Conestoga 5th Grade DI Goes Global
Congratulations to Conestoga’s 5th grade Destination Imagination team which won 1st Place in the Improvisation category for Elementary Level Challenge D – “News to Me” at the Nebraska state competition on 4/14!
Team Members are: Jacob Drake, Alex Lamoureux, Dylan Mayfield, Cooper Moore and Buck Welch. This Conestoga team will represent Nebraska at DI Global Finals in Knoxville, TN May 23-26, 2012.
Way to go, Kids!
HAPPY 15th, LUKE!
Hope your birthday's a big hit!
George W. Blessing
REPUBLICAN
Candidate for Fifth District Cass County Commissioner
Hi, I'm George Blessing, a candidate for Cass County Fifth District Commissioner. My qualifications for this position are second to none.
My descendents settled in the Fifth District, southwest of Plattsmouth, in the mid 1860s. I’ve lived in Cass County for 70 years and in district five for 50 years. I’ve served on the 5-person Murray Village Board 35+ years, during which time I was instrumental in street-paving projects, the installation of a new water tower, building a new Village Hall, the beginnings of a curb and gutter project, building a new Young Memorial Park concession stand, joining Murray to the Beaver Lake waste-water treatment facility, updating the Young Memorial Park baseball field, and installing a new emergency warning siren. My wife Patricia and I have owned and operated a successful family business for more than 40 years in the Fifth District. We have two grown children, George IV and Angela. I am quite familiar with the people of the fifth district, understand their wants and needs, and know what it takes to get the job done. I would appreciate your vote May 15th,2012.
12th ANNUAL
MURRAY-BEAVER LAKE
LIONS CLUB
GOLF FUNDRAISER
JUNE 16th, 2012
8:30 AM SHOTGUN
LAKE RIDGE GOLF COURSE
4-person scramble
18 holes with cart, includes Lunch
Mulligans
Prizes
Hole-In-One
Sponsored by Jeff Henry Motors
Car parked on Hole #8
ENTRY FEE: $60.00/ player
YOU…
can help the Lions Club help others!
Call Larry Hefling @ 235-2403 or 235-4653 to sign up your team or use the Entry Form below.
Make payment to the Murray Lions Club by June 11, 2012.
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Lions Club Golf Fundraiser Entry Form
Player Phone#
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Send payment of $60.00 per player ($240.00 per team) payable to:
Murray Lions Club
c/o Larry Hefling
821 E. Main
Murray, NE 68409
RAFFLE for 2012 HUSKER TICKETS
$5.00 per ticket or $40.00 per book
Drawing to be June 16th at Lake Ridge Golf Course
NEED NOT TO BE PRESENT TO WIN
(Tickets available from Lions Club Members and in the Lounge)
NOTES FROM TOWN HALL
DOG & CAT PET LICENSES WERE DUE MAY 1st.
The renewal year for all dog and cat pet licenses starts May 1.
Fees are as follows:
Spayed and neutered: $11.00
Not spayed or neutered: $26.00
You are required per village code to license your pet every calendar year and provide a current rabies certificate.
For a printable pet license form, click on the 'Village Office' tab above, then 'Announcements / Notifications'.
If you have any questions, please call the Village Clerk at 235-2119.
CONESTOGA SPRING SPORTS
Go to the Conestoga Schools link below to get the schedule for the track meets and soccer games.
http://www.conestogacougars.org/pages/Conestoga_Public_Schools
Pick up a
MURRAY GARAGE SALE
form at the
Murray Post Office,
Murray State Bank
or
Murray Town Hall
and sign-up to have your address put on the sale map.
Your contribution helps to pay for all the advertising that helps to make your sale a success!
Thanks!
"OUTDOOR CLASSROOM"
COMMUNITY PROJECT
Every few years, the Conestoga Elementary PTO focuses on a major project. Our PTO was enlightened by research revealing the necessity of contact with nature for a healthy child. We learned that time in nature inspires creativity, reduces stress, improves test scores, health concentration, behavior, reduces obesity, depression, attention deficit disorder while promoting humility and connection. With the help of students, parents, staff and the community, our PTO has been raising and saving money for the past two years towards this community project. We are now ready to break ground and are looking to the community to help fulfill our vision. The following is a list of needed resources and volunteers:
help to remove broken concrete from the school/do you have a place we can put this concrete (not much)
pick-ups and drivers to haul and unload dirt, mulch and sand
donations of cut or fallen hardwood trees (oak, walnut, ash and hackberry preferred) 2' - 4' in diameter. These trees will be used to line the entrance as well as provide natural seating, stepping stones and enclose areas.
help to plant trees, shrubs and flowers
donations of used tractor tires for a "hill of tires" planted in sand
brick pavers or cobblestone to be used as the floor to the entrance of the classroom
boulders - we will be building a bridge over a currently hazardous drainage area and would like to install boulders around it for kids to climb
construction experience or willingness to help build a stage area and bridge
framer - we are looking for a framer to help put up the facade of a school which will provide the backdrop to our stage. We envision this to be wrapped in siding, so will also need siding installation experience.
concrete - we will be seeking bids for concrete to connect the areas within the classroom. We are interested in part of this path being stamped with animal footprints.
Do you need help envisioning such a classroom? Please visit the following site to view an outdoor classroom in South Omaha: http://www.ops.org/elementary/gomezheritage/OutdoorClassroom/tabid/250/Default.aspx
If you have any of these items on your property and would be willing to donate them or if you are interested in donating your time and talent, we can make our dream come true! If you would like to see the professional drawings of this classroom or to get involved, please contact Allison Welch at 402-235-2539 or email me at allisonwelch@windstream.net
CASS COUNTY GOING GREEN
recycle trailer will be located on these dates in the following towns:
Murray:
May 5 - 11
May 26 - June 1
June 16 - 22
Beaver Lake:
May 12 - 18
June 2 - 8
June 23 - 29
Union:
April 28 - May 4
May 19 - 25
June 9 - 15
Nehawka:
May 12 - 25
(Murray will also continue to have the recycle bin located behind Town Hall every day for Murray residents' use only.)
SENATOR LAMBERT
to
SERVE YOU!
Capitol Comments
April 27, 2012, Lincoln— I have now represented District 2 in a single-issue special legislative session and the traditional 60-day second session of Nebraska's One Hundred Second Legislature. The opportunity to serve our district and our state is everything I believed it would be – and more.
Listening and learning have been key elements of my legislative experience. I have listened toand learned from District 2 constituents, my colleagues and legislative staff, and Nebraska citizens who traveled to Lincoln from all parts of the state to testify at public hearings and visit the legislative chamber to watch their Unicameral at work. Each group of individuals contributed something special to the legislative process.
From my colleagues I learned that trust and respect are essential traits which are not automatically bestowed on any senator. They must be earned. I enjoyed getting to know the other 48 members of the legislature. I made efforts to learn what issues are important to each of them, and I have been told they trust me to be honest and straightforward with them. I know the relationships I built help me to represent District 2 in the legislature.
Legislative staff provided guidance as I learned about legislative procedures. The legislature operates under a formal set of rules. The rules are reviewed at the beginning of each session and are often revised by the body through a formal approval process. Much of the work of legislative divisions, such as the clerk's office, the fiscal office and the bill drafters, is determined by legislative rules. In order to work effectively in the legislature, it is imperative to learn to apply procedures that support each step in the legislative process. The learning curve is steep, but I have worked hard to learn from every new experience.
The citizens of District 2 have welcomed me as their state senator. I have been encouraged by the openness with which constituents contacted me to voice an opinion, ask a question about proposed legislation or request assistance from my office. I enjoyed the opportunity to host visitors from the district. Some people made appointments to discuss a particular issue with me. Others came to Lincoln as a group to study state government and tour the Capitol. Still others just stopped to say hello as they continued on to another destination. I learned something new about District 2 from each and every constituent contact.
Participating in the public hearing process and floor debate helped me to understand quite clearly what it means to be a state senator. Each senator represents the people in one legislative district, but, collectively, Nebraska's 49 state senators represent everyone who lives in this state. A state senator needs to learn about issues of importance beyond his or her own district, because most policy decisions must be made with the best interest of the entire state in mind. Several bills I introduced this year were prompted by constituent requests. For example, LB 1121 changed signature requirements for SID recall petitions; LB 1005 included members of state emergency response teams under the Volunteer Emergency Responders Job Protection Act; and LB 979 changed requirements for obtaining a pickle card license for a nonprofit organization that supports a volunteer fire company, first aid, rescue, ambulance or emergency squad. My fellow senators had to understand how these proposals would affect their districts and our state, before deciding to support them. LB 750, my 2012 priority bill, was introduced and passed to change a controversial assessment practice currently used in one county in our district. Great care was taken to craft the bill's provisions in a way that ensured the changes in one county would not produce unintended consequences in other parts of our state. My work on LB 750 drove home to me the fact that, while I work on behalf of District 2, I must always try to make decisions that are good for Nebraska.
Now that the legislative session is over, I will spend more time in the district. My office staff in Lincoln will always know how to reach me. My summer schedule includes constituent meetings, community celebrations and county fairs,. I hope to see you at one of these events.
I am always interested in hearing your comments by mail, phone or email.
Senator Paul Lambert
State Capitol, PO Box 94604
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2613
The Schoolhouse Performance Series will feature championship fiddler, Deborah Greenblatt, and multi-instrumentalist, David Seay performing "Fiddle Fables" on Sunday, May 13, at 2:30 PM, downstairs in The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska.
With the help of her fabulous five-string fiddle, and some talented fiddle students, Deborah Greenblatt explores some of the trials, tribulations, and lessons that fiddlers and other musicians often have in common. There is advice for the beginner ("It Starts With Your Feet"), advice for the fiddler's families ("Have Mercy"), for the growing fiddler ("Shopping For a Fiddle Blues"), for the brave fiddler ("I'm Gonna Fiddle In a Contest"), as well as the fiddler who plays the viola ("Out of Fiddle, Out of My Mind"). There are also inspiring stories of real-life fiddlers ("Cactus Pete"), teachers ("Alice Johnson' and students ("Mary Ann the Fiddler").
The concert will be followed by light refreshments, and a chance to chat and even jam with the performers. Avoca is in southern Cass County, Nebraska, on the 13 C Spur, one mile south of Highway 34. Admission is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for students & seniors, and $1.00 for children. For more information, call 402-275-3221, log on to www.greenblattandseay.com, or e-mail debby@greenblattandseay.com.
WEEPING WATER COMMUNITY GARAGE SALES
MAY 4 - 6, 2012
Blood Donation Opportunities
OTOE COUNTY
5/7/2012, 11:00 am- 5:00 pm, Eagle's Club, 600 1st Corso, Nebraska City
5/15/2012, 10:00 am- 4:00 pm, Cargill, 2601 Industrial Road, Nebraska City
CASS COUNTY
5/14/2012, 11:00 am- 5:00 pm, First Baptist Church, 16220 Highway 75, Plattsmouth
5/15/2012, 1:00 pm- 6:30 pm, Elmwood Community Center, 144 1/2 N. 4 St., Elmwood
2012 EVENTS at ART CHICKS
May 11 & 12, Special Day Out for Moms with free make and take art project
May 26, Teacher Appreciation Luncheon
June 23, Cocktails in the Garden with Plant & Garden Junk Sale, Plant Swap
July 29, Sunday, 9 to 4: Flea Market and Old Fashioned Dessert Festival/Car show
September 24, Saturday, Chocolate Festival - Chocolate themed meal and treats at all the shops
October, All Month Long - Shopping bonanza! Punch card, visit all the local participating stores and enter to win a drawing for shopping spree worth over $300.00.
October 29, Saturday, Witches Brew Party -11:00 and 1:00 is our grand celebration of everything Halloween! Two blocks full of music, dancing, broom ceremonies, fortune telling and much more. Free gift to those who dress up. Saturday 2:30 Little Witches in Training Party Bring your little ones to a special 2:30 seating to celebrate Halloween and all its glory. Come in costume and learn about Halloween traditions, make believe fun and dancing.
November 12, Holiday Open House & Art Chicks Lunchorama Stop in and see all the new Holiday decor and Gifts in over 5 shops. Husker items, jewelry, purses, kitchen goods, baby and kids too. Reserve your table for 2 or 52 and enjoy a show of the latest jewelry for the season from several designers and handmade gifts from local artisans.
December 3, Ringing in the Season All of Louisville will be bustling with the sounds and activities of the season. Kids Shopping with children’s luncheon at 2:30 Bring your little one and they can shop and wrap presents for Christmas surprises for everyone on their list.
December Holiday Camp, Ladies, time to learn some new tricks to make your holiday prep easier. Spend time in Camp gaining the skills to “do it all” or at least laugh so much the stress disappears.
Visit coopandfeathers.blogspot.com and louisvilleartchicks.com for more details.
Art Chicks 402-234-2669
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