American Red Cross Blood Drive
December 12, 2021
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
SPRINGFIELD FIRE HALL
505 S. 1ST ST.
SPRINGFIELD, NE 68059
APPOINTMENTS ARE NEEDED. SCHEDULE ONLINE OR CALL
IT HAPPENED IN SPRINGFIELD HISTORY
In 1981Springfield Postmaster, Margaret Joern, helps Kelli Erhart mail her letter in the special delivery mailbox that was sending her Christmas list directly to Santa Claus in the North Pole.
The Springfield Post Office is always busy during the Christmas season with holiday greetings and packages to deliver. Years ago letters to Santa could be mailed through the Springfield Post Office. Santa’s mailbox was always full as area children hurried to get their lists to the North Pole. Springfield postmaster, Margaret Joern, made sure each letter was delivered directly to Santa Claus so he could reply to all Christmas wishes.
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
OPPD warns scammers may try to take advantage of utility customers over the holidays
The holidays often bring out the best in us. But they also bring out the worst in utility scammers, looking to bring in some extra cash by taking advantage of others. Reports of these calls tend to pick up steam several times a year, including between the Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.
This long-running con targets customers of utilities here in our area and across the nation. Scammers typically call customers, claiming they are overdue on bills and need to buy a gift card or pre-paid credit card of some sort to settle up. Otherwise, they claim, power will be disconnected.
Most recently, the callers have been falsely claiming customers owe money for equipment, such as an electric meter. OPPD customers would not be responsible for such equipment.
The scammers can be quite aggressive and threatening in their tone. Here are some of the other ways they may try to con customers out of money:
Misleading messages
- Making claims that customers owe money through text messaging.
- Asking customers to pay using a cash app.
Robocall robbery
- Using robocall technology to leave a message, asking customers to call back and make a payment.
- Recording and playing back authentic utility messages to sound more convincing for customers who call.
Seasonal scam twist
- Making hollow promises of a gift card in exchange for payment.
OPPD is working in partnership with other local public power utilities to raise awareness among our customers, identify scammers’ trends, and get their phone numbers shut down, when possible. We want our residential and business customers to protect themselves by remembering the following:
- NONE of these calls are from the utility. Our call center representatives would never cold-call a customer demanding immediate payment. If customers were truly overdue on their bills to the point where service could be disconnected, they would receive written notice first. Authentic utility representatives never request payment via a purchased payment card.
- NEVER give personal or financial information to a stranger during an unsolicited phone call.
- Do NOT allow entrance to such a person, without proper credentials or utility authorization, appearing unannounced at your door.
- ALWAYS ask for identification or verification. OPPD employees always carry identification. Failure to produce identification should always be a tip-off to the customer that something is wrong.
- Be wary of sales pitches from companies claiming to represent or work with OPPD.
Customers who have any questions about service, their account or bill status, or if in need of financial assistance should call us at 402-536-4131 in the Omaha calling area or 877-536-4131 outside of the Omaha area.
HAPPENING NEARBY
Cornhusker Country Music Theater
Come on over and take a spin on our dance floor or just sit back and enjoy the music!
211 Main Street
Louisville, NE
1-800-480-8797, ext 211
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~Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Connie Manzer
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