Voice News June 26, 2008 - Internet Nebraska User Listing

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What’s Inside:
•Robberies spur
parking dispute
•Hickman wastewater
treatment plant tours
•Cortland plans 125th
•NWS honors Babcock
•Trio sings of Glory Road
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Thursday, June 26, 2008 Vol. 31-No. 1
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behind a white box with a brown
border and navigation bar to the left
– were done by April. The site features a brief description of the town,
a calendar of community events,
copies of the community newsletter, a list of Cortland and area businesses, and a church directory.
All you need to know about
Cortland’s 125th anniversary celebration, which starts today and
runs until June 29, is also on the
website.
April, who spearheaded the discussion of the website, said the site
has made it easier to communicate
information to people, including
older generations. “We discussed
the website at the beginning of last
tragedy because of this,” said Julie.
“One thing we’ve talked about is
how hard we’ll work to get that
crossing changed.”
This particular crossing has several concerns, according to locals—
the lack of cross arms or flashing
lights, for one. There is no yellow
advanced warning sign on the
northbound side of the crossing either, and the only notice that a
crossing is ahead are the cross
bucks just ahead of the tracks. Another issue of concern is the overgrowth of trees along the road south
of the tracks.
“I would like to see the vegetation taken care of and installation
of the signs that I believe the county
is legally supposed to have up,” said
Joe Herrod, Matt Weber’s father-inlaw. Ever since the accident, Joe has
been researching the regulations
and talking to federal, state and railroad representatives about them.
“We have to get the county into this
and get the whole thing assessed.
And until the evaluation goes
through, I think the county should
post it as a dangerous crossing and
reduce the speed limit. No one
should be going over that crossing
again until it’s safe.”
Efforts to
see additional
warning signs
installed at the
96th
Road
crossing have
actually been
underway for
several years.
Tom
and
D e a n n e
Damkroger,
also of rural
Firth, have
been
concerned about
the crossing
as long as they
have lived in
the area, but a
previous reThe Weber family, of rural Firth, faces several quest for studmonths of recovery for Matt, who was badly ies of the
injured in a train collision last week. (Front row, c r o s s i n g
left to right) Gabriela, Gionna, and Mattéa. (Back yielded no rerow) Matt and Julie.
Photo submitted sults. “That
and some arterial and cyanic nerve crossing is a huge concern for all of
damage. After some reconstructive us out here,” said Deanne. “We
surgery, Matt is well on his way to have told our kids and even servicerecovery, although it may take sev- men coming out here to stay off
eral months. Thankfully, he suffered 96th, but lots of people still use it
no injuries to any inner organs. “It’s since it’s a quicker route to Firth
probably the best scenario we could Road.”
After Matt’s accident, the
hope for with this type of injury,”
Damkrogers once again made conJulie said.
For the Weber family, the ordeal tact with Gage County Highway
has been terrifying. Matt will make superintendent Marlin Kliewer,
a full recovery however, and Julie is who has discussed the issue with
thankful. “It’s a really awful thing the Nebraska Department of
to go through, but it would be worth Roads Rail and Public Transporit if someone else could be spared a
continued on page 4
continued on page 4
As proud uncle Randy Kai stood by, four-year-old Haley Aernie, of Lincoln, settled into the
saddle to warm up before competing at the Sunrise Equitherapy Horse Show at the Lancaster
Event Center on Sunday, June 22. Haley was born partially deaf and has had to face slower
development, but she’s plenty talkative when she gets to ride Black. More inside on Page 9.
Photo by Christina Case
Firth adopts new comprehensive plan;
future growth limited to north of Firth Road
By Logan Seacrest
It’s been 40 years coming, but
Firth finally has a new comprehensive plan. A resolution adopting the
plan was passed unanimously at the
Firth Village Board meeting last
month.
The comp plan is a combination of
different types of strategies city officials
hope will guide Firth’s growth over a
10-year timeframe. Components include a future land use plan, a community facilities plan, a street plan, an annexation plan, and water/sewer plans.
The process began in early 2007,
when Marvin Weber approached village officials about building a 70-lot
housing development south of Firth. At
the time, city officials were unsure how
such a large subdivision would affect
water, sewer, traffic flow, etc. So in
February 2007, the Firth Planning
Commission hired Hanna-Keelan
Associates to draft a new comp plan.
Weber’s proposed subdivision
has since been dropped, but Dave
Hansmeyer, chairman of the Firth Planning Commission, said updating the plan
was important nonetheless. “In the long
term, this plan gives us a good guideline
for future growth – both residential
and commercial,” he said.
Currently, Firth has a population of
over 600 and limited options for expansion. With railroad tracks and a
creek to the west and south, and large
acreages blocking extending the town
east, planners concluded that developing the north side of Firth Rd. is really
the only alternative.
Village Board Chairman Dave
Hobelman said plotting out goals
for growth in Firth proved tricky. “In
a way, by allowing those acreages
there to the east we shot ourselves
in the foot. We learned some hard
lessons by not updating the plan
sooner,” he said. Firth’s comprehensive plan was last updated in 1969,
during the Nixon Administration.
In addition to the comp plan, new
zoning regulations were also passed at
the Board meeting in May. Firth Planning Commission Chairman Dave
Hansmeyer thinks the new guidelines
will give the town room to breathe. “We
want growth to happen in town but we
want to do it right,” he said. “It was
something we should have done 20
years ago.”
Cortland’s website a center of community information
By Mark Mahoney
The community of Cortland has
joined other area small towns in the
digital age.
Cortland, a village of 496 people,
has an online home, thanks to April
Teet, the website’s creator and secretary of the Cortland Improvement
Association (CIA). The site,
www.cortlandne.com,
was
launched during the summer of last
year after about a week of work by
April, with help from her husband,
Greg, who works with computers.
April said the website has become a useful tool for people in the
community to find out what’s going
on in Cortland, especially since only
about half of the town has P.O.
boxes, so many people don’t get the
CIA’s community newsletter at the
post office. “(The CIA) had been
talking about ways to get information out to the community and to
get in touch with people,” she said.
“I felt strongly about it.”
Susan Young, president of the
CIA, said the association has heard
many positive comments about the
website. “It’s a good way for friends
and relatives out of state to keep in
touch with what’s going on,” she
said.
The website contains a good
amount of information on the community of Cortland. When you visit
the site’s homepage, you will see
“WELCOME TO CORTLAND” in
white letters superimposed on an
aerial view of Cortland near the top,
which was provided by Cristi
Higgins, who owns a photo/video
studio in town. The design and
By Christina Case
In the wake of a train versus vehicle accident south of Firth on June
15, the family of Matt Weber, of rural Firth, is hoping to see some
changes made at the crossing where
the accident happened. Matt was
traveling north on S. 96th Road past
Apple Road on his way to work in
Lincoln when he was struck by a
BNSF train while crossing the
tracks. He was life-flighted to
BryanLGH in Lincoln, where he was
kept on life support in intensive care
for several days.
The train collided with the front
driver’s side of Matt’s work van,
and the impact drove his leg up
through the bones of his pelvis.
Matt’s wife, Julie, knows things
would have been much worse if he
hadn’t been wearing his seat belt or
if the airbag hadn’t inflated. “His
vehicle landed upside down, and he
managed to get out of his seatbelt
and pull himself through the window,” she said. There were no passengers in the vehicle, as was reported in the Gage County Sheriff’s
report last week.
At the hospital, doctors found
the left half of Matt’s pelvis shattered, his upper leg bone fractured,
broken bones in his lower right leg,
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weighed seven pounds, 12 ounces. She
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Bremer,
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rural Walton, will celebrate her
90th birthday. An open house
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July 5, 2008, at Trinity Lutheran
Church – 162nd and Old
Cheney Road. Her children are
Bob and Sharon, and she has
been blessed with five
grandkids and six greatgrandkids. Greetings can be
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Obituaries
BENNET J. STINDT
FRANCINE L. CARTER
Bennet Joseph “Ben” Stindt, 68,
Pickrell, died at home Monday, June
16, 2008. Born, Beatrice, to Herald J.
and Agnes (Cacek) Stindt. Retired
teacher and coach.
Survivors: wife, Linda; son,
Bennet H. Stindt, Kansas City, Missouri; daughters, Jennifer K.
Frogness, Julieanna A. Enebo and
Kathryn G. Humble, Pickrell; nine
grandchildren; sister, Marcia S.
Hilberg, Poulsbo, Washington;
Barkley and wife, Kathryn, of
Arcadia, California; other relatives
and friends.
Services were held Thursday,
June 19, 2008, St. John Lutheran
Church. Burial: Evergreen Home
Cemetery, Beatrice. Memorials to
Ben J. Stindt Scholarship Fund
through the Beatrice Educational
Foundation; the Voice of St. John
Radio Broadcast; and the Beatrice
Community Hospital Hospice Program with Dennis and Janet Byars
in charge.
ELLA “SUE” STEENSON
Ella “Sue” Steenson, 84, Lincoln, died Thursday, June 19, 2008.
Born Sioux City, Iowa, May 20,
1924, to John Wilbert and Lena Ella
(Manor) Dill. Sr. Office Supervisor
(1955-1986), Nebraska State Legislature. Member, First Church of
the Nazarene; former lay minister;
Sunday School volunteer; secretary of Missionary group; served
on custodial staff of the church.
Survivors: son, Charles T.
Steenson, Lincoln; step-daughters, Peggy Kinney, Hallam; Georgia Whittington, Dallas, Texas;
three grandsons; three granddaughters; nieces, nephews. Preceded in death by husbands, Eugene H. Steenson and George W.
Steenson; son, James; parents;
stepson, Dennis.
Services were held Tuesday,
June 24, 2008, First Church of the
Nazarene. Pastor Brian Smith. Memorials to Nebraska AIDS Foundation, 139 South 40th, Omaha, NE
68131; or Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 1540 S. 70th, Suite 104, Lincoln, NE 68506. Condolences
online at www.roperandsons.com.
MARY F. PETTIGREW
Mary F. Pettigrew, 82, Lincoln,
died June 17, 2008. Born Mary
Woods, March 28, 1926, Pomona,
Missouri. Foster parent for many
years, loved children. Drove bus
for Lincoln Public Schools, 14
years; upon retiring, continued
hobbies of ceramics, quilting, and
enjoying grandchildren.
Survivors: sons and daughterin-law, Roger Pettigrew, Waverly;
Mark A. and Connie Pettigrew,
Douglas; Harold C. Pettigrew, Lincoln; daughter, Barbara F. Toddy,
Adams; 10 grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren. Preceded in
death by parents; husband,
Harold; daughter-in-law, JoAnn.
Services were held Saturday,
June 21, 2008, Bennet Community
Church. Memorials to the family.
Condolences to www.bmlfh.com.
Francine L. Carter, 61, Martell,
died Wednesday, June 18, 2008, Lincoln. Born August 27, 1946, to John
F. and Andrea R. (Gonzales)
Badousek.
Survivors: husband, Richard;
sons and daughters-in-law, Scott
and Debbie Jarvis, Lincoln; John
and Tammy Jarvis, Naples, Florida;
daughter and son-in-law, Andrea
and Bill Stinson, Denton; stepchildren, Sally, Martell; Kelly, Richard,
and Jim, New Hampshire; sisters
and brothers-in-law, Catherine and
John Reisinger, Bellevue; Terri and
Wayne Egger, Mesa, Arizona; Sally
(Badousek) Turner and Greg Turner,
Lincoln; Janet and Bill Crocker, Lincoln; Lori and Norm Harris,
Dorchester; brothers and sisters-inlaw, Richard and Karen Badousek,
Queen Creek, Arizona; Louis and
Marge Badousek, Crete; brother-inlaw, James Burke, Bay Town, Texas;
16 grandchildren; numerous greatgrandchildren; numerous nieces,
nephews and friends. Preceded in
death by grandparents; parents;
husband, Dwight Jarvis; sister,
Jonnie Burke.
Services were held Saturday,
June 21, 2008, Kuncl Funeral Home,
Crete. Interment: Lincoln Memorial
Park. Memorials to the family.
RAYMOND E. STRAUSS
Raymond “Ray” E. Strauss, 74,
North Bend, formerly Lincoln, died
Friday, June 20, 2008, Fremont. Born
October 9, 1933, to Frank and
Laverna (Halverson) Strauss at
McCool Junction. Raised at Cordon, Indiana. Entered U.S. Army at
16, serving during Korean War,
March 20, 1951, - April 28, 1955. After Army, moved to Lincoln; worked
for Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph. Married Nancy J. Dygert July
1, 1960, Thayer. Lived at York, eight
years, returning to Lincoln in 1967.
Retired in 1996, after 41 years with
LT & T. Came to North Bend in 2004.
Loved to cook, make wine, and
shared this and his cigars with family and friends. Former member,
York American Legion Drum and
Bugle Corps; St. Charles Catholic
Church, North Bend; Knights of
Columbus, North Bend; 50+ year
member, American Legion, currently
the Morse Bluff Post 340; North
Bend VFW Post 8223; North Bend
AM Vets Post 20; and North Bend
Masonic Lodge.
Survivors: wife, Nancy (Dygert)
Strauss; sons and daughters-in-law,
Steve and Susan, Omaha; Pat and
Kathy, Bozeman, Montana; sisters
and brother-in-law, Barbara
Cudaback, Sterling; Karolyn
Turner; Sandra and Wayne Hurd, all
of Lincoln; seven grandchildren.
Preceded in death by parents;
brother, Francis Strauss.
Services were held Tuesday,
June 24, 2008, St. Charles Catholic
Church, North Bend, Monsignor
James Dawson. Burial: Woodland
Cemetery, North Bend, with military
rites by members of Morse Bluff
American Legion Post 340, North
Bend VFW Post 8223 and North
Bend AM Vets Post 20.
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Cook
of the
Week
by Jill Hoefler
Cortland celebrates 125th anniversary
with weekend events and a cookbook
Tasteful Traditions, the Cortland
125th Anniversary Cookbook, is hot
off the press and ready for you to
devour its many and varied recipes.
It’s all part of the grand celebration
marking 125 years of Cortland’s rich
history and its residents being held
today through Sunday.
The first page of the cookbook
shares some brief Cortland history.
(Excerpt taken from Cortland History book, 1883-2008, Vol. II.)
“The town of Cortland was surveyed and laid out in the fall of 1883.
The original town is situated on section 11 in Highland Township with
east Cortland in section 12 on Highland Township. In February 1884,
the O & R.V. Branch of the U.P.R.R.
was completed so that trains began
running between Lincoln and
Beatrice. During the winter and
spring of 1884, a number of business houses were erected when the
corn stalks were still standing in
rows through Fourth Street, the village having been laid out in a cornfield. The village of Cortland sprang
up like a mushroom in one season
and became a town of over 600 inhabitants and at one time was said
to be the best and most important
shipping point between Beatrice
and Omaha with the exception of
Lincoln and one or two of the large
towns along the line.
“Fast-forward, 2008 - Cortland is
a progressive family-oriented community of nearly 500 residents located on a four-lane divided highway halfway between Lincoln and
Beatrice. The railroad that originally
played an important part in
Cortland’s early settlement has now
been replaced by a hiker/biker trail.
Other amenities include a volunteer
village board, volunteer improvement association, four churches,
village museum, new volunteer fire
and rescue station, Masonic Lodge,
baseball field, tornado shelter, and
a beautiful community park. There
are also many businesses and services located in and around
Cortland.”
Despite the many changes in
Cortland over the last 125 years,
many things remain the same.
Throughout the years, recipes have
played an important part in family
histories. Food shared together has
been the thread that weaves generations together--families, friends,
business partners, church families
and just those passing through.
Food has always been brought for
funerals and to the proud parents
of new babies. Food has been a constant in the history and development of the village of Cortland.
The Tasteful Traditions cookbook is full of recipes from those
who live in Cortland or have some
tie to the village. There are also recipes from those who have passed
on. There are even a couple of recipes submitted that are from Elizabeth Packard, who was born in 1882!
Recipes definitely stand the test of
time and link generations together.
If you are lucky, you might have
a copy of the Cortland 100th anniversary cookbook. But there were a
few ladies who wanted to make sure
a new edition was available for all to
enjoy. So in January 2008, the idea for
Tasteful Traditions was born.
According to page four in Tasteful
Traditions, “Donelle Moormeier,
Sharon Niemeyer, Tawny Zach, Jennifer Oberg, Amy Wiota and
Chelsea Helmink worked hard to
solicit, type and proof the recipes
for this cookbook. They took what
could have been a difficult project
and turned it into a delightful blend
of talent and new friendships! Good
job, ladies!”
The cookbook was printed by
Morris Press Cookbooks in Kearney
and the committee has nothing but
positive things to say about the experience. They are happy to be able
to present the cookbook for sale as
part of the anniversary festivities.
Maxine Pfeiffer, VOICE News
social correspondent, said she likes
the cookbook and said it’s handy,
she can find useful information
about residents in the cookbook,
like what someone’s maiden name
was and the relationships among
the residents.
The cookbook has many nice
features, including the three-ring
binder design. The index is arranged
by who submitted the recipes, as
well as by category alphabetically.
There are even recipes submitted in
memory of special people. If you
wish to purchase a cookbook, the
cost is $15. There will be books on
sale during the festival
Perhaps the most important
recipe in Tasteful Traditions is the
one that is listed first:
Creamy Soup Mix
From Lila Mae Papke, lifelong resident
For Mix:
2 cups Instant Non-fat Milk Powder
3/4 cup Cornstarch
1/4 cup Instant Chicken Bouillon
Granules
2 T. Minced Dried Onions
1/4 tsp. Pepper
1/2 tsp. Dried Basil (crushed)
1/2 tsp. Dried Thyme (crushed)
To Make Soup:
1 1/4 cups Water
1 T. Margarine or Butter
Optional: 1/3-1/2 cup fresh Mushrooms (sliced), Celery (chopped),
Potatoes (cooked), Chicken
(cooked), or Vegetables (cooked)
Combine, mix ingredients well,
and store in an airtight container.
To make the equivalent of one 10 3/
4 oz. can of soup, combine 1/3 cup
soup mix and 1 1/4 cups water in a
saucepan. Cook on low heat; stir
until thickened. Add 1 T. margarine
or butter. If desired, add 1/3 to 1/2
cup fresh sliced mushrooms, sliced
celery (chopped), cooked potatoes,
cooked chicken, or cooked vegetables. Heat through.
Note: Makes 3 cups mix; about 8
servings.
Cabbage Rolls By Frieda
From Frieda Cramer,
lifelong resident
3 lbs. Hamburger
1 cup Onion (minced)
1 head Cabbage (medium to large)
1 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
1/2 cups Water (warm)
pkgs. Dry Yeast
A Recipe for a Good Life! 22 cups
Milk
From Tasteful Traditions
1/2 cup Sugar
A heaping cup of Kindness
2 tsp. Salt
Two cups of Love and Caring
1/2 cup Oil
One cup of Understanding
2 Eggs
One cup of Joyful Sharing
7-8 cups Flour
Brown hamburger and onion.
A level cup of Patience
Drain well. Shred cabbage and add
One cup of Thoughtful Insight
to hamburger mixture. If you like
One cup of Gracious Listening
mushrooms, add drained mushOne cup of Sweet Forgiveness
rooms. Add 1 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp.
pepper. Heat the combination till
Mix ingredients together.
cabbage has cooked down into the
Toss in Smiles and Laughter
hamburger.
Serve to everyone you know
Dough -- Mix together warm waWith Love forever after.
ter and yeast. Heat milk and cool to
lukewarm. Stir into water and yeast
That’s a good recipe to live by!
mixture. Add sugar, salt, oil, eggs
and half of the flour. Mix. Add rest
Brandon’s Gourmet
of flour. Knead, keeping dough as
Meat Loaf
soft as possible. Don’t over-knead.
Let dough rest 30 minutes. Divide
From Dr. Bert Villafane,
dough in half; roll out on flat surCortland Dental
face. Roll thin, so you don't have so
2 lbs. Hamburger
much dough on finished cabbage
1 cup Dry Bread Crumbs
roll. Cut approx. 5 inch squares.
1/2 cup Sour Cream
Place 1/3 to 1/2 cup cabbage roll
1/2 cup Catsup
mixture on dough. Slightly stretch2 Eggs (beaten)
ing, fold in sides and ends, dipping
3 oz. can Chopped Mushrooms
your finger in water to seal overlap.
2 T. Parmesan Cheese
If you like cheese in cabbage rolls,
1 medium Onion (finely chopped)
put 1/2 slice cheese on dough be2 tsp. Salt
fore sealing cabbage roll mixture.
1/4 tsp. Leaf Thyme (crushed)
Place on cookie sheet, seam-side
Topping:
down. Bake in 350-degree oven for
3 T. Brown Sugar
20 to 25 minutes, depending on size
1/4 cup Catsup
of cabbage rolls. I get 24 cabbage
1/4 tsp. Nutmeg
rolls from this recipe. They freeze
1 tsp. Dry Mustard
Mix all ingredients into rectan- well, wrap individually and take out as
gular loaf - add topping and cook at 400 needed.
degrees for 50 minutes. Can’t be easier!
Tasteful Traditions, Cortland’s 125th Anniversary Cookbook, is
one you won’t want to do without in your kitchen!
Photo by Jill Hoefler
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
From Maxine Pfeiffer, lifelong resident
3 T. Flour
1 T. Cornstarch
1 1/4 cups Sugar
1 Egg
3 cups Rhubarb (cut up)
1/2-1 cup Strawberries
Combine flour, cornstarch, and sugar.
Add egg and beat well. Stir in rhubarb
and place mixture in pastry-lined pie
plate. Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40
minutes.
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Adams Independence
Day Celebration
held on the 5th of July
The Adams Sportsman’s Club is
sponsoring an Independence Day celebration on Saturday, July 5, at the
Adams City Park.
A mud volleyball tournament will begin at 10:30 a.m. with registration at
10 a.m. For more information, call
Jeff Hestermann at 239-0804. There
Refrigerator Pickles
will be a softball tournament, contact
From Donelle Moormeier, longtime resident Myron Jurgens, 988-2196. The Pork
6-8 medium Cucumbers (thinly BBQ will begin at 5 p.m. until it’s
sliced)
gone.
3 medium Onions (thinly sliced)
Adults, $6, kids (5-12), $4, kids
4 cups Sugar
four years of age and under, eat free.
1 1/2 tsp. Celery Seed
There will be fireworks at dusk, featur4 cups Cider Vinegar
ing electronic firing; a freewill do1 1/3 tsp. Turmeric
nation will be taken.
1/2 cup Pickling Salt
Fireworks and Fun in area
1 1/3 tsp. Mustard Seed
An Independence Day celebraFill large-mouth gallon jar altertion will be held at the Spraguenately with sliced cucumbers and
Martell Community Center (one mile
onions (pack tightly). Combine renorth of Sprague) on Thursday, July
maining ingredients, making sure
3. This family event kicks off at 6:30
you get the sugar dissolved well.
with a porkloin sandwich meal. ConPour liquid mixture over the cumber/
cessions and ice cream will also be
onion mixture and put in refrigerator.
available. A fireworks show will light up
This will keep for a very long time.
the sky at dusk. Freewill donation
They are like a bread and butter sweet
.
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pickle.
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(For information on Cortland’s
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dusk on the Fourth of July.
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Robberies lead to controversy over
trailer parking on Hickman streets
This photo of the 96th Road crossing looks south from the
tracks, the opposite of the direction Matt Weber was traveling
on June 15. Some locals worry that the overgrown vegetation
obstructs drivers’ view down the tracks.
Photo submitted
continued from page 1
Reminder of railroad crossing dangers
tation Department. “To start the
process, we have to request a diagnostic review of that crossing so
they can make an evaluation. We are
in the process of forwarding that request,” said Kliewer. “They will
have to set it up with the Department of Roads, the BNSF Railroad
personnel from Kansas City, and the
county, and they will make the decision. Until then, there’s nothing
more we can do.”
The process of getting all three
departments together to inspect
the crossing and make a decision
will probably take at least a month,
said Ellis Tompkins, division head
of NDOR Rail and Public Transportation. He plans to take a look at
the crossing himself this week. “I
haven’t been down there yet, but
there are several things we could
do if needed, from getting some
vegetation removed to improve
sight distance, putting up stop or
yield signs, all the way to installing flashing lights and cross
arms,” he said. Tompkins is not
aware that this crossing has been
under review by his department
before, but Matt’s accident and the
increased traffic count on 96th
Road have made it a crossing of
concern.
The Weber family is unsure at
this point when Matt will be able
to return to his job as a service
technician for Action Plumbing and
Heating. He is looking at some interim care at Madonna for a few
weeks, followed by several weeks in
a wheelchair and lots of physical
therapy after that. “The goal is to finish
his recovery at home,” said Julie.
The accident and dealing with
Matt’s condition has been a shock
and an adjustment not only for
Julie, but for the couple’s three
young girls. Family and friends
have come through with support,
however, and seeing some of the
hardships of other families in the
hospital makes Julie thankful that
Matt can make a full recovery.
“It will be hard to get there, but
we’ll be just fine. This has helped
us appreciate each other, it has
strengthened our faith in God, and
we have seen the depths of caring
from our family and friends,” she
said. “God was certainly with him
in that van.”
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May wasn’t a great month for Alan comply with the law.”
At the meeting, Hickman CouncilZinnecker’s business.
On May 9, the Hickman resident and man Dave Dykman suggested that inowner of Rehab Construction arrived stead of changing the law, Zinnecker
at his job site in Lincoln to find the locks might find a storage facility to keep his
on his trailer sliced in half. Burglars had trailer safe at night. Zinnecker said stortaken power tools, siding saws and a age was not an option. He said that even
metal brake. Angry, but determined, storage facilities with video surveillance
are not immune from
Zinnecker replaced
the epidemic of tool
the stolen equipment
“I’ve got a shotgun that
theft sweeping the
and installed larger
state.
will argue my point at
locks.
Councilman
But the robbers
home,”
Zinnecker
Dykmann then sugreturned. This time
responded. “Lock and
gested that the
they cut off the entire
trailer might still be
door. In the two
key no longer works,
in danger in front of
weeks following the
now you have to be
Zinnecker’s home.
first
incident,
“I’ve got a shotgun
Zinnecker
was
locked and loaded.”
that will argue my
robbed on two more
point at home,”
occasions. In all, between $12,000 and $15,000 worth of Zinnecker responded. “Lock and key
equipment was taken from sites in Lin- no longer works, now you have to be
locked and loaded.”
coln and Lancaster County in May.
“That’s truly a terroristic threat,”
“Both (Lancaster County Sheriff)
Terry Wagner and (Lincoln Police Dykmann said on the phone after the
Chief) Tom Cassidy essentially told me meeting. “It’s crazy. I don’t want a huge
they couldn’t protect my property,” trailer on my street. That’s why we have
zoning laws.”
Zinnecker said.
The ordinance in question is Code
Since that time, Zinnecker has been
bringing his trailer home with him, where 5-410, which states: “It shall be unlawhe can keep an eye on it at night. There’s ful to park any vehicle with an overall
just one problem. It is illegal for length in excess of 20 ft., on any street
Zinnecker to park his trailer in front of in the municipality for over two hours.”
Zinnecker’s trailer is just over that 20
his Brentwood Avenue home.
This was the topic of a surprisingly ft. limit.
Darren Hartley, owner of Hartley
heated discussion at the Hickman City
Council meeting on June 10, 2008. At Contracting, is one resident intimately
the meeting, Zinnecker requested the familiar with the parking laws in Hickcouncil extend the amount of time he man. Two years ago, deputies started
can park on the street from two hours coming to his house on Primrose Ct. demanding he move a construction trailer
to three days.
“I’m on my own here. No one is do- he had parked on the dead end street.
ing anything to help me out,” he said. When he failed to move the trailer, he
“My property is not safe anywhere be- was given a ticket.
Hartley had received no complaints
sides my home, and I‘m just trying to
from his neighbors and was shocked to
see other campers, boats and trailers
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parked on other streets throughout
Hickman. “I felt like I was being treated
year,” she said. “I ran all the ideas unfairly, like I was being singled out. This
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past the (CIA). I showed them the
beginning of it, and the progress,
and they gave me ideas of content
and pictures of the community to
put on there.”
Other area communities that have
and maintain their own websites include Adams, Eagle, Hickman and
Sterling. Before Cortland’s current
website, another one was created
that featured much of the same information, but April was not satisfied with the content or layout, so
she, with help from her husband,
created another site.
April said she had built a website from scratch before for her piano-teaching business, Ebony and
Ivory, so creating one for the community of Cortland wasn’t too difficult for her. “I just try to keep it
updated,” she said. “With a touch
of the button, I can update the
whole thing. If it’s not updated,
people won’t check it; old information doesn’t work.”
Volunteer opportunity; Caregiver
Organizers coming to Firth June 30
Caring for a loved one, whether
you are the person receiving or providing the care, can be stressful and
sometimes chaotic. Knowing important information such as doctors,
medications, and advance directives
can be very helpful and often necessary to provide quality care.
Gold Crest Retirement Center in
Adams and the Firth Senior Center
in association with the Caregiver
Chicks are delighted to introduce
the Caregiver Organizer. This organizer was developed for caregivers
to promote clear communication and
maintain a comprehensive file of vital information about the person in
their care. The organizer can hold
records related to medical information, confidential records, legal and
financial information, end of life de-
Cherry Festival
Cher
Saturday, June 28
9am to 5pm
Celebrate cherry season at the biggest
cherry orchard in the tri-state area.
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was a problem all over town, on much
busier streets than mine,” Hartley said.
Hartley did not attempt to get the
ordinance itself changed, but he did
write a letter to the city. He took photographs documenting the other parking violations he had found in Hickman.
“I was just standing up for what I
thought was right,” he said. Hartley decided to fight the ticket, but eventually
lost in court.
Unlike Hartley, Alan Zinnecker has
not been ticketed, even though his trailer
has been in violation of the law for over
a month. But that may soon change. At
the Hickman City Council meeting on
June 24, the council voted unanimously
to deny Zinnecker’s request to change
the parking ordinance in the city.
Councilman Dave Dykmann said
making law on a case by case basis is
contrary to the spirit of his office. “I’m
sworn to uphold the law of the land,”
he said. “We shouldn’t be changing ordinances for individuals. If we make an
exception for one, we have to do it for
everybody else.”
For Zinnecker, requesting the change
was simply a matter of protecting himself. Aside from the stolen property,
Zinnecker had to shut down his business for two weeks while he replaced
the equipment, resulting in thousands
more in lost revenue.
He expressed disappointment with
the council’s ruling, but said he would
move his trailer. “It’s a sad commentary on the people we have representing us that they choose to hide their
heads rather than deal with the realities
of the community,” he said.
In addition to denying Zinnecker’s
request at the June 24 meeting, the
council decided to look into making the
town’s parking regulations more stringent. The council is considering making
it illegal to park any trailer on the street,
regardless of size, for more than two
hours. The city attorney is currently investigating whether such strict guidelines
would conflict with state law.
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cisions, community resources, and
tips and ideas.
The Caregiver Organizers will be
available during a training session
on June 30, 2008 at 11:45 a.m. at the
Firth Community Center. The suggested donation is $12 for
caregivers and $15 for others. All
donations will be deposited in the
fund so that more Caregiver Organizers may be printed. The Firth
Community Center will provide
lunch at a small cost; call 416-7693
to reserve your meal.
Deadline June 30
for Lancaster County
residents to file
valuation protests
Property owners in Lancaster
County who plan on filing a valuation complaint in 2008 need to hurry
up and turn in their protests.
The yearly protest period is almost over; all protests must be postmarked or submitted to the county
clerk’s office no later than June 30.
Any and all landowners can protest
their property’s valuation. It
doesn’t matter if you received a
notice of valuation change or not.
To obtain a protest form, you can
either go to the clerk’s office or go
online to www.lancaster.ne.gov and
type in the keyword “protest.” This
is the first year for the online system, which permits owners to rapidly fill out and print the form. The
system also allows people to set up
a hearing with a referee instead of
being assigned a time automatically.
The county clerk’s office is also
extending its hours this summer in
an effort to make it more convenient
for people to file a protest, obtain a
marriage license and take care of
other tasks. The office will stay
open until 6 p.m. on Thursdays.
VOICE
Local Southern Gospel trio helps
turn other people onto Glory Road
This fall, Old Fox will be celebrating his 58th year as a member of the
Football Writers Association of
America. I was reminded of that with
the arrival in the mail of a time-honored service provided to members—
the football preseason All-America
checklist. Translated, a FWAA committee provides members with the
names of players at each position who
are the top candidates for All-America
honors.
Nebraska fans counting on the
Huskers to run rough-shod in the Big
12 are fore-warned by the checklist
that 39 Big 12 players are on the AA
list for consideration. Bo Pelini and
his Huskers will tangle with 29 preseason standouts.
Good news for Nebraska: 2007 All
Big 12 running back Marlon Lucky is
on the list of top-notch ball carriers.
Oklahoma leads the conference
with nine candidates by the football
writers. Missouri (8), followed by
Texas (5), Kansas (4), Kansas State
(4), Texas Tech (3), Texas A&M (2),
Oklahoma State (2), Nebraska and
Iowa State one each. Baylor and Colorado missed the list.
As a favor to the Huskers’ die-hard
summer football fans, here’s the AA’s
top candidates by position (name, no
ranking order):
Quarterbacks—Chase Daniel,
Missouri; Sam Bradford, Oklahoma;
Colt McCoy, Texas; Graham Harrell,
Texas Tech.
Running Backs—Mike Goodson,
Texas Tech; Marlon Lucky, Nebraska; DeMarcus Murray, Oklahoma.
Wide Receivers—Jeremy Maclin,
Missouri; Michael Crabtree, Texas
Tech; Dexton Fields, Kansas; Juaquin
Inglesias, Oklahoma; Dean Murphy,
Kansas State.
Tight Ends—Chase Coffman,
Missouri; Jermaine Gresham, Oklahoma; Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma
State.
Offensive Line—Duke Robinson,
Oklahoma; Louis Vasquez, Texas
Tech; Cedric Dockery, Texas; Phil
Loadholt, Oklahoma.
Defensive Line—DeMarcus
Granger, Oklahoma; Ziggy Hood, Missouri; Ian Campbell, Kansas State;
Auston English, Oklahoma; Brian
Orakpo, Texas.
Linebackers—Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri; Joe Mortensen,
Kansas.
Defensive Backs—Nic Harris,
Oklahoma; William Moore, Missouri.
Kickers—Ryan Bailey, Texas;
Brooks Rossman, Kansas State; Jeff
Wolfert, Missouri.
Returners—Marcus Herford, Kansas; Jeremy Maclin, Missouri; Quan
Cosby, Texas; Dean Murphy, Kansas
State.
Just a reminder, the Huskers will
play Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas,
Kansas State, Texas Tech, Colorado,
Baylor and Iowa State in Big 12 battles.
As long as we are on FWAA selections for All-American candidates,
we’ll toss in the writers’ choices for
Big 12 front-runners for Outland Trophy (Omaha dinner in January) and
the Bronko Nagurski Award (Best Defensive Player):
OUTLAND (Best Interior Lineman)—Oklahoma, Duke Robinson
(OG), Phil Loadholt (OT), DeMarcus
Granger (DT); Texas Tech, Louis
Vasquez (OG); Texas, Cedric Dockery
(OG); Colorado, George Hypolite
(DT); Missouri, Ziggy Hood (DT).
NAGURSKI—Kansas State, Ian
Campbell (DE); Kansas, Joe
Mortensen (LB); Oklahoma, Auston
English (DE), DeMarcus Granger
(DT), Nic Harris (DB); Colorado,
George Hypolite, (DT); Missouri,
William Moore (SAF.); Sean
Weatherspoon, (DE); Texas, Brian
Orakpo (DE).
Don’t despair if your favorite
player is not on a checklist. Unheralded players often have a great season and gain high honors. (Best case:
Nebraska’s Bobby Reynolds in
1950—led nation in scoring and a
great rushing season to become a
sophomore All-American).
Check in next November.
By Christina Case
When Duane and Lou Ann
Fredregill, of Hickman, and John
Allen, of Cortland, sing about burdens, the cross, redemption and joy,
it’s pretty clear they are not just singing words. The three formed their
own Southern Gospel group so that
through their music, they could tell
the very old story of Jesus and his
love.
The “Story” is pretty familiar to
Duane, Lou Ann and John. They
grew up hearing it at home and
church, and it remained a part of them
when they all convened at Union
College in Lincoln. Combined with
their musical abilities, their faith became a unifying factor, even though
Duane came from Des Moines, John
from Kansas City, and Lou Ann from
San Jose, California.
Lou Ann and her sister formed a
12-member gospel group, which included John and Duane, who Lou
Ann would later marry. But something about Southern Gospel music
compelled the three to form Glory
Road on the side. “The distinguishing characteristic of Southern Gospel music is its Christ-centered message,” Lou Ann explained. “I came
from a musical family and my dad was
always a big Southern Gospel fan. I
suppose that’s where I came to love
it.”
From the start, Lou Ann, Duane
and John loved the music they made
together, creating tight, smooth harmonies that have become part of their
distinct sound. After they won first
place in their division and second
place overall at a summer gospel program forty years ago, they knew that
others could love their music as well.
Glory Road took to the open road and
began creating a following among
Iowa churches.
Since then, the group has expanded its audience from Iowa and
Nebraska to South Dakota and Kansas as well. From April through the
end of November, Glory Road
spends about three weekends per
month traveling and performing. During the summer months, it becomes
about every weekend. They periodically travel to Nashville, where they
perform in the company of many other
Southern Gospel musicians, but most
of their concerts take place in the
Midwest.
With the help of their producer in
Tennessee, Glory Road has released
six albums, the most recent being Tell
the Story (2007). Unlike artists who
Glory Road, made up of John Allen, of Cortland, and Lou Ann
and Duane Fredregill, of Hickman, formed over 30 years ago
to spread the story of Jesus Christ through music.
Photo submitted
write their own songs, Glory Road
doesn’t include a few of their best
songs and fill up the rest with unknowns. Although they have had a
few songs written for them, the bulk
of Glory Road’s music is their take
on traditional hymns and choruses.
“We start with 40 to 50 songs and
vote the list down to what we like
the best,” said John. “What we end
up with is the 10 or so songs we felt
were the most outstanding ones at
the time.”
And how does a song get onto
that top 50 list?
“We’ve learned that if a song
doesn’t impact us the first time we
hear it, we should leave it alone,”
John said. Lou Ann added, “And we
know it’s going to be a good song if
most audiences like it the first time
they hear it.”
Some of their favorites over the
years include the old classics “Tell
Me the Story of Jesus” and “God Will
Take Care of You,” as well as newer
ones like “Merciful to Me.” But all of
their songs are uplifting tunes that
tell of their savior, and they feel richly
rewarded for their years of hard work.
“I get so much joy from our music, especially when I get to go out
and pass it on,” said Duane. “I never
would have gotten into music if it
weren’t for my family, so I’m very
grateful.”
“We go to church, live in prayer,
and keep in contact with God, but
when we share our music with someone, it brings a whole new meaning
to why we believe what we believe,”
said Lou Ann. “It becomes as much
a blessing for us as for our audience.”
The rewards have come with sacrifices, of course, especially when
both families had young children at
home. “It’s true that we have sacrificed a lot to be in this group, but if
we did have some part in helping
someone find the Lord, it was worth
the sacrifice,” John said.
The busy summers make it difficult for the trio to spend time with
their family members in the area, and
Lou Ann and Duane still have to balance their jobs at Union College with
their travel. It’s not uncommon for
the group to travel 500 to 1,000 miles
on a heavy weekend. They have
blown tires, gone through transmissions, and even lost a trailer once,
but they credit God’s protection for
the fact that they have never been in
an accident.
This summer will mark the 35th
year that Glory Road has been together, and they have no plans to
slow down yet. They are, however,
working to bring more Southern Gospel music to the Lincoln area.
On April 27, Glory Road will be
opening for the nationally-known
Southern Gospel group Legacy Five
at 7:00 p.m. at College View Church,
4801 Prescott. Although Glory Road
is a non-profit organization and usually does not charge admission, they
will for this particular concert. Also,
plan to check out the Henderson
Christian Music Festival June 6-7 in
Henderson, or a performance of the
group McMillan & Life at Piedmont
Park Church, 48th and A Street, on
July 12 at 7:30 p.m.
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the Plaintiff on or before 07/28/2008 or
the allegations in said complaint will be
taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.
CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES,
INC., A CORPORATION
LEGAL NOTICE
Daniel A. Martin
Attorney at Law
PO Box 597
Fremont, Nebraska 68026
TO THE DEFENDANT(S),
ELIDA PENDERGRASS
You are hereby notified that Credit
Bureau services, Inc., a corporation,
filed its complaint in the County Court
of Lancaster County, Nebraska on 12/
18/2007 on Case Number CI07-16032,
the object and prayer of which is to
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are required to answer the complaint of
the Plaintiff on or before 07/28/2008 or
the allegations in said complaint will be
taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.
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Its Attorney
P.O. Box 597
525 N. “D” St.
Fremont, NE 68026
402-721-1850
3 weeks - June 12, 19 & 26
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Daniel A. Martin
Attorney at Law
PO Box 597
ANTHONY RICHARD
recover the sum of $1,085.43, plus interest, attorney fees and court costs.
You are required to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff on or before 08/
CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, 12/2008 or the allegations in said comINC., A CORPORATION
plaint will be taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.
Its Attorney
CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES,
P.O. Box 597
INC., A CORPORATION
525 N. “D” St.
Fremont, NE 68026
402-721-1850
Its Attorney
3 weeks - June 12, 19 & 26
P.O. Box 597
525 N. “D” St.
LEGAL NOTICE
Fremont, NE 68026
Daniel A. Martin
402-721-1850
Attorney at Law
3 weeks - June 26, July 3 & 10
PO Box 597
LEGAL NOTICE
REBECCA K PISCHEL
JAMES R PISCHEL
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
OF LANCASTER COUNTY,
NEBRASKA
Case Number CI08-2537
IN RE NAME CHANGE OF
CHRISTIE RENAE SMITH
Notice os hereby given that on the
recover the sum of $227.00, plus inter- 11th day of June, 2008, a petition was
est, attorney fees and court costs. You filed in the District Court of Lancaster
County, Nebraska, the object and prayer
of which is for the change of the
petitioner’s name from Christie Renae
Smith to Christie Renae Haynes.
A hearing will be had on paid petition before the Honorable Robert Otte,
in Courtroom No. 35, 575 S 10th St.,
Lincoln, NE 68508 on the 22nd day of
July, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as will be convenient for the court
and that unless sufficient cause is
shown to the contrary, the petitioner’s
name will be changed from that of
Christie Renae Smith to Christie Renae
Haynes.
Christie Renae Smith
1550 Ridgeway Rd.
Lincoln, NE 68506
402-464-4743
4 weeks - June 19, 26, July 3 & 10
VILLAGE OF ADAMS
NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING
Public notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Chairman and Board
of Trustees of the Village of Adams,
Nebraska will be held at 7:00 PM on
Thursday, July 3, 2008, at the Village
Office Building in the Village, which
meeting will be open to the attendance
of the public. An agenda for such meeting will be kept current at the Village
Office; the Village Board shall have the
right to modify the agenda to include
items of an emergency nature at the
public meeting.
Lisa Gembala
Village Clerk/Treasurer
VILLAGE OF DOUGLAS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 16, 2008
A regular meeting of the Chair and
Board of Trustees of the Village of Douglas, Nebraska, was held at the Community Center in said Village on the
16th day of June, 2008, at 7 o’clock
P.M. Present were: Chair Masek; Board
of Trustees: Grimes, Vollman and
Weatherhogg. Absent: Adkins. Visitors:
Dale Smith (ESP Engineering), Dean and
Rhonda DeButts.
Notice of the meeting as given in
advance by posting a copy of the Agenda
of this meeting in three public places;
the designated method for giving notice
as shown by Certificate of Posting Notice attached to here minutes. The
Agenda items listed thereon were sufficiently descriptive to give the public
reasonable notice of the matters to be
considered at the meeting. A Notice of
this meeting was given to the Chair and
all members of the Board of Trustees
NOTE: This report will not be
mailed. A copy is available at the
Palmyra Clerk’s Office.
and a copy of their acknowledgment of
Receipt of Notice and the Agenda is
attached to the minutes. The availability of the Agenda was communicated in
the advance notice and in the notice to
the Chair and Board of Trustees of this
meeting. All proceedings hereafter
shown were taken while the convened
meeting was open to the attendance of
the public. A current copy of the Open
Meetings Act of the State of Nebraska
has, prior to the opening of the meeting, been posted in the meeting room at
a location accessible to members of the
public. The Chair, at the beginning of
the meeting, informed the public about
the location of the posted current copy
of the Open Meetings Act or notice was
given in the Agenda of this meeting.
Masek called the meeting to order at
7:00 p.m.
Weatherhogg moved to approve the
minutes of the May 19, 2008 meeting
as written. Vollman seconded. All voted
yes. Motion carried.
Grimes moved to approve the
Treasurer’s Report for May as presented. Weatherhogg seconded. All
voted yes. Motion carried.
Vollman moved to donate $150.00
to the Blue River Area on Aging.
Weatherhogg seconded. All voted yes.
Motion carried.
Masek moved to approve the claims
for audit for June 16, 2008 as presented.
Grimes seconded. All voted yes. Motion carried.
UMC Mary Martha Street Dance:
Judy Hunt discussed the street
dance they want to hold on July 12th.
It will run from 5 until 10:00 p.m. There
will be kid’s games and refreshments.
They requested closing the street from
the corner of 3rd and Washington to the
corner of 3rd and Sprague. The Village
will loan them the barricades to close
the street.
Washington Street Report:
There is a question concerning the
storm sewer running down Washington.
dale will look at this and again turn in
plans.
Streets:
Dean and Rhonda DeButts spoke
to the Board about their concerns with
drainage along East 4th Street and the
Greenwood intersection. It appears the
solution would be difficult and further
studies would be needed.
Park and Recreation:
There will be two tournaments held
in Douglas this year. More information
about these will be on the Village Calendar for July.
Miscellaneous Business:
Bernie put together budget figures
for the Board and went over our finances. he gave them year to date figures for the first eight months of this
fiscal year. He wanted to starting looking things over before it’s time to set
the next budget.
We still have a water leak somewhere
in the Village and have talked to Nebraska Rural Water about this.
Meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Board Fees $50.00; Employee Wages
$1,172.41; Payroll Taxes $314.62;
Windstream $154.16; Arbor Outdoor
$71.90; Blue River $150.00; Deckers
$25.29; Farmers Co-op $1,358.16;
Martin Marietta $331.78; Menards
$68.50; Postmaster $42.00; Nebr. City
Utilities $1,362.25; NE Public Health
Lab $16.00; NE DEQ $370.00; Petty
Cash $20.00; Voice News $37.64; Rural Water $1,677.60; NE Dept. of Rev.
$266.04
The next Regular Meeting will be
July 21, 2008 at 7:00 P.M. at the Douglas Community/Senior Center. Please
contact the Village Clerk’s Office at 7992029 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting if any accommodations are necessary for special communication needs.
Vicki Focken
Clerk/Treasurer
VILLAGE OF FIRTH
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
FIRTH, NEBRASKA
BOARD OF
ZONING ADJUSTMENT
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Zoning Adjustment of Firth,
Nebraska will hold a public hearing in
the Firth Community Center at
7:15PM on the 8th Day of July, 2008.
Said hearing is for the purpose of
ruling on a variance request. Gary
Hartgerink has requested a variance from
article 8.1 of the Zoning Ordinance #52008-1 which states that only two accessory buildings are allowed on a lot
of record. He has requested to be allowed to construct a third structure on
his property, known as 8340 Firth
Road, Firth. Because this lot of record
is much larger than most others in the
village, the Board of Zoning Adjustment
will hear this request.
June 26, 2008
David Hobelman, Chairman
VILLAGE OF HALLAM
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
June 2, 2008
Hallam Auditorium
ALL PROCEEDINGS HEREAFTER SHOWN WERE TAKEN WHILE
THE CONVENED MEETING WAS
OPEN TO ATTENDANCE OF THE
PUBLIC.
The meeting was called to order by
the Chairperson; Derek Dragoo at 7:00
p.m. with an explanation of the Open
Meetings Laws and location of the
poster was given. All motions were approved during roll call unanimously
unless otherwise noted and this is a
condensed version of the minutes for
publishing. The original minutes are
available in the Clerk's Office, Post
Office and the Bank.
PRESENT:
CHAIRPERSON:
Derek Dragoo TRUSTEES:
Rob
Stimple, Tom Suppa, Errol Wahlstrom,
Gary Vocasek
Motion made by Vocasek seconded
by Stimple to open the public hearing
for the request of a liquor license for
John DeCamp at 7:02 p.m.
Motion made by Suppa seconded
by Vocasek to close the public hearing
at 7:09 p.m.
by Wahlstrom to recommend approval
of the Liquor License for John DeCamp
and The Hallam Hitchin Post.
Motion made by Stimple seconded
by Suppa to open the public hearing at
7:20 p.m. for the purchase of Rocke's
property Lots 5 & 6, Block 10.
by Wahlstrom to close the public hearing for the purchase of Rocke's property Lots 5 & 6, Block 10 at 7:42 p.m.
Motion made by Wahlstrom seconded by Suppa to purchase the Rocke
property per the agreed $5,000.00.
Vocasek-no, Stimple-yes, Suppa-yes,
Wahlstrom-yes, Dragoo-yes.
by Wahlstrom to approve Keno in both
facilities the F-4 Pub and the Hitchin
Post.
Motion made by Suppa to accept
the maintenance agreement with Bill's
Heating and Air
Motion dies due to discussion.
by Wahlstrom to accept the maintenance agreement with Bill's Heating and
Air.
Motion made by Wahlstrom seconded by Vocasek to accept the bid for
$90.00 from John's Plumbing for the
testing of the check valves at the auditorium. Vocasek-yes, Stimple-yes,
Suppa-no, Wahlstrom-yes, Dragoo-yes.
by Stimple to accept the rental for Alissa
Oltman wedding reception on June 21,
2008.
by Suppa to accept the request from
Kristen Kuzelka and Tyler Boggs for
the 10th & 11th of October of this year
under the stipulations of the rules that
the Village Board has set forth toward
the rental of the auditorium.
Motion made by Wahlstrom seconded by Stimple to rent the hall to
Melissa Wallman for a class reunion on
23rd of August, 2008.
by Suppa to have Taylor Drain come
down and investigate that (old lagoon)
line, try to open it up if possible, and
give a recommendation of what they
find.
by Suppa to send a letter to home owners at the end of a dedicated street for
the maintenance and mowing of each
half of their side of the street.
by Stimple to send a letter from the
Village Board to address the removal of
a right-of-way tree by a resident and
have them attend the date of the next
meeting.
by Suppa to allow Gordon Sovereign
to keep his tree. Vocasek-yes, Stimpleyes, Suppa-yes, Wahlstrom-yes,
Dragoo-no.
by Suppa to have Steve review the State
Statues in order to prepare an Ordinance
to have golf carts in the Village of
Hallam.
by Wahlstrom to grant Vicky's request
for a vacation during the week of June
9-14th.
by Wahlstrom to have the office prepare a letter to send in the utility bills,
post a notice about the need to have
current e-mail addresses that will be sent
as a blind carbon copy (bcc) or hand
delivered, and the need to have contact
information to inform residents about
important issues such as the water.
Ordinance #08-001; AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF
HALLAM,
NEBRASKA,
TO
AMEND SECTION 3-210 OF THE
VILLAGE CODE OF HALLAM NE-
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Continued from Page 6
BRASKA; PERTAINING TO SEWER
DEPARTMENT;
MUNICIPAL
SEWER DEPARTMENT; RATE;
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF
ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING
FOR A TIME WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL
FORCE AND EFFECT.
Motion made by Wahlstrom seconded by Vocasek to table Ordinance
08-001.
Resolution #08-003; ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISION: TELEPHONE BUILDING; THE EAST
12.50 FEET OF THE NORTH 30.00
FEET OF LOT 16, AND THE WEST
12.50 FEET OF THE NORTH 30.00
OF LOT 17, BLOCK 6, VILLAGE OF
HALLAM, LANCASTER COUNTY,
NEBRASKA.
by Vocasek to approve Resolution 08003.
by Wahlstrom to approve items A, B,
C & D on the consent agenda. (May 21,
2008 Minutes, Treasurer's Report,
Regular/Special Claims-Bills)
Motion made by Stimple seconded
by Wahlstrom to adjourn at 10:07 p.m.
Next Regular Meeting: Monday,
July 7, 2008.
The following bills/claims were approved on June 2, 2008
AUDITORIUM DEPOSIT 75.00;
EFTPS 716.46; PAYROLL 2,812.91;
VOICE NEWS 19.00; ERICKSON &
SULLIVAN 4,033.38; REGA ENGINEERING
300.00;
LAURA
EDMONDS:SUPPLIES
23.00;
ROGGE GENERAL CONTRACTORS 120,440.88; ROGGE GENERAL CONTRACTORS 10,000.00;
NORRIS PUBLIC POWER:MUNI
CHGS 277.64; NORRIS PUBLIC
POWER 1,304.81; GALAXY CABLE
5.00; WINDSTREAM 432.86;
AQUILA112.11; INDUSTRIAL SERVICES 80.45; BEATRICE CONCRETE 511.76; HAWKINS WATER
TREATMENT 122.50; NE PUBLIC
HEALTH ENVIRN LAB 16.00; SANITARY GARBAGE CO. INC. 50.00;
ABC TERMITE & PEST CONTROL
40.00; JOURNAL STAR 119.15;
VOICE NEWS 96.54; GARRY'S ACREAGE SERVICES 137.50; SCHREITER
CONSTRUCTION 295.00; BLUE
VALLEY AG SERVICES 1,020.00;
KONICA MINOLTA USA INC 85.92;
DEAN AND/ OR BARB ROCKE
100.00; LAN CO ELECTION COMMISSIONER 42.25; HEIN CONSTRUCTION 6,500.00; NORRIS
PUBLIC POWER DIST: POLE
1,575.12; DALE STERTZ 220.00;TOTAL CLAIMS 151,565.24
I, the undersigned, Village Clerk for
the Village of Hallam, Nebraska, hereby
certify that all of the subjects included
in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept
continually current and available for
public inspection at the office of the
Village Clerk; that such subjects were
contained in said agenda for at least
twenty-four hours prior to said meeting; that the said minutes were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days prior to
the convened meeting of said body; that
all news media requesting notification
concerning the meeting of said body
were provided advance notification of
the time, and place of said meeting and
the subject to be discussed in said meeting.
Victoria K Polak
VILLAGE OF HALLAM
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
June 9, 2008
Hallam Auditorium
ALL PROCEEDINGS HEREAFTER SHOWN WERE TAKEN WHILE
THE CONVENED MEETING WAS
OPEN TO ATTENDANCE OF THE
PUBLIC.
The meeting was called to order by
the Chairperson; Derek Dragoo at 6:05
p.m. with an explanation of the Open
Meetings Laws and location of the
poster was given. All motions were approved during roll call unanimously
unless otherwise noted and this is a
condensed version of the minutes for
publishing. The original minutes are
available in the Clerk's Office, Post
Office and the Bank.
PRESENT:
CHAIRPERSON:
Derek Dragoo TRUSTEES:
Rob
Stimple, Tom Suppa, Errol Wahlstrom,
Gary Vocasek
Local Emergency Management with
the assistance of Nebraska Emergency
Management is looking into the possibility of funds from FEMA for assistance due to cost associated with the
storm damage due to recent heavy rains
and flooding of basements in town.
There was discussion about the Village
of Hallam's insurance policy; the adjuster explained that home owner's insurance companies need to be contacted
first to see if they are covered. It has
been determined that sump pumps may
be causing a problem with excess water
running into the sewer. An auxiliary
pump was rented at a cost of $600.00 a
day or $2600 per month. NDEQ was
notified of the discharge at the lagoon,
as required by law.
by Vocasek to notify every home owner
by letter to arrange an inspection of
their plumbing system by the plumbing inspector with required inspection
at no cost to the home owner. Amended
by Vo to include: the home owner will
be responsible for contacting and arrange as necessary for a time with the
plumbing inspector after receiving the
letter.
by Stimple to contact Tyler (of JEO)
for recommendation of how to measure
the flow and evaluate the pumps and
the volume that is leaving the pipe; in
and out flow (at the lift-station).
Resolution #08-004; Necessity of
Emergency: Due to the recent storm
related activity to the Village of Hallam
Sanitary Sewer and Water System has
become overloaded resulting in discharge
and jeopardizing the health, safety and
welfare of the citizens of the Village of
Hallam and surrounding area.
by Suppa to adopt the Resolution #08004 the copy that includes the wording
with the sump pumps not being
pumped into the sanitary sewer.
by Wahlstrom to table item 4: the minutes.
by Stimple to adjourn at 6:53 p.m.
Next Regular Meeting: Monday,
July 7, 2008.
I, the undersigned, Village Clerk for
the Village of Hallam, Nebraska, hereby
certify that all of the subjects included
in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept
continually current and available for
public inspection at the office of the
Village Clerk; that such subjects were
contained in said agenda for at least
twenty-four hours prior to said meeting; that the said minutes were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days prior to
the convened meeting of said body; that
all news media requesting notification
concerning the meeting of said body
were provided advance notification of
the time, and place of said meeting and
the subject to be discussed in said meeting.
Victoria K Polak
PUBLIC NOTICE
City of Hickman, Nebraska
City Council Meeting
Public Hearing #1
Notice is hereby given for a Public
Hearing as part of Meeting of the
Hickman City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 8, 2008, beginning at 7:00pm
at the Hickman City Office - Community Center Meeting Room, 115 Locust
Street, Hickman, Nebraska.
The purpose of the Meeting will be
to consider a request from Dale Harlan
for a Conditional Use Permit for property legally described as Section 27 T8
R7 6th PM Lot 51 generally described
at property North of 18610 S 68th
Street, Hickman, NE for the Placement
of Off-premise Sign.
Emily G. Bausch
Deputy Clerk
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Hearing #2
Notice of Abatement Hearing
Hickman City Council/Board of Health
meeting on Tuesday, July 8, 2008, beginning at 7:00pm at the Hickman City
Office - Community Center Meeting
Room, 115 Locust Street, Hickman,
Nebraska.
The purpose of the hearing will be
to consider abatement of property and
existing Lancaster County Health Department health and safety violations,
for property legally described as
Hickman Block 2, Lot 3, S½ and Lot 4
VOICE
of the City of Hickman Nebraska and
commonly known as 627 Maple Street
Hickman Nebraska.
Emily G. Bausch
Deputy Clerk
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Hearing #3
Nebraska.
Hickman Block 8, Lot 10 of the City of
Hickman, Nebraska and commonly
known as 508 Cedar Street Hickman
Nebraska.
Emily G. Bausch
Deputy Clerk
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Hearing #4
Nebraska.
Hickman Block 10, Lot 2, S25' & Lots
3-6 of the City of Hickman, Nebraska
and commonly known as 421 Main
Street Hickman Nebraska.
Emily G. Bausch
Deputy Clerk
VILLAGE OF PALMYRA
MINUTES OF
PUBLIC HEARING, REGULAR
MEETING AND BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENT MEETING
June 12, 2008
A Public Hearing of the Chairman
and Board of Trustees of the Village of
Palmyra con vened at 7:15 P.M. on June
12, 2008 in the Activity Center. Notice
of the hearing was given in advance by
posting in three public places, publishing in the Voice News and simultaneously mailing or serving copies to the
Chairman and Board of Trustees. All
proceedings hereafter shown were taken
while convened in a meeting open to
the public.
Roll call: Present: Teri Edwards,
Bruce Ekstrum, David Thomson and
Larry Ikenberry. Absent: Cory
Callahan. Attorney Partsch was absent.
The purpose of the hearing was to
hear testimony of support, opposition,
criticism, suggestions or observations
for the re-adoption of the Official Zoning Map for the Village of Palmyra.
The map was presented and reviewed.
Chair Edwards noted that since the Severe Subdivision was never included on
the map, JEO recommended that we readopt the existing map adopted in 2002
with the Comprehensive Plan, prior to
moving forward with changes. There
being no public comments, Chair
Edwards asked for a motion to close
the Public Hearing. A motion was made
by Ikenberry and seconded by
Thomson to close the Public Hearing at
7:21 P.M. Roll call: Yes: Ikenberry,
Ekstrum, Thomson, and Edwards. No:
None. Meeting adjourned.
A Regular Meeting of the Chairman
and Board of Trustees of the Village of
Palmyra convened at 7:30 P.M., June
12, 2008 in the Activity Center. Notice
of the meeting was given in advance by
publishing in the Voice News, posting
in three public places, and simultaneously mailing or serving copies to the
Chairman and Board of Trustees. All
proceedings hereafter shown were taken
while convened in a meeting open to
the public.
Chair Edwards called the meeting to
order. Roll call: Present: David
Thomson, Larry Ikenberry, Bruce
Ekstrum and Teri Edwards. Absent:
Cory Callahan. Attorney Partsch was
present.
The following motions and appointments were duly approved and passed:
• Ekstrum moved and Ikenberry seconded a motion to approve the minutes
from the May 8, 2008 Regular Meeting
and Board of Adjustment Meeting
• Edwards moved and Ekstrum seconded a motion to approve the
Treasurer's Report as submitted
• Ekstrum moved and Thomson seconded a motion to approve the Bill's
For Audit
Bills for Audit:
F & M 237.69; F & M - Bounced
Checks 72.18; Payroll 6,076.37; Farmers & Merchants Bank 1,239.00; NE
Department of Revenue 667.09; Alltel
(cell) 45.28; Aquila 344.03;
Cardmember Service 463.42; Farmers
Cooperative Co. 145.99; Great Plains
One-Call Service, Inc 13.78; Midwest
Refuse 293.52; Nebraska City Utilities
1,352.01; NE Public Health Environmental Laboratory 16.00; OPPD 32.91;
David J. Partsch 285.00; Planet Earth
Distilled Drinking Water 12.44; Petty
Cash 36.48; Postmaster 246.00; Rural
Water District #3 3,281.50; Voice News
70.04; Windstream Nebraska Inc.
213.05; BARCO 29.90; HD Supply
Waterworks, Ltd. 1,055.16; Lovell Excavating;1,075.00; Mid-American Research Chemical 2,315.00; Martin
Marietta Materials 1,228.61; Menards
964.42; Syracuse Motor Supply 75.39;
Taylor's Drain & Sewer Cleaning
1,000.00; Wright Express 445.81; Jerry
Schrader 380.00; Ekstrum Auto Tech
139.01; Woodys Power Equipment LLC
52.03; Small Engine Specialists 61.82;
Merl Sorensen 32.08; Lyman-Richey
Sand & Gravel Co. 585.09; Gladys and
Associates 1,100.00; Lee Booksellers
62.31; Brenda Johnson 93.28; Blue Rivers Area Agency on Aging 35.66; Kim
Schroder 55.18; Benjamin Schuessler
25.52
• Ikenberry moved and Ekstrum seconded a motion to allow the residents
to close the street as requested on July
4th (H St between 9th and 11th)
• Edwards moved and Ekstrum seconded a motion to approve the Agreement (Fire/ Rescue/Lancaster Co Agreement)
• Edwards moved and Ekstrum seconded a motion to approve the purchase
of the 1998 Hale QSGT 1250 GPM
Side-Mount GMC/Summit Commercial
Pumper
• Edwards moved and Thomson seconded a motion that we use $10,500
from the Sinking Fund to pay the Rural
Fire Department as a down payment
on the truck
• Edwards appointed Brenda Failor
and Terry O. Edwards to the Health
Board for a term to expire in December
of 2008
• Edwards appointed Rob Focken,
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heree at Roca Ber
Berrry Far
Farm
Kids of all ages who have been waiting all spring to get their
hands on some luscious berries are in luck. Strawberries are
in season at Roca Berry Farm, and many families have already
taken advantage of the warm weather to fill their baskets.
Friends Kelly Plote, 27, and Cristina Brovont, 24, both of
Lincoln, had lots of time to chat while gathering berries from
the huge strawberry patch. The strawberries are nearing the
end of the season, so pick’em now. Photos by Christina Case
Come out & enjoy
the celebration!
JUNE IS
DAIRY
MONTH
Prairieland
Dairy
will be hosting a
DAIRY
FUN
DAY
Addison LaFrance, 6, came all the way from Phoenix, Arizona,
to spend the summer with his grandma, Linda Hergott, of
Hebron. What better way to spend it than picking berries?
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So bring the kids, young & old out to the farm!
Prairieland Dairy is 4 miles east of Firth & 1 mile north
Sold at Hy-Vee &
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FREE LUNCH
MILK & ICE CREAM
• Milk Mustache Photos
• Petting Zoo
• Tours of the Cow Barn
& Milking Center
• Face Painting
• Straw Castle & Maze
• Corn Box
• And More!!
Recycling nature into compost for yards and gardens- no odor!
PRAIRIE GOLD SOIL AMENDMENTS Order at 791-2228
You pick up or we’ll deliver - vegetative, manure or blended compost or top dressed fertilizer
Hometown
Heroes
Blood Drive
in Cortland
Monday, June 30,
4-7 pm
St. James
Catholic Church
(255 W. 1st)
Call Becky Johnson 610-0003
to reserve a time!
Walk-ins welcome
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VOICE
Annual competition showcases
talents of special needs riders
Straight-backed competitors lined up at the third annual
horse show sponsored by Sunrise EquiTherapy, of Eagle,
which specializes in teaching riding and horse care to
people with special needs. Therapy riders and horses
joined the other entrants in the Lancaster Event Center
on June 22. Horses and riders both benefited from the
comfortable temps inside the new air-conditioned
indoor arena, as the heat and humidity rose outside.
Competitors from last year probably remembered riding
in the hot June sun last time.
Photos by Christina Case
At left, Kari Lynn Carlson, 12,
spoke soft soothing words to
her horse Magic before
entering the ring.
Kylie Goering, 12, of Cortland, brushed down her horse Jet
before competing in the Western Walk-Trot division.
At right, Chelsea
Beach, of Lincoln,
shared some last
minute tips with little
riding buddy Torin
Lynn, of Malcolm.
Wally’s Weekender
Project of the Week
Sweet Liberty
Kit includes fabric to piece the top,
backing, binding, pattern and floss.
Completed size is 11.5” x 30”
$
31.95
Sidnee Pavel, 14, of Rising
City, expertly spun Winter
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Hickman holds open house, tours of renovated wastewater treatment plant
On June 20 and 21, the City of Hickman held an open house
and tours of its renovated wastewater treatment plant just
west of Hickman. Pictured above at the ribbon-cutting
ceremony are: city council member Doug Hanson, council
member Richard Harms, Mayor Jim Hrouda, council member
Mike Cejka, council member Steve Noren and Paul Miloni,
of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce.
Photos by Mark Mahoney
Vern Miles (left), of rural Hickman, and Walt and Lucas Nelson,
both of Hickman, stayed cool in the shade of the treatment plant
on a hot Friday, though the surrounding smell wasn’t the best.
Olsson Associates’ Jeff Forney (second from left) explained how
the final clarifier works to (left to right): Paul Miloni and Kathy
Hale, of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce; city council
member Richard Harms; Hickman residents Marjorie Moser and
Leon TenHulzen; and city council members Doug Hanson and
Steve Noren. Several government officials attended, including
State Sen. Norm Wallman and Lancaster County Commissioner
Deb Schorr, and Norris School superintendent Dr. Roy Baker.
Olsson Associates representative James Burroughs
showed Amanda Hamilton, of the Lincoln Ambassadors,
around the treatment plant.
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Lancaster County Sheriff’s Report includes bar brawls
By Mark Mahoney
Lincoln man arrested
after Sprague bar fight
A Lincoln man was taken into
custody on suspicion of third-degree assault for his role in a brawl
outside the Sprague Bar and Grill
around 1:15 a.m. June 21.
Sean Cvitak, 24, of Lincoln, allegedly hit Jeremy Heusinkvelt, 31,
of Sprague, a bouncer at the bar,
from behind several times as
Heusinkvelt confronted an unknown patron who was carrying a
bottle of beer out of the bar, according to sheriff’s reports. Both Cvitak
and Heusinkvelt fell to the ground.
According to sheriff’s reports,
Heusinkvelt reported that he
thought two other unknown men
got involved in the fight, but left
before deputies showed up at the
bar. Heusinkvelt sustained a bite to
his right thumb, which was treated
at the scene, said Lancaster County
Sgt. Andy Stebbing, while Cvitak
suffered minor abrasions during the
assault, according to sheriff’s reports.
Stebbing said Cvitak was not in
jail Tuesday, and no other arrests
have been made in the case.
Hickman woman arrested for
alleged multiple violations
A Hickman woman was arrested
this past week on suspicion of numerous violations.
Stacy Hall, 41, of Hickman, was
taken into custody for the alleged
contribution to the delinquency of
a minor, a legend drug violation and
theft by receiving. According to
sheriff’s reports, Hall allegedly
bought prescription medication
from a 16-year-old male Hickman
teenager, who was cited and released for theft and a legend drug
violation.
the teen allegedly admitted to stealing prescription medication from his
mother. Further investigation revealed that the teen then sold the
same medication to Hall. Hall was
not in jail Tuesday, Stebbing said.
Two Hickman people
arrested after Roca bar brawl
Two area people were taken into
custody around 12:15 a.m. after allegedly leaving the scene of a fight
at the Roca Tavern June 21.
Deputies responded to a fight
reported at the Roca Tavern by a
bartender a few minutes after midnight. According to sheriff’s reports, when deputies arrived, there
were several people standing outside the bar in the parking lot.
witnesses of the fight then told authorities that the two other alleged
fight participants were 43-year-old
Michael and 49-year-old LaVonne
Verbeek, both of Hickman, who
were found driving away from the
tavern in their pickup shortly after
the brawl. Everyone involved in the
fight refused medical attention; all
the observable injuries were minor,
according to sheriff’s reports. The
brawl escalated from a verbal dispute and no one wished to press
charges, according to sheriff’s reports.
After the Verbeeks’ pickup was
stopped, deputies found that
Michael Verbeek had an alleged
blood-alcohol content of .174, according to sheriff’s reports, and he
was cited for suspicion of driving
while intoxicated. He was then released to a detoxification center.
During a search of the vehicle,
deputies found 1.5 grams of marijuana in the center console, which
was allegedly claimed by LaVonne
Verbeek, according to sheriff’s reports. She was cited and released
on suspicion of possessing less to sheriff’s reports. Damage was
estimated at $750.
than one ounce of marijuana.
Lincoln man arrested for
One set of footprints was oballeged domestic assault
served on all three surfaces, accordA Lincoln man was arrested in ing to sheriff’s reports. There are
Hickman around 8:50 p.m. on suspi- no suspects.
cion of third-degree domestic as- Lincoln man’s
sault and strangulation.
fishing equipment stolen
John Brown, 32, of Lincoln, was
A Lincoln man’s fishing equiptaken into custody after a neighbor ment was taken from a storage buildreported that he allegedly dragged ing near 140th and O streets behis 35-year-old girlfriend by her tween 8:30 p.m. June 14 and 2:30 p.m.
arms into a house along Main Street June 21.
after they argued outside, accordThe 43-year-old man reported
ing to sheriff’s reports. While she that miscellaneous fishing lures and
was being dragged, the woman crank bait were stolen from various
shouted at the neighbor to call the compartments in his boat, which
sheriff’s office.
was at Stevens Creek Storage, acWhen deputies arrived, they ar- cording to sheriff’s reports. The
rested Brown. According to stolen items were assorted brands
sheriff’s reports, the woman stated and most were still in their packthat Brown had put his hands ages. The total loss was estimated
around her neck long enough to at $800.
make her lose consciousness. She
There was no damage to the
had visible marks and injuries, which boat, according to sheriff’s reports.
were photographed. Brown was in Stebbing said deputies didn’t find
jail Tuesday, Stebbing said, and is anything on the storage facility’s
scheduled to have a preliminary surveillance camera. There are no
hearing in county court July 17 on suspects.
Rural Lincoln woman’s
the strangulation charge.
Lincoln teenager
injured in one-vehicle crash
A Lincoln teen was wounded
when the van she was driving rolled
into a ditch near West A and Southwest 56th streets around 4 p.m. June
23.
Renni Johnson, 17, of Lincoln,
was traveling east on West A, a
gravel road, when she went over a
hill east of Southwest 56th and hit
the brakes because of a train crossing and an oncoming train, according to sheriff’s reports. Her van
began to fishtail and Johnson overcorrected her steering, causing her
to lose control. The vehicle ran off
the north side of the road and rolled
once, coming to a rest on the driver’s
side, according to sheriff’s reports.
Johnson’s van was a total loss,
according to sheriff ’s reports.
Southwest Rural Fire responded to
the accident and transported
Johnson to BryanLGH Medical Center West; the hospital had no information on her Tuesday. A five-yearold boy traveling with Johnson sustained minor injuries, but was not
hospitalized, according to sheriff’s
reports. Stebbing said he couldn’t
find any information on how fast
Johnson was traveling.
shingle pallets stolen
A rural Lincoln woman’s two pallets of new shingles were stolen
sometime between noon June 1 and
noon June 14 from a property she
rents along West Saltillo Road.
Whoever stole the 47-year-old
woman’s 30 Heritage pallets took
them from behind a barn on the property. According to sheriff’s reports,
the woman bought the shingles
several years ago before the brand
disappeared.
The estimated loss was $600.
There was no evidence left at the
scene and there are no suspects.
Rural Martell
woman’s garage burglarized
A rural Martell woman’s garage
along West Roca Road was burglarized sometime between 4:30 p.m.
June 11 and 1 p.m. June 14.
The 75-year-old woman reported
that on June 12, she found the unlocked side door of her detached
garage and a door to her vehicle
open, according to sheriff’s reports.
She did not call the sheriff’s office
at the time.
Two days later, her 56-year-old
son from Lincoln discovered a
wrench missing from the garage and
that it was used to remove 80 galHickman man
lons of gasoline from a storage tank
hurt in one-vehicle accident
located to the north of the garage,
A Hickman man was hurt after a according to sheriff’s reports. The
deer crossed in front of his pickup total loss was estimated at $308.
near South 68th Street and Olive There are no suspects.
Creek Road around 11:20 p.m. June 23.
Jamie Draper, 31, of Hickman, was Missouri State Water Patrol
driving his pickup north on South
Rural Roca family’s
68th when a deer tried to cross the
road in front of him. According to boat burns up in Missouri
A rural Roca man and his daughsheriff’s report, Draper swerved and
missed the deer, but that caused him ter escaped injury June 21 when
to lose control of his vehicle. His their family’s boat burned up in
truck went into a ditch west of the southwest Missouri near Table
Rock Lake.
road.
David Blythe, 49, of rural Roca,
Damage to the pickup was estimated at $8,000. A family member and his 21-year-old daughter
took Draper to BryanLGH East, Meghann were traveling at approxiwhere he was treated for a cut above mately 35 mph in a Malibu cruiser
his left eye, according to sheriff’s near Viola, Missouri, at 10:45 a.m.
reports. The hospital had no infor- when the elder Blythe heard a pop
and stopped to check the engine,
mation on him Tuesday.
according to a Missouri State WaRoca man’s car damaged
A Roca man’s car parked along ter Patrol report. When he opened
D Street in Roca was damaged some- the engine compartment, black
time between 8:30 p.m. June 16 and smoke billowed out into the air.
Blythe and his daughter jumped
7:30 a.m. June 17.
The 42-year-old man reported from the boat and were picked up
that after his 17-year-old son parked by another boater, according to the
his 1993 Buick Century along D water patrol report. The vessel
Street, people jumped up and down burned to the water line; damage to
on the hood, trunk and roof of the the boat was estimated at $60,000.
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by
Linda Bryant
It gets harder and harder to be an
informed citizen. I read and read and I
don’t know if it is really helping me understand the world. There are so many
opinions, and that seems to pass as
news these days, particularly on the
Internet, that it is difficult to know what
to believe. I read a variety of newspapers, news magazines, scholarly journals, religious magazines, white papers,
left and right opinion columnists, internet
junk and what I try to absorb is becoming jumbled. I hope that is not a sign of
aging, but just too much information and
mixed messages. I stay up until all hours
reading and ultimately probably don’t
retain much as I usually wake in the
middle of the night with the lights and
TV on and a magazine laying in my lap.
Still, there are so many complicated
issues facing Americans and citizens everywhere. I just hope everyone else is
losing a little bit of sleep over some of
the burning questions on my mind.
For example: Is the increased production of ethanol in the U.S. contributing to the rise in food costs worldwide?
It all depends on which article you
read and who the sources are for the
story.
Another example: Is the rise in gasoline prices due to oil companies manipulating production and limiting supply?
Does adding water or acetone to
your gas tank improve mileage?
Does burning fossils fuels lead to increased carbon dioxide which leads to
global warming?
Are the people of Myanamar/Burma
getting any of the aid the world sent?
Are the recent floods part of a cycle
of droughts and floods that has occurred through the ages?
Does the raw sewage discharge into
creeks and rivers by towns such as
Grand Island eventually end up in my
iced tea after it filters into the aquifer?
Or does it just end up in the rivers and
lakes where I swim?
Does cell phone use lead to brain
cancer or just more auto accidents?
Will I really never have to scrub my
toilet bowl if I use Kaboom
Neverscrub?
Will 64% of my wrinkles really be
eliminated if I use Hydroderm daily?
Does just one cookie really throw
my weight loss plan out the window?
Or how about two cookies?
There are as many answers as there
are questions and although I don’t claim
to be a Rhodes scholar, I’m not exactly
an intellectual slouch. If I can’t figure
out the answers to so many questions,
how does everyone else? Or do they
just tune out and not ever think to hard
about any of the questions.
Husband Bill claims that the election
no longer has the attention of the American public. He says people are just
worried about how much more expensive gas and milk is going to get. They
are worried about getting laid off from
their jobs and whether they will be able
to pay for their kids’ college education.
People are worried about the price of
their health insurance and worried about
getting sick from the big C-cancerseems like everyone you know has it.
The election in our house is always
a source of lively discussion, the one
thing we agree on is that whoever wants
to be president is definitely nuts. Who
wants to inherit the mess the U.S.
economy is in and who can fix it and
how long will it take?
And if you thought you were going
to get any answers from my column you
were sadly mistaken. The only sure thing
I can answer is that yes, one cookie will
throw my diet completely off track, because who ever heard of eating just one
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Lee’s Travel Guide
If you’re going overseas this summer, William Ecenbarger has some tips
to avoid offending your foreign hosts.
He says you should never show the
soles of your feet in Muslim countries
or reach for the bread in India with
your left hand because your claws and
the soles of your feet are considered
dirty. Besides your hands, your fingers could get you in real trouble too.
Don’t give the okay sign in Brazil or
the thumbs-up sign in Nigeria. I guess
that rules out hitchhiking in Nigeria
this summer. Darn!
Why go overseas this summer to
offend people when there are plenty
of people right here at home to insult?
Besides, who can afford to travel
abroad? With the low value of the
dollar and the high price of fuel, I have
a feeling Americans are going to be
staying a little closer to home this
summer. If so, here are a few of my
own travel tips to avoid offending
your fellow Americans.
If you are traveling to New York
City, Detroit, or South Central Los
Angeles, it’s wise not to give the okay
sign or thumbs up signal either. In fact,
if you insist on going to places like
these, where even brief eye contact is
considered an act of aggression, keep
your hands in your pockets. Or, just
shoot yourself and save the gas
money.
Be careful of your accent and how
you pronounce words. While traveling in the Land of Lincoln, do not pronounce it “Ill-a-noise.” And don’t
make any corn jokes while traveling in
“I-oh-way.” They’ve heard them all
and they take their corn very seriously.
Ditto for Idaho’s potatoes and the
wheat in Kansas.
Wisconsin is one of our more
beautiful states, but if you go there,
don’t ask, “What’s that smell?” It’s
either the cheese or the cows, and residents of the Badger State don’t appreciate uppity foreigners (anyone not
from Wisconsin), making jokes about
their brie or their bovines.
The Four Corners area is great because it’s the only place I know of
where you can place your hands and
feet in four different states at the same
time. Just don’t put your foot in your
mouth by saying things like, “If these
people can’t speak English, why don’t
they go back to where they came
from?” They are already there and
their relatives were here a long time
before yours were.
While in New Mexico, please be
advised that at every meal you will be
asked, “Do you want red or green
chilies with that?” Even if all you are
eating is corn flakes, you should respond that you’d like heaping helpings of both red and green. Even
though you’ll see $250 worth or fireworks going off inside your head, at
least you will not have offended your
hosts. They get a real kick out of
watching non-natives in absolute
agony drinking copious amounts of
ice water.
In Texas, don’t honk your horn at
a big-hatted cowboy in a Cadillac who
is driving like he owns the place. He
does. And he’s the judge too. Don’t
order snobbish foreign beer or raspberry iced tea in Texas or they’ll know
you’re from California. In Colorado,
be advised that ponytailed men on
expensive racing bikes always have
the right of way.
Don’t ask where the nearest
Catholic Church is in Utah or where
you can get a cup of coffee. Nor
should you ask what time it is in Arizona. (They don’t go on daylight savings time.) If you try to pump your
own gas in Oregon, you might go to
jail. They have to have some jobs for
the minimally-skilled Californians who
are moving there.
While in Seattle, don’t take a cup
of McDonalds coffee into a Starbucks
and open your Macintosh computer.
Do not wear a “Save the Wolves”
sweatshirt in Wyoming or ask someone in Kansas City when they are
going to get a professional baseball
team. Above all, do not ask a Floridian who they are voting for in the upcoming presidential election. They are
sensitive about it and as we discovered, it doesn’t matter anyway.
Finally, if you are going to Las Vegas this summer, have fun knowing
that you can really can do anything
you want there. You just have to pay
for it.
Summer
is here!
On Tuesday, June 10, The Southeast Rural Fire Department in Lincoln presented a $2,000
check to the Nebraska Serious Injury and Line of Duty Death Response Team. The LODD
Response Team provides counseling, support and information to communities and fire
departments that have lost firefighters in the line of duty. The $2,000 donation is being used to
purchase an enclosed 6x12 trailer. The LODD Response Team is currently seeking additional
donations to stock the trailer. Pictured: With Southeast Rural Firefighters and team members
Leo Benes and Dave Backhus looking on, SE Rural Fire Chief Rick Pickel handed the check to
LODD Response Team Chairwoman Karla Houfek of Firth.
Photo submitted
The community newspaper businesses got a bit of great news recently from the National Newspaper Association (NNA). Newspapers are still the most popular media despite the popularity of tv and
the internet.
The NNA writes: “Reliance upon
America’s community newspapers
to inform and empower citizens remains strong along Main Street
America from coast to coast.
In a follow-up to the National
Newspaper Association’s landmark
2005 research on readership patterns
for community newspapers, NNA
found that readership of community
newspapers increased slightly (from
81 percent in 2005 to 83 percent in
2007).
This is in stark contrast to news
reports purporting to chronicle the
decline, if not demise, of newspapers.
According to the recent NNA
survey, conducted by the Center for
Advanced Social Research at the
Missouri School of Journalism at the
University of Missouri -Columbia.
-83 percent of adults over the age
of 18 read a newspaper every week,
virtually the same as reported in
NNA’s 2005 survey.
-73 percent of those readers share
their paper with friends, colleagues
or family members (more than doubling the number of people who see
the paper), the same as reported in
2005.
-On average, readers spend 41.8
minutes reading an issue of their paper, an increase of nearly four minutes from the 2005 survey.
-Nearly one-third of readers keep
their paper for more than six days,
enabling them to revisit a story or
advertisement at their leisure.
According to the 2007 NNA survey, local community newspapers are
the primary source of information for
both news and advertising in local
communities.
-By a 2-1 margin over the next
most popular media as follows:
Hickman Area
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With a little over 80 days left of
summer, it’s hard to think about what
is happening in October, but fellow
Troop 63 Eagle Scout and childhood
neighbor Scott Colborn is looking
for spooky stories.
The annual “Ghosts of Lincoln”
bus tours on selected dates in October is interested in hearing about
and receiving your ghost stories.
Scott is the organizer and facilitator for the annual Ghosts of Lincoln bus tours that take place in October. Dale Bacon is the storyteller
and historian. Both are interested
in hearing from you regarding your
ghost story or experience for potential inclusion in the annual tour.
“Don’t worry - we don’t have to
reveal your names publicly (if you
request anonymity we will honor it).
We’re interested in your story or experience,” he said.
The details: who, what, when,
where, and maybe even why?
Scott is asking those with stories to write a narrative giving all
the details. “We’re much more interested in your personal experience, as opposed to what a friend
of a friend told you. Be as specific
as you can - the details make for a
great story,” he added.
For questions, and to send your
ghost story or experience, please email scottcolborn@inebraska.com
or call him at (402) 770-8604. Forward
your stories to the VOICE for our
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Babcock honored
by NWS for 15 years of service
The National Weather Service
(NWS) recently presented Don
Babcock with a Department of Commerce service certificate, recognizing his 15 years of voluntary service as a Cooperative
Weather Observer at
Hickman.
Terry
Landsvork, the Observation Program
Leader from the NWS
office in Valley made
the presentation.
Don measures
rain and snowfall every day and reports
it to the NWS office
in Valley by encoding an observation
on his phone and
then transmitting it
directly into the
NWS computer system. His reports, together with those
reports from other volunteer sites,
can be viewed on the NWS website:
http://www.weather.gov/omaha.
The data provided by cooperative observers is used extensively
by the National Weather Service
River Forecast Centers, state and
local civil defense units and numerous other agencies in protecting
property and lives. The data eventually becomes a permanent part of
the climatic record for the local area
and nation. The observers record a
variety of weather elements such as
precipitation, temperature, river water level, soil temperatures and severe weather phenomenon.
There are over 250 official volunteer cooperative
weather observers in
the state and nearly
11,000 nationwide.
Observers are located at private residents,
ranches,
farms, municipal facilities, utilities,
dams, parks, game
refuges, radio stations, and many other
locations.
The first official
weather observations recorded for
Hickman were documented by J. M. Silver, using a gage supplied by the
state on January 1, 1895. Don took
over the observing job from Leonard
Wissel on January 1, 1993.
Don has been a longtime Hickman resident, living in town for
nearly 35 years. He said he is currently taking chemotherapy to battle
lymphoma, which has made it more
difficult for him to go outside and
check moisture measurements, especially during the winter, but he
makes sure he turns in his reports.
“It’s been a daily routine,” he said.
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Marceline Klein is recovering Connie Biggs, Mike and Karrie and
from knee surgery at home. She is Rylan Bostura, Kevin and Anita,
making good progress.
Steele and Blake Estes, Dale and
A large crowd was present to help Peggy Nelson, Jim and Rochelle,
Lloyd and Edna Prange celebrate Jenny, Jamy, Anthony and Travon
their 50th wedding anniversary Sun- Hall, Eldon and Deb Ideus, Brooklyn
day afternoon.
Ideus, Holden and Carter Ruse, MarSunday evening, Ron and Karen lin, Rose and Angela Jones, Fred and
Essink, Cliff and Vicki Obbink, Allan Julie Unvert and Anastyn Harms,
and Thelma DeYong, Marj Nieveen, Matt, Nikki, Dalton and Revlin WeJan Kroese, Loyal and Carole ber, Ron and Karen Essink and SpenDoeschot, Jerry Holden, and Harlan cer Peters, Denny and Gina and John
and Rowanna Essink enjoyed a Essink, Earl and Carol Miller, Harlan
chuckwagon supper and gospel mu- and Rowanna Essink, and Verl and
sic program at the DD Ranch near Marlene Mulder. There were three
Ashland.
sets of twins at the Hesser reunion –
The family of the late J.O. and Merl and Melvin Hesser, twins of the
Maggie Hesser gathered at Mulder late J.O. and Maggie Hesser;
Park near Firth on June 21 for the 17th Addisyn and Maggie Slusher, twins
annual Hesser reunion, hosted by of Kyle and Nicole Slusher; and
Harlan and Rowanna Essink and Verl Dalton and Revlin Weber, twins of
and Marlene Mulder. Harlan had his Matt and Nikki Weber.
Fancy Horse Drawn Wagon and BelThe Senior Diners enjoyed being
gian horses to give rides, followed serenaded by Anne and Jane from
by a wiener roast and a lot of deli- Savannah Pines during their lunch
cious food. Bertha (Hesser) Nelson on Monday. The ladies sang and
from California was the honored even awarded some prizes to a lucky
guest. Those attending were Merl few.
and Wilma Hesser, Melvin and
It’s been said that there’s only one
Clarice Hesser, Dorothy Hesser, thing worse than a flooded basement
Johanna Hesser, Jean Hesser, Elke, and that’s a flooded attic. Not funny,
Karson and Cody Hesser, Kara and but it gives one a whole other perAlex Hesser, Jerry and Carole Hesser, spective on life.
Rod and Mitzi Hesser, Eric and Jenny
Residents are invited to call me to
and Erica Hesser, Ken and Charlene record your life’s history in the pages
Hesser, Kyle and Nicole, Addisyn of your hometown newspaper.
and Maggie Slusher, Ralph and
An udder
disgrace
When we think of Wisconsin, we
think of it as the nation's Heartlanda placid place where you can park
your car anywhere and leave it unlocked, with the key in the ignition,
knowing that no matter how long
you're gone, when you return your
car will be covered with cheese.
But, more important, your car will
still be there, because Wisconsin is
a decent, honest place, populated
by decent, honest, chunky people.
Or so I always thought. But then I
received, from several alert readers,
a shocking article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, written by
Marilynn Marchione. This article
describes an evil, almost unthinkable activity that is raging out of
control in Wisconsin, and threatens
to infect Minnesota (the nation's
Spleenland) and Iowa (the nation's
Pancreaticglandland).
What is this activity? I will answer that in two shocking words,
which you probably never thought
you would read in a family newspaper: udder tampering.
Yes. There are men in Wisconsin
who are using artificial means to
make their cows' udders more attractive. Why? Because these men are
very, very lonely.
No, seriously, they are doing it to
win livestock shows. These are competitions in which cows are judged
on various characteristics, kind of
like human beauty-pageant contestants, except that the cows are more
likely to know what "Iraq" is.
For livestock judges, the most
important part of a cow is the udder,
because this is where the cow produces important dairy products such
as milk, butter, cheese, yogurt and
ranch dressing, via a process called
"photosynthesis." As you know
(like HECK you do), a standard cow
has one udder, which is divided into
quarters, each of which has a nipple,
or "teat," except in Utah, where this
is illegal.
Livestock judges-who, I'm guessing, are predominantly male-prefer
cows with big, round, firm udders.
The judges are not interested in cows
with droopy udders, even if these
cows are smarter and have nicer
personalities. On Saturday nights,
when the big-udder cows are basking in the glamour of the livestock
show, the droopy-udder cows are
back in the barn, alone, quietly chew-
ing on Danielle Steel novels.
Here's where the scandal comes
in: There are people whose job is to
prepare cows for livestock shows.
These people are called (I swear)
"cow fitters." Most cow fitters are
honest. "As honest as a cow fitter"
is an expression you hear frequently
in the Heartland. Unfortunately, in
recent years, a growing number of
"bad apple" fitters have been artificially enhancing udders using various injections. This ticks off honest
dairy farmers such as (I swear) Elmo
Wendorf of Oconomowoc, Wis., who
is quoted in the Journal Sentinel as
follows:
"What they're trying to do is make
both rear quarters absolutely equal,
both 36 double-D. It's kind of like
women having a breast implant.
People really hate it when I compare
cows to humans, but it's kind of the
same."
Cheating in livestock shows is
illegal, and punishable by fines, or
even prison. ("What are you in for?"
"Murder. And you?" "Udder tampering." "YIKES!") But how do you
catch the cheaters? The tampering
is invisible to the naked eyeball, and
most cows are too loyal, or just plain
too scared, to squeal on their fitters.
Fortunately, there is hope, thanks
to the work of top cow scientists at
the University of Wisconsin. According to the Journal Sentinel, these
scientists have developed a technique, using ultrasound, to check
udders for tampering.
There's a photo in the newspaper
showing university veterinarian
Robert O'Brien squatting under a
suspected cow, peering intently at
an electronic device while holding
some kind of sensor against the cow's
udder, looming large overhead. You
look at this dramatic photo and you
cannot help but envision it as the
basis for a major action film-"Udder
Patrol," starring Tom Cruise as a
maverick investigative veterinarian,
Nicolas Cage as a cow fitter gone
bad and Pamela Lee Anderson as
herself.
But the udder-tampering crime
wave is not Hollywood fiction: It is
real. And that is why we all owe a
debt of gratitude to the developers
of the ultrasound technique, which
could offer significant benefits to
humanity, beyond livestock shows.
As Dr. O'Brien told the Journal Sentinel (I swear): "We think we could
clean up the Miss America contest
with the same technology."
(C) 2008 The Miami Herald
Tribune Media Services, Inc.
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Cortland lemonade-makers aim to help kids
June 25, 1998
Clyde Childers, of Fairmont, was
named the new superintendent of District OR-1 after two months of interviews. He replaced Dr. Terry Hazard,
who resigned earlier in the year because
of personal reasons.
A purebred Duroc gilt owned by
Rick Whitman, of Palmyra, and Spence
and Connie Rule, of Brighton, Colorado, brought a combined bid of $14,200
from three bidders in Texas and one in
Indiana to set a new world-record selling price at the World Pork Exposition
in Des Moines, Iowa.
Congressman Doug Bereuter was
scheduled to come to Hickman on June
30 for one of his “Hear The Citizen”
meetings.
The Cook of the Week column featured an article on “June is Dairy
Month.”
Births: Brian and Shonna Schmidt, a
son, Dustin Sean, born May 25; Larry
and Lori Vorderstrasse, Lincoln, a
daughter, Leah Diane, born May 27;
Jeffrey and Michelle Monhollon, Cortland, a son, Regan Eli, born June 15.
Obituaries: Dale John Bolz, 82,
Palmyra; Al Riddington, 83, Beatrice;
Michael Fey, 42, Lincoln; Ralph Knox,
87, Jefferson, Wisconsin (born
Palmyra); Garrett DeBoer, 97, Lincoln
(born Holland); John Trauernicht, 91,
rural Adams; Ivan Walvoord, 59, Firth;
Daniel Cockerham, 87, Lincoln.
The Midland Group Home for boys
broke ground on its new 50-bed facility
south of Firth on June 19.
Vandals destroyed a Norris Public
Power substation transformer southeast of Crete, causing a widespread
power outage. Damage was estimated
at $36,000.
Hickman American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 105 donated 12 new American flags
to the city.
Kristi and Klare Chapman, a motherdaughter pair from Palmyra who both
participated in competitive trail riding,
were featured.
Hickman celebrated its 10th annual
Hay Day.
Dean Lesoing, of rural Hickman, was
featured in the VOICE News’ “June is
Dairy Month” special section for his
family’s dairy.
The Rev. Stephen Wing celebrated
his 20th year of being an ordained minister with a special worship service at
Hickman Presbyterian Church earlier in
June.
Seventeen swimmers from Country
Kids Swim Team, of Bennet, traveled
to Clay Center, Kansas, to compete in
a Kansas-Nebraska Swim League meet.
June 23, 1988
Nicole Moreau, of Bennet, received
the Golden Poet Award for 1988. The
15-year-old was inspired to write the
award-winning poem, Dear God, based
on the love for her late father, Gary
Moreau, who was killed by a drunk
driver in an auto accident.
High temperatures and a lack of precipitation plagued much of Nebraska.
Game and Parks Commission Fisheries Division Statistics Clerk Mark
Yocom, 24, saved a man from drowning
in Wagon Train Lake.
Connie Carter, of Palmyra, was the
featured cook.
Births: Rick and Ardis Kempkes,
Hickman, a son, Scott Anthony, born
June 18; Joe and Sandy (Martin) Yocum,
Milford, a son, Clinton Shane, born May
20; Mr. and Mrs. Greg Rettele, a daughter, Jordan Marie, born June 20.
Obituary: Ervin Wilken, 54, Adams.
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centennial on June 25 and 26.
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Cassidy Hogan, Haley Weber and Cooper Hogan had a lemonade stand at the recent
garage sales in Cortland. They donated all money collected to the Children’s Hospital
in Omaha.
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In the absence of Father Barak, Monsignor Hain, of Lincoln, said Mass at
St. Martin on Sunday.
Alison Hinrichsen was the only student from St. Martin attending the Vacation Bible School at St. Paulinus in
Syracuse. Alison reports that there were
many sisters from Christ the King, Lincoln, teaching and many volunteers
helping. St. Martin and St. Leo
Churches cooperated to serve a lunch
one day for those teaching. The school
ended with a party at the park with
pizza.
Delton and Karen Dovel have returned from a two-week vacation in
Alaska. They flew into Anchorage and
from there took the train to Denali National Park, where the sun was shining
and Mt. McKinley was in full view.
They also saw a moose and her two
calves, a grizzly bear and her two cubs,
eagles and other wildlife. From there,
they took the train to Fairbanks, where
they saw the Alaskan pipeline, went to
a gold mine, took a sternwheeler ride on
the river and visited an Indian village.
In the evening, they went to see huskies being trained to be sled dogs for the
Yukon Quest and Iditarod sled dog races.
They then flew back to Anchorage and
took a bus to Seward, Alaska, where
they boarded a ship for a cruise down
the Inside Passage. When stopped at
Glacier Bay, the glacier calved twice!
They had stops in Haines, where they
took a walking tour, visiting small shops
and seeing a totem pole being carved;
Juneau where they had a tour of the
town, visited a salmon hatchery and the
Mendenhall Glacier and glacier gardens
with the amazing upside down trees,
DOUGLAS
Catherine Zech • 799-2495
and took a ride in the rain forest; and
Ketchikan, where they took with a tour
of the city, rode out in the bay there,
and shopped. The ship docked in Vancouver, where they had a tour of the
city and the next day, they had a bus
and ferry ride to Vancouver Island,
where they visited the famous Butchart
Gardens and Victoria. They commented
that Alaska is lovely and a great place
to visit, but it is always good to come
back to Nebraska and home.
June 28-July 2 is the Boys’ Player
Pitch tournament. June 30-July 3 is the
Girls’ 18 and under, double elimination
softball tournament. July 7-11 is the
Girls’ 12 and under double elimination
softball tournament. July 14-18 is the
Girls 14 and under double elimination
tournament. July 14-19 is the Girls’ 10
and under double elimination tournament.
The Douglas Senior Center is using
new flatware for their birthday parties.
It was purchased with money donated
by the John Kissinger estate to the center. The workers at the center will be
happy to have matching flatware at all
the tables for the birthday parties.
Dorothy Sterns attended the Sterns
reunion at Roberts Park in Lincoln Saturday evening. It was the 84th annual
gathering of the descendants of Calvin
and Frances Sterns. Approximately 40
people attended. Due to the recent
death of Floyd Sterns, president of the
reunion, Lewis Sterns was elected new
president. Dorothy was recognized as
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gift. A rain shower shortly after the business meeting brought the gathering to a
rather abrupt end.
Laura (Pankoke) Dinges entertained
at a belated birthday party for Linda
Zech on Sunday at the home of Mary
Jo Pankoke in Lincoln. Games were
played and Linda opened her presents
and read her cards. Refreshments of
snacks and dips, birthday cookies and
homemade ice cream were served.
Present were Catherine and Linda and
Gary Zech, Laura and Matt Dinges,
Mary Jo Pankoke and Jennifer, Barb
Leising, Cal and Ryenne, Tom and
Becky Zech, Brandon and Jacqueline
Zech, Konnor and Parker.
During the summer months, there is
a Mass at St. Martin Catholic Church
at 7:30 a.m. in addition to the Mass at 9
a.m. on the second and fourth Sundays
of the month.
Now two deer have been spotted together in Douglas eating away at the
gardens and flower beds. Good Grief!
Where will this end? When this was reported at the Senior Center, someone
remarked that if we could get 10 more,
we could have them pull Santa’s sleigh
at Christmas. A letter to the editor in a
Lincoln paper bemoaned the fact that
there are too many deer in Nebraska
and they eat too much of the farmers’
crops. Amen to that. The Game and
Parks Commission doesn’t seem to
want to do anything about this. Also,
more deer are being hit on the highways
by cars and trucks than in previous
years.
Ardys Brugman and Joann Schmidt
spent the weekend with Vicky and Mark
Herman and daughters in Kansas City.
During their visit, they toured the museum of the boat “Arabia” that hit a
snag in the river on its way to Kansas
City and sank many years ago. Some
creative gentlemen, after two years of
research, found the boat still in the river
and raised it up. Its cargo contained everything the settlers would use, much
of it in good shape. There were boots,
dishes, flatware, clothes, etc. There were
200 tons of cargo in all. It was a very
good history lesson. The boat sank in
10 minutes after hitting a tree snag, but
no lives were lost except for a mule who
was too stubborn to get off the boat.
During the evening, they attended a baseball game between the Royals and the
San Francisco Giants. It was Alex Gordon Day, and in his honor, all those who
attended the game received an Alex Gordon bobblehead. On Sunday, they visited the Crown Center Antique Festival, which they enjoyed.
There was a birthday party for
Madison Harris at the Douglas Park on
Sunday. Madison turned one year old
and 35 friends and relatives from Lincoln, Wahoo, Dorchester, Western, La
Vista, Fremont and Carlsbad, California, gathered at the park for a cook-out
in her honor. They were blessed with a
beautiful day and enjoyed rides in Joe
Moller’s barrel rides. Madison is the
granddaughter of Joe and Betty Moller.
Dayme and Brian Moller were weekend guests of Joe and Bette Moller.
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Rich and Nichole Lopez celebrate first anniversary
Why people ask “big questions”
“The Lord God formed the man
from the dust of the ground and
breathed into his nostrils the breath
of life, and the man became a living
being.” (Genesis 2:7, NIV)
I came across an interesting
website called, “How to Live without God.” The idea of the website is
that a person doesn’t have to believe in God to get the things that
religion offers: happiness, comfort
in trouble, meaning and purpose,
and morality. Obviously I
don’t agree with his conclusions; they come up
empty because in the end
life without God is (as he
admits) a game that only
appeared to mean something, but really didn’t.
It fascinates me, however, that humans feel compelled to concern themselves with questions of
meaning and purpose and morality
and hope. Animals don’t ask those
questions, but humans can’t help
not asking them. Why? From an
evolutionary point of view there really is no reason why humans are
obsessed with questions like,
“Why am I here?” or Does my life
matter?” or “Why do bad things
happen?” or “Is there something
beyond?” Yet all humans ask those
questions, and scientists even talk
about a “God gene” in humans.
Where did that come from?
Genesis gives us a simple answer: God put something special
into humans that he did not put into
animals. Genesis says that although
humans are like animals (made from
common stuff, “dust”), God
breathed into us “the breath of life.”
Ecclesiastes 3:11 says that God “put
eternity in the hearts of men.” That’s
why we ask ultimate questions.
Where do we find ultimate answers? The man on the internet
points out that if “God” is merely
our way of saying, “I can’t explain
everything,” it’s not much of an
answer.
But our God—the God
who placed eternity in our
hearts—is so much more
than just a black box. He
shows himself in the Old
Testament as the God of
history. He reveals to us in
the Bible the moral principles that are built into the
fabric of the universe and
the core of human personality. He
came in the person of Jesus, to say
some things that are counter-intuitive but still right: “Love your enemy” and “Lose your life for God’s
sake, and find it.” He showed us the
depth of something we all yearn for
when he died on the cross for us:
that we are deeply loved and sought
by the Creator. And if we let God
into our lives, we come to know how
God guides us and fulfills our deepest human yearnings.
If we’re asking the questions—
is it because God wants us to seek
him as the Answer?
Rev. Vic Folkert,
Holland Reformed Church
CORTLAND
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were present and
Linda Lueders
attended the luncheon and program she received many nice gifts.
Susan Young and Maxine Pfeiffer
for Zion Lutheran Church’s 125th
anniversary at the Clatonia Commu- enjoyed a mother-daughter shopping trip to Lincoln on Saturday.
nity Center on Sunday.
Jacob Steward left for Cape
Sunday visitors of Maxine
Canaveral,
Florida, on Monday to
Pfeiffer were Dave and Janis Steward, Briana and Jacob and Reece go to space camp.
Jeannene Douglass was the piaMiller. Later, the visitors were Tim
and Susan Young and Sarah. They nist for Cortland United Church Sunenjoyed an afternoon swim at day. Don’t forget the community service at Cortland Park next Sunday
Susan’s, and Mom’s dessert.
Alice DeVries returned home af- at 10 a.m. with a potluck dinner folter spending a month in Montana lowing. All are welcome.
Hope to see everyone in Cortland
with Althea Harwood and family.
Althea got another job and will be mingling at our 125h anniversary
moving soon. Now Alice has to pull celebration in town.
Residents are invited to call me to
out the weeds that got ahead of her.
record
your life’s history in the pages
John and Kay Miller and Dominique did the service at Princeton of your hometown newspaper.
Countryside Alliance Church on
Sunday.
Ruth Young attended a baby
shower for Christy (Deunk) King at
Christ Lutheran Church Sunday afternoon. Many relatives and friends
The family of Rich and Nichole (Brazee) Lopez celebrated the
couple’s first anniversary on June 16, 2008. Nichole is the daughter
of Tom and Cheryl Brazee, of Hickman. Her grandparents are James
and Margaret Brazee and Jacob and Naomi Hothem. Rich is the son
of John and Mikki Lopez, of Grand Junction, Colorado. His
grandparents are Patty Lopez and Sophie Salaz. The couple was
married at St. Cajetan’s in Denver, Colorado. The matron of honor
was Natalie Wolf. Bridesmaids were Danielle Cole, Jamie Jensen,
and Margo Rounds. Best man was John Lopez. Groomsmen were
Matt Lopez, Tom Lopez, and Tom Davis. Flower girl was Kassandra
Brazee. Candlelighter was Kaitlin Brown. Ushers were Ryan Brazee
and Adam Brazee. Personal attendant was Adriana Barajas. Vocalists
were Adriana Barajas and Natalie Wolf. Host couples were Jake
and Anna Saraniffio and Kenny and Marcia Shimamoto.
Videographers were Leslie and Sarah Hollibaugh. The guestbook
was attended by Seana Brazee, Bryant Brown, Bryndyn Wright,
and Bryce Brazee. Cake servers were Barbara Brandt and Rochelle
Johnson. Fountain attendant was Beth Shimamoto. Rich and
Nichole took a honeymoon trip to Hawaii, and they live in Denver.
ADAMS
Marlene Bell • 988-4585
Condolences to the family of Wilber
Manske, 75, of Greenwood, who
passed away on June 14. His survivors
include a sister and her husband, Thelma
and Ted Kroese, of Firth, former Adams residents.
Condolences to the family of Hilda
(Jurgens) Schuster, 80, of Beatrice, who
passed away on June 15. Among her
survivors is her sister Marie Schoen, of
Adams.
Condolences to the family of Willard
Lenners, 73, of Belle Fourche, South
Dakota, who passed away on June 19.
He is survived by his wife, Genevieve
(Buhr) Lenners, three daughters, a son,
three grandchildren and one great-grandson. His parents were the late John and
Hannah (Dorn) Lenners, of Adams. His
brothers, Menard and Harold, also preceded him in death. Willard attended
country school at Hooker and was a
1952 graduate of Adams High School.
Edna Walker and Edna Griffin were
recent visitors at the home of Ruth
Hibbert.
Marlene Bell spent Wednesday
evening with her great-granddaughters
Emma and Claire Torske in Lincoln,
while their parents were on business.
Saturday was a beautiful day for the
Emma Bouwens estate sale. Farmers are
having a hard time getting their planting
and haying done between rains. The
plantings that were completed early are
looking very good, except for some of
the low-lying and very flat areas, which
have had standing water. The plants have
taken on various shades of yellow. The
fields that had good drainage are looking very good.
Palmyra Presbyterian Church
The Palmyra Presbyterian
Church held a Per Capita Birthday
Breakfast on Sunday morning. This
is held each year to defer some of
the per capita cost of the church.
At the morning worship, Carol
Nisley and Becky Hall sang and
Brenda Wilkinson provided the accompaniment on the piano.
Plan to attend these
upcoming July events
Tuesday, July 1, 6;30 pm- Doris Ebke & students—Patriotic Piano
Wed, July 2, 6:15 pm- State Czech Queen, Shandra Korbelik—
Accordian & talk
Friday, July 4, 2:00-3:30 pm- Dixieland Jazz with Sarabande Band!
Friday, July 11, 6:30 pm- “Hit & Miss” piano duo
Friday, July 18, 6:30 pm- McNeely Family, storytelling & music
Vacation
Bible School
Monday, July 21, 1:00 pm- Book Review-“Loving Frank”
Tuesday, July 22, 6:15 pm- Anne Bremer sings favorites
June 29 - July 3
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Bible Stories • Games • Crafts
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Evangelical Free
Church of Firth
Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
AWANA, Wed.: 7-8:30 p.m.
3900 Pine Lake Road • Lincoln • (402) 420-9900
Dwelling units include features for persons with disabilities
Reformed Church of Firth
Firth, NE • 402-791-5800
Sunday Worship
9:15 a.m.
3rd & Nemaha ~ Firth 791-5598
Wed.7:00-8:15
p.m.
Prayer Meetings,
God’s Kids and for JC
Shepherd of the Hills
Lutheran Church, ELCA
Hickman
Presbyterian Church
68th & Panama Rd., Hickman
402-792-2901 • Pastor Ron Drury
Sundays- 8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship
9:45 a.m. Sunday School Ed. Class
11 a.m. Celebration Worship
Wed. - 7:15 p.m. Worship 8 p.m. Bible Study
Country Bible Church
148th at Roca Road, Bennet
(402-782-8022)
Service ~ 10:15
Sunday School ~ 9:00
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
Lutheran Chur
ch
Church
Missouri Synod - www.foofchurch.org
Locust & E St., Roca NE 421-2222
Sunday Worship Service 9:00 a.m.
Sun. School & Bible Study 10:15 a.m.
Bennet
Community Church
HOLLAND SEVENTH DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m
Pastor Darin Corder ~ 782-2385
22315 SOUTH 96TH STREET
Holland, Nebr. • 792-2571
Pastor Robert Martinez
Worship Sat. 9 a.m.
Sabbath School 10:30 a.m.
St. James
Catholic Church
Countryside
Alliance Church
Father Leo Seiker
Cortland, NE • 798-7335
Sunday Mass
8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Confessions before Sunday Mass
Come celebrate the Most Holy
Eucharist with us!
St. Martin Catholic Church
Fr. Christopher Barak, pastor
125 W. 3rd St./Douglas, NE
Masses: 2nd/4th Sun. of month, 9 a.m.;
Sat. Mass @ 6:00/alternating weekends.
Confessions heard before Mass.
Beautiful Savior
Lutheran Church
IN PRINCETON ON HWY. 77
Worship 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Nathan Reckling
402-798-7318
Pella Reformed Church
Hwy. 43 & Pella Road
402-788-2729
Worship 9:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m
www.pellachurch.org
A Place of Refuge —Ps. 2:12b
Sprague
Community Church
Pastor Brenda Pfeifly
18800 Market Street, Sprague
(402-794-4835)
Sunday Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15
Keith Morris, Pastor
www.spraguechurch.org
HOLLAND
REFORMED CHURCH
Hallam United
Methodist Church
955 C St • Palmyra • 402-780-5668
Sunday School- 8:45 a.m.
Sunday Service- 10:00 a.m.
96th & Panama Rd • Holland
Pastor - Vic Folkert
Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School 10:45
Heartland
Community Church
Classes for Children 3 yrs - 6th grade
Teen/Adult Creation Seminar
Countryside
Alliance Church
Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love
is the fulfillment of the law.
-Romans 13:10
307 Ford St., Filley, NE
Pastor Allen Harder
Phone: 662-3380
Sunday School 9 a.m.
Worship 10 a.m.
500 Main St. • 787-2008
Pastor Carla Gunn
Woship 9:30 a.m.
VOICE
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for $7.50 per week. If you have questions
or need further information call:
(402) 792-2255 • (402) 782-6060
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JUL
Y SPECIAL
JULY
Hamburger & Fries
$3
.95
Daily lu
nch & din
ner Specials
lunch
dinner
Open July 4t
4th
1 -1
$ .45 $ .95
6850 Hickman Rd. • Hickman, NE
Dine in or Carry Out 792-3434
Mon. - Fri. 11 am. - 9 p.m. • Sat. 7:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Your Dining &
Elbon Luncheon
Open Invitation to the Public
11:30am - 12:30pm, Every Tuesday • $6.00 per person
July 1
BBQ Choices
Potato
Veg/Roll
Dessert
July 8
Taco/Chef
Salads
Breads
Dessert
July 15
Hot Beef
Sandwich
Vegetables
Dessert
July 22
Polish Dog/Kraut
Potato Salad
Baked Beans
Dessert
July 29
Roast Beef
Dinner
Dessert
Join us for Fun, Food & Fellowship
Please call the Shrine Office for group reservations:
402-474-6890 • Sesostris Shrine • 1050 Saltillo Rd. • Roca, NE
Entertainment
Guide for
Southeast Nebraska
Join in the fun
Karaoke
by Andi
Come catch
all the action!
Thurs., Fri. & Sat
Sat..
June 26, 27, & 28
9 p.m. - Close
Karaoke Night Specials
$2 Domestics & Jell-O Shots
$4 Pitchers
We have the
Major League Baseball
Package on Direct TV
Ask for a Pitcher Card Special
NO CO
9PM-C
Buy 5, get 1 Free
CLOSE
Happy Hour
Monday-Friday
4-7 p.m.
Texas Hold’em Contest
Every Thursday Starting July 3
Karaoke Contest
Every Saturday
starting July 2
Open Karaoke
Wednesdays & Fridays
Bike Night
& Ladies Night
Every Wednesday
LIVE Bands
Every Saturday
513 Ella St • Beatrice • 228-9916
• Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
ATM in Bar
Full Menu & Specials Everyday
Kitchen Open 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday - Thursday,
11 am-Midnight Friday - Saturday
70th & Adams • Your Neighborhood Sports Bar • 402-466-6679
HAVE SOME FUN
SAT. JUNE 28 @ 8:30 P.M.
KARAOKE
Bring your neighbors, family and
friends for a good time close to home.
•Prime Rib Friday Nights
DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS
**Closed July 4**
10 a.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Sat.
13940 “O” Street • Located in Steven’s Creek Place
3 miles east of Lincoln • 483-5204
3-9 p.m. Sun.
Sadie’s Place
Downtown Hickman 792-2707
KARAOKE
Sat., June 28th
Closed Fri., July 4th
Have a safe
& happy 4th!
from your friends
at the
540 South 4th St. • Eagle, NE
• 781-2739 •
Just 8 miles east of Lincoln on O

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