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Rock schoolhouse has a preservation board By Ray Kappel [email protected] The last rock schoolhouse in Paw- nee County is under the watchful eye of seven people, some of whom went to school there. They are trying to preserve it and started to work on it in this its 140th year.. The seven people are Milan Tomek, George Tomek, Howard Blecha, Junior Fritch, his wife, Dorothy, Jim Blecha and L. Joe Stehlik. The first five are from Table Rock and Jim Blecha is in the military in Junction City, Kan, and Stehlik is the well-known Pawnee City attorney. The Blechas and Stehlik didn’t go to school there, but they are just as keen on preserving the school as the others. The house sits on Howard Blecha’s land about four miles southeast of Table Rock. Stehlik’s mother, Nettie, went to school there and wrote a history of the school, known as Pleasant Valley, District 32. The school was built in 1873 and closed about 1956. The rock for it was quarried half- mile east of the school, and you can still see where the rock was taken out, Howard Blecha said. E.A. Hansen, Wes Kerne, Ephraim Wheeler, and Jim Fritch Sr. erected the school. The school overlooked the fertile Nemaha River Valley to the east, and that is how it got the name, Pleasant Valley, according to Nettie’s account. The seven interested people have formed a 501c3 and would like to get help in the preservation efforts. They have spent $10,000 so far and think they can do it for another $40,000. Anyone who went to school there is asked to contact one the seven on the board that is preserving the school. They thought maybe the county superintendent had the re- cords, but so far no record of who went there has turned up. The Fritches live right across the road from the schoolhouse. They graduated in 1946. Junior bought the teacher’s desk at the school when they sold the school property in 1956. The middle drawer has the names of all the teachers written into it. He bought the desk for $6. Milan Tomek graduated 1948. He had two cousins that taught there, Olive Tomek and Katherine Tomek. So far the group has put on a new roof and put in new windows. The rock had to be carefully restored by a skilled person, Dave Hunzeker. He has tuck pointed at the school. Plans call for a new floor and ceil- ing. The ceiling is a patterned metal one and is in bad shape. The rock schoolhouse is the last one in the county since the Sum- mit, another rock schoolhouse, was taken down. Ray Kappel/Republican Junior and Dorthy Fritch of Table Rock stand in a window of the last standing rock schoolhouse in Pawnee County. They both attended the school and now live across the road from it. Ray Kappel/Republican Junior Fritch sits behind the desk that used to be the teacher’s desk in the rock schoolhouse near Table Rock. The desk has names inscribed in it of all the teachers who taught there. Last rock schoolhouse in county SCC computer classes at the library Southeast Nebraska Commu- nity College is sponsoring three computer classes at the Pawnee City Library. Each class costs and to find out how much, stop by the library to register. The classes are: Intro to the iPad on July 11 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Do you have a new iPad and want to know how to use it to its fullest capabilities? Join us for an evening of exploration and learn how to look at settings. Digital Photo Editing 101 takes place from July 23-30 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. You have taken some fantastic pictures, but they are being held hostage on your camera? What do you do next? This workshop will walk you step by step through getting your pictures from the camera to your photo album. Topics discussed include uploading and downloading pictures from email and external devices, safe photo storage, successfully editing, and modifying digital photos using the free software Picasa. Digital Scrapbooking takes place Aug. 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Now that you have edited and sorted all those great pictures, it’s time to share them. Impress your family and friends with digital scrapbooking. We will start by opening an account and adding your album ready photos. Avenue of Flags Volunteers will be needed to set up the Avenue of Flags Display on Thursday July 4th in observance of Indepen- dence Day at 7 a.m. and take down at 5 p.m. weather permitting. Cof- fee and donuts will be served at the Legion Hall to all the volunteers. By Ray Kappel [email protected] Pawnee City is back in the hous- ing rehab business. At Monday’s City Council meet- ing the Council agreed to apply for $316,250 in CDBG funds for another affordable housing pro- gram. In the last one, eight units were built. The city is planning to build 10 units this time. The housing program guidelines as quoted from the Agenda: 1.The Advisory Committee and the City Council will consider projects within the city of Pawnee City on a case-by-case basis. 2.Applications for financial as- sistance will be available from, and when completed, submitted to the City Clerk’s office, City staff, or persons retained specifically to assist in the management of the program, will review applica- tions for eligibility and perform a deficiency list inspection to de- velop a schedule of recommended improvements according to the appropriate Building Code and/or the Nebraska Department of Eco- nomic Development Minimum Standards for Rehabilitation. The applicant will then be responsible for obtaining contractor work proposals. 3.Nothing herein shall be inter- preted to require that the City grant approval to any project. The City reserves the sole right to accept or reject any and/or all of the applica- tions for financial assistance. At Monday’s meeting, the Coun- cil elected to go with a Category 1 option, which is the conditional loan. The house owner has to live within the house for five years before the debt is forgiven. It is for very low-income people. For a one-person house, the income cannot be greater than $19,950. For a two-person house, the level is $22,800 and for a three-person family the income level cannot exceed $25,650. The rehab cost of a unit cannot exceed $24,995. To be eligible, properties have to be single family, owner oc- cupied dwelling units that do not meet Minimum Rehabilitation Standards. Rental properties are not eligible. R.J. Hickey was at the meeting to ask that the parade route for the County Fair be approved, which it was. It is the same route as last year. Business owner Kyle Gottula was at the meeting to see about a sewer hookup for the location of his station at the old hog market. He was told the City would have to invest $20,000 to put in a line to the new station. Some of that cost is three manholes the city is required to put in by state regula- tions. Gottula wouldn’t have to put in the manholes if he paid for the line himself, but he asked if the city had plans to annex the area in the future. He didn’t want to build it if the city would annex the area in the next year. He was told the city had no plans to do that at this time. Farmer’s Market representatives were at the Council meeting to ask that F Street between 6th and 7th Street be closed temporarily for see COUNCIL, pafe 3 Bugs have invaded the library! Bugs all over the walls! But don’t call the exterminator. These are bugs our readers have earned. Each summer reading student has a tun- nel on the wall and for each book they read they get a “bug” to put on their tunnel. Keep reading kids! Adult and teen summer readers are getting punched frequently at the library. For each book they read they get one punch on their punch card. After five punches their card is dropped in the bucket with hopes of it being drawn for one of the end of the summer prizes. Keep reading and earn those punches! Weekly Programs There is still time to take part in the on-going summer programs at the library. Telling Tales Tuesday will continue with books being read at 2, 3, and 4 p.m. on Tues- day afternoons. Recent partici- pants enjoyed a diary written by a goldfish and adventures of a bear who comes to live in the library. Most people aren’t aware of how exciting a goldfish’s life can be. And do you have any idea what a bear would do in a library? If you missed these selections, check out Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian or Otto the Book Bear by Katie Clemenson. And don’t miss the next fun adventure. Come to Telling Tales Tuesday. Winning Wednesday is a fun way to spend time with family and friends. Participants of all ages from 2 to 86 have enjoyed the Wednesday evening event. The game library is continuing to grow with selections including classic favorites such as Dominoes, Scrabble, Monopoly, Checkers, Candyland, Sorry and many more. And don’t forget the community puzzle is always available to chal- lenge your skills. The current puzzle is very difficult and every- body is anxious to get it done and move on to a new one. Monster Bookmarks were one of the recent crafts during Making Things Thursday. Several students took advantage of the drop in pro- gram to create their own monster bookmark. And creative the par- ticipants were. There were mon- sters with red teeth and blue eyes, a monster with green head and purple teeth, and even a monster with 3 eyes. Up coming projects will include making a picture frame out of a denim pocket, and making an “I Spy” bottle. Drop in between 2 and 4pm on Thursdays and but your creative talents to work. A big thank you to all the gener- ous donations we’ve received at the library. Fabric, glue sticks, buttons, sand, bottles, cup cake papers, etc. Items so numerous we don’t have space to publish the entire list. But each and every donation is greatly appreciated and helping to make our summer craft projects possible. Remember to challenge your mind with the weekly trivia ques- tion posted every Mindless Monday at the library. Of the many entries, nine participants answered the week 1 question correctly, knowing it was Jules Verne who authored the classic Journey to the Center of the Earth. Week 2 challenge was more difficult and though the bucket was full of guesses, no one answered correctly. The challenge: Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere is set in abandoned sewers and subway tunnels underneath what city? Several people guessed New York and a few guessed Paris. The cor- rect answer is London. You still have time to answer the Week 3 challenge. Check it out @ Your Library. Pawnee City Library Summer Reading Program full of bugs Pawnee City to apply for $316,250 for housing rehab program photo submitted by Karen Richardson Pawnee Manor’s Mike Shafer stands with Nebraska Dairy Princess Jessica Yoesel at the Pawnee Manor Health Fair Friday. The princess handed out ice cream sundaes. PAWNEE CITY–The Health Fair was held at the Pawnee Village Community Room Friday. The exhibits were open from 9:30 a.m. till 3:30 p.m. Snacks and drinks were available throughout the day. Jessica Yoesel, State Dairy Princess visited the Pawnee Manor Health Fair on Friday June 21, where she talked about the importance of including dairy products in your diet at all ages. Yoesel is from Falls City Nebraska where her family has been engaged in the dairy busi- ness for over 104 years. Her parents are Richard and Diana Yoesel. She is an elementary education major at the University of Nebraska. She distributed ice cream sundaes. The theme of this year’s health fair is “Healthy at Ev- ery Age” and the local health agencies participating gave visitors information about the range of services they provide to ensure you the best quality of life whether you’re a youngster or a senior. According to Mike Shafer, Administrator at the Paw- nee Manor “Pawnee City is very fortunate to have a Medical Clinic, Hospital, Nursing Home and soon will feature an Assisted Living Facility. Not many rural com- munities are blessed with such a continuum of care.” Bobbie Kierstead of Shiip (Senior Health Insurance Program) made a brief presentation at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. entitled “Medicare A, B, C, D” and she an- swered questions about enrolling or changing Medicare supplements or Part D Drug plans. see HEALTH FAIR, page 3 Healthy at Every Age health fair THURSDAY JUNE 27, 2013 SINGLE COPY 75¢ Vol. 145 Issue No. 39 www.pawneenews.com–[email protected] Pawnee City, Nebraska 68420 NeRAIN Average Precipitation Maximums for Pawnee County http://dnrdata.dnr. ne.gov/NeRAIN/ Weather Date Aver. # of Precip Reports Weds., June 19 .95 3 Thurs., June 20 0 2 Fri., June 21 0 2 Sat., June 22 0 2 Sun., June 23 .68 5 Mon., June 24 0 1 Tues., June 25 .2 2 Closed The Pawnee Republican office will be CLOSED on Thursday, July 4th. the paper will be printed and mailed as usual on Weds. however with no mail delivery on the Thursday 4th of July read- ers will receive their papers one day late. 4th of July Fireworks The fireworks in Pawnee City take place at dusk around 9:45 p.m. on July 4. The Chamber of Commerce event will be at the Pawnee County Fairgrounds. Free will donation will be accepted. Gates open at 8 p.m. The fireworks in Steinauer take place in the city park on the 4th. A kid’s parade takes place at 6 p.m. down main street. After that is a picnic sponsored by Community Club. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided but bring a cov- ered dish and table service. Have a Safe and Happy 4th of July Celebration Don't Drink & Drive!
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Rock schoolhouse has a preservation boardBy Ray [email protected]
The last rock schoolhouse in Paw-nee County is under the watchful eye of seven people, some of whom went to school there. They are trying to preserve it and started to work on it in this its 140th year..
The seven people are Milan Tomek, George Tomek, Howard Blecha, Junior Fritch, his wife, Dorothy, Jim Blecha and L. Joe Stehlik. The first five are from Table Rock and Jim Blecha is in the military in Junction City, Kan, and Stehlik is the well-known Pawnee City attorney.
The Blechas and Stehlik didn’t go to school there, but they are just as keen on preserving the school as the others. The house sits on Howard Blecha’s land about four miles southeast of Table Rock. Stehlik’s mother, Nettie, went to school there and wrote a history of the school, known as Pleasant Valley, District 32.
The school was built in 1873 and closed about 1956.
The rock for it was quarried half-mile east of the school, and you can still see where the rock was taken out, Howard Blecha said. E.A. Hansen, Wes Kerne, Ephraim Wheeler, and Jim Fritch Sr. erected the school. The school overlooked the fertile Nemaha River Valley to the east, and that is how it got the name, Pleasant Valley, according to Nettie’s account.
The seven interested people have formed a 501c3 and would like to get help in the preservation efforts. They have spent $10,000 so far and think they can do it for another
$40,000.Anyone who went to school there
is asked to contact one the seven on the board that is preserving the school. They thought maybe the county superintendent had the re-cords, but so far no record of who went there has turned up.
The Fritches live right across the road from the schoolhouse. They graduated in 1946. Junior bought the teacher’s desk at the school when they sold the school property in 1956. The middle drawer has the names of all the teachers written into it. He bought the desk for $6.
Milan Tomek graduated 1948. He had two cousins that taught there, Olive Tomek and Katherine Tomek.
So far the group has put on a new roof and put in new windows. The rock had to be carefully restored by a skilled person, Dave Hunzeker. He has tuck pointed at the school.
Plans call for a new floor and ceil-ing. The ceiling is a patterned metal one and is in bad shape.
The rock schoolhouse is the last one in the county since the Sum-mit, another rock schoolhouse, was taken down.
Ray Kappel/Republican
Junior and Dorthy Fritch of Table Rock stand in a window of the last standing rock schoolhouse in Pawnee County. They both attended the school and now live across the road from it.
Ray Kappel/Republican
Junior Fritch sits behind the desk that used to be the teacher’s desk in the rock schoolhouse near Table Rock. The desk has names inscribed in it of all the teachers who taught there.
Last rock schoolhouse in countySCC computer classes at the library
Southeast Nebraska Commu-nity College is sponsoring three computer classes at the Pawnee City Library. Each class costs and to find out how much, stop by the library to register.
The classes are: Intro to the iPad on July 11 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Do you have a new iPad and want to know how to use it to its fullest capabilities? Join us for an evening of exploration and learn how to look at settings.
Digital Photo Editing 101 takes place from July 23-30 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. You have taken some fantastic pictures, but they are being held hostage on your camera? What do you do next? This workshop will walk you step by step through getting your pictures from the camera to your photo album. Topics discussed include uploading and downloading pictures from email and external devices, safe photo storage, successfully editing, and modifying digital photos using the free software Picasa.
Digital Scrapbooking takes place Aug. 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Now that you have edited and sorted all those great pictures, it’s time to share them. Impress your family and friends with digital scrapbooking. We will start by opening an account and adding your album ready photos.
Avenueof Flags
Volunteers will be needed to set up the Avenue of Flags Display on Thursday July 4th in observance of Indepen-dence Day at 7 a.m. and take down at 5 p.m. weather permitting. Cof-fee and donuts will be served at the Legion Hall to all the volunteers.
By Ray [email protected]
Pawnee City is back in the hous-ing rehab business.
At Monday’s City Council meet-ing the Council agreed to apply for $316,250 in CDBG funds for another affordable housing pro-gram. In the last one, eight units were built. The city is planning to build 10 units this time.
The housing program guidelines as quoted from the Agenda:
1.The Advisory Committee and the City Council will consider projects within the city of Pawnee City on a case-by-case basis.
2.Applications for financial as-sistance will be available from, and when completed, submitted to the City Clerk’s office, City staff, or persons retained specifically to assist in the management of the program, will review applica-tions for eligibility and perform a deficiency list inspection to de-velop a schedule of recommended improvements according to the appropriate Building Code and/or the Nebraska Department of Eco-nomic Development Minimum Standards for Rehabilitation. The applicant will then be responsible for obtaining contractor work proposals.
3.Nothing herein shall be inter-preted to require that the City grant approval to any project. The City reserves the sole right to accept or reject any and/or all of the applica-tions for financial assistance.
At Monday’s meeting, the Coun-cil elected to go with a Category 1 option, which is the conditional
loan. The house owner has to live within the house for five years before the debt is forgiven. It is for very low-income people. For a one-person house, the income cannot be greater than $19,950. For a two-person house, the level is $22,800 and for a three-person family the income level cannot exceed $25,650. The rehab cost of a unit cannot exceed $24,995.
To be eligible, properties have to be single family, owner oc-cupied dwelling units that do not meet Minimum Rehabilitation Standards. Rental properties are not eligible.
R.J. Hickey was at the meeting to ask that the parade route for the County Fair be approved, which it was. It is the same route as last year.
Business owner Kyle Gottula was at the meeting to see about a sewer hookup for the location of his station at the old hog market. He was told the City would have to invest $20,000 to put in a line to the new station. Some of that cost is three manholes the city is required to put in by state regula-tions. Gottula wouldn’t have to put in the manholes if he paid for the line himself, but he asked if the city had plans to annex the area in the future. He didn’t want to build it if the city would annex the area in the next year. He was told the city had no plans to do that at this time.
Farmer’s Market representatives were at the Council meeting to ask that F Street between 6th and 7th Street be closed temporarily for
see COUNCIL, pafe 3
Bugs have invaded the library! Bugs all over the walls! But don’t call the exterminator. These are bugs our readers have earned. Each summer reading student has a tun-nel on the wall and for each book they read they get a “bug” to put on their tunnel. Keep reading kids!
Adult and teen summer readers are getting punched frequently at the library. For each book they read they get one punch on their punch card. After five punches their card is dropped in the bucket with hopes of it being drawn for one of the end of the summer prizes. Keep reading and earn those punches!
Weekly ProgramsThere is still time to take part in
the on-going summer programs at the library. Telling Tales Tuesday will continue with books being read at 2, 3, and 4 p.m. on Tues-day afternoons. Recent partici-pants enjoyed a diary written by a goldfish and adventures of a bear who comes to live in the library. Most people aren’t aware of how exciting a goldfish’s life can be. And do you have any idea what a bear would do in a library? If you missed these selections, check out Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian or Otto the Book Bear by Katie Clemenson. And don’t miss the next fun adventure. Come to Telling Tales Tuesday.
Winning Wednesday is a fun way to spend time with family and friends. Participants of all ages from 2 to 86 have enjoyed the Wednesday evening event. The game library is continuing to grow with selections including classic favorites such as Dominoes, Scrabble, Monopoly, Checkers, Candyland, Sorry and many more. And don’t forget the community puzzle is always available to chal-
lenge your skills. The current puzzle is very difficult and every-body is anxious to get it done and move on to a new one.
Monster Bookmarks were one of the recent crafts during Making Things Thursday. Several students took advantage of the drop in pro-gram to create their own monster bookmark. And creative the par-ticipants were. There were mon-sters with red teeth and blue eyes, a monster with green head and purple teeth, and even a monster with 3 eyes. Up coming projects will include making a picture frame out of a denim pocket, and making an “I Spy” bottle. Drop in between 2 and 4pm on Thursdays and but your creative talents to work.
A big thank you to all the gener-ous donations we’ve received at the library. Fabric, glue sticks, buttons, sand, bottles, cup cake papers, etc. Items so numerous we don’t have space to publish the entire list. But each and every donation is greatly appreciated and helping to make our summer craft projects possible.
Remember to challenge your mind with the weekly trivia ques-tion posted every Mindless Monday at the library. Of the many entries, nine participants answered the week 1 question correctly, knowing it was Jules Verne who authored the classic Journey to the Center of the Earth. Week 2 challenge was more difficult and though the bucket was full of guesses, no one answered correctly. The challenge: Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere is set in abandoned sewers and subway tunnels underneath what city? Several people guessed New York and a few guessed Paris. The cor-rect answer is London. You still have time to answer the Week 3 challenge. Check it out @ Your Library.
Pawnee City Library Summer Reading
Program full of bugs
Pawnee City to apply for $316,250 for housing rehab program
photo submitted by Karen Richardson
Pawnee Manor’s Mike Shafer stands with Nebraska Dairy Princess Jessica Yoesel at the Pawnee Manor Health Fair Friday. The princess handed out ice cream sundaes.
PAWNEE CITY–The Health Fair was held at the Pawnee Village Community Room Friday. The exhibits were open from 9:30 a.m. till 3:30 p.m. Snacks and drinks were available throughout the day.
Jessica Yoesel, State Dairy Princess visited the Pawnee Manor Health Fair on Friday June 21, where she talked about the importance of including dairy products in your diet at all ages. Yoesel is from Falls City Nebraska where her family has been engaged in the dairy busi-ness for over 104 years. Her parents are Richard and Diana Yoesel. She is an elementary education major at the University of Nebraska. She distributed ice cream sundaes.
The theme of this year’s health fair is “Healthy at Ev-ery Age” and the local health agencies participating gave visitors information about the range of services they provide to ensure you the best quality of life whether you’re a youngster or a senior.
According to Mike Shafer, Administrator at the Paw-nee Manor “Pawnee City is very fortunate to have a Medical Clinic, Hospital, Nursing Home and soon will feature an Assisted Living Facility. Not many rural com-munities are blessed with such a continuum of care.”
Bobbie Kierstead of Shiip (Senior Health Insurance Program) made a brief presentation at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. entitled “Medicare A, B, C, D” and she an-swered questions about enrolling or changing Medicare supplements or Part D Drug plans.
see HEALTH FAIR, page 3
Healthy at Every Age health fair
Thursday
June 27, 2013
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ClosedThe Pawnee Republican office
will be CLOSED on Thursday, July 4th. the paper will be printed and mailed as usual on Weds. however with no mail delivery on the Thursday 4th of July read-ers will receive their papers one day late.
4th of JulyFireworks
The fireworks in Pawnee City take place at dusk around 9:45 p.m. on July 4. The Chamber of Commerce event will be at the Pawnee County Fairgrounds. Free will donation will be accepted. Gates open at 8 p.m.
The fireworks in Steinauer take place in the city park on the 4th. A kid’s parade takes place at 6 p.m. down main street. After that is a picnic sponsored by Community Club. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided but bring a cov-ered dish and table service.
Have a Safeand Happy 4th of July
Celebration
Don't Drink & Drive!
2 The Pawnee Republican, Thursday, June 27, 2013
Laura Turnbull
PawneeObserver
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Community Calendar
From Our FilesBy Laura Turnbull
June 27-July 11
thursday, June 275-7 p.m.-Sage Fisher spaghetti
dinner and silent auction at the Pawnee City High School lunch room.
Friday, June 287 p.m. SENCA card party.tuesday, July 27 a.m.-Men's Prayer Breakfast
at Pawnee City United Method-ist Church.
7:30 pm-VFW Post & Auxil-iary #5289.
Wednesday, July 31 p.m.-Table Rock American
Legion Aux #289.7 p.m.-Pawnee City Action
Coalition at Library.thursday, July 4Independence DayFriday, July 59:30-noon and 1-4-Driver's
License Examiners at Pawnee County Courthouse.
monday, July 89 a.m.-Immunization Clinic
at Humboldt Family Medical Center, 1120 Grand Ave.
7 p.m.-HTRS School Board.7 p.m.-Pawnee City City
Council.tuesday, July 99 a.m. Pawnee Co. Commis-
sioners.Wednesday, July 1010 a.m.-ZCBJ Lodge #84
Table Rock Senior Center.7 p.m.-Pawnee City School
Board.7:30 p.m.-Pawnee County
Ag Society at Fairview Golf Course.
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iNDEPENDENCEDAY The following Offices
Will BE ClosEDThursday, July 4
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Courthouse
The Bankof SteinauerSteinauer, NE MeMber FDIC
Burchard, NE402-865-5325
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Menus
Table Rock Senior CenterJuly1-July 5
SENCA Community Action CenterJuly 1-July 5
Menu subject to change. Please make reservations by 9:00 a.m.Monday, July 1-Ham and scalloped po-
tatoes, top Roman salad, peaches, bread and butter. Rotary.
Tuesday, July 2-Creamed chicken over biscuits, green beans, pumpkin dessert. Cards.
Wednesday, July 3-Cook's Choice.Thursday, July 4-Center is closed. Friday, July 5-Egg or tuna salad sand-
wich, chips, cottage cheese, fruit salad, pudding.
Suggested meal prices - Meals on Wheels: 60 and over $3.50, 59 & under $4.25. Congregate meals: 60 & over $3, 59 and under $4.
The Handi-bus is available Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Please call at least 24 hours in advance, 402- 852-2208.
Monday, July 1-Tuna salad, croissant, potato salad, broccoli salad, pudding.Word search, cards, recycle cards.
Tuesday, July 2-Liver & Onions, mashed potatoes, green beans, fruit, bread or substitute. Potato peel, word game, polka music.
Wednesday, July 3-Chicken, mashed potato, cream peas, bread, dessert. Cards.
Thursday, July 4-Center Closed.
Friday, July 5-Hamburger deluxe, potato chips, fruit, cinnamon roll.
Tabitha provides a free foot clinic June 27 from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Meal prices are $4 for 60 and older and $6 for under 60. Please call 839-2060 by 9 a.m. the day you wish to eat at the Center.
Table Rock Library hours: Tuesday and Thursday 1-5 p.m. and Saturday
Forthepastfewmonthsseveralofushavebeenslowingdownonhighway50northoftownaswewatchedtheprogressofthebuildingofthenewhomebytheKeithBurgertfamily.Itlooksasthoughit’sdone!
AndthehomeofRoxiJohnsonhasbeenmovedinfromthecountryandisnowonthefoundationhereinthenorthpartoftown.
***Fromtimetotimethere’sawaveofnostalgia
aspeoplerecallwhatweusedtohave,orusedtouse.
SometimesIamamusedatwhatpeoplecon-siderantiquated,andthere’saclamorforthe'oldthings'.Yearsagowhentheboyswentonafieldtripthe
‘old’stuffwaspointedouttotheschoolchildrenasthewayitusedtobe.Whenthekidsgothome,theysaid,"Mom,we’restillusingthatstuff!"Ithinktheywereupset.
Now, it’s almost fashionable to use the oldstuff.
Whenmycousinsaskedmymomwhatanan-tiquewas,orhowoldsomethinghadtobetobetermedantique,shethoughtanythinghadtobeover50yearsoldtobeclassedasantique.Withachuckle,theybegantocallher"Aunti-Que”asshewasover50yearsofage.
I don’t know if 50 years is a criteria, butwhenthe'rememberwhenthings'comeupfordiscussionorconversation,Iknowaboutmostofthem,andyes,abunchofthemarestillinoperation.
Infact,atgaragesales,Idon’tputthosegadgetsfordisplay,Ibuythemtouse!Likemyrotaryeggbeater.TheoldoneIhaveskipsacognowandthen,andisveryfrustrating.
It has been a bunch of years since I used awringerwashingmachineandIonlyusedawash-boardmany,many,MANY,yearsago.(That’saknucklebuster,butmomthoughtIoughttoscrubmysocksonawashboard)..ButIstilllinedryalotofthewashasabunchofpeopledo.
One can’t claim the cast iron cookware as
outdated anymore, a sthey’reforsaleinthestoresnow.However,mine are the origi-nals, if thereissucha thing.The graniteware is strictly forviewing, not for us-ing.
And when thingscome up on Face-book with the ques-tion “Do you knowwhat th is i s?” Iknow them.There’sonly been one thingI didn’t know, and Inever read any an-swer where anyoneelseknew.
There’sonlyoneconclusiontomake:I’mold.I’manantique.
How many 'antique' items are used in your house?
2003-10 Years AgoInthelastfiftyyearstheZion
LutheranChurchinPawneeCityhasoutgrownitsfacilitiesthreetimesandgonefromsharingapastor to having its own, full-timepastor.
This past SundayAdmiralPierce Johnson, who traveledfrom Portugal, delighted thecongregation with an organrecital;The Good News BandfromBeatricesanggospelsongs.Specialguestsincludedchurchfounders Mildred and LavernLuedders,fromPawneeCityandMr.andMrs.CarlFranzenfromKearney, and Mrs. Kettelhakefrom Eagle. Pastor MichaelAwe,whoservedthechurchfor10yearswasthespeaker.Rev.Patrick Riley came to in Juneof 2000 he still serves at thistime.
Cell phone communicationsinandaroundPawneeCitywillbemorewidelyavailableinthenearfutureasAlltelcompletesconstructionofaproposedwire-lesscommunicationfacilityjustoutsidethecitylimits.
Receiving one gallon pinsat the June 12American RedCross blood drive were MikeMc Manus, KristenAnderson,and Jessie Burgert. RaymondDanielgotasevengallonpin.
FairviewGolfMen’sLeagueresultsinorder:LarryBorcher,DaveWilliams,TerryBorcher,Dale Buman, Bob Puls, RichPflaum,DentonStitt,StanWieg-ert,JohnDeFreece,GeraldPer-kins, Mark Sunneberg, CalvinFlanagin, Todd Bowhay, DanSunneberg, Gary Farwell, JoeDavis,LewisRogers,DocJust,Vaughn Koester, and RickAl-lison.
1988-25 Years AgoEighty –five donors showed
upJune27thupatthePawneeCountyRedCrossblooddrivetoreachourquotaforfirsttimein twoyears.CarylMaloneofBurchardreceivedhisninegal-lonpin.NadineMoserreceivedafivegallonpinandGailMa-sonbrinkreceivedatwogallonpin.
ManyofyouhaveseenanewfaceintheofficeatthePawneeRepublican.BevPuhallajoinedthestaffonMay31st..
Duetotheextremedrycondi-tions thatexist inourcommu-nity and surrounding area, thePawneeCityCouncilhasunderemergency action., adoptedOrdinanceNo539banningtheuseofFireworksinPawneeCitythis4thofJulyseason.Violationof this ordinance is punish-ablebyafineofnotmorethan$100.00JohnSchultze,PawneeCoSheriffandDaleD.Dorsch,FireChief.
CongratulationsCTeamgirlsLeague champs and placing2nd atTri-County tournamentatPeru.
Quoted in this issue isanar-ticlewrittenbyThomasFerraro,UnitedPressInternationaltakenfrom the Lincoln, Ne Journalportions are: “Leo Joury, cardsharkandreputedracketeerac-cused of turning to murder toscareoffcompetitioninthebarbusiness,isoneofthemostelu-sivefugitivesinU.S.history.
“AndJackColwell,anativeofPawneeCity,Ne.andthelatestFBIagentassigned to lead thesearch,seesthedecadeoldman-
huntasapersonalchallenge”.
1963-50 Years AgoTheclassof1918helditsfirst
reuniononJune15.Therewere12of theoriginal39membersattending.Amongthoseattend-ing:Mr.andMrs.Thomas(nameofreadable),Dr.andMrs.De-WittLowe;Mr.andMrs.LelandArnot:MargaretGossinChapin,Mr.andMrs.WesleyLane,Mr.and Mrs. Page Bruch, Mr.andMrs.HalbertSnyder,.ThememberswhoarePawneeCityresidentsandwhowererespon-sibleforthereunionareMr.andMrs. George Chittick; Mr.andMr. Rex Graham, Mrs. EdithKillham,MissMaryHunleyandMiss Nettie Turnbull. Letterswerereadfrom20oftheabsentmembers.Thegroupdispersedwith the wish for anAlumniAssociation being founded inPawneeCity.
There has been a change oftime,placeanddateofthenextbandconcert.ArtSchrepel,banddirector,reportsthattheconcertwill be heldTuesday night at7:15attheFairgroundsinfrontofthegrandstand,immediatelyprecedingtheAutoShow.
BillSunnebergbroughtinthefirstwheatoftheyearinPawneeCity at the Farmer’s ElevatorJune 18 about 10 days aheadof thenormalyear.BobSchil-ling of the Schilling Elevatorreported is first wheat of theseason brought in byVernussOenbring.
Donutsare40centsadozenatBill’sFood&Bakery
Fryers are 59 cents each forsmalland97centsfor largeatFarmersmarket.
1913-100 Years AgoGovernor Morehead ha ap-
pointed a commission of fivetoinvestigatetherevenuelawsofotherstatesandrecommendchangesintherevenuesystemofNebraska.Thecommissionisasfollows:ProfGeorgeE.Virtueof the economics departmentof the university of Nebraska;J.H.Grosvenor,anattorneyofAurora;C.A.Schappel,ofPaw-neeCity;T.B.Gladdis,Lincolncorrespondent of the OmahaWorld-Herald;C.W.Sears,anattorneyofOmaha.
County Correspondence:UNION-Asyetno teacherhasbeenhiredtocontrolthelittleur-chinsofUnion—Mr.Martunekhas been doing some culvertwork along the line this lastweek—Mr.andMrsNeiswangervisited with Mr. and Mrs.A JJones Friday—Everybody isbusycareforcherries—agoodmany farmers will be foundin thewheat fields thisweek---School meeting will be heldJune30letalleligibletovoteat-tendwhetheryouhavechildrenornot.-–MrandMrs.KeithleyandMrsGeoSlackandsonDelwereentertainedattheSandershomerecently.
What would you think ofa proposition to remove thehump railroadbridge from theprincipalstreetofPawneeCityand establish a grade crossinginitsstead?Itisunderstoodtherailroadpeoplewouldfavorthechange and raise the road bedtwelve orfifteen inches in aidoftheproject.
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NOTICE TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS:The Pawnee City Municipal Code 6-331.2 states that the owner or occupant of any lot or piece of ground within the City shall keep the lot or piece of ground and the adjoining streets and alleys free of any growth of twelve (12) inches or more in height of weeds, grasses or worthless vegetation.
The City encourages all Pawnee City residents and businesses to keep adjoining public roads and alleys mowed up to the driving surface.
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Trash will be picked up on Thursday, July 4th as usual.Pawnee City Residents
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By Ann WickettNews Editor
Assistance for the elderly andyouthwithmentalhealthbehavioralissuesweredeterminedasthetar-getareasasix-membercommitteewanted to focus on in creating ahealthierJohnsonCountyprogram.ThecommitteemetonJune11toreviewthetopprioritiessetinphase2oftheCommunityHealthNeedsAssessmentcompletedinSeptem-ber2012.Uponreviewingthepri-orities,thecommitteedecidedtheseissuesweretheareastheywantedtofocuson.
Toprovideassistance for theel-derly,thegroupwantedtoinvolveJohnson County area youth inserving as volunteers to help theelderlywiththeirgroceryshopping,housekeeping,etc.Thecommitteethoughtthiswouldbeawayfortheyouth to accumulate communityservice hours for high school aswellasbecomingbetteracquainted
withtheelderlyinthecommunitywho have great ideas and storiestoshare.
In addressing the mental healthbehavioral issues of our youth,Diane Newman, administrator oftheJohnsonCountyHospital,wasgoingtocheckintotheproceduresforofferingpsychologicalservicesthroughthehospital.
Thegroupalsowantedtoensurethere is plenty of food availablethrough Johnson County’s foodpantrytomeetthenutritionalneedsofthecommunity.
Educationandawarenessofsexu-allytransmitteddiseasesisanotherarea the committeewanted to ad-dressforJohnsonCounty’steenag-ersandyoungadults.
TheJohnsonCountyHospitalwillbeimplementingaplanofactiontoaddresstheabovetargetareas.KayOestmann, director of the South-east Nebraska Health Departmentwill also assist in implementingthisplan.
Focusing on the elderly and youth with behavioral issues
NOTICE TO PAWNEE CITY RESIDENTS:The City Council has contracted with HJP Pest Control to
spray for mosquito and vector control inside the City Limits of Pawnee City
In case of rain spraying will be done the following day.
beginning at dusk on the following dates:July 3, 17 & 31, August 14 & 28,
and September 11
3 The Pawnee Republican, Thursday, June 27 2013
ART’S COUNCIL David von Behren
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On July Fourth, we celebrate the birthday of the United States of America, and all the great things our nation represents.
We’re proud of our country and the values it upholds, and we gratefully salute the brave men and women of our Armed Forces who fight to defend America and her ideals. God bless the U.S.A.
In observance of Independence Day we will be closed Thursday, July 4, 2013
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The State Bank of Table Rock is pleased to announce that Carolyn Blecha will be joining their Hum-boldt Branch, located at 300 N. Nemaha, effective June 27, 2013.
Blecha will serve as a Customer Service Representative. Her respon-sibilities will include serving the needs of existing and prospective customers and business develop-ment while remaining active in the Humboldt community.
Carolyn has been in the banking industry in Humboldt for the past 30 years. For the previous 3 years she has been with Great Western Bank and Tier One prior to that.
She is a graduate of the Lincoln School of Commerce and Humboldt Public Schools. Carolyn is very active in the community. She is a
member of the Humboldt Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and chairs and co-chairs of several committees. She is a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Steinauer where she serves as secre-tary of the Altar Society. She is also a member of Friends of the Library and on the planning commission of the City of Humboldt.
Blecha enjoys spending time with her family. She is the daughter of Richard and Mary Ann Blecha and has three brothers, Marvin, David, and Kevin and two Sisters, Debbie and Brenda.
State Bank of Table Rock would like you to join in welcoming Caro-lyn to the team.
PIKe COUNTy, IL. – Whitetail Properties, an industry leading recreational real estate company, has named Luke Wallace as its new Agent and Land Specialist serving the counties of Cass, Otoe, Johnson, Pawnee, Nemaha, Richardson, and Gage.
Wallace has developed a great reputation in the recreational real estate business and understands the importance of high level of profes-sionalism and his knowledge and experience in real estate allows him to provide service to buyers and sellers second to none.
"The expansion of our Agent and Land Specialist Network further strengthens our ability to meet the needs of our clients," noted Dan Perez, CeO of Whitetail Properties. "Luke Wallace’s comprehensive understanding of recreational real estate sales and marketing will greatly benefit all clients and future
clients in the South east Nebraska market."
Prior to Whitetail Properties, Luke worked for Northrop Grumman in the African Contingency Operation Training and Assistance program.
Wallace has a Bachelor of Science in emergency Medical Care from Western Carolina University. He and his wife Trista live in Lincoln, Ne.
Whitetail Properties, located in Pike County, Illinois, Whitetail Properties is an industry leader recreational real estate company. Whitetail Properties recruits and works with a select team of spe-cialists of the most skilled, honest, and hard-working recreational and agricultural land experts in the country.
Blecha to join the State Bank of Table Rock
Luke Wallace named Whitetail Properties Agent and Land Specialist for Southeast Nebraska
Sponsored by: Pawnee Ball AssociationParking Lot North of Brown Jug
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Sunday, June 30th
7:00 p.m.Pawnee County Courthouse Lawn
6th & F Streets, Pawnee City, NE(At Presbyterian Church if raining)
Ice cream SocIal & outdoor Band concert
Sponsored by the Pawnee County Arts Council
Featuring:
Free Will Donation
The Southeast Nebraska Community Band
Bring Blankets and/or lawn Chairs & Join Us!
Pawnee City Chamber of Commerce Presents
Free - Movie, PoPCorn & PoP
Movie to be announced
Downtown Pawnee City on the Courthouse Lawn
Friday, June 28th at duskcompliments of: "the city of Pawnee city",
"Lovercheck Financial Services" & "My blue Haven "
Sponsored by the Pawnee City Chamber of Commerce & other local organizations
Thursday
Come Enjoy The Show!
Fireworks
Gates open at 8 p.m.Fireworks at dusk - approx. 9:45 p.m.
Pawnee County Fair Grounds
Free Will donation accepted!
The Lewiston Consolidated Schools class of 1963 met Friday evening, June 7, at the Convent House in Steinauer for their 50th year class reunion. eighteen class members and their guests attended the reunion. Special attendees included Wilson Fitzpatrick from Denver, Colorado, who was the class’s sponsor, and Glenn Heide-mann, who was the principal of the school at that time. Other guests included J.B. and Judy Libal from the class of ’62, and Gene and Marty Searcey from the class of ’64. Ms. Libal shared the class will and prophecy with the group. Arlene Borcher Fell shared trivia ques-tions regarding current events and other information that was popular and in the news 50 years ago. The remainder of the evening was spent reminiscing and sharing stories.
Attending the reunion were: Mar-leen Scholl Ramsey, Nancy Bausch Tennant, Glenda LeSeur Miller, Ar-lene Borcher Fell, Mary Dougherty Michel, Marjorie Buss Weichel, Thomas Lytle, Harold Shuey, Gayle Martin, Robert Lovitt, Fred Lovitt, Dale Lunsford, Dennis Rinne, John Fritz, Tom Thies, Joe Christen, Bert Wymore, Gary Paul. Unable to attend: etta Wehrbein Kokes,
Front Row: Marleen Scholl Ramsey, Nancy Bausch Tennant, Glenda LeSeur Miller, Arlene Borcher Fell, Mary Dougherty Michel, Marjorie Buss Weichel, Thomas Lytle. Back Row: Harold Shuey, Gayle Martin, Robert Lovitt, Fred Lovitt, Dale Lunsford, Dennis Rinne, John Fritz, Tom Thies. Not pictured: Joe Christen, Bert Wymore, Gary Paul. Unable to attend: Etta Wehrbein Kokes, Charlene Shuey Rasmussen, Joyce Kent Spencer. Deceased members of the class of ’63: Don Davison, Henry Frahm, Ruth Jeffrey Fritz, Daniel Perry.
Charlene Shuey Rasmussen, Joyce Kent Spencer. Deceased members of the class of ’63: Don Davison, Henry Frahm, Ruth Jeffrey Fritz, Daniel Perry.
Lewiston Consolidated Class of 1963
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the Market. The Council agreed.The Council also agreed to let
the Pawnee County Arts Council block off G Street from 5th to 6th on Sunday between 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. to accommodate the Southeast Nebraska Community Band Con-cert and Ice Cream Social.
On request of Council member John Dahlgren, Richard Miller, State Library Development Direc-tor, will be in Pawnee City at a meeting July 10 at 6 p.m. at the library. He will be talking about the Maintenance of effort for the library.
The City will mow the Chris Horner property after the owner failed to meet the city deadline for having it mowed. The cost will be assessed to the property.
The meeting lasted an hour.
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She can also answer your ques-tions about coming changes in Medicare.
Serena Reeves from the State Department of Health and Human Services was available to discuss Medicaid and the Medicaid Waiver Program, which allows health care services in the home for the elderly. She was available all day and will be able to help you start an applica-tion or check the status of one al-ready submitted. No appointments are necessary to visit with these representatives.
Beatrice Home Health and Hos-pice Care were doing blood pres-sure checks, and the Pawnee City Rural Health Clinic and Memorial Hospital were on site to discuss the wide range of preventive services that are offered here in our com-munity.
AceraCare Hospice has a booth and Lori Johnson was on hand to discuss hospice services available in the home, the hospital, and the Pawnee Manor.
Board members of the Pawnee City Assisted Living Foundation were available to discuss the new facility, show you the plans and to let you know how you can get on the waiting list to be one of the very first residents. For more information, contact Karen Richardson at the Pawnee Manor, 402-852-2975.
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Nowhere is trust more important than in the United States military – a unique institution built on the chain-of-command tradition. Young men and women must trust their commanders leading them into battle. They must trust the presi-dent, their Commander-in-Chief. They must trust Congress to take seriously the decision to send them into harm’s way. And they must trust their fellow service members in the foxholes.
While the sexual assault crisis in the military is alarming for a num-ber of reasons, the breach of trust is most troubling.
It seems like almost every day, there is another story in the news about sexual violence in the ranks. From service academy dorm rooms to tight submarine quarters, the problem of sexual assault has pervaded almost every aspect of military life. The numbers are stag-gering. The Pentagon released a report showing that 26,000 military personnel had been the victims of unwanted sexual contact in 2012. In a disturbing twist of irony, we have also discovered that certain sexual assault prevention officers have been accused of the very crimes they are charged with preventing. Unfortunately, crimes are often not reported because victims are embar-rassed, or fear retribution. This is unacceptable.
As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), I have worked with my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, to ad-dress this scourge. Sexual assault in the military is not a gender issue; it is a violence issue. I have stressed
this reality throughout all of my efforts.
In early May, I attended a bipar-tisan White House summit on the issue. Just two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to question top commanders at a landmark sexual assault hearing. I am pleased to re-port that the product of this work by the Armed Services Committee is meaningful legislative change that will make a real difference.
On June 13, the Armed Services Committee approved, with my support, the national defense au-thorization bill – annual legislation that sets funding priorities for the military. This year’s legislation ad-dresses the sexual assault crisis by requiring an independent review of any decisions by commanders not to prosecute sexual assault allegations. It also makes retaliation against victims a crime. I was pleased that two key, bipartisan amendments I cosponsored were also adopted.
The amendment I cosponsored with Senator Richard Blumen-thal (D-Conn.) directly bolsters the rights of victims impacted by crimes. Our amendment empowers victims of sexual assault by ensur-ing they are aware of their basic rights to be informed, present, and heard at critical stages throughout their ordeal. This is the least the system owes to those it failed to protect.
I also worked with Senator Sha-heen (D-N.H.) to secure passage of an amendment requiring a higher standard for those appointed to all Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) offices. These SAPR officers are the very indi-
viduals charged with ensuring our men and women in uniform are safe from preda-tors in their own ranks. It’s clear the military is in desperate need of high-er caliber in-dividuals in these critical positions.
In addition to address-ing sexual assault, the national de-f e n s e b i l l more broadly provides our men and women in uniform with the resources they need to fulfill their many missions. Importantly, this year’s bill supports STRATCOM’s vital missions of missile defense and nuclear deterrence. Nebraskans know we live in an increasingly dangerous world, and this bill goes a long way in ensuring our military is ready to meet 21st century chal-lenges.
Congress’s first constitutional charge is providing for the common defense. I take this responsibility very seriously, and I remain com-mitted to ensuring our men and women are the best-equipped, best-trained fighting force in the world. This includes protecting our service members – men and women – from sexual predators. We do that with commonsense policies that promote a culture of mutual respect and ac-countability. We owe our defenders nothing less.
With the summer months upon us, it’s a good time to remind businesses about a valuable program designed to enhance student’s business skills and experience. Intern Nebraska provides both financial assistance to businesses creating new internships and connects Nebraska’s college students to hands-on internship op-portunities.
Interns gain valuable business experience that will help them in future careers, while successful internships help businesses develop tomorrow’s leaders. In fact, these internships often create lasting con-nections between students and the business because more than 50 per-cent of Intern Nebraska graduating interns become full-time employees at their places of internship.
There are changes that will take place this fall as a result of LB476. These changes impact businesses applying to the Intern Nebraska Grant Program on or after LB 476 becomes operative in September 2013. Changes include:
A new emphasis on the quality of internships rather than the type of business that provides the in-ternship. This change will extend eligibility to businesses from all industries, including non-profits: and the Department of Economic Development will develop an action plan, which will set forth selection criteria for awarding of grants to businesses.
A focus on internships whose duration allows students to gain valuable work experience, rather than requiring 200 minimum hours in 12 weeks or less that may prove cumbersome or unachievable for businesses not located near col-leges/universities, or which are dependent on students’ school schedules and limited breaks.
Discretion to award grants up to 75 percent of the cost of the internship, (increased from between 40 to 60 percent depending on the business-es’ location.) Businesses that hire students receiving Pell Grants will be eligible to receive up to $7,500
reimbursement per internship. All other businesses will be eligible to receive up to $5,000 per in-ternship.
All full-time students who are enrolled in colleges or uni-versities in Ne-braska, or are Nebraska resi-dents attending colleges or uni-versities outside Nebraska; and students who h a v e g r a d u -ated within six months are eli-gible. Previously, only full-time students who had completed at least one half of the required credit hours for an associates or bachelors degree were eligible.
The changes enacted through LB476 enhance the Intern Nebraska Grant Program by increasing ac-cessibility, ensuring our talented students are given greater oppor-tunities to grow professionally and increase their ties to Nebraska.
Currently, more than 288 compa-nies have participated in the Intern Nebraska grant program, providing internship opportunities for 445 stu-dents. Of the companies participat-ing, approximately one-third have less than 10 employees.
Students find their internship experiences valuable. More than 40 percent rated their overall intern-ships a 10 out of 10. Just over 50 percent of interns who shared their future plans reported they were graduating and starting full-time permanent positions with the com-panies where they interned.
For more information or to post or view paid internships, visit In-ternNE.com.
For more information or to post or view paid internships, visit In-ternNE.com.
U.S. SenatorDeb Fischer
Several Colorado counties say they want to form a new state called North (or North-ern) Colorado. Officials in the eight counties say they strongly oppose increased regulations in the oil and gas industry as well as some agricul-tural laws recently passed.
Residents of the 11 counties in Nebraska’s panhandle are watch-ing closely. Those folks in the Mountain Time Zone understand secession. In the 1890s, panhandle residents threatened to become part of Wyoming because the neighboring state to the west had water laws, which encouraged ir-rigation. Nebraska officials finally enacted the desired laws.
In September 1973, secession talk began again in the Nebraska panhandle, which, like Wyoming, is mostly range country. A (Scotts-bluff) Star-Herald poll showed that 85.2% of the respondents favored the 11 counties leaving Nebraska and becoming part of Wyoming. Nebraska historian Frederick C. Luebke said at the time that he didn't blame panhandle residents for wanting the state's boundaries redrawn because they never made any sense in the first place.
"The boundaries in the West were not really done for the logic of the situation--who was there and that sort of thing," Luebke said. "They were pretty arbitrary." He said officials who through the years carved up the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 "simply drew the lines and let the line fall where
it may. And in a lot of instances, they didn't have any idea what the topography was like."
The panhandle is in a different time zone. In order to do business with state offices in Lincoln, folks need to realize that those offices actually close at 4 p.m. Mountain Time. And those pesky bureau-crats are in their offices at 7 a.m. Mountain Time the next day.
Folks living in Scottsbluff are actually closer to three other state capitols. It is 400 miles to Lincoln, but only 101 miles to Cheyenne, Wyoming, 202 miles to Denver, Colorado, and 327 miles to Pierre, South Dakota.
But, back to the current Colorado situation. Weld County Commis-sioner Sean Conway told a TV station recently that he and his fellow secessionist’s concerns are ignored, and they truly feel disenfranchised. He cautioned that the movement is not a stunt but the catalyst for very serious delibera-tive discussion. He said there is a real feeling that a lot of folks who come from the urban areas don’t appreciate the contribution that many rural Coloradans make.
The matter could wind up on a Colorado ballot this fall. If voters in the counties decide they want to move forward, then the county
commissioners would ask state lawmakers to approve the plan, and then petition Congress for statehood.
The Founding Fathers and even Abraham Lincoln, be-fore he became President,
spoke in support of secession. It’s one of several unnamed rights the Tenth Amendment was designed to protect. “The powers not del-egated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.”
Some are writing the whole thing off as a crackpot idea by a bunch of crackpot commissioners, former University of Northern Colorado political science pro-fessor, Steve Mazurana, told the Denver Post. “Some will just call it Crackpottopia.”
What about those naming rights? Especially if the Nebraska pan-handle gets involved. Coloraska? Neborado? Colohandle? Pano-rado?
What if the new state sold its naming rights to corporate Amer-ica to raise sufficient funding for a new budget? Coorsoradoaska? UPoradoaska? WellsFargorado-aska?
The last state to secede was Virginia when West Virginia was established in 1863. We’ll see if the new idea sticks in Colorado and if the panhandlers can stir the 40-year-old embers of secession talk to at least liven up a summer of speculation.
Secession talk: This time it's serious
Businesses should take advantage
of the intern program
Trust important in U.S. military
When you order water in Eu-rope, you have to know a few things. First of all, it’s helpful to know there are two kinds of water: what we call water and carbonat-ed water. But they don’t call it carbonated water; it’s with bubbles, with gas, or fizzy. And regular water is still water or with-out gas. When they bring the water to your table, it looks like it’s in a champagne bottle.
I wouldn’t have thought about it, but apparently the tap water isn’t always safe to drink. Our hotel must have a filter system or something because in the book that describes the services it tells you that the tap water in this hotel is safe to drink. That’s nice to know.
Water isn’t the only subject where we’re out of our element. Streets are tricky too. Unless you are at a very big street (very big) there aren’t any signposts. You can find the name of the street on the side of the building at the corner. I guess this is handy. If you come to a T intersection on the street, going straight will not guarantee that you stay on the same street. I don’t know if there are any square spaces in this city. Even the famous “Squares” are actually round.
These squares are really big. You could probably fit one of our little towns inside the square and have room on all sides. Once you have walked across the square and ex-ited the actual compound, there are streets leading away from it and they are lined with little shops. Any wide place in the sidewalk seems to be fair game for street vendors. These vendors lay a blanket on the walkway and display whatever they are selling – toys, knickknacks, purses, hats, scarves . . . If the police show up and start blowing a whistle, they gather up the four corners of their blanket, lift it up like a bag with all their wares inside, and move on.
They will call out to you to look their items over, but they don’t real-ly go after you. The ones who stand and hold their items, like scarves or flowers, are the ones who might follow and harass you. They get the message quickly enough, though, if you refuse to look at them or to take anything they try to hand you.
Every now and then, especial-ly near tourist attractions, you find wagons that sell sandwiches, snacks, and drinks. They look like a food vendor at the county fair and sometimes they are a welcome sight. After you have been walking for a long time seeing the sights, a cool drink or ice cream really hits the spot. I suppose the sandwich would too if you were hungry as well. When I’ve been walking a lot and I am tired and hot, I don’t want a plate of food.
I’ve never been anywhere in my life where so much was so different. Most people know some English, although you might have to work at understanding their version of English. When people don’t know English, you can sometimes get by with gestures. But some things do not translate. You just have to jump in with both feet and wade through the experience.
We’ve learned not to schedule too much for one day. With all the walking and all the processing of a culture we understand very little about, we get tired. We rest in the morning and go in the afternoon; or we go in the morning and rest in the afternoon. In the evenings, we’re on light duty (if we can manage it). This seems to be our plan for survival. We hope it works.
A fish out of water
By Mike JohannsU.S. Senator
Today, more than 11 million people illegally live in America. That’s almost six times the size of Nebraska’s entire population. You can bet that number grows each day because of our porous, insecure southern border.
There’s no doubt our current im-migration system is broken, and there’s no doubt that fixing it will be a monumental task. For several months now, a bipartisan group of eight senators, commonly known as the “Gang of Eight,” has worked hard to come up with a proposal to modernize our nation’s immigration system and create new policies that will have implications for virtually every community in America. So it is important for the other 92 sena-tors to have a say in this discussion, and offer their suggestions to im-
prove the current proposal. Any solution to our flawed im-
migration system must start with border security. Unfortunately, the current proposal fails to ensure this fundamental requirement, and in fact, allows the Obama Adminis-tration to simply declare the border secure. That’s why I have supported a number of amendments to ensure we have full control over who enters our country.
One amendment, introduced by Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex.), requires measurable assurance that our border is under control. It increases the number of Border Patrol and Customs Officers by 10,000, provides for new tools to efficiently and effectively monitor border weaknesses and points of en-try and prevents illegal immigrants who have committed violent crimes from obtaining legal status.
Eleven million live in the U.S. illegally
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BAHA’I FAITHBurchard, NE Thursday, 8:00 p.m. Prayers and infor-mal discussions. Scott Bodie residence.Phone 402-865-4335. Visitors welcome.1-800- 22-UNITE. www.bahai.usST. ANTHONY’S CATHOLIC CHURCHSteinauer, NE, Father Scott Courtney Sunday Mass, 6:30 a.m. in ChapelDuring restoration, regular Sunday masses will be in Sacred Heart Church, Burchard, NESACREd HEARTCATHOLIC CHURCHBurchard, NE, Father Scott Courtney Saturday Mass, 5:30 p.m. Sunday Mass 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.MISSION CREEKUNITEd PRESBYTERIANRural Liberty, NE Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.UNITEd PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHPawnee City, NEReverend duane Westing Joint Worship, 10:00 a.m.UNITEd PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHSummerfield, KSReverend Herb Schrader Sunday School, 8:30 a.m. Worship, 9:30 a.m.FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH LC-MSSummerfield, KSReverend Tyler Hauptmeier Worship Service, 8:15 a.m.SAINT PETER’SLUTHERAN CHURCHRural Elk Creek, NEReverend Robert Schermbeck Sunday School/Bible Classes, 9:00a.m. Worship Service, 10:00 a.m.ZION LUTHERAN CHURCHPawnee City, NEPastor Bryan Gies Sunday Worship, 9:00 Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Wed. Adult Bible Study, 8:00 p.m.FRIEdENS UNITEdCHURCH OF CHRISTRural Bern, KSReverend Ken Tubbesing Sunday School, 9:00 a.m. Worship, 10:00 a.m. Communion 1st Sunday of month Birthday Cake served last Sunday
UNITEd METHOdIST CHURCHBurchard, NEPastor Alan Gager Sunday Worship, 11:00 a.m. Snacks & Fellowship following.dUBOIS UNITEd METHOdISTPastor Alan Gager Sunday Worship, 8:00 a.m. Youth School, every other Saturday,during worship.UNITEd METHOdIST CHURCHPawnee City, NEPastor Alan Gager Sunday Worship, 9:30 a.m. Youth Sunday School during worship. Snacks, Birthday Party, 4th Sunday. Un. Meth. Women, 1st Wed., 7:30 p.m.TABLE ROCK UNITEdMETHOdIST CHURCHReverend Jackie Hoy Worship Service, 9:00 a.m. Sunday School, 10:00 a.m., excepton 4th Sunday, 8:00 a.m. Bible Study, 9:00 a.m., Tuesdaymornings at the Senior Center.SALEM UNITEd CHURCH OF CHRISTRural Steinauer, NEPastor Kathy Rahorst Morning Worship, 10:15 a.m. Church School, 9:15 a.m.ST. PAUL'S (MAPLE GROvE) UNITEdCHURCH OF CHRISTRural Tecumseh, NEPastor Kathy Rahorst Worship Service, 8:45 a.m. Child's Sunday School during worship.TABLE ROCKCHURCH OF CHRISTMarvin Jamison, Minister Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Bible Fellowship, Sunday, 6:30 p.m.FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCHPawnee City, NEReverend duane Westing Joint Worship, 10:00 a.m.HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCHSummerfield, KSFather Al Hauser Sunday Mass, 8:15 a.m.FAITH BAPTIST CHURCHPawnee City, NE Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. AWANA Clubs, Wednesdays, 7 - 8:30p.m.
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Can the definition of a word change, or be added to, over the years?
Absolutely! Take the presently much-used (maybe even over-used) word, “control.”
As a much younger person, the word “control” meant to learn to manage or use something prop-erly: Control your temper. As a private pilot, my brother Lowell often spoke of the controls on an aircraft. Dad told stories of cars that had mechanical parts that quit functioning properly and resulted in an “out of control,” ride.
Now the much-used often carries a negative con-notation. For many people, the issue to control is foremost in their lives. The feeling of having every-thing under control makes some folks feel good.
In some marriages, the issue of spousal abuse re-ally boils down to one person maintaining control over the other. In Congress, the arguments go on a daily about whether we have too much or too little government controlling the freedoms we were given by the Constitution. Some people try to gain control over their lives by becoming workaholics. No other person can bundle the work they do – they are in complete control.
In 1 Samuel 8:6, the rulers of Israel had to deal with the issue of control. No longer happy with having God direct their lives, they wanted to take back control, thus rejecting God’s influence over their lives. They wanted their actions governed by themselves.
Unfortunately, earthly control is very costly. The price may be relationships, a job, our health, or even life itself. In trying to maintain the illusion of earthly control, the Israelites wound up in some deep trouble. With earthly control, we are destructive to ourselves and to those we try to influence. We limit
our view because we have put so many barriers between ourselves and God. The wall we build around ourselves keeps getting higher and higher, event totally blocking our view of God and the Kingdom.
When we turn the control of our lives over to God, we lessen the ability for things of this earth to control us. We let God use us as we were meant to
be used. Turning control of our lives over to God, also reduces stress, improves our health, and shows us the joy that comes from not having to carry our burdens alone.
The bible speaks on this issue. Here are three verses to look up: Psalm 27:1, Jeremiah 32: 37 and Isaiah 54:10.
Even though all three of those verses are in the Old Testament, we need to hear that God is still in control. We need to hear that it is not over until God says so. We need to hear that life’s mishaps and tragedies are not justification for giving up. Those kinds of life experiences only mean to wait.
Many of you have heard me give a Corrie ten Boom quote that says, “When the train goes through a tunnel and the world gets stuck, do you jump out? Of course not. You sit still and trust the engineer to get you through.
Next time you’re disappointed, don’t panic. Don’t jump out. Don’t give up.
Just be patient, let God remind you he’s still in control.
As my friend in Kansas, Nancy Mitchell says, “We don’t know what the future holds but we do know who holds the future.”
That’s handing control over to God. Nancy has cancer.
Pastor Mary-Ellen Gaither, retired United Meth-odist minister currently serving the Humboldt Presbyterian Church.
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AARP Meeting
The June AARP meeting was held at the bank basement on June 14. We were happy to have Jeanette Reed and Shari Karjala entertain with their music, vocal- Shari’s horn. Thanks so much for coming. Meeting opened by President John Wissler. We all sang America with Evelyn Pettinger at the piano at the Pledge to the flag. We answered roll call with memories of our dad. Lots of variety. Dora had poem about What to Call Dad.
Karen Harlow had a great report on meeting she had attended at Legislature in Lincoln. Reported on the various bills and progress made this year.
We were to elect officers but with just seven present decided to wait until September as we do not meet in July or August. Meeting adjourned and Tom and Erma had delicious doughnuts and coffee.
Burchard Senior Citizens
Burchard Senior Citizens met Friday June 21 at noon in the Com-munity Room.
Opal Rule and Evelyn Doeschot were hosts. The tables were deco-rated in the 4H theme and County Fair. The birthday song was sang to Verna Morehead, with a June birthday.
Following the dinner, the program was on 4H training for riding and showing a horse at the Fair. Several games were played in connection with a horse, and we were given part of the test 8 years olds have to pass before showing at the Fair. None of us could of passed it!!!
A short business meeting fol-lowed the program. July 19 will be Guest Day and Summerfield Senior Citizens will be coming as our guests. Esther Tegtmeier and Wanda Hartman will be hosts for that day, some plans were made for that day. Everyone bring a small wrapped gift next time for door prizes.
We voted to pay Merdith Dalton and Janet Coudeyras $60.00 for the new planters and plants in front of the building, Burchard Coffee People had paid the other $60.00 for their expense.
We welcomed Gene and Lorlei Hart back, they had been on the sick list since a year ago March!!!
We do not have hosts for Oct. meeting, so mention was made that we may plan to go to Jeanne's that day for dinner. Decision will be made closer to time.
Those attending Opal Rule, Ev-elyn Doeschot, Shirley Malone,
Borcher family reunionThe Borcher Family held a reunion at the Convent House in Steinauer
on Sunday, June 9. Those in attendance were: Margaret Wilkins and Judy Miyagishima, CA; Donna Burr, Paul and Arlene Fell, John Borcher, Kris-tine Borcher, Lincoln; Stan and Carolyn Borcher, Dean Borcher, Sterling; Gary Bredemeier, Don and Marcia Borcher, Craig Borcher, Taven and Tessa Borcher, Steinauer; Jim and Jean Borcher, Irving, Ia. Elsie Borcher, Terry and Suzanne Borcher, Garrett and Scott Borcher, Larry Borcher, Linda Bowman, Heather Ray and Jason Campbell, Pawnee City; Howard and Sue Borcher, Tecumseh; Esther Halbert, Falls City; Gary and Verona Neumann, Blue Springs; Wanda Hartman, Don and Janet Coudeyras, Burchard.
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Burchard American Legion
Burchard American Legion Aux. # 156 met at the Community Room in Burchard Thurs. June 20 at 1:30. Business meeting was opened by Pres. Esther Tegtmeier, minutes were read by Secy Kay Wehrbein, and Treas report was given by Shir-ley Malone.
Nancy Tennant announced we had two winners at the State level in the Americanism contest. The Dispatch was renewed for another year. Notes were read about Aux. girls program are asking for units to make quilts, for their projects.
Another project was knitting or crocheting scarfs and sending them to an area. Also noted Regan Barr of Liberty had been awarded a $500 scholarship in the ROTCA program for college next year.
Election of Officers was held, with Dorothy Bruns having the slate of next years officiers, Eilene Bausch, Pres. Nancy Tennant, V Pres. Kay Wehrbein Secy, Shirley Malone Treas, and Esther Tegtmeier, Chap-lain. These officers were elected for the coming year. The new officers will meet July 18 at 1:30 at the Community Room to plan for the new year.
Nancy Tennant served lunch to the following in attendance, Esther Tegtmeier, Kay Wehrbein, Dorothy Bruns, Shirley Malone, Eilene Bausch & Jeanette Sisco. Next meeting will be in Sept.
State Line ClubOn the 12th seven of us met at
the Action Center to enjoy a deli-cious meal and catching up on all the families. Sorry several were absent due to health problems. We discussed going out to dinner in August but not sure where yet. We will gather again at the center on July 10 for lunch. After a social time we closed the gathering.
Premysl Otakar #84
Eight members of Premysl Otakar #84 met at 10 a.m. on June 12. Rudy
Fritch, president, call the meeting to order with the password given in unison. Secretary Dorothy Fritch read correspondence from the home office. Thank you received from the Lisa Schaardt Cancer Fund, and HTRS post prom donations given. We were happy to have member Erin Dyas receive a national schol-arship.
Members not feeling were were Dorothy and Rudy Fritch and Lola Flider. We wish them all a speedy recovery. A monetary donations given the Southeast Nebraska Com-munity Action for school supplies. There will be no July meeting. next meeting is in August at the Table Rock Senior Center. Members given 50-year pins were Elsie Tomek and daughter Pam Sunneberg. Follow-ing the meeting members remained for lunch.
Summit Social Club
Wednesday, June 19, six members and two guest players met at the Action Center for lunch, meeting, and sommerset.
Roll call was answered with your wedding. Most of us didn’t have a large wedding, but they all lasted.
Sommerset was played and we were happy to have Erma Murray recuperated and able to play with us. Luella Rogers and June Hess were guest players. Evelyn Pettinger received high score and June Hess received second high.
Our next meeting will be Wednes-day, July
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Irene S. Beethe, wife of Elmer, was called to rest in the arms of her beloved Jesus on June 22, 2013 at Belle Terrace in Tecumseh, Nebraska.
Irene, the oldest of D. J. and Frieda (Antholz) Caspers’ eight children, was born at home near Auburn on March 14, 1920. She was baptized on April 13, 1920 and confirmed on Palm Sunday, April 14, 1935 by Rev. Gustav Wiencke at St. John’s Lutheran (Stone) Church, rural Auburn. Irene at-tended country grade school at the Lampe School and the Frerichs School through the eighth grade. Once she graduated from eighth grade, she was needed to help on the family farm with farm work and housework. In her younger years, her dad especially liked to watch her ride horses as she was an excellent rider. When she was 16, Irene moved to Auburn, lived in the hospital, and worked there doing cooking, cleaning, and babysitting the doctor’s children. At age 17, Irene moved in with her grandpa and step-grandmother, J. Herman and Sophie Antholz at Auburn. Irene was their caregiver for 10 years until they were deceased.
On May 9, 1948, Irene married Elmer Beethe at the St. John’s Lutheran (Stone) Church, rural Au-burn. They made their home on a farm southwest of Elk Creek. They tilled the land and raised livestock their entire lives. They were both pioneers in soil conservation and the seeding of native grasses.
When she moved to the Elk Creek community, Irene joined St. Peter’s Lutheran Church where she was a member of the Dorcas So-ciety until her death. She enjoyed sewing days at both St. Peter’s and her home church (Stone). Irene served as a Sunday School teacher for 34 years, mostly at
the kindergarten level, assisted with Vacation Bible School, spent countless hours helping organize the cemetery records, sang in the choir, participated in various Bible study groups, and volunteered in the Prison Ministry. She was a leader of the Mother’s Helpers 4-H Club for 22 years, managed the 4-H Food Stand during the Johnson County Fair for several years, and also accompanied a group of 4-Hers on their trip to Washington, D.C.
Irene has always been known for her kindheartedness and her willingness to help others. She loved to encourage others to do their best. Her signature saying that left a smile on the face of many people after they had done something kind for her was, “You have wings today.” She was also known for her sense of humor. Irene was quick to smile and to return a quick-witted remark. She was excellent at working with her hands. She especially loved mending, quilting, embroidering, picking out walnuts, and playing cards with her friends. Irene will be sorely missed by many that she has helped and encouraged along the way. She was always very proud of her family.
She is survived by her daughter, Carla Loemker and husband Ken-neth of Beatrice, granddaughters, Dr. Carissa Hoops and husband Brian of Beatrice and Stacey Brit-ton and husband Layne of Conway, AR, sister Lola Heidemann of Te-cumseh, brothers Marvin Caspers and wife Blanche of Auburn and Eugene Caspers and wife Elsie of Beatrice, sister-in-law, Leona Beethe of Elk Creek and many nieces and nephews.
Irene was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer, March 8, 2001, her parents, brother LaVerne
Caspers, sisters Opal Jurgensmeier, Darlene Hafermann and Marceille Habegger as well as several in-laws.
Funeral services were held at the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, rural Elk Creek, Nebraska, at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2013 with Rev. Robert Schermbeck officiating. Organist Loretta Kerchal accom-panied congregational hymns “I Love To Tell The Story”, “Jesus Loves Me”, and “Lift High The Cross”. Pallbearers were Lavon Heidemann, LeRoy Caspers, Sam Antholz, Keith Beethe, Mark Caspers, Larry Habegger, Steve Schaardt, and Rodney Schaardt. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Ca-rissa Hoops, Brian Hoops, Stacey Britton, and Layne Britton. Flower ladies were Lois Bohling, Nancy Eggers, Deanne Moon and Cynthia Mook. Interment was in the St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery, rural Elk Creek, Nebraska. Memori-als will go to the family’s choice. Online condolences may be left @ www.wherrymortuary.com.
Irene S. Beethe March 14, 1920-June 22, 2013
William Joseph Reiter, 91, an avid Chicago Cubs fan, World War II veteran, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and a no-nonsense dispenser of sharp humor and deep wisdom, died Friday in West Des Moines.
Known as “Bill” to friends and family, he was born September 7, 1921, in Farley, Iowa, to Pe-ter Joseph and Caroline Barbara (Bertling) Reiter. It was the start of a long and meaningful life in which he served proudly in World War II under Patton’s 3rd Army, worked as a cattle buyer, fished and hunted and camped, and watched with joy as his Cubbies never won the World Series but nonetheless brought a smile to his face.
But it was what happened in Chi-cago after the war that truly defined his life, when he swooped in and wooed a beautiful young opera singer named Phyllis Jeanne Porr and made her his wife. They had seven children, 17 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and a 64-year marriage that was the picture of true love.
Bill said it best at his 90th birth-day party, choking up as he faced his family before turning to his wife, telling everyone gathered that many wonderful things have happened in his life, but that the best ”happening” was to have married her.
There is so much to remember and celebrate about his life that stemmed from that day, October 9, 1948, when they were married. He always turned his cheek for a kiss from his girls. He instilled in everyone lucky enough to have known him a deep sense of loyalty
and family. He would squeeze your leg while exclaiming “HAAARG” and then erupt into a raspy, deep belly laugh. He gave speeches – funny, touching, emotional, wise – at funerals and weddings. He was a constant force for his family in shaping them into the men and women they became.
He was a grilling connoisseur, a brilliant card player who could win while at sea with soldiers, at the penny-ante table with his kids and grandkids or while setting records at Texas Hold ‘Em on his com-puter. He was, first and foremost, a man who left his legacy with his children through his actions and his deep faith – they became a doctor, nurse, pastor, teacher and success-ful businessmen.
All remain happily married. All carry with them the confidence, love, loyalty, faith and toughness their father passed onto them.
Bill and Phyllis moved to Des Moines in 1979, where he was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in West Des Moines and the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived and lovingly re-membered by his wife of 64 years, Phyllis Reiter of Clive; children, Peter (Mary Ann) Reiter, M.D., of Ottumwa, IA, Nancy (John) Guth-rie, FNP/BC of Chillicothe, MO, David (Maureen) Reiter of Kansas City, MO, Anne (Dan) Kubr of Roca, NE, Rev. Judy (Kim) Wad-ding of Altoona, IA, Bob (Vanessa) Reiter of Centennial, CO and John (Lyn) Reiter of Waukesha, WI; one brother, Alfred Reiter of Cascade; 17 grandchildren; 12 great-grand-children; and a host of extended
family members and many friends. Bill was preceded into eternal life by his parents; sister, Rita Hogan; one brother, Joseph Reiter; and one granddaughter, Amy Reiter.
A memorial Mass was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Entomb-ment took place at Resthaven Cemetery also in West Des Moines. The family had greeted friends at a memorial gathering from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, June 24, at Iles Funeral Homes, Westover Chapel in Des Moines.
The family has respectfully re-quested that memorial contribu-tions be made to: The City of Jude. They may be mailed to: Westover Funeral Home; C/O The Bill Reiter Family; 6337 Hickman Road; Des Moines, IA 50322. Online condo-lences may be shared at IlesCares.com.
William J. “Bill” ReiterSeptember 7, 1921-June 21, 2013
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The Pawnee County Country School Reunion took place June 15 at the Historical Society buildings. About 60 people attended. Rain dampened some of the activities.
Lewiston students place in state essay contest
Two Lewiston Consolidated school students placed in the state essay con-test for Americanism sponosored by the American Legion Auxiliary. The Burchard American Legion Auxiliary Unit #165 recently received word that Lyle Kwiatkowski, a senior, and Hannah Rinne, sixth grader, both placed second in their divisions. They each received a check for $15. The title of the essay the students wrote on was What Freedom Do I Enjoy Most.
Hannah Rinne Lyle Kwiatkowski
Check out pastures and Crp for sericea lespedezaBy Gary LesoingUNL Extension Educator
While Sericea lespedeza has been a noxious weed for several years in the southeast corner of Nebraska, it has now been designated a nox-ious weed for the whole state of Nebraska. Sericea lespedeza is a prolific seed producer and birds can spread the seed.
Sericea lespedeza can grow as tall as 4’ under good growing conditions. It is a coarse plant with a dense growth of leaves along its stems and branches. In the vegetative stage cattle will eat it, but as it matures it becomes unpalatable to cattle be-cause of high tannin content. .
If you have a weed growing on your property that you don’t know what it is and think it may be Sericea lespedeza, bring it into your local Extension office so we can positively identify it. The plants are probably a little behind last year in growth due to the cooler temperatures, but the rains we have had this spring should also help germinate more seed and also increase the vigor of established plants. Chemical control has been popular and can provide effective control when applied during June and into early July when the plants are in a vegetative growth stage. Broadcast applications of Remedy at 1 to 1.5 pints/acre and PastureGard at 1.5-2 pints/acre should be applied in spray volumes of 10 to 20 gallons/acre for control. In the fall, products that contain the active ingredient metsulfuron are the most effective. For rangeland or pasture, the Univer-sity of Nebraska recommends using Escort or Cimarron Plus. They tend to be more effective in late summer when Sericea lespedeza is actively blooming. Spot spraying options are also available. Herbicide treatments will need to be repeated on a two to four year cycle to keep Sericea in check. The key is to keep Sericea lespedeza from going to seed. If you prefer a non-chemical approach, grazing with goats has also been shown to be effective in controlling and reducing the spread of Sericea lespedeza. Research has also been done in other states with some suc-cess, to use fire followed by grazing to control Sericea lespedeza.
Since Sericea lespedeza is a nox-ious weed, non-control really isn't an option. With its large seedbank, it easily reestablishes and will need to be closely monitored. Left un-checked, Sericea lespedeza can take over a stand, reducing grazable acres considerably.
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NoticesNotice
In the County Court of Pawnee County, Nebraska
Estate of Dorothy J. Jilek, DeceasedEstate No. PR 13-17
NOTICE is hereby given that on June 5, 2013, in the County Court of Pawnee County, Nebraska, the Registrar issued a written Statement of Informal Probate of the Will of said Decedent and that Allen L. Brandt, whose address is 25200 SW 2nd Street, Martell, Nebraska 68404, 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 August 13, 2013, or be forever barred.
/s/LaRita K. WeberClerk Magistrate
Pawnee County CourtP.O. Box 471
Pawnee City, Nebraska 68420Michael J. Donahue III, 19449Donahue & Faesser, P.C., L.L.O.637 "G" Street/P.O. Box 73Pawnee City, Nebraska 68420-0073Tel: (402) 852-2577Fax: (402) 852-2035June 13,20,27 znez
MeetiNg NoticesNotice of MeetiNg
RuRal WateR DistRict No. 1PaWNee couNty, NebRaska
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a meeting of the Board of Directors of Rural Water District No. 1, Pawnee County, Ne-braska, will be held at 8:00 O'clock P.M., on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at the office of 606 G St., Pawnee City, which meet-ing will be open to the public. An agenda for such meeting, kept continuously cur-rent is available for public inspection at the office of the District, at Pawnee City, Nebraska.
Scott BodieSecretary
June 27 znez
Notice of MeetiNgPaWNee couNty boaRD
of coMMissioNeRsNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a
meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Pawnee County, Nebraska will be held on the following Tuesdays, July 9th & 23rd. The meetings will be held commencing at 9:00 a.m. in the first floor meeting room in the County Courthouse, Pawnee County, Nebraska, which meetings will be open to the public.
An agenda for such meetings, kept continuously current, is available for pub-lic inspections at the office of the County Clerk, County Courthouse, Pawnee County, Nebraska.
Bradley Stake, ChairmanPawnee County Board
of CommissionersJune 27 znez
MeetiNg MiNutesPaWNee city
MayoR aND city couNcilThe City Council of Pawnee City met in
regular session on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, Pawnee City, Nebraska. Notice of such meeting was published in The Pawnee Republican. Present: Mayor: Duane Westing; Coun-cil Members: Roxann Buman, Deborah Klein, Charlie Hatfield and John Dahlgren; Clint Johnson/Shop Foreman; Tamela Stephens/City Clerk; Sheriff Jayme Reed and Deputy Sheriff Wayne Alley. Absent: none. Visitors: Larry Borcher, Gale Nutter, Rita Shaw, Matthew Christen, Anita Lang, David Troyer, Sr., Brandon Willey, Dennis Schaardt/County Commissioner; Heath-er Ray, Clint Brown, Natasha Rogers, Tim Mawhiney, RJ Hickey, Ray Kappel and Jody Layne. Roll call vote indicated all present voting in favor of the motion to accept the April 22nd, 2013 regular meeting minutes, whereupon motion car-ried. Roll call vote indicated all present voting in favor of the motion to approve the following claims: 5/7/2013 Payroll 6714.55; NE C.S. Pymt Center 51.70; NW Mutual, ret. 1003.77; Union Bank & Trust, FWH 2117.96; Clinton John-son, Reimb-pool operator license/hose 145.58; Beatrice Board of Public Works, swr jet work 157.74; Bottom Line, maga-zine sub 39.00; Casey’s Gen Store, equip fuel 365.62; Constellation New Energy, gas costs 113.37; DEMCO, Libr supplies 137.79; First Concord Benefits, ded. plan fee 24.00; H&H Auto Parts, small tools/rep parts 60.87; In The Swim, chlorine tablets 1488.98; Kyle’s Service Center, tire rep 15.00; Meyer Lab, pool maint sup/bactimos/hand soap/trash bags 3768.24; MidWest Labs, swr samples-s/h 206.14; NPPD, elec 6565.43; NE Rural Water Dist, pond hydrant 55.84; Pawnee Co Reg of Deeds, wtr/swr/mowing liens 30.00; Pawnee True Value, keys/sup/rep
parts/mulch 475.16; Recycling Enterpris-es, pickup/hauling recyclables 150.00; Stock Seed Farms, grass seed-swr plant 77.50; Sunrise Publications, publish-ings 207.61; Time Warner Cable, office internet 59.95; TR Ag Sales, park weed spray 66.00; Verizon Wireless, emerg cell phone 18.38; Windstream, phone service 282.52; NE Dept of Revenue, sales & use tax 3097.26. Roll call vote indicated all present voting in favor of the motion to approve the Mayor and City Council Members being paid in the first payroll in June, whereupon motion carried. Bran-don Willey, Pawnee City Ball Associa-tion met to discuss request for donation; provided a handout listing the 2012 fund-raisers, expenses and shared what work they would be doing at the ball field this year; discussed electric bills at ball field with Clerks to check with high costs of billings; no action taken. Brandon Willey, Anita Lang and Matthew Christen, Airport Authority, met with Council to discuss the Airport Authority Paving Project Federal Grant with a 90/10 split. Roll call vote indi-cated all present voting in favor of the mo-tion to approve the authorization for the Mayor to sign the Deed of Trust or other security documents pledging airport real estate as collateral for loan to the airport authority for paving project and the Certi-fication of Resolution, whereupon motion carried. David Troyer Sr. met to discuss nuisance property at 923 8th Street with Council in agreement that by the end of August he should be able to either sell it or take care of the repairs needed; item added to the September 9th agenda; dis-cussed 8th Street Rinne property with Mr. Troyer; Troyer to check with his son and Mr. Rinne and report back to Clerk with plan on this property.
Dennis Schaardt, Pawnee Co. Com-missioner, met to discuss the increase of $1400 in fees from SENCA on the Handi-Bus this year, which they would like to split with the City; Schaardt to report back if in-creased amount was for new 2013-2014 FY and could be paid by the City after October 1, 2013. Roll call vote indicated all present voting in favor of the motion to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing the windows broken at the pool, whereupon motion carried at 7:46 p.m. Mayor Westing asked that Foreman Johnson, Clerk Stephens, Sheriff Reed and Deputy Sheriff Alley, in addition to all those involved in the incident, remain in the Council Room. Roll call vote indicated all present voting in favor of the motion to come out of Executive Session at 8:12 p.m., whereupon motion carried.
Mayor Westing stated they had re-ceived many good applicants to fill the upcoming vacancy position held by CM Buman, with the Mayor making the rec-ommendation for Sandi Corbitt-Sears to be C.M. Buman’s replacement, effective July 1st. C.M. Dahlgren did not agree to fill a position that was not vacant yet. Mayor Westing stated he had ran this pro-cess through Gary Krumland, League of Municipalities and City Attorney Stehlik-twice and this is an acceptable way to fill this position. A motion was made and sec-onded to approve the recommendation of Mayor Westing to appoint Sandi Corbitt-Sears to fill Council Member Buman’s position effective July 1, 2013. Roll Call Vote: Hatfield, Aye; Dahlgren, Nay; Klein, Aye; Buman, Abstain; with Mayor Westing voting Aye for the three Aye votes, where-upon motion carried. Roll call vote indicat-ed all present voting in favor of the motion to approve Resolution #6 to remove the 10 minute parking limit in front of the old Carnegie Library on G Street, whereupon motion carried. Roll call vote indicated all present voting in favor of the motion to approve the 12% increase to the City’s BCBS Medical PPO Provider policy with an 80/20 split, whereupon motion car-ried. Reviewed NDeD letter on close-out of CDBG Housing Rehab project, which gives the City the opportunity to proceed with applying for the new Housing Rehab Grant application. Roll call vote indicated all present voting in favor of the motion to accept Mid-American Road Builders price quote of $2800 to do the brooming of the downtown streets only, whereupon mo-tion carried. Reviewed the Well and Pump Testings done by Layne-Christensen with only one well showing some slight signs of problems that will be watched closely during future testings. The sewer sample test results from MidWest Labs shows that the City has gotten all of their prob-lems at the sewer plant taken care of as of right now with the results showing that we are discharging excellent quality wa-ter. Foreman Johnson reported a maple tree had fallen on a platted street that the City mows, which the tree belongs to the property owners on the North; Council di-rected Clerk Stephens to send a letter to said property owner. Discussed items to be moved from City Shop down to Sewer Plant possibly using part of City shop area for office storage sometime in the fu-ture with no action taken. C.M. Dahlgren did not have his list ready for review on the 522 G Street and Locker properties
belonging to Jerry Graham, would have them ready for next meeting, requesting the presence of Mr. Graham also at this meeting to discuss the list of items; burnt house at 623 7th Street taken down; will be working on taking stucco house down back behind, with timeline to be given at next meeting. Discussed use of pub-lic funds by City; C.M. Klein to write up Resolution wording for Clerk Stephens to work up in Resolution form for the next meeting. Reviewed League of Municipali-ties Legislative Bulletin- bill on grass & weed regulations had passed. Discussed marking a demolition of a property on July meeting agenda; Roll call vote indicated all present voting in favor of the motion to adjourn the meeting, whereupon motion carried and meeting adjourned at 8:54 p.m.
Duane Westing, MayorATTEST: Tamela S. Stephens, City Clerk June 27 znez
Village of DuboisThe DuBois Nebraska Village Board of
Trustees met for the regular meeting on the above date at the Village Hall.
Chairman, Don Miller, called the meet-ing to order at 7:30 PM with the following Trustees answering roll call:
Trustees Ron Kaster, Ray Musil and Tammy Musil.
Others present: Village Clerk, Eileen Rexroth and Maintenance Supervisor, Leonard Kaster.
Minutes of the Meeting held April 30, 2013 were read and approved.
CLAIMS: BILLPAY, PAWNEE COUNTY RURAL WATER, $608.38, APRIL 2013 WATER PURCHASED; 1990, CITY OF FALLS CITY, $237.50, EMERGENCY SEWER REPAIR; 1991, SENECA SANI-TATION, $682.50, APRIL 2013 TRASH PICKUP – 65 SITES; 1992, SHERMAN COMPANY, $975.00, ENGINEERING, PLAN & SPEC PREP FOR; WATER CHLORINATION PROJECT; 1993, NE PUBLIC HEALTH ENV. LAB, $70.00, WATER TESTING 5 LOCATIONS; 1994, NPPD, $28.88, ELECTRICITY; BILLPAY; COMMUNITY INSURANCE, $94.00, IN-SURANCE FOR 1992 FORD PICKUP; 12557, DOUG DAILY, $209.70, MAY 2013 PAYROLL; 12558, EILEEN REXROTH, $752.47, MAY 2013 PAYROLL; 12559, LEONARD KASTER, $665.85, MAY 2013 PAYROLL; 12560, SUNRISE PUB-LICATION, $73.64, LEGAL PUBLICA-TION; 12561, WINDSTREAM, $117.53, PHONE/INTERNET; 12562, NPPD, $713.67, ELECTRICITY.
After discussion, motion made and seconded to pay above claims. Motion passed.
Clerk provided Board Members with the monthly Financial Report and a breakdown of the Operating Budget Ex-penses and an Income Statement for the period 10/1 – 5/28/13 for information and review.
Leonard Kaster reported that he will be doing work on manhole covers to secure them in place. Ron Kaster requested that Maintenance put together a list of con-crete projects that need to be done this summer.
Don Miller advised that he had spoken with Kaster Masonry regarding Phase 2 and 3 of the Curb & Gutter Project.
Phase 2 will consist of 30’ of curb & gutter in front of the Bank and Post Of-fice, along with some flat work repair at a cost of approx. $7,300, as well as curb & gutter work in front of Klepper’s at a cost of approx. $1152. This Phase should be done in the next month.
Phase 3 will consist of a ½ block of curb & gutter as well as sidewalk repair
at the Community Building at a cost of ap-prox. $8,155 and hopefully be completed before the end of 2013.
Clerk advised that permits are still pend-ing with the State for the Water Chlorina-tion Project and that she is staying on top of both the Engineer and the State to get this completed. Clerk also advised that the Village will be able to secure a loan with the State Bank of Dubois for $16,000 at a rate of 2.8% secured by a CD with no prepayment penalty. The Board voted to have the loan set up with monthly pay-ments over a period of 3 years.
The Board discussed the purchase of a new snow plow to go with the pickup the Village has purchased. Ron Kaster to get prices and report back.
Ron Kaster reported that he has had an offer for the purchase of the grapple that is currently sitting unused behind the City Building. The Board decided that before accepting this offer, Ron Kaster should talk to Humboldt Implement to see if we could use the grapple as a trade in on a snow plow and report back at June’s meeting.
Clerk reported that the Village has no official Emergency Plan in place and would like to have Scott Farwell attend the June meeting to begin to get one in place. Don Miller suggested that the Vil-lage possibly host a spotter training class and will check to see how and if we can do this. Clerk to try and get information on how Village can get whistle/siren at-tached to the 911 system so that it does not have to be set off manually in the event of an emergency. The Board will also try and get information about install-ing a storm shelter building.
Board was notified that Maintenance has hired Noah Brown to do part time maintenance work this summer.
The Board voted and gave approval for the Community Foundation Eric Klepper Poker Run to use the Park with the sur-rounding streets and the City Building, if necessary, as in years past for the Poker Run festivities scheduled for August 24th, 2013 and allow alcohol in the Park on that date. Clerk will prepare and submit any necessary paperwork to the appropriate authorities regarding alcohol use.
The Board voted and gave approval to remove the sand in the sand (volleyball) pit at the Park and replace it with dirt and seed. Leonard Kaster brought up the fact that the entire park needs to be land-scaped and re-seeded. Board agreed and discussed doing this in phases. This will remain on the Agenda until a plan is in place and job complete.
Having no other matters to discuss, Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM
Eileen Rexroth, Village ClerkRay Musil, Chairman Pro TemJune 27 znez
PaWNee couNty boaRD of coMMissioNeRs
The Pawnee County Board of Com-missioners met in regular session, which was open to the public, on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in the Courthouse meeting room. Notice of such meeting was published in the Thursday, April 25, 2013 issue of The Pawnee Republican. Present were Brad Stake, Jan Lang, Den-nis Schaardt and Carol Young, County Clerk. Chairman Stake announced the open meeting law poster is posted on the east wall of the meeting room. Lang moved to approve the minutes of May 14, 2013 as presented. Schaardt seconded the motion. Voting aye: Schaardt, Lang and Stake. Lang moved to approve the agenda as presented. Schaardt second-ed the motion. Voting aye: Lang, Stake
& Schaardt. Schaardt moved to pur-chase a 2012 Chevy Impala patrol car for $22,778.20. Lang seconded the motion. Voting aye: Stake, Schaardt and Lang. Schaardt moed to approve the claims as presented. Lang seconded the motion. Voting aye: Stake, Schaardt & Lang.
The Board reviewed the Probation Of-fice request for $1,328.70 and they re-viewed the SENCA newsletter. Schaardt informed the Board that Clint Strayhorn had received 13 applications for the cleri-cal position for the Emergency Manager. Clint, Scott Gottula and Dennis Schaardt will interview 4 to 6 of those applicants. Lang moved to approve Resolution #13-10 for a Special Liquor License for the fair July 24, 25, 26 and 27th. Schaardt sec-onded the motion. Voting aye: Schaardt, Lang and Stake.
Vic Faesser asked about 2 oak chairs that were in their possession as County Attorney. The Board decided to offer them to his office for $25.00 per chair.
Larry Bradbury met with the Board con-cerning weed control and zoning. He in-formed the Board that he had sprayed for some Leafy Spurge. He has inspected different areas and will have to do some-thing about two areas. He informed the Board that a Zoning Board meeting had been called but only two people showed up so they will reschedule. He also in-formed the Board that Stahr and Asso-ciates said it would cost $10,000.00 to update the zoning book and or update airport regulations and the energy plan has to be done by 2015. They will also have to do a land use plan. Other compa-nies want to write a whole new plan and it would cost $26,000.00 to $28,000.00.
Jonathan Bailey, Cheryl Dahlgren, Jayme Reed and Carol Young met with the Board about Fair Labor Laws. The Board and Carol Young had learned that the office workers have to be given 30 minute uninterrupted times for lunch. In order to make everything uniform, the Courthouse Offices will be closed from 12:30 to 1:00 starting June 17th.
Stake moved to approve the Blue Cross Blue Shield plan the same as be-fore with $1000.00 deductible and $30.00 office co-pay. Lang seconded the motion. Voting aye: Lang, Stake and Schaardt.
Chris Rauner, Highway Supt, and Heather Frank, Adm Asst, presented the rock report. Kurt Lively had called about a wash out. Rauner is to put together an agreement between the County and the Village of Table Rock defining what each entity would be responsible for.
The following claims were reviewed and signed:
NET PAYROLL 24,456.55; FWH 2,438.69; SWH 758.76; FICA 3,920.50; MICA 916.80; RETIREMENT 3,671.89; Direct Deposit Fee 10.00.
GENERAL FUND:Brian Bailey, Juror 144.52; Jonathan
Bailey, mileage 96.05; Brinkman’s Bros, police car 22778.20; Danford Brown, ju-ror 158.08; Larry Bstandig, juror 180.68; Amy Christen, juror 51.95; Dept Correc-tional Svcs, prisoner lodging 1,442.84; Des Moines Stamp Mfg, supplies 142.00; Trevor Dunn, juror 46.30; Ronald Elliott, appraisal 800.00; Environmental Sys-tems Research, arcview maintenance 400.00; Kim Flesner, juror 257.52; GIS Workshop, support 7408.00; Keith Gro-eling, juror 36.13; Bridget Gyhra, juror 40.65; Karla Gyhra, juror 144.52; Cris-tina Hain, witness fee 20.00; Wanda Hartman, juror 48.56; Janet Hinrichsen, juror 146.78; Zachery Hinrichsen, juror 36.70; Holiday Inn-Kearney 86.95; Jes-sica Jones, mileage 107.35; Chris Jorn, juror 43.48; JS Wurm & Assoc, deposi-tion 729.35; Bonnie Kanel, witness fee 32.43; Susan Kimes, juror 36.13; Jes-sica Kreifel, witness fee 27.91; Matthew Kuhlmann, juror 65.00; Leslie Lamb, juror 42.91; Jan Lang, mileage 237.30; Katy Leitschuck, juror 51.95; Tina Manes, juror 49.69; Tammy McClintock, juror 162.60; Richard Mezger, juror 42.91; MPH Indus-tries, repairs 169.98; Nebraska American Legion, flags 151.00; Nebraska County Attorney, training/dues 785.00; Nancy Nemechek, witness fee 32.43; Daniel Ott, juror 36.13; Pawnee County Sheriff’s Dept, service fee 17.50; Pawnee County Treasurer, transfer to road/bridge fund & personal property tax 82,149.32; Christal Plager, juror 51.95; Jerome Potratz, ju-ror 43.48; Quill, supplies 74.57; Patricia Rice, juror 144.52; Shane Riemann, ju-ror 65.51; Donald Schlund, juror 50.82; Adam Sisco, juror 203.28; Michael Sisco, juror 203.28; Teresa Spier, juror 35.00; Stehlik Law Office, ct appt atty 660.00; Ashley Taylor, juror 36.13; Kristin Tracy, juror 203.28; Sunshine Uribe, juror 36.13; Lori VanWinkle, juror 46.09; David Wenzl, juror 50.82; Shelly Whiffen, juror 47.43; Vickie Wiers, juror 38.96; John Wissler, juror 144.52; Carolyn Yoble, witness fee 32.43; Carol Young, mileage 85.88.
ROAD/BRIDGE FUND:Hamm Company, rock 15,889.97;
Mainelli, Wagner & Assoc, testing 155.00; Martin Marietta, rock 3979.43; Nicholson & Assoc, testing 155.00; NPPD 22.11; Powerplan, parts 167.30; Todd Tractor, supplies 775.78; Zees Backhoe Services, road repairs 775.78.
Chairman Stake adjourned the meet-ing at 10:50 a.m.
S/Bradley StakeS/Janice Lang
S/Dennis Schaardt Attest: Carol Young,Pawnee County Clerk June 27 znez
Public Notices
County CourtEachwasalsoorderedtopayat
least $48.00 court costs. Traffic and Criminal records are reprinted from a report of disposed cases and may not reflect all actions taken.
Speeding: James H. Christman, $75; Donald T. Ross, $25; Chris-topher J. Smith, $75; Warren J. Wheeldon, $25; Jeffrey A. Colby, $25; Daniel J. Morrison, $75; Rob-ert M. Musil, $10; Scott A. Ginger, $10.
Other: Danny Demers, no valid registeration, $25; James Perez, dog license, $50; Joshua Hemmer, dog nuisance, $50, dog nuisance, $50; Karen K. Dugan, no valid registra-tion, $25.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department dispatched the follow-ing calls for the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office, June 17, 2013 through June 23, 2013:
Check records for wants, 1; Dis-turbance, 1; Registration informa-tion, 1; Traffic stop, 12; Serving warrant, 1; Emergency call, 3;
Emergency hang-up, 2; Arrest, 1; Call for information, 1; Dog at large, 1; Harassment, 1; Information for officer, 3; On duty officer call in, 18; Suspicious subject, 1; Sus-picious activity, 1; Theft/unlawful taking, 2; Vandalism, 1; VIN check by radio, 3; Welfare check, 1.
Total number of calls dispatched for the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Department, 55.
BookingsF. Crystal Lynn Demers Woods of
Table Rock was taken into custody by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department as a fugitive from justice in Nemaha and Richardson Counties on June 19.
On June 22, Beau Thomas Blank of Table Rock was arrested by the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Depart-ment for possession of stolen prop-erty and as a felon in possession of a firearm.
MarriagesBennie Ray Gingerich and Frances
F. Yoder, June 5; Taylor Frederich
Baumert and Kylee Ann Engelken, June 8; Brandon Alan Stake and Julie Ann Vrtiska, June 8; Michael Leonard Falls and Amber Marie Peterson, June 15.
DivorcesBenjamin James Michael Robison
and Kristi Lynn Robison, June 18.Douglas Dean Daily and Aimee
Jean Daily, June 19.
Real Estate TransfersDocumentary Stamp Tax = $2.25
per $1,000.Abbreviations: JT-joint tenancy
deed, WD-warranty deed, QC-quit-claim deed, DD-deed of distribution of estate, TD-trustee’s deed, SD-Sheriff’s Deed, OVC-other valuable consideration, OGVC-other good & valuable consideration.
JTWD-Marvin J. and Rosemary Schwartz transferred to Edwin Miller and Edna J. Miller W1/2SW1/4SW1/4 except 30 feet in 13-2-11 for $30,000. Documentary Stamp Tax: $67.50.
WD-Douglas A. Taylor transferred to Blythe D. Taylor E1/2SW1/4 of 22-2-9 for Love and Affection. Documentary Stamp Tax: Exempt.
Corporation WD-Friedly Imple-ment Inc. transferred to Ferdinand and Carol Friedly N1/2 of Lots 11 and 12 of Block 35 in North Pawnee City Audition except state tract.
WD-Ferdinand A. Friedly and Carol E. Friedly transferred to Shane Friedly of SE1/4 of 13-1-11W1/4NW1/4 pf 12-2-4 NW1/4SW1/4 pf 12-1-11 for Love and Affection. Documentary Stamp Tax: exempt.
Corporation WD-Friedly Imple-ment transferred to Ferdinand A. Friedly and Carol E. Friedly or Sonya Laue, Shane E. Friedly, and Shawn Friedly Lot 1 Block 16 in original town of Pawnee City for $1 and OVC.
QC-City of Pawnee City trans-ferred to Leland W. Rogge and Janis M. Rogge transferred Lots 63 and 62 of irregular tracts except part of Lot 62 for $8,400.
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Private Waters Owners May Receive Fish
LINCOLN, Neb. – Landowners and associations can enhance fishing op-portunities in Nebraska by having their private waters stocked with fish. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission must receive stocking applications by Aug. 1.
To receive fish, the body of water must meet the following requirements: It must be at least one-half surface acre in size; At least 25 percent of the
body must be at least 10 feet deep; No other fish can be present in the body at the time of stocking; It must have at least 12 inches of water clarity; It must have fencing available if necessary to exclude livestock.
The fish available for stocking typically are largemouth bass and bluegill fingerlings and will be delivered on a split-stocking basis. Bluegill will be stocked in September the first year at a density of 500 fingerlings per surface acre of water. Largemouth bass will be stocked the following July at a density of 100 fingerlings per surface acre of water.
If channel catfish are desired, owners must purchase them from a licensed private aquaculturist. When stocked in combination with bass and bluegill, Game and Parks recommends the catfish be 2- to 3-inch fingerlings stocked in the second year at a density of 50-150 fish per surface acre of water.
Cold-water bodies capable of supporting trout year-round may be considered for stocking of 5-inch rainbow trout. Pond owners who allow reasonable public access could also receive maintenance trout stockings.
Landowners and associations still can regulate angler access if they receive fish. Game and Parks urges owners to grant access to anglers asking permis-sion to fish. Anglers cannot be charged a fee to fish. A valid Nebraska fishing permit is required of every person 16 years or older who fishes bodies stocked by Game and Parks. All state fishing regulations apply.
To download an application, visit OutdoorNebraska.org and click on Fishing, Services, Special Fishing Forms and Documents, and Application for Fish. The mailing address is on the application.
