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Despite having seven players score points, the Bobcat girls basketball team couldn't contain Boone Central. The Cardinals downed Summerland, 62-25, in a Jan. 20 played at home. The Bobcats could only muster 10 points by half, but added 12 in the third quarter. Kanyon Allemang led the team with eight points. Caydence Schumacher and Jenna Funk each pulled down six rebounds. Statistics v Boone Central Isabella Kester: 2p, 3to Abryelle Kester: 2r, 1a, 1s, 3bl, 2to Belle Anson: 1p, 1a, 1s, 4to Jayde...
It was a tough week for the Summerland boys team, as the finished the week 0-2. On Jan. 20, the Bobcats hosted Boone Central. After taking a 25-18 lead to the locker room, the Cardinals outscored Summerland, 32-19, in the second half to secure the win. Statistics v Boone Central Mason Schwager: 12p, 3r, 3a, 3to Aiden McAllister: 3p, 3r, 3a, 2s Ryan Rifer: 10p, 6r, 1a, 1to Alec Kester: 2r Rogan Robertson: 2p, 1s, 1to Mathias Wagner: 3r, 1to Ryder Hemenway: 12p, 1a, 1s, 1bl, 1to Beau Ahlers: 3p, 2...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES JANUARY 12, 2026 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on Jan. 12, 2026, at 7 p.m., at the City Hall. Notice of the meeting was published Dec. 30, 2025, in the Summerland Advocate. An agenda was kept current and on file at the village clerk’s office. Chairman, Jeremy Tuttle, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Jeremy Tuttle, Dustin Jorgensen, Kane Fry, and Kent Stallbaum. A...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JANUARY 16, 2026 Board meetings are held on the first working day after the 15th and the last working day of the month. Meetings are held at the Holt County Courthouse meeting room. Board of Equalization at 9:30 a.m., and Board of Supervisors at 9:45 a.m. Notice of meeting given in advance thereof by publication in paper as shown by Affidavit of Publication on Jan. 8, 2026, in the Atkinson Graphic. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available...
PRIMARY ELECTION NOTICE & OFFICES TO BE FILLED BY ELECTION AND FILING DEADLINES I, Lisa Payne, Antelope County Clerk/Election Commissioner, hereby give notice of the offices to be filled by election that will appear on the 2026 Primary Election Ballot to be held May 12, 2026, in Antelope County, Nebraska, as per State Statute 32-601. Notice is also given that the filing deadlines for such offices are 5 p.m on: Feb. 17, 2026, for incumbents and March 2, 2026, for non-incumbents. An incumbent is anyone serving in an elective office, even if they...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF PAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES The regular monthly meeting of the Village Board of Page was held Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, at the village office. Notice was published in the Summerland Advocate and was also posted at three public places within the Village of Page. This meeting was conducted in compliance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Act and Open Meeting Laws posted at the village office. Linquist opened the meeting at 7 p.m. Trustees Sobotka, Tyrrell, Cunningham and Leichleiter were present. Also present: Mike Scott and Cora...
LuAnn Schindler, publisher at the Summerland Advocate-Messenger, recently donated $100 to the Nebraska FBLA Foundation Trust. Schindler and her husband Scott also have a popular podcast featuring news from the Summerland Advocate-Messenger. Future Business Leaders of America is a national association for students in middle school and high school who are interested in business or business education careers. In Nebraska, more than 5,900 students in more than 150 high schools participate in the...
Summerland students Auryana Hernandez and Asher Whiting competed in Saturday's Peru State Powerlifting Meet. Whiting won third place in the 275-plus weight class with a 1,150 pound total. He set Summerland records with a 495-pound deadlift and 1,150 lb total. Hernandez won first place in the 198-pound class with an 810 pound total. She set Summerland records with a 315 pound squat, 160 pound bench, and 810 poun total. Her 160 pound bench is also a Peru meet record....
The Bobcat boys basketball team held off a fourth-quarter surge, Friday, to down Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, 55-54, on the Bears’ home court. Summerland trailed by six points at the end of the first quarter, but stymied the Bears offense to take a three-point lead to the locker room. Statistics for the Bobcats were unavailable at press time....
The Bobcat speech team presented 10 of its usual 23 events, Saturday, at the Practice Makes Perfekt Invite at Wisner-Pilger. Coach Katie Andrew said the meet includes three rounds and no finals. "Our only medalist was Jennie Mejia Moncada in poetry, finishing sixth," Andrew said. "Seven of our ten competitors on Saturday are newbies to the speech game, so they learned how a speech meet works, and they got some awesome feedback to take into the rest of their season. We were short thirteen of our regular events due to both sickness and wrestling...
Summerland boys basketball finished last week 1-2. Coach Brett Kaczor said he thought his squad competed well. After leading most of the game, the Bobcats experienced a "tough loss to Creighton. It was another scenario that this group is going to learn from." Thursday's game against St. Mary's isn't indicative of how well the Bobcats played against a quality team, according to Kaczor. On Friday, the team finished with a quality win over LCC. "We found ourselves down early, battled back and held...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES JANUARY 12, 2026 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met for a regular meeting Mon., Jan. 12, 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, was posted at US Post Office in Clearwater, Clearwater Market, and Cornerstone Bank-Clearwater and was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kelly Kerkman,...
PROCEEDINGS - WORKSHOP SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION JANUARY 15, 2026 Summerland Public School Board of Education met for a workshop, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at 3 p.m., in the school board meeting room. Attendance was taken at 3:03 p.m. All members were present. Present: Ryan Ahlers, Chelsi McLain, Nate Schwager, Scott Thiele, Austin Twibell, Jeremy Wagner. President Schwager called the workshop, which was advertised in the Jan. 7, 2026, newspapers, to order at 3:03 p.m. Schwager noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION JANUARY 14, 2026 Summerland Public School Board of Education met n regular session, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at 7 p.m. in the school board meeting room. President Schwager called the regular board meeting, which was advertised in the Jan. 7, 2026, newspapers, to order at 7 p.m. Schwager noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. Roll call was taken at 7 p.m., with all members present: Ryan Ahlers, Chelsi McLain, Nate Schwager, Scott Thiele, Austin Twibell, Jeremy Wagner. The...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL Amazon Capital services, Inc., sup, 1,171.32; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physical, 455.00; Aschoff, Molly A., 2nd qtr 25-26 mileage, 416.50; Ashley Shaffer, 1st semester mileage 25-26, 1,31040; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 335.58; Bluum of Minnesota LLC, 80 Chromebooks and Chromeboxes, 36,247.98; Boyd’s Electrical Service, Inc, elec work, 3,918.26; Bud’s Sanitary Service, LLC, trash service, 2,220.00; Bullseye Fire Sprinkler Inc., inspection fees, 1,100.00; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, sup, 1,068....
NOTICE OF RENEWAL OF RETAIL CLASS I ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR ON SALE (OUTSIDE CORPORATE LIMITS) LIQUOR LICENSE Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 53-135.01 that a Liquor License may be automatically renewed for one year from May 1, 2026, for the following: Class I - Alcoholic Liquor on Sale (Outside Corporate Limits) Liquor License, to-wit: Summerland Golf Club, Inc., Address: 51020 857 Road, Box 325, Ewing, Nebraska, 68735, on the premises described as follows: A tract containing 67.41 acres more or less lying wholly in the East Half of t...
Summerland Public School recently announced students who qualified for the principal's honor list and honor roll. Students named to the principal's list include Clair Krysl, Ryan Rifer, Ethan Kester, Bennet Flenniken, Shaylie Kester, Jenna Funk, Caydence Schumacher, Emma King, Shane Kindred, Karley Dawkins, Jose Montano Diaz, Abryelle Kester, Jacob Pierzina, Flabio Arias Ramierez, Magdalena Lux, Maverick Bradley, Cassie Livingston, Breckyn Bergman, Sierra Thomson, Kaylee Thiele, Hudson Gray, Dam...
Shaylie Kester of Clearwater has been award a full-tuition Nebraska Board of Trustees Scholarship to continue her education at Wayne State College. Kester will be a graduate of Summerland Public Schoool in 2026. She is the daughter of Dana and Candice Kester. At SPS, Kester is member of the FFA chapter and has served as secretary, vice president and president. She also is a member of Future Business Leaders of America and currently serves as vice president. Kester is a National Honor Society...
In late December, the Nebraska School Activities Association released district assignments for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. Summerland will be in the C2-4 district, along with Battle Creek, Cedar Catholic, Norfolk Catholic and Plainview/Osmond. Schedules are expected to be released to member schools mid-February....
Summerland finished 14th in a field of 43 Class B teams at the Norm Manstedt Girls Wrestling Invitational, Jan. 8, in Columbus. Abbey Chipps worked her way through the 120 division championship bracket to earn the first-place medal. She opened with a win by pin, in 1:17, over Melina Bullard, Elkhorn Valley; claimed a 3-0 decision over Anna Rae Hartline, Fort Calhoun, and pinned Ord’s Hayleigh Meyers in 3:53. In the championship match, Chipps pinned Sherly Gonzalez of Aurora, in 1:12. Ava Cleveland ended sixth in the 115 division. She pinned Kai...
Caydence Schumacher finished with a double-double in a 43-42 Summerland win over Plainview, Jan. 6, at home. Schumacher scored 11 points and nabbed 10 rebounds. Belle Anson and Kanyon Allemang each finished with a dozen points, and senior Jenna Funk led on the boards, pulling down 14 rebounds. The Bobcats trailed by one at the half, but a tough defensive stance, which only allowed four Pirate points in the third quarter, helped seal the win. Statistics v Plainview Isabella Kester: 1s, 2to...
Low production in the fourth quarter resulted in a 62-47 Summerland loss to Plainview in a Jan. 6 contest played on the Bobcat court. Ryan Rifer scored 11 points and Aiden McAllister added 10 for the home squad. Beau Ahlers finished with six rebounds and Mason Schwager managed three steals. Statistics v Plainview Schwager: 6p, 4r, 2a, 3s, 4to McAllister: 10p, 3r, 1a, 1s, 1to Rifer: 11p, 8r, 2a, 2s, 1to Rogan Robertson: 2p Mathias Wagner: 2p, 2r, 1s Ryder Hemenway: 6p, 1r, 1to Ahlers: 8p, 6r,...
Summerland ended in third place at its Jan. 10 boys wrestling invitational, scoring 109.5 points. Ravenna claimed the team title, with 155 points, while Pender finished second in the 16-team field with 130.5. Ethan Kester took the top spot in the 150 division. He opened by pinning Evan Coufal, Howells-Dodge, in 1:19 and pinned Tyce Coufal, Ravenna, in 1:06. Kester battled Asher Uttecht, of Winside in the championship and finished with a 4-1 win. Jason Shaver finished second in the 215 division....
On Thursday, Summerland hosted Lutheran High Northeast, and fell to the Eagles, 70-42. On Friday, they traveled to West Holt and secure a 43-33 Bobcat win. Beau Ahlers finished the game with eight points and six rebounds. Ryan Rifer led Summerland with 16 points. The Bobcats hosted Creighton on Jan. 13. SAM went to press before the games started. Results will appear in next week's paper....
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JANUARY 8, 2026 The Holt County Board of Supervisors met in statutory session with all members present. This meeting publicized pursuant to Section 84-1411 R.R.S. 1943. Notice of meeting given in advance thereof by publication in paper as shown by Affidavit of Publication on Dec. 31, 2025, in the Summerland Advocate. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available for public inspection at the county clerk’s office during normal business hours. The agenda is held open u...
