• About our Village of Murray

    About our Village of Murray

    Murray is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 481 at the 2000 census. As of the census of 2000, there were 481 people, 188 households, and 140 families residing in the village. Read More
  • Conestoga Elementary School

    Conestoga Elementary School

    "Our school and school district are dedicated to providing all students with the educational foundation necessary to succeed in school and in life. To ensure your child’s success, we set high standards that are reflected in what is taught in our classrooms." Read More
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THIS JUST TICKLED MY INNARDS ~

Jed and Jethro are trying to make supper.  Granny is hooked on watching her favorite cowboy hero on TV and Elly Mae's outside.

Jethro: How come Elly's not in here doin' this cookin'?

Jed: Jethro, I just don't believe Elly's cut-out for fixin' vittles. Never forget the time she made that gooseberry pie. Ruined our best goose and a whole bucket of berries!

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National Pie Day is January 23, 2020! 
What kind of pie will you be baking?
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The meeting minutes of the January 14, 2020 Village Board of Trustees are now posted and ready to read.  Click HERE or on the Village Office tab above to read the latest. 

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P.E.O. Scholarship for Senior Girls

Chapter F of PEO, an organization focused on furthering educational opportunities for women, is offering two scholarships in the amount of $250 each to senior girls - one from Conestoga and one from Plattsmouth - who are planning to attend either a college or technical school after 2020 graduation. Please email annmcgee.mcgee@gmail.com by February 15th for an application. Applications must be submitted by March 15.

 

Attention all Beaver Lake High School Seniors

The Beaver Lake Ladies Auxiliary is offering two $300 scholarships for a boy or girl living in the Beaver Lake Community. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA, be a dependent of a Beaver Lake property owner in good standing, and will be attending a college or technical school during the 2020/21 school term.

If you are interested in receiving an application form, please contact Ann McGee, by emailing annmcgee.mcgee@gmail.com by February 15th.

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FREE FIREWOOD
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You may go to Murray's burnpile, 1 block southeast of Murray Repair, cut and haul firewood, at your own risk. Village of Murray will not be liable for accidents.

Please note that when there is a heavy snow, village maintenance personnel will burn the pile, then afterward, each load of trees, branches and limbs is available for the taking. After each big snow, the pile will be burned.

So, you're welcome to the wood, but be careful and stay warm!

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ARM YOURSELF with the FACTS
(By Patricia Zeigler)

The upcoming 2020 U.S. presidential elections are quickly approaching. November 2020 isn't all that far off.  If you are not yet registered to vote, now is the time. Cass County, NE residents can find registration information here: http://www.cassne.org/election.html


It's also time to do some serious research on ALL the candidates. Please do NOT get your information from social media, friends and acquaintances. Why would you choose to vote based on what you’ve heard ‘commentators’ say on TV and social media? ‘Commentators’ are paid a lot of money to often distort the truth and offer their own opinions. While it can, at times, be entertaining, many times, their point of view is far different from that of trained journalists and experts who are supposed to be reporting the facts.


Get your useful, factual information directly from the source to help you make your ultimate decisions. You have the ability to do the research and the right to form your own opinions. Besides having the ability to vote being a great privilege, it is also your duty to vote knowing all the facts available to you.


Go to the candidate's own official website where they each, along with their own staff, publish their own plans, information and ideas for our future. You can sign-up to receive their emails, volunteer to help with their campaign and donate there, too, if you wish. Then, when you see and hear them on TV, compare that to what you read and hear on his or her own webpages.
Here’s the website for the Federal Election Commission, https://www.fec.gov/, so you can see how the campaign finance process works, along with other useful information. Type in your zip code and you can see who’s running for office in your local area.

As of 2020-01-13, the current presidential candidates and their websites are:

DEMOCRAT

Bennet, Michael, https://michaelbennet.com/
Biden, Joe, https://joebiden.com/
Bloomberg, Michael, https://www.mikebloomberg.com/
Buttigieg, Pete, https://peteforamerica.com/
Delaney, John, https://www.johndelaney.com/
Gabbard, Tulsi, https://www.tulsi2020.com/
Klobuchar, Amy, https://amyklobuchar.com/
Patrick, Deval, https://devalpatrick2020.com/
Sanders, Bernie, https://berniesanders.com/
Steyer, Tom, https://www.tomsteyer.com/
Warren, Elizabeth, https://elizabethwarren.com/
Yang, Andrew, https://www.yang2020.com/


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REPUBLICAN


Trump, Donald, https://www.donaldjtrump.com/
Walsh, Joe. https://www.joewalsh.org/
Weld, Bill, https://weld2020.org/

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CONESTOGA TRAP TEAM MEETING

The Conestoga Trap Team will be holding the 2020 sign-up meeting on Sunday, January 26th at 1:00PM at the Otoe County Wildlife Club in Nebraska City. Anyone interested in participating on the team this year would want to attend. We will begin holding weekly practicing in February and will need to have all registrations completed by the end of February to make sure anyone who wants to participate is included on the rosters

If you are not able to attend, or have any questions, please contact me via email or at one of my phone #’s below

Mike Beck
Head Coach
Conestoga Trap Team
Home: (402) 235-3022
Cell: (402) 290-7213

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Click below to read an archived edition of the Newsletter!

 TEN YEARS AGO...

Conestoga's Geography Bee Finalists and Crockpot Apple Crisp!

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Valentine applique project
Saturday, February 1, from 1 to 4:30

Sue McKee Neill will provide to workshop participants at the Bess Streeter Aldrich Museum on. Her workshop will provide instruction on a type of needle turn applique and reverse applique. No hand sewing experience is necessary. The purpose is to learn the skill, not perfection. The kit includes all the fabric needed to complete the project which will be started in class.

Participants are encouraged to bring red, pink, and white thread, fabric scissors, desired needle, and thimble (if you like to use them).
The cost is $35.
Space is limited.
Register at aldrichfoundation@gmail.com and/or send payment to Aldrich Foundation, Box 167, Elmwood, NE 68349.

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Cornhusker Country Music Theater, a nonprofit 501 c 3 organization, is in Louisville, NE at 211 Main St.

SUPPORT SMALL TOWNS' EVENTS and bring the family for an affordable, fun night of LIVE music!

You can try out our new dance floor or just sit back and enjoy the music in vintage theater seating!

Coming up:

Saturday, January 25, 7:30 pm ~ Country/Rockabilly/Bluegrass band, the Midnight Wanderers, take the stage! https://www.facebook.com/theMidnightWanderers/

Sunday, February 2nd, 2 pm ~ Down Home Band

Saturday, February 8th, 7:30 pm ~ Kali Indiana Band

Sunday, February 9th, 1 pm, JAM SESSION ~ Bring your instruments, your voice or both and join us for some old-time fun!

JAM SESSIONS are FREE!

Admission to shows is only $4 for those over 13 years old. Younger kids admitted FREE!

Check back often for more updates!

Call, 1-800-480-8797, ext. 211, to hear schedule or email cornhuskercountrymusic@gmail.com for more information.

Like us on Facebook @ Cornhusker Country Music Theater!

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2020 01 15 CENSUS 1 

The pay rate for Cass and Otoe counties is $17.50 per hour plus mileage.

If you have any questions please contact Audrey at 402-366-9643.

2020census.gov/jobs

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"Rightfully Hers" Exhibit at Cass County Museum

Cass County Historical Society Museum has installed a popup exhibition from the
National Archives, "Rightfully Hers", commemorating the 100th anniversary of the
ratification of the 19th Amendment.

"Rightfully Hers" contains simple messages exploring the history of the ratification of the 19th amendment, women's voting rights before and after the 19th, and its impact today. Despite decades of marches, petitions, and public debate to enshrine a woman's right to vote in the constitution, the 19th amendment - while an enormous milestone- did not grant voting rights for all. The exhibit runs through May.

In conjunction with the exhibit, the Historical Society has installed a small exhibit about the woman's suffrage movement in Cass County from 1866 to 1920. The brown bag program series in March and April includes programs about the movement and notable women in Cass County history. Cass County Museum in open Tuesday through Saturday from 12:00 to 4:00.

After April 1, the museum will also be open on Sunday.

"Rightfully Hers"was organized by the National Archives and Records Administration.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, the National Archives launched a nationwide initiative and major exhibition that explores the generations-long fight for universal woman suffrage.The exhibition is presented in part by the National Archives Foundation through the generous support of Unilever, Pivotal Ventures, Carl M. Freeman Foundation in honor of Virginia Allen Freeman, AARP and Denise Gwyn Ferguson.

For additional information contact the Cass County Museum at 402-296-4770.

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Beekeeping Workshop Sign-up here:
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Find different workshops here:
https://entomology.unl.edu/bee-lab#tab3

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Brown Bag with the Birds

Come watch the wonders of nature with us!

Bring your sack lunch and watch wild birds through our picture windows. Visit with fellow bird watchers as we identify the different types of birds! Typically, we record sightings of 12 to 15 different species in one hour.

This is FREE to the public, every Friday during the noon hour in January and February 2020.

For more information, please contact:

Doug Friedli, Executive Director
Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Visitor Center
100 Valmont Dr./PO Box 785 Nebraska City, NE 68410

402-873-2215 Dougfriedli@gmail.com
www.lewisandclarkvisitorcenter.org

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Bess Streeter Aldrich

Bess Streeter-Aldrich Short Story Contest

Generate a fictional short story that is written in the wholesome spirit displayed by Bess Streeter Aldrich in her works while incorporating a theme that focuses on Nebraska’s family life, economy, history, cultural diversity, and/or geography (past, present, and/or future). Writers are encouraged to focus on historical and/or realistic topics. This year the Aldrich Foundation is paying tribute to Mrs. Aldrich’s book Spring Came on Forever and it would be an excellent resource.

Adult: 1st Prize $100; 2nd Prize $50; 3rd Prize $25
High School (Grades 9-12): 1st Prize $50; 2nd Prize $25; 3rd Prize $15
Middle School (Grades 6-8): 1st Prize $50; 2nd Prize $25; 3rd Prize $15
Intermediate School (Grades 3-5): 1st Prize $25; 2nd Prize $15; 3rd Prize $10
*Schools are limited to 15 submissions per teacher. Family members of the Aldrich Foundation Board are not eligible.
Length: 1,000 to 2,000 words (there is no minimum word requirement for the Intermediate Category)

Submit your story to the following link with the easy online form. The deadline is midnight February 17, 2020. Winners will be announced in April 2020.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejVHAJk6ckpk_6O3G5x5prnNxzEpkP5ej4d40dOLrsAWyDLw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0ybpUSIVji36xURjCAnlxhLFcvjhSjx1f0AW4MSmmu6tMyE0cxqsXPp0A

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NOW HIRING!!!!!

·PT/FT Day, Evening, and Overnight C.N.A’s

·Weekend Baylor C.N.A’s

·Licensed Professional Nurse (LPN)

We offer free healthcare premiums for our full time employees, shift differentials, and competitive wages, full benefit plan, and paid time off. Call us at 402-234-2125 or apply online at wwwwww.louisvillecarecenter.com.

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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. We can also pick up your items, if you cannot drop them off. Call Jill at 402-660-3543 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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The Sarpy/Cass Baby Café is opening soon! Baby Cafés are licensed sites run by trained staff that provide a high-quality standard of care for breastfeeding families. Please join us every Tuesday, starting October 1st, from 10am-noon, at the Sarpy/Cass Health Department for pregnancy and breastfeeding support. Learn more on our website at sarpycasshealthdepartment.org/maternal-and-child-health.

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Historian Harlan at Herban Coffee Lab

The second Saturday of each month, 10:00 am at Herban Coffee Lab, Plattsmouth, NE, 'Historian Harlan' will share stories of local characters from early last century. It's always interesting and interactive.

Come join us for some excellent coffee and local history!

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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.)

Click here or on the radio antenna logo above to read the latest newsletter and calendar.

For more info, contact Roger Behrns, rb55930@windstream.net or call 402-234-6775.

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NEED a RIDE
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YOUR MAMMOGRAM APPOINTMENT?

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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Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men and women in the United States. An estimated 108,000 new cases will be diagnosed each year. Regular colorectal cancer screenings can detect colorectal cancer early when the chances for cure are best. Because of this, the Sarpy/Cass Health Department is offering free fecal occult blood test (FOBT) home screening kits to both men and women between the ages of 50 and 74 years.

The screening kits are available at the Health Department’s office at 701 Olson Drive, Suite 101, Papillion, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call (402) 537-6969 for more information.

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ATTENTION, VETERANS! 

Do you need assistance? We're here to help! 

Contact Cass County Veteran Service Officer

Email:

ccvso@cassne.org

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Admin Assistant: Jacie Victor


Phone:

(402) 296-9368
Fax: (402) 296-9369*

Email:

ccvsoadmin@cassne.org

Hours:

Monday – Friday 8 am to 5 pm
Closed noon to 1pm
346 Main St., Rm. 102
Plattsmouth, NE 68048

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BACK TO SCHOOL?  GET YOUR GED! 

IT ISN'T JUST FOR KIDS ANYMORE!

GED classes will resume near the same time as public schools in the fall.  Call 402-296-3174 ext. 2315 for information. 

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Hope's Closet Hours:

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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: 402-441-6038 

stephanie_mahony@experienceworks.org 

Nebraska Toll-free Number: 1-877-314-7526.

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Upcoming Events
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Lost and Found
Obituaries
Recipes
Photos
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 preceding MONDAY.

There are 3 ways you can submit your articles:

1) You may call your information to 402-235-2926 and leave a voice mail with your name and phone number.

2) Email your story with your name, contact info and story, in plain text to:

editor@murraynebraska.com

Send photos in .jpg format, no larger than 495 pixels wide or photos and fliers in a .pdf, to the e-address above with your story in plain text.

3) Send items via the U.S. postal service to:

Editor, Murray Nebraska Website
201 N How Ave
Murray, NE  68409-8403

Be sure to allow enough time to be received by Monday! Also, 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.

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!

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