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The reduced rate of $5 is for veterans who are 64 or older.

If the veteran is 50% service connected or higher, the fee is waived. Payment can be made with check or credit card.

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The Plattsmouth Animal Shelter

finished the last challenge in the top 20 in Nebraska - thanks to all of you who continued to vote everyday. The animals at the shelter need all of us to make them #1. We are the only shelter in Cass County so PLEASE be proud of us and vote and encourage everyone you know to vote EVERYDAY.

The easy to follow instructions are listed below - OUR SHELTER ANIMALS NEED YOUR HELP TO WIN!            THANK YOU!

INSTRUCTIONS

Ready for the NEXT Shelter⁺ Challenge?

The Animal Rescue Site and Petfinder.com are very excited to announce that the next Animal Rescue Site Shelter⁺ Challenge - together with Petfinder.com

So stay tuned for more details, stay involved, and keep clicking to help rescued animals.
Remember, in the midst of the excitement, that we are all trying to accomplish the same thing:
a brighter future for animals in need everywhere. Working together, we will succeed!

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From Farms to Families

A program designed to empower women in agriculture
with a better understanding of the issues that affect profitability!

Session 1: Wednesday, February 9 at 6:30 pm

By attending you will:
Recognize the effects of personality types on business
Know more about crop insurance
Understand why and how to develop an estate plan
Become a better advocate for agriculture

Session 2: Tuesday, February 22 at 6:30 pm

By attending you will:
Know more about agricultural land leasing
Become more comfortable with computer technology
Be introduced to new value added beef cuts
Understand more about family relationships in dynamics

Location: UNL Agricultural Research & Development Center
August N. Christenson Building

(1071 County Road G, Ithaca,  NE)

Cost: $25 per session or $45 for both sessions

Price includes all materials and a light supper.
Registration Deadline: February 2 (for Session 1) & February 15 (for Session 2)

To register contact:
UNL Extension - Saunders County
(402) 624-8030

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is in critical need of children's coat donations -- Leave them at Pamida, Bomgaars, the First Presbyterian Church, the First United Methodist Church or the First Lutheran Church in Plattsmouth.

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at the Plattsmouth VFW, in the back room  every Monday and Wednesday from 6pm to 7pm.

Cost is $5 per class.

Come join the fun!

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Greenblatt & Seay Performance Schedule and Workshops

 

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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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will host its February 10^th meeting at 7:00pm at the Unadilla Community Library at 770 'G' Street in Unadilla, Nebraska.  A presentation titled "Researching Your Civil War Ancestors" will be given to assist researchers in not only locating information about their Civil War ancestors, but also in the procedures of joining the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, and Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War.”

Manley, NE [January 5, 2011]- The Lofte Community Theatre near Manley will hold auditions for “Leaving Iowa” on January 31 and February 1 at 7pm.  The production requires three men and three women.  Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.  The production will be directed by Kevin Colbert of Weeping Water.

“Leaving Iowa” is the story of Don Browning, a middle-aged writer who decides it is finally time to take his father’s ashes to his childhood home.  But when Don discovers that Grandma’s house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa searching for a proper resting place for his father.  The father-and-son road trip shifts smoothly from the present to Don’s memories of the annual tortuous vacations of his childhood.

 

The production will serve as the Lofte’s entry in the upcoming Nebraska Association of Community Theaters competition March 18-20.  It will also be the 2011 season opener for the Lofte with performance dates on May 28, 29, June 3-5 and 9-12.

 

Those with questions in regards to the production should contact Lofte Artistic Director Kevin Colbert at (402) 234-2553.