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Vacancies on township boards were discussed during the Holt County Supervisors Nov. 30 meeting. Since three people failed to file for township office in Antelope, Belle, Dustin, Holt Creek, Josie, saratoga, Scott, Shamrock and Willowdale townships, supervisors appointed residents to fill the positions. Antelope Township will be represented by Neil Liewer, James Crumly and Kristopher Matschullat; Belle Township, Pat Gentele and David Engelhaupt; Dustin Township, Dustin Lofquist, Kimberly...
After nearly 19 years serving as Holt County planning and zoning administrator, Mike Durre will step down. Holt County Supervisors approved his resignation, effecctive Jan. 1, during the supervisor's Nov. 30 meeting. Durre started with the planning and zoning commission on Feb. 16, 2004. Earlier this year, the commission began updating the county's comprehensive plan, which has been in effect for 42 years. The commission hired Marvin Planning Associates, of David City, to assist with the...
The "Summerland Advocate-Messenger" will accept letters to Santa through Friday, Dec. 16, at noon. Youngsters are invited to submit letters via mail at Santa, c/o Summerland Advocate-Messenger, PO Box 277, Clearwater, NE 68726. Letters may also reach Santa via email at [email protected] Letters will run in the Christmas edition of SAM....
Concertgoers will have two opportunities to hear holiday spirit come to life at Summerland School. On Monday, Dec. 12, junior and senior high school choir and band members will perform at 7 p.m., in the auxiliary gym. Elementary musicians will perform Dec. 20, at 7 p.m., in the main gym. Fifth- and sixth-grade bands will start the show, followed by the kindergarten through sixth-grade program, “Holly and the Ivy League.” The musical, written by Roger Emerson and John Jacobson, introduces Holly Day, who is upset because girls aren’t allow...
“When I miss my parents I put 12 expired salad dressings in my fridge and it feels like home.” The abovementioned meme made me chuckle the other day because: 1.) so true; and 2.) I definitely resemble my parents. (Note to my children: I counted and there are only six expired dressing bottles in the refrigerator door.) The meme hit home after reading a recent article in “The Atlantic,” about expiration dates on packaged food. Like author Yasmin Tayag, I have multiple cartons of expired yogurt...
A month from now, we will welcome a new year and a new Congress with a new majority. For the 118th Congress, House Republicans have put forward our Commitment to America agenda. In the new Republican majority, we will work to rein in reckless government spending, strengthen and make permanent the tax relief included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, maximize take-home pay for all Americans and build an economy that’s strong. TCJA’s success in raising wages shows how strengthening wages for wor...
We are familiar with the scene on television and movies: a person clutches their chest and drops to the ground, unconscious. Another character starts chest compressions and help is summoned. Although cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is often not accurately portrayed in such productions, it serves as a good reminder to all that CPR can save a life. Cardiac arrest is a general term to describe any situation in which the heart stops pumping blood to other organs in the body, most urgently the...
6 will be the second largest capital credits payout to NNTC customers in the company’s history. On Dec. 1, capital credit checks were mailed to 4,492 current customers and 3,930 former customers, totaling nearly $5 million. Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company is one of seven telephone cooperatives in Nebraska. Co-ops have the ability, with board approval, to pay their customers back as the company’s financial situation allows. Since money was made by NNTC, that money stays in northeast Nebraska, giving the area an economic boost. Nin...
Justin M. Golter of Orchard will spend at least four years in prison for a crime committed more than two years ago. Golter, 47, faced the Honorable Mark Johnson in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh on Nov. 30, for sentencing. Golter faced up to 50 years of incarceration for his conviction of a Class 1D felony, possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, committed Aug. 13, 2020. Antelope County attorney Joe Abler brought to the judge’s attention incidents that occurred after Golter’s Aug. 31 conviction, when he fled the...
Notice was recently given that terms for three members of the Nebraska Corn Development, Utilization and Marketing Board will expire June 30 and Nebraska’s corn checkoff program is seeking candidates to petition for those districts. Open positions include the board’s at-large director. District appointments are made by the governor. The at-large director appointment is made by the board. Any candidate seeking appointment may place their name on the candidacy list by filing a petition with the Nebraska Corn Board. Qualified candidates are cit...
Orchard residents are urged to complete a survey, offering ideas and opinions for the future of the village. Orchard Village Board of Trustees, along with Five Rule Rural Planning, of Kearney, have partnered to complete planning documents for community improvement projects. The process will include a housing study, comprehensive development plan and downtown revitalization plan. Paper copies of the survey are available at the village office Dusty's and Old School Thrift Store. The survey may...
The mobile food pantry, sponsored by the Neligh Faith Community Church, as well as various other churches, individuals and businesses in the area, will be dispersing food on Tuesday, Dec. 20, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., at the American Legion Club in Neligh. Volunteers will available to assist with loading the product into cars, parking and collecting the necessary information from attendees....
Student pride – and the graduation rate – are on the upswing at the public school on the Santee Native Reservation. School leaders trace that success to a new effort to teach students the tribe’s culture. For the first time, students are learning Santee Dakota history, language and customs – subjects long ago banned. The new cultural program has boosted attendance and helped the iSanti Community School in Niobrara hit a 100% graduation rate two years running, school leaders say. It hasn’t...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Three lifters from the Summerland Bobcats powerlifting team traveled to Lexington, Dec. 3, for the Lexington Powerlifting Championships. Coach Jeff Shabram said it was a large meet, with 230 lifters offering a line-up of very stiff competition. Gavin Whiting won bronze in the 242-pound class. Connor Thomson earned the fourth-place medal in the 132-pound class. Matt Umphress finished sixth in the 165-pound class. "With so many lifters competing, all of the weight classes had a...
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION NONPROFIT OF CLEARWATER AMERICAN LEGION POST 267 Pursuant to the provisions of the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act, notice of incorporation is hereby given as follows: 1. The name of the nonprofit Corporation is the Clearwater American Legion Post 267. 2. This classification of the Corporation is a mutual benefit corporation. 3. The location of the principal place of business of the Corporation is 507 Main Street, Clearwater, Nebraska 68726. 4. The name and address of the registered agent is Sterling Legate, 507 Main...
NOTICE OF MEETING EWING RURAL FIRE BOARD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ewing Rural Fire Board will meet in regular session, Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m., at the Ewing Fire Hall. Published December 8, 2022 ZNEZ ...
NOTICE OF MEETING EWING VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ewing Village Board of Trustees will meet in regular session, Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 4 p.m., at the city hall meeting room. An agenda, 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. Sharon Swails Village Clerk Published December 8, 2022 ZNEZ...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Summerland Public School, District 02-0115, Board of Education, will hold its regular board meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at 5:45 p. m. The public meeting will be held in the board room at 51293 857th Rd, Ewing, Nebraska. An agenda, kept continuously current, is available for inspection at the office of the superintendent during normal business hours. Additionally, a link to the agenda is available on the district’s website – District Inf...
PROCEEDINGS OF SPECIAL MEETING VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Ewing Village Board of Trustees met in a special session, Dec. 1, 2022, at 9 a.m., in open and public session at the village hall, located at 209 E. Nebraska Street, in the village of Ewing, Nebraska, the regular meeting place of the board of trustees. The purpose of the meeting was to pass Ordinance #440, to set additional sales tax of 1%. The meeting was called to order by Chairman James Ramold at 9 a.m. Notice was given as to the posted location of the open meetings law....
ORDINANCE #440 VILLAGE OF EWING AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF EWING, NEBRASKA, IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL 1% SALES TAX ON ALL TAXABLE SALES WITHIN THE VILLAGE; PROVIDING A DATE WHEN SUCH TAX IS TO BE IMPOSED; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES. Be it ordained by the village board of the village of Ewing, Nebraska, as follows: Section 1. Pursuant to the authority granted by the electors of the Village of Ewing there be and hereby is imposed a sales tax and use tax of an additional 1% of the purchase price upon the...
The Comstock Windmill Festivals have brought a half million fans to a town of less than 100 people. The town of Comstock has a senior center, repair shop and a post office, but its only retail business is a pop machine. Continuing its tradition of bringing the best of America’s young country artists, the Comstock Windmill Festival will bring 10 Nashville break-out and seasoned artists with #1 songs. Upstarts like Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Cody Johnson, Brooks & Dunn, Big & Rich, L...
The Honorable Mark Johnson, presiding from the Antelope County district court bench in Neligh last week, dealt with three out-of-state defendants accused of possessing drugs with the intent to deliver. The judge arraigned an Iowa couple and a Colorado man, who claimed stormy weather kept him there, then showed up for a makeup court date under the influence of drugs. Darrion J. Cescolini, 28, of Denver did not appear Wednesday for his pretrial hearing on two counts, a Class 2A felony, possession of heroin with intent to deliver, and a Class 4 fe...
For kids and adults alike, hot cocoa is often at the top of the list of favorite winter beverages. And with all the store-bought powdered packets available, it's certainly easy to prepare. But guess what? Making your own isn't that much more difficult, and the effort is worth it. And if you're having a party or family gathering, why not create a hot cocoa bar and let the guests add their toppings of choice? Topping musts for all ages include marshmallows, candy canes or peppermints, colored...
A 24-point game from Summerland sophomore Michael Koenig propelled the Bobcats to a 56-36 home win, Tuesday, against Riverside. Koenig shot 43% from the floor, hit four of nine three-point attempts and added six free throws in the victory. Summerland led, 13-8, at the end of the first quarter and pressured Riverside during the second, holding the Chargers to four points. Jaykwon Petite pitched in 16 points, while Sam Cheatum, Alec Schindler and Kellen Mlnarik grabbed five rebounds apiece....
Summerland's girls basketball team defeated Riverside in an impressive fashion, 56-22, in a Tuesday home, non-conference game. Coach Greg Appleby said, "Our girls played well in sprinting out to a 47-7 halftime lead. Our pressure defense created a lot of problems for Riverside and we were able to convert into points." Two Bobcat players finished in double digits, as Adyson Mlnarik scored 19 points and Hadley Cheatum added a dozen. Appleby said his squad's schedule gets "more difficult over the n...
