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Murdock Newsletter

August 22, 2007

 

Calendar
Thursday, Aug. 23-Booster Club meeting at Murdock 7:00
Thursday, Aug. 23-FCCLA meeting at Murdock 6:30
Friday, Aug. 24-Fall Activity Pep Rally 3:15 Murdock
Friday, Aug. 24-FB at Fremont Bergan 7:00 p.m. Game will be played at Fremont Memorial Stadium. PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE.
Monday, Aug. 27-The first FBLA meeting will be held on Monday, August 27, at 7:30 p.m. The theme for the evening is "Superheros Unite!" Games and refreshments are planned for all in attendance. Activiities for the upcoming year will be discussed. Dues are $12 and can be paid to either adviser or Mallory Buck, Treasurer.
Tuesday, Aug. 28-Trinity Church’s free dinner and topic
Thursday, Sept. 6-VYFK meeting at Elmwood
Friday, Sept. 7-E-M Booster Club Tailgate Party
Sept. 8-The Great Bike Race
Sept. 19-REAP Business Training Session and meeting 6:30 pm
Sept. 23-GAR Hall Golf Tournament at Grandpa’s Woods
Oct. 8-VYFK meeting at Murdock

Inspiration

Does this count for “where two or more are gathered together in My name, there I shall be also”?

Trinity Lutheran Church will host a free dinner and topic on Tuesday, August 28th at 6:00 PM. The topic presented by Pastor Kuhlman will be "Mormonism Exposed." Trinity is located at 310 and Church Road, 3 miles north of Murdock.

Booster Club Barbeque
Elmwood-Murdock Booster Club Annual Pork Barbecue, Friday, September 7, 2007, serving from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. in the bus barn during the E-M Knights vs Johnson County Central High School (formerly Tecumseh and Nemaha Valley) Varsity Football Game. Menu includes barbecue pork sandwiches, potato salad, baked beans, dessert, and a beverage. Cost is $5 for adult meals; and $3 for kids 10 and under. NOTE: This is a change from the date listed on the school calendar. The calendar shows the Tailgate BBQ on Friday, Aug 31st. The correct date is Friday, September 7th.

Once again, weather affecting the Murdock Community
Extreem heat temperatures forced early dismissal both the first and second day of school.
High winds, lightning, thunder, and heavy rain came quickly Monday evening around 7 pm. I did not hear of any power outages in our area, but Omaha had over 22,000 homes without electricity. KETV channel reported 6, 200 cloud to ground lightening strikes around the viewing area.

There’s no doubt the Murdock area will once again be cleaning up fallen branches and debris after Mother Nature.

Did any of you see the full double rainbow that came after the storm? Anyone know what promise God gave represented by the rainbow? I wonder if the double rainbow has any more significance…

GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
Did everyone survive the “going back to school” routine? Waking up early, doctor, dentist, and eye appointments; trying to get that summer vacation in; shopping-purchasing new shoes, book bags, school supplies, sports paraphernalia, etc. Anyone have the growth spurts we experienced here at our household? I think between the three kids we grew between six and eight clothes sizes!!
How ‘bout those of us with children (I guess at this point, they’re not really children any more) who are going off to college for the first time or going back to college? Any of you experience ‘that feeling’ that sits right there in the bottom of your heart?
Or, those of you who sent off your little one to their very first day of school? That might bring a tear of two to the eye… but not from the kindergartener J
I know some of us have transitioned into the ‘no more elementary kids’ phase. I noticed several of you at the 7th grade orientation that have moved onto the junior/senior high school. You could see it on Nancy Luetchens face as she said, “my baby (is growing up)”.
There might be some of you who couldn’t wait for the day to get here! What a relief to get into a regular routine and not have siblings arguing or listening to that famous, “I’m bored” one more time, huh?
Any of your parents tell you things like: “enjoy them now; they’ll be gone before you know it”? Or, when they’ve just started kindergarten: “they’ll be graduating high school soon”, or “next thing you know, they’ll be off to college”. Sometimes parents are right! It’s amazing how life changes and the seasons that we go through. The end of summer has made me think about it just a little bit more.
This poem was in our church bulletin this last Sunday. Thought I’d share it with you:

School Is Starting
See the yellow school bus
Coming down the read,
Stopping here and stopping there,
Picking up its load.
See the saddened mother
Blinking back a tear,
Condemned to peace and quiet,
For another long school year.
–Corinne Adria Bariteau—

Here’s another one:
School days are the happiest days of your life—as soon as the kids are old enough to go!

ElMur Fest / Nebraska State Championship Bike Race - September 8th, click here for details.

Website of the Week
www.ervinandsmith.com

What’s Happening Around Our Community

Fund raiser sponsored by American Legion Post 247 are planned to help support the
Elmwood G.A.R. Hall Military Museum:
The second event is a golf tournament (hopefully “first annual”) at Grandpa’s Woods, on Sunday afternoon, September 23rd starting with a 3 p.m. shotgun start. We will conclude the evening after 9 holes of tournament play with hamburgers, hotdogs, brats, salads, and desserts. Call Grandpa’s Woods at 994-2100 or Bonnie Brewer at 994-5315 to register.
If you are not a golfer but would still like to participate in that event, please join us for the meal to be served shortly after 5 p.m. on September 23rd.
Stop by the G.A.R. Hall on Sunday evenings this summer (through Labor Day) from 6:30 - 8:30 - you might be pleasantly surprised at what you will find!

Cass County REAP Meeting
Part two of the training session will be held Wednesday, September 19th. Please contact Angie Neumiller at 296-4040 or email us at REAP@PlattsmouthSquare.com for any questions or additional information. Mark your calendars - you cannot afford to miss this FREE business training seminar! -- Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP) is a state-wide non-profit organization. The Cass County REAP roundtable meets in Plattsmouth on the third Wednesday of every month.

T’s Hideaway at “The Point” in Avoca

• August 24, Karaoke w/ Mike. He is a lot of fun
• August 25, Prairie Rose Avoca’s 125 Year Anniversary

Call and reserve a table 402-275-3334 opens 5:00 p.m.

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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