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Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Three new members – Keith White of Neligh, Bev Krutz of Orchard and Gary Arehart of Elgin – were elected to serve on the board of the Antelope County Historical Society at the organization's recent annual meeting. All three bring a strong interest in the county's history, with each having diverse experiences and interests. "We welcome these new members to our board," said Donna Hanson, Antelope County Museum executive director. "Their broad experience and love for Antelope County will go a lon...
It happened on a late spring Saturday afternoon in Omaha. The cool mid-May breeze caused the fans ringing Westside High School’s modest football field to curl up under their blankets and jackets. They watched, peering through the late afternoon sun, as 16 high school lacrosse players made history. The NorthStar lacrosse team, a group of Black boys from North Omaha, faced off against the private Creighton Prep High School for the 2022 junior varsity Nebraska state title. Creighton Prep’s seasoned players warmed up along the sidelines, while sev...
An Oakland native will fill the junior/senior high principal's position next fall. Zach Rosenboom will make the move to Summerland after serving as the social studies teacher at Tekamah-Herman Public School since 2014. For the past three years, Rosenboom served as activities director for the Tigers. He started his teaching career at Dorchester Public School and spent two years there. He has coached at the junior and senior high school levels and served asn an AAU coach. Rosenboom told the...
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,...
Fourteen lifters from the Summerland powerlifting team traveled to Midland University, in Fremont, Saturday, March 13, for the All-Class Nebraska High School Powerlifting Meet. Coach Jeff Shabram said the meet featured 174 lifters representing 17 teams, "with a lineup of excellent competition from some of the largest high schools in Nebraska." "The Bobcat lifters competed very well and did an excellent job in representing our school and communities." In the end, the Summerland boys' team...
Fourteen lifters from the Summerland powerlifting team traveled to Peru State College Feb. 13, for the Peru State Powerlifting Championships. Coach Jeff Shabram said the meet was large, with 230 Lifters competing, with "a lineup of very stiff big school competition from around the state." "The Bobcat lifters had a tough day ahead of them, competing, again, as the smallest school but were up for the challenge. We can be very proud of the way our students competed and conducted themselves in repre...
Midland University is recognizing more than 800 students for their outstanding achievements in being named to the Spring 2020 academic awards’ list. Midland also announced the addition of three new awards for the 2020 spring semester: President’s Achievement Award, Dean’s Achievement Award and Warrior Grit Academic Achievement Award. Dean’s list honorees must have a term grade-point average of 3.50 to 3.99, all course requirements completed and at least 12 credits on the A-F grade scale. Warrior Grit Academic Achievement Award honorees must ha...
Twelve Summerland powerlifters traveled to Midland University in Fremont, Feb. 8, for the Midland Warrior High School Powerlifting Invitational. Coach Jeff Shabram said it was a good-sized meet, with 64 lifters competing. "With a lineup of excellent competition from Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa, the Bobcat lifters competed very well and did an excellent job in representing our school and communities," the coach said. Summerland earned top honors in overall boys' team scoring. Columbus...
Ewing senior Sidney Stallbaum will continue her volleyball career as a member of the Midland University team. In front of family, coaches and friends, Stallbaum signed a letter of intent, Dec. 17, at Ewing Public Schools. Stallbaum was part of two Ewing squads that qualified for the Nebraska State High School Championships in Class D2, in 2017 and 2018, earning the runner-up trophy both years. In 2019, Ewing joined Clearwater and Orchard to form the Summerland Bobcat cooperative, where...
