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County to crack down on illegal dumping
Nikki Carlson
[email protected]
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Otoe County officials are going
to start cracking down on people
who use illegal dumping sites to
dispose of their trash or yard
waste.
"It's not anybody's job in the
courthouse or the roads department to go out and dig through
somebody's trash, but if that's
what it takes then that's what
we're willing to do to stop it," Otoe
County Commissioner Rick
Freshman said. "It's that big of a
deal."
There are 13 illegal dumping
sites in Otoe County. Otoe County Emergency Management Director Gregg Goebel said generally
the sites are located in ditches
along county roads, which makes
it difficult to monitor.
Freshman and Goebel are seeking the public's help in catching
people dumping items into the illegal dumping sites.
Freshman said someone had
gathered the name and license
plate of a man who was dumping
a pickup truck load of trash into
an illegal dumping site that was
just cleaned up recently.
An Otoe County Sheriff 's Office
deputy arrived at the scene to investigate and disposed of the
garbage.
"Which goes way beyond the
call of duty for a sheriff 's deputy's
job to do that, but they're just
good guys," Freshman said.
Freshman said all people need
to do is get the violator's license
plate number and the Otoe County Sheriff 's Office will identify
the violator.
"I think one of the proactive
things that we can do is that if
anybody sees somebody they need
to give me a license plate number,"
Freshman said.
County employees are frustrated with the people dumping yard
waste, garbage, electronics, tires,
household items, furniture and
more along the county's roads.
Freshman said the sheriff 's office
and the clean-up crews will be
more "hands-on" with catching violators.
"I was just with the county attorney and he said that the viola-
tors will be prosecuted," he said
March 19. "The biggest trick there
is just catching them, but we're
going to be more proactive about
doing that."
Otoe County Sheriff's Jim Gress
said that if someone is given a littering citation, they could face up
to a $100 fine.
Freshman said educating and
reaching out to the public are
steps the county is taking to help
with the problem. He added that
the support of the sheriff 's department is an asset as well. Another measure the county is going
to do is erect illegal dumping
signs at the sites and prosecute violators.
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■ Opinion
See Page 4
■ Classifieds
Otoe board
moving
ahead with
enterprise
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Calendar
Saturday,
April 4
■ Boy Scout Troop 337
is hosting a car wash
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
in the Luther Memorial
Church Parking Lot,
11th & Midland Streets
in Syracuse. For a free
will donation, Scouts
will wash, rinse and
dry all the winter mud
and scum off of your
vehicles. Proceeds will
go toward week-long
Scout Camp in June
where Scouts will have
the opportunity to
work on baseline Boy
Scout requirements,
merit badges and obtain camp and life
skills.
Monday,
April 6
Nikki Carlson
[email protected]
Members of Syracuse Boy Scout Troop No. 337 completed a cross over ceremony recently. Pictured are, front row from left: Burton Brandt, Ethan Wittler, Brendon Stinson,
David Gerdes, Riley Sohuholz, Bryce Draeger; second row: Dominique Lange, Owen Katen,
Nolan Werner, Terry Lange; third row: Jerel Katen, Colton Nichols, Brian Arnold, Wyatt Peterson, and Bryce Katen.
PHOTO BY LARAMIE WERNER
■ A public hearing on
the need for public
transportation (HandiBus) service on Mondays will take place at
7 p.m. at the Syracuse
Senior Center, 303
Railroad Ave.
Syracuse boy scouts transition,
earn Arrow of Light awards
Laramie Werner
Saturday,
April 11
■ Syracuse Clean Day
Up Day will be from 8
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday,
April 14
■ The Otoe County
Relay for Life Committee will meet at 5:30
p.m. at the Woodmen
of the World Building,
2005 4th Corso, Nebraska City.
LOCAL
Weather
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Precipitation:
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The recent Syracuse Boy Scout Crossover
Ceremony celebrated the hard work and accomplishments of Cub Scouts as they transitioned over to the Syracuse Boy Scout Troop
No. 337.
Nolan Werner, Bryce Draeger, David Gerdes,
and Riley Sohuholz earned the Arrow of
Light award, and they were invited to join
Boy Scouts by crossing over a bridge. The ceremony was officiated by Scouts from other
troops who came dressed fully as Native
Americans, complete with a large drum that
added to the excitement.
The Scouts earned this award by completing work in fitness, citizenship, outdoors,
technology, and many other topics.
The Arrow of Light is the highest honor
of a Cub Scout before moving on to Boy
Scouts.
Easter egg hunts set for weekend
Since the Easter Bunny is
getting busy, some local
businesses and organizations are helping him out by
organizing Easter egg hunts
next weekend.
Morton Place will host an
Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.m.
on Friday. Children ages 010 are welcome to attend.
Attendees should bring a
basket or bag to hold their
found eggs. Morton Place is
located at 1500 14th Avenue in Nebraska City.
Saturday will offer a full day
of events, including:
The Dunbar Fire and Rescue will host a Pancake
Feed at the firehouse from 7
to 11 a.m. An Easter egg
hunt will be held at the old
schoolhouse at 10 a.m.
The Nebraska City Jaycees
will host an Easter Egg Hunt
at 11 a.m. in Steinhart Park.
Children ages 0-8 are welcome to attend.
The Nebraska City Recreation Department will host
an Easter Egg Hunt at 1 p.m.
in Steinhart Park. Children
ages 0-9 are welcome to attend.
The Talmage Library will
host an Easter Egg Hunt at
2 p.m. Children ages 0-12
are welcome to attend. The
Talmage Library is located
at 405 Main St., Talmage.
The Morton-James Library
will host Easter egg coloring
at 2 p.m. All ages are welcome. Participants should
bring their own hard-boiled
eggs, and they must be accompanied by someone 16
or older. The Morton-James
Library is located at 923 1st
Corso, Nebraska City.
Syracuse's annual Easter
Egg Hunt will take place at
4 p.m. at the Williams Park
picnic shelter. Children
ages 0-8 are welcome to attend.
Share your photos of your
Easter egg hunters with us
by visiting www.journaldemocrat.com and clicking on
the "Your Photos" link.
Otoe County commissioners approved for the county to work with Nebraska City commissioners to enter into
an agreement to file for a preliminary
application to recognize an area of town
as one of five enterprise zones in Nebraska.
Omaha Public Power District and Nebraska City Area Economic Development Corp. have teamed up to assist the
county and city with the project that
could potentially draw in business and
housing incentives in the chosen area.
The area that qualifies as an enterprise
zone is from 1st Corso from West 3rd to
19th streets.
"Last year, the Legislature passed a
law for communities to declare enterprise zones within counties. They're
doing five counties as guinea pigs or test
subjects this year," Otoe County Commission Chairman Tim Nelsen said.
"There's actually very little, very few
parts of Otoe County that does qualify
within meeting the statutes."
OPPD Economic Development coordinator Brook Aken said that this area of
town qualifies as an enterprise zone because of its high level of population,
poverty and unemployment. Aken
added that if new businesses are attracted to the area then Arbor Rail Line,
which OPPD owns, could be used in the
future as well.
"We think that this program presents
a good opportunity that maybe not a lot
of communities across the state will take
advantage of since it's not really determined yet what all of the possibilities
and benefits are with it," she said. "But
we think it would be a good opportunity
for Otoe County."
NCEDAC
Executive
Director
Stephanie Shrader said support from the
city and county is being sought because
the area is located in and outside of city
limits. Nelsen said if the area is chosen,
then a committee comprising of two city
council and county commissioners and
three citizens living within the district
would be formed to keep the project
moving forward. He added that there's
no cost involved for the city or county
for filing the application.
"So the first step is for the county and
the city to enter into an agreement to file
for an application. If we're chosen then
the state is going to work with us on the
development of those areas," Nelsen
said. "If the board grants permission,
then we're going to go to the city council
meeting and ask them to approve the
initial application and move forward."
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pected to be factors involved in the crash.
Building
Permits
Arrests
Feb. 24
March 31
■ Ambassador Wellness
Center, located at 1240 N.
10th St., in Nebraska City
was issued a building permit for a restroom alteration for $2,000.
■ Kaylyn Robison, 25, of
Lincoln was arrested at
1:33 a.m. by the Otoe
County Sheriff's Office on
suspicion of felon in possession of a firearm.
Feb. 5
March 30
■ Linda Cutler at 902 N.
16th St. in Nebraska City
was issued a building permit for a foundation repair
for $2,000.
■ Marilu Salazar at 803 N.
10th St. in Nebraska City
was issued a building permit for a new roof cover for
$300.
■ Francisca delToro at 820
N. 16th St., lot 45, in Nebraska City was issued a
building permit for a new
storage shed for $300.
■ Rick Carson at 730
Spruce Circle in Palmyra
was issued a building permit for a new home for
$150,000.
■ Clyde Draeger at 506 E.
Nebraska St. in Dunbar
was issued a building permit for a home alteration
for $1,500.
■ Tiffany Taege at 1620 N.
4th Rd. in Eagle was issued
a building permit for a new
pole building for $15,000.
■ St. Mary's Catholic
Church, located at 218 N.
6th St., in Nebraska City
was issued a building permit for a commercial space
alteration for $15,000.
■ MGS Enterprises, located at 1906 23rd Ave., in
Nebraska City was issued a
building permit to move a
commercial building for
$20,000.
■ Alexis Ramirez Martinez,
19, of Nebraska City was arrested at 9:45 p.m. by the
Nebraska City Police Department for one Fremont
County, Iowa, warrant.
■ Terry Olney, 50, of Nebraska City turned himself
into law enforcement authorities at 10:45 a.m. for
one Otoe County warrant.
Accidents
March 30
■ The Otoe County Sher-
iff's Office responded to a
vehicle crash on Highway 2
about half-of-a-mile east of
County Road 36 at 7:15
a.m. Abraham Garang, 36,
of Crete was driving his
black 2000 Nissan
Pathfinder utility vehicle
west on Highway 2. His vehicle left the road and
rolled, causing an estimated $10,000 to his vehicle. According to the
accident report, Garang
told deputies that he just
got off of work and fell
asleep at the wheel.
Garang was injured during
the crash. A fence, belonging to D. Schweppe, whose
address wasn't listed on
the report, also had about
$100 of damage as a result
of the crash. Neither drugs
nor alcohol were sus-
March 28
■ Hector Morales, 47, of
Nebraska City was arrested at 12:25 p.m. by the
Nebraska City Police Department on suspicion of
criminal mischief.
March 27
■ Destiny Rogers, 18, of
Auburn was arrested at
7:35 p.m. by the Nebraska
City Police Department on
suspicion of shoplifting.
■ Ronald Parrott, 35, of Nebraska City was arrested at
12:30 p.m. by the NCPD on
suspicion of obstructing
the police and second-degree trespassing.
■ Angela Sharpes, 37, of
Syracuse was arrested at
12:40 a.m. by the Otoe
County Sheriff's Office on
suspicion of possession of
a controlled substance.
■ Daniel Sharpes, 39, of
Syracuse was arrested at
12:40 a.m. by the OCSO on
suspicion of possession of
a controlled substance and
for two Iowa warrants.
March 26
■ Matthew Parsons, 20, of
Syracuse was arrested at
10:52 p.m. by the Otoe
County Sheriff's Office for
two Otoe County warrants.
March 25
■ Steven Elshire, 48, of
Auburn was arrested at
10:32 p.m. by the Otoe
County Sheriff's Office for
one Otoe County warrant.
■ Gayflor Somaowolo, 21, of
Nebraska City was arrested at
10:15 p.m. by the Nebraska
City Police Department on
suspicion of third-degree domestic assault.
■ Nicole Baker, 37, of Nebraska City was arrested at
3:25 p.m. by the NCPD on
suspicion of driving under
suspension and one Otoe
County warrant.
Good Samaritan Nurs- Time at 2:30 p.m.
ing/Rehabilitation Center
Good Samaritan – LinSaturday, April 4
den View Assisted Living
“Coffee Chat” at 10:00
a.m. (Visiting & Refresh- Tuesday, April 7
ments)
Community Coffee from
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 8
Bingo at 2 p.m. with cofBingo at 2 p.m., Coffee fee time to follow.
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Syracuse Senior Center
Menu, Activities
and gravy, carrots, biscuit,
bread pudding.
The menu for this week at
the Syracuse Senior Center
is as follows:
Senior Center activities are
as follows:
Friday, April 3: Good Friday brunch: quiche, potato
rounds and cinnamon rolls.
Thursday, April 2: Exercises at 10 a.m. and
Bingo/birthday party at 11
a.m. Happy Birthday Susie
Wyatt.
Friday, April 3: Good Friday brunch serving at 10:30
a.m.
Monday, April 6: Sloppy
joe on bun, steak fries,
baked beans and fruit.
Monday, April 6: Card
playing at 9:30 a.m. Happy
Birthday Keith Goering on
the 5th.
Tuesday, April 7: Pasta
casserole, green beans, garlic stick, fruit and cookie.
Tuesday, April 7: Exercises
at 10:30 a.m. Happy Birthday Larry Larson.
Wednesday, April 8: Meatballs, baked potato, stewed
tomatoes, bread and cookie.
Thursday, April 9: Fried
chicken, mashed potatoes
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Commissioners also discussed whether to keep
insurance provider BlueCross BlueShield or to look
into another insurance provider for county employees.
Nelsen said the out-of-network status issue between BlueCross BlueShield and the Catholic Health
Initiatives network, which includes CHI Health St.
Mary's in Nebraska City.
"It's been a year now since we were first notified
by BlueCross that certain aspects of the hospital locally would not be eligible for BlueCross BlueShield
services," Nelsen said. "It's been about a year since
that fight with CHI started and I think that as we are
getting closer to the budget year, it's probably a good
time to have the conversation again.
"Do we want to go out and look for other alternatives? Do we want to continue to hope that BlueCross is going to cut some kind of a deal with the
CHI hospital in Nebraska City?" he added.
County employees attending the March 24 meeting expressed their opinions. Most said BlueCross
BlueShield offers great benefits, but they don't like
the situation between the insurance provider and
CHI.
"My biggest problem is that NACo tells us during one of the recent conference calls that they believe CHI and BlueCross are further apart than they
were last year at this time," Nelsen said. "Another
Wednesday, April 8: Card
playing at 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 9: Exercises at 10 a.m. Happy
Birthday Joe Hawkins.
thing that scares me a little bit is if we change in midyear, will we start over on deductions?"
No decision was made regarding the county
switching insurance providers. Nelsen said commissioners would like to speak with representatives
of CHI Health St. Mary's and the National Association of Counties regarding options, and then get
feedback from county employees.
In other news, members of the Otoe County
Board of Adjustment were approved to be reappointed during the meeting. Those who were reappointed were:
■ Chairman Russell Moss of Burr;
■ Vice-Chairman Bruce Madsen of Nehawka;
■ Members William Umland of Palmyra, Kenneth
Hartman of Douglas and Jim Johnson of Union;
■ And alternate Edwin Neels of Dunbar.
Commissioners also approved the following during the meeting:
■ Sludge application permits from the City of
Omaha;
■ A letter to be sent to Sen. Dan Watermeier asking for his support for LB 427, which is a property
tax bill currently pending in the Legislature that ensures that Otoe County residents' property taxes
won't increase;
■ And changing the Otoe County Roads department's spring hours to 10-hour shifts for four days a
week.
The next Otoe County Commissioners meeting is
April 14 at 8:45 a.m. in the County Courtroom at the
Otoe County Courthouse, located at 1021 Central
Ave. The public is welcome to attend.
It’s time to think about tornado readiness
Gary Lesoing
Extension Educator
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Thursday, April 2: Fried
chicken, mashed potatoes
and gravy, mixed vegetables, bread, cake and ice
cream.
Goebel said the Otoe County Roads Department had
spent 38.50 hours in three weeks cleaning up some of
the sites. Goebel and Freshman agreed that not only
does it take money to clean up the sites, but it takes
the roads department off of repairing county roads.
"It's gotta stop because it's just an absolute waste of
our resources," Freshman said.
The clean-up of the illegal dumping sites is initially done by Otoe County employees, and then the county is reimbursed for the project through a Department
of Environmental Quality grant. Goebel said Otoe
County has been using the DEQ grant for the cleanup process for 14 years. However, limited manpower
to do the clean-up of 13 illegal dumping sites is a major problem.
"I've got my limited road crew out there cleaning out
couches and refrigerators when they should be working on our roads and putting tubes in and doing the
things that we do," Freshman said. "Whether we get
reimbursed or not it still uses a lot of manpower and
we don't have that extra manpower. We run those road
crews pretty next to the bone. I don't have any extra
people."
Freshman said yard waste and tree branches are two
major items that are found in the illegal dumping sites.
An American Recycling & Sanitation representative
said Nebraska City residents can haul their recyclables
and yard waste to the city's transfer station free of
charge. People who live outside of Nebraska City can
haul a pickup truck load of yard waste and recyclables
to the transfer station for a $15 fee.
Goebel said that every other year, through a DEQ
grant, the county also holds tire recycling drop-offs at
the roads departments in Nebraska City, Syracuse and
Palmyra as a free service to deter people from disposing
of tires in the illegal dumping sites.
Goebel said the county should know by the end of
April whether or not it will receive the DEQ grant, but
normally the tire recycling drop-offs occur in late July
or August.
Goebel stressed that the county roads sites are not
drop-off points for trash and disposables.
Otoe County residents who witness items being disposed of in illegal dumping sites can contact the sheriff 's office at (402) 873.9560, email Freshman at
[email protected] or contact Goebel at
(402) 873-9588.
We can never be surprised at the weather we
may have in Nebraska this
time of year.
With 900 F in midMarch, and snow flurries
a few days ago in southeast Nebraska, anything
can happen.
The variable temperatures we have can potentially develop into severe
weather, and even spawn
tornadoes.
Each year is different,
and 2015 is no exception.
We have already had roller
coaster type weather with
extreme high and low
temperatures in the past
couple of months.
Three years ago we already had had several tornadoes in Nebraska by
mid-April.
Two years ago, many
tornadoes in April and
May caused millions of
dollars of property damage in Nebraska, including southeast Nebraska.
Last year tornadoes inflicted terrible damage in
several cities and towns,
with Pilger devastated by
the twin tornadoes and a
number of other communities hit extremely hard
in several storms.
We have had below normal temperatures and
winter like conditions not
too long ago, but now
warmer conditions are
forecast.
It is important for us to
be ready for potential severe weather and tornadoes any time.
We all remember seven
years ago, when Johnson
was hit early in the season
by a tornado and then the
area was hit again later in
the season.
Two years ago, a tornado hit Nemaha County in
May. Remembering this,
the last thing you want to
hear is that tornado season is near!
Unfortunately it is. The
climate continues to be
ever changing, and the
weather is extremely unpredictable, so we should
be prepared to expect any
type of weather this spring
and summer.
Temperatures have
been fluctuating from day
to day this spring, which
can be very conducive to
severe weather, including
tornadoes.
Are you ready for a tornado? Do you know what
to do if a tornado is headed your way?
With severe weather beginning, it's time to be
prepared for tornadoes.
What are some things
we should do to be prepared for a possible tor-
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The S-D-A Pride Post Prom Committee is accepting donations for the Post Prom on April 19. Thanks
everyone who has donated thus far. The goal of Post
Prom is to provide a chemical-free and safe environment, filled with entertainment, games, food, beverages and prizes. This year, each junior and senior
from S-D-A who attends will receive a cash prize in
the form of Chamber Bucks to encourage investment
back into the community. Gift cards and prizes will
also be awarded with those being donated by the community. Donations may be sent to Syracuse Pride Post
Prom, PO Box 55, Syracuse, NE, or contact Linda
Shanks for more information.
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Hours at the Syracuse Public Library have been extended. The new hours are Monday from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.; Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Thursday
from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
nado?
First, you need to have
a place in your home
where family members
can gather if a tornado is
headed your way.
It could be in your basement or else in a center
hallway, bathroom or closet on the lowest floor if
there is no basement.
If you are in a high-rise
building, go to a place in
a hallway in the center of
the building, you may not
have time to go to the
lowest floor.
Your place of work
should also have a tornado plan. If you are unaware of it, find out what
it is.
If there are storm warnings issued for your area,
listen to your local radio
and TV stations for updated storm information.
You need to know the difference between a tornado WATCH and WARNING.
A tornado WATCH
means a tornado is possible in your area.
A tornado WARNING
means a tornado has been
sighted and may be headed for your area. Go to
safety immediately.
If a tornado WATCH is
issued, listen to your radio
and TV and be alert to
changing weather conditions.
Environmental clues
that indicate a tornado
may be developing include: a dark, often greenish sky, a wall cloud approaching and large hail.
Blowing debris may also
be a sign of an approaching tornado.
People say a tornado
sounds like a freight train.
If a tornado WARNING is
issued go to the safe place
you picked to protect
yourself from glass and
flying objects.
If you are outside, hurry to the basement of a
nearby sturdy building or
lie flat in a ditch or low-lying area.
If you are in a car or
mobile home, get out immediately and head for
safety as described above.
After the tornado passes, watch out for fallen
power lines and listen to
the radio for information
and instructions.
Use a flashlight to inspect the damage, never
use candles! A gas line
may have ruptured, leaving highly combustible
natural gas or propane in
the area. The most important thing is to be prepared for a tornado and
don’t take the threat of a
tornado lightly.
The destruction and
devastation from tornadoes can be unbelievable.
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Birds and Bees
A presentation on bluebirds and honeybees will be
5:30 p.m. on April 19 at the Fair Center on the Fairgrounds at Syracuse. The workshop is for kids ages 618. Participants age 12 and under will need to be assisted
by a parent/guardian. The workshop is limited to the first
30 participants. To register, call Gina Essink at 402-2695376 or Bailey Boitnott at 402-227-3675. The deadline
for registration is April 8.
Speech Workshop
Learn how to put together a winning speech at the 4H Speech Workshop on Sunday, April 12 at 1:30 p.m.
at the Extension Office in Syracuse. Contact the Extension Office by Thursday, April 9 to register for the
event. Looking ahead on the schedule, the 4-H Public
Speaking Contest will be Sunday, April 26, at 6:30 p.m.
at the Fair Center in Syracuse. The registration deadline for that event is April 23.
Syracuse
Journal-Democrat
Annette Sue Gobber
A publication of Gatehouse Media Nebraska Holdings, Inc.
54, of Auburn
Annette Sue Gobber, one
of three children of Mervin
and Carol (Paulsen) Gobber, was born September 3,
1960, at Fort Hood Army
Base in Texas.
She was baptized in October of 1960, at Grace
Lutheran Church in Cook
by Rev. Robert Herrbolt.
Annette received her education at home growing up
and through the Educational Service Unit No. 4.
Annette became a client
of Southeast Nebraska Developmental Services and
started working at the
workshop in Auburn in
1978.
She moved to Auburn
to live in one of the organization’s residences in
1984.
She enjoyed the camaraderie she felt at the workshop.
Annette was one of
Elvis’s biggest fans, and a
pretty big fan of Johnny
Cash as well.
If there was Elvis or
Johnny Cash music playing, she was sure to have a
smile on her face. Annette
loved to travel, trips to
Florida and Hawaii were
great, but trips to Branson
to see Elvis impersonators
were better.
After a decline in health,
Annette was taken to the
University Medical Center in Omaha.
It was there that she
passed away on Sunday,
March 22, 2015, having
reached the age of 54 years,
6 months, 19 days.
Her father; grandparents Elmer and Alma
Paulsen, Fred F. and Hilda
Gobber; and brother-inlaw Jerry Pretto preceded
her in death.
She is survived by her
mother Carol Gobber of
Syracuse; sisters Lisa Pretto of Columbia, Ill., Pamela
and husband Allan Hillman of Syracuse; nieces
Sarah and husband Gabe
Meints of Syracuse, Kimberlyn Pretto of Columbia, Ill., Hailey Pretto of
Columbia, Ill.; step-nieces
JoDee Kae (Hull) Juilfs
52, of Auburn
JoDee Kae (Hull) Juilfs
was born Aug. 20, 1962 at
Syracuse.
She was the daughter of
Harold Hull and Karen
(Stubbendick) Isaacs.
She passed away unexpectedly on March 24,
2015.
JoDee was baptized and
confirmed at the Douglas
Methodist Church.
She graduated from
Douglas High School in
1980, and earned her nursing degree in September
1990.
On Aug. 22, 1987, she
was united in marriage to
Scott Semin.
From this union they
had two sons Benjamin
and Spencer.
They purchased an
acreage near Bennet and
later divorced.
In December 2005
JoDee was married to
Chris Juilfs and extended
her family with Zach, Trent
and Ryan as her step-sons.
At her passing JoDee
and Chris resided in Gretna with their beloved dog,
Glenn.
She is survived by her
husband, Chris; sons, Benjamin Semin (Special
Friend Chelsea Duffield)
and Spencer Semin;
grandson, Brayton Semin;
step-sons, Zach Juilfs,
Trent Juilfs, Ryan Juilfs;
parents, Harold & Sue
Hull, Karen & Dale Isaacs;
sisters, Jeanie Steinkuhler (Randy) and Rebecca
Brungardt (Mike); brothers, Jerry Hull (Renae) and
Russell Hull; mother-inlaw, Kathie (Juilfs) Hackstadt; many nieces,
nephews, aunts, uncles,
cousins and friends.
She preceded in death by
her brother Bart Allen
Hull.
No viewing due to cremation, but a book was to
be available to sign on Friday, March 27 from 9 a.m.
until 9 p.m. at FusselmanAllen-Harvey Funeral
Home in Syracuse.
Memorial services were
to be held on Saturday,
March 28 at 2 p.m. at St.
John’s United Church of
Christ in Syracuse with
private family burial at a
later date.
Memorials are suggested
to the Capital Humane Society or Family’s Choice.
Arrangements were by
Fusselman Allen Harvey
Funeral Home, Syracuse,
NE 402-269-2441.
Condolences
to
www.fusselmanallenharvey.com.
joyed visits with their great
grandchildren.
He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who could fix anything and was always willing to lend a hand.
He is survived by wife:
Delores, daughters: Judy
(Bob) Farmer of Lincoln,
Jan Lang of Lincoln & significant other Bill Gerdes
of Waverly, Jill Post of New
Jersey, grandchildren:
Nick (Steph) Farmer of
Nebraska City, Mindy
Farmer of Omaha, Brandi
(Vance) Allison, Brian
(Jodi) Lang, Brittany
(Derek) Miller all of Lincoln, 7 great grandchildren, brother: Harold
(Bonnie) Post of Syracuse,
many nieces, nephews and
friends. Preceded in death
by parents, sisters: Berdine
Heine, Arva Ekhoff, sonin-law: Keith Lang.
A Memorial Service was
to be Monday March 30 at
11 a.m. at Luther Memorial Church in Syracuse.
There was no viewing
due to cremation, but family was to greet friends at
Luther Memorial Church
on Sunday, March 29, from
6-8 p.m.
Memorials are to the
family’s choice.
Arrangements were by
Fusselman Allen Harvey
Funeral Home, Syracuse,
NE 402-269-2441.
Condolences
to
www.fusselmanallenharvey.com
and –nephew Angie
Schlemme and husband
John, Mandy Denison and
husband Travis, Samantha Pretto, Dennis Pretto,
great-nephew Maverick
Meints; uncle and aunts
Larry and Shari Paulsen,
Darleen Swift; other relatives and friends.
A funeral service was
Thursday, March 26, 2015
at Hemmingsen Funeral
Home in Auburn, officiated by Rev. Bob Chitwood.
Kim Kruger was accompanist for congregational
singing.
Casket bearers were
Steve Oakley, Allan Jones,
Bob Swift, Ray Gobber,
Les Gobber, Gabe Meints,
and Dennis Pretto.
Honorary bearers were
Annette’s nieces and
nephews.
Burial followed in the
Cook Cemetery near Cook.
Services were entrusted
to Hemmingsen Funeral
Home of Auburn.
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Donald C. Post, 83 of
Syracuse, was born October 12, 1931, near Syracuse, the son of Carl and
Ella (Reimer) Post.
He passed away on
March 26, 2015 at Good
Samaritan Center. Don
married Delores Johns on
June 24, 1951.
He was proud of his
service to his country during the Korean War where
he received a commendation medal for meritorial
service from the army.
Don served as a Syracuse
Volunteer Fireman for 26
and a half years, a city
councilman from 1965 to
1967 and again 1972-1980.
He was appointed to the
Utility Board from 1969
to 1971.
He received the Community
Achievement
Award in 1980.
In 1983 he and his
brother Harold received
the Outstanding Business
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Service and Hardware.
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Dear Editor,
A recent article published in the Lincoln Journal Star "Bill would set
state standards for dairy"
regarded a bill sponsored
by Sen. Dan Watermeier of
Syracuse.
This bill would allow the
state to create a matrix of
statewide permitting standards, and establish a seven member, governor appointed board to review
county decisions to grant
or deny special-use permits for livestock expansion.
The article is written to
show the purpose of the
bill would be to support
additional dairy operations, which I believe is
nothing more than a
"smoke-screen" to hide the
real purpose of the bill.
Why would we want
more dairies when we already have over-production in Minnesota, Wisconsin, etc. which is subsidized by our Federal government?
The real purpose of the
bill would appear to be removal of the authority
from local authorities for
zoning regulations and
granting of special use permits for livestock expansions.
This authority would be
placed in the hands of the
state seven-member board,
who would not be familiar
with local issues. Based on
my past experience in
states which have similar
laws, this bill would create
a "worst case scenario" for
the rural citizens of Nebraska. This type of permit-granting is only advantageous to the owners
of mega pork and poultry
facilities.
Personally, I spent my
first 18 years on a
farm/ranch operation in
southwest Nebraska, and
30 years in the beef slaughter and fabrication industry.
I am very "livestock
friendly" in relation to local farm/ranch operations,
but totally opposed to the
mega pork and poultry operations. Living in northwest Iowa for over 25
years, I saw first-hand how
the mega operators can almost overnight greatly devalue farm land values and
make rural residences
nearly worthless.
Sen. Watermeier has
designated this measure
as his priority bill, so please
contact him, and other
state senators, regarding
your opposition to this bill.
Keep Nebraska the state
without the "stench" of
pork and poultry manure.
Dear Editor,
I must write this letter.
My name is Norma Jean
Nisely and I am the aunt of
a lesbian.
I come from a loving
family. She is a part of that
family and we accept her as
such.
Would you turn her out
if it happened in your family? I would hope not.
Yes, we are told that being a lesbian is a sin, yet,
through no fault of her
own, God saw fit to mix her
genes in this way.
Some people believe this
can be changed if they just
try harder.
Not so.
I’ve seen what she went
through when she realized
and faced who she is.
The tears and questions
were many. Why? Why
me? I won’t ever have a
normal family. It was
heartbreaking
My God is a loving God
and I believe he accepts
her and me just as we are,
warts and all, and loves us
equally forever.
Remember, don’t judge
until you’ve walked in that
person’s shoes.
James L. Rowley
Syracuse
Norma Jean Nisely
Syracuse
DIGGING UP ROOTS
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those barrels were replaced
by heavy canvas or linen
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bulk goods.
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dropped out of the cotton
market and cotton began
to replace canvas and linen
because it was now less
expensive.
In 1846, with the invention of Elias Howe’s lockstitch sewing machine, it
was easier for farmers’
wives to sew their own
clothing.
Ever resourceful, they
soon recognized the value
of the fabric in those feed
sacks and began to turn it
into everything from
dishrags to undergarments.
Initially the bags were
plain unbleached muslin
so housewives had to remove the brand by soaking
the cotton in kerosene or
rubbing it with salt and
then washing it with lye
soap.
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and bleach were used.
Sometimes the entire label didn’t get removed, but
since the sacks was initially just used for underwear, it didn’t seem worth
the bother.
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SEPTEMBER JOURNEY
From flowers to ice cream
and the Madness of March
March has almost run
its course. We’ve enjoyed
watching the basketball
games that have become
associated with that
phrase. Some of them
have been exciting enough
to keep us up past our
usual bedtime – so you
know they were really
good ones!
I wish our Nebraska
team would keep enough
spark in some nearby year
to get to the NCAA tournament again.
I wouldn’t even mind if
they didn’t make the Final
Four. Oh, well, we’ll get
‘em next year – or soon, I
hope.
In our family celebrations, our older son, Ken,
celebrated a birthday on
March 28.
I won’t tell you how old
he is but if you are good at
math, you can figure it
out.
We brought him home
on our third anniversary
and we will have been
married 66 years on the
third of April.
He was born during a
time when hospital and
doctor bills were very reasonable to say the least.
A week in the hospital,
delivery room charges and
everything else produced
a whopping bill of $65.
Dr. Formanack had just
gone up from $50 to $75
for the prenatal care and
PHYLLIS BUELL
delivery. How is that for a
bargain?
Carolyn and Brian’s
wedding anniversary was
the 25th of March.
I sent both of the celebrants a check big enough
for a deluxe supper at McDonald’s. Can’t beat that,
can you?
Since our wedding anniversary is coming up on
Friday, I had flowers put
on the altar of the church
I have been attending here
in Lincoln.
I had hoped Merle
would be well enough to
come with me, but there
seems to be a recurrence
of flu like illnesses and
colds so we didn’t think it
would be wise.
As I was leaving church
after the service with the
altar flowers, Lynn Erickson Thelen said to me “Do
you want to know a story
about the flowers?”
Lynn is a former Mur-
dock resident and a dear
friend of ours.
My thought was now
what kind of story could
there possibly be about
an arrangement of flowers?
It seems the florist had
delivered them to the
church on Friday evening
and someone noticed one
or more of the flowers
looked a mite wilted. Saturday morning the entire
thing should have been
tossed!
One of the busy “church
ladies” took it back to the
florist.
They were very sorry
about my wilted posies
and this time the result
was spectacular. They
were beautiful and fresh.
Driving back to our
apartment that story reminded me of the ice
cream saga at our wedding 66 years ago.
We had ordered vanilla
ice cream squares decorated with pink ice cream
for a part of the refreshments.
Ralph Greene, the local
druggist was going to pick
them up in Lincoln in the
late afternoon of Sunday,
April 3, 1949.
In those days, freezers
hadn’t been invented yet
for homes and churches.
They were to have been
packed in dry ice to keep
them frozen for the re-
ception.
When Ralph arrived to
pick them up, he thought
the package was too small.
The order for 200 servings had somehow been
misunderstood. There
were two dozen ready for
him!
“This will never do,” He
told the clerk. He raised
such a ruckus that they
called workers in to the
plant and somehow got
them made and to the
church on time.
Ralph arrived with the
ice cream just as the ladies
helping with the reception came downstairs of
the
beautiful
old
Methodist Church in Elmwood to begin serving.
Today, that whole scenario would not have happened.
The ice cream would
have been in the freezer
awaiting the proper serving time.
But – if, indeed there
was a problem, we wouldn’t have had ice cream, I’m
sure. There would have
been rules and regulation
about overtime, inspections, who was on call,
etc. And, in our real world
of today, he wouldn’t have
been able to pick them
up on a Sunday.
Lots of things have
changed in 66 years, including the couple that
was married that Sunday
evening so very long ago.
At least the stories
haven’t changed, they just
get funnier with the passing of time.
FROM THE GOVERNOR
SHIRLEY GILFERT
Occasionally this could
prove embarrassing, as in
the case where a young
lady was strolling with her
boyfriend and tripped and
fell, skirt flying up to reveal
the statement “Southern
Best” printed on her
undies.
Another wife told about
making her husband’s
drawers from a flour sack
with “self-rising” printed
on them.
Feed companies recognized that these women
were re-using the materials they had used in packaging.
They saw a way to sell
more of their products.
They began producing gaily colored cotton sacks,
knowing that it would take
more than one sack to
make a dress or a pair of
curtains.
See GILFERT, page 5
Letters to the Editor
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Nebraskans seeking tax relief
Over the last 19 months
I have logged tens of thousands of miles crisscrossing our great state and
listening to the thoughts,
ideas, and concerns of our
citizens.
Throughout my travels
the number one issue I
hear about from hardworking Nebraskans is
the need for tax relief.
Whether it’s farmers and
home owners seeking relief from Nebraska’s high
property taxes or businesses being held back by
our second-highest-inthe-region income tax
rates, the message is clear:
Nebraskans want and deserve tax relief.
A bill scheduled to be
heard before the full legislature will do the exact
opposite. LB610 would
increase the gas tax paid in
Nebraska by six cents per
gallon.
While that may not
seem like a lot, this increase would be added to
the about 25.6 cents Nebraskans are already paying in state gas tax per gallon of gasoline. If this tax
GOV. PETE
RICKETTS
increase passed, state gas
taxes alone would account
for about 13 percent of
the cost of fuel at today’s
average price of $2.39 per
gallon. At this level, Nebraska’s gas tax rate would
be about twice our state’s
top income tax bracket.
Not only does a gas tax
increase impact nearly
every Nebraskan, it is one
of the most regressive taxes, impacting those who
can least afford it the
most. Tax increases, like
the proposed gas tax hike,
take away money that low
and fixed-income Ne-
braskans count on to pay
for food, utilities, and
medication.
While proponents of the
gas tax increase have
raised important concerns
about the state of Nebraska’s roads and bridges,
there are alternatives our
state should first explore.
Raising taxes should never be the first line of defense. Right now, I am
conducting a national
search for a new roads director to find someone
who can take a fresh look
at how Nebraska can approach road construction
differently. Other states
have done it through ideas
like public/private partnerships and working to
improve operations and
flexibility within the current regulatory framework.
In 2011, then State Senator Deb Fischer led the
effort to pass LB84, the
Build Nebraska Act,
which allocated one-quarter of a percent of Nebraska’s sales tax to roads
construction.
This was a sensible ap-
proach that provided
much-needed additional
funding to help ensure
that our state’s roads priorities receive funding and
made it easier for our state
to budget for roads construction. Most importantly, it was done without
increasing taxes.
That is exactly the approach I plan to take with
our new Department of
Roads director. We will
look for new ways to approach roads funding,
construction, and regulation.
We will also do it knowing that we have been
charged with safeguarding
taxpayer dollars.
I urge all Nebraskans to
reach out to your respective state senator and express your concerns about
higher taxes.
We did not become a
high tax state overnight,
and we will not lower taxes all at once. But we cannot bring our taxes down
if the first step is a tax increase.
For more information
on how you contact your
senator, please visit
www.nebraskalegislature.gov.
GUEST COLUMNIST
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Dear Editor,
On Monday, April 6,
there will be a Public Hearing at the Syracuse Senior
Center.
The hearing is for the
purpose of gathering input
from the community regarding the need for Public Transportation service
on Mondays.
The Public Transportation bus also known to
many as the Handi-Bus,
has been in service since
1980.
At the inception of the
bus service 35 years ago,
the Handi-Bus offered
Monday through Friday
service and was primarily
used by citizens 60 years or
older, or for handicapped
individuals.
In 1994, the Monday bus
service was discontinued.
Over the years, the bus
service demographics of
individuals has changed
to include pre-school and
school aged children, who
have parents working outside of the home and also
outside of the community.
Transporting children
has become a much needed service for these children.
Our community hospital
has increased their specialty clinics that they offer,
some being on Mondays.
Since we do not offer
Monday bus service, this
causes people with Monday appointments to find
an alternative means of
transportation to and from
their appointment.
We, here at the Syracuse
Senior Center, where the
Blue Rivers Area Agency
on Aging have their Public
Transportation office, have
heard many comments
from the community, stating that Monday service
would be very beneficial.
So, we would highly encourage anyone in the surrounding area to attend
this hearing and give your
opinion on this matter.
Our Handi-Bus has provided service to Palmyra,
Unadilla, Otoe, and Dunbar residents, both young
and elderly.
So, we know there is a
need.
But, we need your
(many) voices on this
matter to help us attain
this long awaited opportunity.
If you, your child, your
parent or grandparent
have ever needed the Public Transportation service
please come on the 6th
and show your support.
If you are unable to
make it to the hearing, you
may send a note to us with
your input.
Thank you.
Christie Brehm
Manager of the Blue
Rivers Area Agency on
Aging Syracuse Senior
Center
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United States Senators
publican
Sen. Deb Fischer, RepubNebraska Governor
lican
Sen. Mike Johanns, Re- Pete Ricketts, Republican
publican
House of Representa- Nebraska Unicameral
tives
Dan Watermeier
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, Re-
Skeptics’ questions
can be dangerous
Alvin Guenther
[email protected]
Have you ever questioned or been
skeptical during a challenging point
in your life?
Have you ever been skeptical and
questioned a politician face to face
demanding an explanation for their
stance or vote on a political issue?
Have you ever been skeptical or
questioned the instructions your
boss just issued?
Have you ever questioned or been
skeptical of the “tyranny of the majority”?
Carl Edward Sagan, astrophysicist, astrobiologist and science communicator in other natural sciences, stated that skepticism is
dangerous.
Dangerous because when we are
skeptical we begin to question.
When we begin to question we
open up the possibility of change
and in defense of the status quo defenders become defensive and
sometimes highly agitated. Awkward and uneasy moments may
abound.
Remember some of the TV interviews with the former Cornhusker football coach?
Prior to his death on December
20, 1996 at the age of 62, Sagan
stated that he believed that schools
in general had done a poor job of
educating students in the art of
questioning.
What has been found, however, is
that the new millennium generation
is more open to disciplined questioning to pursue thought in many
directions.
More open because they see a
need in change of leadership and
management paradigms.
Many of the new jobs being filled
today are lower paying and offer less
benefits and the new millennium
generation isn’t afraid of the boss
and will quit the job if necessary.
The new millennium generation’s
demands become even more tumultuous if we reside in an area that
is highly traditional and opposed to
changes in the status quo. Often
this tumultuous, hostile environment is a catalyst to youth exodus
or the “brain drain”.
In his essay, “Self-Reliance”,
Ralph Waldo Emerson stated, “A
foolish consistency is the hobgoblin
of little minds”. Little minds, perhaps, because of objective, rote
learning we have become simple
programmed robots. Programmed
robots needing to be directed by political demagogues “to vote party
lines” even though our vote is not in
our personal best interest.
Or, little minds perhaps because
our ability to discover the real truth
of the history of the United States
has been censored by the status quo
demagogues in an attempt to keep
the truth from young exploratory
minds.
Perhaps, the need to throw objective (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E)
tests into the trash can to favor subjective testing is long past due.
If Carl Edward Sagan was correct
and schools have done a poor job in
teaching questioning, then we must
incorporate the art of critical thinking and Socratic questioning into
the methods, goals and objectives of
our school curriculums.
Critical thinking is the process we
use to disseminate, analyze and
judge assumptions underlying our
and other individuals thought
processes and actions.
Socratic questioning is at the
heart of critical thinking.
GILFERT
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The Mayor and City Council of the City of Syracuse, Nebraska met at 6:00 P.M. on March 11, 2015 for their regular meeting
in Public Library meeting room at 480 5th Street. Present were Mayor Ortiz, Council members Gigstad, Dettmer, Britton
and Henke.
Council approved the treasurer’s report and the following claims: AFLAC/se 591.72, American Public Power Assoc./ex
1,018.78, Awards Unlimited, Inc./ex 41.91, B & B Pump N Go, Inc./ex 310.39, B & B Pump N Go, Inc..ex 1,019.96, Bound
Tree Medical, LLC/su 6,271.43, Brandt, Horan, Hallstrom & Stilmock/se 1,744.35, BTE Corporation/su 2,650.00, Chuck’s
Computer Service/se 50.00, Cardmember Service/ex 961.76, City of Syracuse/ex 843.05, Combined Revenue Bonds Pri.
& Int./ex 25,000.00, Country Living/ex 17.00, Dearborn National Life Ins. Co./ex 158.24, Double Day/su 106.46, Dutton
Lainson Co./su 4,612.32, Eakes Office Plus/su 130.96, Eldon Halm/ex 88.55, EMS Billing Services, Inc./se 1,235.94, Environmental Analysis South, Inc./se 30.00, Farmers’ Cooperative/su 12.70, Gatehouse Media Nebraska Holdings, Inc./ex
290.96, Good Houskeeping/su 24.97, Granneman Agency/ex 200.00, Hawkin’s, Inc./su 354.79, Ingram Library Services/su
511.36, JEO Consulting Group, Inc./se 3,645.00, John Palmtag/se 100.00, Kastens Electric LLC/se 45.00, Ko n ic a
Minolta business Solutions/ex 536.81, Kriz Davis Co./su 828.94, Larry Neemann/ex 14.06, League Assoc. of Risk Management/ex 1,908.99, Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc./su 96.78, Municipal Supply Inc. of NE/su 742.73, Nebraska City Utilities/ex
1,767.50, NMPP/ex 144.52, NE Public Health Env. Lab./se 240.00, NMC Exchange LLC/ex 192.00, Omaha Public
Power District/se 112,836.46, One Call Concepts, Inc./ex 7.75, Otoe County/se 15,000.00, Papillion Sanitation/se 703.58,
Peggy Kuser PCA/se 850.00, Percival Culligan Water/ex 17.75, Petty Cash/ex 38.59, Prevention/ex 24.00, Roy Bretthorst/se 53.80, Shaffer Communications/su 38.50, Southeast Girls Softball League/ex 860.00, Sparling Instruments,
Inc./ex 354.03, Stutheit Implement/eq 10,350.57, Syracuse Do It Best/su 78.92, Syracuse Do It Best/su 51.99, Syracuse
Do It Best/su 5.29, Syracuse Iron Works/se 135.16, Syracuse Lumber/su 286.10, Syracuse Motor Supply/su 435.67,
Syracuse Vet. Service/se 187.02, Syracuse Vol. Fire Dept./ex 417.50, Terry’s Family Foods/su 79.37, The Added Touch/ex
52.90, Tim Antes/ex 33.87, Tree City Tees/su 18.00, Trugreen/su 526.11, United Healthcare/se 12,774.00, US Postal
Service/ex 220.00, Utility Service Co, Inc./se 19,016.64, Verizon Wireless/se 332.85, Western Area Power Administration/se
3,712.97, Windstream/se 1,325.47, Windstream/ex 233.25, Ethan Zastera/se 125.00, Jeff Zoller/ex 80.00, J e f f
Zoller/se 100.00, Jon Voorhees/se 100.00, Krista Sisco/se 125.00, Micah Buller/se 100.00, Michelle Zoller/se 125.00,
Monty Roberts/se 25.00, Tashia Buller/se 100.00, Tyler Schwindt/se 125.00, Dylan Aylward/ex 50.00, James Conradi/ex
50.00, Jill Crook/ex 100.00, Kari Schroeder/ex 200.00, Kyle Kreifels/ex 50.00, Scott Hrabik/ex 50.00, Taylor Cameron/ex
100.00, US Postal Service/ex 318.79, Salaries/ex 26,123.45.
Council approved the proposal from JEO Consulting Group, Inc. for electric rate study in the amount of $1,500.00.
Council approved entering into the Southeast Training Agreement with NMPP for cost sharing and training services.
Council adopted Ordinance No. 966 entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, OTOE COUNTY, NEBRASKA TO ADOPT AMENDED CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, NEBRASKA; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR
SECTIONS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE IN PAMPHLET FORM.
A true, correct and complete copy of said ordinance can be seen at the office of the City Clerk.
Council adopted Ordinance No. 967 entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, OTOE COUNTY, NEBRASKA TO AMEND ARTICLE 4, GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 4.13 PERMITTED MODIFICATIONS OF HEIGHT
REGULATIONS, OF THE ZONING ORDINANCES TO ALLOW HEIT LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN TOWERS NO MORE
THAN 150 FEET; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR SECTIONS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A true, correct and complete copy of said ordinance can be seen at the office of the City Clerk.
Council adopted Ordinance No. 968 entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, OTOE COUNTY, NEBRASKA TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS, SECTION 7.10, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
TOWERS, TO CHANGE THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS, OF THE ZONING ORDINANCES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE
REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR SECTIONS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A true, correct and complete copy of said ordinance can be seen at the office of the City Clerk.
Council adopted Ordinance No. 969 entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, OTOE COUNTY, NEBRASKA GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT/TOWER DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE CONDITIONAL USE OF A 150 FOOT CELLULAR COMMUNICATION TOWER ON THE FOLLOWING-DESCRIBED REAL
ESTATE: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTH HALF (S ½) OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW ¼) OF
SECTION TEN (10), TOWNSHIP EIGHT (8), RANGE ELEVEN (11), OTOE COUNTY, NBEBRASKA, POINT OF BEGINNING COMMENCING 715 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER, LESS PART OF
ZAHN 3RD SUBDIVISION, SYRACUSE, OTOE COUTNY, NEBRASKA, CONTAINING 5.06 ACRES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL OF
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR SECTIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A true, correct and complete copy of said ordinance can be seen at the office of the City Clerk.
Council approved the 2013-2014 City audit submitted by Ritterbush & Piotrowski, LLC.
Council adopted RESOLUTION NO. 15-4: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SYRACUSE, OTOE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, TO ESTABLISH AND ADOPT THE CITY FO SYRACUSE, NEBRASKA STEP
PAY PLAN AND EMPLOYEE POSITION DESCRIPTIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL OF CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
A true, correct and complete copy of said resolution can be seen at the office of the City Clerk.
Council accepted the bid from Zahn Construction in the amount of $5,703.96 for renovation of Council Chambers.
Council accepted the proposal from Bockmann Inc. for the removal of asbestos at 325 6th Street for a fee of $685.00.
Council approved the request for Special Designated Liquor License for Otoe County Agricultural Society for wedding reception at the Fair Center on May 30, 2015.
Council went into closed session at 7:32 P.M. to discuss personnel.
Council came out of closed session at 8:18 P.M
Meeting adjourned at 8:19 P.M.
Peggy Hobscheidt
City Clerk
Rescue squad personelle of Unadilla were honored
recently. Above, Irene Rodaway receives an award
from Ben Leseberg for responding to the most Rescue calls. Kathryn Romine, below, received an award
for 10 years of service. Tyler Crownover, at bottom,
was recognized for responding to the most fire calls.
PHOTOS BY BARB WILHELM
The Palmyra-Bennet-Douglas TeamMates Banquet honored these Mentors-Mentorees Alexandria Hartwick,
Dustin Sims, Michael Chaffee, Tom Gillespie, Roger Smith, Nick Reed, Trystn Somers, Pastor Mark Ekstrom,
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PHOTO BY JACKIE THOMSON-BREMER
JACKIE THOMSON-BREMER 402-432-1410
BARB WILHELM 402-828-5705
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During 2014, Irene Ro4-7 Unadilla Area Fund daway responded to the
10:00 a.m.
most rescue calls followed
4-8 Village Board mtg. closely by Gordon Hopp.
Tyler Crownover respondContinued get well wish- ed to the most fire calls.
es to Rose Ann Duncan Annette Block was inand Dwight Kastens.
ducted as the first HonCondolences to the fam- orary Member of the Resily of Jeanie Steinkuhler on cue Squad, after retiring
the passing of her sister, from service last year with
JoDee Juilfs.
more than 15 years of servWe will be creating a ice completed. Steve Voddisplay in the History icka is the Fire Chief and
Room at the Community Ben Leseberg is the Rescue
Center. We need photos Captain.
and mementos from
Celebrating anniverUnadilla area veterans. Be- saries: 20 years, Linda
sides the veterans name, Liesemeyer, Donna Speth,
we need branch of service Betty Vodicka, and Steve
and any other information Vodicka; 15 years, Irene Royou care to share. Please daway; and 10 years, Edie
contact me at home or Pickerill and Kathryn
leave at the Village Office Romine. Unadilla Volunalong with a phone num- teer Fire & Rescue is always
ber where you can be seeking new members.
reached.
Please join us! (thanks to
Village Maintenance Bob Wilhelm for the photos
would like to remind and Kathryn Romine for
everyone that the only the information.)
things accepted at the burn
Upcoming birthdays:
pile are trees, branches, Holly Vogt Russell, Mauand unfinished lumber. No reen Vogt, and Susie Wyatt
leaves or garbage please. on 4-2; Berdean West and
This could make us lose Dana Boyce on 4-3; Cindy
our permit with the state, Bassinger and Betty
and there no longer would Wallen on 4-6; and Larry
be a burn pile.
Larson on 4-7.
The annual water qualFriday, 4-2-1915, The
ity report for the Village of Otoe Union: J.M. Morgan
Unadilla is available for attended the conference
viewing on our website of assessors at Nebr. City
and at the Village Office. Monday and will call in a
The report will not be few days and see how poor
mailed to each resident. you are. The barn of E.L.
The Village did not receive Busch, 3 miles east of
any violations during 2014. Unadilla, burned to the
Sunday, March 23, ground. All the livestock
Unadilla Fire & Rescue was saved except one calf.
held their annual spring There were some very inbanquet. Members of the teresting bills introduced
UVFR and the rural board in the Nebraska Legislaalong with their spouses ture: one compelling the
were invited to attend. As National Guard to do 90
of March 23, UVFR had days work each year on
responded to 21 fire and the roads and bridges of
rescue calls. This compares the state, and one proto 33 for all of 2014.
hibiting free lunches.
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The community was sadden to learn of the sudden
death of JoDee Hull Juilfs last week. She was the daughter of Harold and Sue Hull and Karen and Dale Isaacs.
JoDee was a 1980 graduate of Douglas High School. She
married Chris Juilfs in 2005. Many from the Douglas
area attended the funeral at the United Church of Christ
church in Syracuse.
The local churches are preparing
for Holy Week this week. Happy
Easter everyone! Remember school
will be dismissing early on Thursday,
with no school on Friday and Monday.
There will be a track meet on
Tuesday, April 7th, at Malcolm.
Good Luck team!!
The FFA State Convention will be
April 8, 9, and 10 at the Pinnacle
Bank Arena. Congratulations to
the four FFA State Degree youth
from Palmyra – Elliott Boldt, James
Bremer, Brian Bruggeman, and
Vanessa Knutson!
Wayne and Mary Wallen celebrated their 30th Wedding Anniversary with the Palmyra Presbyterian congregation and their family.
A giant THANK YOU to the volunteers for their assistance with the
MUDECAS Music Contest that was
held at the Palmyra High School on
March 24, couldn’t have done it
without you!!!
Congratulations to all the schools
for competing and learning from the
judges to prepare for District Music
contests.
CONGRATULATIONS to the
Palmyra High School Quiz Bowl
team for earning the ECNC and
MUDECAS Championships!!
Michael Chaffee, District OR-1
Guidance Counselor, opened the
Palmyra-Bennet-Douglas TeamMates Banquet “Sunday Night
Lights” events with the welcome
and showed a video by Dr. Tom Osborne about the TeamMates program. A delicious dinner was catered
by Buffy Cornish and helpers –
Thank You Ladies for all you did to
make the evening a success. Touchdown!!
The guest speaker of the evening
was Demoine Adams, he has a ‘list’
of accomplishments! He spoke
about his experiences of traveling
around Nebraska to speak at venues
to promote TeamMates. He indicated how the program has been
around for 24 years and starting with
24 youth in the program. 23 of those
youth graduated high school, and 18
of them graduated from college.
Mentoring is given the credit for the
end goals.
The Mentor-Mentee matches were
introduced to the audience. A Senior recognition was bestowed upon
Alexandria Hartwick with her Mentor Mary Wallen. The Mentees performed a ‘TeamMates’ chant.
Sally Smith explained the 24 or
more Challenge. Several of the
Mentee-Mentor matches have accomplished meeting 24 or more
during this school year.
The group started out with keychains with the reminder, ‘I pledge
Palmyra-Bennet-Douglas Team- to meet 24 or more times this year’.
M at es B a n q ue t “ S u n day Ni g ht Palmyra-Bennet-Douglas currently
has 13 matches.
Lights”
Organizations
Palmyra High School Main Stage
Play
Palmyra High School performs
their main stage play on March 30
and 31. This year’s play is ‘Almost,
Maine’. The play is all about love, or
is it? Seeing is the only way you’ll
know.
Panama Quilt Guild
The Panama Quilt Guild met for
an evening of Show-n-Tell and a
teaching demonstration by Shirley
Ele on the Disappearing Nine Patch
quilt block. Helen DeBoer gave a
demonstration on how to ‘rip’ with
a rotary cutter.
There are two more meetings left:
April 28 will have Connie Miller
having a teaching demonstration
on the Disappearing Pinwheel quilt
block, and Pat Kuhn will bring her
miniature quilts for a trunk show.
The last meeting before taking
the summer for sewing will be May
26 and our annual Strip Poker
games. All meetings are held at 7
p.m. at the Holland Church. See you
there!
Palmyra Action League
The Palmyra Action League served
up pancakes at the Pancake Feed to
raise money for the Playground Project.
Following the pancake feed, the
festivities were found in Taggart
Park for the Easter Egg Hunt.
Several families took advantage of
the beautiful weather and successfully hunted the colorful eggs.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY on
April 2 to Hans Christian
Andersen, Charlemagne,
Giaccoma Cassanova, Dr.
Demento (Barry Hanson),
Jeremy Fricke, Adeline
Kehlenbeck, and Emiole
Zola; on April 3 to Doris
Day, Jenna Haveman,
Washington Irving, Eddie
Murphy, and Jonas Sutton; on April 4 to Maya
Angelou and Judy Schultz;
on April 5 to Chantelle
Berner, Roy Clark, Herbert Von Karejan, Rita Seeba, Louis Spohr, Algernon
Charles Swinburne, and
Booker T. Washington; on
April 6 to Merle Haggard,
and Margaret Jacobson;
on April 7 to Jackie Chan
and Tess Fornander, David
Frost, Billie (Lady Day)
Holiday, and William
Wordsworth; and on April
8 to Stacy Brinkhoff, Roxanne Bruns, Buddha, John
Gavin, Jerry Johnson, and
Jan Niebuhr.
place where her grandparents live, the place where
her mother grew up.
Macey is looking forward
to summer.
She's hoping for fun and
romance with her neighbors' perfect grandson,
Austin. When Macy decides to research the history of a burned-out barn
across the street grom her
grandparents' home for a
school report, she gets a
shock.
No one wants to answer
questions about the place.
It burned down in 1959.
What could there possibly
be to hide? Find out what
happens next in the Avoca
Library.
The Avoca Library is
now accepting donations
of lightly read books that
are suitable for children.
Donations can be brought
to the Avoca Library during regular hours (Tuesdays from 4 PM - 5 PM).
For more information,
H A PP Y AN NI V E R- contact debby@greenSARY on April 4 to Robin blattandseay.com, or call
& David Stubbendick; on 275-3221.
April 5 to Nancy & Mike
OLD AVOCA SCHOOLBose; on April 6 to Connie
& Rick Bruns; on April 7 to HOUSE NEWS: A Jam
Belva & Harlon Kirchhoff; Session Workshop will be
and on April 8 to Jodi & offered on Thursday, April
Mike Damme.
16, from 6 PM - 7:30 PM
in The Old Avoca (NE)
AV O C A
L I B R ARY Schoolhouse. This workNEWS: "Burning Up", by shop, gently guided by fidCaroline B. Cooney, is now dler Deborah Greenblatt,
available in the Avoca Li- is for acoustic musicians of
brary.
any age or experience who
Fifteen-year-old Macy would like a little guidClare has always loved her ance and practice in the
quiet, beautiful Connecti- subtle art of "jamming".
cut hometown. It's the In this supportive, easy-
going atmosphere, players
will share and exchange
ideas about negotiating
your way through a tune,
even if you have never
heard it before.
To sign up for the Jam
Session Workshop, or for
more information, e-mail
Deborah Greenblatt ([email protected]
m), or call 402-275-3221.
AV OC A B L O O D M O BILE NEWS: The next
bloodmobile in Avoca will
be on Monday, June l5th
from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m.
The Avoca News is a
fund-raising project for
the Avoca Library. Moneys
earned through this project
will be used to stimulate
the love of reading in our
community. To submit
news, or to request a correction or addition for
birthday and anniversary
announcements, write to
PO Box 671, Avoca, NE,
68307, or call Debby at
275-3221 (leave a message
on the machine, please),or
[email protected] by Thursday
night.
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Twenty-two children attended the Easter Egg
Hunt on Saturday, eagerly
finding the 200+ eggs that
were hidden. Most eggs
held candy, and a few had
a gold dollar coin.
The prize eggs were
found by Jayden Buss, in
the preschool- kindergarten group, and by Claire
Noerrlinger, in the school
age group.
The weather was great,
and many played in the
park afterwards. Thanks to
Sarah, Jessica, and Lindsey
Moss for hiding the eggs
around the center, and to
Courtney Klaasmeyer and
her friend, Gabi, and
Dakota Cook for hiding
the eggs in the park. A
good time was had by all.
was a successful fund raiser and got our Burr Fund
off to a good start. There
will be a garage sale at the
Hope Lutheran Church on
May 23rd, in the morning.
Hope Lutheran services
during Holy Week will be
at Hope on Maundy
Thursday at 7:00 pm and
at Grace in Cook on Good
Friday, also at 7:00 pm.
Everyone is invited.
The Jim Klaasmeyer
family is enjoying a visit
from Tobi Raeder, their
former exchange student
from Germany. Tobi has
been working in Columbia,
SA, learning Spanish. He
will be returning to Germany soon. He claims Nebraska as one of his homes
The Relay For Life and surprised most of the
Brunch on March 22nd family with this visit.
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A l l - Ne b r a s k a b a s k e tb a l l
teams named
The All-Nebraska teams
for high school basketball
have been announced by
the Omaha World-Herald,
and two Syracuse athletes
are among the honorees.
Receiving Class C-1 honorable mention honors
were Tanner Harsin and
Aaron Halvorsen of S-D-A
High School.
The Nebraska School
Activities Association has
announced the student recipients of the Winter 2015
Nebraska Chiropractic
Physicians Association Academic All-State Awards.
S-D-A students honored
this season are: Aaron
Halvorsen and Tanner
Harsin, boys’ basketball;
Sydney Lintner and Mariah McWilliams, girls’ basketball and Matthew Clark
Academic All-State win- and William Neels,
ter award winners named wrestling.
Tracksters score first,
third at Ashland meet
Julie Mancini
[email protected]
The Syracuse boys’ track
team finished first and the
girls’ team finished third at
the Ashland-Greenwood
Rotary Club Invitational
last Friday. The boys’ team
racked 147 points at the
meet, and the girls’ team
collected 81 points.
Multiple medal-winners
for the boys’ team included Jonathan Cox, Tanner
Harsin, Braxtyn DeGolyer,
Jake Heitkamp, Wyatt Petersen, Jameson Bennett
and Peyton Harsin. Among
the multiple medal-winners for the girls’ team
were Karley Brack, Sydney
Lintner, Kayla Arnold,
Kahner Woods, Kayla
Slack and Kim Lowman.
“The boys won 8 of 17
events--that was impressive!” said head coach Rick
Nordhues. “We are continuing to move a few guys
around to find where they
can be the most successful.
Both teams had a nice
number of personal best
marks and that is what we
strive for.”
“I was very pleased with
the girls’ performances,”
said Nordhues. “The girls
competed well, placing
third behind two very talented and deep teams. We
had multiple placers in the
pole vault, the hurdles,
and the shotput.”
“We also put together
three relay teams that
scored,” he added. “The
girls have a great attitude
and continue to do what the
team needs them to do.”
Here are the complete
meet results for the Syracuse teams:
Boys 100-meter dash:
Jonathan Cox, fourth
place, 11.94 seconds, and
Wyatt Petersen, sixth place,
12.27 seconds.
Boys 400-meter dash:
Tanner Harsin, second
place, 54.19 seconds.
Boys 800-meter run:
Jameson Bennett, second
place, 2:11.59, and Jordan
Lorenz, fifth place, 2:21.05.
Boys 1600-meter run:
Tanner Harsin, first place,
5:03.03, and Luke Wilkinson, third place, 5:16.34.
Boys 3200-meter run:
Cody Pester, second place,
11:12.30, and Riley Porter,
fifth place, 11:47.83.
Boys 110-meter hurdles:
Braxtyn DeGolyer, first
place, 16.84 seconds, and
Nick True, fifth place,
20.37 seconds.
Boys 300-meter hurdles:
Braxtyn DeGolyer, second
place, 43.84 seconds.
Boys 4x100-meter relay:
Wyatt Petersen, Braxtyn
DeGolyer, Jake Heitkamp
and Jonathan Cox, first
place, 46.78 seconds.
Boys 4x400-meter relay: Braxtyn DeGolyer,
Jameson Bennett, Peyton
Harsin and Wyatt Petersen, first place, 3:44.92.
Boys 4x800-meter relay: Jameson Bennett,
Trevor Brinkman, Tim
Stilmock and Luke Wilkinson, second place, 9:20.21.
Boys high jump: Jake
Heitkamp, first place, 6’5”;
and Trevor Clark, 5’6”.
Boys pole vault: Peyton
Harsin, first place, 11’8”;
and Mitch McWilliams,
fifth place, 9’6”.
Boys long jump: Jake
Heitkamp, first place,
21’5”; and Jonathan Cox,
sixth place, 18’8.5”.
Boys triple jump: Jake
Heitkamp, first place,
43’11”; Connor Bennett,
fourth place, 38’9”; and
Trevor Brinkman, sixth
place, 36’11”.
Antes, Esch talk pole vaulting
Julie Mancini
[email protected]
S-D-A pole vaulters Sarah
Antes and Hannah Esch answered five questions for the
Syracuse Journal-Democrat.
See their answers below.
You two competed at the
state meet last year. What
are some of your favorite
memories of that event?
Sarah Antes: The atmosphere was unlike anything
else...it was electric. Once
you make a height, everyone’s in it together. We all
made it, so everyone wants
each other to do well.
Hannah Esch: I had
never been to state before.
Seeing the stadium was
awesome and knowing that
I was one of the ones competing there.
How do you help one another at practice and at the
m eet s ?
SA: Vaulting is its own little microcosm. We’ve had
Nebraska City vaulters
come over and ask us for
help. We help each other
out, and we video each
other. When someone gets a
new personal record, everyone is excited for them.
We’re like a little family.
Sometimes we’re here until
8 at night, and Coach Nordhues has to kick us out.
I also have a bag packed
with a tape measure, chalk
and extra pole tips for
meets.
We spend a lot of time in
the weight room during the
winter. We also run in the
cardio room, and we’ve been
to UNL vault camps.
HE: We’re very constructive, but we tell it like it is.
We try to use a compliment
sandwich--a negative between two positives. Pole
vaulting is all mental, so
Sarah Antes offers encouragement to a teammate while Hannah Esch gets ready
to practice her vault during a recent practice at Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca High
School.
PHOTO BY JULIE MANCINI
sometimes you need someone to pick you up. I really
rely on Sarah for that.
How long have you been
pole vaulting?
SA: I started vaulting
after my sixth grade track
season.
HE: I’ve been vaulting for
about three years.
What got you interested
in pole vaulting?
SA: My brother, Tim, was
a vaulter at Hastings College. Now he’s at Lincoln
Fire and he’s down here
every other day, helping us
out.
wants to fly through the air,
but you get used to it.
HE: Sarah talked me into
it. We met at summer Bible
camp after I moved here in
the eighth grade. It sounded
like fun, and my sister was
on the track team, too.
What do you like to do
away from the track?
SA: You have to talk people into it. There’s long
hours of repetition, repetition, repetition.
SA: I’m on the volleyball
team, and I’m involved in
rec/coed sports in the summer. I also work on the
blood drive.
HE: I’m in 4-H and FFA.
I show cattle. We’re in NHS
and the student council.
HE: And, at first, no one
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The Otoe County
Respite and Companion
Faith in Action Program
held their March meeting
at the First Presbyterian
Church in Nebraska City
with 15 attending. Pastor
Greg Bolt opening the
meeting with prayer.
The treasurer’s report
and minutes of the last
meeting were read and
approved. Twenty-six volunteers served 19 clients
with 132 hours and 78
visits during January and
February.
Co-director reports
were read and approved.
Bonnie Post, co-director
at Syracuse, hosted a
training/luncheon meeting for volunteers at
B&J’s restaurant in Syracuse.
Geri Harden and Tami
Mead from Linden View
were guest speakers.
A discussion was held
on how we can reach
more people with our
program. A committee
was appointed to obtain
information on a banner
to be displayed in the
church yard.
Candice Rehmeier was
welcomed as a new board
member. The Otoe County Respite and Companion Faith in Action Program is designed to help
disabled adults or people
who are 60 years of age
or older who need help to
stay in their homes or to
make life more joyful.
Respite is help for the
caretaker of someone
who is homebound.
If you have a need or
would like to volunteer,
call Respite Nebraska
City at (402) 873-6407
or Syracuse at (402) 2692894.
The group meets on
the second Thursday of
every other month. The
next meeting will be May
14. Everyone is welcome
to attend.
S-D-A Girls Coach Justin Royal and S-D-A Boys
Coach Mark Hrabik will be conducting Free Basketball Shooting Clinics for the youth of Syracuse. The
dates of the clinics will be April 4, 11, 18, and 25. The
clinics are open to both male and female basketball
players. Ages and times are: Grades 4-7 from 9 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m. and Grades 8-11 from 10:30 a.m. to 12
p.m. Coaches from the S-D-A basketball programs
will give one-on-one instruction on proper techniques
of shooting a basketball.
Also assisting with the high school age group are
Brad Buller, a three-time state champion coach and
Scott Hrabik, a member of the 2005 S-D-A state
championship team.
Otoe County Fire and Rescue personnel train for agricultural emergencies in a grain bin on March 29 at
Syracuse.
PHOTO BY LARAMIE WERNER
Emergency workers engage in all-day
training on agriculture emergencies
Laramie Werner
[email protected]
In the last 50 years, almost 1,000 agricultural
workers have become
trapped in grain bins. Unfortunately, many of those
accidents have resulted in
death (74 percent fatality
rate from 1964-2005).
Even with advanced rescue
options, roughly 50 percent of reported grain entrapments still result in a
fatality.
There are approximately 900 grain bins in Otoe
County. Though they hope
never to have the situation, emergency workers
know the danger is there.
Over 40 Otoe County
Fire and Rescue personnel
participated in an all day
training session March 29
in Syracuse.
Half of those participated in a class on grain bin
rescue. The other half
learned about farm extrication - to be prepared for
rescue in the event someone were trapped in an
auger, tractor, or other
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Both firefighters and Cody said, “On some of Larry Beers, who serves
EMS took part in the train- the big grain bins, there’s on the rural fire board, doing. The morning was no way to get to the top of nated a smaller bin to be
spent in the classroom, them. We would use the used in simulating the inand they participated in aerial ladder to set up the side of the bin during
training.
hands-on training that af- ropes (for a rescue).”
At Sunday’s training, internoon.
Last year, Farm Credit
In the event of a grain donated a grain rescue side the grain bin, instrucbin rescue operation in tube; a grant was received tors used plastic beads to
Otoe County, it would be for rescue training. They simulate the grain. They
very labor intensive. The had classes at that time practiced all aspects of the
effort would involve mu- from the manufacturer of rescue operation includtual aid from other de- the tube. Syracuse Fire ing the safety ropes and
partments. Therefore, it Chief Bruce Neeman said, specialized equipment that
was important that they “At that point, it was obvi- would be used.
Though they hope that
had participation from all ous we needed more than
the Otoe County depart- one training to do this. the knowledge is never
Then, we started looking needed, Otoe County
ments.
Emergency Volunteers are
The Nebraska City de- for a grain bin.”
partment brought their
Pete and Connie Kreifels more equipped to have a
aerial truck. Otoe County agreed to donate a bin. positive outcome if an enEmergency Management They felt it was something trapment ever occurs in
Deputy Director Steve important for the county. the area.
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undersigned have formed a
limited liability company under
the Nebraska Business Corporation Act.
1. The name of the Limited Liability Company is DOUNAM
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2. The Address of the Designated office is 62831 – 737
Road, Talmage, Nebraska.
The name and address of Registered agent is Douglas
Clark 62831 – 737 Road, Talmage, Nebraska 68448
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The Nemaha Natural Resources District Board of Directors will hold their regular
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Thursday, April 9, 2015, at the
NRD
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Blue Rivers Area Agency on
Aging at the Syracuse Senior
Center, 303 Railroad Avenue,
Syracuse, Nebraska, from
7:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. on April
6th, 2015 for the purpose of
considering a project for which
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public inspections at 1901
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IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
OTOE COUNTY NEBRASKA
In the Matter of the Estate
of
ORLIN G. MOSS, Deceased.
No. PR15-30
NOTICE OF INFORMAL PROBATE AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS.
NOTICE is hereby given that
on the 30th day of March,
2015, in the Otoe County
Court, the Registrar issued a
Written Statement of Informal
Probate of the Will of said Deceased and the RUSSEL L.
MOSS who resides at 1755
South 18th Road, Burr, Nebraska 68324 has been appointed Personal Representative of
this estate. Creditors of this
estate must present their
claims with this Court on or before the 1st day of June, 2015,
or be forever barred.
BY THE COURT
Cindy C. Cich
CLERK OF COUNTY COURT
1021 Central Avenue, PO Box
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Otoe County Courthouse
Nebraska City, Nebraska
68410
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HORAN, HALLSTROM &
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2001 SUNNYBROOK Travel
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growing food manufacturer with a plant located in
Nebraska City, NE. Our maintenance department
now has an immediate opening for a maintenance
mechanic. The ideal candidate will possess industrial maintenance experience in a food manufacturing environment. Good communication and
organizational skills are a must. Knowledge of
Allen Bradley control systems and ammonia refrigeration is a big plus! We offer an excellent work
environment, competitive wages and great benefits.
Interested individuals
should fax their resume to
402-873-1452 and submit an application
at https://dfsicareers.clickandhire.net
Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Workplace
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RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT Outlet;
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what’s in stock for you! Sioux City, IA.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR position. City
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Nebraska, Aurora is a forward-looking,
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council form of government. City
council has six members elected by
wards and mayor is elected at large.
City administrator reports directly
to mayor. Community has excellent
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seeks city administrator with appropriate educational background and/or
professional work experience. Private
sector experience will be considered.
City offers an excellent benefit package; employee pension and voluntary
457 deferred compensation plans; four
weeks vacation; sick leave and holidays; salary DOQ. City is an EOE. Applications accepted until 5 p.m. April
24, 2015. Interested parties should
send letter of application, resume and
a complete City of Aurora application form to City Administrator Search
Committee, 905 13th St., Aurora, NE
68818-2409. Applications available at
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SEEKING HEAD groundskeeper for
golf course in Schuyler, NE. No experience needed, will train the right
person. For more information call 402352-2900.
IMMEDIATE OPENING: Progressive
Central Nebraska irrigated grain operation seeks experienced, self-motivated individual willing to work in all
phases of corn production. Familiarity
with modern GPS equipment, pivot
irrigation. Nonsmoking environment.
Work history, references required.
Very competitive pay package, benefits. 308-529-0180, frmfarms.job@
gmail.com.
PIVOT SERVICE Techs and Grain
Handling Crew members, immediate
opening at Northern Agri-Services.
Competitive pay, minimal travel. Apply: www.northernagriservices.com
or Box 976, Henderson, NE 68371.
MID-AMERICA FEEDYARD, Ohiowa,
NE, hiring full-time feed truck driver &
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midamerica-feedyard.com.
SALES REPRESENTATIVE: Individual is responsible for growth and
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SD, 605-665-3762.
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NE. We have an immediate opening for
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work environment, competitive wages
and great benefits.
Interested individuals
should fax their resume to
402-873-1452 and submit an application
at https://dfsicareers.clickandhire.net
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