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Effective Thursday, Dec. 5, the Bank of Orchard was merged into Cornerstone Bank. Bill Kester will serve as vice president and manager of the branch. Other Orchard employees include Heidi Blomenkamp, Mary Erb, Gage Clifton and Andrea Williby. "Cornerstone Bank is excited to become a part of the Orchard community and grow our banking operation in this region," stated Zac Holoch, president and chief executive officer of Cornerstone Bank. "Cornerstone is committed to serving the smaller...
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred 3,566 degrees during its May commencement exercises. The 3,484 graduates are from 64 countries; 46 U.S. states and Puerto Rico; and about 230 Nebraska communities. The Bob Devaney Sports Center hosted a ceremony for College of Law graduates May 3; Pinnacle Bank Arena held a ceremony for students earning graduate and professional degrees May 17; and Memorial Stadium hosted a ceremony for undergraduates May 18. Area students earning degrees include K...
Gage Clifton and Madleen Reipen are named Orchard Public School top male and female senior athlete of the year, respectively. Clifton participated in basketball and golf. Reipen competed in volleyball and basketball and was set to compete in track before she returned to Germany, due to the pandemic....
A global pandemic, social distancing and threat of a thunderstorm didn't keep the senior class at Orchard Public Schools from walking across a makeshift stage to accept their diplomas, June 6. Family members watched from seats on the football field, as Chance Boelter, Gage Clifton, Ira Lampert, Eli Macke, Houston Marino and Gage Switzer became the last class to graduate from OPS. Exchange students Silvia Bode-Garcia and Madleen Reipen were not present. Both students returned to their respective...
Graduation different in midst of pandemic CHANCE BOELTER Valedictorian Family, friends, faculty and staff, welcome to the commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2020. Thank you to those that were able to make it today, and I am so sorry to those that aren't able to join us under these special circumstances. Martin Luther King, Jr., once said, "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands in time of challenge and...
In an unconventional year, graduation ceremonies at Orchard Public Schools will have a different look June 6, due to directed health measures in effect. Commencement exercises will begin at 2 p.m., on the football field. Members of the class of 2020 include Silvia Bode, Chance Boelter, Gage Clifton, Ira Lampert, Eli Macke, Houston Marino, Madleen Reipen and Gage Switzer. Bode and Reipen, exchange students, have returned their homes. Class members selected purple and silver as class colors, with...
Orchard Public schools recently announced award winners in scholastic courses. Scholarships and Awards - Denise Meyer Marine Corp Award for Male Distinguished Athlete: Gage Clifton Scholarships: Chance Boelter • UNK Distinguished Scholar Award - $3,000/year/4 years • Northeast Community College Dean’s Scholarship - $500 Gage Clifton • O & G Kammerer Scholarship to UNL - $500 • Bank of Orchard Scholarship - $500 • Loren Wilson Family Academic/Sports Scholarship - $100 Ira Lampert • Susan Thompson Buffett Scholarship - $2,350/semest...
The following awards were announced for activities and athletics for the 2019-2020 school year: Football - Jeff Shabram 2019 football offensive MVP: Eli Macke 2019 football defensive MVP: Colton Thiele 2019 football "Will to Win": Eli Macke 2019 football top lineman: Logan Mueller 2019 football rookies of the year: Kellen Mlnarik and Trevor Thomson 2019 football most-improved player: Wyatt Chipps 2019 football top scout team players: Alex Arroyo, Levi Cronk, Kellen Mlnarik Girls' Basketball -...
When Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard seniors went to school March 16, they did not know it would be the last time they attended school with their classmates. The three school districts announced they would be closed, due to coronavirus concerns, for a two-week period beginning March 17. A week later, administrators announced the remainder of the school year would be completed at home, based on recommendations from local health officials, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and Dr. Matt Blomstedt, comm...
Clearwater Public School and Orchard Public School announced students who qualified for the principal's honor roll and honor roll for the third quarter of the 2019-2020 school year. Students named to the Clearwater principal's honor roll include Jackie Olivan, Hunter Klabenes, Eli Thiele, Jacob Behnk, Aislynn Kester, Adyson Mlnarik and Kelsey Schlecht. Avery Cheatum, Kaci Wickersham, Mason Hoke, Madison Melcher, Hadley Cheatum, Levi Cronk, Gunnar Shabram, Ashley Melcher, Carter Bergman, Sam...
Ashley Koenig, Sidney Stallbaum and Gage Clifton received first-team post-season honors from the Niobrara Valley Conference. Teams were announced Monday. Girls basketball Joining Koenig and Stallbaum were Taylor Peter and Morgan Ramsey, Chambers/Wheeler Central; Miah Wiebelhaus and Hunter Wiebelhaus, North Central; Olivia Nall, Elkhorn Valley; Kalli Kayl, Boyd County; Hannah Sheridan, Santee; Reaghan Engel, Stuart and Kayce Kallhoff, Elgin Public/Pope John. Brenna Wagner and Tiana Thramer were...
Orchard School junior and senior high quiz bowl teams competed in the Educational Service Unit 8 quiz bowl competition Tuesday and Wednesday. The high school team lost to Osmond in the first round and fell to Neligh-Oakdale in the consolation bracket during Tuesday's competition. Results were not available for the junior high squad....
Gage Clifton scored 13 points and Connor Napier grabbed six rebounds in the Bobcats' 62-40 loss to Neligh-Oakdale in the opening round of Class C2-6 subdistrict play, Monday, in O'Neill. The Warriors jumped to a 20-7 advantage in the first quarter, but the Bobcats narrowed the margin to 26-17 at the break. In the third quarter, the Warriors offense raced to score 23 points, while their defense limited Summerland to 11. The Bobcats added a dozen points in the final quarter. While the Bobcats...
A late foul and last-second free throw gave Elgin Public/Pope John a 48-47 win over Summerland, when the teams met in Elgin last Thursday. EPPJ held a slim lead, 13-9, at the end of the first quarter, but the Bobcats outscored the Wolfpack to take a 26-25 lead into the locker room. The Wolfpack battled back, holding Summerland to 11 third quarter points. In the final stanza, the score shifted back and forth until it was tied at 47 with 30.4 seconds left. The Bobcats maintained the ball, until...
The Bobcat boys basketball team came up one point short, Tuesday, against Elkhorn Valley. A traveling call in the final seconds of the game cemented a 43-42 win for the visiting Falcons. Summerland jumped for a 9-4 lead and controlled their destiny, 18-8 at the break. By the beginning of the final quarter, the Bobcats maintained an 11-point lead, up 26-15. Missed free throw - the Cats made 7 of 23 from the charity stripe - coupled with a scoring spurt from the Falcons narrowed the margin....
Niobrara Valley Conference officials recently announced names of students who qualified for the NVC Principal's All-Academic Team for 2019-2020. To be eligible, students must be a junior or senior with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or above. Seven Clearwater students were named to the list, including Kierra Bearinger, Lauren Behnk, Taylor Ann Bolling, Tyler Hupp, James Kester, seniors; and Hunter Klabenes and Eli Thiele, juniors. Nine Ewing students received recogniton including...
After battling back to knot Thursday's contest with Wausa, the Summerland Bobcats remained focused, earning a 47-44 overtime win in Orchard. The Vikings scored 17 points in the first quarter, holding the home team to 10, but the Bobcat defense limited Wausa to eight points in the second quarter. At the break, the Vikings held a 25-16 lead. But the second half belonged to the Bobcats. Summerland scored 11 and 12 points in the third and fourth quarters, respectively, holding Wausa to seven in each...
The Bobcats faced two tough opponents last week, dropping a road contest to Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family and a home game to Osmond. Humphrey/LHF Dalton Rotherham scored 10 points in the Summerland Bobcats' 72-29 loss, Jan. 20, to Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family. H/LHF took charge in the first quarter, sprinting to a 23-3 lead. They added 19 in the second quarter, while the Bobcats scored eight points. In the third quarter, H/LHF outscored Summerland, 19-6. The Bobcats poured in a dozen points in...
Area students have received scholastic honors for the fall 2019 semester. Wayne State College Wayne State College included more than 1,000 students on the dean’s list for exemplary academic achievement during the past semester. Students listed are full-time undergraduate students who have achieved a 3.5 grade-point average or above on a 4.0 scale. An asterisk denotes a 4.0 GPA for the term. Area students on the list include Travis Rudloff * and Taylor Sanne, Clearwater; Skylar Reynolds, Jaidyn Schindler, Brad Thoendel, Alex Thramer and Derek T...
Despite shooting 43% from the two-point range and 55% from beyond the arc, the Bobcats could not overcome a third quarter run by West Holt during a Jan. 10 contest. The Huskies outlasted Summerland, 59-46, in a matchup of NVC teams. Summerland trailed by three points at the end of the first and fought back to take a 21-16 lead at the half. Then, the third quarter happened. The Huskies defense limited the Bobcats to five points, while they poured in 22 points to widen the gap. The Bobcats added...
A second quarter lull, resulting in only six points, contributed to a 51-44 loss for the Bobcats against North Central. Gage Clifton scored 14 points and Dalton Rotherham added 10 in the Jan. 9 game played in Bassett. The first quarter saw back-and-forth play, with the Knights leading 11-10. They deepened the divide to eight by halftime, leading 24-16. Summerland got off to a fast start after the break, narrowing the gap to four points after three quarters, with 17 points. North Central...
The Pirates of Plainview stole the bounty from the Summerland crew in the final seconds of a Jan. 7 thriller in Orchard, winning 46-45. Summerland trailed by five points at the midway mark and battled back to trail by two at the end of the third quarter. The Bobcats outscored Plainview, 13-12, in the fourth. Dalton Rotherham led the offensive attack with a double-double, swooshing a dozen points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Gage Clifton added nine points and pulled down nine rebounds. Statistics...
North Central downed the Bobcats, 55-47, in the consolation game of the Summerland Holiday Tournament, Dec. 31, in Clearwater. Summerland stayed within two points throughout the contest, but the Knights outscored the host team, 17-11, in the fourth quarter to secure the win. Wyatt Wagner led the Bobcats will 11 points, while Gage Clifton and Mason Hoke scored nine apiece. Connor Napier led the Bobcats on the defensive boards, pulling down six, while grabbing two offensive rebounds. Hoke added...
Walthill jumped to a 19-10 first quarter lead, Friday, against Summerland, and the Bobcats couldn't close the gap, dropping an 80-61 game in the opening round of the Summerland Holiday Tournament. Turnovers continue to plague the Bobcats this season, as the local boys turned over the ball 27 times. The Bobcats were set to play North Central, Dec. 31, at 12:30 p.m., in a consolation match that was postponed twice due to weather conditions. Gage Clifton scored 20 points to lead the Summerland...
Levi Cronk poured in 8 points and Gage Clifton pulled down half a dozen rebounds in the Bobcats 48-39 loss to Stuart, Dec. 17. Summerland had several chances to take control of the game, but turnovers and personal fouls plagued the team. The Bobcats finished with 39 turnovers and 30 personal fouls. The host team held Summerland to 4 points in the first quarter, but the Bobcats clawed their way back into contention, tying the game at 18 apiece at the midway mark. Summerland added 7 in the third...
