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Six Summerland School students earned state SkillsUSA medals. Awards were announced virtually, April 26. Competition took place between April 8 and 16. Three students earned gold medals, including Calissa Kester, restaurant services; Madison Melcher, job skills, open; and Carlee Livingston, junior high job skills, open. Faith King received silver in high school job skills, demo A. Emma King received bronze in junior high job skills, open. Rafe Grebin earned the bronze medal in power equipment...
Two individuals who exemplify the definition of courage and service will enter the Ewing Hall of Fame. Sr. M. Joseph and Victor Funk will be honored during a May 30 barbecue, scheduled during the village's 150 plus one Funfest celebration. Family members of the two inductees will accept the awards. Beverly Rotherham, who graduated from Ewing High School in 1958, joined Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in 1973 and took the name Sister M. Joseph. Sr. M. Joseph worked as a missionary around...
A 10-county road trip, featuring more than 140 small businesses, including 11 Antelope County locations, begins Saturday and continues through Sept. 30.. The 2021 Best of the Backroad Tour of Northeast Nebraska, sponsored by News Channel Nebraska and Giant Gear, combines travel, adventure and unique small-town charm and hospitality. The tour features four Summerland-area sites, including the Sidebar, in Clearwater; Corner Hardware & More and the Orchard Historical Society, in Orchard and Royal...
LUANN SCHINDLER lschindler@ summerlandadvocate.com Brad Thoendel has always been interested in teaching. The Wayne State College senior, originally from rural Ewing, said he wasn't sure if he would ever have an opportunity to stand in front of a classroom and present a lesson. The Chambers Public School graduate said dyxlexia - a learning disorder that affects areas of the brain which process language - nearly prevented him from following his dream. Thoendel will receive his degree from WSC,...
Nebraska will retain three congressional seats, based on official 2020 U.S. Census data released Monday for purposes of congressional apportionment. The state’s population grew by 7.4%, with 1,961,504 people residing in the Cornhusker State. That number is up from 1,826,341 from the 2010 census. Landing as the 37th largest state, Nebraska’s growth rate was on track with national trends. The U.S. Census Bureau announced the 2020 Census shows resident population of the United States on April 1,...
What is enough? It's a deeply personal question, so I will give you a couple minutes to consider your answer. As Maria Shriver ponders in this week's edition of the Sunday Paper, "When do you know you've had enough? When do you finally feel that you are enough? When is enough, enough?" All are good questions worth consideration. Our responses will depend on our perceptions and experiences. The word we use to follow "enough" may tend to define who we are and our core system of beliefs. When my...
The Legislature passed the budget bills this past week. Governor Ricketts has five days (not counting Sunday) to decide whether to sign the legislation. The governor has the authority to line-item veto specific items on budget bills, without vetoing the entire bill. Once the budget bills have been passed, other legislation that appropriates General Funds or results in the reduction of revenue to the General Fund, and all other tax expenditure bills, can be read on final reading. LB 2,...
The Legislature debated several of my bills last week. On Tuesday afternoon, we debated my amendment to my LB 561, a bill to further define and implement the voter-approved initiative on casino gaming at racetracks. As 70% of the tax revenue derived from these casinos is dedicated to property tax relief, it is important to get this done right. Gambling is a divisive issue in our Legislature and the debate reflected that. After the question was divided on the issue of electronic keno, we spent a...
Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a two-year state budget promoting tax relief and controlling state spending, into law, Monday. Budget growth was limited to 1.7% and set at $9.7 billion for the two-year period ending June 30, 2023. The newly-signed budget leaves $206 million available, although that total could change after April 29, when revenue forecasts will be updated. Ricketts said, "The budget I have signed controls state spending and significantly increases direct property tax relief for the peo...
Irelyn Bearinger and Talya Nilson placed second in duet acting/duo interp at the West Holt junior high speech invitational, Saturday, after losing a tie-breaker by points in the two-round, no-finals tournament. The tournament was judged by high school speakers from West Holt, Chambers/Wheeler Central and Summerland. Gaining judging experience from Summerland were Kyra Nilson and Emily Nordby. The pair placed sixth in a field of 28 in duet acting/duo interpretation at a meet in Wayne, April 17,...
A 56-year-old O’Neill man, who was convicted earlier this year of third-degree sexual assault of a child, was sentenced Monday by the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom. Kozisek ordered Ronald J. Ross Jr. to serve 30 days in the Holt County Jail and a two-year term of probation, including probation fees totaling $630. As part of his probation, Ross was ordered to participate in outpatient sex-offense treatment, approved by his probation officer, addressing thinking errors that contributing to the offense; sexual and e...
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is looking to provide additional hunting and fishing opportunities on private lands through its Open Fields and Waters Program. Landowners willing to allow public, walk-in access for hunting or fishing can receive annual, per-acre payments through the program. Participating landowners are afforded liability protection through the Nebraska Recreational Liability Act. Additional financial incentives often are available for habitat improvements, such as...
Bobcat track team members brought home medals in four events from the Tom Martin/Wausa Invite, held April 22, in Pierce. Hadley Cheatum was a triple medal winner, securing medals in the 400m, 800m and 4x100 relay. Girls' division The Lady Bobcats finished seventh, scoring 28 points. Norfolk Catholic claimed the team title, with 100 points, while Pierce earned the runner-up trophy, scoring 95 points. Kylie Hewett sprinted to another medal in the 100m. Results by event include: 100m: Hewett,...
The Creighton Bulldogs shot 176 to win the CWC golf quad, April 21, at the Summerland Golf Course. Braxton Brockhaus shot 37 to pace Creighton and teammate Gage Burns finished second, carding a 40. Christen Curtis, of Royal, shot 59 for the Bulldog junior varsity squad. Niobrara/Verdigre finished second, with 201. Preston Crosley and Max Hollman shot 48 to lead the team. Daley Bearinger carded a 54 to pace the Bobcats. Collectively, they shot 221. Rafe Grebin finished with a 57; Avery Cheatum,...
Dalton Rotherham and Coy Wickersham tied for second, shooting 44, at Friday’s junior high golf invite at Bassett. Kol Otten, of North Central shot 42 to take top honors. Corbin Gillis, NC, finished fourth, with 45, while Cash Wickersham finished fifth with 46. Summerland claimed the team trophy, shooting 185. Boyd County finished second at 216. NC did not field a full squad. Other Bobcat golfers included Jenna Funk, 51; Jadyn Hobbs, 55 and Brandon Pruden, 75....
Erin Schwager, of Orchard, a student at Wayne State College, was recently honored by two academic groups at the college. On April 19, she was inducted into Cardinal Key, the women's honor society and on April 24, she became a member of the Philomathean, the presidents's honor society....
Daley Bearinger shot 95, 12 strokes off the lead, to finish 13th at Saturday’s Osmond Golf Invite, at Rolling Hills Country Club at Wausa. The Bobcats shot 403 and finished seventh in the 13-team field. Rafe Grebin and Kellen Mlnarik both shot 99, while Avery Cheatum and Matthew Potter both finished with 110. Mlnarik finished 18th and Grebin, 20th. Ponca took the team title with 368. Cedar Catholic Junior Varsity finished second, with 385. Zach Fernau, Ponca, took top medalist honors. He f...
St. John the Baptist church, in rural Clearwater, held the sacrament of first Communion, Sunday. Participating in the ceremony were (above, l-r): Father John Norman; Caden Schueth, son of Allen and Kelsi Schueth and second-grade religious education teacher Sarah Keegan. St. Peter de Al Cantara Church, in Ewing, held first Communion, Saturday, April 24. Participating in the sacrament were (below, l-r): Sarah Keegan, St. Peter's second-grade religious education teacher; Orasio Zermeno, son of...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Clearwater Historical Society, Inc., (the “corporation”), a Nebraska nonprofit corporation, has been organized as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of Nebraska with the following registered agent and office: Carla Jacob, 402 Nebraska Street, Clearwater, Nebraska 68726. The name and address of the Incorporator is Carla Jacob, 603 Custer Street, Clearwater, Nebraska 68726. The Corporation is a public benefit corporation and the corporation shall not have members. Carla Jacob 603 Custer Street Cle...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater will be held Monday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m., at the fire hall meeting room and will be open to the public. An agenda for the regular meeting is kept continuously current and available for public inspection at the office of the Village Clerk. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. Angie Hupp, Village Clerk Published April 29, 2021...
Notice is hereby given that the County Board of Commissioners of Antelope County, Nebraska will hold a County Board of Equalization meeting in the Commissioner’s Meeting Room in the Antelope County Courthouse Annex, Neligh, Nebraska on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 9:45 AM, for the purpose of approving tax roll corrections, Form 451 Reaffirmations of Tax Exemption for Antelope County Shooters Club, Orchard Young Men’s Club, and Antelope County Farm Bureau, motor vehicle exemptions and various other items which may become necessary to act upon. Mee...
Notice is hereby given that the County Board of Commissioners of Antelope County, Nebraska will hold meetings in the County Commissioner’s meeting room in the Antelope County Courthouse Annex, Neligh, Nebraska on the following dates and times: May 4, 2021 at 9 a.m. May 11, 2021 at 8 a.m. Meetings will be open to the public. An agenda, kept continuously current, is available for public inspection at the Antelope County Clerk’s office and may be modified at such meeting to include items of an emergency nature pursuant to Section 84-1411 of the...
SANDY SCHROTH sschroth@ summerlandadvocate.com San Oo, of Omaha, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana, less than one ounce, first offense, committed in September 2020, by waiver. But the waiver came only after an arrest warrant was served. The warrant was issued after Oo failed to appear Jan. 19. He was cited by a Holt County deputy Sept. 22, 2020, about four miles west of O’Neill on Highway 20 and was given the option to waiver prior to Nov. 3, 2020, which he failed to do. According to court records, a court hearing was scheduled and h...
The Holt County 4-H Council recently announced recipients of the 2021 4-H Council senior scholarship. Jordyn Laible and Logan Sanford will each receive a $500 scholarship contingent upon the receipt of their first semester college transcript with a 2.0 grade-point average or greater. Laible will graduate from West Holt High School this spring. She has been actively involved in 4-H for 11 years and exhibited projects in many areas, including human development, design decisions, design my place,...
Summerland - Orchard students presented group and individual pieces at district music competition, Friday, at West Holt. According to director Emily Heithoff, both band and choir received a two, or excellent rating. Taelyn Switzer and Gunnar Shabram earned two on their instrumental solos. Hadley Cheatum and Kaci Wickersham recieved a one, or superior rating, on their instrumental solo performances. Five students received a one on their vocal solors, including Wickersham, Avery Cheatum, Hadley...
