1915 –2010
English actor, comedian, musician, singer
Murray Freedom Festival Regular Meeting
The Murray Freedom Festival Board of Trustees and Volunteers will meet at 7 p.m., on THURSDAY, August 1, 2024, at the Murray Town Hall, 106 W. Main Street, Murray, NE.
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.
At this meeting, we will have a wrap-up from the 2024 Murray Freedom Festival and we will begin the planning process for the 2025 Murray Freedom Festival including talking about potential activities for next year's event!
The Murray Freedom Festival is also seeking your kind and generous financial donation in support of this next year's events to be held on Friday, July 4, 2025. Please visit our website at www.MurrayFreedomFestivalNE.com to learn more and contribute!
We invite those who are interested in helping shape the 2025 Murray Freedom Festival to attend the next meeting on THURSDAY, August 1, 2024.
Thank you and we value your ideas and input!
Murray Freedom Festival Board of Directors
Our mailing address is:
Murray Freedom Festival
PO Box 244
Murray, NE 68409-0244
Condolences to the Family and Friends of
Bubba Adkins
of Nehawka. Stanley "Bubba" Adkins passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at Bellevue Medical Center in Bellevue, NE.
He was a former Conestoga student.
You may read Bubba's full obituary HERE.
SCHOOL STARTS SOON!
August 13: 7:50am
Students' 1st Day of School
2pm Early Dismissal
Watch for kids and students driving to school!
We're gearing up for the Cass County Fair. We'll be there with all kinds of fun stuff, but we can't do it without you!
Volunteers are still needed to staff our table in Weeping Water in 2-hour time increments, from Wednesday, August 7 through Saturday, August 10. You will be in an air-conditioned building! We will provide snacks and water to volunteers, and you will always have a booth buddy. Kids welcome!
Click HERE to sign up to volunteer at the Cass County Fair!
To those volunteers who have already signed up, thank you! We will reach out to remind you of the dates and times you chose.
Volunteering at our booth also offers our local Democratic candidates an opportunity to engage with voters, so if you are running for office, please pick a time slot... or several!
It takes many people to make this happen - from carrying our banner to handing out goodies to parade-goers, from talking to voters to supporting any candidates who choose to participate with us.
You can be part of planting the seeds to grow the Good Life in Cass County!
Announcing a New Literary Festival Event
to Take Place this Fall
Book lovers, get your calendars to save the date. A new literary festival is taking place in Lincoln.
The 2024 Nebraska Celebration of Books (NCOB) will take place on Oct. 12, 2024, in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus Union at 1400 R Street. Two presentations, a writing workshop, and a slam poetry competition will take place on second floor leading up to the presentation of the Nebraska Book Awards at 3:30 p.m. NCOB will also host local bookstores and other vendors throughout the day beginning at 10:00 a.m.
The event will officially kick off on Oct. 11 at White Elm Brewing with a literary trivia night at 5:00 p.m.
All events are free and open to the public. NCOB would like to thank the following organizations for making this new event possible: Nebraska Center for the Book, Zero Street Fiction series, Larksong Writers Place, Nebraska Writers Collective, Nebraska Library Commission, Lincoln City Libraries, and the University of Nebraska Press.
For additional information on attending or becoming a sponsor of this event, please visit https://bookfestival.nebraska.gov/2024
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Myth: Recycling uses more energy than it saves
Fact: Recycling often uses less energy compared to producing new materials from scratch.
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Myth: Glass can be recycled indefinitely
Fact: This one is true! Unlike many materials, glass doesn't lose quality and can be recycled endlessly
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Myth: You can recycle anything with a recycling symbol
Fact: The recycling symbol doesn't mean the item is recyclable in your area. Always check with your local recycling hauler to know what exactly they accept.
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Myth: Recycling is the best way to manage waste
Fact: While recycling is crucial, prioritizing reduction and reuse is even more important.
The MAIN EVENT IS in Plattsmouth!
Stacy Fabrizzio, owner of THE MAIN EVENT, is located at 410 Main Street, in the former Plattsmouth Journal newspaper building, next to Mom's Cafe. Stacy bought the building and completely renovated it. It now has a beautiful, sleek and modern vibe. It's Stacy's hope that people will soon realize that there's another local choice for meetings or other gatherings, like bridal or baby showers. Recently, a small wedding and a birthday party were held here.
Good luck in your new venture!
LISTEN UP...
Have you changed your physical address since last voting? If so, now's the time to update your address with your Election Official.
Not a registered voter yet? You may fill out a form online, but it must be printed and mailed to your County Election Official.
If you're already registered, you may also apply for your Early Voting Form.
If you have vacations planned, expect to be very busy for the next few months, or want to avoid the chance of nasty weather on Election Day, early voting might be a good choice for you.
Find out more and get links for the forms at the Nebraska Secretary of State's webpage HERE.
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CASS COUNTY NEBRASKA ELECTION INFO
All inquires can be addressed to this office at:
County Clerk's Office: 346 Main Street-Rm 202, Plattsmouth, NE 68048
or
Election Commission Office: 145 N. 4th Street-Rm 201, Plattsmouth, NE 68048
Phone: 402-296-9309
Fax: 402-296-9332
Email elections@casscountyne.gov
Business Hours:
8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Monday - Friday
We are located in the Annex Building on the corner of 4th and Ave A (just NW of of the Courthouse).
CLICK ABOVE to READ the LATEST KCCB NEWSLETTER!
The Lofte Community Theatre Presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Special Events
Royal Tea
Every Saturday characters from our production of Disney's “Beauty and the Beast,” will host a tea party event (tea or lemonade) in our Lofte outdoor pavilion before the show. Join them for this exclusive meet and greet!
Tickets to this special pre-show event are $10 each and include:
· A special plate of goodies (i.e baked goods or pastries)
A real teacup to drink out of that you can take home
An “enchanted” light up rose
Photo Ops with favorite characters
Access to a private event to hang out with character performers before the show!
All are welcome to attend regardless of age or gender-anyone can attend the Royal Tea!
To attend the show and the event, patrons must purchase tickets for both.
Please be aware that tickets for the Royal Tea are for this special event only while "Beauty and the Beast," is part of the regular Lofte season shows.
This event is open to all ages, but children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Adults accompanying someone 12 or under are not required to purchase a ticket if they are not interested in receiving all that comes included with a ticket (see above.)
The event will start at 5:45 PM and go 20-30 minutes before the 7:00 pm show Saturday, August 3rd.
*Before each show members from the cast will be available to sell light up roses in the house and outdoor pavilion.
All are welcome to attend!
Tales as Old as Time Book Sale
In Disney's “Beauty and the Beast,” Belle has a love of books and stories, and even more than that, she shares that love with those around her.
To honor this part of the story, books will be available for sale at our "Tales as Old as Time" book cart before every performance.
No set prices- the Lofte asks for a donation in exchange for one of the books that we have available! We hope you'll come and visit our bookseller in the outdoor pavilion who will be there for every performance starting one hour before the show starts. Patrons can even ask performers from the show to sign their books!
On the Friday performance on August 3rd, characters from the show will make appearances at the outdoor pavilion, “The Stag and Stein” tavern, and mingle with guests before the performance. Join in the fun by grabbing a turkey leg, pickles, or pulled pork nachos, and meet some of our performers!
· Food will be sold out of the Stag and Stein only on Fridays.
· Drinks (beer or non-alcoholic “mocktail” beverage with Crème Soda, butterscotch syrup, and whipped crème,) will be served at every show.
· A custom Lofte/Beauty and the Beast logo commemorative souvenir stein is only available for purchase at the tavern. Steins with drinks are priced at $8 and refills are $3.
Dinner Specials:
· Kids Pack-$6
Small popcorm, pop, candy, snap bracelet, and stickers
· Dinner-$10
Chicken salad on a croissant with a cucumber side salad and fresh fruit on the side
· Beverage- $10
· Premium Beverage- $12
Concession Specials:
· Grey Stuff (Oreo fluff)-$5
· Mini Quiches-$5
*Club 50 Special: Macaroons
SAVE THESE DATES!
Make this contribution and you'll sleep well knowing that you've given of yourself to improve, or perhaps even save, another person's life.
Confirm days and times and learn more HERE.
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Beaver Lake Clubhouse
9410 Clubhouse Cir
Plattsmouth, NE 68048
11am - 5pm
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Sunday, August 11, 2024
First Baptist Church
16220 Highway 75
Plattsmouth, NE 68048
10 am - 2 pm
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Monday, August 12, 2024
Town Hall
623 House St
Avoca, NE 68307
1 - 6 pm
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Murray Christian Church
304 W Young St
Murray, NE 68409
Noon - 6 pm
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Louisville High School
202 West 3rd Street
Louisville, NE 68037
10 am - 4 pm
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Thursday, September 5, 2024
City Building
101 W Eldora Ave
Weeping Water, NE 68463
Noon - 6 pm
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Monday, September 30, 2024
VFW Post 2543 Plattsmouth
510 1st Avenue
Plattsmouth, NE 68048
11:30 am - 5:30 pm
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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Louisville High School
202 West 3rd Street
Louisville, NE 68037
10 am - 4 pm
Scatter Joy Acres
(Cell) 402-578-6335
4107 Wavery Road
Murray, NE 68409
www.scatterjoyacres.org
The Conestoga Backpack Program continues to furnish food to local families in need. The program serves the Murray, Nehawka, Union and Beaver Lake areas in southeast Nebraska, and will not turn anyone away.
Just by adding a few of the items listed below to your shopping list and picking them up, you'll be helping someone in a big way. Keep in mind that some of the children are very young and are possibly 'preparing' their own meals, so easy-to-open containers are a good option for little hands.
Canned soup
Granola bars
Fruit snacks
Dry pasta
Spaghetti sauce
Dry soup mixes
Canned meat (chicken, tuna)
Boxed prepared meal kits (Hamburger Helper, Rice-a-Roni)
Peanut butter
Jelly
Canned fruit and vegetables
Single-serve cereals
Also needed are hygienic supplies, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, cotton swabs, tissues and toilet paper.
To make a monetary donation instead, a check made payable to 'CONESTOGA BACKPACK PROGRAM' may be mailed or deposited at Cornerstone Bank, 102 W Main St, Murray, NE 68409. 100% of all monies collected is used for food and hygienic supplies for the families.
To have the items picked up, call Jill at 402-660-3543 to make arrangements. As another alternative, you may drop them off at Cornerstone Bank in Murray or at their Beaver Lake location.
Your help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
YOUR HEAD WILL SPIN READING ABOUT ALL THE EVENTS GOING ON in our NEIGHBORING TOWNS!
COME ON OVER!
This is the way country music started out, with acoustic instruments, before electricity. People sat out on the lawn, on the porch, or in a friend’s house and played their instruments together.
Enjoy the originality of music which is still present in many circles of friends.
211 Main Street
Louisville, NE
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AMPLIFIED JAM SESSIONS
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ACCOUSTIC JAM SESSIONS
ALL jam sessions, acoustic and electric, are FREE & open to the public!
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For updates, watch the theater's website or FB page.
Bring your instruments, bring your voices or just sit in and listen!
Let's get together and have a good time!
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COMING SOON to ELMWOOD, NE
Bess Streeter Aldrich Park
140 N 4th St. (Hwy 1)
Bicycle or drive over for pizza, pie and music on every other Thursday evening in the park!
See below for dates!
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LAST DAY for ART at the LIBRARY!
LOUISVILLE CARE CENTER has new job positions!!!
We have OPEN Positions!
Click HERE to Apply Online
FT/PT/Casual CNA/CMA-Click Here to see Job Description
FT/PT/Casual LPN/RN-Click Here to see Job Description
FT/PT/Casual C.M.A or Medication Aid with C.N.A-Click Here to see Job Description
PT Transport Driver-Click Here to see Job Description
HERE IS WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK!
LCC offers free healthcare premiums for ALL our full time employees. Click Here to see Our Benefit Summary
Evening, night and weekend shift differentials.
Competative Wages! Inquire within for wage ranges.
Hire on bonus for C.N.A's, C.M.A's, RN's, LPN's and Personal Care Assistants. Click Here to see Hire on Bonus Policy
New Baylor Pay position for Certified Nursing Assistants.Click Here for Baylor Pay Policy
For Inquiries please call or email H.R. at ktrauernicht@lccne.com E.O.E
For more information about child abuse and neglect reporting in Nebraska, visit the DHHS website at https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Child-Abuse.aspx.
Read more about it HERE.
(Credit the Nebraska Examiner, July 5, 2024)
In-person and phone meetings are held weekly,
Mondays and Wednesdays, at noon, and Fridays at 5pm.
Hosanna Lutheran Church
700 S 18th St
Plattsmouth, NE
Come in person or attend by phone, call ing 605-562-8401, and enter access code 1239518#.
Dear Readers,
We want to build an online history about Murray.
Please submit any information you might know about our town to start creating this project.
If you own a business, let us know when you started and any informaton about the building and/or business located there before yours. Do you know the little gray building, CJ's Hair Salon, on Main Street used to be an ice cream shop? Do you also know that the Murray Christian Church used to be located just east of the Murray Repair Shop? In the early 1900's Murray's Main Street was devastated by a fire. Have you heard any information about that time that's been passed down from your ancestors?
You can also send information about your house - when it was built and any background about it. Was it one of the first homes in town? Is it haunted? What do you know about it? There's a little house in town that used to be the old railroad depot! Do you know where it is now, or that the old Murray Elementary School's mascot name was the Mustangs?
Any information would be helpful. Please send photos, too, if available! Photos should contain people's names and location and any other helpful information. This should become a fun, educational and informative piece of history that will continue to grow, and one that we're all building together! Thanks for your help!
Email your information to:
Editor@MurrayNebraska.com
LOUISVILLE FOOD BANK
Located inside Hope’s Closet
213 Main Street
Louisville, NE
Open 2nd and 4th Thursdays each month
6 -7 PM
Food Bank Next Date
June 13, 27
LET'S GO 'THRIFTING' in OUR CASS COUNTY THRIFT STORES!
Save Money! Recycle! Help Your Cass County Communities!
HAVE FUN!
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BE THE LIGHT THRIFT & GIFT
202 West H St
Weeping Water, NE
PROCEEDS TOWARD SUICIDE PREVENTION
SUNDAY: CLOSED
MONDAY: CLOSED
TUESDAY: 5 ~ 7
WEDNESDAY: 2 ~ 7
THURSDAY: CLOSED
FRIDAY: CLOSED
SATURDAY: 9 ~ 4
*CLOSED ALL OF JANUARY & FEBRUARY
https://www.bethelight402.org/thrift-and-gift
https://www.facebook.com/Bethelightbethevoice/
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BITS & PIECES
158 N 4th
Elmwood, NE
SUNDAY: CLOSED
MONDAY: CLOSED
TUESDAY: 9 ~ 4
WEDNESDAY: 9 ~ Noon
THURSDAY: 9 ~ 4
FRIDAY: 9 ~ 5
SATURDAY: 9 ~ 4
402-994-5755
https://www.facebook.com/p/Bits-and-Pieces-and-More-Thrift-Store-100057192261002/
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HOPE'S CLOSET
109 Main St.
Louisville, NE 68037
SUNDAY: CLOSED
MONDAY: CLOSED
TUESDAY: Noon ~ 4
WEDNESDAY: Noon ~ 4
THURSDAY: 10 ~ 4
FRIDAY: 10 ~ 4
SATURDAY: 10 ~ 4
402) 234-1444
https://www.facebook.com/hopesclosetlouisville/
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UNDER HIS WINGS
511 Main St.
Plattsmouth, NE
SUNDAY: CLOSED
MONDAY: CLOSED
TUESDAY: 10 ~ 5
WEDNESDAY: 10 ~ 5
THURSDAY: 10 ~ 5
FRIDAY: 10 ~ 5
SATURDAY: 10 ~ 2
(402) 802-7115
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100054505718837
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MY NEIGHBOR'S CLOSET
(South end of parking lot at Church of the Holy Spirit)
500 S 18th St.
Plattsmouth, NE
SUNDAY: CLOSED
MONDAY: CLOSED
TUESDAY: CLOSED
WEDNESDAY: CLOSED
*THURSDAY: 10 ~ 2
*FRIDAY: 10 ~ 2
*SATURDAY: 10 ~ 2
*No air conditioning, so we'll be open if not too hot!
402-296-3139
https://holyspiritplattsmouth.com/my-neighbors-closet/
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FOR the LOVE of JUNK
317 4th St
Murdock, NE 68407
OPEN: Usually Saturdays, 9 am ~ 4 pm, or by appointment only
402-297-1360
Elmwood Library Hours
Monday: 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Tuesday: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Wednesday: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
We welcome all who love to read, whether you're from Elmwood, Murdock, or beyond!
Come join us!
Easy Library Links
Online Card Catalog https://elmwoodpubliclibrary.follettdestiny.com/
HEAR YE! HEAR YE!
The Union, NE American Legion Auxiliary Hall, 104 W Main St, is available for rental!
Reasonable rates for 4-8 hours
Full kitchen, carpeted dining hall, and all utilities.
Easy to locate on Main Street.
Individuals have rented it for birthday parties,
showers, anniversaries, and funeral dinners.
For more information, or to reserve the Hall, call
Nancy Crook 402-263-2035.
(This is a landline with an answering machine, so leave a voice message, do not try to text.)
KB0SMX
P.A.R.C. members get together Tuesday evenings at Plattsmouth's Burger King at 6 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.
DO YOU KNOW...
The Newsletter you're reading now is only one of several weekly online Cass County Newsletters? Here are some others you might be interested in subscribing to:
www.AlvoNebraska.com
www.CedarCreekNebraska.com
www.EagleNebraska.com
www.ElmwoodNebraska.com
www.GreenwoodNebraska.com
www.LouisvilleNebraska.com
www.NehawkaNebraska.com
www.ManleyNebraska.com
www.MurrayNebraska.com
www.MurdockNebraska.com
www.PlattsmouthNebraska.com
www.SpringfieldNebraska.com
www.UnionNebraska.com
www.UnadillaNebraska.com
www.WeepingWaterNebraska.com
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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
Admin Assistant: Jacie Victor
Email: ccvsoadmin@cassne.org
Call for appointment! 402-296-9368
ARE YOU 55+
and
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<;/a>
Nebraska Toll-free Number: 1-877-314-7526
https://www.keepcasscountybeautiful.com/index.php
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR NEWS TO THIS NEWSLETTER...
Below is a list of categories that we are happy to post, (at NO COST to you!), in the weekly Murray online newsletter:
Weddings
Engagements
Anniversary
Births
Letters to the Editor
Birthday Greeting
Upcoming Events
Cards of Thanks
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 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:
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:
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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