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REGULAR PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES November 8, 2021 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met in regular session Monday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 6:59 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger and notice was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kelly Kerkman, Steve Hankla, Steve Stearns, Kevin Filsinger, Mike Klabenes. Others present: Lauren...
Three items of business related to the Ewing Cemetery were tabled Monday, during the village board meeting. Trustees reviewed bids for paving of both driveway entrances, submitted by A & R Construction, of Plainview and Spalding Construction, Inc., of Spalding. Chairman James Ramold said rock has been laid on the sections but heavy rains wash it away "Can we swing it?" Trustee Dustin Wright asked. Village Clerk Sharon Swails said after reviewing keno usage rules, she does not believe those...
A local broadband company presented potential use of American Recovery Plan Act funds to help underserved and unserved Antelope County residents receive broadband access, to Antelope County Commissioners, at their Nov. 9 meeting in Neligh. Klint Arnold, owner of Stealth Broadband, said the company has submitted bids for Nebraska’s Broadband Bridge Act, including projects in Antelope County. Arnold asked commissioners to consider applying county ARPA funds to the project, which would include Neli...
Six Saturdays of shopping remain until Christmas morning, which falls on the seventh Saturday from today. I haven't even started shopping. One of our kids told us no toys for the grandkids this year, please. "Get them something they need." Well, if we grandparents believe the kiddos need a LEGO set to work on for next year's 4-H project, they will, more than likely, get it. Or maybe they won't. I'm all about practical gifts, a necessity, a replacement, something you know you need but wouldn't ne...
Community may well form the foundation for success of Clearwater's Big Rodeo, sponsored by the local chamber of commerce. On any night of the three-day event, held annually the last full weekend in June, more than 100 community members volunteer time to sling sloppy joes and nachos, fill beverage orders, take tickets, assist with mutton busting and open chutes to bring visitors from near and far a top-notch performance. Hometown hospitality from locals, coupled with capital improvements at the...
Antelope County Commissioners approved five tourism grants during Tuesday’s meeting, in Neligh. Two promotional grants were approved for the Neligh Chamber of Commerce, for $350 apiece. One grant is for the upcoming Novemberfest event, scheduled for Nov. 6 and the second is for the yearly parade of lights. Neligh-Oakdale TeamMates received $200 to promote the Raft of Crafts event, planned for Nov. 13. St. Boniface Church, in Elgin, will receive a $350 grant for promotion of the yearly T...
Sitting at a desk in front of a green screen, Emma Funk double-checks copy on a teleprompter. Next to her, Adrian Mejia-Mon adjusts a microphone. Then, Logan Eacker signals the countdown and presses the record button on an iPad. It's showtime. These Summerland students are part of a new course on this year's schedule. Bobcast, a video production course, is in its infant stage. Students and instructor Patty Sukup believe the class will continue to learn new skills. After spending a month...
When one thing goes awry, everything goes awry. At least that’s how it feels today. It’s seven-something Monday evening and technology does not want to cooperate. Excuse me, it’s almost deadline day. Work with me. I cannot accurately describe what I would like to do to this old and worn out MacBook, but patting the computer next to the keypad and coaxing her (yes, my laptop is a her ... and appropriately named Cordelia) is a huge fail. Actually, it’s showing me just how temperamental she has bec...
Holt County Supervisors approved two agreements of an opioid ligitation settlement during the board’s Oct. 29 meeting in O’Neill. But how much the county will receive and when the payout will arrive wasn’t immediately clear. According to board chairman Bill Tielke, Holt County Attorney Brent Kelly suggested the county support the ligitation, which started in 2016. At that time, Nebraska joined a compact with a dozen other states, suing pharmaceutical distributors Cardinal, McKesson and Ameri...
Merton L. "Cap" Dierks spent years serving as an advocate for agriculture and rural Nebraska issues, including education, wind energy development and the right to life. The longtime Ewing resident and former Nebraska legislator, died Friday, Oct. 22, from complications following a stroke, at Arbor Care Center, in O'Neill. Dierks was 89. His love of rural Nebraska began at birth, at his family's ranch, comprising six sections near Goose Lake, in southeastern Holt County. The ranch included a sod...
Cleanup activities on two former leaking undeground-storage sites in Clearwater may begin once permits are approved by the State of Nebraska. Mike Reif, representing Terracon, a consulting firm working with the Nebraska Department of Energy and Environment petroleum remediation program, presented plans for the excavation to Clearwater Village Board members, Oct. 11. Board members approved the proposal to agree to cleanup, pending permits and access agreements. Reif said it's possible some...
While community members and students gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Friday, at Summerland School, it seemed only fitting that background music for the event was supplied by a combine spilling golden kernels of corn into a semi-trailer. The completion of the school is the culmination of a decades-long attempt to consolidate the three schools into one, including multiple feasibility studies, straw votes by community members and varying district alliances. For different reasons, the...
I've been thinking lately about a comment I hear others say repeatedly: "I'm not creative." Yeah, I'm bad about saying it, too. I'll look at a piece of artwork and wish I could paint or draw or whatever medium like those artists. I'm a painter of words. I've been known to tell others that a time or two. Usually, I end up saying my mom possessed the artist talent in our family and it's obvious Courtney inherited it. Somehow, it skipped my generation. Truth be told, everyone has creativity. It's...
The Bobcat varsity volleyball team was eliminated from subdistrict play, Monday, after ending the evening with a 1-1 record. In the opening match, Summerland swept Neligh-Oakdale, 25-10, 25-12 and 25-23. Lydia Robertson and Hadley Cheatum set the pace, landing 10 kills apiece. Preslie Robertson served three aces and Ella Bolling added two perfect serves. The win set up a match with top-seeded Howells-Dodge. Summerland came out swinging, stunning the Jaguars, 25-21. The Bobcats lost some of their...
Summerland faced a stingy Anselmo-Merna squad, Thursday, in the first round of the 2021 Nebraska School Activities Association Football Playoffs. The Coyotes' defense held the Bobcats to 187 all-purpose yards en route to a 36-6 win, in Merna. The Bobcat defense held the home team to one touchdown in each of the first two quarters, and after a scoreless third quarter, seemed to be picking up momentum. Then, A-M intercepted a Bobcat pass punching it in for a pick six and added the PAT to go up...
The Bobcats take a three-game winning streak into post-season play, as they open the first round of the state football playoffs, Thursday, against Anselmo-Merna. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m., in Merna. Summerland School will dismiss at 1:30 p.m., Thursday. The Bobcats sit at 5-3 on the season and enter the playoffs as the 12th seed in the west bracket. The Coyotes enter as the fifth seed and boast a 7-1 record. The lone blemish on their record was a 34-28 loss to Burwell. With the exception of an...
A potential purchase agreement between Summerland School and the Village of Orchard is down to the fine details, school board members learned at their Oct. 13 meeting. Superintendent Kyle Finke said he recently shared with board members, a revised purchase agreement from KSB attorney Steve Williams, for the purchase of the Orchard building. "We need to put some dollar figures in," Finke said. Other details also need to be hammered out. A buyer's inspection and investigation of property, with...
This week’s poll question asked readers to share what they believe our rural communities need - business or service - if money to open said business or service started was not an issue. The question surfaced following a discussion in our office. We were comparing photos of main street of old with current-day status. The talk made me curious what vision readers have to grow our local economies and build stronger communities. Trust me, there isn’t a single-pronged approach. It’s a combi...
Summerland's varsity volleyball team played five matches last week, picking up two wins. Elkhorn Valley The visiting Lady Falcons spoiled a parents' night win, Tuesday, Oct. 12. Summerland used momentum to win the first two sets 25-22 and 25-19. But Elkhorn Valley answered the call and sent the match to five sets, with wins of 25-20, 25-23 and 15-13. Hadley Cheatum contributed 18 kills. Emily Nordby contributed strong net play, recording five blocks. Preslie Robertson finished with eight ace...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES October 11, 2021 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met in regular session Monday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger and notice was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kelly Kerkman, Steve Hankla, Steve Stearns, Kevin Filsinger, Mike Klabenes. Others present: Lauren...
Peter Turla, a NASA engineer and time management guru once wrote, "A plan is what, a schedule is when. It takes both a plan and a schedule to get things done." From the beginning of the Summerland School building project, the plan was clear: construct a 130,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility. A schedule was set, too, with a completion date of December 2021 circled on the calendar. To complete the building project nearly four months ahead of schedule, especially during a global pandemic,...
The publisher of one of the state's newest weekly newspapers has been named the Nebraska Press Women Communicator of Achievement, according to Ruth Brown, NPW COA director. LuAnn Schindler, who publishes the Summerland Advocate Messenger in northeast Nebraska, received the award at the NPW fall conference, Saturday, Oct. 9, in Grand Island. The award recognizes achievement in the communications profession, service to the community and industry and leadership in the organization. A native of Clay...
I will start by apologizing to my daughter Courtney. While I like the changing colors of fall and absolutely love football, I do not get excited about pumpkin spice everything. Sorry. I just can’t. With the exception of a pumpkin butter, laced with vanilla, I recently purchased, the thought of pumpkin invading every fall food and beverage choice is a turnoff. Maybe I need to clarify. I don’t mind a pumpkin spice latte with extra froth once or twice a season. Every single day from August unt...
In the first conference meet the junior high Bobcat cross country team competed in, one runner brought home a medal, Friday. Ethan Kester finished seventh in the boys' race, run Friday, at the Atkinson-Stuart Country Club. Kester ran 7:16.44. Austin Mendoza finished 11th, rnning 7:48.71. Caden Mendoza ended 16th, with a time of 8:21.84. Bennet Flenniken was on Mendoza's heels, running 8:22.14, finishing 17th. Tucker Dougherty placed 19th, with a time of 9:02.84. Boyd County won the junior high...
Summerland relied on 20 first-quarter points and the running speed of Trevor Thomson to defeat Creighton, 50-6, in prep football action, Friday, in Creighton. Thomson, a 175-pound junior, recorded the first four scores of the contest, including runs of 30, 35, 46 and 61 yards. The Bulldogs lone score came in the second quarter, on a 40- yard run from Kale Fulton. Thomson ran in a three-yard run and a 55-yard scamper to score two additional times. Alec Schindler caught a 23- yard pass from Mason...
