Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Summerland schools will have a normal opening, Aug. 13. Superintendent Dale Martin made the announcement Monday during the board of education's regular meeting. He distributed information about a health dial, which rates risk for COVID-19. The dial consists of green, yellow, orange and red levels. North Central District Health Department will be creating a district-specific dial, according to Martin. It will change on a week-by-week basis. Holt and Antelope counties are currently in the green....
Bargain shoppers won't want to miss citywide garage sales in Orchard and the surrounding area, Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18. The event, sponsored by the Orchard Historical Society, includes 17 parties in 13 locations. A complete listing will be available on the Orchard Historical Society and Village of Orchard Facebook pages....
Clearwater site Principal Mike Sanne told Summerland Board of Education members he met with Educational Service Unit 8 administrator, Corey Dahl, to discuss the service unit’s potential purchase of the Clearwater facility. “We are negotiating a few things. There are concerns about a few things,” Sanne said. ESU 8 would like to include a storage shed located behind the school. “To prevent them from having to move the shed and running cement, hopefully we can negotiate a situation where they ca...
Rodeo-goers ooh and ahh as riders cling to bucking stock or bulls, hoping to see an eight-second ride. What spectators do not see behind the scenes is the importance quality stock plays in providing an evening of rodeo entertainment. For 52 years, Hollenbeck Rodeo Company, owned by Squeek and Maureen Hollenbeck, of Winner, South Dakota, has supplied stock for rodeos throughout the Mid-States Rodeo Association area, including 42 years as the provider for Clearwater's Big Rodeo. Rodeo is a...
Antelope County commissioners worked a little closer to resolving a plethora of road issues last week, although no decision was reached for bonding more work. The bulk of the July 7 meeting at the courthouse in Neligh was dedicated to county roads, in one form or another. After clearing the agenda of other business and more than an hour of discussion with road superintendent Aaron Boggs, an unofficial agreement was reached, giving Boggs direction to move forward with work on four heavily...
We made it. Happy first anniversary to the Advocate-Messenger family. One year ago, Jenna, Cassidy, Sandy and I were using my dining room table as a desk and took over the Schindler hacienda, creating and putting the pieces together for the inaugural issue. Quite a bit has changed in 12 months: we purchased The Office building in Clearwater, waded through the pandemic, applied for our periodicals postal permit (what an experience!) and have hired a veteran community journalist to join our staff...
ERIN SCHOENBERG Project Associate Center for Rural Affairs Recently, rural Americans have missed out on many services usually offered in their communities. However, library employees have worked even harder to provide for their patrons. For example, in Wayne, library staff have stepped up to show their community how resilient small-town libraries can be. A week after closing to the public, the library initiated curbside book pickup. They are also offering virtual assistance to patrons through online resources like Ebooks and audiobooks, online...
North Central District Health Department reported Monday it has been made aware of six additional COVID-19 cases in the region. Four cases in Antelope County, though not all contact-related to one another, are result of direct contacts with positive cases. All direct contacts have been contacted and asked to quarantine. All cases are at home in isolation. One case in Antelope County is due to community spread, which has been present in the county. The individual is in isolation at home. All direct contacts have been contacted and asked to...
Brooke Lehr, of Columbus, earned the title of Miss Clearwater Rodeo 2020. Lehr was crowned by retiring queen Ashleigh Nelson, of Tilden, during the July 10 opening of Clearwater's Big Rodeo. Competition began in the afternoon, with arena work, including horsemanship, flag presentation and herding. Individual interviews concluded the judging process. Morgan Erhardt, of Orchard, was named runner-up. Josey Booth, of Neligh, received the personality award. The Miss Congeniality award was presented...
The Red Cross will sponsor a blood drive in Ewing, Thursday, July 23, from 12 to 6 p.m. The event will be held at the village hall. All donor's names will be entered in a drawing. Prizes will be donated by DW's, Westend Mini Mart, Ewing Family Foods and the Sunset Store. To make an appointment, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 402-394-7773....
The mobile food pantry, sponsored by the Neligh United Methodist Church, as well as various other churches, individuals and businesses in the area, will be dispersing food, Tuesday, July 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Riverside Park in Neligh. Attendees are asked to take note that the location in the park has been changed, and to watch for signs that day. Volunteers will be on hand to direct traffic and make sure people get to the correct distribution location. Individuals wishing to help should report at 2 p.m., and recipients planning to attend may...
All community volunteers who assisted with the 53rd annual Clearwater’s Big Rodeo are invited to an appreciation dinner, Saturday, July 25. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m., at the rodeo grounds....
Current and future priorities for public utilities will be discussed with public power directors from Nebraska’s largest utilities during an upcoming virtual town hall, hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs. “We’re fortunate to live in a public power state, which provides Nebraskans with representation at our electric utilities,” said Lu Nelsen, policy associate at Center for Rural Affairs. “One of the benefits of public power is the ability our residents have to get involved in decisions related to how electricity is generated to power the...
After much consideration, the Holt County Ag Society has made a decision regarding events for the 2020 Holt County Fair. Due to the nature of the Covid-19 virus and restrictions required to be in compliance with today’s health guidelines, the Holt County Ag Society has moved to reschedule all entertainment events to the 2021 fair dates. Open class events at the 2020 fair, including the dog show and junior exhibits, will not be held. The Holt County Extension office will still offer 4-H and FFA events, with changes in the schedule to be a...
TikTok is a video platform where users can create videos ranging between 15 and 60 seconds. Videos are uploaded to the platform where they can be viewed by anyone. Originally, the app was called Musical.ly. It was a video-sharing platform with only 15-second videos. The app managed to gain popularity and created young influencers through lip-sync videos. Around the same time, China released a similar app called Douyin that became very popular. Douyin spread to other Asian countries and changed...
Recently, TikTok has come under fire by the United States government. The owner of TikTok is ByteDance, a Chinese company based in Beijing. Many officials are raising concern about how China is using information collected from the app. Just last month, India banned the app, along with several other Chinese apps. Some of the reasoning has to do with political and military tension between the two countries. The Australian government is also considering a ban as its own tensions with China...
After the pandemic started, I was sent home from college. With no classes to attend or any of my school friends to see, I had to find something to fill up all of this new amount of time. I, like many people my age, turned to TikTok. For the longest time, I put off using and even downloading the app for no real reason. Out of complete boredom, I downloaded it just to see what was so amazing about the app. I quickly understood what it was. I realized that TikTok is very similar to when Vine was...
The season is drawing to a close for the Summerland 2 peewee team. Members include Cooper Napier, Cohen Schindler, Zander Tabbert, Landon Nelson, Adyen Bazelman, Mason Schwager, Austin Napier, Jacob Pierzina, Preston Watson, Austin Mendoza and Tucker Dougherty. Nate Schwager and Darin Ternus coach the team....
St. Peter Lutheran Fellowship Hall, in Orchard, will be the site for a blood drive, scheduled for Monday, July 20. Donations will be accepted between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Rita Shabram will contact donors to make appointments. She may be reached at 402-893-2691. Donors may also make an appointment on the blood donor app or by visiting redcrossblood.org and searching for the Orchard drive. Social distancing guidelines will be in place. Appointments are preferred. Walk-ins will be accepted only...
I love salads. My weekly grocery list always includes "salad mix, lettuce, fruits and veggies." It's a permanent line on the note app I have on my phone where I keep a running list. It doesn't matter if it's June or January. There is something about main-dish salads in the summer that make them the perfect choice for a easy week-night meal. But what makes the main-dish salad different than your standard side salad? One word: Protein. A main-dish salad is the perfect place for sliced pieces of...
Coreslab Structures, Inc., in Omaha, will supply precast concrete walls for the Summerland School project. Industrial tech instructor Mike Odell, along with Superintendent Dale Martin, visited the plant, June 15, and saw some of the panels being constructed for the school. Wall panels include layers of polyethylene, expanded polystyrene, fiberboard sheeting, breather-type building membranes, cell foam insulation, uncoated brick wall, uncoated concrete block and precast concrete. Walls were...
Clearwater Insurance Agency hosted an open house, Friday, in Clearwater. Chamber of Commerce members held a ribbon cutting. Attending the ceremony were Lauren Sheridan-Simonsen, Clearwater economic development director, Ashleigh Nelson, Miss Clearwater Rodeo, Kaylee Thiele, Aaron Kruger, Dane Nielsen, Debb Pofahl, Tori Kester, Wendi Flenniken, Tammy Bearinger, LuAnn Schindler, Curt Thiele, Kevin Filsinger, Dennis Herley, Jarod Bearinger, Steve Hankla, Jeremy Sanne, Marty Kerkman, Taryl...
Royal tractor ride, a venture through scenic northern Antelope County, will be held July 18. Sign-up begins at 10:30 a.m., at Last Chance Bar and Grill. The parade of tractors will depart at noon for the 50-mile ride. Lunch will be available before and after the event. For more information, contact Gary Ober at 402-340-0170....
Tough times are what the New Moon Community Theater is made of. Rebuilt during wartime, after a tragic fire in 1944, the beloved landmark stands as a reminder of the resilience of rural Nebraska communities. Now, more than ever, individuals need this reminder of what is capable and of the history from which we come. In order to improve the lives of those living in Antelope County and beyond, the theater's renovation committee will move forward with the restoration of the landmark and invite...
