Please join in wishing Josh Hilfiker
A Very Happy Birthday
this Sunday!
He will be turning 6 on Sunday October 18th
Happy Birthday!
No School This Friday, October 16th for School District 145!
Volleyball for some of our 2nd graders in Eagle started on Sunday.
It was cold outside but the volleyball courts were hot! For most of the girls, it was their first time playing this sport. They gave it their best and played wonderfully as a team. Kelley Peterson and Wendi Retzlaff are the coaches for this team. They did a great job keeping the girls focused and interested in what they were doing.
Adult Softball Teams Start Tournaments This Weekend! First game begins at 10:00am on Saturday at the Memorial Ball Field off the Highway.
Annual Pancake Breakfast (Hunter's Breakfast)
At Eagle United Methodist Church
Saturday, October 31st 5:30am - 10:30am
Eggs, Sausage, Coffee & Juice or Milk and ALL YOU CAN EAT PANCAKES!
Come before you hunt or work or just come for a good hot breakfast! Let us do the cooking!
Free Will Donation
Eagle Food Bank Very LOW
Times are very tough and our local Food Bank is feeling the pressure. We are fortunate to have our own Food Bank and know that what we donate goes right back into our community. The Food Bank is very low on all items right now. Anything you use at home is needed at our Food Bank. Things needed include but are not limited to: Cans of food, boxed food, toilet paper, paper towels, baby food, formula, diapers, baby wipes, feminine products. You can also make a cash donation that will allow the Food Bank to purchase items they need or turn it into gift certificates to Lou's Grocery to purchase items the Food Bank is not able to store.
Food can be dropped of at Eagle State Bank or call 580-0960 and GeoAnn Reynoldson will be glad to pick it up with in the Eagle area.
Press Release
Lofte Community Theatre
P.O. Box 62
Manley, NE 68403
(402)234-2553
www.Lofte.com
Auditions at the Lofte Community Theatre
October 8, 2009, Manley, NE --The Lofte Community Theatre near Manley announces that it will be holding open auditions for their holiday production, "Uh-oh, Here Comes Christmas." Auditions will be held at the theater on Monday, October 19 and Tuesday, October 20 at 7PM, and will consist of cold readings from the script. The production will be directed by Kevin Colbert.
Several holiday stories from Robert Fulghum, best-selling author of "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" have been crafted into an engaging evening of storytelling and song. This takes a poignant look at the struggle to find the spirit of the holidays amid the glut of commercialism that crashes down every December. Parts are available for 3 men and 2 women of various ages. A pianist is also needed for the production as it does contain some musical selections.
Performance dates are December 4-6, 11-13 and 17-20. Questions may be addressed to Director Kevin Colbert by calling the theater, (402) 234-2553 or by sending an email to LofteDirector@Lofte.com
The Lofte Community Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization supported in part by The Cooper Foundation, The Midlands Community Foundation, and the Cass County Visitors Promotion Committee. The Lofte Community Theatre is dedicated to providing opportunities for area residents of all ages to participate in the creation process and companionship of live theatre in rural Nebraska and to enjoy the social, artistic, and educational benefits of this art form.
Schoolhouse Fiddling Bee Results
The Thirteenth Annual Schoolhouse Fiddling Bee in Avoca, Nebraska, was enjoyed by a full house on Sunday afternoon, October 11, in the auditorium of The Old Avoca Schoolhouse.
Twenty-four musicians from Nebraska (Brock, Davey, Lincoln, Nebraska City, Omaha, Seward, ) and Thailand competed.
In the Open Division, each fiddler has to play a hoedown, a waltz, and a tune of choice. The winners are:
First Place - Jim Harvey, Omaha, Nebraska
Second Place - Nolan Devries, Lincoln, Nebraska
Third Place - Alana Hux, Lincoln, Nebraska
In the Singing Division, each fiddler has to play and sing a tune at the same time. The winners are:
First Place- Piper Monson, Brock, Nebraska
Second Place- Dottie Ladman, Lincoln, Nebraska
Third Place- Ella Moll, Seward, Nebraska
In the Fee Fi Faux Division, each musician has to play a fiddle tune on an instrument that is not a fiddle.
The winners are:
FIrst Place - Josh Krohn, banjoist, Omaha, Nebraska
Second Place - Alana Hux, violist, Lincoln, Nebraska
Third Place - Gabe Blowers, accordianist, Davey, Nebraska
In the Hocus Pous Division, the fiddler must play a tune using cross-tuning, sound effects, dancing, etc.. The winners are:
First Place - Nolan Devries, Lincoln, Nebraska
Second Place - Jasper Zoucha, Lincoln, Nebraska
Third Place - Emmi Moll, Seward, Nebraska
In the Twin Fiddling Division, two fiddlers have to play a tune together with one playing the melody, and the other playing the harmony. The winners are:
First Place - Makayla Urbauer & Alana Hux, Lincoln, Nebraska
Second Place - Jeanne Fike & Sandra Ford, Omaha, Nebraska
Next year, the 14th Annual Schoolhouse Fiddling Bee will be held on Sunday, October 10, 2010.
For more information, contact g-s@greenblattandseay.com.
Parking at Eagle Elementary
The teachers have moved to the teacher lot, a reminder was sent home where and how to park, now it's up to us.
This reminds me how fortunate we are to have a great team of teachers to work with at Eagle Elementary. I did really feel that if they knew how many issues there were with them parking in the "student lot" they would have no problem parking in the teacher lot. I'm sure most of them didn't give it another thought. This has opened up so many spaces that picking up in the afternoon has gotten so much easier. I havn't actually heard from any of the school staff so I can't say that I know for sure what they are thinking or how they are feeling about this.
Now we just need to remind each other NOT to park in the curve after school. Also, the lot was orignally set up to be a one way, going east, around the curve and then west to exit. This work out well as you have to really worry about cars coming from one way.
Thank you, all who have commented both by email and phone calls or simply stopping me to give me your opinion. I knew by working together we could clean up the parking situation. Thank you to the teachers for being so great and accommodating!
Bloom Where You're Planted Farm & Pumpkin Patch
911-108th St., Avoca, NE 68307
Contact: Terry or Teresa Lorensen; home: 402-267-4104, cell: 840-2207 or 402-840-2202
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
EXPANDED ACTIVITIES OFFERED AT LOCAL PUMPKIN PATCH
Bloom Where You're Planted Farm Announces New Attractions for Fifth Season
Guests attending the fifth-annual Pumpkin Festival at Bloom Where You're Planted Farm, rural Avoca, NE, will be treated to some new attractions this season. The pumpkin patch and agri-entertainment venue has been expanded for 2009 to include hay rides and the newly renovated Schoolhouse Café.
"For many people, when they think of the ultimate pumpkin patch experience they envision a hay ride out to the pumpkin field. We are very excited to finally be able to offer this experience to our customers," say farm owners Terry and Teresa Lorensen.
A certified concession kitchen has been added to the 1890's one-room schoolhouse which the Lorensens moved to the farm and restored last year. Guests can order from the lunch menu which includes hot sandwiches and homemade pie, and then enjoy their meal at tables in the authentically restored classroom.
"This is a one-of-a-kind dining experience. While we've been serving lunch for the past three seasons, having a certified kitchen and a building dedicated to the Café will allow us to better serve our customers, will make work easier for our employees, and should offer us new opportunities to produce our own baked goods and food mixes in the future," Teresa Lorensen said.
Bloom Where You're Planted Farm's Pumpkin Festival runs every Friday through Sunday from September 19th to November 1st. Hours are 1:00-6:00 p.m. Fridays and 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The farm is open at other times by appointment for field trips and parties. The $4.00 admission charge includes access to all the attractions on the farm, including the opportunity for every visitor to take a hay ride.
For a complete schedule of events, which include special days such as Military Family Weekend, Doggy Day to benefit the Capital Humane Society, and Ag Day with the Conestoga High School FFA, visit the farm's website, www.BloomPumpkinPatch.com.
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Additional InformationFor more information about Bloom Where You‘re Planted Farm, visit their website, www.BloomPumpkinPatch.com, or call 402-267-4104. The farm is located at 911 - 108th St., rural Avoca, NE; 27 miles east of Lincoln or 30 miles south of Omaha. Take US Hwy. 34 to 108th Street, then travel one-half mile north.
Eagle website readers,
My name is Valentin Poposki; I'm a member of Flags of the World (FotW) mailing-list, devoted to flags. We aim to present flags from all parts of the World on our website: <http://flagspot.net/flags/index.html>.
I write to you in hope that you can help me find information regarding the flag of the Village of Eagle NE, so it can be presented properly on Flags of the World. We are interested in any kind of flag - official or unofficial, centennial, former or obsolete flag, or even the flag of some of the departments. To do this, we would need an image of the flag, or even a clear photo of a real flag. (Any graphical format would do: gif, jpg, png, bmp, ...) This image would then be used to base a standard FotW image on, which will be used on the website. To do this we hope to add other information about your flag, like the adoption date, the official description and meaning, the name of the flag designer, etc. if available.
I'm also involved in the preparation of a twin-website, Emblems of the World (EotW). For this, I hope you can provide me with an image of the official seal or logo of your village, as well as with the same data as for the flag.
Yours faithfully
V. Poposki
valentinpoposki@yahoo.com
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Scholarship Fundraiser in Memory of Dave Dillon
The date and function is set
Davey Town Hall November 14th, 7p.m. Bigg Monkey is the band
$5.00 donation at the door
We will need clean up help, set up help. We need an auctioneer for the live auction. We need posters made up and brought to Brandl Cycle, then need people to distrinute those to area towns.
For those of you that have said you have items for door prizes and/or the auction I need you to start dropping those items off at Brandl Cycle so we can get and inventory started to post so people know ahead of time what we will be having.
I may not get back with you promptly if you leave me a message but I will get back to you.
Recycling in Eagle!
RecycleLink is now in Eagle! Currently, they have about 40 households in Eagle recycling and would like to let the rest of the town know how easy and much trash has been saved from the landfill because of their participation in recycling at the curb.They will also be contacting the elementary school to see if they would be interested in participating in our Green Schools Grant program. Green Schools is a way RecycleLink gives back to local schools to help raise funds for green education. Last year they raised over $2400 to help purchase recycling containers, plant trees, build a can collection point and host field trips to our recycling facility.
Some quick facts about what they do:
RecycleLink offers every customer a 65 gallon cart to mix all the households recyclables in, no need to sort, peel labels or remove lids
The RecycleLink cart keeps the recyclables in one place on windy days keeping the neighborhoods clean and free of blowing papers
RecycleLink customers in Eagle along with Lincoln area recyclers recycle nearly triple the national average each month by recycling over 70 Lbs a month
RecycleLink customers put their recyclables to work saving them over $25 a month on groceries, dining out, clothing, gift cards, magazines, and much more when using their RecycleBank Points.
Customer can also donate their points to schools and local non profits helping raise money for those in need
You can also check out our local website www.recyclelink.net and our partner's national site www.recyclebank.com