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SUBMITTED ARTICLE The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest military award for bravery. It is awarded by the president, in the name of Congress. For this reason, it is often referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor. Since it was first presented in 1863, the medal has been awarded 3,512 times to 3,492 recipients. In February 2020, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts decreed that U.S. Highway 20 shall be known as the Nebraska Medal of Honor Highway, to honor Nebraska's greatest military...
A handful of Bobcats earned more than a handful of medals during Saturday's Niobrara Valley Conference track meet, in Atkinson. Seven members of the boys; team earned medals in nine events. Receiving medals for Summerland were: Long jump: Dalton Rotherham, fourth, 19 9" Discus: Gabriel Gamez, sixth, 115' Triple jump: Ty Rix, third, 19' 11"; Rotherham, fourth, 39' 10.5" Shot put: Joe Ahlers, eighth, 39' 2.75" 3200m: Eli Thiele, second, 11:14.21 100m: Trevor Thomson, fourth, 11.36 300m hurdles: Ro...
The Bobcat golf team shot 404, finishing sixth in Saturday’s West Holt Golf Invite. Kellen Mlnarik carded a 98 to lead Summerland. Avery Cheatum shot 100, finishing 24. Rafe Grebin ended with 102 and Daley Bearinger shot 104. Their placings were not available. O’Neill won the team title, with 355. West Holt ended in the runner-up spot, with 363 and Creighton finished third with 369. Austin Good, of Elgin Public/Pope John won the individual title. He shot an 83 and edged out two Creighton opponents - Gage Burns and Braxton Brockhaus - who bot...
SANDY SCHROTH sschroth@ summerlandadvocate.com San Oo, of Omaha, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana, less than one ounce, first offense, committed in September 2020, by waiver. But the waiver came only after an arrest warrant was served. The warrant was issued after Oo failed to appear Jan. 19. He was cited by a Holt County deputy Sept. 22, 2020, about four miles west of O’Neill on Highway 20 and was given the option to waiver prior to Nov. 3, 2020, which he failed to do. According to court records, a court hearing was scheduled and h...
Summerland-Clearwater choir received a one, or superior, rating at Friday’s district music contest at Atkinson West Holt. Concert band received a two, or excellent rating. Two students presented vocal solos. Calissa Kester and Cassidy Bearinger both received a two rating. Kester and Bryna Umphress presented a vocal duet and earned an excellent rating....
SANDY SCHROTH sschroth@ summerlandadvocate.com Three O'Neill residents were sentenced by the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom in O'Neill last Monday, April 12. Fifty-four-year-old Andrew F. Clark was sentenced to not less than 18, nor more than 30 months, in an institution under the jurisdiction of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, on a Class 2 felony count, criminal attempt of possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person. Additionally, Clark was sentenced to not less than 12, nor more than...
LUANN SCHINDLER lschindler@summerlandadvocate.com Matthew Potter carded a 93 and secure a fourth-place finish at the Summerland Invite, held April 14 at Summerland Golf Course. The Bobcats shot a collective 394 to finish second behind powerhouse West Holt. The Huskies ended with 377. Norfolk Catholic finished third, with 397; Riverside, fourth, shooting 399; Elgin Public/Pope John, fifth, with 416. Rounding out the top six teams were Boyd County, 434; Stuart, 435; Niobrara/Verdigre, 439 and...
Summerland - Orchard music instructor, Emily Heithoff, recently announced concert updates. A 7 - 12 band concert is scheduled for Tuesday, April 20, at 7 p.m. Students will participate in the district music contest, April 23, in Atkinson. Fifth- and sixth-grade students will present a concert, Thursday, May 6. Both bands will perform and a joint fifth/sixth grade choir will sing....
Holt County Supervisors faced a light agenda, approving two resolutions, during the board’s March 31 meeting in O’Neill. Resolution 2021-10 approves the formation of a COVID American Rescue Plan Fund, following the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act by Congress. The resolution directs the county treasurer to establish the fund. County clerk Cathy Pavel will add the fund to the 2021-2022 budget. Supervisor Doug Frahm made the motion to adopt the resolution and Darrin Paxton seconded the mot...
More than 1,200 pieces of high school and junior high artwork, representing Niobrara Valley Conference schools, will be on display later this month at Atkinson West Holt Public School. The art show will be held April 29, from 5 to 8 p.m., and Friday, April 30, from 8 to 2 p.m., in the school’s gymnasium. The show will be open to the public and is free of charge. Artwork on display represents yearlong efforts of students and will feature drawings, paintings, sculpture, textiles and more. J...
Kevin D. Rudloff, 22, of Verdigre faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill last Tuesday, March 23, to be sentenced for three crimes committed last October. Burdick ordered Rudloff to serve 21 days in the Holt County Jail, beginning March 27, for operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest, a Class 1 misdemeanor. He was given credit for three days previously served. The count was reduced from felony flight to avoid, pursuant to a Dec. 2, 2020, plea agreement with Holt County attorney Brent Kelly. Rudloff was s...
A 22-year-old Sioux City, Iowa, man entered a guilty plea, by waiver, in the Holt County court last week, on the fifth anniversary of the offense. The man, who was 17 when he committed the offense on St. Patrick's Day, 2017, was fined $100 and $32 costs for possession of drug paraphernalia, an infraction. An arrest warrant had been signed in June 2017, after he failed to appear in court on the charge. It was reissued in June 2019. Michelle J. Brigance, 39, of Atkinson faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the county courtroom last Tuesday, March...
North Central District Health Department will vaccinate residents 18 years of age and older for COVID-19. Any district residents born in 2003 or prior, who resides in Antelope, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Holt, Keya Paha, Knox, Rock or Pierce counties, is now eligible to receive a vaccine. The first step on the way to receiving a vaccine is registering. It is important for people 16 and older to register at vaccinate.ne.gov. Access to this registry can also be found on the NCDHD homepage at: www.ncdhd.ne.gov. Currently, vaccine NCDHD is dispensing at...
Three students will represent the Summerland speech team at the 2021 Nebraska School Activities Association State Speech Contest, Friday, March 19, in Kearney. Kyra Nilson, Emily Nordby and Adrienne Parker advance from the Class C2-3 district contest, held March 9, in Atkinson. Coach Julie Harley said students qualified for district finals in three events. Nilson and Nordby earned the gold medal in duet acting, while Parker brought home silver in persuasive speaking. The oral interpretation of d...
Matthew S. Spencer, 27, of Bristow appeared before the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill last Tuesday March 9, facing nine counts, including one felony charge. Spencer reached a plea agreement with Holt County attorney Brent Kelly, resulting in dismissal of the felony count, possession of a controlled substance; and reduction of a count of possession of marijuana, from a Class 3 misdemeanor third or subsequent offense, to a Class IV misdemeanor second offense. Spencer pleaded guilty to possessing the marijuana, s...
Funeral services for Kenneth "Ike" Van Every, 94, of O'Neill, will be Monday, March 22, at 10:30 a.m., at Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill. Burial will be in the Page Cemetery, with Military Rites provided by the O'Neill American Legion Simonson Post 93 and the Page American Legion Post 315. Rev. Mike Durre will officiate. Visitation will be Sunday, March 21, from 3 to 5 p.m., at Biglin's Mortuary. Ike died Tuesday, March 16, at Arbor Care Center in O'Neill. Memorials may be directed to the family...
Jared S. Steadman, 27, of Norfolk appeared before the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Tuesday, March 2, for sentencing on two Class 3 misdemeanor counts, Count I, reckless driving, and Count II, littering, first offense. Burdick fined Steadman $500 and $50, respectively, and charged him $50 costs of prosecution. Steadman was convicted Feb. 16, after pleading no contest to both counts. Count I was reduced from a Class W misdemeanor, driving under the influence, pursuant to a plea agreement. Steadman was r...
Andy Hoffman, of Atkinson, co-founder of the Team Jack Foundation for pediatric brain cancer research, lost his own battle with brain cancer Monday. He was 42. Team Jack Foundation released a statement about Hoffman's death via Twitter, Monday afternoon. "We are deeply saddened to share that our co-founder, @andrewjhoffman, passed away this morning from glioblastoma. Andy was our fearless leader who loved his family with all his heart. Andy, we love you & we promise to honor your legacy by...
Jamie L. Thiele, 29, of Clearwater appeared before the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill last Tuesday, Feb. 9, facing three counts. Thiele pleaded guilty to Count I, driving under the influence of alcohol, .08, first offense, a Class W misdemeanor, pursuant to a plea bargain reached with Holt County attorney Brent Kelly. In return, Kelly dismissed two infractions, speeding, 16-20 miles per hour over the posted limit, and possession of open alcohol container. Burdick fined her $500, placed her on probation for six mo...
Shelly Ross really treasures her new job. The 48-year-old took over the duties of the Holt County treasurer Jan. 19 and was officially sworn into office Feb. 1. The board of supervisors appointed Ross on Jan. 7 to the elected position's current four-year term that runs through December 2022. She took over as the full-time treasurer from Connie Krotter, who had served in the O'Neill-based position for 15 years. "My new role is going well," Ross said. "We have an excellent staff in our office,...
Robert M. Gotschall, 36, of Atkinson faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O'Neill last Tuesday, Feb. 2, for a preliminary hearing on a felony charge, abuse of a vulnerable adult. Pursuant to a plea deal with Holt County prosecutor Brent Kelly, Gotschall entered a no contest plea to a reduced charge, third-degree assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor. Burdick found Gotschall guilty and sentenced him to 60 days in the Holt County Jail, with credit for 56 days previously...
Joshua A. Boettcher, 29, of Stuart was sentenced to 18 months in a facility under the jurisdiction of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services for a July 2019 crime. Boettcher was sentenced by the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom Jan. 22. “Your prior history of criminal behavior is a concern…it began when you were a juvenile and has continued more or less consistently since,” Kozisek said, while reviewing sentencing guidelines with Boettcher. “Placing blame on your victim flies in the face of the facts…y...
Two area men were sent to the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex at Lincoln last week for crimes committed in Holt County. Kip V. Polston, 42, of Elgin appeared before the Honorable Mark Kozisek in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill for sentencing Jan. 11. Kozisek sentenced Polston to two years in a facility under the jurisdiction of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, with credit for six days previously served. He was also fined $500 and assessed $139 costs of prosecution. Provided he loses none of his good t...
If 2020 vision existed, the past year may have turned out differently. Or, maybe we needed this year to define our strengths and guide us toward a revision of what we deem as normal. The year 2020 caused us to slow down and realize what matters most. While coronavirus - and all its implications - dominated the news cycle, other news items drew attention: groundbreaking for the new school site, cruise nights honoring graduates, new businesses opening and surviving a pandemic, pumpkin patches spro...
Dennis J. Nekolite, 30, of O’Neill appeared before the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom Tuesday, Dec. 1. Nekolite faced Burdick for sentencing on two Class 1 misdemeanors, Count I, operate motor vehicle to avoid arrest and Count II, criminal mischief, $1,500 to $4,999. Burdick sentenced him to 60 days in the Holt County Jail on Count I and 14 days on Count II, with credit for one day previously served. The jail terms are to be served concurrent and commence Jan. 2, 2021. In addition, Burdick ordered his driver’s license imp...
