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The wind is STILL blowing strong as I sit and write this Monday night. Many people in the area are breathing a sigh of relief as fire escaped their homes.

Others are trying to rest up from a long afternoon fighting the blaze east of Murdock that burned a three-mile stretch from Hwy 1 east of Murdock to Church Road. Thank you to those who sent me photos and updates.

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Earlier today just before 2:30 pm Murdock Volunteer Fire and the Elmwood Fire & Rescue along was dispatched to a cornfield on fire.

Shortly after leaving the fire station a large amount of smoke was seen and assistance was requested from Weeping Water Volunteer Fire Department, Manley Fire, and Avoca Volunteer Fire Department.

When units arrived on scene the fire was become very large due to the strong south winds. Assistance was requested from Louisville Fire Department, Cass County EMS, and Cass County Emergency Management Agency. 17192485 10155100513629133 5668784969511097288 o

Just before 3:00 pm an all call was requested which gave us resources from all fire departments in Cass County including the following departments

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Louisville Fire Department
Cass County EMS
Cass County Emergency Management Agency
Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Department
Murray Fire
Union Rural Volunteer Fire Department
Nehawka Vol. Fire Department
Eagle Fire & Rescue Department
Alvo Fire
Greenwood Fire & Rescue
Waverly Fire/Rescue
Mead Fire Department
Ashland Fire Department
Gretna Fire Department
Springfield Vol. Fire Dept

With the help from volunteer professions and local farmers with their tractors and discs the fire was contained to just under 3 miles long and a quarter-mile wide in some places.

A big thank you to the Nebraska State Patrol and the Cass County Sheriff's Office - NE for their help in evacuations, traffic control and their dispatchers.

A great job by Murdock Fire Command on a well fought fire with all the odds stacked against them!

With the additional Sunday morning barn fire northwest of Murdock there are a lot of tired fire fighters in Murdock this week.

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Come join us for our 10th Annual Pancake Feed!!!

Sunday March 26
8:00am-1:00 pm

We will have pancakes, sausage and eggs, along with coffee and orange juice!

We will be selling raffle tickets for prizes again. Raffle tickets will be available at the door or you can contact a member of the department any time before the feed to purchase your raffle tickets.

This is a free will donation for all you can eat! (Photos to follow)

Hope to see you there!

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Mission Trip for Local Church

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Date Zakaras and Pastor Ra Drake from the Murdock Methodist church just returned from a week long mission trip in Jamaica.

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They helped build a home for a homeless family visited a school and a church.

Kate is a sophomore at Elmwood-Murdock High School.

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Thank you to Kim Cawley for the news

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Wednesday of Lent 1

March 8 - 7:00 pm

"The Blood that Pardons"

Lenten Wednesday Night Services Ever Wednesday in Lent from

March 1 - April 5th

Visit Trinity Murdock Website.

The Trinity Youth Group helped at the water stops at the annual Leprechaun Chase at Mahoney State Park on March 4th.

This event is a fundraiser and is always a lot of fun.

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Listen to the weekly sermon anytime at Pastor Brent Kuhlman's Blog?

Sunday Schedule - 9:15 Sunday School & Bible Class and 10:30 am Divine Service

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Congratulations to the High School Boys Basketball Team

Congratulations to the boys high school basketball team for winning the conference championship.

Thursday, March 9th 7:00 pm

Lincoln Southeast

Against 7th Seed Oakland-Craig

If they win the next game will be at the

Devaney Center Friday 3:45 pm

Refer to the to the NSAA State Basketball official bracket for times and locations.

See you there!!

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Make sure to head to Lincoln Thursday to cheer the boys to victory

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The 3rd grade boys won the tournament held at Elmwood last Saturday.

They defeated Syracuse, the number 1 ranked Johnson Brock and Louisville.

Coaches are Dan Coleman and Don Mills boys are front l to r Leo Rikli Charlie Cawley , Jacob Stewart,Aiden Meisinger, Ben Willey back row l to r Blake Lavington Clayton Wagner Mitchell Shelsta Dashielle Coleman Dominic Houck Lane Mills

As you may know Mr. Novak will be retiring from the Elmwood-Murdock School District at the end of the 2016-17 school year.

The Elmwood-Murdock Board would like to put together an appreciation video/photo book to present to him at a retirement open house that will be held the end of May 2017.

We are asking for your help with this project. We would like for students, parents, friends or patrons of the district to submit photos, videos, notes, etc. to put into the video/photo book. You can make an i-phone video of a personal message, write a special note or submit pictures of memorable moments.

Any contribution is welcome. Please submit to the following email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

We would like this information by March 20.

NETV Television to Highlight Elmwood-Murdock Quilt Project

Last summer, a producer from NETV videotaped interviews with Maechelle (Mickie) Clements and Kurk Shrader regarding the Cass County barn quilt project.

Several barns around Murdock will be featured.

ETV Television to Highlight Elmwood-Murdock Quilt Project

Last summer, a producer from NETV videotaped interviews with Maechelle (Mickie) Clements and Kurk Shrader regarding the Cass County barn quilt project.

In March, NETV is going to air a one-hour program called "Patchwork on the Plains". This is a look at the history, family traditions, patriotism and community pride that goes into painted plywood barn quilts.

Mickie had a vision to start the barn quilt project in Nebraska and wanted Cass County to be the first Nebr. county to display them.

It was made possible through the joint efforts of the Elmwood-Murdock FBLA and art students, students and Kurk Shrader.

The Cass County barn quilt website is: http://embarnquilts.weebly.com/

Here are the dates the program airs:
Thurs. 03/09/17, 7:00 pm NET
Friday, 03/10/17, 12:00 am NET
Friday, 03/10/17, 7:30 pm NET Create
Friday, 03/10/17, 8:30 pm NET World
Sat. 03/11/17, 10:30 am NET Create
Sat. 03/11/17, 5:30 pm NET World
Sun. 03/12/17, 7:30 am NET
Sun. 03/12/17, 1:00 pm NET
Mon. 03/13/17, 8:30 pm NET
Tues. 03/14/17, 1:30 am NET
Tues. 03/14/17, 8:30 pm NET Create
Thurs. 03/16/17, 9:00 pm NET World
Sat. 03/18/17, 3:00 pm NET Create
Sun. 03/19/17, 3:30 pm NET Create
and during the Pledge drive in June.

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Junior Vet Camp

For students completing 2nd - 5th grades

The Oxbow Junior Veterinarian Camp is designed especially for children who have a passion for animals and veterinary medicine.

The 4-day camp includes many hands-on activities involving live animals, games and unique crafts.

Campers learn about veterinary tools, x-rays, body systems and functions, and important issues like animal over-population. In addition, they also get to practice activities like real veterinarians perform, including record-keeping and animal health exams.

At the end of camp, they perform a mock surgery, using all that they’ve learned. Campers get their very own set of scrubs and a stethoscope to take home.

Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School (Elmwood, NE) June 5 - 8

I have a special attachment for this camp as I worked at Oxbow Animal Health for many years and this was a project I helped start. Any child who loves animals would love this camp.

For more information and registration visit the Oxbow Academy website.

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March 11, 2017

Gateway Mall, Lincoln

Ben’s Brigade would like to thank all the athletes who ordered youth baseball, softball or basketball photos and supported our fundraising efforts.

We would like to invite Elmwood-Murdock student’s and staff to join us at the Mall Walk for Down syndrome on March 11, 2017 at Gateway Mall in Lincoln from 9 am until noon.

Because of your generous support we would like to buy a button registration for any EM Staff or student’s who would like to walk on Ben’s team. Walkers who complete laps will get a chance to earn up to 3 raffle tickets they can use to try to win fun prizes.

Please pick up a registration form from the office or email the information to us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

If you would like to donate to Ben's Brigade you can do so at http://dsaane.ezeventsolutions.com/MallWalk/BensBrigade

Thank you for your continued support of Ben's Brigade!

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Weddings
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Letters to the Editor
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Upcoming Events
Cards of Thanks
Lost and Found
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and So Much More!
That's right! These are all items that can appear FREE of CHARGE in each Wednesday's Murdock Newsletter and/or Calendar!

All YOU have to do is send the information to us - it's that simple!

DEADLINE for submissions to each week's Wednesday Newsletter is NO LATER THAN NOON on the preceding MONDAY.

There are 2 ways you can submit your articles:

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Nebraska Writing Contest for 8th Graders

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Treasurer Stenberg Announces 15th Annual NEST
‘Why I Want to Go to College’ Writing Contest for 7th, 8th Graders
$14,000 in NEST Scholarships to Be Awarded at Omaha Storm Chasers Game

Lincoln, Neb. (January 17, 2017) – Seventh and eighth graders are being encouraged to enter the 15th annual “Why I Want to Go to College” writing contest, sponsored by Nebraska State Treasurer Don Stenberg and the Omaha Storm Chasers. Entries are due March 17.

Winners will receive Nebraska Educational Savings Trust (NEST) scholarships ranging from $500 to $2,000. Nebraska winners also will receive tickets to the May 21 Storm Chasers game at Werner Park in Papillion. In all, 12 winners will be selected—nine from Nebraska and three from outside the state.

Visit the website for rules and how to enter

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