Memorial Day brings Showers
but does not dampen Spirits!
Thank you to all who have served our country so that we may be free. We owe you a debt that we can never repay.
Murdock Callahan Cemetary
Wabash Cemetary
Adults teaching the kids about setting up the flags.
Kelli Brewer and Grace Ronhovde helped put up flags.
Kelli's husband, Col. Tom Brewer, left, thanks 92-year-old William Gallagher, an Army veteran of World War II, for his service at a pre-Memorial Day celebration at Omaha's New Cassel Retirement Center, 900 N. 90th St. Tom was featured in a story in the Omaha World Herald on Saturday.
Click here if you would like to read the rest of the story.
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Dawn Romine has a friend, Steve Raybine, who wrote a song about America. She took the song and added pictures to it. It seemed appropriate to release it for Memorial Day. Click here if you would like to watch it.
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2011 EM Graduate, Sam Burtch, local boy gone Husker, toured the stadium with the Elmwood Murdock 4th Graders. It wasn't that long ago that Sam was taking this tour!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WOMEN OUTDOOR SKILLS WORKSHOP!!!
Elmwood-Murdock Alumni Annual Potluck Dinner
Murdock School Gym
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Doors open at 6pm - meal at 6:30
Children's Auditions at Lofte Theatre
Manley, NE [May 27, 2013] - Auditions for the Missoula Children's Theater production of 'The Frog Prince,' will be held Monday, June 10 at 10am at the Lofte Community Theatre near Manley. These auditions are open to all children who will be entering first grade through entering seventh grade this fall. Approximately sixty children will be cast. The auditions will last approximately two hours with roles and rehearsal schedules being distributed by noon.
The actors cast in the production will rehearse 10am-2pm each day that week. It is important that the children be able to attend all of their scheduled practices. There will be two public performances of, 'The Frog Prince,' on Saturday, June 15th. The first is at 3pm and the second at 6pm. Adult admission is $8 and children age 12 and under are only $5. Lofte season ticket holders are admitted for free.
The Lofte is proud to host the 2013 summer residency of the Missoula Children's Theater for the eighty straight year. This year's residency is sponsored by the Home State Bank in Louisville and the Plattsmouth State Bank. MCT is a non-profit organization based out of Missoula, Montana. Their mission for nearly fifty years has been to help children develop life skills through the participation in the performing arts. Over the course of this year, their organization will reach nearly 60,000 children worldwide!
The Lofte Community Theatre is located just east of the town of Manley near the intersection of Highway 1 and 50 in Cass County. Please call the Lofte at
402.234.2553 if you should have any questions.
Lofte Seeking Volunteers
Manley, NE [May 27, 2013] - The Lofte Community Theatre near Manley has many opportunities for volunteers to come and see the productions free of charge. Specifically, they are seeking individuals to help usher and direct parking lot traffic during the run of 'Dixie Swim Club.' Production dates are May 31, June 1, 2 and 6-9.
Volunteers are required to arrive 45 minutes prior to show time. They work for the 30 minutes prior to curtain and then are asked to stay and clean the auditorium after the show is done. Clean-up usually takes approximately 30 minutes.
Volunteering at the Lofte is a great way to meet new people and contribute to Nebraska's only barn theater venue! Those interested may call Lofte Volunteer Coordinator Carly Moore-Sird at
402.616.5987 or email her at
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