Murdock News - August 7, 2019

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It's Cass County Fair Week!

Are you excited? Are you heading there right now? Will you be there every day?

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The Cass County Fair is the best county fair in the state of Nebraska hands down and it just keeps getting better and better. It's my favorite time of the year. Everyone is excited and I think just about everyone goes at least once to the fair. This year should be even better with more surprises, activities, and events.

Kona Ice will be there on Saturday and 20% of the proceeds will be to support the Elmwood-Murdock Cheer squad. On a hot day, the Ices will be a welcome treat and I'm sure they will be very popular. It's the same Kona Ice that has been at the Elmwood Park during the String Beans concert.

The Fair Board does a fantastic job getting corporate sponsors so it can be a FREE, a TOTALLY FREE fair with no admission fees, no parking fees and no extra charges for special events like Extreme Bull Riding or Figure 8 Races.

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The Livestock building has to be one of the nicest in the state. It is bright, airy, comfortable for the animals and visitors. Don't miss the very popular Critter encounter, food demonstrations, BMX exhibit, goat milking, and pedal pull competitions are just a few of the things to see.

I LOVE the county fair and it's been a tradition for 30 years. It's the place to see people you may only see once a year. So if you see me sitting at a church food booth, sit down and let's chat. Or maybe you want to watch some barrel racing, I'll be there with my camera. Heck, I'll be everywhere with my camera.

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If you have moved away and still yearn for the fair, then make sure to come back next week for fair photos and videos.

It will make you want to get on the plane next year just for Fair Week.

See you at the fair!

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Let's play I SPY. How many brands can you see which are still sold today?

This is kinda fun. I'm kinda thinking about doing a THEN and NOW feature.
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Open Saturday afternoons during the summer and the first Sunday afternoon of the month. Take the kids, there is so much to see and learn.

If you would like to learn more about Murdock and learn more about the people who lived here, the businesses then visit the Murdock Historical Museum.

Where is it?

Across from the bank, the white building on the corner.

Every week I will have a photo from the museum, did you know we had an active railroad going through town, a general store, a barber and much more?

ELMWOOD-MURDOCK SCHOOL WEBSITE

There is a wealth of information on the new Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools website. It is updated on a daily basis by various teachers and department heads.

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Please feel free to join us every Sunday

9:15 Sunday School & Bible Class

10:30 am Divine Service

Listen to the weekly sermon anytime at Pastor Brent Kuhlman's Blog

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The United Methodist Churches of Murdock and Elmwood have a new website!

Stayed tuned for great things to happen at https://elmwoodmurdockumc.com/

Worship Time: 9:30 am Sunday

Children's Sunday School

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5K Fun Run/Walk Fundraiser

September 7, 2019, 7:30 am

One month away from the registration dealing. Get those registrations in at the Sign-up sheet. HERE

Proceeds benefit the Elmwood Rescue

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Elmwood Farmers Market & Junk in the Trunk

We will be back at the Elmwood Park THIS Saturday, so as you are on your way out to the County Fair stop by and pick up a drink, some jam or fresh herbs.

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People are LOOKING for Sweet Corn!!

Do you have sweet corn? Bring it to the Elmwood park Saturday morning to the Farmers market.

Is your garden producing an overabundance of sweet corn, cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes or anything else?

Do you like baking cinnamon rolls, cookies, or making crafts?

Do you have honey, eggs, or even make jelly, wine or seasoning dip mixes or soup mixes?

Bring them to the Elmwood Farmers market on Saturday mornings.

You don't need anything fancy. Heck, you don't even need a table. Just bring a chair to sit.

We have regulars who show up every week. People are asking for tomatoes, sweet corn, and other produce

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Share Your Thoughts on the Costco Chicken Barns
Lincoln Premium Poultry is trying to bring four large chicken confinement barns with 65,000 chickens to Cass County.

These are Costco chicken barns which have been opposed in every other county they have targeted including Lancaster, Dodge, Washington, Colfax, Platte, Butler and Madison counties. The proposed site is three miles diagonally from Elmwood. If passed, this would be the largest animal confinement unit in Cass County – the size of six football fields full of chickens.

There are also other sites in Cass County being considered for other Costco barns.

The zoning commission will hold a public hearing at the Cass County Courthouse on Monday, August 12 at 7 p.m. Residents interested in sharing their opinions may attend the meeting in person or send an email to the zoning board at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Local residents may share their opinions with county commissioners who will make the final decision on this Conditional Use Permit. You can find the five commissioner’s name and email addresses at http://www.cassne.org/commish.html.