 2013

1^st Annual Music Festival to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project at Plattsmouth, NE.

Plattestock is an event designed to be a fun way to raise money for those in the military who have protected us yet suffered some form of severe injury. The Wounded Warriors of our country deserve our respect, gratitude and help. Come out August 17, 2013 during the day, afternoon, or night and have some fun while donating to a great cause.

This event starts at 1:00 PM (gates open at 12:00 PM) and ends at 12:00 AM. There will be many food stands, cold beverages for all ages, four bands playing throughout the day and much more!

Plattsmouth Main Street Association website: http://www.plattsmouthmainstreet.com/30.html

This promotion is sponsored by the Event Organizing Group, which is solely responsible for its fulfillment. The ‘Wounded Warrior Project’ name and logo is used by permission.

More information about WWP may be found by visiting the website at

www.woundedwarriorproject.org or by calling WWP at 877-832-6997

GREENBLATT & SEAY

Greenblatt & Seay will be featured presenters for the Eclectics Festival sponsored by the Nebraska American String Teachers Association. The Eclectics Festival will take place on Saturday, September 28, at the Millard West High School.

At 2 PM, Greenblatt & Seay will host a reading session of their publications, including selections from their Tunes for Two series. At 3 PM, these multi-instrumentalists will be performing a selection of Scandinavian tunes, featuring the nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle from Sweden), and music from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. At 4 pm, Greenblatt & Seay will host a Diatonic Workshop, featuring a hands-on-harmonica session, and demonstrations of penny whistles, mountain dulcimer, etc.

For more information about this festival or to register, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

~ To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sorry to be MIA last week. I had an unexpected stint in the hospital. I am now on road to recovery. The nurses and staff on 7th floor at Midlands Hospital are the best!

Thanks to Rachel Brinkman for the Fair photos and JoAnn Ostransy for the info on the 4-H royalty.

Connie

Thanks to all Springfield E-Newsletter readers.

Connie Manzer

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Announce your news in the Springfield electronic newsletter. Send birthday or anniversary greetings. Post a special event, news or pictures of school or sporting events. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Get the word out to everyone in Springfield and beyond. Please have your info in by Monday 10pm. Call 253 -2015 (leave a message) or email all news and photos to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Community Sustaining Sponsors 2013

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