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Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Rafe Grebin and Colton Thiele will represent Summerland at the 2020 Nebraska School Activities Association Class D State Wrestling Tournament after top four finishes in district one competition over the weekend. The Bobcats will compete at 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, at the CHI Center, in Omaha. A clear bag policy is in effect at the event center. Clear plastic bags, measuring 12 inches tall, 12 inches long and six inches wide will be allowed, as will small clutch-sized purses or wallets. The...
Elvis Presley once sang, "Take my hand, take my whole life too, for I can't help falling in love with you." As trends and fads fade, it seems people still gravitate toward finding good careers, a soulmate and creating families of our own. Luckily, young people like me have grown up with people in our community to be some of the best role models for future generations to look up to. Marvin and Maxine Haswell, a couple from Orchard, are well-known for being high school sweethearts. Although the...
The Antelope County commissioners were faced with issues arising from two recent road decisions when they met last Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the courthouse in Neligh. Working through the agenda, commissioners examined and approved payroll and vendor claims, all with an eye on the clock, completing their work before noon. A quorum for the afternoon was at risk, due to two commissioners indicating afternoon obligations elsewhere and commissioner Regina Krebs' absence. Casey Dittrich, who has served as Antelope County road boss for the last four...
Katie Hawk, a Ewing High School senior, competed in Poetry Out Loud regional competition, Sunday, in Kearney. She will move on to state finals, scheduled March 8 in Lincoln. Hawk recited "Silence" by Thomas Hood and "Abandoned Farmhouse" by Ted Kooser in regional competition and will add "The Children's Hour" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow as she heads to the state competition....
The Clearwater Sons of the Legion fish fry are planning an Ash Wednesday fish fry. Mark your calendar and make plans to attend the Feb. 26 event. Serving will begin at 5 and continue until 8 p.m. Fish and chips, cole slaw, rolls and drink will be served for a freewill donation....
The next Ewing 150 planning meeting will be March 4, at 7:30 p.m., at the Village Hall meeting room. Teams should be prepared to give updates. Final times and locations will be discussed....
Clearwater Public Library received silver accreditation through the Nebraska Library Commission. The library’s accreditation will be in effect until 2021, at which time the organization will reapply for the next cycle. The library board was certified by the commission, effective until 2023. Library board of trustees members include Dawn Curtis, Chellie Dixon, Nicole Sanne, Lu Ann Schindler and Jolene Timm....
You could always tell when I had attended a faculty meeting. The margin of my legal pad was outlined with daisies of all sizes and colors, a result of sitting through the bi-monthly after-school requirement. As soon as the principal uttered his last words, I’d slip across the hallway, toss the paper on my desk and start speech practice. Those doodles were the closest thing to art I could create. Don’t get me wrong. I can visualize how something should look, see how texture and color add dim...
One of the bills that I introduced this session was LB 770. It authorizes a free lifetime park permit for disabled veterans. This past week, LB 770 was advanced from the Natural Resources Committee on an 8-0 vote. I designated it as my priority bill and the Legislature gave it first-round approval on a 38-0 vote. Under LB 770, a veteran would be eligible for the free permit if they are a Nebraska resident, honorably discharged, and rated 50% or more service-connected disabled or 100% disabled, n...
The Revenue Committee’s property tax/education funding reform bill, LB 974, was brought out of committee on a 6-2 vote last week. LB 974 will inject additional state dollars into education funding. By the third year of implementation, it will provide more than $200 million per year in additional funding to our schools to provide property tax relief for hard working Nebraskans. It will accomplish this by requiring the state to provide over $2,000 per student in foundation aid by that third y...
Funeral services for Joan C. Stearns, 84, of Clearwater were held Saturday, Feb. 14, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church of rural Clearwater, with Father James Kramper officiating. Burial was in St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery. Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater handled the arrangements. Joan died Feb. 12, at Antelope Memorial Hospital, in Neligh. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorialfh.com. ~~~ Joan Cecelia (Mlnarik) Stearns, daughter of Joseph F. and Cecelia H. Mlnarik, was born July 30, 1935, at hom...
The Ewing speech team traveled to Burwell, Saturday, where they placed third of 19 teams, behind Ord and Stuart. Medal winners included Liz Nordby, Oral Interpretation of Drama and poetry interpretation, third; Skylar Eacker, OID, third; Katie Hawk, third, OID and duet acting and fourth, humorous prose; Sidney Stallbaum, third, duet acting; (back row, l-r): Allison Schrunk, third, informative speaking; Olga Mendoza top novice informative speaking; Emily Nordby, second, duet acting and third,...
The Honorable Kale Burdick presided over Holt County court last Tuesday, Feb. 11, handing down four sentences. Conrad A Lurz, 29, of Ellington, Missouri, formerly of O’Neill, faced Burdick for sentencing on two counts, second-degree false imprisonment, a Class 1 misdemeanor, and disturbing the peace, a Class 3 misdemeanor. He was sentenced to concurrent sentences of 30 days and five days in the county jail, respectively, and $60 costs of prosecution. Lurz was given credit for 10 days previously served for the May 4, 2019, offenses. Lurz changed...
A late foul and last-second free throw gave Elgin Public/Pope John a 48-47 win over Summerland, when the teams met in Elgin last Thursday. EPPJ held a slim lead, 13-9, at the end of the first quarter, but the Bobcats outscored the Wolfpack to take a 26-25 lead into the locker room. The Wolfpack battled back, holding Summerland to 11 third quarter points. In the final stanza, the score shifted back and forth until it was tied at 47 with 30.4 seconds left. The Bobcats maintained the ball, until...
Three Lady Bobcats hit double digits to boost Summerland to a 58-41 win over Elgin Public/Pope John last Thursday. Ashley Koenig led the team with 16 points. Sidney Stallbaum added 14, while Tiana Thramer chipped in a dozen. Coach Greg Appleby said the his team overcame a bout of illness to get a "good win over a good shooting EPPJ team." The Lady Wolfpack hit 7 of 17 shots from the three-point range, hitting 41%. "They stressed our defense in the first half with some really hot three-point...
Bobcat football will face a challenging schedule during its inaugural season, according to football coach Jeff Shabram. The Nebraska School Activities Association released schedules for the 2020 and 2021 seasons last Wednesday. Summerland will open the 2020 season at Elkhorn Valley. In week two, Summerland will host St. Mary's and travel to CWC in week three. Weeks four and five will feature home contests against West Holt and Neligh-Oakdale, respectively. The Bobcats will face North Central in...
Clearwater industrial technology students attended the Niobrara Valley Conference tech day, Feb. 12. Rafe Grebin earned two top awards, finishing first in the building construction and welding tests. Colby Hupp finished first in computer aided drafting, while Lena Bolling ended second and Emily Ahlers, fourth. The quiz bowl team, comprised of Grebin, Anthony Umphress, Hupp and Trenton Fletcher finished second. In the high school airplane hang time contest, Grebin ended third and Umphress, fourth. Christian Behnk won the junior high airplane...
Cyclones speech team members have been fine-tuning performances for competition. Jackie Olivan displays a first-place medal she won at the Stuart Speech Invite, Feb. 8. Olivan, a member of the OC Speech team, was the lone medalist for the Cyclone team. Cyclone junior varsity speakers earned hardware in the novice division at Saturday's Wausa Invite. (l-r): Earning medals were Jacob Behnk, sixth, entertainment speaking; Brynna Umphress, fifth, duet acting; Faith King, fifth, duet acting and...
It was a meet of firsts. First districts competing as Summerland Bobcats. And for the first time in Summerland history, two wrestlers will don the blue and silver singlets at the Nebraska School Activities Association State Wrestling Championships. Colton Thiele and Rafe Grebin finished second and fourth, respectively, in their weight classes, to advance to this week's state party at the CHI Health Arena in Omaha. The Bobcats ended 11th in a field of 20 teams in Class D District one...
The Holt County supervisors spent nearly two hours at a meeting last week, reviewing a road-haul agreement brought to the table by TC Energy representatives last October, paragraph by paragraph, despite having a new agreement drafted by Dave Domina in hand. The scrutiny came after Holt County attorney Brent Kelly presented a preliminary agreement drafted by the Omaha attorney who was hired by the county officials on a 4-2 vote Oct. 31, 2019, to negotiate a road-haul agreement with TC Energy. At Kelly’s suggestion, the supervisors held an execut...
Budd D. Sholes, 40, of Norfolk was sentenced last week in Holt County district court for December 2018 and January 2019 crimes committed in Holt County. The Honorable Mark Kozicek ordered Sholes to serve four terms in a facility under jurisdiction of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. If he loses none of his good time, Sholes must serve 15 months, less five days credited for time served in the county jail, before becoming eligible for parole, and 60 months (five years), less five days, before mandatory release. Sholes pleaded...
Summer Schroeder, of Clearwater, has been awarded a dean's commitment scholarship, valued at $2,000, to continue her education at Wayne State College. Summer, the daughter of Brian and Kam Schroeder, will graduate from Ewing Public School in May 2020. Schroeder is involved in multiple activities, including volleyball, basketball, track, student council, National Honor Society, TeamMates, choir, art Future Business Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Ewing Letterman's...
Dolores Snider of Clearwater, will be honored for her 90th birthday, Sunday, March 1, from 2 to 4 p.m., at. St. Theresa's Parish hall, in Clearwater. Her children and there spouses are hosting the event. Cards can reach Dolores at PO Box 6, Clearwater, NE 68726....
Orchard eighth-grade students are named artist of the week. Instructor Shannon Schumacher said students recently made tape sculptures. "Students had to wrap each other in plastic wrap, part by part. Then they would cover the plastic wrap with clear tape. When finished with tape, they cut it off and started assembling bodies....
The Summerland Bobcats will face Neligh-Oakdale in the first round of post-season play in the Class C2-6 subdistrict. The teams will meet at 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 24, at O'Neill High School. The Bobcats enter as the fifth seed, with a record of 2-18, while the Warriors are seeded fourth. Their record is 3-17. The winner of Monday's game will advance to a 6 p.m. game against Creighton on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The Bulldogs, 13-8, enter as the top seed. The 7:45 p.m. contest will feature Ainsworth,...
