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The answer was no. After months and months of collaborating, planning, meeting and devising a possible solution to continue celebrating Mass at eight area Catholic parishes, the local Pastoral Planning Committee was told their changes were "inadequate." Father John Norman, current pastor of six parishes, soon to be eight; told attendees at a town hall meeting in Ewing, Saturday evening, that Fr. Scott Hastings, vicar for clergy and judicial vicar for the Archdiocese of Omaha, said no to a...
Ewing village trustees faced a light agenda during Monday evening’s meeting at city hall. Village clerk Sharon Swails presented a proposed fee schedule to trustees, based on information from the Nebraska Rural Water Association. She told trustees she has questions about the suggested rates and will need to speak to Randy Hellbusch from NERWA before trustees approve the rates. “We’ve been playing phone tag,” Swails said. Rates will be addressed next month, since an ordinance needs to approve...
A windbreak, of sorts, will eventually provide shade and protection along the west service driveway at Summerland Public Schools. On Oct. 5, elementary students planted 10 trees received from the Ten Free Trees program through the Nebraska Forest Service and Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. James Ramold, of Ewing, applied for the grant, which stipulates trees must be planted on public property and “provide clear public benefit.” Great Plains Nursery, of Weston, delivered trees to the site. Ele...
Dillon E. Perry, 34, of Ewing, who was in custody in Madison County Jail on other charges, appeared in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh for arraignment on a count of driving under suspension, alleged May 28, in Clearwater. Perry waived his right to counsel and entered a guilty plea. The Honorable Donna Taylor fined him $100 and assessed $52 costs. Perry had been granted a continuance July 6 when he called saying he had no ride to the courthouse. Then, on Aug. 3 he failed to appear in court and a warrant was subsequently issued for his...
The village of Ewing received five trees through the a grant from the Nebraska Forest Service and Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. A Kentucky coffee, two red oak and two American linden trees were planted in Schmidt Park, Oct. 2. Dustin Jorgensen steadies a tree while Renee Ramold smooths dirt around it. Alan Potter, Matthew Potter and Sharon Swails also assisted with the planting....
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, Oct.17, 2022, at 5 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...
Don Spahn, 89, died Sept. 25, 2022, in Hillsboro, Oregon. For the past five years, he resided at Jennings McCall Retirement Community in Forest Grove, Oregon. He and his family were long-time residents of Hillsboro. Don was born in Nebraska to Ewald and Theresa (Gokie) Spahn and grew up on a family farm. He was drafted into the Army after graduation from Ewing High School and served during the end of the Korean War. While stationed in Austria, he met his future wife, Elly Verhunc of Germany....
NOTICE OF MEETING VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Village of Ewing Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting, Monday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m., at the city hall. An agenda is kept continuously current and available for public inspection at the village clerk’s office. 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 October 6, 2022 ZNEZ...
The Village of Ewing will receive 10 trees for the park project, after receiving a grant from the Ten Free Trees program, an effort of the Nebraska Forest Service and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. Village officials will plant trees Sunday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. Volunteer help is required to fulfill grant obligations. Village officials said equipment will be available to dig holes, so planting should go quickly. For more information, contact the Ewing village office at 402-626-7718. The village’s ongoing project replaces old trees that are d...
Ewing businessman Dustin Wright is the new owner of the former Ewing School property. Summerland School Board of Education members approved his $50,000 bid, Sept. 14, during the board's monthly meeting. The bid includes the former elementary and high school buildings and grounds, an empty lot southeast of the high school and the football field. Summerland Superintendent Kyle Finke said four bids were received by the Sept. 8 deadline. In addition to Wright's offer, bids were received from Randy...
The American Red Cross needs you. Make a difference in someone's life by donating blood, in Ewing, Tuesday, Sept. 27. Donations will be accepted between noon and 6 p.m., at city hall. For an appointment, contact Doris Ann Bollwitt at 402-394-7773 or visit www.redcrossblood.org....
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING SUMMERLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Summerland Public School, District 02-0115, Board of Education, will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, 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 supe...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Sept. 14, 2022 Summerland School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at the school. President Ed Nordby opened the meeting, which was advertised in the Sept. 7, 2022, papers, at 7:40 p.m., following the budget hearing. He noted the Open Meetings Act poster posted in the board room. Roll call was taken at 7:30 p.m. Members present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele and Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Thiele, seconded by Hoke, to approve...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND SCHOOL Summerland - Operating Acc’t, misc reimb, 1,915.88; 5 Minute Kids, sup, 111.00; Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 366.05; Anson, Kelly, reimb-dance, 500.00; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physical, 312.00; Austin T. Good, Aug. 2022 mowing, 280.00; Auto Glass Solutions, windshield, 1,307.20; Black Hills Energy - Ewing, nat gas, 198.35; Bud’s Sanitary Service, trash, 1,300.00; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup, 4,833.36; Clearwater Market, sup, 58.57; Coldtype Publishing, print, 151.78; Corner Hardware & Mor...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sept. 12, 2022 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on Sept. 12, 2022, at 7 p.m. at the City Hall. Notice of the meeting was published Sept. 7, 2022, in the Summerland Advocate. An agenda was kept current and on file at the village clerk’s office. Chairman pro tem, Bill Graber, 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, and Bill Graber. Absent were J...
Should Ewing reach out to other area communities to share law enforcement services? Ewing Village Trustees discussed the topic during Monday evening’s meeting. Village Clerk Sharon Swails reported Officer Austin Hergott had stopped patrolling in Page “because he felt he couldn’t put in hours required in Ewing.” The Village of Page will be billed for a share of patrol car expenses for July and August. Trustee Dustin Jorgensen said other options need to be investigated. “I don’t care if we have...
Michael Ford, 34, of Oakland faced the Honorable Mark Kozisec in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill, on Aug. 29, to be sentenced on three counts of issuing bad checks, one felony and two misdemeanors. Kozisec placed Ford on probation for five years. He was taxed $275.89 costs of prosecution and $1,830 in probation fees, in addition to restitution totaling $11,300, at a rate of $200 per month; to be dispersed as follows: $795 to Super Foods, at a rate of $15 per month; $530 to Quality Alignment, at a rate of $10 per month; and $...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF EWING Notice is hereby given that the budget and tax request hearings will be held at 7 p.m., on Sept. 21, 2022, at the Ewing City Hall, 209 E. Nebraska Street; which meeting will be open to the public. Sharon Swails, CMC Ewing Village Clerk Published September 15, 2022 ZNEZ...
Ewing farmer Bob Napier and members of the Summerland FFA chapter hosted community members, Sept. 7, at the corn test plot located north of the school. Approximately 80 inidividuals from the area stopped by the outdoor classroom to take a look at what's sprouted during the growing season. Napier said six companies - Pioneer, Channel, Brevant, NC+, Dekalb and Golden Harvest - each planted four to five varieties of seed last April. Bodie Meyer, of Plains Cover Crop, thanked Napier for sharing his...
A Neligh man sustained injuries in a Thursday morning accident south of Ewing. At approximately 10:50 a.m., Chad Shabram, driving a 2005 International truck pulling a hay grinder, was southbound on 508 Avenue, approximately 2.7 miles south of Ewing, when the vehicle he was driving left the roadway to the right. The vehicle hit the end of a guard rail on the Cache Creek bridge and continued moving along the rail, hitting the bridge rail before coming to rest. The trailer tipped to the right,...
Nebraska voters looking beyond the two major political parties and a Libertarian could have a fourth choice on November's general election ballot for governor. Long-odds candidate David Wright of Ewing is trying to get on - as a nonpartisan candidate. Wright, a former Republican who has re-registered as a nonpartisan, should hear next week if he turned in enough valid signatures to petition onto the fall ballot. Wright spoke at a Kearney event organized, in July by the Nebraska Freedom...
Several cases that came before the Honorable Mark Johnson in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last week were resolved by plea agreements with Antelope County attorney Joe Abler. Sammie M. Diaz, 44, of Clovis, New Mexico, appeared with his attorney, Martin Klein of Neligh, for pretrial hearing on a Class 3 felony, theft, more than $1,500. Klein announced the plea deal. Diaz pleaded guilty to the charge as alleged. In return, Abler agreed to file no additional charges related to the case and to recommend probation or 360 days in...
NOTICE OF MEETING VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES Notice is hereby given that the Village of Ewing Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting, Monday, September 12, 2022, at 7 p.m., in the city hall meeting room and will be open to the public. An agenda for the regular meeting 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. Published September...
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Summerland Public School, District 02-0115, Board of Education, will hold a budget hearing, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. The regular board meeting will be held immediately following the budget hearing. The public meetings will be held in the board room at 51293 857th Road, Ewing, Nebraska. An agenda, kept continuously current, is available for inspection at the office of the superintendent during normal...
