The Lofte Community Theatre near Manley is excited to announce that it is hosting a "Sweetheart Event" on Valentine's Day. The Lofte is partnering with Slattery Vintage Estates of Nehawka for a wine tasting and Big Band concert event to begin at 6:30pm on Saturday, February 14th.

Slattery Vintage Estates is the beautiful new tasting room in Cass County that proudly carries over 30 Nebraska wines. Slattery will be hosting a wine tasting event in the Lofte's lobby beginning at 6:30pm. For a small fee, you will be able to taste a variety of wines and receive a complimentary glass to take home.

At 7:30pm ShinSings Orchestra will take the stage in the Lofte auditorium. This Sinatra-style group specializes in big band, swing and classic pop music. Members of the group boast performance resume including The Glenn Miller Orchestra, The Omaha Jazz Orcchestra and the George Walker Trio. Tickets are $20 per person and include unlimited hors d'oeuvres.

For reservations or inquiries, please contact the Lofte ticket office at (402) 234-2553.

First published in 1928, A Lantern in Her Hand has outlasted literary fashions to touch generations of readers. In this classic story of a pioneer woman, Bess Streeter Aldrich modeled protagonist Abbie Deal on her own mother, who in 1854 had traveled by covered wagon to the Midwest.

In A Lantern in Her Hand, Abbie accompanies her family to the soon-to-be-state of Nebraska. There, in 1865, she marries and settles into her own sod house. The novel describes Abbie's years of child-raising, of making a frontier home able to withstand every adversity. A disciplined writer knowledgeable about true stories of pioneer days in Nebraska, Bess Streeter Aldrich conveys the strength of everyday things, the surprise of familiar faces, and the look of the unspoiled landscape during different seasons. Refusing to be broken by hard experience, Abbie sets a joyful example for her family—and for her readers.

One Book One Nebraska 2009 is sponsored by the Nebraska Center for the Book, Nebraska Humanities Council, Nebraska Library Association, Nebraska Library Commission, and the University of Nebraska Press.  This is the fifth year for the project.  Click the links below to find a wide variety of materials to support your exploration of A Lantern in Her Hand.  Happy reading!

Visit www.bessstreeteraldrich.org for more information on “One Book One Nebraska”.

Hello, my name is Jane Lamer. I am trying to find this lady, Jean Dreager. Back in May 1971 my husbands father Anthony V. Rosato died and Jeans name came up at the mortuary. I am trying to find anyone who may have known Tony to find out family information. It has been 37 years now and we believe there may be another sibling somewhere. If you can help me in any way please contact me @ 402-934-2995.

Hello, my name is Jane Lamer. I am trying to find this lady, Jean Dreager. Back in May 1971 my husbands father Anthony V. Rosato died and Jeans name came up at the mortuary. I am trying to find anyone who may have known Tony to find out family information. It has been 37 years now and we believe there may be another sibling somewhere. If you can help me in any way please contact me @ 402-934-2995.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

• The Weeping Water Public Library now has wireless internet service for community use.  Please stop in and check out this new service.

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, January 29:

• Girls and Boys Basketball games at home vs. Yutan @ 4:00 p.m.

• Parent’s Night

• Future Dancers will perform with the Rockettes at half-time of the boy’s game

Friday, January 30:

• UNO High School Honor Band

• American Legion Fish Fry at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 31:

• UNO High School Honor Band

• Wrestling Tournament at Roncalli at 9:00 a.m.

• Boys and Girls Basketball at East Butler at 2:00 p.m.

• Boys and Girls ECNC Basketball Tournament

• JH Girls Basketball @ Johnson County Central @ 8:30 a.m.