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SPRINGFIELD NEWS

August 14, 2013

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SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

2013-2104 SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS THURSDAY, AUGUST 15.

DRIVE SAFE!

BOND ISSUE

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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.

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

^{SARPY COUNTY FAIR 4-H ROYALTY}

Pictured left to right: Princess Catherine Jones, Queen Caylee Lorenz, King Joshua Helwig, Prince Garrett Long.

SARPY COUNTY FAIR KIDDIE PARADE

Violet Nuss, daughter of Justin Nuss and Jamie (Oltman) Nuss, received best of show in the kiddie parade during the Sarpy County Fair with her entry "Violet in Full Bloom"

Meadow Oaks Neighborhood Garage Sale

(5 miles south of Springfield, off of Highway 50 and Riha Road –

follow the neon signs from Hwy 50 in)

August 24 – 25 (Saturday and Sunday)

8:00-3:00pm

Many homes participating – some of the items you will find at these sales: Outdoor furniture, Gardening, Space heaters, Fishing and Hunting gear, Custom made knives, Antiques/vintage items, Electric trains, Motor bike items-clothing, helmets, boots and accessories, Bike parts, Kitchen items(Fiestaware,Tupperware), Gardening, Tools, Purses, Jewelry, Video games/DVD’s, Exercise equipment,Toys, Outdoor and indoor home décor, Holiday decor, Children (Under Armour, Gymboree, Justice) and adults clothes, Furniture, Longabarger baskets, Cookbooks, Scrapbook/rubber stamps, Horse stall and much, much more…something for everyone!! Maps will be provided at houses to make sure you don’t miss a sale!

SPRINGFIELD ARTWORKS

183 MAIN STREET
SPRINGFIELD, NE 68059

402-301-9162

OWNERS, GLENN & MARGIE TREMBLEY

www.springfieldartworks.com

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GALLERY HOURS

Tuesday – Friday 1:00pm – 5:00pm

Saturday 11:00am -4:30pm

Sunday & Monday-by appointment

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

August 17

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.

~Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.
― Dr. Seuss

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Connie Manzer

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