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Murdock Newsletter
February 27, 2008
Calendar
Feb. 27 – Public Informational Meeting for School Bond at 7:00 p.m. at the high school in Murdock
Elmwood-Murdock Lady Knights will play Sutton on Thursday at 8:45 p.m. at Lincoln Southwest in the first round of the Nebraska girls state tournament.
Feb. 28 & 29 – No school – Spring Break
Mar. 5 – Public Informational Meeting for School Bond at 7:00 p.m. at the elementary in Elmwood
Mar. 6 & 7 – No School – Spring Break
Mar. 11 – School Bond Vote
Inspiration
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People are funny; they want the front of the bus,
middle of the road, and back of the church
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Opportunity may knock once,
but temptation bangs on the front door forever.
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Quit griping about your church;
if it was perfect, you couldn't belong
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If a church wants a better pastor,
it only needs to pray for the one it has.
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God Himself doesn't propose to judge a man until he is dead.
So why should you?
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Some minds are like concrete
thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
What’s Happening Around Our Community
Congratulations to BOTH girls and boys basketball for making it to State! 
(sorry I don’t have any info for the girls. If anyone would send it to me, I’d love to put it in for next week!)
Basketball, basketball, and more basketball!
The road that lead to Boys District Final Championship:
Knights vs. Panthers
#44-Clay Carlton assists Ulmer for two
#22-Kevin Zoz notorious for the THREE!
#23-Tyler Brothers drops his free throws
Beebee waits to sub in
Ulmer stays strong to grab the rebound
#35-Nick Beebee drops in the 69th point
final score 69-29
Elmwood-Murdock Knights vs. Lourdes Central Knights
Jon Luetchens drives the middle for an easy lay-up
Zoz hits the THREE (of course)
and… AGAIN!
“Trav” grabs the rebound and puts it back up to score
(59) Knights dominate as they go into halftime with a lead of 28 to 13
(64,65,66)“Trav” extends over a foot higher than this defender to score
#52-Trent Shrader turns the rebound into an easy two
“Schmals” draws a fowl as he scores
Final score: Elmwood-Murdock 50-Lourdes Central 32
Elmwood-Murdock vs. East Butler
Bad weather isn’t enough to keep these fans away! Weslyn stands are filled with Elmwood-Murdock Knights supporters.
Shrader scores two with only four seconds left in the half to keep the Knights ahead 33-31
Student section is full as well
Fans up on their feet as the win is in the bag
Final score: Knights 49-East Butler 41
Knights receive their Championship Plaque
Adam Zobel cuts down a piece of the net
District CHAMPS! And the road leads to STATE!
URGENT PLEA FROM LOUISVILLE FOR ARTISTS!
Up coming and Established, Young and Old Artists are invited to design and paint streetlight pole banners for display on Main Street in Louisville, May 17th through September 8th. An auction is planned for the banners after the display ends.
SO That Means an Opportunity for Fame AND Riches!
Opportunities like this don't come every day, so call that Local Artist Today!
and give them a nudge!
Area artists are invited to participate in Air Your Art in Louisville,
a public banner art display event, sponsored by BUILD (Businesses
United In Louisville's Development) and Louisville businesses.
Artists are being asked to design and paint streetlight pole banners,
incorporating the theme, “150 Years and Still Making Tracks.” The
painted banners will then be displayed on Main Street in Louisville,
May 17th through September 8th.
Interested artists should submit an entry form and design sketch for
approval by March 7, 2008. Artists will be notified of approval and
banners will then be distributed for painting, with the banner
completion deadline set for May 9, 2008. Only one entry per artist
will be allowed, with only twenty-three total banners available for
the display.
An auction is also being planned for the banners after the display
ends, with BUILD sharing a portion of the proceeds with the artists.
Details about the auction, including a date, will be made available at
a later time.
An entry form and complete rules for the event can be obtained on-line
at www.louisvillenebraska.com. For more information, contact Terri Scholting, BUILD President, at 402-234-2504 or WireBuilt at Toll Free 866-932-4774 or email City@LouisvilleNebraska.com
ELMWOOD-MURDOCK DRIVERS ED SUMMER 2008
It is time to sign up for Drivers Education classes. Space is held when payment is received. Students must turn 14 by October 15 in the year the course is offered to attend the class. Cost will be $250.00 for students who are district residents and $300.00 for students who are non-district residents. Registration is not complete until payment is received in the Murdock office. Checks will be cashed on June 1st prior to the start of class. The in-class instruction will be June 16-June 19 from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. with behind the wheel instruction to be held following the in-class instruction. Students must be able to attend all classroom activities in order to take the class. If you have any questions please call the Murdock office at 402-867-2341.
Attention Parents: The 2008 Statewide Parent Involvement Conference is taking place on Saturday, March 29th. It will run from 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. and be held at Papillion-La Vista South High School. The cost is $25 per participant on or prior to February 29th and $30 per participant thereafter. Topics include: Helping Your Child Be a Better Reader; Internet Safety; Use of Technology; Discipline; Television Watching; Communication; and Nutrition. For questions and/or directions call (402)537-9998 or see the website at http://www.nde.state.ne.us/PIC/index.htm.
LEGION BASEBALL SIGN UP-Please see the office for preliminary sign up and to get a form. Senior Legion - 1989 or after birthday; Junior Legion 1991 or after birthday.
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL REGISTRATION
It's baseball/softball time. The due date is February 28th so it’s not too late to sign up if you missed it. You can mail the forms, with your checks, to Jean Baumeister 35817 McKelvie Road Murdock, NE 68407. The forms to register can be downloaded from www.elm.esu3.org
If you are willing to help on a committee and haven't emailed Jean please do ASAP at dbaumeister@ellipse.net. Jean says: “We need parents to get involved and help with the program. We have a pancake breakfast fundraiser coming up soon. It will be held in the old Gym in Murdock and will need lots of help with that.” The date will be announced shortly.
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED
We are still in need of parent volunteers to teach Junior Achievement classes in economics. We have openings in both Kindergarten rooms and for Mrs. Bacon’s Third Grade. Please contact Mr. Friedrich if you are interested in teaching or would like more information about the program.
Website of the week
Anyone see the Lunar Eclipse last week? Thought that was pretty cool. I wasn’t able to get any pictures but you can get more information at http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2008Feb21/TLE2008Feb21.html.
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
