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On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Summerland Public School will host the first Greater Nebraska Activities Conference vocal clinic. Celeste Ditter, Columbus Middle School vocal instructor, will be coming to work with 120 students from across the conference. "There will be a 5:30 p.m. concert in the Summerland gym," said Emily Heithoff, SPS music instructor. The conference choir will be singing four songs and there will be a director-nominated honor choir performing one song. "There will also be performances from other conference choirs," Heithoff...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Summerland Public School Board of Education will be held Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m., in the school board room and will be open to the public. An agenda is kept continuously current and available for public inspection at the administrative office. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. The Summerland Board of Education reserves the...
General Election Results - Antelope County President: Harris/Walz (Democrat) Early voting 119 Precincts: 277 Trump/Pence (Pence) Early voting 562 Precincts: 2455 Oliver/ter Maat (Libertarian) Early voting 0 Precincts 11 West/Abdullah (Legal Marijuana Now) Early voting 0 Precincts 6 Stein/Kpadenou (By Petition) Early voting 2 Precincts 0 US Senator Deb Fischer (Republican) Early voting 519 Precincts 2049 Dan Osborn (By Petition) Early voting 156 Precincts 670 US Senator Pete Ricketts (Republican)...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Oct. 16, 2024 Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the school board meeting room. President Steve Thiele called the meting, which was advertised in the Oct. 9, 2024, newspapers, to order at 7 p.m. Thiele noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the board room. Roll call was taken at 7 p.m. All board members were present: Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Scott Thiele, Steve Thiele, Austin Twibell, Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Wagner, seconded by...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 2,271.25; Auto Glass Solutions, windshield replacement, 364.22; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 136.01; Bluum of Minnesota, LLC, sup, 588.00; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup/travel/conf fees, etc, 3,656.07; Clearwater Market, sup, 508.54; ColdType Publishing, printing, 386.38; Cornhusker International, rep, 871.47; Crowne Plaza Hotel, hotel rooms - MTSS conf, 434.85; DAS State Acctg - Central Finance OCIO, internet line, 774.74; DISA, Inc, bus driver testing/annual fee,...
No medals. Just a lot of experience and personal bests. That describes the Summerland high school cross country teams' results from the first-ever Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference meet, held Oct 10 at the Plainview Country Club. Senior Lenora Kester was seconds away from a medal. She finished 17th, running 24:35.45. Carlee Livingston was two spots behind Kester. She placed 19th, running 25:17.32. Aubrey Parker ended 27th in the field of 34 runners. She cross the line in 27:52.62. West Holt c...
One. That's the number by which enrollment at Summerland Public Schools dropped for the 2024-25 school year. Superintendent Molly Aschoff supplied the numbers after final enrollment totals were given to the Nebraska Department of Education at the end of September. Records show 442 students are enrolled this year. One noticeable differences is the size of the senior class. Last year, 20 students were enrolled. This year's class has 42 students. Twenty-two students are enrolled in preschool this...
Unless something drastic occurs in the next week, when the Summerland Public School Board of Education is slated to meet, members will take action on three items. The board is scheduled to meet Oct. 16, at 7 p.m., in the board room. The first item of business will be a report from the American Civics Committee meeting. The Summerland Education Association will be considered as the bargaining agent for the district's non-supervisory certificated staff for the 2026-27 contract year. Policy...
One of the best yearbooks my students produced is based on the theme, "Everyone has a story." Like a typical yearbook, it is stuffed with photos and cutlines and articles, from bleed line to bleed line, placed on double-truck spreads. The difference from others we previously produced: We looked for commonalities among students that weren't school related. In that edition, students wrote about their peers who participated in non-traditional sports outside of the school day, like trap shooting...
Fifteen bands, including Summerland Public School, marched through downtown Wayne on Saturday, Oct. 5, during Wayne State College's annual Homecoming Parade and Band Day festivities. Entrants can choose to compete against other bands within their class designation or simply participate for constructive comments. Winning bands were: Class B1, Wayne High; Class C1, Norfolk Catholic; Class C2, Stanton; Class D1, Wausa and Class D2, Plainview....
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Summerland Public School Board of Education will be held Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m., in the school board room and will be open to the public. An agenda is kept continuously current and available for public inspection at the administrative office. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. The Summerland Board of Education reserves the...
Reprinted with permission LuAnn Schindler has been a journalist in Nebraska for over 30 years. She's been a reporter and editor in the northeastern part of the state most of her career. Her office at the Summerland Advocate-Messenger is covered in stories, old newspapers and plenty of awards she's won over the years. Schindler said she's written over 6,000 stories. She's covered court trials, rodeos and the annual turtle race at a community celebration. "It's really gone by fast when I think...
Another school bus will be added to the Summerland Public School fleet following action taken by the board of education when they met Sept. 11. According to transportation supervisor James Ramold, a new bus will need to be purchased in each of the next two years before the rotation can resume to a two-year cycle. Superintendent Molly Aschoff said, "After looking at bills, we've spent a lot of money of that bus of Tony's (Shrader)." Aschoff suggested purchasing a 2021 Freightliner for $93,350....
VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER APPROVED CLAIMS General Checking: Schlecht Trucking, srv, 4,038.51; Arbor Day Foundation, dues, 25.00; Professional Tax Services, srv, 2,200.00; Barco Municipal Products, sup, 130.71; Bomgaars, sup, 302.66; Dinkel Implement, sup, 133.57; Farmers Pride, fuel, 50.00; ERPPD, util, 1,296.61; NNTC, util, 162.30; Neligh Auto & Machine, sup, 35.54; Topkote Inc., srv, 61,991.82; Western Oil II, LLC, fuel, 542.76; ColdType Publishing, adv, 174.00; Precision IT, srv, 36.00; Petty cash, cash, 47.35; Black Hills Energy, util, 89.71;...
BUDGET HEARING PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Sept. 11, 2024 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a budget hearing, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., in the school’s board room. President Steve Thiele called the hearing, which was advertised in the Sept. 4, 2024, newspapers, to order at 6:30 p.m. There was no public participation. Superintendent Aschoff presented information concerning the proposed budget which included a comparison of the 2023-24 budget to the proposed 2024-25 budget. President T...
TAX REQUEST HEARING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Sept. 11, 2024 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a tax request hearing, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in the school’s board room, immediately following the budget hearing. President Steve Thiele opened the hearing, which was advertised in the Sept. 4, 2024, newspaers, to order t 6:40 p.m. There was no public participation. Superintendent Aschoff presented the proposed tax requests for the board’s consideration. Thiele adjourned the hearing at 6:43 p.m. Respectfully sub...
Reprinted with permission from The Elgin Review Jane Schuchardt Special to the Elgin Review Sometimes your lens into the future gets polished by local mentors. Such is the case for Jamie Thiele, Clearwater, and her robust photography business. Relaxing over a cup of coffee for a few minutes after getting her two little ones, Charlie, 7, and Landrie, 6, off to school at Summerland near Ewing, Thiele claims she's a product of her second moms, Sue Vanis, Elgin, and Kim Grossnicklaus, Neligh. Of cou...
Homecoming festivities for Summerland Public School kick off Sunday, Sept. 8, with a bonfire at the rodeo arena in Clearwater. Fun and games are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Each class has been assigned a class color. Seniors will wear white; juniors, pink; sophomores, black; freshman, blue; and junior high, yellow. Dress-up days have been set and will be the same for all classes. Monday, Sept. 9 is 'Merica Day. Students are asked to dress in red, white and blue. On Tuesday, Sept. 10, grab a...
Ed. note: The print edition of SAM has the wrong amount for the anticipated budget. Instead of $16.1 million, the print edition reports $16.1 billion. The correct amount has been updated in this article. SAM regrets the error. Summerland Public School District will enter the 2024-2025 fiscal year with an anticipated budget of $16.1 million, which includes $11.825 million in the general fund, $3.25 million in the bond fund and just over $1 million in a special building fund. The total property ta...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Summerland Public School Board of Education will be held Wednesday, Sept. 11, following the budget and tax levy request hearings (6:30 p.m. start), in the school board room and will be open to the public. An agenda is kept continuously current and available for public inspection at the administrative office. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. The...
Labor Day is nearly upon us. While banks will be closed and mail service will be halted for the day, some businesses will be open. Clearwater Market manager Jamie Hart said the store will be open 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1 and Monday, Sept. 2. "Beginning Sunday, the store will be open every Sunday during those hours," she said. The Advocate-Messenger office will be closed. Staff members will work on the paper since its print deadline is on Tuesday. Copy and advertisements are due...
The importance of teamwork throughout the school year was a loud and clear mantra mentioned Aug. 14, when Summerland Public School students returned for the oening day of the 2023-2024 school year. Superintendent Molly Aschoff told the K-12 assembly she was happy to see "their smiling faces." "It's what I've been waiting for, to see you at school," she said. Aschoff introduced her theme for the upcoming school year: Be the village, it's the Bobcat way," a twist on the African proverb. "It's all...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Aug. 13, 2024 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the 8-6-2024 BOC Meeting. Called for public comment. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ins 21,931.04; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 222.00; APPEARA ex 33.08; APPLIED CONN TECH ex 5,435.28; BARTAK GLASS ex 205.00; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 512.51; BLACKBURN MFG ex 290.00; BCBS ins 76,076.58; OLTJENBRUNS INC-BODY WORKS ex...
