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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!
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Don't forget to stop by the city office to license your pet. Pet licenses were due May 1st. Citations will be issued on or around the 20th of May for those who fail to license.
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Ballots are out for the Weeping Water Public School Bond. Please be sure to get your ballot back to the county voting office.
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Graduation is Saturday, May 11th in the high school gym at 1pm.
Congratulations to all the seniors and best of luck to you in the future!
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Reminder to all citizens: Before you build that deck, put up a fence or add a shed to your property, you must fill out a building permit. Permits are available at the city office. Office hours are 8am to 4pm. Thank you.
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Senior Citizen Meals at the Community Center
101 W Eldora Ave Suite 3
start serving at 11am
Contact Ruth Vogt at 402-267-5303 to reserve a meal
or schedule a delivery
May 8, 2013
lasagna
green beans
lettuce salad
garlic sticks
applesauce bars
May 10, 2013
chicken & noodles
peas & carrots
jello
pudding cookie
May 13, 2013
cheddar loafs
scallop potatoes
harvard beets
pea salad
fruit / cookie
May 15, 2013
runza casserole
carrots
lettuce salad
fresh fruit
lemon bars
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With summer right around the corner, many people are now planning their summer activities and vacations. After all, summer is a time to create lifelong memories. When eligible donors give blood with the American Red Cross, they can also give others time to make their own memories - watching fireworks, having a picnic, sleeping under the stars, taking a dip or rooting for the home team.
Blood donations often decline during the summer, when schools are out and vacations are in. The Red Cross encourages donors to make an appointment to give now to help ensure a stable supply in the weeks and months ahead, giving patients a chance to create a summer of stories.
Donors who present to give blood between May 23 and 31 in honor of Memorial Day could win one of fine $1000 American Express gift cards to create their own summer of stories. In addition, their donations will honor those who gave their life for our country and support those in need of care. The Red Cross serves about 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers across the country, including many Veterans Affairs medical centers.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities in Cass County:
May 20 from 1:30-6:30pm at the Fire Hall, 601 N Fourth, Elmwood
May 20 from 11:30am-5:30pm, VFW Post 2543, Plattsmouth
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On Saturday, May 25, at 10pm, there will be a FREE fiddle workshop at the National Homestead Monument in Beatrice, Nebraska. The workshop will be led by championship fiddler and fiddle book author, Deborah Greenblatt. Deborah was the first woman to win the Nebraska State Fiddle Championship, and the first woman to win the Mid-America Fiddle Championship. She is a Master Artist with the Nebraska Arts Council, and performs residencies in the schools through the Nebraska Arts Council's Artist-in-the-Schools Program. This workshop is part of a full day of fun and free activities, including the Monumental Fiddling Championships. For more information, contact Deborah by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The 2013 Monumental Fiddling Championships will be held at the Homestead National Monument of America in Beatrice, Nebraska on Saturday, May 25. Registration opens at 10am, and the contests start at noon.
RULES...............
The Junior Division is for folks who have fiddled less than 5 years. Each fiddler will play 2 tunes.
The Senior Division is for folks who have fiddled 5 years or more. Each fiddler will play 3 tunes...a hoedown, a waltz, and a tune of choice.
The Legends Division is for folks who have won first place in the Senior Division in previous years. Each fiddler will play 3 tunes...a hoedown, a waltz, and a tune of choice.
-a Hoedown (upbeat danceable tune in two or four),
-a Waltz (danceable tune in three)
-a Tune of choice (other than a hoedown or waltz, such as jigs, polkas, rags, blues, etc)
All contest tunes must have been in existence when the Homestead National Monument was established in 1936.
Contestants may play with one or two backup acoustic musicians, neither to be playing melody. A backup guitartist is available for fiddlers who need one.
Contestants will be judged on pitch, tone, rhythm, and presentation (showmanship, interpretation, flair, creativity, charisma, adherence to the rules, etc).
Cash prizes and trophies will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in the Junior, Senior, and Legends Divisions.
First place winners in the Junior and Senior Divisions will be able to choose either the prize money or a new fiddle.
For more information, contact Ranger Sue at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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