Voice News April 17 2008 - Section 1

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What’s Inside:
•Hallam updates comp plan
•Ruhl new Norris principal
•Douglas firemen awards
•Badeer places 3rd in nation
•Norris SkillsUSA Car Show
•Family tree shearing business
•Volunteer emergency training
•Beautiful Savior’s 25th year
•Sterling Senior volleyball plans
•Summer Camp Page
•Treasure Tromp Entry Form
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Thursday, April 17, 2008 Vol. 30-No. 43
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Teenager charged with making
terroristic threats for allegedly
pointing BB gun at instructor
House in rural
Palmyra burns
to the ground
Palmyra eighth grader to be
tried as adult in Otoe County Court
The Keith Easton family, who was renting this house in rural Palmyra, lost nearly everything
in a disastrous fire April 9. Carrie Masters, of Lincoln, owned the house, which was her
childhood home. Fire and rescue units from Palmyra, Douglas, Unadilla and Bennet all
responded to the blaze, but the structure was ruled a total loss. No one was home when the
fire started. The house, which was 33 years old, was built by Carrie’s father, who passed
away in 2002. See the story on page 4.
Photo submitted
Norris graduate injured in brutal attack
By Logan Seacrest
Lincoln police have made two grabbed Nelson and slammed her
arrests and are continuing to head into the concrete. The entire
search for suspects in last week’s group of women then began to
punch and kick Nelson while
savage beating and robshe was on the ground.
bery of a 24-year-old LinWhen Nelson’s friends atcoln woman.
tempted to intervene, they
A group of eight to ten
were threatened with a
women allegedly aschrome handgun.
saulted Heather Nelson, a
At the sound of some dis2002 graduate of Norris
tant sirens, the assailants
High School and a former
grabbed Nelson’s purse out
VOICE News employee,
of the front seat of her car,
after a minor fender bender
and fled. After the incident,
early Sunday, April 6.
Nelson and her friends called
Nelson said she was
911 and were taken to the
driving home from a
friend’s house at about 1 Heather Nelson hospital for treatment.
a.m. when a gold Lexus slammed Nelson’s lip was almost completely
on its brakes in front of her at the severed in the attack and two teeth
intersection of 48th and South. were knocked out. She suffered lacNelson came to a stop, and a red erations and severe bruising on her
Chevy Impala lightly rear-ended face and body.
Three days later, on Wednesday,
her car. Three women immediately
April 10, police arrested Christina
jumped out of the Impala.
“They were screaming, yelling Marie Campbell, of Lincoln. Police
and cussing at me. I got scared right said that within an hour of the attack, she used Nelson’s credit card
away,” Nelson said.
Nelson began to dial 911, but to buy shoes online. Campbell had
was interrupted when one of the them shipped to her home address,
assailants reached through the win- where police found items from
dow of Nelson’s black Chevy Cava- Nelson’s purse in the trash.
One of Nelson’s friends had
lier. Another agitated woman attempted to open the car door. memorized the license plate of the
Frightened, Nelson put her foot on red Impala involved. The car ’s
owner Quanetta Campbell, 29, of
the gas and sped away.
Both the red Impala and gold Lincoln, was arrested on Thursday,
Lexus immediately began following April 11. Both suspects are
Nelson north. At 48th and O, charged on suspicion of first-deNelson stopped at a red light. Her gree assault, robbery, terroristic
pursuers jumped out of the cars threats and use of a firearm to comand approached Nelson’s vehicle mit a felony.
Lincoln Police Officer Katie
again. At this point, Nelson ran the
Flood said despite speculation to
red light and called her friend.
“The plan was to go back to my the contrary, there is no indication
friend’s house and call the police,” yet as to whether the attack was
Nelson said. “But before we could premeditated. “The randomness of
get inside, two carloads full of an- this crime certainly caught our attention,” she said. “It’s rare that a
gry girls had us surrounded.”
When she reached her friend’s group of people would react this
house on the 300 block of South violently, seemingly unprovoked.”
Medical expenses stemming
45th Street, one of the assailants
from the attack are sure to be costly,
and a special Heather Nelson Victim Fund has been set up at all local Union Banks. JoAnn Mauer, of
Lincoln, set up the fund. Mauer
works with Nelson’s mother.
“Heather was truly a victim in this
situation. I know how something
like this can financially devastate a
person. Insurance doesn’t always
pay it all,” she said.
Nelson is recuperating, but will
have to undergo several dental surgeries to fix some teeth that were cracked
in the assault. She remains fearful of
reprisal attacks from people associated
with the suspects. In her opinion, the
attack was anything but random. “This
went beyond a simple matter of road
rage,” she said. “I don’t think it was
the accident that made them so angry. I
think they were looking to pick a fight.”
Friends and well-wishers can
contact Heather Nelson at
[email protected].
By Mark Mahoney
A teenager who allegedly pointed
a BB gun at a Palmyra High gym
teacher April 10 was charged in court
the next day as an adult with making
terroristic threats.
The 14-year-old eighth grader was
arraigned in Otoe County Court April
11 on the charge, which is a class IV
felony. Otoe County deputy attorney
Tim Noerrlinger said the teen will appear again in court this Friday because
his attorney has filed a motion to have
the case transferred to juvenile court.
The teen also faces the possibility of
expulsion from District OR-1.
A few minutes before 11 a.m. last
Thursday, 10 Otoe County Sheriff’s
deputies and 10 State Patrol troopers
responded to Palmyra High School,
where they were informed that the teen
had removed the handgun from a
backpack during gym class, pointed
the weapon at an instructor and ran
out of the building, heading south.
BBs were found on the gym floor, according to a press release from the
Otoe County Sheriff’s office. No one
was hurt.
Later that same day, the Nebraska
State Patrol found the teen walking
along railroad tracks two and a half
miles west of Palmyra, near County
Road 2, a few minutes after 5 p.m., according to the press release. The teen
had a black BB gun in the waist of his
pants and was arrested. The press
release said the student, who lives in
rural Lincoln, was taken into custody
by the State Patrol and sheriff’s deputies without incident and transported
to a juvenile detention center.
District OR-1 superintendent
Clyde Childers said the incident occurred around 10:50 a.m. The high
school was locked down within five
minutes. “When the boy was confronted, he ran from the building,” he said.
Childers said students were kept
in their classrooms for safety reasons
even though the weapon turned out
to be a BB gun. School was released
at 3:30 p.m. like a normal school day,
but all after-school activities had been
called off by school officials and students were told to go straight home,
he added.
As students stayed inside the
school, law enforcement officials
searched the area surrounding
Palmyra High for the teen with the help
of police service dogs, which led authorities south and then west along
the railroad tracks, the press release
said. The dogs lost the student’s trail
because of the heavy rain and authorities returned to the school to make
sure students were safe as they
headed home. The teen was found
an hour and half later along the railroad tracks west of Palmyra.
Over in Bennet, the elementary
school locked all of its outside doors
as a precaution, said principal Steve
Robb. He added that school activities continued as scheduled; no one
went outside anyway because of the
bad weather. “It didn’t really disrupt
anything,” he said. “We tried to keep
everything as normal as possible over
here.”
Robb said the elementary students
weren’t told about what happened in
Palmyra until the end of the day. He
added that Lancaster County Sheriff’s
deputies oversaw the release of the
students after the final bell sounded.
Childers said he doesn’t think District OR-1 has experienced any similar
incidents like what happened April 10.
He added that school was fairly normal Friday, April 11, though a little bit
of apprehension from both students
and teachers about the entire situation is to be expected. “Everybody
was pretty calm,” he said. “We have
a crisis plan in place and we do what
the plan calls for in situations like
these. Everything worked out okay.”
Sterling superintendent retiring April 30
By Christina Case
The Sterling school administration will finish out the school year
without superintendent Jim Duval.
After serving as superintendent for six years,
Duval handed in his resignation at the school
board meeting April 14.
“It is purely for personal reasons,” Duval
later said. “I have been
eligible for retirement for
three years, and I decided
it was time to take it.”
Throughout his stint
at Sterling, Duval has
been a man of ideas. He
helped introduce some
new curriculum to the school, and
has significantly improved the technology available to classrooms. He
saw the construction of a new
school building in 2005, as well as
the renovation of the existing one.
Duval served during the controversial school bond
issue, and since
then, he has worked
to improve the
school’s financial
situation. “We’re not
borrowing money
every month, which
I think is a big plus,
and although we’re
still on a levy override, we have never
maxed that out,” he
said.
“He is full of ideas
and was really easy to work with,”
said principal Greg Peterson. “His
announcement wasn’t terribly sudden, but there will be adjustments
for the staff.” Duval’s last day will
be April 30.
The school board is now thrown
into the process of finding a part
time interim superintendent to finish out the year or to start next year.
In the meantime, Peterson and guidance counselor Jill Shea will be taking on a few more responsibilities.
“It is kind of odd that he’s stepping out two weeks before the end
of the school year, but we’ll be just
fine,” said Peterson. “There’s not
much going on the last few weeks
of school.”
As for Duval, he has seen plenty
end-of-school weeks in his career.
Right now he’s glad to be settling
down a little and spending more
time visiting his two grown children, Dr. Chad Duval and Amy
(Duval) Carlson out of state.
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Births
A GIRL
Nathan and Leanna (Schmidt)
Ledden, of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, are the parents of a 3-pound, 14 1/
2 oz daughter, Madilyn Joy, born in
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on April
9, 2008. She is now in a hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Her grandparents are Thomas and Susan (Buss)
Schmidt, of Adams, James and Michelle
(Decker) Ledden, of Beatrice. Greatgrandparents are Marlene (Richardson
Buss) Bell, of Adams, Ellenora (Dorn
Schmidt) Besch, of Sterling, Donald and
Phyllis (Briggs Decker) Dallman, of
Fairbury, LaDonna (Putzier) Ledden, of
King City, Missouri, and the late Richard Ledden. Great-great-grandmother is
Ethel (Woodman) Briggs, of St. Petersburg, Florida.
THE RECORD
Obituaries
Open house
ZWEERINK
ISABELLE A. NELSON
for Hesser’s 90th ROBERT
Robert “Bob” Zweerink, 64, Lin-
You’re invited to help Johanna
Hesser’s family celebrate her
90th birthday at an open house
on Saturday, April 26, from 2 to
4 p.m. at Pella Reformed
Church, Hwy 43 and Pella Rd.
The open house is hosted by her
family, Marlene and Verl
Mulder, Rowanna and Harlan
Essink, Karen and Ronald
Essink, and Beth and Bruce
Weber. No gifts please.
Mohrhoff
celebrating 90th
A GIRL
Jess and Kelly Brandes, of Central City, would like to announce the
birth of their baby girl, Emma Wray
Brandes, born April 2. Emma
weighed 7 lbs, 10.5 ozs. Grandparents are Dallas and Jan Svoboda, of
Bennet, and Roger and Sharon
Brandes, of Central City. Greatgrandparents are Clement Cheney,
of Bennet, Earl and Alice Brandes,
and Naomi Anderson, of Central
City.
A BOY
Myron and Sarah (Lindgren)
Jurgens are the proud parents of a
son, Cayson Julian, born on March
27, 2008. Cayson weighed 8 lbs., 7
ozs, and joins his sister, Jaydn.
Grandparents are Ernest and Jan
Jurgens, of Adams, and David and
Renee Lindgren, of Columbus.
WILLIAM G. MCCOY
Joyce (Harper) Mohrhoff will be
celebrating her 90th birthday
with an open house at Southern
Heights Presbyterian Church at
5750 South 40th Street, Lincoln,
on Sunday, April 20, from 2 to
4:30 p.m. No gifts please. Cards
can be sent to 4301 Normal Blvd.
Unit #36, Lincoln, NE 68506.
Open House
for Zieman’s 80th
A GIRL
Greeley Elaine Cargill was born
March 26, 2008, to Brian and Lana
Cargill, of Cozad. She weighed 8 lbs.,
14 ozs. and joins two sisters, Grace
Marie and Haley Rose. Grandparents are Frank and Cynthia Greene,
of Seward, and Douglas and Ree
Cargill, of Grand Island. Great-grandparents are Stanley and Leoma
Winch, of Lincoln, and Keith and
Phyllis Cargill, of Ord.
A BOY
Phillip and Nancy (Lindersmith)
Ozenbaugh, of Hallam, announce
the birth of a son, Preston Michael,
on April 8, 2008. He weighed 7 lbs.,
15 ozs., and joins a sister Olivia and
brother Trevor. Grandparents are
Steve and Diana Lindersmith, of
Bruning, Steve Ozenbaugh, of
Ohiowa, and Vicki Ozenbaugh, of
Ohiowa. Great-grandparants are
Delbert and Ruth Sorge, of Geneva,
Virginia, and Holly Hodge, of
Holdrege, Charles Lindersmith, of
Friend, and Jeanette Geer, of Illinois.
Corrections
In the list of candidates running
for the Sterling school board in the
March 13 issue, we reported that
Dottie Heusman was running. It is
actually Andrea Heusman who is
running for school board. We apologize for the error.
Look for responses to our questions from the candidates in next
week’s VOICE.
coln, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008.
Born October 9, 1943, Firth, to
Harold and Ruth
( P r a n g e )
Zweerink.
Worked
for
Burlington
Northern in the
H a v e l o c k
shops, 39 years.
Loved to go to
the
casino,
travel to the Ozarks; loving father,
grandfather and brother.
Survivors: sons, Daryl Zweerink
and Mike Zweerink, both of Lincoln; daughters and son-in-law,
Michelle and Ron Hinman, Lincoln,
Mary Baptiste and fiancé Steve,
Palmyra, Tammy Zweerink, Lincoln;
five grandchildren; mother, Ruth
Zweerink, Firth; brother and sisterin-law, James and Sherry Zweerink,
Minnesota; sisters and brothers-inlaw, Carole and Stephen Clifton,
Bennet, Amy and Terry Chandler,
Lincoln, Julie and Dave Lovelace,
Lincoln, Brenda and Kenny
Albright, Lincoln, Susan and Don
O’Connor, Hickman; nieces and
nephews. Preceded in death by wife,
Jerie; father, Harold; sister, Kimberly; father-in-law and mother-inlaw, Jerome and Helen Wilken.
Services were held Saturday,
April 12, 2008, Lincoln. Pastor
Michael Weyeneth. Burial: Holland
Cemetery. Memorials to the family.
Condolences
online
at
www.metcalffh.com.
William G. McCoy, 69, Panama,
died Thursday, April 10, 2008. Farmer,
worked in various positions at the
V.A Hospital in Lincoln. Born October 8, 1938, Tecumseh, to Landis
and Edna (Johnson) McCoy. U.S.
Army Veteran.
Survivors: daughters and sonsin-law, Melissa and James Green;
and Rebecca and John Dean, Lincoln; sons and daughter-in-law,
Matthew and Karen McCoy, Syracuse; and Luther McCoy, Omaha;
four grandchildren; former wife,
Clarice Jean Tegtmeier, Lewiston;
sisters and brother-in-law, Beverly
and Gaylord Wehmer, Crab Orchard;
and Edna "Bunny" Gyhra, Lincoln;
nieces and nephews. Preceded in
death by parents; brother, Delvin
"Dick"; sister, Victory Hartog; infant
brother, Darwin; infant grandson,
Spencer Habben.
Services were held Monday,
April 14, 2008, rural Steinauer. Interment:
Tecumseh
Cemetery,
Tecumseh. Memorials to the
family's choice.
Betty Zieman’s family and
friends will be helping her
ANNA M. STEELE
celebrate her 80th birthday
Anna Margaret Steele, 80,
with an open house on April
20. It will be held from 1-4 p.m. Fairbury, died Saturday, April 12,
at the Firth Community Center, 2008, Lincoln. Born November 30,
1927, Fairbury, to John and Agnes
311 Nemaha Street.
Hansel’s birthday
card shower for 80th
Fred Hansel will celebrate his
80th birthday on April 20 with
a card shower. He worked 24
years for Lincoln Public
Schools in the HVAC
department, and still likes to
hunt, fish and garden. He is
married to Betty, and his
children are daughter Shari, of
Kape Coral, Florida, and son
and daughter-in-law David and
Karen, of Hickman. Cards can
reach Fred at 4122 Southgate
Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68506.
Scheer Muller.
Survivors: sons and daughtersin-law, Dennis and Carol Steele,
Fairbury; Kenneth and Sherry
Steele, Hickman; James and Diane
Steele, Omaha; Timothy and Pam
Steele, Grand Prairie, Texas; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Todd
Jarchow, Lincoln; 16 grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren; brother
and sister-in-law, Bill and Lois
Muller, Fairbury; sister and brotherin-law, Betty and Pat L'Ecuyer,
Morrowville, Kansas; sisters-in-law,
Mary Ann Muller, Fairbury; Kay
Joyner and husband, Sam, Jansen;
Pat Kappmeyer, San Jose, California; brothers-in-law, Dick Leonard
and wife, Trudy, Fairbury; Mike
Leonard and wife, Shirley, El Cajon,
California; nieces, nephews and
cousins. Preceded in death by parents; husband, Charles; sister,
Marie Muller; brother, Bernard
Muller; and grandson, Andrew
"Andy" Steele.
Services were held Thursday,
April 17, 2008, Beatrice. Burial:
Fairbury Cemetery. Memorials to the
family's choice in lieu of flowers.
Isabelle A. Nelson, 93, Seward,
formerly Axtell, widow of Lloyd,
died Saturday, April 12, 2008. Graduated Axtell High School, 1932. Attended Kearney State Teachers College, earned teaching certificate.
Taught in several schools in
Kearney County. Married Lloyd
Nelson, June 21, 1940, Pasadena,
California.
Survivors: daughters and sonsin-law, Marsha and Jim Reiss, Eagle;
Sylvia and LeRoy Gellerman, North
Platte; brother and sister-in-law,
Roland and Betty Nyquist,
Kearney; sister, Doris Warden,
Woodlands, California; six grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren;
nieces, nephews, many relatives
and friends. Preceded in death by
parents, Charles and Hanna
(Broman) Nyquist; brother-in-law,
Bruce Warden.
Services were held Wednesday,
April 16, 2008, Axtell. Burial:
Bethany Lutheran Cemetery, Axtell.
Memorials to Faith Lutheran
Church, Seward; or Alzheimer's Association.
TED MCNEESE
Ted McNeese, 74, Lincoln, died
Tuesday, April 8, 2008, of Lymphoma. Born September 12, 1933,
Denver, Missouri, to Fred and Hattie
Fern (Bridges) McNeese. Owned
The Golden Shear Barberhop, 43
years. U.S. Army Veteran. Member,
Southminster United Methodist
Church; East Lincoln Lodge #210,
A.F. & A.M; York Rite; Scottish Rite;
Eastern Star; Night Templers;
Sesostris Shrine; Capstone and
Royal Arch Masons.
Survivors: daughters and sonsin-law, Rena and Tom Kettler, Lincoln; Mindy and Rob Fisher, Plano,
Texas; Pam McNeese and Doug
Lawson, Firth; Mary and Jimmy
Harwell, Culleoka, Tennessee; five
grandchildren; brother, Junior Lee
McNeese, Lincoln; sister, Barbara
June Neeman, Eagle; dear friend,
Beverly Fahleson, Lincoln; numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Preceded in death by wife, Patricia
A. McNeese; parents; brothers,
Don, Jim, Bob and Larry; sister,
Beverly Irons; in-laws, Bing and
Elizabeth Crosby.
Services were held Monday,
April 14, 2008, Sesostris Shrine Center, Lincoln. Memorials to
Southminster United Methodist
Church, 2915 South 16th St. (02);
Shrine Hospital for Children, c/o
Sesostris Shrine, 1050 Saltillo Rd.
(30); or Cedar's Home for Children,
620 N. 48th (04). Cremation. Condolences to www.roperandsons.com.
LAWRENCE F. LEIDIG
Lawrence F. 'Larry" Leidig, 90,
Fremont, died Monday, April 7, 2008.
Born in Bennet, to William and Eda
(Ewerth) Leidig. U.S. Army Veteran.
Retired from U.S. Post Office in 1980.
Survivors: wife, Bertha; daughter, Silvia Leidig, Ventura, California;
son, Paul Leidig, Lincoln; seven
grandchildren; two great grandchildren.
Service were held Friday, April 11,
2008, at Trinity Lutheran Church.
Committal: Memorial Cemetery.
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NEWS, Thursday, April 17, 2008 - Page 3
Cook
of the
Week
by Jill Hoefler
Animals a passion for rural Adams woman
Stop by Linda Schellpeper’s home
north of Adams, and it’s easy to see how
much she loves animals. You will be
greeted by a couple friendly dogs and a
sleek cat might saunter by. There are
horses too. Linda shares her love of all
things furry with her husband and two
daughters.
Linda and Steve Schellpeper
were both going through the Lincoln Police Academy when they met.
After five years they were married.
Daughter Meghan (sixth grade) and
Angela (fifth grade) both attend
Daniel Freeman Public School in
Adams.
Steve works in Lincoln and also
drives for T&T Trucking, hauling
cattle on the side. Linda enjoys her
job of Campus Security at Lincoln
Southeast High School. She said,
“My job is to make sure the students are safe in the building, and
that none of them are doing something they shouldn’t. My job works
out great for me in that I have summers off to be with my kids and to
take care of our animals.”
Southeast Nebraska wasn’t always home to Linda. “I grew up in
Brookings, South Dakota. My father
took a job in Lincoln when I was 15
years old. I attended Waverly High
School, then got my degree from
UNL in Criminology. Just after
graduation, I started a job as a police officer with the Lincoln Police
Department. After leaving the department, my new husband and I
started looking for land out in the
country, as we both preferred open
spaces. Within a few years we were
able to purchase 40 acres near
Adams and we built a house on it. I
absolutely love where we live. We
have room to move, and yet we have
the good people of Adams a few
minutes away if we need anything.”
As a little girl, Linda thought she
would like to become a teacher. She
realized in college that she really
enjoyed law enforcement. “Growing
up, I picked up a love for reading
and now read many, many books
each year,” she said.
Linda is a busy lady. When asked
about favorite hobbies and activities, her response was no surprise.
“I love anything animal-oriented. I
have raised numerous litters of puppies and kittens that were somehow
orphaned. I have also raised bucket
calves. People tend to call me to help
out with their baby animal problems
because I will always take them in.
We love animals and have quite a
farm. It keeps growing all the time.
We raise miniature horses, miniature
donkeys, and exotic poultry such as
Black Pheasants, Peacocks, Lady
Amherst Pheasants and ducks.”
The Shellpepers also raise Australian Shepherd and Papillon puppies. They have 20 horses (big and
small) and are expecting 10 foals this
year. Linda confessed that her husband puts up acres and acres of
grass hay and alfalfa each summer
to keep all their critters fed.
The Shellpeper girls are involved
in 4-H and the whole family enjoys
riding the big horses. They also
show the mini horses. Linda said,
“The mini horses are always quite a
hit as people are so surprised to see
such small horses. Our first show
this year is a fun clinic to be held on
April 27 at Still Water Ranch near
Hickman. My club, the Great Plains
Small Equine Association, is hoping this
fun clinic will help people see what the
miniatures are all about. They are perfect for children. We also take them to
petting zoos, pre-schools and nursing
homes.”
In the past, when Linda finds a
free block of time away from the
animals, she has enjoyed scuba diving in places like Bon Aire, Cozumel,
Grand Cayman and Isla Mujares.
She also loves snow skiing and the
family tries to make it to the mountains whenever possible.
The whole family likes to hunt.
Linda shared, “I especially enjoy
deer hunting and haven’t missed a
year since the girls were born. I have
gotten my fair share of nice bucks
over the years. Meghan just finished her hunter safety course and
is looking forward to hunting with
me this fall. Angela always comes
too, even though she isn’t quite old
enough to hunt yet.”
Linda crafts semi-precious gemstone jewelry on the side, and she
and Steve enjoy attending auctions
when they can.
When talking about food, Linda
admits, “I love cream cheese! Especially cheesecake, but I love eating
it in anything. My family jokes about
my cream cheese addiction! I also
really enjoy Italian food, and all
kinds of fruit.”
Thanksgiving ranks as the top
food holiday. “I love ham, turkey,
stuffing, etc. And especially the
pumpkin pie!” Linda said.
It’s easy to see that Linda
Schellpeper is a lady who lives life
to the fullest and enjoys every moment. She lives out of her passions,
and her small slice of the world is
brighter because of that. If you happen by an orphaned animal, Linda
would be the woman to call. But I
have a sneaky suspicion that as
much as she cares about animals,
she cares about people more. No
doubt her friends and family would
all agree.
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Cream Cheese and
Shrimp Appetizer
From Linda Schellpeper
1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
½ cup sour cream
½ tsp. celery salt
8-oz. shrimp cocktail sauce
1 can baby shrimp, drained
1 box Ritz Crackers
Whip cream cheese, sour cream
and celery salt together until fluffy
with no lumps. Spatula mixture into
center of serving platter. Shape into
a circle about one inch thick, leaving room around edge of platter.
Pour shrimp cocktail sauce over
cream cheese mixture, making sure
all cream cheese is covered. Press
baby shrimp into a layer over the
cocktail sauce. Put crackers around
edge of platter and serve.
Pumpkin Spice Bread
1 cup vegetable oil
3 cups sugar
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 16-oz. can solid packed pumpkin
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
½ tsp. ground cloves
½ tsp. ground allspice
½ cup water
In large bowl combine sugar, oil
and eggs. Add pumpkin and mix
well. Combine dry ingredients; add
to pumpkin mixture alternately with
water. Pour into two greased 9x5x3
loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for
70-80 minutes or until bread tests
done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing onto wire rack. Cool
completely.
Breakfast Pizza
1 pkg. crescent rolls
1 ½ cups thawed hash browns
2 cups cubed ham, OR 1 lb.
browned sausage
1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1 ½ cups shredded cheddar
cheese
5 eggs mixed with ½ cup milk and
1 tsp. onion salt
In 9x13 pan, layer crescent rolls
on bottom, with edges coming up
the sides about ½ inch. Sprinkle
meat and hash browns over rolls,
then the two types of cheese. Pour
beaten eggs over top. Bake at 375
degrees for 25 minutes.
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Mocha Cheesecake
1¼ cup crushed Oreo Cookies
(approx. 20)
¼ cup sugar
6 T. melted butter or margarine
1 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 14-oz can sweetened, condensed
milk
2/3 cup Hershey’s syrup
1½ tsp. instant coffee, melted in 1
tsp. hot water
1 tub Cool Whip
Combine cookie crumbs, sugar
and butter and press into greased
9x13 pan. Save some crumbs to use
as garnish. Beat cream cheese until
fluffy. Add sweetened condensed
milk, chocolate syrup and melted
coffee. Whip until smooth. Fold in
Cool Whip. Pour mixture onto crust,
garnish with leftover crumbs and
refrigerate.
Homemade Turtles
1 bag star shaped pretzels
1 bag Rolos candy
1 bag whole pecans
Lay unbroken pretzels in single
layer on cookie sheet. Top each
pretzel with unwrapped Rolos
candy. Bake 5 minutes at 200 degrees. Remove and immediately
press a pecan into center of Rolos
candy. Let cool and remove from
pan. (Speed cooling by placing in
refrigerator or freezer.)
747 Chili
2 lbs. hamburger
8-oz. tomato sauce
16-oz. water
6 tsp. chili powder
1½ tsp. ground cumin
1½ tsp. ground oregano
1 28-oz. can diced tomatoes
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. minced onion
1½ tsp. minced garlic
1½ tsp. paprika
¾ tsp. cayenne pepper
2 15.5-oz. cans red kidney beans,
rinsed
Brown beef and add all ingredients. Simmer 45 minutes. Add water if necessary. (Also is good using V-8 juice instead of water.) Serve
with Cheddar cheese and/or soup
crackers, or over baked potatoes.
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NEWS, Thursday, April 17, 2008
Lincoln woman’s childhood home in rural Palmyra goes up in flames
By Mark Mahoney
When Carrie Masters heard that
her childhood home had burned
down, she was devastated.
Carrie, who lives in Lincoln, said
she and her husband, Jim Stevens,
were in Lincoln on April 9 when they
heard that a house they own about
halfway between Douglas and
Palmyra had burned to the ground.
She added that even though she no
longer lived there, the residence held
many memories for her. Carrie, her
parents and brother kept horses on
the property, and Jumper the dog used
to roam the grounds. A multi-colored
hot-air balloon once made a landing
there. “My dad (Frank) built that
house,” she said. “He died in 2002. It
was the last bit of him that was left.”
Fire and rescue units from Palmyra,
Douglas, Unadilla and Bennet, as well
as a man from Firth, responded to a
house fire at 278 South Eighth Road
around noon. A Nebraska State Patrol trooper, Otoe County Emergency
Management and the American Red
Cross were also at the scene.
Rex Schroder, who is first captain
for the Palmyra fire department and
was the first one to the house, said
even though he arrived in less than
two minutes, the building was at least
85 percent lost. “It was pretty well
gone when I got there,” he said of the
dwelling. “The house is a 100 percent loss. There was a lot of stuff
around, like a lawn mower, that is
gone.”
Schroder said he wasn’t sure how
long it took to put out the fire, but
firefighters stayed on the property,
which smoldered for a long while in a
brisk wind, through the afternoon to
make sure the blaze didn’t spread out
from the house or start again. Only
the fireplace and the foundation survived the blaze. He added that firefighters had trouble getting their
trucks down the narrow, winding
driveway to the house and getting
around piles of branches in the front
yard. They also kept running out of
water and sending trucks to Palmyra
to be refilled.
Carter Pendergrass, of Lincoln,
called in the fire around 11:50 a.m. He
said he was driving south on Eighth
Road toward Douglas to do some service work for Windstream, his employer, when he saw the house ablaze.
Pendergrass then turned around and
called 911. “As I passed by, there
was a break in the trees,” he said. “I
glanced back and the attic and roof of
the house were on fire.”
Pendergrass said he and another
Windstream employee, who had been
following Pendergrass’ van to Douglas, helped out the first firemen on
the scene by moving tractor trailers
and debris in the front yard out of the
way so the fire trucks could pull in
the circle part of the driveway. “The
animals were going a little crazy,” he
said of the horses, goats and sheep
nearby the house.
Schroder said as far as he knows,
no one was home when the fire started
and he didn’t know if Keith and Jennifer Easton, who were renting the
house, had lost any pets.
Ray Nance, the public information
officer for the State Fire Marshal’s
office, said the case is closed and the
cause of the fire was undetermined.
He added that the loss of the house
was estimated at $66,000, while the
contents of the house were an estimated loss of $37,000.
Palmyra resident Kris Jurey, who’s
helping organize a clothing drive for
the Eastons, said they are staying at
a motel in Syracuse until they find another place to live. She added that
kids in District OR-1 have been kind
to the Eastons’ daughter, Megan, by
donating clothes to her.
Carrie said she feels bad for the
Eastons, who did not comment on the
fire. She added that they had rented
the house for between
two to three years. “They
lost all their belongings
and don’t have anyplace
to go,” she said. “They’re
good people.”
The house Carrie’s father built in 1975 sat on a
hill, giving it a panoramic
view of miles of rolling
farmland. To the northwest, in a small valley, sits
a Natural Resources District lake, a calm serene
sight compared to the
devastating scene of
smoking ruins on a grassy
knoll. Carrie’s childhood
friend, Kim Hartwick, who
lives three miles northwest of Carrie’s old home,
was on hand to give her
support through the
tough situation.
Carrie said her father
designed and put up the
abode she grew up in
through high school. The
home, which had one fireplace for heat and was
mostly built from salvaged Firefighters worked to put out the smoldering remnants of Carrie Masters’
barn wood, was a three- childhood home near Palmyra April 9. The house, built in 1975, was
story modernist house ruled a total loss.
Photo by Mark Mahoney
stood on 60 acres. The
house, a roughly 4,000-square-foot
structure built into the hill, was chilled
naturally during the summertime.
Carrie and her brother took over ownership of the home, which had its roof
torn off by a tornado in the early 1980s,
after their father died six years ago.
A photographer in Lincoln, Carrie
took photos of the firefighters and the
remains of her childhood home. She
The house Carrie Masters grew up in had a beautiful view of
said she has no idea what she and her
rolling hills.
Photo courtesy of C Masters Photography
husband are going to do with the
property. “It was very different from
If you would like to donate any etary donations to the Farmers and
anything else around here,” she said clothing items to the Easton family, Merchants Bank in Palmyra at: P.O.
of her old home. “It was great grow- call Kris Jurey at 780-5725 or Caroline Box 98, Palmyra, NE 68418.
ing up here.”
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Hallam updating comprehensive plan for first time since 1976
By Mark Mahoney
Sara Hartzell is helping Hallam
update its comprehensive plan,
which hasn’t been revised since
1976, 13 years before she moved to
town.
Hartzell moved to Hallam, which
has an estimated population of 575,
in 1989, but it wasn’t until 2004 that
people seriously started to think
again about updating the village’s
comprehensive plan. A long-range
planning employee for the LincolnLancaster County Planning Department, Hartzell has used her job experience to spearhead the effort to
revise Hallam’s comprehensive
plan, like the village of Firth did recently for the first time since 1969.
She said a modernized plan is required to handle zoning issues in
town. “It’s more of a rewrite,” she
said of the update. “I think because
I have a background in planning, I
was one who understood the need
for this.”
The process began four years
ago, when a tornado tore threw the
area, essentially wiping Hallam off
the map. Rebuilding the community
got people thinking about the town
and its future, Hartzell said, but it
wasn’t until 2006 that the planning
commission actually sat down and
discussed updating the
could get done ourselves,”
village’s comprehensive plan.
she said. “We followed the
“Everyone was concerned
same format, but just updated
the information.”
with their own issues,” she
The first step the planning
said. “After the tornado, the
commission took was looking
planning commission met
at the plans of other commutwice a month, sometimes
nities in the area that have
more. People were tired.”
similar populations. Then
Hartzell, who served on
they went through each part
Hallam’s planning commission
of the plan to see what inforfrom 2003 to 2007, said with
mation had to be updated.
the turnover in planning comHartzell said from that analymission members since 1976
sis, the commission added
and lack of funds due to contwo sections – an annexing
struction on a new auditopolicy and a part on the envirium, fire department and park,
ronmental conditions around
updating the comprehensive
town.
plan has been a slow process.
After determining what
She added that five years ago, Pictured here are Sara and Lynn Hartzell,
nobody on the planning com- of Hallam, during the Hallam Auditorium parts of the comprehensive
mission was sure what the dedication in February. They were looking plan needed to be revised, the
group’s duties were. “When over the community survey boards that planning commission asked
I first started on it, no one re- have stickers next to what the public for public input. Hartzell said
alized they had to make deci- thought was important for the village’s a demographic survey was
Photo by LB sent out last December by
sions on zoning, subdivisions future.
or the comprehensive plan,” she to even attempt updating the com- mail to Hallam residents requesting
said. “I took the time to explain the prehensive plan. She added that it information on where they travel to
zoning and subdivision codes. Now didn’t hurt to have two former com- work, their age, the number of people
the commission is doing a good mission members – Tom Suppa and in their household, and other such
job.”
Tim Edmonds – on the village board questions. She added that 60 perWithout the village board’s sup- at the time. “It wasn’t difficult at all cent of the surveys were returned,
port, Hartzell said, the planning com- to convince them,” she said. “They which was a pleasant surprise.
At the Hallam Auditorium open
mission would never have been able had an idea of what it meant.”
Derek Dragoo, the chair and an house in February, the planning
eight-year member of the Hallam Vil- commission presented another surlage Board, said he’s happy to see vey to community members regardthe comprehensive plan being up- ing more subjective questions, like
to meet modern standards. He should the village invest in plantyou started enjoying dated
added that the village has wanted ing more trees, putting in more parks
improving sidewalks. Hartzell
a carefree lifestyle with to revise the plan for about six years. and
“Thirty years have gone by,” he said people were asked to put stickfun & friendly people? said. “There are other goals the vil- ers by the items they felt were the
lage wants to move toward at this most important. “We gathered the
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the public is welcome to come to
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to hear a discussion of the objectives, she added. “When we get
the goals finalized, we’ll take them,
look at the old plan and see how it
needs to be changed to address the
new goals,” she said. “Then the
community will help determine
which are important.”
Hartzell said after the public has
a chance to decide what’s important for Hallam’s comprehensive
plan, the commission would look at
the village zoning code. “They’re
the rules that make ideas come to
life,” she said of the zoning code.
Dragoo said while a small town
doesn’t need a comprehensive plan
to operate, the document is important. “It gets overlooked a bit,” he
said. “We have a good planning
commission, a good group of
people. They’re looking at goals
and taking care of them.”
There has been a lot of activity
in southern Lancaster County over
the last year when it comes to communities looking at their comprehensive plans. Hallam and Firth are
in the process of changing theirs,
and Hickman updated its own plan
last year. Hartzell said there hasn’t
been a push like this since the 1960s
and 1970s, when small towns in Lancaster County were told to create
their own comprehensive plans and
zoning codes. The county previously had been in charge of zoning
its small communities.
Hartzell said updating Hallam’s
comprehensive plan will allow the
village to make future decisions on
zoning changes, especially if new
businesses ever set up shop in
town. She added that she hopes it
doesn’t take another 32 years for
Hallam to revise its plan. “I don’t
think it’s unusual in the county, with
the exception of Waverly and Hickman, for villages to remain stagnant
if there’s not some kind of stimulus
to get the process started,” she said.
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Lancaster County Sheriff’s Report
includes fatal crash near Crete
By Mark Mahoney
Two killed in crash
Last week, the Lincoln Journal
Star ’s ace sports columnist Ken
Hambleton raised an important issue in regard to the upcoming Olympics in China. He recalled the 1980
Summer Olympics that are remembered for the United States and its
allies boycotting the Games in Moscow.
Ken interviewed former Nebraska gymnasts who were victims
of the political battle being fought
between the United States and the
Soviet Union as a result of Iranian
terrorism and the USSR’s invasion
of Afghanistan. The Husker athletes, along with hundreds of other
American stars, were deprived the
opportunity to compete on the
world stage, where friendship and
peaceful relations are the order of
the day during the summer and winter Olympic gatherings every four
years.
Unfortunately, politics have already come into play during the
current presidential nominating
battle in the wake of troubled times
between China and Tibet. Old Fox
is no expert on international relations, to be sure, but there is a
strong feeling in some quarters that
Tibet has launched unrest at home
to provoke world opposition to
China’s presence in Tibet at a time
when the Chinese have their hands
full in pulling off a peaceful and successful Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Apparently, unfamiliar with
Olympic history, presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton and
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
have made demands that President
Bush announce he will boycott the
Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremonies if the Chinese do not pack up
and leave Tibet.
As if China, terrified by such a
threat, would toss in the towel and
bow down to the possibility of a
USA presidential boycott. C’mon,
girls, check the history books.
I was surprised to note, also, that
former President Jimmy Carter has
taken it upon himself to meet with
the leader of the Hamas terrorist
group. The Bush administration and
world leaders, according to news
reports, are not jumping on Jimmy’s
bandwagon—no matter how wellmeaning—in view of his negotiating record involving the 1980 Olympics.
The Carter administration headed
into the 1980 re-election campaign
with a plate full of headaches and
decided to count on the U.S. Olympic team to help erase the
president’s image of weakness in
the face of Iranian terrorism and
Soviet Union aggression. Iran had
imprisoned American embassy personnel in the summer of 1979, the
Soviets invaded Afghanistan in
December, and the greatest athletes
in the world were arriving in Lake
Placid, New York, in January.
On the eve of the 1980 Olympics
in the United States, the U.S. Olympic Committee was asked by the
government to announce the USOC
would boycott the Summer Olympics in Moscow unless the Soviet
Union turned-tail and departed Afghanistan.
I was with the U.S. team as a media coordinator and was aware of
the great pressure applied to Col.
Don Miller, the USOC executive director, to announce an immediate
boycott threat. The USOC refused
the pre-winter boycott request, but
did commit to announce a Moscow
boycott at a later time, following the
Lake Placid Games. Hence, the
United States did celebrate the
“Miracle on Ice,” when the American hockey team beat the Soviets,
and the United States did boycott
the Summer Games in Moscow.
Four years later, the USSR boycotted the Los Angeles Summer
Olympics; Ronald Reagan had defeated Carter in 1980 and the Iranian
hostages were immediately released
when he was inaugurated. Oh yes,
the Soviet Union was still in Afghanistan.
Maybe if President Carter can
end the worldwide war on terror in a
hurry, he can race to China and end
the Tibet squabble so President
Bush can go to Beijing and Nancy
and Hillary can relax.
Lancaster County Courts Report
By Mark Mahoney
-In Lancaster County district
court March 13, Justin Smidt, 19, of
Lincoln, was sentenced to three years
of probation for burglary. Smidt was
taken into custody in 2006 for burglarizing Branched Oak Marina and
the Jack and Jill grocery store in
Hickman that November. Fishing
tackle and alcohol, valued at an estimated $550, were taken from the marina, while an estimated $9,000 in cigarettes, alcohol and a floor safe were
stolen from the grocery store.
-Alexander Beckworth, 20, of Lincoln, and Steven Stapaules, 21, of
Lincoln, were both fined $250 in
county court April 9 on charges of
theft by unlawful taking under $200,
a misdemeanor. Beckworth was also
fined $150 on a charge of being a minor in possession. Early on the morning of March 13, Beckworth and
Stapaules were seen breaking into a
car in Hickman. They were later
stopped as they were heading north
on South 68th Street. Beckworth and
Stapaules admitted to stealing two
iPods out of vehicles in Hickman and
throwing them out the window when
they saw law enforcement.
-Felony charges of theft by unlawful taking over $1,500 against Kimberly Kosmicki, 42, and Ricky
Heideman, 45, both of Elk Creek, were
dismissed to pretrial diversion March
6 and 7, respectively. Deputies
stopped Kosmicki and Heideman
February 21 near South 25th Street
and Saltillo Road and found a pile of
copper piping in their vehicle worth
an estimated $2,500. Heideman admitted that they had cut trailer locks
and stolen the copper.
-A charge of being a minor in possession against Tyler Barnett, 18, of
Lincoln, was dismissed to pretrial diversion January 31. Barnett was with
two other teenagers December 26
when sheriff’s deputies chased them
for a short time down South 27th
Street to South 25th and Saltillo Road
since they were clocked at 90 mph.
Schylar Bloom, 19, of Lincoln, the
driver of the SUV the teens were in,
was arrested on suspicion of multiple
violations and is due in county court
on May 28.
Otoe County Court
Pascual Pesina, 35, of Lincoln, is
awaiting a jury trial on charges of
DUI causing bodily injury. In a November 18 incident on Highway 2,
Pesina lost control of his vehicle,
causing a passenger to sustain lifethreatening injuries. Otoe County
Sheriff’s deputies determined that
alcohol and speed were factors in
the accident, and Pesina was arrested for alleged felony driving
under the influence of alcohol, causing serious bodily injury. He is set
for a September 3 jury trial in Otoe
County District Court.
Two rural Crete sisters died Sunday, April 13, from injuries they suffered in a two-vehicle accident a
half-mile west of Southwest 114th
Street and West Highway 33.
Nelya Strilkivsky, 22, of rural
Crete, was driving two of her siblings in a 2002 silver Honda Civic
east on Highway 33 near Southwest
128th Street to church around 9:40
a.m. when her vehicle crossed the
center line and collided with a semi
trailer truck heading west, according to a press release from the Lancaster County Sheriff’s office. Jerry
Bailey, 56, of Fairview, Kansas, was
driving the semi. Sgt. Andy
Stebbing said the sheriff’s office
doesn’t know why the car went
across the center line.
Nelya was pronounced dead at
the scene, as was her seven-yearold sister, Anna Strilkivsky, who
was sitting in the backseat, according to the press release. Another
sister, 11-year-old Tanya, who was
in the front seat, was transported
by StarCare V helicopter to BryanLGH Medical Center West, where
she was in critical condition Tuesday. Stebbing said the semi driver
was uninjured, but was still treated
at a Crete area hospital as a precaution and then released.
Alcohol and drugs were not suspected to be factors in the crash,
but according to the press release,
no one in the car was wearing
seatbelts. Highway 33 was closed
for six hours as deputies investigated the crash and a wheat flour
product, which was being hauled by
the semi, was cleaned up from the
scene.
working at 7500 Panama Road when
his left arm was caught in a bale
collector, according to sheriff’s reports. After medical personnel
treated him, Prusa was transported
by StarCare helicopter to BryanLGH
West.
According to sheriff’s reports,
Prusa suffered a compound fracture
to his left elbow and much of his
skin on his arm was torn. The injury was not considered life threatening. The hospital had no information on Prusa as of Tuesday.
Lincoln teen released from
hospital 25 days after accident
A Lincoln teenager who suffered
a head injury in a car accident March
23 is no longer at BryanLGH West.
Geoffrey Bristol, 17, of Lincoln,
was riding in the front passenger
seat of a car that was heading north
on Southwest 38th Street near West
Denton Road when he opened the
door to get out and fix a kite that was
attached to the trunk-locking device. At
the same time, the car made a turn at 10
to 15 mph, and he lost his balance and
hit his head on the asphalt road. The
hospital had no information on Bristol
as of Tuesday.
Grass
damaged at Hickman park
Former Denton
seminary student
receives probation
By Mark Mahoney
An ex-seminary student appeared in Lancaster County district
court April 9 facing up to a half
decade in jail for
possessing child
pornography.
Michael Finn,
40, a former student at Our Lady
of Guadalupe
Seminary in Denton, instead was
given two years of probation for
possession of child pornography.
He originally pled no contest to the
charge February 26.
Craig Wittstruck, Finn’s attorney, said the court was precise in
its assessment of the offense. “Justice was served,” he said. “Mr. Finn
will execute his sentence to the best
of his ability.”
On May 26, 2007, the computer
systems administrator for the Denton seminary reported that the
seminary’s Internet filtering software detected that a student had
visited several websites with child
porn. Seminary staff reviewed
Finn’s Dell laptop computer and
user ’s files, and found pornographic images of young girls.
The computer systems administrator brought the computer and
several disks, along with documentation, to the Lancaster County
Sheriff’s office, which took them
into evidence and then began investigating. Four days later, Finn
was taken into custody.
Around the time of Finn’s arrest,
the seminary issued a press release
saying he was no longer associated with Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Geoffrey Coleman, the seminary’s
business manager, said since Finn
hasn’t been part of Our Lady of
Guadalupe for the last year, no one
at the seminary had any comment
on the result of Finn’s case.
Grass at the Hickman city park
was damaged by an unknown vehicle sometime between 8 p.m. April
9 and 9 a.m. April 10.
A parks employee reported that
someone drove on the grass
throughout the park at 270 West
Second Street. According to
sheriff’s reports, the unknown vehicle left tire marks in varying patterns, killing the grass. The wheelbase is 66 inches from outside to
outside with seven-inch-wide tires.
Two more alleged meth
All damage appeared to be done
labs found south of Walton
by the same vehicle, according to
Two more alleged methamphet- sheriff’s reports. Damage is estimated
amine labs were found south of at $250. There was no evidence of tread
Walton near South 120th Street and patterns and no suspects.
Pioneers Boulevard around 2 p.m.
April 13.
A Lancaster County Sheriff ’s
deputy found a white Wal-Mart
plastic sack sitting in a ditch north
of Pioneers about 100 yards east of
South 120th. According to sheriff’s
reports, he found assorted components of a meth lab, which included
numerous pseudo-ephedrine blister
packs, an HCL gas generator, lithium
batteries, coffee filters and a black
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These two alleged meth lab
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South 120th during the past three
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Firth man hurt in farm
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A Firth man who was wounded
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no longer at the hospital.
David Prusa, 51, of Firth, was
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Randy Earith, 50, of Sterling, was
sentenced to 2-3 years of intensive
supervision and probation on March
3 in Johnson County District Court.
He pled no contest to charges of
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arrested on July 6, 2007, after a routine traffic stop in which a K9 unit
found a marijuana pipe, 19.36 grams
of marijuana, 2.23 grams of meth, and
a digital scale in his vehicle.
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VOICE
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
Notice is hereby given that on February 29, 2008, Double Nickel, LLC, a
limited liability company, was organized
pursuant to the Nebraska Limited Liability Company Act, as follows:
1. The name of the limited liability
company is “Double Nickel, LLC”.
2. The address of the registered office of the limited liability company is
PO Box 505, Walton, NE 68461 and its
registered agent is Sarah Peter.
3. The general nature of the business of the limited liability company is
all lawful business.
4. The limited liability company
commenced doing business on February 29, 2008 and shall continue until
dissolved.
5. The affairs of the limited liability
company shall be managed by Sarah
Peter.
The organizer of the LLC is
LegalZoom.com, Inc., 7083 Hollywood
Blvd, Ste 180, Los Angeles, CA 90028.
3 weeks - April 10, 17 & 24
PUBLIC NOTICE
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
BY THE NEMAHA NATURAL
RESOURCES DISTRICT
The Nemaha Natural Resources District issued an Order at the April 10,
2008, Board Meeting approving the
proposed revision to the District's
Groundwater Management Plan Rules
and Regulations as brought before the
District Board of Directors. The proposed revision to the rules and regulations will apply geographically to include all lands and water bodies within
the boundaries of the Nemaha NRD.
Also the proposed revisions will apply
stratigraphically to all groundwater located within the Nemaha NRD and are
not limited to just groundwater found
in the Missouri River Alluvial aquifers,
Paleovalley Alluvial aquifers, shallow
aquifers, or other such bedrock aquifers within the District. The proposed
revision to the rules and regulations will
include the following:
1) The expiration date (May 15,
2008) to the two-year, temporary closure to the issuance of well permits for
wells designed to pump greater than 50
gallons per minute will be extended until October 15, 2008.
The Board finds that notice of the
public hearing to extend the expiration
date to the District-wide, temporary,
two-year suspension to the issuance of
well permits was published in the Falls
City Journal, Pawnee Republican,
Tecumseh Chieftain, Nemaha County
Herald, Syracuse Journal-Democrat,
The Humboldt Standard, the Voice
News and the Nebraska City News
Press. A public hearing was held on
April 10, 2008; and all present were
given the opportunity to testify.
The Board finds that after the hearing it has taken into account all considerations brought forth and administrative factors directly affecting the
District's ability to implement and carry
out the revision to the District's
Groundwater Management Plan Rules
and Regulations.
It is, therefore, ordered that the revision to the District's Groundwater
Management Plan Rules and Regulation
is hereby adopted.
This order will become effective
May 15, 2008. Notice of this order shall
be duly published as set forth in Nebraska Groundwater Management and
Protection Act Section 46-744.
These actions are a general description of the controls. A complete copy
may be obtained from the District office: 62161 Hwy 136, Tecumseh, NE
68450 (402) 335-3325 M-F 8:00 a.m.4:30 p.m.
3 weeks - April 17, 24 & May 1
LEWISTON PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP
APRIL 18, 2008
On Friday, April 18, 2008, at
12:30pm, the Lewiston Consolidated
Schools will hold their annual Kindergarten Round-up. A reminder that if
your child will be five years of age on
or before October 15, 2008, he/she is
eligible to attend.
Parents who have a kindergartener
enrolling next year should register their
child, bring a birth certificate, and immunization record. Nebraska law requires all new students, including those
in Kindergarten, to have a physical ex-
amination signed by a physician, within
six months before entering school. In
addition, the child’s social security number should be brought with you.
There will be regular Kindergarten
class that day.
2 weeks - April 17 & 24
VILLAGE OF ADAMS
MINUTES OF
APRIL 3, 2008 MEETING
A regular meeting of the Village
Board of Trustees was held at the Village Office on Thursday, April 3, 2008,
at 7:00 p.m. Present were Chairman
Chris Schiebur; Councilmen, Lloyd
Goracke, Richard Jobman, Larry Agena
and Dean Parde. Absent, none.
Motion was made by Goracke, seconded by Agena to approve the minutes of the last meeting. Motion Carried 4-0.
Motion was made by Goracke, seconded by Parde to approve the March
Treasurer’s Reports. Motion Carried
4-0.
Motion to pay all bills as presented
was made by Parde, seconded by
Jobman. Motion Carried 4-0.
Mick Porter from Aquila discussed
their new meter project. New meters
were installed to allow their employees
to digitally read gas meters from their
vehicle.
Motion to approve an amendment
to the original building permit of R. J.
Scheve was made by Agena, seconded
by Parde. Motion carried 4-0.
Motion to approve the building permit of James Woltemath was made by
Agena, seconded by Parde. Motion carried 3-0. (Jobman abstained from voting.)
There were also building permits
from Janice Hestermann and Diane
Rapp that were approved by Zoning
but did not need Board approval.
Board & Zoning members discussed
the building permit of Bud Wingate. No
action taken yet.
Mark Bauer, JEO Consulting, discussed well project and submitted
forms for change in work order.
Scott Buhr, Darin Jurgens and Mike
Pethoud, Adams Fire & Rescue members, discussed location for a new Fire
& Rescue Barn and fundraising.
April 12, 2008 was set aside as a
work day for the ballfields.
Motion to approve Resolution
2008-2 for the MFO interlocal agreement was made by Parde, seconded by
Agena. Motion carried 4-0.
Motion to suspend the 3 readings
for Ordinance 2008-3 was made by
Parde, seconded by Agena. Motion carried 4-0. Motion to adopt Ordinance
2008-3 for Utility Billing to Landowners was made by Jobman, seconded by
Agena. Motion carried 4-0.
Motion to approve Audit by
Blobaum and Busboom was made by
Agena, seconded by Goracke. Motion
carried 4-0.
Need to hire summer help to start
May 15-Aug. 15. Job will be 40 hours
per week at $7.50 per hour. Letter of
application or resume may be sent to
PO Box 41, Adams, NE 68301. Applicant must be 18 years of age. An Ad
will be placed in the Voice.
Discussion on Streets needing
cleaned to get rid of excess gravel after
the winter season.
The Village will donate $500 to the
Sportsmen for fireworks at the July 4th
Celebration set for July 5th.
Motion to adjourn was made by
Jobman, seconded by Agena. Motion
Carried 4-0.
The following bills were paid: Salaries, 1,175.08; Adams State Bank,
643.70; Allied Insurance, 1,534.98;
Alltel, 89.67; Aquila, 820.36; Blobaum
& Busboom, 3300.00; Dissmeyer Towing, 353.14; EMS Billing, 282.03; Farmers Coop, 456.79; Fort Dearborn Life
Ins Co, 65.36; Freeman Public Schools,
1,000.00; Gramann Ins, 1514.10;
Hestermann’s Repair, 41.25; Midwest
Refuse, 4,247.87; NE Public Health Env
Lab, 142.00; Norris Public Power,
2,849.27; Praxair, 146.52; Little Blue
EMS, 75.00; SAPP Bros, 120.00;
Taylor ’s Drain & Sewer, 675.00;
VOICE News, 38.29; Windstream,
537.38; Thiele Geotech, 332.00;
Tecumseh Family Health, 101.00; Lisa
Gembala, 234.98; plus other bills after
3/6/08; NE Dept. of Revenue, 586.23;
Salary, 1829.11; Trails End Café,
864.75; Holiday Inn, 342.45; Adams
State Bank, 100,000.00= Total Checks
$124,380.31
Lisa Gembala,
Village Clerk/Treasurer
VILLAGE OF ADAMS
PUBLIC NOTICE
BOARD MEETING
Public notice is hereby given that a
regular meeting of the Chairman and
Board of Trustees of the Village of
Adams, Nebraska will be held at 7:00
PM on Thursday, May 1, 2008, at the
Village Office Building in the Village,
which meeting will be open to the attendance of the public. An agenda for
such meeting will be kept current at the
Village Office; the Village Board shall
have the right to modify the agenda to
include items of an emergency nature at
the public meeting.
Lisa Gembala
Village Clerk/Treasurer
VILLAGE OF CORTLAND
MINUTES OF MEETING
March 26, 2008
A meeting of the Village Board with
Steve Rowell, certified water operator
for the Village and Matt Joechel, P.h.D.,
a representative of the State of NE Conservation and Survey Division was held
on March 26, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the
community center.
Present at the meeting were: Chairman, Barb Tegley and Council Members: Forrest DeVries, Norval Papke,
Jr., and Mike Gates. Roger Olson was
not in attendance.
The board discussed locations of
Village wells and water and sewer line
repair and maintenance costs.
No action was taken at the meeting.
Carolyn Otto
Village Clerk
VILLAGE OF FIRTH
MINUTE RECORD
REGULAR MEETING
April 1, 2008
The regular meeting of the Chairman
and Village Board of Trustees of the
Village of Firth, Nebraska was convened
in open and public session on the 1st
day of April, 2008 in the Village Board
office at the Firth Community Center.
Normal notification procedures were
observed. The meeting was called to
order by the chairman at 7:00 p.m. and
the following members were present:
Dave Hobelman, Paul TenHulzen, Diane
Wieskamp, Sara Stevenson, and Thelma
DeYong. Absent: none. Dave Hobelman
presided and the Village Clerk-Treasurer
recorded the minutes. The Chairman
noted the location of the Open Meetings Act posted in the meeting room for
public viewing.
The minutes of the previous meeting were presented and were declared
approved as presented.
The financial report was presented
by the Village Treasurer and it was
moved by Paul TenHulzen, seconded
by Thelma DeYong, to approve the financial report as given. Roll call vote: 5
YEAS, no NAYS. Motion carried.
The current bills were presented. It
was moved by Diane Wieskamp, seconded by Sara Stevenson, to approve
payment of current bills. Roll call vote:
5 YEAS, no NAYS. Motion carried.
The March 2008 paid bills are as
follows: Salaries 4587.62; Payroll
Taxes 355.70; CountrySide Cooperative
280.43; First National Bank (Village
Credit Card) 425.99; Hanna-Keelan Associates, P.C. 2560.00; Huenink Refuse
3038.50;Lancaster County Sheriff's
Office 594.79; Mid-American Research
Chemical Corp. 282.49; Midway Welding 580.66; NE Dept. of Revenue
376.72; Nebraska Public Health Environmental Lab 28.00; Norris Public
Power 1415.68; Olsson Associates, Inc.
411.64; Postmaster57.98; Voice News
47.46; Wells Fargo Bank 31050.00;
Windstream 185.98; Employee Reimbursements 298.14; Checks $25 and
under (2) 27.02; Total 46604.80
Dan James, Sharon Kastanek, and
Craig Venalich, from First State Insurance attended the meeting and presented
the updated insurance policy. The water tower insurance coverage was added
and the board was asked about updating insurance on other properties in the
village. The board will discuss additional coverage at the next board meeting.
Linda DeBoer informed the board
that the house Larry and she are building will be in another location on the
same lot-lot 87, Abraham Street. The
sewer hookup and 7th Street was discussed. The board agreed that a 50' easement for 7th Street would be all that is
necessary when that street is developed. It was moved by Diane
Wieskamp, seconded by Sara
Stevenson, to approve the revised permit as requested. Roll call vote: 5
YEAS, no NAYS. Motion carried.
Mike Hoefler and Jill Hoefler reported on the training they received at
the Nebraska Municipal Clerk Institute.
It was reported that the speakers were
professionals, it was very well organized, and there was a tremendous
amount of good information. Hoefler
stated that there are many things the
village does well and some things were
learned that will help the village do things
better. They thanked the board for the
training opportunity.
Test well drilling was discussed. An
NRD test hole near the water tower was
discussed. Jill Hoefler stated that she
would find the phone number for the
NRD in order to contact them regard-
ing using the existing the test hole.
The state auction of surplus property was mentioned as a possibility for
obtaining a dump truck for the village.
The board discussed the option of
having an attorney at each board meeting. Jill Hoefler will call for rates.
Dave Hansmeyer discussed installing a fence along the dump road that
connects with the existing fence.
Dave Musiel sent a financial report
for last year's Firth Car Show. It was
presented and discussed by the board.
The community center remodel
project was discussed. It was decided
to state neutral colors for bidding purposes. Bids will be obtained by May
board meeting.
Jill Hoefler asked about renewing the
Firth Community Association $175
postal bulk rate permit under the Village of Firth. It was agreed to do this
since the Firth Community Association
will become a village entity. The Firth
Municipal News is sent four times per
year and the bulk permit will more than
pay for itself with those mailings alone.
The board discussed having the Firth
Community Association become a Village entity. The Clerk-Treasurer stated
that an annual report from the Firth
Community Association would be necessary; the checking account would become part of the Village accounting system and subject to an annual audit; and
the Village Chairman and the Clerk-Treasurer would need added to the account
signature card(s) at the bank. After discussion was completed, it was moved
by Thelma DeYong, seconded by Paul
TenHulzen to accept the Firth Community Association as a Village entity
with the Chairman, Clerk-Treasurer, and
a Firth Community Association representative on the signature card for any
accounts. Roll call vote: 5 YEAS, no
NAYS. Motion carried.
A letter will be sent in April to Norris
Public Power to remove their substation.
The board discussed potential sites
within the Village where a fire station
may be built.
Thelma DeYong discussed the final
details of the paperwork for the tree
grant.
Sara Stevenson updated the board
on her progress with the website. Advertising ideas, the residence guide, old
photos, and other website ideas were
discussed.
Committee reports were given.
The meeting was adjourned.
Michael A. Hoefler
Village Clerk-Treasurer
CITY OF HICKMAN
MINUTES OF COUNCIL
MEETING HELD ON
MARCH 25, 2008
Mayor Jim Hrouda called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and referenced
the meeting recording process, optional
sign in sheet, and open meeting law
posting. Council Members Mike Cejka,
Dave Dykmann, Kim Hoesing, Richard
Harms, Doug Hanson, Steve Noren, and
Mayor Jim Hrouda were all present for
Roll Call. Notice of the meeting and
agenda was given to the Mayor and all
members of the Governing Body prior
to the meeting. Notice of the meeting
was distributed or posted to The Voice
News, City Offices, U.S. Post Office Hickman, and Jack-n-Jill.
CONSENT AGENDA
The City Administrator reviewed
line item content of the new Accounts
Payable/Claims report with Governing
Body. Motion by Council Member
Hanson and seconded by Council Member Harms to approve the Consent
Agenda as presented in the report to
include all infrastructure cost items reimbursable back to the City including
Payment to Hawkins Construction Certificate of Payment #12 for
$101,996.96, and Change Order #4 $23,992.01. The following Council
Members voted "YEA". Cejka,
Dykmann, Hoesing, Harms Hanson,
and Noren. The following Council
Members voted "NAY". None. Motion passed 6-0.
PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTION/PRESENTATIONS
Sheriff's Deputy Drew Bolzer was
not able to attend the meeting and would
be introduced at a future meeting.
OPEN FORUM
NONE.
REPORTS
Sheriff's Deputy John Vik was
present and gave his report. He noted
the calls service, type and number of
calls for the month of February and the
first part of March. He also noted that
there would be a new a deputy assigned
to the Hickman Area. Motion by Council Member Dykmann and seconded by
Harms to approve the Sheriff's Deputy
Report. The following Council Members voted "YEA". Cejka, Dykmann,
Hoesing, Harms Hanson, and Noren.
The following Council Members voted
"NAY". None. Motion passed 6-0.
Parks, Recreation, Recycling Report
was presented. Items discussed in the
report were the current activities at the
parks and upcoming ball sign-ups. Also
noted was the progress on the clean-up
in the brush dump area. Motion by
Council Member Harms and seconded
by Council Member Hoesing to approve
the Park, Recreation & Recycling Report. The following Council Members
voted "YEA". Cejka, Dykmann,
Public Works Department Report
was presented by Bob Lovorn. Mr.
Lovorn noted specific water and sewer
problem areas and discussed how the
issues were resolved. He also discussed
street maintenance programs currently
under way. Motion by Council Member Hanson and seconded by Council
Member Cejka to approve the Public
Works Department Report. The following Council Members voted "YEA".
Cejka, Dykmann, Hoesing, Harms
Hanson, and Noren. The following
Council Members voted "NAY". None.
Motion passed 6-0.
Reading Center Report was presented by Doreen Droge. Ms. Droge
noted the current activities at the Reading Center and the location of the summer reading program. Motion by Council Member Hoesing and seconded by
Council Member Dykmann to approve
the Reading Center Report. The following Council Members voted "YEA".
Motion passed 6-0.
Planning Commission Chairperson
Arnold Mendenhall was present to discuss the Planning Commission report.
Mr. Mendenhall reported on the March
4, 2008 Planning Commission meeting.
At the March meeting two public hearings were held. The first public hearing
was for a proposed zoning change. The
Planning Commission recommended to
the City Council to approve the Zoning Change request from Mike & Gail
Poe for property located 20757 S 68th
Street. The other public hearing was
for a Preliminary Plat for the same property. The Planning Commission recommended : The subject property
should have the following conditions
before approval: the K value of first
vertical curve along the private drive
must meet the minimum "K" value of
20 for private roadways, Cul-de-sac off
of 68th St. needs to be changed to a
"Hammer Head" turn-around, the easement for the established drainage way
needs a minimum of using the Channel
Bottom width + 60 feet, the 11ft road
width with a 4 ft shoulder will be used
as required for a county road, waiver
should be granted for street lighting,
landscape screening, sidewalks, ghost
lot size and density, and fire hydrants
if City water is not used and if City
water is used 4 fire hydrants should be
put in, the water line should be installed
at least 21ft from centerline allowing
for 5 ft spacing with curb and gutter
roadway, developer agreement should
address outlots, water mains, sidewalks
street lighting, and paving, and waiver
for the City of Hickman for all damages, Whitetail Ridge Court needs different name, and culvert needs to match
up with the lot lines. City Council must
decide on providing water to this rural
subdivision or not. Motion by Council Member Noren and seconded by
Council Member Hoesing to approve
the Planning Commission Report. The
following Council Members voted
"YEA". Cejka, Dykmann, Hoesing,
Harms Hanson, and Noren. The following Council Members voted "NAY".
None. Motion passed 6-0.
City Engineer James Burroughs was
present to discuss his report. The complete written report is attached to the
minutes. Mr. Burroughs discussed his
review of the proposed Preliminary Plat
for Poe Estates. He also discussed specific questions on the Plat. Motion by
Council Member Hoesing and seconded
by Council Member Harms. The following Council Members voted "YEA".
Motion passed 6-0.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Motion by Council Member Hanson
and seconded by Council Member
Hoesing to open Public Hearing A. at
8:47pm for Zoning Change for Mike &
Gail Poe on property legally described
as S4, T7, R7 6th PM Lots 52 & 53
general location 20757 S 68th Street.
Mike Poe discussed the reason for
his request, a proposed rural low density subdivision.
Public Comment was received on the
proposed Zoning change. Jack Scott
207 Main Street discussed his concerns
with changing the outlot to Residential
Estate R-1, he questioned if the outlot
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would still be allowed to be farmed.
Robert Priel 20895 S 68th spoke in
opposition to the change. Mr. Priel
stated that he had concerns with flood
control. He also noted that he had discussed the Flood Control concerns with
the Nebraska Department of Natural
Resources. Mr. Priel noted that the
Community Rate System could be effect by allowing the density of housing
in that area. He also noted his concerns
with the proposed development encroaching on other properties, including the state lake facilities, stating that
the Council needed to remember the
"Common Good".
No other Public Comment was received.
Motion by Council Member
Hoesing and seconded by Council
Member Noren to close Public Hearing
for Zoninig Change at 20757 S 68th
Street at 9:04pm. The following Council Members voted "YEA". Cejka,
Dykmann, Hoesing, Harms Hanson,
and Noren. The following Council
Members voted "NAY". None. Motion passed 6-0.
Motion by Council Member Hanson
Harms to open Public Hearing for Proposed Preliminary Plat for Mike Poe,
Poe Estates located at 20757 S 68th
Street. The following Council Members voted "YEA". Cejka, Dykmann,
Mike Poe presented his proposal for
a Preliminary Plat South of Hickman
outside the City Limits, but within the
One Mile Extra Territorial Zoning Jurisdiction. He noted that the lots would
all be acreage sized lots, and a ghost
plat was included. Mr. Poe answered
questions from the City Council.
Public Comment was received.
Steve Parker asked how many houses
would be allowed in the Subdivision?
Andrea Seuferer asked how are you going to address drainage of water in that
area?
City Building Inspector Dale Stertz
had a few questions on the proposed
plat. He asked if assessory uses such
as out buildings and sheds would be allowed on more than one building envelop. Currently, the Code does limit
assessory uses on more than one building envelop only the housing unit is limited to one building envelop. Mr. Stertz
also noted that a dashed line needed to
be added for no development in the
floodplain and the area in dashed line
needed to be kept "natural". Also the
setbacks on lots with any portion in
the floodplain needed to have required
setbacks on the plat outside the floodplain area.
Wes Sheets formerly of the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission
noted that Stagecoach Lake was a growing resource. Mr. Sheets also discussed
a possible requirement of 200 yards of
Non-development to protect potential
Recreation activities at the lake.
Mr. Scott wanted to know what the
City's Procedures was on selling water.
He also wanted to know what types of
backflow prevention would be required
if the City was selling water outside of
town.
Discussion began on how future
Street lighting and paving would be paid
for. Possible special assessments districts could be set-up.
Motion by Council Member Cejka
Harms to go past 10:00pm. The following Council Members voted "YEA".
Motion passed 6-0.
Mr. Scott stated that he wanted the
Council to do things right. Mr. Priel
stated that he had concerns with the
conservation of the State Lake area. He
also told the council that they did not
have to pass the plat tonight.
Member Cejka to close Public Hearing
on Preliminary Plat for Poe Estates
20757 S 68th Street at 10:05pm. . The
"YEA". Cejka, Dykmann, Hoesing,
Harms Hanson, and Noren. The following Council Members voted "NAY".
None. Motion passed 6-0.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Administrative Plat plan for Thistle
Glen Investment was presented. The
request is to make 1 lot into 3 lots. The
survey and official documents would
be presented in a resolution at a future
meeting. No action taken on this item.
Water Study results would be presented in April. No action taken on
this item.
Rate Study was tabled until a future
meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
Ordinance 2008-3 Zoning Change
Request for 20757 S 68th Street was
introduced and read by title by the
Deputy City Clerk. Motion by Council Member Hoesing and seconded by
Council Member Cejka to pass Ordinance 2008-3 on first reading. The following Council Members voted "YEA".
Cejka, Dykmann, Hoesing, Hanson, and
Noren. The following Council Members voted "NAY". Harms. Motion
passed 5-1.
Resolution 2008-6 was presented.
RESOLUTION
NO.
2008-6
WHEREAS, ESP Inc. on behalf of Mike
and Gail Poe have submitted a preliminary plat for Poe Estates to the City of
Hickman, Nebraska. Motion by Council Member Hanson and seconded by
Council Member Hoesing to approve
resolution 2008-6. The following Council Members voted "YEA". Cejka,
Dykmann, Hoesing. The following
Council Members voted "NAY".
Harms, Hanson, Noren, and Mayor
Hrouda. Motion fails 3-4.
Council noted that they would like
a written response from Mike Poe and
ESP Inc. addressing all the City Engineers comments.
CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT
City Administrator discussed upcoming summer recreation and part time
public works job openings. He noted
that the developer agreement and final
plat for Arbor Ridge 2nd Addition had
been filed. The City Administrator
noted upcoming City events including:
City wide Clean-up offering curbside
pick-up in May, Dog Clinic April 19,
Arbor day Celebration April 24, and
Norris Community Service Day. He
also discussed moving the May 13,
2008 meeting to the American Legion
due to the Primary Election to be held
at City Hall. City Administrator presented information from the property
Committee on purchasing a skid steer.
Motion by Council Member Noren and
seconded by Council Member Harms
to approve City Administrator's Report. The following Council Members
voted "YEA". Hanson, Noren, Cejka,
Dykmann, Hoesing, and Harms. The
Member Noren to obtain 2 more bids
and after that to allow the purchase of a
skid steer not to exceed $16,500. The
"YEA". Hanson, Noren, Cejka,
GOVERNING BODY COMMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Council discussed grass clippings
disposal offered at the brush dump facility. It was noted that security cameras may need to be purchased to prevent people from illegal dumping.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Dykmann and seconded by Council
Member Hoesing to go into executive
session at 10:50pm to discuss nonelected personal matters for ten minutes from 10:50pm to 11:00pm. The
"YEA". Hanson, Noren, Cejka, and
Harms. The following Council Members voted "NAY". Dykmann, Hoesing,
Motion passed 4-2.
Member Dykmann to reconvene in regular session at 11.15pm. The following
Council Members voted "YEA". The
No action was taken in Executive
Session.
Member Dykmann to allow City Administrator to resolve carryover Vacation Unfunded Liability issue with Public Works Employees, and to proceed
with Final Interviews and then prepare
Offer Letters to the successful applicants on restructured position of City
Utilities-Flood Plain & Codes Director
that was opened by an Employee Retirement last year, and place additional
job announcements if needed. The following Council Members voted "YEA".
The regular meeting of the Norris
School District 160 Board of Education was convened in open and public
session at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April
10, 2008 in the Central Office Board
Room. Board members present: Larry
Grosshans, Jim Plouzek, Jim Craig,
Patty Bentzinger, Craig Gana and Tom
Kohn. Administrators present included
Dr. Roy Baker, Galen Boldt, John
Skretta, Brenda Tracy, Bob Brandt, and
teachers representing the Norris Business programs. Additional attendees
included other community members and
interested parties.
Superintendent's report
Dr. Baker presented information on
the following items:
Upcoming dates, events:
• May Board meeting: Thursday,
May 8, 7:30 p.m.
• Annual staff recognition dinner:
Thursday, May 8, 6:00 p.m.
• June Board meeting: Thursday,
June 12.
• NASB 2008 School Law seminar Kearney, June 13.
Personnel hiring
• Ryan Ruhl, High School Principal.
• Joe Hornung-Scherr, HS English
(replacing Sara Renaud)
• Jason Cullison & Ashley Dean, 7th
Grade Teachers (replacing Kathy Hegler
and added position)
• Christina Boesiger will be taking a
1-year leave of absence from duties as
4th grade teacher and Head Volleyball
coach. A one-year replacement will be
hired for both.
Details relating to LB988, the new
State Aid formula. Norris data:
• State Aid, 2007-08: $5,669,365
• State Aid certified Feb. 1 under
existing state aid formula: $6,570,022
• State Aid calculated under first verCITY OF HICKMAN, NEBRASKA sion of LB988: $6,246,835
• State Aid projected under latest
PUBLIC NOTICE
version of LB988: $5,981,520
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
• Among adjustments: 10% teacher
education adjustment; $1.00 local efPUBLIC HEARING
fort rate.
ZONING REGULATION
Open Forum/Citizens' requests/
AMENDMENT
Notice is hereby given of Public comments related to agenda items
Shawn Boyd was present to address
Hearing as part of Meeting of the
Hickman City Council meeting on Tues- the Board regarding issues relating to
day, May 13, 2008 beginning at 7:00pm Class I Schools.
Consent agenda
at the American Legion Club 106 LoThe consent items were approved
cust Street, Hickman, Nebraska.
The purpose of the hearing will be by unanimous consent.
Cheney and Rokeby properties
to consider possible amendments to
The matter of the Norris School DisZoning Regulations: Article 8 Sign Regutrict disposing of the properties was
lations.
discussed. A motion was made by
Emily G. Bausch
Grosshans, seconded by Gana, to apDeputy Clerk
prove the sale of the Rokeby properCITY OF HICKMAN, NEBRASKA ties for the appraised value, and authorize Dr. Baker to pursue negotiations
PUBLIC NOTICE
for the sale of the Cheney property and
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
if unsuccessful to arrange for the auction of the property. Voting yes:
NOTICE OF CHANGE IN
Grosshans, Gana, Plouzek, Craig,
MEETING PLACE
Notice is hereby given that the May Kohn, and Bentzinger. Motion passed,
13, 2008 Regularly Scheduled Meeting 6-0.
Hickman Area Economic Developof Hickman City Council will be held at
the Hickman American Legion Hall ment Association.
Hickman City Manager Brett Baker
106 Locust Street, Hickman Nebraska.
The Reason for the change is due to the presented information regarding the
Hickman Area Economic Development
2008 Primary Elections.
Association. Brett also introduced a
Emily G. Bausch
new Lancaster County Sheriff's Officer,
Deputy Clerk
Drew Bolzen, who is eager to help imCITY OF HICKMAN, NEBRASKA prove communication between the
county, city of Hickman and school as
PUBLIC NOTICE
an employee of the Sheriff's Department.
NOTICE OF
Report from the Industrial TechnolMANAGERS APPLICATION
ogy Advisory Committee.
OF RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE
Jack Jenkins, John Skretta, and other
Notice is hereby given pursuant to
section 53-135.01 that Corporate Liquor members of the IT Advisory CommitLicense Manager Applicants be ap- tee were in attendance to present a reproved by the local governing body port on meeting needs of Norris stuwithin its jurisdiction. The following dents in the area of Industrial Technolapplication for Liquor License Manager ogy.
Curriculum/program report on Busiwill be reviewed and a Public Hearing
conducted on Tuesday, April 22nd, ness Education
Sid Conrad and Shirley Montgom2008 at 7:00 p.m. for the following apery, teachers representing Business Proplicant and retail liquor licensee:
grams at Norris presented a report deMANAGER APPLICANT:
scribing what we do at Norris in this
MELISSA LEISHMAN
WHITEHEAD OLD COMPANY area. They reported on a full compleD/B/A - U-STOP CONVENIENCE ment of programs that include competitions, student activities, and courses
SHOP
offered. The Board was very apprecia18940 S. 68TH STREET
tive of these informative and impresHICKMAN, NE 68372
Notice is hereby given that written sive presentations.
Bus bids
protests to the approval of applicant
Proposals were solicited for one 71request may be filed by any resident of
the City of Hickman on or before passenger bus and one 14-passenger
4:00p.m., April 22nd, 2008, in the of- activity mid-bus. Proposals were received and opened on Tuesday, April
fice of the City Clerk.
In the event protests are filed by 8. After reviewing the bids and conthree or more such persons, a full Pub- sulting with Transportation Director
lic Hearing will be held on Tuesday, Gaylen DeVries, Dr. Baker recomApril 22nd, 2008 at 7:00p.m. By the mended the bid from Blue Bird for
Hickman Governing Body to determine $82,480 on a 71 passenger bus as well
whether this Manager Application shall as the Collins bid on a 2007 Demo 14
be approved and submitted to the Ne- passenger activity midbus for $49,850.
A motion was made by Gana, seconded
braska Liquor Control Commission.
by Plouzek, to approve the purchase
B.R. Baker
of the busses as presented. Voting yes:
City Administrator-Clerk
Grosshans, Gana, Plouzek, Craig,
NORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT 160 Kohn, and Bentzinger. Motion passed,
6-0.
Board of Education
Board Goals
April 10, 2008
The status of progress toward the
Regular Meeting
goals and areas of focus for the 2007Central Office Board Room
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Council Member Hoesing
Dykmann to adjourn at 11:20pm. The
Emily G. Bausch - Deputy Clerk
Jim Hrouda - Mayor
(Published - The Voice - 4.17.08)
CLAIMS
GOVERNING BODY MEETING
MARCH 25, 2008
Advanced Office Automation, Copies Expense $57.59; Amsan, Supplies
$148.34; Claritus Postage System, Postage $57.89; City of Hickman, Utility
Bill $5,011.85; Credit Bureau Services,
Inc., Credit Service $225.25; FedEx
Kinko's, Copies $81.92; Hawkins Construction CO., Cert of Payment
$101,996.96; Husker Lock & Key, Padlock $22.54; Lan. Co. Sheriff's Office,
Law Enforcement $5,737.28; Mattson
Ricketts Law Firm,Legal Fees $865.00;
Midwest Laboratories, Inc., Testing
$65.45; Norris Public Power District,
Energy Expense $55,172.24; Office Depot Credit Plan, Supplies $30.94; Office Max HSBC Business Supplies
$106.40; Renze, Display Table Throw
$99.06; Scott, Merl , Inspections
$30.00; Stertz, Dale, Consulting Service $300.00; Tractor Supply Co, Repairs $339.26; Wells Fargo Card Services, Supplies $32.30; Whitehead Oil
Company, Fuel Expense $526.27; Payroll Distribution, 3.01.08 thru 3.15.08
$6,818.91; NE Dept. of Revenue, Sales
& Use Tax $5,181.63
08 years were reviewed.
Administrators' Reports
Administrators present reported on
current matters of interest.
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Minutes recorded by Galen Boldt
General Fund
AAA ELECTROSTATIC PAINTING, SUPPLIES/PLANT MAINT.
160.00; ABLOOM FLORAL AND
GIFTS, MISCELLANEOUS/BOARD
OF ED - DIST 60.00; ACCU-CUT
SYSTEMS, FURNITURE AND
EQUIPMENT - ELEM 200.00; ACT
WEST REGION, MILEAGE &
INSERVICE/ADMIN-ASST SUPT
35.00; ADVANCED OFFICE AUTOMATION, COPIER MAINT & REPAIRS/ADMIN-CENTRAL OFF
80.22; AMERICAN FENCE CO, INC
OTHER EXPENSES/TRANSPORTATION 180.00; AMERICAN SCHOOL
BOARD JOURNAL SUPPLIES/
ADMIN-SUPT 57.00; BANK OF
AMERICA PAYMENTS MILEAGE
& INSERVICE/ADMIN-SUPT 839.48;
BARNES & NOBLE INC TEXTBOOKS/ENGLISH - HS 127.80;
BEATRICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MILEAGE & INSERVICE/PRESCHOOL - ELEM 1,295.83;
BENTZINGER, PATTY MILEAGE &
INSERVICE/BOARD OF ED - DIST
840.58; BERNIKLAU ED.SOL.
TEAM/FRTC MEDICAID ADM
ACT EXP - DIST 10,827.20; BG & S
TRANSMISSION INC VEHICLES
PARTS & REPAIRS/SPED TRANSPORT 1,450.00; BOLDT, GALEN
MILEAGE & INSERVICE/ADMINASST SUPT 1,740.75; BROWER
SCHOOL BUS PARTS TIRES AND
PARTS/TRANSPORTATION 523.55;
CAMBIUM LEARNING, INC
SUPPLIES/SPED RESOURCES - MS
94.02; CAMPBELL'S SUPPLIES/
VOC. AG - HS 174.80; CARQUEST
AUTO PARTS TIRES AND PARTS/
TRANSPORTATION
1,264.39;
CLEMENS, JAYNE MILEAGE &
EXP/STAFF DEVELOPMENT DIST 89.00; COLIN ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE SUPPLIES/PLANT
MAINT. 1,649.73; CORNHUSKER
INTL TRUCKS, INC. TIRES AND
COUNTRYSIDE COOP (FIRTH
COOP) GASOLINE/SPED TRANSPORT 15,374.19; DIETZE MUSIC
HOUSE SUPPLIES/MUSIC - HS
322.00; DIFFENDERFER, MIKE
MILEAGE & EXP/STAFF DEVELOPMENT - DIST 29.00; DIODE
COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING SERVICES/TECH SUPPORT DIST 39.95; EGAN SUPPLY COMPANY SUPPLIES/PLANT MAINT.
1,304.96; EINSTRUCTION S U P PLIES/COMPUTER SCIENCE - MS
766.00; ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING CO. S U P P L I E S / P L A N T
MAINT. 207.50; ERSKINE, NOEL
REPAIR SERVICES/TECH SUPPORT
- DIST 168.85; ESU #5 EQUIPMENT
REPAIR/LIBRARY & MEDIA - MS
34.00; ESU #6 OTHER 6,815.00;
FARMERS COOPERATIVE - PLYMOUTHTIRES AND PARTS/
TRANSPORTATION 658.80; FAVORABLE IMPRESSIONS P E R I ODICALS/LIBRARY & MEDIA ELEM 39.96; FIRTH POST OFFICE
POSTAGE - DIST 70.00; FRED'S
AUTO ELECTRIC, INC TIRES AND
GAGE COUNTY EQUIPMENT, INC.
SUPPLIES/PLANT MAINT. 267.08;
GALAXY CABLEVISION D I S TANCE LEARNING CONTRACTS/
TECH SUPPORT 1,206.92; GENERAL BINDING CORPORATION
EQUIPMENT REPAIR/LIBRARY &
MEDIA - HS 315.00; GRAINGER,
INC. SUPPLIES/PLANT MAINT.
48.65; GRIZZLY INDUSTRIAL, INC.
FURNITURE & EQUIP/TRADES &
INDUSTRY - HS 142.80; HAGAN,
JUSTINA SUPPLIES/REG INSTRUCTION - MS 67.68; HANSMEYER,
WESLEY MILEAGE & EXP/STAFF
DEVELOPMENT - DIST 269.77;
HARTFIEL COMPANY SUPPLIES/
TRADES & INDUSTRY - HS
242.21; HENKE, MEDEA M I L E AGE & INSERVICE/SPED DIAG
SERV - HS 148.90; HOLIDAY INNKEARNEY MILEAGE & INSERVICE/
BOARD OF ED - DIST
135.90;
HONEYWELL INC.
S U P PLIES/PLANT MAINT. 3,293.15;
HUENINK REFUSE SERVICE, INC
OTHER SERVICES/PLANT OPERATION 1,870.00; HUSKER AUTO
GROUP VEHICLES PARTS & REPAIRS/SPED TRANSPORT 146.65;
HYVEE FOOD STORE #1388 SUPPLIES/HOME EC - MS 674.17; IKON
OFFICE SOLUTIONS COPIER
MAINT CONT - ELEM 718.96; INSTRUMENTALIST PRODUCTS CO
OTHER MISC OBJECTS/MUSIC MS 50.70; JACK & JILL
S U P PLIES/HOME EC - HS 244.48;
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Norris Auto Show a successful
The annual Norris SkillsUSA car show was held this weekend.
Despite the chilly temperatures, the competition was hot as
all kinds of cars, trucks and tractors were shined up to show 1972 Chevelle owner Drew Swanson (right) talked engines with Nate and Gerald House.
their stuff. Cody Mertens, of Roca, proudly leaned on his 1962
Ford truck.
The oldies and goodies were on hand as well. Rodney Nelson, of Lincoln, showed his 1921
Chevy truck.
2008 Norris SkillsUSA Car Show Results
Winners in each class:
Principal’s Choice: Rich & Terri Miller,
1989 Chevy Silverado
Best of Show: Michael Sparr, 1965
Chevy Corvette
Am. Stock 1947 & older: Jerry
Swenson, 1939 Ford Deluxe Coupe
Am. Mod. 1947 & older: Don Shea,
1934 Ford Coupe
Am. Stock 1948-54: Richard
Osterhaus, 1954 Ford Skyliner
Am. Mod. 1948-54: Hershell Hunt,
1947 Ford Coupe
Am. Stock 1955-63: David Williamson,
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Haven Hunt, of Roca.
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P235/75R15 SUV A/S BK ................. $64.99
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JOHNSON, BARBARA VISUALLY IMPAIRED - ELEM 117.85;
JURGENA PHOTOGRAPHY SUPPLIES/REG INSTRUCTION - MS
75.00; LANCASTER RURAL WATER CHENEY EXPENSES/PLANT
OPERATIONS 36.30; LANG EQUIPMENT COMPANY SUPPLIES/
PLANT MAINT. 50.00; LARSON
SPORTS, GREG FURNITURE &
EQUIPMENT/PE - HS 314.97; LEE
BOOKSELLERS LIBRARY BOOKS HS 174.96; LIENEMANN, TORRI
MILEAGE & INSERVICE/SPED
DIAG SERV - MS 428.85; LINCOLN
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM SUPPLIES/
REG INSTRUCTION - ELEM 456.00;
LINCOLN NORTHEAST H.S.
OTHER/HIGH ABILITY LEARNERS
- HS 80.00; LINCOLN PHYSICAL
THERAPY PHYSICALS & DRUG
TESTING/TRANSP. - DIST 300.00;
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PURCHSED SERV.-HERITAGE
SCHL.-ELEM 40.00; LINCOLN
TRUCK CENTER TIRES
AND
LINDERSMITH, LINDA MILEAGE
& INSERVICE/ADMIN-CENTRAL
OFFICE 284.21; LINWELD S U P PLIES/VOC. AG - HS 774.86;
MALONE, DOUG OTHER EXPENSES/TRANSPORTATION 145.50;
MCCONNELL, JIM MILEAGE &
INSERVICE/TECH SUPPORT - DIST
59.65;
MENARDS-LINCOLN
SOUTH STORE SUPPLIES/TRADES
& INDUSTRY - HS 1,243.99;
MERRETT, RUTH TEXTBOOKS/
ENGLISH - ELEM73.57; MIDWEST
SOUND & LIGHTING, INC.; AUDITORIUM SUPPLIES - DISTRICT
50.00; MID-WEST TECH F U R N I TURE & EQUIP/TRADES & INDUSTRY - HS 260.00; NEBRASKA SCIENTIFIC SUPPLIES/SCIENCE - HS
568.58; NEBRASKA WESLEYAN
OTHER/HIGH ABILITY LEARNERS
- HS 100.00; NEBRASKA/CENTRAL
EQUIPMENT TIRES AND PARTS/
TRANSPORTATION
103.46;
NORRIS ACTIVITY FUND G A M E
WORKERS/CONC STAND - HS
2,096.75; NORRIS PUBLIC POWER
ELECTRICITY - ELEM 39,875.13;
NORTON, RICHARD MILEAGE &
INSERVICE/SPED DIAG SERV - HS
277.42; OFFICEMAX CREDIT PLAN
SUPPLIES/HEALTH SERVICES - HS
305.08; OMAHA WORLD-HERALD
ADVERTISING & PRINTING - DIST
1,510.32; OREGON TRAIL EQUIP,
LLC SUPPLIES/PLANT MAINT.
55.25; PARADISE WATER COMPANY SUPPLIES/ADMIN-CENTRAL OFFICE 37.75; PARLANT
TECHNOLOGY INC SOFTWARE/
COMPUTER SCIENCE - HS 2,685.00;
PAYFLEX SYSTEMS USA, INC
UNEMP. COMP., IRS 125 ADM FEE
- DIST 560.70; PEPPER OF MINNEAPOLIS SUPPLIES/MUSIC - MS
This report will not be mailed out. There will be copies of this report available at the Village Maintenance Office.
1,136.90; PIENING, JENNIFER
MILEAGE & INSERVICE/PRESCHOOL - ELEM 5,020.55; PLASTIC BINDING SUPPLIES/SPED
DIAG SERV - ELEM 101.98; PRICE,
JUDEEN SUPPLIES/HOME EC - MS
144.45; QUALITY WATER SERVICES, INC. OTHER SERVICES/
PLANT
OPERATION
60.00;
RAHORST, CHRISTINE SUBSTITUTE
SALARIES/STAFF
DEVLPMNT-DIST
120.00;
RAHORST, MELISSA SUBSTITUTE
SALARIES/STAFF DEVLPMNTDIST 40.00; RICE, DAN OTHER EXP E N S E S / T R A N S P O RTAT I O N
145.50; RICE, MATTHEW T E L E PHONE - DIST 199.50; RUPERT,
MARY OTHER EXP/ STAFF DEVELOPMENT - DIST 219.50; SAX
ARTS & CRAFTS SUPPLIES/ART ELEM 154.85; SID NO. 5 CHENEY
EXPENSES/PLANT OPERATIONS
360.00; SNYDER, SARAH SUPPLIES/HOME EC - HS 43.52; SOFTWARE PLUS SOFTWARE/TECH
SUPPORT - DIST 27,720.00; SOFTWARE UNLIMITED, INC. M I L E AGE & INSERVICE/ADMIN-CENTRAL OFFICE 150.00; SPANG, SARAH
WORK STUDY PROGRAM/SPED RESOURCE - HS
34.00; STANDER, BRIAN SPEECH
TEAM FEES & EXPENSES - HS
75.00; STEM GALLERY SUPPLIES/
VOC. AG - HS 83.50; STUART'S
FLOWERS AND PRODUCE SUPPLIES/VOC. AG - HS 316.08;
TERMINIX PROCESSING CENTER
OTHER SERVICES/PLANT OPERATION 42.00; THOMAS JEFFERSON
HIGH SCHOOL OTHER/HIGH ABILITY LEARNERS - HS 40.00; TOTAL
TOOL SUPPLY SUPPLIES/PLANT
MAINT. 31.15; TRANE U. S. INC.
SUPPLIES/PLANT MAINT. 373.28;
US POSTAL SERVICE POSTAGE DIST 4,712.60; USI, INC. FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT - ELEM
599.99; USIS OTHER EXPENSES/
TRANSPORTATION 777.00; VOICE
NEWS ADVERTISING & PRINTING - DIST 153.82; WALKER TIRE
AND AUTO SERVICE REPAIR &
MAINTENANCE/TRANSPORTATION 106.90; WHITE ELECTRIC
SUPPLY COMPANY SUPPLIES/
PLANT MAINT. 55.60
Sub Total General Fund 154,808.18
Miscellaneous General Fund 239.87
Payroll
1,103,972.06
Total General Fund $1,259,020.11
Imprest Fund
BRENDA TRACY Reimbursement
$472.19; PERU STATE COLLEGE
Registration $200.00; HASTINGS
COLLEGE MUSIC DEPT. Registration $220.00; KATHY HARROPP Reimbursement $70.00; KELLY
MILLINGTON State Speech Fees
$160.00; LINCOLN EAST HIGH
SCHOOL Registration $129.00; FIRTH
POST OFFICE Postage
$437.60;
BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
Registration $90.00; EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE UNIT#9 R e g i s t r a t i o n ;
$40.00; ANGIE HLAVA Reimbursement $193.22
Total Imprest Fund
$2012.01
Lunch Fund
CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING
FOOD 6,728.44; JACK & JILL
FOOD 125.65; LINCOLN POULTRY
SUPPLIES & MATERIALS EXCP
FOOD 14,269.22; MEADOW GOLD
DAIRIES FOOD 4,952.16; NE FOOD
DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOOD
1,244.95; PARADISE WATER COMPANY FOOD 54.00; PEGLER SYSCO
FOOD SERVICES FOOD 11,593.61;
PEPSI-COLA FOOD 2,362.50;
ROTELLA'S ITALIAN BAKERY,
INC. FOOD 923.22
Total Lunch Fund
42,253.75
Building Fund
SAMPSON CONSTRUCTION
CO, INC TORNADO 5,941.02
Total Building Fund
5,941.02
the regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held at 7:30 p.m. on
Thursday, May 8, 2008 in the Board
Meeting Room at the Central Office,
which meeting will be open to the public. The agenda for the meeting, kept
continuously current, is available for
public inspection at the office of the
Superintendent.
VILLAGE OF PANAMA
Minutes
Regular Meeting
April 1, 2008
A regular meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Panama, Nebraska was held on Tuesday, April 1,
2008, at 7:00 pm. The following were
present: Chairman Johnson, Trustees:
Cheryl Ackerman, William Harris, Doug
Krogman and Dennis Miller. Also in attendance was Chris Huenink of Huenink
Refuse, Inc.
The Chairman publicly stated to all
in attendance that a current copy of the
Nebraska Open Meetings Act was available for review and indicated the location of such copy posted in the room
where the meeting was being held. Notice of the meeting was given in advance,
stating the date, time and place of the
meeting and that an agenda for the meeting, kept continuously current, was
available for public inspection in the
offices of the Village Clerk. The Chair
and each member of the Board were also
given advanced notice of the meeting.
Additionally, reasonable efforts were
made to provide advance notice of the
date, time, and place of the meeting to
all news media requesting the same. All
proceedings hereafter shown were taken
while the convened meeting was open
to the attendance of the public.
1) Motion by Ackerman to approve
the minutes of the March 4, 2008, regular meeting. Seconded by Miller.
the Treasurer's Report as presented.
Seconded by Krogman.
the payment of bills. Harris seconded
the motion. Roll Call Vote: All yeas.
Motion carried.
Payroll 2,804.24, NE Department
of Revenue-Sales Tax 128.97, Federal
Tax Payment 925.56, NML Insurance
98.23, Windstream 73.97, Alltel 44.56,
Voice News 53.35, Lancaster Rural Water 888.00, Great Plains One-Call 3.09,
Nebraska Public Health 126.00, Aquila
82.27, Midwest Refuge 885.15, Norris
Public Power 875.76, Sapp Bros Petroleum 1,527.96, Farmers Cooperative
$86.45, Rural Water District #1 147.62,
Menards 130.33, Holiday Inn Express
375.00, Dee Harris, Travel 186.24, S&R
Rock & Gravel 314.86.
The Chair read Resolution 2008-4.1
to charge a fee for use of the ball field
by teams that are not Panama based.
The fee is $15.00 per day until 6:30 pm
and $25.00 after 6:30. Motion was
made by Ackerman to pass the Resolution. Seconded by Miller. Vote: All yeas.
Motion carried.
The Treasurer reported that CD
#74414 is up for renewal on 4/11/08.
Krogman made the motion to cash in
the CD in the amount of $30,445.51
and move monies to a new CD at the
highest interest rate possible for short
term. Ackerman seconded the motion.
Vote: All yeas.
Chris Huenink came to the meeting
to give the Board an overview of the
refuse service he would like to offer the
Village. He has picked up the trash in
Hickman for 25 years and also picks
up the trash in Firth. He explained that
he picks up everything that is at the
curb. He would like advance notice of
large items so space would be available,
and of course would need to charge extra for refrigerators, freezers, tires, etc.,
because he has to pay extra. He gave an
estimate of what he would charge the
Village and we would do the invoicing.
The question was brought up of
NOTICE OF MEETING
NORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT 160 whether our streets can support the
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that truck weight. He gave the board the
weight of the truck and it was deter-
mined that it is necessary to find out
about the streets before going any further with the proposal.
Since there was no further business
to come before the meeting, on motion
duly made (Miller), and seconded (Harris), and carried by all yeas, the meeting
was adjourned at 8:45 pm.
The next board meeting will be held
May 6, 2008, at 7:00 pm.
Dee Harris
Village Clerk
VILLAGE OF SPRAGUE
PUBLIC NOTICE
A public meeting will be held on
May 6, 2008 at 7:00 P.M. at the
Sprague Town Hall, Sprague, Nebraska.
Hearing will be held on Approving a 2
acre portion of Lot 74 in the NW ¼ of
Section 28, T8N, R6E of the 6th P.M.,
Lancaster County, Nebraska, Mobile
Home Park Outlot for special use for
Sewer lagoon system to service only
the existing mobile home park in
Martell, Nebraska, owned by Arnold &
Neva Bentzinger, Trustees.
VILLAGE OF
STERLING, NEBRASKA
REGULAR MEETING OF
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
April 8, 2008
The Chairman and Board of Trustees of the Village of Sterling met in regular session on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
at 7:30 p.m. at the Sterling Fire Barn in
a publicly convened session the same
being open to the public and having been
preceded by advanced publicized notice. The Open Meetings Act was acknowledged. Chairman Dennis
Heusman called the meeting to order.
Trustees answering roll call were: Stan
Karr, Vane Rengstorf, Dwight Weiss.
Visitors: LeRoy Riensche, Audrey
Keebler, Stan Borcher, Steve Mercure,
Mark Parde, Ivan Heusman, Dean
Borcher, Roland Philippi, Steve Weiss.
Rengstorf made a morion to approve the minutes of the last regular
meeting held March 18, 2008 and Weiss
seconded the motion. Vote: yeas: all.
Motion carried. Wingert arrived at 7:33
p.m.. These bills were approved for
payment in a motion by Weiss and
Rengstorf seconded the motion. Vote:
yeas: Heusman, Karr, Rengstorf, Weiss.
Abstained: Wingert. Motion carried.
These bills were approved for payment: American Legion Post #140, flag
$50.00; Aquila, fuel $1,566.67; Audrey
Keebler, trees $32.50; BMG, fee
$120.00; Employees Benefit Program,
Riensche ins. $200.00; First Bankcard,
sup. $246.23; Great Plains One Call,
fee $4.04; Ivan Heusman, mileage
$248.00; Jack Weyers, fee $108.00; Jet
stop Inc., fuel $376.62; Library books
$274.34; MCI, phones $12.72; Midwest Labs, fee $59.50; NE Dept. of Rev.,
taxes $306.59; NPPD, elec $1,985.39;
NPHEL, fee $9.00; NE Rural Water
Asso., dues $125.00; Nestor &
Mercure, fee $100.00; Pavers, rock,
$648.87; payroll, $4,552.08; Payroll
Taxes $994.46; SENE Coop, sup.
$148.97; Stan Borcher, cem. tree trimming $900.00; Voice News, pub. $53.02;
Windstream, phones $156.01; Wusk
Power Equipment, rep. $475.80. Total:
$13,753.83.
LeRoy Riensche, utility superintendent, reports: fire hydrants delivered
and installed; village’s surplus property
sold at consignment sale; use of ball
fields for practices; possible workday
for coaches to prepare fields accordingly; valve for the well has not been
received; will be attending a meeting for
sewer operators for new requirements
will be held April 29, 2008, at Tecumseh,
NE.
Mark Parde, a representative of
Miller-Monroe-Ferrell Insurance
Agency, introduced his agency and expressed interest in submitting a proposal for the village’s insurance needs.
Parde will meet with a board representative prior to the Village of Sterling’s
renewal in October, 2008, and will be
given the opportunity to bid.
Weiss reported that the ISO will be
in Sterling April 21, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.
to review the village’s fire department
status. All necessary work is underway for completion to meet the requirements for the meeting.
A building permit was received from
Kenneth and Ardis Wentz to move the
former residence of David and Wendy
Keim to their lot on Washington Street.
Karr reviewed the status of the surveillance cameras for the business district. No action will be taken until a
vendor submits a proposal.
Rock in alleys was discussed and
the village will not furnish rock due to
the expense. The board had no objections to a resident purchasing rock personally if it is adjacent to their property.
A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.
-Samuel Goldwyn
Family starts tree shearing business
VOICE
Arboreal
Bureau
Cedar tree eradication preserves grassland and water
By Logan Seacrest
Everyone agrees that trees
are beautiful, but for farmers,
they can be a real problem.
Kent and Marie Kisling, of
Hickman, are here to help. The
father-daughter team recently launched Sheepbucks,
a tree shearing business to
clear pastures, Conservation
Reserve Program sites and
fencerows of cedar and black
locust trees. The new company also offers hauling, piling and stump spraying.
“I feel this is a service
that’s badly needed in southeast Nebraska and most landowners and farmers just don’t
have time for it,” Kent said.
After 30 years in the car
business, Kent decided he
wanted a change of pace. He
wanted to get outside and do
something with his family.
Both Marie and Kent love the
outdoors and have hunted
deer and cut trees on the family farm near Diller for many
years.
Marie and Kent Kisling formed a father-daughter business, allowing
They decided to go into
them to spend time together, even as Marie heads off to college this
business together. With the
fall. Kent saw a need for tree shearing because of the proliferation
help of her Norris FFA sponof cedars in area pastures, sapping grassland and water resources.
sor, Marie was able to secure
Photo submitted
a youth loan through Farm
Kent hopes Sheepbucks will pro- loss of grass growth under the trees
Service Agency to purchase half of
the equipment needed. Kent bought vide summer employment opportunities and complete “takeover” of the
the other half, and the new family for students, since some trees are too property that can only be reclaimed
small to be cut with a tree shear and with a bulldozer and reseeding. “I’m
agribusiness was underway.
a farm kid and I recognized a need
“Doing anything with Marie is must be clipped by hand.
By shearing cedars below the bot- to clear cedars from pastures,” Kent
always fun,” Kent said. “But starting a business together…what tom branches, no chemicals are needed said. “Owning my own family busicould be better?” Kent’s wife, Terry, and very little disturbance is done to any ness is a dream realized.”
was enlisted to help with the book- ground cover around the tree. Results
So if you have some troublesome
keeping aspects of the business. are immediate and long lasting with very trees on your land, Sheepbucks can be
reached at 890-3689.
The name ‘Sheepbucks’ is derived little maintenance.
Failing to shear cedars results in
from Kent’s childhood nickname.
Local rescue personnel attend EMS Conference
About 315 individuals attended the
2008 Nebraska Emergency Medical
Services Association (NEMSA) statewide spring conference March 14-16
in Columbus.
Sessions were offered on athletic,
head, and hip injuries; bioterrorism;
cardiac, geriatric and pediatric emergencies; mentoring; meth; obesity; poisonings and toxic exposure; psychotic
behavior and treatment; seizures; sep-
tic shock; and other topics.
About 75 individuals also attended
a NIS pre-conference instructor workshop March 13. The workshop focused on education guidelines,
storytelling, teaching without lecturing,
and motivating students.
Area participants were: Leo Benes,
of Firth; Justin Apel, Gary King, and
Jost May, of Bennet; and Tim
McFarland, of Sprague.
Nemaha NRD board meeting report
Nemaha Natural Resources District board members voted Thursday
night, April 10, to extend the current
moratorium on the issuance of well
permits from May 15 to October 15,
2008. Very little testimony was offered at a public hearing held just
prior to the board’s regular monthly
meeting, and no opposition was
waged against the extension. The additional time afforded by the extension will allow completion of updates
to the District’s Groundwater Management Plan. During this time, however, the board still has the ability to
approve variances allowing permits in
areas where no negative impacts are
projected.
Nebraska Environmental Trust
funding approval was finalized this
month, which allowed the NRD board
to move forward with a cost-share
program for providing flow meters for
high capacity wells. Rules and guidelines for the program were reviewed
and approved by the board Thursday
night. Cost-share is restricted to 50
percent with a $500 maximum and a
limit of one meter per landowner per
fiscal year. Applications will be accepted beginning May 1.
The Nemaha NRD is serving as
sponsor for the development of an allhazard mitigation plan for Johnson,
Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, and
Richardson Counties. FEMA funding
is available to pay 75 percent of the
cost of preparing the plan, with the
NRD and counties sharing the remainder of the costs. NRD board approval was given to an interlocal cooperative agreement with the five
counties to develop the plan, which is
estimated to cost approximately
$167,700. NRD share of the cost is
estimated at $4,400.
Once again, Norris High School
near Firth will be representing southeast Nebraska at the Nebraska
Envirothon competition in May. This
year’s contest will be held at Halsey
National Forest and features teams
from 14 schools around the state
Nemaha NRD directors voted unanimously to support the team by providing their $100 registration fee.
No action was taken on a request
by Vernon Latrom for the District to
construct an access road to property
on the west side of Upper Little
Nemaha site 5, located south of Eagle
in northwestern Otoe County. The
board’s Programs and Projects Committee met with Mr. Latrom and offered other alternatives for him to investigate since the District had already
compensated him when the land rights
were originally obtained for this property.
Though the Executive Committee
reviewed information on the feasibility of hiring a qualified engineer on
staff, no action was taken on this item.
The Operations and Education
Committee is looking at updates to the
District’s Urban Special Project
policy, specifically as it addresses priorities for approvals.
The next regular meeting of the
Nemaha Natural Resources District
board of directors will be Thursday,
May 8, 2008, at 8:00 p.m. at the
NRD headquarters, 62161 Highway
136, Tecumseh.
EMS workshop in Lincoln
The Emergency Medical Services
Program of the Nebraska Department
of Health and Human Services will offer
a workshop on “EMS Care of the Pediatric Burn Patient” for emergency medical technicians and first responders. The
workshop will be held at Saint Elizabeth
Regional Medical Center, Telehealth
Consultation Room, Lower Level, 555
South 70th Streets, on Tuesday, April 29,
from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For information, 1-800-422-3460, Ext. 25.
J. Sterling Morton, the father of
Arbor Day in Nebraska, and a longtime member of the Nebraska State
Historical Society, early recognized
the devastating effects of deforestation on climate and the environment.
In a January 5, 1886, letter from
Morton to Historical Society secretary George E. Howard, Morton recommended the creation of an “arboreal bureau” within the Historical
Society that would compile a history
of “all the orchards and all the tree
plantations of Nebraska, from the
earliest to the latest planting.”
Published in the Historical Society series Transactions and Reports
in 1887, the letter said: “The denudation of all the hillsides, plains, valleys, and mountains in the Eastern
and Middle states is making a history of the decline of agriculture, the
increase of drouths, and the annual
destruction by floods in spring time
along rivers whose banks have been
shorn from source to mouth of timber growth. And while deforesting
is keeping a diary of destruction there
and making hard history with the ax
and the saw, cannot we, here in Nebraska, reforesting the plains from
the Missouri river to the Rocky
mountains, keep legitimately, a record
of our tree increase, tree growth, and
tremendous prosperity in agriculture
because of arboriculture?
“If the State Historical Society will
only establish within itself an arboreal bureau and appoint a competent
person or persons to gather, for pres-
ervation therein, the history of all the
orchards and all the tree plantations
of Nebraska, from the earliest to the
latest planting, it will do a most practical and philosophical thing. And
thus-after some years-a datum will
be conserved which will materially
aid in solving the question of climatic
changes being brought about by
arboriculture.
“And more than that, this arboreal bureau will act as a signal station does upon a stormy coast, and
warn the race in Nebraska and elsewhere from danger to its very existence which shall come from non-attention to forestry-too much activity in cutting down and too little in
planting out trees. . . . The Historical
Society of Nebraska can with great
propriety, it seems to me, take this
matter intelligently in hand and preserve, in the manner suggested, very
valuable facts-facts which involve
human life and happiness-for the use
of succeeding generations.
“Men like Gov. Furnas and Dr.
George L. Miller, who have practically planted forests, who have, with
keen relish, zealously studied trees
and their adaptability and growth in
Nebraska, can, by taking hold of the
biography of all the planted trees in
the state, lift into view valuable facts
and render humanity a vast service.”
To learn more about the programs
and services of the Nebraska State
Historical Society, call 1-800-8336747, or visit our website at
www.nebraskahistory.org.
Sen. Wallman to serve on
special investigative committee
State Sen. Norm Wallman, of Cortland, was named last Thursday to the
Developmental Disabilities Special Investigative Committee, which will look
into the problems at the Beatrice State
Developmental Center.
Wallman was one of seven legislators the state legislature’s Executive
Board named to the group. Also on the
committee are Greg Adams, of York;
Abbie Cornett, of Bellevue; Tim Gay,
of Papillion; John Harms of Scottsbluff;
Steve Lathrop, of Omah; and Arnie
Stuthman, of Platte Center. Wallman
and the other six senators were chosen from a pool of 16 who requested
to serve on the
committee.
Legislative
Resolution 283
created the new
committee, which
will scrutinize how
and why care and
staffing services at
BSDC have declined. It will also look at the capability, money and quality of care in Nebraska community-based programs for
individuals with developmental disabilities and trouble with staffing at facilities owned by the state.
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VOICE
Dr. No
We are fortunate in our area to have
a great large animal veterinarian. Not
everyone is as lucky. Here are 25
ways to tell if you may be one of the
unlucky ones.
1. Nickname is Bones, Buzzard
Bill, Dirty Mike or Bad News Betty.
2. Gets queasy and lightheaded at
the sight of blood and needles.
3. Vet “truck” is a late model
Mercedes sedan or a 1960’s VW bus.
4. Wears a neatly pressed white lab
coat with his or her name embroidered
on it and insists on being referred to
as “Doctor”.
5. Has an unlisted phone number
and regular office hours.
6. Phone is answered by a foreign
speaking person at an Indian call center or by a computer that asks you to
punch #1 for difficult calving, #2 for
Bangs vaccinations, #3 for preg
checking, etc.
7. Won’t come out to the ranch on
Sunday when you call because that is
her day of rest or on Wednesdays because that’s the day he plays golf with
the medical doctors in town.
8. Hedges his bets by also owning a
rendering plant, a sausage company or
a jerky factory. Is also a taxidermist or
a leather braider.
9. Reads the labels on vaccine
bottles, consults a manual during a Csection and during surgery recites...
“The thighbone is connected to the knee
bone, the knee bone is connected to
the....”
10. The winch on his rig is for pulling calves.
11. Preg checks a bull or a steer.
12. Calls the bull or steer five months
safe in calf.
13. Instead of marking the number
of the months pregnant on the rump he
draws smiley faces on every cow that
is safe.
14. Has no sense of humor when you
inform him that the cattle he’ll be working on that day haven’t quite been gath-
ered yet.
15. Tries to heal your wire-cut
horse with spider webs, boar’s teeth,
the dried blood of a bat and a poultice made of cow manure.
16. While preg checking he keeps
going back every 15 minutes to his
VW bus or Mercedes sedan for a little
nip of “snakebite medicine”.
17. Preferred medical instruments
for gelding your horse include a ballpeen hammer and a trusty pocket
knife.
18. Gelds the wrong horse... and
sends you a bill for it.
19. Thinks he’s the next Baxter
Black and stops working every five
minutes to recite one of his original
cowboy poems. He bills you for the
time and none of them rhyme.
20. Bills you for such things as dry
cleaning, a fuel surcharge, advice, consultation and waiting around. (See
#14)
21. You have to show him or her
how to operate a squeeze chute or hit
a vein.
22. Instead of leaving you with big
blue or yellow pills for further treatment he gives you a rabbit’s foot, a
lucky penny and selected Bible passages.
23. Doesn’t want to come out to
your place today because he or she
just had the rig detailed.
24. While trying to save the best
horse you ever owned from a bad case
of colic he continually whistles Taps.
25. He or she was last employed
as a USDA inspector at a cow plant
in Chino, California.
Volunteer Partners visits Firth
to discuss emergency centers
Pat Liming (left), of Cortland, listened intently to Peggy Kirby,
who is with Volunteer Partners, a volunteer center designed
to serve the citizens of Lancaster County. Kirby and Melanie
Hooks were in Firth Saturday, April 12, to talk about citizens
volunteering during disasters and setting up emergency
volunteer centers. Their main focus was the six stations of a
volunteer center - greeter, interviewer, data agency
coordinator, sign-in and ID/debriefing, safety and phone/runner.
Photo by Mark Mahoney
Open house
to focus on
victim rights
The Lincoln Police Department
Victim/Witness Unit invites you to
attend the Open House “Justice for
Victims, Justice for All” on April 24
from 2-7:30 p.m. in Honor of National Crime Victims’
Rights
Week. The open
house will take
place at Auld
Recreation Center, 1650 Memorial Drive, Lincoln,
NE. Seminars will
include arson, identity theft, Medicare/
Medicaid fraud, and insurance
fraud. There will be a special ceremony to remember and honor victims of crime.
The late afternoon/evening portion
of the Open House will feature
speeches by Mayor Beutler and other
local dignitaries followed by Illusion
Theatre presenting “Touch” and music by Kusi Taki. There will be a “Planting Seeds of Justice” Food Court that
will feature free food throughout the
day.
National Crime Victims’ Rights
Week, observed nationwide April 1319, calls on us to consider the lifechanging impact crime has on crime victims and their loved ones, and to make
justice for all crime victims an urgent
priority for our community.
All 50 states and the federal government have victim’s rights laws that
prescribe how to treat victims. Nebraska amended its constitutions to
protect victims’ rights. Nebraska has
a law that compensates victims for
crime-related losses, and our legislature is passing new victims’ rights laws
every year. The 2004 Justice for All
Act, for example, bolsters the rights of
victims in federal court and offers the
states a model to continue expanding
victims’ rights.
The Lincoln Police Department Victim/Witness Unit assists citizens in Lincoln, Lancaster County. The Unit is a
free public service offering information,
practical assistance and crisis intervention to victims of crime.
Their staff and trained volunteers are
available to assist with these and other
crime related information and concerns.
For more information or to request services, please contact the Lincoln Police Department Victim/Witness Unit at
402-441-7181.
VOICE
Cub Scouts help attract
birds to Bennet Elementary
Cub Scout Den 4 of Pack 334, of Palmyra, donated a Bluebird
House to the Bennet Elementary School recently. Hopefully,
it will attract the birds of choice, but it will be interesting to
see if other birds take to the house as well. Scouts that worked
on the project were - Front row (left to right): Jeremy Simpson,
Webelos I; Alex Clough, Webelos II; Ross Bartels, Webelos Il.
Back row: Elliott Boldt, Webelos II; James Bremer, Webelos
II; Grant Clough, Den Leader.
Photo submitted
Friends of Wilderness Park
sponsors native plant sale
Friends of Wilderness Park, a local
all-volunteer, non-profit organization
dedicated to protecting Wilderness Park
and other environmentally sensitive areas, is sponsoring a native plant sale.
The sale will feature native plant varieties that can be found growing in Wilderness Park.
Catalogues with beautiful hand
drawn sketches and order forms will be
available at the Pioneers Park Nature
Center or call 477-8282 and leave a
message to order a catalogue. Plant orders must be placed by May 1.
Besides being beautiful to look at,
native plants are naturally adapted to
the local environment, and once established, are easier to care for then nonnative species. They are naturally tolerant of pests and are adapted to native
soil types. Native prairie plants take little
water and therefore help to conserve
our resources.
Wildflower meeting April 22
On Tuesday, April 22, at 7 p.m.,
Kim Todd, Assistant Professor of
Agronomy and Horticulture at UNL, will
address the April meeting of the Friends
of Wilderness Park at the Meadowlark
Coffee House, 1624 South Street on the
wonder of wildflowers and how they can
be used in your gardens.
Kim is widely known in Lincoln for
her expertise in native plants and their
cultivation, serving as advisor to the design of many plantings currently visible
to the public around town. Her areas of
expertise include landscape design and
management for sustainable landscapes.
What
Perspired
Here?
It's time for another installation of
"Ask Mister Language Person," the
penultimate
authority
on
grammatorical issues; the column that
puts the "p-u" in punctuation; the only
language column that was endorsed
by both Jane Austen and William
Shakespeare just before they died
together in a romantic car crash.
Today we regret that we must
begin our column with this: TERRORIST THREAT WARNING
We have received some alarming
information from very high sources in
the federal government.
Q. How high were they?
A. They were wearing their underpants on their heads.
According to these sources, terrorists may be planning an attack on
America's linguistic infrastructure.
The targets will be critical strategic
phrases without which this nation
cannot function, including: "Like";
"You know"; "Like you know"; "Like
you know what I mean?"; "Like you
know what I'm saying?"; "Have a
nice day" and "Your call is very important to us." Keep a sharp ear out,
and if you hear anybody using any of
these phrases in a suspicious manner,
you should immediately notify the
Attorney General. Speak directly into
the fly of his briefs.
We turn now to answering common language questions, starting with
one sent in by an anonymous resident
of Washington, D.C., who writes:
Q. I am the chief justice of the
United States, and I'm hoping you
can settle an argument. I say the gland.
correct wording is: "My mother says
Q. What about "transpire" vs.
to choose the very best one and you "perspire"?
are it!" Whereas my colleagues insist
A. That one still has them
that it should be: "My mother says to stumped.
choose the very best one and y, o, u,
Q. Do you have any true examples
spells YOU!" Please answer of strong grammar usage that you are
promptly, as this involves the death not making up, sent in by alert readpenalty.
ers?
A. We put your question to the
A. You are darned tooting:
American Bar Association, which sent
- Pat Anthony sent in a letter to
us a 127-page response.
the editor published in the El Dorado
Q. What does it say?
News-Times in Arkansas, which beA. We have no idea.
gins as follows: "I would like to apoloQ. What is the correct usage of gize for my stupid acts and irresponthe phrase "being as how"?
sible behavior. I know I shouldn't
A. It is correctly used as follows: have rode my horse into town drunk
"Steer clear of the gumbo, being as much less in Wal-Mart."
how Bernice can't find her hair net."
- Terry Zeri sent in a sign from the
Q. As far as grammar, what is the wall of a restroom in Fremont Lake,
difference between "bring" and Wyo., which states: "THIS
"take"?
RESTROOM IS CLEANED BY
A. "Bring" is a prehensile impre- VOLUNTEERS. PLEASE HELP US
cation that must be used in the vindic- KEEP THEM CLEAN."
tive tense.
- Anne Morter sent in a policeEXAMPLE: "Earl should of never blotter item from the Lake County
brung Silly String to the viewing."
Examiner in Oregon, concerning a
Whereas "take" is used in frater- woman arrested for allegedly abusnal exhortations.
ing geese. The item states that the
EXAMPLE: "Take a gander at woman "was released under the conTHEM headlamps!"
ditions that she is to have no contact
Q. How come airplane pilots al- in person, by telephone or through a
ways tell you to "sit back and enjoy third party with geese."
the flight"?
TODAY'S WRITING TIP: In
A. They find it amusing when you writing a letter of recommendation
break the nose of the person sitting for an employee, be sure to give it a
"positive spin."
behind you.
WRONG: Bob occasionally has a
Q. As a fourth-year medical student, I am wondering if there is any problem with his temper.
RIGHT: Bob took full responsiway to remember the difference bebility for the firebomb in Accounts
tween "prostrate" and "prostate."
A. We contacted the Mayo Clinic, Receivable.
GOT A QUESTION FOR MISwhich informs us that surgeons there
TER LANGUAGE PERSON? He
use this simple poem:
If two R's are found, it is down on like knows what you mean.
Nancy Harms has agreed to update
(C) 2008 the Miami Herald
our website, and at the same time add the ground.
Tribune Media Services, Inc.
If one R is on hand, then it is a
new links, such as a community calendar of events. If any one of the businesses in Sterling would like to put
their business information on the
website, they are encouraged to call
Nancy at 866-6431.
It was discussed to have an alumni
basketball tournament, nothing was
decided at this time. If anyone would
be interested, please let one of the
SCA board members know.
SCA scholarships will be awarded
to the lucky recipients at Sterling High
Mon., Tues., Thurs. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.;
School graduation.
Our next meeting will be April 21
Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
at 7:30 p.m. at the community center.
All are welcome.
Sterling Community Association plans public survey
By Gen Lempka
The Sterling Community Association (SCA) met on March 31 with 11
members present. Meeting was called
to order by President Laurie Saathoff
with the secretary and treasurer’s reports read and approved.
First order of business was the
community play which will be Saturday, April 26, at 8 p.m. and Sunday,
April 27, at 3 p.m. The Wild West
will come to Sterling with Freedom
Steele as director of “Taming the Wild,
Wild West in a Dress”. Admission
will be charged which will also include
free popcorn. Adults and kids are welcome to wear their cowboy hats and
boots, and be ready for a fun day at
the play.
Old business concerning the wrapping of the windows, purchasing new
appliances for community center, and
the purchasing of flags for our
mounted brackets on main street, was
discussed. Each one of these projects
are moving along nicely. There is still
time to purchase a flag for a loved one,
or if you would like to purchase one
in honor/for your whole family.
Nancy Harms has reported that the
wine tasting event for Sterling will be
held in October of this year, in the
fire hall. More to come as the event
gets closer. Nancy also reported that
the String Beans were not available
for this year's picnic. However the
K.C. Jones Memorial train will be part
of the parade and will give rides afterwards. This will be sponsored by the
SCA. The Ladies Auxiliary will have
a food stand at this year's picnic. Anyone else who would like to have a
fundraiser at the picnic, please call
President Laurie Saathoff at 8665536.
SCA will conduct a survey through
out the year and get some feedback
from the Sterling community. Your
opinions arc very important to us and
we feel that having a survey such as
this will help us do our job better. It
has been 10 years since we have done
a survey and we feel that now is the
time.
FAMILY DENTISTRY
Î
Ronald D. Ogden, D.D.S., P.C.
Healthy Teeth Team
323 Walnut Hickman 792-2445
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Kempkes to
celebrate 60th
Alfred and Rose Kempkes, of Sterling,
will celebrate their 60th anniversary on
Sunday, April 20, at St. Mary’s Church in
St. Mary. A coffee and roll reception will
be held after mass. Their children are
Bob and Jan Kempkes, of Sandown, New
Hampshire, Don (and in spirit Deb)
Kempkes, of Lincoln, Patty and Jim
Harms, of Sterling, Rosie and Darrel
VerMaas, of Hickman, Rick and Ardi
Kempkes, of Panama, Dave Kempkes, of
Imperial, Marilyn and Ted Bailey, Dwight
and Christy and Gary Adams, of Lyons,
Colorado. Alfred and Rose have 18
grandchildren
and
21
greatgrandchildren. The Kempkes were
married April 19, 1948, at St. Mary’s
Catholic Church in St. Mary.
Photo submitted
Thirteen take first communion at St. James
The 13 members of the 2008 First Communion Class at St. James Catholic Church of Cortland
took their first Holy Communion on April 6. Front row (left to right): Jacob Gramann, Jacob
Johnson, Emma Dorn, Lyndsey Ehmen, Carissa Van Brocklin, Jacob McVay, Caden Kohout.
Back row: Father Leo Seiker, Benjamin Van Brocklin, Kallie Vrbka, Eran Gronewold, Jessica
Osterhaus, Sydney Oberg, Skylar Lienemann and Vici Osterhaus - teacher. Photo submitted
Watkins celebrating
25th Anniversary
David and Evonne (Schlake) Watkins
are celebrating their 25th wedding
anniversary with a card shower. They
were married April 23, 1983, at
Sheridan Lutheran Church in
Lincoln. Their children are Tyler,
Hilary and Nolan. David works for the
state Department of Roads and
Evonne is a para at Beattie
Elementary School. Cards may be
sent to 2601 Heide Lane, Lincoln, NE
68512.
Photo submitted April 23, 1983
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Midland Group Home, of Wahoo,
purchased land south of Firth for a
50-bed placement facility for boys.
The site was formerly known as
Prairieland and had hosted country
music concerts for a number of
years.
People living in the District OR1 school district were invited to help
in the search for a new superintendent.
Marilynn DeVries, of Cortland,
was the featured cook.
Births: Michael and Sonya
(Hayman) McIntyre, Tracy, California, a son, Joseph Roger, born
March 27.
Obituaries: Ray Phipps, 78, Lincoln (born Cheney).
An abandoned house a quarter
mile north of South 148th Street and
Nebraska Highway 2 was destroyed
by fire the previous Saturday.
The Village Board of Trustees in
Panama approved two new water
improvement projects – one for upgrading water lines and the other for
building a new water tower.
Bob Desh, of Palmyra, was honored for his 10 years of service as
secretary/treasurer of the Lancaster
County Mutual Aid Association.
Filley High School qualified all
of its teams for the Agricultural Education skills state competition.
Five Palmyra FFA members received the State FFA Degree, which
was the highest number to be given
the award at one time at Palmyra.
The FFA members who were recognized were Ben Wertman, Curt
Dowding, Carrie Jensen, Josh
Wheatley and Charlotte Brugman.
The Norris High School class of
1988 had its class reunion scheduled for June 20 and 21.
Adam Mania, of Hickman, gave
a swimmer’s point of view of the
state championships. Mania is currently working on swimming for the
U.S. Olympic team in the 2008
Games; he swam for his native Poland in the Olympics four years ago.
April 14, 1988
roadside clean-up one mile north
and three miles west to Bluestem
Recreation Area; Holland, $160,
community clean-up; Hickman,
$260, roadside clean-up in all four
directions from town; Martell, $160,
assist Sprague in clean-up; Rokeby,
$160, roadside clean-up along
Rokeby Road and Saltillo Road from
U.S. Highway 77 to Southwest 40th
and all connecting roads, and recyclable materials will be separated;
Walton, $160, clean-up and landscaping of Grace Lutheran Church;
Bennet, $210, roadside clean-up in
all four directions from town with
all aluminum and other products
being recycled; Roca, $210, cleanup of illegal dumpsite northeast of
town.
The Firth fire station planned a
prescribed burn school.
Amateur country music performers were encouraged to compete for
prize money, studio time and other
merchandise at the Prairieland
CountryFest, a country music festival and contest held on Memorial
Day weekend near Firth.
Lakeview Rest Home in Firth held
an open house so people could see
new decorations and the new addition.
Dee Dragoo, of Hallam, was the
Cook of the Week.
Births: Gregory and Laurie
Redfern, Concord, California, a son,
Daniel Ivan, born March 8; Rich and
Deanna Sand, Crete, a son, Justin
Richard, born March 27; Ray and
Lisa Steinkuhler, Sterling, a daughter, Haley Brooke, born April 11;
Michael and Doreen (Dorn)
Busboom, Beatrice, a daughter,
Jenna Leigh, born March 29.
Obituaries: Clarence Heller, 85,
Clatonia (born rural Hallam); Krene
Buss, 91, Adams; James Edwards,
63, Sprague; Clyde Brugman, 75,
Douglas.
The trial of 27-year-old Terry
Reynolds, of Hickman, began the
previous Monday. He was accused
of allegedly shooting and killing
Lancaster County Sheriff’s Deputy
Craig Dodge at the Hickman schoolhouse apartments.
The Norris High School FFA won
the highest number of awards of all
schools at the 60th annual FFA convention, held earlier in April in Lincoln.
The Lincoln-Lancaster County
Clean Community System awarded
Douglas St. Martin
mini-grants to 15 communities in the
county. Among them were: Firth,
Catholic Church
Sean Connelly and Jacob $210, roadside ditch clean-up near
Hinrichsen attended the teenage town in all four directions; Denton,
Quest weekend at St. Aquinas $210, clean-up of illegal dumpsite
northeast of town; Sprague, $210,
Church, David City.
Michael Milana received the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Teresa
Church in Lincoln on April 5.
Vincent Hinrichsen leads the
teens in a discussion of the book
Visit your friendly pharmacy
“One Book–One Diocese” after the
Sunday Masses. This is held in the
for all your health and
piano room in St. Martin’s during the
personal care needs.
serving of rolls and coffee. Teens
are invited to join in, whether they
have read the book or not.
The Catholic Youth Group of St.
Leo and St. Martin collected 788
pounds of food during Lent for
Catholic Social Services.
Palmyra Mothers Club
On Thursday evening, April 10,
the Palmyra Mothers Club held a
night-out inviting spouses to join
them in a restaurant in Lincoln. It
was a very rainy and foggy night,
but the group enjoyed their meal
and fellowship together. Those attending were Landwehrs, Dowdings,
Walbergs, Wheatleys, Bertha Malone
and Patty Ostrander.
Palmyra FCE
Twelve women of the Palmyra
FCE, including guests, toured some
interesting sights in Lincoln on a
rainy day this past week. They visited the new International Quilt Museum in the morning, had lunch together, and visited the Governor’s
Mansion in the afternoon. The day
ended with pie and coffee.
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Forgiveness
John 20:23 “If you
forgive anyone his
sins, they are forgiven; if you do not
forgive them they are
not forgiven.”
When I was in
middle school, I had all the problems most kids encountered. I
wanted so badly to fit in with everyone else. Unfortunately, it
seemed that every day I would
make some kind of mistake. I would
make a joke that wouldn’t go over.
I would speak up when it appeared
I should be quiet. I was shy when
it was obvious that I should be outgoing. It seemed that I never did
what should be done.
Consequently, many times I
would spend the evening in tears,
reliving the day, knowing just what
I should have done. It was definitely a would have, could have,
should have syndrome.
My mom took the time one
evening to explain to me that life
was like a diary with lots and lots
of blank pages. Each morning you
start with an empty page. You live
each day as best you can, which
fills up that empty page. By the end
of the day the page is chalked full
of stuff. Some of the stuff is good,
some not so good. But by the morning you start all over with an empty
page. Perhaps because of your experiences, you are a little wiser, but
each day you get to start new.
Jesus tells his disciples if you
forgive the sins of anyone, they are
forgiven. If you retain the
sins of anyone, they are
retained. Part of forgiveness is starting each day
with a blank sheet of paper. If we forgive others
and ourselves, the sheet
is blank. We learn from
our mistakes, but they are
not held against us for
years to come. In essence, they are
forgotten.
It is only when
we retain the sins
of others or ourselves that the
page each morning is completely filled.
We
cannot
grow and mature without making dumb mistakes.
Some of those mistakes are more
serious than others, but they are
equally mistakes. They are equally
in need of being forgiven. With
Jesus Christ, we start each day with
a perfectly clean sheet of paper. You
and I need to be careful that we
don’t transcribe the mistakes from
the day before on that clean paper.
We also need to be willing
to forgive those around us.
None of us are perfect. Forgiving is trying to forget. It
is definitely not holding the
memory against the other
person. We may not completely forget, but we can
keep from constantly bringing it up.
Pastor Barbara
Thursby
Palmyra Presbyterian Church
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Beautiful Savior Church celebrates 25-year anniversary
By Pat Desh
The Beautiful Savior Lutheran
church held their 25th Anniversary
Celebration on Sunday, April 13. For
the Sunday morning church services the sanctuary was packed, not
an empty seat in the house. Bishop
David deFreese, of the Nebraska
Synod ELCA, took part in the morning service. Following the service
they held a catered lunch. Members
of the Palmyra Youth Group helped
serve and bus the tables. The community was invited to join the group
for lunch.
On December 16, 1979, Beautiful
Savior Lutheran Church began as a
preaching mission of the Lutheran
Church Missouri Synod with Rev.
John Ball of Trinity Lutheran
Church, Walton. Pastor Bass was
succeeded by two pastors and two
vicars (Vicar King and Vicar Allen).
On February 13, the association with
the Lutheran Church Missouri
Synod was discontinued. February
16, Rev. Reinhard Beckman of Syracuse, a retired pastor of the American Lutheran Church, began serving as a part-time arrangement. Pastor Beckman preached his first sermon to 19 people on Ash Wednesday at the Palmyra Legion Hall. On
April 10, the congregation was officially organized as Beautiful Savior
Lutheran Church. There were 39
people who signed the original charter. May 25 the congregation was
officially received as a member of
the American Lutheran at the Central Convention. On April 8, 1984,
the ground breaking service was
held for the building. The corner
stone for the building was donated
by John Fusselman. Joe Ruhaak of
Nebraska City was the contractor
and builder. On December 24, 1991,
the new church used the sanctuary
for the Christmas Eve Service.
Rev. Reinhard Beckman served
the church for 10 years, and was in
attendance for the 25th Anniversary.
He is now 96 years old and still going strong. Other ministers servicing throughout the years were Rev.
Alton Schwandt, Rev. Paul
Peterson, Estelle Reiman served as
PMA for six months, and Pastor
Brenda Pfeifly began her duties June
15, 2002.
A service was held following the
lunch with special music by Penny
Palmyra Better Halves Club
Members of the Palmyra Better
Halves Club met on April 8 in the
home of Karen Dovel. Roll call was
answered with what season they
liked best. Karen showed the video
of their recent trip to Texas and Oklahoma. The group then made pincushions shaped in the form of a
cactus, which were then put into
small clay pots. Next meeting in
May will be their spring tour.
One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another
withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
[Proverbs 11-24]
Evangelical Free
Church of Firth
Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
AWANA, Wed.: 7-8:30 p.m.
The Palmyra Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church celebrated their
25th Anniversary on Sunday, April 13. Attended were 11 charter
members. Front Row (left to right) Opal McConnell, Jan Jones,
Evelyn Straube, Joanne Ashman, Verle Schroder, Donna
Gerstenschlager, Alma Schroder and Ed Schroder. Back Row:
Wayne Straube and Joy Schroder.
Hickman
Presbyterian Church
68th & Panama Rd., Hickman
402-792-2901 • Pastor Ron Drury
Sundays- 8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship
9:45 a.m. Sunday School Ed. Class
11 a.m. Celebration Worship
Wed. - 7:15 p.m. Worship 8 p.m. Bible Study
Service ~ 10:15
Sunday School ~ 9:00
Bennet
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Sun. School & Bible Study 10:15 a.m.
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22315 SOUTH 96TH STREET
Holland, Nebr. • 792-2571
Pastor Robert Martinez
Worship Sat. 9 a.m.
Sabbath School 10:30 a.m.
St. James
Catholic Church
Countryside
Alliance Church
Father Leo Seiker
Cortland, NE • 798-7335
Sunday Mass
8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
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Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Nathan Reckling
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Pella Reformed Church
St. Martin Catholic Church
Fr. Christopher Barak, pastor
125 W. 3rd St./Douglas, NE
Masses: 2nd/4th Sun. of month, 9 a.m.;
Sat. Mass @ 6:00/alternating weekends.
Confessions heard before Mass.
Beautiful Savior
Lutheran Church
955 C St • Palmyra • 402-780-5668
Pastor Brenda Pfeifly
Sunday School- 8:45 a.m.
Sunday Service- 10:00 a.m.
96th & Panama Rd • Holland
Pastor - Vic Folkert
Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School 10:45
Clock Tower Center
70th & A St. - Lincoln
300 E. Third, Hickman, NE
402-792-2800
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Robert Field, Pastor
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m
Pastor Darin Corder ~ 782-2385
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Lutheran Church, ELCA
(402-782-8022)
try leaders. Pastor Brenda Pfeifly
gave a greeting and closed with a
prayer. Following the ceremonies,
the group joined in the fellowship
hall for dessert and fellowship.
Sunday Worship
3rd & Nemaha ~ Firth 791-5598
148th at Roca Road, Bennet
Oestmann of Syracuse, greetings
from Bishop David deFreeze and historical reflections by Joy Schroder,
the recognitions of the charter members, and recognition of past minis-
Firth, NE • 402-791-5800
Wed.7:00-8:15
p.m.
Prayer Meetings,
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Clergy present at the 25th Anniversary Celebration each served
during a different period of the church’s life. (Left to Right)
Estelle Reiman PMA, present Pastor Brenda Pfeifly, first
minister to serve Rev. Reinhard Beckman, Rev Paul Petersen
and Bishop David deFreese.
Photos by Desh
Reformed Church of Firth
Heartland
Community Church
307 Ford St., Filley, NE
Pastor Allen Harder
Phone: 662-3380
Sunday School 9 a.m.
Worship 10 a.m.
Hwy. 43 & Pella Road
402-788-2729
Worship 9:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m
www.pellachurch.org
A Place of Refuge —Ps. 2:12b
Sprague
Community Church
18800 Market Street, Sprague
(402-794-4835)
Sunday Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15
Keith Morris, Pastor
www.spraguechurch.org
Hallam United
Methodist Church
500 Main St. • 787-2008
Pastor Carla Gunn
Adult Sunday School 8:30 a.m.
Woship 9:30 a.m.
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A wondrous sight at Wagon Train Lake east of Hickman on
Monday was a huge flock of American White Pelicans. The
birds are on their way to Canada from wintering on the coasts
of Florida and Mexico. The birds are very social and group
their nests together in colonies. They are considered
endangered in Canada, although it is hard to imagine when
the huge flock congregate all at once on the small Salt Valley
Lakes in Lancaster County. Perhaps it’s the weather. After a
flurry of snow showers last week, it’s finally looking like
spring. Today...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers.
Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of
showers 50 percent. Tonight...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west after
midnight. Tomorrow...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
Tomorrow Night...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
Saturday...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Saturday
Night...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Sunday...Breezy.
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Sunday Night...Partly
cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows
around 50. Monday...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
Monday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
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Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor:
The Nebraska Legislature is considering two bills that would allow
Election Day registration. EDR allows
a person who did not register to vote
prior to other deadlines to register
and cast a ballot on Election Day.
University of Nebraska students
are pushing to have EDR adopted in
Nebraska. As the state’s chief election officer, I applaud the students
for their interest in voting and democracy.
However, I am against adopting
EDR in Nebraska. I believe that
Nebraska’s current methods work
equally well or better.
Registering to vote in Nebraska
already is extremely easy. It’s as easy
as taking the registration form that
is available online, filling it out and
mailing it. Voter registration also can
be conveniently done when one
gets a driver’s license.
Under current law, you have to
be registered 10 days prior to an
election to vote in that election. This
allows time for our local election officials to get ready for the complex
process of Election Day. We want
the voters to have a pleasant experience when they go to the polls. It
should be quick, efficient and error-free.
EDR would add considerable
complexity to our Election Day process. I believe that those using EDR
would find it cumbersome. It also has
the potential to disrupt the voting
experience of those already registered.
It should be noted that Nebraska
already has a form of EDR. Currently,
a person can register to vote and cast
an early ballot on the same day at a
county election office during a period of several weeks. For the May
13 primary election, this period runs
from April 7 until May 2. This pre○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ sents a wide window and abundant
convenience for citizens.
Some EDR states automatically
purge citizens from registration rolls
if they haven’t voted in recent years.
The overriding goal of EDR is to
provide ample opportunities for citizens to participate in the voting process. We already have a variety of
avenues available in Nebraska that
make both voter registration and
voting extremely easy.
John Gale
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Lincoln, NE
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Letter to the Editor:
During the first week of April,
dozens of Gage County residents
joined the Gage County MAPS Coalition at four “Turn on the Lights”
Town Hall Meetings on Underage
Drinking. The MAPS Coalition
would like to thank each parent, teen,
pastor, grandparent, community
leader, business owner, law enforcement officer, teacher, school staff
member, and concerned citizen who
joined us for these important discussions. The teens who attended
played an incredibly important role
in helping us understand and relate
to these issues – we especially appreciate their attendance. We would
like to recognize the following people
who played a key role in coordinating these meetings: Mayor Dale
Crawford (Wymore), Mrs. Cathie
Klecan (Diller-Odell), and Mr. Matt
Uher and Mrs. Beth Dunker (TriCounty). Also, the youth leaders of
Diller Odell Students Against Drugs
and Alcohol (DOSADA) played a
key leadership role in the Diller Odell
Town Hall Meeting; those teens are
truly an inspiration and we should
all count ourselves fortunate for
their positive influence in Gage
County.
I think we can all agree that the
conversations held at our Town Hall
Meetings helped everyone see the
underage drinking issue a little more
clearly. While no solution was
reached, dozens of new realizations
and understandings were made. We
hope these Town Hall meetings will
serve as a beginning to our communities coming together on this important topic.
With Appreciation,
Tara Kuipers, Director
Gage County MAPS Coalition
Beatrice, NE

Voice News April 17 2008 - Section 1

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