Avoca Community Newsletter

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Memorial Day is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
It is observed on the last Monday of May.

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Memorial day - Monday, May 26, 2025

Memorial Day Flyer 2025

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WEEPING WATER LIMESTONE DAYS 2025
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS COMING SOON.

WW mine tour

WW days 02

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2025 04 30 POTLUCK

NEHAWKA/CONESTOGA ALUMNI BANQUET

MAY 24, 2025
6 pm
NEHAWKA COMMUNITY CENTER

HONOR CLASSES: 1945,'55,'65,'75,'85,'95, 2005, 2025 and 2025.

ALL ALUMNI are welcome to attend!

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WW alumni banquet 2025

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Pie Ride flyer June 5

pie ride schedule

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BIG CALENDER 2025 jpg

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Check out new website at www.happypawsplattsmouth.org

And download foster application!

Happy Paws Plattsmouth is a volunteer-powered 501(c)(3) charitable organization serving Cass, Sarpy, and Douglas Counties
with one mission: to transform the lives of animals in need while enriching the families who welcome them home.

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Elmwood Rescue Fun Run 2025

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YOU CAN FIND A BLOOD DRIVE NEAR YOUR WORKPLACE or HOME HERE.

JUST ENTER YOUR ZIP CODE.

Make this contribution and you'll sleep well knowing that you've given

of yourself to improve, or perhaps even save, another person's life.

Confirm days and times and learn more HERE or call 1-800-733-2767.

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Monday, June 2, 2025

VFW Post 2543 Plattsmouth
510 1st Avenue
Plattsmouth, NE
11:30 AM - 5:30 PM

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Monday, June 16, 2025

Beaver Lake Clubhouse
9410 Clubhouse Cir
Plattsmouth, NE
9 AM - 3 PM

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Monday, June 16, 2025

Town Hall
623 House St
Avoca, NE
1 PM - 6 PM

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Monday, August 4, 2025

VFW Post 2543 Plattsmouth
510 1st Avenue
Plattsmouth, NE
11:30 AM - 5:30 PM

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Monday, August 11, 2025
Town Hall
623 House St
Avoca, NE
Noon - 5 PM

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2025 04 30 MRY CAR SHOW

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CCMT

COME ON OVER!

This is the way country music started out, with acoustic instruments, before electricity. People sat out on the lawn, on the porch, or in a friend’s house and played their instruments together.

Enjoy the originality of music which is still present in many circles of friends.

211 Main Street
Louisville, NE

Come on over and take a spin on our dance floor!
This is a family-friendly venue, so bring the kids, too! Relax in nice air-conditoned comfort and support our concession stand - fresh, popped popcorn, candy bars, soft drinks and bottled water.

SATURDAY SHOWS:

The Jacob Austin Band
Saturday, June 21st, 2025
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

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New Bow Old Strings
Saturday, July 26th, 2025
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

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The Jacob Austin Band
Saturday, August 16th, 2025
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

JAM SESSIONS:

Second Sundays – Electric Jam Session (1:00 – 4:00 PM)

Fourth Sundays – Acoustic-Only Jam Session (1:00 – 4:00 PM)

Bring your instruments and enjoy an afternoon of great music and good company!

Call 402-949-0668 with any questions.

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Power Outage Season - Meet Joey the Outage Superman

Joey Gillett Electrician

Last year, we survived 5 days of no power.

We survived by hanging out at the local - Millard Branch of the Omaha Public Library.

The library had power, and provided free mobile phone charging, air conditioning and critically WiFi.

Our business (and livelihood) depends on nearly constant connection to the internet.

The prior year we had a 2 day power outage, that simply forced an early vacation and nightly hotels where electricity was available.

With the 2025 season of heavy weather, and power outages ahead, we were looking around for a better solution.

We had the great fortune of Meeting Joey Gillett - of Assured Electric.

In my experience a gas powered generator, was a small device with a 120vac outlet. If you had an extension cord you could connect a coffee maker.

Nice, but not a solution for a home with air conditioning, electric stove, washer and dryer. Not a power outage solution.

Power Outage Superman Joey smiled and described a generator that had a 3-phase/240v 50am outlet - and a "smart switch" to switch your home breaker box from OPPD to this small generator.

We were stunned, does this work? - Joey explained he had installed several. We asked Joey for a proposal and it was 1/3 of my expectations.

We asked Joey to proceed! In a short time Joey, and his person Nick - installed the "smart switch" under the electric meter on the back of our home.

The smart switch could sense if power was coming from OPPD - if not it will switch our home to the Generator 240v option - and then back to oppd when they were back.

Wow! What a stress reliever!! for the cost of power outage insurance, we have real power outage insurance!

Power outages, not only some from wind and fallen branches. For years there has been concern that our power grid was vulnerable to attack,

if we found ourself at war, and experienced a high altitude EMP or a natural Solar Flare. Both of which could take out the Power Grid for months

I recommend you give Power Outage Superman Joey a call at: 402-594-4515 or visit his website at https://OmahaElectrician.us email him with the contact form.

thanks Joey - Computer John

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