HAPPY SPRING!
The Spring season begins tomorrow, March 20. This month certainly came in like a lion, but there are signs of the season all around. The iris are already poking their heads up and the robins' sweet melodies are filling the air. Let's hope we can have a l-o-n-g beautiful springtime with gentle, soaking rains to end the dreadful drought and whisper soft breezes from crystal blue skies. Get outside and enjoy it!
PLEASE! NO BURNING!
Many grass fires along with the high winds lately have been keeping Murray and surrounding fire departments very busy. It's much too dry to be starting any fires, even those in burn barrels. Also, do NOT throw cigarettes out of your car!
PERU HONOR CHOIR
Ten students from Conestoga High School participated in the Peru State Honor Choir on February 18, 2014. The students combined with about 150 other students from Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. They rehearsed all day to give a concert that evening to family and friends.
Students pictured below are: Alyssa Loring, Hannah Lowe, Zeke Rouse, Grace Lowe, Alyssa Bohan, Lizzie Vickers, Dani Caniglia, Rae Snipes, Moni Ramirez, Austin Carter.
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FRESHMORE CHOIR
Students from Conestoga: (back row) Michael Carlton, Gracie Kliegl, Hannah Lowe, Mark Conner; (front row) Grace Lowe, Alyssa Bohan, Zeke Rouse, Dani Caniglia, RaeAnna Snipes.
Thanks to Dwight Rose, Conestoga Jr-Sr High Music Director, for your contribution.
If you're having a sale, please pay your fair share.
Cost is $12 for ads in twenty + area newspapers, fliers, highway signs and puts your sale location on a map.
THANK YOU for RETURNING the FORM and $12 NO LATER THAN SATURDAY, MAY 3 to:
201 N How Ave
Murray, NE 68409-8403
Call with ?'s, 402-235-2926.
NAME ________________________________
MY SALE DAY(S):
If space allows, please list these sale items on map:
3. ______________________
The meeting minutes of the March 11, 2014 Murray Village Board are now posted and you can click on the 'Village Office' tab above to read them.
Starting the week of March 31, if you plan to drive on Highway 75 between Union and Nebraska City, you will probably need to add at least a half hour to your trip.
A six-mile stretch of highway south of the Union corner will be shut down until September while crews rebuild the road.
Either plan to detour west on Hwy 34 to Hwy 50, then south to Hwy 2, or go across the Plattsmouth toll bridge to I-29 and down the interstate. The only other way is to drive much slower on the rocky, dusty, gravel roads and with possibly a lot more traffic and impatient drivers, they may become treacherous.
CONESTOGA SPRING CARNIVAL-
Kids will love the tea party and crafts with real princesses, face painting and the "spin the wheel" cake walk. There will be two huge inflatables, a gym full of carnival games, prizes, popcorn and cotton candy snacks. Eat hot dogs, bbq sandwiches and nacho concessions.
"Screen Free Week" qualified students can win one of many raffle prizes including annual family passes to the Omaha Zoo, Nebraska City Tree Adventure, Omaha Children's Museum and Nebraska State Parks (pass).
Purchase discounted tickets to the carnival events early with our pre-sale form coming home in backpacks (tickets also sold at the door night of). Please return the forms back to the school to help with our planning.
A request for volunteers and food donations for the event will also be sent home toward the end of March.
Business donations are welcomed as well.
HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT THE CARNIVAL!
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:
Beaver Lake:
Union:
Nehawka:
Murray residents should either use the curbside bins that PREMIER WASTE SOLUTIONS delivered or continue to use the Cass County Recycle trailer at the Murray Fire Station per the above schedule.
If you are seeking health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace, be sure to apply before the end of the open season on March 31, 2014.
If you haven't enrolled by March 31, you won't be able to apply until the next open season, unless you qualify for a special enrollment period. The next open enrollment is proposed to run from November 15, 2014 through January 15, 2015.
There's no limited enrollment period for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) -- you can enroll at any time.
https://www.healthcare.gov/marketplace/b/welcome/
Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation Spring Banquet
Evening includes dinner followed by a program and awards ceremony for the 2014 Aldrich short story contest winners.
This year's speaker is author Susan Dittman who will share highlights from her book, "Abraham Lincoln's Shining Star, The Inspiring Story of Abraham Lincoln and Nebraska".
Praise for Dittman's book: "What a marvelous and surprising story--who knew how closely Nebraska and its capital reflect so many key themes in Abraham Lincoln's life? With historical accuracy and inspired writing, Susan Grace Dittman brings faith and insight together in service
to tell an important tale about Lincoln and life."— Dr. James Cornelius, curator of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
Tickets are $12.50 and RSVP is required.
Please call 402-994-3855 by April 1st to reserve your seat.
"RAVE ON!" COMING TO LOFTE COMMUNITY THEATRE
Omaha native Billy McGuigan and his group of multi-talented musicians will bring his Buddy Holly tribute concert, "Rave On!" to the Lofte Community Theatre on Saturday, April 12 at 7pm.
Popular nationwide, "Rave On!" is a high-energy rock 'n roll extravaganza that will energize you with such Buddy Holly classics as, "Peggy Sue," "That'll Be the Day," "It's So Easy," and much more. In a unique twist, the concert also pays homage to other fellow classic rock artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper and more.
Tickets for the show are $30 and all seats are reserved. Please call the Lofte box office at (402) 234-2553 or purchase online at www.Lofte.com. The Lofte Community Theatre is located in Cass County near the intersection of Hwy 1 and Hwy 50.
HOSANNA LUTHERAN CHURCH PRESENTS
LENTEN COMMUNITY PASTA DINNERS
Friday, March 28th
Friday, April 11th
5:00-7:00 pm
Friends and Fellowship!
COMEDY, 'SELF-HELP', OPENS at MAHONEY STATE PARK
KBC Productions is now presenting the comedy production, 'Self-Help,' at the Kountze Theater in Mahoney State Park.
Kevin Colbert also stars in this production along with Brandy Palatas of Papillion as his wife. Stacy White and Shari Hoelker of Omaha, Jim Knierim of Louisville and Harold Scott of Lincoln round out the cast.
Performance dates are March 21-23, 28-30, April 4-6, 11-13, 18 and 19. Curtain times are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm. Sunday performances are 2 pm matinees.
Mahoney State Park is located off the interstate on exit 426. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children under 12. While some tickets are available at the door, you can call to reserve your tickets at (402) 944-2523 ext 7122. A valid park entry permit is required.
Pictured below: Front- Brandy Palatas and Kevin Colbert. Center- Harold Scott, Shari Hoelker and Jim Knierim. Back- Stacy White.
2014 Spring Class Schedule
Join us for this exciting Webinar series, Gardening At Lunch, right from your desk at work or home.
You must pre-register for each program, and will need a computer with internet access and a phone to participate. During each program, you can view, listen, and interact with the speakers.
To register, go to: http://marketplace.unl.edu/extension/
If you want to join this program but do not have a computer, check with your local Extension office to see if they can set up an area to show it to those who would like to join in the program but don’t have access to a computer or the internet at home, work, or the library. Be sure to come early or call ahead so that you can get registered for the program before it begins.
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR SUMMER FIDDLE CAMPS
Registration is now open for the 2014 Schoolhouse Fiddle Camps, in the Old Avoca Schoolhouse, in Avoca, Nebraska. Deborah Greenblatt, championship fiddler, author of many fiddle collections, will help the campers get in touch with their inner fiddler. The course of study during the Schoolhouse Fiddle Camps will be designed specifically for the individual campers who sign up.
The June Camp (Monday, June 9 - Friday, June 13) is for folks who consider themselves beginners. The July Camp (Monday, July 14 - Friday, July 18) is for folks who consider themselves intermediate or advanced. Enrollment is limited to 10 fiddlers for each week, so that everyone will get individual attention.
For more information, e-mail Deborah at debby@greenblattandseay.com
To register on line, log on to:
http://www.greenblattandseay.com/schoolhouse_fiddle_camp.shtml
CASS COUNTY CASA VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We are currently recruiting CASA Volunteers for the upcoming training session scheduled in April 2014. We only train two classes a year, call and reserve your spot today.
What does a Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer do? Each CASA volunteer is screened, trained and completes 30 hours of pre-service training. Once trained, CASA volunteers are assigned under the Juvenile Court jurisdiction to speak on behalf of a child to ensure the needs and interests of abused and neglected children are being met.
Who are CASA volunteers? Our active volunteers are individuals from our community who work part-time, full-time or are retired. Volunteers commit to one year with a child, but seldom leave a case until it has been terminated.
If I can't be a CASA volunteer, how can I help? In addition to training new CASA volunteers, we are also in need of administrative services support such as filing, data entry and making copies.
Your help directly benefits the Cass County CASA Program. A donor-supported volunteer organization whose mission is to offer court-appointed volunteer advocacy to children that are abused, neglected and often find themselves lost in the court system. Through Cass County CASA, these children are placed with advocates that speak on their behalf and know them well enough to make informed recommendations to the judge.
Please call Angie Neumiller, Executive Director at 402-296-9620 or email director@casscasa.org and become a CASA volunteer today.
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