Eagle Newsletter - September 18, 2013

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IT'LL SOON BE TIME FOR NEBRASKA CITY'S

APPLEJACK FESTIVAL!

SEPTEMBER 20, 21 & 22, 2013

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THESE FUN ACTIVITIES:

Parade showcasing 30+ marching bands - Saturday at 1 PM
Classic Car Show - Sunday 8 AM - 4 PM
Arts & Crafts Fairs - Satuday & Sunday
Fun Run/Walk - Saturday 7:30 AM
Quilt Show - Saturday & Sunday
Outdoor Concerts - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Apple Harvest Festivities - All Season Long
Carnival - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
"An Enchanted Arboretum" Public Art Display

and SO MUCH MORE!!!
FIND OUT MORE HERE:

Click Here For More Information

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Vintage in the Valley

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BWYP Flyer
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Respite Training September 27th

Get Details Here

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WW Fall Festival

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Come To Christ Day-website

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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 pritchie@mpsomaha.org.

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LIzzie Flyer

Read Lizzie's Story Here

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Greenblatt & Seay proudly announce the Seventeenth ANNUAL SCHOOLHOUSE FIDDLING BEE. This historical, hysterical event will take place on Sunday, October 13, at 2:30 PM, downstairs in the Old Avoca, Nebraska Schoolhouse. In the Open Division, fiddlers will play a hoedown, a waltz, and a tune of choice. There will also be other divisions of competition available for the adventurous fiddlers, including a Singing Fiddler's Contest, a Twin Fiddler's Contest, a Fee-Fi-Faux Fiddler's Contest (fiddle tunes played on any instrument other than a fiddle), and a Hocus-Pocus Contest (cross-tuning, sound effects, dancing, etc.), which will give fiddlers an opportunity to play tunes that are usually not allowed in any other contest.

Contestants can register on line HERE.

Admission is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for students, and $1.00 for children. Fiddlers and their back-ups are admitted for free. The contest will be followed by a light snack and an acoustic jam session.For more information, call 402-275-3221, log on to www.greenblattandseay.com, or e-mail debby@greenblattandseay.com .

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Medication Safety Workshop

Click Here For Details

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Foot Care Clinics

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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. During the Harvest Festival the museum will open at 10:00 am. on Friday September 6 and Saturday, September 7 and close at 4:00. There will be a used book sale in the courtyard and a pie sale in the museum. Admission is free but donations will be accepted. The Cook log cabin and Burlington Caboose at the end of Main will also be open on September 6 and 7 from noon until 4:00 pm. Cake will be served in honor of the 100th anniversary of the caboose and the 145th anniversary of the cabin.

For additional information about the exhibits or special festival events, contact the museum, 402-296-4770.

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CPS-SarpyCass

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Radon Poster Contest

The Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services, Nebraska Radon Program, is conducting their annual state Radon Poster Contest. This contest is open to all Nebraska children aged 9-14. Please see the attached flyer for more information. DHHS will submit the three winning posters of the state contest to the National Radon Poster Contest, where 4 winners receive cash prizes between $400-$1000 as well as national recognition. Last year a Nebraska child won third place in the National contest, which was wonderful!

Posters are due November 1st and need to be sent to:

Nebraska Radon Program
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509

To learn more about the Nebraska Radon Poster Contest and to see last year examples: http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/radon_postercontest.aspx

For official rules and submission forms for the Radon Poster Contest: http://sosradon.org/poster-contest