Voice News January 17, 2008 - Section 1

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What’s Inside:
• Sterling boys win
MUDECAS tourney
• Bennet family opens
home to foster kids
• Haven Manor
gets a cappella treat
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Thursday, January 17, 2008 Vol. 30-No. 30
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Village of Bennet
New water tower
near Cheney to serve in process of annexing
residential properties
increasing population bank,
By Mark Mahoney
The community of Bennet is in
• Bennet has slowly grown
in southeast Lincoln
the process of growing a little bit
over the past 18 years. In
A new water tower is being built near the village of Cheney because of the rapidly increasing
population in southeast Lincoln. The new tower, which is owned by the city of Lincoln, will
not interfere with the tower (in the background) that belongs to Lancaster County Rural Water
District No. 1, which serves people outside of Lincoln’s corporate limits.
Photo by Bill F. Bryant
By Mark Mahoney
With faster-than-predicted population growth in southeast Lincoln, the
village of Cheney is getting another
water tower.
A project originally slated to start
in 2012, the water tower is being built
near South 98th Street and Breagan
Road, just southeast of Cheney, because of the increased commercial
and residential growth in southeast
Lincoln. Lancaster County Rural
Water District No. 1 also has a water
tower in the same area, but it serves
customers who live outside of Lincoln.
The new $3 million city tower, which
will be painted cloud white and reach
130 feet into the air when complete,
will serve a four-to-five-square-mile
piece of land between 70th and 98th
streets and Rokeby and Old Cheney
Roads, and future developments
southeast of Lincoln as the city continues to grow.
Nick McElvain, operations support manager for the Lincoln Water
Department, said while this area is
currently served by a booster pump
station with a backup generator, there
is no water storage in what city engineers call the Cheney Booster District, one of six different pressure districts in Lincoln. The city is divided
into pressure districts because of the
variations in elevation from roughly
1,150 feet above sea level near the
Salt Creek part of town to about
1,450 feet near Cheney.
McElvain said the water tower is
situated on one of the highest points
in Lancaster County because gravity
generates pressure, so towers are
constructed on higher ground than the
area it serves. In this case, the placement of the Cheney reservoir is already at the area’s highest elevation
and needed to be raised to a tower.
“The reason for that is people like an
adequate amount of pressure in ther
faucets,” he said. “Pressure is based
on depth. The deeper the water, the
more pressure.”
The goal for the new city water
tower is to have 45 to 90 pounds of
pressure for every house it serves,
McElvain said. He added that too little
pressure isn’t enough for people, but
too much can cause unthinkable damage. “Twenty-five pounds of pressure is not acceptable for most
people,” he said. “Over 200 pounds
of water pressure would blow every
pipe out.”
McElvain said when there is a disruption of power in the current water
system, the generator’s startup is
slightly delayed, and some businesses’
water pressure goes down. He added
that the water tower will take care of
this problem by providing uniform
pressure throughout the Cheney district, as well as adding storage to meet
demands when there are fires. The
tower will also not depend on continuous electricity to deliver water.
While the city of Lincoln continues to serve its ever increasing population the best it can with water from
the Ashland area, Lancaster County
Rural Water District No. 1 is busy
pumping water to people just outside
of the corporate limits of Lincoln, as
well as to Bennet, Panama, Martell,
and soon Roca. It also serves areas
east of Lincoln as far north as
Holdrege Street and two miles into
Otoe County.
Ken Halvorsen, manager of Rural
Water District No. 1, said he spoke
with engineers from the city of Lincoln and told them that the district had
no problem with the city putting up a
tower of its own near Cheney. He
added that Rural Water gets its water
from the southeast corner of Lancaster
County, not the Ashland area. “It’s
no problem,” he said. “That particular area is one of the highest elevation
points. It provides better pressure.”
On the topic of new water towers,
Halvorsen said Rural Water is plan-
ning to build a new one near 156th
Street and Yankee Hill Road later this
year, probably in the fall. It will be
130 feet tall and have a 150,000-gallon capacity like the one near Cheney.
Unlike Rural Water’s towers, the new
city tower will have a capacity of two
million gallons. That doesn’t bother
Halvorsen, though, because Rural
Water’s towers are enough for their
patrons. “It is to increase water pressure for existing customers and serve
new customers,” he said of the future
Rural Water tower.
As for Lincoln’s new tower, construction on its concrete column is
about done and work on the threedimensional steel oval, which will hold
the water, should be done by this summer. The tower is scheduled to be in
use no later than August, about a year
after CB&I Constructors out of Des
Moines, Iowa, started building the tall
water container. It will have a skyblue stripe on its white outside, but
no words, McElvain said. He added
that the tower should service southeast Lincoln for many years to come.
“In 1982, the tank near 84th and Pine
Lake Road was built,” he said. “It
was three miles outside the city at the
time. Houses have surrounded it since
then. Twenty years in the future, there
might be houses near 98th and Highway 2.”
bigger.
The village, based on its Planning Commission recommendations,
has annexed the northeast corner of
South 162nd and Cottonwood
streets (Quail Field Subdivision) and
is in the process of annexing the
Heartland Community Bank property at 50 Monroe Street, on the east
side of Nebraska Highway 43. Don
Murray, chair of the Village Board
of Trustees, said the third reading
of the Quail Field Subdivision annexation and the first reading of the
bank property annexation were both
approved this past Monday at the
Village Board meeting.
The Quail Field Subdivision is
divided between two property owners, Russell and Shannon Houlden
and Penterman Farms. Before the
annexation, their combined properties were just outside Bennet’s corporate limits, though they did receive some village services, such as
water. They are working together
to become part of Bennet; Russell
Houlden requested the annexation
at the November 12 Village Board
meeting. Murray said the land is
about seven acres in size and is
going to be subdivided into three
lots. “We have to annex the land
before approving the plats,” he said.
Murray said the annexation of
Heartland Community Bank and its
surrounding property has been a
long time coming. He added that
when the bank was first built in Bennet, in 1995, there was a verbal
agreement that when the time came, the
village would annex the bank. “The annexation is being done as part of cleaning up the boundaries of the town,” he
said. “It’s been talked about for awhile.”
The Village Board has voted 4 to 1
in favor of annexing the Quail Field Subdivision after each of its three readings,
while the first reading of the bank annexation was approved 5-0 this past
Monday. As far as Murray knows,
there have been no complaints about either annexation at any of the public hearings the Village Board and the Planning
Commission have held.
Bradley Clark, president of Heartland Community Bank, said
Bennet’s Planning Commission sent
the bank a letter recently that it
planned to recommend annexing the
bank and its property to the Village
Firth Rural Fire District and
Panama powering ahead with
much-needed fire station projects
By Christina Case
For months and months, the necessity of new fire buildings in both
Panama and Firth has been looming
over the Firth Rural Fire District
board. There have been many meetings and many proposals, but no
firm decisions and no broken
ground. Now, with a time constraint
in place, the village of Panama and
the fire district are hard-pressed to
put together a project that will fulfill
the needs of both communities.
On Tuesday, January 8, members
continued on page 5
1990, it had 544 people; 10
years later, there were 570.
Bennet now has an estimated
population of nearly 700.
Board. Clark has attended the Planning Commission meetings and was
at the Village Board meeting this
past Monday. He added that the
bank has no problem with the annexation. “It’s really not going to
affect us much,” he said of the annexation. “Our services and taxes
aren’t going to change. We’ll do
anything to help Bennet’s growth.”
Clark said he did have some questions about utilities at first, since the bank
has its own septic tank and it would have
been more expensive to hook up to the
village’s sewer system. Other than the
sewer issue, Clark said, the bank is
ready to be part of Bennet and help the
community get bigger. “We want
Bennet to grow,” he said. “It’s a sign of
growth to annex property into a city.
We’re not going to stand in the
way.”
Karate Rock!
Norris second grader Drew
Heffelfinger put on his game
face and cranked up some
rock music for his karate
performance. Kids in first
through fourth grade
displayed a variety of talents
at the annual Strut Your Stuff
Day in music class. More
photos inside on page 11.
Photo by Annette Mitchell
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Mon. Jan. 21, Firth: Holiday
Tues. Jan. 22, Panama: Chicken
Salad/Bun, Lentil/Spinach Soup,
Peaches, Jell-O Cake/Topping
Wed. Jan. 23, Hickman: Smothered
Pork Chop, Parmesan Potatoes, Carrot/Raisin Salad, Dinner Roll, Pears
Thurs. Jan. 24, Bennet: Swiss
Steak, Scalloped Potatoes, Corn,
Rye Bread, Mixed Fruit
Fri. Jan. 25, Waverly: Beef Sausage
Gravy/Biscuit, Beets, Mandarin Orange
Slices, Bread Pudding/Vanilla Sauce
PALMYRA, STERLING,
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Mon. Jan. 21: Holiday
Tues. Jan. 22: Sweet/Sour Ham/Rice,
Pineapple Juice, Pasta Vegetable Salad,
Cook’s Choice/Dessert
Wed. Jan. 23: Baked Steak, Baked
Potato, Carrots, Fruit
Thurs. Jan. 24: Baked Chicken
Breast, Potatoes, Beets, Brownies
Fri. Jan. 25: Beef Stew, Tomato
Juice, Jell-O Salad, Cookies
DISTRICT OR-1
BREAKFAST MENU
(Cereal, Juice Served Daily)
Mon. Jan. 21: Pop Tart
Tues. Jan. 22: Cinnamon Twist
Wed. Jan. 23: French Toast, Sausage
Thurs. Jan. 24: Yogurt
Fri. Jan. 25: Sausage Gravy/Biscuit
LUNCH MENU
Mon. Jan. 21: Hot Dog/Bun, Green
Beans, Fruit, Chips
Tues. Jan. 21: Popcorn Chicken,
Corn, Fruit, Butter Sandwich, Brownie
Wed. Jan. 22: Cheese Stuffed
Breadsticks, Peas or Carrots, Fruit,
Pudding
Thurs. Jan. 23: Chili, Vegetable Relishes, Fruit, Cinnamon Roll
Fri. Jan. 24: Breaded Pork Chop,
Potatoes, Green Beans, Fruit, Roll
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Tues. Jan. 22: Chicken Fries, Herb
Rice, Vegetable, fruit, Sugar Cookie
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Thurs. Jan. 24: Salisbury Steak,
Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Roll, Fruit
Fri. Jan. 25: Cheese Pizza, Vegetable, Fruit
FREEMAN SCHOOL
LUNCH MENU
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Tues. Jan. 22: Beef Stew, Biscuit,
Fruit, Rice Krispie Bar
Wed. Jan. 23: Runsa (Secondary),
Hot Dog or Runsa (Elementary),
Gravy, Vegetable, Fruit, Cookie
Thurs. Jan. 24: Chili or Vegetable
Beef Soup, Peanut Butter/Jelly Sandwich, Fruit, Cinnamon Roll
Fri. Jan. 25: Barbecue Pork/Bun,
Potato Triangle, Fruit, Brownie, Ice
Cream
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January 17, 2008
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Mon. Jan. 21: French Toast, Canadian Bacon
Tues. Jan. 22: Scrambled Eggs, Toast
Wed. Jan. 23: ES- Oatmeal, Muffin;
HS-Breakfast Wrap
Thurs. Jan. 24: Omelet, Toast
Fri. Jan. 25: Pancakes, Sausage
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Wheel Soup, Bread or Hot Ham/
Cheese Sandwich
Tues. Jan. 22: Sloppy Joe/Bun, Corn;
or HS, Macaroni/Cheese, Green Beans,
Oatmeal Roll
Wed. Jan. 23: ES/MS, Cheese Pizza;
HS, Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza,
Chicken Stir Fry
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Broccoli/Cheese Sauce; or HS, Italian
Casserole, Bread Stick
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Roll, String Cheese; or HS, Mini Corn
Dogs, Cheesy Potatoes, Vegetable
STERLING SCHOOL
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(Cereal, Juice Served Daily)
Mon. Jan. 21: Scrambled Eggs, Toast
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Fruit
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Fri. Jan. 25: French Toast Sticks, Sausage
LUNCH MENU
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Beans, Tator Gems, Pineapple Tidbits
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Peanut Butter, Applesauce
Wed. Jan. 23: Chili Soup, Lettuce
Salad, Cinnamon Roll, Pears
Thurs. Jan. 24: Potato Bake, Ham or
Tuna Salad Sandwich, String Cheese,
Mixed Fruit
Fri. Jan. 25: Chicken Patty, Peas,
Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Peaches
Births
TWINS
Aaron and Jessa Johnson, of
Castle Rock, Colorado, announce
the birth of twin sons, born January
10, 2008. Beckett Samuel weighed 4
lbs., 6 ozs., and Camden Aaron
weighed 6 lbs., 5 ozs. Grandparents
are Clint and Jan Johnson, of Hickman, and Jeff and Lois Waugh, of
Fairbury. Great-grandmother is
Marie Stubbendeck, of Unadilla.
A GIRL
THE
RECORD
Celebrating
90th Birthday
Estella Wunibald, of Hickman,
will celebrate her 90th birthday
January 26 with a family dinner.
Helping celebrate are her
children, Ron and Joyce
Wunibald and Jane and Jack
Jenkins; grandchildren, Ryan and
Andrea Wunibald, Erin and Chad
Piening, Katie and Sarah Jenkins;
and great-grandchildren, Kaden
and Bethany Wunibald, Collin,
Alayna, Gavin, and Allison
Piening. Cards can reach Estella
at 100 Fencerock CT, Apt. 20,
Hickman, NE 68372.
Photo submitted
Adams Sportsmen to
hold community auction
The Adams Sportsmen’s Club will
sponsor its fifth annual community auction. They are seeking donated items
for this fundraiser; new or nearly new
used items will be auctioned on April 6.
The auction will start at noon at
Seventh and Main streets in Adams.
Auction proceeds will go into the Community Building Fund. Deadline for the
sale bill is March 12.
The Lutheran Church youth group
will be offering lunch also as a
fundraiser.
Hopefully, we will have just what
you need or always wanted (that great
value item), and you will be there to
help support this project. If you are
interested in donating an item, call Mike
and Gloria Pethoud at 988-2290 or
you can drop off your item at the Super
Foods Grocery in Adams.
Benefits planned
for area families
Mark and Wendy (Schwaninger)
Doty, of Denver, Colorado, announce
the birth of a daughter, Danica Sue, born
A benefit is being planned for Julie
January 9, 2008. She weighed 7 lbs.,
11 ozs. Her grandmother is Erma Burcham, of Hickman, to help with
medical expenses while she undergoes
Schwaninger, of Firth.
treatments for breast cancer. The benefit will be held Saturday, January 19,
Tisn’t life that matters! ’Tis the cour- from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Isles Reception Hall in Lincoln.
age you bring to it.
A benefit for the Dan and Tiffany
-Sir Hugh Walpole Maahs
family, who lost everything in
a Palmyra home fire January 3, is scheduled for Saturday, February 2, from 5
p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Palmyra Senior
at Gage County Center.
Please mark your calendars and
Sheriff’s Office
plan to attended these worthwhile benefits.
OPEN HOUSE
Jan. 22 & Jan. 27
To help the general public see the physical need
for a new facility, an open
house has been scheduled
for the Gage County
Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center on Tuesday,
January 22, from 6 to 8 p.m.,
and on Sunday, January 27,
from 3 to 5 p.m.
The public is encouraged
to stop by and tour the facility. Sheriff’s office personnel, along with various
members of the steering
committee, will be on hand
to help answer any questions.
Refreshments provided.
Denton Community
Historical Society
The Denton Community Historical Society regular meeting will be
Tuesday, January 22, at 2 p.m. at the
Denton Community Building. Linda
Bryant, Co-Publisher of the VOICE
News in Hickman, will be the guest
speaker and talk about the community newspaper’s role in archiving
the history of the area.
Corrections
In the January 10 feature on
Floyd VanEngen and Lake Crest
Pharmacy, it was stated that he has
three kids and two grandkids. He
actually has two kids and five
grandkids.
In the January 10 issue of Voices
From the Past, it should have read:
births: Clyde and Cindy (Schell)
Draeger, of Dunbar, a boy, Matthew
Alan, not Marshall Alan.
We apologize for the errors.
Obituaries
HARVEY F. BRUNS
Bruns, Harvey F., 79, Cook, died
Sunday, January 6, 2008, Syracuse.
Born, December 16, 1928, Pickrell, to
Eilert and Minna (Wolken) Bruns. Married, Luetta Kruse, May 24, 1964, St.
Paul’s United Church of Christ (Osage),
rural Cook. Farmer. Member, Grace
Lutheran Church, Cook. Served on
Church Council, Sunday School Superintendent, Johnson County Health
Board, Johnson County Tax Payers
Association, U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors: wife, Luetta, Cook;
daughters, son-in-law, Jody Bruns,
Cook, Lana Bruns, Omaha, Dawn and
Rusty Sugden, Seward; two granddaughters; sisters, brother-in-law, Etta
Dieken, Unadilla, Bernice and Donald
Hale, Adams; sisters-in-law, Dorothy
Bruns, Burchard, Sue Bruns, Beatrice;
nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by
parents; brothers, Arnold, John.
Services were held Wednesday,
January 9, 2008, Grace Lutheran
Church, Cook. The Rev. Steve
Billington. Grace Lutheran Church Cemetery. Memorials to church of family’s
choice.
Condolences
to
www.fusselmanwymore.com
STELLA MAYE EHLERS
Ehlers, Stella Maye, 92, Roca, died
Tuesday, January 8, 2008, Lincoln.
Born, August 11, 1915, Republic
County, Kansas, to John and Julia
(Hirons) Coulter. Retired registered
nurse. Member, County Bible Church,
Gideon Auxiliary; served on Lancaster
County Extension Board. Active in many
community and church organizations.
Survivors: husband, Glenn; sons,
daughters-in-law, Don and Sandra
Ehlers, Roca, Dr. Gordon and Michele
Ehlers, Denver, Colorado, Cliff and
LaJuana Ehlers, Lakewood, Colorado;
daughter, significant other, Sheryl Rahal,
Jean Faget, Toulouse, France; nine
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents; three brother; two sisters.
Funeral services were held Friday, January 11, 2008, Country Bible
Church, rural Bennet. The Rev. Jason Thacker. Bennet Cemetery. Memorials to the church or Gideon’s
International. Condolences to
www.roperandsons.com
CLARENCE R. HORNBY
MYRTLE E. GRUNTORAD
Gruntorad, Myrtle E., 101, of Lincoln, died January 10, 2008. Born,
January 8, 1907, rural Princeton, the
youngest of John and Hattie
Onnink’s five children. Grew up in
rural Princeton. Attended Lincoln Business School,
worked for Lincoln Pure Butter, before marrying Edwin H.
Gruntorad,
May 1, 1928.
They raised
three children
on their farm
north of Emerald and retired
to Lincoln in 1959
Survivors: daughters, son-in-law,
Geri and Donald Perry, of Malcolm;
Shirley Dillman, of Round Rock, Texas;
son, daughter-in-law, Dale and Sandy
Gruntorad of Lincoln; 11 grandchildren,
23 great-grandchildren; nine greatgreat- grandchildren. Preceded in death
by parents, husband, brother, Elmer;
sisters, Jennie Kallemeyn, Lydia
Onnink, Josephine Lesoing.
Funeral services were held Tuesday,
January 15, 2008, Lincoln. The Rev.
Michael Benischek. Entombment, Lincoln Memorial Park. Memorials to the
family for future designation. Condolences to www.lincolnfh.com
MYRON P. SCHRODER
Schroder, Myron P. “Butch,” 80,
Syracuse, formerly of Lincoln, Palmyra,
Bennet, died Wednesday, January 9,
2008, Syracuse. Born, May 10, 1927
to William and Dorothy (Wyatt)
Schroder. Married, May 26, 1949, to
Marilyn Maseman at Avoca. U.S. Navy
1950-1954. A 48 year member, NashJensen Post 195 American Legion,
Palmyra; District 12 Commander;
member of the Bennet Rural Fire
Board; Beautiful Savior Lutheran
Church, Palmyra. Owned Schroder
Trucking, farmed, at one time did millwork; worked for Lancaster County,
Substituted School Bus Driver, District
OR1, Palmyra/Bennet. An avid Coke
Collector.
Survivors: daughters, sons-in-law,
Jodi and Mike Fayman, Lincoln, Glenna
and Tim Zobel, North Platte; son,
daughter-in-law, Eldon and Corinne
Schroder, Bennet; 11 grandchildren;
brothers, sisters-in-law, Edward and
Alma Schroder, Joy and Verle
Schroder, all of Palmyra; sister, brotherin-law, Verda and Bill Umland,
Palmyra; brother-in-law, John and
Verna Maseman, Lincoln; Stuart
Maseman, Lincoln; sister-in-law,
Charlene Reid, Syracuse; numerous
nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by
wife, Marilyn; parents, William and
Dorothy Schroder.
Memorial services were held Saturday, January 12, 2008, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Palmyra. The Rev.
Brenda Pfeifly. Condolences to
www.fusselmanwymore.com
Hornby, Clarence Robert, formerly
of Lincoln, died Wednesday, January 9,
2008, in Adams. Born, August 24,
1907, Walton, to John and Martha
(Handrock) Hornby, Jr. Retired Farmer.
WWII Army Veteran. Member, Trinity
Lutheran Church, Walton; American
Legion Post of Bennet.
Survivors: daughter, Eula Marie
Schidler, Lincoln; brother: George O.
Hornby, Syracuse; son-in-law: Glen
Wilson, Lincoln; several grandchildren;
many great and great-great grandchildren. Preceded in death by wife, Dora;
parents; daughter: Mary Edna; three
brothers; granddaughter.
Funeral services were held Saturday, January 12, 2008, Trinity Lutheran
HARRIETT WAY
Church, Walton. Pastor Robert
Way, Harriett, 92, Firth, widow of
Wentzel. Bennet Cemetery. Memorials
to the family for future designation. Con- Lester, died Sunday, January 13, 2008.
dolences to www.roperandsons.com Born, August 7, 1915, Lincoln, to
George and Maudeline (Dutter)
Quackenbush. Retired Nebraska DeMERLE L. MEYER
Meyer, Merle L., 86, Western, died partment of Roads.
Survivors: daughter, Denise
Sunday, January 13, 2008, in Fairbury.
Lagueux,
Lincoln; two grandchildren;
Born at Daykin to Louis and Mollie
two great-grandchildren.
(Endorf) Meyer.
Private family services. Memorials
Survivors: wife, Joann, Western;
sons, Gary Meyer, Randy Meyer, both in care of the family.
of Western; daughter, Sharlene Lutz,
LEONA P. WALTKE
Fairhope, Alabama; stepsons, Doran
Waltke, Leona P., 86, Tulsa, OklaZiemann, Bruce Ziemann, Brian
Ziemann, all of Hickman; stepdaughters, homa, formerly of Pickrell, widow of
Diane Carter, Lynette Brown, both of Jurgen (Jerry) died Saturday, January
Hickman, Ila Rae Hergott, Roca; 29 12, 2008, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; Born, rural Pickrell.
Survivors: daughters, Karen Ehmen,
sister, Ruth Brown, Nova, Michigan;
brothers, Wayne Meyer, Omaha, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Sandra
George Meyer, ceres, California, Roger Fleischer, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Barbara
Meyer, Lincoln; Charles Meyer, Florida. Weston, Omaha; eight grandchildren;
Preceded in death by first wife, Lucille. eight great-grandchildren; nieces; nephServices: 10:30 a.m., Thursday (to- ews.
Funeral services, 10:30 a.m. Friday,
day), January 16, 2008, United Church
of Christ, Western. Plainview Cemetery, January 18, 2008, Holy Cross
Western. Memorials to the family’s Lutheran Church, Beatrice. Zion
Lutheran Cemetery, rural Pickrell.
choice.
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NEWS, Thursday, January 17, 2008 - Page 3
Cook
of the
Week
by Jill Hoefler
Rural Roca resident enjoys new home in the country
As the family schedule keeper,
Donna Jameson, of rural Roca, is a
busy lady with a lot of activities to keep
straight. She seems to handle it all just
fine and is thoroughly enjoying this
eventful stage in her life.
Donna and Dan Jameson met during college. Donna remembers, “We
met at the Evangelical Free Church in
Kearney. That’s where we were both
attending college. The church had those
notepads that you sign your name, address, etc., and pass it down the row.
Dan made a point of sitting in the same
pew that I was in because he wanted
to meet me. My last name was too long
to pronounce or remember
(Kuhlenengel), so he memorized my
address and phone number. Advice: Be
careful where you write your name and
number!”
The Jamesons have grown since
those early days together. The family
now numbers seven. Their son, Christopher, is a sophomore at UNL and
commutes from home, while their
daughter, Michaela, is a senior at Lincoln Christian. Their youngest three Evan, a freshman; Andrea, a sixth
grader; and Thomas, a second grader
- all attend Norris.
Dan is an electrical engineer at
Teledyne Isco. Donna keeps busy with
her favorite job of being a mom. She
also does bookkeeping for a couple
of businesses. Donna appreciates the
flexible hours of the bookkeeping jobs.
“It allows me to be available for my
family,” she said.
Childhood memories are plentiful
for Donna. She fondly remembers
growing up on a farm southeast of
Syracuse. When asked to name a favorite memory, she replied, “Wow!
That could be anything from the matching red velvet dresses that Mom made
my sisters and me for Christmas and
matching dresses again for Easter. Or
the dozens of cookies we would make
each Christmas. Harvest time was always exciting. Then, of course, the
garden produce, the canning and freezing. We would always get help from
my dad and brother with the corn.
Beans and peas were fun. That was
the only time we could watch daytime
TV - while we snapped beans or podded peas. It seems to be the ‘family’
times that I remember most.
“We would get together with my
grandmother and aunt and make 40 or
50 apple pies. We would each have
our job. My grandpa would sit outside
under the shade tree with his apple
peeler. He also had an old cider press
and he would make us fresh apple cider.”
Thinking back to her childhood,
Donna confided, “As a girl, it never occurred to me to be anything other than
a wife and mother when I grew up.”
She has certainly accomplished that
and is loving every minute of it.
The Jamesons moved to rural Roca
in the fall of 2006. “We had lived in
Lincoln since 1983. With five kids, we
needed more space, inside and out. We
found this house, which suited our
needs. Our friends tell us it is perfect
for us and it is! We all really like it
here!”
When asked something most
people wouldn’t know about her,
Donna said, “Since I am new to the
area, that could be a number of things.
But I suppose something that doesn’t
come up in day-to-day conversation
is that in college (a long time ago), I
was selected to the NAIA Women’s
Track and Field All-American Team.”
If she has any spare time in-between all her kids’ activities and involvement in church, you might find
Donna sewing or scrapbooking. She
also enjoys going for walks/jogs to stay
in shape. “We have had fun as a family
snow-skiing, water skiing and hiking.”
If she had the opportunity to travel
anywhere in the world, Donna said, “I
enjoy seeing new places, but I guess I
don’t have a place in mind that I’ve
just got to see. Our favorite place
we’ve been as a family is the Bahamas. We didn’t know if we would be
able to take many more family vacations with all of the children, so we decided to go for it.”
Donna wishes there could be more
joy and happiness in the world and that
we would all slow down and enjoy
what we have. “Oh, and that chocolate didn’t have calories!” she added.
Her closest friends would describe her
as very nice, easy-going and organized
- she knows because she asked them!
Donna is passionate about “being a
good mother first, but I also want to
set a positive example and to be a
Godly woman, not just for my children,
but for everyone I am around.”
Chocolate, cinnamon rolls and ice
cream all rank high on Donna’s favorite food list. The Jamesons’ favorite
food holiday is “probably Thanksgiving. We look forward to the tradition
of the turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, etc. And I think we need to spend
more time truly being thankful for all
that we have.”
Donna recalled this memorable
story involving food, “This is embarrassing, but I actually blacked out while
cutting up a chicken. I can do it now,
but I prefer to buy them pre-cut. My
first experience in preparing ‘real’ turkey dressing wasn’t pleasant either. My
mother’s recipe called for things like
livers, gizzards and other unpleasant
things. Picking the meat off of the turkey neck wasn’t my idea of a good
time, either. I have come to really like
Stove Top Stuffing!”
As for cooking tips, Donna had this
to share: “Don’t be afraid to try new
recipes.” She offers some great ones
in this column.
Donna Jameson seems to have fit
right into the community since moving
here. She enjoys each day with her
family and friends, and keeping the
schedule straight for her active family.
And she is making plenty of new
friends along the way.
Seafood Fettuccine
From Donna Jameson
24-oz. fettuccine
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup flour
2 cups milk
2 cans evaporated milk
2 cups cooked or imitation crabmeat
2 (6-1/2 oz.) cans clams, drained
8-10 oz. tiny shrimp
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 T. parsley
1/2 tsp. pepper
Cook fettuccine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large
saucepan, saute garlic in butter. Stir in
flour until blended. Gradually add milk
and evaporated milk. Bring to a boil;
cook and stir for 2 minutes or thickened. Add the crab, clams, shrimp,
Parmesan cheese, parsley and pepper;
heat through. Drain fettuccine; top with
seafood mixture.
Bubble Loaf
From Donna Jameson
1-1/2 T. margarine
3 T. water
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup sugar
3 1/3 cups bread flour
2 tsp. rapid rise yeast
Prepare dough in bread machine.
Grease bundt pan. Put 1/2 cup of nuts
in bottom (optional). Divide dough in
24 pieces. Roll into balls and place in
pan.
Sprinkle on top:
1 cup brown sugar
1 (4-oz.) box vanilla pudding
—NOT INSTANT
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup melted margarine
Let rise 20 minutes. Bake at 350
for 25 minutes. Turn out onto plate.
Donna Jameson, of rural Roca, enjoys having all her kids
around the home acreage in the afternoons after school. Front
row: Thomas, Andrea, Michaela and Evan. Back row: Donna
and Christopher. Not pictured: husband and father, Dan.
Photo by Jill Hoefler
Norris Middle and High School student
directories project of Norris C.A.R.E.S.
By Linda Bryant
The Norris C.A.R.E.S. group has been busy at work this fall with a
variety of projects, making banners, arranging for speakers, and getting
parents to pledge to monitor their children’s gatherings at their home.
Members of the group encouraged parents to sign a safe homes pledge
to actively supervise all gatherings of youth in their home or on their
property, or ask another responsible adult for help to do so; not allow the
possession or use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, other drugs, or violence by youth in their home or on thei property; and set expectations for
their children by knowing where they are, whom they are with, what they
are doing, and when they are to return home.
in a new Norris
Those who signed the pledge are noted by an icon
middle school and high school student directory. The directory lists the
student’s name, the parents’ names, addresses and phone numbers.
The Norris C.A.R.E.S. group felt the directory would be a valuable
resource for all parents who sometimes need to get in touch with their
children’s friends or parents, but might not know the parents’ names or
where they live.
Cream Cheese Danish
For only $3.00, (which covers the cost of printing the brochures with
the assistance of your hometown newspaper) you can have your own
From Donna Jameson
directory. Copies are available at the Norris elementary, middle and high
16-oz. cream cheese
school office, as well as various sporting events and the VOICE News in
1 egg
Hickman.
1 cup sugar
Norris C.A.R.E.S. stands for community awareness resulting in educa1 tsp. almond flavoring
tion and strategies. And why has Norris C.A.R.E.S become an active
2 cans Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
Press 1 can of rolls in 9x13 pan, force in the community?
pinching seams. Mix cream cheese,
sugar, egg and almond flavoring until Did you know....
48.9% of sophomores & 61.4% of seniors at Norris have tried alcohol?
smooth. Spread on top of rolls. Place
14.4% of sophomores & 23.6% of seniors at Norris have engaged in
second can of rolls on top.
Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar binge drinking behavior?
27.6% of sophomores & 34.5% of seniors at Norris have ridden in a car
mixture of: 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tsp.
cinnamon. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. with a drinking driver?
8.8% of sophomores & 19.3% of seniors at Norris have tried marijuana?
37.2% of sophomores & 47.2% of seniors at Norris say their parents have
Crunchy Green
attitudes that favor alcohol and drug use?
Salad Dressing
From Donna Jameson
Dressing:
4 T. sugar
1/2 cup salad oil
1 tsp. salt
2 T. vinegar
1 tsp. MSG (optional)
1 tsp. pepper
Combine and shake well.
Topping:
5 slices fried bacon and crumbled
1/2 cup chow mien noodles
3 oz. sliced almonds
4 T. sesame seeds
Toast topping ingredients for 15
minutes in 350-degree oven.
Salad:
1 head romaine or spinach
1/2 head iceburg lettuce
1/2 cup grated carrots
4 green onions, sliced
Add all parts together right before
serving.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
From Donna Jameson
These are our favorite!
1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups flour
2-1/2 cups oatmeal (ground
like flour in the blender)
6-12 oz. chocolate chips
Cream shortening and sugars. Beat
in eggs. Add vanilla, salt, baking powder, baking soda, flour and ground
oatmeal; mix well. Stir in chocolate
chips. Bake at 375 for 6-8 minutes.
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NEWS, Thursday, January 17, 2008
Lancaster County Letters to
Sheriff’s Report
the Editor
By Mark Mahoney
Lincoln woman in fair
condition 17 days after
accident killed baby daughter
Jennifer Kahm, 23, of Lincoln,
was in fair condition at BryanLGH
Medical Center West January 15, 17
days after she was involved in a
crash at 56th Street and Yankee Hill
Road that killed her infant daughter,
Kinsey Shore-Kahm.
Martell man
victim of identity theft
A 71-year-old Martell man reported to the Lancaster County
Sheriff’s department January 10 that
his identity had been stolen sometime on January 8 or 9.
According to sheriff’s reports,
the man received an electronic notice from Washington Mutual Visa
that his account was over its $4,000
limit. He reviewed his account and
found four cash advances for $7,500.
The advances took place in the California cities of Montebello and Los
Angeles.
The man contacted Washington
Mutual and was told that a card had
been issued to a secondary
cardholder in Los Angeles, according to sheriff’s reports. Washington Mutual told the man that authorization for the card had come from
his cell phone number, but the man
denied this. The card has since been
cancelled. Total charges to the card
were $7,500 and the man was given
an ID theft packet. The case is under investigation.
Editor:
We sincerely wish to thank you
for all that you did in support of the
fundraiser for Sherri Weiss, your
compassion shared for all involved
in this undertaking and noting the
liver transplant. Sherri came home
for the second time, but must have
24-hour supervision.
She has experienced three serious setbacks, the first being a hole
in the liver when she had to be
airlifted to Omaha, during which time
they nearly lost her during surgery.
She received 32 units of blood, having two nurses pumping the blood
by hand into her to keep her alive.
She came home only to be rushed
to Omaha a second time. They found
a pocket of infection on her liver.
She was able to come home again,
and when she went to the doctor,
her blood pressure was very, very
low. Once again, they found another pocket of infection, which they
are still draining, but she can remain
at home with constant care.
Everyone has been so kind and
sharing. All prayers have helped a
great amount. There are prayer
chains throughout the communities, and we are grateful for all. We
know that prayer changes things.
A sincere thank you and may
God keep you in his love.
Prayerfully,
Sherri, Steve, Dwight and
Alyce Weiss and our families
Sterling
Gage County Sheriff’s Report
By Christina Case
Anyone with information on this burglary should contact Crime Stoppers at
(402) 228-4343 or the Gage County
Some time between 2:30 p.m. on Sheriff at (402) 223-5222.
January 12 and the same time the Burning vehicle near Cortland
next day, an unknown person en- identified as stolen vehicle
tered an unfinished home west of
The investigation of an arson
Adams and took several tools and incident on Highway 77 south of
electronics. The owner of the Cortland is under way after Gage
house, Rick Lee, of rural Adams, re- County Sheriff ’s deputies were
ported the burglary to the Gage alerted to a 2004 Mitsubishi Gallant
County Sheriff on January 13.
on fire on January 7. Around 10:30
The suspect apparently entered p.m., deputies arrived on the scene
the nearly-completed house and a just east of the intersection of Highhorse trailer and camper nearby, and ways 41 and 77 to find Cortland and
made off with numerous tools, TV’s Clatonia Volunteer Fire and Rescue
and miscellaneous electronics. putting out the fire. No one was
Some of the tools belonged to the found near the burning vehicle, and
contractor who was building the further investigation revealed that
house. Lee estimated the total loss the vehicle was reported stolen out
at about $10,000.
of Kansas City.
Burglary in rural
Adams nets $10,000 loss
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Jensen family fosters a genuinely
loving home life for kids who need one
which is a very big deal,” the girls ter child’s school was just too far for
By Christina Case
Jeff and Carmen Jensen and their agreed. With issues of fashion, it’s al- them to drive each day, so she went
family have a lot to live up to. Their ways good to have a compatriot, and to Bennet Elementary. “I was really
home in Bennet is licensed as a safe Jade is quite glad to have hers. impressed with Bennet. They went
haven for foster kids from troubled Carmen describes both her daughter out of their way to get her in as soon
homes, so they could be described as and her oldest foster child as fashion- as possible, and were very good
saviors. They probably wouldn’t say able and color-coordinated. And of about dealing with her issues,” said
that, but just like foster families all over course, she has to limit their phone Carmen.
the country, the Jensens take on
the daily joys and stresses of kids
who enter their home as strangers,
but could be taken away with little
notice.
The Jensens started their foster care experience several years
ago. Jeff’s parents had gotten involved in foster care after he was
out of the house, and that planted
the seed of an idea in Jeff and his
wife. They started out as foster
parents for the state of Nebraska
for two years, and then joined
CEDARS Youth Services of Lincoln, an agency that helps abused,
neglected and homeless children in
many capacities, including foster
care.
Kids from troubled homes tend
to have the same joys and stresses,
and the Jensens’ have found themselves in the midst of these, some
of them more serious than others.
“Working with an agency, we get Jeff, Carmen and Jade Jensen, of Bennet, palled around with their
a lot more support,” said Carmen. three foster kids, the color-er, the artist, and the fashionista.
“The state’s foster kids usually had (Foster kids’ names and faces cannot be published for privacy
lower needs and not as many reasons). Not pictured: Chad Jensen.
Photo by Case
medical or behavioral problems,
The Jensens are pretty fortunate
but now that we’re with the agency time.
The 10-year-old is a comedian and this time around. Their three current
we have more resources to help us.”
budding artist. He spends his free time foster kids make 18 total, and there
Right now, Jeff, Carmen, and their making art out of Lego’s and sketch- have been far more difficult situations.
kids, Chad and Jade, are hosting three ing. He bunks in a room with his little “Foster families can give two weeks
siblings, ages 13, 10 and seven. A se- sister, a self-described chore addict, notice to the agency if their foster kids
nior at Palmyra, Chad hasn’t been whose personal favorite is vacuum- are just not working with the family,”
home much during the eight months ing. “She’s my little helper,” said said Carmen. “That has happened
they have lived with the family, but Carmen. “She likes to do the laundry, twice for us.”
Even when the situation does work
Jade, a freshman, has grown close to wash the dishes and especially
the three, especially the oldest girl. vacuum.” “Yeah, she’s always begging out well and friendships are made, it’s
(Names and photos of the foster chil- for more chores,” her brother added. bittersweet. Most of the time, foster
Every time but once, the Jensens’ kids will have to leave after awhile.
dren cannot be published for privacy
foster kids have remained at their own Carmen knows that’s just a necessary
reasons.)
“We help each other with our hair, schools. For that one situation, a fos- part of being a foster parent, and her
family has done it several times, but it
can still be very hard. Especially for
Jade. “She’s a very compassionate girl
Neglect is the most frequently recorded cause for removal of children from who likes to help kids with probtheir parent(s’) or guardian(s’) home. Neglect has several forms, ranging lems,” her mom said. “Every time you
from outright abandonment to inadequate parenting skills which affect get new kids, it changes the whole
child well-being. Parental drug abuse is the second most prevalent cause dynamic of the family. Even though the
of placement, followed by substandard or unsafe housing.
kids know it’s temporary, they create
According to DHHS, a total of 5,691 approved and licensed homes were sibling-type bonds, so it’s really hard
available in Nebraska in 2006. While this is an increase of 1,523 approved and to separate them when the time is up.”
licensed homes from 2005, the number of children in need of foster homes has
The longest any foster children
continued to rise for a number of years, creating a greater need for foster have stayed at the Jensen home was
placements. Foster care providers are needed, particularly by children who are 15 months, so there is no telling how
teenagers, who have special needs (i.e. lower functioning and/or significant much time they have left with the kids.
acting out behavior) and sibling groups of three or more. Foster homes provide For now, however, the Jensen family
the least restrictive, most family like out-of-home placements for children who is doing what they can to provide a
cannot remain at home.
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“Foster kids often haven’t had
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them how to deal with stressors, so
they often bring those issues with them
when they come,” said Carmen. “The
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The Jensens don’t commit to keep
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move on, so they always try to do
something extra special for their last
night together. “You never know how
long you’ll have them. It all depends
on what’s happening in their other
lives,” Carmen said.
Only other foster parents can truly
understand the wide array of feelings
that pass through the Jensen family on
a regular basis, and Carmen feels a
special draw toward them. Just as foster parents have to overcome the shifting of their family dynamic, the many
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Sterling all smiles at 79th MUDECAS tourney
Like Sunday media reports in the
wake of the Nebraska basketball Big
12 Conference opener with Kansas last
Saturday, Old Fox was encouraged by
the Husker effort and improvement
from their 2007 meetings.
Of course, I would have preferred
a victory over the Jayhawks, the winners by a count of 79-58, but I arrived
at the Bob Devaney Sports Center expecting Nebraska to be facing the
toughest Big 12 opener of any school
in the conference. KU was near the top
of the rankings—and played like the
No. 1 team, which the Jayhawks may
be soon if they continue unbeaten—
and I did not expect the game to resemble the 1958 meeting in Lincoln.
In that one, the score was tied 4141 when Jimmy Kubacki fired a jumper
from the key over Wilt Chamberlain with
a couple of seconds left. The ball
swished through as the gun sounded
and the Old Coliseum almost rocked
off its foundation. Kubacki did not
even suit up until the middle of the
second half and didn’t enter the
game—on his bad knee—until the
dying moments.
One thing I knew would not happen between the 2008 Huskers and
Jayhawks was there was no way the
scoreboard would register 41-41 with
a second left on the clock. In 1958, there
was no such thing as a “shot clock.”
Coach Jerry Bush had the Huskers play
keep-away from KU—winners 102-46
in Lawrence a week or so before—and
eat up time throughout the game (Nebraska won 43-41).
Most interesting to Husker fans after the game—and all day Sunday,
wherever I went—was not the score,
nor the future prospects for the rest of
the season. The talk of the town was:
“How can a player be stretched on the
court, face down and not moving, while
the other players race to the other end
of the court and continue the action,
with fans, coaches and bench players
yelling and pointing to an injured
player? Why didn’t the officials stop
the game?”
Grandma was yelling to me with the
same questions during the incident—
and the next day—and all I could tell
her and others was, “I guess the refs
were too busy looking for foul calls to
notice there were only nine players in
the action.”
I noted KU Coach Bill Self kept yelling and pointing to where Husker
Aleks Maric lay immobile as help
rushed toward him—and so was everyone else in the Sports Center. Maric
was finally brought to his feet and escorted off the court to staunch a
bloody gash over his eye. A tough
Ausie, the 6-11 Husker center returned
to action a short time later and wound
up with 19 points.
Maybe basketball needs to add a
special siren to the scorer’s table to
notify officials to stop the action when
only nine players are engaged in a manto-man battle as a result of an injured
participant in the game. That might
quiet Grandma the next time.
Hot Stove Time has arrived. The
Lincoln Saltdogs Booster Club swings
into action on Saturday, January 26,
with a “Holiday Party” at Faith Bible
Church...Also heating up during these
cold days are the NEBRASKA YANKEES, skippered by Floyd Colon. The
group of local Yankee fans is celebrating the election of “Goose” Gossage
into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Floyd also notes that the Yankees will
play only one series in Kansas City
this season, and that will happen during the Royals’ opening week.
A final note: This will be the last
season with American League action
in Yankee Stadium. I’ve enjoyed games
there, and made visits to the Yankee
clubhouse and dugout on occasion.
But my fondest memory of the “House
that Ruth Built” will be the 1962 Gotham
Bowl football game when Nebraska
beat Miami 36-34 to cap Bob
Devaney’s
first
season—and
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22 Pheasants Forever Banquet
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The Sterling Jets won the MUDECAS B Division boys basketball championship Saturday in
Beatrice. They were cheered to victory by the Sterling fans and the SHS cheerleaders with
the lucky beads. From left: Morgan Shea, Kelci Lowmack, Madeline Daehling, Kala Weber
and McKenzie McAuliffe.
continued from page 1
Expanded fire stations needed in Firth and Panama
of the Village of Panama board and
the fire district board met in the
cramped meeting corner of the
Panama Fire Barn to hash out the
main issues of the project and get
the ball rolling.
Dave Allen, chair of the fire district board, opened the meeting by
sharing his vision of new fire stations, both in Firth and in Panama.
“The needs are obvious in both
places,” he said. “Over here, the old
floor is already being destroyed by
use. In Firth, the fire station is getting a new pumper in August 2009,
and it won’t fit in the building we
have right now. So we need to at least
have a new building up and running
in Firth by then.”
Since pulling a woman out of her
destroyed house after the tornado
roared through the area in May 2004,
Dave Allen has known the desperate need for a safe and efficient fire
station. That night, he had to put the
woman up at a local resident’s home
because the Panama Fire Barn had no
electricity.
“That was the catalyst for this
project in my mind,” Allen said. “Why
can’t we have a safe building to take
people to, that we can use as a command center, with a generator for
power, cooling, restrooms, and room
to keep people for awhile in case of
emergency?”
Right now, neither Firth’s nor
Panama’s emergency sirens are run
by a backup generator, and when the
power goes out, so do the lights and
automatic bay doors. Furthermore,
newer emergency vehicles are larger
in size and both stations are already
a tight fit for their current vehicles.
While members of both boards
are willing to work together on the
projects, Panama and Firth are in dif-
ferent places—their needs are
unique to their communities and
each has made different amounts of
progress toward new buildings.
Panama has been actively planning for a new building for quite some
time. Since the public has also expressed its need for a community
center, the plan is to construct a joint
fire barn and community center. Last
fall, the Community and Regional
Planning class from UNL spent several weeks meeting with members of
the community and designing floor
plans for the new multi-purpose
building.
According to Eric Johnson, chairman of the Village Board, no one of
the plans was a good fit with the
community, but elements from several of them could be incorporated
into the project. Scott Sullivan, an
architect with Erickson & Sullivan,
has drawn up a preliminary plan, and
the village owns a little over five lots
of property in the area of the old elevator on which to build. It remains
for the board get the public’s input,
decide on an architectural plan, and
secure financing for the project.
As for Firth, no one is certain
whether or not the fire district owns
the building or the land that it stands
on. One of Allen’s main concerns is
that the fire district doesn’t own its
land in either town, and in Panama,
the fire district depends on the village to subsidize the fire barn. “We’re
really a homeless fire district, and I
really think we should own both
buildings,” he said.
For Firth, time is of the essence,
but working together with Panama
could make their new building a reality in time for the new pumper. The
fire district is considering an
interlocal agreement to own the fire
station part of the Panama Fire Barn/
Town Hall, and the other part would
be available for the community’s use.
The building committee for the
projects is diving into its research,
and the village of Panama plans to
hold informational meetings for the
public in the near future. Whether
they put the vote to the town by including ballots in the bills or putting
the issue on November’s ballot remains to be decided.
“We want to wrap up both
projects in one bond issue, go to
design with one architect, and use
one professional contractor to do the
work,” said Allen. “This is an issue
of public safety, and we want it done
and done right.”
Heath Petsche
Financial Advisor
College View
Suite A
4703 Prescott Ave.
Lincoln, NE 68506
Office: 483-4855
Home: 792-3393
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VOICE NEWS, Thursday, January 17, 2008
PUBLIC
NOTICES
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
The following described property will
be sold at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash or certified funds at the
front steps of the Lancaster County
Courthouse, Lincoln, Nebraska, on the
11th day of 11th day of February, 2008,
at 10:00 a.m.
Lot 8, Block 6, Woods Bros.
Lakeview Acres Addition, Lincoln,
Lancaster County, Nebraska.
This sale is made without warranties
as to the title or condition of the property and is subject to any and all (1) real
estate taxes, (2) special assessments, (3)
easements, covenants, restrictions of
record, (4) prior mortgages and trust
deeds of record, and (5) ground leases
of record. The highest bidder is required
to deposit a minimum of Five Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) of the successful bid
at the time of the sale in the form of cash
or certified funds, which shall be nonrefundable, and is further required to
deliver cash or certified funds for the
balance of the bid to the undersigned by
the close of business on the day of the
sale, except this requirement is waived
when the highest bidder is the beneficiary. The purchases is responsible for
all fees and taxes, including the documentary stamp tax.
DATED this 31st day of December,
2007.
By Michael P. Schmiedt
Michael P. Schmiedt, Successor
Trustee
CRARY, HUFF, INKSTER,
SHEEHAN
RINGGENBERG, HARTNETT
& STORM, P.C.
614 Piece Street
P.O. Box 27
Sioux City, Iowa 51102
(712) 277-4561
(712) 277-4605 Fax
Clerk to Clerk’s Institute in March.
Motion to adjourn was made by
Jobman, seconded by Parde. Motion
Carried 3-0.
The following bills were paid: Salaries, $2,138.18; Adams Super Foods,
13.55; Alltel, 46.97; ACCO, 418.60;
Aquila, 322.28; Dissmeyer Towing,
363.53; EMS Billing, 78.30; Farmers
Cooperative, 1,285.53; Fort Dearborn
Life Ins Co, 65.36; Freeman Public
Schools, 1,000.00; Great Plains One-Call,
1.01; Hestermann’s Repair, 135.59; Klein
Hardware, 398.62; Midwest Refuse,
4,124.22; NE Public Health Env Lab,
28.00; Norris Public Power, 2,712.17;
Praxair, 256.19; SAAP Bros, 120.00;
Taylor’s Drain & Sewer, 770.00; VOICE
News, 39.60; Windstream, 434.66; Mike
Pethoud, 75.44; Buhr Electric, 80.13;
NMC, INC, 242.42; Jeo Consulting,
600.00; Alltel, 41.22; SCG Consulting,
1,600.00; Matt’s Tire service, 120.14;
Hilltop Greenhouse, 35.00; EMP, 108.90;
Melissa Hotovy, 250.00; plus other bills
after 12/6/07 Jesse Keebler, 75.00; BAB
Inc, 2,274.00; NE Dept. of Revenue,
816.55; Mike Pethoud, 300.00; Salary,
1,047.40= Total Checks $22,418.56.
Lisa Gembala, Village Clerk
Weiss made a motion to accept Todd
Pella as a member of the Sterling Fire
Department, and Rengstorf seconded the
motion. Vote: yeas: all. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Dennis Heusman, Board Chairman
Lola Wentz, Village Clerk
MINUTES OF THE
HICKMAN CITY COUNCIL
MEETING HELD ON
DECEMBER 11, 2007
Mayor Jim Hrouda called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. and referenced
the meeting recording process, optional
sign in sheet, and open meeting law posting. Council Members Doug Hanson,
Kim Hoesing, and Steve Noren were
present for Roll Call. Council Members
Mike Cejka and Dave Dykmann were
absent and excused from the proceedings. Council Member Richard Harms
joined proceedings at 7:15 p.m. to form
a quorum. 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.
PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCREGULAR MEETING
TION/PRESENTATIONS
OF THE VILLAGE
Mayor Hrouda introduced Mr. Leon
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
TenHulzen. Mr. TenHulzen was preSTERLING, NEBRASKA
sented a plaque for his years of service
The Chairman and Board of Trust- from July 31, 1973 to November 30, 2007.
ees of the Village of Sterling met in regu- Mayor Hrouda expressed the City’s
lar session on Tuesday, December 11, gratitude for Mr. TenHulzen’s 34 years
2007, at 7:00 p.m. at the Sterling Fire of service to the City of Hickman as the
Barn in a publicly convened session the Maintenance/Public Works Director.
same being open to the public and havMayor Hrouda introduced Mr.
ing been preceded by advanced publi- Lawayne Feit. Mr. Feit was presented a
cized notice. The Open Meetings Act plaque for his years of service from Febwas read. Chairman Dennis Heusman ruary 9, 1989 to January 8, 2008. Mayor
called the meeting to order. Trustees Hrouda expressed the City’s appreciaanswering roll call were: Stan Karr, Vane tion for Mr. Feit’s 19 years of service to
Rengstorf, Dwight Weiss, Chuck the City of Hickman as the City AttorWingert. Visitors: LeRoy Riensche, ney.
Audrey Keebler, Jack Weyers.
CONSENT AGENDA
Reorganization proceedings: Weiss
The City Administrator reviewed line
nominated Dennis Heusman as Chair- item content of the new Accounts Payman of the Board, and Wingert seconded able/Claims report with Governing Body.
the motion. Roll call vote: yeas: all. Mo- Also presented was a Budget Cash retion carried.
port for November. Motion by Council
January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Committees for 2008: streets and Member Hanson, and seconded by
brush site- Heusman and Weiss; water Council Member Noren, to approve the
VILLAGE OF ADAMS
and wastewater-Karr and Heusman; Consent Agenda with the Budget Cash
Notice of Renewal
park and recreation- Karr and Heusman; Report presented in the report to include
Class C Liquor License
Notice is hereby given that pursuant cemetery- Weiss and Karr, Personnel all infrastructure cost items reimbursable
to Section 53-135.01, liquor license may appointments: clerk-treasurer- Lola back to the City. The following Council
be automatically renewed for one year Wentz; librarian- Sue Wilken; utility su- Members voted “YEA”. Noren,
from May 1, 2008, for the following re- perintendent- LeRoy Riensche; village Hoesing, Harms, and Hanson. The foltail liquor, to wit: Trails End Cafe, 633 attorney- Steve Mercure; security guard- lowing Council Members voted “NAY”.
Main, Street, Adams, NE 68301, and Ivan Heusman; zoning administrator- None. Motion passed 4-0.
Current List of Elected and ApSuper Foods, 641 Main Street, Adams, Jack Weyers; grants- Chuck Wingert;
insurance- Dwight Weiss. Library board pointed Officials was presented. Motion
NE 68301.
Notice is hereby given that written members- Jean Albrecht, Jackie by Council Member Hoesing, and secprotest to the issuance of automatic re- Brammeier, Becky Barney, Shirley Zink. onded by Council Member Hanson, to
newal of license may be filed by any All personnel and committees were ap- approve list as presented. The following
resident of the Village in the office of proved as assigned by the board chair- Council Members voted “YEA”. Noren,
Hoesing, Harms, and Hanson. The folthe Village Clerk; that in the event pro- man.
Karr made a motion to approve the lowing Council Members voted “NAY”.
tests are filed by three or more such
persons, hearing will be had to detemine minutes of the last regular meeting held None. Motion passed 4-0.
OPEN FORUM
whether continuation of said license November 13, 2007, and Rengstorf seconded the motion. Vote: yeas: all. MoMs. Julie Cejka of 714 Sunflower
should be allowed.
tion carried.
was present to discuss the proposed
Lisa Gembala, Village Clerk
These bills were approved for pay- Norris Public Power line. She noted that
Jan. 10, 17
ment in a motion by Wingert, and Weiss the line was proposed to go into the City
seconded the motion. Vote: Karr, Weiss, Right-of-Way and not allow for any
VILLAGE OF ADAMS
Wingert, Heusman. Abstaining: money for possible devaluation to the
MINUTES OF
Rengstorf. Motion carried.
property. Ms. Cejka stated that buried
January 3, 2008 MEETING
These bills were approved for pay- cable would be a better option. Mayor
A regular meeting of the Village
Board of Trustees was held at the Vil- ment: Aquila, fuel, $398.88; BAB, clean Hrouda responded to Ms. Cejka by statlage Office on Thursday, January 3, ditches, cemetery, SENE Coop, repair ing that she needed to discuss this with
2008, at 7:00 p.m. Present were Chair- dam north of Sterling, 6,607.00; Carp’s, her NPPD representative. No action was
man Chris Schiebur; Councilmen, Lloyd fuel, 563.85; City of Tecumseh, handibus taken this item.
Mr. Bill Seifert of 7220 Hickman
Goracke, Richard Jobman, and Dean fee, 300.00; Concrete Industries, concrete, 553.58; D&D Communications, Road was present to also discuss the
Parde. Absent, Larry Agena
Motion was made by Parde, sec- rep., 99.00; Employees Benefit Program, proposed Norris Public Power line. He
onded by Goracke, to approve the min- Riensche ins., 200.00; First National also mentioned the potential move of the
utes of the last meeting. Motion Carried Bank of Omaha, sup., 187.06; Great line to the Right-of-Way. He also stated
Plains One Call, fee, 25.54; Hawkins that burying the electrical line would be
3-0.
Motion was made by Goracke, sec- Water Treatment, sup, 25.79; Ivan a better option in regards to home valonded by Parde, to approve the Decem- Heusman, mileage, 240.00; Jack Weyers, ues. Mr. Seifert also noted that if
ber Treasurer’s Reports. Motion Carried fee, 104.06; Jeff Bessey, snow removal, Hickman Road was going to be widen
50.00; Library books, 166.85; MCI, the power poles would be in the way.
3-0.
Motion to pay all bills as presented phones, 12.72; NDEQ, fee, 150.00; Mayor Hrouda responded to Mr. Seifert
was made by Parde, seconded by NDEQ, sewer payment, 6,343.19; and noted that he should contact his
NPPD, elec. 1,598.59; NPHEL, fee, NPPD representative. No action was
Jobman. Motion Carried 3-0.
Tracy Zastrow, The Garbage Com- 16.00; Nestor & Mercure, fee, 100.00; taken on this item.
REPORTS
pany, discussed a 3.5% rate increase. Payroll, 4,371.51; Payroll taxes, 928.84;
Deputy John Vik was present and
Village Board will renew contract for 1 Roger Huls, sup, 146.93; Vane
year with the 3.5 % rate increase. New Rengstorf, snow removal, 190.25; gave his report. He noted that calls for
contract will be mailed to Village by VOICE News, pub. 39.60; Waymire service had decreased since last month.
Well, sup, 45.69; Westside Auto, rep. He also noted that several of the calls
Tracy.
302.19; Windstream, phones, 439.97; were for dog at large. Motion by CounNo Building permits.
Discussion with James Buhr, Free- Wusk Power Equipment, rep. 77.90. cil Member Hoesing, and seconded by
Council Member Harms, to accept the
man School Board, about refunding the Total: $24,284.99
Weiss made a motion to close and Sheriff Deputy’s Report. The following
Building Permit fee to the school. The
lock village park from November 15, Council Members voted “YEA”. Noren,
Building permit will not be refunded.
Mike Lempka discussed sewer prob- 2007 until March 15, 2008. Karr sec- Hoesing, Harms, and Hanson. The folonded the motion. Vote: yeas: all. Mo- lowing Council Members voted “NAY”.
lem.
None. Motion passed 4-0.
Mike Pethoud introduced Ron Kuster tion carried.
LeRoy Riensche, utility superintenPUBLIC HEARINGS
as new Chairman of Planning and ZonNone
ing. Discussed need for new alternate dent, reported: gearhead installed for well
by Sargent Drilling; generators and cost
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
to Zoning.
City Engineer James Burroughs with
Motion was made by Parde, sec- of hookups; reduction in salt stockpile.
Building permit for Ervin Hansen and Olsson Associates was present to disonded by Goracke, to approve Alvie
cuss Completion of the Wastewater
Bouwens as a board member of Plan- Ryan McAuliffe were approved.
There was discussion on the surveil- Treatment Plant. Monday December 17,
ning and Zoning Commission. Motion
2007 at 2:00 p.m. will be the final walk
lance camera with no action taken.
Carried 3-0.
Wingert made a motion to adopt a through. No action was taken on this
Discussed spraying of the two
resolution for Operations Plan for Disas- item.
ballfields.
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion about hooking into water ter Response and Recovery, and Weiss
Resolution #2007-14 was presented.
and sewer lines on housing development. seconded the motion. Vote: yeas: all.
RESOLUTION NO. 2007–14: BE IT
Discussion about sending Village Motion carried.
RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HICKMAN, NEBRASKA. That the
City Council and employees of the City
of Hickman join together to extend Holiday Greetings and Best Wishes to the
citizens of Hickman and the surrounding area, for a joyous Christmas and a
Happy New Year filled with peace, happiness and prosperity; and that the joy
which is shared during the Christmas
season remain in our hearts throughout
the year. Motion by Council Member
Hoesing, and seconded by Council Member Harms, to approve Resolution #200714. The following Council Members
voted “YEA”. Noren, Hoesing, Harms,
and Hanson. The following Council Members voted “NAY”. None. Motion
passed 4-0.
A proposed draft of the revised employee handbook was presented. Discussion included employee benefits, holidays, over time, vacation days, on call
status, and sick time carry over. It was
decided to table this issue until the next
meeting and Council Members would
present their ideas. This item was tabled
until the next meeting.
Mr. James Burroughs with Olsson’s
Associates presented an Agreement for
Professional Services for a Water Treatment Study. The Project would begin in
January 2008 and end in April of 2008.
Motion by Council Member Hanson, and
seconded by Council Member Hoesing,
to accept the Agreement for Professional
Services for the Water Treatment Study
not to exceed $9750.00 and add Task 9
identify grant and funding options for each
option. The following Council Members
passed 4-0.
Mr. Burroughs presented a proposed
Lift Station Policy. Mayor and City
Council discussed some of the areas that
the policies need to be changed. Policy
would be presented to the Mayor and
City Council with the changes mentioned
as an Ordinance at the next meeting.
Ordinance #2007-20 Erosion Control
in the Public Right-of-Way was introduced and read by title by the Deputy
City Clerk. Motion by Council Member
Hanson, and seconded by Council Member Hoesing, to waive the three reading
rule. The following Council Members
passed 4-0. Motion by Council Member
Hoesing and seconded by Council Member Noren to pass Ordinance #2007-20
on first and final reading. The following
Council Members voted “YEA”. Noren,
Hoesing, Harms, and Hanson. The following Council Members voted “NAY”.
CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT
City Attorney Lawayne Feit introduced Mr. Kelly Hoffschnider the new
City Attorney taken over in January
2008. Motion by Council Member
Hoesing, and seconded by Council Member Harms, to approve City Attorney’s
Report. The following Council Members
passed 4-0.
CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT
City Administrator discussed with the
Mayor and City Council a retirement
reception on Wednesday, February 20,
2008 for Mr. Leon TenHulzen and Mr.
Lawayne Feit. City Administrator reviewed the budget cash report presented
and discussed the upcoming audit. He
noted compliance of the Water System
and continued testing and flushing of the
lines. He also noted progress on economic development projects. City Administrator noted that the Lancaster
Emergency Operation Plan had been
received and was on file. He updated
Mayor and Council on Viaduct project,
Arbor Ridge cul-de-sac repair, City test
well, and other infrastructure projects.
Motion by Council Member Hoesing,
and seconded by Council Member
Harms, to approve City Administrators
report. The following Council Members
passed 4-0.
GOVERNING BODY COMMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE
A memo from Norris Public Power
District discussing the east
subtransmission project was received. A
letter and payment from Cedars Lincoln
was received for youth involved in park
vandalism. A letter from Lancaster
County Engineering Department was
received. The letter approved the proposed cost of the utility relocation project
for the Viaduct project. A memo to a
building contractor was included, reminding that contractor that a building permit
is required in Hickman. Several Christmas Cards and Holiday Greetings were
received. A letter of Map Revision was
also received from Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA). Also
noted were e-mail correspondence about
snow removal.
Motion by Council Member Hanson,
Harms, to exceed 10:00 p.m. The following Council Members voted “YEA”.
Noren, Hoesing, Harms, and Hanson.
The following Council Members voted
“NAY”. None. Motion passed 4-0.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Harms, to go into executive session to
discuss non-elected personal and City
Legal matters at 10:10 p.m. The following Council Members voted “YEA”.
Noren, Hoesing, Harms, and Hanson.
“NAY”. None. Motion passed 4-0.
Harms, to reconvene in regular session
at 10:18 p.m. The following Council
Members voted “YEA”. Noren,
Hoesing, Harms, and Hanson. The following Council Members voted “NAY”.
Hanson, to authorize City Administrator
to proceed with a Release and Separation Agreement with a City Employee.
“YEA”. Noren, Hoesing, Harms, and
Hanson. The following Council Members voted “NAY”. None. Motion
passed 4-0.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Council Member Hanson,
Hoesing, to adjourn at 10:19 p,m. The
following Council Members voted
“YEA”. Noren, Hoesing, Harms, and
Hanson. The following Council Members voted “NAY”. None. Motion
passed 4-0.
Emily G. Bausch Deputy Clerk
Jim Hrouda Mayor
CLAIMS
GOVERNING BODY
MEETING DECEMBER 11, 007
Aflac, Insurance, $211.98; Alltel, City
Cell Phones, $446.44; Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., Retirement, $900.00;
Aquila, Gas Service, $179.82; Arbor
Heights LLC, Preconnect Deposit Returned, $2,500.00; Baker & Associates,
Health Insurance Allocation, $1,004.84;
BR Baker, Expense Report, $262.77;
Bizco Technologies Inc., Service Agreement, $1,350.00; Blue Cross / Blue
Shield of Nebraska, Health Insurance,
$3,995.20; Briarhurst True Value, Supplies, $56.01; Climatech Heating & Air,
Repairs, $82.00; Delta Dental of Nebraska, Insurance, $150.50; EDM
Equipment Co., Repairs, $160.00; First
National Merchant Solution, Equipment
Rental, $68.00; First State Bank, Loan
Payment, $15,229.11
First State Bank, Safe Deposit Box,
$25.00; Great Plains One-Call Service,
Locates, $36.83; HD Supply - White Cap,
Supplies, $176.00; Huenink Refuse, Sanitation, $50.00; Jack & Jill, Supplies,
$57.62; League Assoc. of Risk Mgt.,
City Insurance, $1,241.00; Lincoln
Chamber of Commerce, Membership,
$378.00; Terrie Lovorn, Janitorial, $80.00;
Manneco Inc., Parts/Supplies, $71.77;
Bruce Messenger, Inspection, $120.00;
Mike’s Welding, Light Covers, $211.32;
John Morris, Plumbing Inspections,
$180.00; Municipal Supply, Inc. of NE,
Supplies, $245.90; NE Public Health Env.
Lab, Testing, $480.00; NMC Cat, Testing, $50.00
Ne Economic Development Association, Membership, $75.00; Norris Public
Power District, Energy, $37,345.41;
Olsson Associates, Engineer/Consulting,
$26,397.44; Shelli Pomajzl, Tree Rebate,
$50.00; Salt Valley Land Company, Inc,
Rent, $100.00; Merl Scott, HVAC Inspections, $150.00; Dale Stertz, Consulting, $300.00; Dale Stertz, Building Inspections, $600.00; Leon TenHulzen,
Tiller Use 2004 - Current, $60.00;
TerMaats Garage, Truck Repairs,
$608.09; The Plumber, Repairs, $201.00;
The Printer Store, Inc, Repairs, $65.00;
VOICE News, Legal Publication,
$173.46; Voss Lighting, Lights Repairs,
$235.56; Walkers Uniform Rental, Janitorial, $51.00; Walkers Uniform Rental,
Uniform, $236.60; Wells Fargo Card
Services, Statement, $214.27; Whitehead
Oil, Fuel Expenses, $821.70;
Windstream, Communication, $262.77;
Payroll Distribution, 11.16.07 thru
11.30.07, $8,338.36; Hawkins Construction Co., Pay Cert. 11, $13,002.12;
Ameritas Life Ins. Corp, Pension,
$1,720.34; First State Bank, 941 Withholding, $5,270.70; ICMA-RC, Pension,
$594.88
NORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
160
Board of Education
January 10, 2008
Regular Meeting
Continued on Page 7
VOICE NEWS, Thursday, January 17, 2008 - Page 7
PUBLIC
NOTICES
Continued from Page 6
Central Office Board Room
The regular meeting of the Norris
School District 160 Board of Education
was convened in open and public session at 7:35 p.m. on Thursday, January
10, 2008 in the Central Office Board
Room. Board members present: Larry
Grosshans, Craig Gana, Jim Plouzek, and
Patty Bentzinger. Absent: Tom Kohn.
Administrators present included Dr. Roy
Baker, Galen Boldt, Barry Stark, Mary
Jo Rupert, John Skretta and Dr. Bob
Brandt.
Organization of the Board
Patty Bentzinger was nominated for
President. Gana moved, Grosshans seconded, that nominations be closed, and a
unanimous ballot be cast for Patty
Bentzinger. Motion passed 5-0 Larry
Grosshans was nominated for VicePresident. Jim Plouzek moved, seconded
by Jim Craig, that the nominations close
with a unanimous ballot cast. Voting yes:
Grosshans, Gana, Plouzek, Craig,
Bentzinger. Motion passed 5-0. Jim Craig
was nominated for Treasurer. Grosshans
moved, Plouzek seconded, that the nominations close with a unanimous ballot
cast. Voting yes: Grosshans, Gana,
Plouzek, Craig, Bentzinger. Motion
passed 5-0. Jim Plouzek was nominated
for Secretary. Gana moved, seconded by
Grosshans, that the nominations close
with a unanimous ballot cast. Voting yes:
Bentzinger. Motion passed 5-0.
After discussion, President
Bentzinger appointed the following Committees for 2008:
Salary and Bargaining – Tom Kohn,
Chair; Patty Bentzinger; and Larry
Grosshans
Buildings and Grounds – Committee
as a Whole (all members). Larry
Grosshans, Chair.
Transportation – Jim Craig, Chair;
Jim Plouzek; Craig Gana
Superintendent’s report
Upcoming dates, events:
GNSA meeting – Wednesday, Jan.
16, 9:30 a.m., NCSA
State Leadership Conference – Lincoln, Sun. Jan. 27
Legislative Issues Conference – Lincoln, Jan. 27-28
Labor Relations Conference – Feb.
4-5, M-T, Kearney
February Board of Education meeting – Thursday, February 14.
NSBA, March 29-April 1
Dr. Baker distributed information regarding the upcoming SE Nebraska Career Academy Partnership (CAP) Career Fair to the Board. He also shared
that CAP Coordinator Randy Nelson is
submitting an application for the ESU 6
schools for an additional $200,000+ for
the Career Academy Partnership.
Enrollment update - At the half way
point in this school year, the enrollment
has changed little since the beginning of
the year: Elementary down 4, Middle
School up 5, High School up 4.
Consent agenda
The consent items were approved by
unanimous consent.
Curriculum/program report Extra
Curricular Activities
Activities Director Randy Bates gave
a presentation on the full spectrum of
activities that Norris High School offers.
The Board was appreciative of the
PowerPoint showing many students participating in lots of activities.
Curriculum change proposal
Dr. Baker presented a proposed curriculum addition, submitted by Jack
Jenkins and approved by the High School
Principal and Superintendent. A motion
was made by Grosshans, seconded by
Craig, to support the addition of the proposed Computer/Manufacturing Course
as presented. Voting yes: Grosshans,
Gana, Plouzek, Craig, Bentzinger. Voting no: none. The motion carried 5-0. Dr.
Baker also presented an updated Proposed Curriculum Change form.
Policies and Regulations
Dr. Baker presented a proposed
amendment to Policy 4145 to change the
date that applications for the early retirement incentive program must be submitted. Current policy calls for the applications to be submitted March 1 to
March 31. The proposed amendment
would change the submittal dates to February 1 to February 28/29. A motion was
made by Craig, seconded by Plouzek, to
give first approval for the proposed
amendment of Policy 4145. Voting yes:
Bentzinger.
Board areas of focus
The Board reviewed the items agreed
upon at the November meeting and discussed the action plans which had been
developed. The date of the annual leadership team retreat (Board members and
administrators) was set for Saturday
morning, March 8.
Open forum/Citizens’ requests
No requests were made.
Administrators’ Reports
Administrators present reported on
current matters of interest.
The meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
Minutes recorded by Galen Boldt
General Fund
ACT, SUPPLIES/GUIDANCE HS, $1,278.80; ADVANCED KEYBOARD TECHNOLOGY, SUPPLIES/
SPED RESOURCES - MS, 179.00;
ADVANCED OFFICE AUTOMATION, SUPPLIES/ADMIN-CENTRAL OFFICE, 33.45; ALTA BOOK
CENTER PUBLISHERS, TEXTBOOKS/ENGLISH - ELEM, 105.56;
AMERICAN MATH COMPETITIONS/MAA, SUPPLIES/MATH - HS,
310.00; BAKER HARDWARE CO.,
INC., SUPPLIES/PLANT MAINT.,
40.31;
BANK OF AMERICA PAYMENTS, SOFTWARE/TECH SUPPORT - DIST, 550.98; BARNES DISTRIBUTION, TIRES AND PARTS/
TRANSPORTATION, 234.65; BATES,
RANDY, MILEAGE / INSERVICE/
ADMIN - HS, 812.98; BEATRICE
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, CONTRACTED PHYSICAL THERAPY/
PRESCHOOL, 1,185.31; BERNIKLAU
ED.SOL.TEAM/FRTC, MEDICAID
ADM ACT EXP - DIST, 1,058.95;
BROWER SCHOOL BUS PARTS,
TIRES AND PARTS/TRANSPORTATION, 602.44
CARLSON, ANDREW, SUPPLIES/ART - HS, 202.89; CARQUEST
AUTO PARTS, TIRES AND PARTS/
TRANSPORTATION,
661.52;
CORNHUSKER INTL TRUCKS,
INC., TIRES AND PARTS/TRANSPORTATION, 99.20; COUNTRYSIDE
COOP (FIRTH COOP), GAS/TRANSPORTATION, 12,105.15; CRESCENT
ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO., SUPPLIES/
PLANT MAINT., 1,469.38; DELL
MARKETING, L.P., REPAIR SERVICES/TECH SUPPORT - DIST,
806.00; DIETZE MUSIC HOUSE,
EQUIPMENT REPAIR/MUSIC - HS,
383.50; DIODE COMMUNICATIONS
CONSULTING SERVICES/TECH
SUPPORT - DIST 39.95;
DRUMMOND AMERICAN CORPORATION, SUPPLIES/PLANT
MAINT., 202.90; EAGLE SERVICES,
INC., RENTAL OF PORTABLE
RESTROOMS - HS, 220.00; EAKES
OFFICE PLUS, COPIER MAINT
CONT - HS, 311.90; EGAN SUPPLY
COMPANY, SUPPLIES/PLANT
MAINT., 3,257.42; ERSKINE, NOEL,
REPAIR SERVICES/TECH SUPPORT - DIST, 53.95; ESSINK,
HARLAN, OTHER EXPENSES/
TRANSPORTATION, 55.00; ESU #5,
DISTANCE LEARNING SPANISH
CONTRACT, 5,000.00; ESU #6, DISTANCE LEARNING CONTRACTS/
TECH SUPPORT, 6,137.28
FARMERS COOPERATIVE - PLYMOUTH, TIRES AND PARTS/
TRANSPORTATION, 1,249.02;
FOLLETT LIBRARY RESOURCES,
LIBRARY BOOKS - MS, 3,849.74;
FRED’S AUTO ELECTRIC, INC, REPAIR / MAINTENANCE/TRANSPORTATION, 226.00; GAGE
COUNTY EQUIPMENT, INC., SUPPLIES/PLANT MAINT., 948.80;
GRAINGER, INC., SUPPLIES/
PLANT
MAINT.,
356.00;
HANSMEYER, WES, FURNITURE /
EQUIPMENT/MUSIC - HS, 649.00;
HIGHSMITH, INC., SUPPLIES/LIBRARY & MEDIA - HS, 187.34;
HONEYWELL INC., SUPPLIES/
PLANT MAINT., 1,257.50
HORRACE MANN LEAGUE,
DUES AND FEES/ADMIN-SUPT,
55.00; HUENINK REFUSE SERVICE,
OTHER SERVICES/PLANT OPERATION, 1,870.00; HYVEE FOOD
STORE #1388, SUPPLIES/HOME EC
- HS, 194.85; IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS, COPIER MAINT CONT - HS,
1,245.15; INTERSTATE ALL BATTERY CENTER, SUPPLIES/PLANT
MAINT., 64.32; JACOBSEN FIRE
EQUIPMENT CO, SUPPLIES/PLANT
MAINT., 172.00; KUDER, INC, SUPPLIES/GUIDANCE - MS, 69.95;
LANCASTER RURAL WATER,
CHENEY EXPENSES/PLANT OPERATIONS, 33.00; LARSON SPORTS,
GREG, SUPPLIES/PE - ELEM, 30.19
LEE BOOKSELLERS, READING
SUPPLIES - ELEM, 277.23; LINCOLN
ELECTRIC SYSTEM, CHENEY EXPENSES/PLANT OPERATIONS,
247.19; LINCOLN TRUCK CENTER,
TIRES AND PARTS/TRANSPORTATION, 2,631.08; LINWELD, SUPPLIES/VOC. AG - HS, 67.54; MARTIN, NANCY, SUPPLIES/HIGH AB
LRNRS - MS, 58.18; MENARDS-LINCOLN SOUTH STORE, TIRES AND
PARTS/TRANSPORTATION, 309.00;
MIDWEST REFUSE SERVICE, SUPPLIES/PLANT MAINT., 236.25; MIDWEST SOUND & LIGHTING, INC.,
AUDITORIUM SUPPLIES - DIS-
TRICT, 721.50; MONEY HANDLING
MACHINES, INC, FURNITURE /
EQUIP/ADMIN-ASST SUPT, 176.90
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL, MUSIC (VOCAL) SUPPLIES - MS, 623.50; NASB ALICAP,
WORKMEN’S COMPENSATIONELEM, 12,912.00; NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE, SUPPLIES/SOCIAL
STUDIES - MS, 60.00; NCS
PEARSON INC, SASI PURCHASE /
SERV./TECH SUPPORT-DIST, 885.50;
NASCD, OTHER EXP/ STAFF DEVELOPMENT - DIST, 141.00; NEBRASKA SAFETY CENTER, OTHER
EXPENSES/TRANSPORTATION,
200.00; NEBRASKA/CENTRAL
EQUIPMENT, TIRES AND PARTS/
TRANSPORTATION, 86.24; NORRIS
PUBLIC POWER, ROKEBY EXPENSES/PLANT OPERATION,
45,911.54; OREGON TRAIL EQUIP,
LLC, SUPPLIES/PLANT MAINT.,
22.80; PAYFLEX SYSTEMS USA,
INC, UNEMP. COMP., IRS 125 ADM
FEE - DIST, 560.70
PEERLESS WIPING CLOTH CO,
SUPPLIES/PLANT MAINT., 132.00;
PEPPER OF MINNEAPOLIS, MUSIC
(VOCAL) SUPPLIES - HS, 362.08;
PIENING, JENNIFER, PHYSICAL
THERAPY/ORTHOPEDIC - ELEM,
3,441.58; PIONEER PUBLISHING
COMPANY, SUPPLIES/ADMIN - HS,
218.15; PRICE, JUDEEN, SUPPLIES/
HOME EC - HS, 34.17; QUALITY
WATER SERVICES, INC., WATER
SOFTENER SALT - PLANT OPERATION, 326.00; QUILL CORPORATION, SUPPLIES/ADMIN-CENTRAL OFFICE, 144.35; RICE, MATT,
TELEPHONE - DIST, 127.71;
SCHUERMAN WELDING, INC,
TIRES AND PARTS/TRANSPORTATION, 247.32; SCHWISOW CONST
CO, STEVEN B., SUPPLIES/PLANT
MAINT., 400.00; SEISER, LYN, SUPPLIES/HOME EC - HS, 62.54;
SEXAUER, INC., J.A., SUPPLIES/
PLANT MAINT., 186.46; SIGNS
NOW, TIRES AND PARTS/TRANSPORTATION, 335.95;
STATE OF NEBRASKA (ENERGY
OFF., CONTRACTED / SECURED
SERV/PLANT MAINT., 4,506.50; TCA
OUTDOOR POWER CO, SUPPLIES/
PLANT MAINT., 249.74; TERMINIX
INTERNATIONAL, OTHER SERVICES/PLANT OPERATION, 42.00;
TRACY, BRENDA, MILEAGE /
INSERVICE/SPED DIAG SERVELEM, 769.50; UNITED EQUIPMENT SERVICES CO., SUPPLIES/
PLANT MAINT. 1,519.50; UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, SHOW
CHOIR ENTRY FEES/EXPENSES HS, 500.00; VOICE NEWS, ADVERTISING/PRINTING - DIST, 2,630.38;
WALKER TIRE AND AUTO SERVICE, TIRES AND PARTS/TRANSPORTATION, 1,088.84; WHITE ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY, SUPPLIES/PLANT MAINT., 56.50;
WINWHOLESALE, SUPPLIES/
PLANT MAINT., 290.78. General Fund
Sub-Total: $133,656.53
General
Fund
Sub-Total:
$133,656.53; Miscellaneous: $178.77;
Payroll: $1,121,182.84; General Fund
Total: $1,255,018.14
Imprest Account
BETTY JOHNSON, reimbursement,
$55.00; FIRTH POST OFFICE, postage,
$99.20; BRENDA DOESCHOT, reimbursement, $30.00; ANDREW CARLSON, reimbursement, $378.74; FIRTH
POST OFFICE, postage, $436.64;
FIRTH POST OFFICE, postage,
$436.64. Total Imprest: $1436.22
Lunch Fund
CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING CO,
SUPPLIES/MATERIALS EXCP
FOOD, 6,477.36; JACK & JILL,
FOOD, 19.98; LINCOLN POULTRY,
FOOD, 10,076.00; MEADOW GOLD
DAIRIES, FOOD, 3,801.99; NE FOOD
DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, FOOD,
3,021.90; PARADISE WATER COMPANY, FOOD, 55.00; PEGLER
SYSCO FOOD SERVICES S U P PLIES/MATERIALS EXCP FOOD,
9,853.49; PEPSI-COLA, FOOD,
1,984.20; ROTELLA’S ITALIAN BAKERY, INC., FOOD, 485.56. Lunch Fund
Total: $35,775.48
Building Fund
DIETZE MUSIC HOUSE, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, $700.00.
Building Fund Total: $700.00
NOTICE OF MEETING
NORRIS SCHOOL
DISTRICT 160
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 14th, 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.
EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE UNIT #6
Notice of Rescheduled
Public Meeting
The January meeting of the Board of
Educational Service Unit #6 has been
rescheduled. The meeting, previously
scheduled for Thursday, January 17, 2008
will be held at ESU #6 in Milford, Nebraska on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at
7:30 p.m. The agenda for said meeting is
on file at Educational Service Unit No. 6
offices in Milford, NE and kept continually current.
NOTICE OF MEETING
VILLAGE OF ROCA, NEBRASKA
a meeting of the Mayor and Council of
the Village of Roca, Nebraska will be held
at 7:00 O’CLOCK P.M. ON MONDAY, January 21, 2008 at the Village
Hall, which meeting will be open to the
public. An agenda for such meeting, kept
continuously current, is available for public inspection at the office of the Village
Clerk, but the agenda may be modified
at such meeting.
Kristi Janda, Village Clerk
VILLAGE OF BENNET,
NEBRASKA
Board of Trustees Minutes
December 10, 2007
A regular meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Bennet, Nebraska was held at 8:00 p.m., Monday,
December 10, 2007, at the regular meeting place of the Board, the Village Hall,
685 Monroe Street, in the Village, the
same being open to the public and preceded by advance publicized notice duly
given in strict compliance with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 84, Article 14, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, as amended, and having set forth (a) the time, date and place
of the meeting; (b) that the meeting would
be open to the attendance of the public;
and (c) that an agenda for the meeting,
kept continuously current, was available
for public inspection at the offices of the
Village Clerk. Advance notice of the
meeting was also given to each member
of the Board. Additionally, reasonable
efforts were made to provide advance
notice of the time, date and place of the
meeting to all news media requesting the
same. All motions (•) contained herein
were duly made and approved by roll call
vote, unless specifically noted.
The Chair, Don Murray, presided and
called the meeting to order at 8:05 p.m.
The Clerk, Pat Rule, recorded the proceedings. On roll call the following Board
Members were present: Don Murray,
Dell Vedder, and Gregory Arp. Dean
McClain joined the proceedings at 8:27
p,m. Board Member Jackie Bates was
absent from all proceedings. A quorum
being present and the meeting duly commenced, the following proceedings were
had and done while the meeting was open
to the attendance of the public. The Chair
publicly announced the location of a current copy of the Open Meetings Act
posted in the meeting room for access
by the public.
• Motion to approve the November
12, 2007 minutes of the regular meeting.
• Motion to approve the Treasury
Report for November 2007.
The list of claims was presented for
payment, as follows; Alltel, Mobile phones
$160.95; Ampride, truck fuel $284.16;
Aquila, gas service $87.64; Blue Cross,
health insurance $645.48; Cornhusker
Press, dog tags for 2008 $67.89; Eagle
Services, portable toilet $59.00; Ed’s, mechanical repair $400.30; Erickson &
Sederstrom, legal services $1,237.50;
Great Plains One-Call, digger’s hotline
$14.32; Hamilton Service Company, furnace repair, electric service $343.82;
Heartland Community Bank, transfer fee
$18.00, Employee withholding $2,020.60;
Home & Farm Insurance $1,090.00;
Kirkham Michael Consulting, waste water project engineering $1,150.00, general
engineering $750.00; Lancaster County
Sheriff, patrol service $564.20; MARC,
sewer aid $295.80; Menards, general
supplies and parts $122.81; Midwest
Labs, sewer test $116.00; Morris, John,
new construction inspections $315.00;
NE Dept. of Environmental Quality, 2002
water project $13,405.93; NE Public
Health Environmental Lab, water test
$25.00; NE City Utilities, elec. service
$2,132.38; NE Dept of Revenue, sales
tax $1,056.05; Office Depot, office supplies $77.63; Roto-Rooter, jet flush mains
and lift pump $905.76; Rural Water Dist.
No. 1, Village water $4,125.00; Scott,
Merl, building inspection $140.00; Small
Engine Specialist, repair of street sander
$176.98; Stertz, Dale, building inspections
$265.00; Tingley, Brian, reimbursement
for steel tube-Midwest Steel Works
$97.37; Visa/ Bank One, repair parts, general office supplies $362.12; Waddle &
Reed, employee pension fund $214.08;
Wages $6,832.37; Windstream, phone,
fax, sewer alarms, refuse site $216.46,
trustee pay $1,065.00.
• Motion to approve payment of the
claims with the additions.
Reports were received from Bruce
Dahlberg Planning Commission, Village
Engineer Rich Robinson of Kirkham
Michael, Special Engineer Amit
Shrivastava, and Utility Superintendent
Brian Tingley.
(McClain joins the proceedings at
8:27 p.m.) Communications were acknowledged.
• Motion to a approve Change Order #3 for the Waste Water Treatment
Plant project in the amount of $3,848.66.
Resolution No. 2007-12.1 was introduced: A RESOLUTION OF THE
VILLAGE OF BENNET, NEBRASKA APPROVING THE CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE FILED
BY THE VILLAGE’S SPECIAL ENGINEER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF WORK IN SANITARY
SEWER DISTRICT NO. 2006-1; SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED PAYMENT FOR THE PROJECT AT PUBLIC COST; INSTRUCTING THE
CLERK TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF
THE PUBLIC HEARING; AND RELATED MATTERS
• Motion to approve Resolution
2007-12.1
Discussion: ‘Plan of Action’ regarding water and sewer infrastructure improvements, and insurance valuations of
Village owned properties and current
premium cost.
• Motion to amend the approved payment to Home and Farm Insurance to
include the 2008 premium for a total
payment of $23,049.00.
Ordinance 2007-10.1 amending
Bennet Code §130.06 relating to nuisances and providing for notice by publication or posting was introduced. (Included with this publication)
• Motion to approve Ordinance
2007-10.1 on third and final reading.
Resolution 2007-12.2 was introduced
declaring conditions at 245 Birch Street,
Bennet, Nebraska, to constitute a public nuisance and directing the Village
Clerk/Treasurer to give notice to the
owner to abate and remove the nuisance.
• Motion by Murray, second by
Vedder, to approve Resolution 200712.2. Ordinance 2007-11.1 was introduced annexing and including all of Lots
26 and 27, Irregular Tracts, in the SW1/
4 of Section 2, Township 8N, Range 8E
of the 6th PM; and amending the corporate limits map to reflect the change.
• Motion by Murray, second by
McClain, to advance Ordinance 20071.1 on second reading. Three YES; One
NO; Motion carried.
Arp submitted suggested changes to
regulations of fireworks sales in the
Village by reducing the number of days
for sales. Public comment was received.
• Motion to move forward with the
process to change the dates for fireworks sales to June 28th through July
4th. Three YES; One NO; Motion carried.
Discussion: Occupation taxes, damage to Switchgrass Lane pavement and
settlement offer, acceptance of the resignation of Trustee Jackie Bates, a maintenance service agreement for the Village emergency generators at the sewer
lift station and the Waste Water Treatment Plant, and a complaint regarding
the condition of several properties on
Elm Street, east of Monroe. These minutes are condensed for the purpose of
publication. A complete set is available
during regular business hours at the
Village Office.
• Motion to adjourn at 10:25 p.m.
Patricia Rule, Village Clerk
NOTICE OF ABATEMENT
VILLAGE OF BENNET
LANCASTER COUNTY,
NEBRASKA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: The
Bennet Village Board of Trustees have
declared by Resolution No. 2007-12.2
conditions of property owned by Sam
Branch, legally described as the East
Half of Lot 10, Southwicks Subdivision,
Bennet, Lancaster County, Nebraska
and commonly known as 245 Birch
Street to constitute a public nuisance.
As owner of the property described,
Sam Branch is hereby ordered and directed to remedy at once the public
nuisance described as: a vehicle which
has lost its identity, character, utility, or
serviceability as such through deterioration, dismantling, or the ravages of
time, which is inoperable, and unable to
perform its intended functions and
which has been left as wreckage or
junk. Further, Sam Branch has five days
following this publication to comply with
this order or request a hearing with the
Village, or the Village will proceed to
cause the work to be done with the cost
and expenses assessed to the property
owner, Sam Branch. Ref: Bennet Code
§ 130.06. Publication Date: January 17,
2008 Patricia Rule, Bennet Village Clerk
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VILLAGE OF BENNET
ORDINANCE NO. 2007-10-1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTION 130.06 OF THE CODE OF
BENNET RELATING TO WEEDS,
LITTER, STAGNANT WATER, AND
OTHER NUISANCES, TO PROVIDE
THAT, WHEN PERSONAL SERVICE
OR CERTIFIED MAIL IS UNSUCCESSFUL, NOTICE OF A NUISANCE
MAY BE GIVEN BY PUBLICATION
OR POSTING; AND REPEALING
SECTION 130.06 OF THE CODE OF
BENNET AS HITHERTO EXISTING.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF
BENNET, NEBRASKA:
Section 1. That Section 130.06 of the
Code of Bennet be amended to read as
follows:
§ 130.06 WEEDS; LITTER;
STAGNANT WATER.
(A) Lots or pieces of ground within
the municipality shall be drained or filled
so as to prevent stagnant water or any
other nuisance accumulating thereon.
(B) The owner or occupant of any
lot or piece of ground within the municipality shall keep the lot or piece of ground
and the adjoining street and alleys free
of any growth of 12 inches or more in
height of weeds, grasses, or worthless
vegetation.
(C) The throwing, depositing, or accumulation of litter on any lot or piece of
ground within the municipality is prohibited, provided that grass, leaves, and
worthless vegetation may be used as a
ground mulch or in a compost pile.
(D) It is hereby declared to be a nuisance to permit or maintain any growth
of 12 inches or more in height of weeds,
grasses, or worthless vegetation or to litter or cause litter to be deposited or remain thereon except in proper receptacles.
(E) Any owner or occupant of a lot
or piece of ground shall, upon conviction
of violating this section, be guilty of an
offense.
(F) (1) Notice to abate and remove
the nuisance shall be given to each owner
or owner’s duly authorized agent and
to the occupant, if any, by personal
service or certified mail. If notice by
personal service or certified mail is unsuccessful notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Village or by conspicuously posting the notice on the lot or
ground upon which the nuisance is to
be abated and removed. Within 5 days
after receipt of the notice or publication or posting, whichever is applicable,
if the owner or occupant of the lot or
piece of ground does not request a hearing with the municipality or fails to
comply with the order to abate and remove the nuisance, the municipality
may have the work done. The costs
and expenses of the work shall be paid
by the owner.
(2) If unpaid for 2 months after the
work is done, the municipality may either:
(a) Levy and assess the costs and
expenses of the work upon the lot or
piece of ground so benefitted benefited
in the same manner as other special
taxes for improvements are levied and
assessed; or
(b) Recover in a civil action the
costs and expenses of the work upon
the lot or piece of ground and the adjoining streets and alleys.
(G) For the purpose of this section,
the following definitions shall apply
unless the context clearly indicates or
requires a different meaning.
LITTER. Shall include but not be
limited to:
(a) Trash, rubbish, refuse, garbage,
paper, rags, and ashes;
(b) Wood, plaster, cement, brick, or
stone building rubble;
(c) Grass, leaves, and worthless vegetation;
(d) Offal and dead animals; and
(e) Any machine or machines, vehicle or vehicles, or parts of a machine
or vehicle which have lost their identity, character, utility, or serviceability
as such through deterioration, dismantling, or the ravages of time, are inoperative or unable to perform their intended functions, or are cast off, discarded, or thrown away or left as waste,
wreckage, or junk.
WEEDS. Shall include but not be
limited to bindweed (convolvulus
arvensis), puncture vine (tribulus
terrestris), leafy spurge (euphorbia
esula), Canada thistle (cirsium arvense),
perennial peppergrass (lepidium
draba), Russian knapweed (centaurea
picris), Johnson grass (sorghum
halepense), nodding or musk thistle,
quack grass (agropyron repens), perennial sow thistle (sonchus arvensis), horse
nettle (solanum carolinense), bull thistle
(cirsium lanceolatum), buckthorn
(rhamnus sp.) (tourn), hemp plant
(Canabis cannabis sativa), and ragweed
(ambrosiaceae).
Section 2. That Section 130.06 of the
Code of Bennet as hitherto existing be
and the same is hereby repealed.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall
take effect and be in full force from and
after its passage, approval and publication or posting as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
10th day of December 2007.
ATTEST:
Patricia M. Rule
Village Clerk
Don Murray
Chairman, Village Board of Trustees
(SEAL)
Approved as to Form and Legality:
William A. Austin
Village Attorney
VILLAGE OF CORTLAND
A regular meeting of the Village of
Cortland, Nebraska, was held on
Wednesday, January 9, 2008, at 7:00
p.m. at the Fire Hall in Cortland, Nebraska. Notice of the meeting and availability of the agenda were posted in advance.
Present at the meeting were: Chairman Barb Tegley and Council Members:
Forrest DeVries, Norval Papke and
Mike Gates.
Motion by Gates, seconded by
Papke, to approve the minutes of the
last meetings as published in the
VOICE. Motion carried.
Motion by DeVries, seconded by
Olson, to approve the treasurer’s report
as presented. Motion carried.
Motion by Chairman Tegley, seconded by Papke, to receive and place
on file all notices and materials having
any bearing on the meeting. Motion carried.
The following bills were presented
for payment:
ALLTEL, $50.20; AQUILA,
1,341.93; CORNHUSKER PRESS,
9.50; CORTLAND POST OFFICE,
82.00; COUNTRYSIDE CO-OP,
708.39; DEAN PESTER, 125.00; E-Z
STOP, 380.58; GARY AND GERALD
BEHRENDS, 150.00; GREAT PLAINS
ONE-CALL SERVICES, INC., 7.96;
JIM PRICE, 640.50; JORDAN
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Motion by DeVries, seconded by
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Motion by Papke, seconded by
DeVries, to approve the building permit
submitted by Jim Campbell providing the
necessary set backs are followed and
the board authorizes them after inspection of the property. Motion carried.
Wehling discussed the one and six
year street and road plan calling for
maintenance only with the board.
Todd Bohlmeyer addressed the board
regarding practice of a 9 year old girl’s
basketball team one night a week with
the board. The board agreed to allow
Todd’s team to use the gym for $25.00
for the season.
Dennis Schlake discussed the sale of
14.6 acres of his property with the Board
Attorney, Andy Carothers, said Dennis
did not need board approval to sell the
tract.
Steve Rowell reported to the board
that the wells are testing good. Maintenance is needed on the North well and
the other well he will tap the pipe on. He
reported that he had filled out a needs
survey for funding of water projects with
the following needs included: New water system costs rough draft would include 2 new wells, the need to loop some
of the lines because there are too many
dead ends which cause problems. The
South well should be abandoned in his
opinion. Bill Wehling asked Steve to
check the lines on 8th Street and Main
and 3rd and Vermont.
Linda Lueders representing the
Cortland Improvement Association reported that the 125th year celebration of
the Village of Cortland will be held June
26th thru June 29. Linda stated that the
organization is in need of financial assistance and need persons available for
help with the celebration. The next meeting of the Association is scheduled for
January 17th at the Cortland Fire Station.
A complaint was received regarding
parking of trucks and congestion on 4th
& Sherman Streets in the Village.
Motion by Olson, seconded by Papke,
to suspend the rules requiring the reading or ordinances 3 times on separate
nights. Motion carried. Ordinance
#2008-1 was read by attorney
Carothers. Motion by Olson, seconded
by Papke, to pass and approve ordinance #2008-1. Motion carried. All voting aye.
A letter of resignation was received
from Ron Packard as director in charge
of the Community Storm Shelter.
The Board discussed the vacancy on
the P&Z board. If anyone is interested
in serving on this board, they are asked
to contact the Village Clerk at 402-7987395.
Motion by Gates, seconded by
DeVries, to adjourn. Motion carried.
I, Carolyn Otto, Village Clerk do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the proceedings of
the Village Board of Cortland, NE to the
best of my knowledge.
Village Clerk/Treasurer
Carolyn Otto
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
VANDELAY INVESTMENTS,
L.L.C.
Pursuant to the provisions of the
Nebraska Limited Liability Company Act
of the State of Nebraska. Notice of Organization of VANDELAY INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.. a Limited Liability
Company, is hereby given as follows:
1. The name of this Company is
VANDELAY INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.
2. The address of the registered office of the Company is 4701 Van Dorn,
Lincoln, NE 68506.
3. The general nature of the business
to be transacted by the Company shall
be to do any lawful act concerning and
all lawful business, other than banking
or insurance, for which a limited liability
company may be organized under the
laws of Nebraska.
4. The time of commencement of the
Company shall be January 9, 2008 and
the period of duration of the Company
shall be perpetual.
5. The affairs of the Company shall
be conducted by its Members.
Dated this 9th day of January, 2008.
VANDELAY INVESTMENTS,
L.L.C.
By /s/ Randall K. James
Randall K. James, Member
Jan. 17, 24, 31
NOTICE OF RENEWAL
OF LIQUOR LICENSE
pursuant to Section 53-135.01 liquor
license may be automatically renewed
for one year from May 1, 2008 to April
30, 2009 for the following Class B Liquor License to wit:
Casey’s General Store
1000 “I” St.
Palmyra, NE 68418
written protests to the issuance of automatic renewal of license may be filed
by any resident of the Village on or before February 10, 2008, in the Office of
the Village Clerk; that in the event protests are filed by three or more such
persons, hearing will be held to determine whether continuation of said license should be allowed.
Lois Ikenberry, Village Clerk
Pershing
for President
World War I did not produce a
military hero who became President,
but it did launch at least one aspirant, Gen. John J. Pershing, supreme
commander of the American Expeditionary Force. Pershing challenged
a second soldier-candidate from an
earlier war, Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood,
for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920. However, the
“Pershing for President” boom soon
collapsed.
Attention focused on Pershing
as a presidential possibility soon
after the close of World War I. When
he returned to the United States from
Europe, welcoming crowds were enthusiastic. His reception in New York
was like that of a returning hero as
thousands lined Fifth Avenue to
catch a glimpse of the most heroic
figure of the war. Cautious by temperament, Pershing consulted
friends, especially Charles Gates
Dawes, about what course his future
should take.
Dawes and another friend of both
Dawes and Pershing, Mark Woods,
of Lincoln, began working to establish a “Pershing for President” boom
in Nebraska. Like most professional
soldiers, Pershing lacked a permanent residence, but he had lived in
Lincoln from 1891 to 1895, and his
family continued to live there. His
backers faced a daunting task: building a statewide organization before
the April 1920 presidential primary.
Rival candidates Leonard Wood and
Senator Hiram Johnson were far
ahead.
The strategy for capturing the
sixteen Nebraska votes at the Republican convention was to present
Pershing as a favorite son candidate
and rely on voter loyalty to a fellow
Nebraskan. A long campaign ended
when Nebraska voters went to the
polls to vote in the primaries on April
20, 1920. The final tally found
Johnson the victor with 63,262 votes;
Wood, 42,385; and Pershing, 27,669.
Nebraska’s favorite son carried only
Lancaster County by the slim plurality of 35 percent and was second
choice in another ten counties near
Lancaster.
The draft Pershing longed for did
not come. His name never appeared
before the Republican convention,
which nominated Warren G. Harding
for President. Pershing did derive
some satisfaction from the defeat of
his rival general, Leonard Wood. A
number of factors were responsible
for Pershing’s poor showing. Cautious and reserved by nature, he did
little personal campaigning and was
often indecisive at crucial moments.
His localized campaign lacked the
organization and financing necessary to upset rival candidates, who
had entered the contest earlier and
with more resources.
Pershing served as U.S. Army
chief of staff from July 1921 to September 1924, when he retired from
military service. He spent his remaining years serving on commissions
and traveling. He died in July 1948.
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Vintage Farm Tractors
by Delmer J. Dooley
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Early history
of farm tractors 1920-1935
Records of early development of the
farm tractor are difficult to find in available
publications.
This is partly due to the many models
that did not get beyond the experimental
stage. Some companies were undercapitalized, others had units that did not perform
well under field conditions, and still others
did not meet the demands of the customer.
To give some insight to the alacrity of
change in the industry, there were only six
companies in 1904. By 1950 there were
about fifty. During the period between these
two dates, over 500 tractor companies had
entered the industry.
The year 1920 established another landmark in the development of tractors. This
was the first year of tractor tests at the
UniversityofNebraska.Tractortestingcame
about because of the often exaggerated and
unsubstantiated claims that were made by
tractor companies.
An example of advertising claims about
performance was the Big Bull tractor. It was
billed as the best in the industry. But was it?
Over 3,800 of them were sold at the price of
$335. But the Bull was so unsatisfactory
that farmers said they had been “stung and
hoodwinked.” In fact, a 1915 advertisement
in the Dakota Farmer indicated that “over
60,000” Bulls were working for American
Farmers.” It was said to “plow close to fence
and into the corners.”
Nevertheless, by 1914, this company
wasoutsellingalltractors.By1920itwasout
of business. Farmers who owned the machines did not have parts to service for them,
and were left with a relic.
The Nebraska Tests brought a standard
of procedures to assure buyers that claims
madeinregardtohorsepower,fueleconomy,
belt test and operating ability under simulated field conditions were legitimate.
Companies initially balked at having
their machines tested, but it soon became
apparent that sales would be greatly influenced by submitting stock tractors to testing.
The first tractor to be tested was in 1920
when the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company submitted its Waterloo Boy Model N
12-25. It received a passing grade in all tests.
Waterloo Boy was later owned by John
Deere.
Interestingly, the next early tests were of
five cross mount Case tractors. All met or
exceeded the specifications of the J. I. Case
Threshing Machine Company. The successful tests established the company as a
major competitor in the industry.
Design and refinement of tractors after
1920 came quite rapidly. The general purpose, or row-crop tractor, came on the scene.
Its versatility to not only plow but, with
mounted implements, plant, cultivate, harvest, do belt work, and any power-related
operation provided huge selling points.
This period also brought advances of
enclosed gears, heat-treated steel, high tension magnetos or battery ignition, pressure
lubrication,waterpumpcooling,powertake
off,quick-tachimplements,andrubbertires,
to name a few developments.
During this period several tractors were
to emerge as popular choices throughout the
country. Among them was the John Deere
D. This tractor remained in production until
1952. The McCormick-Deering 10-20 and
15-30 were also very popular.
The Farmall made by McCormickDeering was a landmark in development. It
was the first successfully proven all-purpose row-crop tractor of tricycle design.
The Farmall was to set the standard for
row-crop tractors that still is useful today.
The Farmall also placed McCormickDeeringasthetopseller.Itwasalsotoreplace
the Fordson in numbers of tractors produced.
Fordson enjoyed almost sixty percent of
the tractor market until 1925. It rapidly fell
inmarketshareuntilFordsonceasedproduction in the United States 1928.
One of the next major advances was the
introduction of the all-rubber tire tractor,
introducedbyAllisChalmersincooperation
with the Firestone Rubber Company.
By 1930 there were 920,378 tractors on
America’s farms. Of this number, South
Dakota ranked 14th, with 33,837 units. By
1935 the number of tractors on U. S. farms
was 1,174,889.
By the end of the 1920-35 period, there
were nine or ten principal manufacturers of
tractors, including International Harvestor,
JohnDeere,J.I.Case,Massey-Harris,Oliver,
Minneapolis-Moline, Allis-Chalmers,
Cleveland tractor and Caterpillar.
Lower Platte South
Natural Resources District update
Deadmans Run Watershed - Thirteen projects to ease flooding and
improve water quality have been
identified in this fully-developed
Lincoln watershed. The NRD Board
approved the watershed Master
Plan in December. Consideration by
the Lincoln City Council is expected
early in 2008. Public hearing TBA.
Antelope Valley Project- Bridge
now under construction with a
shoe-fly detour at 21st and O streets.
Completion August 2008. East Leg
of Big X to 27th Street under construction. Completion summer 2010.
Channel construction, Y to Vine
streets mostly shut down until
spring. Completion in spring. Channel work continues. Vine to S. Bid
Calling all Inventors,
letting for final phase of channel
work S to J streets. March 2008. Bid
letting for extension of roadway. Y
to Vine streets. Summer 2008.
Waterford Dam (Sky Ranch)Flood control structure is functional
near 103rd and O streets. Contractor
still working: “punch list” phase.
Haymarket Ballpark Trail- Extension of paved recreational trail
from Charleston to 14th streets along
Salt Creek levee. Permit phase. Spring
and summer construction expected
at estimated cost of $450,000.
Piening Dam- Food control structure in Lancaster County near Seward
County line, north of Highway 34. Bid
letting soon for spring construction.
Entrepreneurs, Business Owners!
What is the Southeast Nebraska
Inventors, Investors & Entrepreneurs (I2E) Club?
A place to bring your ideas, to meet people like you who are
interested in developing an invention or business concept
and to receive assistance with growing your business.
Tues., Jan. 22, 2008 x5:30-Networking; 6:15-Education
UNL Kimmel Education & Research Cntr.x5985 G Road, Nebraska City
Dr. Connie Reimers-Hild x 402.873.3166 x [email protected]
Funded in part by a BECA grant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development
administered by the Rural Development Commission
A wintry trail on Roca Road still bears the mark of Old Man Winter, and it’s not going to
warm up anytime soon. Tonight...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10. Wind chill values 7 below
to 3 above zero. Tomorrow...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs in the
lower 20s. Wind chill values 9 below to 1 above zero. Tomorrow Night...Partly cloudy. Lows
around 1. Highs around 17. Saturday...Partly cloudy. Lows around 1. Highs around 17.
Saturday Night...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 6.
Sunday...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Sunday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of snow. Lows around 9.
Photo by Christina Case
Nemaha NRD Board meeting report
With the beginning of a new year,
the Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors set to the
task of organizing for the 2008 calendar year. All previous officers had
agreed to nomination for their respective offices and were re-elected
without competition. Officers for
2008 are Chair Ted Godemann, Falls
City; Vice-Chair Scott Kudrna, Auburn; and Secretary/Treasurer
Duane Sugden, Sterling. Orval
Gigstad, Syracuse, and Lisa Beethe,
Elk Creek, will again represent the
Nemaha NRD on the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts
board as the delegate and alternate,
respectively.
Orval Gigstad approached the
board regarding a request to contribute to a fund drive to raise money
for needed repairs of the National
Association of Conservation Districts office building in Washington, D.C. Each District was asked to
contribute $200 to honor the past
presidents of the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts. The
board voted to provide the $200 donation along with an additional $100
in memory of Olin Sims, the National
Association president who recently
died in a farm accident.
The Programs and Projects Committee brought a motion to the board
for a 10-year irrigation agreement
with Syracuse Town & Country Pharmacy, Inc., to allow irrigation from
Spring Creek 9-3 located about 3.5
miles east of Tecumseh. The landowner has indicated, however, that
he would like to conduct a pump test
to determine if the lake has a suitable
amount of water for irrigation. Board
approval was granted for the agreement.
One variance request to allow for
the drilling of an irrigation well east
of Talmage was considered. However, because this has been an area
of concern, NRD Water Department
staff requested Olsson Associates,
who has been working with the District on its Groundwater Management Plan update, to determine impacts to nearby wells and to the
aquifer. Results of these tests indicated an adverse impact to nearby
wells. Therefore, the board denied
the request from Doug Teten for the
variance.
The Operations and Education
Committee met with two individuals
who had requested the board reconsider allowing motorized vehicles
(i.e., motorcycles) on the ice at District-owned recreation areas. However, citing continuing concerns
from both the District’s insurance
agent and attorney, the board declined to reverse its decision made a
year ago, which disallowed these
activities.
The next meeting of the Nemaha
Natural Resources District Board of
Directors will be on Thursday, February 14, beginning at 7 p.m. at the
NRD headquarters, 62161 Highway
136, Tecumseh.
Denton UM Church
holding spaghetti supper
Mark your calendars for Thursday, January 23, and attend the
Denton United Methodist Church
spaghetti supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
at the Denton Community Center.
Menu is spaghetti, garlic bread,
salad, fresh pies and drinks.
Pancake feed in Firth
The Firth Reformed Church is
holding its annual Men’s Pancake
Supper on Monday evening, January 21, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
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The Norris FFA Boosters are
sponsoring “The Waffleman” on
Friday, January 18, at the Norris High
School, rural Firth, from 5-8 p.m.
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The world is sweet when kids cooperate
Nancy Wingate’s elementary classroom
practiced math concepts and skills as they
created designs, patterns and various
shapes to decorate a gingerbread house.
The project encouraged language development, sharing, patience and cooperation.
Photos submitted
(Left) Ciara Behrens, Blake Kastanek
and Jessica Osterhaus hosted an
open house for little gingerbread
men everywhere.
(Below) Jayden Hartwig and Trenton
Haake started their architecture
careers quite early.
Freeman students take notes on
erosion and the changing Earth
Rachel Buehler and Brady
Bloom put the finishing
touches on their sweet little
homes.
Davis wins Norris Geography Bee
STERLING SCHOOL
From the desk of
Principal Greg Peterson
The fifth graders at Freeman Public School recently studied
landforms and changes to the Earth’s surface in class. Jacob
Jurgens, Taylor Sugden, Olivia Alberts, Cassidy Mason, Garrett
Cacek, Alaina Huls and Marissa Haynes used a model to
observe erosion and deposition in a stream table.
Photo submitted
Graduating with distinction from SCC
Benjamin Parks, of Hickman,
and Matthew Weston, of Firth,
graduated with distinction from
the Milford campus of Southeast
Community College on December
14, 2007. To graduate with distinction, they had to maintain a 3.75
or higher cumulative grade point
average while enrolled in their respective programs. Parks graduBen Parks
Matt Weston
ated in Manufacturing Engineering Technology, and Weston graduated in Electronic Engineering Technology.
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE-LINCOLN
Southeast Community CollegeLincoln campus held its fall quarter
graduation on Saturday, December
15. The ceremony was held in the
Activities Center on the Lincoln
campus.
Graduates from this area are:
Adams: Kurt Andrew Little, Associate of Applied Science Degree,
Business Administration, Marketing
Hickman: Caleb Thomas Crippen,
Associate of Applied Science Degree, Visual Publications
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Second semester looks like it will
be just as busy if not more so than the
first. A quick glimpse of things to
come this month include: a state standards math PEER review, Pioneer
Conference instrumental music, Winter Ball, MUDECAS speech, state
writing assessment, and several Junior High and high school basketball
games. These activities keep students, parents and teachers busy
not only in the month of January but
throughout the year. We appreciate
you efforts and cooperation in helping us wade through these activities.
A quick reminder concerning attendance. Each student is allowed to
miss nine periods per semester. These
absences include: illness, death in
the immediate family, bad roads in
stormy weather (country students
only), or an absence previously honored by the Principal. Doctor or dentist appointments and absences approved by the Principal will be considered excused. Any time in which
a student is gone from school due to
a school activity or on a college visit,
will not against the nine periods
missed. Students attending activities in which Sterling is not involved
or in which Sterling is involved but
they are not participating will count
against the nine period limitations. A
student will be given the opportunity to make up time without loss of
credit by spending fifty minutes before or after school for each class
missed over the limit. Please help us
in enforcing this policy by carefully
considering each absence for your
child.
If you have not yet received your
password to access your child(s)
grades through the internet, please
contact the school and get your password from Mrs. Shea. This is an excellent way to keep updated on your
child’s progress and to check for late
or missed assignments.
We still have openings for anyone interested in helping take tickets
for basketball games. If you are interested please call the office and talk
with Cheri. We appreciate the help
we have received for football, volleyball, and basketball to date.
SOUTH DAKOTA
STATE UNIVERSITY
Graduation
A total of 449 students received
diplomas from South Dakota State
University in Brookings during the
fall commencement held December
15.
Among the graduates was Timothy John Boender with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Arts and Science.
He is the son of Dave and Vera
Boender, of Hickman.
Nick Davis (middle), a seventh grade student at Norris Middle School,
won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on
January 4, and he now has a chance at a $25,000 college scholarship. Sixth
grader James Preston (left) placed second, and his classmate Jacob Lambert (right), earned third place in the Norris Middle School National Geographic Bee. The school-level Bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 20th annual National Geographic Bee. The Bee is sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
Davis also took a written test. Up to 100 of the top scorers on that test in
Nebraska will be eligible to compete in the Nebraska Bee on April 4, 2008.
Photo submitted
BENNET SCHOOL
Maahs Family Project
The Character Counts Committee, Bennet Elementary and Palmyra
Junior-Senior High School are continuing a caring project. On January
3, Dan and Tiffany Maahs, of
Palmyra, lost their home to a fire.
They have a kindergartner at Bennet
Elementary and two younger children.
If you would like to help, there are
cash donation jars in the elementary
lunchroom and the Palmyra JuniorSenior High School until January 18.
There is also an account set up at
Union Bank called the Maahs Family Donation Account.
If you can help out, call the school
at 782-3535. We are a caring school
and a caring community. Character
Counts!
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN
UNIVERSITY
Awards Degrees
Seventy-two students were
awarded degrees in December from
Nebraska Wesleyan University.
Those who graduated with honors are listed as highest distinction
(3.93 or higher grade point average);
high distinction (3.86-3.92 grade
point average); and distinction (3.803.85 grade point average).
Graduates from this area are:
Bachelor of Arts
Bennet: Jennifer Mae Ahlm, English
Firth: Cody James Waite, English
Bachelor of Science
Firth: Hannah Linn Helmink, Special Education, Elementary Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Playground Pals
Adams: Kelsi Elaine Rainforth,
Playground Pals for the week of Nursing
January 11 are: Eathan Hornby, KP;
Serenity Olson, 1M; Riley Dillon, 2S;
SOUTHEAST
Kacey Phillips, 3B; Jacob Myers, 4S; COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Kelsie Bremer, 5B; and Morgan Leif, 6L.
CENTRAL
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
EMS Leadership Conference
Eighty individuals attended the
fourth annual Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) Leadership Conference December 14-15 in Columbus.
Attending from this area were:
Firth: Leo Benes
Palmyra: Todd Gilkison
Participants had the opportunity
to learn how to build media relations,
administer employee surveys, understand generational differences, use
the Meyers-Briggs tool for personnel evaluations, distinguish ethical
practice from moral practice, and calculate the cost of mismanaged stress.
The conference was sponsored
by Central Community College-Columbus, Nebraska Health and Human
Services’ EMS/Trauma Program, and
Professional Ambulance Association
of Nebraska.
Dean’s List
Southeast Community College,
Beatrice, Lincoln and Milford, announce the Dean’s List for the fall
quarter ending December 14, 2007.
Students from this area are:
Adams: Tyler Buss, Associate of
Arts; Joselyn Gumm, Associate of
Arts; Lynette Pella, Practical Nursing
Bennet: Katherine Hagaman, Associate of Arts; Amber Lemke, Associate of Arts; Blake Meyers, Undeclared
Firth: Jennifer Lee, Practical Nursing
Hallam: Myndee Ebbers, Agriculture Business & Management
Technology; Victoria Polak, Business Administration; Jenna Taylor,
Associate of Arts
Hickman: Hannah Merrett, Associate of Arts; Kari Smith, Undeclared
Martell: Trevor Wagner, Agriculture
Business & Management Technology
Roca: Benjamin Weber, Heating, Ventilation, AC, Refrigeration Technology
VOICE
Norris Elementary kids Strut a whole lot of Stuff
During the first week of January, the Norris
Elementary students had “Strut Your Stuff
Day” in Annette Mitchell’s music class.
Students in first grade through fourth grade
had the opportunity to share a musical
presentation with their classmates, and
everything was heard, from Smoke on the
Water on guitar to Jingle Bells on kazoo,
spoons and tambourine. Some magic
tricks and rock’n’roll karate even made it
to the stage.
Second grader Marcus
Kennedy played a piece
on the piano.
Alex Colgan played a whole
new take on Jingle Bells. The
charming first grader employed
his skills on kazoo, spoons and
tambourine to lift everyone’s
spirits.
Photos by
Annette Mitchell
Second grader Carson
Ellerbrake crooned Don’t
Blink.
At right, Hayden Moss, second
grade, played Go Tell Aunt
Rhody on his violin.
Photos submitted
(Left) First grader Loralee
Schroeder sang a lovely tune
for her classmates.
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Sprague-Martell Soup Supper brings people
seeking warm food, comfort in cold winter
Loyd Heusinkvelt, of Sprague,
served soup to and conversed
with Ron Oelling, who farms
near Sprague, January 13 at
the Sprague-Martell Soup
Supper.
Tabled
Below, Luana Sullivan, along with
Truman and Frances Lauterbach, all
of Sprague, had a good time
socializing with family and friends
while they ate their soup. Many
people showed up to the local
community center to enjoy good soup,
homemade cinnamon rolls and a
variety of drinks, as well as to get out
of the cold weather.
Linda Harms, of Martell,
wasn’t surprised her
children - Luke, Emily
and Ben - liked the food
at the soup supper.
Photos by
Mark Mahoney
Today, I reveal our dirty little
secret. Any rancher with testosterone flowing in his veins will deny
ever having had a relationship with
one. Out in ranch country, they command about as much respect as a
substitute teacher. They are as popular as ringworm and even more unsightly. Of course, I am speaking of
calf tables.
For those of you who don’t have
any idea what I’m talking about, let
me educate you. Calf tables are a
device with which you can tip a calf
on its side to brand and vaccinate.
To own a calf table, or ever having
made the acquaintance of one, indicates that you are a wuss, a wimp
and a terrible roper. If you have EVER
used one it’s a good indication that
you probably have also worn
Birkenstocks, watched HGTV and
have gone to a spa retreat to get in
touch with your sensitive side. Real
men, and real women, rope their
calves and stretch them on the
ground. They never table them!
Any cattleman worth his Wranglers will tell you that calf tables are
as dangerous as four-week-old potato salad and are more worthless
than a losing lottery ticket. Real
ranchers say it’s faster to work cattle
with a rope than a table. If your
neighbors ever knew in advance you
planned on using one, they wouldn’t
come to your branding. Using a table
is even worse than serving chicken
at your branding. Even now there
are ranchers reading this essay who
will deny ever having heard of such
a ghastly device.
Having said all that, I must admit
I own one. Go ahead, call me a mama’s
boy. I’ll hasten to add that the table
came with a ranch we leased. I’m not
proud that my wife and I have worked
a few calves on the table when extra
help was not available. Well, okay,
maybe we branded an entire calf
crop that way once, but it was only
because of scheduling issues. I hate
to admit this, but I found the table to
be handier than a front pocket and it
didn’t eat nearly as much food as a
branding crew would have. In admitting my sins at least I don’t hide the
fact that I’ve used a table, unlike
other girly-men now reading this little
essay with a sense of shame. You
know who you are!
I also admit that when I showed
up at the ranch one day and saw my
calf table was missing I was more
upset than I should’ve been. At first
I thought someone hid it as a joke,
but after two months I came to the
conclusion that some low-life wanted
a table and wasn’t man enough to go
to the Farm Supply and buy one. So
he stole mine.
I’d nearly forgotten about the
table when I showed up at Wish
Bone’s branding. (We call him Wish
Bone because he looks like two long
legs with a head on top.) I was working the ground crew when I noticed
a tarp was hiding something at the
far end of the corral. I worked my way
over to the spot and, presto, with a
wave of my arms I lifted the tarp to
unveil... my calf table! I knew it was
mine because it was the same color
and tilted so that calves could be
branded on their right side, just like
mine.
Right in the middle of that branding corral, I cussed Wish Bone for
being a common thief and called him
every name in the book. He just
stood there stuttering as if he had a
leather lip. Completely humiliated,
he acted as if he had absolutely no
idea how the calf table got under that
tarp. The rest of the crew threw down
their ropes, helped me load my calf
table in my truck and then we all
walked off the job. Using a calf table
is bad enough but actually stealing
one is worse than being a child molester.
I took my table home and put it
back in its rightful place in my corral.
So you can imagine my surprise
when a couple weeks later an anonymous caller left the following message on my answering machine: “Hey
Lee, thanks for the use of your calf
table. I would have asked to use it
but I didn’t want word to spread that
I stooped so low as to actually use
one. You know how embarrassing
that can be! Sorry I kept the table for
so long. I dropped it back off at your
corral and placed it next to the other
one that was sitting there. What are
you doing, collecting the darn
things?”
Attorney General Bruning announces
nationwide agreement with MySpace
Nebraska Attorney General Jon
Bruning along with 49 other attorneys general announced an agreement with social networking site,
MySpace, that enhances online
safety.
“The Internet landscape constantly changes. Predators go
where the kids go,” Bruning said.
“MySpace will develop new tools
to stop them.”
MySpace agreed to:
· Develop age and identity verification technology
· Allow parents to submit their
children’s e-mail addresses so
MySpace can prevent anyone using those addresses from setting up
profiles
· Make the default setting “private” for profiles of 16 and 17-yearolds
· Promise to respond within 72
hours to inappropriate content complaints
· Commit more staff and/or resources to review and classify photographs and discussion groups
· Strengthen software identifying underage users
The agreement comes after
nearly two years of discussions
between MySpace and the attorneys general. The states pushed
MySpace for changes after sexual
predators repeatedly used the site
to victimize children.
“Bottom line… people should be
who they say they are. And, little
kids shouldn’t be using the site,”
Bruning said.
Internet safety has been and continues to be a top priority for the
Nebraska Attorney General’s Office.
Over the last five years, the office:
· Reached an agreement with Yahoo! that shut down 70,000 chat
rooms frequented by sexual predators.
· Worked with the legislature to
create the offense of Online Enticement.
· Passed cyberstalking legislation. LB 142 made it a felony for an
adult to send sexually explicit material to a child under 16.
· Increased penalties for the possession of child pornography – one
to 20 years for the first offense. One
to 50 years for each subsequent offense.
· Hosted Websafe, an internet
safety conference for local law enforcement and prosecutors, educational administrators, community officials and victim advocacy groups.
· Launched www.safekids.gov, an
Internet safety Web site.
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Hawk Fare...
Beer compels man
to go where no man
has gone before
A hawk spread his wings and took flight after a friendly visit
with some roadside carrion.
Photo by Linda Bryant
Nebraska receives Federal Disaster
Declaration following December storms
Gov. Dave Heineman was notified that President George W. Bush
and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have approved the state’s request for a federal disaster declaration covering
several southeast Nebraska counties.
The governor requested the declaration on December 31, 2007, for
damage done to public infrastructure by storms from December 10 to
12. The declaration includes the following eight counties: Gage, Jeffer-
son, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson and Thayer.
The declaration makes federal
emergency funding available to
state and local governments for
emergency work and the repair or
replacement of damaged public infrastructure.
Estimates compiled by FEMA
and officials with the Nebraska
Emergency Management Agency
put the damage caused by the December snow and ice storms at $3
million.
Palmyra seventh grader fights
leukemia for the second time
In the summer before her sixth
grade year, Brett Christian learned
that she had leukemia. Brett spent
July through October at Children’s
hospital in Omaha undergoing treatment.
While Brett watched her classmates go back to school, she was
undergoing her first two rounds of
chemotherapy, along with treatment
for a fungal infection. She was able to
come home that November, even
though she had three more rounds of
chemo ahead of her.
Since the chemo weakened her
muscles, Brett was in a wheelchair
because couldn’t walk, but with
physical therapy, Brett gradually improved her mobility.
At the beginning of this school
year, Brett was able enter the seventh
grade with her peers and she even got
to play volleyball. Unfortunately, this
fall, Brett received another blow. The
cancer was back with a vengeance.
Since October, Brett has been spending most of her time back in the hos-
Palmyra Eastern Star
Palmyra Chapter #257 Order of the
Eastern Star met in regular session on
January 8. Installation of officers was
held: Denise Knutson, worthy matron; Dewaine Knutson, worthy patron; Ruth Neeman, associate matron;
Jack Stilwell, associate patron; Joyce
Royal, conductress; Karen Saunders,
associate conductress; Carole
Lashley, secretary; Al French, treasurer, Chaplian; Virginia French, organist; Ann Crawford, Adah; Wilma
Clem, Ruth; Cindy Cameron, Esther;
Mary Lou Pickerill, Martha; Dorothea
Schroeder, Electa, Argentina Erickson.
The meeting was preceded by a
covered dish dinner since the December meeting was not held because of
the weather.
Joyce Royal has been appointed a
supervisor for the coming year. Her
daughter, Tricia, was a guest at the
dinner. A donation of $25.00 was given
to the Palmyra Post-Prom committee.
pital in Omaha, where she is now
going through yet another round of
chemo.
Brett’s mom said that although
chemo will help, a bone marrow transplant is a necessity. All of her family
members have been tested with no
match. This has put a huge financial
burden on the family. Brett’s teachers have decided to hold a silent
auction fund-raiser to try and help
with some of the medical expenses.
On Tuesday, January 15, during
the boys basketball game at Palmyra
High School, bids were taken on
donated items from local businesses.
There were also donated hours of
labor from the administrators at the
high school. If you couldn’t attend
the auction and would like to donate, contact Penny at Palmyra High
School, 780-5327.
It’s time for “Guys In Science,”
the feature in which we report on the
heroic efforts of guys, using scientific knowledge, to explore, and exceed, the limits of common sense.
We begin with this IMPORTANT
SAFETY ADVISORY: The activities
described here are very dangerous.
These activities were engaged in by
expert guys with specialized experience in such fields as physics and
accordion repair. Do NOT attempt
any of these activities unless you
have a signed statement from a medical doctor certifying that, in his professional opinion, you are a moron
who deserves to die. Do not even
READ this column without safety
goggles.
Our first guy is Simon Hansen, of
Auckland, New Zealand, where guys
are called “blokes.” According to
Simon’s Web site (http://
www.asciimation.co.nz/beer/),
brought to my attention by many
alert guy readers, Simon was in his
garage, when he realized that he had
a very serious guy problem: His beer
was warm.
Now, many people, faced with
this problem, would solve it via some
low-tech, unscientific method such
as putting the beer on ice, or in a
refrigerator. But Simon Hansen is
not “many people.” He decided to
cool his beer by — I am not making
this up — building a jet engine. He
welded it together, largely from automobile parts, right there in his
garage.
To understand how a jet engine
could make beer cold, you need to
know something about physics. Fortunately, I studied physics under
the legendary Mr. Heideman at
Pleasantville High School. Unfortunately, we frittered away our time
studying such topics as the fulcrum,
and never got to the part about cooling beer with a jet engine.
But if I follow Simon’s explanation, the whole purpose of his engine is to suck the fuel — liquid
petroleum gas — very rapidly out of
a fuel tank. For some reason, possibly involving molecules, this rapid
sucking action — in addition to being a good name for a rock band —
causes the fuel tank to get very cold.
So when Simon wants to chill a can
of beer, he simply puts it into a tub
of water, puts the fuel tank into the
tub, fires up his jet engine, and,
voila, he is deaf. That’s because his
engine has a noise level of 125 decibels. To give you an idea what that
means: If you were exposed to that
many decibels, at close range and
without ear protection, you would
be sitting in my son’s car.
So, yes, it’s noisy. But there’s an
old saying among scientific guys:
“You can’t make an omelet without
breaking eggs, ideally by dropping
a cement truck on them from a crane.”
The bottom line is this: When Simon
ran his jet engine, his beer-can temperature decreased from 11 degrees
C to 2 degrees C in just five minutes.
This is very impressive, and would
be even more so if we knew what a
“C” was.
The important thing is that this
guy, using science, has found a new,
innovative and — above all — loud
way to cool beer. Perhaps this will
inspire other guys to come up with
an even MORE scientific method,
St. Martin Altar Society
St. Martin Altar Society met on Sunday, January 13, after the 9 a.m. Mass
with 11 members attending. President
Bette Moller presided and thanked
those who did the Christmas decorations at the Church.
Cindy Smith reported on the surplices she is making for the altar boys
and the altar cloths for the church. She
had a surplice almost completed which
she showed to the ladies.
Thank you cards were read from
Msgr. Holliman, Pink Sisters, TV Mass,
Birthright, and Family Planning.
Candace Griswold and Monica
Milana are making up a prayer chain for
the group. A Mass will be said for Mike
Milana’s father who died recently.
Suggestions were made for celebrating World Marriage Day on Sunday,
February 10. It was decided to have a
wedding cake after Mass instead of the
usual rolls and coffee. There will be decorations and nuts like a reception after a
wedding.
The date of the annual soup dinner
will be held on March 2, instead of the
third Sunday of March, because of the
early Easter this year. Valentines for the
sick and elderly will be made by the
Connelly children.
Cindy Smith was appointed chairman
for the Church Organization Commission.
Julie Hartman has donated six
children’s books to the Douglas library.
such as shooting beer cans into outer
space, or sending them backward in
time to the Ice Age. That’s how your
major scientific discoveries are made,
and that’s why, in the interest of
progress, it is so very important,
when a guy is in his garage, never to
interrupt him with petty requests
that he mow the lawn, take out the
garbage, go to his wedding, etc.
For our other example of Guys in
Science, we go to San Francisco,
where a guy named Kimric Smythe
— who makes his living in the field
of accordion sales and repair — recently attached several ordinary
household vacuum cleaners to a
propane fuel line, then turned them
on. As you have no doubt realized,
he had a scientific reason for doing
this: To see what happens.
It turns out that what happens is
very bad for the vacuum cleaners. I
have some photographs of the experiment sent to me by Kimric’s
proud father, Bill Smythe. Some of
the vacuum cleaners briefly transform into rockets, but pretty soon,
as Kimric informed me in a telephone
interview, they tend to suffer a major
appliance malfunction, sometimes
involving shrapnel.
This is an important experiment,
because it proves, scientifically, that
it would be a big mistake, no matter
how tempting it may be, for us to try
to build rockets using vacuum cleaners powered by propane. Somebody
should tell NASA immediately.
Maybe you could do that, OK? I’m
going to have a cold one.
(c) 2008 The Miami Herald
Distributed by Tribune Media
Services, Inc.
Palmyra
Presbyterian Women
The Palmyra Presbyterian Women met
in the social hall of the church on Wednesday, January 9. Hostess and lesson leader
for the day was Jackie Bremer.
The lesson “God’s Extravagant Grace”
from the Horizons Bible Study was from
the book of Jonah. The lesson of the Least
Coin was given by Winnie Dowding and
the Least Coin offering was taken.
A business meeting was led by Moderator Jackie Bremer. It was reported by
the secretary and treasurer that the annual
reports were finished for the annual meeting to be held on Sunday, January 13.
A dessert was served and fellowship
followed the meeting. The next meeting
will be held February 13 at the church.
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Homeward Bound serenades Haven Manor
Voices From The Past
10 and 20 Years Ago
By Jan Kroese
January 14, 1988
A fire destroyed the trailer home
of Ricky and Marilyn Roach, of Hickman. In Cortland, firefighters were
called to the residence of Wilfred
DeVries to extinguish a barn fire.
A suspect was arrested in the
Palmyra weapons theft case.
The Holland Seventh-day
Adventist Church’s Elementary
School opened in a new building.
Addie Turnbull, of Hallam, was
the featured Cook of the Week.
Births: David and Susan Adams,
of Peru, a girl, Margaret Susan, born
December 31; Russell and Karen
Topp, of Adams, a boy, Jonathan
Dean, born January 6; Kendell and
DeAnne (Wagner) Weber, a boy,
Benjamin Scott, born January 9;
Vince and Denise (Wissel) Metzner,
Falls City, a girl, Cassandra Lynn,
born January 3.
Rick Essink, son of Ron and Karen
Essink, and Jeff Van Engen, son of
Floyd and Bonnie Van Engen, were
received into the membership of the
Pella Reformed Church.
Obituaries: Leonard Rader, 62,
Roca; Bertha Brendle, rural Hickman; Emma Hansel, 89, formerly of
Firth; Carl Spurgin, 81, Hickman.
Matthew Joseph Conway, infant
son of Kevin and Nancy Conway,
was baptized at the Firth Reformed
Church.
A baby shower was held for Mrs.
Kendall (Lola Doeschot) Schlake
near Jansen.
Sandy Underwood, of Palmyra,
received a check of $500 for winning
“Employee Participation and Incentive Cooperative” from the Outboard
Machine Cooperation in Lincoln.
Anniversary: Walter and Faye
Wusk, of Adams, 50th.
January 16, 1998
Three rural Crete teens were arraigned on felony criminal mischief
charges in the shooting of cattle in
the area.
Lois Baker, of Roca, was recognized for 25 years as a volunteer
weather observer by the National
Weather Service.
Better Halves Club
Palmyra Better Halves Club met
on Tuesday, January 8, with Kathee
Landwehr as hostess at the Palmyra
Senior Center for lunch.
The group’s project for the day
was to make a blanket for each one
of Dan and Tiffany Maahs’ children, who lost everything in a
Palmyra house fire recently. They
were delivered to the children at
their grandparents’ home, where
they are spending their time.
Ladies attending the meeting
were Verle Schroder, Karin Chaffin,
Karen Dovel, Patty Ostrander, Bertha Malone, Doris Lathrom, Wilma
Clem and Helen Royal.
Area volunteer fire departments
were looking for a few good men and
women.
Obituaries: William Beasterfeld,
65, Walton; David Paulsen, 43, Hickman; Susan Fisher, 84, Lincoln;
Marvin Volf, 61, Hickman; Mabel
Olson, 94, Hickman; Harvey
Zimmerman, 71, Beatrice; Harold
Kuening, 56, Seward; Heye Oltman,
88, formerly Firth.
Births: Michael and Carla (Topp)
Anderson, Chandler, Arizona, a girl,
Avery Michaela, born December 31;
Robert and Lucinda (TenHulzen)
Gould, Dorchester, a boy, B.J. Leon,
born January 10.
Neighbors from near and far, old
and new, assisted in a dream coming
true for the Doris Gunn family. They
moved into a Habitat for Humanity The A Cappella singing group “Homeward Bound” entertained the residents of Haven Manor
in Hickman on Friday, January 11. From left: Chuck Dorsey, Mike Going and Don Handy sang
home in Roca.
Wedding: Stacey Stolzer and rousing renditions of classic hymns to the dinnertime crowd.
Thomas Slama, August 23, Capitol
City Christian Church, Lincoln.
Auction: Monte Bohmont Estate,
Martell.
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e-mail [email protected]
Firth Reformed Church ordained
and installed Ray Mulder to the office
of Elder and Jeff Morrison to the
office of Deacon on Sunday morning.
Doug Wieskamp was installed to the
office as Elder and Dan James was
installed to the office of Deacon.
On Monday morning, Johanna
Hesser, of Firth, heard her calendar
number on the KFOR radio station
and called in to win $100 in cash and
financial services. What a nice way to
begin your week.
The Senior Diners celebrated January birthdays on Monday. Hilda Jenny Armstrong thoroughly enjoyed the food,
Jacobsen decorated the birthday table but was even more excited for the music.
Glenn Wissink kicked back in his chair and
with “Happy New Year” as the theme.
listened as “Homeward Bound” performed.
Those celebrating in January are Ruth
Bouma, 4th; Dorothy Mulder, 5th;
Marcie Klein, 14th; Boots Wissink,
24th; and Greta McMullen, 27th.
Marcie and Greta were present for
the celebration. The group enjoyed
playing bingo after lunch. Next
week, the center will be closed in
observance of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Day.
Other birthdays celebrated in the
area: Ann Weber, January 13; Bonita
Gana and Jean TenHulzen, January
17; Marge Klein and Barbara
Verbeek, January 19; and Marvin
Docter, January 21. Anniversaries
coming up are Bruce and Deb Docter
on January 16 and Don and Berdene
Kallemeyn on January 23. The
Kallemeyns will be observing 66 years
of marriage. Wow!
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Palmyra Mother’s Club
Clock Tower Center
70th & A St. - Lincoln
489-7771
Thursday 1 - 8 p.m.
Fridays & Saturdays 10 - 6
and by appointment
The Palmyra Mother’s Club met
on Thursday, January 10, at the home
of Mildred Wheatley. The group answered roll call with a joke or riddle.
Mildred gave them a quiz on the
penny by asking questions as to
what could be found on the penny.
Those in attendance were Patty
Ostrander, Kathee Landwehr,
Winnie Dowding and Bertha
Malone. The February meeting will
be held at the home of Alma Schroder.
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Ficken-Castellano married in October
Philippians 3:1-16
Occasionally, we hear the sentiment: “It’s not the destination, it’s the
journey.” While I agree that the journey is important, most of the time we
set out on a journey with a destination
in mind. The destination is important
too! If one wants to plan an
aimless, directionless journey, that’s fine. However,
this is usually the exception.
Even as we journey
through life, we set our
sights on various destination points. Some examples
are: college, marriage, career and income. The journey to these various destinations is to
be valued, but each journey seeks to
arrive somewhere meaningful.
Our society is full of people who
are energetically pursuing many things.
This frantic pursuit, it is hoped, will
provide happiness and meaning in life.
It is expected that the journey toward
fulfillment can be achieved by our
hard work and fast-paced living.
It is interesting that if we are successful in attaining those things we
think will make life great, eventually
those achievements fade and are replaced by some other “hunger.” Human beings are on a journey for meaning and hope.
Ironically, hope and meaning cannot be based upon our achievements,
as great as they may be. To be concerned only with this life’s achievements will always lead to emptiness
and hopelessness. The things of this
life are always subject to loss and
decay. Tragedy and calamity can
quickly wipe out hard earned achievements. What is the hope of the heart?
The power of Christian hope is
that life’s journey includes a destination. It is this destination that makes
the journey meaningful. For many, life
is spent running without a clear sense
of direction. Many never find a place
where the heart, or spirit, can find rest
and hope.
Saul, who became the Apostle
Paul, thought he had the world by the
tail. He had status, he had achievement. But his life was trapped and
limited in the present. He was on a
journey to nowhere. All of that changed
when he encountered Jesus Christ. All
of his past achievements lost their
value. He discovered a new direction
for his life. The future motivated his
present! He concluded that his past
successes only led to a dead end: “But
whatever gain I had, I counted as loss
for the sake of knowing Christ Jesus
my Lord. For his sake I have
suffered the loss of all things,
and count them as refuse, in
order that I may gain Christ. I
press on because Christ Jesus
has made me his own.” This is
the hope and certainty of the
heart. Paul “presses on,” or
journeys forth, because his
destination is grounded in
Christ
The destination brings clarity of
direction and motivation into the
present In the summer of 1990, I did
a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education.
This took place through the pastoral
care department of a hospital. One of
my assigned areas was skilled nursing.
It consisted of long term elderly patients. Two people vividly stand out in
my memory.
The first person was an elderly
man. He was trapped in the memories
of what had been, and what might
have been. These memories confined
him in a place of anger and bitterness.
He vehemently resisted any talk of
God. He had no tomorrow to live for.
There was no meaningful destination
to give meaning to his days. He existence was empty and hollow.
The other person was an elderly
lady. Her present journey consisted of
sores and pain. The present didn’t
look too bright. Yet, she was a follower of Christ, and she knew her
destination! When I would pray with
her, at every pause, her verbal response was “thank you, Jesus!” This
was a woman of God who could endure her journey because she knew
her destination! This was a woman
who was well, even though she was
sick.
How you journey, and what you
make of the journey, is affected by
your destination or lack thereof. I
trust you are enjoying the journey
because you know your destination!
Casi Ficken, of Covina, California,
and Jeovany Castellano, of Azusa,
California, were married on the lawn
of the Lindley-Scott House in Azusa
on October 7, 2007.
Casi is the daughter of Martin and
Shari Ficken, of Bennet, and the
granddaughter of Artha Ficken, of
Davenport, and Dorothy Keuten, of
Grant. Parents of the groom are Pablo
and Margarita Castellano.
Matron of Honor was Robin
Mathis; Bridesmaid was Wendy
Morrissey, of Lincoln; Best Man was
Eric Estep, of Azusa, California;
Groomsman was Daniel Garica, of
Azusa; Ring Bearer was Gabriel
Castellano; Flower Girl was Madelyn
Castellano; and Ushers were Marty
Ficken, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Joe Ficken, of Emmetsburg,
Iowa.
The newlyweds took a wedding
trip to St. Lucia, and now reside in
Covina, California.
FIRTH
CORTLAND
Maxine Pfeiffer • 798-7665
Stephanie Blackfort, of Logan,
Iowa, spent Monday night and Tuesday with Alice DeVries.
Eliese Esponisa, of Colorado, is
spending several days with her mother,
Lola Spidell, and family. They ate at the
local cafe Sunday at noon, and in the
evening, Eliese, Lola, Frieda Rose and
Jane Hetrick went to Lincoln. Eliese returned home Tuesday.
Lynn and Marion Jones, of Beatrice,
and Heye and Betty Lou Parde went to
Crete Sunday and spent several hours
visiting Ryan Agena. Ryan took them out
to eat in the evening for a belated birthday for Lynn.
Correction: Elaine Monroe spent
three days in the hospital.
Leon and Phyllis Deunk and Harlan
Wallman attended the American Legion
and Auxiliary Midwest Conference in
Grand Island January 11-13. They
heard many interesting speakers, including the national auxiliary president
and a national vice commander.
Sunday visitors of Maxine Pfeiffer
were Dave and Janis Steward. In the
evening, Tim and Susan Young visited.
Branch and Marilynn DeVries,
Joshua and Jacob, spent several days
in Colorado skiing.
With all the colds and coughs going
around, consider yourself lucky if you
don’t get one.
ADAMS
Marlene Bell • 988-4585
Interim Pastor
Randy Blumer
Ruth Hibbert spent three days at the
Holland Reformed Church home of Larry and Nadine Hibbert, south
of Beatrice. They attended church on
Christmas Eve and Christmas morning.
They enjoyed a 30-minute synchronized
Christmas musical display on Christmas
Eve in Beatrice. The rest of the Hibbert
Marilyn Schreiner
family, James and Sheri, and all the
782-2965
grandchildren, joined them on WednesThe sun may be shining brightly, losses in a month’s span.
day for their Christmas celebration.
but that air is sure cold and they are
Condolences to the family of Harvey
Clarence Hornby also passed away
forecasting more cold temperatures last week. He had Bennet ties with Bruns, 79, of Cook, who passed away
all week. At least most of the ice is the American Legion Post of Bennet. on January 6. He is survived by his wife,
gone and we haven’t had the big His services were held Saturday at the three daughters, two granddaughters,
storms other parts of the country Trinity Lutheran Church, north of and two sisters, one of which is Bernice
have had. We are still very lucky in Bennet.
Hale, of Adams. He grew up in the
our little town of Bennet.
The S.A.L. (Sons of the American Pickrell area. His parents were Eilert and
Last weekend, Ralph and Phyllis Legion Squadron 280) first pitch tour- Almina (Wolken) Bruns.
Steward spent time at Steve and nament of the new year was held on
Ruth Hibbert spent January 6-8 with
Lisa Steward’s home in Lexington. Saturday evening at the Legion Hall in her sister, Betty and Alvin Wilken, in LinThey also visited with Phyllis’s sis- Bennet. There were 55 teams partici- coln just being together.
ter and husband, Eilene and Hugh pating. The age span of the players was
Congratulations to Darren and Darcy
Rath.
from 14 to 92 years old, with Gerald (Baehr) Meinke, of Crete, on the birth
On Friday, family and friends Dowding being the oldest one there. of a daughter on January 10. She joins
gathered to say farewell to Stella First-place winners were Dick and two sisters. James and Sandra Baehr, of
Maye Ehlers, who passed away last Jane Malone, from Palmyra; sec- Adams, are the maternal grandparents.
week. Services were held at the ond-place winners were Rick
Spencer and April Behrens and famCountry Bible Church south of Ben- Torres, from Eagle, and Ken ily and Jamison Wallman were Friday
net on Friday. The Ehlers family is Doeden, from Waverly; and third- visitors at the home of Marie Schoen on
well known in our area and has place winners were Ron Morrison, her 83rd birthday. Attending a dinner at
participated in many activities. Our from Lincoln, and Kevin Heidtbrink, a Lincoln restaurant Saturday at noon
thoughts and prayers are with the from Bennet.
were Marie Schoen, Doreen Wallman,
family.
The Bennet Community Church had Laura Fikar and Madison, Calvin and
Our thoughts and prayers are with a nice-sized crowd on Sunday. Jean Linda VanEngen, Matthew, Katie and
the family of Myron Schroder, who Bouse Gee was celebrating her Clayton, Arron and Kelly Sand, (Melpassed away this week. Services for birthday, so everyone sang “Happy issa was working at the hospital and unMyron were held Saturday at the Beau- Birthday” to her.
able to attend), Marshall and Stephanie
tiful Savior Church in Palmyra. His
Quote for the week - All people Behrens, and Grant Behrens. Lavon
wife, Marilyn, passed away on De- smile in the same language. Share one Behrens and Terry Pittman called from
cember 27, so that family has had two of yours with someone who needs one! Florida.
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American Lutheran Church
ELCA
Reformed Church of Firth
601 Ash Streeet, Adams
Pastor John Brink
(402) 988-4445
Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School at 10:35 a.m.
Sunday Worship
Sprague Community Church
18800 Market Street, Sprague
(402-794-4835)
Sunday Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15
Keith Morris, Pastor
St. James
Catholic Church
Father Leo Seiker
Cortland, NE • 798-7335
Sunday Mass
8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Confessions before Sunday Mass
Firth, NE • 402-791-5800
9:15 a.m.
Wed.7:00-8:15 p.m.
Prayer Meetings,
God’s Kids Club and 4JC
Hickman
Presbyterian Church
300 E. Third, Hickman, NE
402-792-2800
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Robert Field, Pastor
Faith of Our Fa
thers
Fathers
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Locust & E St., Roca NE 421-2222
Sunday Worship Service 9:00 a.m.
Sun. School & Bible Study 10:15 a.m.
Small Church, Big Family
Bennet
Community Church
Pella Reformed Church
Evangelical Free
Church of Firth
HOLLAND SEVENTH DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m
Pastor Darin Corder ~ 782-2385
Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
AWANA, Wed.: 7-8:30 p.m.
3rd & Nemaha ~ Firth 791-5598
Hwy. 43 & Pella Road
402-788-2729
Worship 9:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m
Rev. Terry Muller
A Place of Refuge —Ps. 2:12b
22315 SOUTH 96TH STREET
Holland, Nebr. • 792-2571
Pastor Robert Martinez
Worship Sat. 9 a.m.
Sabbath School 10:30 a.m.
Shepherd of the Hills
Lutheran Church, ELCA
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9:45 a.m. Sunday School Ed. Class
11 a.m. Celebration Worship
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402-792-2901 • Pastor Ron Drury Pastor Steven Kahrs • (402) 989-4775
Country Bible Church
148th at Roca Road, Bennet
(402-782-8022)
Service ~ 10:15
Sunday School ~ 9:00
HOLLAND REFORMED CHURCH
96th & Panama Rd • Holland
Interim Pastor - Randy Blumer
Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School 10:45
Wednesday Night
Supper - 5:30 - 6:10 - freewill offering
God’s Kids Club 6:10 - 7:30 (3yrs - 8th Gr)
Adult Bible Study 6:10 - 7:30 p.m.
Hallam United
Methodist Church
500 Main St. • 784-2008
Pastor Mark Nikont
Woship 9:30 a.m.
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402-780-5668
Pastor Brenda Pfeifly
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Fr. Christopher Barak, pastor
330 W. 8th/Palmyra, NE
Masses: 1st/3rd Sun. of month, 9 a.m.;
Sat. Mass @ 6:00/alternating weekends.
Confessions heard before Mass.
Zion Lutheran Church
Sunday School & Bible Classes 8:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.
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Phone: 662-3380
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Worship 10 a.m.
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VOICE
Nebraska Agri-Business Association
announces winners and directors at Exposition
Moates is vice chairman
Annual Industry Awards were announced Wednesday, January 16, in
conjunction with the 50st Annual Nebraska Agri-Business Exposition and
Convention of the Nebraska AgriBusiness Association at the Qwest
Center, Omaha. The convention and
trade show opened on Wednesday
and continues through Thursday
noon, which draws over 4,000 agricultural retailers and manufacturers
throughout the Midwest.
Speaking at the groups political
action breakfast on Thursday morning was Senator Phil Erdman, chairman of the Legislature’s Agriculture
Committee at the Hilton Hotel.
Newly elected directors for the
Association announced at the
Awards Presentation were Tom
Kohmetscher, Kugler Company,
McCook, and Karl Hensley, Central
Valley Ag, Elgin.
Rick Bowie, Bowie Fertilizer,
Miller, is Chairman of the Association; Bill Moates, CountrySide Coop,
Firth, is Vice Chairman; and Bob
Anderson is President of the 700member Association whose headquarters are in Lincoln.
Winning the Education and Research Award of the Year was Dr.
Dale Flowerday, DAL-MAR Consulting, Lincoln. Flowerday was cited
for his years of work in educating ag
retailers and certified crop advisers
in Nebraska and across the United
States.
Awarded the Industry Person of
the year was Karl Hensley, Central
Valley Ag., Elgin. Hensley has made
major contributions to the agri-business industry in Nebraska and nationally.
The Government Official of the
Year Award was presented to U.S.
Senator Ben Nelson, Omaha. Nelson
has been a leader on energy policy
and for his leadership on Security
Tax Credits for Ag Retailers.
Winning the Water Guardian
Award was Dean Edson, Executive
Director of the Nebraska Association of Resource Districts, Lincoln.
Edson has been a stalwart for water
issues and agriculture in Nebraska and
protecting Nebraska’s groundwater.
Bob Hog, Midlands Business
Journal of Omaha was awarded the
Media Person of the Year. Hog’s
expansion of agriculture reporting
merited him the award. Rick Bowie,
Bowie Fertilizer, Miller, was awarded
the STEP Award, for going the extra
step for the Industry in the State and
Nationally.
Carolyn Tipton reports that the
collecting of clothing articles to help
the Dan and Tiffany Maahs family has
gone very well. The responses have
been unbelievable, and most of the
things collected are either in great
condition or new. They do not need
any more clothing articles or toys,
but household items can still be donated. They have gotten responses
not only from this area, but also from
many nearby communities. The Maahs
family has found a home in Bennet.
The Rev. Ray Meester, of the
Heritage Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, was the guest speaker at the
Palmyra Youth Club meeting
Wednesday, January 9. He spoke
about the deaf ministry at his church,
the history of deaf education nationwide and in Nebraska, and the challenges for the deaf community. Following his presentation, Youth Club
members played charades.
On Sunday afternoon, Jacob
Knutson, Justin Clem, Thomas Hall
and Dustin Schroder attended a meeting in Syracuse for the upcoming Citizenship Washington Focus trip to
Washington, D.C., in June 2008. Ice
breaker games were played, an itinerary was shared and roommate
assignments were discussed.
PALMYRA
tended the Boy Scout Troop 337
Court of Honor for Ryan Callahan in
Syracuse.
Dewaine, Denise and Sarah
Knutson attended a benefit in Kansas for Dewaine’s cousin, Ronnie
Montgomery. Ronnie had the misfortune of losing his hand in a farm
accident.
Jan Jones spent the weekend in
Tecumseh visiting with her mother.
Allen and Russ Jones were goose
hunting in the Sandhills with some
friends.
The Nash Jensen American Legion Post 195 conducted the Military
Rites at the memorial service for
Myron Schroder on Saturday, January 12. Members taking part in the
ceremony were Legionnaires Harry
Chaffin, Jack Stilwell, Dean Speth
and bugler Darrin Donavan.
Exchange student Nora Tobies is
returning to Germany. She has been a
guest in the home of Doug and Char
Church. Nora was a junior at Palmyra
High School for the past semester.
She has enjoyed her stay and the
exposure to all of the activities available. She will remember the homecoming, the party group, the many
activities, and the dedicated teachers
who helped with daily activities. Doug
and Char Church are great hosts and
give exchange students a real taste of
life in a rural American area.
On Sunday morning, January 13,
the United Methodist Church celebrated a self affirmation of baptism.
Pastor Pat Norris led the children
and adult members in conversations
about baptism and conducted a Reaffirmation of Baptism ceremony.
Ron and Sue Ringland and Warren and Carole Lashley attended
three games of the MUDECAS Tournament in Beatrice this past week to
watch their grandson, Dalton
Ringland, play for the Palmyra Panthers basketball team. The boys finished third in the Class B division.
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Dave Hall and Throben Dahlke
attended a farewell party for several
foreign exchange students who are
heading back to Germany. Bob
Beecham and Jan Dutton, of Lincoln,
hosted an exchange student from Germany this past semester and opened
their home for the farewell party.
Ralph Arett returned home Saturday night from deer hunting in southern Nebraska with his brother-inlaw and cousin-in-law Tuesday. He
did not bring home any deer to clean.
Landis Rulla and Ruth Neeman
went to a 70th birthday party for
George Hunt at the new Sesostris
Shrine Center in south Lincoln Friday night. It is a very nice building
and Landis enjoyed seeing many of
his good Shrine friends.
On Sunday, the Palmyra Presbyterian congregation held their annual
meeting following the church service.
They then enjoyed a potluck dinner
and fellowship together.
Roger, Sally and Nate Smith at-
2008 Otoe
County FCE contests
The Otoe County Family and
Community Education (F.C.E.) will
host contests for third, fourth and
fifth graders from the county. The
themes for the contests are:
Third grade- Poster theme is “How
Recycling Helps To Improve Our
Environment”
Fourth grade- “Character Counts”
Essay and Artwork theme is “Respect”
Fifth grade- Creative Writing
theme is “My Favorite Native Nebraskan Animal”
Participants can include school
students, home school students, Girl
Scout Troops, Cub Scout Dens, and
4-H Clubs of the appropriate age
level.
There are specific requirements
for these contests; for details, please
contact Jackie Bremer, Contest Chair,
at 402-780-5626. Presentation of the
prizes will be held at the Otoe County
FCE quarterly meeting on April 15,
2008; if you are a winner, you will be
contacted.
Redneck King and Queen
begin their reign in Sterling
The seventh annual Redneck Winter Ball was held January
12 and a new King and Queen were crowned at Scott’s Place
in Sterling. Ranee Helmick and Chuck Wingert were the
honored couple this year. The queen wore a lovely blue dotted
dress with a white band and bow a little below the knee. She
had on clean white long johns and her newest work boots.
(Her momma always said she had trouble sitting “lady-like”
so them long johns were a must!) Her long hair was braided
and she wore two red Christmas bows on the ends that she
stole from the stuffed deer at Scott’s. Chuck wore a tight
sleeveless AC/DC T-shirt along with a cut-off shirt for warmth
to show off his beer gut. They toasted with a jug of Git ‘R Done
beer and drank the whole bottle without sharing with the other
rednecks present. The honored couple partook in most of the
Redneck games, including the Cheetos and cream toss, the
chug and belch contest, the orange neckin’ pass, and the
spoon and string relay race. A good time was had by all. Now
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DOUGLAS
Catherine Zech
799-2495
Congratulations to the following Sterling students who received NSAA State Awards. These
are recipients of the fall 2007 Academic All-State Awards, who were
nominated by their school: football, Wade Hunt and Brandon
Nieveen; volleyball, Kaylee Agena
and Jamie Erickson; and One-Act
Play production, Kaylee Agena
and Wade Hunt.
Catherine and Linda Zech attended
a movie in Lincoln with Barb Leising,
Cal and Ryenne on Saturday afternoon.
Catherine Zech’s granddaughter,
Ryenne, is playing basketball with a
YMCA team in Lincoln this season.
Barb Zech, her mother, is one of the
coaches of the team. Good luck,
Barb.
Delton and Karen Dovel attended
a musical program at the Berean
Church in Lincoln on Sunday evening.
It was put on by the Simple Grace
Ministry, a family consisting of the parents and seven children. They played
a variety of instruments, including guitar, violin, keyboard, mandolin, cello,
etc. Their songs consisted mainly of
traditional hymns. The oldest son has
composed eight contemporary Christian rock hymns, which they did play
during part of the program.
A guest at the Senior Center dinner on Monday was Rose Splittgerber
from Lincoln.
Gerry Egger’s birthday was January 11. He has a daughter whose
birthday is near that date and several
friends with early January birthdays,
so it has been just one birthday celebration after another for Gerry.
Due to icy roads, Mary Klein was
unable to leave her home from Christmas to the second week in January.
She was missed at the Douglas Senior Center and they welcome her
back.
Lisa McCune and daughter,
Rylie, from Lincoln, were visitors
at the Ardys Brugman home on
Sunday afternoon.
Dorothy Sterns attended the Eastern Star Christmas dinner Tuesday
evening. The dinner was postponed
from the December meeting because
of the weather. The regular meeting
followed the dinner.
On Sunday afternoon, Andy and
Jenn Boell, Abby, Allie and Ashlyn,
of Bennington, came to visit with Dorothy Sterns. Andy is Dorothy’s greatgrandson. The Boells were seeking information about family history. That
led to an interesting afternoon of visiting and reminiscing. Andy is a
teacher at Omaha Westside.
The day of the Douglas Senior
January birthday party started on a
bad note. It was discovered that one
of the furnaces in the Community Center was not working and with the kind
of weather we have been having, that
was not sufficient to keep the hall comfortable. Then the other furnace failed.
So they did the best they could and
although it was rather chilly, the
McClellan Sisters went on with their
program. The oldest girl was not with
the sisters because she is getting married. And so there are only four of
them now to carry on their program
of gospel music and talks. They were
wearing blue dresses with white
snowflakes, which were really neat.
Birthday honorees were Mabel Zink,
Gerry Egger, Leo Miller, Mary Lou
Miller and Roberta Bornemeier.
Cakes were contributed by Catherine
Zech, Roxann Laschanzky and the
Palmyra Center.
Clinton and Catherine Laschanzky
and baby Hayden, of Lincoln, spent
Saturday at the Greg Boldt and
Roxann Laschanzky home.
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Thursday, January 17, 2008-Page 17
MUDECAS CHAMPIONS! Jets capture their first championship since 1994
It took 14 years, but the Sterling
boys basketball team found its way back
to the top of the 79th Annual MUDECAS basketball tournament held in
Beatrice.
The Jets won the B division title this
past Saturday, January 12, with a 47-35
win over top-seeded Johnson-Brock at
the Beatrice Auditorium. The win marked
the first MUDECAS championship for
Sterling since 1994. The victory was
especially sweet for the Jets coaches
and players, who avenged an earlier
road defeat of 55-50 to Johnson-Brock.
“The whole week, I preached to the
kids about taking steps. We took three
steps and found a way to win the championship,” said head coach Jimmy Motz.
“I challenged our kids to go out, swing
away and find a way to win. They answered it. It shows the type of kids we
have here at Sterling.”
Zach Lempka and Jake Saathoff
were honored with placement on the alltournament team. Lempka, a sophomore, scored 53 points in the three
contests, while Saathoff scored 29
points, but more notably was the alltournament defensive presence.
Sophomore guard Jese Salberg and
senior forward D.J. Thiel gained honorable mention honors with their performances.
After the tournament win, the Jets
improved to 9-4 on the season.
Meridian (quarterfinals)
Sterling jumped out to a 19-8 lead in
the first half and never looked back in its
75-54 quarterfinal win over Meridian.
William Wirthele sparked the Jets offense early in the game, scoring six firstquarter points.
The Jets’ lead grew to as much as 31
points in the half and they took a 45-20
halftime lead.
“The key was to jump on them early
and limit their opportunities shooting the
basketball from beyond the arc,” Motz
said. “They had four or five guys who
could shoot the ball. We did a fabulous
job of locating them and taking that
away.”
Lempka led the Jets with 18 points,
while Wirthele and Saathoff scored 15
and 14 points apiece. D.J. Thiel and
Klay Heusman each had eight points as
well, as the Jets scored the most points
as a team all season.
“We moved the ball really well against
their zone and we played together as a
unit,” Motz said. “We played the game
at our pace and when you dictate tempo,
the game will swing in your favor.”
Meridian- 8, 12, 12, 22 - 54
Sterling- 19, 26, 18, 12 - 75
S- Salberg three, K. Heusman eight,
Saathoff 14, W. Wirthele 15, D.
Heusman two, Lowmack five, Lempka
18, Thiel eight, Hunt two
for them to score.”
Pawnee City- 8, 7, 13, 15 - 43
Sterling- 12, 11, 13, 18 - 54
S- Salberg nine, Nieveen four,
Saathoff nine, W. Wirthele six, D.
Heusman two, Lempka 20, Thiel four
Johnson-Brock (finals)
It was defense that won Sterling the
championship game of the 2008 MUDECAS B division. The Jets held
Johnson-Brock to 35 points for the contest and held the Eagles to 31 percent
shooting.
Sterling never trailed in the contest,
going ahead on the first possession of
the game when Brandon Nieveen scored
on a layup. The Jets held a 13-9 lead
after the first quarter, but the Eagles cut
it to 21-19 at halftime when Tyler DurantAllen scored as time expired.
“You can’t give a team like that those
chances,” said Motz. “That could have
been a huge momentum swing, but our
kids responded in the third quarter and
didn’t let that affect them.”
Sterling outscored Johnson-Brock
13-6 during the third frame, and 13-10
in the fourth quarter to secure the victory.
Zach Lempka led the Jets in scoring
with 15 points, while D.J. Thiel had 14
points and five steals. Thiel was six of
seven from the field in the game.
Brandon Nieveen added seven
points in the win as well.
“It was a total team effort for three
games in this tournament,” said Motz.
“These kids came out and you could see
in their eyes they wanted to win. They
got a taste of what it’s like and when you
win, you want it more. I hope that they
come back hungrier because we have a
lot of ball left to play.”
Motz was also happy with the turnout of the fans. “Our crowd was superb
all week. It was fun to see them rally
around our kids and give them the ovation they deserved when they walked off
that floor Saturday night. The kids earned
it with hard work and determination. I’m
more proud of that than anything.”
Sterling- 13, 8, 13, 13 - 47
Johnson-Brock- 9, 10, 6, 10 - 35
S- J. Wirthele one, Nieveen seven,
Saathoff six, W. Wirthele two, Lempka
15, Thiel 14, Hunt two
Sterling will host Lourdes Central
Catholic, Saturday, January 19.
VOICE NEWS
Presenting the 2008 MUDECAS B Division basketball champions, Sterling High School. Back
row, from left: Assistant Coach Luke Caldwell, Shane Benson, Zach Lempka, Assistant Coach
Jerry Motz, Franklin Boyer-Spears, D.J. Thiel, Wade Hunt, William Wirthele, Jake Saathoff,
Coach Jimmy Motz. Front row: Dalton Dreesen, Austin Magill, Klay Heusman, Devin Heusman,
Jese Salberg, Jacob Wirthele, Brandon Nieveen, Kyle Lowmack.
Presenting the 2008 MUDECAS A Division runnerup, Freeman High School. Front row, from
left: Cassie Veerhusen, Tasha Mares, Erin Dorn, Megan Milke. Second row: Lindsay Buss,
Shelby Koenig, Brianna Jurgens, Kelsey Schuster, Bailey Buhr. Third row: Assistant coach JB
Libal, Coach Ken Cook, Katie Schoen, Amanda Wusk, Amanda Tosko, Ashley Yates, Natalie
Lenners, Assistant Coach Shawn Mencl.
Photos by Bill F. Bryant
5 Mile Run, 2 Mile Run, 2 Mile Fun Walk
Saturday, February 2, 2008
2008
Downtown Hickman, NE
Pawnee City (semifinals)
Sterling fell behind early 6-0, but the
Jets in the next 8:30 went on a 23-3 run
and never looked back in its 54-43
semifinal win.
The Jets held a 23-15 lead at halftime, but Pawnee City cut the lead to five
at 33-28 before Sterling’s Jese Salberg
buried a three as time ran out to end the
third quarter.
“Jese’s three was big,” Motz said. “I
felt more comfortable with an eightpoint lead than a five-point lead.”
Zach Lempka led the Jets with 20
points and nine rebounds in the winning
effort. Salberg and Jake Saathoff
chipped in nine apiece, lifting the Jets
into the finals of the B division.
It was the second time this season
that Sterling defeated Pawnee City. The
Jets won a 51-50 decision back on
December 14.
“They’re a good ball team with some
great athletes,” Motz said. “They give
you some different wrinkles offensively
and you have to be able to identify
personnel with them. We made some
good adjustments and made it difficult
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VOICE
Freeman
girls runnerup in MUDECAS A Division tournament
Freeman 51,
Johnson Co. Central 46
Freeman and Johnson County Central battled in the MUDECAS A Division semifinal game with the Lady Falcons pulling out a hard-fought win 5146 last week. Freeman started quickly
leading 13-8 after the first eight minutes.
Johnson Co. closed the gap to two
points by halftime 23-21. The Lady
Falcons increased their lead to 34-28
after three quarters and although Johnson
Co. closed to within one point at 34-33,
Freeman hit their free throws and held
on to win 51-46.
This was the first game without Katie
Schoen, and Bailey Buhr stepped into
the starting role and filled in well. The
win advanced the Lady Falcons into the
Championship game against Falls City
S. H. on Friday night.
Leading the win were: Cassie
Veerhusen 24 points (career high), eight
rebounds, two steals; Erin Dorn nine
points, 11 rebounds; Bailey Buhr eight
points, 13 rebounds (career high); Tasha
Mares four points, eight rebounds;
Ashley Yates four points, eight rebounds; and Kelsey Schuster two
points, five rebounds.
Freeman 24,
Falls City Sacred Heart 69
In the Championship game, Falls
City Sacred Heart showed they were
the class of the tournament, totally dominating the game and claiming the first
place trophy, 69-24.
Freeman left much of their game legs
during the semifinal game against Johnson
County Central and couldn’t match the
speed of the Lady Irish.
FCSH led 21-10; 39-18; and 5120 at the quarter breaks. Freeman could
only tally five points during the final half
and FCSH added 30 to their total to
bring the final score to 69-24.
Cassie Veerhusen led Freeman with
nine points, Erin Dorn added seven and
Brianna Jurgens, Megan Milke, Shelby
Mason and Kelsey Schuster each added
two points. Katelyn Wheeler led the
Lady Irish with 27 points, followed by
Tori Olberding with 10 points. For the
game, the Lady Irish shot 62 percent
and pulled down 33 rebounds.
Freeman, 9-4 and ranked 10th in the
Class D1 wild card standings, played
Tuesday night as they entertained Malcolm, then they will travel to JohnsonBrock Thursday night (tonight) for a
make-up game with the Lady Indians
and end the week by traveling to Stella
for a Friday night game with Southeast
Consolidated. The Lady Falcons will
then play Tuesday, January 22, at home
against Elmwood-Murdock.
Panthers Pounce on
Lewiston for Third Win!
The Palmyra Lady Panthers picked
up their third win of the season on
Friday, January 11th with a win over
Lewiston in the MUDECAS B Division
Tournament. The Lady Panthers jumped
out to a 13-5 lead in the first quarter and
never looked back. They took a 27-13
lead into half time. The second half was
more of the same as Palmyra outscored
Lewiston 30-20. The final score ended
up being Palmyra 57, Lewiston 33. All
twelve players that suited up for Palmyra
played and ten different players scored.
Sam Masilko had a big night for the
Lady Panthers recording 12 steals which
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Karey Straube also had a big night for
Palmyra scoring 11 points and grabbing
10 rebounds. Also scoring for Palmyra
was: Heather Wheatley, Steph
Holdsworth and Brittany Schorder each
scored 5, Kara Williams, Jessica
Otradovec, and Kodi Gruber all recorded 4 points, Amanda Beckman and
Holly Mach both ended the game with 2
a piece. Palmyra improves to 3-7 on the
year. Up next for the Lady Panthers is a
home game against Tri-County on Tuesday January 15th, then they travel to
play East Butler on Friday January 18th,
and on Saturday January 19th the Lady
Panthers will be in action at home against
Yutan.
Pawnee City 46,
Sterling 41
The Sterling Lady Jets participated
in the MUDECAS B Division.
Sterling squared off against Pawnee
City in the first round and lost 46-41.
Sterling started the first quarter by shooting 0 out 12. The only two points of the
quarter were scored by Kaylee Agena
on two free-throws.
The Lady Jets fired back in the second quarter with some good defense
and some easy lay-ups to pull within one
point at halftime, 14-15.
Pawnee City stretched its lead to 3123 after the third quarter. In the fourth
quarter, Sterling made a run behind Kala
Weber and Courtney VanGroningen,
scoring nine and seven respectively.
In the end, Pawnee City made their
free throws and finished off the game.
Coach Cockerill stated, “I was disappointed with the way we shot the basketball in the first quarter, and the fact
that we had 26 turnovers with 16 of
those unforced. That means we had too
many mental breakdowns, something
we will be addressing.” The Lady Jets
were led by Weber’s 15 points, and
VanGroningen’s 13 points. Pawnee City
was led by Brooke Burgess with 15
points.
Sterling 50,
Parkview Christian 21
Falcons 1-2 at MUDECAS
A Division Tourney
Bruss really controlled the boards.
Palmyra secured the third place finScoring: Kyle Schomerus 16; Preston ish, Saturday with a 52-42 win over
The Freeman boys basketball team Bruss 8, 11 rebounds; Ben Kroese 2; Pawnee City. The Panthers led 24-21 at
won the opening game of the 79th An- Jordan Goodrich 16; Adam Field 4.
the half, after trailing 14-12 at the end of
nual MUDECAS A Division Basketball
Johnson-Brock 54
the first quarter.
Tournament, in Beatrice, but lost the
Palmyra 47
Palmyra extended its lead to 37-33
next two to finish fourth.
In a close game for three quarters, by the end of the third quarter and out
Wymore Southern claimed the A Johnson-Brock broke out in the fourth scored the Indians 15-9 in the fourth for
Division championship, beating Bruning with a 19 to 15 run, to defeat Palmyra the 10 point win.
Davenport 74-57. Falls City Sacred 54-47, Thursday, in the semifinal game.
“The team played game for four quarHeart clipped the Falcons in overtime,
Both teams were tied at 11 in the ters. They didn’t have an answer for the
47-44, for third place.
first quarter and the Eagles led 21-20 at shooting of Kyle Schomerus, who had
Freeman opened the tournament with the half. JB led 35-32 after three quar- 28 points, and he really stepped up and
a 56-42 win over Lourdes Central ters.
took advantage,” said Bottrell.
Catholic behind 22 points from junior
“We led a lot of the game, and were
“Preston Bruss didn’t score a ton,
Ryan Busboom, and 16 from junior never very far down,” Bottrell said. “They but he controlled the boards on both
Elliott Mencl.
hit some baskets toward the end and we ends. We got in some foul trouble early
“I was proud of the way we came out couldn’t answer, and had to start fouling and Dalton Ringland, Quinn, Beecham
and played against Lourdes. The kids and they hit their free throws. Ben Kroese and Marcus Boell, came off the bench
took care of business and gave us a put together a nice game and found and put in some real quality minutes for
chance to advance in the tournament,” some offense for us. All the kids played us.
noted Jim McLaughlin, the Falcon head hard, we just couldn’t make a basket
Scoring: Schomerus 28; Beecham 1;
coach.”
toward the end when we needed it,” he Bruss 5; Kroese 11; Goodrich 3; Field
Freeman led 37-33 after three quar- said.
4.
ters but out scored Lourdes 19-9 in the
Scoring: Schomerus 20; Bruss 11;
Palmyra, 4-7, plays at East Butler
fourth to pull away for the win.
Kroese 10; Goodrich 3; Boell 3.
Friday, and at home against Yutan on
Freeman scoring: Goracke 2;
Palmyra 52
Saturday.
Busboom 22; Mencl 16; Ebbers 3;
Pawnee City 42
Nieveen 5; Schlake 6; Pella 2.
Southern 45
Freeman 33
Norris wrestlers third at Waverly
In the semifinal game Thursday, Freeman went cold in the second half after
leading 28-17 at the half. Freeman
scored only five second half points to 28
for Southern, losing 45-33.
“Obviously we would have liked to
have played better in the second half
against Southern. We had them on the
ropes and we let them off the hook. We
picked a bad time not to shoot the ball
well, but those things happen and we will
move on. You can’t have let downs
when you play top level teams,”
McLaughlin said.
Scoring: Busboom 16; Mencl 5; Titan John Hovendick pinned Daniel Moles of Johnson County
Schlake 7; Pella 3; Ebbers 2.
Central in recent action.
Falls City Sacred Heart 47
Freeman 45
The Falcons did battle back from a
28-18 halftime deficit to Falls City Sacred Heart in the third place game Saturday to tie the game at 37 at the end of
regulation. Freeman was boosted by an
8-6 third quarter and an 11-3 fourth
quarter.
In overtime, the Irish hit seven free
throws and a three pointer, for 10 points,
as Freeman scored seven, producing
the final, 47-44. “Against Sacred Heart,
when came out with no energy and we
are a team that must play with a ton of
energy. We did that in the second half
and the kids showed a lot of resiliency to
bounce back and force overtime,”
McLaughlin said.
“This is one of the toughest small
school tournaments in the state. We
faced some very good teams and learned
a lot about our team. Being in games
like the ones we were in will prepare us
for the challenges that we will
face down the road,” McLaughlin added.
Scoring: Rapp 2; Busboom 10; Mencl
16; Ebbers 6; Nieveen 3; Pella 7.
Freeman, 9-3, and ranked seventh in
the Class D1 wild card standings, plays
at S.E. Consolidated, Friday, and will
host Class C2, Elmwood-Murdock,
Tuesday, January 22.
In the consolation round of the MUDECAS Tournament, the Sterling Jets
met Parkview Christian. Sterling won
the game 50-21. The first quarter was a
little sluggish for the Lady Jets with the
team missing four lay-ups. Parkview did
a nice job of scoring during the quarter
and the score was 11-9 in favor of the
Lady Jets.
The second quarter was much of the
same until the last few minutes when the
Lady Jets got some timely steals from
Weber (seven steals for the game), that
led to some easy transition baskets.
The third quarter, the Jets came out
aggressively on defense and worked
their offenses very well, outscoring Parkview 20-6. McKenzie McAuliffe had
nine points during the quarter.
After the third, the score was 40-19
and it allowed the Lady Jets the opportunity to play some of the younger team
members. The Lady Jets were led by
McAuliffe’s 18 points on 8 of 11 shooting and Stephanie Heusman’s nine
points. Parkview Christian was led by
Amy Strop and Breanna Borrenpuhl,
each scoring eight points.
The Lady Jets, 4-7, play Saturday at Palmyra Third in MUDECAS B
Palmyra started the 79th Annual
Nebraska City Lourdes.
MUDECAS B Division boys tournament with a 49-40 win over DillerOdell, on Tuesday in Beatrice.
The Panthers jumped out 13-5 in the
first quarter and held a 24-11, halftime
lead. Diller-Odell came back in the third
quarter to close the gap to eight, 32-24,
but the Panthers out scored the Griffins
17-16, for the nine point win, 49-40.
“This was a good win for us,” said
Palmyra coach Dave Bottrell. “We
needed this one so we could get two
more games in the tournament. Jordan
Goodrich probably had his best game of
the season, and Adam Field and Preston
The Titan wrestlers went 3-2 on
Saturday to finish in third place at the
Waverly Duals, Saturday, January 12.
Norris dropped the opening dual against
Plattsmouth 42-26, and followed that
up with a 58-15 win over Waverly. The
Titans then dropped a decision to Platteview 44-31 before ending the day
with back-to-back wins over Blair and
Wahoo.
Individually, #285 Justin Jackson,
#103 Chauncey Ziemann and #112 Beau
Bryant each went 5-0 on the day.
Winning four matches each were
#119 Drew Petersen, #125 Ben Reehl,
#171 Trevor Funk and #215 Garrett
Sawyer.
Winning three matches was #160
Asa Bryant. Two wins were recorded
by #140 Drew Granatowicz, while #130
Marcus Forsgren, #135 John
Hovendick, #145 Vince Schaffert, #152
Dalton Vorhies and #189 Zach Krull
each picked up a win. Justin Jackson,
Garrett Sawyer and Beau Bryant each
picked up their 20th win on the season
this weekend. The Titans stand at 15-5
so far this season.
Thursday night (tonight), Norris will
host Auburn at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the
Titans head on the road to the Aurora
Duals.
Norris 42, Tri County 19
The Titan wrestlers headed south
Tuesday night, January 8, to tangle with
the Trojans of Tri County. The Titans
got off to a quick start with pins at #140
and #145 from seniors Drew
Granatowicz and Vince Schaffert.
Norris also picked up pins from
sophomores #103 Chauncey Ziemann
and #130 Marcus Forsgren. The pins,
along with decisions, earned by seniors
#171 Trevor Funk, #215 Garrett Sawyer, #285 Justin Jackson and junior
#125 Ben Reehl, along with freshman
#112 Beau Bryant, paced the Titans to
the 42-19 victory. Norris received a
great effort from the entire team, only
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giving up one pin on the night and
constantly battling in all matches until
the end.
In JV action, the Titans received
two wins from freshman Wil Cox.
Norris 42, Tri County 19:
103 Ziemann N pinned Parrott TC;
112 Bryant N won by forfeit; 119
Seibrandt TC MD Petersen N 16-4;
125 Reehl N dec. Haase TC 8-2; 130
Forsgren N pinned Hahn TC; 135 Likens TC dec. Hovendick N 11-7; 140
Granatowicz N pinned Smith TC; 145
Schaffert N pinned Pinkerton; 152
Pflanz TC pinned Vorhies N; 160
Shepler TC dec. Bryant N 15-12; 171
Funk N dec. Lindley TC 4-2 OT; 189
Peters TC dec. Krull N 9-7; 215 Sawyer N dec. Lindley TC 4-2; 285 Jackson N dec. Placek TC 3-1
Norris JV Wrestling
In JV action at Auburn, Saturday,
Wil Cox won two matches as the team
was depleted due to injuries.
The JV will also see action in the
Auburn Dual at Norris on Thursday.
Fairbury defeats
Norris girls, 57-47
Fairbury defeated Norris 57-47 Friday night, January 11. With the loss,
Norris drops to 3-7 on the season.
In the first quarter, Norris got out to
a quick start, and then Fairbury settled in
with their offense and outscored the
Titans in the quarter 17-10.
Norris worked hard to play catch up
in the second quarter, but Fairbury would
not allow this to happen. Each team
scored 13 points in the quarter and
Fairbury led 30-23 at the half.
In the third quarter, Fairbury blew
open a close game by scoring 16 points
to take a commanding 46-33 lead at the
quarter break.
Norris fought hard to make a comeback in the final quarter as they outscored
Fairbury 14-11, but it was not enough
and Fairbury held on for a 57-47 win.
Next up, the Titans, 3-7, will host
Waverly January 18 and then travel to
Gretna the following day. Norris is currently 3-0 in the EMC and is looking for
two more wins this week.
Norris scoring: Sonny Adkins 14,
Abbie Gabel seven, Sarah Hoefler seven,
Sharee Barry five, Taylor Krejci four,
Jordan Funk four, Rachel Hansen four,
Megan Poe two. Rebounding: Hoefler
nine, Adkins eight, Gabel six, Krejci
four; Steals: Hoefler three, Funk three;
Assists: Adkins four
VOICE
Titans place at Swim meets
By Sandi Hoffman
January 10South Sioux City, Omaha Skutt
The boys swam a very good meet,
beating both of their opponents. The
girls were very close in a tight battle with
South Sioux City. Both teams swam
well.
Also worthy of special note were the
two new secondary state qualifying times
swum, which included Josh Karel
achieving his in the 100 breaststroke. A
number of swimmers also swam personal bests. Josh Karel achieved personal best times in his individual events.
Among those achieving personal bests
in one event was Garret Schrock-fly.
Female 200 Medley Relay Senior, 2:16.50,
A Relay, Second, Erin Lee, Morgan Cullison,
Nicole DeBoer, Desiree Bartels; 2:41.57, B
Relay, Fifth, Shaylin Likens, Megan Noble,
Ronni Mann, Tabby Lee
Male 200 Medley Relay Senior, 1:52.40, A
Relay, First, Garret Schrock, Josh Karel,
Matt Penner, Andrew Nelson
Female 50 Free Senior, 29.17, Erin Lee,
Third; 41.28, Tabby Lee, no place listed
Male 50 Free Senior, 33.83, Collin Volker,
no place listed
Male 100 Fly Senior, 58.96, Garret Schrock,
Second; 1:05.65, Josh Karel, Third
Crete topples Norris 58-43;
Titans beat Fairbury 52-48
second. It was a photo finish for sure!
We also had a long list of team
members who set personal best times in
their events. Included in the list were
Tabby Lee-50 free and Nicole DeBoer100 backstroke. Next action for the
team was at Columbus on January 15,
the Ralston Dive Invite on January 19
and at home versus Omaha Duchesne
Academy January 22.
Female 200 Medley Relay Senior, 2:16.90,
A Relay, Eighth, Erin Lee, Morgan Cullison,
Nicole DeBoer, Desiree Bartels
Male 200 Medley Relay Senior, 1:50.09, A
Relay, Second, Andrew Nelson, Josh Karel,
Garret Schrock, Matt Penner; 2:05.37, B
Relay, Did Not Place, Lucas Berke, Trenton
Mc Cown, Logan Cullison, Charlie Tomes
Female 200 IM Senior, 2:28.08, Nicole
DeBoer, Eighth
Male 200 IM Senior, 2:09.55, Garret
Schrock, First
Female 50 Free Senior, 28.92, Erin Lee,
24th; 36.66, Tabby Lee, 81st
Male 50 Free Senior, 25.27, Charlie Tomes,
Seventh; 25.92, Josh Karel, 10th; 33.61, Collin
Volker, 38th
Female 100 Fly Senior, 1:14.01, Erin Lee,
13th
Female 100 Free Senior, 1:21.61, Tabby
Lee, 38th
Male 100 Free Senior, 28.33, Charlie
Tomes, Second; 1:22.16, Collin Volker, 28th
Male 100 Free Senior, 1:20.42, Collin Volker,
no place listed
Male 200 Free Relay Senior, 1:37.99, A
Relay, First, Andrew Nelson, Matt Penner,
Josh Karel, Garret Schrock; 1:53.31, B Relay, Third, Christian Dixon, Zach Mansell,
Collin Volker, Seth DeBoer
Female 100 Back Senior, 1:16.45, Erin Lee,
Third
Male 100 Back Senior, 59.57, Garret
Schrock, First
Male 100 Breast Senior, 1:12.25, Josh Karel,
First
Female 400 Free Relay Senior, 4:31.37, A
Relay, Second, Erin Lee, Desiree Bartels,
Morgan Cullison, Nicole DeBoer
Female 200 Free Relay Senior, 1:54.07, A
Relay, Sixth, Erin Lee. Morgan Cullison,
Desiree Bartels, Nicole DeBoer
Male 200 Free Relay Senior, 1:46.27, A
Relay, Fifth, Logan Cullison, Lucas Berke,
Seth DeBoer, Charlie Tomes
Female 100 Back Senior, 1:10.81, Nicole
DeBoer, 10th
Male 100 Back Senior, 58.97, Garret
Schrock, Second
Male 100 Breast Senior, 1:12.86, Josh Karel,
Fourth
This meet is always a pre-conference tape measure for us. We are able
to tell just how we will finish against
other conference schools. On the whole,
we were pleased with the overall team
performance at the meet. We were very
pleased with the second-place finish by
the boys team. We saw some areas for
improvement and will certainly set about
to see we do improve in those areas, but
on the whole, we were encouraged by
our results.
The 100 backstroke was a particularly exciting event for us as Andrew
edged Garret Schrock for first place
by a mere nine one hundredths of a
The Freeman eighth grade basketball
team jumped into the win column with a
26-17 win over Sterling to bring their
record to 1-1. A 6-0 first quarter was
aided by a 12-3 second quarter to give
the Falcon eighth graders an 18-3 halftime lead. However, the Jets came back
hard in the third period, outscoring Freeman 10-3 to make the score 21-13
going into the final period.
The scoring slowed down in the fourth
as Freeman scored five and gave up only
four for the victory. Allison Evers was
the leading scorer for the Falcons with
11 points. Savannah Banks added five
points. Abbey Klein and Mallory Dorn
connected for four points apiece. And
Katy Veskrna added a field goal. Nicole
Wenzl was the leading scorer for Sterling
with nine points.
The seventh grade had little trouble
with the Sterling team. Freeman jumped
out to a 16-0 first quarter lead. By halftime, the score was 22-4. At the end of
three periods, the Falcons were ahead
30-4 and closed with a 37-10 win. Kylie
Trobee led Freeman with 10 points.
Morgan Lenners had six.
Shelbi Mixer had five points, including a three-pointer. Field goals came
from Lindsay Hottovy, Halley Dorn,
Samantha Milke, Nichelle Meyer and
Anna Harder. The seventh grade now
has a 2-0 record.
The Falcons took part the week of
January 14 in the Freeman Tournament
with games on Monday and Thursday
(tonight), and they then will travel to
Tecumseh January 21 and host Lewiston
January 23.
Above, Brian Glenn guards the
lane for Norris. Below, Braden
Zysset blocks out for a
rebound in a recent game.
Photos by Bill F. Bryant
Freeman Junior
High Girls Basketball
Sterling
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The Norris basketball team split a
pair of games over the weekend beating
Fairbury at home, 52-48, on Friday,
and falling to Crete, 58-43, on Saturday
in Crete.
Norris, 7-3, on the year, played
tough defense against Fairbury in a close
game. The Jeffs led 14-11, after one
period, and 26-24, at the half. Norris
took control in the third quarter with a
15-9 run, and both teams put up 13
fourth quarter points.
“Fairbury came to Norris with an 82 record and played just like their
record,” said Titan head coach Curt
Carlson. “They are very athletic and
have some kids that shoot it pretty well.
Fortunately we held them to 40% shooting and forced 20 turnovers as well. We
out rebounded them 30-22 and shot 59
percent from two point range,” he said.
FAIRBURY 14 12 9 13 48
NORRIS 11 13 15 13 52
LEADERS: Points-Blake Huls-23;
Rebounds-Huls-nine, Swanson-five;
Assists-Gade-three, Dudley-three;
Steals-Gade-four, Huls-four
Crete busted out to a 26-12 first
quarter lead and never looked back in
the 15 point win over Norris, Saturday.
“The game was determined by two
main factors,” Carlson commented.
“First, Crete made 7-of-10 three point
shots in the first half (five in the first
quarter) and second Norris committed
25 turnovers for the game. If you don't
defend and take care of the ball against
a quality team, it will be a long night. On
the positive side Norris did cut Crete's
lead to four midway through the third
quarter, but turnovers and missed shots
allowed Crete to build the lead again,”
her added.
Norris falls to 7-3 on the season, and
12th in the Class B wild card standings,
with an EMC game next Friday with
Waverly, at home. The first round of the
Eastern Midlands Conference tournament begins Tuesday, with finals at Nebraska City, Saturday, January 26.
NORRIS 12 12 8 11 43
CRETE 26 11 6 15 58
LEADERS:
Points-Cole Gade-13. Blake Huls11; Rebounds-Gade-five, Dudley-four,
Bouwens-four; Steals-Huls-four,
Bouwens-four, Dudley-three
Boys J.V. mid-season info
The Norris Boys J.V. basketball
team’s record stands at 6-2 currently,
with wins over Platteview, Marysville,
Seward, Blair, Fairbury, and Crete.
Losses have come to Beatrice and
Elkhorn.
Leading scorers for the Titans are
Taylor TeKolste with eight points per
game, followed by Jared Zysset and
Lance Bouwens with seven points per
game each.
Leading the team in rebounds per
game are TeKolste with eight, followed
by Tony Steffensmeier with four. Zysset
is averaging 2.5 steals per game in that
category. The team is averaging 47
points per game, while giving up 38
defensively.
Overall, the season is progressing
with great improvement shown by the
players. Desire on defense, paired with
offensive discipline are the key to the
team’s most recent victories. Upcoming games are this Friday, versus Waverly at home, followed with games
against Plattsmouth and Nebraska City
in two weeks.
Two medal
for Palmyra
The Panther wrestling team took the
short trip to Syracuse for the SDA Pin
Tournament on Friday, January 11. This
proved to be the toughest competition
of the year for the improving Panthers.
Despite the last place finish, there were
bright spots for the team. All of the
members looked good in losses. Most
of the team members were able to get a
victory on the night. Justen Belew came
through with his first medal of the season.
Medal winners were: 103, Bran-
Panama Trail
Run Sunday Freeman wrestlers compete
The Panama Trail Run, is Sunday,
January 20, on the Panama Trails, at Weeping Water Invitational
Panama, Nebraska.
This year it is hosted by Tiger Coaching and Personal Training. The weather
can play a big part in just how interesting
this event can be!
Come join in the fun and camaraderie! Date: Sunday, January 20. Time:
Check-in at 12:30 p.m. Race begins at
1:30 p.m. Check is at the Fire Barn.
It is a two and four mile course consisting of trails along old railroad tracks,
creek crossings, short, but demanding
hills, and some gravel roads.
Awards to the top five in each race
(Two and four Mile), in the “Solo” Division.
Awards, prizes, food and refreshments to follow the race.
For more information contact Jim
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Freeman traveled to compete in the annual Weeping Water tournament on
Saturday, January 12. Freeman had a decent showing as one out of the six
wrestlers won a medal. Leading the way for the team was a second-place finish by
junior Matt Nieveen (125).
Nieveen won his quarterfinal match by a pin, and his semifinal match with a
decision in overtime. Nieveen gave up a pin in the final match. Sophomore Evan
Buss (285) picked up a win with a pin in the second round, but fell short of a medal.
Other wrestlers competing at the tournament were freshmen Devin Wolken
(119), Sky Sutton (152), Nick Ruskamp (160), and sophomore Chase Heble
(119).
Coach Troxel said, “This meet has fewer teams in the tournament, but the teams
that are there are very good. Both East Butler and Fort Calhoun are ranked in the
state. This tournament gave us an opportunity to compete with very competitive
teams, and showed us what we need to work on in the future.”
Freeman will travel to Hebron for the Thayer Central Invite on Friday.
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VOICE
79th Annual
MUDECAS
Tournament
Madness
Boys A Division
All-MUDECAS Tournament
First Team
Matt Baehr, Southern
Brent Houchin, Bruning-Davenport
Drew Porter, Southern
Garrett Hoins, Bruning-Davenport
Craig Trump, Southern
Honorable mention: Marshall Joy,
HTRS; Justin Kosmicki, Johnson
County Central; Lon Schoenholz, Bruning-Davenport; Ryan Busboom, Freeman; Caleb Pokorny, Sacred Heart;
Ross Barr, Southern; Jason Jagels, Bruning-Davenport; Elliott Mencl, Freeman; Bryce Ebel, Sacred Heart; Blake
Baller, Exeter-Milligan; Matt Beccard,
Lourdes; Phil McClure, Southern.
Boys B Division
First Team
Zach Lempka, Sterling
Hans Christensen, Johnson-Brock
Kyle Schomerus, Palmyra
Josh Adams, Johnson-Brock
Jake Saathoff, Sterling
Honorable mention: Jordan Tyrance,
Parkview Christian; Ben Theye, DillerOdell; Jese Salberg, Sterling; Jordan Goodrich, Palmyra; John Musil,
Pawnee City; Brent Haith, JohnsonBrock; Andrew Rohr, Meridian; D.J.
Thiel, Sterling; Taylor Baumert, Pawnee City; Preston Bruss, Palmyra;
Tyler Bohling, Johnson-Brock.
Girls A Division
First Team
Kali Schnacker, HTRS
Katelyn Wheeler, Sacred Heart
Jamie Straube, Johnson County
Cassie Veerhusen, Freeman
Macie Kuker, Sacred Heart
Honorable mention: Emalee
Oblinger, Southern; Teri Ann Koch,
Diller-Odell; Megan Kuska, ExeterMilligan; Tasha Mares, Freeman;
Amber Hansel, Meridian; Kelsi Holthus,
Johnson County; Rachel Bieker, Sacred Heart; Erin Dorn, Freeman;
Kesha Beethe, Johnson County; Logan
Ballue, HTRS; Tori Holberding, Sacred
Heart.
Girls B Division
First Team
Cecelia Catlett, Bruning-Davenport
Dawn Kite, Johnson-Brock
Kelsey Otto, Bruning-Davenport
Jordan Broady, Johnson-Brock
Lichelle Schroeder, Bruning-Davenport.
Honorable mentions: Laura Gawart,
Lourdes; Maggie Kramer, Lewiston;
Karey Straube, Palmyra; Brooke
Winegar, Johnson-Brock; Breanna
Bornpohl, Parkview Christian; Brooke
Burgess, Pawnee City; Rachel Rippe,
Johnson-Brock; CeCe Walters, Lourdes; Dani Burgess, Pawnee City; Kala
Weber, Sterling; Kendall Corliss, Bruning-Davenport.
Left, Jet Devin Heusman battles for the ball with
Tyler Hahn, of Johnson-Brock. Right, Preston
Bruss bulls his way for the ball against JB, in
the semifinals.
Jet Jacob Wirthele tries to keep Eagle
Tyler Bohling out of the lane.
Kyle Schlake guards the lane for Freeman.
Freeman junior Cassie Veerhusen pops a jumper Kelsey Schuster sends a free
throw on the way for Freeman.
against the Lady Irish.
Sterling first year coach Jimmy Motz
already has a championship under his belt.
Falcon coach Jim
McLaughlin
encourages his
team.
Right,
Jonathan Davis
cheers
for
Freeman.
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Voice News January 17, 2008 - Section 1

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