AVERA CREIGHTON CARE CENTRE will be hosting their annual preschool Easter Egg Hunt on Friday, April 19 at 2:00 p.m. in Elizabeth’s Garden (weather permitting).

Children must be accompanied by an adult

The Creighton City Council meeting scheduled for Thursday evening is postponed to Monday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m.

The veterans of Creighton VFW Post 1151 will host their semi-annual Chicken Feed on Monday, April 15th from 5 - 7 pm for a free will donation. Proceeds will help Post 1151 support: VFW National Childrens Home, Voice of Democracy essay contest, Norfolk Veterans Home, Avenue of Flags, Funeral Honor Guard, Veterans Medical Support Programs, Hospital Equipment Lending Locker, Gifts of Joy and Santaland, Used Flag Disposal. Takeout and delivery service is offered. Phone (402-360-1921) The VFW Post is also collecting funds to build a new storage shed to protect the 300 flagpoles for the Avenue of Flags from rain, snow, and rust. When you come to the VFW Chicken Feed on Monday, April 15 look for a special Flag Pole Shed display and help fill up the free will donation jar.

You are invited to the Creighton Public Library for a special gathering on April 15th, at 2 p.m. Your afternoon will be filled with hidden treasures to be found at a local store, local wood artist, book report and prizes! We will fill you up with sweet desserts and laughter. Join us and bring a friend.

Creighton Baseball Association Fish Fry has been moved to Sunday, April 14th at St. Ludger Social Hall from 11am-1pm. They will be serving fried or baked fish, cheesy potatoes, coleslaw, a dinner roll and dessert. This is a free will offering event.

Creighton Public Library will hold a bake sale on Saturday, April 13 from 8-11 a.m. serving coffee and baked good. All proceeds will go to the Creighton Library Foundation.

Janet Frank Quilts & Embroidery is offering a Benefit Barn Quilt class on Saturday, April 13. All proceeds will be given to Laura Frederick Sucha, owner of Country Cafe in Niobrara, who lost nearly everything in the flood. Please register early to get a seat in this class. A donation jar for Laura is currently at Janet Frank Quilts & Embroidery. If you would like to donate specifically to Laura and Country Cafe, please stop in and contribute. Or you can send contributions to Janet Frank Quilts & Embroidery, P.O. Box 402, Creighton NE 68729.

St. Wenceslaus’ fish fry that was scheduled for Friday, April 12 will be held on Saturday evening, April 13 from 5-7:30 p.m. in Verdigre. This fish fry will be a free will offering event.

If you receive a door hanger from Creighton’s Cub Scout Pack, your food donations will be picked up Saturday morning April 13th. Please have your non perishable donations on your front doorstep by 8 am. If you did not receive a door hanger, you can drop off non-perishable food donations at one of these places: Gragerts Grocery, Midwestern Marketing, Crockett Insurance, or the city office.  Thank you for helping the scouts help others! 

Mass of Christian Burial for Catherine “Cathy” Salmen, age 77, of Creighton, will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at St. Ludger Catholic Church in Creighton. Reverend Jeremy Hans will be Celebrant, with burial in St. Ludger Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be April 8, 2019, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the church, with a 7:30 p.m. Wake Service.

Brockhaus Funeral Home in Creighton is in charge of arrangements.

Cathy died Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at DeTar Hospital in Victoria, Texas.

Memorial services for Corey L. Jacobs, age 48, of Omaha, formerly of Creighton, will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 8, at St. Ludger Catholic Church in Creighton. Reverend Bev Hieb will officiate, with burial at a later date in Greenwood Cemetery in Creighton.

Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Creighton.

Corey died Thursday, April 4, 2019, at his home in Omaha.

The Christ and Bethlehem Lutheran Youth Group are sponsoring a Spaghetti Feed on Sunday, April 7th from 4:30pm to 7:30pm at the Walter T Larsen Senior Center. They will be serving spaghetti, green beans and garlic bread. To go’s are also available.

The Bloomfield VFW Aux. 4996 invites you to their annual Spring Fling Bingo Party.  It will be April 6th at the Bloomfield Community Center.  A light supper will begin at 6:30 pm and bingo will start at 7 pm.  Playing for turkey and hams for your Easter dinner.  All ages welcome. 

There will be a fish fry on Friday, April 5th from 5pm to 7pm at St. Ludger Social hall. There will be fried fish, baked potato, french fries, salad bar and dessert bar. This is a free will offering event.

Renae M. Hunt with the Nebraska Humanities Council will present a program at the Creighton Public Library on Thursday, April 4 at 1:00 p.m. “Overland Trails: The Children on the Trail” will tell the story of the over 352,000 emigrants traveling the Oregon, Mormon, or California trails. One in five were under the age of 16. Many of these youths kept journals. This program is appropriate for all ages and is sponsored by the Nebraska Humanities Council.

The Private Pesticide Applicator and Chemigation Trainings that were scheduled for Thursday, March 14th at the Bloomfield Community Center will be held April 4, 2019. The Chemigation Training will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the Private Applicator Training will begin at 1:30 p.m. in Bloomfield.

The Nebraska Dept. of Transportation will be holding open house meetings in communities impacted by the severe flooding that occurred earlier this month. Representatives from the NDOT will provide updates on transportation related response and recovery efforts in the area and and will answer questions. All members of the of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend. Meeting dates, sites and times are Wednesday, April 3 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at the Ponca Tribal Headquarters in Niobrara, and Friday, April 5 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at Northeast Community College Lifelong Learning Center in Norfolk.

The Shannon Trail Promoters will be presenting Jim Perry Magic’s Laughs. Wonders, and Illusions on Sunday, March 31 at 2:00 p.m. at the Wausa City Auditorium. There will also be vendor booths from 1-2 p.m. and then again after the show until 4:30. For advance tickets, to have a booth at the event or for more information please call Laurie Larsen at 402-373-2663.

There will be a benefit brunch on Sunday March 31 from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at St. Ludger’s Social Hall with proceeds going towards Verdigre/Niobrara flood relief. They will be serving homemade rolls and muffins, sausage, and egg bakes for a free will offering. Donations may be submitted in advance. Please make checks payable to St. Ludgers, Attn: Flood Relief, and mail to Laura Wagner at 702 Clark Ave. or St. Ludgers, 410 Bryant Ave. Creighton, NE 68729. This event is sponsored by Small Faith Groups of the parish.

A smart phone class will be offered at the Creighton Public Library on Monday, March 25 from 6:30-9:00 p.m. This class will cover basic usage and applications on iphone and android smart phones. There are still 2 spots available for the class and there will be a charge to take the class. Phone the library at 402-358-5115 for more information.

A Birthday Card Shower is requested for Phyllis Beck for her 95th birthday on March 25. Cards may be sent to her at P.O. Box 207, Creighton, NE 68729

There will be a Bloody Mary Bar at the Last Chance Bar in Royal, NE on Sunday, March 24th serving 11-2. Proceeds will go towards local flood victims.

The Bloomfield Knights of Columbus invite you to their annual Fish Fry on March 22nd.  Serving from 5-7:30pm at the Bloomfield Community Center.  Half of the proceeds will go towards the Veterans Memorial

The WIC and immunization clinic is planned for Tuesday, March 19 at the NNCAP building in Creighton from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Appointments and more information are available by calling 402-385-6300.

Cleopatra Thomas will be at the Creighton Public Library on Monday evening March 18 from 7-8 p.m. to sign her new book “Christmas with Cocoa”. The public is invited to come and learn more about her latest book.

There will be no public fish fry at Verdigre on March 15. It will be held for local residents only.