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In 1972, Congress passed Title IX, part of the education amendments of 1972, and President Richard Nixon signed it into law. Prior to its passage, few opportunities were available female athletes. In 1972, approximately 30,000 women participated in collegiate athletics. High school programs weren’t much different. According to History.com, 295,000 girls participated in high school sports in 1972. Title IX was established to correct imbalances between women’s and men’s athletics. Now, more than 2.6 million females participate in sports at the h...
Joan Hoffman 1923 - 2022 Funeral services for Joan J. Hoffman, 98, of Clearwater, will be Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Theresa’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, Aug. 1, at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, in Clearwater, from 5 to 7 p.m., with a wake service at 7 p.m. Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater is handling the arrangements. Joan died peacefully and with a smile, Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Arbor Care Cen...
Disney claims, "Beauty and the Beast" is "the most beautiful love story ever told." The O'Neill Community Theater had a busy summer with practices, and was rewarded by crowds supporting performances of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," Sunday, July 17 and Monday, July 18, in O'Neill. The North Central Nebraska Arts Council chose "Beauty and the Beast" to be performed during O'Neill's Summerfest celebration. Two Summerland English teachers fell into the roles of being directors for the musical. "I...
Who will eventually purchase the former Ewing school property remains unknown as Summerland Board of Education members voted to reject all offers, "because of irregularities." The decision was announced following an executive session which lasted 73 minutes. "Not one of the offers is the same to the others," Superintendent Kyle Finke said. The board also directed Finke to take one of two courses of action. “Supt. Finke may make a counter offer or set an auction date,” President Ed Nordby sai...
Local General Election races will include new and familiar names this fall. The filing deadline for incumbents was July 15. Newcomers have until Aug. 1 to have their names added to the ballot. Six individuals have filed for a seat on the Ewing Village Board.According to Village Clerk Sharon Swails, three positions are up for re-election. Incumbents Dustin Jorgensen, Kane Fry and William Graber met the filing deadline. Newcomers who have tossed their hat into the race include Jeremy Tuttle, Kent...
Three Antelope County 4-H members competed in the 2022 Nebraska State 4-H Public Speaking and Public Service Announcement contests, held June 22, on the University of Nebrasksa-Lincoln campus. Lilly Mortensen, of Neligh, received a purple ribbon in intermediate public speaking. In the PSA competition, Jorden Cox, of Page, and Addyson Jacob, of Neligh, earned blue ribbons in the intermediate division....
In the final night of junior Legion baseball for the 2022 season, Ainsworth traveled to Orchard to battle the Tri-County Titans in double-header action. It was a beautiful night for baseball and two very exciting games were played, according to Coach Jeff Shabram. In the first game, Tri-County lost a heart pounder, 5-9, leaving the bases loaded in the bottom half of the last inning. Starting pitcher for the Titans was Landon McAllister, with Wyatt Shabram and William Drobny pitching in relief. Runs were scored by Dane Miller, William Drobny,...
NOTICE OF SALARIES VILLAGE OF PAGE In accordance with Section 19-1102 of the Nebraska State Statutes, the following employee job titles and their current salaries, as of Aug. 1, 2022, corresponding to such titles, are hereby published as follows: Board Chairperson: $40.00 per meeting Board of Trustees: $40.00 per meeting Village Clerk: $15.50 per hour Maintenance: $15.00 per hour Grade IV Water Operator: $15.50 p/hour /s/ Cora L. Calkins Page Village Clerk Published July 21, 2022 ZNEZ...
NOTICE OF RENEWAL OF CLASS C RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 53-135.01 of the Nebraska Liquor Control Act, a Liquor License may be automatically renewed for one year from November 1, 2022, for the following retail liquor license to wit: Page Development Corporation DBA The Kountry Korner Cafe 101 South 5th Street Page, Nebraska 68766 Notice is hereby given that written protests to the issuance of automatic renewal of license may be filed by any resident of the Village on or before August 10, 2022, in the...
Michael F. Doty, 29, of Page faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County court in Neligh last Wednesday, July 6, on two Class 3A felony counts of making terroristic threats and a Class 3 misdemeanor count of disturbing the peace, all alleged June 28 in Orchard. If convicted of the crimes, Doty faces up to $10,000 fines and/or three years of incarceration for each of the felony counts and up to a $500 fine and/or 90 days for the misdemeanor. Doty requested court-appointed counsel. Taylor appointed Antelope County public defender...
On July 19, 2022, Elkhorn Rural Public Power District, headquartered in Battle Creek, will celebrate the installation of 10,000 meters in its territory. On April 29, 1940, the first 168 services were energized over 116 miles of distribution line. Eighty-two years later, more than 10,000 services for 5,028 customers, over 2,874 miles of line, exist. An open house will be held July 19, from 12 to 4 p.m., at the headquarter building in Battle Creek, to celebrate the achievement. A short program...
A new business offering home upgrades hopes to build a small business into a full-time gig. Travis Shaffer, of Orchard, started T. Shaffer Home Improvement three months ago. According to Shaffer, the venture started when he was working on a project for his father-in-law. People started complimenting his work and asked if he could complete projects for them. Shaffer thought he would try a small business to see if he could eventually make it a full-time business, since he is still working a...
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...
An early morning fire has left three Page people homeless. The fire was called into the Boyd-Holt 911 Dispatch Center at 5:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 28. Page and O'Neill fire departments responding. Callers to the dispatch center reported two people were out of the house, with possibly one person still inside. The Page Fire Department cleared the residence to make sure the structure was empty. O'Neill Fire Department arrived on scene around 6 a.m., and set up support, bringing manpower and...
A purchase agreement for the Ewing School property was presented to Summerland Board of Education members and discussed briefly, in open session, at the June 14 meeting. Superintendent Kyle Finke said the agreement, for $10,000 for all property and contents, contains a contingency that a 1% sales tax would need to be passed by Ewing voters in November’s general election. Finke left it to the board’s discretion whether to enter executive session regarding the agreement. “I think we shoul...
Brant Pavel was at the Page Fire Department meeting Monday night to present the department with a check from the recent sale of a 1980 Ford Bronco from the department. The Bronco had originally been purchased as a first-response vehicle. The intention was for the fire chief to take that vehicle to the scene of a fire or accident immediately to report back to the department what was needed as more people arrived. That worked well for a while. For the past 15 or more years however, the fire chief...
Orchard Public Library is gearing up for a summer full of programs, challenges and excitement. Sign-up for the summer reading program challenge began in May and continues. Participants may sign up by stopping by the library or emailing [email protected]. The summer reading challenge began June 2. The challenge consists of playing bingo cards supplied by the library and counting reading minutes. Each time a participant receives a bingo, they can come to the library for a prize. Larger prizes will...
The Orchard Swimming Pool opened for the season on Thursday, June 2. The pool is open everyday, from 1 to 5 p.m., and it is open for night swimming on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m in June. In July, the pool will be open everyday, regular hours, with night swim offered Sunday through Friday nights from 6 to 8 p.m. Daily admittance is $4 per person or $2 for night swim only. Children, three and under, are admitted free. The pool also has season passes available, and both private and...
Page High School graduates met June 29, at the Page United Methodist Church, for the alumni reunion. The class of 1952 and 1962 were recognized as honor classes. Several graduates from the 1940s and 1950s were on hand....
Even though weather changes daily (and sometimes, minute to minute), it is a constant discussion point. It’s usually one of the few television channels I will tune into while working. Weather has been in the news a lot lately: the May 12 dust and rain storm that caused damage in the area, the nearly month-long days of strong winds this spring, the weekend storms. Sometimes, it feels like I am constantly checking weather notices and sharing updates on the SAM website and our social media c...
On Tuesday, May 24, the newly-formed Tri-County Titans debuted as a Junior Legion team, when they opened the baseball season at Orchard versus Randolph. The Tri-County Titan team consists of 12 players from six different towns - Orchard, Ewing, Page, Verdigre, Niobrara and Center - in Antelope, Holt and Knox counties, with home base being Orchard American Legion Post #136. The Titans battled the whole game to keep it close and even took a one run lead into the seventh inning, only to fall by a score of 15-17. "It was an excellent experience...
Grace Ahlers, of Clearwater, presents a speech during the Nebraska Extension-Antelope County 4-H speaking contest, Thursday. She received reserve champin in junior speech. Olivia Mortensen, of Neligh, received a purple and was named champion in junior speech. Intermediate speech champion honors went to Lilly Mortensen, of Neligh. Jorden Cox, of Page, earned reserve champion. In public service announcement competition, Addy Jacob, of Neligh, was crowned champion and Cox, reserve champion. Lilly...
April was National Autism Awareness Month and National Adopt a Pet month. Zekiel Kaiser, a preschooler at Summerland Public School, was successful bringing a light to both causes last April. Kaiser was born on Jan. 5, 2016. When he was brought home, his mother, Courtney Soper, noticed he would eat and immediately vomit everything up. "He couldn't keep anything down and progressively got worse. He wasn't gaining weight and in general, was 'cranky,'" said LuAnn Schindler, Zekiel's grandmother....
Clearwater Public Library has an exciting summer planned, full of reading, learning, and exploring "Oceans of Possibilities." Events will begin Wednesday, June 1, at 10 a.m., at the Clearwater American Legion. Polka Dot Entertainment will present the "Balloon Animal Adventures Show – Under the Sea." The show will be a live presentation featuring animal balloons, with actors in the spirit of Jack Hanna, Steve Irwin and the Kratt Brothers. The second event, "Wildlife Encounters," will take p...
Summerland communities will honor the men and women who gave their lives while serving the country, Monday, May 30, during Memorial Day services. Clearwater American Legion Post 267 will gather at the Elkhorn River bridge, at 10:30 a.m., and the Clearwater Cemetery at 10:45 a.m. Father John Norman will give the address. Music will be provided by the Summerland band and Curtis Bolling. Ewing Sanders American Legion Post 214 will present its annual program at St. Dominic's Hall, at 9:30 a.m. Dan...
