What's New

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Beginning Sunday, April 3, and running through Thursday, April 7, "The Civil War" airs at 8 p.m. CT (except Tuesday, April 5, when it airs at 9:30 p.m. CT) on NET1/HD. 

For more information, visit "The Civil War" website.

 

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PLATTSMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS

Special Storytime
Tuesday April 5, 2011
3:45pm

Staff from the Sarpy County Health Department will be reading two books in honor of National Safety Week, "Don't Talk to Strangers" and "Stop Picking on Me".  She will be bringing identkits, (fingerprint id kits), for the kids, and free coloring books.

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Plattsmouth Public Library, in association with The Big Read, will produce
"Tom Sawyer"
this summer.

Roles are available for four boys and two girls age 9 - 15, one man and one woman age 18-25, four women age 30+ and one man age 30+.  There may be non-speaking roles for more.

John Payton directs.

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Tax forms are now available at the Plattsmouth Public Library.
There will be no Nebraska State Tax forms this year. 
Call 1-800-742-7474 to request a form or go to http://www.revenue.ne.gov

 

 

FISH FRY

Louisville Volunteer Fire & Rescue Dept

Friday, April 1st
&
Friday, April 15th

5:30pm-8:00pm

Louisville Fire Station
Louisville NE
(10 miles south of Omaha on Hwy 50)



All You Can Eat or Single Plate Option

Suggested Donation

Adults (all you can eat) - $8.00

Adult (Single Plate) - $6.00

Children - 6 to 12 yrs - $5.00

Children - under 6 - Free

 

 

Suitehearts Opens at Mahoney state Park

KBC Productions and Mahoney State Park announces that the romantic comedy,
"Suitehearts" has started its showing.

The story revolves around two newlywed couples who are mistakenly double-booked
in the same honeymoon suite.  The Taylor's are very young, naive and visiting the big
city for the first time.  The Bellamy's are older and have a more jaded outlook on life
and romance.  With the help of a meddlesome bellboy, the couples find themselves
in some impossible, but hilarious situations.  Adult audience members will all see a l
ittle of themselves in each of these characters as they learn the difference between
a wedding and a marriage.

Starring in the production are Director Kevin Colbert from Weeping Water, Shari
Hoelker from Omaha, Marikita Payne, Emma Hoffman and Adam Kovar all of Lincoln
and Dave Hibler of Manley.

Performance dates are April 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, 22 and 23.

Curtain times are 7:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays; 2pm on Sundays.

Tickets $8 for adults and $6 for children.

Please call Mahoney State Park for reservations:  (402) 944-2523 ext. 7122.

A state park sticker or day pass is required to enter the park.

 

 

Spring Affair:  Plant Sale Celebrates 25thYear

The midwest's largest plant sale is also the longest-running, as Spring Affair celebrates
its 25th anniversary on April 23, 2011. Many of the plants that gardeners find at Spring
Affair can't be found anywhere else locally."It's the place to find that unusual plant you've
been looking for," according to Spring AffairCoordinator Connie Paxton. Plants are
selected for regional suitability, uniqueness and by popular demand. They are provided
by Bluebird Nursery, Inc. of Clarkson, NE. More than 900 plant varieties will be available -
perennials, herbs, native plants, temperennials, vines and a variety of trees and shrubs -
something for everyone.

The 25th Annual Spring Affair plant sale is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m Saturday, April 23 at the
Lancaster Event Center, 84th and Havelock in Lincoln.

Admission to the sale is free.

The plant sale, plant talks and vendors of garden art, sculptures, furniture and other items
are all under one roof in Pavilion I, on the northeast edge of the Lancaster Event Center.
Plenty of parking is available just north of the building.  Plant talks will be held throughout the
day. Presenters include Mark Canney on "Shades ofSilver"; Luann Finke on "Sunny Silver
Solutions"; and Stacy Adams on caring for plants - "I Got It ... Now What?" Informational
"Talk-abouts," 20-minute presentations on various plant groups, will be offered throughout
the day. These talks will be held among the plant tables and focus on herbs, plants for sun,
temperennials, grasses and woody plants.

Articles in the 2011 Spring Affair News, to be mailed in late March, will focus on silver plants
to coincide with the event's silver anniversary, plant highlights and landscape design. The
Spring Affair Preview Party will be held Friday night, April 22. To register for the dinner or for
more information, call Kit Keller at 402/489-2238.Spring Affair is sponsored by Nebraska
Statewide Arboretum, Inc. Proceeds from Spring Affairsustain the Arboretum's mission and
fund critical programs and services.For more information or to get a copy of the newsletter,
call 402/472-2971, or visitspringaffair.unl.edu.

 

 

Global Water for Food Conference in Lincoln May 1-4

WHEN: Sunday, May. 1, through May. 4
WHERE: Cornhusker Marriott Hotel, 333 S. 13th Street, Lincoln, Neb.,

International experts will explore potential solutions for growing more food with limited
water to feed the world's rapidly growing population at the third annual global Water for
Food Conference May 1-4.

"Paths to Solutions" is the theme of this year's conference at Lincoln's Cornhusker
Marriott Hotel, hosted by the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University
of Nebraska and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The conference fosters international
dialogue on key issues related to the use of water for agriculture. It provides opportunities
to learn from speakers with extensive experience and perspectives from diverse cultures.

Registration is $250, which includes all conference events, materials and meals. Online
registration, schedule and the latest information on speakers are available at the
conference website: http://waterforfood.nebraska.edu/wff2011.

"This conference attracts experts from across Nebraska and around the world who are
committed to developing solutions to one of mankind's great challenges: how to feed a
rapidly growing global population with finite amounts of land and water," said James
B. Milliken, University of Nebraska president. "The University of Nebraska's Water for
Food Institute, which builds on the university's long history in water research and policy
analysis, is taking a leadership role in this important international issue."

Featured speakers will include Jeff Raikes, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation;
Anil Jain, managing director, Jain Irrigation Ltd. of India; Anders Berntell, executive director,
Stockholm International Water Institute; Pasquale Steduto, principal officer, United
Nations/FAO Water; Andras Szollosi-Nagy, rector, UNESCO-IHE Institute for WaterEducation;
and others. More than 30 speakers and panelists will discuss diverse approaches to
meeting the challenge of producing enough food with limited water supplies. Sessions
will include panel discussions featuring agricultural producers from several countries; a
CEO panel offering industry perspectives on water for food challenges; technical sessions
on "Quantitative Food Security: Yield Gaps, Water and Nitrogen Productivity," "Maximizing
Water Use Efficiency in Agriculture," and "Evaluation of Aquifer Resources in Sub-Saharan
Africa" and a case study on "Securing Water for Agriculture: California's High-Stakes
Challenge."

The 2010 conference drew more than 300 representatives from universities, agriculture,
industry, government and nongovernmental organizations worldwide and more are expected
this year. The conference is the preeminent event of the university's Water for Food Institute,
a research, policyand education institute established in 2010 and committed to efficiently
using the world's limited freshwater to ensure a reliable food supply. Participants in the
2011 Water for Food Conference will help inform the institute's work. "The University of
Nebraska is proud to join with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to host what is surely
becoming the leading conference in the world focused on the strategic use of water for food,"
Milliken said.

 

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The Ninth Annual Nebraska  American String Teachers Association
Fiddle Tune Composition Contest

This event inspires fiddlers everywhere to compose their own tunes, and supports
the cause of string education throughout the great state of Nebraska.

1st PLACE: $100.00  2nd PLACE: $50.00  3rd PLACE:  $25.00

Entries must be postmarked by March 31.

The winners will be announced on May 28, 2011, during the Monumental Fiddling Championship
held at the Homestead National Monument in Beatrice, Nebraska.

The winning compositions will be performed at the Monumental Fiddling Championship & Acoustic
Band Contest, and printed in Stringing Along, the journal of the Nebraska Chapter of the
American String Teachers Association.

For the 2011 contest rules and guidelines, e-mail debby@greenblattandseay.com.

For more information about the Nebraska American String Teachers Association,
log on to the web site atwww.neasta.org.

Greenblatt & Seay Publications, in Avoca, Nebraska is a proud Sponsor  of the
Nebraska ASTA Fiddle Tune Composition Contest.

 

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Jamming Workshop

The Old Avoca (Nebraska) Schoolhouse will be hosting a Jamming Workshop on
Saturday, April 2, from 1 PM - 3 PM. Championship fiddler and fiddle book author,
Deborah Greenblatt will share some hints to help you play in a jam session with
minimum stress, and maximum music.  Pre-registration is required, enrollment is
limited, and there is a $20.00 fee.  The deadline to sign up is Friday, April 1.

For more information, call 402-275-3221 or e-mail debby@greenblattandseay.com.

 

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SCHOOLHOUSE FIDDLE CAMP REGISTRATION is OPEN NOW

Registration is now open for the 2011 Schoolhouse Fiddle Camps, in the Old Avoca Schoolhouse,
in Avoca, Nebraska.

Deborah Greenblatt, championship fiddler, author of many fiddle collections, will help the campers
get in touch with their inner fiddler.  The course of study during the Schoolhouse Fiddle Camps will
be designed specifically for the individual campers who sign up.

Fiddle Camp for Beginners is Monday, June 13 - Friday, June 17. This 5 day camp includes some
of the basics and fun of fiddling, such as performing in public, practice techniques, reading music,
playing y ear, and jamming.  Fiddling styles include bluegrass, Cajun, Irish, Klezmer, old-time, and
newly composed tunes by the campers.  Movement and singing are included in the experience.

Fiddle Camp for Intermediate/Advanced Fiddlers is Monday, July 11 - Friday, July 15. Campers
will discuss picking tunes for contests, performing in public, practice techniques, reading music,
playing by ear, playing for dancers, back-up fiddling, arranging twin fiddle pieces , and jamming.
Many fiddling styles will be represented, including original compositions by the campers. 
Campers can sign up for all 5 days, or just 2 days, or just one day of Intermediate camp.

Monday & Tuesday is for reading fiddlers/violinists who want to read more tunes. This mini-camp
is perfect for fiddlers who want to improve their music reading skills, and for classically trained
violinists, violists, and cellists who are interested in various fiddling styles. Using sheet music in
standard notation, these campers will get to improve their sight reading, and experience the fun
of playing fiddle tunes at the same time! Fiddling styles included in the sessions will be tailored
to the interest of the campers who register.

Wednesday & Thursday is for fiddlers/violinists who want to learn tunes by ear. This mini-camp
is designed to jump-start your ability to pick up tunes quickly by ear, and to make them stick!
Tunes used will reflect various styles, meters, tempos, and difficulty levels.

Friday is for fiddlers who "just wanna have fun". This mini camp includes jamming, modulating,
singing, dancing, experimenting, sharing, improvising, and playing fiddle related instruments.

Each day is scheduled from 9 AM - 1 PM.

Registration is available on line at  www.greenblattandseay.com.

For more information, contact Deborah Greenblatt at debby@greenblattandseay.com.

 

 

 

OTOE COUNTY  RURAL SCHOOLS' REUNION

to be at

HARMONY SCHOOL

The Otoe County Genealogical Society will host its 2nd Annual Otoe County Rural Schools Reunion
from 10:00am to 2:00pm on April 2nd, 2011, at Harmony School, which is located at 6265 'Q' Road
(8 miles south of Nebraska City on Highway 75, and ½ mile west on 'Q' road).

Harmony School is a rural schoolhouse that was built in 1879 and was eventually closed in 1997.  It
was purchased at a public auction in 1999, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2005.

This reunion will include a picnic-style lunch provided by the society, a Spelling Bee, and a tour of the
130-year old rural schoolhouse.  In addition, it will also give visitors a chance to assist the society in
identifying numerous unidentified rural schoolhouse photographs from several different school districts
throughout the county.  The society received these photographs through a donation made by the Otoe
County Clerk's office, where these photographs had been stored in their vault for several decades and
were just recently discovered last year.  So please come join us at the Harmony School and help us
pay tribute to the outstanding contributions that these rural schoolhouses made in the education of our
county's youth for the past 100 years now!"

 

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The Otoe County Genealogical Society will be the local host society
for the 34th Annual Nebraska State Genealogical Society conference
that will be held at the Nebraska City First United Methodist Church
from May 6th through the 7th.  The conference will feature nationally-renown
speaker, Gail Blankenau, whose presentations include: Breaking through
with Land Records, Introduction to German Parish Records, Dating and
Identifying Your 19th Century Photographs, Keeping Up with the Joneses...
and Smiths, and Rich Resources for Poor Ancestors.

Cost for the 2-day conference is $75.00 and for a 1-day session is $40.00.

Registration information for the conference can be found on the Otoe County
Genealogical Society's main web page.

 

 

 

Community Lenten Pasta Dinners
at
Hosanna Lutheran Church

Friday April 1:  Fettuccini
Friday April 15:  Lasagna

5-7 pm

Meal includes pasta (meat or meatless)
Garlic bread
Salad
Relish tray
Dessert
Drink

$6.00 adults
$5.00 seniors
$3.00 10 and under
Ages 3 and under free

Hosanna Lutheran Church
700 South 18th Street
Plattsmouth, NE
(Just west of Plattsmouth Middle School)

 

 

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Youth, Adults Can Enter 2011 Master Conservationist Program

Both adults and youth are eligible to enter the 2011 Master Conservationist Program
which includes categories for new and traditional soil and water conservation practices in
urban and rural areas.  The deadline for entries is April 1, 2011.

This annual Nebraska recognition program began in 1983 and now includes categories
for farm/ranch, residence/acreage, community-private business and youth entries, according
to Joseph Lemmons, Extension Educator with University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension-Cass County .

There are five Master Conservationist program districts across Nebraska for farm and ranch
entries. Entries in community-private business or public, residential and youth individual or group
projects compete for five statewide awards. The residential category can range from a typical home
yard to 10 or more acres with less than $1,000 in sales.

Master Conservationist brochures are available at local University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension,
Natural Resources District and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service offices. The brochure
appears on the UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) home page at 
http://ianrhome.unl.edu under "Timely Topics." Online applications can be made at www.owh.com and
clicking on "In the Community" link.

All entries will be judged by members of IANR at UNL, Nebraska Association of Resources Districts,
Natural Resources Districts and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Master
Conservationists will be recognized at the annual banquet of the Nebraska Association of Resources
Districts, September 26, 2011, at the new Younes Conference Centre in Kearney.

This program is sponsored by the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at UNL and the
Omaha World-Herald.

 

 

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