Murdock News October 7, 2017

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Trinity Lutheran Church 125th Anniversary Celebration and Service

Sunday, October 8th

10:30 am Service Luncheon Following Service

Please join us at Trinity Lutheran Church, Murdock NE will celebrate her 125th anniversary on Sunday, Oct 8, 2017, with a festive divine service.

Reverend Scott Porath, First Vice President of the Nebraska District will preach.

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Murdock Leaders Contribute to Worldwide Efforts

One of the benefits of living in the Murdock area is the newby attractions such as the Wildlife Safari Park. This past weekend was the Omaha Zoo's membership day and visitors could go behind the scenes to the breeding and conservation areas. This includes veterinary services, wildlife rehabilitation, and the cheetah breeding facility.

Carol Eager from Murdock, is the lead keeper at the Safari Park and she educated visitors about the new Cheetah breeding program she manages. She is a wealth of information on all carnivores and very passionate in the role she plays in wildlife conservation and breeding.

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There is a LOT of important work behind the scenes besides the elk and bison. Carol has been an integral part of the Wildlife Safari Park since it opened in 1998.

Dr. Trent Shrader, an exotic and wildlife veterinarian (also a graduate of Elmwood-Murdock High School) also showcased the veterinary services and wildlife rehabilitation center during the Omaha Zoo Membership Days.

On Saturday you couldn't help but notice runners coming through town, vans in the school parking lot and lots of people cheering at the Murdock Methodist Church.

The Market to Market race come through town which brought over 4,000 visitors to through Elmwood. Although they didn't stop long they did get to interact with various community groups who were fantastic ambassadors for our community. Who knows, these might be future neighbors or even a business owner who wants to relocate to our community. They might come back and eat at Bulldogs in the future.

Thanks to all who helped out. These are events which benefit Murdock in many ways.

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125th Anniversary Celebration

October 8th, 2017

We will celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the church. All are welcome for the Divine Service at 10:30. There will be lunch served afterward and an opportunity to fellowship and see historical photos and documents of the church.

Sunday Schedule

9:15 Sunday School & Bible Class

10:30 am Divine Service

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

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Spirit Squad News

The Elmwood Murdock Spirit Squad had a fun-filled and very busy week!

We spent the first part of the week working with our favorite Little Cheerleaders 3 nights to help prepare them to perform at halftime of the home football game vs Malcolm. We had over 70 Little Cheerleaders sign up and we had a great time working with all of them...they are so cute!

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On Saturday, the Spirit Squad put on their work clothes and headed out to Grandpa's Woods to run Check Point #12 for the Market to Market race! Market to Market is a relay race that celebrated it's 10th year this year - over 400 relay teams from across the nation come to run from the Old Market in Omaha to the Haymarket in Lincoln. They run a total of 76 miles as a team relay race and can take 10 - 13 hours to complete the course.

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We spent the day directing traffic for the vans coming through to meet their runners and announcing runners to the relay teams that were waiting to run on the next leg of the race.We loved seeing so many teams come through in costumes and had a great day cheering them on!

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Thank you to everyone that came out to support us and The Little Cheerleaders on Friday!

New School website!!

If you didn't know the Elmwood-Murdock School has a new website and it's fantastic!! It's a fresh look and updated and linked to the schools' social media accounts.

Check it out and bookmark it for future use. There is even a phone app you can keep Elmwood-Murdock school news at your fingertips for all the school events and schedules. AWESOME!!

http://www.emknights.org/

Elmwood-Murdock Football

The Yutan Chieftains defeated the Elmwood-Murdock Knights 44-19 Friday night in Yutan.

Senior I-Back, Bryland Meniccucci rushed for 274 yards on 21 carries and 4 touchdowns to lead the Chieftains. I thought we played a good 1st Half. Yutan scored in the 1st quarter on a 19 play drive to start the game. We wanted to make them earn everything and nearly came away with a stop on 4th down. Hendricks hit Perchal on a 9-yard pass. We were in good position on the play. They made a good throw and catch.

EM took the next possession and capped a 10 play drive with an Austin Meisinger 19 yard run. Although down 14 – 6, I thought we played some good football the 1st half. For the third straight week, the Knights had an error in the kicking game that proved costly in the 3rd quarter. We work a lot on special teams during the week and to not carry over what we practice is disappointing. Sometimes we are our own worst enemy. We have to find a way to eliminate mental mistakes.

After the muffed punt in the 3rd quarter, things seemed to snowball on us. Yutan scored 23 points in the 3rd quarter and took control of the game.

We have to work on consistency and taking care of the ball. Austin Meisinger played well scoring 3 touchdowns and intercepting Yutan twice returning one for a 71 yard TD. The Knights host Malcolm in another District Contest next Friday night at 7:00 p.m.

Full Season game states can be viewed HERE

Every varsity home football and volleyball game can be watched anywhere in the world. So tell your family, friends, and alumni.

Past games can be watched "on demand" at Jim Rusts' Vimeo channel.

Hanks Ribs are BACK!!

It is that time of year to be thinking about Hank’s Famous Smoked Ribs!!

This is a great fundraiser for Post Prom.It is that time of year to be thinking about Hank’s Famous Smoked Ribs!!

This is a great fundraiser for Post Prom.We will be selling this year for our Friday, October 13th Homecoming game against HTRS.Please pre-order to make sure you get yours reserved!!

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Murdock United Methodist Church

Worship Time: 9:30 am Sunday

Children's Sunday School: 9:55-10:30

(dismissed from worship following the "Children's Chat")

Murdock Business Space for Rent

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Over 1900 square ft available. This space can work for just about any business type. 3 separate entrances, ADA Compliant, a patio area, bar/counter, kitchen area, men's and women's bathrooms, and a modern fire/sprinkler system to meet today's codes. Affordable rent, based on the term of lease and business type. Please share and let's find another business for Murdock!

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Below is a list of categories that we are happy to post, (at NO COST to you!), in the weekly Murdock online newsletter:

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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:

1) You may call your information to 402-669-8616 and leave a voice mail with your name and phone number.

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Thanks for helping to keep YOUR Murdock Newsletter fresh and up-to-date!

Elmwood-Murdock Community News

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Need pumpkins for fall decorations? Visit the Oehlerking Pumpkin Patch

It's serve yourself, hours are open all the time. Put your pumpkin payment in the jar for pumpkins of all colors, shapes, and sizes. Support your local farmers and head west of Elmwood on 34 for the freshest pumpkins around. As someone said it's also a great location for a photo -op with the kids.

‘Boeing Boeing’ Ready for Take Off at the Lofte Theatre!

Manley, NE [October 2, 2017] - The Lofte Community Theatre announces the opening of its Fall farce, Marc Camoletti’s fast-paced comedy, ‘Boeing Boeing!’ The production opens Saturday, October 14 on the Lofte’s main stage.

Set in the bustling1960s, Bernard is a swinging bachelor who has the world on a string: a flat in Paris and three gorgeous stewardesses whom are all engaged to him at the same time without knowing about each other. However, Bernard’s life encounters turbulence when his friend Robert comes for a visit and a new speedier Boeing jet throws off his carefully planned itinerary. Catastrophe looms when all three stewardesses come into town simultaneously and friend Robert keeps forgetting what helpful lies he’s told to whom!

Starring in the show as the troubled Bernard is Doug Rothgeb of Omaha. His best friend Robert is played by Robert Carrera of Bellevue. The bevy of beautiful stewardesses are played by Aubree Sweeney of Plattsmouth, Brenna Thompson of Lincoln and Abigail Fletcher of Omaha. Fan favorite Melinda Mead of Plattsmouth plays the bad-tempered housekeeper, Berthe.

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Pictured on Attachment: Front: Brenna Thompson (Lincoln) and Aubree Sweeney (Plattsmouth). Back: Melinda Mead (Plattsmouth), Robert Carrera (Bellevue), Doug Rothgeb (Omaha) and Abigail Fletcher (Omaha).

Directed by Kevin Colbert, production dates are October 14, 15, 19-22 and 27-29. Thursday through Saturday curtain times are 7 pm. Sunday performances are 2 pm matinees. Tickets are $19 each and advance reservations can be made by calling the Lofte box office at 402.234.2553.

Battlefields to Ballfields

Battlefields to Ballfields – A program that provides scholarships to veterans who return from defending our country with an opportunity to get integrated back into their community through officiating. It offers training and equipment scholarships for veterans to become sports officials. Learn more at: https://www.battlefields2ballfields.org.

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Area News and Events

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STUDENT OF THE WEEK

LAUREN VOTTA
LOUISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

This week our Student of the Week Winner is Lauren Votta.She is a freshman at Louisville High School. Her activities include softball.She is the daughter of Angie Kilton.

She was nominated for these reasons:
- Good work ethic
- Positive attitude
- Has stepped up for the Varsity team as a freshman
- Provided an offensive spark for our team

Lauren and Angie are invited to stop by (we are located under the water tower in Louisville), call (402.234.3333) or email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to get their Witte Physical Therapy t-shirts OR water bottle!

The next Student of the Week will be selected on 10/13/17.All nominations are due by 10/9/17 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.