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Condolences to the many family and friends
of Trixie Lewis Ziemann
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It is worth noting that the apples are huge this year!
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We are so glad to hear Brody Brandt is back home
and doing so well
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It turned out to be a beautiful day for the sale Saturday. I hear it was
well attended. We are sad that we are losing Irma Taylor as a
resident, but happy to be gaining Peggy Leefers as a
new resident.
Welcome Peggy!
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(Travis is married
to Karla Jean West, daughter of Tim & Nola West, and
SHS graduate of 1994.)
The Travis Burkman Benefit
This letter is on behalf of the Travis Burkman Family. Travis, husband of Karla West, is a 35 year old loving husband and father of two who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 Brain Cancer. As part of the fundraising team for the Travis Burkman Benefit, I am here seeking donations.
On December 26, 2009, Travis had a seizure while holding his twin two year old sons. A subsequent MRI showed a tumor followed by the most devastating news of all, Stage 3 Astrocytoma Cancer which a biopsy confirmed. Travis had been an otherwise healthy and active 33 year old husband and father. On February 2, 2010, Travis had the tumor removed during an eight hour surgery.
In January 2012, Travis noticed infection type symptoms around the scar on his scalp. As a result, Travis had surgery to remove a portion of his skull. During this surgery, the doctor took a biopsy the area where the tumor had been removed. He then prescribed intravenous antibiotic treatments. Travis had to function without part of his skull for three months while he received these treatments. Unfortunately, those results confirmed the Cancer was back and this time it was a Stage 4 Glioblastoma. At that time Travis began a treatment plan of taking an oral chemotherapy pill & having MRI scans every 2 months to check for change.
On August 9, 2012, Cancer growth was detected which meant the chemotherapy pill was no longer working. Currently, Travis is experiencing frequent seizures, immobility of his right hand, arm, leg, and foot as well as difficulties with speech. At this time he is no longer able to work.
Family and close friends of Travis are hosting a benefit to help him and his family with medical and living expenses. The Travis Burkman Benefit will be held on Friday, October 19, 2012 at Heidelberg's North Bar & Grill. There will be a live band, silent auction, raffle and 10% of all proceeds from food and beverage purchases that evening will be contributed to the benefit.
In order to make this event a success, we are looking to businesses for support. We are asking for a donation of any item, service, or gift card you would be willing to supply. If you prefer to contribute a monetary gift instead, the Travis Burkman Donation Fund has been set up and contributions can be made at or mailed to any Union Bank location. Please know any contribution would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you for supporting the Travis Burkman Family!
Dean & Jodie Valish
1048 Isaac Dr.
Lincoln, NE 68521
402-742-0153 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it."
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BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
9-13 Jenn Wilhelm Hitzemann, Rylee Seelhoff
9-15 Bill Timblin
9-16 Tonya Johnson, Chris Kimbell
9-17 Nathan Kimbell
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NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO
Friday, 9-13-1912, The Otoe Union:
Mrs. F.D. Lillibridge had peaches for sale. "Rev. Keiser
purchased a new Maxwell runabout auto." Daisy Hull, Douglas,
opened District #25 for the new school year. May Watts, Guila
Darling, and Francis Black left to attend school at Peru. George
Driver was the teacher at Pleasant Hill, and Ernest Black at
Paisley. Horstman & Parker had "filtered gasoline" and promised
your car would get better results.
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NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
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HERITAGE NEBRASKA SELECTS HIDDEN TREASURES FOR 2012
Nebraska's historical diversity is showcased in Heritage Nebraska's 2012 selections of Destination Places, Hidden Treasures and Fading Places.
A statewide call for nominations produced scores of entries, with judges selecting 37 historic sites for recognition.
Destination Places are museums and historical sites that serve tourists with high-quality interpretation, services and offerings of special events. In the first year for the new category six museums and historic places were selected for honors. The Destination selections include Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, Grand Island; Lewis & Clark Country, from Rulo to Lynch; Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Hastings; Camp Creek Threshers Heritage Ground and Threshers Show, Waverly; Wessels Living History Farm, York and all of Nebraska's State Historical Parks.
Fading Places serve to remind us of important places that are being lost. In the Fading Places category, judges recognized the Prague Presbyterian Church, representing Nebraska's many small rural churches, and the former Bartley High School, representing small rural schools.
The largest category, by far, was Hidden Treasures. These are historic places of merit which are worthy of greater notice and visitations.
The 2012 Hidden Treasure selections are:
Auburn - Legion Memorial Park. Beatrice - Historic Downtown District. Bellevue - Historic Log Cabin and Burlington Railroad Depot. Bennington - Oft-Gordon House. Broken Bow - Arrow Hotel & Suites. Cozad - Robert Henri Museum and Historical Walkway. Crofton - Argo Hotel. Danbury - Depot Museum. Elmwood - G.A.R. Veterans Museum. Genoa - U.S. Indian School Interpretive Center. Henderson - Mennonite Heritage Park Kearney - Classic Car Collection and Robert M. Merryman Performing Arts Center. Lincoln - Joyo Theater, National Museum of Roller Skating and Pioneer Park Nature Center. Madison - Historic Presbyterian Center. Nebraska City - Arbor Lodge State Historical Park, Kregel Windmill Factory Museum, and Wildwood Historic Center Neligh - TK Drive-In and Antelope County Museum. Omaha - General Crook House Museum, Florence Mill and Scottish Rite Masonic Center. Orchard- Rex Theater. Pawnee City - Pawnee City Historical Society and Museum. Petersburg - Brick Jail. Taylor- Loup County Museum. Wakefield - Graves Park. Wymore - Great Plains Welsh Heritage Center.
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Auditions at Lofte Theatre
Manley, NE [August 22, 2012] - The Lofte Theatre in Manley is holding open auditions on Monday, September 10 and Tuesday, September 11 at 7pm for their fall farce, "Whose Wives Are They Anyway?" Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. No preparation is necessary. Those with all levels of acting experience are welcome to attend. Roles are available for four men and four women ages 20-65. Rehearsals will start at the end of September. Performance dates are Oct 20, 21, 26-28 and Nov 1-4.
The plot of the script revolves around two company executives who have planned a weekend of golf before their new C.E.O. arrives. While their wives are off on a shopping spree, the new boss arrives who insists upon meeting them. The men find substitute wives, but as in any classic farce, nothing ever goes as planned and mistaken identities abound.
Those with questions about the audition process or the production itself may contact Lofte Artistic Director, Kevin Colbert at 402.234.2553.
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Job Posting
Executive Director, Hall County (Grand Island) Nebraska Convention and Visitors Bureau
Seeking a seasoned professional with very strong leadership skills and career stability. Hall County is home of the Nebraska State Fair, Fonner Park & Heartland Events Center, Island Oasis, the Central Flyway Bird Migration, Stuhr Museum and the state’s second largest retail shopping area per capita in Nebraska (www.visitgrandisland.com) .
The Executive Director is the Chief Executive Officer of the Hall County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. and the Greater Grand Island Sports Council.
Requirements: Bachelors degree, 5-7 years of nonprofit / for profit hospitality experience, tourism marketing. Experience in budget planning, fiscal & staff management and grant writing.
Previous experience with historic sites or destinations preferred. Prior work experience in an executive/management or leadership position is required.
Competitive Salary and Benefits.
Application Deadline: September 24, 2012
Start Date: November 1, 2012
For information or to submit your cover letter, resume and references email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Front Row: Mark Santee, Marikita Homan
Back Row: Samantha Colbert, Mat Pegler
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BLOOD DRIVES
9-10 11 - 5 Eagles Club
600 1st Corso Nebraska City
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9-10 11 - 5 Walmart
2101 South 11th Nebraska City
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Nebraska Tourism debuts new online photo gallery Searchable images available to media and tourism industry
LINCOLN, NEB. (Aug. 29, 2012)—The Nebraska Tourism Commission continues to make its website more accessible and useful, and now the beauty of Nebraska can be more easily shared through an improved online photo gallery. The new gallery can be accessed at photogallery.visitnebraska.com/start/.
Attraction and destination marketers, as well as editors and writers, can search for, view and download high-resolution, high-quality photos for use in marketing materials, websites, publications and more.
Media and tourism professionals can access nearly 4,000 stunning images taken by professional photographers. Users can search for photos by location, including county, city, region and byway, as well as by categories such as attractions, events, outdoor activities, dining and lodging.
Users who are registered on the site can immediately save and download an image that’s ready for use. They also can preview and share images with friends using the gallery’s Lightbox feature.
There is no cost to register, use the site or download images.
Order your free travel guide today at VisitNebraska.gov. Then stay connected with Nebraska Tourism on our Visit Nebraska Facebook page, on Twitter, on Pinterest and on YouTube.
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2012 EVENTS AT ART CHICKS
9-24 - Chocolate Festival
(chocolate-themed meal & treats at all the shops)
October - ALL MONTH! Shopping bonanza
10-29 - Witches Brew Party
11-12 - Holiday Open House & Lunchorama
12-3 - Ringing in the Season
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Greenblatt & Seay proudly announce the SIXTEENTH ANNUAL SCHOOLHOUSE FIDDLING BEE. This historical, hysterical event will take place on Sunday, October 14, at 2:30 PM, downstairs in the Old Avoca, Nebraska Schoolhouse. In the Open Division, fiddlers will play a hoedown, a waltz, and a tune of choice. There will also be other divisions of competition available for the adventurous fiddlers, including a Singing Fiddler's Contest, a Twin Fiddler's Contest, a Fee-Fi-Faux Fiddler's Contest (fiddle tunes played on any instrument other than a fiddle), and a Hocus-Pocus Contest (cross-tuning, sound effects, dancing, etc.), which will give fiddlers an opportunity to play tunes that are usually not allowed in any other contest. The prizes for the winners in the Open Division are $100 for 1st place, $50 for 2nd place, and $25 for 3rd place. Prizes will also be awarded for 1st place in the other contests.
Contestants can register on line (http://www.greenblattandseay.com/schoolhouse_fiddling_bee_preregistration.shtml).
Admission is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for students, and $1.00 for children. Fiddlers and their back-ups are admitted for free. The contest will be followed by a light snack and an acoustic jam session.
For more information, call 402-275-3221, log on to www.greenblattandseay.com, or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Barb