Louisville Wednesday Newsletter - June 16th, 2010
Louisville residents remember the death of two brothers following a
rollover accident in South Bend early Saturday morning June 20, 2009.
Michael
C. Matchus, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene after he was ejected
from his vehicle at 12:20 a.m. Kyle J. Matchus, 21, died at University
of Nebraska Medical Center Wednesday morning from injuries sustained in
the accident. He had been in critical condition at the hospital since
Saturday morning.
Dear Cancer Survivors,
I'm writing to extend an invitation to participate in the American Cancer Society 2010 Relay for Life of Cass County. It will take place on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Plattsmouth High School. The planning of this annual event, which is in its 15th year, begins a month after the previous Relay. It’s a huge undertaking but a labor of love for all of our committee members. We want to help the American Cancer Society help all of you and your families in so many ways.
As cancer survivors you are what the Relay For Life is all about - you all are basically the "heart" of it and the reason we all work so hard to make it better every year. I became increasingly involved over the last several years because of my history with cancer (I'm a two time breast cancer survivor -and very proud of it!). Some of my fellow committee members are also survivors and of course we have all been touched by cancer involving loved ones as well.
What I'm asking of you is simple. Please plan to attend the Relay even if only for a short time. We need the opportunity to honor you with a survivor dinner at 5:30 PM and the celebratory survivor lap at 7 PM which is the start of the twelve hour event. I consider it a privilege to walk alongside all of you. Our goal is to honor 100 (men, women & children) survivors this year.
I ask that you either call our American Cancer Society Staff Partner, Megan Maryott at 1-402-393-5801 X70770 or logon to www.relayforlife.org/casscone and select "Sign Up As A Survivor" and complete the registration - there is no charge for survivors. We are running out of time so please do it soon.
It's that simple - will you do it? It won't be quite the same without you!
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Cass County
Relay for Life team
"Bronson’s Brigade"
is having a car wash
June 19th
Plattsmouth State Bank
Drive-In facility on
Chicago Avenue from
noon to 3:00 PM.
All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society Relay.
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LAST HOT SUNDAY IN JULY PREPARATIONS...
If you're a business owner and would like to
donate items for the 75 bags for the
Last Hot Sunday In July,
please talk to Dee Arias or Nancy Mcmanis
or call the Louisville City Office!
Thanks for your help!
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L O U I S V I L L E
Public Library
has available...
First Aid Kit for Grieving Hearts
Ted E. Bear Hollow – a center for grieving children and teens
Midlands Community Foundation and Ted E. Bear Hollow
Some of the book titles include:
Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers
When a Loved One Dies
Facing Change
Where Death Walks In
Healing Your Griving Heart For Teens
Teen Grief Relief
Help for the Hard Times
Beanie Baby
I Know I Made It Happen
Lifetimes
Lilacs for Grandma
Since My Brother Died
A Complete Book about Death for Kids
Children Grieve Too
Lost and Found
The Healing Tree
A Bunch of Balloons
Finding Grandpa Everywhere
I Heard Your Mommy Died
I heard Your Daddy Died
The Saddest Time
When Someone Dies
What Does That Mean?
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WANTED:
New & Used Car Lot Attendant
Copple Chevrolet - GMC
Is looking for a dependable, self motivated individual to maintain the appearance of our new & used car inventories.
The individual would be responsible for keeping the vehicles clean inside and out, properly displaying vehicles in three lots, maintaining the surrounding areas & other miscellaneous tasks.
Must have a clean driving record. Please E-Mail your response to:
justincopple@copllecars.com or bob@copplecars.com
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HAVENMAKER'S PLACE
O P E N H O U S E!!
June 18, 2010
4:00-8:00 p.m.
Havenmaker’s Place is a new rental facility
located on historic Louisville’s Main Street.
Small gatherings of 100
or less are its specialty, as it is so affordable.
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For the open house, we would like to create a trade show
atmosphere
and feature some of the best local service providers.
We would like to
extend an invitation for you to participate
in the trade show/open
house of Havenmaker’s Place
Event Facility June 18th, 2010.
Come, set up your table, share samples of your products, literature,
give always and network with business and local people.
We expect a fun
evening of networking. This event will be promoted
in the Plattsmouth
Journal, Cassogram, flier distribution and many social based internet
sites.
FRIDAY JUNE 18TH 4:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
* 129 Main Street-please enter on South side of building where red carpet
* Set up 2:00-3:30.
* Starts at 4:00 p.m.
* Tear down 8:00 p.m.
* Havenmaker’s Place will provide electricity, music, marketing and
Printed invitations for your location.
* Participants please provide table, table décor, etc…
* THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE.
Share, explore, discuss and enjoy the company of business owners, as well as our friends and neighbors!
RSVP to Jeanne Anderson 402-669-2679 or Email at
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Entries for the Eighth Annual Nebraska American String
Teachers Fiddle
Tune Composition Contest were received from Arkansas, Arizona,
California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New
York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Canada, and Nebraska
(Bellevue, Lincoln, Seward, Wahoo).
The results are as follows:
First Place: "The Flowering Bush", Mike Casey, Oak Park, IL
Second Place: "Harker's Crossing", Kelsey Wells, Murfreesboro, TN
& "Mowin' the Lawn (in my Hundred Dollar Shoes)", Nissa de la Torre, Lincoln, NE
Third Place: "FiddleLinReel", Lin O'Brien, Lincoln, NE, 68510
The winning tunes will be printed in up-coming issues of Stringing
Along, our Nebraska ASTA newletter. For more information about
subscribing to Stringing Along, contact the Editor, Mindy Hunke at mhunke@cox.net. For information on next year's Nebraska ASTA Fiddle Tune Composition Contest, contact debby@greenblattandseay.com.
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Mission Statement
Louisville 6/20 is a united non-profit organization dedicated to helping the 6 victims of the June 20, 2009 accident in South Bend, NE. This organization is committed to helping the victims and their families deal with the mounting financial and emotional burdens as a result of this tragic accident through local fundraisers, benefits and donations.
Easy and Elegant
The remodeled HAVENMAKER’S Place offers a spectacular location to host your next special event. The elegant assembly hall occupies the 2nd floor of the historic brick building at the corner of 2nd and Main. The Main Hall features wood floors with a small stage at the East end. Your guests will never forget their experience at this unique venue!
Intimate, open and elegant rooms will set the stage for a time to remember. The historic building located on Louisville’s main street, was built in the 1890s and renovated in 2009. Several lighting options can make the atmosphere suit your mood.
The Main Hall comfortably accommodates up to 75 guests. The Main Hall features a 12 foot ceiling with many windows that flood the room with natural light and lovely views of downtown Louisville.
The Welcome Room serves as a graceful entrance and has a mini kitchen for simple food preparation. It features a refrigerator, microwave and sink. Reasonable rates and friendly staff make this an ideal spot!
Building Features
The room works well for 75 or less guests. There is a dance floor, stage and small warming kitchen. There is ample free parking. Some tables and chairs are available for use.
Event Packages
Level 1: Day Package
Includes: Rental of the Ballroom for the day (including guest set up time and clean up) $100.00
Level 2: Hourly Package
Includes: Usage of the Main Hall by the hour - perfect for pampered chef parties, scrap booking, showers and small events. $25.00/hour with two hour minimum
On Sunday, June 20th, the Plattsmouth Main Street Association is sponsoring an “Old Fashioned Father’s Day in the Park” at Rhylander park in Plattsmouth. As you can see from the attached flyer, the featured event will be an old-time base ball game. As a result we are recruiting players for our local team, “The Cass County Railroad Ruffians” and we invite you to choose a member of your organization as your representative on the team.
This will be a game of light-hearted fun and friendly competition. The rules of 1860 are a much less strenuous game than modern baseball and 9 innings will last less than 2 hours. In fact, the pitcher throws underhand and is encouraged to throw the ball where the batter requests it to be thrown. Also, it is an “out” if the ball is caught without having touched the ground OR after one bounce. So, as you can see, this game will move along quite quickly. I have seen the Wichita team play. They play for fun and love to “razz” each other and the opposing team. They told me that they win about 50% of their games.
This will require no financial contribution on the part of your organization. Our only hope is that you will bring your families out to enjoy the day and share in the fun and relaxation of a simpler era.
Please let us know by May 27th if you do or do not have have someone who is interested in playing on the Cass County Railroad Ruffians base ball team for this event.
Sincerely,
Jan Sandoz, Day in the Park Event Coordinator
Plattsmouth Main Street Association
402-321-1663
jsandoz@windstream.net
Time: 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
Place: Plattsmouth High School Football Field Track
There will be music and games for even the smallest – a bounce house too!
Bring your tents and sleeping bags and camp out with us under the stars! A night you’re sure to remember.
For additional information: www.relayforlife.org/casscone or 402-393-5801
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts …….. Your 2010 Relay Committee
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Dear Louisvillians,
Happy early Father’s Day to all of the fathers out there! I hope your summer is going well and that you have a wonderful day! Hopefully, your children have something special planned for you! What’s your favorite part of being a father? Do you plan to spend the day with your own father and/or your children? Do your children live nearby? How often do you spend time with them? Whatever the day has in store for you, I hope that you feel loved and appreciated; you definitely deserve it.
In case you were wondering, here’s a little bit of information about Father’s Day, courtesy of History.com.
Father's Day, a holiday which honors fathers worldwide, is celebrated in the United States on the third Sunday of June. It originated in the United States in 1910, a few years after the country began celebrating Mother’s Day. Father’s Day became an official U.S. holiday in 1972. Father's Day, in the United States, is a holiday (third Sunday in June) to honour fathers. Credit for originating the holiday is generally given to Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, whose father, a Civil War veteran, raised her and her five siblings after their mother died in childbirth. She is said to have had the idea in 1909 while listening to a sermon on Mother's Day, which at the time was becoming established as a holiday. Local religious leaders supported the idea, and the first Father's Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, the month of the birthday of Dodd's father. In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge gave his support to the observance, and in 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson officially proclaimed it a national holiday. Observance on the third Sunday of June was decreed by law in 1972.
I know that I feel incredibly fortunate to have a wonderful father in my life, and I know that he did a wonderful job of raising my siblings and me. Perhaps you have a father like that too. However, I’m certain that there were times along the way, as he was raising me, that he didn’t always make the “correct” decisions. Of course, all fathers are human and are apt to make mistakes. Bill Cosby, though, (one of my favorite past TV shows) said it well in his quote below:
"If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right." -- Bill Cosby
. Happy Father's Day to all the past, present and future fathers out there!
Have a wonderful week, Louisvillians!
Your Louisville Editor,
Paula
editor@louisvillenebraska.com
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