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The summer season begins with the 2025 edition of Ewing Summer FunFest. Activities are slated for Saturday, May 24 through Monday, May 26. Qualifying for the Hole-In-One Contest, sponsored by KBRX in O'Neill, will tee off this weekend, from 5 p.m. until dark, at Summerland Golf Course. Golfers will have two last chances to test their luck for the contest on May 23 from 5 p.m. until dark and May 24, from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday events begin with the Summerland Booster Club 9-Hole Golf Tournament....
Funeral service for Donna Davis, 85, of Inman, will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 17, at First United Methodist Church in O'Neill, with Pastor Bob Wynn officiating. Burial will be in the Inman Cemetery in Inman. Visitation will be Saturday, May 17, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. until time of service at the church. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Donna died Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Arbor Care Center in Neligh. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snide...
Summerland Public School will bid farewell to its graduating class, Saturday, May 10. Commencement exercises will begin at 3 p.m., at the school, located at 51293 857th Road, Ewing. Under the direction of Emily Heithoff, the Summerland band will play the processional. Superintendent Molly Aschoff will present the welcome, Lydia Robertson will give the senior welcome. Principal Jacob Birch will announce senior scholarships and valedictorian medals. The class address will be presented by Jaycee...
Parker Napier's future is as neatly trimmed as the lawns he's been mowing since age 11. The Summerland FFA standout cut through the competition at the Nebraska State FFA Convention, earning the prestigious State Star in Agribusiness and claiming the top spot in turf and landscape management-proof that his grassroots business is growing into something much bigger. Summerland FFA Advisor Jacob Goldfuss said Napier is the first Star winner from the school. The awards were presented at the 2025... Full story
The Summerland Board of Education learned several staff members will depart at the end of the school year. Board president Nate Schwager read a resignation letter from Lisa Cook, a mathematics teacher. Superintendent Molly Aschoff said Ashley Koenig, a Ewing graduate, will fill the vacancy. Koenig currently teaches business at Creighton Community Schools. “She will be teaching junior high math and will take the Praxis test to get that certification,” Aschoff said. “With a strong math depar...
More than 60 high school seniors will begin their studies at the University of Nebraska at Kearney this fall as members of a prestigious health science program, including Jaycee Reynolds, of Ewing. She has been selected for the KHOP pharmacy program. Representing communities across the state, the students selected for the Kearney Health Opportunities Program demonstrate both academic excellence and a commitment to serving rural areas as future health care professionals. "Improving access to...
Funeral services for Barbara E. Schilousky, 77, of Laurel, formerly of Ewing, will be 10 a.m., Tuesday March 18, at Church of Christ in Ewing. Burial will be in Ewing City Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, March 17, at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater, with prayer service at 7 p.m. Barbara died March 11, 2025, at Hillcrest Care Center in Laurel. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be directed to the family at ww...
A funeral mass for Carol Vandersnick, 66, of Ewing, was held Monday, March 3 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing with burial in the St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery. Fr. John Norman officiated. Carol died unexpectedly on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. Memorials may be directed to her family for future designation. Arrangements were entrusted to Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill. ~~~~~ Carol Ann Rotherham was born June 4, 1958, in O'Neill, Nebraska to Harold and Karen...
Funeral services for Mary Ann Biddlecome, 81, of Ewing, will be 11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 24, at Full Gospel Church in Ewing, with Pastor Mark Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in Ewing Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour before at 10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 24, at Full Gospel Church in Ewing. Mary Ann died Feb. 16, 2025. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorial.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to...
Ruby Jenkins' name symbolizes love, strength, and protection-qualities she has embodied since birth. Born without pulmonary arteries entering her heart, she underwent open-heart surgery at four months old. Now, as she celebrates her third birthday on Valentine's Day, Ruby's resilience shines as brightly as the gemstone and great-grandmother she shares a name with. On a recent Friday afternoon, Ruby sang the ABC song and serenaded her mom, Jolene, with "The Wheels on the Bus." "What she does now...
Funeral services for Mary Ann Biddlecome, 81, of Ewing, will be 11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 24, at Full Gospel Church in Ewing, with Pastor Mark Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in Ewing Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour before at 10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 24, at Full Gospel Church in Ewing. Mary Ann died Feb. 16, 2025. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorial.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to...
Summerland School board of education members will consider contracts for elementary and junior/senior high school principals when they meet Feb. 12. A presentation on Beef in Schools will be given. Prior to the formation of the Summerland district, Ewing and Orchard schools offered the program. Other agenda items include • Consideration of the 2025-2026 school calendar. The administrative team will present a suggested calendar included start date and holidays. • Action on summer lawn care. AGE...
Funeral services for Joan Hawk, 82, will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing. Burial will be in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, Feb. 7, from 5 p.m. to p.m. ,with 7 p.m. wake service at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Joan died on Feb. 2, 2025, at Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in O'Neill. Condolences may be directed the family at www.snidermemorial.com. ~~~~~ Joan...
Summerland Public Schools will begin the search for three positions for the 2025-2026 school year following retirements announced during the Jan. 15 board of education meeting. Jim Schutt, Julie Harley and Misty Nilson turned in applications for the early retirement program. Schutt has taught social studies for Orchard, Nebraska Unified and Summerland districts for 39 years. In his resignation letter, Schutt thank board members, administration, fellow staff members and everyone who made this a w...
That simple, snappy motto - We sell the best and recycle the rest - perfectly describes Ewing's Sunset Store. Originally opened in 2008 in the village's vacant lumber yard, the thrift shop has thrived through two relocations in its 16-year history. Now, volunteers are putting the finishing touches on the store's forever home in the former Ewing school building. Finding the store is as easy as ABC. Visitors can enter the former high school building through the southeast entrance, then proceed to...
A funeral mass for Sheila Wright, 62, of Ewing will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Ewing. Fr. Bernard Starman will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in Ewing. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11, with a rosary at 1:30 p.m., at the church in Ewing. Sheila died on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, at Arbor Care Centers in O'Neill. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Arrangements are...
The Summerland Post Prom Committee will sponsor a Texas Hold 'Em tournament to raise funds for post prom activities. The event will be Saturday, Jan. 11, at the former Ewing High School gym. Registration will be held from 6 to 7 p.m., with cards flying at 7 p.m. Entry is a $50 buy-in, with re-buys during the first hour. Finger foods and snacks will be provided by post prom parents....
On Dec. 5, Cathy Cooper, elementary principal at Summerland Public Schools, was honored with the Nebraska Distinguished Principal's Award at the Nebraska Association of Elementary School Principals' annual convention in Lincoln. This esteemed recognition celebrates her unwavering dedication to education and her transformative impact on the Summerland community. The award comes as no surprise to those who know Cooper's work. In a letter of recommendation, Summerland Superintendent Molly Aschoff...
Summerland students will notice one new change when they return to classes following the holiday break. "From bell to bell, students will not be on cell phones," high school principal Jacob Birch told board of education members during the Dec. 11 meeting. Students will be allowed to have phones during passing periods, lunch, before and after school and at activities. "We're not opposed to other things, but we think this is the first step to tell students, 'Show us you can be off them during...
Funeral services for Dwayne F. "Hike" Hobbs, 88 of Ewing, will be 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 30, at Ewing United Methodist Presbyterian Church in Ewing with Janine Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in Ewing City Cemetery with military rites conducted by Sanders American Post #214. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m., Friday, Nov. 29, at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater. Dwayne passed away on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, at Heritage Bel Air in Norfolk. Snider Memorial Funeral Home is handling the...
Three new members – Keith White of Neligh, Bev Krutz of Orchard and Gary Arehart of Elgin – were elected to serve on the board of the Antelope County Historical Society at the organization's recent annual meeting. All three bring a strong interest in the county's history, with each having diverse experiences and interests. "We welcome these new members to our board," said Donna Hanson, Antelope County Museum executive director. "Their broad experience and love for Antelope County will go a lon...
Whether the luck of the Irish was with them or if a divine power intervened, emergency personnel are thankful that no fatalities or major injuries were reported in an explosion that rocked O'Neill before sunrise on Monday. At approximately 5:55 a.m., an explosion occurred in the St. Patrick's Parish Center, in the 300 block of Benton Street. KBRX Radio owner Scott Poese, of O'Neill reported flames as high as 50 to 60 feet were visible in the early-morning skies shortly after the blast occurred....
Reprinted with permission LuAnn Schindler has been a journalist in Nebraska for over 30 years. She's been a reporter and editor in the northeastern part of the state most of her career. Her office at the Summerland Advocate-Messenger is covered in stories, old newspapers and plenty of awards she's won over the years. Schindler said she's written over 6,000 stories. She's covered court trials, rodeos and the annual turtle race at a community celebration. "It's really gone by fast when I think...
Reprinted with permission from The Elgin Review Jane Schuchardt Special to the Elgin Review Sometimes your lens into the future gets polished by local mentors. Such is the case for Jamie Thiele, Clearwater, and her robust photography business. Relaxing over a cup of coffee for a few minutes after getting her two little ones, Charlie, 7, and Landrie, 6, off to school at Summerland near Ewing, Thiele claims she's a product of her second moms, Sue Vanis, Elgin, and Kim Grossnicklaus, Neligh. Of cou...
Happiness. It's a word Amy Larsen associates with the look on an individual's face when they receive flowers. "There's something about the happiness ... some would smile and some would cry when they open the door and see you with a bouquet," she said. Now, Larsen hopes to spark happiness in the Ewing area as she introduces Beautiful Chaos Designs, a floral and gift shop. The store is located in the science room in the former Ewing High School, at 416 North Spruce Street. Larsen's interest in...
