Avoca Community Newsletter - August 19, 2026

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The biggest and most valuable direct garage/tag sale treasure ever discovered is a 1,000-year-old Chinese "Ding" bowl from the Northern Song Dynasty, bought in 2007 for just $3 at an upstate New York yard sale and later sold at Sotheby's for $2.225 million.

How and when to divide perennialsA weekly Fun Fact will be posted to the website. Tune in every week to learn something new! If you have a fact you would like to submit, send it to editor@avocanebraska.com

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Avoca gar sales 2026

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Avoca Butteerfly festival

Fall Kickoff Vintage Market Labor Day Weekend -- Sat. Sept. 5 & Sun. Sept. 6, 10 AM-4 PM. Shop the lawn and barn for antiques, vintage, home goods, house plants, gifts and fall decor! We hope to also have the first of the pumpkins, squash and gourds if they're ready in time. Admission is free.

Pumpkin Patch season begins with two weekends of our new Butterfly Festival, Sept. 19, 20, 26 & 27. Enjoy butterfly-themed food and drink, photo ops, vendors, a take-home craft, and more. Included with pumpkin patch admission.

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101 EAST ELDORA, WEEPING WATER, NE

ENTER at LOWER LEVEL on the SOUTH SIDE of the BUILDING.

ALL AGE are WELCOME! EACH MEAL is only $6 and SERVED on MON-WED-FRIDAYS at NOON.

PLEASE CALL by 10 AM the SAME DAY as the DINNER YOU WISH to ATTEND.

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2026 07 29 Copper Dollar Ranch LMB

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Cruzin Main 2026

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UMC Food Bank 2026

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Allied Heating and Cooling

We're a locally owned and operated HVAC company built on something simple: doing quality work and treating customers right.
Text or call us at 402-739-9959 or email us at alliedheatingandcoolingllc@gmail.com

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Happy Paws pups

Meet Adoptable Pets! >>

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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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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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Louisville High School
202 West 3rd Street
Louisville, NE 68037
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Friday, August 21, 2026

Elmwood Murdock High School
300 Wyoming
Murdock, NE 68407
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Thursday, September 3, 2026

City Building
101 W Eldora Ave
Weeping Water, NE 68463
11:30 AM - 5:30 PM

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CCMT

Cornhusker Country Music Theater, 211 Main Street, Louisville, NE

AS WE ARE A 501c3, NON PROFIT,
OUR "SUGGESTED SHOW ADMISSION" is $10 at the door;
Kids 12 & under are still FREE admission!

SHOWS:

Saturday, August 29
The Caleb Kenner Band
7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

We are excited to welcome The Caleb Kenner Band from Gretna, Nebraska. Caleb and his group are new to our stage, so come out and see what they have to offer. Let’s show them our support and thank them for volunteering to come share their music with us.

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Saturday, September 26
The Down Home Band
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

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JAM SESSIONS ARE FREE!

Second Sunday of each month – Electric Jam Session (1:00 – 4:00 PM)
Last Sunday of each month – Acoustic Only Jam Session (1:00 – 4:00 PM)

Bring your instruments and enjoy an afternoon of great music and good company! Click the theater flyer above or HERE to read the latest CCMT news.Call 402-949-0668 with any questions.

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