York College Traveling Children's Theatre Visits Exeter-Milligan

Theatre at eight-thirty in the morning may be a little early in the day for some, but the timing was perfect for the York College Traveling Children's Theatre.

The theatre group made a stop on their whirlwind 22 show run at Exeter-Milligan Elementary School last Thursday morning and brought laughter, applause and a whole lot of theatre to the students.

The company which includes twelve student cast members in addition to assistant director Kayla Lawrence and director John Baker III, auditioned last November and started rehearsing in January.

The show, In One Basket, was written by Shirley Pugh and weaves together twelve folk and fairytales from around the world. The general theme of the short scenes was to be happy with what you have right beside you.

The students roared with laughter when the rich man paid his noisy neighbors to move and they just moved into each others homes still leaving him with noisy neighbors. A husband and wife who misused three wishes ended with the statement "happiness comes when you don't have any wishes at all."

Throughout the twelve mini scenarios the theme continues with the mother of "Gustav" who always finds her son right no matter how many mistakes he makes. The "Tale of a Mouse" in which a mouse hunts high and low for a mate and then find him in the field outside her house embodies this theme in plain language but was funny enough to keep the students and adults engrossed.

The actors showed an amazing amount of variety in character, costume and scenery. There was plenty of action to keep even Kindergarteners still in their seats. At the end of the program the actors introduced themselves, including their year in college, their hometown and their major. While many are arts majors some major in very different fields. The actors mingled with the crowd again after the show and answered the elementary students questions. Before leaving, the group invited the students to a backstage tour and showed their costumes, props and sound effects items.

If you won't have the opportunity to see this entertaining performance at a local elementary school, the York College Traveling Children's Theatre will be performing their show for the general public on April 16th at 7:00 p.m. in Gurganus Hall on the York College campus.

Exeter Girl Scouts participate in Gifts of Sharing

Exeter Troop 390 recently participated in the Gifts of Sharing project by donating cookies to the Backpack program that is sponsored by the United Methodist Church. Accepting the cookies for the program was LaVonne Guthrie who is pictured with some of the girl scouts. The are from the left Hannah Beethe, Janey Erdkamp, LaVonne Guthrie, Tara Mueller and Kaitlyn Vavra. As the Girl Scouts sold cookies, customers were given the option of purchasing cookies just for this project. The girls also donated cookies from the troop.

Exeter Village Board Meets Tonight 7 p.m.

Village of Exeter

OFFICE OF THE CLERK

Exeter, Nebraska 68351

Agenda for Regular Meeting of 4-6-2010

7:00pm

Approval of Minutes

Approval of Invoices

Fire Department Street Dance – Approval of date, street closing

Pool Admission & Concession prices

Pool Brochure – Leesa Bartu

Scout tree planting @ park – Leesa Bartu

Loader replacement

Marshal Report

Maintenance Supervisor Report

Clerk’s Report

Lost a Dog???? UPDATED

Did you lose your dog recently? This dog was found running around near Casey's on 04-04-10. If you know the dog leave a message on the Exeter PD phone (266-5331) and they'll get back to you. It's currently in Exeter's doggie jail but if no one claims it soon they'll have to take it to York. UPDATE: The dog was adopted in town.

Death Notice Ron Davis

Charles "Ron" Davis
Age 71 of York, Nebraska
died in Lincoln on Monday March 29, 2010

Wife Colleen Davis of York, NE
Sons
Bob & Deb Davis Saint Peters, MO
Scott & Charlotte Davis Hastings, NE
Daughter
Cindy & Rick LaFavor Sedalia, MO
Sisters
Marilyn & Charles Wheeler Columbia, MO
Six Grandchildren
Two Great Grandchildren
Services 10:30 a.m., Monday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Exeter, NE
Visitation from 2 until 8p.m., Sunday, at the Farmer Funeral Home in Exeter
Memorials to York County Rescue Unit or in care of the family
Military Burial at Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, Nebraska
Officiant Father Tom Kuffel

Pick Up Does Damage at Ball Fields

Overview of the damage done at the Exeter ball park.

Deep ruts were cut in the new grass area.

Saturday night a late model pick was spotted in the area of the ball park and a neighborhood resident witnessed the pickup driving on the new grass that was planted last fall and doing the damage shown in the pictures. If you have any information on the driver of the pick up please contact the Village Marshall or the Village office.

Revived and Refreshed

Bob Mueller lent a hand to the Nebraska Neon Sign installers on Monday.

Sign lit up at night.

Both sides of the neon work!

The Exeter neon sign return to it's spot on Highway 6 on Monday. Installers from Nebraska Neon sign replaced the revamped sign with their crane mid-morning. Bob Mueller, a member of the Exeter Foundation, which sponsored the redo on the sign was on hand to help hold things in place.

Exeter-Milligan Update - 6th Grade Science

Janey Due and Sean Maxson test unknown substances to see if they are acids or bases. Substances were actually liquids that are frequently found in the home, including milk, pickle juice, window cleaner, dish soap, and water.

Elliot Eardamp and Hunter Worrell test for acids and bases in Mrs. Julia Polak's 6th grade science class. The students have also studied physical and chemical properties of substances and have made their own "silly putty" polymer during their "chemistry" unit.

Exeter Chamber Holds Easter Egg Hunt

Door prize winners at the Exeter Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt.

Troy Kallhoff models his Easter Bunny glasses.

First and second graders get ready to hunt.

Alec fills his shark up!

Preschool and kindergarteners don't have to go far to find an egg.

Exeter area kids didn't let a damp day Saturday to rain on their enthusiasm to hunt eggs at the Exeter Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg hunt at the Exeter-Milligan school.

Due to the weather the hunt was moved indoors, but with over 1,000 stuffed eggs there was fun for everyone. More than fifty children hunted for the eggs in four different age groups.

As in the past, the FCCLA students at the Exeter-Milligan school were onhand to hide the eggs and man the registration tables. This year they also, along with other students, stuffed and counted all of the eggs. At the event they also monitored the egg hunting and helped pass out the door prizes.

This year's door prize winners in the three and under category were Brett Kallhoff and Kaylie Schlueter. In the preschool and Kindergarten section Olivia Poppert, Emma Olsen, Savannah Horne, Ben Bartu, Trenton Vossler and Troy Kallhoff all won goodie bags. In the first and second grade category Jaiden Papik, Cammie Harrison, Brooke Poppert, Jonathen Ostrand, Marshall Severson and Caleb Horne were prize winners. In the third and fourth grade category Vicki Androyna and Joey Bartu won Basketball Easter baskets.

The preschool, Kindergarten, first and second grade door prizes were donated by Jack and Linda Underwood and Bob Mueller.

FCCLA members, along with their sponsor, Mary Lou Vossler, assisting the Exeter Chamber with the project were Meredith Emshoff, Madison Horne, Sierra Christensen, Mariah Bigelow, Maitlyn Thomsen and Toni Bossaller.

Exeter Feeders and Breeders Hold Banquet

Saturday night found the Milligan Auditorium filled with close to 200 members and friends of the Exeter Feeders and Breeders. The event, which drew patrons and sponsors from much of southeast Nebraska, was held for the 68th year.

As always the group honors an outstanding member of the agricultural community and this year the recipient was Mel Taylor, pictured above with his wife Lee Ann, President of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Milligan.

Scholarships for local students were also distributed with awards presented to Wessley Kohout of Friend, Wade Walters of Shickley and Ryan Harre of Exeter.