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Welcome, Nicole Folden!
Nicole is the new Elmwood Village Clerk. Nicole has lived in Elmwood for many years and only lives a half a block from her new office! Nicole's daughter Raynee is in the third grade at Elmwood Murdock. Her son, Garyn, graduated from Elmwood Murdock in 2011 and lives in Lincoln. Nicole looks forward to working with the Village Board and Elmwood citizens. Stop by and say hi and welcome her to the new position!
For more information about the Village Office check out the page on this website!
Village of Elmwood
Office Hours
As of 4/9/2012
Monday 8:30am – 11:30am 12:30pm – 3:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am – 11:30am 12:30pm – 3:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am– 11:30am12:30pm – 3:30pm
Closed 1st & 3rd Wed of each month
Thursday 8:30am – 11:30am 12:30pm – 3:30pm
Friday 8:30am – 11:30am 12:30pm – 3:30pm
Saturday 9:00am – 12:00pm (1st & 3rd Saturday of each month)
Closed all other Saturdays
Sunday Closed
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COMBINING ART, LITERATURE AND HISTORY
Historic Bess Streeter Aldrich House Hosts First-Annual Quilt Show
Elmwood, NE – April 17, 2012 – There will be something for everyone on May 5th and 6th in Elmwood, as quilting, literature and history collide at the Bess Streeter Aldrich House’s first-annual quilt show.
A collection of quilts from the Oxbow Quilters, many of them prize-winners at local and state fairs, will be displayed throughout the author’s historic home. Guests can visit with some of the quilters and Aldrich House tour guides on self-guided tours of the prairie-style home, built in 1922.
“We’re hoping to bring in lots of new visitors who haven’t toured the home before, and encourage those who have visited before to return for this special show,” Aldrich Foundation Teresa Lorensen said. “And, the quilters are excited to show their creations at a local venue.”
The show begins Saturday, May 5, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and continues Sunday, May 6 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for children ages 6-12, and free for ages 5 and under.
The Bess Streeter Aldrich House is located at 204 East F Street, Elmwood, NE and is open for guided tours on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.BessStreeterAldrich.org
The Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation is a non-profit organization which operates the Bess Streeter Aldrich House & Museum. The foundation has sponsored a short story contest since 2003. For more information about the house & museum, the short story contest, or other annual events, visit www.BessStreeterAldrich.org.
The Josoff's Celebrate Two Birthdays!
Hanna turned 6 and Hayzel turned 1...and look who has a mouthful of cake! Sister Haylee gets in on the act.
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Boy Scouts hold Cross Over Ceremony and Flag Retirement Ceremony
Reilly Kuenning receiving his Tenderfoot designation.
Elmwood-Murdock's Troop 360 had an event Saturday (4/29) evening. The evening started with a flag retirement ceremony. The ceremony is a respectful way to retire and destroy the American flag when it is worn and unusable.
Then, two Cubs crossed over to become boy scouts in a crossover ceremony. Hayden Ernst and Cody Bornemeier crossed over to Boy Scouts.
The Boy Scouts then held a Court of Honor to receive merit badges and other honors.
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World Book Night 2012
On Monday, April 23, Elmwood took part in a historic event – World Book Night 2012. On that night across the country participating “book donors” gave away 500,000 free books to encourage reading. Karey Koehn and her daughter Whitney participated as book donors, the only ones in Cass County and one of just a few in the state.
Karey and Whitney gave out 20 free copies of The Hunger Games at the Elmwood Library to local residents. Since they enjoyed reading the book together, they wanted to find other young people and their parents who might appreciate reading this book. They also donated one copy of the book to the Elmwood Library.
This is the first ever US World Book Night. The event has taken place for several years in England and Ireland. Twenty books were selected to be distributed for the event. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins was the most requested book from the list, and many of the book donors did not receive it and were given an alternate book to hand out for World Book Night. Karey and Whitney received the popular book because they applied early to be book donors and wrote a compelling application requesting this specific book.
If you missed out on your chance to get a free copy of The Hunger Games during World Book Night, you can still check it out at the Elmwood Library. But be patient, the library has copies of all three books in the popular series – but they are high demand!
Megan Hawks, Emily Zakaras and Whitney Koehn at the Elmwood Library on World Book Night.
Whitney Koehn gave a free copy of The Hunger Games to Karly Mellen on World Book Night.
Joy Vidaurre was excited to pick up her copy of The Hunger Games. I wonder if she’ll get to read it first or if her son will.
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Former Elmwood Felines are Local Celebrities!
The two cats on the right, Cali and Whiskers, were born about 2 years ago to Deb and Cassie Novak and adopted by my daughter, Millie. At some point we deteremined we had too many cats and dogs and the cats had to go for their own safety. We found a home for them with a friend from Lincoln, Nikki Blitzke. She instantly fell in love with them and then added two more to her menagarie. Last week these three won first place in the Lincoln Journal Star's Pick of the Litter Pet Photo Contest. Not only did Nikki get a the honor of knowing her cats are the Pick of the Litter, she also won $200. Congratulations!!
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KNIGHTLY NEWS:
DATES TO REMEMBER:
May 1 - D.A.R.E. Graduation for 5th grade students at 7:00 p.m. in the elementary gym at Elmwood.
Parents and family members are invited and encouraged to attend.
May 2 - The Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Trailer will be here to engage our student in
outdoor education activities.
THANKS!!!
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE PARENTS, PATRONS, STUDENTS AND STAFF THAT MADE OUR SPRING CARNIVAL A GREAT SUCCESS! THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
ELEMENTARY BOYS BASKETBALL CAMP
The elementary boys basketball camp will be June, 25, 26 and 27 at the Murdock Gym from 1:30 to 3:30pm. It is for boys in grades 3rd – 6th in the fall of 2012. If you need a registration form they can be found on the Elmwood-Murdock website.
SUMMER ENRICHMENT
We will again be offering Summer Enrichment classes for elementary students this summer. We have scheduled June 11-28 Monday-Thursday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. for the classes. Informational packets have been sent . Please return the forms to the office as soon as possible if you are interested in having your child attend the classes. More forms are available in the office.
2012 E-M VOLLEYBALL CAMP
Tuesday-Thursday May 29th-31st, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Next year’s grades 1st-3rd open to boys and girls, next year’s grades 4th-6th girls only
$30.00 per participant includes t-shirt
Return form with payment to Mrs. Justus or Mary at the office
OXBOW JUNIOR VET CAMP
Information has been sent home regarding the Oxbow Junior Vet Camp that will be held at the Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School on July 9-12 from 8:00-4:00 p.m. This camp is for students completing 2nd – 5th grade.
There is also an Oxbow Intermediate Camp for students completing 6th – 8th grades that will be held at UNL East Campus and Iowa western Community College. See brochure for more details.
OUTDOOR EDUCATION TRAILER
The Nebraska Game and Parks will be providing an Outdoor Education Trailer for our students on May 2, 2012. The intent of the Outdoor Education Trailer is to engage students in nature and outdoor activities during this all day event. We will be needing volunteers to help with the activities. Carrie Nunez, who is a member of the Nebraska Master Naturalist organization, is organizing this event for out students. Please contact Carrie if you would like more information or are willing to help with the activities. Carrie may be reached at (402) 217-6129.
PLASTIC CONTAINERS NEEDED
E-M Knights Booster Club and the Support our Schools(S.O.S.) need plastic storage containers like cool whip bowls, ice cream buckets, etc. If you have any we can have, please drop them off at either the high school or elementary by next Thursday, April 26. Thanks.
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