Articles from the September 23, 2021 edition
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Kid Scoop News Nebraska receives grant from NPA Foundation
Summerland elementary students in grades three through five will be building literacy skills via the newspaper, thanks to a grant from the Nebraska Press Association Foundation. The organization...
Flu shot clinic planned
A drive-through flu shot clinic will be held Monday, Oct. 4, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. at the Summerland School parking lot. It will be open to staff, students and community members. North Central District...
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No determination on who is responsible for right-of-way maintenance
If a tree grows in the right of way, along a township road, and needs trimmed or removed, who is responsible for tree trimming? Holt County Supervisors listened to public comment on the topic, Thursda...
Ewing receives mini-grant for tree planning
The Village of Ewing will receive 10 trees for a park project thanks to the Free Trees for Fall Planting program, an effort of the Nebraska Forest Service and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, . The new trees will replace old trees that are dying,...
Homecoming 2021
Homecoming week kicks off for Summerland students, Monday, Sept. 27. Student council members have planned a week full of activities to promote Bobcat pride that will lead to the crowning of the king...
-Isms: Views on life in rural America
Where were you 50 years ago, on Thanksgiving, when two of the top college football programs battled it out in what is known as the game of the century? I was hoping for a repeat outcome Saturday,...
Redistricting efforts underway in legislature
The special session of the Nebraska Legislature began Monday, Sept. 13, for the sole purpose of redistricting, along with various confirmations of gubernatorial appointments. The nine-member redistric...
Respiratory season and lessons learned
It is September, fall is in the air and what we might call "respiratory season" is nearly upon us. Respiratory season refers to the colder months in which we spend much of our time indoors, maybe Octo...
Inman man sentenced for crimiens committed last year
Joshua A. Carlson, 31, of Inman, appeared in the Holt County district court last Monday, Sept. 13, when he was sentenced by the Honorable Mark Kozisek for his conviction on three of four counts committed late last year. Carlson was sentenced to a...
Nebraska theater venues adapt entering second ful pandemic-altered season
For months, a silence fell across Nebraska’s auditoriums and theaters. Spaces where excited patrons once congregated were forced to remain empty because of COVID-19. But now, as many theaters around the state are starting their second full seasons i...
Runners gain valuable experience
While none of the Bobcat cross country team members earned a medal in Friday's O'Neill Invite, they gained experience for upcoming meets. Coach Shannon Schumacher called the meet "competitive." "Our...
Injuries, missed opportunities plague Bobcats in loss to West Holt
Missed extra points, coupled with solid second-quarter play from West Holt, led the Bobcats to a 40-26 road loss, Friday, in Atkinson. Bobcat head coach Tom Thramer said the game was "like a roller...
Bobcats win one, lose one at triangular
Summerland sits at 5-10 on the season after going 1-1 in matches at the Sept. 14 Boyd County triangular. The Lady Bobcats avenged a Sept. 11 loss to Creighton in the first match, downing the...
Dieterman wins football contest
Sarah Dieterman, of Norfolk, claims the week four Husker football prediction contest. Dieterman was nine points off the final score, predicting a 31-17 Sooner victory. To enter the weekly contest, visit the SAM Facebook page on Fridays. The...
Benefit planned Sunday in Orchard
A pancake fed will be held Sunday, Sept. 26, in Orchard, at the United Methodist Church. Pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds from the freewill offering will go to the Michael Nelson family. Michael is...
Cooked ground beef cuts prep time
Someone in a food group on Facebook recently asked fellow members what was the strangest thing in their freezers. My answer: 40 pounds of hamburger. Yep, I have four 10-pound tubes of ground beef in...
Proceedings Budget Hearing Summerland Public School Board of Education
PROCEEDINGS BUDGET HEARING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Sept. 13, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a budget hearing, Monday, Sept. 13, at 6 p.m., in the school board room. President Nordby opened the budget...
Proceedings Tax Request Hearing Summerland Public School Board of Education
PROCEEDINGS TAX REQUEST HEARING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Sept. 13, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a budget hearing, Monday, Sept. 13, at 6:25 p.m., in the school board room. President Nordby opened the tax...
Proceedings Summerland Public School Board of Education
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Sept. 13, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Monday, Sept. 13, following the budget and tax request hearings, in the school board room. President Nordby...
Approved Bills Summerland Public School
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL Summerland Public School, misc. reimb - operating acct, 2,203.93; IXL Learning, sub renew, 4,392.00; Renaissance Learning, sub renew, 9,430.00; Stadium Sports, 2 score tables for gyms, 6,880.00; ESU #8, SPED,...
Proceedings Village of Clearwater Board of Trustees
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sept. 13, 2021 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met in regular session Monday, Sept. 13, at 7:30 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7:28 p.m. Notice of meeting...
Proceedings Antelope County Board of Commissioners
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Sept. 14, 2021 Notice of meeting published as required by statute. A complete record of these minutes, as well as all resolutions and agreements, are on file at the county clerk’s o...
A school sees a lice check. Lakota people sense centuries of repression.
It's early summer and a Lakota woman stares into the trees, deep past the leaves and their shadows, her dark eyes misting up. Norma LeRoy tries to understand why a school secretary cut her two little...
Lenice Savidge
A memorial Service for Lenice Savidge was held Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 at St. John’s Catholic Church at rural Ewing. Father James Kramper officiated. Burial was in St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery. Lenice May (Jaeke) Savidge, 93, died Tuesday, Sep...
