Go Mercury!

Six 2nd graders have formed a team and are doing a great job representing Eagle while they learn new basketball skills. 

 Parking at Eagle Elementary

I have gotten a lot of responses to the story ran last week that everyone feels the parking is out of hand.  This last week has not shown any improvement though.  Please talk to your friends, family, neighbors and other parents.  I hate to think that nothing will be done until a child gets hurt or worse.

We have to be able to make decisions that are best for our kids even if they are inconvenient for us.  I am asking for responses that I can run in the newsletters to follow.  Please, let me hear your responses so we can get this issue under control.

Eagle Vision 2010 Annual Meeting

Thursday, January 21, 2010

7:00 -Eagle Community Building

2009 was another positive growing year for Eagle Vision.

 Eagle Vision was proud to support the following events

•·     Annual Easter Egg Hunt in the Community Park

•·        Waverly High School Scholarship  for 2 High School Students

•·        Eagle Garage Sales

•·        Firework Stand

•·        Eagle Days

•·        Christmas with Santa

•·        Contribution to the new basketball court in the park

•·        Contribution to the Village purchasing new flags for Main Street

•·         Contribution of tables, and chairs for the pool

•·        Contribution to Eagle Fire & Rescue Halloween Party

•·        Participation in the Waverly 4^th of July Parade

Eagle Vision can not DO all of these events without positive, supportive individuals willing to commit their time

We are encouraging anyone who is interested in becoming involved in activities , which benefit the community to attend this meeting.

A community succeeds with the help of its citizens....Get Involved in your community!

Eagle Elementary School Calendar for February and the beginning of March.

January 15:          K-6 Bus Evacuation Drills

January 18           NO SCHOOL!

January 21           PTE MEETING at 7:00pm

February 9 & 11     Parent/Teacher Conferences

February 12          Valentine's Day Classroom Parties

February 13          PTE's Barnes & Noble Art Fair

February 18          PTE's School Skate

February 19          NO SCHOOL

 February 23          PTE Meeting at 6:00

March 10               End of 3rd Quarter

March 4, 5, 11 & 12     NO SCHOOL

Pancake Feed

Sunday, January 24^th

4:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church

1009 G Street

Eagle, Nebraska

Served by the Immanuel Lutheran Mission Society

JAZZERCISE

ONE DAY SALE

JANUARY 25th ONLY

Located in Louisville at 129 Main Street Suite #2 (Upstairs of HavenMakers)  Enter off 2nd Street
Ten for Twenty 10 months for $20 per month (with joining fee) Register for class Monday January, 25, 2010
Pay $20 per month for 10 months with your EFT sign-up. Fill out EFT form (automatic withdrawal from credit card or checking account).
January 25 Jazzercise class schedule: 9:00am & 6:00pm
Call Beth at 677-9697 for any questions.

Nebraska Outfitters and Guides Association Meeting

The Nebraska Outfitters and Guides Association would like announce their mid-winter membership meeting scheduled on February 4, 2010 at 2 PM.  This meeting will be at 2:00 PM at the Holiday Inn & Convention Center in Kearney, NE.  The scheduled time will coincide with the conclusion of the Governor's Agri/Eco-Tourism Workshop and the meeting room location is TBA.

Two important topics that will be on the agenda are Outfitter licensing and the discussion of issues surrounding the filming of hunting television shows including the difficulties being currently encountered by some members.

If there are any questions about the meeting or agenda items please contact Lance Kuck at 402-684-2544 or Errol Wells at 308-968-3387.

Otoe County Genealogical Society Meeting

"The Otoe County Genealogical Society will hold its February 11th meeting at 7:00 pm at the Morton-James Public Library in Nebraska City. This meeting will welcome all new members into the society, and will also cover topics of interest concerning genealogical research in the Otoe County area. This meeting is open to all who are interested in joining the society, or just wish to attend to learn more about genealogical research in general.   During this meeting our guest speaker will be Dean Podoll, who will give us his presentation on the 2nd Nebraska Cavalry's Role during the Civil War. Dean is an expert on the 2nd Nebraska Cavalry, and has studied and documented their history over the past several years.   Our society meets on the second Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm, and our meeting location alternates every other month between the Morton-James Public Library in Nebraska City, and the Syracuse United Methodist Church in Syracuse. To learn more about the society, please check out our website, or contact the Morton-James Library for more information."

For Immediate Release: A Quieter Beginning

January 19, 2010, Lincoln - The One Hundred First Legislature, Second Session began with a more moderate pace than I have previously experienced.

In the first seven days of the 2010 session, about 275 new bills were introduced. Clerk of the Legislature Patrick O'Donnell noted that 500 bills are usually proposed in a 60-day session. All new bills must be introduced by the tenth legislative day, so we probably won't reach the average bill count this year. Fewer proposals probably result from the legislature's desire to manage the state budget without spending increases.

Twice during my first three years in office, the legislative session began with the swearing in of a large class of newly elected or re-elected senators and the body's selection of members to serve in leadership positions. The only changes required for the 2010 session were actually addressed last fall during the budget-cutting special session. In November District 10 Senator Bob Krist arrived to replace former Senator Mike Friend. Senator Friend resigned his legislative seat in order to accept a gubernatorial appointment to a new state position. Senator Friend's departure also created a leadership vacancy for the Urban Affairs Committee. The Committee's Vice Chair Senator Amanda McGill from Lincoln was elected in November to chair the Committee through the 2010 legislative session.

The quieter beginning this year has allowed a little more time for me to review the vast array of information that state senators receive. Individuals and organizations in Nebraska and throughout the United States provide senators with details about specific events, as well as research and perspectives on policy issues. Here are two examples of news reports I received last week.

From the Department of Health and Human Services came news that the governor proclaimed January as Radon Action Month. Most people know that smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, but they may not know that nonsmokers are also susceptible to the disease. Exposure to radon can lead to lung cancer, and it is the primary cause for nonsmokers. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that approximately 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year are due to radon exposure. Radon is a colorless, odorless, naturally occurring gas that originates in the soil and builds to dangerous levels in homes. In Nebraska 50 percent of radon tests conducted yield elevated levels of radon.   For nonsmokers, the best way to reduce risk of lung cancer is to test for radon, and if levels are high, to mitigate the home. Winter months are the best time for Nebraskans to test for radon, because homes are closed up and can trap the toxic gas, causing it to build to dangerous levels. The Nebraska Radon Program offers low-cost radon test kits to encourage people to test their homes. Most homes with high levels of radon can be successfully treated using a standard radon mitigation system. The program provides technical assistance to those who have questions about the mitigation system. A list of trained professionals is available at the Nebraska Radon Program website:  http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/radon. To purchase a short-term radon test kit for $5, send a check or money order with name and mailing address to:  Nebraska Radon Program, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68509.

State Tax Commissioner Doug Ewald announced the Department of Revenue's implementation of the federal Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (MSRRA). For spouses who are residents of the same state as the military servicemember, the income earned by the spouse while accompanying the servicemember to Nebraska is only taxable in the spouse's state of legal residence. This change is effective beginning with the 2009 tax year. The income earned for services performed in Nebraska by the spouse, who is a legal resident of a state other than Nebraska, is exempt from Nebraska income tax if: 1. The servicemember is present in Nebraska solely in compliance with military orders, 2. the spouse is in Nebraska solely to be with the servicemember, and 3. the spouse is a legal resident in the same state as the servicemember. All three conditions must be met to qualify for the exemption. More complete information is available on the department's web site at http://www.revenue.ne.gov/

I appreciate the opportunity you have given me to represent District 2 in the Nebraska Legislature.

We welcome your contacts by mail, phone or email.

Senator Dave Pankonin

            State Capitol

            PO Box 94604

            Lincoln, NE 68509

            (402) 471-2613