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The Village of Orchard and Summerland School closed on the schoolhouse sale, June 13. Village chairman Stephanie Cleveland made the announcement during the village’s June 13 meeting. The final cost...

Summerland Superintendent Kyle Finke will receive a $2,760 pay hike. Summerland Board of Education members approved the 2% increase during its June 14 meeting. The vote came following a...

A purchase agreement for the Ewing School property was presented to Summerland Board of Education members and discussed briefly, in open session, at the June 14 meeting. Superintendent Kyle Finke...

Ewing alumni gathered to reminisce and share memories, Sunday, May 29, at the St. Dominic's Hall. Members of the Class of 2012 hosted the event, which drew a large crowd. Two members of the class of...

Page High School graduates met June 29, at the Page United Methodist Church, for the alumni reunion. The class of 1952 and 1962 were recognized as honor classes. Several graduates from the 1940s and...

On May 28, Orchard alumni met at the former school to share memories and meet classmates. Several graduates from classes in the 1930s and 1940s were on hand, including Betty Menning, Marvin Haswell,...

Summerland 7-12 Principal Greg Appleby was recognized, May 23, as Outstanding Principal of the Year for Region 3 of the Nebraska State Association of Secondary School Principals. Fifty school...

The decision to dismiss classes 15 minutes early, as a severe storm moved into the area, May 12, was a topic of discussion during the Summerland Board of Education’s May 17 meeting. A wall of dirt...

Eleven students graduated Wednesday, May 18, from St. Peter Preschool Academy in the St. Peter Lutheran Church's fellowship hall in Orchard. The graduation kicked off at 6 p.m., with preschool...

Summerland preschool students received diplomas, Thursday, May 18. Students include Junie Ahlers, Tessa Ahlers, Savannah Allemang, Erich Anderson, Hunter Dempster, Lily Hahn, Braxton Hoffman, Jhett...

The first class of Summerland seniors to spend a school year together, under one roof, received diplomas, Saturday, in a 4 p.m. ceremony in the school's gymnasium. Seniors entered the gymnasium to...

Twenty-seven Summerland students will receive diplomas, Saturday, during the first commencement ceremony held in the district’s new facility. This year’s event will be held May 7, at 4 p.m., in...

Summerland FFA chapter presents honorary awards to Bob Napier and Chris and Sandy Moser, with son Dillon, during the organization's April 22 banquet....

Summerland's junior high quiz bowl team competed in the Stuart quiz bowl earlier this year. The group receives the first-ever junior high medals for Summerland school after finishing...

With the assistance of a neighboring farmer, Summerland FFA members will chart corn growth and yields on a test plot. Located north of the school, on land owned and farmed by the Napier family, the...

Summerland musicians competed in the district music contest, Friday, at West Holt. Director Emily Heithoff said the band received straight ones, or superiors, from a panel of three judges. The high...

It took two motions and nearly an hour of discussion for the Summerland Board of Education to approve the sale of the Orchard site to the Village of Orchard. The sale, for $10,000, was approved April...

Summerland School will be searching for a new business educator. Current instructor Amy Selting, submitted a letter of resignation to the board, which was read during the April 12 meeting....

The Niobrara Valley Conference art show will be on display, at Chambers Public School, Thursday, April 28, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Friday, April 29, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 1,200 pieces of high...