Eagle School News
Mark your calendar for Friday, October 25
It's Grandparents and Special Friends Day at Eagle Elementary. Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students will host guests from 9:30 to 11:30. 3rd, 4th & 5th grade students' guests will be here from 12:30-2:30. Special time will include lunch with your student. Sack lunches can be purchased from the cafeteria. Check with your child for more information in early October. We hope to see you at Eagle Elementary on this fun day.
Please keep Sandy from The Shabby Koop Cafe in your thoughts and prayers as she heads to Colorado to take care of her parents who are not doing well. The Shabby Koop will be closed for now and she will make updates on her Facebook Page HERE as decisions are made.
"Get Spooked in the Valley" Cemetery Scavenger Hunt. Oct. 12-Nov. 2, 2013. Hosted by the Scenic Weeping Water Valley Association (www.VisittheValley.org).
Stop in to any participating Scenic Weeping Water Valley Association member business (see website for list of locations) to pick up a clue sheet and "BooGo" (think 'Bingo') card. Visit local cemeteries and businesses to fill out your card between Oct. 12 and Nov. 2. All completed cards turned in by the Nov. 2 deadline will receive a free "I Got Spooked in the Valley" t-shirt and be entered into a drawing for gift certificates worth up to $200. All businesses and cemeteries are located in the southern part of Cass County.
Medication Safety Workshop
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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.
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
Schoolhouse Fiddling Bee Results
The Seventeenth Annual Schoolhouse Fiddling Bee in Avoca, Nebraska, was enjoyed by a full house on Sunday afternoon, October 13, in The Old Avoca Schoolhouse.
Musicians from Avoca, Bellevue, Bennington, Lincoln, Omaha, Ord, Seward, competed and jammed with their upright basses, fiddles, guitars, and voices, for cash money and prizes. The judges had a difficult job, but managed to make wonderful decisions. The judges were Kylie Rezac, from Lincoln, and Don Bochnicek, from Omaha.
In the Open Division, each fiddler had to play a hoedown, a waltz, and a tune of choice. The winners were:
First Place - Mike Oneel, from Ord
Second Place - Devin Cartwright, from Bennington
Third Place - Dottie Ladman, from Lincoln
In the Singing Division, each fiddler has to play and sing a tune at the same time. The winner was Ella Moll, from Seward.
In the Fee Fi Faux Division, each musician had to play a fiddle tune on an instrument that is not a fiddle. The winner was Isaac Bonner, upright bass player, from Omaha.
In the Twin Fiddling Division, two fiddlers had to play a tune together, with one of them playing the melody, and the other playing the harmony. The winners were Lilli Summerlin, from Auburn, and Sharon Roberts-Yuen from Lincoln.
Next year, the 18th Annual Schoolhouse Fiddling Bee will be held on Sunday, October 12, 2014.
For more information, contact g-s@greenblattandseay.com.
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