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Circle May 6 on the calendar. Be prepared for increased traffic near Summerland School. Be on alert for selfie-seeking seniors donned in commencement caps and gowns. A graduation ceremony for the class of 2023 will begin at 3 p.m., at the school, situated at 51293 857th Road, near Ewing. The program will begin with a slide show. Summerland band will play the processional. Superintendent Kyle Finke will present the administrative welcome and the senior welcome will be given by the salutatorian....
Dear Editor: I am sure everyone who is getting the new underground fiber optics are excited about the new reliable services being installed in your local area. It will be great to finally have an end to the unreliable satellite dishes hanging on every roof and yard. No longer will you lose your TV or computer when a storm is approaching. Our local phone company received $8.9 million under the Remote Access Rural Broadband Grant program. The phone company does have to cover 25% of the budget or cost. This information is available online and at t...
An Orchard man, who has spent most of 2023 in the county jail, was sentenced to specialized probation by a district court judge last week - along with time already served and restitution. Michael D. Fox, 37, appeared before the Honorable James Kube in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh on April 26 for sentencing on two counts, terroristic threats, a Class 3A felony, and criminal mischief, a Class 3 misdemeanor. Fox was accompanied by his court-appointed attorney, Martin Klein of Neligh. Kube reviewed a presentence investigation...
NOTICE OF MEETING VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Ewing will be held Monday, May 8, at 7 p.m., at city hall and will be open to the public. 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 May 4, 2023...
Frank J. Schaaf 1927 - 2023 Funeral services for Frank J. Schaaf, 96, of Atkinson, were Tuesday, April 25, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Atkinson, with Fr. Ross Burkhalter officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Atkinson, with military graveside rites conducted by Atkinson American Legion Farley/Tushla Post No. 86 and American Legion Riders. Frank died April 20, 2023, in Atkinson. Seger Funeral Home was in Atkinson will be in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES April 10, 2023 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on April 10, 2023, at 7 p.m., at the city hall. Notice of the meeting was published April 5, 2023, in the “Summerland Advocate-Messenger.” An agenda was kept current and on file at the village clerk’s office. Chairman, James Ramold, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Dustin Jorgensen, Dustin Wright, Kane Fry, Katie Cunni...
Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 518.93; Avera St. Anthony's Hospital, occ therapy, 197.55; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 583.25; Bomgaars, sup, 7.49; Bud's Sanitary Service, LLC, trash, 1,488.50; ByteSpeed, LLC, sup, 129.00; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup/gas/rooms/meals, 991.41; Carhart Lumber - Neligh, sup, 152.00; Central Nebraska Rehabilitation Services, occ therapy, 91.25; Chartwells Dining Services, meals, 322.50; ColdType Publishing, printing, 120.48; DAS State Acctg-Central Finance OCIO, internet line charges, 411.70; Dusty's, fuel,...
Bargain Buyway almost took a wrong turn on a deadend road but, with the help of four volunteers, the roadshow will go on. Polly Anderson, Melissa Keetle-Nelson, Lisa Meisner and Lindsay Nelson will oversee the three-day shopping loop, covering a 250-mile path in northeast and north central Nebraska, April 28 to 30. The 2023 Bargain Buyway will include stops in 32 towns, including royal, Orchard Page, Inman, O’Neill, Emmet, Atkinson, Butte, spencer, Bristow Lynch, Monowi, Verdel, Niobrara, V...
Ewing Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will receive funds for equipment from the village board of trustees. Ewing Fire Chief Ryan Schrunk told trustees that $20,000 has been secured toward the purchase of a cordless jaws of life. “We’ve got approximately $20,000 committed, but we are continually looking for more funds,” he said. The pricetag for the piece of equipment runs near $30,000. Village trustees approved $10,000 toward the purchase of a cordless jaws of life and earmarked anoth...
The Honorable Kale Burdick, when he presided from the bench of the Holt County court in O’Neill on April 11, set aside a conviction for Rebecca D. Strong, 48, of Ewing. The action nullifies Strong’s October 2020 conviction of a Class 2 misdemeanor, theft by deception. Burdick ruled that Strong is “unlikely to engage in further criminal activity and it is in her best interest and is consistent with the public interest” to grant the request. In her petition for set aside, Strong said she successfully completed probation, had no further convict...
A South Dakota man who was found sleeping in a rural Orchard living room in March appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor at the Antelope County courthouse in Neligh last week. Douglas H. Jenkins, 36, of Brookings, waived his right to counsel and pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal trespassing, a Class 1 misdemeanor committed March 29. Jenkins told the judge he had been driving for more than 20 hours and thought the farmhouse was abandoned. “I know I must have,” he said. “I deeply apologize, it wasn’t my intent to enter anyone...
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 Monday, April 17, 2023, at 5:30 p. m. The public meetings 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...
Members of the Rural Northwest Deanery are invited to the spring meeting, Tuesday, April 18, in Ewing. Registration is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., at St. Dominic's Hall, located north of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing. At 10 a.m., Delores Ruzicka, of Verdigre, will speak. Mass will be celebrated at 11:30. Fr. Joseph Sund will officiate....
Michael J. Mueller, 26, of Clearwater appeared in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last week, alongside his attorney, Martin Klein of Neligh, for pretrial hearings. Mueller is charged with first-degree sexual assault, Class 2 felony allegations in two separate cases involving separate minor victims, a 14-year-old girl on Dec. 26 and a 15-year-old girl on three occasions in 2022. Kube granted a motion for continuance filed by Klein, who said a tentative agreement was on the table, with a couple of terms yet to be resolved....
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Ewing will be held Monday, April 10, at 7 p.m., at city hall and will be open to the public. 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 April 6,...
VILLAGE OF EWING CONTRACTOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL APRIL 5, 2023 Rental duplex project – Two-bedrooms, One-bath, One-car garage, slab on grade construction Address of Properties: 204 N. Cedar, Ewing, Nebraska This bid is for a general contractor. The sealed bids must be at the Village of Ewing office, located at 209 E. Nebraska Street, Ewing, Nebraska 68735, on or before Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 1 pm. At 1p.m., the bids will be publicly opened at the Village of Ewing office. If applicable, please be sure to sign in when you arrive at the b...
NOTICE OF MEETING EWING RURAL FIRE BOARD Notice is hereby given that the Ewing Rural Fire Board will hold a regular meeting, Tuesday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m., at the Ewing Fire Hall. Published March 30, 2023 ZNEZ...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on March 13, 2023, at 7 p.m., at the City Hall. Notice of the meeting was published March 8, 2023, in the "Summerland Advocate-Messenger." An agenda was kept current and on file at the village clerk’s office. Chairman James Ramold called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Dustin Jorgensen, Dustin Wright, Kane Fry and James Ramold. Absent was K...
Changes are coming to communities served by Catholic parishes that are part of Rural Family K, including St. Theresa's in Clearwater, rural St. John's and St. Peter's in Ewing. In a letter sent to parishioners March 1, Rev. John Norman said a proposal developed by the Family Pastoral Planning Team has been granted tentative approval from Archbishop George Lucas. The plan includes canonical and structural changes. Through the Journey of Faith process, two priests will serve the family of...
PLANNING WORKSHOP SUMMERLAND SCHOOL PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Summerland Public School, District 02-0115, Board of Education, will hold a strategic planning workshop Monday, March 27, 2023, at 6 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 d...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL 20/20 Technologies, LLC, remote support, 135.00; Amazon, sup, 230.92; Appleby, Greg A., winter 2023 mileage reimb, 265.93; Black Hills Energy - Clearwater, nat gas, 48.71; Bud’s Sanitary Service, trash, 1,300.00; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, AEDs/MH sup/travel exp, 5,170.27; Clearwater Market, sup, 47.30; ColdType Publishing, printing, 109.92; Corner Hardware & More, sup, 2,336.24; DAS State Acctg-Central Finance OCIO, internet line charges, 411.70; Dusty’s, fuel, 703.71; Egan Supply Co., Sup, 3,067.06; Elk...
A list of 28 new road and bridge construction projects was presented to Holt County Supervisors last month during the one- and six-year road plan hearing. Holt County Road Superintendent Gary Connot said, “Typically those projects are engineered, designed and (awarded) through bid-letting.” Road department personnel and elected officials drive all roads in their district and propose upcoming projects. The county is divided into four quadrants and projects within each are identified. In the sou...
A funeral service for James J. (Jim) Schmidt, 78, of Kennard will be Friday, March 17, at 11:30 a.m., at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Columbus. Visitation will be Thursday, March 16, from 5 to 7p.m., with a vigil to follow at 7 p.m., at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus. James Jerome (Jim) Schmidt died Monday, March 13, in Omaha. ~~~~~ Jim was born on May 27, 1944, in Columbus, to Julius and Vera (Schefcick) Schmidt. On March 1, 1969, he married Darlene Schindler of Ewing. They just...
The schedule of morning debate on the floor and afternoon public hearings continues for a few more weeks. At times, the days seem long, but soon the Legislature will begin all-day debate before finally adjourning later this spring. Three of my bills were heard in committee last week. On Tuesday, LB 453 and LB 454 were heard before the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee. LB 453 would allow the Nebraska Department of Transportation to change how the administrative costs of the Divisio...
Two Summerland student organizations - National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America - will host American Red Cross blood drives. NHS will host its drive Monday, March 20, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Donations may be given between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The FBLA drive will be Thursday, March 23, at the Ewing City Hall. Donations will be accepted between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. At both drives, the Red Cross will provide a $10 Visa egift card to donors....
