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Trivia pursuers • The Summerland high school quiz bowl team finished third in the Niobrara Valley Conference quiz bowl contest, Monday, at Elgin Public Schools. Team members include (front row, l-r): Christian Behnk, Jesse Thiele, Hadley Cheatum, Irelyn Bearinger, Brandon Pruden; (back row, l-r): Raina Krebs, Gavin Whiting and coach Jim Schutt. The team's lone loss was to West Holt. The Bobcats defeated St. Mary's to finish in third place....
Summerland's National Honor Society chapter welcomed new members, Monday, during an induction ceremony. (l-r): Selected for membership are Carter Bergman, Preslie Robertson, Aislynn Kester, Carlee Livingston, Talya Nilson, Kelsey Schlecht and Lydia Robertson. Current members of Summerland NHS include (front row, l-r): Alanna Doll, Adyson Mlnarik, Schlecht, Ellie Dougherty, Nilson, Livingston, Austin Muff, Preslie Robertson; (back row, l-r): Bergman, Adrienne Parker, Kester, Lydia Robertson,...
It isn't April 1, but weather in the Summerland area reached "fool's spring" proportions Wednesday, as temperatures hit the mid-60s. Reality - in the form of another winter blast - is expected to return Thursday, March 16. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for a large portion of the state, including Antelope, Holt, Wheeler and Knox counties. The warning will go into effect at 4 a.m., Thursday, and will continue until 1 a.m., Friday. Blizzard conditions are possible,...
Yuliana Olivan, a junior at Summerland Public Schools, will represent Clearwater American Legion Post #267 Auxiliary at the 2023 session of Cornhusker Girls State this June. Auxiliary president Shirrale Legate told SAM she was notified Monday of Olivan's acceptance. Olivan, daughter or Regino Olivan and Graciele Reyes, of Clearwater, is active in a number of school activities, including Dance Catz, speech, one-act and SkillsUSA, in which she qualified for national competition in 2022. As a...
Summerland middle school members of SkillsUSA highlighted technical skills in a variety of competitions at the March 1 Middle School Skills Conference in Grand Island. Chapter advisor Mike Odell said eight students took part in the opening session and competitions. A team of four students will advance to the state competition in April. Cassie Livingston, Jaelyn Shaver and Sierra Thomson won first place in team engineering. Odell said the contest involves critical thinking and decision-making...
How many sheets of 8.5-inch by 11-inch paper will it take to construct an apparatus to reach and move a ping pong ball from point A to point B? Cassie Livingston, Jaelyn Shaver and Sierra Thomson know it the answer: Five sheets, two paper clips and a whole lot of tape. The trio won the team engineering challenge at the SkillsUSA Middle School Conference, March 1, in Grand Island. Each participant decided to participate in the engineering event for different reasons. Livingston said she wanted...
A foundation supporting Summerland School is one step closer to fruition following a February meeting of the Summerland Board of Education. Board member Ed Nordby, working with district patron Laura Ferguson, presented options to the board, Feb. 15. Nordby said a foundation can be formed in one of two ways: A separate entity or as part of the school district. “I think (a separate entity) is going to be the best thing for us,” Nordby said. Ferguson said the idea of forming a foundation ori...
Two Summerland student organizations - National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America - will host American Red Cross blood drives. NHS will host its drive Monday, March 20, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Donations may be given between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The FBLA drive will be Thursday, March 23, at the Ewing City Hall. Donations will be accepted between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. At both drives, the Red Cross will provide a $10 Visa egift card to donors....
Sometimes, things don't go as planned. Despite a few hiccups during a presentation in job skills demo, open, Taelyn Nilson finished first in. Nilson decided to compete because, in her words, "It seemed fun." She wrote and memorized a speech demonstrating how to make a recipe. According to event rules, Nilson used a table and had access to one duplex 110-volt electrical outlet. She took all the necessary supplies with her. Prior to the presentation, Nilson said, "I measured out my ingredients...
Two Summerland seventh-grade students discovered construction a vehicle takes patience and a lot of testing. Luke Kester and Zander Tabbert competed in mousetrap vehicle - distance competition. Kester finished third in the event. He said the event seemed like a challenge he was willing to tackle. "I have liked creating cool things since I was three," he said, noting he had seen others build the mousetrap vehicles. "It inspired me to create my own." He started the process by planning a design...
What do a camera, hammer, computer, fireman, airplane, whisk, medical symbol and robot all have in common? "They represent events available through SkillsUSA," said Jorden Cox, a seventh-grade student at Summerland Public School. Cox incorporated those design elements inside an outline of the state of Nebraska as part of the T-shirt design competition at the conference. He said he chose the event because he has assisted his mom, Courtney Soper, proprietor of Naptime Kreations, make T-shirts. He...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Summerland Public School, District 02-0115, Board of Education, will hold their regular board meeting on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 6:30 p. m. The public meeting will be held in the Board Room at 51293 857th Rd, Ewing, Nebraska. An agenda kept continuously current is available for inspection at the office of the superintendent during normal business hours. Additionally, a link to the agenda is available on the district’s website – District Inf...
Summerland High School Principal Greg Appleby puckers up to kiss a goat during Friday's FFA Pep Rally. Other Summerland staff members who earned an opportunity to give a peck include Jacob Birch, high school math instructor; Lindi Ferguson, elementary physical education instructor; and Carla Jacob, support staff. Summerland FFA officers Levi Cronk and Kelton Bruhn held the animals, which are part of Cronk's goat herd. Students placed coins in cups with staffs' names. If bills were added, that...
A public performance, featuring members of the Bobcat speech team, will be held at Summerland School, Tuesday, March 7, at 7 p.m. Individuals and groups will present their district-competition pieces. Seniors, along with their parents, will also be recognized....
Koda K. Fernau, 18, of Clearwater faced the Honorable James Kube in the Antelope County district courtroom in Neligh on Feb. 22, alongside his court-appointed attorney, Ryan Stover of Norfolk. Fernau was scheduled for pretrial conference on a Class 3A felony count of making terroristic threats. Kube sustained an oral defense motion for continuance of the conference and a jury trial. The hearing is now set April 25 and the trial, June 20. Kube ruled on a motion filed by Stover on Feb. 14. The motion asked the judge to order a psychological...
Ponca exploded after retrieving the opening tip and never looked back, gaining a 62-39 win over Summerland, Friday, Feb. 24, on the Indians' home court. The Indians opened the first quarter with 14 unanswered points until Bobcat senior Hadley Cheatum sunk a last-second basket at the end of the first quarter. The Bobcats settled into play during quarter two, holding Ponca to nine points and held steady with them following the break. But the Indians outscored Summerland 25-15 in the final...
Summerland seniors Trevor Thomson and Kendrick Schroeder have been tabbed for the white squad for June's 2023 Northeast Nebraska All-Star Football Classic. The game, scheduled for an 11 a.m. kickoff on June 10, will be played at Veterans Memorial Field in Norfolk. Greg Wemhoff, Elgin Public/Pope John, will direct the white team, with assistance from Aaron Wilken, Norfolk Public, Landonn Mackey, Madison, Scott Guzinski, Oakland-Craig and Matt Euse and Kyle Kallhoff, EPPJ. Pierce's Mark Brahmer will coach the red team. He will be joined by Jeff...
Summerland "speechsters" earned four medals at the Creighton Speech Invite, held Friday, Feb. 17. Champs finals medal winners included Faith King, third, informative speaking and poetry interpretation; Olga Mendoza, third, serious prose and Yuliana Olivan, fourth, entertainment speaking. Award winners in the next-in division included Brandon Pruden, fourth, humorous prose; Carlee Livingston, fourth, entertainment speaking and Adrienne Parker, Audrey Parker, Talya Nilson and Olivan, fourth, oral...
SUBMITTED ARTICLE Eight Summerland powerlifters traveled to Verdigre this past Saturday, Feb. 25, to participate in the second annual Verdigre Powerlifting Meet. A total of 147 powerlifters representing 14 different schools from around the state were in attendance. "It was an outstanding day of lifting for the Bobcat competitors," said Jeff Shabram. Raina Krebs reset or tied every one of her previously-held school records. Krebs now squats 245 pounds, bench presses 120 pounds and deadlifts 340...
Summerland's Michael Koenig scored 21 points during Monday's Class C2-5 championship game in Tilden. Unfortunately for the Bobcats, it wasn't enough to overcome hot-handed Elkhorn Valley, who earned the school's first trip to the state tournament after a 71-53 win. Coach Brett Kaczor said his squad knew it would be a tough game and made a few adjustments during practice to give them a different look. "Brendyn Ollendick is a really good player who we tried to keep in check, but he is just so...
The 19-3 Summerland girls' basketball team will face the Ponca Indians, Friday, Feb. 24, in Ponca. Tipoff against the 22-1 Indians will be at 7 p.m., at the Ponca Public Schools gymnasium, located at 505 3rd Street. The winner of the C2-5 district will advance to the 2023 Nebraska School Activities Association Girls' State Basketball Championship in Lincoln. The winner will open play Thursday, March 2, at the Devaney Sports Center. The tournament continues through Saturday, March 4. Bobcat...
“People who love themselves don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.” I wonder how much the four girls charged in connection with the assault of 14-year-old Adriana Kuch hate themselves. According to Kuch’s father, Adriana was a happy teen and a strong girl, part of a blended, loving family. Kuch had been bullied at her New Jersey school. At the end of January, a fellow student attacked her at school and posted the video on social media platfor...
Summerland Public School hosted the Niobrara Valley Conference speech tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 15. The Bobcat "speechsters" placed sixth as a team behind Pope John, Stuart, West Holt, Elgin and St. Mary's. Medal winners from Summerland included: Olga Mendoza, third, serious prose interpretation and poetry interpretation; Yuliana Olivan, third, entertainment speaking; Faith King, fourth, poetry; Adrienne Parker, sixth, persuasive; and Talya Nilson and Irelyn Bearinger, sixth, duet...
Ask Braelyn Bergman what she wants to be when she grows up and she isn't shy about answering the question. "As I get older, I want to become a cattle breeder and breed analyst, which also includes artificial insemination technician," the seventh-grade student at Summerland Public Schools said. Bergman has been involved in 4-H for a number of years, showing cattle at the Antelope County Fair. This year, she joined the Summerland FFA Chapter, hoping to enhance her knowledge of agriculture. She joi...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Feb. 14, 2023 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AMERICAN SCREENING ex 255.00; AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ex 18,885.34; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 17.00; APPEARA ex 35.77; APPLIED CONNECTIVE TECH ex 3,928.70; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 4,407.66; BCBS ins 61,241.44; BOMGAARS ex 305.15; BORDERS INN/SUITES ex 288.00; CARNEY LAW ex 36,000.20; CASEYS ex 129.20; CITY OF NELIGH ut...
