Continued get well wishes to Kate Lucas and Marvin Lucas.
Saturday evening, Ruth Wilhelm and Bob & Barb Wilhelm
attended the wedding of Gerry Wilhelm and Carol Gewiss at
the Elmwood Methodist Church. It was a lovely ceremony with
lots of friends and family congratulating the happy couple.
I received the nicest letter from Allen Hesson, former
Unadilla resident. His son found him a copy of Norman
Rodaway's book, which contains an account of the 1950
flood. He says, "I was employed by the
Burlington/American bus lines at the Lincoln headquarters
on that date and it was one of our buses which was lost.
Five days later, May 13, a bus load of volunteers from our
office searched the area along the Nemaha southeast of
the location where the bus was found and I took pictures.
Unfortunately, we found no victims."
(Some you will see here, the rest are in the
history section of the 'Community' tab above.)
Bus similar to the one lost, brought volunteers to the scene
Actual bus that was lost
Spot where the bus was washed into the river. The top of the bus is still in the river to the left of the water
Trudging through the mud
In closing, Allen says, "My best wishes to the fine people of
Unadilla and Go Huskers!"
News of Denver Gray's death was received last week. He died
September 7 in Atlanta GA. Many of you might remember him
from his visits back to Nebraska in the 80's and 90's. He had
quite an interesting life. Growing up just west of Unadilla and
graduating from UNL, he entered the service and was at
Hickam Field, Hawaii, when the Japanese attacked Pearl
Harbor. He was also stationed at Tinian Island when the
Enola Gay took off to drop the bomb. He went on to work for
Traveler's Insurance Company for many years. Denver took
the time to record his many memories and experiences
and those books are available at the Unadilla Library.
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
9-20 Jill Conradi, Mitchell Kimbell
9-21 Lynn Schomerus, Reagan Petersen
9-23 Teresa Aernie, Arliss Wassenberg, Aiden Velazco
9-24 Mike Hickman, Corey Schulze
9-25 David Lewis
NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO
Friday, 9-19-1013, The Otoe Union:
The Village Board passed an ordinance of the "Laying, Repairing,
and Constructing of Sidewalks." R.J. Vaughan was chairman
and Charles Howe was the Village Clerk. George Wallen sold
his house in town to W.E. Weeks of Canada. Leonard Nash
sold his farm for $150/acre.
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APPLEJACK FESTIVAL!
September 20, 21, & 22, 2013
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS:
Parade showcasing 30+ marching bands - Sat 1 pm
Classic Car Show - Sun 8am - 4pm
Arts & Crafts Fairs - Saturday & Sunday
Quilt Show - Saturday & Sunday
Outdoor Concerts - All 3 days
Apple Harvest Festivities - All Season Long
Carnival - all 3 days
"An Enchanted Arboretum" Public Art Display
and SO MUCH MORE!!!
FIND OUT MORE HERE:
www.nebraskacity.com/CWT/External/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventD=940
New Exhibits and Festival Activities at
Cass County Museum
In conjunction with the Plattsmouth Harvest Festival, Cass County Historical Society has opened a new exhibit “Harvest Memories: Farm Life and Fall Festivals”. The exhibit recalls the 1916 Fall Festival and Kass Kounty King Korn Karnivals from the 1930s to the 1960s. Included are photographs and memorabilia such as ties and souvenir pins. The exhibit will continue through October 27.
Also on view through October 27 is the exhibit “Remembering Beautiful Merritt Beach”. Included are photographs about the recreation area that was located just south of the Platte River on the east side of Highway 75. Merritt Beach was in operation from the 1930s through 1989.
Cass County Museum's regular summer hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. During the Harvest Festival the museum will open at 10:00 am. on Friday September 6 and Saturday, September 7 and close at 4:00. There will be a used book sale in the courtyard and a pie sale in the museum. Admission is free but donations will be accepted. The Cook log cabin and Burlington Caboose at the end of Main will also be open on September 6 and 7 from noon until 4:00 pm. Cake will be served in honor of the 100th anniversary of the caboose and the 145th anniversary of the cabin.
For additional information about the exhibits or special festival events, contact the museum, 402-296-4770.
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.
8-31 NE vs. Wyoming
9-7 NE vs. Southern Miss
9-14 NE vs. UCLA
9-21 NE vs. South Dakota State
10-5 NE vs. Illinois (Homecoming)
10-12 @Purdue
10-26 @Minnesota
11-2 NE vs. Northwestern
11-9 @Michigan
11-16 NE vs. Michigan State
11-23 @Penn State
11-29 NE vs. Iowa
12-7 Big 10 Championship Game @Indianapolis
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Have a GREAT week!
Barb