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Isms: Views on life in rural America
Either it’s irony or a divine sign that SPS English instructor Katie Schneider shared a blog post on social media last week about the teacher shortage. I’ve been gathering data on the topic for nearly...
An Open Letter to Parents
Do you want to know why there’s a teacher shortage? Why, this year, in Nebraska alone, there are approximately 1,000 open positions in education, why the number of post-secondary education majors is plummeting? I think any teacher, para, bus d...
Happy 157th birthday Nebraska, My how you've grown
Three of the four kids in my family were born on the same day in December over a span of 14 years. The "other" one was born on March 1. To appease her, my older sister and brother and I told the...
Isms: Original views on life from rural America
One of my favorite movie lines I've been known utter to my children and grandkids originates from the movie "A League of Their Own," when Tom Hanks' character, Jimmy Dugan, tells a woman's league...
Nebraska volleyball pioneer helping bump game to its next level
Volleyball is set to start a new chapter in Nebraska and at the helm is a woman who quietly helped establish the game's stronghold in the state. Few own the imprint on Nebraska volleyball that Diane M...
Bobcats exit state tourney earlier
By the time the Bobcats shook off any nervousness during the opening round of the 2023 Nebraska School Activities Association Class C2 State Volleyball Championships, Lincoln Lutheran jumped to a...
The stage is set
The Summerland Bobcat volleyball team will meet Lincoln Lutheran in the opening round of the 2023 Class C2 Nebraska School Activities Association State Volleyball Championships. The first serve will b...
The secret behind Memorial Stadium's recent drone shows lies in Norfolk
They knew the record-breaking attendance number before the rest of the world. The iconic attendance number that hovered over the northeast corner of Memorial Stadium on the night of Aug. 30 was the...
Original views on life from rural America
Oh, what a night! I've been at Memorial Stadium for some of the sweetest victories (and saddest defeats) in history. I was there in 1978 when the Huskers and Tom Osborne defeated Oklahoma. I've...
NSP urges safe travel as summer driving season winds down
The summer driving season is winding down and the Nebraska State Patrol is joining numerous law enforcement agencies across the country in this year’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The effort runs through Labor Day weekend. “This has bee...
-Isms: views on life in rural America
The play of the Husker football team won’t be the only thing under scrutiny during Saturday’s Red-White scrimmage at Memorial Stadium. A new and improved Herbie Husker is set to take the field. Herbie...
Students recognized for accomplishments in activities, academics
The Nebraska School Activities Association recently announce the student recipients of the Fall 2022-2023 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association Academic All-State Awards. Since 2006, this NSAA awards program has recognized students who meet...
Protecting Title IX
Fifty years ago, women’s volleyball wasn’t even a varsity sport at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Fast forward a half century and Nebraska volleyball is must-see entertainment. Matches at the...
Title IX at 50: How girls sports changed through the years
A large population of women have grown up with opportunities to compete in sports. Others, however, haven't had the same luck. Moms, aunts, cousins and grandmas faced struggles of not being given righ...
Title IX at 50: How girls sports changed through the years
In 1972, Congress passed Title IX, part of the education amendments of 1972, and President Richard Nixon signed it into law. Prior to its passage, few opportunities were available female athletes. In 1972, approximately 30,000 women participated in...
-Isms: Views on life in rural America
Wow, we at SAM are embarking on our fourth year of publishing a weekly newspaper. Seems like only yesterday when a group of us huddled around our dining room table to put together the inaugural...
John Cook knows darkness. He's located the light.
LEO ADAM BIGA Flatwater Free Press University of Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook entered the 2009 season having won 281 of his first 300 games – a ridiculous .937 winning percentage. At age 52, h...
Bonnie Welke
Bonnie Welke 1945 - 2022 Funeral services for Bonnie Welke, 76, of Ainsworth, formerly of Ewing, were Saturday, March 12, at the United Methodist-Presbyterian Church in Ewing. Pastor Janene Reynolds...
Judy Stearns
Judy Stearns, 67, of Clearwater, Nebraska, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at her home, southwest of Clearwater, surrounded by her family. Following her wishes, she will be cremated and there will be no...
Classrooms receive final touches before opening day
Preparations for the 2021- 2022 school year are nearing completion for Superintendent Kyle Finke and members of the Summerland School staff. In an interview, Friday, with area media representatives...
Approved Bills Summerland School
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND SCHOOL August 2021 A To Z Vac N Sew, rep, 1,247.00; ACT, testing, 462.00; Amazon Capital Services, Inc., sup, 1,454.00; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physical, 145.00; Appeara, sup, 98.58; Apple, Inc., iPad PRO,...
Four contestants on quest for Miss Clearwater Rodeo crown
Four contestants will compete for the Miss Clearwater Rodeo title, this Friday, at the 54th annual Clearwater Rodeo. Queen contest chairman Devon Baum said contestants will be judged in multiple...
Approved bills Summerland Public School
APPROVED BILLS AKRS-Neligh, repair & maintain-tractor, $974.32; Amazon, award supp., $12.99; AMGL, PC, payroll questions assist., $50.00; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physical, $145.00; Appeara, supplies, $350.33; Apple, Inc., 13...
Students recognized for leadersip, academics
Eight Summerland students recently learned they were being recognized for academic and leadership traits. Each year the Nebraska School Activities Association and the Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians...
Jan Dewalt Curtis
Funeral services for Jan Dewalt Curtis, 79, of Creighton, will be Saturday, October 31, at 10:30 a.m., at the Royal Gymnasium in Royal. Bob Moore will officiate, with burial in Royal Cemetery in Royal. Visitation will be Friday from 3 to 8 p.m., at...
