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Wednesday Dec 24-Christmas Eve
Wednesday Dec 24-Sunday Jan 4-NO SCHOOL-Christmas Break
Thursday Dec 25-Christmas Day
Tuesday Jan 6-Attention Junior Senior Parents: Tuesday January 6 at 6:00 P.M. Murdock HS Library -- VERY IMPORTANT POST PROM MEETING ---- PROM IS MARCH 28. Only about 90 days to raise funds to help the kids have a fun, safe and memorable Prom 2009. Everyone's involvement is welcome! Contact Julie Schmale or Colleen Winter for more information.
Saturday Jan 17-Youth to Carnegie Hall Soup/Sandwich Supper and Silent Auction
Inspiration
Christ’s Bell
THE BELL
I KNOW WHO I AM
I am God's child (John 1:12)
I am Christ's friend (John 15:15)
I am united with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17)
I am bought with a price (1 Cor 6:19-20)
I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)
I am a personal witness of Christ. (Acts 1:8)
I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt 5:13-14)
I am a member of the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:27)
I am free forever from condemnation ( Rom. 8:1-2)
I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant (Phil 3:20)
I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31-34)
I am a minister of reconciliation for God (2 Cor 5:17-21)
I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)
I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)
I cannot be separated from the love of God (Rom 8:35-39)
I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor 1:21-22)
I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8:28)
I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16)
I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3:12)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13)
I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5)
I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10)
I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3).. I have been justified (Romans 5:1)
I am God's co-worker (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1). I am God's workmanship (Eph. 2:10)
I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected. (Phil. 1: 5)
I have been redeemed and forgiven ( Col 1:14). I have been adopted as God's child (Eph 1:5)
I belong to God
Do you know
Who you are?
'The LORD bless you and keep you;
The LORD make His face shine upon you
And be gracious to you;
The LORD turn His face toward you
And give you peace...
Numbers 6:24-26
Thank you to Julie Schmale for sending this in!
What’s Happening Around Our Community
Shari Fortune, Erica Beebee, and Lauren Bowman spent Saturday decorating Christmas cookies. They really go all out! It was a spectacular afternoon of fun and fellowship… and the cookies were DEEEELICIOUS!
After the postponement of the Elmwood-Murdock Junior-Senior High Christmas concert last Thursday, those in attendance Monday found it was definitely worth the wait. As usual, both the bands and the choirs gave an outstanding performance to all who came out and braved the cold weather. Congratulations on a WONDERFUL job!
Post Prom Meeting Attention Junior Senior Parents: Tuesday January 6 at 6:00 P.M. Murdock HS Library -- VERY IMPORTANT POST PROM MEETING ---- PROM IS MARCH 28. Only about 90 days to raise funds to help the kids have a fun, safe and memorable Prom 2009. Everyone's involvement is welcome! Contact Julie Schmale or Colleen Winter for more information.
GEOGRAPHY BEE
The 4th-6th Grade Geography Bee wias held on Thursday, December 18th. The 4th grade qualifiers were Hunter Brothers, Justin Drake, Austin Drueke, Abby Meyer and Meaghan Stout. The 5th grade qualifiers were Callie Zeorian , Zach Dwyer, Hannah Ervin, Kara Zimmerman, and Emily Zakaras. The 6th grade qualifiers are Patrick Hynes, Jessica Spaulding, Hanna Justesen, Trevor Lockman, and Wyatt Stroy. This Geography Bee was sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The winner of our contest will take a written test to qualify for the Nebraska State Geography Bee. Congratulations to all of the qualifiers.
KNIGHTSTARS BASKETBALL
Attention 3rd thru 6th grade basketball players and parents. Knightstar registration forms have been sent home. Please fill it out and send it back to the school office. Cost is again $30.00 with a $25.00 deposit per family which you will get back for working concessions during the season and during the year end tournament. Thanks for supporting Knightstar basketball.
Businesses around Cass County:
Plattsmouth - New business opening on Main St., Rohan Photography. Contact Dan Rohan, 296-5075.
Murdock - do residents in all Cass County communities know about Oxbow Animal Health the in Murdock. The company sells/distributes pet nutrition products, and pet shelters, among other products (www.OxbowHay.com). Contact: John Miller, 800-249-0366.
The Winery near Weeping Water - Contact: Mike Slattery, 402-267-5267 (www.svevineyards.com)
SCIENCE FAIR DATE CHANGE
The Science Fair date has been changed from January 6 to January 20.
PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS
“Go Knights!” Yard Signs now available, just in time for basketball season. These durable yard signs can go out year round to show your school spirit. Just $15 with the stake included. Available at the Elmwood Public Library or call Susan at 994-6365 or email susanernst@windstream.net Proceeds go to the Elmwood Public Library. Keri says the signs can also be delivered to your home upon request.
“Acting Up In Class!"
On January 10, The Lofte Community Theatre will be offering a one-day acting school for area youth ages 11-15. Talented Lofte professionals will offer a curriculum including Acting Basics, Dance, Stage Movement and Vocal Audition. The classes begin at the Lofte at 10am and end at 2:30pm. The tuition for the acting school is $50 and includes lunch, a diploma and a surprise gift. Please contact Anne Pope at LoftePR@Lofte.com or (402)781-9233 for more information or to request a registration sheet.
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM NEEDS PARENT/COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS
Information was sent home last week regarding Junior Achievement’s Elementary School Program. The Elementary School Program teaches students in kindergarten through sixth grade, basic economic concepts through hands-on activities. The volunteers (who teach the lessons) are the key to the program’s impact in the classroom.
We are seeking parent/community volunteers that are willing to share their time, 30-50 minutes once a week for five visits, to enhance the student’ understanding of the local economy. In addition, the volunteers will inform the students how school relates to their future. The curriculum is offered free of charge to the school by Junior Achievement. We are planning on beginning the program in February. An instructional/informational meeting will be scheduled prior to beginning of the program for the volunteers. Please complete the form that was sent home in your child’s Friday Folder if you are interested in becoming a volunteer. Please contact, Principal, Bruce Friedrich, if you have questions or would like more information about the program.
MENTORS NEEDED FOR TEAMMATES PROGRAM
We are recruiting parents, patrons, and community members to be mentors for our TeamMates Mentoring Program. TeamMates ask that you make a commitment of meeting with your student for one hour a week in a school setting for a minimum of one year.
Mentors spend time talking and listening or focus on academics. Take some time to have a little fun like playing a game. Share a hobby. Work on a puzzle. Students in grades 3-12 are eligible to be in the program. Please contact Elementary Principal, Bruce Friedrich, and (994-2125) if you are interested in becoming a mentor or would like more information about the program.
Weekly Winner
2009
Weekly Drawing for 52 weeks
$100.00 winner every Saturday
are now on Sale for $20
Contact
Any Elmwood Volunteer Rescue member
or Send Check or Money and a Self-Stamped Addressed Envelope to
Elmwood Rescue Raffle
104 Railroad Ave
Elmwood Ne 68349
See www.elmwoodvfrd.org for past winners
Funny
A Retiree's Thought
My wife said, "Whatcha doin today?"
I said, "Nothing."
She said, "You did that yesterday."
I said, "I wasn't finished
Tidbit
Do you really know how to forward e-mails? Most of us DO NOT know how. 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 email 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 you know how to. 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 hit the forward button first you won't have full editing functions.
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.
That way you aren't sharing all those addresses with every Tom, Dick or Harry.
(3) Remove any 'FW:' in the subject line. You can re-name the subject if you wish or even fix spelling. This one is very important - please read and heed
(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. These are the ones that often end up having picked up a virus from somebody. This is really important!
(5) Have you ever gotten an email 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 email can be forwarded on and on and can collect thousands of names and email 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 email 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 email address on a petition. (Actually, if you think about it, who's supposed to send the petition in to whatever cause it supports? And don't believe the ones that say that the email is being traced, it just ain't so!)
(6) One of the main ones I hate is the ones that say that something like, 'Send this email 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 HAPPEN!!!!! (Trust me, I'm still seeing some of the same ones that I waited on 10 years ago!) I don't let the bad luck ones scare me either, they get trashed. (Could this be why I haven't won the lottery??)
(7) Before you forward an Amber Alert, or a Virus Alert, or some of the other ones floating around nowadays, check them out before you forward them. Most of them are junk mail that's been circling the net for Years!
Just about everything you receive in an email that is in question can be checked out at Snopes. Just go to http://www.snopes.com/ It's really easy to find out if it's real or not. If it's not, please don't pass it on. So please, in the future, let's stop the junk mail and the viruses.
Website of the Week
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