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VEHICLES FOR SALE SUMMERLAND SCHOOL Summerland Public Schools is accepting sealed bids for the following: 1. 2000 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 2. 2003 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 3. 2005 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 4. 2009 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 All offers must indicate “Van Bid” on the envelope, use the school’s bid form, include a 10% down payment and be delivered to Summerland Public Schools, Attn: Superintendent, 51293 857th Rd, Ewing, NE 68735, no later than 3 p.m., Sept. 8, 2022, at which time the bids will be opened by the super...
Whoever wins the bid for the former Ewing School property will own all of it - two school buildings, a vacant tract which sits catty-corner to the former high school and a football field. Summerland Board of Education members voted 6-0, during its Aug. 16 meeting, to take bids on the property and authorized Superintendent Kyle Finke to work with legal counsel to finalize the bid process. The motion followed a 40-minute executive session. A legal notice for the property sale is listed on Page 8...
PROPERTY FOR SALE Summerland Public Schools is accepting sealed purchase offers for the main school building, the south building, a vacant part of the street between tracts and the football field, all in Ewing, Nebraska. Only one bid for ALL properties will be accepted. All offers must indicate “Ewing Property Bid” on the envelope and be delivered to Summerland Public Schools, Attn: Superintendent, 51293 857th Rd, Ewing, NE 68735, no later than 3 p.m., on Sept. 8, 2022, at which time the bids will be opened by the superintendent. The off...
VEHICLES FOR SALE SUMMERLAND SCHOOL Summerland Public Schools is accepting sealed bids for the following: 1. 2000 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 2. 2003 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 3. 2005 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 4. 2009 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 All offers must indicate “Van Bid” on the envelope, use the school’s bid form, include a 10% down payment and be delivered to Summerland Public Schools, Attn: Superintendent, 51293 857th Rd, Ewing, NE 68735, no later than 3 p.m., Sept. 8, 2022, at which time the bids will be opened by the super...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION The Summerland Board of Education held a regular meeting, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was advertised in the July 6, 2022, newspapers to order at 7 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the board room. Roll call was taken. Present: Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: Candice Hoke. Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Wagner, to approve absence of Candice Hoke. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager,...
• APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND SCHOOL AgEdNet.com, sub renew, 465.00; Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 53.23; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physicals, 468.00; Austin T. Good, June mowings, 560.00; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 263.94; Bluum USA., Inc., sup, 30.54; Bomgaars, sup, 23.68; Canon Financial Services, Inc., printer lease, 33.41; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup, 2,722.63; ColdType Publishing, print, 135.41; Corner Hardware & More, sup, 2,403.84; Dusty’s, fuel, 83.00; Egan Supply Co., gym floors’ resurfacing, 7,932.00; Elkho...
NFPW Communicator of Achievement director Karen Stensrud and NPW COA director Ruth Brown contributed to this article. LuAnn Schindler of Clearwater received the 2022 Communicator of Achievement Award from the National Federation of Press Women. This prestigious award has been given for 65 years. Schindler received the honor during a celebration at the organization's annual conference, held June 23 to 25, in Fargo, North Dakota. Now in its 85th year, NFPW is a nationwide organization of...
NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONSULTATION MEETING NOTICE On June 14, 2022, at 9 a.m., a meeting conducted by Summerland Public School will take place at 51293 857 Road, Ewing Nebraska. The purpose of the meeting will be to provide an opportunity for parents and representatives of nonpublic schools to participate in the development of a plan for providing special education services to children with disabilities who attend nonpublic schools and home schools which are within the Summerland district for the 2022-2023 school year. Parents of a home-schooled...
Summerland 7-12 Principal Greg Appleby was recognized, May 23, as Outstanding Principal of the Year for Region 3 of the Nebraska State Association of Secondary School Principals. Fifty school districts comprise the region, with five regions through the state. As the Region 3 award winner, Appleby will be eligible to earn the state award that will be announced in December 2022. A committee will select the the state award recipient. Kyle Finke, superintendent of Summerland Public School, said,...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND SCHOOL 20/20 Technologies, LLC, Wi-Fi access - three-year sub, 8,510.00; Active Network, track/field software, 291.50; Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 2,926.65; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 1,318.52; Canon Financial Services, Inc., printer lease, 22.81; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup/rooms, 2,556.72; ColdType Publishing, print, 186.86; Corner Hardware & More, sup, 38.28; Courtney Soper, mileage, 422.37; DAS State Acct’g, internet line, 846.51; Dusty’s, fuel, 558.78; Egan Supply Co., sup, 1,940.62; Elkhorn Rural Pub...
Marvi Pruden, RN, floor nurse, nursing supervisor and infection control director, is the 2022 Caring Kind Award winner of Antelope Memorial Hospital. She was recognized for the award on Wednesday, May 11, during National Hospital Week. Each year, the Nebraska Hospital Association honors employees from hospitals across the state as Caring Kind employees. The honored employee must exemplify the spirit of someone who gives that something special to others. Pruden was nominated and selected by her...
A funeral Mass for Karen Rotherham, 85, of Ewing, will be Saturday, April 30, at 10:30 a.m., at St Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing. The Rev. John Norman will officiate. Burial will follow in the St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, April 29, from 5 to 7 p.m., at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing, with a 7 p.m. rosary. Karen died April 23, 2022, at her home in Ewing. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Arrangements are entrusted to Biglin's...
Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 465.48; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physical, 468.00; Appleby, Greg A., winter 21-22 mileage claim, 414.00; Barnhill Piano service, piano tuning, 100.00; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 2,226.87; Blain Pumping & Plumbing, rentals, 495.00; Canon Financial Services, Inc., printer lease, 22.81; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup, 1,910.00; Clearwater Market, sup, 32.32; ColdType Publishing, printing, 215.91; Corner Hardware & More, sup, 1,033.80; Courtney Soper, mileage, 368.55; DAS State Acctg-Central...
Bonnie Welke 1945 - 2022 Funeral services for Bonnie Welke, 76, of Ainsworth, formerly of Ewing, were Saturday, March 12, at the United Methodist-Presbyterian Church in Ewing. Pastor Janene Reynolds officiated. Burial followed in the Ewing City Cemetery. Welke died Monday, March 7, at the Brown County Hospital in Ainsworth. Memorials may be directed to her family for future designation. Arrangements are entrusted to Biglin’s Mortuary in O’Neill. ~~~ Bonita Claire “Bonnie” Welke, the younges...
Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at the school. President Ed Nordby opened the meeting, which was advertised in the Jan. 12, 2022, newspapers, to order at 7:02 p.m. Visitors were welcomed. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. All board members were present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Hoke, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Hoke, Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele,...
January is mentoring month and the Summerland TeamMates chapter has teamed up with local dining establishments for "Dining Out for a Cause." Businesses will donate 10% of the ticket total to the Summerland chapter. Participating businesses and dates include The Den in Orchard, Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 6 p.m.; Royal Bar & Grill, in Royal, Sunday, Jan. 9; L Bar B, in Clearwater, Thursday, Jan. 13, during and after the home game; Dusty's in Orchard, Tuesday, Jan. 18, supper special; TeamMates soup...
MINUTES OF MEETING VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES December 13, 2021 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on Dec. 13, 2021, at 7 p.m. at the city hall. Notice of the meeting was published Dec. 8, 2021, in the Antelope County News. 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. A...
Merton L. "Cap" Dierks spent years serving as an advocate for agriculture and rural Nebraska issues, including education, wind energy development and the right to life. The longtime Ewing resident and former Nebraska legislator, died Friday, Oct. 22, from complications following a stroke, at Arbor Care Center, in O'Neill. Dierks was 89. His love of rural Nebraska began at birth, at his family's ranch, comprising six sections near Goose Lake, in southeastern Holt County. The ranch included a sod...
While community members and students gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Friday, at Summerland School, it seemed only fitting that background music for the event was supplied by a combine spilling golden kernels of corn into a semi-trailer. The completion of the school is the culmination of a decades-long attempt to consolidate the three schools into one, including multiple feasibility studies, straw votes by community members and varying district alliances. For different reasons, the...
The Summerland School District will operate on a $13,331,200 budget in 2021-22. Board members approved the proposed budget and tax levy request during Monday's regular board meeting, the first held at the new school facility. During the budget hearing, held prior to the regular meeting, Superintendent Kyle Finkle said land valuations remained steady, except in Holt County, which saw a 9.24% decrease. "The proposed budget is to decrease general asking from 65 cents and change to 55 cents and...
Summerland School District will feature five new staff members in the 2021-2022 school year, including one elementary and four high school educators. Staff members met for inservice training, in Orchard, Aug. 16 and 17. On Aug. 23 and 24, staff and students moved materials from the three former sites into the new facility, in preparation for the Aug. 30 start date. Jacob Goldfus His first impression of the Summerland School system and new facility can be summed up in one word: incredible. Okay,...
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;...
David Lee Schindler 1946 - 2021 A mass of Christian burial for David Lee Schindler, 74, of Odell, will be Friday, July 9, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Elgin, with Father Kevin Vogel presiding. Inurnment will follow in the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery. David died July 2, 2021, at CHI Health Nebraska Heart in Lincoln. Memorials are suggested to the family's choice, in care of the mortuary. Condolences may be left online at www.harmanwrightmortuary.com. Harman-Wright...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION JUNE 15, 2021 Summerland Board of Education met in regular session, Tuesday, June 15. President Nordby called the meeting, which was advertised in the June 9 paper, to order at 6:03 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the board room. Roll call was taken. Board members present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele and Jeremy Wagner. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. Possible motion on board member absence. All members were present. Moti...
Barbara Roland, who taught at Ewing and Summerland schools for 33 years, died Thursday, May 27, at her home, after battling cancer for 11 years. Roland taught third grade and, later, served as the Title I reading instructor. In August, she told the Advocate- Messenger her battle with cancer began in 2009, when she was having dental issues and was sent to Dr. Jon Stineman, an oral surgeon in Norfolk. She was sent to Creighton University's School of Dentistry in Omaha, to work with Dr. Stephen Hes...
