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“The Cross,” an original film by Dr. Michael White, premieres Tuesday, Sept. 26, at The Majestic Theatre in Wayne. The event is free and open to the public; however, seating is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The 6 p.m. red carpet event is followed by a 7 p.m. screening, and an 8:30 p.m. question-and-answer session. The film runs 1 hour, 30 minutes and is rated PG-13 for violence and adult situations. Inspired by real-life events, “The Cross” is the fourth feature film by White, associate professor of communi...
Getting a haircut is like turning the page of a well-worn book, where each snip of the scissors marks the beginning of a fresh chapter in the story of your life. If Larissa Thomson had followed one snip from a haircut, her chapter would have included nursing. "I always wanted to be a nurse," she said. She received a certified nursing assistant license and worked at an area care center during her senior year. Then, COVID-19 hit and she found herself balancing homework with long work shifts....
The double glass doors at Clearwater's Hi-Way Mart have seen a lot of traffic. Through flooding and severe weather, holidays and ordinary days, the convenience store, located at 303 Highway 275, has been a community mainstay. When owners Joe and Carol Thiele locked the doors for the final time on Aug. 31, it was bittersweet. For nearly 25 years, the Clearwater couple spent early morning hours opening the shop. Late-night hours were involved, too, keeping the "well-oiled machine" running on a...
Antelope County residents are asked to complete a survey about their vision for Antelope County over the next 20 years. County zoning administrator Megan Wingate said the public's assistance is welcome to help develop a new comprehensive plan. The first step is to take the survey, which is available online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AntelopeCompPlan or by using the QR code included above. The survey will be open indefinitely, according to Wingate.According to Wingate, posters and...
Longtime Clearwater resident Alice Braunersreuther will be honored at an open house, scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 10. The event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m., at Concordia Lutheran Church, 601 Iowa Street, in Clearwater. She will be moving to Texas later this month to be closer to her family. Braunersreuther moved to Clearwater in 1962, when her husband accepted a call at Concordia Lutheran Church. She taught at Clearwater Public Schools and served as a substitute following her retirement. Since...
Diabetic expertise, personalized care and fewer diabetic complications may all be found at Antelope Memorial Hospital. This month, the AMH Diabetes Education Program was awarded continued recognition and certification from the American Diabetes Association. AMH was originally certified for the award in May 2002. The education recognition status is awarded for four years. The ADA recognition signifies that Antelope Memorial Hospital meets national standards for diabetes patient education and has...
Three defendants, who had previously waived their rights to preliminary hearings in county court, were set for arraignment in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh, last week, by the Honorable James Kube. Two entered pleas and had pretrial hearings set while a third had his arraignment delayed after he tested positive for THC. Jay L. Herrera, 22, of Vermillion, South Dakota, appeared in front of Kube on a Class 3A felony, terroristic threats, alleged June 7 in Neligh. However, after arraignment proceedings began, Antelope County...
A revised statute allowing Nebraska landowners to kill damage-causing wildlife predators took effect Sept. 2. Predators include badger, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, long-tailed weasel, mink, opossum, raccoon, red fox and skunk. The statute allows a private landowner or tenant to kill a predator preying on livestock or poultry or suspected of causing other damage on land that they owned or control. No permit from the Game and Parks Commission is required. A landowner, tenant or agent of either may kill a mountain lion, also. Prior notice or...
Two defendants entered guilty pleas to amended charges when they faced the Honorable James Kube in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, Aug. 30. Ethan Moses, 20, of Chambers faced Kube, alongside Antelope County public defender Pat Carney, charged with a Class 3A felony, terroristic threats and Count II, intimidation by telephone call, a Class 3 misdemeanor, both alleged April 1. Carney announced a plea agreement had been reached. Antelope County attorney Joe Smith filed an amended complaint, charging Moses with two...
There are more than 900,000 child care workers across the United States. Think of the impact they have on the millions of young children and families they serve. Trusted early educators allow parents to work. They help businesses run at full speed. As small business owners, they invest their dollars right back into their communities. And, Buffett Early Childhood Institute Executive Director Walter Gilliam argues, the early childhood workforce just might be the linchpin to our country’s economic...
Cycling along the Cowboy Trail in the 105-degree heat requires faith for safe travels. It also requires hope for a successful mission. It's definitely a labor of love and a means to do the Lord's work. For a group of Ohio cyclists, who spent Aug. 21 in Ewing, it's all in a day's pedaling. "Our group started in the late 1980s," said Dr. Ken Gifford, a retired pastor from Youngstown, Ohio. Originally known as the Pedaling Parsons, the group was comprised of Methodist church pastors "who shared a...
Due to the Labor Day holiday, the deadline for advertising and news items for next week's edition of SAM will be Friday, Sept. 1, at noon. The printing schedule will remain the same and newspapers will arrive in mailboxes on the usual delivery days. The SAM office will be closed Monday, Sept. 4. Individuals who need to contact the paper should email [email protected] or call 402-851-0054....
Who's ready for barbecue? Orchard will be the hot spot, with taste-tempting ribs hot off the grill, Sept. 30. Events are planned throughout the day, with something offered for all ages. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., check out the vendor fair in the community center. The virtual reality game truck will be on location with events for ages five and older. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., educational VR will be available. Video games will be offered between 2 and 5 p.m. Preregistration is suggested in order to...
Individuals applying for a new utility account - including water, sewer or trash service - furnished by the Village of Clearwater will be required to pay a $150 deposit. Village trustees approved the deposit fee and signed Ordinance 2023-6 to that effect when they met in regular session, Aug. 14. According to the resolution, the deposit shall be refunded upon termination of service only after payment of all outstanding balances due to the village. The deposit may be applied to the amount due for...
Next week's edition of the "Advocate-Messenger" will include a special section with results of Summerland-area residents from the Antelope and Holt county fairs, as well as Nebraska State Fair results. Advertising options for the section are still available. To learn more, contact LuAnn Schindler at [email protected] or call the news office at 402-485-2101....
Ewing village trustees will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 11, on the village’s $2.87 million fiscal year 2023-2024 proposed budget and tax request asking. A 4% property tax request will be under consideraton, as village officials request $67,614.05 in personal and real property tax funds. Valuation in the village is up 4%, at $15,025,345, as compared to $14,470,753 in 2022. The proposed tax rate will increase to .045000 for the upcoming fiscal year. In 2022, the tax rate was s...
Before he took office, Gov. Jim Pillen joked about phone conversations being exempt from public disclosure. Now, his administration has taken what seems to be an unprecedented step to shield the governor’s communications. Pillen’s staff denied the “Flatwater Free Press” access to four emails the governor sent, in part citing “executive privilege” – a phrase absent from Nebraska’s public records laws. A half-dozen former and current officials and advocates who spoke to the “Flatwater Free Press” couldn’t recall any other Nebraska governors who i...
Pepper W. Marchant, 25, of Neligh was sentenced to one and one-half years in the county jail when he appeared for resentencing on his original December 2020 conviction of four Class 1 misdemeanors, Count I, assault public safety officer with bodily fluid, counts II and III assault and Count V, obstructing a peace officer. On Aug. 2, Marchant was found to be in violation of terms of a 24-month probation sentence ordered in February 2021 that had been extended by six months in June 2022 for violations. Marchant tested positive for THC before his...
There are more than a million acres of publicly accessible lands throughout Nebraska. The recently published 2023-2024 Public Access Atlas identifies and consolidates these public access resources for the benefit of Nebraska’s hunters, trappers and anglers. Printed copies of this year’s atlas are available at Nebraska Game and Parks Commission headquarters and soon will be available in its district offices and service centers, as well as wherever hunt and fish permits are sold. The Public Access Atlas also is available online at Out...
A Neligh woman and a South Dakota man were back in Antelope County courtroom in Neligh recently on charges related to an alleged conspiracy to steal wire from center pivot irrigation systems in Antelope County and perhaps in other counties, according to Antelope County attorney Joe Smith. “I anticipate charges in other counties,” Smith told the judge. Kailee M. Davis, 37, of Neligh, appeared in front of the honorable Donna Taylor on Aug. 16 for preliminary hearing on one count, tampering with physical evidence, a Class 4 felony alleged Jul...
Nebraska State Patrol investigators, with the assistance of the Norfolk Police Department, have arrested two people following a narcotics investigation on Aug. 23. Earlier last week, NSP investigators were conducting an investigation in the 1000 block of Jonathan Circle when they observed two subjects exit a house, appear to place something under the hood of a vehicle, then drive away in the vehicle, a PT Cruiser. A trooper then located the same PT Cruiser a short time later in the parking lot of Northeast Community College, with no occupants....
A tribute to Clearwater-area veterans is one step closer to reality. Clearwater Board of Trustees gave approval to a group of residents, including members of the local American Legion and Auxiliary, who approached the board when it met in August, about renovating the area south of the public library and adding a veterans' memorial on the lot. Little did organizers know the artistic portion of the project would be complete within the week. On Aug. 19, Tilden artist Adam Boggs completed the first...
To paraphrase Atticus Finch in "To Kill A Mockingbird," sometimes, you just need to walk in someone else's shoes. Noah Coughlan knows all about shoes. He figures he's gone through at least six pairs since he started a cross-country run known as Run For Revival, a 3,500-mile trek from near Seattle en route to Tampa Bay, honoring the nation's veterans and active service members. The journey began on Memorial Day. When he trekked across the Nebraska - South Dakota border, near the Rosebud...
As sunlight trickled through the window at the Bob and Rita Kester home on a recent Sunday morning, Helar Duran felt like he was transported to 2006, felt a sense of familiarity and peacefulness reminiscent of being home. "It feels like I'm 16 again. Waking up at the farm ... it's a good sensation," Duran said. The Cucúta, Colombia, native spent a year as an exchange student at Clearwater Public Schools. He recently returned to celebrate his host parents' 50th wedding anniversary. When Duran...
Lindsay Corporation, a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, has acquired FieldWise, LLC, a market leader in agricultural technology products with a focus on subscription-based, precision irrigation solutions. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Norfolk, FieldWise® specializes in providing agricultural producers and their service providers with innovative solutions. These solutions enable the remote monitoring and control of...
