DATES TO REMEMBER
8-27 Public Open House for the Middle School 5 pm
9-6 Village Office closed for holiday
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LOCAL NEWS
The Fair's over, school has started, where did the summer go?
This year's Fair Parade was a "Battle of the Bands",
we counted 5 (sorry, the photo of the
Junior High Band didn't turn out); also big trucks, big tractors,
and big lawnmowers!
Legion & VFW Color Guard
Syracuse Rockets
Johnson County Central Thunderbirds
Palmyra Panthers
Nebraska City Pioneers
Kathy Lechner, Syracuse Education Assoc.
Classic 1957 Chevy
Bob Bryan on his 1951 Minneapolis Moline "U"
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Condolences to the many family and friends of Don Lewis,
who passed away 8-16
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Our local extension club had a nice booth at the County Fair
and shared this information: The Sundowners began in January
of 1964 as an Otoe County Home Extension Club. There were
17 charter members and four of those women are still active
in the club. In 1993 the Otoe County clubs changed their
name to the Association of Family and Community Education.
They continue today with many projects, with the underlying
commitment to promote education for themselves and
others in our community.
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The family of Rose Bartling held a potluck dinner Sunday at the
Duncan Building in honor of her 98th birthday. It was on her
actual birthday, August 22nd. Besides all three children and their
families attending, Dale & Karen Isaacs and Dale Stubbendick were
there. Dale is Rose's brother. Her other brother Roy, and wife
Wanda, Lincoln also attended, as well as Rose's first cousin,
Irving & Ellen Stubbendick, Syracuse. When a guest said to Rose,
"In two more years you'll be 100" Rose replied, "Well,
I'm working on that."
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BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
8-26 Jess Dowling
8-27 Barb Brandt, Dean Speth
8-28 Marcus Wilhelm (finally made it to 30!)
Jerry Leefers
8-29 Lois Ebert, Kathleen & Bridget Donovan
8-30 Kate Lucas
8-31 Kathy Lechner (Oh no, the big 5-0!)
Ani Hitzemann
9-1 Mary Pope
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NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO
Friday, 8-26-1910, The Otoe Union:
Cliff Durbin "jumped ship" and started playing baseball with
Syracuse. Ben Dunham left for Canada and Clyde Rankin went
with him. Most of the wooden material at the Duff elevator was
replaced with concrete. George Driver went to Battle Creek,
Iowa, to attend school. The annual picnic included: ballgames,
dance, 100-yard men's race, three-legged race, sack race,
relay races, shoe-tying race, and a tug of war.
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NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
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The Otoe County Genealogical Society will hold its next meeting
on September 9, at the Morton-James Public Library in
Nebraska City. Tina Wells, Director of the Lincoln Family
History Center will give a presentation entitled:
"Resources from Family Search"
Hope to see you there!
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Neil Simon's play, "Jake's Women" performance dates are
August 27-29 and September 3-5, 9-12.
Kevin Colbert will direct.
(402) 234-2553
Pictured: Jake and his women. Clockwise from bottom left:
Riah Carrera, Alyssa DiPaolo, Shari Hoelker, Melinda Mead,
Brigid Amos, Brenna Thompson, & Kevin Colbert
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Contest Fiddling Workshop
A workshop for fiddlers who want to compete in fiddle contests
on Saturday, Sept 11, from 1-3 pm, in the old Avoca Schoolhouse.
A wonderful opportunity for fiddlers of all ages to learn to
choose appropriate tunes, work with their back-up players, and
to communicate with an audience. Participants should prepare
a tune or two to play for their fellow fiddlers. Memorization is
optional. Pre-registration is required. Fee: $20 per fiddler.
402.275.3221
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Barb