Springfield Wednesday Newsletter: February 10, 2021

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FIRE & RESCUE DEPARTMENT

Good News: The Rescue Boat is ordered!

Donations are still needed for rescue gear, and to fund specialized training. Donations are being accepted by the Midlands Community Foundation:

Donate Online:

Springfield Volunteer Fire and Rescue Fund

Mail your donation to:

Midlands Community Foundation

217 North Jefferson Street

Papillion, NE 68046

Please designate which fund the donation goes to.

SARPY CASS HEALTH DEPARTMENT

PREREGISTRATION

If you are aged 65 or older and live in Sarpy or Cass County, the Health Department is offering a pre-registration process for receiving additional information regarding COVID-19 vaccine availability. This survey does not register you for a vaccine; it is a mechanism for you to be contacted once you are eligible to receive the vaccine.

Preregister here: https://nalhd.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0qa5XTnZiBbZSkt

We highly encourage residents to assist friends and family who may need assistance with completing this survey.

If you do not have access to a computer and would like to pre-register, please call 531-203-0322 and leave a voice message with your name, address, date of birth, phone number, as well as an email address if you have one. A staff member will use this information to register for you.

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Sarpy/Cass Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine Update – Week of February 8, 2020

The Sarpy/Cass Health Department, along with community partners, are continuing to vaccinate residents across the two county jurisdiction. Currently, residents born in 1946 or earlier are eligible to schedule an appointment to receive the vaccine at a number of community clinic locations throughout the jurisdiction. For those who pre-registered for the notification, messages to those born in 1946 or earlier will be sent out this evening and tomorrow morning with instructions for scheduling an appointment.

The number of vaccine doses that the Department is receiving for both counties continues to be limited. This week the Department anticipates receiving 2,700 doses which is a slight increase from last week. To date there have been 19,972 vaccinations administered to Sarpy and Cass County residents.

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SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

8:00AM – 1:00PM

SPRINGFIELD FIRE HALL

505 SO. 1^ST STREET

IT HAPPENED IN SPRINGFIELD HISTORY

Celebrating Valentine’s Day thirty-two years ago in 1989, Springfield Public Library invited preschool children for Valentine stories and crafts at Preschool Story Hour. They were excited to pose with the library’s Valentine heart tree and the crafts they made during the session. The children included: (left to right) Jessica Thunn, Lindsey Stangl, Alicia Evon, Christian Kulm, Nicholas Adams, Sarah Cyr, Molly McGuire, Nicole Cyr, and Rebecca Startzer.

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We are open for IN-PERSON worship! We will continue to stream LIVE on Facebook. We are asking for pre-registration for attendance. Please contact the office 402-253-2270 to get your reservation!

Sunday Services at 9:30am

Tune into our Facebook page for live streaming Sunday Services at 9:30am.

https://www.facebook.com/firstunitedmethodistchurchofspringfield

NATIONAL MAKE A FRIEND DAY

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

National “Make a Friend” Day is celebrated every year on February 11^th. This day encourages us a make new friends or renew old friendships. Why celebrate this day? Friends are important for our emotional health and keep us from being lonely. Do not forget about friends of the four-legged variety. They also make some of the best friends. Value your friends and try to keep them in your life.

SARPY COUNTY HELP LINE

The Sarpy County Sheriff's Office along with Sarpy County Human Services has established a help line for the citizens of Sarpy County during the COVID-19 pandemic event. Starting today, people who are sick, elderly, or caretakers of this demographic in Sarpy County may call the Sarpy County Sheriff Helpline at 402-593-1593 for needs such as picking up prescriptions, groceries, or other necessities. A uniformed Sarpy County Sheriff's Deputy will pick up and deliver these items in a marked police cruiser. This helpline may also be utilized by the general public to make non-emergency police reports via telephone that do not require a police officer present in their home.

The following providers are participating in this program:

Walmart in Papillion
Target in Papillion (Groceries Only)
Bakers at 36th St & Twin Creek Dr
Bakers at 801 Galvin Rd (Pharmacy Only)
Springfield Drug (Pharmacy Only)

Please check the Sheriff's Office website and Facebook Page for any new updates to this program.

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SHOP LOCAL

Please support Springfield’s local businesses during this difficult time.

Springfield Artworks is still temporarily closed to protect the owners and the customers. They will post here when they feel it is safe to Re-open.

Ace Hardware

B&D Pit Stop

Black Sheep Coffee House

The Blind Pig Bar & Grill (402) 521-9276

Runza Restaurant

Soaring Wings Vineyard

Springfield Drug & Soda Fountain (402) 253-2000

Sweet Rice Thai Food: (402) 714-4516

Valentino’s Pizza: (402) 253-2491

Wicked Hen Farmhouse Café breakfast, lunch & some evenings: (513 )721-6877

These and all Springfield businesses need your support to survive these difficult times.

UTILITY ASSISTANCE FUNDRAISER GOES VIRTUAL FOR 2021,

WITH GREATER NEED

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people across our communities both physically and financially. Combined, Omaha Public Power District and Metropolitan Utilities District have seen a 38% increase in the number of customers requesting assistance with their bills.

The utilities are coming together, as they do every year, to raise money for energy assistance programs through the Heat the Streets Run & Walk for Warmth, which will take place March 6, 2021. This is the 14^th year of the event. This year, it will be held virtually in order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

While utility assistance is a year-round need, this event is held during the cold winter months to bring attention to those who struggle to keep the lights on and heat their homes.

“Keeping homes warm and safe has taken on an even higher priority within the last year,” said Tanya Cook, director, M.U.D. Board of Directors. “I'm proud to lend my support to this event."

Cook is co-chairing this year’s event, alongside Janece Mollhoff, director, OPPD Board of Directors, and her husband, Wayne Mollhoff.

“We are seeing a record number of first-time applicants. These are customers who have never needed to reach out for help before,” said Director Mollhoff. “It’s clear the pandemic has taken its toll. We need to support our communities through the recovery.”

OPPD and M.U.D. encourage participants to complete the 5K run or one-mile walk on March 6 on their own – in neighborhoods, local trails, or even on a treadmill. Custom neck gaiters will be mailed to all registrants.

Participants in the 5K may submit their results online. Awards will be mailed to the first-, second- and third-place male and female runners in each of the following age divisions:

12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60+

Virtual 5K price:

$35 (Now through March 6)

Virtual one-mile walk price:

$25 (Now through March 6)

Children 12 and under receive free registration for the one-mile walk with a paid adult.

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― Elbert Hubbard

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