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A December staple - the annual holiday basketball tournament - will debut in a new venue this year. The Summerland Holiday Tournament, scheduled for Dec. 27 and 28, will be played at the new Summerland site, at the intersection of 513 Avenue and Summerland Road. In addition to the Bobcats, Tri County Northeast, Walthill and CWC will participate. In the girls' division, the Tri County Northeast Wolfpack will square off against the Walthill Blujays on Tuesday, Dec. 27, at 3 p.m. The host team...
When we think of Henry VIII, most of us envision an oversized man with multiple wives, a bitter personality and a propensity for beheading his enemies. A lesser-known fact is that he suffered with chronic leg sores the last twenty years of his life. Living in a time before antibiotics, anesthesia and proper wound care, this king endured excruciating ulcers with no cure available. Would history have been different if his sores could have been treated with today's advanced wound care? As a young...
Chambers State Bank, along with the Ewing branch, will host a customer appreciation lunch, celebrating the bank's 120-year anniversary. Lunch will be served at the Ewing Bank, Thursday, Oct. 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. On Friday, Oct. 8, in Chambers, lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. "Stop by and have a burger on us for our 120 years of continuing service to the community as a thank you to all customers," bank officials said....
Several residents have reported stolen vehicles in the past 10 days. On Aug. 24, following contact with the Hastings Police Department, Holt County Sheriff’s Department investigated a report of a Jeep reported stolen from a rural residence in Chambers. As the search continued, officers determined a silver 2005 Jeep Wrangler TJ had been stolen during a burglary at a Chambers residence. The vehicle was recovered during the execution of a search warrant in Webster County. Additional Jeep parts, believed to have been stolen during the Chambers b...
Paulette Anderson 1960-2021 Funeral services for Paulette (Walnofer) Anderson, 61, of Rogers, Arkansas, were Monday, Sept. 6, at Full Gospel Church in Ewing. Burial was in the Butte Cemetery in Butte, Nebraska. Paulette passed away peacefully Aug. 29, 2021, surrounded by friends and family, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Arrangements were entrusted to Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill. ~~~ Paulette was...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND SCHOOL August 2021 A To Z Vac N Sew, rep, 1,247.00; ACT, testing, 462.00; Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 1,454.00; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physical, 145.00; Appeara, sup, 98.58; Apple, Inc., iPad PRO, 749.00; Austin T. Good, grounds maint, 850.00; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 225.15; BrainPOP, LLC, sub renew, 3,250.00; Bullseye Fire Sprinkler, Inc., sprinkler inspect, 280.00; Canon Financial Services, Inc., printer lease, 22.81; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup, 2,190.66; CEV, ag software, 850.00;...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska July 13, 2021 Notice of meeting published as required by statute. A complete record of these minutes as well as all resolutions and agreements are on file at the county clerk’s office and are open to the public. Chairman opened meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Review payroll and vendor claims. Minutes of July 6, 2021 BOC meeting were tabled. Approved payroll. Pledge collateral was reviewed. Correspondence was reviewed. Zoning a...
A 27-year-old Chambers man graduated from Holt County’s drug court June 28. His reward for sticking it out for five years – dismissal of five 2016 felony charges. Austin Root entered the North Central Problem-Solving Court on June 27, 2016, entering guilty pleas to five Class 2A felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance (marijuana). He had been arrested after five purchases of the drug by confidential informants on four different days in February 2016. The first was made in O’Neill and the remaining four transactions took place outsi...
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....
Pamela K. Barelman, 55, of Chambers faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom Tuesday, May 11, for sentencing on two counts, driving under the influence of alcohol, .08 or more, but less than .15, first offense, and driving on shoulder. Burdick sentenced Barelman to fines of $500 and $25, respectively, a six-month term of probation, including fees totaling $210; revoked her driver’s license for 60 days and taxed her $105 costs of prosecution. Barelman’s probation terms also included attending two AA meetings per week and an...
LUANN SCHINDLER lschindler@ summerlandadvocate.com Brad Thoendel has always been interested in teaching. The Wayne State College senior, originally from rural Ewing, said he wasn't sure if he would ever have an opportunity to stand in front of a classroom and present a lesson. The Chambers Public School graduate said dyxlexia - a learning disorder that affects areas of the brain which process language - nearly prevented him from following his dream. Thoendel will receive his degree from WSC,...
Irelyn Bearinger and Talya Nilson placed second in duet acting/duo interp at the West Holt junior high speech invitational, Saturday, after losing a tie-breaker by points in the two-round, no-finals tournament. The tournament was judged by high school speakers from West Holt, Chambers/Wheeler Central and Summerland. Gaining judging experience from Summerland were Kyra Nilson and Emily Nordby. The pair placed sixth in a field of 28 in duet acting/duo interpretation at a meet in Wayne, April 17,...
The Holt County 4-H Council recently announced recipients of the 2021 4-H Council senior scholarship. Jordyn Laible and Logan Sanford will each receive a $500 scholarship contingent upon the receipt of their first semester college transcript with a 2.0 grade-point average or greater. Laible will graduate from West Holt High School this spring. She has been actively involved in 4-H for 11 years and exhibited projects in many areas, including human development, design decisions, design my place,...
SANDY SCHROTH [email protected] A request to sit out fines and costs in the Holt County Jail, in two separates cases, was granted to Darrick E. Nekuda, 43, of Stuart, by the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County court. Nekuda made the request Jan. 29. Burdick approved, ordering the time be served after Nekuda completed a Platte County jail sentence he was serving at that time. Nekuda pleaded guilty to four infraction counts of possessing drug paraphernalia, one count committed Nov. 3, 2020, and three counts committed Dec. 20,...
LUANN SCHINDLER [email protected] Matthew Potter carded a 93 and secure a fourth-place finish at the Summerland Invite, held April 14 at Summerland Golf Course. The Bobcats shot a collective 394 to finish second behind powerhouse West Holt. The Huskies ended with 377. Norfolk Catholic finished third, with 397; Riverside, fourth, shooting 399; Elgin Public/Pope John, fifth, with 416. Rounding out the top six teams were Boyd County, 434; Stuart, 435; Niobrara/Verdigre, 439 and...
Paiton Hoefer carded a 47 to lead the Elgin Public/Pope John golf team to a first-place finish during triangular with Summerland and Chambers/Wheeler Central last Thursday. The Wolfpack ended with 203, followed by the Bobcats, who finished with 231. CWC did not place in team scoring, as only three golfers competed. Avery Cheatum shot 54 to lead Summerland. Kellen Mlnarik and Daley Bearinger shot 58 apiece; Kelton Bruhn ended with 61 and Rafe Grebin shot 63. Scores for other members of the EPPJ...
Jose A. Ibarra Ponce, 21, of O’Neill faced the Honorable Kale Burdick, in the Holt County courtroom, for arraignment in two separate cases last Tuesday, April 6. Ibarra Ponce waived his right to counsel. In the first case, he pleaded guilty to a pair of infraction counts, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana, one ounce or less, first offense, committed Feb.23. Burdick fined him $100 and $300, respectively, and taxed him $50 costs. According to a probable-cause affidavit filed by the arresting O’Neill police officer, Iba...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE - AMH This winter, Sheleene Charf, OTR/L, CLT, certified lymphedema therapist, began providing contracted occupational therapy services at Antelope Memorial Hospital. She joins Dorian Morrison, MS, OTR/L, Amy Scott, OTD, OTR/L, and Sydney Schlenger, certified OT assistant, of MSM Enterprises. Her services include helping individuals achieve independence in all areas of their lives by restoring function and/or helping them to compensate for impairments or deficits. "I became an...
After listening to multiple parents address Summerland School's mask mandate during the public participation segment of the March 16 school board meeting, members voted to make masks optional for students and staff, effective March 17. Patron Dustin Wright asked board members if they had changed their minds about the mandated mask policy since the last meeting. "I feel like we've been through this three times already," he said. Several patrons listed area schools that have recently relaxed mask...
A trio of Bobcat athletes have received all-conference honors. Niobrara Valley Conference officials announced the names of students earning post-season recognition last week. Summerland senior Brenna Wagner made the girls' basketball first-team squad. She joins Morgan Ramsey, Chambers/Wheeler Central; Ashlynne Charf, Elgin Public/Pope John; Carney Black, Elkhorn Valley; Paige Furstenau, Neligh-Oakdale; Josilyn Miller, Niobrara/Verdigre; Brielle Bussinger and Hunter Wiebelhaus, North Central, Mya...
Two members of the Bobcat boys' basketball team received Niobrara Valley Conference post-season honors. Mason Hoke landed on the second team and Dalton Rotherham earned honorable mention. Ten student athletes were named to the first team, including Colton Wright, Elgin Public/Pope John; Derek Hahne, Elkhorn Valley; Julien Hearn, Neligh-Oakdale; Rane Veseley, Niobrara/Verdigre; Dolan Pospichal, North Central; Aidan Hedstrom and Adam Everitt, St. Mary's; Wade Paxton, Stuart and Aaron Kraus and...
The Summerland Bobcat speech team competed Monday in the Niobrara Valley Conference tournament held in Elgin, placing sixth of 16 teams. Chambers was first; Stuart, second; St. Mary's, third; West Holt, fourth; and Boyd County, fifth. Medal winners included the duet acting team of Emily Nordby and Kyra Nilson, who placed third; the oral interpretation of drama team, comprised of Adrienne Parker, Madison Melcher and Ashley Melcher, finished fourth; Adrienne Parker, sixth in persuasive speaking;...
A motion to remove a mask mandate for Summerland students in preschool through third grade failed during Monday's board of education meeting. The vote ended in a 3-3 tie. A handful of parents and patrons addressed the policy during public participation, and again, when the board addressed the agenda item. District patron, Seth Anson, of Ewing, said currently, masks are only a recommendation from the local health department. "It should be the parents choice to take the masks off our kids," he...
Jamie L. Thiele, 29, of Clearwater appeared before the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill last Tuesday, Feb. 9, facing three counts. Thiele pleaded guilty to Count I, driving under the influence of alcohol, .08, first offense, a Class W misdemeanor, pursuant to a plea bargain reached with Holt County attorney Brent Kelly. In return, Kelly dismissed two infractions, speeding, 16-20 miles per hour over the posted limit, and possession of open alcohol container. Burdick fined her $500, placed her on probation for six mo...
Niobrara Valley Conference basketball tournament play tips off this weekend. The Summerland boys' team enters as the 10th seed and will face Elkhorn Valley, Saturday, Jan. 30, at 6 p.m., at St. Mary's in O'Neill. Saturday games start with a matchup between West Holt and North Central, slated for 2 p.m., at SMH. At 3:30, Santee will face Boyd County on the Spartans' home court. A 6:30 p.m. game will feature Niobrara-Verdigre versus Chambers/Wheeler Central. They will meet at Boyd County. A...
