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Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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The 10/11 Can Care-a-Van returned this summer to help food pantries across Nebraska stock up on nonperishable food items. Can Care-a-Van is an outreach to help gather food donations for local food pantries. One of the Can Care-a-Van locations was in Neligh on Tues, June 7. Bev Alderson, manager of the Antelope County Food Pantry, had volunteers set up in every community in the county to help gather donations. Rita Shabram, Jeff Shabram, and Wyatt Shabram volunteered to run the Can Care-a-Van...
Orchard Public Library is gearing up for a summer full of programs, challenges and excitement. Sign-up for the summer reading program challenge began in May and continues. Participants may sign up by stopping by the library or emailing [email protected]. The summer reading challenge began June 2. The challenge consists of playing bingo cards supplied by the library and counting reading minutes. Each time a participant receives a bingo, they can come to the library for a prize. Larger prizes will...
For years, Alex and Joyce Thramer were well-known throughout the area for the Two Rivers Steakhouse, Thramer Irrigation, Summerland Golf Course and their participation in the community. The couple was inducted into the Ewing Hall of Fame during FunFest, Sunday, May 29. The couple's children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren accepted the award. Joyce (Kerkman) Thramer grew up in Elgin and Alex Thramer grew up south of Clearwater. They exchanged wedding vows on Aug. 29, 1950, and lived on a f...
Clearwater Public Library hosted the Balloon Animal Adventures Show, June 1, at the Clearwater American Legion. Approximately 40 youths attended the event, which featured Poppin' Penelope and her sidekick, Peter Brunette. The duo introduced underwater animals, via balloon animals. View the photo gallery at https://summerlandadvocatemessenger.zenfolio.com/p922686882....
Ewing Bank - Branch of Chambers State Bank has remained successful since its opening in 1927, even though it has undergone several changes. Ewing Bank, which was known as Farmers State Bank until 2016, was established by assets from both the Pioneer Bank and the Ewing State Bank, which were both in receivership and closed. The Pioneer Bank was located at the current Ewing Bank location, while the Ewing State Bank was located at the current post office. Kirk Knapp, who worked at the bank from...
Holt County Supervisors tackled several topics during a regular meeting, May 31, in the supervisors’ room at the Holt County Courthouse in O’Neill. A quick discussion was held about watering of roads. Chairman Bill Tielke mentioned that people are watering their roads with sprinklers. He instructed county clerk, Cathy Pavel, to send a notice out to inform the public that it is against the law to saturate any road: including the use of all sprinklers; it is not limited to just irrigation end gun...
The Orchard Swimming Pool opened for the season on Thursday, June 2. The pool is open everyday, from 1 to 5 p.m., and it is open for night swimming on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m in June. In July, the pool will be open everyday, regular hours, with night swim offered Sunday through Friday nights from 6 to 8 p.m. Daily admittance is $4 per person or $2 for night swim only. Children, three and under, are admitted free. The pool also has season passes available, and both private and...
On May 28, Orchard alumni met at the former school to share memories and meet classmates. Several graduates from classes in the 1930s and 1940s were on hand, including Betty Menning, Marvin Haswell, Maxine Haswell, Leland Stelling and Helen Wantz. The 50th year class - 1972 - and 25-year graduates, from 1997, were also recognized....
Summit Carbon Solutions representatives met with area landowners, May 18, in the former Orchard School building, to answer questions about a potential carbon dioxide pipeline slated for construction in the area. Jake Ketzner, vice president of government and public affairs at Summit Carbon, opened the meeting with a brief overview of the new carbon pipeline that would cut through Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota, if approved. The Ames, Iowa-based company plans to run the pipeline th...
For the past few months, parents of newborns have gone to great lengths to find baby formula to feed their babies. On top of being unable to find baby formula, several businesses are placing a limit on the amount that can be purchased at one time, due to parents' panic buying. Many factors could have led to the formula shortage. One cause of the shortage could have been supply chain issues from the pandemic. There was an increased demand with more safety restrictions. The war in Ukraine and...
Various Jif peanut butter items have been recalled due to concerns of salmonella contamination. On Friday, May 20, J.M. Smucker Company recalled several items after 14 people became ill and two of those cases were hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Since then, a total of 16 individuals have reported illness. On May 31, the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a health alert for ready-to-eat salad, packaged in 14.5-ounce plastic...
April was National Autism Awareness Month and National Adopt a Pet month. Zekiel Kaiser, a preschooler at Summerland Public School, was successful bringing a light to both causes last April. Kaiser was born on Jan. 5, 2016. When he was brought home, his mother, Courtney Soper, noticed he would eat and immediately vomit everything up. "He couldn't keep anything down and progressively got worse. He wasn't gaining weight and in general, was 'cranky,'" said LuAnn Schindler, Zekiel's grandmother....
Every morning, vehicles fill the lot at Royal One Stop, where customers are greeted at the door by a group of individuals playing cards. While the town's population has dwindled over the years, Royal One Stop continues to flourish. The "Royal Centennial" outlines the history of the business. The convenience store has not always been called Royal One Stop. The business started in the early 1920s when Hiram and Louise Beal bought land from a Mr. Allen and built a service station and home on the...
Plan on a totally tubular time in Ewing, this weekend, as the 2022 version of FunFest brings an 80s vibe to the Holt County community. Events begin Friday, May 27, with a road rally scheduled to run from 5 to 7 p.m. Registration fee is $20 and will take place at DW’s Pub. The event is sponsored by the Summerland Advocate-Messenger and Ewing Young Members Club. Hole-in-one qualifying runs from 5 to 9 p.m. This event will take place at the Summerland Golf Course. At 9:30 p.m., a g...
Clearwater Public Library has an exciting summer planned, full of reading, learning, and exploring "Oceans of Possibilities." Events will begin Wednesday, June 1, at 10 a.m., at the Clearwater American Legion. Polka Dot Entertainment will present the "Balloon Animal Adventures Show – Under the Sea." The show will be a live presentation featuring animal balloons, with actors in the spirit of Jack Hanna, Steve Irwin and the Kratt Brothers. The second event, "Wildlife Encounters," will take p...
Eleven students graduated Wednesday, May 18, from St. Peter Preschool Academy in the St. Peter Lutheran Church's fellowship hall in Orchard. The graduation kicked off at 6 p.m., with preschool teacher, Jillian Henn, welcoming guests, introducing herself, saying a thank you to both of her teacher assistants, Angie Robertson and Shirley Raff, the children's parents and her mother, Sue Walmer. Graduates include Merritt Schacht, Cameron Bodhi Rautenberg, Landrie Thiele, Gracelynn Schwager, Hunter...
A boil water advisory has been in effect for the village of Orchard since Sunday, May 15, due to a loss of pressure in the water distribution system, according to village officials. A drop in water pressure can be caused by to several things, including power outages and leaks in pipes, according to Nebraska's Public Health Environmental Lab. While the cause has not been determined in Orchard, a loss of pressure, which led to power outages, following Thursday's storm, may be a culprit. Due to a...
As summer days get hotter, more and more kids are leaning toward public pools to cool off. In our area, The Orchard Swimming Pool is one of the options to stay cool. Erin Schwager, manager of the pool, said the staff and village officials weren't even sure if the pool was going to open this year. "We didn't have many returning staff members, so we didn't have much experience coming into this. You have to be at least 15 to lifeguard and it was hard to find high school kids that wanted to be...
Approximately 130 Orchard School alumni met may 29, at the school's gymnasium, for the alumni banquet....
Erin Schwager, of Orchard, a student at Wayne State College, was recently honored by two academic groups at the college. On April 19, she was inducted into Cardinal Key, the women's honor society and on April 24, she became a member of the Philomathean, the presidents's honor society....
Since its origin in 1981, when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28, Women's History Week and Month honors the important role women play and the accomplishments they have made. This week, SAM staff members talk about qualities we look for in a role model and share who inspires us. ERIN SCHWAGER: Dolly Parton once said, "If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader." Like Dolly says, actions speak louder than w...
Niobrara Valley Conference wrestling duals took place Thursday, Jan. 21 at Elkhorn Valley. The Summerland Bobcats placed fourth out of the eight teams participating. Summerland's first dual was against the West Holt Huskies. Starting with the 170-pound weight class, Kendrick Schroeder received a forfeit. Tyler Bellar, Colton Thiele, Wyatt Chipps, and Logan Mueller all earned forfeits, respectively, for the 182, 195, 220 and 285-pound weight divisions. The 106-pound class was a double forfeit....
More than 1,300 students have been named to the first semester honor roll at Wayne State College. To qualify, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. An asterik by a name denotes a 4.0 GPA. Local residents receiving honors include Travis Rudloff*, Taylor Sanne, Skye Schroeder and Kylie Thiele*, Clearwater; Jacob Green, Elizabeth Nordby, Brad Thoendel and Alex Thramer*, Ewing; Brandi Ruzicka, Erin Schwager, Kyle Snodgrass and Levi Stacken, Orchard....
Despite a pandemic that saw life around us change, not everything in 2020 was bad. Advocate-Messenger employees share a personal glimpse of the hope they experienced in 2020 and offer a wish for the new year. ~~~ One of the biggest signs of hope for me was being able to attend in-person classes at Wayne State College. With all the uncertainty in the world, it was a huge relief to know that colleges were taking one of the first steps to give some sense of normalcy to their students. Wish for...
This August, I was extremely excited to get back to college and start making up for the memories lost during the pandemic at my first year of college. The day before I left, I went to tell my grandparents goodbye. My grandpa Jim Fink, 81, hugged me extra tight as he joked about staying away from boys. Then my grandma Gladys, 87, followed me out the door, gave me multiple hugs, as tears began to roll off her cheeks. "I just hope you know how proud your grandpa and I are of you." While both my...
