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A dozen Summerland art students brought home approximately 35 awards from the Niobrara Valley Conference art show, held in Bassett, April 26. Caydence Schumacher received three judge's merit awards for Marilyn Monroe, Avator and a bird watercolor. Three pieces received first place, including a colored flower, a clay gnome and a rose painting. A drawing of Freddie Mercury placed second, as did an ink drawing of a skull. A heart drawing received honorable mention. Two pieces - an ink collage and a clay cookie, were each given a commendable...
Medalists • Ten Summerland SkillsUSA students participated in middle school competition, March 1, in Grand Island. (top) Taelyn Nilson won job skills demo "A" category, while (below) Zander Tabbert placed second in mouse trap cars. Also competing were Jaelyn Shaver, Jorden Cox, Liam Gallagher, Asher Whiting, Luke Kester, Kanyon Allemang, Cadi Soper and Jack Heim....
The annual pingpong tournament, hosted by the Orchard Methodist Church Youth Fellowship, drew a crowd of approximately 30 competitors. The event was held Sunday, Jan. 27, at the church. Competitors were divided into two age groups, with a bracket for younger competitors and another for those with more advanced skills. Zander Tabbert took top honors in the younger bracket. Jersey Gray finished second; Dylan Gray, third and Ali Sonnenfelt, fourth. In the advanced bracket, Ramsey Robertson placed...
Since we're writers, we, at SAM love lists. Trust us, we keep and use them every single day. But, how does one determine which articles should be at the top of the yearly list? In the past, we've based it by reader count from our website. This year, we're still relying on reader count, featuring the top-read article by month. We wrote nearly 2,000 articles in 2023 and, while some of our favorites don't appear on the list, we're sure these are a newsworthy representation of the Summerland region....
The Summerland junior high golf team wrapped up its season at the Ainsworth Middle School Golf Invitational, held May 9. “We had four medal and the team came in second,” said coach Kris Tabbert. In team standings, the Bobcats earned the runner-up trophy, shooting 171. North Central took top team honors, shooting 153. Earning individual medals were Landon Nelson, fifth, 41; Zander Tabbert, sixth, 42; Adyen Bazelman, ninth, 43 and Ayden Hartigan, 15th, 45. Also competing were Jacob Pierzina, 20th, 47; Braelyn Bergman, 38th, 53; Abbi Miller, 45t...
The Summerland junior high golf team participated in the 2023 West Holt Junior High Invitational, April 27. More than 100 golfers competed in the tournament. Summerland 1 finished eighth in team standings, shooting 214. Summerland 2 ended in 17th place, carding 251. Zander Tabbert led Summerland 1, shooting 51. Jacob Pierzina ended 34th, with 52. Ayden Bazelman shot a 55 to finish 38th. Ayden Hartigan placed 45th, carding a 56. Landon Nelson finished with a 60 and placed 60th. Omari Martin led Summerland 2, with a 55. Braelyn Bergman shot 57...
Summerland middle school members of SkillsUSA highlighted technical skills in a variety of competitions at the March 1 Middle School Skills Conference in Grand Island. Chapter advisor Mike Odell said eight students took part in the opening session and competitions. A team of four students will advance to the state competition in April. Cassie Livingston, Jaelyn Shaver and Sierra Thomson won first place in team engineering. Odell said the contest involves critical thinking and decision-making...
Two Summerland seventh-grade students discovered construction a vehicle takes patience and a lot of testing. Luke Kester and Zander Tabbert competed in mousetrap vehicle - distance competition. Kester finished third in the event. He said the event seemed like a challenge he was willing to tackle. "I have liked creating cool things since I was three," he said, noting he had seen others build the mousetrap vehicles. "It inspired me to create my own." He started the process by planning a design...
A celebration of life for Troy L. Miller, 57, will be held Sept. 6, from 1 to 5 p.m., at the United Methodist Church Hall in Orchard. In honor of Troy, shoes are optional. ~~~ Troy L. Miller was born March 10, 1963, to Diana J. (Classen) McCarty and Jerry L. Miller. He graduated from Buhler High School in Buhler, Kansas, in 1981. He then returned to Orchard to work alongside his dad doing construction work around the Orchard area. In June 1992 he met Kristine (Kris) Tabbert and her daughter Kailee (Tabbert) Schrock. He quickly became an amazing...
The season is drawing to a close for the Summerland 2 peewee team. Members include Cooper Napier, Cohen Schindler, Zander Tabbert, Landon Nelson, Adyen Bazelman, Mason Schwager, Austin Napier, Jacob Pierzina, Preston Watson, Austin Mendoza and Tucker Dougherty. Nate Schwager and Darin Ternus coach the team....
