Easter Bonnet Parade
Saturday 4/11
10am Beginning at the Louisville Art Gallery
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This Saturday, April 11th
Easter Bonnet Parade
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Dear Art Lover,
This coming Saturday, April 11th, at
10AM, Liz and the gang from Coop De
Ville and Feathers will be hosting
their Annual Easter Bonnet Parade. They
invite you to wear a bonnet of your own
design and flaunt your feathers in the parade
to compete for prizes, including a $50 gift
certificate from the Louisville Art Gallery.
All participants will receive 20% off their
purchases in both stores. Check in at Coop de
Ville between 9 and 10, the parade begins in
the Louisville
Art Gallery at 10. Call the Coop at
402.234.2717 with questions.
I have been a judge in the past, and you
cannot believe some of the crazy stuff that
people come up with! This year there is also
a celebrity judge from Channel 6 in Omaha,
and a representative from the Plattsmouth
Journal, along with yours truly! I hope you
can come down and check it out, or loosen up
that creative bone in your body and come down
and participate.
Hope you can stop down this weekend for the
event, and to check out the
current feature show on the main floor.
Also, coming on
Saturday April 18th, from 11AM to 5PM, it is
the Annual Spring Jewelry Show. I will write
more about that next week.
Hope to see you this weekend. STEVE
PS If you are on Facebook, please go and join
the Louisville Art Gallery page. I started
this as a compliment to the website as a
place where I can be a little less formal,
and am also able to post events and photos
and send out invites. The unedited photos
from the Edie Carey concert are there to see,
along with a couple of other things that have
been happening this year.
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CURRENT EXHIBITION
Paula Wallace, John Dennison, Daniel Newberry, Jean Mason
March 21 - May 9, 2009
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Louisville Art Gallery
230 Main St.
P.O. Box 160
Louisville, Nebraska 68037
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Louisville Art Gallery: Painting, Sculpture,
Pottery, Glass and more.
HOURS:
the Gallery is open for artists' receptions,
special events and by appointment only.
The Gallery is open
on Saturdays 11:30am -4:00pm
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From the Office of
Senator Dave Pankonin
For Immediate Release: Some New Laws
April 3, 2009, Lincoln –
In January 416 bills and six proposed constitutional amendments were
introduced for consideration by the One Hundred First Legislature –
First Session. Fifty-four of the bills have already been passed by the
Legislature and approved by the governor. These are some of the new
laws that are now or will soon be in effect in Nebraska.
The Farm Mediation Act was
created in 1988 to bring producers and others together to resolve disputes.
The Nebraska Farm Mediation Program has been very effective in providing
borrowers and creditors an alternative means of resolving financial
disputes without litigation or appeals. The original Act was due to
expire on June 30th of this year. LB 101 removed this sunset
date, so the Program can continue to be used by individuals, who want
to develop mutually agreeable solutions to their problems.
LB 29 amended the Nebraska
Real Estate License Act to allow licensed managing brokers to manage
multiple branch offices of real estate companies. Managing brokers are
responsible for the actions of associate brokers and salespersons who
work for them. Under current law associate brokers can manage multiple
branch offices, but managing brokers do not have the same authority.
Since managing brokers have the highest level of responsibility and
liability, it makes sense to give them the same management authority
that is afforded to associate brokers.
As proposed by LB 102 students
who complete an associate degree at a community college in Nebraska
will automatically be defined as a high school graduate when applying
for financial aid and/or admission to a postsecondary institution. Under
current law the absence of a high school diploma can prevent these students
from being admitted to Nebraska’s public colleges and universities,
and receiving much-needed financial assistance.
LB 7 required that clerks of
the district court, like all other elected county officials, live in
the county for which they work. Under LB 55 candidates for nomination
or appointment as a county attorney must be admitted to the practice
of law in Nebraska. This qualification previously existed only in counties
with populations above twenty thousand. LB 55 also required that a candidate
for Attorney General must have practiced law in Nebraska for at least
two years before taking office.
The purpose of LB 91 was to
expand subsidized adoption provisions. Current law allows the Department
of Health and Human Services to make such payments on behalf of state
wards with special needs when they are adopted. The new law will provide
a state-funded adoption subsidy to guardians, who currently receive
a state-funded guardianship subsidy, and who want to adopt the child.
Such payments may be for medical expenses and other costs associated
with the care of the child.
LB 49 was the Transportation
Committee’s bill to require the consolidation of motor vehicle and
motorboat services in the county treasurer’s office. These services
include certificate of titles, registrations, license plates, and collection
of fees and taxes. The new law will streamline the county’s practices
to make them more efficient and customer-friendly. It will also eliminate
the need for duplicate equipment for both the county clerk and treasurer.
Forty-seven of our 93 counties had already combined these services in
one office. Services in Cass, Otoe and Sarpy Counties will soon be consolidated,
as well.
The Department of Environmental
Quality coordinates Nebraska’s Scrap Tire Management Grant Program.
Under this Program up to one-hundred percent of the costs incurred by
political subdivisions to clean up scrap tires is eligible for grant
funding. The Program was due to expire on June 30th of this
year. LB 379 extended the Program for another five years.
I appreciate the opportunity
you have given me to represent District 2 in the Nebraska Legislature.
We welcome your contacts by
mail, phone or email.
Senator
Dave Pankonin
State
Capitol
PO
Box 94604
Lincoln,
NE 68509
(402)
471-2613
dpankonin@leg.ne.gov
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Bee on Back Burner
This mornings 4/7/09 BUILD Meeting brought a decision to delay our First Ever Louisville Community Spelling BEE until next year.
With so many projects, and activities planned it was felt that the Bee was just a bit more than the active BUILD group could manage. We need a Few More Good Men and Gals. Please help us grow our ranks and volunteer to help with Our Fun Community Projects or send your Suggestions to
TalkToBuild@LouisvilleNebraska.com
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Louisville Main Street Business
Completes a Special Good Friday Project
WireBuilt Company was hired to renovate and enhance a website for the Holy Family Shrine in Gretna in time for a special event on Good Friday 4/10/09.
The new website: http://www.HolyFamilyShrine.com/
The addition of a 45' Crucifix Spire designed by Nebraska Artist Michael Montag will create an inspired impression on travelors and visitors for many miles.
Click HERE for more Details
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Greenblatt & Seay's
Schoolhouse Performance Series
features
TALES of
AVOCA: Championship fiddler, Deborah Greenblatt, shares some of
the repeatable stories, in song, verse, and prose, about living in The
Old Schoolhouse in this charming Cass County village.
Stories
include "The Old Gym Floor." "When the Superintendent
Wasn't In," "Avoca Polka," "Play Harmony,"
"The Quack-Off," and "Rolling Pencils Down the
Floor."
The concert will be followed by light refreshments, and a chance
to chat and even jam with Debby. Avoca is in southern Cass
County, Nebraska, on the 13 C Spur, one mile south of Highway
34. Admission is $5.00 for adults, and $1.00 for children and
students. For more information, write to Greenblatt & Seay,
The Old Schoolhouse, P.O. Box 671, Avoca, Nebraska, 68307, or call
402-275-3221,
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.
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Louisville's B.U.I.L.D. GROUP (Businesses United In Louisville's
Development) would like to invite you to join us in our Annual Spring
Parade-one of the largest in the area
Date: Saturday, May 16th
Time: 1:00 PM - Line up at Noon on Cherry St
We
encourage participation by businesses
as well as churches, schools,
civic and private groups
We love to see imaginative floats but
welcome vehicles and walkers.
Deadline for entries is Friday, May 8th
For questions call Dee 402-234-7705 or Nancy 402-670-9016
Along with the parade we will have entertainment on Main
Street, food vendors and an art fair from 10:00 - 5:00 - an "Air Your Art
In Louisville" event
Our businesses will be open for shopping and restaurants
invite you to stop in for a bite to eat
Louisville Art Gallery will host its annual Thrown &
Blown....artists, glass blowers, pottery and jewelry makers will have
demonstrations and goods for sale Saturday and Sunday.
Bring your family and make a day of it in Downtown Louisville
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Celebrate the Good Life!
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According to Good Morning America - We are the Happiest Folks in America!
and learn why people in Nebraska are the happiest in the country.
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Auditions at the Lofte Theatre
Lofte Community
Theatre
P.O. Box
62
Manley, NE
68403
(402)234-2553
The Lofte Community
Theatre near Manley will be holding auditions for its first season production,
"Over The Tavern" on April 6 and 7 at 7pm. The play is set in the 1950s
and follows an all-American family living in a cramped Buffalo apartment.
The youngest boy in the family is a wise-cracking kid who's starting to question
his family's Roman Catholic values and shocks his family by announcing that he'd
like to shop around for a more "fun" religion.
Parts are available
for three adults (two women and one man) ages 35-80 and 4 youths (three
male and one female)ages 10-20. Auditions will consist of cold readings
from the script. Performance dates run from May 29-June 14.
Any questions in
regards to the auditions or production may be emailed to Kevin Colbert at
LofteDirector@Lofte.com.
Other information about the theater, including driving directions, may be
found on its website, www.Lofte.com.
Those interested may also call the box office at (402)
234-2553.
The Lofte
Community Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization
supported in part by The Cooper Foundation, The Midlands Community Foundation,
and the Cass County Visitors Promotion Committee. The Lofte Community Theatre isdedicated to providing
opportunities for area residents of all ages and those in surrounding
communities to participate in the creation process and companionship of live
theatre in rural Nebraska and to enjoy the social, artistic, and educational
benefits of this art
form.
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Community Website Sponsors include:
Principal Sponsor
Louisville Community Website
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Havenmakers
Featured Home - Click Here for 360' Tour
2009 Community Sustaining Sponsor
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Shadow Lake Towne Center
Enjoyable Eats for Easter at
Shadow Lake Towne Center
Restaurants open Easter Sunday, April 12
Buffalo Wild Wings 2pm - 11pm
Hy-Vee 24 hours
Nebraska Brewing Company 11am - 9pm
Old Chicago 4pm - 11:30pm
Red Robin 11am - 10pm
Texas Roadhouse 11am - 10pm
Wheatfields 6am - 2:30pm
2009 Community Sustaining Sponsor
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HELP WANTED:
Week of 4/06/09 Jobs Offered
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Customer Service Advisor
Copple Chevrolet - GMC, Inc., a leader in providing
customers with an exceptional automotive sales and service experience has an
outstanding opportunity for a customer service advisor. Must be self
motivated with exceptional communication skills.
Primary duties would include:
Maintaining exceptional CSI ratings.
Meeting and greeting service
customers.
Writing service repair orders.
Customer follow up.
Recommending routine service
maintenance.
Estimating service repair costs.
Dispatching service jobs to
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Call and tell them you saw their "help wanted" ad, on the Louisville Website
Platte River State Park
click here for todays request for help
and
Mahoney State Park
click here for todays request for help
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From the Editor
Raised Beds and Treated Lumber
Gene Seevers Tomatos - The Holy Grail
The Salsa Dilema
To Spud, or Not to Spud - That is the Question..
There are a lots of people in Louisville that inspire me. When it comes to gardening it's Gene Seevers. A long time teacher, a great chef, and a wonderful story teller, if you wish to quaff a malt beverage perchance, discus the good old days..
I can't help smiling when I see Gene, but probably the most impressive thing is his tomatos. Gene is a meticulous gardener who knows what it takes for big red tomatos each and every year.
I have learned a lot, and every year we try to compete with Gene's garden. Cukes, squash, but especially Tomatos! I have my best luck with Potatos - I can grow spuds with my eyes closed. 100% success every time. It is that Irish blood.
We learned the many advantages of a raised bed garden, and finally let the Roto Tiller go in favor of raised beds. We got a load of Oma Gro and tomato cages and had the tomato plants so huge I could barely reach the tops. Unfortunately Blossom End Rot spoiled most of the harvest. Rats!
Ok, need more nutrients in the soil. We ignored the tip to use treated lumber. Irina really wanted to avoid any chemicals in and around the garden. Unfortunately the pine 1 x 12's that form up the raised beds are getting pretty nasty in year #4. Treated wood would have been better, cedar probably best of all. Double Rats!
OK, Its almost Good Friday
In the old days, It was traditional to plant potatos on Good Friday.
..Hmmm..
Hey!
The Tom-Pot Website
Ok, Gene.. Give it your best Shot!!!
Having Fun and Planting Potatos South of the River
Computer John
Editor
LouisvilleNebraska.Com
