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PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES July 11, 2022 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session, July 11, 2022, at 7 p.m., at the city hall. Notice of the meeting was published July 6, 2022, in the Summerland Advocate-Messenger. An agenda was kept current and on file at the village clerk’s office. Chairman, James Ramold, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Kane Fry, Dustin Jorgensen and James Ramold. Bill Graber arrived a...
Ewing's newest business is owned by 2021 Summerland School graduate Anthony Umphress. A Ewing native, Umphress was inspired to open his business - Tony's Tires - after working for Connot Tire Services in O'Neill for a year. Although he loved what he did, the idea of working for himself, instead of a boss, began to sound like a million-dollar idea. Although the endeavor was Umphress's idea, his father, Jake, inspired him to enter the business world. Jake owns a trucking company, Umphress...
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...
The septic field at the Summerland School is not performing "as expected" and hasn't been since October. Brian Degen, of Olsson Associates, and Jacob Sertich, of Wilkins Architecture Design Planning, met with Summerland Board of Education members, July 12, to explain possible fixes to the problem. According to Degen, two elements - gallons per day and percolation rate - are key to the system's design. Prior to the system's construction, engineers intially estimated 8,000 gallons per day. After...
Wow, we at SAM are embarking on our fourth year of publishing a weekly newspaper. Seems like only yesterday when a group of us huddled around our dining room table to put together the inaugural edition of the Advocate-Messenger. The next day, Scott and I stood outside The Office, took a deep breath, waited for the first edition’s arrival and opened the door to a major opportunity. We knew it would be a life-changing experience. Trust me, we haven’t been disappointed. That was an exciting - and...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE On Friday, July 8, the Antelope County Healthcare Foundation held its 17th annual golf tournament at the Summerland Golf Course near Ewing. Seventy-two golfers from area communities and businesses participated. Team winners of the tournament include: • Championship flight - first place: Pinnacle Bank; second place, Wanek Pharmacy and third place, Stealth Broadband. • First flight - first place: Farm Bureau Financial Services; second place, The Divots and third place, Aur...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES July 13, 2022 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met in regular session, Wednesday, July 13, at 7:30 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7:30 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger and notice was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kevin Filsinger, Steve Hankla, Kelly Kerkman, Cody Kester. Others present: Jeff Schlecht, Kate Ahlers,...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION The Summerland Board of Education held a regular meeting, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was advertised in the July 6, 2022, newspapers to order at 7 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the board room. Roll call was taken. Present: Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: Candice Hoke. Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Wagner, to approve absence of Candice Hoke. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager,...
• APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND SCHOOL AgEdNet.com, sub renew, 465.00; Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 53.23; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physicals, 468.00; Austin T. Good, June mowings, 560.00; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 263.94; Bluum USA., Inc., sup, 30.54; Bomgaars, sup, 23.68; Canon Financial Services, Inc., printer lease, 33.41; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup, 2,722.63; ColdType Publishing, print, 135.41; Corner Hardware & More, sup, 2,403.84; Dusty’s, fuel, 83.00; Egan Supply Co., gym floors’ resurfacing, 7,932.00; Elkho...
It was a hot, sunny day at the Hyannis Junior Rodeo where brothers Weston and Wayge Ferguson, of Clearwater, participated in several events on Sunday, July 10. Weston Ferguson, a third grader at Summerland, took part in the flag race, calf riding, poles and barrels in the 7-10-year-old boys group. "I was kind of scared (of calf riding), but I was supposed to hold my hand up like bull riding," explained Weston Ferguson. The calf rider placed eighth, with a ride of five seconds, just short of the...
The Village of Ewing will not be the new owners of the former Ewing School site. One item - discussion of Ewing school property - appeared on the agenda for a special meeting, held Friday, July 22, at 8 a.m., at the Ewing city hall. Village Chairman James Ramold told trustees he, along with trustee Kane Fry, met with Summerland School superintendent, Kyle Finke, earlier in the week. "They rejected all the offers at their (school board) last meeting. It sounds like the school board wants to...
A severe line of thunderstorms moved through the Summerland region, Saturday afternoon, prompting events at the Royal Community Day celebration to be moved to the Royal Auditorium. Amish baked goods are available for sale there. Dick Haskins will be onsite to talk about his new book. The barbecue, sponsored by the Royal Economic Development group, will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., with silent auction items available also. Royal Roping Club still plans to hold its roping event at the arena, located...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold its regular board meeting Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at 7 p.m. The public meeting will be held in the board room at 51293 857th Road, Ewing, Nebraska. An agenda, kept continuously current, is available for inspection at the office of the superintendent during normal business hours. Additionally, a link to the agenda is available on the district’s website at district information-board of education-agenda & minutes Published July 7, 2022 ZNEZ...
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...
Faith King, a senior at Summerland Public School, landed in the top seven in the nation last week. King, along with Julie Olivan, represented Nebraska and Summerland at the National Leadership and Skills Conference, in Atlanta, Georgia. King competed in Job Demonstration A, where a contestant explains an entry-level technical skill used in an occupational area. She performed the Heimlich maneuver. "I know how important it is to be able to perform an emergency procedure, if something would...
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE & OFFICES TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION AND FILING DEADLINES I, Lisa Payne, Antelope County Clerk/Election Commissioner, hereby give notice of the offices to be filled by election that will appear on the 2022 General Election Ballot to be held November 8, 2022, in Antelope County, Nebraska, as per State Statute 32-601. Notice is also given that the filing deadline for such offices are: July 15, 2022, for incumbents and Aug. 1, 2022. for non-incumbents. An incumbent is anyone serving in an elective office, even if they are...
The Village of Orchard and Summerland School closed on the schoolhouse sale, June 13. Village chairman Stephanie Cleveland made the announcement during the village’s June 13 meeting. The final cost of $10,408.50 includes the closing fee, title insurance and filing. During the process, members noticed property descriptions did not match. The parking lot is actually a three-parcel lot instead of a two-parcel lot. Cleveland said she would contact Josh Gray about insurance. Electric and gas u...
Summerland Superintendent Kyle Finke will receive a $2,760 pay hike. Summerland Board of Education members approved the 2% increase during its June 14 meeting. The vote came following a recommendation from the board's Negotiations Committee. Finke's current contract is in effect through June 30, 2023....
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...
My mind is all over the place today. I’m trying to wrap up loose ends before a whirlwind, three-day trip to Fargo for the National Federation of Press Women convention and Communicator of Achievement awards banquet. Plenty of notes and reminders cover my desk, a few email snippets from friends with suggestions for the convention and hot spots in North Dakota. Wait! There are hot spots in North Dakota? A former student of mine lives there and suggested the craft beer scene is exceptional and s...
The Antelope County Library Association presented its annual reports and review to the Antelope County commissioners at the June 14 commissioner meeting at the Antelope County Courthouse. Cindy Simeon, current association president spoke first. She represents the Raymond A. Whitwer Tilden Public Library. She noted that the library’s numbers are increasing in stats, programming and visitations and returning back to normal since the pandemic. She explained how county funding helps meet the n...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION June 14, 2022 The Summerland Board of Education met in regular session, June 14, 2022, in the school conference room. President Nordby called the meeting, which was advertised in June 8, 2022 papers, to order at 7:30 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: Steven Thiele. Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Hoke, to approve absence of board member Thiele. Voting aye:...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL Adaptive Tech Solutions, sup, 116.60; Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 9,264.89; Apple, Inc., Apple Ipad/sup, 1,088.00; Appleby, Greg A., mileage reimb, 281.97; Austin T. Good, May mowing, 560.00; B.E. Publishing, software renew, 1,842.95; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 614.66; Bomgaars, sup, 54.23; Bud’s Sanitary Services, trash, 1,300.00; Canon Financial Services, Inc., printer lease, 22.81; Capital One Bk(USA),NA, sup, 11,926.87; CEV, lic renew 2022-2023, 850.00; Clearwater Market, sup, 214.90; C...
REGULAR PROCEEDINGS Village of Clearwater BOARD OF TRUSTEES June 13, 2022 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met in regular session Monday, June 13, at 8 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 8 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger and notice was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kevin Filsinger, Steve Hankla, Kelly Kerkman, Steve Stearns, Cody Kester. Others present: Kate Ahlers,...
VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER APPROVED CLAIMS General Checking: Fry Brothers Fertilizer, sup, 266.55; Applied Connective Tech, srv, 80.25; Thiele Electric, srv, 2,627.03; Bomgaars, sup, 225.51; EMC Insurance, ins, 5,003.70; Reinke’s Farm & City Service, sup, 93.79; Herley & Reinke Accounting, srv, 11,280.00; Carhart Lumber, sup, 209.95; Verizon Wireless, srv, 76.00; WEX Bank, fuel, 1,305.29; Intuit QuickBooks, srv, 374.49; Eakes Office Solutions, sup, 107.98; Appeara, sup, 48.13; Farmers Pride, fuel, 825.86; J&J Sanitation, srv, 1,714.40; NNTC, u...
