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Nick Herringer claps along with a metronome. He draws lines on a big screen, repeating patterns drawn by the computer. He identifies icons of cars when they flash before his eyes. This is the 22-year-old's speech and cognitive therapy, which he has been doing at least twice a week. Every week. For three years. Nick's thick brown hair hides a massive, ear-to-ear scar from his four brain surgeries for glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer he has battled since he was a teenager. His mom, Tammy Herringer, drives Nick to therapy and back. She...
An application for active law enforcement officers, dedicated to reduce law enforcement response time to active school shooting incidents, was a topic of discussion during public participation at the Oct. 17 Summerland Board of Education meeting. Board president Ed Nordby presented the Hero911 app to the board more than a year ago. "I think it's a really good thing the school should look into," Nordby said. Summerland patron Daniel Parker, who works as a Nebraska State Patrol investigator, said...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION October 17, 2022 Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, at the school. President Ed Nordby opened the meeting, which was advertised in the Oct. 12, 2022, newspapers, to order at 5 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act poster posted in the board room. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: none. Motion by Thiele, seconded by Hoke, to approve the agenda as...
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 its regular board meeting on Monday, Oct.17, 2022, at 5 p.m. The public meetings 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...
Ewing businessman Dustin Wright is the new owner of the former Ewing School property. Summerland School Board of Education members approved his $50,000 bid, Sept. 14, during the board's monthly meeting. The bid includes the former elementary and high school buildings and grounds, an empty lot southeast of the high school and the football field. Summerland Superintendent Kyle Finke said four bids were received by the Sept. 8 deadline. In addition to Wright's offer, bids were received from Randy...
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING SUMMERLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Summerland Public School, District 02-0115, Board of Education, will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, at 6 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 supe...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Sept. 14, 2022 Summerland School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at the school. President Ed Nordby opened the meeting, which was advertised in the Sept. 7, 2022, papers, at 7:40 p.m., following the budget hearing. He noted the Open Meetings Act poster posted in the board room. Roll call was taken at 7:30 p.m. Members present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele and Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Thiele, seconded by Hoke, to approve...
A group of individuals from the Orchard area cashed in on a lifelong dream, creating the newest business in town. Old School Thrift Store, Inc., opened its doors Thursday, Sept. 1. Several customers arrived shortly before the 10 a.m. opening time, hoping to cash in on treasures. As shoppers entered the former Orchard school building, chairs, filled with planters of mums, offered a cheery welcome. Old School Thrift Store is located on the second floor of the building, filling five former...
From a young age, every student dreams of the day he or she will graduate. They can't wait to meet the day that all the hard work, tears and challenging tests and homework assignments lead to. For the Summerland Class of 2023, that day is approaching faster than they know. Members of the senior class want to unite together and make lasting memories before they go their separate ways for postsecondary education. Summerland senior, Olga Mendoza, came up with the idea for a senior spotlight...
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Summerland Public School, District 02-0115, Board of Education, will hold a budget hearing, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. The regular board meeting will be held immediately following the budget hearing. The public meetings will be held in the board room at 51293 857th Road, Ewing, Nebraska. An agenda, kept continuously current, is available for inspection at the office of the superintendent during normal...
PROPERTY FOR SALE Summerland Public Schools is accepting sealed purchase offers for the main school building, the south building, a vacant part of the street between tracts and the football field, all in Ewing, Nebraska. Only one bid for ALL properties will be accepted. All offers must indicate “Ewing Property Bid” on the envelope and be delivered to Summerland Public Schools, Attn: Superintendent, 51293 857th Rd, Ewing, NE 68735, no later than 3 p.m., on Sept. 8, 2022, at which time the bids will be opened by the superintendent. The off...
VEHICLES FOR SALE SUMMERLAND SCHOOL Summerland Public Schools is accepting sealed bids for the following: 1. 2000 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 2. 2003 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 3. 2005 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 4. 2009 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 All offers must indicate “Van Bid” on the envelope, use the school’s bid form, include a 10% down payment and be delivered to Summerland Public Schools, Attn: Superintendent, 51293 857th Rd, Ewing, NE 68735, no later than 3 p.m., Sept. 8, 2022, at which time the bids will be opened by the super...
Whoever wins the bid for the former Ewing School property will own all of it - two school buildings, a vacant tract which sits catty-corner to the former high school and a football field. Summerland Board of Education members voted 6-0, during its Aug. 16 meeting, to take bids on the property and authorized Superintendent Kyle Finke to work with legal counsel to finalize the bid process. The motion followed a 40-minute executive session. A legal notice for the property sale is listed on Page 8...
Additional area housing a reserve leach field is in place at Summerland Public Schools. During the board of education’s Aug. 16 meeting, Superintendent Kyle Finke said installation was completed Aug. 12. According to Finke, Jacob Sertich, of Wilkins Architecture Design Planning, of Kearney, contacted the superintendent about sharing the cost and “not putting the burden all on the school.” A proposal for the bill to be split among Olsson Associates, Wilkins ADP and the school was prese...
For students with allergies and asthma, back to school means more than getting their backpacks filled with paper, pencils and any needed odds and ends. Keeping your child safe and healthy involves creating a proactive plan to be implemented both at home and at school. Allergy doctors refer to these plans as control programs because the goal is prevention and control. Food allergies can cause anaphylaxis, the total body allergic reaction with shortness of breath, hives, low blood pressure,...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the school. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was advertised in the Aug. 10, 2022, newspapers, to order at 7:31 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. All members were present. Motion by Thiele, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting...
PROPERTY FOR SALE Summerland Public Schools is accepting sealed purchase offers for the main school building, the south building, a vacant part of the street between tracts and the football field, all in Ewing, Nebraska. Only one bid for ALL properties will be accepted. All offers must indicate “Ewing Property Bid” on the envelope and be delivered to Summerland Public Schools, Attn: Superintendent, 51293 857th Rd, Ewing, NE 68735, no later than 3 p.m., on Sept. 8, 2022, at which time the bids will be opened by the superintendent. The off...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES August 8, 2022 The Ewing Board of Trustees convened in regular session, Aug. 8, 2022, at 7, in the City Hall. Notice of the meeting was published Aug. 3, 2022, in the Summerland Advocate. An agenda was kept current and on file at the village clerk’s office. Chairman James Ramold called the meeting ot order at 7 p.m. Notice was given tot he posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were Kane Fry, Dustin Jorgensen, Dustin Wright, Bill Graber and Ramold. Also present were V...
VEHICLES FOR SALE SUMMERLAND SCHOOL Summerland Public Schools is accepting sealed bids for the following: 1. 2000 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 2. 2003 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 3. 2005 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 4. 2009 Ford Econoline Wagon E350 All offers must indicate “Van Bid” on the envelope, use the school’s bid form, include a 10% down payment and be delivered to Summerland Public Schools, Attn: Superintendent, 51293 857th Rd, Ewing, NE 68735, no later than 3 p.m., Sept. 8, 2022, at which time the bids will be opened by the super...
Orchard village trustees discussed concerns about buckling gym floors and heating and cooling systems during a special meeting held July 25, at 6 p.m., at the former school site. Edges of the floor have been buckling from humidity, due to asbestos tiles below. In the past, Tony Tabbert, the school’s janitor, cut the floor, flipped tiles to relieve pressure, then glued it back down. Trustees discussed blocking edges of the gym for laser tag during Orchard Celebration Days, to prevent people f...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Summerland Public School, District 02-0115, Board of Education, will hold its regular board meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at 7:30 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...
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 rights because of their gender. Up until 1972, women were discriminated against; but this changed for good when Sen. Birch Bayh pushed for and President Nixon signed Title IX into law, preventing discrimination based on sex, giving women the right to participate in sports at the high school and collegia...
A proposed storage unit on the west edge of Clearwater is one step closer to reality after Clearwater's planning and zoning board voted to recommend changing current zoningdesignation for three lots owned by Deborah and Dwaine Trease, of Clearwater. Zoning board members also approved a recommendation for a building permit for the Treases, which included four conditions. Both recommendations will be the focus of a public hearing, Monday, when village trustees meet at 8 p.m. and have the final...
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES July 22, 2022 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in a special session July 22, 2022, at 8 a.m., in open and public session at the village hall. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss purchase of the Ewing School properties. Chairman James Ramold called the meeting to order at 8 a.m. Notice was given to the location of the posted open meetings law. Board members present were Dustin Jorgensen, Kane Fry, Dustin Wright, Bill Graber and James Ramold. Also present were Kent...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES July 11, 2022 The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session, July 11, 2022, at 7 p.m., at the city hall. Notice of the meeting was published July 6, 2022, in the Summerland Advocate-Messenger. An agenda was kept current and on file at the village clerk’s office. Chairman, James Ramold, 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 Kane Fry, Dustin Jorgensen and James Ramold. Bill Graber arrived a...
