Elmwood News - May 8, 2019

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Short Story Submission- Why I Love the Letter G (Part 7)

 Guess Who is Turning 90??

Marvin Wendt!! That's who and his family would like to surprise him with a CARD PARTY. 

His Birthday is May 14th and his mailing address is below!!

Let's get him showered with cards and love from his community!!

Marvin Wendt
521 Wyoming St
Murdock, NE 68407

 In honor of the graduation ceremony for the Elmwood-Murdock class of 2019, the Elmwood Public Library will be CLOSED on Saturday, May 11. We encourage our staff and library patrons to enjoy the day and celebrate the accomplishments of our recent graduates!

 Summer Reading Program 

It's time for the Summer Reading program at the Elmwood Public Library.

Spread the word about the Elmwood Public Library!

Visit the Overdrive website for more information on checking out electronic books and media. 
www.help.overdrive.com 

Library hours

Monday 3- 8pm

Tuesday 2-6pm

Wednesday 2 pm -6 pm

Thursday 10 am - 2 pm

Saturday 10 am - 2 pm  

The String Beans are coming back!!

This will be EPIC!!! For those who don't know who the String Beans are...like my brother...they are not the Wiggles.

Here is the info from their website:

"From pop and country to rap and rock n’ roll, The String Beans perform a wide variety of original, family-friendly songs about all the things kids love: animals, cartoons, food, science, sports and lots more!

Each show is hilarious, inclusive and spontaneous, and each catchy tune is designed to get every audience dancing and singing along!

Since forming in 2004, The String Beans have released 10 albums, appeared on dozens of radio and television programs, and delighted thousands of fans, becoming Nebraska’s favorite entertainers for pre-school through elementary-aged audiences, not to mention parents, teachers, and communities.

The String Beans perform at fairs, festivals, libraries, schools, churches, museums, zoos and more! In their hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska, the “Beans” sold out the Lied Center for Performing Arts and consistently set new attendance records at the Lincoln Children’s Museum’s “Music & Mozzarella” concert series.

The band has also performed for the Governor’s Arts Awards Ceremony and recently completed a tour of the southeast United States with performances in Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida."

Time for the Good Neighbor Awards

We have a lot of people in the Elmwood-Murdock area who help make our community vibrant, active and a better place to live. If you know one of those people, nominate them to be forever recognized. 

This award goes back to 2004 and just take a look at all the good people who have been recognized.  

Secure your spot at http://buytickets.at/greengablesinn/257574 

 Mother- Daughter Team Party and Fashion Show

In addition to the clothing exhibit at the Museum DON'T MISS the Mother-Daughter Tea Pary and Fashion Show.

Sunday, May 19, 2019

2:00 pm

Summer Detassling Jobs

The bus picks up in Elmwood! Informational meeting

April 24th, 6:30 pm at the Elmwood-Murdock High school. 

 Elmwood Community Center 

 RENT the Community Center

Having a baby shower, family reunion or large family dinner?

You can have your party and STILL keep your house clean.

Don't worry about the rain for a graduation party. Have inside with couches, a full kitchen and plenty of seating.

Only $75.00 for four to 6 hours.

Call 402-994-2145 for more details and to set your date. 

Did you know we have a Community Calendar on the website? 

 (click here or on the banner above to find the monthly calendar for the month) 

 NEW ELMWOOD-MURDOCK SCHOOL WEBSITE

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

Check out the calendar on the Elmwood Website

If the date is TAN (Beige) then there is something to do in town that day!! 

Send me Elmwood-Murdock events you would like me to place on the calendar.

Even photos of the past events, at editor@elmwoodnebraska.com   

 Elmwood #LittleFreePantry

The Little Free Pantry is located between Hufstader Chiropractor, the Elmwood Meat Market, and the Village Hall. 

You may not get out as often, but people are still in need of emergency supplies and cupboards are bare in some Elmwood homes. 

Earlier this month received an email from a former Elmwood resident, Ralph Parish. He would love to hear how you liked his short story and if you have any memory of Miss Kunz as a teacher. 

This will be a multi-part story series, so make sure to come back each week.

Miss Kunz taught First Grade through Third Grade for more years than I could then remember. She taught four of the five Parish children.

Read Part 1     Part 2      Part 3    Part 4   Part 5  Part 6 

Why I Love the Letter g - Part 7

On the wall just above the blackboards the twenty-six letters of the alphabet, wearing light tan on a black background, marched along the wall accompanied by the digits, zero through nine.  They were repeated on the side wall but this time in script.

One of the things that puzzled me was the lower case letter “g”. We knew the alphabet and numbers and I would study the letter g and wonder why it had that little line and dot on its forehead as if it had curly hair and why did it set on a squashed “o”.

We didn’t print it that way. We used a small circle on the line, mind you, with a downstroke going below the line and the downstroke had a left hook to complete the letter. Why did this “g” have such an elaborate form? No one prints like that.

Countless times I would study this peculiar letter but I never asked for an explanation. For a long time, the letter ”g“ gave me a wearied felling. I saw it everywhere and it rarely failed to produce the same effect. 

The terms, case, and font, had yet to be introduced and I don’t recall having asked any questions.  That was a flaw for which I have only myself to blame. That flaw would have more serious consequences some years later.

   To be continued...

 Elmwood Christian Church Update 

We are currently serving hard ice cream in dishes.
we have 8 different flavors to choose from.

Elmwood C Store
402-994-3305

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