Springfield Wednesday Newsletter

SPRINGFIELD NEWS

September 25, 2013

SPRINGFIELD TIRE RECYCLING DAY

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28

If you have tires that need recycled please bring them to the Northeast Corner of 1st Street and Pflug Road between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Please do not bring heavy equipment tires, rims or trash/debris.

Any questions? Contact Rick Lee at
402-253-2992

SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

HOMECOMING WEEK FUN!

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Congratuations! Homecoming Candiates

BENEFIT SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Dine at Springfield’s Runza Restaurant

Tuesday October 1st

Runza 2013

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SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL LIBRARY

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME

MONDAYS @ 9:30AM

AGES 2-5 ARE INVITED FOR STORIES & ACTIVITIES

DROP INS WELCOME

2^ND ANNUAL LEGION AUXILIARY SOUP SUPPER

SUNDAY OCTOBER 13

4-8PM

SPRINGFIELD LEGION

POST 143

All proceeds going to the “Stand Down” program supporting the homeless and needy Veterans in and around the Omaha Metro Area.

Adult - $5.00 Senior $4.00

4-8 yrs old - $3.00 3 & under - Free

Garage Sale!

September 26, 27, 28
680 N 6th Street
Springfield

Multi-Family Sale

Kids stuff, Furniture, Harley Davidson stuff, clothes, Kids bikes, antiques, retro toys.

Thurs, Fri, Sat 8-6

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FALL GARAGE SALE

OCTOBER 26

8:00AM – 2:30PM

ACCEPTING DONATIONS ON:

WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY EVENINGS, OCTOBER 23-25

NO CLOTHES

CLEAN ITEMS ONLY, PLEASE

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

ST. JOSEPH’S LADIES GUILD

SOUP SUPPER & RAFFLE

OCTOBER 19

5:00 – 7:30PM

NEBrASS 2013

SprFireOpenHouse

CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT CONTEST

DESIGN A ONE-OF-A KIND ORNAMENT AND YOUR ENTRY MAY BECOME THE FEATURED ORNAMENT FOR 2013 AT

SPRINGFIELD ARTWORKS

3 AGE GROUPS

10-13 YRS

7-10 YRS

6 & UNDER

EACH AGE GROUP WILL HAVE ONE WINNER AND RECEIVE A COPY OF THEIR ORNAMENT CRAFTED IN GLASS. ONE WILL BE SELECTED TO BE THE 2013 SPRINGFIELD ARTWORKS FEATURED ORNAMENT.

ENTRY RULES:

1. ARTWORK MUST BE ORIGINAL

2. A COLOR DRAWING MUST BE ON A 3 1/4 IN. SQUARE OR CIRCLE

3. ALL ENTRIES BECOME PROPERTY OF SPRINGFIELD ARTWORKS

4. ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 11/1

5. WINNERS WILL HAVE THEIR ORNAMENT CRAFTED IN GLASS

ENTRY FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT SPRINGFIELD ARTWORKS AND AT VARIOUS PLACES IN TOWN.

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

HARVEST FESTIVAL

September 28th

12:00-9:30pm

Live Music

Food and Drink Specials

Annual Grape Stomping Competition

Grape Stomping Is Done In Teams Of Two - One Stomper And One "Catcher".

First To Fill A Pitcher Wins! $10 per Team to Enter

Festival Entry Is $15.00 per Person, Includes A Glass Of Wine Or Beer And Souvenir Wine Glass!

Sunday Acoustic Music

No cover charge

2:00 -5:00 p.m.

September

1st - April and Friends

8th - Jeff Tomes

15th - An Evening

22nd - J.R. Hoss

29th - Stephen Monroe

Friday Night Music Series

7:00- 9:30 PM

September

6th - Back Alley Blues Band

13th - Edge of Arbor and the Tara Vaughan Band

20th - John Stokely Band

27th - Wildfire

HAPPENING NEARBY

HAPPY PAWS AND PETS AT THE PUMPKIN PATCH

Seventh-Annual “Doggy Day”

Planned at Bloom Where You’re Planted Farm

On Saturday, October 5^th, Bloom Where You’re Planted Farm is going to the dogs for an event to benefit Happy Paws Animal Advocacy and the Plattsmouth Animal Shelter.

Farm owners Terry and Teresa Lorensen are inviting visitors to bring their canine companions to the farm for a day of exercise and exciting farm sights and smells. Doggy admission is $5.00 and all doggy admission proceeds will be donated to the Plattsmouth Animal Shelter and Happy Paws, a pet advocacy group that supports the shelter. Donation jars will be in place so that even those who don’t bring a dog can still participate.

Volunteers from the organizations will be on-site throughout the day with literature and pets which can be adopted from the shelter.

“Many of the animals we have here at the farm, including our dogs and cats, have been adopted, and we want to help other animals who need new homes,” said Teresa Lorensen. “It’s a cause we care a lot about.”

Bloom Where You’re Planted Farm is located at 911-108^th St., rural Avoca, NE. Their annual pumpkin patch festival runs through October 27^th. Hours are: Fridays 1:00-6:00 p.m. and Saturdays/Sundays 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. For more information and a complete listing of events at the farm, visit their website, www.bloompumpkinpatch.com.

Additional Information

Bloom Where You‘re Planted Farm is located at 911-108^th St., rural Avoca, NE, 27 miles east of Lincoln or 30 miles south of Omaha. Take US Hwy. 34 to 108^th Street, then travel ½ mile north. Visit www.BloomPumpkinPatch.com for a map, directions, and calendar of special events, or call 402-267-4104.

The farm is owned and operated by Terry and Teresa Lorensen, and has been in Teresa’s family since 1944. The farm and pumpkin patch opened to the public in 2005.

Care Manager

Cass/Sarpy Area

The Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging is establishing a satellite office in the Cass/Sarpy area. ENOA has an opportunity available for a Care Manager with experience and knowledge of services and resources offered in the Cass/Sarpy area. This Care Manager will launch the satellite office and be responsible for assessing needs of older adults to identify services to maintain and/or enhance their independence. Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or related field, or Registered Nurse, driver’s license, and car with car insurance required. Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.

Pick up an application at:

Human Resources

900 South 74th Plaza – room 106

Omaha, NE 68114

402-444-6580

Or Apply online at: enhsajobs.com

NEW EXHIBITS AND FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES AT

CASS COUNTY MUSEUM

In conjunction with the Plattsmouth Harvest Festival, Cass County Historical Society has opened a new exhibit “Harvest Memories: Farm Life and Fall Festivals”. The exhibit recalls the 1916 Fall Festival and Kass Kounty King Korn Karnivals from the 1930s to the 1960s. Included are photographs and memorabilia such as ties and souvenir pins. The exhibit will continue through October 27.

Also on view through October 27 is the exhibit “Remembering Beautiful Merritt Beach”. Included are photographs about the recreation area that was located just south of the Platte River on the east side of Highway 75. Merritt Beach was in operation from the 1930s through 1989.

Cass County Museum's regular summer hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m For additional information about the exhibits or special festival events, contact the museum, 402-296-4770.

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.

~Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.
E. B. White

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Connie Manzer

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