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On a typical Easter, local churches fill with worshipers celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. This year, Easter was anything but typical. Church doors were shut during Sunday's services, highlighting the impact of COVID-19 on God's houses. Instead, local pastors offered online services, streaming on smart devices and computers in Summerland-area homes, rejoicing as the stone was rolled away from the front of the tomb and the light of the world reappeared. Mark Hoffman, pastor of Ewing Full...
Private graveside services for James H. Cooper, 81, of Orchard will be at Orchard Hill Cemetery in rural Orchard. James died April 12, at his home in Orchard, surrounded by his family. Snider Memorial Funeral Home of Clearwater is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorialfh.com. ~~~ Jim Cooper, son of Pete and Darlene (Thompsen) Cooper, was born Oct. 13, 1938, in Antelope County. He attended country school and then Orchard Public School, where he...
Six area students received Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association and Nebraska School Activities Association academic all-state honors for winter 2019-2020 activities. James Kester, a Clearwater senior, received the award for wrestling. Ewing senior Ashley Koenig and Orchard junior Avery Cheatum were recognized for girls’ basketball. Ewing seniors Katie Hawk and Liz Nordby received the award for speech participation. Students are nominated by coaches and the nomination is based on individual academic excellence, leadership and c...
Nebraska Unified Board of Education will meet Monday, April 13, via Zoom, and at Orchard Public School. At 7:15 p.m., a budget hearing will be heard. The regular meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. Agendas for each meeting are included. The Zoom can be accessed at https:/zoom.us/j/487439950 Agenda - Budget Hearing 1. Call meeting to order, review Nebraska Open Meetings Act, recognize visitors A. Zoom meeting link - https:/zoom.us/j/487439950 2. Public participation 3. Discussion 4. Adjourn Agenda -...
The Summerland oversight/board committee will meet Wednesday, April 15, at 6 p.m., via Zoom. The meeting may be accessed at https://zoom.us/j/646553 AGENDA 1. Design update and options for new school 2. Zoning/roads update 3. Groundbreaking ceremony 4. Bond update 5. Update on staffing 6. Technology update 7. Policy and procedures for 2020-2021 8. Other possible discussion topics: curriculum and transportation 9. Activities update 10. Adjourn The agenda sequence is provided as a courtesy only. The board reserves the right to consider each item...
Orchard school teachers ventured up, down and across town, Monday, during a parade of educators. Students and parents sat along the village's main street, hollered from the beds of pickup trucks, stood outside their homes and lined the school parking lot, greeting teachers of all grades as they completed the parade route. Some teachers decorated their vehicles with signs reminding students to complete homework. Others relied on witty puns to share messages of encouragement. Visit the...
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...
Elly Herley knew she wanted to see instructor and coach, Scott Leisy, one more time. And, she wanted the rest of the Bobcats girls' basketball team to visit, too. "I wanted to do something for him so he knew how much I cared about and for all he had done for me," Herley said. "I knew from COVID-19 we couldn't gather in a group." So Herley, a junior at Clearwater Public Schools, made a few phone calls and organized a Saturday quarantine cruise night, April 4. One phone call snowballed into...
Antelope County commissioner Eli Jacob, 66, of Clearwater was sentenced Wednesday morning in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh. The Honorable Donna Taylor fined Jacob $500 and ordered him to pay $50 costs for his conviction of official misconduct. The case involved accusations that Jacob took a heating unit from the Orchard county barn Jan. 1, 2019. He pleaded no contest to the Class 2 misdemeanor last month after reaching a plea deal with special Antelope County prosecutor Joseph Smith. Smith told the judge that the heater had been remov...
Chubby Checker's 1959 classic "The Twist" blasted from cars, pickups, SUVs and the occasional minivan traveling the main drag in area towns Saturday night. Unlike a scene from the 1950s or early '60s, carloads of teenagers didn't unload and fill a local malt shop, sharing cheeseburgers and sipping chocolate shakes from separate straws. In the age of COVID-19, participants of the Coronavirus Cruise Night, sponsored by KBRX, in O'Neill, remained in their vehicles, took a few whips along Main...
Five area students have been selected to represent local American Legion posts and auxiliaries at Cornhusker Girls and Boys State. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the students will not have an opportunity to attend the week-long educational sessions, scheduled for May 31 to June 6, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Avery Cheatum, daughter of Dana and Rachael, was chosen to represent Page's auxiliary unit. She is a junior at Orchard Public School. Clearwater Public School junior Elly Herley,...
The Orchard Alumni have decided to postpone the 2020 alumni gathering from May 23 to July 25. Members will be receiving notifications by mail or social media. Alumni festivities will be joining in the activities of the Orchard Celebration Days, July 24 through 26, with an open house/last dance at the school gym on Saturday, July 25, beginning at 2 p.m. There will be time for self-guided tours, photo-ops and visiting. Jerry Stingley, a recent inductee to the Nebraska Music/Nebraska Rocks Hall of Fame will provide music for a last dance in the...
Funeral services for Jacquette "Jackie" Bartak, 84, of Ewing, will be held privately for her family, due to the present healthcare precautions. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery rural Clearwater. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Jackie died March 22 at Antelope Memorial Hospital in Neligh. A memorial service, for the public, will be held at a later date. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorialfh.com ~~~ Jacquette Ann Bartak was born July 6,...
Douglas D. Carpenter, 43, of Neligh, who was scheduled to face the Honorable Donna Taylor for a bench trial in the Antelope County courtroom Monday, March 23, reached a plea agreement with prosecutor Joe Abler. Carpenter had pleaded not guilty in October 2019 to Count I, stalking, a Class 1 misdemeanor; Count II, disturbing the peace, a Class 3 misdemeanor; and Count III, resisting arrest, a Class 1 misdemeanor. Per terms of the agreement, Carpenter pleaded no contest to an amended Count I, criminal attempt – stalking, a Class 2 misdemeanor, a...
The need for blood donations is always present. According to Governor Pete Ricketts, approximately 4,000 blood drives across the country have been canceled since the COVID-19 pandemic began. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued a call to action Monday afternoon, requesting healthy and able individuals donate blood. "If you want to contribute, please visit aabb.org/giveblood and make an appointment in advance. This will help manage the influx of incoming donors and ensure social distancing me...
Multiple sightings of bears have been reported across the area. A nationwide movement to hunt bears is underway, since schools have been closed due to COVID-19. Based on the popular children's book, "We're Going on a Bear Hunt," by Michael Rosen, participants are urged to place a teddy bear in a front window of a neighborhood or business district. Then, families can entertain little ones with the viral pastime. The book tells the story of three children and their parents, who, along with the...
Ewing Public Schools, as well as the three districts comprising Nebraska Unified District #1 - Clearwater, Orchard and Verdigre, will not be in session, amid concerns of the COVID-19 virus. Classes were canceled, beginning March 17. Ewing Ewing Principal Greg Appleby said EPS will be closed until March 30. "At this time classes will resume on March 31," Appleby said. Future decisions about school closure will be communicated through media channels, Facebook and the school's JMC message system....
Chinese philosopher Confucius is credited with the saying, "Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life." What happens when someone veers from a chosen career path? How do decisions made during high school affect future career skills? Approximately 115 area students, including Clearwater and Orchard underclassmen, discovered answers to those questions during an interactive career exploration simulation called Connecting the Dots, Tuesday, at the Antelope County...
Ewing Public Schools, as well as the three districts comprising Nebraska Unified District #1 - Clearwater, Orchard and Verdigre, will not be in session, beginning March 17. Ewing Ewing Principal Greg Appleby said EPS will be closed March 17 to 30. "At this time classes will resume on March 31," Appleby said. Future decisions about school closure will be communicated through media channels, Facebook and the school's JMC message system. Appleby said, "We have made this difficult decision after...
Antelope County commissioners met March 3 in their meeting room at the courthouse in Neligh, with consideration of six driveway permits for the new Summerland school included on the meeting agenda. Steve Thiele of Clearwater was present, representing both the school district and the builder, Hausmann Construction. The county leaders gave unanimous approval for two of the applications, as temporary construction driveways and passed a motion to require a traffic study as part of the requirement for consideration of permanent permits. A 30-foot...
An Antelope County commissioner, who was set to face a jury of his peers in the Antelope County courtroom later this month, more than a year after an alleged theft of county property, pleaded no contest to an amended complaint when he faced the Honorable Donna Taylor last Wednesday. Eli Jacob, 66, of Clearwater, who is accused of taking a heating unit from the Orchard county barn Jan. 1, 2019, appeared March 4 for a pretrial hearing in the case. Madison County Attorney Joseph Smith, as special prosecutor for Antelope County, told Taylor a plea...
Antelope Memorial Hospital's Move it 2 Lose it Challenge, (formerly called the Biggest and Best Losers Contest, ran from Jan. 6 through February 28th. It was coordinated by Meghan Fernau, AMH Wellness Director. A total of 694.8 pounds were collectively lost by the 78 contestants who competed in three categories. Marlene Timm, of Neligh, was the first-place winner in the women's division, losing 11.6% of her total body weight. Other winners in the women's division included Danielle Mortensen,...
Orchard Public School preschool through 12th grade students collected $402.38 for individuals with blood cancer and will donate the funds to Pennies for Patients, a school and youth program that gives students an opportunity to collect something as little as spare change to help people who have an illness. Students participated in themed dress-up days, including pajama penny day, neon nickels day, dazzling dimes day, with shiny clothing and crazy quarter day, with crazy hats or socks featured....
William M. Zohner, 63, of Norfolk appeared in Antelope County court March 4, facing the Honorable Donna Taylor for a pretrial hearing on three counts, driving under the influence, aggravated, a Class W misdemeanor, and two infractions, driving left of center and exceeding the speed limit 6-10 mph. A plea deal was announced. In exchange for Zohner’s guilty plea on Count I, the two infractions were dismissed by Antelope County attorney Joe Abler and there was a joint recommendation for a probation sentence. The DUI charge was enhanced due to a b...
Orchard FFA had a strong showing at district career development events in Norfolk last week. The chapter took 25 members who competed in nine different contests. The ag sales team earned a red ribbon and placed fifth. Avery Cheatum finished 10th. Other team members include Morgan Erhardt, Taelyn Switzer and Larissa Thomson. In agriscience, Trevor Thomson ended 39th and earned a red ribbon. The team, which also includes Emma Kerkman and Jaykwon Petite, finished 14th and received a red ribbon. The...
