Newsletter 8-28-2013

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ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

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The 24th Annual Groundhog Classic Golf Tournament was held

at the Syracuse Country Club on August 23, 2013, with 95 golfers

present. Orange shirts and "Spam" prizes were again the order of

the day. (Orange is the official color of Groundhog Day and

"Spam" is the official meat.)

Bob Brandt

Bob Brandt: Gentlemen, start your golfcarts!

John Stilwell was awarded a special putter to commemorate

his 50 years at the Burr Bank. All the golfers received a

koozie honoring John.

The winners of the tournament were:

1st Flight: Steve McKelvey, Bob Wilhelm, Tim Haughton (64)

2nd Flight: Eldon Doctor, Mark Czapla, Larry Morrissey (65)

3rd Flight: Randy Crownover & Jay Young (65)

Putt-Putt-Putt Contest: Bob Brandt, Rick Collura, Rob Hardman

Closest to Groundhog: Bob Engelbrecht

Closest to Pin: Mike Carlson

Longest Drive: Steve Simon

Longest Putt: Erin Hallstrom

Closest to Pin from Sand Trap: Brad McCumber

Golfer food

Lots of great food!

Over $3000 in prizes were awarded and over $2200 was donated

to Pheasants Forever, Boy Scouts of American, and the

Syracuse Lifters Club.

Mark your calendars for the Groundhog Day Celebration,

which will be held Saturday, February 1, 2014.

(A big THANK YOU to Countryside Bank

for sharing their photos!)

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You probably know a lot about the assassination of President

Lincoln, but do you know about the assassination of President

Garfield? Sandi Kimbell lent me the book "Destiny of the

Republic" by Candice Millard. It was so interesting and there

were lots of facts like, did you know that Abraham Lincoln's

son was a witness to President Garfield being shot? It was well

worth the read, thanks Sandi.

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BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

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8-29 Lois Ebert, Kathleen & Bridget Donovan

8-30 Kate Lucas

8-31 Kathy Lechner, Ani Hitzemann

9-1 Mary Pope

9-2 Everett Bowersmith

9-3 Allen Emerson

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NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO

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Friday, 8-29-1913, The Otoe Union:

John Nash and family of the Paisley neighborhood moved to town.

Horstman & Parker put a new awning up on the front of their

store. Hopewell was rebuilding their church which was demolished

in the Easter tornado. A Mr. Dunkle from Douglas was the

builder and the Unadilla lumberyard was providing the

material.

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Sept 2013_OCGS_Program

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Greenblatt & Seay proudly announce the Seventeenth ANNUAL SCHOOLHOUSE FIDDLING BEE. This historical, hysterical event will take place on Sunday, October 13, 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.
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.