Agri/Business B4 HASTINGS TRIBUNE Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 Medicare chief stepping down TAVENER WAS KEY PLAYER IN HEALTH CARE REFORM ROLLOUT RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press AL GRILLO/AP This undated file photo shows a portion of the 800-mile Trans-Alaska pipeline, which feeds oil to the West Coast, snaking its way across the tundra north of Fairbanks, Alaska. Going south ALASKA FACES HUGE DEFICIT AS FLOW OF STATE OIL REVENUE DIMINISHES BECKY BOHRER J The Associated Press UNEAU, Alaska — After years of being flush with oil money, Alaska now faces drastic budget cuts and having to dip into wellstocked savings to offset unprecedented deficits exacerbated by an unexpected plunge in oil prices. When lawmakers left Juneau last April, the price of North Slope crude, Alaska’s economic lifeblood, was $107 a barrel. On the eve of a new legislative session, starting Tuesday, the price had dropped by more than half. Alaska heavily relies on oil revenue to fund the cost of state government, but the fall in prices has contributed to an estimated 80 percent decline in the state’s share of production taxes from last year. The new governor, Republicanturned-independent Bill Walker, is among those calling for a look at revenues along with budget cuts, but that could involve ideas that no one who dreams of re-election is eager to take up. Among those ideas are instituting a personal income or sales taxes, or tapping Alaska’s oil wealth fund, which provides nearly every Alaskan with a yearly check just for living here. “The numbers just don’t allow you to cut your way out of this, not without some severe impacts on the economy,” said David Teal, director of the Legislative Finance Division. Alaska is no stranger to oil’s booms and busts. In the last few years, high oil prices helped insulate Alaska from the brunt of the recession felt acutely elsewhere. Unemployment hit a high of 11.5 percent during a crash that saw about 35,000 people flee Alaska between mid-1986 and mid-1988. The trans-Alaska pipeline system was just 10 years old in 1987. Caroline Schultz, a state labor department economist, doesn’t expect a repeat with the current price drop. The economy is more mature today and diversified, with residents having deeper roots, she said. Today, though, there’s far less oil. Oil production peaked at 2.1 million barrels a day in the late-1980s; production for this year is forecast to average 509,500 barrels a day. The size of government is bigger, as is the population. This year’s budget deficit alone, estimated at $3.5 billion, is bigger than the entire state general fund budget in 2006, Teal said. Gunnar Knapp, director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage, said lawmakers don’t have to drastically cut spending this year or raise new revenue. But Knapp said the longer it takes for them and Walker to make decisions, the faster they will burn through savings. Every year, most Alaskans receive a dividend based on the five-year average of the realized earnings of Alaska’s oil wealth account, the Alaska Permanent Fund. Democratic Sen. Bill Wielechowski of Anchorage has proposed putting the earnings reserve account off-limits to lawmakers by protecting it in the constitution. The account had $7.5 billion Once a NYC hot dog cart, Shake Shack going public The Associated Press NEW YORK — Burger chain Shake Shack, which got its start as a hot dog cart in New York City, plans to raise up to $80 million from an initial public offering of its common stock. The company said Tuesday that it anticipates its IPO of 5 million shares pricing between $14 and $16 per share. Last month Shake Shack Inc. disclosed in a regulatory filing that it was hoping to raise up to $100 million from its IPO, but it didn’t say how many shares it planned to offer or at what price, so the figure was subject to change. Shake Shack said that it plans to give the underwriters the option to buy up to 750,000 additional shares of its stock. The origins of the restaurant date to 2001, when privately held Union Square Hospitality Group, a company owned by restaurateur Danny Meyer, opened a hot dog cart in Manhattan’s Madison Square Park. Three years later a more permanent kiosk opened in the same park. It now has 63 locations in nine countries, according to a Tuesday regulatory filing. Shake Shack said that after the offering it will be a separate company from Union Square Hospitality Group. In 2013, Shake Shack had revenue of $84.5 million, up 45 percent from the year before. It posted a profit of $5.4 million in 2013, up 31 percent from 2012. Shake Shack cooks its burgers to order and promotes its use of natural ingredients, including hormone- and antibiotic-free beef. It’s known for its long lines and its vibrating pagers that signal when an order is ready. The chain calls its restaurants “shacks,” and uses the word to describe its menu items. The ShackBurger, for example, is topped with ShackSauce and a hot dog is named the Shack-cago Dog. Other fast-casual restaurant operators have fared well after their IPOs, including chicken chain El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. and Mediterranean-style restaurant chain Zoe’s Kitchen Inc. Shake Shack expects to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the “SHAK” ticker symbol. at the end of November. Wielechowski said lawmakers should find other sources of funds, such as setting a minimum oil tax to better protect the state at low oil prices. Walker has said Alaska this year stands to pay out about $100 million more in oil and gas credits than the production tax brings in. He hasn’t proposed an alternative but some Republican and Democratic lawmakers support looking at the credit issue. Many in the GOP-controlled Legislature are looking to a proposed major liquefied natural gas project as the state’s next best hope for any significant new revenue. That project is years away from production, if it gets built, and the state would have to invest potentially billions of dollars to reach that point. Incoming Senate President Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage, wants to reduce spending and cut any fat from the budget before getting into ways to generate more revenue. He and other lawmakers are clear about the repercussions: It’s going to hurt. Walker himself has yet to propose any specific cuts or new sources of revenue, but the bare-bones infrastructure budget he put forth as a placeholder after taking office last month set the tone. He also halted new spending on six megaprojects but has yet to officially nix any. He has asked Alaskans for their ideas for saving money, or raising it. Those with the top five ideas will have a chance to eat lunch with Walker and his Democratic lieutenant governor, Byron Mallott. But don’t expect anything more extravagant in these lean times than soup and sandwiches. WASHINGTON — Medicare’s top administrator unexpectedly resigned Friday, becoming the latest casualty in the turmoil over the president’s health care law, which is still struggling for acceptance even as millions benefit from expanded coverage. Marilyn Tavenner’s departure underscores the uncertainty overshadowing President Barack Obama’s health care law nearly five years after its partyline passage by a thenDemocratic-led Congress. The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the legality of the law’s financial subsidies this spring, and a new Republican Congress is preparing more repeal votes. A former intensive care nurse with a businesslike approach to a divisive area of public policy, Tavenner told staff in an email that she’s stepping down at the end of February with “sadness and mixed emotions.” Her chief of staff is also leaving. Tavenner, 63, survived the technology meltdown that initially paralyzed HealthCare.gov. She remained in place even as her boss, former Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius, left office following signals of White House unhappiness. But Tavenner was embarrassed last fall when she testified to Congress that 7.3 million people were fully enrolled for private coverage under the health law. That number turned out to be an over-count that exaggerated the total by about 400,000 people. The error, discovered by Republican congressional staff, was termed “unacceptable” by new HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell. Tavenner had played a key role in the 2013 decision to go live with HealthCare.gov, signing a required cybersecurity clearance after technology professionals under her balked because testing was incomplete. The website later passed security tests and received full authority to operate. In her farewell message, Tavenner termed the health law’s online insurance markets “a success.” But she also said her job, which involves oversight of Medicare and Medicaid as well, was a “huge and complex responsibility” and “we had many additional chal- lenges put before us” because of Obama’s health law. Roughly 1 in 3 Americans are covered by health insurance programs run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Despite Tavenner’s close association with “Obamacare,” some senior Republicans in Congress said they were sorry to see her leave. “She has proven herself to be a strong leader and a straight shooter who brought in muchneeded private sector sensibility into the agency,” Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said in a statement. “I truly appreciate her service and wish her the very best in her next adventure.” But former House oversight chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said, “Tavenner had to go.” The over-count, discovered by his staff, “was a deplorable example of an agency trying to scam the American people,” Issa said. The administration insists it was only a mistake, resulting from a double-count of people with dental coverage. In her own message to the department, current HHS Secretary Burwell called Tavenner “one of our most esteemed and accomplished colleagues” and said the decision to leave was Tavenner’s. Tavenner joined HHS shortly before the passage of the Affordable Care Act. She came from state government, having served as Virginia’s health secretary under former Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine. Although she started out directly caring for patients, most of her career was spent in hospital administration. She rose through the ranks to become a top executive of Hospital Corporation of America. Andy Slavitt, a former technology executive who played a leading role in the rescue operation to get HealthCare.gov working last year, will take over as acting Medicare administrator. The website is the online portal to subsidized private coverage for people who don’t have health insurance on the job. Slavitt had impressed the White House with his mix of technology and management skills. He stayed on after HealthCare.gov stabilized, serving as Tavenner’s principal deputy, responsible not only for HealthCare.gov but also for key Medicare and Medicaid issues as well. A permanent replacement requires Senate confirmation, and any presidential health care nominee could face rough going in the new Republicanled Senate. Markets Tuesday’s 11 a.m. local markets Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.59 Soybeans . . . . . . . . . . .9.16 Milo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.21 Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.35 Stocks of local interest The following stocks of local interest were traded today: Last Chg. 222,208 -1,407 Berkshire Hathaway A 148.34 -.87 Berkshire Hathaway B 36.00 -.23 ConAgra 64.60 +.01 Eaton Corp. 61.85 +.23 Ingersoll Rand 48.39 +.59 Level 3 90.96 -.53 McDonald’s 97.01 -.28 PepsiCo -1.18 Tricon Global Restaurants 71.25 113.05 +1.15 Union Pacific 51.78 +.14 Wells Fargo 41.93 -.07 Williams Cos. 85.73 -1.04 Wal-Mart State NEW PUBLISHER NORTH PLATTE — BH Media has named a new publisher for the North Platte Telegraph. Terrie Baker takes over immediately for Peter Rogers, who has left the Telegraph to pursue other opportunities. Baker has been publisher of the Lexington Clipper-Herald, which is also a BH Media property. Baker has 36 years of newspaper experience, including 14 years in Lexington. Replacing Baker in Lexington will be Katy Bergstrom, director of advertising for BH Media’s weekly newspaper group in greater Omaha and western Iowa. The Associated Press Public Notices Notice In the County Court of Adams County, Nebraska Estate of NORBERT M. FORSMAN, Deceased. Estate No. PR15-11 Notice is hereby given that on January 14, 2015, in the County Court of Adams County, Nebraska, the Registrar issued a written statement of Informal Probate of Will of said Decedent and that Brenda K. Kramer, whose address is 1130 H Street, #306, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508, was informally appointed by the Registrar as Personal Representative of the Estate. Creditors of this Estate must file their claims with this Court on or before March 23, 2015, or be forever barred. Tom Hawes Clerk of the Court P.O. Box 95 Hastings, Nebraska 68902-0095 Brad Moncrief BRAD MONCRIEF, L.L.C. 1239 North Burlington Avenue, Suite 200 Hastings, Nebraska 68901 [email protected] (402) 462-5353 January 20, 27, February 3, 2015 Notice Estate of INA I. WENDT, Deceased. Case No. PR14-146 TO: All Persons Interested in Said Estate Notice is hereby given that on the 30th day of December, 2014, in the Adams County Court, at Hastings, Nebraska, the Registrar issued a written statement of Informal probate of the Will of Ina I. Wendt, Deceased. Delene A. Webb, who resides at 418 South Bellevue, Hastings, Nebraska 68901, has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate. Creditors of this Estate must present their claims on or before the 9th day of March, 2015, or be forever barred. Dated this 30th day of December, 2014. Tom Hawes Clerk of the County Court Mark A. Beck, #18760 Beck Law Office, P.C. P.O. 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Classified Department 402-462-2131 HASTINGS TRIBUNE Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 B5 Continued from B4 Supervisor Proceedings COURTHOUSE, HASTINGS, NEBRASKA Tuesday, January 8, 2014 The Board met in regular session and took the following actions: •Took roll call and declared a quorum. •Approved minutes from the December 16, 2014 meeting. •Unanimously elected Charles Neumann as Board Chairman for 2015. •Unanimously elected Eldon Orthmann as Board Vice Chairman for 2015. •Chairman made 2015 Committee assignments. •Approved the following banks as Adams County depositories: Wells Fargo, Heritage, Pinnacle, Adams County Bank, Nebraska Public Agency Investment Trust, Five Points of Hastings, U.S. Bank, Bank of Doniphan. •Approved authorization for the County Treasurer to deposit funds in the following banks: Wells Fargo, Heritage, Pinnacle, Nebraska Public Agency Investment Trust, and Five Points of Hastings. •Approved consent to the County Treasurer to deposit 100% of capital stock and surplus in any of the depository banks named. •Approved motion to designate the Hastings Tribune as the legal newspaper for Adams County and the Adams County website, www.adamscounty.org, for the publication of notices of meetings, public bids, County Board agendas and County Board minutes. •Approved Incremental Annexation Releases for areas within the Industrial Park North Subdivision No. 3. •Approved amendment to the Adams County Zoning Regulations (Resolutions 2015-01-08.01;02;03). •Approved the 2015 Livestock Annual Report for submission to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. •Approved plans for the Harms 2nd Subdivision and Tuff Trucking Subdivision. •Approved County participation in the YMCA Lose to Win Challenge. •Approved the continued appointment of Dawn Miller as the Adams County Highway Superintendent for 2015. COUNTY GENERAL Business World Products, Miscellaneous-76.80; Eakes Office Solutions, Data Processing Costs-176.99; Eakes Office Solutions, Microfilming/Copier-274.94; Pamela Witte, Miscellaneous-7.47; Business World Products, Supplies/Office-688.73; Beverly Davis, Mileage Allowance-180.11; Beverly Davis, Meals-37.78; Beverly Davis, Equipment Rental/Office-25.00; Embassy Suites/Old Market, Lodging-342.00; Hometown Leasing, Equipment Rental/Office-240.16; MIPS, Data Processing, Equipment/Special-170.00; Embassy Suites/Old Market, Travel Expenses-342.00; Ann Hinton, Miscellaneous94.43; Ann Hinton, Miscellaneous-94.42; Diane Hynes, Miscellaneous-98.00; Diane Hynes, Travel Expenses2 1 4 . 9 6 ; D i a n e H y n e s , Dues/Subscription/Registration/Training-20.00; Mary Johnson, Miscellaneous-30.00; Mary Johnson, Travel Expenses-340.48; Jim Kuhn, Miscellaneous-30.00; Bernie Parr, Miscellaneous-30.00; Jackie Russell, Miscellaneous-30.00; Jackie Russell, Travel Expenses23.29; Adams County Highway Department, Car Repairs-230.15; Axis Capital, Inc.-Office Equipment155.00; Eakes Office Solutions, Supplies/Office-28.99; Embassy Suites/Old Market, Travel Expenses-342.00; Janice Johnson, Miscellaneous-36.00; Microfilm Imaging System, Miscellaneous-90.00; NADA Appraisal Guides, Dues/Subscription/Registration/Training-65.00; Business World Products, Supplies/Office-74.16; JEO, Contract Service/JEO-135.00; SCEDD, Dues/Subscription/Registration-25.00; A&D Technical Supply Company, Office Equipment Repair-300.00; A&D Technical Supply Company, Supplies/Data Processing-7.75; City of Hastings, Capitol Outlay Software-392.00; Chrystine Setlik, Travel Expenses-31.89; Chrystine Setlik, Mileage Allowance-89.51; Adams County Sheriff, District Court Costs-550.05; Axis Capital, Inc., Equipment Rental/Office-290.00; Buffalo County Sheriff Office, District Court Costs-21.42; Eakes Office Solutions, Supplies/Office1,713.26; Franklin County Sheriff, District Court Costs-43.96; Hall County Sheriff, District Court Costs-37.00; Phelps County Sheriff, District Court Costs-140.96; Proforma Business World, Supplies/Office-83.96; Business World Products, Supplies/Office6.29; ACCO Brands Direct, Dues/Subscription/Registration/Training-13.64; AS Central Services, Dues/Subscription/Registration/Training-13.00; Business World Products, Supplies/Office-149.98; Infogroup/Polk Directory, Dues/Subscription/Registration/Training-345.00; Culligan of Hastings, Miscellaneous-29.30; Eakes Office Solutions, Supplies/Office-457.47; Matthew Bender & Company, Inc., Dues/Subscription/Registration/Training70.71; Microfilm Imaging System, Equipment Rental/Office-375.00; Northeast Nebraska Juvenile Service, Juvenile Care Costs-9,570.00; Walmart, County Court Costs/Stop-50.05; Hastings Utilities, Utilities-1,213.83; Lucinda Glen, Attorney Fees/Court Appoint-712.50; Joseph H. Murray, P.C., L.L.O., Attorney Fees/Court Appoint-3,680.67; Seiler & Parker P.C., Attorney Fees/Court Appoint-1,493.50; Lonnie P. Ackerman, Contract Labor-200.00; Big G Commercial Hardware, Inc., Shop Tools-129.54; Dutton-Lainson Company, Shop Tools-16.88; Hastings Utilities, Utilities-2,380.74; Marathon Systems, Janitorial Supplies-405.75; State of Nebraska Division of Safety, Contract Labor-9.00; Woodward's Disposal Service, Contract Labor-257.50; MIPS, Contract Labor-827.66; MIPS, Equipment Rental/Office190.00; ACCO Brands Direct, Supplies/Office-54.17; Adams County Sheriff's Revolving Fund, Law Enforcement Costs-540.00; Adams County Sheriff's Revolving Fund, Mileage Allowance-396.72; Adams County Sheriff's Revolving Fund, Equipment/Fuel-150.00; C.A.N.D.O., Contract Service-3,000.00; Consolidated Management, Mileage Allowance-66.50; Eakes Office Solutions, Supplies/Office-172.48; Midwest Radar & Equipment, Office Equipment Repair-200.00; Jerry Spady Pontiac-Cadallac, Inc., Equipment/Fuel-4.69; Young Men's Christian Association, MiscellaneousFORMAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS TO FURNISH FOR UNITS 4 & 5 LUBE OIL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR HASTINGS UTILITIES HASTINGS, NEBRASKA Formal Contract No. HU 2015-02 FC-04 Sealed Proposals will be received by Board of Public Works, 1228 North Denver Avenue, P.O. Box 289, Hastings, Nebraska 68902 until 1:30 p.m., Friday, February 6, 2015, at which time they will be opened and read aloud for Units 4 and 5 Lube Oil Fire Protection System for Hastings Utilities, Hastings, Nebraska. Proposals received after the above time and date will be returned unopened to the party submitting the proposal. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cashier’s check, certified check on a solvent U.S. commercial bank, or a bid bond in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid in accordance with Proposal of this specification. Such check or bid bond shall be contained in a separate envelope attached to bidder’s proposal. All proposal and bid bonds shall have original signatures. Bidders without previous work history with Hastings Utilities will be required to prequalify by submitting information concerning their organization, experience, and financial status as requested in the bidding instructions. The Board of Public Works reserves the right to accept the bid which best suits its needs whether the price is the lowest or not, to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informalities. Prospective bidders may secure a copy of the Proposal Form, including Plans and Specifications, at the office of the Manager of Utilities, 1228 North Denver Avenue, Hastings, Nebraska. FOR THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Marvin H. Schultes Manager of Hastings Utilities January 20, 27, 2015 Our Help Wanted Listings Have Hundreds of Opportunities For You... Full-time • Part-time • Permanent • Temporary Check Them Daily In The 402-461-2131 p y q p Young Men's Christian Association, Miscellaneous25.00; Cassie L. Baldwin, Coroner Costs-25.00; David A. Bergin, Coroner Costs-25.00; Andrew C. Butler, Coroner Costs-25.00; Jordan Osborne, Coroner Costs25.00; Brent D. Quandt, Coroner Costs-25.00; Business World Products, Supplies/Office-292.23; Clay County Sheriff, Court Costs-36.10; Douglas County Court, Court Costs-2.50; Hall County Sheriff, Court Costs-22.52; Hometown Leasing, Equipment Rental/Office-631.81; Tom Mangiaracina, Court Costs-10.00; McGrady, LP, Data Processing Software-660.00; Rita Olberding, Court Costs-179.00; Quill Corporation, Grants-24.29; Scottsbluff County Sheriff, Court Costs-19.18; Telephone Systems of Nebraska, Telephone Services-326.18; Verizon Wireless, Telephone Services-414.30; Verizon Wireless, Telephone Services-1,143.47; Windstream Communication, Telephone Services-95.00; Windstream, Telephone Services-2,546.86; Windstream, Telephone Services-160.00; Windstream, Telephone Services-281.98; Adams County Jail, Board of Prisoners/Food-2,494.30; Alamar Uniforms, Uniform Allowance-110.28; Allen's of Hastings, Inc., Law Enforcement Supplies-205.41; Aus Des Moines McLockbox, Miscellaneous-94.00; Bert's Rexall Drugs, Inc., Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners-157.45; Bert's Rexall Drugs, Inc., Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners314.78; Big G Commercial Hardware, Inc., Law Enforcement Supplies-42.17; Buffalo County Sheriff Office, Board of Prisoners/Food-7,110.00; Buffalo County Sheriff's Office, Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners-176.90; CashWa Candy Company, Commissary-505.55; Cash-Wa Candy Company, Law Enforcement Supplies-29.92; Cash-Wa Candy Company, Laundry/Prisoners119.87;Cash-Wa Candy Company, Janitorial Supplies41.39; Cash-Wa Candy Company, Commissary244.67; Cash-Wa Candy Company, Laundry/Prisoners-87.65; Cash-Wa Candy Company, Law Enforcement Supplies30.97; Cash-Wa Distributing, Board of Prisoners/Food1,306.86; Central Dental Group, Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners-450.00; Community Health Center, Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners-304.60; Community Health Center, Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners-202.23; Computer Hardware, Inc., Printing/Publishing-85.93; Corrisoft L..L.C., Board of Prisoners/Food-585.00; Culligan of Hastings, Commissary-53.30; State of Nebraska, Board of Prisoners/Food-5,127.60; State of Nebraska, MedicineHospital/Prisoners-502.08; ER Professional Services MLMH, Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners-17.00; Family Medical Center, Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners-51.71; FritoLay, Commissary-326.08; Frito-Lay, Board of Prisoners/Food-171.88; Frito-Llay, Commissary-158.08; Hastings Ford-Lincoln, Equipment/Fuel-677.34; Hastings Orthopeadics, P.C., Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners33.85; Hastings Radiology Associates, Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners-80.07; Kenesaw Motor Company, Inc., Travel Expenses-176.75; Mary Lanning Healthcare, Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners-509.71; Mary Lanning Healthcare, Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners-780.64; Midwest Restaurant Supply, Law Enforcement Supplies14.00; ML Professional Service, Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners-325.33; ML Professional Service, Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners-178.52; Oakstone Publications, MedicineHospital/Prisoners-351.00; Physician Emergency Service, Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners-412.63; Physician Emergency Service, Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners192.74; Physician Emergency Service, Medicine-Hospital/Prisoners-205.18; Pocket Press, Inc., Printing/Publishing-197.78; Securus Technologies, Inc., Commissary2,479.64; Paul Spady Olds-Buick, Travel Expenses31.99; The Thompson Company, Inc., Board of Prisoners/Food-922.24; Williams Exterminating, Inc., Miscellaneous-46.00; Witt Plumbing, Inc., Other Equipment Repair-165.00; AVI Systems, Inc., Office Equipment1,024.64; Axis Capital, Inc., Equipment Rental/Office380.00; Axis Capital, Inc., Equipment Rental/Office2,682.10; Capital Business Systems, Equipment Rental/Office-101.00; Century Link, Telephone Services116.90; Computer Hardware, Inc., Office Equipment425.95; Culligan of Hastings, Miscellaneous-64.95; Culligan of Hastings, Miscellaneous-70.60; Eakes Office Solutions, Supplies/Office-828.88; Glenwood Telephone Company, Telephone Services-99.90; Kmart, Supplies/Office-45.24; Nebraska Technology & Telecommunications, Inc., Telephone Services-118.68; Officemax, Inc., Supplies/Office-737.72; Phelps County Treasurer, Telephone Services-90.38; Syncb/Amazon, Office Equipment-374.97; Windstream, Telephone Services-56.29; City of Hastings, Ambulance Costs5,208.33; Adams County Highway Department, Equipment/Fuel-47.37; Eakes Office Solutions, Supplies/Office-61.09; Hastings Utilities, Utilities-140.79; Computer Consultants, Inc., Office Equipment Repair-112.50; Hastings Utilities, Utilities-829.32; Hometown Leasing, Maintenance Agreements-622.80; Modern Marketing, Inc., Maintenance Agreements-437.53; Platte Valley of Hastings, Radio Repair-105.00; John Uden, Maintenance Agreements-400.00; Chip Volcek, Cell Phones25.00; Auto Value/Hastings, Small Tools, Etc.-104.88; Auto Value/Hastings, Machinery Equipment Grease Oil28.45; Auto Value/Hastings, Road Equipment Repair Parts-27.13; Auto Value/Hastings, Supplies/Shop-73.50; Auto Value/Hastings, Small Tools, Etc.-8.69; Auto Value/Hastings, Road Equipment Repair Parts-6.03; Auto Value/Hastings, Machinery Equipment Grease Oil54.54; Auto Value/Hastings, Small Tools, Etc.-65.09; Auto Value/Hastings, Road Equipment Repair Parts15.78; Auto Value/Hastings, Supplies/Shop-28.98; Auto Value/Hastings, Road Equipment Repair Parts-203.52; Axis Capital, Inc., Equipment Rental/Office-360.00; Big G Commercial Hardware, Inc., Small Tools, Etc.-4.93; Big G Commercial Hardware, Inc., Signs-30.36; Big G Commercial Hardware, Inc., Supplies/Shop-141.89; Central Ag & Shop Supply, Materials/Culverts-168.97; Central Ag & Shop Supply, Express/Freight-43.80; Christensen Concrete, Materials/Concrete, Etc.3,292.90; Eakes Office Solutions, Janitorial Supplies22.98; Eakes Office Solutions, Supplies/Office-34.87; Fastenal Company, Shop Tools-422.99; Fastenal Company, Small Tools, Etc.-44.21; Filter Care, NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court of Adams County, Nebraska, in a decree of foreclosure wherein Adair Asset Management, is the Plaintiff and James L. Brown; John Doe and Mary Doe; and all other persons/entities UNKNOWN claiming any right, interest or title in Lots One (1) and Two (2) in Block Twenty-Two (22), East Park Addition to the City of Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, are the Defendants, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, at the Main Lobby of the Adams County Courthouse in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, on the 27th day of January, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., the following described land and tenements to satisfy the judgment and costs in said action: Lots One (1) and Two (2) in Block Twenty-Two (22), East Park Addition to the City of Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska Given under my hand this 23rd day of December, 2014. Gregg Magee, Sheriff Adams County, Nebraska December 30, 2014, January 6, 13, 20, 2015 Notice In the County Court of Adams County, Nebraska Estate of HOWARD E. HARRIS, Deceased. Estate No. PR15-07 Notice is hereby given that on January 7, 2015, in the County Court of Adams County, Nebraska, the Registrar issued a written statement of Informal Probate of the Will of said Decedent and that Patty Farrar, whose address is 4435 South Kenneth Place, Tempe, Arizona 85282, was informally appointed by the Registrar as Personal Representative of this estate. Creditors of this estate must file their claims with this Court on or before March 16, 2015, or be forever barred. Tom Hawes County Court Clerk Magistrate Joe Ehrich, #24931 Seiler & Parker, P.C., L.L.O. P.O. Box 1288 Hastings, Nebraska 68902-1288 Attorney for Applicant January 13, 20, 27, 2015 Legal Notice In the District Court of Adams County, Nebraska Case No. CI 15-23 In RE Name Change of Addrian Anthony Neugin. Notice is hereby given that on the 13th day of January, 2015, a petition was filed in the District Court of Adams County, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is for the change of the petitioner's name from Addrian Anthony Neugin to Addrian Anthony Krieger. A hearing will be had on said petition before the Honorable Terri S. Harder in Adams County District Court, on the 19th day of February, 2015, at 11:00 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 Addrian Anthony Neugin, to Addrian Anthony Krieger. Lesley K. Krieger 1418 West 6th Hastings, Nebraska 68901 January 20, 27, 2015 PREPAY YOUR ad to save. List your ad. 402-462-2131. 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Thomas Adams County Clerk /s/Chuck Neumann Board Chairman /s/Pamela J. Witte Deputy Clerk January 20, 2015 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on February 9, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in the main lobby of the Adams County Courthouse, 500 West 4th Street, Hastings, Nebraska 68901: COMMENCING AT A POINT TWO HUNDRED FEET (200`) EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK EIGHT (8), IN EASTWOOD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF HASTINGS, ADAMS COUNTY, NEBRASKA, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF; THENCE NORTH ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FEET (130`) TO A POINT TWO HUNDRED FEET (200) EAST OF THE WEST LINE OF SAID BLOCK; THENCE EAST, PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK, TO A POINT EIGHTY FEET (80`) WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID BLOCK; THENCE SOUTH ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FEET (130`) TO A POINT EIGHTY FEET (80) WEST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK; THENCE WEST TO THE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT. All subject to any and all: (1) real estate taxes, (2) special assessments, (3) easements, covenants, restrictions, ordinances, and resolutions of record which affect the property, and (4) unpaid water bills, (5) prior mortgages and trust deed of record and (6) ground leases of record. The purchaser is responsible for all fees or taxes. This sale is made without any warranties as to title or condition of the property. By: Eric Lemp, Trustee, NSBA #24096 Kozeny & McCubbin, LC 12400 Olive Boulevard, Suite 555 St. Louis, Missouri 63141 (314) 991-0255 Published in the Hastings Tribune K&M Filename: BROCAOC1 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN FROM YOU WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. December 30, 2014, January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015 NOTICE OF INTENT TO PURCHASE The Adams County Highway Superintendent is considering the purchase of a 2014 T6.165 MFD Tractor off State Bid Contract #13294 OC. In consideration of this purchase, Adams County will receive Bids from local supplies for said purchase until 2:00 p.m. on January 30, 2015. Specification may be obtained from the office of the County Highway Superintendent. Bids shall be submitted to the Adams County Highway Superintendent at 415 North Adams Central Avenue, Juniata, Nebraska 68955 until 2:00 p.m. on January 30, 2015, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. On February 3, 2015, the Adams County Board of Supervisors will review and consider award at their regular meeting at the Adams County courthouse, Supervisors Room. Dated this 16th day of January, 2015 /s/ Dawn R. Miller County Highway Superintendent Adams County, Nebraska January 20, 2015 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Village of Juniata, Nebraska will receive sealed bids for replacement of a 48” corrugated metal pipe (CMP) with two 42” culvert pipes and for construction of a new 4’ x 4’ reinforced concrete box culvert as described in the Plans and Specifications for the “5th and BOWEN DRAINAGE PROJECT”. The project includes all demolition, excavation, grading, construction and accessories to provide complete and finished structures tying into the surrounding areas. Bids prepared in accordance with the Plans and Specifications will be accepted at the Village Hall at 1001 North Juniata Avenue, Juniata, Nebraska 68955-0026 until 2:00 p.m. CST on Monday, February 9, 2015 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. All bids must be made on the Proposal Form provided with the Plans and Specifications as prepared by W DESIGN ASSOCIATES, Consulting Engineers and Architects. Bids received after the closing will be returned unopened and shall not be considered. Contractors may obtain Plans and Specifications from W Design Associates, 214 East 1st Street, McCook, Nebraska 69001 upon payment of $60.00 for each set requested. One half of the payment is a deposit that shall be refunded if a bid is submitted and the Plans and Specifications are returned in good condition within ten days after the bid opening. The other half is for postage and paper and will not be refunded. Electronic copies of the plans and specifications may be obtained at NO COST by calling Britney Daugherty at 402463-2377. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid amount, and shall be made payable to The Village of Juniata as security that the bidder to whom the contract may be awarded will enter into contract to construct the project and give bond in the sum of the total contract amount for the construction of the project. Checks accompanying bids not accepted shall be returned to the bidders after a contract is awarded. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required for this project. No bid shall be withdrawn after opening the bids without the consent of the Owner for a period of 30 days. The Owner reserves the right to accept, reject or negotiate any or all bids and to waive any informality in the bidding. Ms. Crystal Petzoldt, Clerk Village of Juniata Adams County, Nebraska January 20, 2015 LITTLE BLUE NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT ORDER ADOPTING THE KENESAW/PROSSER LEVEL II WATER QUALITY SUB-AREA WHEREAS, the Little Blue Natural Resources District is authorized under the Nebraska Groundwater Management and Protection Act, Nebr. Rev. Statutes 46-701 – 46-753 to adopt measures to preserve and protect the water resources of the District; and WHEREAS, the District Groundwater Management Plan in Section 10.5.2.1 outlines the criteria and triggers necessary to move an area of water quality problems into a higher level of management; and WHEREAS, an area of Adams County has met the criteria established in the plan, whereby the average groundwater nitrate levels in the 2013 sampling was 11.8 PPM, with 74 percent of the sampled wells over 7 PPM. BE IT RESOLVED, the Little Blue Natural Resources District hereby establishes the Kenesaw/Prosser Level II Water Quality Management Sub-Area as outlined in the Groundwater Management Plan and according to the Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of the Little Blue NRD Groundwater Management Area; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the area shall include the following lands: Sections 1 thru 30, Township 8N, Range 12W, Adams County, Nebraska; Sections 6, 7, 18, 19 20, 28, 29, 30, Township 8N, Range 11W, Adams County, Nebraska; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Little Blue Natural Resources District Board of Directors hereby adopts the following rules and regulations for said area; •Require initial operator reports of pertinent farm and practice information; •Require training and certification of all owner and/or operators who make the day to day farm decisions; •Collect water sample for nitrate analysis from all irrigation wells annually; •Establishment of a “Demonstration Field” for implementation of best management practices; •Require that any anhydrous ammonia applications made between November 1st and March 1 must include a nitrogen inhibitor at the manufacturer’s recommended rate; •Require soil sampling on “Demonstration Field” and follow certified laboratory recommended on amount of nitrogen applied starting in crop year 2016; •Require irrigation management on “Demonstration Field” during the 2016 crop year; and •Require an annual report of farm and practice activities on the Demonstration Field beginning in 2016. The full text of said Rules and Regulations is available on the Little Blue NRD web site at www.littlebluenrd.org or may be obtained by contacting the Little Blue NRD Office, P.O. Box 100, Davenport, Nebraska 68335, 402-364-2145. The Effective Date of this action shall be February 11, 2015. SS Charles Rainforth Chairman, Little Blue NRD ATTESTATION: Randy Uhrmacher, Secretary of the Little Blue Natural Resources District, attests that the foregoing is a true and correct statement of action taken by the Board of Directors of the Little Blue Natural Resources District dated January 13, 2015. SS Randy Uhrmacher Secretary, Little Blue NRD January 20, 27, February 3, 2015 NOTICE OF ORDER LITTLE BLUE NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS In the matters of modifying Rules and Regulations for the Enforcement of the Little Blue NRD Groundwater Management Area. THE BOARD FINDS: • Legislative Bill LB 272 passed by the 2014 Legislature made changes to Section 46-2201 through Section 461121, the Nebraska Chemigation Act, and • Legislative Bill LB 513 passed by the 2014 Legislature made changes Section 46-707 and 46-708 dealing with the issuance of cease and desist orders for violations of rules and regulations of the District. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE FOLLOWING RULES SHALL BE ADOPTED: • In Chapter 10 of the District’s Rules, the fees for chemigation permits shall be set at: a. $60 for new permits b. $20 for renewal permits c. $250 for emergency permits • Permits must have the signature of the permitholder, and certified applicator, if not the same individual. • In Chapter 11 of the District’s Rules, the District may, upon three (3) days notice to the person affected, stating the contemplated action and in general the grounds therefore, and upon reasonable opportunity to be heard, issue cease and desist orders to enforce any of the rules and regulations of the District. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: • A document entitled “Rules and Regulations for the Enforcement of the Little Blue NRD Groundwater Management Area” which contain the Chemigation Rules, and Rules for Violations and Enforcement as set forth above, will become effective at 12:01 a.m. on February 11, 2015. The complete text of the Rules and Regulations is available by contacting the Little Blue Natural Resources District between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 1 402-364-2145. The public may also contact the District by mail at LBNRD, P.O. Box 100, Davenport, Nebraska 68335 or visit the web site at http://www.littlebluenrd.org. January 13, 2015 SS Charles Rainforth Chairman, Little Blue NRD January 20, 27, February 3, 2015 SHOPPING FOR A DEAL? Turn to our Classified section to find the latest garage, yard, moving and estate sales going on in your area. You never know what you might find!
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