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Even in the best of times, farming is a precarious enterprise. There's drought, floods, hail, wind storms and pests of all kinds to deal with. The cost of fertilizers and pesticides always seems to be on the rise, equipment always seems to break down at the worst moment, and now, prices paid for the crops are below the expected break-even point. And then, in Nebraska, there's property taxes. But now the state's farmers are being thrown a nasty curveball - again - as part of President Trump's...
I thoroughly enjoy Paul Hammel’s column in this paper and wanted to add a few thoughts of my own to his piece about the lack of civility in our political discourse. Upon President Trump's inauguration, I decided to approach this term differently in comparison to 2016. I promised myself I would listen, try to be open to different approaches, be less judgmental of opinions that were different than my own, and look for positive ways to impact the political discourse. I have prayed daily for peace, in the world and in our country. Prayed that d...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND SUPERVISORS March 31, 2025 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 March 26, 2025, in the Summerland Advocate. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available for...
If you were to describe recognizable places in Antelope County, what sites would you include? For Summerland Public Schools student Sophie Rittscher, Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park, Neligh Mill, St. Peter's Episcopal Church and Starlite Drive-In come to mind. Rittscher, a sophomore, sketched those memorable places on watercolor paper, bringing life and color to the page. Now, Rittscher's painting is part of the Collaborative Nebraska Map Project at the Museum of Nebraska Art in...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND SUPERVISORS March 17, 2025 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 March 12, 2025, in the Summerland Advocate. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available for...
Lent is an important time of year for Christians across the globe. Lent is a season of sacrifice, and many practicing Christians abstain from consuming flesh meat on Fridays in the weeks preceding Easter. Abstaining from meat on Fridays throughout Lent does not require devoted Christians to avoid flavor. In fact, there are many flavorful non-meat dishes for Christians to choose from each Friday during Lent. One particularly flavorful option is this recipe for "Gourmet Fish and Chips" from...
Every single time I view the advertisement for Calm, an app focusing on meditation and relaxation, I instantly feel, well, calm. Pythagoras believed sound had healing properties, that music created geometric patterns that basically formed energy. By listening to certain sounds, our brain waves slow down, creating a dreamlike state. Ancient Egyptians believed sound and specific rhythms aligned the body’s energy centers, promoting healing. Ancient Mesopotamians would strike metal bowls, p...
SECTION 00 10 00 INVITATION TO BID Sealed proposals for the construction of “2025 Microsurfacing for Antelope County, Nebraska,” JEO Project No. 250780.00, QuestCDN No. 9563299 will be received by the county clerk at 501 Main Street, Rm. 6, PO Box 26, Neligh, NE 68756-0026, until 9:30 a.m., on the 1st day of April 2025, and thereafter will be read aloud. The work is generally described as follows: crack sealing and microsurfacing placement for approximately six miles. Opinion of Probable Cost $500,000 Proposals will be taken for said con...
I don’t know about you, but I write a lot “in my head.” When we lived at the farm, I would write entire articles for the Norfolk Daily News while I walked back and forth across the great green carpet, perfecting the lead paragraph, organizing details, planning how and where to add important and pertinent quotes. During my two-hour jaunt, I would have the piece memorized so, once inside, I could put words to paper. The process was darn near perfect. Very seldom would I need to make changes. Man,...
SECTION 00 10 00 INVITATION TO BID Sealed proposals for the construction of “2025 Microsurfacing for Antelope County, Nebraska,” JEO Project No. 250780.00, QuestCDN No. 9563299 will be received by the county clerk at 501 Main Street, Rm. 6, PO Box 26, Neligh, NE 68756-0026, until 9:30 a.m., on the 1st day of April 2025, and thereafter will be read aloud. The work is generally described as follows: crack sealing and microsurfacing placement for approximately six miles. Opinion of Probable Cost $500,000 Proposals will be taken for said con...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND SUPERVISORS February 28, 2025 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 Feb. 19, 2025, in the Summerland Advocate. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available for...
The time comes when you know you’re ready to retire. No, I’m not making an announcement today, so don’t get the rumor mill started. I’m bringing up retirement because last week I had an opportunity to join newspaper folk from around the country to watch a 30-minute documentary, “For the Record.” The independent film chronicles The Canadian Record and its owner/publisher, Laurie Ezzell Brown. The newspaper, based in Canadian, Texas, is located in the state’s panhandle. It’s survived oil bo...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Feb. 18, 2025 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 Feb. 12, 2025, in the Summerland Advocate. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available...
SECTION 00 10 00 INVITATION TO BID ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRAKA Sealed proposals for the construction of “Elgin East for Antelope County, Nebraska,” JEO Project No. 241578.00, QuestCDN No. 9529226, will be received by the county clerk at 501 Main Street, Rm. 6, PO Box 26, Neligh, NE 68756-0026, until 10 a.m., on the 4th day of March 2025, and thereafter will be read aloud. The work is generally described as follows: removal and replacement of culvert pipe, channel shaping and approach grading. Opinion of probable cost $175,000 Proposals will be tak...
SECTION 00 10 00 INVITATION TO BID ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRAKA Sealed proposals for the construction of “Elgin East for Antelope County, Nebraska,” JEO Project No. 241578.00, QuestCDN No. 9529226, will be received by the county clerk at 501 Main Street, Rm. 6, PO Box 26, Neligh, NE 68756-0026, until 10 a.m., on the 4th day of March 2025, and thereafter will be read aloud. The work is generally described as follows: removal and replacement of culvert pipe, channel shaping and approach grading. Opinion of probable cost $175,000 Proposals will be tak...
SECTION 00 10 00 INVITATION TO BID ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRAKA Sealed proposals for the construction of “Elgin East for Antelope County, Nebraska,” JEO Project No. 241578.00, QuestCDN No. 9529226, will be received by the county clerk at 501 Main Street, Rm. 6, PO Box 26, Neligh, NE 68756-0026, until 10 a.m., on the 4th day of March 2025, and thereafter will be read aloud. The work is generally described as follows: removal and replacement of culvert pipe, channel shaping and approach grading. Opinion of probable cost $175,000 Proposals will be tak...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS January 31, 2025 Board Meetings are held 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. 22, 2025, in the Summerland Advocate. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available f...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Jan. 16, 2025 Board meetings are held the first working day after the 15th and the last working day of the month. Meetings are held in Holt County Courthouse. 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, 2025, in the Summerland Advocate. The agenda for all meetings are kept continuously current and is available for public inspection...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Jan. 14, 2025 Vice-chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of the Jan. 7, 2025 meeting. Public comments. Approved payroll. Approved vendor claims. General: AKRS ex 57.04; AMERITAS LIFE INS CORP ins 20,976.66; ANTELOPE CO COURT ex 51.00; APPEARA ex 34.22; APPLIED CONN TECH ex 5,302.48; BLACK HILLS ENERGY ut 1,555.72; BLACKBURN MFG ex 165.30; BCBS ins 74,728.07; BLUE360 MEDIA ex 198.90; BOB BARKER CO ex...
Dear Mark Zuckerberg: How ironic your company axed its fact-checking program, aimed at stopping the proliferation of disinformation, earlier last week. Imagine my surprise on Thursday, when this newspaper, a community weekly covering the Summerland region in Nebraska, had a post celebrating Orchard Fire and Rescue Department members honored for long-time service, removed from Facebook. I linked the story from our paper’s website directly to your social media site, a procedure I’ve done mul...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Jan. 9, 2025 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 December 26, 2024, in the Holt County Independent. 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 o...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Dec. 31, 2024 The Holt County Board of Supervisors met as a Board of Equalization with all members present. County Assessor Tim Wallinger, County Treasurer Shelly Ross and County Clerk Cathy Pavel were also in attendance. 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. 26, 2024, in the Holt County Independent. Chairman Frahm convened the meeting at 9:32 a.m., with the...
PROCEEDINGS HOLT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Dec. 31, 2024 The Holt County Board of Supervisors met in regular session as per adjournment 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. 26, 2024, in the Holt County Independent. Chairman Tielke convened the meeting at 9:47 a.m., and informed the public of the location of the Open Meeting poster. Motion by Keyes, second by Frahm, to approve the...
A quick trip to Comstock on Saturday reinforced why I love Nebraska. The village, nestled against the Middle Loup River and situated on the Custer and Valley county line, boasts a population of 97 souls. I’m guessing on Saturday, the population may have doubled, as out-of-town visitors strolled or drove by the massive Christmas light displays stretching from one “Welcome to Comstock” sign to the other. Organizers boast the display contains more than a mile of lights, a dozen themed build...
My family has always loved to travel. Whether it was camping trips, a road trip to the 1967 World’s Fair in Montreal or a drive to the Black Hills to see relatives, we could put some miles on the family car. My dad was exposed early to international travelers. The family farm hosted agricultural exchange visitors from France and India. My dad served in Japan during the Korean War, so he’d seen a far flung part of the world, and befriended a family there who later sent a daughter to live wit...
