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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS SUNDAY!
Before you go to bed this Saturday night, turn your clocks BACK 1 hour, because daylight savings time ends on Sunday, November 4, 2018, 2:00.
Sunrise and sunset will be1 hour earlier on Nov 4, 2018 than the day before, but there will be more light in the morning!
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NOT VOTING could make things even scarier than Halloween!
Show up and VOTE!
You should know that it's your right, your patriotic duty, and a real privilege to VOTE. This fall's elections could prove to be truly historic and you will be a part of history, whether you vote or not.
There are no more excuses for failing to vote on election day, as you have the option to vote EARLY in person at the election office. The deadline has passed for you to register for the November 2018 elections, but if you have registered, you're good to go!
If you don't want to spend a lot of time at your polling location, research the candidates and a sample ballot, make a note, then stick it in your pocket and take it with you, so you can just see at a glance who you've decided to vote for. Remember, if you only want to vote for one candidate on the ballot, that's your right. You do NOT have to vote in each category and probably shouldn't, if you know little or nothing about who's running. To see a sample ballot, click here.
In-Person early voting in Nebraska begins 30 days before the election, so is currently going on. Apply for an Early Voting ballot in Cass County, Nebraska by contacting your Election Commissioner here:
County: Cass
Name: Linn Moore, Election Commissioner
Address: 201 Main Street
City: Plattsmouth Zip Code: 68048
Phone Number: (402) 296-9309
Fax Number: (402) 296-1001
Email Address: linnm@cassne.org
To see who and what you have the right to vote for, and deadlines, check out the Nebraska Secretary of State's webpage here:
http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2018/elections.html
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Kathy, our friendly neighborhood Postmaster, informed me last week that postage for a first class stamp for a one ounce letter is definitely going to rise from .50 to .55, effective January 27, 2019, however the 2nd ounce cost will go down from .21 to .15.
Before the price hike, you might want to stock up on Forever Stamps. You can use them no matter how much the price goes up!
Check out some of the many, new designs at at the post office or go to www.usps.com and order the ones you'd like. There are Mr. Rogers, Flowers, Flags, First Responders, Dragons, World War 1, Hot Wheels, John Lennon, Winter Birds, Hanukkah, Scooby-Doo, Kwanzaa, Christmas and Alzheimers, among many others. You may purchase them by the book, sheet or by the roll.
Even in today's world, with the convenience of text and email for electronic payments and holiday greetings, I think everyone still enjoys seeing a letter or card in their postal mailbox from a friend or family member. Knowing that someone took a few minutes to sit down and write a personal note is something to treasure. I still send many cards and love to receive them.
Stamps make great gifts, too. A book of stamps in a sympathy card is a thoughtful gesture when one faces a mountain of thank you cards to send. They're also good to give to kids with a package of thank you cards along with their birthday gift. Maybe their mom or dad will take the hint that sending a note of thanks is still a kind thing to do. Even Good ol' Santa has left stamps and thank you cards in my kids' Christmas stockings before.
Parents, grandparents and friends appreciate stamps, too. Many of them don't use social media, a computer or smart phone, but they still send letters, bill payments and cards through the postal service.
Finally, as with anything else, the post office and stamps may go away if we don't continue to use them, so stock up!
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THAT GIFT-GIVING TIME of YEAR is UPON US!
Members of the Murray Christian Church, Murray, NE, have been busy creating a new cookbook that's here just in time for holiday gift-giving. There are still cookbook collectors out there that would appreciate this addition to their collection! Included are 78 pages of recipes, along with cooking tips, too.
Cookbooks are only $10 each, with proceeds going to the church.
Call Linda, 402-235-2831, for more information.
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From Nebraska American Legion Post 247 - Elmwood, NE
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Murray Freedom Festival Meeting Reminder
Friends, The Murray Freedom Festival NEEDS YOUR HELP!
The Murray Freedom Festival Board of Trustees and Volunteers will meet at 7 p.m., on Thursday, November 1, 2018, at the Murray Town Hall, 106 W. Main Street, Murray, NE, to discuss the future of the Murray Freedom Festival. The 2018 Murray Freedom Festival was a fantastic event, but the MFF NEEDS YOUR HELP TO CONTINUE!
Without your help, the Murray Freedom Festival will not have the human or monetary resources necessary to run an event in 2019. This means that the 2018 Murray Freedom Festival is in peril of being the LAST one. If you have enjoyed the 4th of July events in Murray, we NEED YOUR HELP to continue providing a Fourth of July Celebration for the people in and around the Village of Murray for the year 2019 and beyond!!
The Murray Freedom Festival, a long-running 501c3 non-profit organization, is looking for enthusiastic individuals who are interested and have the time to help run the Murray Freedom Festival! We meet once a month, on the first Tuesday, and meet a few additional times as the 4th of July nears, however this next meeting will be on Thursday, November 1, 2018.
People who are interested in being on the Board, those interested in running events, and people who would like to see the 4th of July continue in Murray are welcome and urged to attend the Thursday, November 1, 2018, meeting which will be held at 7pm at the Murray Town Hall, 106 W. Main Street.
Please bring your ideas and interests. All positions on the Board of Directors are available as are all event chairman positions.
DON’T LET THE MURRAY FREEDOM FESTIVAL END WITH THE 2018 CELEBRATION!
Please show your support and volunteerism at the November 1, 2018 meeting.
Thank you.
We welcome your ideas to help us improve our events!
Our mailing address is:
Murray Freedom Festival
PO Box 244
Murray, NE 68409-0244
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Elevate - Murray Churches Youth Group
First Sunday of each month.
Join us for chili, hot dogs, games and learning to grow in Christ, at our meeting this Sunday, November 4th at Murray Presbyterian Church, which will be at 5:30.
Starting in December, we'll alternate meetings between Murray Christian and Murray Presbyterian from 5-7 p.m.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes, (FCA), meets at the high school immediately following Elevate meetings at 7-9:00 on the same nights.
If you know of a young person who would like to participate in fun youth group activities, contact either the Murray Christian Church, 402-235-2527, or Murray Presbyterian church, 402-235-2754 for more info.
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IT'S NOT TOO EARLY to PREPARE for SPRING PLANTING of TREES!
The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District will begin its annual bare-root tree seedling sales program (i.e. Conservation Forestry Program) starting November 1st. Anyone within the Lower Platte South NRD is welcome to purchase trees. These bare-root trees/shrubs are offered for less than $1 apiece. All species are sold in bundles of 25.
There are over 40 different species available, with windbreak classics like Colorado blue spruce & ponderosa pine, to wildlife friendly shrubs like Chokecherry & American Plum and some forest giants like Bur Oak & Black Walnut. The NRD is also excited to offer some new species this year such as Bald Cypress, Sycamore and Redbud.
Please visit www.lpsnrd.org/programs/trees for complete species list and ordering information. You can purchase them online or by mailing in the printable brochure. The NRD will take orders until March 22nd 2019 with trees expected to arrive by Arbor Day.
Please visit www.lpsnrd.org for additional information.
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THIS BLESSED EARTH:
A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm
Chosen as 2019 One Book One Nebraska
People across Nebraska are encouraged to read the work of a fourth-generation Nebraskan —and then talk about it with their friends and neighbors. This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm (W. W. Norton & Company, 2017) by Ted Genoways is the joint 2019 One Book One Nebraska and All Iowa Reads selection.
This Blessed Earth asks the question, is there still a place for the farm in today’s America? The family farm lies at the heart of our national identity, yet its future is in peril. Far from an isolated refuge beyond the reach of global events, the family farm is increasingly at the crossroads of emerging technologies and international detente. Ted Genoways explores this rapidly changing landscape of small, traditional farming operations, mapping as it unfolds day to day.
For forty years, Rick Hammond has raised cattle and crops on his wife’s fifth-generation farm. But as he prepares to hand off the operation to his daughter Meghan and her husband Kyle, their entire way of life is under siege. Confronted by rising corporate ownership, encroaching pipelines, groundwater depletion, climate change, and shifting trade policies, small farmers are often caught in the middle and fighting just to preserve their way of life. Following the Hammonds from harvest to harvest, This Blessed Earth is both a history of American agriculture and a portrait of one family’s struggle to hold on to their legacy.
Libraries across Nebraska will join other literary and cultural organizations in planning book discussions, activities, and events that will encourage Nebraskans to read and discuss this book. Support materials to assist with local reading/discussion activities will be available after January 1, 2019 at http://onebook.nebraska.gov. Updates and activity listings will be posted on the One Book One Nebraska Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/onebookonenebraska.
2019 will mark the fifteenth year of the One Book One Nebraska reading program, sponsored by the Nebraska Center for the Book. It encourages Nebraskans across the state to read and discuss one book, chosen from books written by Nebraska authors or that have a Nebraska theme or setting.
One Book One Nebraska is sponsored by Nebraska Center for the Book, Humanities Nebraska, and Nebraska Library Commission. The Nebraska Center for the Book brings together the state’s readers, writers, booksellers, librarians, publishers, printers, educators, and scholars to build the community of the book, supporting programs to celebrate and stimulate public interest in books, reading, and the written word. The Nebraska Center for the Book is housed at and supported by the Nebraska Library Commission.
As the state library agency, the Nebraska Library Commission is an advocate for the library and information needs of all Nebraskans. The mission of the Library Commission is statewide promotion, development, and coordination of library and information services, “bringing together people and information.”
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FREE PRENATAL CLASSES
A new session of the Sarpy/Cass Health Department’s prenatal education program, “Becoming a Mom”, begins on Thursday, November 1. The free classes on healthy pregnancy and newborn care are taught by experienced maternal and child health nurses. The program consists of six classes, and participants may attend any classes they choose. Topics include prenatal care and testing, pregnancy nutrition, stress, labor and delivery, newborn care and breastfeeding, and postpartum care.
For class dates, times, and location, and to register, visit the Health Department’s event calendar at www.sarpycasshealthdepartment.org. For questions or more information, please contact the Maternal Child Health Nurses, Michelle at mleahy@sarpycasshealth.com or Katie atkgraves@sarpycasshealth.com.
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The Sarpy/Cass Health Department offers free transportation assistance to women for their mammogram appointment.
The service includes home pick-up, hospital/clinic drop-off, and return home drop-off.
Eligibility includes women age 40-75 years living in Sarpy or Cass counties.
Please call SC Health Department for more information, 402-537-6968.
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SOME KIDS COULD SURE USE YOUR HELP!
The Conestoga Backpack Pantry serves the Murray, Nehawka, Union and Beaver Lake areas in southeast Nebraska, although we will not turn away anyone in need. Food packs are placed in the childrens' locker at school to take home on the weekends, helping to sustain them until returning to school the following week.
Your kind donation of non-perishable food items can be made at Cornerstone Bank in Murray during business hours, Monday-Friday: 8:00 am-4:00 pm or Murray Christian Church, Mondays and Thursdays, between 8 am and noon. We can pick up your items, too, if you cannot drop them off. Call Jill at 402-235-2527 on Monday or Thursday to make arrangements.
Some ideas are cereal, juice boxes, granola bars, cereal bars, pancake mix, peanut butter, jelly, tuna or chicken salad packs, fruit cups, raisins, cheese and cracker snacks, macaroni and cheese cups, etc. Keep in mind that some of the children are very young and are possibly 'preparing' their own meals. Easy to open containers are a good option for little hands.
Each time you shop, just pick up one thing and set it aside and after a few weeks, drop off your bag of items at the bank or church.
Thank you!
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CONESTOGA COUGARS DEVELOPMENTAL VOLLEYBALL
Sign-up for training classes to begin in January 2019 HERE!
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Please remember to include the basics: who, what, when, where & why.
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If you'd rather receive it via email, click the 'WHAT'S NEW' tab above, then 'NEWSLETTER' and 'SUBSCRIBE to NEWSLETTER'.
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DON'T STOP READING HERE!
EVENTS IN NEIGHBORING TOWNS:
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PLATTSMOUTH AMATEUR RADIO CLUB (P.A.R.C.)
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P.A.R.C. members get together Tuesday evenings at Plattsmouth's Burger King at 7 pm.
Monthly meetings the last Saturday of most months at Mom's Cafe in Plattsmouth, 8 am. (NO December monthly meeting.)
The Annual Dinner is to be held Sunday, January 27, 2019, at Famous Dave's in Bellevue, 5 pm.
For more info, contact Roger Behrns, rb55930@windstream.net or call 402-234-6775.
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COUNTRY MUSIC LOVERS!
Bring your instrument(s) of choice or just your listening ears and come on over to Malvern, Iowa, for an old-fashioned, good time, filled with great music during the first weekend of November! Malvern's only about 25 minutes east of Plattsmouth.
You'll be happy you came!
Details below:
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STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Witte Physical Therapy would like to announce a few changes to the 2018-2019 Student of the Week (now Students of the Month) program. We continue to look for nominations from local community members, teachers, coaches, athletic directors, or anybody else who would like to nominate a deserving student. The student could be from Conestoga, Elmwood-Murdock, Louisville, or Weeping Water Public Schools. Please see the criteria below.
Criteria:
1. The student must be an enrolled 7th-12th grade student at Conestoga, Elmwood-Murdock, Louisville, or Weeping Water Schools.
2. The student must participate in at least 1 extra-curricular activity outside of normal class work.
3. The student must be nominated from someone outside of their family and be verified by the school before their nomination can be accepted.
4. Nominations are due the first and third Fridays of the month. Please send an email to your school athletic director or principle for verification prior to sending it todan@wittephysicaltherapy.com.
5. Nominations must include the student’s name, parent(s)’ name(s), activities involved in, grade and school attended, and reason for nomination. Additional information including pictures would be appreciated!
The selected student will be posted on Facebook and Twitter pages belonging to Witte Physical Therapy on Wednesday mornings for consecutive weeks. A post will also be submitted to the weekly community newsletters for Murray, Elmwood, Murdock, Louisville, Weeping Water, and Manley, as well as the Plattsmouth Journal. The selected student will have the opportunity to stop by Witte Physical Therapy in Louisville and receive a free Witte Physical Therapy swag!
Selected Student Winners will be posted on 11/14, 11/28, and 12/12 in 2018. Dates in 2019 include 1/23, 2/13, 2/27, 3/13, 3/27, 4/10, 4/24, and 5/15.
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CLICK HERE TO GO TO MEMORY LANE'S FACEBOOK PAGE!
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CORNHUSKER COUNTRY MUSIC THEATER
(Click here to print your schedule.)
November 10 - Warren Brewer & Friends
November 24 - Josh Krohn & Dirty River Ramblers
December 8 - Christmas Show,
(Young musicians, up to 16 years old will be entertaining!)
** 7 PM, MONDAY, December 31, New Year's Eve Party!
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2018 Show Dates Announced at the Lofte Theatre
Nuncrackers Audition - Dec. 1-16
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT LENDING PROGRAM
The Great Plains Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association has a wonderful instrument lending program, so please share this information with folks that you know. Here is the information from Jim Wood:
"We are in full swing looking for kids ages 5 to 16 who want to learn to play a bluegrass/old time instrument!
The instruments we are lending include guitar, fiddles of different sizes, banjo, and mandolin, and have recently been gifted with a fine Dobro, thanks to Doug Van Horn.
These instruments may be borrowed for a year as long as the learner has a mentor from our music association.
The mentor will be selected by the student and parent.
This mentor will give the Instrument lending committee a report of progress every three months."
If you wish to get an application to this Lending program, please contact Jim Wood at 402-397-4673 or jkwood@unomaha.edu.
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ONGOING EVENTS:
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.BACK TO SCHOOL? IT ISN'T JUST FOR KIDS ANYMORE!
Now is the Time….
“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.” Charles E. Weller, an early typing teacher, wrote this as a keyboarding drill for his students. His idea relates to an attempt to overcome the “skills gap”.
The United States has unemployed workers while it urgently needs more than 5 million higher-skilled workers. How is that possible? Although many solutions have been offered, employers insist that unemployed American workers do not have the strong literacy, numeracy, and other workplace skills that our country needs to fill its empty jobs and compete in the global marketplace. Who knew that educating oneself is a part of patriotism?
Currently, GED programs across the nation are offering high school equivalency classes including literacy and numeracy skills, in addition to keyboarding, computer, and workplace skill training. Are you looking for a path to better employment? The Plattsmouth Adult Education Program offers classes and training in all these areas.
Classes are free and provided six times per week: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 701 Chicago Avenue (lower building.) Classes include individual learning plans and individual study as well as group discussions. Every student will have computer time during each study period.
Call 402-296-3174 ext. 2315 for information or just come at class time and check it out. You will be welcomed by a community of friendly and respectful teachers and students. Don’t delay. “Now is the time…”
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Hope's Closet Hours:
M - F, 10-4
Saturday, 10-3
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ARE YOU 55+
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LOOKING FOR PART-TIME WORK?
The following is an employment opportunity available to older adults in Cass County.
Experience Works is a national, non-profit organization funded by the US Dept of Labor to administer the Senior Community Service Employment Program, which assists people 55 and older in getting updated training to assist in returning to the workforce. This is a federally funded program and offers a no-cost employment service to older adults who qualify.
Once accepted into the program, individuals are placed in a training site in or near their community, where they gain on the job experience while working 20-21 hours/week at $8/hour.
We also help with skill assessments, computer training, resumes, cover letters, job search, etc.
The goal is that through the training and job search assistance we gain help older adults gain good jobs in or around their communities.
Stephanie MahonyEmployment and Training CoordinatorExperience Works, Inc.1111 "O" Street Ste 205--American Job CenterLincoln, NE 68508
Phone: 402-441-1654Fax: 402-441-6038stephanie_mahony@experienceworks.orgNebraska Toll-free Number: 1-877-314-7526.
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