IT'S ALMOST 'BACK TO SCHOOL' TIME...........
Only 2 weeks left of summer vacation for Conestoga District 56 Students.
The first day of school this year is August 18.
Open House is Tuesday, August 16th, (all buildings).
At the July 12, 2011, Board of Education the decision was made to increase
lunch prices by 25 cents effective August 18, 2011.
Student breakfast cost will remain at $1.50 and adult breakfast is $2.00.
Lunch prices will be:
K-6 $2.50
7-12 $2.75
Adult $3.25
Applications for the free/reduced lunch program are available at any Conestoga office
and will be mailed with the parent information packet the first week of August.
Enjoy the rest of your summer, Kids (and Teachers!)
RECYCLE SCHEDULES for MURRAY, NEHAWKA & BEAVER LAKE
The CASS COUNTY GOING GREEN recycle trailer will be located on these dates
in the following towns:
Now - Aug. 5, Nehawka
13 - 19, Beaver Lake
20 - 26, Nehawka
27 - Sept. 2, Murray
Sept. 3 - 9, Beaver Lake
10 - 16, Nehawka
17 - 23, Murray
24 - 30, Beaver Lake
(Murray will also continue to have the recycle bin located behind Town Hall every day,
but this is for Murray residents' use only.)
FROM SENATOR PANKONIN
Collaboration Yields Good Policies Large and Small
Nebraska was well served by its one-house legislature again this year. Faced with
several daunting challenges, many people were concerned about how the needs of
our state would fare in the first year of the One Hundred-Second Legislature. When
the legislature adjourned sine die on the 87th of the 90 days allowed for the 2011
session, it seemed clear that our respectful and collaborative approach to policy-making
prevented the discord that has recently plagued other states.
This year 698 bills were introduced, and more than 200 became law. Headlines were
made by the balanced budget, which was passed without tax increases; an innovative
roads funding plan; legislative and congressional redistricting; collective bargaining reform;
stronger DUI laws; a first-step toward state government regulation of oil pipelines in
Nebraska; and an array of new economic development initiatives. As I reviewed this year’s
important accomplishments, I recalled other issues worthy of note, including:
LB 81 – This proposal to prohibit municipalities from levying a motor vehicle fee on
nonresidents was prompted by Omaha’s decision last summer to impose a wheel fee
on people who work in the city but live outside its boundaries. Nonresidents include
people who do not have a primary residence or own a place of business within the
city limits, as well as full-time students attending school in a city other than the one in
which their vehicle is registered. I supported LB 81, in part, because many District 2
constituents, who work in Omaha, registered their opposition to the new wheel fee with
my legislative office. The bill carried an emergency clause, so it became law in March
as soon as it passed the legislature and was signed by the governor.
LB 575 – Moving children of military families to Nebraska will become easier, when the
provisions of LB 575 take effect on July 1, 2012. The bill ratified the Interstate Compact
on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. The state Department of Education will
administer the Compact. LB 575 will allow children of military parents to enroll in school
when they arrive and provide a hand-carried school record, have 30 days to obtain required
immunizations, continue schooling at the same grade level they were in prior to transferring,
participate in athletics and extracurricular programs even in the middle of the school year,
have additional excused absences if a parent is preparing for or returning from deployment,
and complete graduation requirements and receive a high school diploma from their previous
school if they transfer in the middle of their senior year. The Department will be allowed to
accept donations and bequests to pay the costs associated with the Compact.
LB 284 – Picketing of funeral or memorial services will be prohibited within 500 feet of a
cemetery, mortuary, church or other place of worship at the time of a funeral or memorial
service. The current limit is 300 feet. The goal of LB 284 is to create an appropriate balance
between the privacy rights of grieving family members and the freedom of speech rights of
others. A law that achieves these goals must be enforceable and meet constitutional challenges.
By increasing the distance from 300 to 500 feet, Nebraska will join 24 other states which have
enacted similar requirements. The provisions of LB 284 will become law at the end of August –
three months after the legislature adjourned for the year.
LB 163 – This bill, introduced at the request of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), will,
by January 1, 2013, establish an electronic system for processing applications for handicap-
ped or disabled parking permits. Coincidentally, a similar proposal was suggested to my office
last fall by a city official in Cass County. The suggestion prompted contact with DMV and con-
firmed, even before the session started, that this proposal would be offered. LB 163 will allow
renewals of handicapped parking permits to be made within 180 days of their expiration instead
of the current 30-day limit. The bill will extend the renewal period for permanent handicapped
permits from three to six years and allow a person to have up to two hang tags instead of just
one. Finally, LB 163 calls for an additional medical certification, if a permit holder requests
more than two replacement tags in a six-year period.
Thank you for the opportunity to represent District 2 in the Nebraska Legislature.
I welcome your contacts by mail, phone or email.
Senator Dave Pankonin
State Capitol
PO Box 94604
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2613
dpankonin@leg.ne.gov
4-H Care and Share Kwiltz for 2011 County Fair
Colene Shrader Memorial Kidz for Kwiltz, part of the county wide 4-H Care & Share
community service project, will be on display in the 4-H Building during the Cass County
Fair August 9 – 13.
All kwiltz will be available for bids at silent auction during the fair. Ten kwiltz (bidders’
choice) will go to the highest bidders at the close of the auction at 9:30 p.m. Saturday,
August 13. The remaining kwiltz will be donated to emergency services or 4-Hers’
choice of recipient with the rest of the Care & Share items.
Proceeds from this auction will help fund the 2012 4-H Care & Share project.
Brandy Ahrens shows off her quilt choice as one of the winning bidders of the 4-H Silent
Quilt Auction during the 2010 Cass County Fair.
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Cass County Fair 4-H Auction Supporters (family, friends, businesses, alumni) are invited
to show support for Cass County 4-Hers by attending one of two 4-H auctions held during
the Cass County Fair.
The 4-H cake auction starts at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening August 9, at the open air
auditorium on the Cass County fairgrounds. It provides an opportunityto purchase fancy or
decorated cakes, pies, and/or specialty breads baked and decorated by 4-H members.
The proceeds of this event will be divided between the participating 4-Her and the Cass
County 4-H Council. 4-H Council funds raised at this event help sponsor activities for 4-H
members throughout the year. Auction supporters are invited to stay for the Fashion Show/
Awards program following the auction. A Sneak Peek and Refreshments will be held for
everyone at the 4-H Building following this event.
The 4-H Livestock Auction starts at 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, August 14, in the livestock
barn. Livestock judging awards will be presented to the 4-Her's before the auction at 2:45
p.m. The Cass County 4-H Council clerks this premium sale which is held for market animals
only. Each exhibitor is allowed to sell one animal of each species as premium only, meaning
dollars per head not cents per pound. Exhibitors retaining ownership will only receive the
premium from the sale. Exhibitors of shipped animals will receive the premium from the buyer
in addition to the sale proceeds from the buyer of the animal.
Cake Auction Buyer Doug Allen, Fusselman-Allen-Harvey Funeral Homes, was the lucky
highest bidder to purchase Kingdom Kids 4-H Club’s baked goods entry displayed by
club member, Noah Bolin, at the 2010 4-H Cake Auction Triple B Cake Auction.
Several members of the Triple B 4-H Club show off their 4-H Cake Auction club entry in
2010 with winning bidder, Craig Schafer.
Moving Sale
212 East E Street, Elmwood
10am-3pm
Saturday, August 6
We're moving and everything must go:
entertainment center,
computer desk,
dresser,
chairs,
exercise equipment
and more.
Preparation is Key to Successful Blood Donations this Summer
How to Donate Blood
Simply call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make
an appointment or for more information.
A blood donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identification are required
at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission in some
states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are generally in good health may be eligible to
donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also
have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
The next blood donation opportunity in CASS COUNTY is:
8/15/2011, 2:00 pm- 7:00 pm, Town Hall, 643 House St, Avoca
A VIDEO CONTEST!
Friends and video camera owners. It is time to Pre-Register for the first
ever Cass County Fair - Video Contest!
Below is a Judges Score Card so you can see how the Judges will score
your video to determine who will win the Cash Prizes and have their video
featured on the Fair Website and their Facebook page and re-Tweeted to
the whole universe!
You have been waiting for something really, really awesome to do before
you have to go back to school and all those boring classes. Well, this is it!
Get all your friends together and plan the greatest video that has ever gone
viral all about the great Cass County Fair. I am talking rides, and music, and
cotton candy and more rides dude. Not to mention the tasty prizes!
Piece of Cake! You got to do better than this old video!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPerLnmssRU
So what are you waiting for?! Get your Pre-Registration in today. Send this
to all your friends and put these links on your Facebook page! It's w-a-a-a-y cool!
Pre-Registration Form is located on the www.CassFair.com home page.
VIDEO CONTEST SCORING
Cass County Fair Video Contest - Judges Score Card
Judges; Please award points as you see fit to score the contestants video
project entry
Video Contest Submission Number: ___________
Video Creator Name _____________________________________________________
Video Project Title ___________________
Video Length_____________
Elements- Score Maximum 2 Points Each - award points for each subject
properly included in this video contest entry
Agriculture/Animals ________
Carnival (rides and games) ________
Parade ________
4H __________
Fair Food Booths __________
Barbecue Contest __________
Pie Judging ________
Young People (smiles) _______
Senior People (smiles) ________
Dancing _________
Families _________
Traditioions _________
Future _________
Total Elements Score _________________________
Videography- Score Maximum of 10 Points Each - award points as you see
fit for quality, technique and execution in each category
Overall Creativity _________
Editing (transition between scenes) __________
Camera Work __________
Sound/Music/Audio __________
Special Effects __________
Titles and Credits _________
Total Videography Score _______________________
Judges Signature __________________________________________
All participants and judges please note: no copyright protected music or video
content of any kind can or will be allowed.
All submissions at the time of submission become the property of the Cass County
Fair Board and by submitting this video material to the Fair Board you agree that
all rights to copy, reproduce, and display this video for any purpose in whole or in
part are owned completely by the Cass County Fair Board for 99 years from the
date of submission. Please direct any questions on this to the Cass County Fair
Board prior to your video submission.
The Old Avoca (Nebraska) Schoolhouse will be hosting a
Twin Fiddling Workshop
on Saturday, August 6, from 1 PM - 3 PM, for fiddlers (or violinists
or violists) who want to learn to play nicely together with their
fellow-fiddlers (or violinists or violists). Fiddlers (or violinists or
violists) of any age and experience level are encouraged to enroll.
Championship fiddler and fiddle book author, Deborah Greenblatt
will share some tunes, hints about arranging for two fiddles, playing
back-up, etc.
The Workshop takes place in the historic Old Avoca Schoolhouse, in
Avoca, Nebraska. Pre-registration is required, and enrollment is limited.
The fee is $20.00 per fiddler.
For more information, call 402-275-3221, or send an e-mail to
debby@greenblattandseay.com.
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The Old Avoca (Nebraska) Schoolhouse will be hosting a
Twin Fiddling Workshop
on Saturday, September 10, from 1 PM - 3 PM, for fiddlers
(or violinists or violists) who want to learn to play nicely together
with their fellow-fiddlers (or violinists or violists). Fiddlers (or
violinists or violists) of any age and experience level are
encouraged to enroll.
Championship fiddler and fiddle book author, Deborah Greenblatt
will share some tunes, hints about arranging for two fiddles, playing
back-up, etc. The Workshop takes place in the historic Old Avoca
Schoolhouse, in Avoca, Nebraska. Pre-registration is required and
enrollment is limited.
The fee is $20.00 per fiddler.
For more information, call 402-275-3221, or send an e-mail to
debby@greenblattandseay.com.
Cass County Fair 2011 - Schedule is published.
Click on the link below to check it out.
AND
CASS COUNTY FAIR VIDEO CONTEST RULES
http://cassfair.com/pdf/VIDEO_CONTEST_RULES.pdf
ART CHICKS' PAINTING PARTIES
Art Chicks is adding FREE painting parties throughout the summer!
Stop in, bring your supplies and paint. Acrylics, oils-whatever. Bring
snacks or drinks or just show up! No stress. No fuss.
August 9, Tuesday 5:30 -8
August 20, Saturday 1-4
August 30, Tuesday 5:30 -8
Art Chicks is also looking for great artists and whimsical crafters!
We take consignment art and unique gifts so give us a call and we
can give you the scoop. We love to feature our amazing local talent.
Call Jeanne at 234-2669.
Art Chicks is open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays for lunch at
11:30 and 1:00 with reservations. Book your special occassion any
day and time for weddings, showers, parties.
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