Continued get well wishes to Dean Achen.
We are glad that Lee Clark and Jeannie Pearson
are off the sick list.
Some more fun facts from Betty Block Burke:
1-14: Dress up you Pet Day
1-15: National Hat Day
1-27: National Chocolate Cake Day
1-31: Inspire Your Heart with Art Day
2-7: Wave all your Fingers at your Neighbor Day
(This might have been created just for the Midwest's farmers!)
Thanks Betty!
Thanks to the Kenny Mueller family for their donation
of colored shopping bags.
Example of crocheted mat for homeless veterans
Check out the full schedule for Groundhog Day
under the "Events" tab above
Friday, January 3, the Legion, VFW, and their auxiliaries held their
annual holiday party at the Syracuse Country Club. There were 50+
members and guests, with food catered from Tetens. It was delicious
and tables were decorated with a holiday theme. There was a raffle
of bingo prizes and then Gerald and Ruth Neemann entertained us
with some rousing and patriotic music. These attending from Unadilla
were: Chuck & Bev Bjork, Curtis & Cathy Knake, Ron & Lois Johnson,
Janet Simmons, and Bob & Barb Wilhelm. Thanks to Joyce Gilbert
for making this happen every year.
Gerald & Ruth Neemann
Dwight Kastens would like to remind Unadilla residents
to move their vehicles off the street when he is
plowing snow. Main street, and exit/enter streets
are done first. Then north/south streets, the first
being past the Community Center. Next the
east/west street, and lastly, the alleys. Thanks in
advance for your help.
With the water contamination in Charleston, be reminded
that of all the earth's water, 97% is salt water found in
oceans and seas. Only 1% of the earth's water is
available for drinking, and 2% of all water is frozen. How
lucky we are here in Nebraska.
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
1-18 Irene Rodaway, Judy Stoner Pope
1-19 Barrett Brandt, Karla Zahn, Pastor Andy DeGolyer
NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO
Friday, 1-17-1914, The Otoe Union:
A daughter was born to W.F. Halbasch and a son to Phillip
Goering. Wm. Lemke left for the western part of the state
to try his hand at ranching. "The chain letter evil has made
its appearance in the vicinity of Unadilla and should be
promptly stopped. You do wrong if you do not burn them as
soon as you recieve them."
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The Nebraska Association of Bed and Breakfast (NABB) is hosting a conference for members, aspiring innkeepers and other interested persons on February 9th and 10th at Burchell’s White Hill Farmhouse Inn, Minden, NE. A networking session begins on Sunday at 5:00pm with a Social and Dinner. The full day conference will be held on Monday, February 10th featuring keynote speakers and various breakout sessions. Final details/registration information will be posted next week on the NABB website.
Click here for your live invite: https://www.facebook.com/
Submitted by:
Harriet Gould
Co-President NABB
Innkeeper, Pine Crest Farms B&B
Executive Director of Classic Car Collection ~ Kearney, NE
Director needed for collection of more than 190 beautifully restored vintage and classic automobiles and trucks. The ideal candidate will have experience in training and managing volunteer and part-time staff, budgeting and fund-raising, curating and managing a collection of more than $5 million in vehicles and memorabilia. Some knowledge of automobiles and their place in history as well as the evolution of the industry and its importance in the development of the American culture. Must be able to communicate with diverse audiences of tourists, board members, volunteers, sponsors and funders. Salary open. Please send resume by January 31 to:
Classic Car Collection Selection Committee, Box 607, Kearney, NE 68848.
Marketing Director position open at The Archway in Kearney
Under minimal direction, the Marketing Director performs difficult and complex work with primary responsibilities in marketing, event management and fund raising. Work varies and requires significant interpretive judgment. See full job description and application instructions here:
http://cityofkearney.org/Jobs.
Irish Music Concert
Greenblatt & Seay's Schoolhouse Performance Series features a concert of Irish music on Sunday, March 9, at 2:30 PM, in the Old Avoca, Nebraska Schoolhouse. Greenblatt & Seay 9will be singing and playing a variety of instruments, including fiddle, pennywhistle, folk harp, guitar, hammered dulcimer, and recorders. Traditional Irish tunes will be featured, along with some Greenblatt & Seay originals inspired by the great Irish traditions.
Greenblatt & Seay have been playing and singing together since the night they met, decades ago. Their performance on March 9 will include the championship fiddling styles of Deborah Greenblatt, and the fancy whistle-playing of David Seay.
The concert will be downstairs, and followed by light refreshments, and a chance to chat and even jam with the performers. Avoca is in southern Cass County, Nebraska, on the 13 C Spur, one mile south of Highway 34.
Admission is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for students and senior citizens, and $1.00 for children. Seating is limited.For more information, write to Greenblatt & Seay, The Old Schoolhouse, P.O. Box 671, Avoca, Nebraska, 68307, or call 402-275-3221, or e-mail them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The historic Old Avoca Schoolhouse was built in 1925, and has been the home of the Schoolhouse Performance Series since 1990. Music lessons, workshops, fiddle camps, and field trips are offered by Schoolhouse residents, Greenblatt & Seay, and are available by appointment.
This event inspires fiddlers everywhere to compose their own tunes, and supports the cause of string education throughout
the great state of Nebraska.
1st PLACE: $100.00 2nd PLACE: $50.00 3rd PLACE: $25.00
Best Viola Tune: $75, courtesy of the American Viola Society
Entries must be postmarked by March 31, 2014. The winners will be announced on May 24, 2014, during the Monumental Fiddling Championship held at the Homestead National Monument in Beatrice, Nebraska. The winning compositions will be performed at the Monumental Fiddling Championship, and printed in Stringing Along, the journal of the Nebraska Chapter of the American String Teachers Association.
For the 2014 contest rules and guidelines, e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." data-mce-href="mailto:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For more information about the Nebraska American String Teachers Association, log on to the web site at www.neasta.org.
Greenblatt & Seay Publications, in Avoca, Nebraska is a proud Sponsor of the Nebraska ASTA Fiddle Tune Composition
Contest
The 2014 Contest Rules and Guidelines:
1. Each submission should be an original composition which must be unpublished and composed after March
31, 2013.
2. Composers may submit more than one tune, but only one prize will be awarded to any one composer.
3. Four copies of the music must be submitted via computer generated sheet music, or hand-written sheet
music.
4. The composer should include their name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and the title of the piece.
5. The entry fee of $20.00 should be sent in at the time of submission. Checks should be payable to Nebraska
ASTA.
6. If you wish to receive written evaluation of your tune by the judges, include a stamped, self-addressed
envelope with your entry.
7. Nebraska ASTA assumes no responsibility for loss or damage to works submitted.
8. Entries must be postmarked by March 31, 2014.
9. Send your entry to Deborah Greenblatt, The Old Schoolhouse, PO Box 671, Avoca, Nebraska,68307-0671.
The composer is responsible for keeping a copy of their work, as well as for copyrighting their tune.
10. The composer understands that if their tune is one of the winners, Nebraska ASTA has permission to have
the piece performed on May 25, 2013, in Beatrice, Nebraska, as well as permission to reprint the tune in
Stringing Along, the newsletter of Nebraska ASTA.
Greenblatt & Seay Publications, in Avoca, Nebraska is a proud Sponsor of the Nebraska ASTA Fiddle Tune Composition
Contest
For more information about the Nebraska American String Teachers Association, log on to the web site at www.neasta.org.
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Have a GREAT week!
Barb