Springfield Wednesday Newsletter

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SPRINGFIELD “SUPERHERO” DAYS

JUNE 12 & 13, 2015

ENTRY FORMS:

Grand Parade

5K Fun Run

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SPRINGFIELD

MAIN STREET HISTORY WALKING TOUR

FRIDAY JUNE 12, 6-7PM

MEET AT 2^ND & MAIN

PRESENTER: PAUL MAULDIN

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Thanks to the Scouts & Mom who distributed flyers for the Friends of the Library events at Springfield Days!

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WE TEACH

Spend A Little Time In The Garden With Us!

June 18th Sarpy County Fair Grounds
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Chris Noda - PT DPT Summit Health Physical Therapy
"Stretches for the Gardener"

Sarpy County Fair Master Gardeners
"Basic Gardening Rules"
Right Plant, Right Place
Poppies and Natural Edging

Butterfly Gardening
Rain Barrel Gardens - Why?
Nebraska Prairie - Soil Amendments

Annuals
Rose Entrance - Rose Pruning and Placement

Jan Riggenbach
Nationally Syndicated Garden Writer
"Bugs and Bugaboos in the Garden"

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COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE

Please mark your calendars again for the next Springfield Community Blood Drive. When: Sunday June 28th, Springfield Fire Hall, 8:00 A.M till 1:00 P.M. I can only hope that we can have another good turnout. Our last drive was outstanding and I am grateful for all of our donors in the area. Hope to see you again on June 28th. To sign-up online go to www.redcrossblood.org (Sponsor code 009111) or call Ralph @ 402-253-8301.

ASK THE MASTER GARDENER

Springfield Fair Master Gardeners will be available to answer your gardening questions from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. every Thursday morning at the Sarpy County Fairgrounds garden (barring rain) now till October.

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FRIDAY JUNE 26

1:00PM

SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

24^TH ANNUAL

FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT

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SOARING WINGS VINEYARD

17111 S 138th St

Springfield, NE 68059

402-253-2479

(Nebraska Law stipulates that no outside alcohol can be brought onto the premise.)

Sunday Acoustic Music!

No cover charge - music is from 2-5 pm.

7^th – Stephen Monroe

14^th – John Stokely

21^st – The wildwoods

28^th – Jon Sundermeier

Friday Night Music is back.

7:00 – 9:30pm

June

5^th- The Mighty Shipwrecks

12^th – Prairie Creek Ramblers

19^th – The Toons

26^nd – Soldiers of Soul

Check out upcoming performers and events at www.soaringwingswine.com!

See You at the Winery!

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FREE UNBIASED ONLINE FINANCIAL EDUCATION CLASS AVAILABLE

Money for college?...for retirement?...to buy a home? Free online financial education classes are available for all Nebraskans.

The Nebraska Library Commission is pleased to announce that access to better financial and investor information resources is now available through a free unbiased online financial education class offered through the Smart Investing@your library® Builds Nebraska Communities project.

Get a login password at http://nlc.nebraska.gov/FinancialEducation and learn more about how to make informed decisions about budgeting, money management, saving for college, buying a home, retirement planning, and more. This online class is offered as part of a statewide grant awarded by the American Library Association and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation to the Nebraska Library Commission and the Northeast Library System (now Three Rivers Library System). This prestigious grant is helping to build the capacity of Nebraska libraries to provide effective, unbiased financial resources, including Books, DVDs, downloadable audiobooks and ebooks, and access to librarian-selected online sources at http://nebraskaccess.ne.gov/moneyandinvesting.asp.

This program is made possible by a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation through Smart investing @ your library®, a partnership with the American Library Association.

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation supports innovative research and educational projects that give underserved Americans the knowledge, skills and tools necessary for financial success throughout life. For details about grant programs and other FINRA Foundation initiatives, visit www.finrafoundation.org.

FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is the largest non-governmental regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States. FINRA is dedicated to investor protection and market integrity through effective and efficient regulation and complementary compliance and technology-based services. FINRA touches virtually every aspect of the securities business — from registering and educating all industry participants to examining securities firms, writing and enforcing rules and the federal securities laws, informing and educating the investing public, providing trade reporting and other industry utilities and administering the largest dispute resolution forum for investors and registered firms. For more information, please visit www.finra.org.

Smart investing @ your library® is a partnership between the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association, and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. The program supports public libraries and community college libraries across the country in their efforts to meet financial education needs at the local level. Visit http://smartinvesting.ala.org for details.

The Reference and User Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, is the foremost organization of reference and information professionals who make the connections between people and the information sources, services and collection materials they need. For more information, please visit www.ala.org/rusa. The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 60,000 members. Its mission is to promote the highest quality library and information services and public access to information. For more information, please visit www.ala.org or call (800) 545-2433 ext. 4279.

As Nebraska’s state library agency, the Nebraska Library Commission is an advocate for the library and information needs of all Nebraskans. The mission of the Library Commission is statewide promotion, development, and coordination of library and information services-“bringing together people and information.” Visit http://booksarejustthebeginning.com/ for more examples of how Books Are Just the Beginning at Nebraska libraries.

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HAPPENING NEARBY

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CHILDREN’S THEATRE AT THE LOFTE

Missoula Children’s Theater “Sleeping Beauty” performances will be on Saturday, June 13 at 3pm & 6pm. Tickets are free for all Lofte season ticket holders. Adult tickets are $10 and children are $8.

This is an amazing experience for the kids and the Lofte is proud to be able to host it. Special thanks goes out to Pinnacle Bank in Louisville and Plattsmouth State Bank for their sponsorship. Those with questions may contact Anne Pope at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

~Never, never, never give up.

Winston Churchill

Thanks to all Springfield E-Newsletter readers.

Connie Manzer

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Community Sustaining Sponsors 2015

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