LOCAL TEENS HIT A HIGH NOTE
Conestoga band students, Ellen Rice, (shown below on right), and Cami Larson, participated in the Masonic All-Star Marching Band May 28-June 1, 2013. They joined 250 other high school students from the state to prepare for the 55th Annual Shrine Bowl at UNK. They were sponsored by the Plattsmouth Masonic Lodge #6.
MURRAY FIRE and RESCUE'S
ANNUAL 4th of JULY PANCAKE FEED
BRING YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS TO THE MURRAY FIRE STATION
FOR OUR ANNUAL PANCAKE FEED FUNDRAISER
7 AM - 11 AM
Murray Fire and Rescue is in need of volunteers!
Please pick up an application while you're at the firehouse on the 4th.
RECYCLE!
Do something good for your community and our earth!
CASS COUNTY GOING GREEN
recycle trailer will be located on these dates in the following towns:
Murray:
June 8 - 14
June 29 - 30
Beaver Lake:
June 15 - 21
Union:
June 5 - 7
June 22- 28
Nehawka:
June 8 - 21
(Murray will also continue to have the recycle bin located behind Town Hall every day for Murray residents' use only.)
Our area 2013 American Legion Baseball Team is made up of young men from Elmwood, Murdock and Nehawka, called the 'EMN NATIONALS'. Below is their schedule for this summer. Keep in mind that this schedule is subject to change.
2013 EMN NATIONALS BASEBALL
Team Day Date Time Opponent Site
Jr Sat/Sun June 8-9 South Sioux
Sr Fri/Sat/Sun June 7-8-9 Wood Bat Tourn
Jr/Sr Tues June 11 6:00 Tecumseh Tecumseh
Jr Fri/Sat/Sun June 14-15-16 Wood Bat Tourn
Jr/Sr Tues June 18 6:00 Auburn Auburn
Jr/Sr Wed June 19 6:00 Nebraska City Nehawka
Sr Thurs June 20 7:00 Dinsmore Lincoln Nehawka
Jr Sat June 22 2:00 Syracuse Elmwood
SE Conf All-Star Game Sun June 23 Peru St College
Jr Tues June 25 Jr Conf Tourney
Sr Wed June 26 Sr Conf Tourney
Jr Thurs June 27 Jr Conf Tourney
Sr Fri June 28 Sr Conf Tourney
Jr/Sr Sat June 29 Finals
Jr/Sr Tues July 2 Tecumseh Elmwood
Sr Fri July 5 Bennington Bennington
Jr/Sr Tues July 9 6:00 Louisville Elmwood
Jr/Sr Wed July 10 5:30 Adams Adams
Jr Fri July 11-17 Districts TBD
Sr Fri July 11 TBD Bennington Tourn Bennington
Sr Fri July 19-23 TBD Districts Wilbur
What Haunts Old Home Owners?
Plattsmouth Conservancy Series presents Don Browers
Maintaining an older house can be a nightmare, but it doesn’t have to keep you up nights. Are your windows jammed closed? Do you have to prop them open? Do you have broken sash cords? Cracked glass? Are you ready to save some windows?
The third presentation in The Plattsmouth Conservancy’s series “What Haunts Old Home Owners?” will be Tuesday, June 11, 6:30 to 8 p.m., in the lower level of the Plattsmouth Library.
Join us as Don Browers guides you in the practical methods of maintenance and repair of historic double hung wood windows. He will demonstrate the materials, tools and methods used to save your windows at a fraction of the cost of replacing them.
For more than 20 years, Don and his wife, Marjorie, worked to renovate their 1921 brick four-square house in Dundee. In 1994 he started writing a column for the Dundee-Memorial Park Association newsletter about his old house experiences and techniques called the "Old House Mechanic", because as Don says “It is easier to write about old house renovation rather than to actually do it.”
His columns are still published monthly and all of them are available online at the Dundee Memorial Park Association web site. They are written from the view point of the average old house owner and do-it-yourselfer because Don has not worked in any home remodeling or repair business. He worked in the television business until retiring from KETV in 2008.
Don has been a presenter on old house renovation topics at the Restore Omaha conference every year since it began in 2005.
Children's Auditions at Lofte Theatre
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
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 June 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 carlymariemoore@me.com.
Pictured: Front left, Betty Colbert, Hope Hibler, Dawn Holdorf. Back left, Sharon Strassler Kryger and Allison Bauers.
The Lofte Community Theatre in Manley is excited to present, for its thirty-seventh season, the female comedy,
"Dixie Swim Club."
Written by the team of Jones, Hope and Wooten, 'Dixie' is the story of five southern women whose friendship began while on their college swim team. Now, years later, they set aside one long weekend every August to recharge relationships and meddle in each other's lives.
Directed by Kevin Colbert, the five 'Dixie' women are played by Allison Bauers of Louisville, Sharon Strassler Kryger of La Vista, Betty Colbert of Weeping Water and Dawn Holdorf and Hope Hibler both of Manley.
Production dates are June 6-9. All seats are reserved and tickets are $17. Season ticket packages are on sale through June 9 for only $65. A season ticket includes one pass to each of the upcoming shows in 2013 including 'Dixie Swim Club,' 'The Producers,' 'The Boys Next Door,' 'Nunset Boulevard,' and 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.'
The Lofte is located just east of the intersection of highways 1 and 50 near the town of Manley. You can reach the box office at 402-234-2553 or visit www.Lofte.com.
HELP PATIENTS in NEED this SUMMER with BLOOD
The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood this summer, helping to ensure a sufficient supply for patients in need and allowing them to create their summer of stories. Below are just a few examples of patients recently helped by Red Cross blood donors:
1. A liver transplant recipient needed 50 units of red blood cells and 50 units of plasma.
2. A mother who had complications during childbirth was given 32 units of red blood cells, 10 units of platelets, 10 units of plasma and 15 units of cryoprecipitate.
3.A trauma patient required 15 units of red blood cells.
Blood donations tend to decline during the summer, when many regular donors are on vacation and schools are out of session. However, the need for blood is constant. All blood types are currently needed, especially O negative, which is the universal blood type and can potentially be transfused to any patient.
Blood donors are encouraged to share their donation story with the Red Cross by visiting redcrossblood.org/summer. The Summer of Stories campaign is helping to raise awareness about the constant need for blood and encourage regular donations.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities:
Cass County
June 13, 1-7 p.m., City Building, 101 W. Eldora Ave., Weeping Water, NE
June 17, 1-7 p.m., Town Hall, Avoca, NE
June 24, 10 - 4, Jeff Henry Chevrolet, 302 Fulton Ave, (Hwy 75), Plattsmouth, NE
Otoe County
June 6, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Omaha Public Power District Coal Plant, 7264 L Road, Nebraska City, NE
June 6, 11 a.m. -5 p.m., Eagle’s Club, 600 First Corso, Nebraska City, NE
June 11, 11:15 a.m. - 5:15 p.m., Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, 1162 Mohawk, Syracuse, NE
June 17, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Community Memorial Hospital, 1579 Midland Dr., Syracuse, NE
June 28, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wal-Mart, 2101 S. 11th St, Nebraska City, NE
HOW to SUBMIT ARTICLES for this NEWSLETTER...
Event announcements and advertising can be an enormous expense when you're wanting or needing to get the word out. If you've checked into regular newspaper pricing lately for such items, you'll know what I'm talking about. So why spend your hard-earned money, when you can accomplish the same thing right here - FREE - on your local news website?
Below is a list of categories that will cost you absolutely nothing, except the time to submit it, (which you'd have to do with a regular newspaper anyway).
Wedding / Engagement Announcements
Photos
Birth Announcements
Letters to the Editor
Birthday Greeting
Upcoming Events
Cards of Thanks
Lost and Found
Obituaries
Recipes
and So Much More!
That's right! These are all items that can appear FREE of CHARGE in each Wednesday's Murray 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 prior MONDAY.
1) You may call your information to 402-235-2926 and specify that you want your info inserted in the Newsletter. Leave a voice mail with your name and phone number.
2) Email your story in plain text to: Editor@MurrayNebraska.com with your name and contact info.
Send photos ONLY in .jpg format, no larger than 450 pixels wide.
Click on 'Edit Your Photo', then 'Resize'.
Enter any number below 495, then save as .jpg. That's it!
Then just send it to us here at the Murray Newsletter with your story in plain text.
3) Send items via the U.S. postal service to: Editor, MurrayNebraska.com, 201 N How Ave, Murray, NE, 68409-8403. (When mailing items you'd like to get back, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope.)
Remember to include 'who, what, when, where and why', along with any other helpful details, such as a contact person and phone.
DO NOT SEND PHOTOS LARGER THAN 450 PIXELS WIDE!
DO NOT SEND 'ZIP' FILES!
Again, you must have your name and contact information included with the information.
Thanks for helping to keep YOUR Murray Newsletter fresh and up-to-date!
**********
SUBSCRIBE to the MURRAY NEWSLETTER...
We're glad you're enjoying reading the FREE Murray Newsletter! Would you like to automatically receive it every week?
At the top of the 'Home' page, just slide your mouse over the 'WHAT'S NEW' tab. When the drop-down menu appears with 'NEWSLETTER', slide the mouse to the right to 'SUBSCRIBE to NEWSLETTER', then fill in your e-address.
It's absolutely FREE and no need to worry...we won't sell or distribute your address to anyone!
Community Sustaining Sponsors 2013
2013 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2013 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2013 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2013 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2013 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2013 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2013 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2013 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2013 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2013 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2013 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2013 Community Sustaining Sponsor
2013 Community Sustaining Sponsor
hh
hh
hh
