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Page 6—Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, The Callaway Courier
Local School Security Examined Continued from Page 1
mented at Callaway so visitors are
readily identifiable.
Principal Jane Brown said, “That’s
something we haven’t had before so
we have a little better eye on who is
in the building.”
The safety committee meets two or
three times a year to discuss student
safety and building security. Visitor
tags were one thing that came out of
those meetings.
Procedures are in place for lockdowns.
Regular fire and security
drills are conducted. Brown said
the teachers know what to do and
where to go.
The school also has excellent communication
with local fire and law
enforcement authorities who know
the building well in the event of an
emergency. Sheriff Dan Osmond
comes through once a year to do
safety checks.
The teachers, Brown said, love
their students and she is has no doubt
in her mind they will do whatever is
Callaway News
Joyce Brestel accompanied
Jessica Brestel of Kearney to
Lincoln last Friday. She attended
the eighth annual Josh
Brestel Safari and Toy drive on
Saturday. She accompanied Jim
Brestel home on Sunday.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orin
Frederick for a pre-Christmas
gathering over the weekend
were: Mr. and Mrs. Dale Jacobson,
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon
Smith and Brooklyn, all of
Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Al Perry
and Spencer of Aurora, Colo.,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leigh,
Logan and Abigail of Grand
Island, Leigh Anne Smith of Salt
Lake City, Utah, Mr. and Mrs.
Lance Smith, Keon and Kaley,
of Kearney, Mr. and Mrs. Ron
Sheppard and Mr. and Mrs.
Leon Smith.
Seven Valleys
Rodeo Association
by Mariel Klingbeil
A meeting was held by the
SVRA on Dec. 12, with 13 members
present. Reports were given
by Secretary Richard Still and
Treasurer Vaughn Ross.
President Jim Johnson presented
several bids from various
rodeo stock contractors. Mem-
Oconto
News
Oconto Community Christmas
was celebrated Monday
evening. Christmas carolers
delivered soup and sandwiches
to households as they caroled.
All met at the community hall
for soup and sandwiches and
they enjoyed a music concert
put on by area youth.
Drawing winners were as
follows:
Turkeys — Tim Conover,
Stetson Dittmar, Emma Badgley,
Patsy Horn, John Liakos,
Iona Pflaster, Dixie Bryan, Abbey
Stallbaumer, Vi Eggleston,
Leroy Kusman, Doris Myers,
Joyce Roberts, Karina Randall,
Beulah Eggleston, Lois Bennett,
Darlene Swartzs, Jim Rempe,
Noah Eggleston, Tim Pflaster,
all of Oconto.
Hams — Wryleigh Doyle,
Milrae Dittmar, Dick Eggleston,
all of Oconto; Mac McLaughlin
of Eddyville.
Pizza — Gaylene Nelson,
Sarah Echard, Sig Kalinowski,
all of Oconto; Cowin Rohde of
Eddyville.
necessary to protect them, just like
a parent would.
Osmond said the school staff have
more to worry about in custody disputes
between divorcing parents. The
staff has to guard against a parent
coming into the school to unlawfully
take their child if the other parent
has custody and they do not. There
are policies and procedures in place
for that, too.
Still, it’s a public building and
there is only so much that can be
done. The doors are glass. The
shooter at Sandy Hook simply shot
his way through them.
You could armor the doors but
the windows remain. During nice
days, students are outside for PE
activities.
Osmond said you can’t stop an
intruder from coming in if they really
want to.
So how about an armed guard
patrolling the hallways?
Yes, Osmond said, that could be
bers selected the Williams and
Long Company out of Kansas.
We are also looking for a
clown to entertain during the
rodeo and should know something
by next month.
Other topics discussed were
the pancake supper, trail ride,
admission cost, and minor repairs
to the rodeo grounds. All
were tabled for the time being.
Brad Miller was voted in as
a new member.
Meetings will be held on the
second Tuesday of every month.
The next one will be 7 p.m., Jan.
8, at the senior center.
Sorosis Club
by Carla Kimball
Sorosis met Nov. 9 at the
home of Vivian Ross with Char
Carlson as co-hostess. Ten members
enjoyed a delicious lunch of
blueberry pie and ice cream.
Char gave an interesting
lesson of the history of political
parties. Our next meeting will
be Dec 14, at the home of Joann
Pandorf.
Wrestlers Continued from Page 5
95, 6. Rawlins County, Kan. 86.5,
7. Dundy County-Stratton 83, 8.
Sutherland 80, 9. SEM 60, 10.
SMC 57.5, 11. Perkins County
57, 12. Sandhills/Thedford 45, 13.
Anselmo-Merna 40.5, 14. Garden
County 36. 15. Arcadia/Loup City
35, 16. South loup 34, 17.
Arapahoe 28, 18. Banner County
20, 19. Creek Valley 1.
106 — Clayton G’Schwind (4-4)
went 0-2. He lost by pin to Joey
McFee (RC) in :57, and by pin in
Bobcat
Boys
Continued from Page 5
Mullen edges SLJV
Mullen JV used the second
and final quarter to go on a 15-7
run to win 19-17 on Dec. 11.
Isaak Cole led the Bobcats with
4 points while Justin Donegan
added 3. B. McIntosh scored 11
for Mullen.
Scoring: Isaak Cole 4, Justin Donegan
3, Trevor Halstead 2, Kaden Ellis 2, Layfeyette
Loper 2, Sully Lewis 2, Layton Dockweiler 2.
Scoring by quarters
South Loup JV .................................4 15—19
Mullen JV ...................................... 10 7—17
done though in the 13 years he has
been here, only one lock-down has
taken place — a man with a belt knife
was let in a side door but no malice was
intended, it was just a mistake.
So, if you pay a guard $30,000 a
year to patrol the halls, that’s pretty
expensive with little likely return.
“It doesn’t make any sense for a
school like ours,” he said. “We have
to remember, even as horrific as
that is, this is a situation that can
happen. You cannot stop them. They
will find a way so you have to balance
what is appropriate and what
is reasonable.”
So what about metal detectors?
That’s possible, Osmond said, but
what about ball games? Do you make
like the TSA at airports and screen
everyone coming into the gym while
searching purses and gym bags? He
said he is fairly sure people would
not stand for that.
Brown said it would be nice to have
a buzzer and speaker system so visitors
South Loup Bobcat Cheerleaders hosted a cheer camp last Saturday
in Arnold. There were 33 girls from Arnold and Callaway
attending. The girls were taught several chants, cheers and a short
dance routine. Each received a cheer camp t-shirt for participation.
They will be performing a few cheers and the dance routine
at homes games in Arnold on Saturday, Jan.12 and in Callaway
on Friday, Feb. 8. The performances will be during the half-time
of the boys varsity games. Pictured are, l-r: Front — Cheyenne
Hicks, Tesa Pandorf, Ava Pandorf, Lauryn Johnson, Ella Cool,
could be “buzzed in” rather than leaving
the front door unlocked but such
measures are expensive and where
would the dollars come from?
Osmond said the building could
be made a fortress though it would
likely be impractical and expensive
in a public building accessed by
many. It’s not a measure, he believes,
anyone will want.
The debate has been renewed
about gun control, assault weapons,
detecting potential mental illness
and the warning signs to prevent
Sandy Hook and others like it from
happening again. President Barack
Obama’s speech Monday night hinted
that new efforts will be pursued to
reduce or eliminate such horrific acts
though he did not spell out what.
The Sandy Hook shooter used
an AR-15 (civilian equivalent of a
military M-16) and reportedly had
30 round magazines. These weapons
can be fired at a 40 round per
minute clip.
Lower Loup Natural Resources
District Board of Directors has
approved applications for 3,009.5
new irrigated acres across the
NRD in 2013. The board approved
the new irrigation at its November
meeting.
NRD General Manager Leon
“Butch” Koehlmoos said that
approval was given to 179 of the
801 applications received by the
NRD for new irrigation in the
coming year. Koehlmoos said that
the approved applications scored
the highest using ranking criteria
established by the NRD Board.
The LLRND Board had set a
target of 3,000 new acres for 2013,
the final year that new irrigation
could be allowed under LB-483,
a bill approved by the Nebraska
Legislature in 2009. That law allowed
NRDs in river basins where
a fully-appropriated designation
Osmond said he sees no use
for such a weapon with that kind
of capacity in the hands of a civilian.
It’s certainly not necessary for
hunting or even home defense, he
said. However, the cold reality is
that they are legal for civilians — if
not the magazine capacity of 20 or
30 rounds.
The other cold reality is that these
kinds of monstrous acts have happened
in the past and continue to
happen around the world.
“It’s just gets you in the pit of your
stomach knowing it could happen
any time, any place in this country,”
he said. “But, life goes on. You still
have the mission. You still have to
educate kids.”
Brown said she has not heard
about frightened children asking
questions in the elementary school
hallways nor has she seen frightened
or sad faces. However, if those questions
are asked, the answer will be
given in a responsible manner.
Campers learn cheers Saturday
2:47 to Tanner Mickelson (MV). 1.
Austin Thelander (PC).
113 — 1. Bryan Wietjes
(AmH).
120 — 1. Macrae Migchelbrink
(RC).
126 — Jacob Mason (7-5)
went 1-2. He was pinned in 3:41
by Thomas Foster (MV), pinned
Greg Schukei (S/T) in 2:05 bu
was pinned in 2:22 by Jacob
Klingelhoefer (Amh). 1. Chandler
Tyan (Sut).
132 — Rollie Schleichardt
(2-6) went 0-2. He was pinned in
1:43 by Garret Fries (SW) in the
first round and in 1:23 by Cord
Hesseltine (S/T) in consolation.
1. Ethan Lunkwitz (Mx).
145 — Stone Phillips (2-2) went
1-2. He was pinned in :41 by Mason
Klingelhoefer (Amh) in round one
and pinned Kyle Van Pelt (SW) in
1:25 of consolation. Shelton Mc-
Cain (RC) pinned Phillips in 1:25.
1. Mason Klingelhoefer (Amh).
152 — 1. Calvin Frerichs
(SEM).
160 — Garret Dockweiler (9-
3) placed second again meeting
Jake Wells (A-M) in the final where
he lost a 9-0 major decision. He
opened with a 16-3 major decision
over Cody Wright (RC), and
reached the final by beating Colin
Dibbern (Amh) 6-5 in the final.
170 — 1. Stuart Hircock
(Amh).
182 — 1. Kris Rassmussen
(Amh).
195 — 1. Dylan Gage (Mx).
220 — 1. Rulon Taylor (MV).
285 — Dillon Olson (3-4) went
2-2 but was out of medal territory.
He scored an 11-2 major decision
over Bryce Henry (RC), lost by pin
in :59 to David Gifford (BC), cam
back to pin Steven Brock (A/LC) in
2:52 but eliminated by pin in 2:31
by Mitch Linn (SMC).
Anna Tullis, Ivy Tullis, Aubree Stutzman, Riata Remund, Bryn
Eggleston; Middle — Abby Staulbamer, Taylor Ross, Paige Hoelting,
Payton Hemphill, Alivia Kniffen, Macy Atkins, Bryn Schwarz,
Charli Vickers, Devin Peterson, Stella Lewis, Skylar Ellison, Heidi
Donogan, Kinsey Pflaster; Back — Angelina Harter, Madison
Merritt, Bailey Mach, Bailey Hemphill, Grace Magill, Reagan
Cool, Tiffany Potter, Carly Gracey, Laney Badgley, Hannah Magill,
Saffron Phillips, Andrea Hanson, Bailey Schwarz, Kacee Dvorak,
Jadeyn Bubak. (Tammy Weinman photo)
LLNRD approves new irrigated acres
has been reversed to develop up
to 10,000 new irrigated acres over
a four year period.