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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...
W.T. Ellis stated, "It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air." The Orchard Historical Society seems to keep the community involved by hosting events for people to partake in. On Sunday, Dec. 15, they hosted a tour of homes, with six participants. Each destination featured a different thing to intrigue visitors with the holiday season. First on the list to visit was the old schoolhouse in Orchard. The Historical Society has put a lot of time and effort into restoring the school...
It's official. Thursday morning, the state committee for the reorganization of school districts approved dissolution of Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard Public School districts and the formation of the Summerland school district, effective June 6, during a 29-minute public hearing at the Nebraska Department of Education in Lincoln. The reorganization plan passed 4-0. Committee member Gerry Osborn was absent. Nebraska Unified School District #1 Superintendent Dale Martin told the committee...
Christmas break begins this week for area students. Ewing Public School students will begin break when classes dismiss at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 20. Classes will resume Monday, Jan. 6, at the regularly scheduled time. Elementary school students in the Clearwater district will start holiday break at the end of the school day, Dec. 18. High school students will dismiss at 11:45 a.m., Dec. 19, except for students required to take attendance tests, scheduled Dec. 19 and Dec. 20. Classes resume...
Randall "Randy" Lee Rader, 62, of Denver, Colorado, formerly of Royal, died Dec. 11, at his home, following a lengthy illness. Randy, son of Bob and Patty (Rodgers) Rader, was born May 28, 1957, at Plainview. He was a 1975 graduate of Orchard High School and furthered his education at Kearney State College. He worked in Omaha for a number of years before moving to Denver 20 years ago to work at Tagawa's Greenhouse, and for the past nine years, at a Walmart store there. Randy took great joy in caring for his many plants and flowers and family...
Play production teams from Ewing and Clearwater/Orchard competed in district competition recently. Ewing finished seventh in the Class D2-4, receiving rankings of six, seven and eight from a panel of three judges. The team presented “Alice.” St. Mary’s finished first and Chambers earned the runner-up trophy. Seven Ewing cast members received acting honors, including Skylar Eacker, Sidney Stallbaum, Allison Schrunk, Katie Hawk, Olga Mendoza, Kyra Nilson and Emily Nordby. On Dec. 11, St. Mary’s claimed the Class D2 state championship with th...
It never fails. You checked your list twice. Presents are wrapped and placed neatly under the tree. And then ... surprise! You realize you forgot to pick up a gift for Aunt Sally or your son's significant other. No worries. SAM staff contacted several local businesses and newspaper vendors for last-minute gift ideas. Clearwater Market Check out the store's selection of chocolates, including cherry clusters, chocolate covered peanuts, whoppers, chocolate covered caramels and peanut clusters....
Elementary art students from Clearwater and Orchard schools created artwork for the holidays. Take a look at the creativity exhibited by area youngsters.... 
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Antelope County Commissioners adopted a new snow removal policy when they met last Tuesday at the courthouse in Neligh. Casey Dittrich, road superintendent, presented the policy that he and road foreman Aaron Boggs have been drafting over the past few weeks, with input from Tim Baxter from the Nebraska Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency, the county’s liability-insurance carrier. Input also came from road crew members and, according to Dittrich, has the “blessing” of county attorney Joe Abler. The policy establishes protocol for the order...
Schools in Nebraska Unified District #1 will receive initial start-up funds when the district dissolves, June 5. Board of education members directed Superintendent Dale Martin, at its Nov. 18 meeting in Verdigre, to have legal council draft a resolution stating that physical assets at each site would be retained by that site, each distrit would receive their intial start-up funds and the balance of cash assets would be divded by current valuation. According to Martin, Clearwater Public Schools...
Orchard Public School music department will present its kindergarten through 12th-grade Christmas concert, Monday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m....
Nine lifters from the OC powerlifting team traveled to Lexington, Saturday, Dec. 7, for the Lexington Powerlifting Championships, competing one last time as the OC Cyclones. It was a large meet, with 130 lifters comprising a lineup of stiff competition from around the state, according to Coach Jeff Shabram. "The OC lifters had a tough day ahead of them competing as the smallest school, but were up for the challenge. We can be very proud of the way our students competed and conducted themselves...
The Honorable Donna Taylor cleared a dozen cases from the Antelope County court docket during a busy morning last Wednesday, Dec. 4. Alexander E. Huffman, 33, of Neligh appeared without counsel for arraignment on a count of disturbing the peace, a Class 3 misdemeanor committed Dec. 2, in Neligh. Huffman waived his right to counsel and pleaded guilty. Huffman told Taylor he “got way too drunk and wanted to go to Valley Hope,” and although he couldn’t afford it, he was determined to drive there, which “would have been a very bad idea,” he said....
Candice Hoke of Orchard will join Nate Schwager to represent Orchard on the board of education for the new Summerland school district. The boards of education from Orchard, Clearwater and Ewing each voted for two members for the new board of education that will convene in June. Orchard board members selected Schwager, but three votes for the second member each resulted in a tie between Terri Hergert of Royal and Kristi Schutt of Orchard, and selection of the second member was delayed until Monday night’s board meeting at the Orchard school. S...
Memorial Services for Rick Green, 52, of Ericson, will be held Saturday, Dec. 21, at 2 p.m. at Sandhills Baptist Church in Ericson, with Pastor Jerry Schoenenberger, officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date. Rick died Dec. 10, at UNMC in Omaha. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorialfh.com. ~~~ Richard Eugene Green was born Nov. 21, 1967, in O'Neill, to Robert and Darlene (Pavlis) Green. He...
How do we sustain rural America? The question was discussed Monday in Norfolk during a town hall meeting titled "Growing Together." The event, sponsored by the Aksarben Foundation, included speakers who addressed brain drain - students who leave the area following graduation and do not return home - and how to make the northeast region of the state a more desirable place to attract young professionals. Former state senator Mike Flood presented data regarding the ages of population in area...
Four area residents will open their homes to the public during the Orchard tour of homes, Sunday, Dec. 15, at 4 p.m. The event will begin at the Rex Theater, where hors d'oeuvres will be served. In addition to the District 57 school and Methodist Church, attendees will visit the homes of Nate and Desirae Schwager, Ashley and Ramzee Hauf, John and Alexandra McClanahan Shiveley and Myron and Terri Hergert....
Timing of administrative contract renewal was a major discussion point during a joint board meeting, Nov. 20, in Ewing. Following discussion about certificated staffing, Orchard educator Kristin Johnston asked if the staffing timeline is applicable to administrative staff. “As far as when the principal and administration decide staffing who stays or goes, is that going to be the new administration deciding or the current administration,” she asked. The same approach will apply to adm...
Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard school boards covered a long list of agenda items, Nov. 20, during a three and one-half hour meeting, in Ewing. Discussion focused on the new Summerland school district, which will take effect June 6, 2020. While a chunk of the meeting was spent discussing staffing and administration timeline, other topics included the new district's reorganization petition, selection of Summerland school board members, policies, curriculum and sales of assets. Steve Williams,...
Phase one: complete. With last week's successful passage of the Summerland school bond, board of education members from Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard planned to meet Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Ewing, to start phase two of the consolidation and building processes. Ewing Principal Greg Appleby said, "We have a lengthy agenda to discuss a number of items, including policy." Dale Martin, superintendent of Nebraska Unified District #1, which includes Clearwater and Orchard, said a number of items need...
Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard children wanting to share Christmas wish lists with Santa have an opportunity to do so. Ewing information technology application classes are acting as liaisons for Santa. Letters should be received by Dec. 13 and include the child's full name, grade level and address in the letter. Letters should be mailed to Computer Elves, Ewing Public School, PO Box 98, Ewing, NE 68735. Clearwater and Orchard youth, preschool age and younger, are invited to write letters to...
Clearwater/Orchard drama students will present "At the Bottom of Lake Missoula," by Ed Monk, Monday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m., in Clearwater. Parents will be recognized following the performance. The play will also be presented Wednesday, Nov. 27, at 1 p.m., in Clearwater....
Orchard Advisory Board of Education members, Candace Hoke, Kristi Schutt, DeAnna Clifton and Nate Schwager, will be joined by Original Orchard Board of Education members Terra Williby and Terri Hergert, beginning with the December meeting, as they work to dissolve Nebraska Unified District 1 and begin transition efforts to the new Summerland school. Hergert and Williby sat in the audience at the Nov. 13 Advisory Board meeting held at Orchard High School. Both Schutt and Cathy Cooper, Orchard principal, said they had fielded questions from...
With a full board seated at the table, the Antelope County commissioners addressed dust issues on a county road for the second week in a row. Commissioners Carolyn Pedersen and Regina Krebs, who were appointed to fill vacancies the week prior, were sworn into office by Linda Mitchell, Antelope County court magistrate, prior to the nearly six-hour meeting at the courthouse in Neligh last Tuesday, Nov. 12. Tension appeared as issues arose regarding timing of agenda disbursement to commissioners,...
A number of weather-related postponements and cancellations are in effect for Tuesday, due to a potential winter storm that may affect the area. The junior high wrestling meet that was to be held in Elgin has been cancelled. No school on Tuesday: Ewing Schools Clearwater Schools Orchard Schools Chambers Schools Wheeler Central Schools Elgin Public & Pope John Neligh-Oakdale Schools No sale at Creighton Livestock....
