Louisville Wednesday Newsletter - April 7th, 2010
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April 7, 2010
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LOUISVILLE VOLUNTEERS HONORED
on Tuesday, April 6, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !
Outstanding School Volunteer: Donald Gray Business Person of the Year: Robert Copple Lifetime Achievement Award: Jean Ann Heim Unsung Hero: Linda Gray L.O.V. Award: Patsy Sawyer
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In case you were wondering about the qualifications needed, here they are:
These awards are being given by B.U.I.L.D. (Businesses United in Louisville Development) to Outstanding Volunteers in our community. These individuals do so much for our town and get very little recognition for long hours of hard work that help make our community great! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Stimulate Development: One of Louisville's Goals
Louisville announces it's own plan: Home Grown economic stimulus
The April monthly meeting of the BUILD Group had a presentation by Louisville Mayor Alan Mueller to confirm plans to work with local businesses to promote a unique economic stimulus plan. Special funds dedicated specifically for economic development will be used to promote the building of homes within Louisville if they follow the City guidlines. BUILD then voted to contribute funds to the exciting project and plans will be finalized this week. More new neighbors mean a stronger Louisville economy!
Mayor Mueller Says:
If you are interested
in this program
Send a note to
BuildAHomeIn@LouisvilleNebraska.com
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MAIN STREET CAFE
Mon. 4/5: Ham & Augratin Potatoes, Soup - Vegetable Beef Tue. 4/6: Hot Turkey Sandwich, Soup - Pizza Soup Wed. 4/7: Meatloaf Dinner, Soup - Mushroom Thurs. 4/8: Beef & Bean Burrito, Soup - Nacho Cheese Fri. 4/9: Meatball Sub, Soup - French Onion Have a great week!
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Need to get rid of those antiquated electronic devices?
Look no further!
Check out the website below to find out more information:
http://www.lavasoft.com/
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Save The
Date - June 26, 2010
Please "Save The
Date - June 26, 2010" and join us for The Cass County Relay For Life at
Plattsmouth High School
as we all join forces to walk in the fight against every
form of cancer. It is our 15th birthday in Cass County and
we need you to help
us celebrate!
For additional
information, please logon to www.relayforlife.org/casscone
or call
402-393-5801.
Information about
this program and walk can also be found at www.cancer.org and at our local Omaha office at
402-393-5801.
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Just wanted to let
you know about a team fundraiser this coming Sunday (April 11) at St. John's
School. The team Cookin' for a Cure is hosting a breakfast after the 8:00 a.m.
and 11:00 a.m. masses in the gym of St. John's School. Biscuits and gravy,
scrambled eggs, applesauce, juice, and coffee will be served. Free will donation
with the proceeds going to the Cass County Relay. Hope to see you there!
Questions? www.relayforlife.org/casscone
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New name:
Louisville Hardware
Same great place!
Former Stander Ace Hardware owner Maureen Gulizia announced their name
is now Officially "Louisville Hardware" and the sign has been changed
on the front of their new building!
As part of their celebration, and in recognition of Earth Day 2010 coming up on April 22nd, Louisville hardware is giving out Free Flower Bulbs with Energy Smart CFL Lights (Louisville Hardware is a Proud Sponsor of this Community Website) 
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B A G W O R M S!
In the early spring, the new generation of bagworms will
emerge from the silk sack prepared the season before. For
information on control, visit the Cass County Extension website at:
http://cass.unl.edu/acreage
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City of Louisville Crew
THANKS
B.U.I.L.D.
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BUILD
Members...
An appreciation lunch for the snow removal crew was set for Friday, March 12 at noon at Main Street Café. All B.U.I.L.D. members were encouraged to attend with the city crew as a thank you for their efforts during the winter. Thank You! Terri Scholting ----------------------------------------------------- BUILD RECEIVED THIS NICE LETTER THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE 4/6 MEETING: 
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Are you thinking Flowers? Fresh Veggies? Then help support the Louisville Fireman’s Auxiliary raise money by attending our plant sale. We are raising money to help with scholarships and other things we do. Plants are locally grown in Fremont, from Janet’s Jungle. Reminder: We are taking pre-orders till April 19th
You can contact for an order sheet or questions:
Teri McClun 234.4161
If you have an order sheet you can drop it off at the City Office or Blake’s Pharmacy.
Plants will be available for pick up May 1st at the Fire Hall from 9am-3pm.
If you don’t pre-order you can still stop by and check them out as we will have plants that day for you to purchase. www.janetsjungle.com
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Grandpa Snazzy's
There is
new activity on Eldora Ave. in Weeping Water. Grandpa Snazzy's is
moving to 221 West Eldora. William M Cover II and Kathryn Cover
The
retail is designed to mimic an old fashioned general store, wood
fixtures to set off wares of bulk candy and coffees, sewing needs, a
gentleman’s corner and more.
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LHS TRACK SEASON CONTINUES...
Girls Place Third, Boys are Fourth at Platteview Invite
The Louisville girls placed third while the LHS boys finished fourth at the
Platteview Invitational.
Above: Kaitlin Coughlin soars into the triple jump pit.
Above: Sam Long hands off the baton to Paul Drelicharz .
Follow
our Louisville Lions on Twitter
All Lions Photos Compliments of Mike Krambeck,
Krambeck Photography , and the Lions Den
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Otoe County Genealogical Society
Curtis Wolbert
President/Otoe County Genealogical Society
The Otoe County Genealogical Society will host it's
quarterly Genealogy Internet Workshop at the Morton-James Public Library in
Nebraska City on April 8th at 7:00 pm. This workshop will cover how to
utilize numerous websites on the Internet to assist you in your genealogical
research. The library has access to Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest, both
of which have online records of the U.S. Federal Census', and to thousands of
other valuable databases as well. So please come join us at the
Morton-James Public Library, and bring along a copy of your family tree so you
can fill in some of those missing gaps.
Our society meets on the second Thursday of every month
at 7:00 pm, and our meeting location alternates every other month between the
Morton-James Public Library in Nebraska City, and the United Methodist Church in
Syracuse. To learn more about the society, please check out our website, or
contact the Morton-James Public Library for more
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CHANGE OF LOCATION - RECYCLE TRAILER ON DEPOT STREET AT WATER PLANT
For details, please check...
the City Website
www.LouisvilleNebraska.com
If you click Government
You get this page: http://louisvillenebraska.com/
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Louisville Preschool Developmental Screening WHEN: April 9, 2010 TIME: 8:30-11:30 AM WHERE: Louisville Preschool Room (across from Elementary office) FOR: Any child ages from 3-5 years old that resides in the Louisville school district WHAT: A general developmental screening in the areas of speech/language, cognitive, fine and gross motor areas COST: Free Contact for appointment or information at 234-4215 ext. 104 or email mreeves@esu3.org
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HAPPY PAWS
ANIMAL ADVOCACY FOR PLATTSMOUTH ANIMAL SHELTER
Petfinder and The Animal Rescue Site are running a contest to vote for your
shelter. They are giving various amounts of money to the top vote getters. I
would like to offer the community the opportunity to let everyone know how
important our little shelter is to them.
PLEASE -
Go to www.amimalrescuesite.com and click
on the button on the right "Click Here To Give - It's Free" - at this point you
are giving free food to animals at many shelters.
Now you'll get a message "Thank you your click has been counted!"
On the top of the screen - "Help your favorite animal shelter win a
prize!"
Click the "Vote Today" Button
The first time you vote you will need to enter all the information -
Shelter name: Plattsmouth Animal Shelter
Country: USA
State: Nebraska
City: Plattsmouth
Click on "search"
It will locate the shelter and display the name and location - when it does
click "VOTE"
One more step ...... Confirm your vote (name the animal) and you're
done.
After you do this the first time, you can save it in your favorites (it
will retain all the shelter info) and the voting is much quicker the next
time!
IMPORTANT: Please remember to vote every day and help us gain on the
leaders - thanks!
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST .............
Please visit the shelter web site often and do stop in to say "hello"
during shelter hours. The animals love the attention!
The web site is www.plattsmouthanimalshelter.
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Check out..
The website has
information where Louisville School is at in the creation of a new
school bond initiative. Contact any member with questions or concerns.
-- Pat McGahan
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Mark Your Calendar for May 29, 2010!
The
biggest single alumni event that the Association undertakes each year
is the Alumni Banquet, an event that is held annually on the Saturday
before Memorial Day. This year's banquet will be held in the High
School Gymnasium on Saturday, May 29, 2010, beginning at 6:00pm. The
honored classes for this year's Banquet are:
50 Year Class - Class of 1960 40 Year Class - Class of 1970 (host class) 25 Year Class - Class of 1985 10 Year Class - Class of 2000 Graduating Class of 2010 To find out more about this year's Banquet, go to our newly created website www.louisvillealumni.org The important work of the Alumni Association can be sustained only if our members are active and involved! If you would like to part of the committee, please contact one of the members below. We would love to have you! 2010 Alumni Committee members: • Donna Tlustos Albert • Jean Johnson Buskirk • Lori Petereit Gray • Jean Knutson Heim • Jack Mayfield • Judy Hutchison Meyer • Patsy Dobbs Sawyer
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Nominate an Outstanding LPS Teacher and/or Support Staffer!
Each year, LPS students, former LPS students and parents of LPS students are eligible to make nominations for the Outstanding Teacher and the Outstanding Support Staff awards. This program provides a way to honor the people who make a positive difference in the lives of students. Your nominee may be a Teacher or a member of the Support Staff (aides, administrators, bus drivers, maintenance, kitchen staff, etc.). The winner is chosen by a committee that reviews the nominations. The selection committee is made up of members of the Louisville School Foundation and the PTO.
Nomination Form
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On behalf of the Great Plains Bicycling Club (http://greatplainsbikeclub.
inform you of the details of our Spring Fling Bike Ride on Sunday, April 25, 2010. The ride
has one starting point at the Eagle Elementary School and another starting point at Louisville
High School. The Murdock ballpark will serve as the mid-point SAG stop. Portable toilets
will be provided at Eagle, Murdock, and Louisville.
Depending upon the weather, we will have between 100 and 200 riders. Along the route which
includes Hwys. 34, 1, 66, and 50 we will have standard 3' X 3' traffic signs stating "Caution: Cyclist Ahead".
Riders are advised in writing in and in pre-ride announcements of the laws pertaining to riding on
county and state highways. We invite the riders to be Ambassadors for Bicycling.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Pat Bracken
GPBC Co-Ride Director
Summer Help Wanted
For In-Home Childcare
Monday thru Friday For children ages 5-9 Up to $9.00 per hour Contact Stacy at 234-3465
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MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE For Immediate Release:
The 2010 Consent Calendar
April 2, 2010, Lincoln— One or more times during the session, the speaker of the legislature uses a procedure known as Consent Calendar. Bills advanced by a legislative committee with no dissenting votes are eligible to be placed on the Calendar. The Calendar and the bills it contains must be announced at least twenty-four hours before debate is scheduled. A bill on Consent Calendar is assigned fifteen minutes for introduction and debate. When debate ends or the allotted time expires, a vote is taken. A bill can be removed from the Calendar by the written request of at least three senators before debate begins or during its fifteen-minute time allotment. The 2010 Consent Calendar included these bills and 25 others.
With the passage of LB 884, employers would be required to provide an employee with an itemized statement of wages and deductions, because this documentation is needed by individuals who want to qualify for loans or enter into other financial contracts. Our current law does not require employers to issue such a statement.
LB 986 by Senator Conrad of Lincoln would encourage good eating habits by allowing the use of electronic scanners or point-of-sale devices to enable Nebraskans to use federally subsidized food and nutrition program benefits at farmers markets.
The $60,000 homestead property exemption that is currently available to the “head of the family” would be allowed under LB 907 for unmarried persons who are 65 and older, but are not the “head of a family”. This change in our law would allow more qualified citizens to protect their home equity in bankruptcy proceedings.
The Nebraska Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing charges fees for initial competency assessments for sign language interpreters. Although this practice is already in place, the state auditor advised that this authority should be placed in law. LB 706 would accommodate the auditor’s request.
Many stores now use electronic merchandise tags to prevent shoplifting. As a result thieves have developed counter-measures to avoid detection. Some use special devices to remove sensors, while others use special metal-lined bags to avoid setting off electronic theft alarm sensors. LB 894 would make the removal or disabling of these tags, or possession of devices designed to do so, illegal. The bill would address new methods of stealing, which lead to higher prices for consumer goods and bring Nebraska in line with most of the surrounding states that have already adopted such a law.
LB 713 would allow school districts to perform health inspections at any time during the school year, instead of during the first quarter of the year as is currently required. The health inspections are performed in order to determine if a child suffers from defective sight or hearing, dental defects or other conditions that are specified by the Department of Health and Human Services. LB 713 would require schools to confirm such inspections for students entering during the school year, rather than performing them immediately upon the student’s entrance in the new school. The Health and Human Services Committee amended the bill to allow an exception for a child, whose parent or guardian provides a statement from a health professional to verify that the child has had a similar inspection within the past six months. The Committee also granted school boards the ability to employ physicians to perform the health inspections in lieu of such procedures being conducted by the district.
Currently, a towing company is required to notify a lien holder, whose name appears on the certificate of title of a motor vehicle within 30 days of towing the vehicle. LB 1065 would reduce this time frame to 5 business days.
The jurisdictional amount for Small Claims Court is $2700. Our law now requires the Supreme Court to adjust the amount every five years by using an unadjusted Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. LB 695, as amended by the Judiciary Committee, would make a one-time adjustment from the current amount to $3500. The Court would then use $3500 as the basis for future five-year adjustments. This change would make the jurisdictional amount for Small Claims more consistent with amounts that are sent in other Midwestern states.
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Andrea Faas Outdoor Education Specialist Nebraska Game & Parks 402-332-3901 ==================================================
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