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A local mentoring program is searching for adult volunteers. TeamMates, the Tom and Nancy Osborne mentoring program entering its 23rd year of operation, matches adult mentors with students. During the 2021 school year, the Summerland TeamMates program will add students from the Ewing community. Program co-coordinator Mike Tabbert said, “This will increase our current mentee count from around 40 to 60. That means we need a minimum of 20 new mentors.” Mentoring is easy, according to Tabbert. “Al...
When it comes to saving local newspapers, the solutions won't be found in web metrics, ad rates or shrinking news holes. The solution, seemingly simple yet terrifying complicated, is for newspapers to reconnect with the people they're supposed to be serving. That's the purpose of The Relevance Project, a national effort intended to make local journalism so relevant to people's lives that papers will once again become an essential purchase. The Newspaper Association Managers, a coalition of...
Dianne Rose Ahlers 1946 - 2021 Dianne Rose Ahlers, daughter of Helen (Lundgren) and Leonard Wagner, was born at Tilden Hospital March 16, 1946, and died Oct. 3, 2021, at Antelope Memorial Hospital, at the age of 75 years, six months and 19 days. She grew up at rural Elgin, attended school at St. Boniface and graduated with the class of 1964. On Sept. 18, 1965, she was united in marriage with Lemoyne Ahlers of Clearwater. They made their home outside of Clearwater, where they raised five children...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 Summerland Public School The Summerland Public School Board of Education will meet, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at 6:30 p.m., at Summerland Public School, 51293 857th Road, Ewing, NE 68735. A copy of the agenda, kept continuously current, is available at the superintendent’s office. Published October 7, 2021 ZNEZ ~~~ SUMMERLAND AGENDA 1. Call meeting to order 1.A. Nebraska Open Meetings Act 1.B. Roll call 1.C. Possible motion on board member absence 2. A...
PROCEEDINGS BUDGET HEARING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Sept. 13, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a budget hearing, Monday, Sept. 13, at 6 p.m., in the school board room. President Nordby opened the budget hearing, which was published in the paper on Sept. 8, at 6 p.m. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele. Absent: Jeremy Wagner. Nebraska Open Meetings Act was pointed out and visitors were recognized. Public participation was heard. Discussion:...
PROCEEDINGS TAX REQUEST HEARING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Sept. 13, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a budget hearing, Monday, Sept. 13, at 6:25 p.m., in the school board room. President Nordby opened the tax hearing, which was published in the paper on Sept. 8 at 6:25 p.m. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele. Absent: Jeremy Wagner. Nebraska Open Meetings Act was pointed out and visitors were recognized. Public participation was heard....
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Sept. 13, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Monday, Sept. 13, following the budget and tax request hearings, in the school board room. President Nordby opened the budget hearing, which was published in the paper on Sept. 8 at 6:28 p.m. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele. Absent: Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Schwager, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the absence of Jeremy Wagner. Voting aye:...
It's early summer and a Lakota woman stares into the trees, deep past the leaves and their shadows, her dark eyes misting up. Norma LeRoy tries to understand why a school secretary cut her two little girls' hair without her consent in the spring of 2020. The secretary was checking for lice, LeRoy was told - lice the mother said they never found. LeRoy feels like few in this remote region of Cherry County understand what they took. It's why the 36-year-old Rosebud Sioux has to turn away from her...
The Summerland School District will operate on a $13,331,200 budget in 2021-22. Board members approved the proposed budget and tax levy request during Monday's regular board meeting, the first held at the new school facility. During the budget hearing, held prior to the regular meeting, Superintendent Kyle Finkle said land valuations remained steady, except in Holt County, which saw a 9.24% decrease. "The proposed budget is to decrease general asking from 65 cents and change to 55 cents and...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska Sept.7, 2021 Vice-chairperson opened meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Correspondence was reviewed. August reports from sheriff, clerk of the district court, treasurer and zoning were reviewed. NCDHD discussed recent events and concerns. Monthly ground maintenance report was heard. Approved minutes of the Aug.10 and Aug. 31 BOC meetings. Approve liquor license for ACC. Public hearing budget appropriations and adoptions. Adopted...
Reduced speed limit signs, with flashing lights, will warn traffic traveling near the new Summerland School site, to slow down. Antelope County commissioners approved a resolution to the effect during Tuesday's meeting, in Neligh. Speed limit signs, slowing traffic to 35 miles per hour, have been placed at four spots, 200 feet in each direction, from the intersection of 857th (Summerland) Road and 513 Avenue. Commissioner Dean Smith asked if flashing lights have been installed. Boggs said,...
NOTICE OF MEETING BUDGET HEARING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 Summerland Public School The Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a budget hearing, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, at 6 p.m. at Summerland Public School, 51293 857th Road, Ewing, NE 68735. A copy of the agenda, kept continuously current, is available at the superintendent’s office. AGENDA 1. Call meeting to order, review Nebraska Open Meetings Act, and recognize visitors 2. Roll call 3. Public participation 4. Discussion 5. Adjourn T...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 Summerland Public School The Summerland Public School Board of Education will meet, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, immediately following the tax request hearing, at Summerland Public School, 51293 857th Road, Ewing, NE 68735. A copy of the agenda, kept continuously current, is available at the superintendent’s office. AGENDA 1. Call tax hearing to order 2. Roll call 3. Public participation 4. Discussion 5. Adjourn The agenda sequence is provided as a courtesy only. T...
NOTICE OF MEETING TAX REQUEST HEARING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 Summerland Public School The Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a budget hearing, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, immediately following the budget hearing, at Summerland Public School, 51293 857th Road, Ewing, NE 68735. A copy of the agenda, kept continuously current, is available at the superintendent’s office. Published September 9, 2021 ZNEZ • AGENDA 1. Call meeting to order 1.A. Nebraska Open Meetings Act 1.B. Roll call 1.C...
It was a day for the record books. After pushing back the official start date for the 2021-2022 school year, Summerland kindergarten through 12th-grade students reported to class Monday under one roof, 16 months after construction began, and nearly three and one-half months ahead of the original completion date, at the cornfield school located at the intersection of 513 Avenue and Summerland Road. School buses, shuttles and cars led a steady of procession, delivering students to the unloading...
Preparations for the 2021- 2022 school year are nearing completion for Superintendent Kyle Finke and members of the Summerland School staff. In an interview, Friday, with area media representatives Finke said the new building "is coming along." "The elementary, we could have probably been in there today, moving in," he said. The lower level of the high school, which includes the industrial tech and ag areas and science and social studies classrooms, are slightly behind. "The nice thing is, we...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Aug. 17, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, at the Orchard site. President Nordby called the meeting, which was advertised in the Aug. 11 newspapers, to order at 7 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act poster in the room. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: none. Motion by Thiele, seconded by Hoke, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES August 9, 2021 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met in regularsession Monday, Aug. 9, at 7:30 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7:30 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate- Messenger and notice was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kelly Kerkman, Steve Hankla, Steve Stearns, Kevin Filsinger, Mike Klabenes. Others present: Lauren...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Aug. 17, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a regular meeting Tuesday, July 17, at 7 p.m., at the Orchard site. An agenda for the regular meeting is kept continuously current and available for public inspection at the office of the superintendent in Orchard. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. Published August 12, 2021...
The History Nebraska Board of Trustees announced Lavern G. Hauptmann as recipient of the 2021 Heritage Hero Award, for his unsung volunteer work at preserving Antelope County history for 55-plus years, doing essential work to assure the sustainability of the museum complex, with emphasis on participation of school-age children in activities. History Nebraska is recognizing deserving individuals and organizations throughout the State of Nebraska for preserving and sharing the history of their...
Summerland Board of Education approved a letter asking the state school board of education to “proceed with caution” on the second round of proposed health standards during the board’s July 12 meeting, in Ewing. A motion passed unanimously after minimal discussion. Board member Nate Schwager, who helped create the letter, said, “The hardest thing is they already rejected the first set of standards. You just don’t know what to expect with the second.” Board of education president Ed Nordby said...
Survey results regarding street conditions in Clearwater were presented during the village board of trustees' July 12 meeting. Tyler Hillmer of Miller & Associates said results show 48% of residents commute outside of the community for work. "I thought that was a pretty high number for the size of the community," Hillmer stated. Seventy-two percent of residents ranked street conditions as poor and 99% of residents reported automobiles as their primary mode of transportation. "Unsurprisingly,...
Volume three, number one. Man, woman and child: It felt good to type those numbers in the flag of this week's edition. Two years ago, Scott and I turned a vision into reality and founded the Advocate-Messenger and ColdType Publishing, LLC. It started like a whirlwind, and some days, it still feels like we're being carried from place to place via the wind, whether it's covering a community celebration, school event or a monthly board meeting. We look forward to telling the stories important to...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES July 12, 2021 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met in regular session, Monday, July 12, at 7:30 p.m., in the fire hall meeting room. Meeting opened at 7:29 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate- Messenger and notice was given to board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Kelly Kerkman, Steve Hankla, Steve Stearns, Kevin Filsinger. Others present: Lauren Sheridan-Simonson,...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION July 12, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Monday, July 12, 2021, at the Ewing site. President Nordby called the meeting , which was advertised in the July 7 newspaper, to order at 6:03 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Thiele, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye:...
