Articles from the September 5, 2019 edition
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New school Civics law in effect
Changes to the way Nebraska students learn about civics went into effect Sept. 1, revamping a law which originally entered the books in 1949. A school board's committee on Americanism is now known as...
Preliminary enrollment numbers show reduction
Preliminary enrollment figures for area schools were released recently. Enrollment at Clearwater Public Schools, Ewing Public Schools and Orchard Public Schools show a decrease from 2018-19 numbers....
Wagner, Thramer named Ewing royalty
After a mild day for a parade and coronation, Mother Nature cut loose in Ewing, Aug. 30, causing a rain delay in the Renegades versus Hartington-Newcastle football contest. The game will continue...
Rib fest, vendor fair planned in Orchard
Orchard Economic Development Association, along with Orchard Young Men's Club, will sponsor the village's annual rib fest and vendor fair, Saturday, Sept. 14. The vendor fair will be held from 10...
Labor of Love
Sometimes, life sends you on a single journey, and other times, the path resembles a slip knot: a loop here, another there, an endless spiral of thread that pretzels together, forming a solid knot. Co...
Hawk named scholarship winner
Ewing Public Schools graduate Sarah Hawk has received the Dr. Robert W. Waters Memorial Scholarship. Avera St. Anthony's Hospital announced the award Aug. 22. Hawk recently completed a program as a...
Church to host breakfast, raffle
Make plans now to attend St. Theresa's Catholic Church's annual breakfast, bake sale and raffle Sunday, Sept. 15, in Clearwater. Breakfast will be served from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Scrambled eggs,...
Gun show this weekend
The annual St. John's gun show will be Saturday, Sept.7 and Sunday, Sept. 8., at St. John's Catholic Church, in rural Clearwater. The show will operate from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, and from 9...
Cornhole tourney set for Clearwater
The Waterhole and The Summerland Advocate Messenger will host a cornhole tournament, Saturday, Sept. 7, in the SAM parking lot, in Clearwater. Registration is required, with tournament play scheduled...
Warriors slip past Cyclones
Friday evening didn't turn into the start of the season the Cyclones were hoping for. After a bit of back and forth scoring routes, the Warriors took control of the game, picking up a 36-22 win at...
Bobcats sweep triangular
The Bobcats took control in the triangular, defeating Elkhorn Valley, 25-21 and 25-20, and sweeping the Lady Huskies with identical sets of 25-13. Tiana Thramer and Ashley Koenig each nailed five...
Two defendants test positive for meth at court appearances
Two defendants, who appeared for hearings in the Antelope County District courtroom at Neligh last Wednesday, had bond revoked and were remanded to the custody of the county sheriff by the Honorable James Kube. Pre-court urinalysis showed the...
Ewing musicians perform in Europe
Three Ewing Public Schools musicians spent a month traveling Europe, as part of the Nebraska Ambassadors of Music program. Allison Schrunk, Hailey Rotherham and Emily Kurpgweit, accompanied by Ann...
-Isms
One of my childhood icons celebrates 60 years of entertainment and controversy in 2019. Barbie originally featured strawberry blonde hair, pulled back into a ponytail, with a tightly curled poof of ba...
Out My Kitchen Window
I love sitting outside looking over my garden and am usually wearing a smile. I do have complaints in life and probably the biggest is not enough gardening programs on television or printed articles...
Feuilleton
I am an enthusiastic gardener. My goal was to have a serenity garden- a place where I could go after work to fill up my senses and calm and refresh my spirit. This is what I had for a long time, and then came The Gophers...a plague of gophers. The...
