5-3-12 Courier e-Edition - Callaway Courier

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Ca l l a w a y Co u r i e r 

Briefs 

Bobcat golfers 

skip Overton Mt. 

Rain washed out the 

Overton Golf Tournament 

on April 27 forcing the 

South Loup Bobcats to leave 

their clubs in the bag. The 

event was rescheduled for 

Monday as a 9-hole tournament 

but South Loup 

declined to scheduling 

conflicts. The Bobcats will 

be back in action Thursday, 

May 3, at the Mullen Invite. 

Tee time is 9 a.m. 

Seniors’ Last 

Concert is Friday 

CHS will host its spring 

music concert at 7 p.m., 

Friday, May 4, in the 

Learning Center. Billed as 

the Seniors’ Last Concert, 

the event will feature 

performances from grades 

7-12. The public is invited 

to attend. 

Tuition increases 

at state colleges 

LINCOLN — The 

Nebraska State College 

System (NSCS) Board of 

Trustees (Board) approved 

an increase in tuition of 

$4.75 per credit hour for 

undergraduate resident 

students at Chadron, Peru 

and Wayne State Colleges. 

The increase translates to 

an additional per semester 

cost of $71.25 for an undergraduate 

resident full-time 

student taking 15 credit 

hours. Graduate resident 

students will pay an additional 

$6 per credit hour 

for on-campus graduate 

courses. The Board also 

approved an increase in 

tuition of $10 per credit 

hour for undergraduate 

online courses and an 

increase of $12.50 per 

credit hour for graduate 

online courses. 

Baby pics still 

at Courier office 

The Courier still has in 

its possession several baby 

pictures submitted for the 

2011 Baby Page. Please call 

836-2200 or stop by the 

office to get yours back. 

Calendar 

AREA EVENTS 

FRidAy, MAy 4 

7 p.m. — CHS seniors last concert (7-11), 

Learning Center. 

SATuRdAy, MAy 5 

7 p.m. — Hospital Foundation Dueling 

Pianos, CCC. 

SuNdAy, MAy 6 

12 p.m. — Oconto Senior Dinner. 

MoNdAy, MAy 7 

2 p.m. — CHS Senior Tea. 

7:30 p.m. — Callaway Firemen. 

8 p.m. — AA meeting, UMC Fellowship 

Hall. 

8 p.m. — Oconto Village Board. 

TuESdAy, MAy 8 

7 p.m. — CHS Honors Night. 

8 p.m. — Callaway American Legion. 

8 p.m. — Oconto American Legion. 

WEdNESdAy, MAy 9 

TBA — District Track at Bassett. 

7 a.m. — Men’s Prayer Breakfast, UMC 

Fellowship Hall. 

9 a.m. — Varsity golf at Mullen. 

ThuRSdAy, MAy 10 

Grand Generation Coffee, UMC Fellowship 

Hall. 

1 p.m. — Callaway Elementary Track Meet. 

6 p.m. — Callaway Booster Club. 

6:30 p.m. — CHS Sports Banquet at Arnold. 

Sch. Menu 

CAllAWAy SChool 

BREAkFAST MENu 

Fri., 5/4—Long john. 

Mon., 5/7—Waffles. 

Tues., 5/8—Donuts. 

Wed., 5/9—Egg Tacgo. 

Thurs., 5/10—Oatmeal. 

luNCh MENu 

Fri., 5/4—Shredded BBQ beet. 

Mon., 5/7—Pork patty. 

Tues., 5/8—Pizza. 

Wed., 5/9—Cook’s choice. 

Thurs., 5/10—Tator Tot casserole. 

Alternate Menu: W-W-F chef’s salad. T-T 

sub sandwich. 

“In the heart of the Seven Valleys” 

75 ¢ 

Volume 45, Issue 7 Publication No. 85540, Periodical Class Paid At Callaway, Nebraska 68825-0069 

Thursday, May 3, 2012 

Members of the Callaway high School Band are, l-r: Front 

— kelsey haidle, Bailey Mach, Jessica Coons, kelsey 

Trumbull, Taylor Ellison, Stephanie Ellison, Bre Zierke; 

Middle — Mason lashley, Clayton G’Schwind, haylee 

Members of the Callaway high School Chorus are, l-r: Front 

— haylee Stryker, Bailey Mach, kaden Ellis, Aaron Stryker, 

derek hildebrandt, kyle Pierce, Tanner Cline, karni doyle, 

Rebecca Johnson; Middle — Tori Schleichardt, Rebecca 

Still, keeley Witthuhn, Chase Forrester, kyle Potter, Marc 

Callaway High School band and choral 

students competed in the 2012 District IV 

Music Contest at Broken Bow, April 20. 

The day’s contest resulted in three 

students taking top honors while numerous 

twos and threes were awarded in 

band and vocal as well. 

A duet performed by Karni Doyle and 

Haylee Stryker earned a one and Kelsey 

Haidle’s piano solo earned a one as well. 

Earning twos were Jazz Band, Con- 

LINCOLN – Nebraska farmers, 

ranchers and water system managers 

are being encouraged to monitor 

weather conditions as spring 

progresses and temperatures rise. 

The Nebraska Climate Assessment 

Response Committee 

(CARC) met this week to discuss 

current weather conditions and 

the outlook for the remainder of 

2012. 

Committee members reviewed 

information provided by the state 

climatologist, as well as representatives 

of the National Drought 

Mitigation Center (NDMC) and 

cert Band, Flute Duet (Stephanie Ellison 

and Breanna Zierke), Saxophone Duet 

(Rebecca Still, Erin Johnson), Percussion 

Ensemble, Clarinet Solo (Bailey 

Mach), Female Solos — Stryker, Zierke, 

Doyle, Jenna Hoesel, Rebecca Johnson, 

Kacee King, Still; Male Solo (Dakota 

Seng). 

Earning threes were: Boys Vocal 

Ensemble, Girls Vocal Ensemble, Clarinet 

Ensemble, Band Ensemble, Flute 

the National Weather Service. 

“The Panhandle and part of 

eastern Nebraska currently are in 

either early drought or abnormally 

dry on the U.S. Drought Monitor 

map,” said Bobbie Kriz-Wickham, 

CARC chair and assistant director 

of the Nebraska Department 

of Agriculture. “The Committee 

is encouraging farmers, ranchers 

and water system managers to 

take note of these circumstances 

as they gear up for the production 

season.” 

State Climatologist Al Dutcher 

said precipitation across the state 

in April has not been enough to 

erase moisture deficits caused by 

a relatively dry winter and above 

normal temperatures. 

“In some parts of the state, the 

rain we have been receiving has 

been lost rather quickly, either as 

runoff from a hard precipitation 

event, from high winds, or due to 

Stryker, Mia Montes, Rebecca Still, Erin Johnson; Back — 

Jacob Mason, layton dockweiler, Tiffany Potter, Chase 

Forrester, Grant Freeman, keeley Witthuhn, and music 

instructor Connie Rigler. 

3 CHS stud. earn top grades at district 

Solo (Zierke), Show Choir, Female Solo 

(Zierke), Female Solo (Rebecca Johnson). 

Doyle and Stryker, who teamed up 

to write about the day stated, “All in all, 

the day went swimmingly. We band and 

choral students are very happy with how 

we performed and are looking forward to 

the next year when we can do even better. 

We gave our all and we thank those 

who came to watch and support us.” 

the above normal temperatures,” 

Dutcher said. “While the summer 

forecast is somewhat uncertain, 

conditions at present will dictate 

the need for timely rains, especially 

in the Panhandle and northeast 

Nebraska.” 

According to the U.S. Drought 

Monitor, 12% of Nebraska is in a 

Class 1 drought. Mark Svoboda 

with the NDMC said the U.S. Seasonal 

Drought Outlook map, valid 

through July 31, predicts the dry 

Panhandle conditions will persist. 

Streamflow is low in the Republican 

and Platte river basins, 

although reservoirs are in fairly 

good shape due to good precipitation 

the past couple years, Svoboda 

said. 

“Water supply conditions are 

fairly stable for now, but regular 

precipitation events will be critical 

as we move forward into the summer,” 

Svoboda said. 

Dueling 

Pianos this 

Saturday 

It’s not too late to buy tickets 

for the first Dueling Pianos 

Show slated for this Saturday, 

May 5, at the Callaway Community 

Center. 

The fund-raiser, which replaces 

the Hospital Ball this 

year, promises an evening of 

musical fun among friends and 

neighbors. 

Piano players Andy Gibson 

and Ryno will sing and play 

your requests all evening and 

it’s the only show its kind to 

feature amazing fiddle and sax 

player Dan Witte. 

Tickets are available for $25 

per person by calling Callaway 

District Hospital at 836-2228 

or tickets will be available at the 

door. You can also drop by the 

hospital office to buy tickets. 

Social hour is 7-8 p.m., and 

the entertainment is 8 p.m. 

until midnight. 

A cash bar will be available 

and hors d’oeuvres will be 

served as part of the admission 

price. 

Hurry! Buying advance tickets 

may be the best bet as seating 

is limited and door sales will only 

be for what seating is left over. 

Income generated goes to 

fun the Callaway Hospital District 

Foundation which makes 

many vital hospital and clinic 

services available to patrons. 

Callaway man 

wins $50,000 

scratch ticket 

Randy Hanson of Callaway 

won $50,000 playing the $5 

Scratch game Chocolate from 

the Nebraska Lottery. 

Hanson purchased his winning 

ticket at The Bear Pad, 

302 Grand Avenue in Callaway. 

Scratching the ticket, he revealed 

matching numbers with a corresponding 

prize of $50,000. 

There were three $50,000 

top prizes in Chocolate. Hanson 

was the third person to claim a 

top prize in the game. 

While claiming his prize on 

April 13, Hanson told Nebraska 

Lottery officials that he wasn’t 

sure he had won the top prize 

at first after he scratched off the 

ticket. “I looked at it, and looked 

again, and then I asked them to 

scan it,” he said. 

Hanson plans to purchase a 

new vehicle and buy some new 

appliances using his winnings. 

Chocolate was a $5 Scratch 

game from the Nebraska Lottery 

that offered players the chance to 

win $1.2 million in cash prizes 

from $5 to $50,000. The odds 

of winning the $50,000 top prize 

in Chocolate were 1 in 120,000, 

while the overall odds of winning 

any prize were 1 in 3.46. 

Farmers, ranchers urged to consider dry weather conditions 

State Climate 

Assessment 

Committee pans 

2012 outlook 

Montes, Tyler Burnett, Tiffany Potter, kelsey haidle, Mia 

Montes; Back — Bre Zierke, Erin Johnson, kacee king, 

dakota Seng, Jenna hoesel, kelsey Trumbull, Sydney 

owens and music teacher Connie Rigler. 

“What we were told this week is 

that conditions could deteriorate 

quickly. We just want folks to be 

paying attention and planning 

ahead as much as possible,” Kriz- 

Wickham said. 

The University of Nebraska- 

Lincoln Extension already has put 

out some information related to 

water management for farmers and 

ranchers. It is archived at: http:// 

marketjournal.unl.edu/april13 and 

http://marketjournal.unl.edu/ 

april20. Other on-line resources 

can be found at: http://www.extension.unl.edu/crops-future 

and 

http://water.unl.edu/. The NDMC 

web site also contains information 

at http://drought.unl.edu. 

The Committee plans to meet 

for an update in June. CARC information, 

including presentations 

from the April 24, 2012, meeting, 

can be found at www.agr.ne.gov/ 

carc.

Page 2—Thursday, May 3, 2012, The Callaway Courier 

Meanderings 

by Michael A. Wendorff 

I read a story on the internet Monday morning 

about a new ap for your smart phone or tablet. It’s 

called “Ugly Meter Pro.” 

Take a picture of yourself and turn on the ap. It 

scans your facial features and then scales it from 

one to 100 — one being rated beautiful and 100 

in the coyote ugly neighborhood where people 

scream and run. That is, unless I got that backward. 

It has nothing to do with how you do your 

hair, mustache or beard. It measures facial features, 

nose, eyes, etc., to come up with whatever 

rating scale the ap designers arrived at. Scientific? 

Don’t know, I was too frightened to read on. 

Get one and have fun with all your friends. 

Deal your self-esteem a mortal blow, tick off your 

spouse, or acquaintances who may soon become 

your enemies. Be as shallow as you can be. Do 

people call your baby beautiful and then grimace? 

Snap a pic and take objective measurements. 

Now, we all have our own self-impressions of 

how we look in the mirror every morning. At my 

age it’s fully evident that the skin is no longer 

as tight or smooth as it once was, the chin less 

prominent and the wattle of a turkey has somehow 

appeared on my neck. I don’t need an ap to tell 

the obvious. Nor do I want to be in a public place 

somewhere and spot a group of people looking at 

me and giggling as they examine a smart phone 

pic. Suddenly, a “bat hanging out of the cave”, an 

undone zipper or toilet paper on the shoe is the 

least of your worries. 

Imagine some poor sot trying to pick up a girl 

at a night club. She snaps a picture, runs the scan 

and then says, “Nope, too ugly.” That might turn 

a lot of single guys celibate who never had a clue 

how repulsive they were before the shoot-down. 

Going through the ap store on my wireless 

tablet opens up whole new vistas of humiliation 

with aps available to destroy or restore your selfesteem. 

There’s moron tests, personality tests, 

love and sex compatibility tests, boyfriend tests 

(like boys need any more pressure to meet unrealistic 

expectations from the girl it took 3 weeks to 

get the courage to ask out in the first place), or fun 

games like Pimple Popper and Hair Plucker to get 

you wondering about those things, too. 

Once your self-image is thoroughly wrecked, 

the ap store has calorie counters, fitness guides, 

make-up and complexion guides, horoscopes, selfhypnosis, 

relationship books, fashion advice, sex 

advice, tarot cards for predicting the future, etc. 

You can, without ever looking up from your smart 

phone, turn yourself into an entirely new person 

that everyone always hoped for but never realistically 

expected. Consider the source material. 

If all else fails, you can download a bubble popper 

which is a digital version of packing bubble 

wrap you pop to relieve anxiety and take your 

mind off your social standing for awhile. It should 

also be irritating to people nearby (bonus). 

Despite my angst at being digitally scanned for 

homeliness, don’t expect magical change in my 

personality or looks. What you see is what you get. 

Just don’t point a phone at me on the street and 

then laugh behind your hand. I’ve spent my whole 

life learning how to not give a hoot what others 

think. Please don’t undo my false sense of security 

with digital scans of my admittedly ugly mug. 

Also, I think I’ll avoid the moron test — not having 

studied. 

Prize winning 

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Editorial Page 

Important Health Message 

As I was lying in bed pondering 

the problems of the world, I 

rapidly realized that I don’t really 

give a rat’s behind: 

1. If walking and cycling is 

good for your health, the postman 

would be immortal. 

2. A whale swims all day, 

only eats fish, drinks water, and 

is still fat. 

3. A rabbit runs and hops and 

only lives a few years. 

4. But a tortoise doesn’t run 

and do anything quickly, yet it 

lives for 450 years. 

And you tell me to exercise? 

I don’t think so. 

I’m retired. Go around me! 

* * * 

Heartwarmer 

Stories about children and 

their views of the world are always 

touching. 

A father watched his young 

daughter playing in the garden. 

He smiled as he reflected on 

how sweet and pure his little girl 

was. Tears formed in his eyes as 

he thought about her seeing the 

wonders of nature through such 

innocent eyes. Suddenly she just 

stopped and stared at the ground. 

He went over to her to see what 

work of God had captured her 

attention. 

He noticed she was looking at 

two spiders mating. 

“Daddy, what are those two 

spiders doing?” she asked. 

“They’re mating.” her father 

replied. 

“What do you call the spider 

on top?” she asked. 

“A Daddy Longlegs.” her 

father answered. 

“So, the other one is a Mommy 

Longlegs?” the little girl asked. 

As his heart soared with the 

joy of such a cute and innocent 

question he replied, “No dear 

both of them are Daddy Longlegs.” 

The little girl, looking a little 

The Arnold Sentinel 

In a few days, the Arnold 

and Callaway school boards 

will hold their separate regular 

meetings and vote either yes or 

no to sanctioning a South Loup 

Bobcat cheerleading squad. Between 

the two boards, the issue 

of cheerleading has taken up 

many hours of discussion time, 

and board members seem to be 

ready to finally resolve an issue 

that has confused and puzzled 

patrons of both districts. 

Why has it been an issue 

at all, is the comment most 

often heard from residents of 

the district. For decades, there 

have been cheerleading squads 

in both towns. Then, with the 

formation of the South Loup 

Bobcat athletic co-op between 

Arnold and Callaway, there was 

a combined squad. 

The cheerleading program 

took a break last year, when 

there didn’t appear to be 

enough interest or senior leadership. 

The Arnold board said 

at that time that the program 

would be revisited if there was 

enough interest. Fast forward 

to February of 2012, and there 

was more than enough interest 

by participants, but at the 

recommendation of the South 

Loup Bobcat Co-op Athletic 

Board, both boards voted “no” 

to cheerleading. It was not a 

unanimous decision. Reasons 

puzzled thought for a moment, 

then lifted her foot and stomped 

them flat. 

“Well,” she said, “that may be 

okay in San Francisco , but we’re 

not having any of that stuff in 

Nebraska.” 

* * * 

55th High School Reunion 

He was a widower and she 

a widow. They had known each 

other for a number of years being 

high school classmates and having 

attended class reunions in the 

last 20 years without fail. 

This 55th anniversary of 

their class, the widower and the 

widow made a foursome with 

two other singles. They had a 

wonderful evening, their spirits 

high. The widower throwing 

admiring glances across the 

table. The widow smiling coyly 

back at him. 

Finally, he picked up courage 

to ask her, “Will you marry 

me?” 

After about six seconds of 

careful consideration, she answered, 

“Yes, yes I will!” 

The evening ended on a happy 

note for the widower. But the next 

morning he was troubled. Did she 

say “Yes” or did she say “No?” He 

couldn’t remember. Try as he 

would, he just could not recall. 

He went over the conversation 

of the previous evening, but his 

mind was blank. 

for not having the program 

included transportation and 

practice time issues and drama 

within the first combined 

squad. 

Although the girls assured 

board members that they have 

gotten to know each other and 

have become friends since then, 

the answer was still no. In a later 

meeting, Superintendent (Patrick) 

Osmond mentioned that 

parents had complained that 

there were too many activities, 

and this also affected the decision. 

From news coverage of 

those meetings, we know that, 

in fact, parents complained that 

there were too many ball games, 

and the overloaded schedule 

was affecting other activities, 

such as drama, speech and 

Mock Trial. 

Sponsor Tammy Weinman 

and her band of hopeful 

cheerleaders then decided to 

form a private cheer squad, and 

began making plans to attend 

camps and signed up to help 

with upcoming community 

events. But their plans were 

squelched again, when the issue 

of school liability was brought 

up. At March meetings, Superintendent 

Osmond presented 

liability release documents for 

the boards to approve. Neither 

board did, because there was 

disagreement on whether there 

even was a liability issue with a 

Worth 

Repeatin’ 

From the collection 

of Pat Young 

He remembered asking the 

question but for the life of him 

could not recall her response. 

With fear and trepidation he 

picked up the phone and called 

her. 

First, he explained that he 

couldn’t remember as well as 

he used to. Then he reviewed 

non-sanctioned squad. 

Students and concerned 

residents spoke out at that 

meeting in favor of cheerleading. 

One week later, Arnold 

School Board President Duane 

Bowers requested a combined 

workshop between the two 

boards to decide whether or not 

to revisit the issue. At their own 

discretion, the boards decided 

to take another vote at their 

upcoming May meetings. 

If they vote “yes,” the boards 

agreed that sponsors would be 

paid and transportation would 

be provided for the squad. 

All should be well, but this 

brings us to a whole new puzzling 

issue; that of who will 

be sponsors if the boards vote 

yes to the program. The most 

obvious candidate for head 

sponsor from Arnold is Tammy 

Weinman — a woman who has 

a coaching endorsement, has 

sponsored cheerleading for 

several years for no pay, and 

has involved the girls in almost 

every community event there is, 

helping them build leadership 

skills and their community 

service resume. 

It’s just good, common 

sense. But at the workshop, 

it became apparent that she 

would not be the obvious 

choice. Her response was asking 

the administration if she 

and the other two interested 

the past evening. As he gained 

a little more courage, he then 

inquired of her: “When I asked if 

you would marry me, did you say 

“Yes” or did you say “No?” 

“Why you silly man I said, 

‘Yes. Yes I will’ And I meant it 

with all my heart.” 

The widower was delighted. 

He felt his heart skip a beat. 

Then she continued. “And I 

am so glad you called because I 

couldn’t remember who asked 

me!” 

Guest Editorial 

‘To cheer or not to cheer?’ That is the question 

by Sen. Mike Johanns 

Last week, the Senate took a very positive 

step toward improving federal farm 

policy. An update of the farm bill passed 

overwhelmingly out of the Agriculture 

Committee, enjoying strong support from 

both Democrats and Republicans. This bill 

is an improvement for American agriculture: 

it’s simple, it’s straightforward, and 

it’s more market-oriented. Better yet, it’s 

fiscally responsible and will help to cut our 

country’s troubling budget deficit. 

Certainly the most pressing issue of our 

time remains our mounting debt, and the 

farm bill was drafted with this in mind. The 

bill saves more than $23 billion in farm 

and nutrition programs, while helping 

producers manage their risk and ensuring 

we continue to address hunger. Having a 

committee come together in a bipartisan 

way to cut spending in a responsible manner 

is a breath of fresh air. 

I’ve met with many of you over the past 

year, often times at my Ag Policy Perspectives 

events, to discuss the new farm bill. Your 

Letters 

To the Editor: 

It was great to see the enthusiastic 

reception given to 

“Ag Fest 2012” held in Dawson 

and Custer counties. This activity 

drew more than 751 fourth 

and fifth graders, their teachers 

and sponsors. The “Agricultural 

Community” should appreciate 

the strong interest school 

administrators, teachers, and 

students have in learning more 

about their industry. Thanks 

to them for taking time out of 

school schedules to attend. 

Another pat on the back 

goes to those ag producers, 

commodity groups, media, 

agribusinesses, and FFA groups 

that contributed to and were on 

hand to tell the amazing story 

of American agriculture. It is a 

story of a lifestyle and business 

that has an ag producer working 

for 19¢ of every food dollar to 

thoughts and ideas are reflected 

in the legislation we crafted in 

the Agriculture Committee. The 

crop insurance program has 

been effective and popular, and 

it will continue to be a central 

risk management tool for farmers 

and ranchers. There has also 

been broad acknowledgement that 

direct payments must be made a 

thing of the past, and this farm 

bill steers us in that direction. The 

Adjusted Gross Income cap has also been 

reduced, further targeting government farm 

supports to producers who need it most. 

I am pleased to report that several of 

my ideas and amendments are included 

in the bill. I’ve long been an advocate for 

policies which support beginning farmers 

and ranchers as well as returning veterans 

looking to start careers in farming. These 

proposals were roundly supported and 

included in the bill. It is critical that our 

federal farm policy keeps in mind the future 

generations of ag producers. 

sponsors from Callaway would 

be “pushed aside.” 

Superintendent Osmond 

informed the boards that the 

sponsors should be full-time 

employees from both schools. 

Callaway board member Mary 

Ridder disagreed, saying the 

schools should be looking for 

good leadership for the program, 

and that it has never 

been an issue before. It was also 

brought up that two current 

head coaches of the athletic 

co-op are not full-time school 

employees. 

Ridder was right. It never 

has been an issue, considering 

just two years ago, Weinman 

was a sponsor. 

So, if the boards vote “yes,” is 

it possible that the one person 

who is most qualified for the 

job, pushed for the program 

for the girls and actually asked 

for the job, will be the last on 

the list to be considered? The 

duties of a cheerleading sponsor 

include eight months of time 

commitment. 

The best the district can hope 

for in looking within the system 

is a half-hearted agreement or 

including it in a job description. 

Most likely, it will not be the 

leadership that Ridder says the 

girls need. 

The biggest question of all is, 

will board members voice their 

opinion? Only time will tell. 

A positive step forward on the Farm Bill 

Mike Johanns 

Thanks for letting 

the Callaway 

Courier into your 

life in 2012! 

produce food for 155 people. 

These stewards of the environment 

strive year after trying 

year to provide each of us with 

the most abundant, wholesome 

and safest food supply possible 

... and they succeed. 

As Extension workers, we 

appreciate everyone’s cooperation 

on “Ag Fest 2012”; 

and believe, that with all the 

help we received, our goal of 

educating young people on the 

impact of Nebraska Agriculture 

was met. 

We applaud others taking 

on similar challenges and look 

forward to the next Ag Fest. 

Sincerely, 

UNL Extension - Dawson 

County Staff: Bruce Treffer, 

Andrea Nisley, Mike Wolff 

UNL Extension - Custer 

County Staff: Troy Walz, Jessye 

Goertz, Colleen Peterson 

Another area I was glad the 

committee spent time discussing 

was trade. The bill also includes 

an amendment of mine to ensure 

USDA continues to prioritize 

trade. The recently enacted trade 

agreements with Korea and 

Colombia shouldn’t be stopping 

points. We must keep working 

to level the playing field for our 

producers by lowering trade barriers 

around the globe. Having 

served previously as Agriculture Secretary, 

it’s my opinion that trade policies at USDA 

can be better focused and coordinated, and 

my amendment will have the department 

evaluate improvements. 

The farm bill is by no means perfect, but 

it is a positive turning point for American 

farm policy. It will benefit farmers and 

ranchers, it will benefit the American 

people, and it helps get our country back 

on a fiscally sustainable path. I was pleased 

to support it and look forward to its consideration 

in the full Senate.

Obituaries 

William G. Wilcher 

Nov. 9, 1929 — April 17, 2012 

William Giles 

Wilcher, known to 

his family and friends 

as Bill, was called 

home to his Lord and 

Savior Jesus Christ 

on April 17, 2012. 

His passing was very 

peaceful, with his 

friends and family 

by his side at Carson 

Tahoe Continuing 

Care Hospital. 

William was 82 years old, 

born on Nov. 9, 1929, to William 

Wilcher Sr. and Vera 

Marie Giles of Nebraska. He 

was the oldest of four children: 

Jackie (Wilcher)Young, Gary 

Wilcher, and Sharon (Wilcher) 

Savidge. 

He was married to Norma 

Jean Frederick, and on Christmas 

Eve of 1953 their son James 

Martin Wilcher was born. 

After serving his country in 

the United States Navy in the 

Korean War, William and his 

family moved from California 

to Carson City, Nev. William 

enjoyed a successful career with 

the Nevada Department of Mo- 

Callaway 

News 

Steve and Diane Brestel of 

Lincoln, and Jessica Brestel of 

Kearney spent Friday night at 

Joyce Brestel’s home. 

Friendly Circle 

by LaVonne Hickenbottom 

The Friendly Circle Club met 

April 19 with Joyce Brestel. Roll 

call was “How do you start your 

spring house cleaning?” 

After the business meeting, 

invitations to the Callaway Senior 

Tea on May 17 were filled 

out and addressed to the senior 

mothers. Lunch was served. 

The May 17 meeting will be 

with Nadine Reinhard. 

H.H.H. Club 

by Carol Kennedy 

H.H.H. club met at the 

Grand Generation Manor with 

Mildred Pitkin as hostess. Roll 

call was “How many times have 

you moved in your life.” It varied 

from three to 13 times. 

The March minutes were 

read and approved. The May 9 

meeting will be at the Good 

Samaritan Center activity room 

with Marge Headley as hostess. 

Ruth Hendricks moved 

to adjourn, seconded by Nona 

Leibhart. LaVonne Hickenbottom 

joined us later. 

A dice game was played. 

Lunch was served. 

William Wilcher 

tor Vehicles where he 

made many friends. 

Upon retirement, 

he and his wife enjoyed 

several decades 

together with their 

family. Bill and Jean 

loved each other 

dearly, and in his 

final days Bill expressed 

his desire 

to be reunited with 

his wife who preceded him 

in death. He was a wonderful 

father, grand-father, greatgrandfather, 

brother, uncle, 

and friend to all of us. His 

happy, sweet nature will be 

dearly missed by all. 

Bill leaves behind his son 

James (Kelly) Wilcher; granddaughter 

Rachelle Wilcher 

(Kyle), and their daughter 

Leighton; grandson Jordan 

(Quinn) Wilcher; grandson 

Griffin Wilcher. Bill also is 

survived by his two loving sisters 

Sharon Savidge and Jackie 

Young, as well as several nieces 

and nephews. 

William and Norma’s legacy 

is their family, and the spirit of 

their love and generosity will 

live on in all of us. His memorial 

service will be conducted at 

3 p.m., the First Presbyterian 

Church in Carson City on Sunday, 

May 20. 

Rebecca Johnson 

Callaway junior 

Girls State pick 

CHS junior Rebecca Johnson 

was selected by the Callaway 

American Legion Auxiliary to 

attend Cornhusker Girls State 

in Lincoln June 3-9. 

She is the daughter of Bill 

and Marilyn Johnson and is active 

in choir, basketball, track, 

one-acts, speech, has been a 

cheerleader and attended mission 

trips. 

McCOOK — Sophomore 

pre-pharmacy major Max 

Owens, Oconto, received top 

honors Thursday at McCook 

Community College’s Honor’s 

Convocation, receiving the 

Presidential Award — the 

school’s top academic award 

— given to a student excelling 

in academics, leadership and 

service to the community. 

In addition he was named 

top student in the Science and 

Math Division and top member 

of the group SMAC (Students 

Making Active Choices). 

“Max is very deserving of this 

award because of his excellent 

academics, leadership, and service,” 

said Megan Friesen, one 

of three MCC staff to nominate 

Owens for the college’s top student 

award. “It’s always a joy to 

have Max in class.” 

Friesen said Owens is always 

fully prepared for class and that 

even though his work would 

be okay without much effort 

because he is bright, he is not 

satisfied with being okay. 

“He pushes himself toward 

constant improvement and 

focuses on turning out the best 

work he can. He also views 

his class work in relation to 

the greater scheme of things,” 

Friesen said. 

In Expository Writing, when 

students can pick their own 

research topic, Friesen said 

Owens decided to create a justification 

for the creation of a 

walking trail in his hometown. 

This project was directly applicable, 

and he was encouraged 

to present it to his town’s 

council. 

Science Instructor Jim Hall 

had Owens as a student in Human 

Anatomy & Physiology I 

and II as well as Microbiology 

classes. 

Library 

News 

by Bev Stivers, Librarian 

Nigel Sprouse Memorial Library 

The posters for the 2012 

Annual Kite Fly are now on 

display in the Wayne Thurman 

Addition. It is good to have 

these posters all ready to display 

when the time comes for the 

kite fly on Labor Day weekend. 

Do come in and see what the 

children have done. 

Watch for more information 

for the summer reading 

program which will begin May 

30. There are several resource 

people lined up to do some programs 

for the different sessions. 

I think the children will really 

enjoy these programs. 

School will soon be out, but 

plan to continue reading for information 

and your pleasure. 

“He is an excellent student 

who always has a smile on his 

face and a pleasant greeting 

when you meet him,” said 

Hall. “Max has demonstrated 

an intellectual curiosity as he 

pursued resources in and out of 

the classroom. He is a dependable 

and conscientious student 

in class.” 

His dedication to academics 

is obvious by his 3.96 gradepoint 

average, but MCC officials 

say that in the past two years 

Owens’ has become a leader 

on campus . 

He served as the local President 

and Regional Secretary 

for Phi Theta Kappa as well as 

president of the MCC Student 

Senate. These leadership responsibilities 

gave him the skills 

to meet with the Vice President 

of MCC to give an update on the 

Phi Theta Kappa Chapter on 

campus. He also led the spring 

orientation, and proudly represented 

Phi Theta Kappa when 

delegates from China visited the 

MCC Campus. 

As part of his service to 

PTK, Owens has been involved 

in donating and assisting the 

planning of the Red Cross 

blood drive, selling tickets at 

MCC athletic events, planning 

and participating in the first on 

campus International Fair, and 

even helping to unload a food 

truck at 5 a.m. on a Saturday 

morning. 

“While other students have 

completed some of the same 

activities, Max has gone above 

what is asked of him and excelled 

while finding his niche 

at MCC,” said Phi Theta Kappa 

Advisor Shannon Schaben. “He 

follows through with what he 

says he will do, finds answers 

when in doubt, and keeps his 

sense of humor with him the 

entire time making him approachable 

by his peers.” 

Owens joined SMAC this 

year, which is an organization 

that relies heavily on the 

strong leadership skills of all 

of its members. Max undertook 

one of the most time consuming 

projects for the year by 

working on getting a drunkdriving 

simulator on campus. 

He researched companies and 

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Max Owens named MCC Presidential Award 

funding options, and even volunteered 

to help write the grant 

that funded this project. 

Max’s service doesn’t end 

here though. He is also involved 

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Banged up boys back off at 

Custer County Track Meet 

BROKEN BOW — The South 

Loup boys track team scored 

116 points to finish as the runners-up 

at the Custer County 

Invitational in Broken Bow last 

Thursday. 

Without sprinter Derek 

Hildebrandt and thrower Drew 

Bowers participating, and with 

several other athletes resting 

sore muscles, team scoring was 

down some, said Boys Coach 

Rick Peterson. 

“This was the seventh meet 

of the season and we had to rest 

some athletes so that we will 

be healthy and ready to go for 

districts May 9,” he said. 

The coach said the Bobcats 

did have some outstanding performances; 

probably the most 

impressive was the quartet 

of Taylor Linegar, Zane Ellis, 

Kyle Pierce and Aaron Stryker 

with their 3:34.2 in the 1,600 

meter relay. 

Brady Weinman again tied 

his personal best in the pole 

vault with a vault of 13 feet, 

6 inches. 

The 3,200 meter relay team 

of Levi Loper, Layton Dockweiler, 

Garret Dockweiler and 

Kyle Pierce also won again by 

nearly 30 seconds. 

Ryan Monninger ran personal 

bests and placed in both 

of the distance races. 

Other individual winners 

for the Bobcats on the day were 

Kyle Pierce in the 800 meter 

and Tanner Cline in the long 

jump. 

Pride is on the line at the LVC 

Invitational in Broken Bow this 

Thursday, May 3. The Bobcats 

will again go up against the 

class of the conference in Twin 

Loup which used its depth and 

speed to amass 187 points at 

the Custer County Invite. Field 

events begin at 10 a.m. 

South Loup will journey to 

Bassett for the D-9 District this 

Wednesday hosted by Rock 

County. Teams competing in the 

district are: Anselmo-Merna, 

Arthur County, Cody-Kilgore, 

Hyannis, Mullen, North Central, 

SMC,Sandhills/Thedford, 

South Loup, Twin Loup. 

BoyS RESulTS 

Team scores: 1. Twin Loup 187, 2. 

South loup 116, 3. Anselmo-Merna 93, 

4. Ansley/Litchfield 80, 5. Arcadia 37, 6. 

Broken Bow JV 7. 

100 — 1. Jed Fenske (TL), :11.3; 2. 

Taylor linegar (Sl), :11.6; 3. Tanner 

Cline (Sl), :11.7; 4. Zane Ellis (Sl), 

:11.76; 5. K. Pomplun (TL), :11.8; 6. C. 

Charles (Ar), :11.81. 

200 — 1. Guy Fenske (TL), :23.1; 

2. Taylor linegar (Sl), :23.6; 3. C. 

Charles (Arc), :23.8; 4. Aaron Stryker 

(Sl), :24.33; 5. T. Geiser (A-M), :24.5; 6. 

S. Reynolds (A/L), :25. 

400 — Guy Fenske (TL), :51.6; 

2. Aaron Stryker (Sl), :54.1; 3. A. 

Rumery (A-M), :56.9; 4. T. Hinton (TL), 

:56.9; 5. A. Prutzer (Ar), :57.6; 6. C. Hinton 

(TL), :57.7. 

800 — 1. kyle Pierce (Sl), 2:07.3; 

2. J. Gibbens (TL), 2:08.6; 3. Garret 

dockweiler (Sl), 2:11.4; 4. C. Hinton 

(TL), 2:15; 5. G. Amsberry (A/L), 2:16.7; 6. 

S. Sillivan (Ar), 2:17.6. 

1600 — 1. D. Vincent (TL), 5:08; 

2. levi loper (Sl), 5:15.8; 3. Ryan 

Moninger (SL), 5:27.2; 4. Andrew Christen 

(A-M), 5:28; 5. J. Sandoz (TL), 5:46.4; 6. A. 

Leuhm (Ar), 5:50.2. 

3200 — 1. D. Vincent (TL), 11:15.9; 

2. Ryan Moninger (Sl), 11:29.5; 3. 

Andrew Christen (A-M), 11:33. 

110 hurdles — 1. T. Kozeal (TL), 

:15.7; 2. T. Snow (A/L), :16.8; 3. J. Christen 

(A-M), :16.81; 4. M. Heapy (A/L), :17.59; 

5. R. Halouska (A-M), :17.7; 6. R. Ritz 

(Ar), :18.1. 

300 hurdles — 1. J. Christen (A-M), 

:43.2; 2. T. Hinton (TL), :44.4; 3. J. Wells (A- 

M), :44.6; 4. T. Snow (A/L), :44.63; 5. R. Ritz 

(Ar), :45.9; 6. M. Heapy (A/L), :47.6. 

4x100 relay — 1. Twin Loup :44.2; 

2. Anselmo-Merna :47.9; 3. Broken Bow 

JV :50.7; 4. Arcadia :56.14; 5. Ansley/ 

Litchfield 1:00.6. 

4x400 relay — 1. Twin loup 

3:32.5; 2. South loup (Taylor linegar, 

Zane Ellis, kyle Pierce, Aaron 

Stryker) 3:34.2; 3. Arcadia 3:58.9; 4. 

Ansley/Litchfield 3:59.9; 5. Anselmo-Merna 

4:49. 

4x800 relay — 1. South loup 

(levi loper, Garret dockweiler, kyle 

Pierce, layton dockweiler) 9:15; 2. 

Twin Loup 9:42, 3. Arcadia 9:48.9; 4. Ansley/ 

Litchfield 10:03; 5. Anselmo-Merna 11:53. 

long jump — 1. Tanner Cline 

(Sl), 20-4; 2. K. Pomplun (TL), 18-7; 3. 

D. Griebel (TL), 18-6; 4. T. Geiser (A-M), 

17-11; 5. K. Seketera (A/L), 17-11; 6. B. 

Focken (A/L), 17-0. 

Triple jump — 1. J. Gibbens (TL), 

39-8; 2. R. Halouska (A-M), 38-9.5; 3. M. 

Heapy (A/L), 37-3; 4. kaden Ellis (Sl), 

36-3; 5. D. Chandler (A-M), 36-3; 6. B. 

Focken (A-L), 36-2. 

high jump — 1. R. Halouska (A-M), 

6-0; 2. T. Gilligan (A-M), 6-0; 3. D. Chandler 

(A-M), 5-4; 4. T. Snow (A/L), 5-4; 5. C. 

Kamphaus (TL), 5-0. 

Pole vault — 1. Jed Fenske (TL), 

14-6; 2. K. Pomplun (TL), 14-0; 3. Brady 

Weinman (Sl), 13-6; 4. G. Amsberry 

(S/L), 10-0; 5. Jacob Mason (Sl), 10-0; 

6. H. Thomas (BBJV), 9-6. 

Shot put — 1. R. Mosier (TL), 46-4.5; 

2. T. Howard (A/L), 44-1.25; 3. A. Rhode 

(A/L), 41-3; 4. M. Eberle (A/L), 40-2.75; 

5. T. Glidden (TL), 39-6.25; 6. M. Quick 

(Ar), 37-2. 

discus — 1. T. Howard (A/L), 156-11; 

2. T. Kozeal (TL), 155; 3. R. Mosier (TL), 139- 

2; 4. A. Rhode (A/L), 129-2; 5. M. Quick (Ar), 

118-11; 6. J. Christen (A-M), 118-9. 

Aaron Stryker (left) and Tanner Cline get out of the blocks in the 200. 

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layton dockweiler hands off to anchor kyle Pierce in the 

4x800 relay which far outdistanced second place. 

Garret dockweiler takes over for levi loper in the 4x800 

relay as the competition falls further behind. 

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Shayla dockweiler (center, right) battles for a medal in the 100 meter dash. Also pictured is Rebecca Johnson (left) 

Bobcat girls take second 

at Custer County Invite 

BROKEN BOW — Though 

only a small meet by usual standards, 

the South Loup Bobcat 

girls did something they haven’t 

before: break 100 points. 

South Loup scored 115 points 

on their way to second place at 

the Custer County Invite last 

Thursday. 

Girls Coach Mike Weverka 

said the team has come a long 

way this season. “The girls set 

some personal goals after the 

first meet and they’re reaching 

that.” 

The coach said he loaded 

up some events, including the 

relays, just to see how many 

points they could score and the 

result was numerous personal 

best times and distances. 

Ansley/Litchfield proved the 

class of the field scoring 196 

points for the team title while 

Anselmo-Merna was a distant 

third with 88 points. 

Headlining the day was 

sophomore shot putter Michaela 

Weverka who regained 

her form with a personal best 

38 feet, 8.5 inches for first place 

and took second in the discus. 

Freshman Shayla Dockweiler 

found 5 feet again in the high 

jump for the gold and placed in 

both the 100 and 200. 

Hannah Magill also took the 

pole vault needing only 7 feet. 

She’s nursing a sore patellar 

tendon and was a foot off her 

best. 

After seven meets, the team 

is a bit banged up. Claire Beshaler 

hurt an ankle and the 

Bobcats scratched the 4x800 

relay as a result. 

“We started off great but 

those kinds of things slow 

you down a little,” Weverka 

said. “But, when push came 

to shove, everyone stepped up 

when we needed it. Not much 

to say about it but 115 points 

and second place.” 

LVC starts at 10 a.m., this 

Thursday, May 3, in Broken 

Bow. The coach noted that 

many of the same teams they 

faced at the Custer County 

Invite will be in the LVC so it 

will be a good test. 

The D-9 District will be a 

Bassett this Wednesday, May 9, 

with host Rock County. Starting 

time was not yet available 

for the Wednesday, May 9 

test for state berths. Competing 

will be: Anselmo-Merna, 

Arthur County, Cody-Kilgore, 

Hyannis, Mullen, North Central, 

SMC,Sandhills/Thedford, 

South Loup, and Twin Loup. 

GiRlS RESulTS 

Team scores: 1. Ansley/Litchfield 

196, 2. South loup 115, 3. Anselmo- 

Merna 88, 4. Twin Loup 71, 5. Arcadia 

26, 6. Broken Bow JV 14. 

100 — 1. Siera Rhode (A/L), :13.1; 

2. K. Reynolds (A/L), :13.4; 3. Shayla 

dockweiler (Sl), :13.5; 4. T. Reed 

(A/L), :13.63; 5. J. Lewis (TL), :13.8; 

6. L. Burnett (A-M), :14.6. 

200 — 1. Siera Rohde (A/L), 

:26.5; 2. A. Wardyn (A/L), :27.4; 3. 

K. Reynolds (A/L), :28.5; 4. Shayla 

dockweiler (Sl), :28.64; 5. T. Myers 

(A-M), :29.5; 6. J. Lewis (TL) :29.7. 

400 — Siera Rohde (A/L), :59.3; 

2. A. Wardyn (A/L), 1:02; 3. Jordan 

Rush (Sl), 1:04.6; 4. S. Trotter (Ar), 

1:04.7; 5. T. Myers (A-M), 1:06.1; 6. 

S. Sillivan (Ar), 1:07.2. 

800 — 1. S. Trotter (Ar), 2:33.2; 2. 

R. Lewis (A/L), 2:38.3; 3. L. Cramer (A- 

M), 2:38.6; 4. R. Olsson (TL), 2:40.2; 

5. D. Dorsey (Ar), 2:42; 6. Bailey 

Mach (Sl), 2:43.2. 

1600 — L. Cramer (A-M), 5:59; 

2. K. Dunbar (TL), 6:07.3; 3. Bailey 

Mach (Sl), 6:14.2; 4. Michala 

dockweiler (Sl), 6:17.9; 5. N. 

Wardyn (A/L), 6:23.1; 6. J. Hostick 

(A-M), 6:47.7. 

3200 — 1. L. Cramer (A-M), 

12:54.7; 2. darianne hoyt (Sl), 

15:52.5; 3. darcie kennedy (Sl), 

16:21.1; 4. A. Hill (TL), 16:27.21; 5. 

L. Scott (A/L), 16:28.2. 

100 — 1. K. Drake (A/L), :17.2; 

2. L. Siegel (A/L), :18.2; 3. P. Olney 

(A-M), :18.8; 4. Jordan Rush (Sl), 

:19.25; 5. R. Clark (TL), :20.6. 

300 hurdles — 1. K. Drake (A/L), 

:48.8; 2. L. Siegel (A/L), :53.3; 3. Jordan 

Rush (Sl), :55.8; 4. R. Clark 

(TL), 1:00; 5. P. Olney (A-M), 1:00.1; 

6. A. Osborn (TL), 1:03.6. 

4x100 relay — 1. Twin Loup :57.3; 

2. Anselmo-Merna :59.9; 3. South 

loup (hannah Magill, Rachel 

Smith, Rebecca Johnson, kacee 

king) 1:00.7; 4. Broken Bow JV 

1:01.4; 5. Ansley/Litchfield 1:01.9; 6. 

Arcadia 1:07.4. 

4x400 relay — 1. Ansley/Litchfield 

4:29.4; 2. Arcadia 4:38.6; 3. 

South loup (Jordan Rush, Alex 

Weinman, Michala dockweiler, 

Shayla dockweiler) 4:52.9; 4. 

Anselmo-Merna 5:08.76; 5. Twin 

Loup 5:10.7. 

4x800 relay — Twin Loup 11:06.4; 

2. Ansley/Litchfield 11:32.26. (South 

Loup scratched) 

long jump — 1. K. Reynolds 

(A/L), 15-5; 2. R. Lewis (A/L), 14-8; 3. 

M. Kozeal (TL), 14-8; 4. kacee king 

(Sl), 14-8; 5. T. Reed (A/L), 14-3; 6. 

T. Myers (A-M), 14-2. 

Triple jump — 1. T. Myers (A-M), 

31-1.5; 2. T. Reed (A/L), 31-5; 3. K. 

Kirkpatrick (A-M), 29-6.5; 4. M. Kozeal 

(TL), 29-5; 5. kacee king (Sl), 29- 

3.5; 6. K. Ostrand (A/L), 29-2. 

high jump — 1. Shayla dockweiler 

(Sl), 5-0; 2. L. Siegel (A/L), 

5-0; 3. S. Morse (TL), 4-10; 4. Andrea 

hanson (Sl), 4-8; 5. R. Lewis (A/L), 

4-6; 6. R. Clark (TL), 4-6. 

Pole vault — 1. hannah Magill 

(Sl), 7-0; 2. K. DeGroff (BBJV) 6-6; 3. 

H. Lane (A/L), 6-0; 4. K. Ostrand (A/L), 

6-0; 5. S. Cole (BBJV), 5-6. 

Shot put — 1. Michaela 

Weverka (Sl) 35-8.5; 2. M. Max 

(A-M), 32-2.75; 3. K. Ryan (A/L), 32- 

2.5; 4. Racheal Smith (SL), 31-7; 5. R. 

Spanel (TL), 28-5; 6. F. Sheperdson 

(A/L), 27-7.5. 

discus — 1. M. Max (A-M), 114-5; 

2. Michaela Weverka (Sl), 96-1; 

3. F. Shepherdson (A/L), 94-10; 4. A. 

Hart (TL), 93-3; 5. K. Ryan (A/L), 89; 

6. H. Kirkpatrick (A-M), 83-11. 

(left) Jordan Rush rounds the 

final corner in the 400 meter 

where she took third. (top) 

kacee king accelerates in 

the 100 prelims. 


Shrine 

St. Boniface Religious Education group took a pilgrimage 

to Our Lady of Fatima Shrine located just outside St. 

Germanus Catholic Church in Arapahoe. Pictured are, 

l-r: Front — Tesa Pandorf, Abby Stallbaumer and Ava 

Pandorf. Middle — Natalie Trumbull, Irelyn Rosfeld, 

Owen Stallbaumer and Izzy Stallbaumer. Back — Fr. 

Barnhill, Brittany Trumbull, Lucy Kimball, Emily Kimball, 

Connor Rosfeld, Isaac Stallbaumer and Fr. Antony 

Thekkekara. (courtesy photo)


Legion Auxiliary Essay Contest 

The Callaway American legion Auxiliary conducted its annual Americanism Essay Contest at 

Callaway Public School resulting in winners at the junior high and elementary level. (Right) 

Elementary School essay contest winners are, l-r: Front — Ryen dickman third grade, Carson 

Mason third grade, Macy Rynearson third grade, Eddie Berger fourth grade; Back — laney 

Willis fifth grade, Garrett Hrupek fifth grade, Kalen Dockweiler sixth grade, Connor Rosfeld 

fourth grade, and Misty Robertson fourth grade. (Top) Eighth grade essay contest winners 

were, l-r: Tyrel Rieker (third), Emma Badgley (second) and Lafayette Loper (first). 

Public Notices 

MiNuTES oF ThE 

CuSTER CouNTy BoARd 

oF SuPERViSoRS 

APRil 24, 2012 

The Custer County Board of Supervisors 

met in regular session, on Tuesday, 

April 24, 2012 in the boardroom of the 

Custer County Courthouse. Chairman 

Hickenbottom called the meeting to 

order at 9:00 a.m. and reported the 

Open Meeting Laws are posted on the 

south wall. The following board members 

were present, Hickenbottom, Olson, 

McCullough, Hodson, Varney, Lichtenberger, 

and Constance Gracey, Custer 

County Clerk. Haynes Absent 

Motion by Lichtenberger, 2nd Varney, 

to approve the minutes of April 10, 2012. 

Roll call vote. Ayes-all Nays-none 

GENERAL FUND CLAIMS: Salaries- 

70066.66;SS-5109.82;Ret-4750.40; 

Russ Bristol-Lawn care, 250.00; Alco 

Discount Store-Supply, 8.55; B & D 

Office City-Supply, 248.90; BC/BS Of 

Nebraska-Premium, 16,960.12; Mike 

Borders-Pub. Defender, 3750.00; Steven 

R. Bowers-Fees, 1600.00; Broken 

Bow Airport Authority-Support, 1083.33; 

Broken Bow Clinic-Care, 45.07; Capital 

One-Expenses, 760.71; CCH Inc-Equip., 

883.44; Central Nebraska Forensics 

Serv-Autopsy Cont., 3,100.00; Lea Dell 

Collier-Prior Service, 7.00; Colonial Life 

& Accident-Ins Fee, 6.50; Custer County 

Attorney-Petty Cash Reimb., 36.05; 

Custer County Chief-Publications, 

225.57; Custer County Clerk of Dist 

Court-Fees, 1,043.00; Custer Co 

Highway-Depart Fuel, 1,184.98; Custer 

County Treasurer-Banking, 639.72; 

Custer County Weed District-Supply, 

18.69; Custer Public Power District- 

Service, 229.20; Custer Transfer Station 

Inc-Support, 3,518.00; Eakes Office 

Plus-Supply, 692.06; Election Systems 

& Software-Election supply, 7,053.47; 

William J. Erickson-Fees, 1,239.00; Fastenal 

Company-Part, 33.74; Employee 

Reimb.-Reimb. Ded., 2,000.00; Finance 

& Accounting-Fee, 26.92; First Concord 

Benefits Group-Fees, 80.00; Galls, 

An Aramark Company-Prog., 104.99; 

Jessye Goertz-Expenses, 17.76; Govier 

Brothers Mortuary-Burials, 6,870.00; 

Great Plains Communications-Service, 

1,214.23; Healing Hearts & Families-Qrt. 

Exp., 4,483.74; Holcomb Pharmacy- 

Pres., 73.75; Holiday Inn Midtown- 

Rooms, 138.00; Holloway Electric-Repairs, 

186.10; Howard County Clerk-Jud. 

Dist. Exp, 447.61; Jack’s Uniform & 

Equipment-Uniforms, 195.79; Beulah 

Le La Cheur-Prior Service, 25.00; Lexis 

Nexis-Support, 197.00; M&B Business 

Machine Service-Repairs, 97.00; Master 

Cleaners-Robe, 17.38; Melham Memorial 

Medical Center-Testing, 125.00; 

Microfilm Imaging Systems-Mis Recording, 

100.00; Linda Miller-Expenses, 

46.22; Mary Mohatt-Prior Service 13.00; 

Munson & Peterson-Fees, 2,235.23; 

NE Health and Human Services-Util., 

186.00; NE U.C. Fund-Prog.,1,998.00; 

Nutrition Action Healthletter-Subsc., 

35.00; O’Brien’s Hardware-Parts, 

45.97; Officenet-Supply, 625.00; Olsson 

Associates-Surveyor, 3,206.49; OMB 

Police Supply-Equip., 34.99; OSA/Computers 

Plus Office Div-Supply, 221.70; 

Colleen Peterson-Expenses, 15.56; Jim 

Porter-Labor, 99.25; Presto-X-Spraying, 

48.00; Protocall-Cards, 700.00; Region 

III Mental Health-4th qrt. Exp., 5,783.44; 

Leroy W. Schaad-Prior Service, 9.00; 

Secretary of State-Reprod., 20.00; 

Sennett Duncan & Jenkins PC-Fees, 

1,509.53; Source Gas-Service, 276.01; 

Dan Spanel-Regist., 150.00; Stanard Appraisal 

Service Inc-Appraising, 3,650.00; 

State of NE As Central Finance-Support, 

98.25; Kim Stefka-Expenses, 55.25; 

James Turner-Bailiff, 90.00; UN of 

NE IS Comm & Operat-Exp., 2.07; 

US Postal Service-Postage, 1,125.00; 

USDA, Aphis, Wildlife-Services Homan, 

Qrt., 4,935.75; Troy M. Walz-Postage, 

9.04; West Payment Center-Support, 

366.00. 

Motion by Varney, 2nd Olson, to 

approve the General Fund claims and 

include payment for mileage on Co. 

Burial claim. Roll call vote. Ayes-all 

Nays-none 

ROAD FUND CLAIMS: Salaries- 

42127.29;SS-3079.11;Ret-2716.68; 

American First Aid Systems-Replenish 

Kit, 136.09; Anderson Industrial 

Engines-Parts, 24.72; Arrow Seed 

Company-Seed, 1,601.80; Baum Iron 

Company-Equip. Rep, 488.50; BC/BS Of 

Nebraska-Premium, 12,870.72; Beaver 

Bearing-Parts, 296.29; Bosselman Inc- 

Fuel, 33,509.35; Callaway Light & Water- 

Service, 3.44; Centurylink-Service, 

212.44; Contech Construction Products- 

Culverts, 3,215.00; Cornhusker International 

Truck-Parts, 105.24; Custer 

County Clerk-POSTAGE, 47.85; Custer 

County Highway Depart-Freight, 16.45; 

Custer Public Power District-Service, 

269.37; Eakes Office Plus-Supplies, 

37.97; Edghill Motors Inc-Tools, 23.69; 

Fairbanks International-Repairs, 658.86; 

Fastenal Company-Parts, 330.04; Filter 

Care-Filters, 23.65; Garrett Tires, Treads 

& Appliances-Tires,rep., 307.60; Gateway 

Motors Inc.-Repairs, 365.00; Inland 

Truck Parts Company-Parts, 887.26; 

Interstate Battery Systems-Batteries, 

507.80; Island Supply Welding Company-Tools, 

14.03; Chris Jacobsen-Exp., 

30.00; Jebro Inc-Asphaltic, 19,284.30; 

Jeffers Sand & Gravel-Gravel, 1,625.88; 

K&K Kleaning-Custodial, 350.00; Gayle 

Klinkman- Prior Service, 9.00; Kully Pipe 

& Steel Supply Inc.- Pipes, 943.26; Mead 

Lumber- Steel prod., 9.59; Melham Memorial 

Medical Center-Testing, 126.00; 

Michael Todd & Co-Tools, 277.63; 

Midwest Sales & Service-Sheet Pilings, 

2,982.65; MIPS Inc-Support, 155.00; 

Murphy Tractor & Equipment- Repairs, 

1,350.44; NE Peterbilt/Ford; Equip. Rep, 

724.80; Nichols Plbg & Htg; Plumbing 

maint,. 104.75; NMC Exchange Llc 

Ne Machinery; Equip. Rep, 4,195.14; 

Norfolk Trans. & Exhaust Pros; Repair, 

1,249.00; O’Brien’s Hardware; Supplies, 

45.96; Orscheln Farm And Home; Tools, 

144.01; Pamida Inc; Supplies, 27.77; 

Jerry Pandorf; Rent, 700.00; Paulsen 

Inc.; Gravel, 20,076.25; Paulsen, Inc; 

Gravel, 2,285.80; Randall Peterson; 

Rent, 80.00; Plains Equipment Group; 

Parts, 365.42; Red Line Equipment; 

Tool, 1.36; Red Line Equipment Inc; 

Rental, 1,158.40; Reimbursement; 

BC/BS -deduct., 1,000.00; Sapp Bros 

Petroleum; Fuel, 30,025.60; Sargent 

Municipal Utilities; Service, 15.00; Tom 

Dinsdale Chevrolet; Cable, 38.38; Trotter’s 

Fertilizer; Chemicals, 161.10; Truck 

Equipment Service Co; Repair, 46.02; 

V-Bar Sales & Service; Welding, 189.39; 

Wenquist Inc.; Parts, 1,268.47; Western 

Michigan Fleet Parts Inc; Equip. Rep, 

600.31; Wick’s Sterling Trucks; Parts, 

70.47; Yant Equipment Company Inc.- 

Fuel, 10,573.00. 

Motion by Lichtenberger, 2nd 

McCullough, to approve the Road 

Fund claims. Roll call vote. Ayes-all 

Nays-none 

COMMUNICATIONS FUND CLAIMS: 

Salaries-5881.72;SS-432.86;Ret-397.03; 

BC/BS of Nebraska-Premium, 1,928.81; 

Centurylink-Services, 692.95; Custer 

County Highway Depart-Fuel, 38.26. 

Motion by McCullough, 2nd Olson, 

to approve the Communications Fund 

claims. Roll call vote. Ayes-all Naysnone 

VISITORS PROMOTION FUND 

CLAIMS: Sandhills Journey Scenic 

Byway-Media Advert., 1000.00. 

Motion by Hodson, 2nd Olson, to 

approve the Visitors Promotion Fund 

claims. Roll call vote. Ayes-all Naysnone 

VISITORS IMPROVEMENT FUND 

CLAIMS: Mason City Community Promotion- 

Grant, 3000.00. 

Motion by Hodson, 2nd Olson, 

to approve the Visitors Improvement 

Fund claims. Roll call vote. Ayes-all 

Nays-none 

Motion by Olson, 2nd Hodson, to 

adjourn as the Co. Board and convene 

as the Board of Equalization at 9:40 a.m. 


Co. Assessor Braithwaite presented 

corrections. 

Motion by Olson, 2nd McCullough, to 

approve a 2012 tax list correction, sold 

p. property, add $19.38. Roll call vote. 

Ayes-all Nays-none 

Motion by Hodson, 2nd Lichtenberger, 

to approve a 2012 tax list correction, 

sold p. property, add $1157.18. Roll call 

vote. Ayes-all Nays-none 


to approve a 2011 tax list correction, 

exempt from taxation, deduct 

$31.54, and deduct $26.68. Roll call 


Motion by Lichtenberger, 2nd Olson, 


shed removed, deduct $4.76. Roll call 




bldg. moved, deduct $7.96. Roll call 


Motion by Olson, 2nd Lichtenberger, 


remove combine, deduct $2981.72. Roll 

call vote. Ayes-all Nays-none 

Motion by Varney, 2nd Lichtenberger, 


double taxed on p.p., deduct $15.74. 



to recess as the Board of 

Equalization and reconvene as the Co. 

Board at 9:50 a.m. Roll call vote. Ayesall 

Nays-none 

The Co. Board discussed the property 

west of BB. and motion by Olson, 

2nd Hodson, to table until May 15, 2012 

meeting. 

Motion by Olson, 2nd McCullough, to 

approve a 4 year term for M. Haynes, 2 

year term for C. McGinn, on the BB/CC 

Joint Airport Zoning Board. Roll call vote. 

Ayes-Olson, Varney, Lichtenberger, Mc- 

Cullough Nays-Hodson 

Motion by Olson, 2nd Lichtenberger, 

to appoint Michael Harvey(finish term & 

replace P.Crow) to Board of Adjustments. 


Motion by Hodson, 2nd Varney, 

accept the Hwy Supt road study on Rd. 

#733 and by Res. #21R-2012 to set the 

public hearing for May 29, 2012. Roll call 


Motion by Lichtenberger, 2nd 

McCullough, to authorize Chairman 

Hickenbottom, to sign a Maintenance 

Agreement with Ryno Township. Roll 


Motion by McCullough, 2nd Hodson, 

by Res. #19R-2012, to declare Vacated 

portion of Road #481 and the land revert 

back to the land owners. Roll call vote. 



by Res. #20R-2012, declare Vacated 

all of Road #1361 and the land revert 

back to the land owners. Roll call vote. 


Jacobsen presented these applications: 

Motion by Lichtenberger, 2nd Olson, 

to approve an application for N. Jorgenson, 

to go under road w/power line. Roll 


Motion by Lichtenberger, 2nd Hodson, 

to approve an application for Great 

Plains Comm., one mile of fiber optic line. 


Motion by Hodson, 2nd McCullough, 

to approve an application for Gibbons 

Ranch, for electrical Roll call vote. Ayesall 

Nays-none 

Motion by Hodson, 2nd Olson, to approve 

an application for CPPD, updating 

to three phase overhead. Roll call vote. 



to approve an application for CPPD, new 

single phase overhead. Roll call vote. 


Motion by McCullough, 2nd Lichtenberger, 

to approve an application for 

CPPD, single phase underground. Roll 


B.B. Windfarm/Wanzek Construction 

presented these applications for approval 

from each tower to substation: 


to approve Site 1, A,B,C road 

crossing. Ayes-all 


to approve Site 2,A,B,C road crossing. 

Ayes-all 


to approve Site 3, A,B,C road crossing. 

Ayes-all 





approve Site 5, A,B,C road crossing. 

Ayes-all 



Ayes-all 

Motion by Hodson, 2nd Lichten- 

berger, to approve Site 7, A,B, C road 




Ayes-all 






Ayes-all 



Ayes-all 


to approve Site 12, A,B,C road crossing. 

Ayes-all 


to approve Site 13,A,B,C road crossing. 

Ayes-all 

Motion by McCullough, 2nd Olson, 

to close the bids for a Motor Grader 

at 11:30 a.m. Roll call vote. Ayes-all 

Nays-none 

Motion by Olson, 2nd McCullough, 

to direct the Co. Hwy. Supt to take under 

advisement, tabulate and report back to 

the Co. Board. Roll call vote. Ayes-all 

Nays-none 

C. Jacobsen, Hwy Supt. discussed 

the bids submitted. Motion by Olson, 2nd 

Lichtenberger, to accept the bid from NE 

Machinery-CAT for a new Motor Grader 

with two traded in for $139,750.00. Roll 


Meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m. 

ATTEST: Constance Gracey, Custer 

County Clerk 

PUBLISH: The Callaway Courier, 

May 3, 2012 ZNEZ

Help Wanted Notices 

houSEkEEPiNG/diETARy 

AidE PART-TiME 

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Medical Clinics is accepting applications 

for Part-time Housekeeping/Dietary 

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include clean and maintain all 

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as scheduled. Aid in preparation 

of all foods and trays for patients 

in accordance with menus. The 

position will be part-time during the 

week/weekend and coverage for 

vacations. Applications are available 

at the Callaway Hospital and 

Medical Clinic front desk or www. 

callawayhospital.org until May 10. 

EOE/AAP 

For Sale 

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Card of Thanks 

WE WOULD like to say a very 

big thank-you to everyone for 

their prayers, visits, phone calls, 

concerns and food during Greg’s 

illness. A special thank-you, which 

doesn’t seem enough, to the Callaway 

EMTs and Police officer for 

their quick response to my 911 call. 

To Dr. Loper and ALL the staff at 

Callaway Hospital. You were all 

very professional but kind and 

caring. And to those of you who 

were at my side immediately to 

help me get everyone called and 

helped me get to the hospitals. 

And all of you who stayed with us 

at Kearney Hospital that night until 

things calmed down! God Bless 

Each and Every One of You! 

Greg Nelsen and Family 

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Classified Page (308-836-2200) 

SAVE ThE Date! J.R. Meyer 

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OMAHA — Lutheran 

Family Services of Nebraska 

(LFS) is throwing 

two big parties for its 

120th birthday – and it 

wants everyone whose 

family grew with LFS to 

come. 

LFS began as two 

orphanages in 1892, and 

since then thousands of 

children have found their 

families through adoption 

and foster care services. 

Families are spread all 

over the state, and LFS 

hopes to invite all of them 

to the celebrations. To 

make it easier for families 

to attend at least one 

event, the celebrations 

will be held on both sides 

of the state: one in North 

Platte and one in Omaha. 

“We know there are 

adoptees, adoptive 

parents, adoptive grand- 

Timm- 

Reynolds-Love 

Funeral Home 


(308) 836-2292 

Badgley 

Well Service 

Oconto, Nebraska 

858-4409 or 4509 

parents, aunts, uncles, 

cousins … in just about 

every Nebraska community,” 

says Ruth Henrichs, 

President and CEO. 

“I’m approached all the 

time by people who have 

family ties to LFS. We 

would love to have them 

join us.” 

Faith in Action 120th 

Anniversary Celebrations: 

Sunday, Aug. 26 – Sandhills 

Convention Center, 

North Platte. Cocktails 

3:30 p.m., dinner and 

program 5:00. 

Sunday, Sept. 16 – 

Embassy Suites, LaVista. 

Cocktails 3:30, dinner 

and rrogram 5:45. 

To make the events 

even more special, LFS is 

creating an opportunity 

for families to reconnect 

with their placement 

counselors and case 

“Saga of the 

Seven Valleys” 

Progressive 

Fertilizer & Propane 

workers. Marti Wilson, 

for example, has been 

with LFS for 35 years 

and helped find homes 

for hundreds of children. 

She’ll be one of the 

special guests at these 

events. 

LFS will begin taking 

RSVP for the event early 

this summer. 

For now, LFS is compiling 

the invitation mail- 

Buy your copy for $15 at 

J.R. Meyer Agency or 

call to order by appointment at 

836-2951, 836-2991, or 836-2858. 


(308) 836-2206 

Laser Art 

Design Inc. 

Callaway, NE 

Dee Lichtenberger Phone: 836-2693 

Lutheran Family Services to celebrate 120 years 

Good Luck at LVC & District! 

South loup Track 

will compete in 

the lVC invite 

on Thursday (10 

a.m. start) and at 

the d-9 district 

at Bassett (TBA) 

on Wednesday, 

May 9 for state 

berths. (left) 

Shayla dockweiler 

gets out of 

the blocks in the 

200. She placed 

in both 100 and 

200 and won the 

high jump. (right) 

Aaron Stryker 

rounds the turn in 

the 400. he was 

also fourth in the 

200 and a leg on 

the second-place 

4x400 relay. 

ing list. If you adopted 

a child or grandchild, or 

were adopted through 

LFS or Adoption Links 

Worldwide (ALW), LFS 

wants to hear from you. 

Please send your story to 

info@lfsneb.org or call 

Anna at 402-591-5063 

and let us know that you 

were part of either the 

LFS or ALW adoption 

program. 


Market 

836-4400 

Fresh Glazed Donuts 

Made Wednesdays 

Rod’s 

Body & Paint 

“Quality Auto Body Repair & Refinishing!” 

West of Broken Bow on Highway 2 

(308) 872-5346 

J.R. Meyer 

Insurance Ag. 

Randy & Roxi Meyer 

Downtown, Callaway 836-2245 

Jenna Spangler 

University of Nebraska Medical 

Center - Kearney Division 

nursing student Jenna Spangler 

of Callaway will graduate with 


Medical Clinic 

Ronald J. Sheppard, MD, 

Dr. Kenneth Loper, MD, 

Kristen Rickertsen, APRN, Tim Rosfeld, PA-C 

Callaway, Nebraska 836-2294 

Jorgenson 

Construction 

Charles, Cindy & Patrick Jorgenson 


College Notes 

a Bachelor of Arts Nursing 

Degree. The ceremony will be 

7 p.m., Thursday, May 3, at the 

University of Nebraska at Kearney 

Health & Sports Center.

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