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Our veteran's organizations remind us to fly an American

flag of any size on September 11, Patriot Day. Honor those

who lost their lives, and their families, and those who are 

fighting today, at home and abroad, to preserve our freedom.

Don't forget to call Granny & Gramps this Sunday!

September 13th is Grandparents Day!

Our condolences to the many family and friends of Keith

Liesemeyer, who passed away on 9-4-2015. Keith served for

many years on the Village Board and was a long time 

Chairman of the Board. Very civic minded and active in

his church, he was also a proud veteran, serving in the

U.S. Navy. He is survived by his wife Linda, daughters

Traci Johnson and Mindy Tuma, and son Kirk. He will be 

laid to rest in the Unadilla Cemetery.

The 26th Annual Groundhog Classic Golf Tournament

was held at the Syracuse Country Club on 8-29 with

102 golfers participating. Orange shirts and "spam" prizes

were again the order of the day.

The winners of the tournament were:

1st Flight (63) Bob Miller, Paul Bures, Dennis Dermann

2nd Flight (64) Mike Nelson, Gregg Niday, Richard Baier

3rd Flight (68) Roger Smith, Don Halbasch, Tim Richard

Putt-Putt-Putt Contest: Patrick Smith, Kathy Smith, Kurt Pickerill

Closest to Groundhog: Randy Schmidt

Closest to Pin: Bill Formanack

Longest Drive: Bret Fritch

Longest Putt: Sandy Karnatz

Closest to Pin from Sand Trap: Tom McGowan

SPAM Shoot Out #3: Eldon Doctor

Guess the Score of Featured Team: Dennis Dermann

Over $3000 in prizes were awarded and over $1937 was

donated to Pheasants Forever, Boy Scouts of American,

and the Syracuse Lifters Club. A 10% discount was provided

by Scheels for purpose of prizes. 

Mark your calendars! Groundhog Day is only 6 months

away! See you on Saturday, February 6, 2016.

Bob & I crossed off another item on our "bucket list" Sunday. 

Have you been to DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge? The

visitor's center houses amazing displays and includes the 

contents of the steamboat Bertrand after it had been 

submerged in mud for 109 years.

It gives you a very personal

look at life in 1865 and we were surprised by the exhibit

of "then and now"; items used in everyday life, ketchup,

canned peaches, Worcestershire sauce, etc., the ones

salvaged along side the same product from todays grocery

store.

The Bertrand was headed up the Missouri River to

Ft. Benton, Montana Territory, when it sank and there were

no lives lost. We were also surprised that among the many

items recovered there were 4092 bottles of alcohol. The

taste test revealed it was sour but still contained 40% 

alcohol! It was a wonderful afternoon and well worth

the $3 admission!

Looking out of the visitor's center at the Missouri River

The Western Wilhelm Outpost escaped the damage of the

storms Sunday and Monday night and never lost electricity.

Sadly the same can not be said for our neighbors in Syracuse.

Bob was in line at the brush pile with trees from Grandma's

house for nearly 45 minutes. It was so sad to see all the damge.

 

A big thank you to Tom and Jo Lewis for their generous donation of books for the library.  Their donation included many new children's books -- The Backyardigans, Sponge Bob SquarePants, Disney and more.  These will be great additions to the huge selection of children's books already on our shelves.

Recommended author for September:  Nora Roberts.  Nora is a prolific writer having penned well over 150 novels.  Her romantic stories are set in varied locations and involve suspense and mystery -- always a good read.  Stop in and check her books out!

          Library Hours:      Thursday -- 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
                                       Saturday -- 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

We think Unadilla is a great place to live and did you know

our Main Street in on the National Register of Historic

Places? Many towns and villages had businesses and

homes that sprang up next to the railroad, but Unadilla is

the only town in Nebraska that has a curved Main Street.

The story goes that the street curved to line up with the

railroad, and the railroad curved to align with the

Nemaha River. Consider yourselves unique!

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

9-9   Ron Vodicka

9-12   Jeanie Steinkuhler

9-13   Jenn Hitzemann, Rylee Seelhoff, 

Lee & Mary Margaret Clark, Andy & Brenda DeGolyer

9-15   Bill Timblin

NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO

Friday, 9-10-1915, The Otoe Union:

Miss Ertle from Nebr. City took charge of School Dist.

#108, Russell Creek School. "Voorhees Edwards of

Chugwater, Wyoming, was visiting his folks in this county

last week, making the trip by auto." Nic Tams and Edgar

Morris were building a 48' X 48' barn for Fred Schmidt,

4 miles north of town. Dr. E.C. Williams sold his practice

to Dr. J. McCallister, Omaha, who would take over

Dr. Williams' office and residence.