Breaking the fire barrier - Callaway Courier

The 

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

Briefs 

County Legion 

convenes Sunday 

The Custer County 

Legion and Auxiliary will 

conduct its 93rd Convention 

this Sunday, Sept. 23, 

at the Callaway Community 

Center. Registration 

is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch 

is 12-1. 

Taco Sunday 

coming Oct. 7 

St. Boniface Church of 

Callaway will host its 12th 

annual Taco Sunday 11 

a.m. to 2 p.m., on Oct. 7, at 

the Callaway Community 

Center. This is the first time 

the church’s annual fund 

raiser will be held at lunch 

time rather than evening 

The menu remains the 

same: taco salads, soft and 

hard shell tacos, spanish 

rice, refried beans, chips 

and salsa, and the famous 

St. Boniface dessert. A 

freewill offering is the price 

of admission. Take-out is 

available. 

Pressey Park fires 

called suspicious 

An investigation by 

the State Fire Marshal’s 

office has deemed two 

small fires at Pressey 

Park on Sept. 11 and 12 

are suspicious in nature. 

Firemen responded to a 

small blaze in the park on 

Sept. 11 reported by Wade 

Pearson, said Fire Chief 

Cliff Badgley. Pearson 

had the fire mostly out by 

the time OVFD arrived on 

the scene. At 12:46 p.m., 

Sept. 12, another small 

fire around a tree by the 

Highway 21 bridge was 

put out by OVFD. Neither 

fire, Badgley said, 

could have been set by 

natural causes so there 

is suspicion they might 

have been set by someone. 

Who or why was not 

known at press time. 

Calendar 

AREA EVENTS 

FRidAy, SEpT. 21 

12 p.m. — Oconto Senior Dinner. 

7 p.m. — Soup Loup FB at Loup City. 

SATuRdAy, SEpT. 22 

TBA — River City Roundup Trail Ride at 

Ridder Ranch. 

TBA — UNK Band Day. 

9 a.m. — South Loup VB at Brady Invite. 

SuNdAy, SEpT. 23 

TBA — River City Round Up at Ridder 

Ranch. 

11 a.m. — Custer County American Legion 

and Auxiliary Convention, CCC. 

MoNdAy, SEpT. 24 

TBA — River City Round Up at Brohman 

Ranch. 

2:30 p.m. — Jr. High VB host Twin Loup 

at Callaway. 

4:30 p.m. — Jr. High FB hosts Twin Loup 

at Callaway. 

5 p.m. — JV VB at Mid-Plains Tournament. 

5:30 p.m. — JV FB hosts Twin Loup at 

Callaway. 

7 p.m. — Custer’s Last Stitch Quilt Guild, 

Broken Bow. 

8 p.m. — AA meeting, UMC Fellowship 

Hall. 

TuESdAy, SEpT. 25 

4 p.m. — Seven Valleys Historical Society 

meeting. 

WEdNESdAy, SEpT. 26 

6:30 a.m. — Men’s Prayer Breakfast, UMC 

Fellowship Hall. 

ThuRSdAy, SEpT. 27 

10 a.m. — Grand Generation Coffee. 

5 p.m. — South Loup VB at Twin Loup 

Triangular in Sargent. 

6:30 p.m. — Eastern Star. 

Sch. Menu 

CAllAWAy SChool 

BREAkFAST MENu 

Fri., 9/21—Sausage bar. 

Mon., 9/24—Mini cinni. 

Tues., 9/25—Breakfast wrap. 

Wed., 9/26—Long john. 

Thurs., 9/27—Tornado. 

luNCh MENu 

Fri., 9/21—Cowboy cauatini. 

Mon., 9/24—Chicken tretrazzini. 

Tues., 9/25—Pork rib sandwich. 

Wed., 9/26—Lasagna. 

Thurs., 9/27—Chicken filet. 

“In the heart of the Seven Valleys” 

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Volume 45, Issue 27 Publication No. 85540, Periodical Class Paid At Callaway, Nebraska 68825-0069 

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 

Breaking the fire barrier 

Women becoming integral part of firefighter fraternity 

Firefighting and fire departments 

have been a man’s 

world since the days fire engines 

were pulled by horses. 

It’s still that way on most 

fire departments but changes 

are coming — slowly. 

In Callaway and Oconto, 

women have become integral 

members as EMTs and — 

firefighters. Unthinkable back 

in the day, the idea of women 

donning bunker gear, hopping 

on trucks and fighting 

fire along side men. They’re 

doing it now, and by all accounts, 

doing it well. 

Melissa Jorgenson joined 

Callaway Fire and Rescue 

back in 2007 to become an 

EMT. So did Brandi Hiatt 

about 3 years ago. They and 

their sisters are pioneers. 

“I only joined to be an 

EMT and then the pager went 

off one day,” Hiatt said. “It 

kept just going off so I went, 

and (now)I just can’t stop.” 

Jennie Nelsen joined in 

July for the opportunity to 

take EMT training but went 

out on her first fire call to 

the huge conflagration in the 

hills north Ainsworth to the 

Niobrara River. 

Charlotte Wise has 

watched her husband, Kyle, 

do the job for years and 

wanted to do the same years 

ago but was turned away. 

She was finally voted in by 

the membership in August. 

She has been on two fire calls 

already. She said proudly that 

she is the first in her family, 

of either sex, to become a 

firefighter. 

They gathered at the fire 

hall Monday evening to have 

a conversation about why 

they do it and how it’s going 

so far. 

Village passes 

budget, targets 

illegal dumpers 

The Callaway Village Board 

of Trustees voted 5-0 to pass the 

annual budget and tax levy at its 

regular meeting on Sept. 11. 

The 2012-13 budget will be 

about $1.73 million including 

almost $466,000 in necessary 

cash reserve. 

Of that, the village will tax 

property owners $98,970. Much 

of the village budget comes in the 

form of income from its electrical, 

water, trash and sewer utilities. 

The tax rate will be .447905¢ 

per every $100 of taxable property 

value, just under 45¢ tax lid. 

The tax bill on a $100,000 

house, for example, will come to 

about $448. This does not include 

school district, hospital district or 

county property taxes. 

Property valuations within the 

village total about $23 million. 

Trash issues 

The board also voted 5-0 to 

enact an ordinance assessing a 

$100 fine for illegal dumping 

in village dumpsters or at the 

landfill. 

Village Clerk Denise Nichelson 

said some rural residents are 

bringing in their trash to dump 

who do not pay the $15 per month 

fee. Others, who have signed up, 

have failed to pay the fee and 

Nichelson is having a tough time 

collecting them. 

The ordinance includes unauthorized 

dumping of hazardous 

materials (including chemicals), 

all construction rubble (including 

shingles), decomposable materials 

and by trash customers who 

are delinquent. 

Some of the problem is that 

burning is not allowed so far 

this year because of the extreme 

Joining what was once exclusively a boys club. Four local women have donned bunker 

gear to fight fire beside the men. Pictured are, l-r: Front — Jennie Nelson, Charlotte Wise; 

Back — Brandi Hiatt and Melissa Jorgenson. 

drought conditions. 

The village asks that if citizens 

see anyone dumping in town that 

does not appear to be a paying 

customer, please contact the village 

office or law enforcement. 

Police report 

Police officer Ivan Phelps 

reported another recent break-in 

at a house being used for storage. 

Someone damaged a window 

screen to gain entrance causing 

and estimated $50 damage. The 

report is in line with other breakins 

reported over the summer. 

Phelps asks citizens to remain 

vigilant and report suspicious 

activity by dialing the county’s 

Emergency 911 day or night. 

Dispatch will immediately notify 

Phelps who will investigate. 

In other agenda business, the 

board: 

n declined to take out terrorism 

insurance on its present 

policy. 

n authorized Nichelson to renew 

a $10,000 CD at 1.75% for 2 

years at Nebraska State Bank. 

n respectfully declined a request 

from Arnold Rialto Theater 

to advertise its movies weekly on 

the mini park digital sign. Phelps 

said, and the board agreed, that 

too many messages on the sign is 

distracting and could be a traffic 

hazard. The sign is restrict to the 

area calendar, birthday and anniversary 

announcements, time 

and temperature. 

n set the next regular meeting 

for 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 4. 

n went into closed session at 

8:07 p.m., with Phelps to discuss 

police matters. No action was 

taken upon emergence back into 

open session. 

“I went on a fire call,” Jorgenson 

said of her first time. 

“It wasn’t a very big one to get 

back under control. I loved 

it.” You can find her at most 

prairie blazes surfing on the 

front of a grass rig. 

Wise, who was diagnosed 

with cancer but has since 

recovered, said the village 

showed her a great deal of 

love when she was sick. “It’s a 

reason I wanted to give back 

to the town,” she said. “And, 

I’ve seen Kyle, the way he 

works, and he’s damn good. I 

wanted some of that; something 

to make me feel good, 

to make me feel like I’m doing 

something instead of nothing. 

He’s always giving back 

and he loves it, and I want 

that. I want the satisfaction of 

doing something constructive 

instead of destructive.” 

Wise is employed at Callaway 

District Hospital. 

Nelson, an Environmental 

Services Supervisor and CNA 

at Callaway Good Samaritan 

Center, said she joined at the 

encouragement of her friends 

Brandi and Tim Hiatt. “I’m a 

CNA and I really like people 

that way. I’ve always wanted 

to be an EMT.” 

Cyndy Callahan is the fifth 

member of this select female 

group at CVFD and has been 

an EMT for a number of years 

but not a firefighter. 

But for all the high-minded 

ideals of being an EMT/firefighter, 

the girls have found 

that heretofore province 

of men, the excitement of 

responding to a fire call, rushing 

to the hall to get bunker 

gear and hop on the truck for 

a trip into the unknown. 

“I guess I get an adrenalin 

rush out of it,” said Hiatt, who 

cooks at Jo’s Cafe. “The fact 

that it’s completely different 

from being an EMT where 

your one-on-one with somebody 

and their life, whereas 

with a fire, you are just protecting 

somebody’s land so 

there is a safety risk in each. 

In one, you’re trying to help 

somebody to live; one, you 

yourself are trying to walk out 

and get back home to your 

family.” 

Fire Chief Charlie Jorgenson 

couldn’t be more pleased 

with how it’s going. 

“They’re working out real 

well,” he said. “They get on 

the trucks, they know what 

they’re doing and you don’t 

have to worry about them. 

They’re right there for us.” 

He said the gals are picking 

up the skills almost faster 

than at lot of the guys. 

That may be fightin’ words 

to some but there is a lively 

competition over who gets to 

the fire hall first. The female 

squad takes great pride in 

beating the guys to the hall 

to suit up and get the trucks 

going. 

“With the team, there’s 

always the rush as well , and 

being ready to get down here 

to beat the boys down here,” 

High School Rodeo 

See “Women” on Page 2 

Hundreds of high school rodeo contestants converged on Seven Valleys Rodeo Grounds near 

Callaway last Saturday. Colter Glendy (pictured) heels in team roping. He also won the bull riding 

competition with a 76 point ride. See more pics and story on Page 7.

Page 2—Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, The Callaway Courier 

Meanderings 

by Michael A. Wendorff 

When we opened up our website last November, I 

told you we were also looking at a photo gallery where 

you could look at Courier pictures we have taken, order 

color reprints and pay for them on-line with your 

handy credit or debit card, and have them delivered to 

your address. We had planned on doing so sooner but 

later has already happened. 

Yet, it is happening. As this is being written I’m 

uploading all the usable pics we took of the Burwell 

football game and there is a list of half a dozen others 

files (sports, Kite Flight, etc.) that will follow it. We’ve 

signed up for a gallery archive service for marketing. 

It comes highly recommended by others in the photography 

business as an easy way to present photos 

and allow customers to buy without a great deal of 

hassle. If you’ve ever sat in my office for hours on end 

going through our archive CDs, you know it’s a long 

and tedious process. It also tends to keep the editor 

from doing his job while the computer is occupied — 

not a big deal but this new service eliminates a great 

deal of inefficiency. 

There’s also that phenomenon called “Catching 

Mike on the Street.” It goes like this: You saw a photo 

you liked in the newspaper so you tell me you’d like to 

order a reprint. I forget, you forget — another transaction 

nipped in the bud. This way, a gallery file will 

appear at our website a day or two after we go to press 

(as I upload the files). You’ll be able to go on-line, 

select from among the photos we have in the gallery, 

crop and adjust for size, brightness, contrast, etc., 

from the basic pic, order the size, number of copies, 

etc., and then buy them. All this from your own computer, 

in the comfort of your own home, anywhere in 

the world. 

We’ve essentially gone live at this early date though 

it’s going to take awhile to have everything I want to 

be uploaded. There is a growing number of gallery 

files going up. If you want to go look around, the address 

is http://thecallawaycourier.zenfolio.com/. No 

password is needed to access the gallery. You can buy 

photos now at special low prices just to get you interested. 

You will just have to fill out the necessary info 

with our service to complete the transaction — you 

know how on-line shopping works. It’s secure. 

Of note, some of you will be nonplussed to find 

a copyright symbol watermarked over each photo. 

This is to deter thievery and will not appear on your 

finished prints. Also, only Courier photos owned by 

the Courier will be uploaded. Submissions from area 

photographers belong to them and we won’t try to 

make money off of their work. 

And, when I figure how to do it, I’ll tie the Courier 

gallery into our website on its own page. Again, you 

will be able to get to it without passwords or paying a 

fee. We’ll advertise more once I get it all figured out. 

As I’ve mentioned before, we take hundreds of 

pictures weekly. We only use a few in each issue 

and store the rest. It’s such a waste that those pics 

do not see the light of day. Not everything we take 

is gold but you might spot, for example, a grandchild 

in a photo you want to crop and have for your 

own. I can’t guarantee every pic is worthy of zooming 

and cropping but we’ll have enough out there 

you will probably find the one you’re looking for. It 

will be the same as if you came to the office to look 

through our files but you get to make the adjustments 

you want without relying on me to do it the 

way you were thinking, or for me to get the time 

to actually sit down to process and order them for 

you. I’m excited about it, we hope you will be, too. 

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The magnolias 

I was getting ready for my 

daughter’s June wedding which 

was taking place in a church 

about 40 miles away, and felt 

loaded with responsibilities as 

I watched my budget dwindle ... 

So many details, so many bills, 

and so little time. 

My son Jack said he would 

walk his younger sister down the 

aisle, taking the place of his dad 

who had died a few years before. 

He teased Patsy, saying he’d 

wanted to give her away since 

she was about 3 years old! 

To save money, I gathered 

blossoms from several friends 

who had large magnolia trees. 

Their luscious, creamy-white 

blooms and slick green leaves 

would make beautiful arrangements 

against the rich dark 

wood inside the church. 

The big day arrived — the 

busiest day of my life — and 

while her bridesmaids helped 

Patsy to dress, her fiance Tim 

walked with me to the sanctuary 

to do a final check. When we 

opened the door and felt a rush 

of hot air, I almost fainted; and 

then I saw them — all the beautiful 

white flowers were black. 

Funeral black. An electrical 

storm during the night had 

knocked out the air conditioning 

system, and on that hot summer 

day, the flowers had wilted and 

died. 

I panicked, knowing I didn’t 

have time to drive back to our 

hometown, gather more flowers, 

and return in time for the 

wedding and I certainly didn’t 

have extra money to buy a new 

set from the florist in town. 

Tim turned to me. “Edna, 

can you get more flowers? I’ll 

throw away these dead ones 

and put fresh flowers in these 

arrangements.” 

I mumbled, “Sure,” as he bebopped 

down the hall to put on 

his cuff links. 

Alone in the large sanctuary, 

I looked up at the dark wooden 

beams in the arched ceiling. 

“Lord,” I prayed, “please help 

me. I don’t know anyone in this 

Nelson said as the others 

laughed. 

Jorgenson, now a homemaker 

whose husband Patrick 

is also on the department, 

said when the pagers go off 

it’s now a race to get to the 

door first. The last one out 

has to find a baby-sitter for 

their daughter. She also finds 

the rush riding high on the 

front platform of a grass rig 

pushing through to the fire 

line over hills and into canyons 

and draws. 

“If we would just let the 

women do it, they’d do a 

better job,” Patrick said later. 

“They’re more meticulous.” 

While most of the male 

members of CVFD have 

welcomed and accepted their 

female counterparts, there 

has been some resistance but 

that’s changing, too. 

“We’ve all proved ourselves 

pretty well,” Hiatt said. 

town. Help me find someone 

willing to give me flowers — in 

a hurry!” 

I scurried out praying for the 

blessing of white magnolias. 

As I left the church, I saw 

magnolia trees in the distance. 

I approached a house — no dog 

in sight — knocked on the door 

and an older man answered. So 

far so good. No shotgun. When I 

stated my plea the man beamed 

... “I’d be happy to!” 

He climbed a stepladder and 

cut large boughs and handed 

them down to me. Minutes later, 

as I lifted the last armload into 

my car trunk, I said, “Sir, you’ve 

made the mother of a bride very 

happy today.” 

“No, Ma’am,” he said. “You 

don’t understand what’s happening 

here.” 

“What?” I asked. 

“You see, my wife of 67 years 

died on Monday. On Tuesday I 

received friends at the funeral 

home, and on Wednesday ...” 

He paused. I saw tears welling 

up in his eyes. “On Wednesday 

I buried her.” 

He looked away. “On Thursday 

most of my out-of-town 

relatives went back home, and 

on Friday — yesterday — my 

children left.” 

I nodded. 

“This morning,” he continued, 

“I was sitting in my den 

crying out loud. I miss her so 

much. For the last 16 years, as 

her health got worse, she needed 

me. But now nobody needs me. 

This morning I cried, ‘Who 

needs an 86-year-old wore-out 

Worth 

Repeatin’ 

From the collection 

of Pat Young 

man? Nobody!’ I began to cry 

louder. ‘Nobody needs me!’ 

“About that time, you 

knocked, and said, ‘Sir, I need 

you.’” 

I stood with my mouth open. 

He asked, “Are you an angel?” I 

assured him I was no angel. 

He smiled. “Do you know 

what I was thinking when I 

handed you those magnolias?” 

“No.” 

“I decided I’m needed. My 

flowers are needed. Why, I might 

have a flower ministry! I could 

give them to everyone! Some 

caskets at the funeral home have 

no flowers. People need flowers 

at times like that and I have lots 

of them. They’re all over the 

backyard. I can give them to 

hospitals, churches — all sorts 

of places. You know what I’m 

going to do? I’m going to serve 

the Lord until the day He calls 

me home!” 

I drove back to the church, 

filled with wonder. On Patsy’s 

wedding day, if 

anyone had asked me to 

encourage someone who was 

hurting, I would have said, “Forget 

it! It’s my only daughter’s 

wedding, for goodness sake! 

There is no way I can minister 

to anyone today.” 

But God found a way. 

Through dead flowers. “Life is 

not the way it’s supposed to be. 

It’s the way it is. The way you 

cope with it is what makes the 

difference.” 

* * * 

On the porch 

On the first day, God created 

Women Joining Continued from Page 1 

Oconto VFD also county female 

members among its number 

Female firefighters are not unique to Callaway Fire 

and Rescue. Oconto Fire and Rescue has its compliment 

of women who serve as both firefighters and EMTs. 

“We’re not jumping on the bandwagon, we started 

it moving,” said Oconto Fire Chief Cliff Badgley. 

Vicki Hendricks has been a firefighter for Oconto 

for a long time. She works at Callaway Good Samaritan 

Center but responds when the pager goes of. 

Christy Bryan is also a firefighter who has attended 

fire school. She works in Kearney but is a valuable asset 

during evenings and weekends. 

As is Linnea Eggleston who is an EMT. Jan Rempe 

is also an EMT and fights fires, too. 

Badgley said they all do a great job. While Eggleston 

and Rempe are primarily EMTs, they also help at fires 

with whatever is needed from running a hose and shovel 

to changing out air tanks or just handing out water from 

the ambulance. 

Badgley said in this day and age they are invaluable 

additions to help keep the roster effectively manned 

to respond in emergencies. This is particularly true 

as many members on the department are getting up 

there in years. Badgley has been on the department for 

27 years and some have been members 40 years-plus. 

When it comes time for someone to pick him up in the 

ambulance, Badgley said he wonders who will be there 

when he is too old to respond to a pager. 

“It’s vital in a small town for women to get involved,” 

he said. “They are very capable and ready to go anytime. 

I’m just glad they want to do it.” 

We’ve all gotten praise from 

fire department members 

who never, ever wanted a 

female on the department. 

Those who signed (the application 

card) against us every 

time have said blatantly they 

would go on a fire with us any 

day. That makes you feel good 

that we did something right.” 

Volunteer firefighters who 

have not attended fire school 

learn on the job first. All of 

them said they listen to the 

veterans, do as they are told, 

and learn as they go along. 

It’s been a hard summer 

for grass fires so there has 

been plenty of training for 

everyone. Those first fires in 

early July were more difficult 

as mutual aid departments 

struggled to work out an effective 

system of command 

and control while learning 

how to coordinate getting in 

front of the fire line in the most effective manner possible. 

By the county line fire on 

the Cozad Road, and the last 

big fire in the cedar-choked 

canyons and draws of the 

Jenkins-Hagemeister fire 

most recently, a coordinated 

system is almost down pat. 

The women have been 

learning right along with the 

rest of them. 

But women in bunker 

gear is still a rarity. There are 

numerous departments still 

female free and some who 

plan on staying that way. 

“When we were up at 

Ainsworth, I had another 

fireman come to me and ask 

me, ‘What are you two ladies 

doing out here?’, because we 

were the only two, that I saw, 

who were out there. And, he’s 

like, ‘you two are just crazy.’ 

My response to that is we just 

love what we do.” 

It was Nelson’s first fire 

and she was shocked at how 

hot it was stuffed into bunker 

gear in 100 degree temps and 

fire besides. She had been up 

12 hours and believes she was 

a little overheated, too. It was 

at the backfire line when reality 

asserted itself. 

“Her eyes got pretty big,” 

Chief Jorgenson said with a 

grin. 

the dog and said, sit all day by 

the door of your house and bark 

at anyone who comes in or walks 

past. For this I will give you a life 

span of 20 years. 

The dog said, “That’s a long 

time to be barking. How about 

only 10 years and I’ll give you 

back the other 10?” 

And God said that it was 

good. 

On the second day, God 

created the monkey and said, 

“Entertain people, do tricks, and 

make them laugh. For this, I’ll 

give you a 20-year life span.” 

The monkey said, “Monkey 

tricks for 20 years? That’s a 

pretty long time to perform. 

How about I give you back 10 

like the dog did?” 

And God again said that it 

was good. 

On the third day, God created 

the cow and said, “You must go 

into the field with the farmer all 

day long and suffer under the 

sun, have calves and give milk 

to support the farmer’s family. 

For this, I will give you a life span 

of 60 years.” 

The cow said, “That’s kind of 

a tough life you want me to live 

for 60 years. How about 20 and 

I’ll give back the other 40?” 

And God agreed it was 

good. 

On the fourth day, God created 

humans and said, “Eat, 

sleep, play, marry and enjoy 

your life. For this, I’ll give you 

20 years.” 

But the human said, “Only 20 

years? Could you possibly give 

me my 20, the 40 the cow gave 

back, the 10 the monkey gave 

back, and the 10 the dog gave 

back; that makes 80, okay?” 

“Okay,” said God, “You asked 

for it.” 

So that is why for our first 20 

years, we eat, sleep, play and 

enjoy ourselves. For the next 

40 years, we slave in the sun 

to support our family. For the 

next 10 years, we do monkey 

tricks to entertain the grandchildren. 

And for the last 10 

years, we sit on the front porch 

and bark at everyone. 

Melissa Jorgenson rides the wind as Grass Rig 24 comes boiling 

out of the smoke at the Unruh-Miller Fire on July 4. 

But what about the physical 

side. Tradition holds that 

upper body strength is why 

women should stay home 

while men fight fires. 

“It shouldn’t be that way,” 

Melissa Jorgenson said. “If 

you’re part of the department 

everybody should help everybody 

no matter what. There 

are men on the department 

who are probably smaller 

than me but I can probably 

lift more, and I can do more 

than — I’m not saying I can 

run faster that anybody. 

There’s a lot of things that we 

as women can probably outthink 

— instead of lifting this, 

maybe we can do this.” 

It’s brutal, hot work and all 

firefighters bouncing around 

in rough country come home 

dirty, bruised and exhausted. 

Eight and 10 hours fighting 

a fire is not uncommon this 

year. 

“You’re out there thinking, 

‘I can’t do this anymore, 

I can’t do this anymore,’ because 

it’s so hot,” Hiatt said. 

“But, you have the owner of 

the land who just lost everything 

out there thanking you 

for what you did because it 

could have been so much 

worse.” 

She also likes having 

See “Women” on Page 3

Obituaries 

Jeanette L. Mach 

Dec. 3, 1934 — Sept. 14, 2012 

Jeanette Leora Mach, 77, of 

Cozad, passed away peacefully 

Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, at Golden 

Living Center in Cozad. 

She was born Dec. 3, 1934, 

in Custer County to Arthur and 

Berniece (Dixon) Brown. 

Jeanette graduated from 

Broken Bow High School with 

the class of 1953. She was 

united in marriage to Frank 

Mach on Jan. 22, 1955, at 

Sargent. Nine children were 

born to this marriage. 

The couple lived all of their 

married lives in Custer County 

and moved into Callaway in 

1976. Jeanette was a stay-athome 

mother and homemaker 

until going to work full-time in 

1976 for Monroe Auto in Cozad. 

She worked 20 years at Monroe’s 

until she retired. As her 

health began to deteriorate she 

moved to Golden Living Center 

in Cozad until her death. 

Jeanette always had a huge 

garden and loved to read and 

crochet. She enjoyed spending 

time with her grandchildren 

and always loved animals. 

Survivors include three 

sons: Frank Mach, Jr. of 

Oconto, Bill Mach of Oconto, 

John Mach of Merna; three 

daughters: Fran Hagler of 

North Platte, Patti (Joe) 

Herndon of Gothenburg, 

Lucille (John) Kutnink of 

Cambridge; three sisters: Joy 

Brown of Cozad, Joyce Shafer 

of Alda, Mable Dobrovsky of 

State Fair 

Results 

One more ribbon 

Overlooked in last week’s 

State Fair results was Erin 

Johnson of Callaway. She 

earned a blue ribbon for her 

composition exhibit print in 

Photography Unit II. 

Ord; 14 grandchildren, three 

great-grandchildren with one 

on the way, nieces, nephews, 

extended family and friends. 

Jeanette was preceded 

in death by her parents; 

husband, Frank; and three 

daughters, Anna, Alberta and 

Debra. 

The family has honored 

Jeanette’s wishes that her 

body be cremated. There will 

be no visitation. 

A Memorial Graveside 

Service will be 2 p.m., Saturday, 

Oct. 6, in Cottonwood 

Cemetery at Burwella. The 

service will be conducted by 

the family. 

Memorials are suggested to 

the Dawson County Alzheimer’s 

Association or AseraCare 

Hospice. 

Reynolds-Love Funeral 

Home in Lexington is in charge 

of arrangements. Online condolences 

may be sent to the 

family through: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com. 

Club 

News 

H.H.H. Club 

by Carol Kennedy 

The H.H.H. Club met Sept. 

12 at the Gothenburg Daylight 

Donut Shop for lunch, meeting 

afterward with Harriet Barnes. 

Roll call was “Your middle 

name”. 

Pres. Carol Kennedy conducted 

the business meeting. 

The Oct. 10 meeting will be 

with Gayle Pitkin in place of 

Ruth Hendricks who is having 

shoulder surgery. 

Nona Leibhart read a short 

funny story from the Legion 

Magazine. Carol Kennedy and 

Harriet joined in with other 

stories. 

Card bingo was played. 

Women Continued from Page 2 

her family, particularly her 

daughter, look up to her and 

showing pride, even coming 

back filthy and bruised. It’s 

not something seen every day. 

Popular depiction is that of 

men hopping on fire trucks, 

not women. 

All the women interviewed 

said they would highly encourage 

other women to join if they 

can. It’s hard work that requires 

serious commitment but 

it’s also highly rewarding. And, 

there’s that adrenalin rush. 

They note that female 

firefighters are still as scarce 

as hen’s teeth. Some other de- 

partments may accept an application 

card from a woman 

but, they said, those cards 

get lost most of the time. It’s 

difficult to just get a chance to 

prove oneself. 

The chief said the roster 

is full now though five EMT 

slots need to be filled. Having 

personnel with both skills is 

invaluable. 

“When you go out to a fire, 

you kind of need an EMT on 

each truck to kind of keep an 

eye on everybody else,” he said. 

Heat exhaustion has been a 

difficult foe this summer. 

“Team” is a term that was 

Church 

News 

Livin’ Light 

Conference at 

Cozad Sept. 29 

Area women are invited to 

attend the Livin’ Light Conference 

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Saturday, Sept. 29, at Cozad 

High School Auditorium. Doors 

open at 8:30 for a coffee and 

bakery bar. 

Guest speaker is Dee Bresten 

who will speak on the “God of 

All Comfort” for two sessions 

and introduce her new book 

Idol Lies in the third session. 

Parkview Baptist Worship 

Team will lead music, as well 

as special music, a personal 

testimony, and many ministries 

to learn about including one 

that exposes and fights against 

human trafficking. 

Lunch, hot potato and salad 

bar, is available for those 

that pre-register by calling 

(308) 848-3260 or by e-mail 

to char@gpcom.net. Lunch 

is $7. 

In addition, there will be 

a free kid’s VBS-style conference 

that coincides with 

the women’s conference for 

children ages 3 through fifth 

grade so that young mothers 

can participate in the women’s 

conference. Pre-registration is 

required by calling Michelle 

Bauer at (308) 325-5921. 

Robert & Christie Pitkin 

The Grand & Kimball, Callaway 

Phone: 836-2328 

Corner Stop 

The Callaway Courier, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012—Page 3 

EHD continues to kill Nebraska deer 

LINCOLN – Epizootic hemorrhagic 

disease (EHD) continues to 

kill deer across much of Nebraska. 

EHD is suspected in the reported 

deaths of more than 2,200 deer 

this year. 

While the disease typically 

occurs in low levels annually, this 

year’s outbreak appears to be significant, 

according to the Nebraska 

Game and Parks Commission. 

The total effect of the disease 

on the deer population will not be 

known until the close of the deer 

used a lot in the interview. 

The four said they get on well 

with most of their brethren 

working as a team rather than 

as a bunch of individuals. 

There is that shared experience, 

laughter and camaraderie 

among the department 

members. It’s serious business 

and there’s a lot more to 

it than ‘just spraying out the 

fire,” as Melissa Jorgenson 

puts it. 

Oh, by the way, Jorgenson 

and Hiatt have both been 

appointed safety officer. They 

are the first officers in department 

history. 

seasons. Biologists then will look 

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others may not notice a change. 

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South loup senior Alex Weinman attacks against SEM defenders Thursday evening. Also 

pictured are Jordan Rush (front) and Taylor Geiser (back). 

Lady ’cats turning 

corner with 2 wins 

Something clicked. Some 

corner is being turned. The 

South Loup Lady Bobcats look 

like a different team winning 

two of the last three matches 

last week. 

The most recent came at 

the expense of the SEM Lady 

Mustangs in the midst of a sixgame 

losing streak. South Loup 

took them to five sets winning 

22-25, 27-25, 19-25, 25-17, 

15-4 last Thursday evening in 

Callaway. 

South Loup simply took 

over in the last two sets and 

dominated in the final stanza 

going up 12-3 for cruising in 

for the win on Sierra Monroe’s 

10th kill of the night. It was a 

long match going from 7:00 to 

almost 9:30. 

While SEM fields a tall, rangy 

team all the way through the 

rotation, the Mustangs could 

not contain South Loup’s outside 

hitting from Monroe and 

Shayla Dockweiler who each 

recorded 10 kills. Jenna Hoesel 

added to the mayhem with 9 to 

her credit. 

The Bobcats moved their 

feet, got back in defense and 

communicated with each other 

in a show of emergence not 

seen in the short history of the 

co-op. 

“They figured it out,” said 

Head coach Emily Hudson. 

“The needed to talk and they 

wanted to do that.” 

She said it’s simple, really. 

“They have the knowledge, they 

have the skills, they just needed 

SOUTH LOUP TRIANGULAR SEPT. 11 

SOUTH LOUP ov. MEDICINE VALLEy 25-23, 23-25, 25-21 

Player Att.-K’s % Ser.-Aces % Sets/Ass. % SB Digs % SR % 

S. Dockweiler ....... 15-22-6 68 8-11-0 73 2-2-0 100 2 23-23 87 17-19 90 

S. Ellison ................ 0-1-0 0 1-1-0 100 0-0-0 0 0 0-2 0 1-1 100 

T. Geiser ................ 6-6-1 100 8-11-0 73 99-103-30 96 0 9-9 100 0-0 0 

K. Haidle ................ 0-0-0 0 2-2-0 100 0-0-0 0 0 0-1 0 0-0 0 

J. Hoesel .............. 11-15-2 73 8-10-3 80 6-7-1 86 1 7-13 54 12-15 80 

S. Monroe ........... 32-35-15 91 8-10-3 80 0-0-0 0 1 9-11 82 11-14 79 

J. Rush ................. 8-13-4 62 4-6-0 67 1-1-0 100 4 5-8 63 3-4 75 

M. Strasburg .......... 2-4-1 50 9-11-2 82 1-1-0 100 0 5-9 56 8-11 73 

A. Weinman ......... 11-14-6 79 0-0-0 0 1-1-0 0 1 0-3 0 0-0 0 

TOTAL ....... 85-110-35 77 56-68-10 82 110-115-31 96 9 55-79 70 52-64 81 

BRADy ov. SOUTH LOUP 25-15, 25-8 


S. Dockweiler ........ 6-11-3 55 0-0-0 0 1-1-0 100 0 8-11 73 14-14 100 

T. Geiser ................ 4-6-0 67 3-4-0 75 45-49-9 92 0 2-4 50 0-0 0 

K. Haidle ................ 0-0-0 0 2-2-0 100 0-0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 

J. Hoesel ................ 5-9-1 56 4-4-1 100 3-4-0 75 1 1-4 25 6-6 100 

S. Monroe ............. 8-10-3 80 5-5-1 100 3-3-0 100 0 2-6 33 6-8 86 

J. Rush .................. 4-6-0 67 5-6-0 83 0-1-0 0 0 4-7 57 8-11 73 

M. Strasburg .......... 1-3-0 33 1-2-0 50 0-0-0 0 0 4-9 44 5-8 63 

A. Weinman ........... 5-6-1 83 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 0 1-2 50 0-0 0 

TOTAL ......... 33-51-8 65 20-23-2 87 52-58-9 90 1 22-43 51 39-46 85 

Ladies win 1-of-2 

at Arnold Triangular 

ARNOLD — The Brady Lady 

Eagles (8-2) remain one of the 

dominant volleyball teams in the 

region and showed it on Sept. 11 

beat South Loup 25-15, 25-28 at 

its triangular. It also downed 3-4 

Medicine Valley 2-0. 

But team records don’t mean 

that much early when teams 

are still sorting things out and 

finding their groove. 

South Loup began to find 

its groove beating the Lady 

Raiders in three 25-23, 23-25, 

25-21 in its second game of the 

evening and its first victory of 

the season. 

Lady Bobcat senior outside 

hitter Sierra Monroe was simply 

unstoppable delivering 32 successful 

attacks and recording 

15 kills on the night. Shayla 

Dockweiler recorded six kills on 

the other side and Jordan Rush 

had 4 kills and 4 stuff blocks. 

Middle blocker Alex Weinman 

added 6 kills. Taylor Geiser 

tallied 30 ace assists. 

All told, South Loup had 

nine stuff blocks, 10 ace serves 

and 35 kills. 

Head coach Emily Hudson 

said the Raiders has a strong 

outside hitter in Taylor Sandoe, 

but did not think Med Valley 

was clicking together well that 

night. 

Brady, of course, is Brady 

and the Bobcat ladies were kept 

from getting anything going. 

Dockweiler and Monroe 

each had three of the team’s 8 

kills which finished with 65% 

successful attacks. Jenna Hoesel 

had the lone stuff block for 

South Loup. 

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to work together and talk (to 

each other) all the time.” 

SEM featured a pretty fair 

front line in Brianna James and 

Miranda Pierce rotating in at 

middle blocker while outside 

hitter Shaylee Burr brought 

power into the attack that 

South Loup struggled to contain 

at first. Where the problems 

started for the Mustangs was 

getting their passes and sets to 

the hitters in position. A lot of 

free balls ended up back over 

the net for South Loup. 

Six serving errors in set one 

marred the South Loup effort 

and they found themselves 

behind 23-18 though SEM had 

five service errors of their own. 

South Loup rallied on a four-hit 

and then sophomore Stephanie 

Ellis came in to serve and ace to 

make 24-21. SEM got called for 

a lift for point 22 but then put 

down a kill for set point. 

South Loup found itself 

down 5-2 in set two on two kills 

and two ace serves from SEM 

but began to rally to tie on kills 

from Taylor Geiser and Jordan 

Rush, topped off with an ace 

serve from Monroe. 

The Bobcats then went on a 

6-1 run starting with a Weinman 

stuff block and followed 

up with two kills each from 

Dockweiler on the right and 

Weinman in the middle. SEM 

struggled to contain outside 

hitting all night long. 

Still, the Mustangs rallied 

to tie at 11 on a 5-0 run. From 

there it was a battle back and 

forth until South Loup led 24- 

23. Hudson then tried to call a 

time-out but didn’t have any 

left. Point SEM to tie at 24. It 

was a mistake that could have 

been fatal but the Bobcats rallied. 

SEM hurt itself with a service 

error to make 26-25 and then 

Monroe hit point 27 from the 

outside for the set. 

South Loup trailed 20-19 

in set three from two failed 

attacks, two overpasses, plus 

an SEM stuff blocks put the 

Mustangs on a 5-0 run for the 

win. 

It was all SEM had to offer 

this night. 

South Loup simply dominated 

set four going up 9-1 

and then holding off occasional 

Mustangs runs. Rush attacked 

for the kill for point 25 forcing 

set five. 

It was all South Loup after 

that as SEM seemed to dissolve 

in the back row. Setter Geiser 

SOUTH LOUP ov. SEM 22-25, 27-25, 19-25, 25-17, 15-4 


S. Dockweiler ...... 23-28-10 82 0-2-0 0 7-8-2 88 0 23-24 96 16-18 89 

S. Ellison ................ 3-4-0 75 6-7-1 86 1-1-0 100 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 

T. Geiser ............... 9-12-4 75 24-25-7 96 133-136-37 98 0 5-10 50 1-1 100 

K. Haidle ................ 0-0-0 0 5-6-0 83 0-0-0 0 0 0-1 0 0-0 0 

J. Hoesel .............. 32-37-9 86.5 17-18-1 94 10-10-2 100 0 10-12 83 17-20 85 

H. Magill ................. 2-2-0 100 0-0-0 0 1-1-0 100 0 3-3 100 2-3 67 

S. Monroe ........... 31-38-10 82 10-12-2 83 4-4-1 100 1 15-20 75 10-14 71 

J. Rush ................ 13-20-8 65 18-19-2 95 5-5-0 100 2 4-6 67 0-0 0 

M. Strasburg .......... 7-9-2 78 6-8-0 75 5-5-0 100 0 29-38 76 19-23 83 

A. Weinman ......... 14-16-8 88 0-0-0 0 2-2-1 100 2 2-2 100 0-0 0 

TOTAL ...... 134-166-51 81 86-97-13 89 168-172-43 98 5 91-116 78 65-79 82 

Shayl dockweiler (5) and Taylor Geiser (right) get up a short dig as Jenna hoesel (8) converges 

on the play. 

Jenna hoesel gets a dig of her own as Mariah Strasburg (10) and hannah Magill (14) back 

up the play against SEM. 

got a tip kill setting her up to 

serve three aces to go up 4-1. 

The Bobcats went up 11-2 

and then loped to the finish as 

SEM committed four errors 

including a serve into the net 

for point 14 South Loup and 

Monroe hit the game winner. 

Hudson said she told the 

team it needed to come out 

fast and it did that. “I’m just 

so proud of you,” she told the 

huddled team following the 

final volley. 

Geiser finished with 37 set 

assists and 7 aces to go with 4 

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Elm Creek hands South Loup its 3rd loss 

Elm Creek 33, South Loup 21 

SCORING SUMMARy 

Callaway .......................6 0 0 16—22 

Elm Creek .................. 0 20 7 6—33 

TEAM STATISTICS 

SL EC 

First Downs ...........................14 17 

Rush Attempts ......................44 51 

Net Rush yards ...................191 322 

Pass Att/Comp. ................... 12/6 8/5 

Interceptions ..........................0 0 

Pass yards ...........................60 76 

Fumbles/Lost ....................... 0-0 2-1 

Penalties/yards ................... 3-30 5-40 

Total Offense .......................251 398 

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 

Rushing No. yds. Avg. 

Eamon Schwarz .......... 21 86 4.1 

Derek Hildebrandt ........ 16 74 4.6 

Brady Weinman ............ 2 21 10.5 

TOTAL ...................... 44 191 4.3 

Passing Cp./Att. yds. Int. TD 

Eamon Schwarz . 5-10 37 0 0 

Brady Weinman ... 1-2 23 0 1 

TOTAL ............. 6-12 60 0 1 

Receiving No. yds. Avg. 

Derek Hildebrandt .......... 3 24 8.0 

Colter Glendy ................. 1 9 9.0 

Taylor Hyde .................... 1 4 4.0 

Layton Dockweiler ......... 1 23 23.0 

TOTAL ........................ 6 60 10.0 

DEFENSE 

Sacks—Kaden Ellis 2, Taylor Hyde 1, 

Charlie Blowers 1, Haden Geiser 1. 

Tackles for loss — Charlie Blowers1, 

Colter Glendy 1. 

Fumbles recovered — Brady Weinman 1. 

Tackles — Haden Geiser 9, Garret Dockweiler 

9, Levi Loper 9, Eamon Schwarz 7, 

Charlie Blowers 7, Kaden Ellis 7, Colter 

Glendy 6, Taylor Hyde 5. Total: 59. 

SL Ladies 

Win 2 

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kills. Rush and Weinman each 

had 8 kills. Weinman displayed 

an emerging ability to target 

shots around blocking this night. 

Rush also had two stuffs. 

As a team, the Bobcats had 51 

kills and were 78% digging and 

82% on serve receive. Serving 

yielded 13 aces. 

Coming up 

South Loup hosted a doubletriangular 

(varsity and reserve) 

Tuesday afternoon and with 

end the long homestand with 

a trip to the Brady Tournament 

Saturday. Pairings were 

unavailable at press time. The 

tourney starts at 9 a.m. 

Standings 

Football 

District 9 Football Standings 

Team Dist. Rec. Av. Op. 

Loup City ................0-0 2-1 39 30 

Palmer ....................0-0 2-1 37 21 

Twin Loup ...............0-0 2-1 40 29 

Ansley/Litchfield ......0-0 1-2 37 25 

South Loup .............0-0 1-3 25 28 

Week 2 Results 

Ansley/Litchfield 60 ... North Central 20 

Loup City 54 ......................Harvard 14 

Palmer Idle. 

Elm Creek 33 ............... South Loup 21 

Twin Loup Idle. 

Week 3 Schedule 

Ansley/Litchfield at Alma. 

South Loup at Loup City. 

Palmer at Twin Loup. 

Volleyball 

Loup Valley Conference 

Overall Volleyball Records 

Team Record 

Ansley/Litchfield ........................... 10-0 

Mullen ............................................ 7-4 

Sandhills/Thedford ......................... 6-3 

Twin Loup ...................................... 6-3 

Arcadia/Loup City .......................... 2-3 

South Loup .................................... 2-5 

Anselmo-Merna ............................. 1-7 

Last Week’s Scores 

South Loup ov. SEM ...................... 3-2 

Spalding/SA ov. Anselmo-Merna ... 3-0 

Mullen ov. Anselmo-Merna ............ 3-0 

Sandhills/Thedford ov. SMC .......... 3-1 

Ansley/Litchfield Triangular 

Ans./Litch. ov. Arcadia/LC .............. 2-0 

Arcadia/LC. ov. Elba/NL-S ............. 2-1 

Ans./Litch. ov. Elba/NL-S ............... 2-0 

South Loup Triangular 

South Loup ov. Med Valley ............ 2-1 

Brady ov. South Loup .................... 2-0 

Twin Loup Triangular 

Twin Loup ov. Pleasanton .............. 2-0 

Twin Loup ov. North Central .......... 2-0 

Arthur County Triangular 

Mullen ov. Arthur County ............... 2-0 

Mullen ov. Garden County ............. 2-0 

SMC Triangular 

Sandhills/Thedford ov. SMC .......... 2-0 

Sandhills/Thedford ov. Hyannis ..... 2-0 

Schedule 

Sat., 9/22—Arcadia/Loup City, Twin 

Loup, Sandhills/Thedford at Ansley/ 

Litchfield Tournament. South Loup, 

Anselmo-Merna, Mullen at Brady 

Tournament. 

Tues, 9/25—Arcadia/Loup City at Burwell. 

Twin Loup, Sandhills/Thedford at 

Anselmo-Merna Triangular. Mullen at 

North Platte St. Pat’s. 

Thur.,9/27—Cedar Valley at Ansley/ 

Litchfield. South Loup and Spalding/ 

Spalding Academy at Twin Loup 

Triangular in Sargent. 

ELM CREEK — Aside from 

the second drive and the last 

two, not much went right for 

the South Loup Bobcat football 

team Friday. 

The Buffaloes’ front line 

opened up big plays into the 

Bobcat’s defense coming away 

with a 33-22 victory. Elm Creek 

stays undefeated at 3-0 while 

South Loup drops to 1-3. 

Acting Head Coach Mat Jageler 

said the big men up front 

simply overwhelmed the smaller 

Bobcats but it was the trap plays 

Elm Creek unveiled that caused 

the most damage. “We weren’t 

ready for it,” he said. 

Jageler, visibly disappointed, 

took the blame calling it bad defensive 

coaching on his part. 

Head coach Andy Schwarz 

returned to the team Friday 

though still recovering from a 

bout with West Nile Virus. He 

worked from the booth but expected 

to be back on the sidelines 

this week. 

South Loup trailed 33-6 

until the last 3 minutes or so 

of the game when the reserves 

took over. Senior backup quar- 

Brady Weinman pass for a Td, 

ran for another and recovered 

a fumble in limited action. 

terback Brady Weinman hit 

sophomore Layton Dockweiler 

with a 23 yard touchdown pass 

and then ran in the two-point 

conversion. 

Weinman recovered an Elm 

Creek fumble on the next series 

giving the Bobcat reserves the 

ball on the Elm Creek 8. Weinman 

ran it in from there and 

then scored the two-pointer for 

the final score. 

Otherwise, the Bobcats’ only 

sustained drive came mid way 

through the first quarter after 

taking over on a punt at their 

own 25. South Loup moved it 

to the Elm Creek 1 yard line on 

six plays where quarterback 

Eamon Schwarz punched it in 

for the early 6-0 lead after the 

PAT kick sailed wide. 

The offense simply struggled 

after that to move the ball 

against the larger Buffaloes 

who were able to string out 

sweeps and effectively plug 

the middle. They keyed on 

scat back Derek Hildebrandt 

leaving him little open space 

for maneuvering. 

Yet, the Bobcats defense 

appeared to have things well 

in hand sacking Elm Creek QB 

Britton Ferguson five times 

and broke up one of his pass 

attempts. Junior Kaden Ellis recorded 

two sacks on the night. 

Undeterred, Ferguson took 

a keeper off the right side for 

63 yards down to the South 

Loup 2 and then Zac Crowley 

punched it in on the first play 

of the second quarter. The PAT 

kick was good. 

Again, the Bobcats had Elm 

Creek pinned back on their 

own 23 at third-and-12 only to 

have Ferguson break through 

on virtually the same play for 

57 yards yards and a TD with 

3:23 left in the half. The PAT 

failed, 13-6. 

South Loup turned it over 

on downs their next possession 

and Ferguson hit Crowley for a 

38 yard TD pass. The PAT kick 

made it 20-6. 

There was still a chance for 

South Loup to right the ship after 

derek hildebrandt (32) hauls in a swing pass from Eamon 

Schwarz (27). 

Elm Creek opened the second half driving to the Bobcats 5 

only to be stopped. The field goal 

attempt sailed wide. 

But the offense went threeand-punt 

and Elm Creek drove 

from their own 20 to the South 

Loup 8 where Ferguson hit 

Crowley for a TD pass. The PAT 

was good, 27-6. 

Ferguson struck again with 

4:14 left in the game hitting 

Sean Smith for a 21 yard touchdown 

pass. The PAT failed 

and the reserves took over the 

game. 

Eamon Schwarz led rushing 

for the Bobcats with 86 yards 

on 21 carries, while completing 

5-of-10 passing for 37 yards. 

Derek Hildebrandt ran for 74 

yards on 16 carries. 

Ferguson rushed for 164 

yards and passed for 76 yards 

on 5-of-8. Crowley finished with 

136 yards on the night. 

Coming up 

levi loper (22), Eamon Schwarz (middle) and Garret dockweiler (21) wrap up Elm Creek 

running back Zac Crowley for no gain. Also pictured are Charlie Blowers (75), layton 

dockweiler (17) and kyle pierce (46). 

Kaden Ellis (55) sacked Elm Creek QB Britton Ferguson (11) twice and finished with seven 

tackles Friday night. 

Coach Schwarz will be back 

at the helm this Friday as the 

Bobcats travel to Loup City 

for its opening district game 

at 7 p.m. 

Schwarz said he tried to help 

from the booth but essentially 

had nothing to do with prep for 

the game at Elm Creek. He said 

he’s feeling much better though 

he was still pretty tired. 

“We’ll be better. We’re going 

to get straightened out here real 

quick,” he said. 

The Red Raiders (2-1) are 

coming off a 54-14 thrashing 

of Harvard (1-2) but lost 55- 

18 to Burwell (3-0) the week 

before. Loup City’s other win 

came at the hands of now 0-4 

Nebraska Christian 45-20 to 

open the season. 

Ansley/Litchfield (1-2) 

comes on Sept. 28 heading 

into a bye before finishing the 

regular season at Palmer (2-1) 

and hosting Twin Loup (2-1). 

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High School Rodeo Results 

A goat goes down under the ministrations of Broken Bow cowgirl Jill oatman in the goat 

tying event at Seven Valleys Rodeo Grounds Saturday morning. 

haley Reed of Arnold takes her mount through the paces in 

the pole bending event. 

ChS studentTyrel Rieker of lexington is out of the chute in 

the steer wrestling competition. 

Many competed but only 

a few came away with places 

and points at the third-annual 

Callaway High School Rodeo 

last Saturday. The event was 

sponsored by the Seven Valleys 

Rodeo Association. 

Colter Glendy of Oconto was 

the lone winner among area 

contestants scoring a 76 on an 

8 second bull ride. 

The following are the pointearners: 

(Place, Name, Town, 

Time/Score, Points) 

Bareback Riding — 1. Moon, 

Rowdy, Sargent, 67.0, 10; 2. Gewinner, 

Wyatt, Weeping Water , 58.0, 9.0. 

Barrel Racing — 1. Reed, Haley, 

Arnold, 17.690, 10; 2. Hagedorn, 

Jordan, West Point, 17.722, 9; 3. Atkins, 

Jayde, Broken Bow, 17.740, 8; 

4. Vonheeder, Samantha, Ainsworth, 

17.798, 7; 5. Bailey, Brandi, Lakeside, 

17.819, 6; 6. Long, Sheyanne, 

Valentine, 17.840, 5; 7. Hollenbeck, 

Jordan, Long Pine, 17.858, 4; 8. 

Haun, Murphy, Torrington, Wyo.,, 

17.887, 3; 9. Heimann, KC, Howells, 

17.910, 2; 10. Brown, Bailey, North 

Platte, 17.917, 1. 

Boys Cutting — 1. Cumpton, 

Seth, Lewellen, 72.5, 10; 2. Rieken, 

Chase, Fullerton, 72.0, 9; 3. Bader, 

Regan, Palmer, 69.0, 7.5; 4. Bader, 

Wyatt, Palmer, 69.0, 7.5; 5. Chittick, 

Clay, Maywood, 68.0, 6; 6. Troyer, 

Lucas, Beemer, 67.0, 4.5; 7. Storer, 

Emmet, Whitman, 67.0, 4.5; 8. Milleson, 

Ty, Dunning, 64.0, 3; 9. Pinney, 

Pryce, Johnstown , 62.0, 2. 

Breakaway Roping — 1. 

Haun, Madison, Torrington, Wyo., 

3.06, 10; 2. Dexter, Bailey, Valentine, 

6.560, 9; 3. Macomber, 

Charmane, Whitman, 6.580, 8; 4. 

Strand, Delynn, Amelia, 6.860, 7; 

5. VonHeeder, Samantha, Ainsworth, 

12.84, 6; 6. Fiscus, Kaylie, 

Bayard, 3.380, 5; 7. Simonson, 

Shaina, Dunning, 14.390, 4; 8. Vin- 

ton, Emily, Whitman, 21.640, 3. 

Bull Riding — 1. Glendy, 

Colter, oconto, 76.0, 10; 2. Cunningham, 

Dalton, Bloomfield, 71.0, 

9; 3. Viers, Tyler, Comstock, 67.0, 

8; 4. Wriedt, Ty, Norfolk, 65.0, 7; 5. 

Lesiak, Ethan, Clarks, 61.0, 6. 

Girls Cutting — 1. Bushhousen, 

Sydney, St Libory, 74.0, 10; 2. 

Hagedorn, Jordan, West Point, 72.5, 

9; 3. Atkins, Jayde, Broken Bow, 72.0, 

8; 4. Hall, Morgan, Neligh, 71., 7; 5. 

Jamison, Savanna, Ashby, 70.5, 6; 6. 

Doetker, Jordyn, Wauneta, 70.0, 5; 7. 

Storer, Hailey, Whitman, 66.0, 3.5; 8. 

Hall, Catelyn, Neligh, 66.0, 3.5. 

Goat Tying — 1. Hagedorn, 

Jordan, West Point, 8.420, 10; 2. 

Hall, Kayellyn, Minatare, 9.280, 9; 

3. Strand, Delynn, Amelia, 9.400, 

8; 4. Simonson, Shaina, Dunning, 

9.570, 7; 5. Macomber, Charmane, 

Whitman, 10.120, 6; 6. Opela, Torie, 

Stapleton, 10.220, 5; 7. Haun, 

Murphy, Torrington, Wyo., 10.280, 

3.5; 8. Haun, Kaylie, Torrington, 

Wyo., 10.280, 3.5; 9. Feagler, Dani, 

Torrington, Wyo., 0.420, 2; 10. Long, 

Sheyanne, Valentine, 10.630, 1. 

Pole Bending — 1. Atkins, 

Jayde, Broken Bow , 21.386, 10; 

2. Haun, Kaylie, Torrington, Wyo., 

21.588, 9; 3. Gumb, Sarah, Burwell, 

21.691, 8; 4. Strand, Delynn, 

Amelia, 21.921, 7; 5. Hagedorn, 

Jordan, West Point, 21.932, 6; 6. 

Brown, Bailey, North Platte, 22.112, 

5; 7. Strong, Charmayne, Rushville, 

22.266, 4; 8. Evans, Caitlen, Ashby, 

22.354, 3; 9. Turek, Megan, St Paul, 

22.464, 2; 10. Christen, Maura, 

Lincoln, 22.504, 1. 

Saddle Bronc Riding — 1. 

Clark, Jaden, Wellfleet, 72.0, 10. 

Steer Wrestling — 1. Finney, Blaine, 

Ainsworth, 5.510, 10; 2. Wakefield, 

Brady, O’Neill, 6.500, 9; 3. Hesseltine, 

Cord, Halsey, 8.920, 8; 4. Manning, 

Danny, Hemingford, 9.560, 7; 5. Riley, 

Elkanah, Brule, 9.660, 6; 6. Wakefield, 

Riley, O’Neill, 14.350, 5; 7. Freeman, 

Tanner, Dunning,17.810, 4. 

Team Roping — 1. Wakefield, 

Brady (Hd), O’Neill, Wakefield, Riley 

(Hl), O’Neill, 6.210, 10; 3. White, 

Cooper (Hd), Hershey, Holliday, 

Peyton (Hl), Lincoln, 6.590, 9; 5. 

Spickelmier, Ty (Hd), Imperial, Bradley, 

Blayne (Hl), Milburn, 7.970, 8; 

7. Freeman, Aj (Hd), Dunning, Freeman, 

Tanner (Hl), Dunning, 8.690, 7; 

9. Thompson, Zane (Hd), Cheyenne, 

Wy0., Walter, Levi (Hl), Wray, Colo., 

9.230, 6; 11. Rasmussen, Eric (Hd), 

Riverdale; Rasmussen, Kris (Hl), 

Riverdale, 9.660, 5; 13. Retchless, 

Cole (Hd), Bridgeport, Talamantez, 

Cash (Hl), Lisco, 10.320, 4; 15. 

Svoboda, Cole (Hd), Ord, Svoboda, 

Cade (Hl), Ord, 10.620, 3; 17. Weber, 

Reece (Hd), Valentine, Mathis, Tate 

(Hl), Atkinson, 16.440, 2; 18. Finney, 

Blaine (Hd), Ainsworth, Finney, Doug 

(Hl), Anselmo, 16.710 1. 

Tie Down Roping — 1. 

Weber, Reece, Valentine, 11.450, 

10; 2. Wakefield, Brady, O’Neill, 

13.800, 9; 3. Thompson, Zane, 

Cheyenne, Wyo., 14.250, 8; 4. 

Mathis, Tate, Atkinson, 15.100, 7; 

5. Petska, Flagan, Ord, 15.500, 6; 

6. Littell, Tom, Elm Creek, 16.560, 

5; 7. Vineyard, Terrel, Oshkosh, 

16.840, 4; 8. Tucker, Blake, North 

Platte, 18.140, 3; 9. Riley, Elkanah, 

Brule, 18.310, 2; 10. McGinley, Rio, 

Oshkosh, 20.810, 1.

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A hEARTy Thank-you to all 

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Third-Annual High School Rodeo 

a success. Those who prepared 

the grounds, the arena help, the 

office and cook shack crews, the 

emergency personnel, and other 

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your time and efforts are appreciated. 

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MiNuTES oF ThE VillAGE 

oF CAllAWAy BoARd 

oF TRuSTEES 

SEpTEMBER 11, 2012 

The Village Board of Trustees of 

the Village of Callaway, Nebraska, met 

in regular session in the meeting room 

of the Village Building on Tuesday, 

September 11, 2012. 

The meeting was opened by Chairman 

Marvin Smith at 7 PM. Present: 

Chairman Smith, Trustees: Dallas 

Rigler, Rod Ready, Dwight Osterhoudt 

and Dick G’Schwind. Smith noted the 

Open Meeting Act. 

Notice of the meeting was given 

to the public in advance thereof by 

publishing in the Callaway Courier and 

posting in the Village Building, Great 

Western Bank and Post Office. Said 

notice contained the statement that the 

agenda, kept continually current, was 

available for public inspection at the 

office of the Village Clerk during normal 

business hours. Notice of the meeting 

and an agenda of the items known at that 

time were given to the members of the 

Village Board. All proceedings hereafter 

shown were taken while the convened 

meeting was open to the attendance 

of the public. 

The Budget Hearing was opened 

and the 2012-2013 budget was reviewed 

by the Board. Motion by G’Schwind, 

seconded by Ready, to approve a 1% 

increase. Aye: G’Schwind, Ready, Osterhoudt, 

Rigler and Smith. Nay: None. 

Motion carried. 

Trustee Osterhoudt moved that 

the statutory rule requiring reading 

on three different days be suspended 

and Ordinance 2012-9-1 be adopted, 

seconded by Rigler. Aye: Osterhoudt, 

Rigler, G’Schwind, Ready and Smith. 

Nay: None. Motion carried. 

ORDINANCE NO. 2012-9-1 

AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT 

THE BUDGET STATEMENT TO BE 

TERMED THE ANNUAL APPROPRIA- 

TION BILL; TO APPROPRIATE SUMS 

FOR NECESSARy EXPENSES AND 

LIABILITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR AN 

EFFECT DATE. 

BE IT ORDAINED By THE CHAIR- 

PERSON AND THE VILLAGE BOARD 

OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF 

CALLAWAy, NEBRASKA: 

Section 1. That after complying 

with all procedures required by law, the 

budget presented and set forth in the 

budget statement is hereby approved 

as the Annual Appropriation Bill for the 

fiscal year beginning October 1, 2012, 

through September 30, 2013. All sums 

of. money contained in the budget 

statement are hereby appropriated for 

the necessary expenses and liabilities 

of the Village of Callaway. A copy of the 

budget document shall be forwarded 

Timm- 

Reynolds-Love 

Funeral Home 


(308) 836-2292 

Badgley 

Well Service 

Oconto, Nebraska 

858-4409 or 4509 

as provided by law to the Auditor of 

Public Accounts, State Capitol, Lincoln, 

Nebraska, and to the County Clerk of 

Custer County, Nebraska, for use by 

the levying authority. 

Section 2. This ordinance shall take 

effect and be in full force from and after 

its passage, approval and publication or 

posting as required by law. 

Passed and adopted this 11th day 

of September, 2012. 

WHEREAS, a special public hearing 

was held as required by law to hear 

and consider comments concerning the 

property tax request; and 

WHEREAS, it is in the best interests 

of the Village of Callaway that the property 

tax request for the current year be 

a different amount than the property tax 

request for the prior year. 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Board 

of Trustees of the Village of Callaway, 

Nebraska, by a majority vote, resolves 

that: 

THE PROPERTy TAX REQUEST 

FOR THE FISCAL yEAR 

BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2012, 

BE SET AT .447905. 

PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 

11TH DAy OF SEPTEMBER, 2012. 

Minutes of the August 7th regular 

meeting were accepted on a motion by 

Osterhoudt, seconded by Rigler. Aye: 

Osterhoudt, Rigler, Ready, G’Schwind 

and Smith. Nay: None. Motion carried. 

The treasurer’s report was accepted on 

a motion by Osterhoudt, seconded by 

Rigler. Aye: Osterhoudt, Rigler, Ready, 

G’Schwind and Smith. Nay: None. Motion 

carried. 

The claims were examined by Osterhoudt. 

Motion by Osterhoudt, seconded 

by Ready, to approve the claims. Aye: 

Osterhoudt, Ready, Rigler, G’Schwind 


Dept of Energy, power-10,923.97; 

NMPP Energy, power-38,162.98; 

Payroll,salaries-28,310.30; All Points 

Coop, supplies-768.47; Arnold Pool, 

supplies-29.85; Badgley Well Service, 

supplies-89.44; B & D Office 

City, supplies-130.87; Bill’s Repair, 

repairs-39.80; Blue Cross/Blue 

Shield, insurance-3,818.45; Bow 

Locksmith,repairs-10.00; Callaway 

Courier,publishing-272.95; Callaway 

Market, supplies-8.92; Callaway True 

Value, supplies-519.86; Cardmember 

Service, supplies/misc-180.95; Corner 

Stop, supplies-1,056.39; Figgins Construction, 

oiling-29,689.10; Franklin 

Templeton, pension-1,142.75; Great 

Plains Comm., telephone-349.91; 

Grones, repairs71.29; Jerry’s Electric, 

new generator-6,600.00; Kelly 

Supply, supplies-8.63; Kriz-Davis, 

supplies-2192.19; Two Reds Auto, 

repairs-3.28; Utilities Section, dues- 

372.00; Verizon, cell phones-157.12; 

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Design Inc. 

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Dee Lichtenberger Phone: 836-2693 

Wireless World, cell phone-79.99; 

EFTPS, FICA-6,062.26; NE Dept of 

Revenue, withhold-3,665.86; Great 

Western Bank, bank fees-50.17. 

The insurance policy was discussed. 

The premium this year is $34,927. 

Trustee G’Schwind moved to exclude 

terrorism from the coverage, seconded 

by Osterhoudt. Aye: G’Schwind, Osterhoudt, 

Rigler, Ready and Smith. Nay: 

None. Motion carried. 

Motion by Ready, seconded by 

Rigler, to renew CD #113219 $10,364.04 

for two years. at .95%. Aye: Ready, 

Rigler, Osterhoudt, G’Schwind and 

Smith. Nay: None. Motion carried. 

The Board reviewed the 2012 Pool 

Report. 

The Village received a request to 

advertise on the community sign by 

the Arnold Theatre. The Board would 

like limit commercial advertising so it 

will not be allowed. 

Phelps presented his monthly 

police report and discussed stop sign 

placement. 

Collection of rural trash fees was 

discussed. Due to the extremely dry 

conditions, the Village has received 

many temporary rural trash customers. 

We need to start fining for unauthorized 

dumping. Trustee Ready moved to 

suspend the rules and adopt Ordinance 

2012-9-3, seconded by Rigler. Aye: 

Ready, Rigler, Osterhoudt, G’Schwind 


ORDINANCE NO. 2012-9-3 

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING 

FOR FINES FOR UNAUTHORIZED 

DUMPING OF TRASH ; TO REPEAL 

ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT 

HEREWITH; AND TO PROVIDE FOR A 

TIME WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL 

TAKE EFFECT. 

BE IT ORDAINED By THE CHAIR- 

PERSON AND THE VILLAGE BOARD 

OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF 

CALLAWAy, NEBRASKA: 

SECTION 1. THE FINE FOR UNAU- 

THORIZED DUMPING OF TRASH WILL 

BE $100 PER OCCURANCE. 

SECTION 2. UNAUTHORIZED 

DUMPING INCLUDES THE FOL- 

LOWING: 

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN- 

CLUDING CHEMICALS ALL CON- 

STRUCTION RUBBLE INCLUD- 

ING SHINGLES, DECOMPOSABLE 

MATERIALS,TRASH CUSTOMERS 

WHO ARE DELINQUENT 

The next regular meeting is scheduled 

for Thursday, October 4th at 7 PM. 

Motion by Rigler, seconded by Osterhoudt, 

to go into executive session at 

8:10 to discuss salary with Ivan Phelps 

and Denise Nichelson remaining. Aye: 

All. Motion carried. Motion by Rigler, 

seconded by G’Schwind, to return from 

executive session at 8:25 PM. Aye: All. 

Seven Valleys 

Health Mart 

200 East Pacific, Callaway 

Pharmacy, Gifts, Health Supplies 

Northwest of the Hospital 

Phone: (308) 836-2219 

On the 

attack 

in 2 of 3 

contests 

South loup volleyball 

won two-of-three 

matches last week 

beating Med Valley 

and SEM on separate 

nights. A big part of the 

success recently has 

been outside hitting 

by Shayla dockweiler 

(left) and Sierra Monroe 

(right) racking up 

lots of kills in attacks 

on opposing defenses. 

The lady Bobcats were 

in action Tuesday with 

their Triangular and will 

be a Brady for a tourney 

Saturday morning 

at 9 a.m. 

Public Notices 

Motion carried. 

Trustee Rigler moved to adjourn, 

seconded by G’Schwind. There being 

no further business to come before the 

Board, Chairman Smith declared the 

meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM. 

SIGNED: Marvin Smith, Chairman 

ATTEST: Denise Nichelson, Clerk/ 

Treasurer 

PUBLISH: The Callaway Courier 

Sept. 20, 2012 ZNEZ 

VillAGE oF oCoNTo 

SEpTEMBER 10, 2012 

BoARd MiNuTES 

The Oconto Village Board met in 

regular session September 10, 2012 at 

the Oconto Library with Chairman Jim 

Rempe, Trustees Karen Dockweiler, 

Tim Pflaster and Dan Eggleston present. 

Greg Williams was absent. Also 

present were Ronda Jaeschke of Miller 

& Associates, Dennis Eggleston and 

Brenda Dittmar. 

At 8:03 p.m. Chairman Rempe called 

the meeting to order. 

The minutes of the August meeting 

were read and approved. Dockweiler 

motioned to pay the bills which was 

seconded by Pflaster. A 3 aye 0 nay 

carried the motion. 

WATER: Dave Nelson $581.95; 

Custer Public Power District $376.00; 

Rock’s Backhoe & Trenching $113.38; 

NE Public Health $21.00; Schaben 

Sanitation $948.50; Village of Oconto 

$200.00; Municipal Supply $31.36; 

Connie Eggleston $15.60; Great Plains 

Communications $53.99 

GENERAL: Callaway Courier 

$153.30 

ROAD: Custer Public Power District 

$449.40; Great Plains One Call $1.99; 

Eggleston Oil Company $37.29 

HALL: Custer Public Power District 

$251.99; Kucera Painting $400.00; 

Wages $1,368.08 

The Board held discussion regarding 

the Proposal for General Administration 

Services for Water Study Grant 12-PP- 

004. The Board was informed that four 

Requests for Proposal were sent to qualified 

firms and that notice was published 

in the Callaway Courier newspaper. It 

was noted that the Clerk received only 

one proposal for Board review. Pflaster 

made a motion to accept the Proposal 

for General Administration Services from 

Miller & Associates of Kearney, NE which 

was seconded by Eggleston. Motion carried 

3 aye 0 nay. The following Special 

Conditions documents were reviewed 

and executed: Environmental Review 

Document, Authorization to Request 

Grant Funds, Fair Housing letter and 

Financial Management Certification. 

Chairman Rempe signed the Administrative 

Contract from the Nebraska 

Department of Economic Development 

Callaway 

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 

for the CDBG grant. 

The Village received a renewal form 

for a community burn permit that had 

expired. After discussion, it was decided 

that the Village no longer operates a 

community burn site and that such permit 

was not needed. 

Eggleston made a motion to give 

Larry Swartz permission to construct 

a metal carport on his property. Motion 

seconded by Dockweiler and carried 3 

aye 0 nay. 

At 8:40 p.m. the regular meeting 

was closed and the Budget Hearing was 

called to order. The budget document, as 

prepared by McDermott and Miller, was 

reviewed by the Board. After discussion, 

Dockweiler made a motion to approve 

the 2012-2013 budget document, which 

was seconded by Pflaster. Motion carried 

3 aye 0 nay. Pflaster made a motion for 

the passage of Resolution No. 11-9-10 

to set the levy. 

RESOLUTION NO. 11-9-10 

WHEREAS, Nebraska statutes 

77-1601 and 77-1601-2 authorizes the 

Governing Body to set a final property 

tax request at an amount that differs 

from the prior year request. 

WHEREAS, The Chairman and 

Village Board of Oconto, Nebraska, 

has conducted a public hearing as prescribed 

by law and heard and considered 

comments concerning the propriety of 

setting the property tax request at a 

different amount. 

WHEREAS, the Chairperson and 

the Village Board of Oconto, Nebraska, 

hereby finds and determines that it is in 

the best interests of the Village that a 

property tax request be set at an amount 

that differs from the prior year request. 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE- 

SOLVED By THE CHAIRPERSON AND 

THE VILLAGE BOARD OF OCONTO, 

NEBRASKA, that the property tax 

request for the fiscal year 2012-2013 is 

set and allocated to the various funds 

as follows: 

Fund: Property tax request 

General: $12,162.02 

Passed and approved this 10th day 


SIGNED: Jim Rempe, Chairperson 

ATTEST: Brenda Dittmar, Clerk 

Eggleston made a motion to approve 

Ordinance No. 101 to adopt the 

budget statement, which was seconded 

by Dockweiler. Motion carried 3 aye 

0 nay. 

VillAGE oF oCoNTo 

oCoNTo, NEBRASkA 

oRdiNANCE No. 101 

AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT 

THE BUDGET STATEMENT TO BE 

TERMED THE ANNUAL APPROPRIA- 

TION BILL; TO APPROPRIATE SUMS 

FOR NECESSARy EXPENSES AND 

LIABILITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR AN 

Callaway 

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 


EFFECTIVE DATE. 

BE IT ORDAINED By THE VILLAGE 

OF OCONTO, NEBRASKA: 

Section 1. That after complying 

with all procedures required by law, the 

budget presented and set forth in the 

budget statement is hereby approved 

as the Annual Appropriation Bill for 

the fiscal year beginning October 1, 

2012 through September 30, 2013. All 

sums of money contained in the budget 

statement are hereby appropriated for 

the necessary expenses and liabilities 

of the Village of Oconto. A copy of the 

budget document shall be forwarded 

as provided by law to the Auditor of 

Public Accounts, State Capitol, Lincoln, 

Nebraska, and to the County Clerk of 

Custer County, Nebraska, for use by 

the levying authority. 

Section 2. This ordinance shall take 

effect and be in full force from and after 

its passage, approval and publication or 

posting as required by law. 

Passed and adopted this 10th day 


SIGNED: Jim Rempe, Chairperson 

ATTEST: Brenda Dittmar, Clerk 

Eggleston made a Motion to approve 

the request for an audit waiver, which 

was seconded by Dockweiler. Motion 

carried 3 aye 0 nay. 

The Budget Hearing was closed at 

8:55 p.m. and the regular meeting was 

once again called to order. 

Maintenance Report: water meters 

are still being replaced and more steel 

lids over water meter pits will be made. 

Eggleston made a Motion to adopt the 

Central Platte Natural Resource District 

Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation 

Plan, which was seconded by Pflaster. 

Motion carried 3 aye 0 nay. 

Requirements have been met as set 

out in a letter from the NDEQ regarding 

the sewage lagoon. 

Under delinquent accounts five 

disconnect notice will be sent. 

With there being no further business, 

the meeting was adjourned at 

9:29 p.m. 

The Oconto Village Board will meet 

in regular session October 1, 2012 at the 

Oconto Library at 8:00 p.m. The regular 

session is open to the public. 

ATTEST: Brenda C. Dittmar, Village 

Clerk/Treasurer 

PUBLISH: The Callaway Courier, 

Sept. 20, 2012 ZNEZ 

NoTiCE oF MEETiNG 

The Oconto Village Board will meet 

in regular session October 1, 2012 at the 

Oconto Library at 8:00 p.m. The regular 

session is open to the public. 

ATTEST: Brenda C. Dittmar, Village 

Clerk/Treasurer 

PUBLISH: The Callaway Courier, 

Sept. 20, 2012 ZNEZ

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