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Chamber WEEKLY MEETINGS TUESDAY Richardson County Commissioners 9 a-m Auburn Rotary Club - noon Auburn Community Center Committee 1 p-m at City Hall Auburn Music In The Park Committee 2 p-m at City Hall WEDNESDAY Falls City Lions Club - noon Falls City Rotary Club 5:30 p-m Auburn Development Committee - noon Auburn Revitalization Committee - noon THURSDAY Auburn Kiwanis - 6:30 p-m Auburn T.O.P.S. Group Auburn Community Builders meet at 6:30 p-m SATURDAY Auburn Optimists - 7 a-m SUNDAY WEEKLY MEETINGS WEDNESDAY 1st Baptist Church in Falls City will host AWANA Club meetings every Wednesday night at 6:45 pm through the month of May. The program is for children ages 4 through 7th grade. MONTHLY MEETINGS 2nd Friday - The Table Rock Senior Center will host a card party on the second Friday of each month beginning at 7 p-m. 3rd Tuesday and the following Thursday - The Commodity Supplemental Food Program ( CSFP) distribution clinic is held the third Tuesday of each month and the following Thursday at 624 3rd Street in Humboldt. An appointment is required. To schedule and appointment or obtain more information on CFSP call Blue Valley Community Action at 402-729-2278. CSFP provides nutritious foods to persons 60 or greater, children until the reach the age of six, and women who are pregnant or have had a baby in the past year. Qualified persons must live in Nebraska and be under the income guidelines. Food items include canned fruits, vegetables and juice; canned and dry milk, hot and cold cereals; canned meat; peanut butter and dried beans; cheese; pasta or potatoes. Upcoming Dates for Commodity Distributions will be: June 21 & 23; July 19 & 21; August 16 & 18 September 20 & 22; October 18 & 20; November 15 & 17 December 20 & 22; RICHARDSON COUNTY HISTORY MUSEUM The Richardson County History Museum is located at 14th and Chase Streets in Falls City. The Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 2 - 4 p-m and also will be opened at other times by appointment. For more information call 245-4407. SOUTHEAST DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT IMMUNIZATION CLINICS Auburn - at the Wellness Center - 2nd Thursday 9 a-m - 2 p-m & 4th Monday 9 a-m - 2 p-m Falls City - at Garden Level of 116 West 19th Street; 4th Tuesday 9:30 a-m - 1:30 p-m Humboldt - at Family Medicine - 2nd Monday - 9 a-m until noon Pawnee City - at Union Bank Community Room - 4th Wednesday - 9 a-m - 1 p-m Tecumseh - at Johnson County Hospital - 1st Tuesday - 9 a-m - 1:30 p-m. For more information go to the Southeast District Health Department Website www.sedhd.org HIAWATHA RECYCLING The Hiawatha High School Biology Club accepts recyclable items on the third Saturday of every month ( weather permitting ) between 9 and 11 a-m at the west end of the high school parking lot. Accepted items include glass, separated by color, clear, brown and green accepted; Plastic - separated b number; Newspapers; Magazines; Tin cans with both ends cut out, labels removed and crushed; aluminum cans; Flattened Corrugated cardboard boxes; Non-corrugate cardboard such as cereal boxes, and 12 pack pop containers and Computer paper, shredded or not. All glass, plastic and tin containers should be rinsed. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Continuing events. People who are working to "muck out" homes from the 2011 Flood are free to contact either the Emergency Management Offices in either Atchison or Holt Counties in MO, or the United Methodist Churces in either Rock Port or Mound City. Cleaning supplies, trash bags, rubber gloves, scub brushes, bleach and other supplies are free for the asking. In Atchison County please call 660-744-6606 or 660- 744-2101. In Holt County please call 660-442-3907 or 660-442-3104. --- JANUARY BLOOD DRIVES RICHARDSON COUNTY 30th- At Prichard Auditorium in Falls City from 12 to 6 pm 31st - At Prichard Auditorium in Falls City from 9 am to 2 pm To donate simply call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. ON GOING EVENTS Jan 23rd, Feb 27th, March 26th and April 30th - Cooking on a Budget. At St Thomas Episcopal Church, 1602 Harlan St. 5:30 PM each night. Cooking on a Budget includes dinner, different recipes and budgeting information. If you are interested in attending, please call Ashley at 402-801-9339. FEBRUARY 3rd - Chili feed and bake sale by the Auburn Junior class at the basketball games. 3rd - The Craig Community Teachers‘ Association will be hosting a soup supper prior to the CFX and Tarkio basketball games. The supper will be held in the Craig R-3 school cafeteria from 5 to 7:30 pm. All proceeds will be applied to the CTA Scholarship Fund. 7th - Richardson County Extension Event - Paint it a Million Ways. Learn a cool way to paint with ink by painting a masterpiece. For boys and girls ages 12-18 at the Richardson County Courthouse, 1700 Stone St. Falls City at 6 pm. Instructor is Jami Rutt, Extension Assistant. Cost is $5 which includes all materials. Registration deadline is Friday, Feb 3rd, 2012. Call the Extension Office at 402-245-4324 or email jrutt4@unl.edu 10th - Johnson County Central (JCC) 1 p.m. Dismissal- Teacher Inservice 14th - Richardson County Spelling Bee for youth in grades 5 thru 8 at 7 pm at Sacred Heart in Fall. 17th - Auburn no school. 18th - Richardson County Extension Event - Service Learning...A Way To Give Back. Come and learn how to make pillowcase dresses for little girls in Africa. Also begin a service learning page for fair. For Boys and Girls ages 10 and up at the Falls City Senior Center. You need to bring one new standard pillowcase, sewing machine (if you have one), sewing supplies. Instructor is Jami Rutt. Cost is free. Registration deadline is Feb 16th. Call the Extension Office at 402-245-4324 or email jrutt4@unl.edu. 25th - Sons of The America Legion Humboldt Squadron #269 will hold an Icy Dice Run benefitting the Wounded Warrior Project. Registration starts at 11 am. Take off is at 1 pm (no late registrations) Check back in by 6:30 pm. $20 Entry fee with 40% pay back. Starts at the American Legion Club in Humboldt. For more information contact Leroy Barnes at 402-239-5868, Gene Colker at 402-862-5239 or 862- 3236 or Brian McCann at 402-274-9395. MARCH BLOOD DRIVES PAWNEE COUNTY 30th - At the Pawnee City United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. For more information contact county coordinator, Deb Geis. To donate simply call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. MARCH 2nd- Johnson County Central (JCC) No school 2nd - Falls City Public no school Teacher In-Service 2nd - Pawnee City Schools no school 3rd - The 2nd Annual Southeast Nebraska Polar Plunge at the Legion Memorial Park in Auburn. This fun event creates awareness and raises much needed funds for Special Olympics-Nebraska and is open to all ages. Registration is currently taking place on line via the Special Olympics website www.sone.org where plungers will be able to raise money online. There is a $50 minimum per plunger to be able to take the waters. For more information on this event, please contact the Auburn Chamber of Commerce at (402) 274-3521 or visit the Special Olympics Nebraska website at www.sone.org. 3rd-4th - HTRS Athletic Boosters 1st Annual Men‘s Alumni Basketball Tournament. at HTRS Public Schools. $125.00 for a team of 8 + players and $20.00 per person for a team of 7- players. Open to all graduates of the HTRS district. Proceeds will establish the Scot Knudson Memorial Scholarship Fund. For more information contact Vicki Manning at 402-862-3199 or 862-3251 or email vickimanning71@yahoo. com. 9th - Falls City Public no school 9th Pawnee City Schools no school 9th Auburn no school 9th - Johnson County Central (JCC) No school 13th - Southeast Nebraska Career Fair will be held at Peru State College at the Al Wheeler Activities Center from 11 am - 3 pm. Open to PSC Students, Alumni and Southeast NE residents. 15th - Richardson County Extension Event - The Skills of Writing and Presenting. Learn the skills of writing a 4-H speech for the Public Speaking Contest and learn how to present at the Presentations Contest. For Boys and Girls ages 8 and up at the Falls City Senior Citizen Center at 6:30 PM. Instructor is Jami Rutt. Cost is Free. Registration Deadline is March 13th Call the Extension Office at 402-245-4324 or email jrutt4@unl.edu. 16th - Falls City Public no school 16th - 17th - Spring Musical at the Auburn High School at 7 p.m. APRIL 2nd - Falls City Public 2 hour early dismissal 4th - Auburn no school 5th - Auburn 6-8th grade vocal music concert at 7 p.m. 6th - Johnson County Central (JCC) no school 6th - Falls City Public no school 6th and 9th Pawnee City Schools Easter Break 9th - Johnson County Central (JCC) no school 9th - Falls City Public no school 9th and 10th - Auburn no school 20th - Johnson County Central (JCC) 1 p.m. Dismissal - Teacher Inservice 26th - Pawnee City Schools MAY 3rd - Fine Arts Festival Concert at Auburn High School at 5 p.m. 4th - Early out for Auburn Students. Elementary at 1:15 p.m. High School at 1:30 p.m. 7th - Academic Honors Night at Auburn High School at 6:30 p.m. 12th - Johnson County Central (JCC) Graduation 12th - Pawnee City Schools Graduation 13th - Auburn High School Graduation at 2 p.m. 13th - Falls City Public Graduation 15th - Auburn High School Athletic Banquet 16th - Falls City Middle School 8th Grade Promotion at Prichard Auditorium. 17th - Falls City Public Last day of school 2 hour early dismissal 23rd - Pawnee City Schools Last day of school. Noon dismissal JUNE BLOOD DRIVES PAWNEE COUNTY 21st - At the Pawnee City United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. For more information contact county coordinator, Deb Geis. To donate simply call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. AUGUST JUNE BLOOD DRIVES PAWNEE COUNTY 16th - At the Pawnee City United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. For more information contact county coordinator, Deb Geis. To donate simply call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. OCTOBER JUNE BLOOD DRIVES PAWNEE COUNTY 11th - At the Pawnee City United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. For more information contact county coordinator, Deb Geis. To donate simply call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. DECEMBER JUNE BLOOD DRIVES PAWNEE COUNTY 6th - At the Pawnee City United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. For more information contact county coordinator, Deb Geis. To donate simply call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. |