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Ewing Public Schools, as well as the three districts comprising Nebraska Unified District #1 - Clearwater, Orchard and Verdigre, will not be in session, amid concerns of the COVID-19 virus. Classes were canceled, beginning March 17. Ewing Ewing Principal Greg Appleby said EPS will be closed until March 30. "At this time classes will resume on March 31," Appleby said. Future decisions about school closure will be communicated through media channels, Facebook and the school's JMC message system....
Chinese philosopher Confucius is credited with the saying, "Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life." What happens when someone veers from a chosen career path? How do decisions made during high school affect future career skills? Approximately 115 area students, including Clearwater and Orchard underclassmen, discovered answers to those questions during an interactive career exploration simulation called Connecting the Dots, Tuesday, at the Antelope County...
Ewing Public Schools, as well as the three districts comprising Nebraska Unified District #1 - Clearwater, Orchard and Verdigre, will not be in session, beginning March 17. Ewing Ewing Principal Greg Appleby said EPS will be closed March 17 to 30. "At this time classes will resume on March 31," Appleby said. Future decisions about school closure will be communicated through media channels, Facebook and the school's JMC message system. Appleby said, "We have made this difficult decision after...
Antelope County commissioners met March 3 in their meeting room at the courthouse in Neligh, with consideration of six driveway permits for the new Summerland school included on the meeting agenda. Steve Thiele of Clearwater was present, representing both the school district and the builder, Hausmann Construction. The county leaders gave unanimous approval for two of the applications, as temporary construction driveways and passed a motion to require a traffic study as part of the requirement for consideration of permanent permits. A 30-foot...
An Antelope County commissioner, who was set to face a jury of his peers in the Antelope County courtroom later this month, more than a year after an alleged theft of county property, pleaded no contest to an amended complaint when he faced the Honorable Donna Taylor last Wednesday. Eli Jacob, 66, of Clearwater, who is accused of taking a heating unit from the Orchard county barn Jan. 1, 2019, appeared March 4 for a pretrial hearing in the case. Madison County Attorney Joseph Smith, as special prosecutor for Antelope County, told Taylor a plea...
Antelope Memorial Hospital's Move it 2 Lose it Challenge, (formerly called the Biggest and Best Losers Contest, ran from Jan. 6 through February 28th. It was coordinated by Meghan Fernau, AMH Wellness Director. A total of 694.8 pounds were collectively lost by the 78 contestants who competed in three categories. Marlene Timm, of Neligh, was the first-place winner in the women's division, losing 11.6% of her total body weight. Other winners in the women's division included Danielle Mortensen,...
Orchard Public School preschool through 12th grade students collected $402.38 for individuals with blood cancer and will donate the funds to Pennies for Patients, a school and youth program that gives students an opportunity to collect something as little as spare change to help people who have an illness. Students participated in themed dress-up days, including pajama penny day, neon nickels day, dazzling dimes day, with shiny clothing and crazy quarter day, with crazy hats or socks featured....
William M. Zohner, 63, of Norfolk appeared in Antelope County court March 4, facing the Honorable Donna Taylor for a pretrial hearing on three counts, driving under the influence, aggravated, a Class W misdemeanor, and two infractions, driving left of center and exceeding the speed limit 6-10 mph. A plea deal was announced. In exchange for Zohner’s guilty plea on Count I, the two infractions were dismissed by Antelope County attorney Joe Abler and there was a joint recommendation for a probation sentence. The DUI charge was enhanced due to a b...
Orchard FFA had a strong showing at district career development events in Norfolk last week. The chapter took 25 members who competed in nine different contests. The ag sales team earned a red ribbon and placed fifth. Avery Cheatum finished 10th. Other team members include Morgan Erhardt, Taelyn Switzer and Larissa Thomson. In agriscience, Trevor Thomson ended 39th and earned a red ribbon. The team, which also includes Emma Kerkman and Jaykwon Petite, finished 14th and received a red ribbon. The...
Six members of the Orchard original and advisory boards of education, meeting jointly at the high school last Tuesday evening, heard that five compressors in the Trane HVAC system had failed the previous month. A timeline for replacement was not available. Principal Cathy Cooper said the compressors will be covered under warranty and administration is hopeful an estimated $12,900 in labor and the cost to rent electric heaters will be covered by the school’s insurance company. A Trane company representative was also asked to estimate the cost o...
A blood drive will be held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church fellowship hall, in Orchard, Tuesday, March 17. Donations will be accepted between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. All presenting donors will be entered into a drawing for gift cards from the following Orchard businesses: Dusty's Lazy T Tire and Implement and TJ's Market. To make an appointment, call Rita Shabram at 402-893-2691 or visit the Red Cross website, www.redcrossblood.org/donate/blood....
Orchard School junior and senior high quiz bowl teams competed in the Educational Service Unit 8 quiz bowl competition Tuesday and Wednesday. The high school team lost to Osmond in the first round and fell to Neligh-Oakdale in the consolation bracket during Tuesday's competition. Results were not available for the junior high squad....
A meeting of the Summerland Oversight/Board Committee will be held Thursday, March 19, at 3 p.m., at Orchard Public School. Agenda items: 1. Design and budget update for new school 2. COVID-19 discussion 3. County update on roads/permits 4. Board communication for project going forward 5. Adjourn The tentative agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of distribution. A copy of the agenda, reflecting any changes, will be available for public inspection at the administrative offices during normal business hours. This agenda may be...
Elementary students in Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard kicked off Read Across America Week with activities, wacky attire and creative treats....
On Feb. 27, nine members of the Clearwater/Orchard SkillsUSA Chapter attended the middle school conference, in Grand Island, along with two of their sponsors, Amy Selting and Carrie Williamson. Students competed in a variety of events, including team engineering, metric 500, applied math, job skill demonstration and prepared speech. The Clearwater/Orchard chapter had four students place in the top three of three different contests. Keaton Thiele and Logan Kester tied for third in applied math....
Don Lallier, of Orchard, has filed for Antelope County Commissioner, district two, which includes Clearwater and Orchard. Lallier said he is "offering honest public service as a dedicated public servant." A retired U.S. Army veteran, Lallier has a Bachelor of Arts degree in business. He has served as a volunteer fireman and is an active amateur radio operator and storm spotter. Lalllier said he is "a proactive person, always looking for the best way to get the job accomplished." He has more...
Mason Hoke, a sophomore at Orchard Public School, is the artist of the week for his painting and colored pencil project that is a tribute to Kobe Bryant....
Three citizen meetings have been scheduled in the Bazile Groundwater Management Area. The goal of these meetings is to have everyone who lives, works or farms within the Bazile Groundwater Management Area participate in a discussion about the water-quality issue in the area that includes the communities of Brunswick, Bazile Mills, Creighton, Foster, Orchard, Osmond, Plainview, Royal, Wausa and Winnetoon. The meetings are an opportunity to voice an opinion and concerns regarding groundwater contamination throughout the area. Meeting dates and lo...
The Ewing Tiger speech team took top honors in team sweepstakes at Saturday's Ainsworth Invitational speech meet. In the field of 10 teams, West Holt was second; Gordon-Rushville, third and Ainsworth, fourth. The team earned three first-place medal in three events: the oral interpretation of drama team of Liz Nordby, Katie Hawk, Skylar Eacker, Kyra Nilson and Emily Nordby; duet acting team of Hawk and Sidney Stallbaum; and Liz Nordby in oral interpretation of poetry. Nilson and Emily Nordby...
Five Cyclone speech team members earned medals during competition last week. On Feb. 21, team members participated in the Howells-Dodge Invite. Maddy Melcher finished sixth in varsity serious prose. Brynna Umphress and Faith King placed sixth in novice duet acting, while Lizett Marino ended seventh in novice poetry interpretation. On Saturday, the Cyclones competed in the Fullerton Invite. Jackie Olivan brought home the gold medal in varsity entertainment speaking. Melcher earned silver in...
Elvis Presley once sang, "Take my hand, take my whole life too, for I can't help falling in love with you." As trends and fads fade, it seems people still gravitate toward finding good careers, a soulmate and creating families of our own. Luckily, young people like me have grown up with people in our community to be some of the best role models for future generations to look up to. Marvin and Maxine Haswell, a couple from Orchard, are well-known for being high school sweethearts. Although the...
Bobcat football will face a challenging schedule during its inaugural season, according to football coach Jeff Shabram. The Nebraska School Activities Association released schedules for the 2020 and 2021 seasons last Wednesday. Summerland will open the 2020 season at Elkhorn Valley. In week two, Summerland will host St. Mary's and travel to CWC in week three. Weeks four and five will feature home contests against West Holt and Neligh-Oakdale, respectively. The Bobcats will face North Central in...
Orchard eighth-grade students are named artist of the week. Instructor Shannon Schumacher said students recently made tape sculptures. "Students had to wrap each other in plastic wrap, part by part. Then they would cover the plastic wrap with clear tape. When finished with tape, they cut it off and started assembling bodies....
Members of the Orchard junior class will host a prom closet dress exchange, Saturday, from 1 to 6 p.m., at the Handlebend building in O'Neill. Individuals wanting to sell or donate gently used prom dresses may drop them off at Orchard High School, Clearwater High School, KBRX or Joy Boutique in O'Neill, The Salty Blonde Salon in Atkinson or Antelope County News in Neligh. Individuals who are selling dresses are reminded to fill out a dress card, available at The Prom Closet: Formal Dress...
Twelve Summerland powerlifters traveled to Midland University in Fremont, Feb. 8, for the Midland Warrior High School Powerlifting Invitational. Coach Jeff Shabram said it was a good-sized meet, with 64 lifters competing. "With a lineup of excellent competition from Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa, the Bobcat lifters competed very well and did an excellent job in representing our school and communities," the coach said. Summerland earned top honors in overall boys' team scoring. Columbus...
