- Labor Day Deadlines: for Guide & News All deadlines
for the Sept. 3 issue of the Guide & News have been moved up a day. Legal
notices are due at noon on Thursday, Aug. 28. Display and classified ads are
due Friday, Aug. 29, at 9:30 a.m. All news articles are due Friday, Aug. 29,
at noon.
- Please contact the Gretna Post Office for new
mail delivery at 332-2726. Please do not erect a mailbox before contacting
the Post Office.
- Senior Citizen's Center Activities: Call 332-4100,
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., to find out what activities will take place on Fridays.
- MOMS Club, Moms Offering Moms Support. If interested,
call Lori Davis Russell at 332-3322.
- Post secondary education scholarships are
now available from the Gretna Optimists, to college students of the Gretna
area. Priority for scholarship is given on a needs basis. Pick up and applications
at Gretna High School. Return applications, along with a resume, to the high
school. Deadline is Sept. 1. Contact Mike Avery, 740-6040, or Kirk Eledge,
332-4360, with any questions.
- 2008 Senior Class Pictures are ready to be
picked up at the high school in the front office.
Wed., Aug. 27
- Gretna Cub Scout Pack 363 will hold an Open House for sign up on Wednesday,
Aug. 27, 6:30 p.m. at Gretna Elementary School. The first Pack meeting of
the year is Sunday, Sept. 7, 2 p.m., at the same location. Boys in grades
1-5 are eligible to sign up. For more information, or to request an application.
contact Cub-master Craig Gissler, 332-0010, or online at gissmo6@msn.com.
Thurs., Aug. 28
- Registration for the GBA fall basketball league, grades 1 through 6, take
place on Thursday, Aug. 28, and Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Gretna Elementary School,
from 6-8 p.m. The league plays on Saturday mornings from Oct. 18 to Dec. 20.
Contact Dan Huffman, 916-9680, or Jerome Skrdla, 332-2899, for further information.
- The Teen Advisory Board will have an information meeting at the library
on Thursday, Aug. 28, at 4 p.m. By participating, teens can earn volunteer
hours, help plan new programming, choose books and other materials, eat free
food and hang out with friends. Direct questions to Natasha Tasler at 332-4480,
or natasha@cityofgretna.com. The board is open to students in grades 6 through
12.
- The Gretna Optimists will meet on Thursday, Aug. 28, at D & K Cafe, at 7
a.m. UNO football coach, Pat Berhns, will discuss his team and the seasonšs
schedule.
- The Gretna Public Library will have a one-hour LEARN presentation next Thursday,
Aug. 28 at 10:15 a.m. Darrel Draper, a well known "Edutainer" dressed in full
costume, will be bring history to life in his own unique style. The presentation
is called "Nebraska: Crossroads of the Western Fur Trade." The presentation
is free and open to the public.
Fri., Aug. 29
- The fall volleyball scrimmage will be held on Friday, Aug. 29, at 5 p.m.,
in the high school gymnasium. No admission charge, but Gretna Post Prom will
accept donations.
Mon., Sept. 1
- The Sarpy County Courthouse, Courthouse Annexes and the Sarpy County Law
Enforcement Administration will be closed Monday, Sept. 1, in observance of
Labor Day.
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