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Reprinted with permission from The Elgin Review Jane Schuchardt Special to the Elgin Review Sometimes your lens into the future gets polished by local mentors. Such is the case for Jamie Thiele, Clearwater, and her robust photography business. Relaxing over a cup of coffee for a few minutes after getting her two little ones, Charlie, 7, and Landrie, 6, off to school at Summerland near Ewing, Thiele claims she's a product of her second moms, Sue Vanis, Elgin, and Kim Grossnicklaus, Neligh. Of cou...
Installation of Trimlight lighting along Ewing's business district hit a snag. Joe Kaup, owner of Trimlight Lighting, told Ewing village officials, on Aug. 19, "Found out the hard way, can't have a wireless network in the post office or bank, because of security rules, so that threw a major monkey wrench in my original plan." He spoke with representatives from Great Plains Communication, who suggested establishing multiple hot spots to run the lighting. "We're not going down that road," Kaup said. He also contacted Rise Broadband and did not...
A Ewing woman, who was recently convicted and sentenced in July to a three-year term of probation for a Class 3A felony count of making terroristic threats on Oct. 8, 2023, has filed an appeal with the Nebraska Court of Appeals. Jessica J. Snyder, 42, filed the appeal with the Nebraska Court of Appeals on July 15. Holt County public defender Rod Smith was granted a motion to withdraw as her attorney and Brad Ewalt of Norfolk was appointed by the Honorable Mark Kozisec to replace him for the appeal process. Smith, in a motion to withdraw, said...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on August 19, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall. Notice of the meeting was published August 7, 2024 in the Summerland Advocate. An agenda was kept current and on file at the Village Clerk’s Office. Chairman, James Ramold, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Dustin Jorgensen, Katie Cunningham, Kane Fry, Dustin Wright, and James Ramold. Als...
Funeral services for Jerry Tomjack, 95, of Ewing, will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 23, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing, with Father John Norman officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, August 22, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing, with a 7 p.m. wake service. Burial will be in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery, with military rites by Sanders American Legion Post 214. Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater is handling the arrangements. Jerry died Aug. 15, 2024, at Lake...
Judi Sigler graduated with a doctorate degree in education, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, on Aug. 17. Sigler is a graduate of Ewing High School and serves as guidance counselor at Elmwood-Murdock Schools. She is the daughter of Lawrence and Sharon Hinrichsen....
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL Buresh Golf & Equipment Inc., util cart, 11,600.00; Amazon Capital services, Inc., sup, 2,634.78; Ashley Shaffer, mileage Jan-May 2024, 1,254.24; Birch, Jacob B., mileage reimb, 438.18; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 118.16; Blain Pumping & Plumbing, pumping grease trap, 260.00; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup/rooms/meals, 2,544.22; Charles Sargent Irrigation, Inc., trip/labor to work on well controls, 500.00; ColdType Publishing, printing, 266.05; Crowne Plaza Hotel, admin days, 839.70; Daktronics, software...
After an approximate 30-minute executive session with legal counsel, Village of Ewing officials announced, July 10, they would not be applying for a Rural Community Recovery Program grant for potential demolition of the former Ewing elementary school. RCRP funds may be used for rehabilitation or reuse projects and is "designed to address vacant, abandoned or deteriorated properties," according to the Nebraska Department of Economic Development. The DED website lists eight criteria for use of...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL AgEdNet.com, sub renew, 465.00; Amazon Capital Services, Inc., mental health grant, 4,348.33; Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 780.39; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 144.57; Bluum of Minnesota, LLC, 40 Chromebooks, 15 ThinkBooks, 75% REAP $, 31,614.45; Bomgaars, sup, 3.79; Broadberry, sup, 69.00; Bud's Sanitary Service, LLC, trash pickup, 1,848.50; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup/rooms/postage, 7400.60; ColdType Publishing, printing, 323.02; Court Floors, main/aux gyms, 6,400.00; Crowne Plaza Hotel, hotel...
VILLAGE OF EWING ORDINANCE NO. 444 AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF EWING, NEBRASKA, SETTING AND ESTABLISHING WAGES AND SALARIES FOR VILLAGE EMPLOYEES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF EWING, NEBRASKA: SECTION 1. That commencing from and after Aug. 1, 2024, the wages/salaries of village employees be and hereby are established as follows: Clerk-treasurer.........$17.51/hour Police chief..............$25.75/hour Maintenance..... $35,104.05/year Seasonal...
NOTICE OF RENEWAL OF LIQUOR LICENSE WOODY’S NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to Section 53-135.01, liquor license may be automatically renewed for one year from Nov. 1, 2024, for the following liquor license, to wit: Garry Barlow DBA Woody’s Lot 14 Block 5, O.T., Village of Ewing, Nebraska. Notice is hereby given that written protests to the issuance of automatic renewal of license may be filed by any resident of the Village of Ewing, on or before Aug. 12, 2024, in the office of the village clerk, that in the event protests are filed by...
NOTICE OF RENEWAL OF LIQUOR LICENSE DW’s Pub NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to Section 53-135.01, liquor license may be automatically renewed for one year from Nov. 1, 2024, for the following liquor license, to wit: Dustin Wright DBA DW’s Pub, lots 5 and 6, Block 8, Village of Ewing, Nebraska. Notice is hereby given that written protests to the issuance of automatic renewal of license may be filed by any resident of the Village of Ewing, on or before Aug. 12, 2024, in the office of the village clerk, that in the event protests are fil...
NOTICE OF MERGER OF ST. JOHN’S CHURCH OF DELOIT, ST. FRANCIS CHURCH OF NELIGH, CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, AND ST. THERESA’S CHURCH OFCLEARWATER INTO ST. PETER’S DE ALCANTARA CHURCH OF EWING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the merger of St. John’s Church of Deloit, St. Francis Church of Neligh, Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and St. Theresa’s Church of Clearwater, each of which is a Nebraska nonprofit religious corporation, into St. Peter’s de Alcantara Church of Ewing, a Nebraska nonprofit religious corporation, and the surviving c...
More than 4,400 students are being recognized for their academic achievements during the spring 2024 semester at the University of Nebraska at Omaha with inclusion on the chancellor's and/or dean's list. Students who qualify for the dean's list earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or better during the term listed above provided that 12 or more quality hours were completed. Emma Hoffman, of Ewing, was named to the dean's list....
Two defendants recently waived their rights to preliminary hearings on felony charges and were bound over to Holt County District Court by the Honorable Kale Burdick. Torrey T. Peterson, 30, of O’Neill waived his right to a preliminary hearing when he faced Burdick on May 21. Burdick bound Peterson over to the district court on three felony counts, Count I, possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver (140-plus grams), a Class 1B felony; Count II, possession of a controlled substance (meth), a Class 4 felony; and possession of a c...
Cheryl A. Meier 1948 - 2024 Funeral services for Cheryl A. Meier, 75, of Orchard, will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday June 12, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Clearwater with Pastor Sollberger officiating. Burial will be in Ewing City Cemetery in Ewing. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 11, at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater. Cheryl Ann Meier, died peacefully, surrounded by family, on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at her home in Orchard, following a brief illness. Condolences may be...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL Ubetcha Auto Sales, 2023 Ford Transit Van - ESSER III, 49,900.00; Amazon Capital services, Inc., sup/annual Prime membership, 9.486.43; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physicals, 585.00; B.E. Publishing, textbooks, 4,892.25; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 187.15; Blain Pumping & Plumbing, pumping septic tanks, 840.00; Blick Art Materials, sup, 1,805.33; Bluum of Minnesota, LLC, sup, 44.16; Bomgaars, sup, 4.85; Broadberry, server, 7,675.00; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup/postage, 4,308.90; Cathy...
The University of Nebraska at Kearney recently announced students who earned a place on the dean's list for the spring 2024 semester. Students who are on the dean's list must have completed 12 credit hours or more of classes with a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a 4.0 scale. Area students named to the list include Bre Bartak and Michelle Koenig, Ewing....
Blood may be thicker than water. It's the fluid of life, an essential force providing a constant flow of resources and creating energy. For Jesse Thiele, son of Jim and Leenda, the constant flow slowed to a trickle on a fateful September day in 2016. Thiele, then a fifth-grade student, was at home in Clearwater on Sept. 29, working on a math worksheet, alongside older brothers Eli and Alex. Alex and Jesse took a break, which turned into a wrestling match. "I still had a pencil in my hand,"...
Ewing officials were praised, Monday, for completing its duplex housing project in approximately two years. The comments came during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, held at 204 N. Cedar Street. State Sen. Barry DeKay said he often hears about the need for housing, especially in rural areas. "Our communities have to be very innovative and willing to take a risk with developers," he said. He cited a lack of subcontractors in some rural areas, coupled with construction costs, which can make it difficult...
A scaled-back version of Ewing Summer FunFest will have plenty of fun-filled opportunities for all ages. This year, all activities, planned by the Ewing Young Members Club, will take place Sunday, May 26. The morning will start at the Ewing Fire Hall. Volunteer fire and rescue department personnel will serve breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon. A freewill donation will be accepted. At 10:30 a.m., a community church service will be held at Ewing Full Gospel Church. "Heroes Among Us" is the theme for...
Ewing residents will have two opportunities to celebrate the completion of a duplex project, made possible through grant monies from the Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Fund. On Sunday, May 19, an open house will be held at the units, located at 204 N. Cedar Street. The event will run from 1 to 3 p.m. An official ribbon cutting will take place Monday, May 20, at 11 a.m. Each unit features 1,100 square feet of living space, including two bedrooms, a main bathroom, kitchen, utility room and...
Graduate and undergraduate degrees will be conferred for 702 spring graduates at University of Nebraska at Kearney commencement exercises, at 10 a.m. Friday, May 17, at UNK’s Health and Sports Center. Breanna Bartak, of Ewing, will graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree in interior and product design. She graduates summa cum laude....
Life for Jorden Barlow comes full circle. The 2014 Ewing High School graduate owns and operates The Lush Body Spa, in the administrative office suite, at the former school building. The spa officially opened April 2. She's booking appointments on Mondays through Thursdays, as well as Saturdays by appointment only. Barlow earned an associate degree in chiropractic massage in 2017 from the Myotherapy Institute in Lincoln. Since then, she's worked in salons, spas and chiropractic settings in...
Reprinted with permission from UNMC Communications Edson DeOliveira still remembers walking out of the house on his first day of third grade. He caught the faint scent of manure and spotted a cattle trailer on a neighboring lot. "We're not in Atlanta anymore," he thought. Not only was the DeOliveira family's home in Ewing, Nebraska, a stark contrast from their last home in Atlanta, but it also was a far cry from their first home in Angola. But growing up in the rural Nebraska village ended up...
