What's New

 

Congrats to Unadilla Seniors who graduated Saturday:

Jemma Romine, Turner Moore, Camerson Johnson,

Paige Kapperman, Allen Emerson, and

Aaron Bailey.

 

 

Unadilla High School Class of 1914

Back: John Black, Fairy Lucas, Marjorie West,

Melissa Callaway, Paul Watts

Front: Mary Callaway, Charles Van Fleet,

Teacher, Bessie West

Thanks to June & Ralph Tipken for their donation of

a picnic table for the park.

 

Eleven OCGS members met Thursday evening, May 8,

at the Community Center Resource Room. A short meeting

was held to review plans for the Nursery Hill/Ft. Kearney

Cutoff presentation in June and our participation in the

Talmage Days with a Genealogical Roadshow, also in June.

After the meeting, former resident and professional genealogist,

Marcie Garnett, gave a very interesting program on

"Mining the Gold from Probate Records".

 

 

Prairie Fire Crab at the Park

 

Prairie Fire Crab between Tipkens & Blocks

(contributed by Bob Brandt)

 

 

 

Congratulations to Becky & Michael West on the birth of

Ike Timothy and Hayes Lynn. They weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. and

7 lbs. 15 oz. respectively, and were 19 1/2" and 19 3/4" long.

They both have dark, curly hair, and Great-grandma Peggy

says everyone is doing fine.

Flags at the Unadilla Cemetery will be put up Saturday

morning, May 24th, at 6:30 a.m., and taken down at 6:00 p.m.

on Monday, May 26th. Volunteers are always welcome,

as are the donations of casket flags.

Dog licenses expired April 30th. There are several

residents who still have not licensed their animals. Please

take care of this as soon as possible.

 

 

The Western Wilhelm Outpost received 2.20" of rain over

the weekend. We know at least an inch of that soaked in,

but we're not sure about the rest. Sunday evening was

certainly a "bumpy ride".

Did you know if you started using cloth napkins it would

keep 500,000+ tons of paper based trash out of landfills

each year? Even considering the cost of laundering those

napkins, the impact on the planet would be huge.

What you can do to prevent cross connections and keep

your drinking water safe: Protect faucet extensions by

installing proper backflow devices (hose bib vacuum

breakers) on all faucets capable of having a hose or other

extension attached.

  

HAMBURGER FEED

FRIDAY NIGHT

Legion Baseball Fundraiser

@

The Post Home

Baked beans, chips, onions, pickles and more!!

FRIDAY NIGHT

May 16^th

5:00 to 7:30 P.M.

FREE WILL OFFERING

PROCEEDS TO LEGION BASEBALL PROGRAM

 

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

 

 

5-15   Travis Johnson

5-16   Janet Oelke, Bob & Cindi Stanley

5-17   Linda Liesemeyer, Matt Hickman, Sherri Moss

5-18   Becki Hickman, Emily Lewis

5-19   Bob Brandt (#65!)

5-20   Leona Lewis, Kathryn Romine, Cindi Stanley

NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO

 

 

Friday, 5-15-1914, The Otoe Union:

Schreiner & Russell had "Patton's Shufli Screen Paint"

in stock because "More Screen Rust out than Wear Out"

(adv.) Earl Finigan started using a motorcycle to deliver

mail. Ed C. Davis purchased the Deal farm south of Unadilla,

giving $6000 for 80 acres. Fred and Fanny (Pell) Lucas

celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. John Pell's

Shetland pony died after celebrating its 22nd birthday.

_______________

 

 

 

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The annual Monumental Fiddling Championship and Acoustic Band Contest will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Homestead National Monument of America’s Education Center in Beatrice, Nebraska.

Fiddlers, young and old, are encouraged to participate. Professional musicians Greenblatt and Seay will conduct a free fiddle workshop at 10 AM, allowing fiddlers to gain new skills and fine tune current skills.

Competition will begin at 12 p.m. There are three divisions:  Junior Division (less than five years’ experience), Senior Division (five years of experience or more), and Legends Division (past 1st place winners of the Senior Division). Participants will play three pieces; a hoedown, waltz and tune of choice.  Prize money for the contest is $1,500.

There is also an Acoustic Band Contest , as well as awards for the youngest fiddler, the oldest fiddler, and the best left-handed fiddler.

There are no participant or registration fees

Homestead National Monument of America is a unit of the National Park Service located four miles west of Beatrice, Nebraska and 45 miles south of Lincoln.

Admission is free of charge.

For additional information, please call 402-223-3514 or visit http://www.nps.gov/home/.

 

 

 

 

Send me your ideas, photos, and news at:

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Have a GREAT week!

Barb