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Flashing lights and reduced speed limit signs will be placed on 513 Avenue, near the Summerland School site. AaronBoggs, Antelope County road superintendent, told commissioners, Tuesday, they gave a nod for approval a year ago. Lights will flash when school is in session, as well as when activities are held. Speed limit on the stretch will drop to 35 miles per hour. The Summerland district will reimburse the county for the cost of the signs, which will run approximately $14,000. The county will...
Barbara Roland, who taught at Ewing and Summerland schools for 33 years, died Thursday, May 27, at her home, after battling cancer for 11 years. Roland taught third grade and, later, served as the Title I reading instructor. In August, she told the Advocate- Messenger her battle with cancer began in 2009, when she was having dental issues and was sent to Dr. Jon Stineman, an oral surgeon in Norfolk. She was sent to Creighton University's School of Dentistry in Omaha, to work with Dr. Stephen Hes...
"Service members cannot do what they do with out sacrifice, and without the sacrifice of their family." Eric Nordby know about a soldier's sacrifice. The Ewing native, a chief warrant officer 5, has served in the Army Reserves since 1989. He has completed three tours of duty, including Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve. He has been a member of the Omaha Police Department since 1992 and currently works in the internal affairs unit. He presented...
Two Ewing natives were inducted into the village's hall of fame during a ceremony, Saturday, following the village's grand parade. Sister M. Joseph and Victor Funk comprise the 2021 class of honorees. Village chairman James Ramold made the presentation to family members....
Wow, what a weekend in Ewing. One hundred fifty years, plus one, definitely looks good on you. It took a lot of planning and quite a number of people were involved in pulling off a weekend filled with family, friends and fun. Cool temperatures and threatening rain could have slowed Friday evening activities, but that didn’t deter those wanting to kick off summer. Our staff, along with Josh Napier, had a great time overseeing the road rally. Some questions stumped participants; others were a b...
Thelma D. Anson 1926 - 2021 A private family funeral service was held Thursday, May 27, for Thelma D. Anson. Burial was in Ewing City Cemetery. Snider Memorial Funeral Home handled arrangements. Thelma died May 24, 2021, at Alpine Village in Verdigre. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorialfh.com. Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation. ~~~ Thelma Delaine Anson was born Dec, 4, 1926, in Clearwater. She was the oldest child and onlydaughter of...
Antelope Memorial Hospital will soon welcome Dr. Josh Thoendel to its medical staff. Originally from rural Ewing, Thoendel is a 2002 graduate of Chambers High School. He attended college at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln, graduating in May 2006 with Bachelor of Science degrees in biochemistry and math and a minor in chemistry. As an undergraduate, he was active in research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center - College of Dentistry in Lincoln for a year. He also volunteered at St....
Two 19-year-old O’Neill men were sentenced last Wednesday, May 26, in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill by the Honorable Tami Schendt. Judge Kale Burdick recused himself from sentencing the men after accepting their guilty pleas March 23. Nathaniel N. Fonseca appeared before Schendt to be sentenced on a conviction of minor in possession of alcohol, ages 19/20, a Class 3 misdemeanor committed Feb. 21. He was fined $300 and assessed $50 costs of prosecution. Roger R. Hauf was fined $300 as well as two days in the Holt County Jail for a con...
The Allied Health Department at Northeast Community College in Norfolk has announced a free, one-session workshop for emergency medical service technicians, in Orchard later this month. The workshop, EVOC, will be held Sat. June 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Orchard Fire Hall. The workshop is funded, in whole or in part, with funds provided through the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Office of Emergency Health System. For additional information, call the Allied Health Department, Northeast Community College, at...
The villages of Clearwater and Orchard are seeking input about community infrastructure, including existing conditions of streets and sidewalks, as well as the overall appearance of the each village. Orchard residents may fill out an online survey, at https://kwiksurveys. com/s/OEV1xTWK. The survey will be available through June 21. Clearwater residents may access an online survey through June 28 at https://kwiksurveys.com/s/qP35gLZg. Hard copies of surveys are available at each village office....
The Nebraska School Activities Association recently announced the student recipients of the Spring 2020-21 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association Academic All-State Awards. Since 2006 this NSAA award program has recognized students who meet the criteria for nomination by their school in the season of their activity. Each year, the NSAA and the NCPA recognize students during fall, winter and spring seasons, who are nominated by their schools for individual academic excellence, leadership and significant contributions in their...
The village of Clearwater will host a public input meeting, Monday, June 14, at 6:30 p.m. Discussion will take place about the village’s infrastructure, including road and sidewalk conditions. Village board of trustees members will be at the meeting; however no formal action or discussion of village business will take place during the meeting. Residents are urged to attendand share concerns....
Plea bargains were announced in two Antelope County district court cases last Wednesday, May 26, when the Honorable Mark Johnson presided from the bench of the courtroom in Neligh. Michael G. Loy, 51, of Elgin faced Johnson for a pretrial hearing on a felony count of driving under the influence of alcohol, (.15 grams or more) and an infraction open container violation. A plea deal was announced. Antelope County prosecutor Joe Abler reduced the felony DUI charge to to a Class W misdemeanor count, DUI, less than .15 grams, first offense, and...
A 45-mile cruise between Ewing, Orchard and Clearwater drew 15 teams to compete in the FunFest road rally, sponsored by the Summerland Advocate-Messenger and Ewing Young Members Club. Knowledge of each of the town's businesses and landmarks came in handy. A background in history may have been helpful, too, as several clues referred to the past. Having a lead foot didn't make a difference. Contestants simply needed to answer questions and snap photographs to document each stop. Stops along the...
NOTICE OF MEETING BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater will be held Monday, June 14, 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...
PUBLIC NOTICE Nonpublic School Notification Summerland Schools On June 9, 2021, at 9 a.m., a meeting conducted by Summerland Public School will take place at the district office in the Orchard School at Orchard. The purpose of the meeting will be to provide an opportunity for parents and representatives of nonpublic schools to participate in the development of a plan for providing special education services to children with disabilities who attend nonpublic schools and home schools which are within the Summerland district for the 2021-2022...
NOTICE OF BIDS Antelope County Commissioners Low Boy Trailer Bid The Antelope County Commissioners have the intent to purchase a new or used lowboy trailer with detachable neck. The Antelope County Commissioners will invite informal quotes from now until 10:30 a.m., on June 8, 2021. Quotes should be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to the Antelope County Commissioners, 501 Main Street, PO Box 26, Neligh, NE 68756- 0026. The envelope must be clearly marked with “Informal quote for lowboy trailer” on the outside of theenvelope. Quo...
The Ewing Alumni event held on May 29th, 2021 in the Ewing high school gymnasium, honored a few classes including: 1971, 2011, and 2020....
The State of Nebraska has issued a health alert for harmful algal blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Willow Creek Lake in Pierce County. Samples taken earlier this week at Willow Creek Lake were above the health alert threshold of eight parts per billion of total microcystin, which is a toxin released by certain strains of blue-green algae. Based on recommendations issued in 2019 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the state of Nebraska adopted this limit after concluding...
