April 18, 2018
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The Seward Fourth of July April Meeting will be held Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 7:30 at the Seward Civic Center West Fireplace Room.
The committee will review the tentative schedule of events and finalize plans for the major community celebration.
Direct questions to Clark Kolterman at clark.kolterman@sewardschools.org or call 402-641-8522
Run to St. Lo "Swag Bag" Donations Requested
The Seward Kiwanis, the Seward 4th of July Committee, and the Nebraska National Guard Museum Historical Society will have the Third annual “Run to St. Lo Memorial 5K Run and 1 Mile Run/Walk” at 7:00 a.m., Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Nebraska National Guard Museum located at 201 North 8 th Street in Seward, Nebraska.  The group is seeking donations for the "Swag Bags" for the 150 participants. If your organization would like to help, please contact Jerry Meyer at Nebraska National Guard Museum at (402)-309-8763 or email gerald_meyer@yahoo.com  
Arbor Day in Seward Set for April 26 th
The annual Seward Arbor Day Celebration will be held on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 1:00 pm at the Seward Civic Center front steps and porch at 616 Bradford Avenue in Seward. The event is coordinated by the GFWC Seward Woman’s Club and the Seward Tree Board to promote tree planting and fulfill the requirement for the TREE CITY USA application, as an official observance promoting Trees is required for the award.
The highlight of the event will be a commemorative tree planted on the Civic Center grounds to honor Jesse Langworthy for donating the funds for the Civic Center. The tree is sponsored by the Seward Civic Center Commission.
Following the event, the GFWC Seward Woman’s Club will host cookies and punch for all in attendance.
This event has been coordinated by the GFWC Seward Woman’s Club for over three decades and questions can be directed to the project chair Jean Kolterman for the GFWC Seward Woman’s Club at 402-643-3803.


Piano Extravaganza Showcase
Jayoung Hong(collaborative Pianist at UNK) was looking for a new concert venue when she came upon the Frank museum in Kearney and the Seward Civic Center in Seward. She successfully held the Salon Miniature Chamber Concert last December at Frank Museum in Kearney. This time around she will showcase a variety of piano sounds with the UNO, UNK faculty and UNK piano students at UNK Fine Arts Recital Hall and Seward Civic Center. The performance at the Seward Civic Center will be held Tuesday, June 5th at 5pm.

The performance "Piano Extravaganza", and will feature, among others, pianist Kristin Jonina Taylor( Piano Faculty at UNO and Keyboard division Coordinator), Brayan Stanely (composer, Pianist, husband of Kristin Taylor)-Atlantic Piano Duo, Beth Mattingly (New UNK Music faculty), Jayoung Hong. All of whom will help create an unforgettable tour de force of works for piano, including works by Rachmaninoff, Barber and Mozart.
A Celebration of Service Featuring John Cook
Join  Seward Rotary Club - #1540  and celebrate service in Seward County! This year's keynote speaker will be John Cook, head coach of the national champion Nebraska volleyball team. Highlighting the event will be the presentation of the "Service Above Self" and Wayne Tanderup awards.
On May 5th at the Seward County Ag Pavilion, the evening starts at 5:30 pm with a social hour and silent auction, followed by dinner. After Coach Cook's remarks, a live auction will be held. All proceeds from the event will support local service projects and  End Polio Now , Rotary International's effort to eradicate polio worldwide.
Individual tickets for $30 each may be purchased online. Tables of 8, including an autographed volleyball by Coach Cook, are available for $300 by contacting sewardrotary1540@gmail.com.

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See if you can guess the answer to our weekly trivia question. Email answers to Suzanne by Monday at 5pm. Correct answers will be entered into a drawing to win bragging rights and special place of honor in next week's edition! 

This Weeks Question: 
How many trees were planted on the very first Arbor Day, April 10, 1872?


Last Weeks Question: 
In the 16th century, a teaspoon of what substance cost the equivalent of five dollars in London?


Winner: Gary Rolf

Answer: SUGAR .

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