What's New?
Murdock Newsletter
January 30, 2008
Calendar
Feb. 2 – Groundhog day
Feb. 5 – Elementary Science Fair 6:45-8:00 p.m. in the gym.
Feb. 6 – Ash Wednesday
Feb. 7 – No School -Parent/Teacher Conferences 12:00-8:00 p.m.
Feb. 12 – S.O.S. meeting in the cafeteria at 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 12 – Lincoln’s Birthday
Feb. 13 – 1:15 p.m. dismissal for staff development
Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day
Feb. 15 – S.O.S. Soup Supper at Murdock during the Louisville basketball game.
Feb. 18 – President’s Day (observed)
Feb. 21 - Junior High Girls Basketball game at Louisville has been rescheduled to February 21 at 3:30 p.m. in Louisville
Feb. 22 – Washington’s Birthday
Feb. 26. - BOOSTER CLUB MEETING HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008, AT 7:00 P.M. WE WILL MEET AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN MURDOCK IN THE LONG DISTANCE LEARNING ROOM.
Inspiration
“People will forget what you said,
People will forget what you did,
But people will never forget how you made them feel"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
What’s Happening Around Our Community
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, February 7, 2008 from 12:00-8:00 p.m. at the Elementary School. Sign up sheets to schedule times are being sent home for elementary students. Please return the sign up sheets by Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Your scheduled time or times will be sent home next week in the Friday Folders. The S.O.S. will again be selling Valentinos Pizza. Contact an SOS member to place your order.
S.O.S. SOUP SUPPER
The Elementary Parent Organization (S.O.S.) will be having a Soup Supper at the Murdock School on February 15, 2008 during the Louisville basketball game. The soup supper will be held in the old gym from 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Call Kim Rust (994-4395) or Miki Bruns (994-2770) if you can help in any way with the Soup Supper. We need people to work on Thursday, February 14 at 2:00 p.m. at the kitchen in Murdock to help prepare and cook the soups. We will also need help at the Soup Supper on Friday, February 15. Also, please contact either of these ladies if you can donate any of the following items: chicken and broth, hamburger, brownies, and soup crackers.
THE ELMWOOD LIONS CLUB USED EYEGLASSES AND HEARING AID DRIVE
The Elmwood Lions Club will be conducting a used eyeglasses and hearing aid drive. Glasses need to be in good condition. Any hearing aids are welcome. Glasses that are collected are sent to Rochester Minnesota where they are cataloged and distributed all over the world. Buckets will be available for depositing glasses and hearing aids at both the elementary school office and the high school office. See Sharon Kunz for more information.
SPELLING BEE RESULTS
The 5-8 Spelling Bee was held on January 23, 2008 at the elementary gym at Elmwood. Jordan Bowman was the winner and Wade Mumford was the runner-up. Congratulations to Jordan and Wade! They will represent Elmwood-Murdock in the Cass County Spelling Bee at Louisville.
ATTENTION: Senior & Junior Parents: 2008 Post-Prom Committee Meeting scheduled for FEBRUARY 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Elmwood-Murdock High School Library. If you cannot attend and would like to help with upcoming fund raising projects or events, contact Cindy S. Drake (kcqdrake@alltel.net), 275-3755 OR 429-3752.
Elmwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Weekly Winner
Jan, 26th #4 Betty Navakal, Elmwood Ne
Bess Streeter Aldrich Birthday Celebration
Sun. Feb. 17, 2008-2:00-5:00 p.m.
Bess Streeter Aldrich House, 204 East F St., Elmwood 402-994-3855
$3.00 adults, $2.00 children ages 6-12
Celebrate the author's 127th birthday with a guided tour of the historic home where she raised a family and wrote her novels. Enjoy birthday cupcakes and punch after your tour.
For more information contact: Teresa Lorensen
204 East F St. P.O. Box 167
Elmwood, NE 68349
402-994-3855
www.bessstreeteraldrich.org
Helpful Hint
ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.
FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.
SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.
EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
TEN.. In disagreements, fight fairly.. No name calling.
ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.
TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.
THIRTEEN! .. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'
FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
FIFTEEN. Say 'bless you' when you hear someone sneeze.
SIXTEEN.. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.
EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
TWENTY- ONE. Spend some time alone
Website of the Week
Groundhog Day, February 2nd, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic cultures and animals awakening on specific dates. Myths such as this tie our present to the distant past when nature did, indeed, influence our lives. It is the day that the Groundhog comes out of his hole after a long winter sleep to look for his shadow.
If he sees it, he regards it as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather and returns to his hole.
If the day is cloudy and, hence, shadowless, he takes it as a sign of spring and stays above ground.
According to an old English song:
If Candlemas be fair and bright,
Come, Winter, have another flight;
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Go Winter, and come not again.
News to the Editor
- Please send all your Murdock area news to me. Birthdays, anniversaries, announcements, events or news are welcome and will be added to the upcoming newsletter. Thanks in advance for all your help!
Teri Bowman
Editor@murdocknebraska.com
