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June 13, 2007

Please send me your summer fun activity information. Pictures are also GREAT!

Bubble Blowing

Visit the Safari Park

Fishing

Baseball Game

Gardening

College World Series

Calendar
June 14-Flag Day
June 15-College World Series opening day
June 16-Bess Streeter Aldrich House Cookout and Concert on the Lawn 5:30-8:00 p.m.
June 17-Father’s Day
June 18-22-Vacation Bible School at Elmwood Christian Church

Inspiration
By Max Lucado

You are in your car driving home. Thoughts wander to the game you want to see or meal you want to eat, when suddenly a sound unlike any you've ever heard fills the air the sound is high above you. A trumpet? A choir? A choir of trumpets? You don't know, but you want to know.

So you pull over, get out of your car, and look up. As you do, you see you aren't the only curious one. The Roadside has become a parking lot. Car doors are open, and people are staring at the sky. Shoppers are racing out of the grocery store.

The Little League baseball game across the street has come to a halt. Players and parents are searching the clouds. And what they see, and what you see, has never before been seen.

As if the sky were a curtain, the drapes of the atmosphere part. A brilliant light spills onto the Earth. There are no shadows. None. From whence came the light begins to tumble a river of color spiking crystals of every hue ever seen and a million more never seen Riding on the flow is an endless fleet of angels. They pass through the curtains one myriad at a time, until they occupy every square inch of the sky.

North. South. East. West.

Thousands of silvery wings rise and fall in unison, and over the sound of the trumpets, you can hear the Cherubim and seraphim chanting, Holy, holy, holy. The final flank of angels is followed by twenty-four silver bearded elders and a multitude of souls who join the angels in worship.

Presently the movement stops and the trumpets are silent, leaving only the triumphant triplet: Holy, Holy, Holy. Between each word is a pause. With each word, a profound reverence You hear your voice join in the chorus. You don't know why you say the words, but you know you must.

Suddenly, the heavens are quiet. All is quiet.

The angels turn, you turn, the entire world turns and there He is.

*Jesus*
Through waves of light you see the silhouetted figure of Christ the King.

He is atop a great stallion, and the stallion is atop a billowing cloud.

He opens his mouth, and you are surrounded by his declaration:
I am the Alpha and the Omega.

The angels bow their heads. The elders remove their crowns. And before you is a Figure so consuming that you know, instantly you know: Nothing else matters. Forget stock markets and school reports. Sales meetings and football games. Nothing is newsworthy. All that mattered, matters no more.... For Christ has come .

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

Father's Day falls on the third Sunday in June.

The day is set aside to honor Fathers for all their contributions.

Gifts, visits and outings are a part of the festivities of the Father's day.

Sonra Louise Smart Dodd of Spokane, WA started the observance of the Father's Day on the 19th of June, in 1910. She wanted to express her thanks to her own father, who had reared her on his own, since the death of her mother. Her father, Henry Jackson Dodd celebrated his birthday in June, thus, she chose this month to celebrate the holiday.

In 1936, a National Father's Day Committee was formed and Father's Day was recognized by a Joint Resolution of Congress in 1956.
President Richard Nixon in 1972, established a permanent national observance of Father's Day and the third Sunday in June was chosen as the date for its observance here in the United States as well, as Canada.

Website of the Week-(this is one of Jordan Bowman’s favorites)
www.jigzone.com

Upcoming REAP Meeting!
May's monthly meeting of Cass County REAP, known as CCASH, was held on May 15, 2007 at 6:30pm at the Plattsmouth State Bank. One of our visitors provided some great insight on developing new sources of revenue and ideas on how to incorporate our businesses into a partnership as an outreach to the community. If you missed our discussion, you really missed out! Do not miss out again this month. Mark your calendars with our next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 20th beginning at 6:30pm at the Plattsmouth State Bank. This will be an opportunity for members and guests to discuss networking plus we will be covering some management training. We will also be highlighting our upcoming speakers. We are currently planning two separate training sessions geared to address the myriad concerns all our businesses face in today's corporate climate. Please come out and join us! You will not be sorry you did. If you have questions or cannot make it to our meeting, please feel free to contact our chairperson, Angie Neumiller at 296-4040. We are looking for people who are interested in seeing our community businesses grow and prosper. If you believe in the economic future of this community, REAP is ready for you! You and your vision and ideas are what will make your business district exceptional. Encourage economic growth and development in your community by supporting your local and area business owners...See you Wednesday!

What’s Happening Around Our Community

Louisville:

1st Annual
L o u i s v i l l e B o o s t e r s
Golf Tournament 2007
(Posted by Kim Roecker)
Sign-up soon for the Louisville Boosters Golf Outing

REGISTRATION
CLOSES JUNE 15!!

Sunday, June 24th

TIME: 8AM Shotgun Start and a 1PM Shotgun Start
PLACE: Lake Ridge Golf Course, Beaver Lake, NE
FORMAT: 2 Person Scramble (teams may be Male only, Female only, or both)

Cost: $55.00 per person ($110 for team)
Mulligans: Can be bought at the tournament: 3 for $5
LIMIT: Open to the first 44 teams to sign up (22 to each time slot)
PRIZES: We will give prizes to the top 3 place winners in the first flight and top 3 place winners in the second flight per tee time. There will also be flag prizes and door prizes.

LUNCH: Will be provided at the golf course starting at 11:45 AM.

Sponsorship Opportunities
*Hole Sponsor: $50 for a half hole sponsor or $100 for a full hole sponsor, signs will be made for your company. Please include a card of what you would like on the sign. If you sponsor a full hole and sign up a team you will save $10 on your entry fee ($200).

*Donations: Donations for prizes for the golf tournament would be greatly appreciated as this is a money maker to help support the Louisville MS/HS athletes and athletic programs

All proceeds for this golf tournament will be going to the Louisville Booster Club.

You can register to play by emailing your information
(name and partner’s name) to
Dan Huber (click here)
danhuber75@yahoo.com

ASAP as it is first come, first served!
Please indicate which time you would prefer to play as the first to sign up will get their choice. We will notify you of your tee time when we set them.

Also, if you would like to be a hole sponsor or donate prizes you may email: louisvilleboosters@yahoo.com or Call Kim Roecker @ 402-690-2874, Christy Lemmers @ 402-944-7783 or Dan Huber @ 402-429-1860.

We will also make arrangements prize donation pick up. Any questions feel free to call either one of us!

Thank you for any and all support!!

Elmwood:
Bess Streeter Aldrich House, Cookout & Concert on the Lawn: June 16, 2007. 5:30-8:00 p.m. Admission: $7.00 adults, $5.00 children 12 & under. Relax on the shady Aldrich House lawn while enjoying a tasty supper and listening to the sweet sounds of the Trinity Brass Band. This is a favorite annual event and a great way to enjoy a summer evening, Tours of the Aldrich House will be available for just $1.00! Menu: Sloppy Joes, Homemade Cole Slaw, Chips & Drink (with free refills). Ice Cream Sandwiches $1.00. No need to RSVP, just show up and bring a lawn chair if you'd like. If you can’t make this event but would like to tour the house and museum at another time, click this link for days/hours www.bessstreeteraldrich.org/house_tour.html

Flag Day
When : June 14th
Flag Day, is a day for all Americans to celebrate and show respect for our flag, its designers and makers. Our flag is representative of our independence and our unity as a nation.....one nation, under God, indivisible. Our flag has a proud and glorious history. It was at the lead of every battle fought by Americans. Many people have died protecting it. It even stands proudly on the surface of the moon.
As Americans, we have every right to be proud of our culture, our nation, and our flag. So raise the flag today and every day with pride!
Properly Display Our Flag
There is a right way and a wrong way to display the flag. The American flag should be held in the highest of regards. It represents our nation and the many people who gave their lives for our country and our flag. Here are the basics on displaying the American flag:

• The flag is normally flown from sunrise to sunset.
• In the morning, raise the flag briskly. At sunset, lower it slowly. Always, raise and lower it ceremoniously.
• The flag should not be flown at night without a light on it.
• The flag should not be flown in the rain or inclement weather.
• After a tragedy or death, the flag is flown at half staff for 30 days. It's called "half staff" on land ,and "half mast" on a ship.
• When flown vertically on a pole, the stars and blue field , or "union", is at the top and at the end of the pole (away from your house).
• The American flag is always flown at the top of the pole. Your state flag and other flags fly below it.
• The union is always on top. When displayed in print, the stars and blue field are always on the left.
• Never let your flag touch the ground, never...period.
• Fold your flag when storing. Don't just stuff it in a drawer or box.
• When your flag is old and has seen better days, it is time to retire it. Old flags should be burned or buried. Please do not throw it in the trash.

Did you Know? There is a very special ceremony for retiring the flag by burning it. It is a ceremony everyone should see.Your local Boy Scout group knows the proper ceremony and performs it on a regular basis. If you have an old flag, give it to them. And, attend the ceremony.

Famous Flag People:
Betsy Ross was a seamstress who made clothes for George Washington. In June, 1776, Washington approached her to make the country's first flag and the rest is history.
Francis Scott Key Inspired by the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key penned the lyrics to our national anthem as he witnessed the event as British rockets whizzed in the air while our American Flag flew in the breeze
Did you Know? If you like to study flags, then you are a Vexillologist!

How to Properly Forward Emails
A friend who is a computer expert received the following directly from a system administrator for a corporate system. It is an excellent message that ABSOLUTELY applies to ALL of us who send e-mails. Please read the short letter below, even if you're sure you already follow proper procedures.
Do you really know how to forward e-mails? 50% of us do; 50% DO NOT .
Do you wonder why you get viruses or junk mail? Do you hate it? Every
time you forward an e-mail there is information left over from the people who got the message before you, namely their e-mail addresses & names. As the messages get forwarded along, the list of addresses builds, and builds, and builds, and all it takes is for some poor sap to get a virus, and his or her computer can send that virus to every E-mail address that has come across his computer. Or, someone can take all of those addresses and sell them or send junk mail to them in the hopes that you will go to the site and he will make five cents for each hit. That's right, all of that inconvenience over a nickel! How do you stop it? Well, there are several easy steps:
(1) When you forward an e-mail, DELETE all of the other addresses that appear in the body of the message (at the top). That's right, DELETE them. Highlight them and delete them, backspace them, cut them, whatever it is you know how to do. It only takes a second. You MUST click the "Forward" button first and then you will have full editing capabilities against the body and headers of the message. If you don't click on "Forward" first, you won't be able to edit the message at all.
(2) Whenever you send an e-mail to more than one person, do NOT use the To: or Cc: fields for adding e-mail addresses. Always use the BCC:(blind carbon copy) field for listing the e-mail addresses.; This is the way the people you send to will only see their own e-mail address. If you don't see your BCC: option click on where it says To: and your address list will appear. Highlight the address and choose BCC: and that's it, it's that easy. When you send to BCC : your message will automatically say "Undisclosed Recipients in the "TO:" field of the people who receive it. Put your own address in the TO: space. I made a name (undisclosed recipients) in place of NAME when I made my own address a NEW CONTACT. "
(3) Remove any "FW :" in the subject line. You can re-name the subject if you wish or even fix spelling.
(4) ALWAYS hit your Forward button from the actual e-mail you are reading. Ever get those e-mails that you have to open 10 pages to read the one page with the information on it? By Forwarding from the actual page you wish someone to view, you stop them from having to open many e-mails just to see what you sent.
(5) Have you ever gotten an e-mail that is a petition? It states a position and asks you to add your name and address and to forward it to 10 or 15 people or your entire address book. The e-mail can be forwarded on and on and can collect thousands of names and e-mail addresses. A FACT: The completed petition is actually worth a couple of bucks to a professional spammer because of the wealth of valid names and e-mail addresses contained therein. If you want to support the petition, send it as your own personal letter to the intended recipient. Your position may carry more weight as a personal letter than a laundry list of names and e-mail address on a petition. (actually, if you think about it, who is supposed to send the petition in to whatever cause it supports? And don't believe the ones that say that the e-mail is being traced, it just ain't so!) One of the main ones I hate is the ones that say that something like, Send this e-mail to 10 people and you'll see something great run across your screen. Or sometimes they'll just tease you by saying something really cute will happen. IT AIN'T GONNA -

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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