Wednesday Nov 12-early dismissal 1:15/1:30
Tuesday Nov 18- ECNC One Act Play @ Lofte 9:00 AM
Tuesday Nov 18- FCCLA Blood Drive @ Murdock 2:30-7:00 PM
Tuesday Nov 18-The next booster club meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. and will be held at the Murdock site in the Long Distance Learning room.
Saturday Nov 22-One Act Public Performance @ Murdock 7:00 PM
Wednesday Nov 26-Nov 30-EARLY DISMISSAL-1:15/1:30-Thanksgiving Break
Thursday Nov 27-Thanksgiving Day
Friday Nov 28-Black Friday Happy Shopping!
Saturday Nov 29-Holiday Extravaganza
Saturday Jan 17-Youth to Carnegie Hall Soup/Sandwich Supper and Silent Auction
Inspiration
Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people werereluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded theawful storms that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received a steady stream of refusals.Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approachedthe farmer. "Are you a good farm hand?" the farmer asked him."Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man.Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore.Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushednext door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook thelittle man and yelled, "Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!" The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm.To his amazement, he discovered that all of the haystacks hadbeen covered with tarpaulins. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred.The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down.Nothing could blow away. The farmer then understood what hishired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew. When you're prepared, spiritually, mentally, and physically,you have nothing to fear. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life? The hired hand in the story was able to sleep because he had secured the farm against the storm.We secure ourselves against the storms of life by grounding ourselves in the Word of God.We don't need to understand, we just need to hold His hand to have peace in the middle of storms.I hope you enjoy your day and you sleep well.
Whatever your cross, whatever your pain, there will always be sunshine, after the rain.... Perhaps you may stumble, perhaps even fall; but God's always ready, to answer your call.... He knows every heartache, sees every tear, a word from His lips, can calm every fear... Your sorrows may linger, throughout the night, But suddenly vanish, dawn's early light... The Savior is waiting, somewhere above, to give you His grace, and send you His love...
What’s Happening Around Our Community
TAKE STATE KNIGHTS!
History Making 11th Win for the Elmwood-Murdock Knight Football Team!
“The 2008 team will always be remembered as the first Elmwood-Murdock team to reach 11 wins in a season.”
Coach Schmale said, “One thing that makes the 2008 season very special is that the success of the team was somewhat of a surprise to a lot of people in our community. We had a few starters returning but not as many as in years past. We graduated a class of 13 seniors including two All-State players from last season. Every year we’ve had to fill in some gaps with new players. Our team members always seem to respond to the challenge.
Many of the values that have been displayed by our teams in the past such as hard work, discipline, teamwork, and unselfish play have also been demonstrated by the 2008 team. We’ve had a number of good teams at E-M. I can not say that one particular team was better than the others because each team had different strengths. The 2008 team will always be remembered as the first Elmwood-Murdock team to reach 11 wins in a season. That’s something the players, coaches, school, and community can be very proud of.”
Luetchens runs on a 3rd and 25 to go. The chains come in to measure ½ yard short but gets the 1st down on the next play.
#16 Jon Luetchens scores the final touchdown
Coach Schmale congratulates the Team on a never-before-done 11th win in a season.
Final score 20-12
Way to go KNIGHTS!
Football playoff game vs. Fremont Bergan on Saturday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Fremont. Come out and support the teams.
Craft Sale/Garage Sale Treasure Event @ the Flyuing Wheels durin the Elmwood Holiday Extravaganza-Saturday, November 29th from 8 am to 3 pm
Contact Julie Anderson for booth reservations 867-4123 or jmander99@gmail.com
St. Paul United Methodist Church in Elmwood will hold a Fall Dinner and Auction on Saturday, November 22nd. Dinner will be served from 5:00-7:00 p.m. and will feature roast pork and chicken breast with sides dishes, desserts and drinks. Dinner will be followed by a live auction of goods and services. Cost is $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for ages 3 to 10, and free for 2 and under.
Any questions can be directed to the church office at 402-994-6735.
BUDDY NIGHT!
Platte Valley Tumbling Club, is going to make it completely easy, affordable, and guilt free, for you to get that much needed evening out. Maybe it’s dinner, a movie, shopping or just quiet time at home. Buddy Night, gives all children a fun and inviting opportunity to get involved. There’s tons of gymnastics equipment to play on, organized gym games, a movie—drink and snack included. All the while, you know your kids are having a great time being active, social & hopefully worn out.
A FAMILY, FUN, NIGHT & EVERYONES HAPPY!
WHO: Any 4-12 yr olds, who like to tumble and loves to have fun!
WHAT: Parents & Kids Night!
WHEN: Friday, November 14, 2008. 6-10pm.
WHERE: At the Platte Valley Tumbling Club!
COST: $20.00/child or $15.00/child when two or more children are family. (Open to Public: Children do not need to be a registered tumbler to participate)
REGISTER: Signup sheet is in the gym or call, Amy at 402-234-2218. There is limited space.
2008
Weekly Drawing for
52 weeks
$100.00 winner every Saturday
are now on Sale
Contact Any Elmwood Volunteer Rescue member
Ed Blunt 994-3295 Miki Bruns 994-2770 Jennifer Brettmann
Theresa Brown Mike Krass John Oehlerking Konia Jones
Ben Kastens Jordan Peterson Ken Kunz Jeff Clymer
Heath Vogt
Tidbits
DID YOU KNOW?
Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to
pick the little 'stringy things' off of it. That's how the primates do it.
Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.
Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum f oil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!
Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.
Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.
To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up.
For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints in double broiler and pour over warm brownies. Let set for a wonderful minty frosting.
Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.
Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Simply chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream. Yummm!
Website of the Week
Take a look at the school website www.elm.esu3.org
It has a thank you letter from E-M authorities, SOS t-shirt order form (shirts look really cool) and some updates.
Warning
With Christmas fast approaching watch out for this... be alert.....
Please read the following. It applies to FED EX as well. The newest virus circulating is the UPS Delivery Failure. You will receive an email from UPS Packet Service along with a packet number. NOTE: The word packet is mis-spelled on this line. It will say that they were un-able to deliver a package sent to you on such and such a date. It then asks you to print out the invoice copy attached.
DON'T TRY TO PRINT THIS. IT LAUNCHES THE VIRUS! Pass this warning on to all your PC operators at work and home. This virus has caused Millions of dollars in damage in the past few days.
Snopes confirms that it is real:
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/ups.asp
