HAPPY JUNE!!!!
Won't you be my good neighbor?
Good Neighbor Award Do you know someone who is always willing to go out of their way to help others? If so, please consider nominating them for the annual Good Neighbor Award. This award recognizes individuals who help make the Elmwood Murdock community a better place in which to live. Who is your "good neighbor"? Consider nominating them today by downloading a nomination form at www.elmur.org. The nominees must not have already been a past winner of the Good Neighbor Award. The deadline for submitting nominations is June 15th.
Previous nominees include:
2005
Oral Kuehn
Kurk Shrader
Bits & Pieces Clerks
Ken and Chris Kunz
2006
Lou Allgayer
Joann Hill
Roger Bornemeier
Carol Hoffman
Darlene Romick
Bonnie Brewer
Sylvia Stubbendeck
Judy Cline
2007
Duane Blair
Cindy Hovorka
Karey Koehn
Patty Wolcott
2008
Arlo Fleischman
Lucille Laughlin
Frances Pratt
2009
Ed Blunt
Mike Krass
Norman Brockhoff
Kathy Goudie
Angie Friesell
2010
Jim Wolcott
Fred Wilson
Linda Blunt
Susan Ernest
Marie Gregoire
Buckle Up...It's time for Garage Sales!!
Garage Sale Day Register your garage sale and "put it on the map"! Garage Sale Day will be held on Saturday, June 11th this year. Download a form at www.elmur.org and bring it...with the $5 fee...to Bit's-N-Pieces ...before the June 4th deadline.
Do you have something to Advertise? Try the Elmwood Murdock Merchants Association Newsletter!
Just in time for July 4th! The "EMMA" - Elmwood-Murdock Merchants' Association - newsletter will be delivered to over 900 mailboxes in Alvo, Elmwood and Murdock. The deadline for submitting news items and ad orders is Wednesday, June 15. You'll find more details on the order form at http://elmur.org/.
Would you like to be a member of EMMA? Find the membership forms at their website! If you are interested in advancing business and promoting our communities please join! We not only promote the towns and businesses we have a lot to offer to our members, too. And we have a lot of fun!
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COUNTRY PRIDE!! COUNTY WIDE!!!!
Cass County Fair Video Contest
Fair Video Submissions are to be submitted as a www.YouTube.com Public Posting via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 10pm CDT on 8/13/2011 any other formats will not be eligible and late submissions will no be accepted.
The Contest will be to create the best overall video exploring the richness, excitement and variety of experience represented by a trip to the Cass County Fair Themed "Carnival Lights, and Country Nights"
Desirable Visual Elements will include:
Agriculture (Animals), Carnival, Parade, 4H, Food, Barbecue, Pie Judging, Young People, Seniors, Smiles, Dancing, Families, Traditions, Future
1) Overall Creativity
2) Editing
3) Videography
4) Sound / Music / Audio
5) Special Effects, Fades and Titling
Winning Videos will be announced August 17th 2011 and posted on the Fair Website; www.CassFair.com as the 2011 Winning Fair Video and credits will include the video creators.
Cass County Fair 2011 - Schedule is published! Click here to see it!
August 9th - 13th, 2011
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Elmwood held its 125th Birthday Celebration last Saturday. There were several Murdock residents participating in the activities. They were very well represented in the 10K and 1 mile run/walk.
This is the 1 mile race/walk group.
Thomas Hynes completed the race and was barely breathing hard. 10K is about 6.2 miles.
Kevin Hynes followed the youngest Hynes son across the finish line after a 1 mile jaunt. Michael didn't run the whole way..in fact he rode on Dad's shoulders for a bit.
Kalee and Tom Brewer of Wabash ran the 1 mile together.
Well, maybe not totally together but they started together! Tom stopped along the way to help someone...probably Michael.
Tammy Lockman and Lisa Hynes didn't stop at the finish line. They continued to walk all over town after the official race!
Mason Ritnour had no problem with the 1 mile run. His brother, Gary was somewhere around, too.
Julie and Tony Synovec were on hand to cheer Kylie on to the end.
Brad Josoff helped by keeping Hayzel happy. Shannon helped Heather Bornemeier organize the race. The ladies did a spectacular job! Everyone had a great time...even in the rain. The winner of the 10K was also the oldest participant. He finished 10 minutes ahead of anyone else but had to go back and find his dog. He must have been distracted...maybe by Michael. Who knows!
The 4th Street Market has flower arrangements on hand and they can be specially ordered and delivered for you. And they are very reasonably priced, too!
Kalee spotted this one and had to have it for her mom.
There were activities at the library for the kids, too. They colored birthday cakes and made birthday cake crowns.
They had to cut the crowns and glue the candles on.
Tyler Jones helped Library Director, Cindy Mumford with the frosting of the cupcakes.
At the Heartland Flooring Center Sherryl Vogt was too busy for pictures! She was assisting customers all day with their flooring needs. It was a big sale! Hope you took advantage of that!
Sherryl carries a line of carpet that no one else in the state has!
Cindy Hovorka hosted an open house at her new salon on main street, Your Thairapist.
The remodeling done to the building was completed by Advanced Contracting LLC.
Cindy has two stations so she can have coloring at one and cutting at the other.
Two trees were donated by Marie Gregoire and Tom Burtch for the Elmwood Park. A dedication ceremony was held.
Lou Allgayer, Village Board member, was the driving force behind the 125th Birthday Celebration. He had an amazing team supporting him.
Tyler Jones and Jordan Bowman represented the FBLA. They have a time capsule full of timely itms that will be sealed and opened in 25 years.
Alyssa Brown and Megan Schmale helped serve the food in the park.
It was a very nice turn out. They served well over 200 people.
Dan Brown smoked the 75 lbs of pork from the Elmwood Meat Plant for the occasion. This must be Dan's dad because he claimed to have nothing to do with the smoking but he looks suspiciously like Dan.
Jacquelyn tries to figure out one of the minute to win it games. They were a hit!
The hula hooping contest kept the kids moving.
The petting zoo was a big hit, too. There were ponies, pigs, birds, bunnies, a cat, and even a guinea pig.
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