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Three new members – Keith White of Neligh, Bev Krutz of Orchard and Gary Arehart of Elgin – were elected to serve on the board of the Antelope County Historical Society at the organization's recent annual meeting. All three bring a strong interest in the county's history, with each having diverse experiences and interests. "We welcome these new members to our board," said Donna Hanson, Antelope County Museum executive director. "Their broad experience and love for Antelope County will go a lon...
NOTICE OF MEETING ANTELOPE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Antelope County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Oct. 27, 2024 at 2 p.m., at the Antelope County Museum, 410 L Street, Neligh, NE 68756. An agenda is posted at the museum and may be viewed during regular business hours. The meeting is open to the public. Published October 23, 2024 ZNEZ...
Orchard Community Club invites area residents to celebrate homecoming during the 2024 Orchard Free Days celebration, scheduled for July 25 to 28. Thursday, July 25 Kickoff the weekend celebration at the dive-in movie at the Orchard Swimming Pool, sponsored by the Orchard Public Library and Village of Orchard. The event is free and the movie will begin at dusk. Friday, July 26 On Friday, make plans to attend the Orchard Historical Society's chicken dinner. Serving will begin at 11 a.m. and...
Two days of events are planned July 3 and 4 at the Antelope County Museum to celebrate the installation of a historic windmill on the museum grounds. “It’s coming up fast,” said museum executive director Donna Hanson. “We hope everyone will come and join in on the fun.” • On July 3 and 4, vendors will be set up between the schoolhouse and church from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • On July 3, at 1 p.m., Ponca dancers will perform native dances. Attendees are asked to take lawn chairs. At approximately 2 p.m., museum officials will return a sacred pipe t...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE The public celebration of the erection of a historic windmill on the newly-created green space at the Antelope County Museum will take place throughout the day on July 4. The windmill’s placement is the culmination of months of planning and preparation and a partnership between the Antelope County Historical Society and Issiaih Yott, executive director of the Kregel Windmill Factory Museum in Nebraska City. “We are thrilled that this windmill will remain on our site as a testament to Antelope County’s agricultural roots...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska May 13, 2024 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Tabled minutes of the 5-7-2024 BOC Meeting. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ins 20,729.45; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 89.00; ANTELOPE CO CLERK-REGISTER ex 46.00; APPEARA ex 35.82; APPLIED CONN TECH ex 5,611.30; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 1,129.62; BLACKBURN MFG ex 720.00; BCBS ins 66,227.56; BOMGAARS ex 202.96; BROGAN & GRAY ex 1,494.85; CARNEY LA...
Antelope County Commissioners revisited the question of who is responsible for upgrades to an unimproved road when they met May 7 at the Antelope County Courthouse in Neligh. Last month, officials denied a zoning permit for Gary Yoder, for property adjacent to 512 Avenue, where Yoder is constructing a residence. County attorney Joe Smith told commissioners the property is owned by an Amish family, who is constructing a house at the location. "The first quarter mile going up to it isn't bad. The...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska May 7, 2024 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the 4-2-2024, 4-9-2024 and 4-15-2024 BOC Meeting. Approved minutes of the 4-09-2024 BOE meeting. Correspondence was reviewed. Monthly Reports: Clerk of the district court fee report; treasurer’s fund balance report; treasurer’s miscellaneous revenue report. Zoning administrator report. Zoning permit report for April. CP survey results discussed. Disc...
John Lajba has grown accustomed to having Lady Liberty loom over him while he works in his downtown Omaha studio. Still, the sculptor would rather see the weathered 9-foot copper statue depart his studio shelf – its home for the past 30 years – and placed back where it belongs. "It's been ... out of sight and out of people's memories for too long," Lajba said. He might get his wish. Momentum appears to be building to restore and return the statue to its pedestal in Omaha's Turner Park, whe...
NOTICE OF MEETING ANTELOPE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Antelope County Historical Society will hold its quarterly meeting on Feb. 4, 2024, at 2 p.m., at the Antelope County Museum, 410 L Street, Neligh, Nebraska. An agenda is posted at the museum and may be viewed during regular business hours. The meeting is opened to the public. Published January 25, 2024 ZNEZ...
It started with an Elgin family’s bathtub, one that had been in the family for decades, and it led to a major new exhibit at the Antelope County Museum in Neligh that spotlights the important role water plays in the lives of every county resident. Jane Schuchardt of Elgin said as she contemplated getting rid of the clawfoot bathtub that had been in her husband Rick Schuchardt’s family for years, it occurred to her that it could be the basis of an exhibit focusing on the importance of water. Her...
NOTICE OF MEETING ANTELOPE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Antelope County Historical Society will hold a special meeting to hear an update on the Eli windmill project on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at 11:30 a.m., at the Antelope County Museum, 410 L Street, Neligh, NE 68756. An agenda is posted at the museum and may be viewed during regular business hours. The meeting is opened to the public. Published December 28, 2023 ZNEZ...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Dec. 12, 2023 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the Dec. 5, 2023, BOC meeting. Correspondence was reviewed. Reports were reviewed: sheriff’s fee report. Review of claims. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: MELVIN AHLERS ar 24.00; AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ins 19,177.68; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 137.00; ANTELOPE CO SHRF ex 347.42; APPEARA ex 35.31; GORDON BAKER ar 72.00; BLACK HILLS E...
NOTICE OF MEETING ANTELOPE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Antelope County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting and election of offices on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at 2 p.m., at the Antelope County Museum, 410 L Street, Neligh, NE 68756. An agenda is posted at the museum and may be viewed during regular business hours. The meeting is opened to the public. Published October 26, 2023 ZNEZ...
Orchard will be aglow this weekend as the 2023 version of Orchard Free Days celebrates "Let's Glow Crazy in Orchard." Events kick off Friday, July 28, when the Orchard Historical Society will host a chicken dinner, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at The Rex. A freewill donation of $12 is suggested. The menu includes broasted chicken, potato salad, dinner roll and Texas sheet cake. Drive thru, dine in or carryout orders will be available. Before or after lunch, stop by the District 57 school, situated ne...
NOTICE OF MEETING ANTELOPE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Antelope County Historical Society will hold its quarterly meeting on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2 p.m., at the Antelope County Museum, 410 L Street, Neligh, NE 68756. An agenda is posted at the museum and may be viewed during regular business hours. The meeting is opened to the public. Published July 27, 2023 ZNEZ...
A trail ride trip through the history embedded in Antelope County's landscape is planned July 29. Sponsored by the Antelope County Historical Society, in cooperation with the Antelope County Fair Board, the ride is free and open to all interested horseback riders. "This is our third trail ride and we are so glad this popular event is drawing riders from throughout the county," said Donna Hanson, executive director of the Antelope County Museum. "There is no better way to experience our county's...
NOTICE OF MEETING ANTELOPE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Antelope County Historical Society will hold its quarterly meeting Sunday, April 30, 2023, at 2 p.m., at the Antelope County Museum, 410 L Street, Neligh, NE 68756. An agenda is posted at the museum and may be viewed during regular business hours. The meeting is open to the public. Published April 20, 2023 ZNEZ...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska April 4, 2023 Chairman opened meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approve agenda. Approved minutes of the March 14, 2023, Board of Commissioner Meeting. Correspondence was reviewed. No zoning administrator report. The quarterly jail inspection will be completed after the meeting. Met with members of Oakdale Village Board – no action. Approved four promotional fund applications. Appointed two members to Antelope County Visitor Committee. Approved P...
Organizations and non-profit groups in Antelope County applying for funding through the county’s Antelope County Visitors Improvement Fund will need to familiarize themselves with new rules regarding improvement fund disbursements. Antelope County commissioners, during a March 7 meeting, approved and authorized chairman, Charlie Henery, to sign a resolution that will “hold fund-request applications until the balance of the fund is above $5,000, at which time the application requests will be con...
Jane Hatfield Anchustegui, a descendant of Civil War veteran Capt. John D. Hatfield, recently met with Antelope County Historical Society members, in Neligh, to announce a donation to support the historical society and county museum. The board expressed its gratitude and presented Anchustegui with a basket filled with Nebraska-produced products. "Thank you so much for such a great contribution to assist us in preserving and celebrating the history of Antelope County," said Boyd Pedersen, board c...
NOTICE OF MEETING ANTELOPE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Antelope County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, at 2 p.m., at the Antelope County Museum, 410 L Street, Neligh, NE 68756. An agenda is posted at the museum and may be viewed during regular business hours. The meeting is opened to the public. Published October 27, 2022 ZNEZ...
Lifelong Antelope County resident Donna Hanson, of rural Oakdale, is the new executive director of the Antelope County Museum. Hanson was hired recently by the Antelope County Historical Society. Hanson has been very active in agriculture throughout her life, farming first with her parents, then later, her husband Ron. They farm one-half mile east of Oakdale in Burnett Township. They were dairy farmers for 27 years. After selling their herd, they continued to crop farm and are now turning the...
Area youths will showcase baked goods and beef, photography and poultry, and more as the Antelope County Fair kicks off. Pre-fair events, including cleanup at the grounds, in Neligh, are underway. On Friday, July 29, the 4-H style revue will take place at 9 a.m. Clothing construction judging will begin, as will photography judging. On Saturday, the second annual Antelope County Historical Society and Museum trail ride will begin at 10 a.m., two miles east of Oakdale, north on 529 Avenue. Accordi...
NOTICE OF MEETING ANTELOPE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Antelope County Historical Society will hold its quarterly meeting Sunday, July 24, at 2 p.m., at the Antelope County Museum, 410 L Street, Neligh, NE 68756. An agenda is posted at the museum and may be viewed during regular business hours. The meeting is open to the public. Published July 21, 2022 ZNEZ...
