Ladies Night Out in Lyons
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Don’t Forget to Fall Behind this Weekend
October 29, 2015 1 Comment
Reminder: Be sure to set your clocks back an hour when going to bed Saturday night. The time officially changes at 2:00 a.m. Sunday, November 1st.
Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Events in Oakland
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Be sure to mark the dates below on your calendar for upcoming events to attend in Oakland.
November 3rd, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Election Day School Feed at the Oakland Mercy Hospital. Free will donation.
November 11th, 10:00 a.m., Veteran’s Day Program at Oakland-Craig Secondary Building, lunch to follow.
December 3rd, 4:30-10:00 p.m. Wine and Cheese at Nelson’s Food Pride.
December 4th-6th, 7:00 p.m. Tri-County Play at Oakland City Auditorium.
December 6th, Tour of Homes (4 homes) by Oakland Women’s Club, Also Spaghetti Feed at Veteran’s Building, beginning at 11:00 a.m.
December 10th, Santa Lucia program at Swedish Heritage Center, 2 programs beginning at 9:30 a.m. Also, Wine and Cheese Night from 4:30-11:00 p.m. at same location.
December 13th, 4:30-10:00 p.m. Smorgasbord Concert at Swedish Heritage Center.
December 19th, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Christmas tasting at Nelson’s Food Pride.
Thank you to those who take the time to hold and participate in the events. Oakland is going to be the place to be for enjoying fall/winter and holiday seasons!
Storefront Theater Grand Opening in Lyons
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Please join us for the GRAND OPENING of STOREFRONT THEATER of Lyons. Monday, Nov. 2nd…..6:30-8:00 pm with special guest performance by Josephine Foster.
VIDEO GAME NIGHT…..Sunday, Nov 1st at 6:30 pm if you are interested in playing video games on a huge screen, then come by Lyons on Sunday night for a ‘soft opening’ of the STOREFRONT THEATER.
There is a new secret on Main Street in Lyons, NE. (population 851) At 214 Main, what looks like an ordinary storefront façade, actually opens up and folds down over the sidewalk onto Main Street. Cushioned bleacher seats pull out from inside the structure for people to sit and watch a performance and a movie on a screen wheeled in, making Main Street into the STOREFRONT THEATER.
***Music overture by internationally recognized songwriter, Josephine Foster and the debut of the movie, “Decades” by local filmmaker, Bill Hedges about Lyons’ Main Street through time.
***Refreshments including locally-grown organic popcorn will be served.
***For more info or a rain date…..bywayofart.com
Storefront theater is a site-specific community artwork developed by artist, Matthew Mazzotta and the Center for Rural Affairs from the stories of Lyons residents and built by Lyon’s skilled craftspeople and community volunteers during the summer and fall of 2015. The theater is part of the ByWay of Art project, a network of four community-specific artworks in northeastern Nebraska. The regional project is a collaborative effort between the communities of Decatur, Lyons, Macy and Oakland, artist Matthew Mazzotta and the Center for Rural Affairs, and is made possible with funding from ArtPlace America.
Reminder: Halloween on Oakland Main Street Today, 2nd-5th Streets Closed
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Businesses on Oakland’s Main Street will be giving treats to children, all dressed up for Halloween, beginning after school today. Members of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce will be at the Oakland Auditorium handing out treats as well.
Special Reminder: 2nd Street-5th Street will be closed from 3:00-4:30 p.m. Any cars on Main Street at 3:00 p.m. won’t be able to leave during this time.
News From Bancroft Senior Center
October 27, 2015 Leave a comment
The senior center provides Information and Assistance to any individual who is looking for services for themselves or another person 60 years and older, the center manager and/or center participant can provide information to individuals on services available within the community. We link individuals to the services and opportunities that are available within or beyond the community itself. We will then establish adequate follow-up procedures to see that their needs were met. For more information call 402-648-3387.
*If you are 60 years and older and need information on programs designed to help keep you in your home longer or if you need legal help, contact Connie at 402-648-3387 or in the evening at 402-648-7648.
* We have the following medical equipment to loan out on an as need basis, wheel chair, bath seats, toilet seat riser and portable toilet chair, crutches or walkers. Call 402-648-3387 during office hours.
Meals on Wheels
*Would you like to get Meals on Wheels? Anyone over the age of 60 years and lives within the city limits are eligible for these meals. You may sign up anytime for the Meals on Wheels program; you can get the meals delivered however many times you want them each week. You must call 402-687-2332 before 8:30 a.m. if you want a meal that day. The suggested donation for the meals is $4.00.
Weekly Activities:
Wed. Oct. 28: The melody chime group will practice at 9:00 am. Come for coffee at 10:00 am. Come and play the golf game at 1:00 p.m. Board meeting is at 3:30.
Thurs. Oct. 29: Rolls and coffee served from 9:00 am. until noon. Tai Chi class at 9:30 a.m. and the walking ex class at 10:45 a.m. Sign up to play in the pitch tournament at 1:30 p.m.
Fri. Oct. 30: If you want to play in the pinochle tournament at 1:30 p.m.; you will need to sign up.
Mon Nov. 2: Bring one or two covered dishes for potluck dinner at noon. There will be cards or dominoes after lunch; come join us.
Tues. Nov. 3: Tai Chi class is at 9:30 am. and walking ex. class at 10:45 am. Stop in for coffee at 10:00 am. Sign up to play in the pitch tournament at 1:30.
Wed. Nov. 4: The melody chime group will practice at 9:00 am. Join us for coffee at 10:00 am. We will recycle cards at 1:30.
Market Report
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Dow -15.87 @ 17,630.83
S&P -3.83 @ 2071.32
NASDAQ -9.19 @ 5042.17
According to the Wall Street Journal Sales of newly built homes fell in September, suggesting a highly volatile segment of the housing market could be cooling. Purchases of new single-family homes fell to a seasonally adjusted rate of 468,000 in September, the Commerce Department said Monday, down 11.5% from August’s downwardly revised rate of 529,000.
Luxury automaker Ferrari went public Wednesday, offering investors a chance to buy shares in the iconic brand and giving Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV cash to help finance its ambitious five-year growth plan. Fiat Chrysler on Tuesday priced the initial public offering for its luxury unit Ferrari at $52 a share, currently $55.35 and raising about $900 million ahead of the start of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. So if you have always wanted to own a Ferrari, this is the next best thing.
Grain Markets @10:16am
Dec Corn +4’0 @ $3.83’6
Nov Beans-5’4@ $8.90’0
Harvest progress numbers out later today. Harvest looks to be gaining momentum and could be as much as 25-30% ahead of last year pace on corn, and 10-15% ahead of last year’s pace on beans.
Corn
Corn remains very range bound with little news or headlines to cause a shift in prices. I also consider that all the news out there is primarily great harvest progress and plenty of corn. That said, any news to the contrary could provide an opportunity to reduce some additional risk. I continue to remain patient for an opportunity north of $4.00. Understanding we have not been above $4.00 since early August, there is support around $3.72 and then $3.60 and resistance at $4.00.
Spreads have narrowed on corn, with Dec to Mar at about 8 cents. Our best opportunities to roll were in early October reaching 11.5 cents and have since diminished. It is my position to motivate clients to make moves at the appropriate times. I often share my thoughts with everyone client or not.
Blurb from 10/6/15
Corn: I remain optimistic on corn, with plenty of time for an opportunity to present itself sometime between now and July, storage may be the best plan for now. If you are short on storage, we can use a buy back strategy. If you have presold or hedged you could consider rolling to the March capturing .11 to .12 cents and putting additional money on that sale.
Beans
Beans have also have continued to be range bound $8.55 to $9.15. I am inclined to make some sales when the market bounces above $9.00. Despite great exports, the market continues to hold in the range. Another consideration, look how quickly we have lost carry in the beans market. A couple of weeks ago there was 4-5 cents from Nov to Jan. Friday was even, and this morning we have went to a 3 cent inverse. If you need to roll, you may have to go to the March just to keep even on the spread. However I anticipate that becoming inverted as well in the near future.
Weather
For Fun
With Halloween around the corner, it was always one of my favorite holidays. I used to go all out to make it great for the kids. There are now college aged kids that tell me I can remember how scary your house was! Are you ever going to do it again?
You see, a couple of friends and myself went all out, from 100 ft of cemetary fence, 6 fog machines, full skeletons from the “anatomical chart company.” I built a lot of special affects using pneumatics, and even a full scale electric chair. But one day……we had children, and trick or treating became all about them. The whole “haunt” ended for 13 years! But with my boys reaching an age where “trick or treating is for little kids” it time to break it all out again! So this weekend we will see how much of it we can get set up, but one thing is for sure…… full size candy bars.
Greg Mockenhaupt
ProEdge Risk Management Consultant
P: (402) 685-5613 | Greg.Mockenhaupt@cvacoop.com
1007 County Road O
Oakland, NE 68045
Unveiling of Public Artworks in Decatur and Lyons
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Two Northeast Nebraska communities in Burt County will unveil separate public artworks on Sunday, November 1 and Monday, November 2. The projects, part of the Byway of Art project, are a collaborative effort by the Center for Rural Affairs, artist Matthew Mazzotta, and the communities of Decatur and Lyons and made possible by ArtPlace America.
On Sunday, November 1 in Decatur, NE “Rural Legends” a new public artwork in the form of a trolley and station for telling the legends of small town Decatur will open at 3:00 pm Downtown on Broadway.
The idea for “Rural Legends” came from an historical promotional postcard with a trolley pasted into a photo of downtown Decatur. It came about as a means of encouraging tourism to the town. (View the original postcard (from some 100 years ago) here: http://bywayofart.com/artwork/3808513_Decatur_Byway_of_Art_Concept.html .)
On Monday, November 2 in Lyons, NE the Grand Opening of the Lyon’s Storefront Theater will take place from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at 214 Main. What looks like an ordinary storefront facade, actually opens up and folds down over the sidewalk onto Main Street. Cushioned bleacher seats pull out from inside the structure for people to sit and watch a performance or a movie on the other side of the street, making Main Street into an outdoor Storefront Theater. (View an artist’s rendition of what of what the finished project will look like: http://bywayofart.com/artwork/3828412_Lyons_Byway_of_Art_Concept.html .)
Internationally recognized songwriter Josephine Foster will give a special performance at the grand opening. Local filmmaker Bill Hedges will debut his film “Decades,” a documentary film about the history of Lyons since the 1860’s. The film will feature re-enactments of different events and time periods and was shot in Lyons earlier this summer.
Who:
The Communities of Decatur and Lyons, the Center for Rural Affairs, ArtPlace, Decatur Museum and artist Matthew Mazzotta
What:
Unveiling of Public Artworks part of the Byway of Art Project
When:
Sunday, November 1st at 3pm, Downtown Broadway, Decatur, NE
Monday, November 2nd at 6:30pm, 214 Main Street, Lyons, NE
Rural Legends and the Storytelling Theater are part of the Byway of Art project, a network of four community-specific artworks in northeastern Nebraska. The regional project is a collaborative effort between the communities of Decatur, Lyons, Macy and Oakland; artist Matthew Mazzotta and the Center for Rural Affairs, and is made possible with funding from ArtPlace America. For more information or rain date visit: bywayofart.com.
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