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Graduation different in midst of pandemic CHANCE BOELTER Valedictorian Family, friends, faculty and staff, welcome to the commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2020. Thank you to those that were able to make it today, and I am so sorry to those that aren't able to join us under these special circumstances. Martin Luther King, Jr., once said, "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands in time of challenge and...
The 2020 Antelope County Fair will feature a few changes from original plans. On Wednesday, during a special meeting, Antelope County Ag Society directors unanimously voted to postpone the Michael Ray concert, scheduled for Aug. 1. "Negotiations are underway for Michael Ray to perform at the 2021 Antelope County Fair. Any tickets sold for the concert will be refunded," the society said in a statement released to the media. Another change will be noticed in the fairground's exhibit hall. The...
In an unconventional year, graduation ceremonies at Orchard Public Schools will have a different look June 6, due to directed health measures in effect. Commencement exercises will begin at 2 p.m., on the football field. Members of the class of 2020 include Silvia Bode, Chance Boelter, Gage Clifton, Ira Lampert, Eli Macke, Houston Marino, Madleen Reipen and Gage Switzer. Bode and Reipen, exchange students, have returned their homes. Class members selected purple and silver as class colors, with...
The Honorable Donna Taylor sentenced three individuals last Wednesday, May 20, in the Antelope County courtroom, while handling a variety of cases, from city nuisance violations and bad checks to violence and drugs. Mitchell B. Heine, 25, appeared for sentencing on two Class 1 misdemeanor counts, attempted possession of cocaine and attempted possession of hydrocodone, committed in May 2019. Taylor sentenced Heine to fines of $1,000 for each crime and $60 costs of prosecution. Heine pleaded guilty to the amended charges Feb. 19 after reaching a...
The Clearwater Chamber of Commerce and Summerland Advocate-Messenger will host a cruise night event for the Clearwater Public School class of 2020. Join in the fun, Friday, May 8. Cruise down Main Street, beginning at 7 p.m. and continue until 9 p.m. At 8:30, cruisers are asked to park along Main Street. Senior introductions will take place at that time. Participants are asked to use social distance measures and stay in their vehicles. Activities community members may choose to participate in...
Clearwater Public School's class of 2020 will graduate June 20. The original board of education approved the date, and set a second date as a back-up plan, at its May 5 meeting. If a traditional ceremony cannot be held in June, some type of ceremony will take place on that date, with July 25 as the alternate date for a traditional ceremony. If neither are permitted, due to regulations, no traditional ceremony will be held. The motion, made by Amy Thiele, and seconded by Duane Kester, passed on...
When Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard seniors went to school March 16, they did not know it would be the last time they attended school with their classmates. The three school districts announced they would be closed, due to coronavirus concerns, for a two-week period beginning March 17. A week later, administrators announced the remainder of the school year would be completed at home, based on recommendations from local health officials, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and Dr. Matt Blomstedt, comm...
Ewing Public School class of 2020 will be honored guests during a cruise night. The event is planned May 2, the group's previously scheduled graduation date. Cruise begins at 6:30 p.m. From 8:10 until 8:30, football field lights will brighten Ewing's skyline. DW's Pub will offer evening specials. Attendees are asked to practice safe social distancing guidelines during the cruise....
The Clearwater Chamber of Commerce and Summerland Advocate-Messenger will host a cruise night event for the Clearwater Public School class of 2020. Join in the fun, Friday, May 8. Cruise down Main Street, beginning at 7 p.m. and continue until 9 p.m. At 8:30, cruisers are asked to park along Main Street. Senior introductions will take place at that time. Participants are asked to use social distance measures and stay in your vehicles. Several other activities are planned in town to show support...
Ewing Public Schools Graduation will be held Sunday, July 26, at 2 p.m. School officials noted the ceremony will either be a regular graduation ceremony, a limited attendance ceremony or some type of virtual/diploma pick up ceremony. "We will honor the class of 2020, the last graduating class of Ewing Public Schools," according to a statement issued by the school on social media....
The Orchard community will host a cruise night for the class of 2020, Friday, April 24. Cruising will begin at 6 p.m. At 8, the football field lights will be turned on for 20 minutes in honor of the seniors. Jim Schutt, class sponsor, will recognize each member. Dusty's and Sugarz will offer meal specials during the event. Attendees are reminded to observe social distancing and to stay in cars, with windows up....
Ewing Public School class of 2020 will be honored guests during a cruise night. The event is planned May 2, the group’s previously scheduled graduation date. Per discussion at the April 16 Ewing Board of Education meeting, formal graduation plans, after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, have not been decided Cruise begins at 6:30 p.m. From 8:10 until 8:30, football field lights will brighten Ewing’s skyline. DW’s Pub will offer evening specials. Attendees are asked to practice safe social distancing guidelines during the cruis...
The Holt County supervisors held a regular meeting at the courthouse in O’Neill last Tuesday, March 31, with all seven supervisors in attendance. The supervisors adopted a resolution, declaring a state of emergency in the county, beginning Jan. 31 and continuing, due to the health and safety of county citizens in relation to a global pandemic. The declaration allows expenditure of emergency funds if deemed necessary. Chad Thies with Zelle Human Resource Solutions in Lincoln discussed a proposed contract via phone conference. The board took t...
UPDATED: APRIL 1, 2020 @ 8:04 P.M. North Central District Health Department, in communication with state officials, have signed the NCDHD counties, including Antelope, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Holt, Keya Paha, Knox, Pierce and Rock, into the Directed Health Measures, effective April 1, at 10 p.m., through May 11, unless the order is extended. Please read the Directed Health Measures in full carefully, they can be found on the Department of Health and Human Services website at htt...
This is a love story, of sorts; a stream-of-consciousness gathering of thoughts and concerns, a song of praise for unsung heroes whose daily routines have been upended. Teaching isn’t an easy career to begin with. Sure, there are those people who think it’s an 8-to-4 job, with summer’s free and two weeks of Christmas vacation. What they don’t realize is, after staying in your classroom until 5 p.m., every day, you take work home - papers to grade, lessons to fine-tune, phone calls to parents...
It's the end of the school year as we know it. Unlike the comeback line of R.E.M.'s 1987 pop hit, not everyone feels fine about the decision, which was announced Monday afternoon. Ewing Public, Nebraska Unified District #1 and other schools in the Educational Service Unit 8 area reported they were following recommendations from local health officials, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and Dr. Matt Blomstedt, commissioner of the Nebraska Department of Education, to keep school buildings shuttered...
On a normal day, the streets of Rome bustle with activity: tourists tossing coins into Trevi Fountain, viewing mosaics at St. Peter's Basilica or taking in ancient history at the Colosseum or Pantheon. As COVID-19 wound its way through the Italian countryside, infecting approximately 64,000 natives, activity in the nation's capital slowed to a standstill. Studies continued at the Pontifical North American College, despite the lull of activity across the sprawling city of eight million...
Clearwater alumni are invited to return to their roots for the school’s 2020 celebration, scheduled for May 23. At 9 a.m., the annual golf tournament will begin at Summerland Golf Course. For more information, contact Luke Thiele at 402-992-2981. Evening events will begin at 5:30 p.m., with self-guided tours at the school building. The remainder of events will take place at the Clearwater American Legion. Social hour and class photos will begin at 6 p.m., with dinner and ceremony set to start a...
Six members of the Orchard original and advisory boards of education, meeting jointly at the high school last Tuesday evening, heard that five compressors in the Trane HVAC system had failed the previous month. A timeline for replacement was not available. Principal Cathy Cooper said the compressors will be covered under warranty and administration is hopeful an estimated $12,900 in labor and the cost to rent electric heaters will be covered by the school’s insurance company. A Trane company representative was also asked to estimate the cost o...
Neither Colton Thiele or Rafe Grebin advanced to the medal round in their respective weight classes at the 2020 NSAA State Wrestling Championships, last week, in Omaha. But Summerland head wrestling guru Dan Roeber said Thiele and Grebin gained experience that will be valuable when they return to the mat next season. "Those guys represented us very well in Omaha. The outcome was maybe not what we had hoped for but, we will build off it for next year," Roeber said. Grebin lost his first match in...
Rafe Grebin and Colton Thiele will represent Summerland at the 2020 Nebraska School Activities Association Class D State Wrestling Tournament after top four finishes in district one competition over the weekend. The Bobcats will compete at 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, at the CHI Center, in Omaha. A clear bag policy is in effect at the event center. Clear plastic bags, measuring 12 inches tall, 12 inches long and six inches wide will be allowed, as will small clutch-sized purses or wallets. The...
With regrets, the Ewing Board of Education accepted the resignation of science instructor Krista Holliday during the Jan. 13 meeting. Holliday's tenure at Ewing begin in the 1996-1997 school year. In her letter of resignation, Holliday wrote, "It is with remorse and excitement I submit this letter of resignation. Remorse because I am leaving a great institution and workplace behind and excitement because to retire at an early age in the career of my choice marks a personal goal complete." She...
Bill Tielke and Steve Boshart will retain their leadership positions on the Holt County Board of Supervisors. Tielke was re-elected by his peers as chairman of the supervisors, while Boshart was re-elected to chair the board of equalization. Pursuant to traditional policy, the two leaders will serve as vice chair for each other. County clerk Cathy Pavel presided over the election process until a chairman was elected, then turned the gavel over to Tielke for the balance of the annual organization meeting Jan. 9, at the Holt County Courthouse. Pa...
Antelope County zoning administrator Liz Doerr issued 168 permits in 2020, according a summary she presented to county commissioners Jan. 7. Permits issued generated more than $44,000 in revenue for the county, including $250 in late fees. The value of non-wind turbine permitted projects was projected at just shy of $4 million. By township, building permits issued include: Blaine, one permit, with estimated value of $150; Burnett, two permits, $305,000; Cedar, four, $100,200; Clearwater, three, $32,700; Crawford, two, $400,000; Custer, three,...
Three defendants were sentenced by the Honorable Mark Kozisek for crimes committed in 2018, on Monday, Jan. 13, in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill. Preston D. Janzing, 39, of Atkinson was sentenced to 90 days in jail, with credit given for one day previously served; a 24-month term of probation, including $930 fees; and a $1,000 fine. After deliberating about two and one-half hours, a jury found Janzing guilty of three of four counts Sept. 11, 2019, Count I, aiding and abetting kidnapping; Count II, strangulation; and Count IV, f...
