Cass County Fair Video Contest
Fair Video Submissions are to be submitted as a www.YouTube.com Public Posting via email to VideoContest2011@CassFair.com by 10pm CDT on 8/13/2011 any other formats will not be eligible and late submissions will no be accepted.
The Contest will be to create the best overall video exploring the richness, excitement and variety of experience represented by a trip to the Cass County Fair Themed "Carnival Lights, and Country Nights"
Desirable Visual Elements will include:
Agriculture (Animals), Carnival, Parade, 4H, Food, Barbecue, Pie Judging, Young People, Seniors, Smiles, Dancing, Families, Traditions, Future
1) Overall Creativity
2) Editing
3) Videography
4) Sound / Music / Audio
5) Special Effects, Fades and Titling
Winning Videos will be announced August 17th 2011 and posted on the Fair Website as the 2011 Winning Fair Video and credits will include the video creators.
Cass County Fair 2011 - Schedule is published
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Season 2011
LOFTE THEATRE PERFORMANCES
THIS UPCOMING SUMMER
The following 5 Lofte production performances are included in the season ticket.
Performance Times Thurs-Sat 7:30pm Sun 2pm
Leaving Iowa
By Tim Clue & Spike Manton
Auditions: January 31 & February 1 at 7pm
Performances: May 28, 29, June 3-5, 9-12
Here is a laugh-out-loud comedy about Don Browning, a middle-aged writer who returns home and decides to finally take his father’s ashes to his childhood home. But when Don discovers that Grandma’s house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa searching for a proper resting place for his father.
The father-and-son road trip shifts smoothly from the present to Don’s memories of the annual tortuous vacations of his childhood. “Leaving Iowa” is a postcard to anyone who has ever found himself or herself driving alone on a road, revisiting fond memories of his or her youth.
Annie
Book By Thomas Meehan
Music By Charles Strouse
Lyrics By Martin Charnin
Auditions: May 8, 2pm & 7pm, May 9, 7pm
Performances: July 22-24, 28-31 and Aug 4-7
Leapin’ Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes the Lofte centerstage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals.
“Annie” is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a loveable mutt named Sandy.
Cliffhanger
By James Yaffe
Auditions: July 26 & 27, 7pm
Performances: Sept 3, 4, 9-11 & 15-18
Mingling suspense and humor, this thriller follows Henry Lowenthal, a mild-mannered professor of philosophy who is looking forward to being appointed to an endowed chair so he and his wife can enjoy their golden years with honor and dignity. But their plans are given a rude jolt when his successor, a ruthlessly ambitious young woman informs him that she is not recommending him for the chair. How far will the usually gentle professor go to protect his reputation and career? Suspenseful, unexpected and frequently funny developments, all lead to an ending that will catch you by surprise.
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FAMILY HIT BY TORNADO!
HELP NEEDED
The recent Oklahoma tornado hit a family in Piedmont, OK. The Zeorian family of Manley knew this family well. They are fellow custom wheat harvesters and belong to the organization that Mrs. Zeorian is president of (US Custom Harvesters Inc.).
Here's the story...
Hank Hamil was already down in Texas cutting wheat, when his wife, Catherine, (who is 5-mo. pregant), their 5-yr. old daughter, 3-yr. old son, and 15-mo. old son were hit by the tornado. It was a direct hit and while they were trying to take cover in their bathtub (they had no storm cellar or basement) all of the kids were ripped out of Catherine's arms. Currently, Catherine has a broken hip (? - at least) and is in the hospital. Their unborn baby is in good condition. The 5-yr. old is in critical condition. After a 3 day search, they found the 3-yr. old in a lake near the house and the 15-mo. old was found dead as well, right after it happened.
There has been a fund set up with the organization and they need all of the help they can get. You can go to
www.uschi.com<http://www.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
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4-H Activities
Join the fun as 4-Hers and others explore Russian culture through activities, crafts and food with the help of the UNL Russian Club, Louisville resident Irina Ogorodnova and others during the annual Cass Couonty 4-H Family Fun Night "Passport to Adventure" Tuesday evening, June 7, at the Cass County fairgrounds north of Weeping Water. The public is invited to attend. Contact Cass County Extension at 402-267-2205 or cass-county@unl.edu to register.
Diane Mayfield, Extension
University of Nebraska
8400 144th Street, Suite 100
Weeping Water, Nebraska 68463
Phone: (402) 267-2205
Fax: (402) 267-5375
E-Mail: dmayfield1@unl.edu
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Walter Scott Lodge Restaurant
Platte River State Park
Opening for the season: Saturday, May 28 – Monday, May 30
Daily beginning: Saturday, June 4th – Sunday, August 21st
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Breakfast Buffet
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Lunch (Off Menu)
Sunday: 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Breakfast Buffet
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Buffet Only
Saturday, Sunday & Monday Breakfast Buffet Serving 8 AM 10:30 PM
Full Breakfast Buffet - Adults - $8.75 Children 10 & Under: $5.25
Sunday, May 29th Buffet Menu for Lunch Serving from 11AM – 2 PM
Fried Chicken
Roast Beef
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Vegetable
Dinner Roll
Salad Bar
Adults - $10.95 - Children 10 & Under: $5.95
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For Immediate Release:
Successful Outcomes
in Challenging Financial Times
May 20, 2011, Lincoln—This year a national recession and a sluggish economic recovery had almost every state confronting significant budget shortfalls. Declining tax revenue and dwindling federal stimulus money created many challenges for governors and legislatures about which state services to reduce or eliminate. Most states, including Nebraska, are required to balance their budgets. As tough as things have been here in Nebraska, we are still much better off than many other states. This, I believe, is in part due to the fact that our Constitution requires us to have both a balanced budget and a state savings account, also known as the Cash Reserve Fund.
On May 11th the legislature sent a package of budget bills to Governor Heineman for his approval. He signed and returned the bills without any vetoes. The approved budget appropriates $7.1 billion in state general funds for the next two years. Spending will increase 2.6 percent per year; well below the 20 year average increase of 4.1 percent. The budget is $17 million less that the budget for fiscal years 2008-09. The budget closes what had been projected as almost a billion dollar shortfall with no tax increases.
Based on increased revenue receipts during the last few months, the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board increased the revenue outlook for the state significantly. The budget created and passed by the legislature responded to this news by using only $22 million of the Cash Reserve Fund, instead of the originally planned $256 million. At the time of the April forecast, the Appropriations Committee had already finalized its budget proposal, and the legislature had made significant cuts to K-12 school funding, eliminated aid to cities and counties and reduced child care provider rates. By taking a conservative approach to the positive budget outlook news, the legislature is in a good position to reevaluate the budget next year, if the economic climate in Nebraska continues to improve.
Last month I mentioned my third effort, while in the legislature, to sponsor funding for the Heritage Nebraska Main Street Program. This year the need was the most urgent, because the Department of Economic Development (DED) and the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee both deleted the Program’s funding from their budget proposals. At the public hearing in February, Committee members were reminded of Nebraska’s long standing commitment to this Program, of Main Street projects in their own legislative districts and the fact that $16.42 is re-invested in a community for every dollar spent to operate a local program. I am pleased to report that the new biennial budget does include funding for the Heritage Nebraska Main Street Program. In addition, the program’s funding was moved from DED to the Nebraska Arts Council. This change in affiliation will hopefully result in more stable funding for the Program, as well as opportunities for new creative ideas and partnerships in the future.
LB 84, this year’s innovative roads funding bill, has been passed by the legislature and signed into law by the governor. I worked closely with the bill’s sponsor Senator Deb Fischer to advance the bill from the Revenue Committee and to make it clear to our colleagues during floor debate how important this initiative is to our state. LB 84 had strong support and should provide increased roads funding well into the future. A one-fourth cent portion of existing sales tax will be diverted to a newly created State Highway Capital Improvement Fund. The bill will provide approximately $70 million per year for road funding. Cities and counties will receive 15 percent of the sales tax revenue for local road projects, and 25 percent will be designated for expressways. The remaining amount will be used for high priority state road projects. Expressway and high priority road projects funding can potentially help District 2. Roads are a responsibility of government, and the legislature has made the commitment to fund this core governmental duty.
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The Otoe County Genealogical Society will hold its Quarterly Genealogy Workshop on June 9th at 7:00pm at the Unadilla Community Library at 770 'G' Street in Unadilla, Nebraska. Guests are invited to attend so they can receive assistance in finding their missing ancestors by accessing the subscription websites of Ancestry.com and Footnote.com in the library’s media center. For more information, please contact the society at cwolbert@neb.rr.com.
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