“Annie” is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. Soon Annie befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a loveable mutt named Sandy.

Ellie Swanson of Lincoln stars in the title role.  Kris Raasch (also of Lincoln) plays he cantankerous Oliver Warbucks.  Anna Stroebel of Omaha plays the conniving Miss Hannigan.  Players from the Elmwood-Murdock area include Keri and Rylee Hogue, Ross Mumford, Lizzy Pegler, Christine Schmitt, Katie Schmitt, Cody Brown, Luke Ervin, Jeff Johnston, Wade Mumford, Tim Sorensen and Aaron Spracklin.  The production is directed by Lofte Artistic Director, Kevin Colbert. 

Performance dates are July 22-24, 28-31 and August 4-7.  Curtain times are 7:30pm on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.  Sundays are 2pm matinees.  Tickets for adults are $18.  Children under the age of 12 are only $10.   

The Lofte Community Theatre is located just east of the intersection of Hwy 1 and Hwy 50 near the town of Manley.  For more information, please visit www.Lofte.com or call the box office (402) 234-2553.

 

Friends, and video camera owners!
It is time to Pre-Register for the first ever
Cass County Fair - Video Contest!

I have attached a copy of the Judges Score Card so you can see how the Judges will score your video to determine who will win the Cash Prizes and have their video featured on the Fair Website and their Facebook page and re-Tweeted to the whole universe!

You have been waiting for something really really awesome to do before you have to go back to school and all those boring classes, well this is it!

Get all your friends together and plan the greatest video that has ever gone viral all about the great Cass County Fair. I am talking rides, and music, and cotton candy and more rides dude. Not to mention the tasty prizes!

Piece of Cake! You got to do better than this old video!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPerLnmssRU  So what are you waiting for! Get your Pre-Registration in today.

Forward this email to all your friend, and put these links on your Facebook page! way cool!

Pre-Registration Form is located on the www.CassFair.com home page - or you can Click Here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-H Heirloom Treasures Workshop held on July 21

Maureen Fitzgerald, veteran 4-H fair judge, presented an Heirloom Treasures workshop, July 21, for 4-Hers and others interested in the 4-H Heritage project.  Design principles and elements, career awareness and shadow box making techniques were discussed prior to participants actually making a shadow box for fair entry.  

 

Maureen Fitzgerald gives Dalton Nickels hints for putting his shadow box together

 

Addie Bickford studies her work in progress as she tries to decide what to do next

 

 

4-H Fishing Fun Workshop held on July 18

Simple knot tying, fish ID and casting and fishing practice made up the 4-H Fishing Fun Workshop, July 18, at Platte River State Park.  Games and Parks employee, Greg Hartel, presented the workshop.  Participants managed to stay cool in the shade and caught several fish which were returned to the pond for others to try catching.

 

Kyle Bogatz relieves Claire Gasparovich from having to bait her own hook

Instructor Greg Hartel gives last minute fishing instructions before participants head to the pond

Baiting the hook

Josh Brown, proud fisherman!

 

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