Newsletter 5-10-2017

Mothers Day

May 8, 1950, was the flood that practically destroyed old

highway #2 and washed a bus off the road and into the Nemaha,

just east of Unadilla. It was probably the main reason for the change

in the course of the highway, as many people lost their lives, homes,

and source of income.

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Railroad tracks east of Unadilla after the water went down.

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Bus washed off old highway #2 into the Nemaha River,

after it had been pulled out.

More photos can be found by going to the Community tab above

and clicking on "History". Scroll down to the 1950 Flood photos

taken by Allen Hesson. If you'd like to see more, there's a nice

display on the east wall of the History Room.

Graduate

Congratulations to the seniors from Unadilla who will graduate

this Saturday: Seth Bayliss, Tristan Lindsey, Chloe Moore, Cody

Pester, Emily Wellsandt, and Blake Zoller. Chloe Moore is the

recipient of the Larry Stoner Family scholarship in the amount

of $500. Can you believe there's only 2 weeks of school left?

If you haven't done it already, please mark your calendars for the

Unadilla Alumni Dinner and the SDA Alumni Banquet, both on

Memorial Day weekend. The Unadilla Library will again host

a luncheon on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29th. The History

and Veterans Rooms will also be open that day. You never

know who you might run into!

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

celebrate

5-11 Angela Bassinger Oestmann

5-12 Ike & Hayes West, Irene Wilhelm

5-13 Sherri Bowersmith, Andrew Kimbell

5-14 Cody Pester

5-15 Travis Johnson

5-16 Janet Oelke, Bob & Cindy Stanley

NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO

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Friday, 5-11-1917, The Otoe Union:

Planting had finally begun. Mina Morgan took the place of

Elmer Pohlman at the Bank of Unadilla. Along with Pohlman,

these men also enlisted: Guy Dean, Elmer Graham, D.L. Johnson,

H.D. Johnson, and Carl Fey. The men would be in field artillery

except for Fey, who was heavy artillery. Harry Hartman, a member

of the Paisley community, enlisted in the Army, assignment

unknown.

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GREENBLATT & SEAY SONGBOOK

Multi-instrumentalists, Greenblatt & Seay, will be sharing their original tunes and stories on Sunday, May 14, at 2:30 PM, in the Old Avoca, Nebraska Schoolhouse. This concert celebrates over 30 years of musical experiences inspired by their children, their students, and their Schoolhouse home/studio/sanctuary. Light-hearted vocals will blend with the supportive textures of fiddle, harmonica, guitar, nyckelharpa, mandolin, etc.

Greenblatt & Seay have been playing beautiful music together since the night they met. Both are now Master Artists with the Nebraska Arts Council's Artist-in-the-Schools program, and participate in Humanities Nebraska's Speakers Bureau.

The concert will be downstairs, and followed by light refreshments, and a chance to chat and even jam with Greenblatt & Seay.

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.

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.