Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Summerland Public School Superintendent Dale Martin recently released preliminary enrollment numbers for the district. Martin listed the number of students per grade at each respective site, in a report released Aug. 24. Enrollment at the three sites totals 402 students, a decrease of eight students from the 2019-2020 school year Clearwater site The Clearwater site boasts the largest enrollment, totaling 140 students. While Clearwater’s enrollment shows a decrease of 11 students from last y...
Antelope County Shooters Club will host its final 3D archery tournament for the year, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5 and 6. Competition will be held between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. both days at the Antelope County Shooters Club archery range in Neligh. The meet will give youth planning to participate in next week’s state 4-H tournament an extra practice. Questions may be directed to Rod Christiansen at 402-887-7791 or Mark Eggers at 402-750-0005....
Don and Rachel Linquist invite people to be curious about their cattle company. The couple own and operate DH Longhorn, a Page-based business that provides pasture-raised Texas Longhorn beef from their ranch to people’s tables. “The ranch-to-table process is just that – right from our ranch/pasture to our customers’ tables,” Rachel said. The beef is dry aged for three weeks at Wausa Lockers and inspected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Our beef goes into the locker right from our pa...
People who want to enjoy an agricultural field day that will feature a variety of topics will soon will have the chance. A demonstration field day will be held 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Sept. 9, at the Bazile Groundwater Management Area’s soil health site near Creighton. To find the soil health site, people will need to travel two miles south of Creighton on Nebraska Highway 13, turn east onto 870 Road and travel three-fourths of a mile. The outdoor event, during which social distancing will be...
Random thoughts ... a.k.a. I am multi-tasking and a million ideas are racing through my mind. I’ll number them to give this column some semblance of order. 1. Best quote I have read in a long time. “Left, right or center - facts have no party line.” Spot. On. Many times at our house, Scott and I get into heated political discussions. He tells me I am not paying attention to what is happening (uh no, I pay attention all day long). Then I explain he fails to fact check before sharing some talki...
In rural America, we understand the importance of postal mail to connecting our republic. Sites across Nebraska’s Third District on the Pony Express Historic Trail commemorate the value of this service back to our earliest days as a territory and state. However, the United States Postal Service has been in the news more than usual lately for two reasons – its financial troubles and the increase in mail-in voting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our founders recognized the importance of postal mai...
The wind energy industry remains one of the fastest growing in the U.S. It has not only increased capacity but provided consumers and utilities with clean energy while creating additional economic benefits, such as tax revenue, career opportunities and direct payments to landowners who host turbines. However, with that growth has come questions and concerns, leaving local officials trying to decide the best approach to regulating development. The most common solution is zoning, in particular...
Ronald E. Frazier, 48, of Neligh faced the Honorable Mark Johnson in the Antelope County district courtroom last Wednesday, Aug. 26, for arraignment on count of making terroristic threats. Frazier faces a possible penalty, if convicted of the Class 3A felony alleged July 6 at a Neligh bar, of up to three years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine, or both. Accompanied by public defender Patrick Carney of Norfolk, Frazier entered a not guilty plea. Pretrial hearing is set Sept. 30, with a jury trial scheduled for Jan. 19, 2021. Bond, in the...
Two Summerland students participated in the Bloomfield High School Rodeo, Aug. 28 and 29. Kylie Hewitt finished seventh in goat tying on Saturday, finishing in 9.030. On Sunday, Hewitt placed eighth in breakaway roping, with a time of 3.590 and ended 13th in goat tying. She finished in 9.860. Kaci Wickersham placed 10th in Saturday’s goat tying category. She completed her run in 9.42. Wickersham also placed 11th in pole bending, running 23.222. On Sunday, Wickersham ran 7.820 to place second in goat tying. In pole bending, Wickersham placed 1...
The Lady Bobcats brought their "A" game to the season opener. The ace game, that is, sent Summerland to a 2-0 start after winning the Elkhorn Valley triangular. After EV downed West Holt in straight sets, the Lady Cats sent the Huskies packing, sweeping the match 25-15 and 25-18. Avery Cheatum sent six unaswered serves, Adyson Mlnarik finished with four perfect serves and Brenna Wagner added three to the count. Setter Kyra Nilson finished with 11 set assists, including six shots to Brenna...
Neither an 84-degree temperature at race time nor road construction could slow Bobcat cross country runners. Three team members - Ellie Dougherty, Danielle Schrunk and David Arroyo - competed in the Burwell Invite, Aug. 26. Originally scheduled to begin at 4 p.m., organizers bumped the start time to the morning, due to extreme heat. Arroyo edged out a competitor to bring home the 15th place medal in the boys’ division. Race times were not available for Schrunk or Dougherty. The team will c...
The first page of the first chapter of Summerland Bobcat football nearly started as a blank book. Turnovers, including a goal line drop, plagued the Bobcats, Friday, as Jeff Shabram’s squad lost, 38-12, to Elkhorn Valley, in Tilden. Yet, Shabram sees a glimmer of hope. “I was encouraged by the fight in the team even after the rough second quarter,” he said. Nine starters return to form the Bobcat squad, including all-district picks Dalton Rotherham and Colton Thiele. “We return a lot of players...
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America members, chapters and advisers were recently recognized via social media platforms for their efforts during the 2019-2020 school year. This year, more than 700 students from across the state earned the opportunity to compete in STAR Events at the State Leadership Conference. Students Taking Action with Recognition recognizes members for proficiency and achievement in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills, and career preparation. Due...
It’s official. Clearwater’s Big Rodeo was named 2020 Rodeo of the Year by the Mid-States Rodeo Association. The announcement was made Sept. 1. by the Mid-States organization. Other year-end personnel winners include Duane Bellin, announcer; Jill Austin, secretary; Amy McKay, timer; Mike Ferguson, judge; Cody Hollenbeck, pick-up man; “Toofpik” Todd Flinn, barrel man of the year; Terry Graff, timed event contractor and Hollenbeck Rodeo Company, rough stock contractor....
It’s been a weird summer, hasn’t it? Traditional Memorial Day programs were few and far between. Father’s Day was observed with proper “social distancing.” Fourth of July celebrations were canceled and most of the fireworks we saw were on TV. “Back to school” for many students across the country meant “back to the kitchen table.” And as for fall, I’m still trying to wrap my head around September, October and November with no Husker football or volleyball. And even the sporting events tha...
