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Because we care!Kevin Myers
Throughout the month of October, the Pink Out Committee sponsored 50-50 raffles during sporting events, raffled off a va-riety of gift baskets during Homecoming activities, provided the opportunity for students to make donations along with the sale of T-shirts and a Pink Out 5K held on Saturday, October 18th. Dawn Pappas of Hair We Go, showed her support by applying pink hair
extensions during the Junior Class Chili Feed and donated all the proceeds raised to the Pink Out Committee.
From these efforts of the Bridgeport students and staff along with the community members, the school has raised an additional $1,000 for the Festival of Hope with more continuing to come in.
The Festival of Hope is an organization that works to assist those families who have a loved one going through cancer treat-ment. Funds that are donated to the Festival of Hope are used to support these families with everyday living expenses while going through these lengthy treatments.
Carol Diffendaffer, Liaison Festival of Hope, indicated that the funds raised through the efforts of the BHS Pink Out commit-tee along with the staff and community members will be used to provide additional help to local cancer pa-tients living in Morrill County.
Mark Livingston, husband of the late Brandi Livingston, indicat-ed how proud Brandi would have been of these donations. Following the Bridgeport Booster Clubs donation to the Festival of Hope, Mark shared that Brandi was a huge supporter of the Festival of Hope be-cause the funds went directly to those struggling with cancer to help with living expenses while they go through the treatments.
Along with showing their support of all cancer patients through these fund raising activities, the Bridgeport students and staff wore T-shirts with the theme Conquer printed across the back during the large group photo taken on Friday afternoon, in which
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Janicek and Ramos reign over Bridgeport Homecoming
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KEVIN MYERSBridgeport High School 2014 Homecoming Royalty includes (L-R): Attendants Kaden Hall and Geneva Toscano; attendants Trevor Benavides and Kassidy Hernandez; King Taylor Janicek and Queen Katie Ramos; Prince Peyton Baumann and Princess Olga Aguilar; attendants Jason Amateis and Megan Dudden.
MAC Champs 9 years running
KEVIN MYERSThe Leyton Lady Warriors display their ninth con-secutive Minuteman Athletic Conference Tourna-ment plaque they have won, after defeating Creek Valley in the title game on Saturday, October 18, two sets to zero.
Bridgeport Public Library
British documentary film maker and author
Tim Slessor Wednesday October 22
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Kevin MyersThe Leyton Lady Warriors won their ninth consecu-
tive Minuteman Athletic Conference volleyball champi-onship as they defeated the Creek Valley Lady Storm in two sets on Saturday, October 18th in Chappell.
After falling behind 4-2 during the early moments of the title match, the Lady Warriors put together a 12-3 run to take control of the first set. The run was sparked by a kill block by Diedra Waite and Dani McKay kept things going as she recorded three kills. Shaela Jenkins added one kill as Leyton built a 14-7 lead.
Creek Valley battled back, trimming Leyton’s lead
to 15-10, however, McKay’s fourth kill of the set end-ed the comeback and helped the Lady Warriors roll to the 25-13 win.
Leading one set to none, the Lady Warriors jumped out to a 6-3 lead in the second set as Kaitlyn Berner, Jen-kins, Kristine Barnett and McKay all recorded kills dur-ing the early run. However, the Lady Storm went on an 8-5 run to tie the score up at 11-11.
A block by Creek Valley’s Jessie Straber and two kills by Jill Behrends helped the Lady Storm build a 16-12 lead midway through the set, but kills by Jenkins and Waite enabled the Lady Warriors to claw their way back to tie the set at 16-16.
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KEVIN MYERSThe Bridgeport Public Schools student body along with the staff members show their support for those going through cancer treatments by spelling out PINK in recognition of the various activities they conducted to raise money for Festival of Hope. As a result of these fund-raising activities, Bridgeport Public Schools (above right) was able to make a donation of $3,000 to Festival of Hope during halftime of the Homecoming football game played on Friday, October 17th. In addition to that donation, the Bridgeport Booster Club (above left) also made a dona-tion to Festival of Hope of $500.00 in memory of Brandi Livingston, who was a long-time supporter of the Festival of Hope.
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A vis i t to our nuclear labsSenator Deb Fischer
Nebraskans appreciate the importance of maintaining our nation’s nuclear deterrent. With the United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) based in Bellevue, we have a unique perspective on the importance of this national security mission. The men and women who work at STRATCOM ensure a secure and effective deterrent while pursuing a broader, coopera-tive strategy to confront global threats. While STRATCOM’s role is critical, it is one piece of a much larger nuclear enterprise.
I’m fortunate to serve as a member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Stra-tegic Forces, which has over-sight of our country’s nuclear weapons. As part of our com-mittee work, Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and I recently travelled to Los Alamos Na-tional Laboratory, Sandia Na-tional Laboratory, and Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. I also traveled to California to visit the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Senator King and I toured the nuclear weapons complex, met with leaders and scientists, expressed our gratitude to the workforce for their important contributions, and gained a bet-ter understanding of the issues and challenges associated with our responsibilities on the Stra-tegic Forces Subcommittee.
Our national laboratories are responsible for maintain-
ing a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent for the Unit-ed States and for other science-related functions in support of U.S. national security interests. The labs we visited comprise the scientific backbone of our nuclear deterrent.
Collectively, the labs main-tain our aging nuclear stock-pile and perform cutting edge-science to improve our understanding of how nuclear weapons operate. The men and women at these labs do ex-traordinary work with limited resources and dated technol-ogy. At each laboratory, we dis-cussed how science is used to ensure that aging weapons will perform the way we need them to, if they’re ever called upon.
This is an extremely com-plex task, and at each facil-ity we saw unique capabili-ties. For example, we toured the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Lab. This facility uti-lizes a large laser, which focus-es immense heat and pressure to simulate in a laboratory what happens in the core of a nuclear explosion so that sci-entists can better understand the dynamics of an explosion.
Our nuclear labs also per-form surveillance work, which involves taking weapons back to the labs, disassembling them and inspecting their compo-nents. They may find rust or other corrosion, or even com-ponent failure. The labs then use their scientific understand-
ing to predict whether that will impact the way the weapon functions. They’re also con-ducting life extension programs for our oldest weapons, where they rebuild weapons that have aged to an unacceptable point.
It is almost impossible to overstate the importance and difficulty of this task. We haven’t tested nuclear weapons since the early 1990s and we haven’t built a new weapon since the late 1980s. Our laboratories ensure these aging weapons– which were never designed to last this long–continue to func-tion without testing.
The labs also have enor-mous insight into the nuclear programs of other countries. We repeatedly discussed how U.S. stockpile work differs from that of our allies and our adver-saries around the world. While attention to our own nuclear weapons diminishes, rival na-tions like Russia and China are investing heavily in upgrading their own technology.
While the president commit-ted to modernize our deterrent in 2011, we’ve fallen short of that objective. This year, we’ve heard strong statements–par-ticularly from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel–about how we must follow through with our modernization plans. I agree and intend to work with my col-leagues from both sides of the aisle to ensure needed resources are available for this critical na-tional security priority.
I’m thankful for the chance to visit these unique facilities and the exceptional employ-ees who work to maintain the nuclear weapons that STRAT-COM relies on to defend our nation. Nuclear deterrence remains the ultimate safe-guard for American security and it would not be possible without the hardworking men and women who make up our nuclear enterprise.
Contacting Your Representatives
Senator Debra Fischer825 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510(202) 224-6551
Senator Mike Johanns404 Russell Senate Office Bldg.Washington, DC 20510(202) 224-4224
Rep. Adrian Smith 503 Cannon House Off. Bldg.Washington, DC 20510(202) 225-6435
Ca p i to l Vi e wHang on, there’s an election in just a couple
weeksRemember when (what now
seems like ages ago) I suggest-ed that you keep track of the Nebraska Primary Elections by using a large sheet of paper, a pencil and an eraser to write the names of the gubernato-rial and senate candidates and keep track of them?
That list is likely as tat-tered and torn as the primary itself. But Omaha millionaire, Republican Pete Ricketts, emerged as the Republican winner and Lyons rural activ-ist and former University of Nebraska Regent, Chuck Has-sebrook, won the uncontested Democratic race. The two men, and Libertarian Mark G. Elworth, Jr. of Omaha, are on the November 4 ballot. Hassebrook is running with Lincoln businesswoman Jane Raybould (think grocery store chains Russ’s Market and Su-per Saver) as the lieutenant governor candidate and El-worth is running with Scott Zimmerman of Omaha.
Ricketts is running with his second choice for lieuten-ant governor after incumbent Lt. Gov. Lavon Heidemann stepped down when a judge issued a restraining order against him on behalf of his sister and he resigned his state post and dropped off the Rick-etts’ ticket. Ricketts went to the pool of five vanquished Re-publican gubernatorial nomi-nees and picked the fourth place finisher, State Auditor Mike Foley. Nobody saw that one coming.
Elworth filed suit to pro-hibit Secretary of State John Gale from taking Heidemann’s
name off the ballot and replac-ing it with Foley’s. Elworth argued that the deadline to change the ballot had passed. Gale argued, and the court agreed, that having the correct names on the ballot was more important.
Then there’s the race for the U.S. Senate seat being va-cated by former Lincoln mayor turned governor turned U.S. Agriculture Secretary then U.S. Senator Mike Johanns. Ben Sasse, the young and charis-matic president of Midland Col-lege in Fremont, won the Re-publican nod to face seasoned attorney and veteran Demo-crat, David Domina of Omaha. Independents Jim Jenkins of Callaway and Todd F. Watkins of Lincoln petitioned their way onto the ballot.
Jenkins, a Sandhills cattle rancher turned big city busi-nessman and Nebraska restau-rantpreneur (think Whiskey Creek steakhouses and Skeeter Barnes BBQ) won the endorse-ment of the Lincoln Journal Star, a newspaper better known for supporting Democrats.
Speaking of endorsements, the Omaha World-Herald, more often prone to endors-ing conservative Republicans, gave its editorial nod to Demo-crat Brad Ashford in his race against longtime Republican incumbent Second District Congressman Lee Terry. Lib-ertarian Steven Laird of Oma-ha is also in that race. Ashford, an Independent during his last session as a state senator, switched to the Democratic Party to challenge Terry.
Gov. Dave Heineman tried
to insert himself in that race by criticizing Ashford and leg-islative colleague Sen. Steve Lathrop for being supporters of a good time law, which al-lows Nebraska prison inmates to earn a one-day sentence re-duction for every day of good conduct. Heineman says that situation led to the release of an inmate from Omaha who killed four people within days of his release. Lathrop is lead-ing a special legislative com-mittee that is investigating mistakes by prison administra-tors that led to the early release of several hundred inmates be-cause officials ignored Nebras-ka Supreme Court opinions on sentencing guidelines. Lathrop called Heineman’s assertions political rhetoric.
Incumbent First District Congressman Jeff Fortenberry faces off against Lincoln attor-ney Dennis Crawford, a Demo-crat. Incumbent Third District Congressman Adrian Smith of Gering faces a challenge from Mark Sullivan of Doniphan.
Nebraska voters will also cast ballots in the races for state Auditor, Attorney Gener-al, Secretary of State and Trea-surer. There are 24 legislative seats open as well as slots on the state Board of Education, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, a number of community college boards and natural resources districts.
Whoever you like in all these races, keep one thing in mind. Your vote counts, so get out there and cast it.
L. Schmidt is Statehouse Cor-respondent for The NE Press As-sociation.
Stopping the latest feder al power gr abRep. Adrian Smith
While Congress has been out of session, I have spent the last few weeks traveling Ne-braska’s Third District meeting with constituents and listening to your thoughts, concerns, and ideas.
One of the issues I have heard most about is the Waters of the United States (WOTUS). This proposal would allow the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to expand federal regulatory powers over waters of the U.S. under the Clean Water Act.
The word “navigable” was included in the Clean Water Act more than 80 times in order to limit the jurisdiction of the federal government on farms, ranches, man-made conveyances, and other local
water jurisdictions. Attempts to alter this interpretation without Congressional ap-proval are a clear overreach of statutory authority and clear-ly defy the intent of the law. Further, this change could severely harm Nebraska’s ag-riculture economy.
Common Sense Nebraska, a coalition of Nebraska orga-nizations which have come together in response to the WOTUS proposal released a report this week detailing the many problems this rule would cause for our state. The report was compiled by for-mer director of the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) Mike Linder and indicates the rule would increase costs and uncertainty for agriculture producers.
Linder’s analysis confirms the proposal would “impose
a blanket jurisdictional de-termination over thousands of acres of private property” causing “unnecessary prop-erty restrictions and uncer-tainty as to what that actually means to a farmer or ranch-er.” This finding refutes the EPA’s claims the rule would not have much effect on farm-ers and ranchers.
As beneficiaries of clean water, Nebraska producers take numerous steps to pro-tect the natural resources of our state. We all agree safe-guards are necessary, but this proposed rule ignores safeguards already in place, and steps NDEQ has taken to work with producers to pro-tect our water.
I have written the EPA and Army Corps to express my ob-jections to this plan, and many Nebraskans are speaking out as well. The EPA recently an-nounced it would extend the comment period until Novem-ber 14, 2014. While this delay is a positive development, I question their motive of mov-ing the deadline for comments on this economically disas-trous rule until after the mid-term elections.
I encourage all interested Nebraskans to continue making their voices heard on this rule at: http://www.regulations.gov. We have fought this over-reach before, and we must con-tinue to let the EPA and other agencies know where we stand.
Ghosts, goblins and good senseGovernor Dave Heineman
Dear Fellow Nebraskans:One of America’s favorite
childhood holidays, Halloween, is quickly approaching. Many Nebraska children will dress up in funny or scary costumes and go trick-or-treating. Most adults enjoy the thought of children getting dressed up and walking the neighborhood, barely able to contain their excitement. From the candy to the costumes, Hal-loween is a fun-filled time for kids and parents alike.
Because Halloween falls on a Friday this year, it’s likely that more trick-or-treaters will be on the streets than other nights. Unfortunately, children determined to collect mountains of candy may not have their safety uppermost in mind as they prowl dark streets in their frightening frocks. It’s up to the grown-ups to take measures to protect them.
For drivers that means, first and foremost, slowing down on neighborhood streets. Chil-dren are four times more likely to be hit by a car on Halloween
than any other night of the year, when little vampires and zom-bies dressed in dark clothing may be hard to see. I strongly urge parents and caregivers to make sure children going trick-or-treating walk safely and stay visible to drivers.
Masks, which can obstruct vision, can blind children to on-coming cars or obstacles in their path. Face make-up is a much safer option, but only the kind that won’t irritate the skin, is easily removed and carries the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis-tration’s approval, especially for use near the eyes. This is a duty, too, that falls to parents.
Keep in mind that Halloween costumes can prove harmful to youngsters. If their costumes are too long, the kids may trip and fall. If they’re not made of fire-resistant materials, the out-come could be far more tragic, so make sure both costumes and accessories like masks, beards and wigs won’t catch fire.
Youngsters should be in-structed to walk, and not run, between the houses they visit and to avoid walking across
front yards where ornaments or landscaping might cause them to trip and fall. Another important tip is not to run out from between parked cars.
I want to point out that children should never enter a house unless accompanied by an adult. Also, they should visit only homes where a wel-coming porch light is on.
Though it’s been years since reports about adulterated Hal-loween treats raised fears in parents, it’s never possible to know what’s in the hearts of the people our kids visit. Par-ents should caution their kids not to eat any of the goodies they collect until mom and dad have first had the chance to in-spect them. That goes double for homemade treats.
If Nebraskans follow these basic steps, as well as using common sense with anything that springs from your own Halloween experiences, we can be sure that our little trick-or-treaters have a happy, if mis-chievous, Halloween this year. That’s something that will be a treat for us all.
VOTE ROBIN R. STEVENS ON NOV. 4Nebraska State School Board—7th District
40 Years of Educational Experience as a:• Teacher • Coach • Administrator
✔ More Emphasis on Early Childhood✔ More Teaching–Less Testing✔ Opposed to Common Core
A Proven LeaderPaid for by: Robin R. Stevens for Nebraska State School Board, 2220 Ave. H, Gothenburg, NE 69138
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HARDWORK.COMMON SENSE.
PAID FOR BY ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESS
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Day s Go n e By5 Years Ago
Wednesday, October 21, 2009—Valerie Kesterson re-ceived a district medal and will take part in the state Cross Country competition. Cody Franklin also received a medal and will be running in State competition…Greg Pike ar-rived in town on a motorized bicycle and took out his three pets: a rat, a cat and a dog. People gathered around and were excited about taking their picture and giving the ani-mals lots of attention, which they enjoyed. The dog is more than a companion to Greg; he is a seizure-sensing dog and knows when one is going to be happening to Greg…Ainsley Ridgeway of Bayard was recog-nized as the Top 4-H’er during the annual 4-H Achievement Night. Many awards were given out to boys and girls in honor of their achievements…Tiger Cub Scouts Pack 14 en-joyed visiting the News-Blade and the Sweet Things Bakery recently…The Lady Bulldogs fell to the Mitchell Tigers and the football team lost to Per-kins County…Bridgeport El-ementary Students are “Racing to Success” in reading. They are refueling and lining up for a new race in the next read-ing level…Obituaries: Ruth Sherfey, 100; Donald Wayne Brown, 84; Leonard Reiber, 80; Virgil Martindale, 85…
10 Years AgoWednesday, October 13,
2004–Sugar beet harvest nears 30 percent completion in Nebraska. The crop is averag-ing 21 tons per acre with 16.8 sugar content…The Bridgeport Girls Golf qualified for state as a team…The soup kitchen is up and running on Tuesday eve-nings at six at the First Pres-byterian Church…October is Head Start Awareness Month. The preschoolers are learning about shapes, playing a Scare-crow Bingo Shape Game; prac-ticing their scissor skills and discussing fire safety while making string/paint t-shirts that say, “Stop, Drop, Roll”…Wells Fargo bank presented a $1,000 check to the Bridge-port Alumni Association and a $1,000 check to the DOVES Program…After 7 and ½ years, Dave New is flying high in an airplane he built himself. The plane is a Zodiac with a Subaru engine…The Bridgeport Vol-leyball team lost to the Creek Valley Storm with 3 to 1 sets…Leyton crowned their home-coming king and queen for
2004. Queen, Bridget Dish-man and King, Cody Dykman had attendants, Hank Foster, Kayla Davis, Mindy Sanders and Bryant Brogren…A large crowd attended the ‘Evening of Dessert and Music” put on by The 25th Dimensions, the Concert Choir and the Junior High Chorus…
20 Years AgoWednesday, October 19,
1994—A new trophy for county 4-H Clubs is being sponsored by the News-Blade as a trav-eling trophy to be awarded to the 4-H group which does the most community service. The winner this year is West-ern Trails club…Jim and Amy Jensen qualified for the State Cross Country meet in Kear-ney. They are coached by Craig Johnson…A large group has completed the Hunter Safety class for 1994. LeRoy Eichthaler and Doug McCloud are the instructors. LeRoy has been instructing the class for the past twenty years which has been a big help to the chil-dren as well as their parents…The Journalism Class has de-veloped a new biweekly article to emphasize the faculty, staff and students of Bridgeport. Mr. Janicek, Industrial Arts Teacher, was the first chosen for this article…The Bridgeport football team beat Southeast Goshen with a score of 17 to 8…Obituaries: Orrin J. Diedrich-sen, 81; Elizabeth Bradshaw Elsen, 77; Floyd Mason, 83; William Arthur Lindsay, 65…
30 Years AgoThursday October 18,
1984—The Homecoming king and queen were announced at the Bridgeport-Morrill foot-ball game: Danny Miller, king, and Theresa Kurt, queen; at-tendants: Shawn Mohrman, Kandi Michel, Jeff Lund, Curt Beck, Troi Brown, Susan Er-ickson, Doug Hadden and Crystal Lake…Terry and Lor-raine Weimer have opened a Montgomery Ward store and will be having a Grand Open-ing soon…Jeanie Richter was selected to be a member of the Eaglaires at Chadron State College…A beet rehaul truck caught on fire after a tire blew…The homecoming pa-rade had entries of floats from the School Board and the Busy Blocks Nursery School as well as the various classes. The high school and junior high bands took part in the parade as well as at the bonfire and the snake dance…The volley-ball girls won over Mitchell
in three sets and the football boys won over Morrill with a score of 12 to 7…The Broadwa-ter school children visited the Broadwater fire department. They were given a ride on the fire truck to help celebrate “Fire Prevention Week”…
40 Years AgoThursday, October 24,
1974—The Bridgeport Band went to Laramie, WY to attend the University of Wyoming Band Day festivities along with 33 other bands. They were judged rigorously on inspection of uniforms and instruments, marching percussion and pa-rade marching and playing. Of a possible 100 points, Bridge-port rated 97.8 on the inspec-tion which is a Superior (I) rat-ing…The seventh grade Junior High Football team had a suc-cessful season under the coach-ing of Bill Alvarez. They had 4 wins and one tie…The volun-teer fire department arrived before a fire could cause much damage at the Landrigan farm, one mile northeast of North-port. The cause of the fire was not reported…A Car Crusher was in Bridgeport and about 50 cars were smashed last week…Phillips 66 was offering a free car wash with a minimum pur-chase of 12 gallons of gasoline…
50 Years AgoThursday, October 15,
1964—The busiest place in the valley is the tare station at the Great Western Sugar Factory at Bayard. A day by day evalu-ation of tare and sugar content is recorded for the growers during the harvest season…A herd of 250 cattle was driven from a pasture near Northport, through Bridgeport, south six miles to better grazing land. Bridgeport’s Main Street looked like Cow Town, U.S.A…Leonard “Red” Ellard has pur-chased the R&W Drive-In from Helen Lapaseotes…Vangie Lapaseotes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Lapaseotes, was one of five freshmen girls to be a cheerleader at Chadron State College…The Bulldogs foot-ball team overcame Minatare with a score of 38 to 19…Dave Keim and Lloyd Hams bagged their deer last week with the bow and arrow. Keim brought down a buck and Hams killed a doe…People are not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them…Obituary: Louie Henkel, 62…
60 Years Ago Thursday, October 21,
1954–Inland Construction Co.
of Omaha has set up a huge ce-ment mixing plant to prepare concrete for four curb and gut-ter districts. About a dozen men are employed with three at the mixing plant, two on the trucks and the rest on the forms…The Bridgeport Bull-dog football team was over-come by Mitchell with a score of 19 to 7…Twenty-five cars in a fifty-seven car train left the rails due to an open switch. No one was injured but damage is estimated at one million dol-lars…Carl’s Auto Service was sold to Dale Henderson and Carl Schluterbusch, who will continue business as the H & S Motor Company…A high school football player was try-ing to play his best and make a touchdown so Peggy would be happy to go to the dance with him. This he did, and when the game was over, he called Peggy and told her he had sprained his ankle. Her comment was, “Oh that’s a shame. I guess I will just have to go to the dance with Tom”…A cow drank near-ly five gallons of kerosene. She feels fine, her owner says, but advises anyone smoking to steer clear of Bossy…
70 Years AgoThursday, October 19, 1944-
All Scouters, Cubbers, their , parents, and members of the various sponsoring institu-tions are welcome to attend the meeting of the Chimney Rock district of the Wyo-Bras-ka Area Council Boy Scouts of America which will be held at the Melbeta High School building…A loss of from two to three million pounds of meat is resulting annually by reindeer slain by wolves of the Alaska district.. The Eskimos have no desire to save the herds, as fish and game are still plentiful for their needs…A benefit dance will be held at the Fairgrounds Pavilion in Bridgeport with the entire proceeds going to the United War Fund…Coconut is the only great crop which from a common source supplies man’s needs for food, clothes, and housing…With manpower shortages one of the farmer’s pressing problems during the war years, with many men drafted and others seeking em-ployment at higher wages in industry, many women took to the fields beside the menfolks to help in the production of record food crops… Obituar-ies: Verner A. Henry, 54; Lee Nunn, 80; Leslie Gerard Hurd, 93; Leslie Wallace Foster…
80 Years Ago Thursday, October 18,
1934-The Bridgeport High School football team were de-feated but surprised even their
most loyal friends and com-pletely upset the Sidney high School team with a score of 26 to 23…Apparently, hunters cannot find enough pheasants and ducks to shoot and those with high power rifles have been shooting at and breaking the large glass insulators along the lines of the Western Public Service company…The volun-teer fire department was called to a haystack fire. It seems someone had decided to use the haystack as a bed and had been smoking and failed to put the cigarette out. On the same day, a second haystack caught fire due to a young boy playing in the area. The fire depart-ment was successful in putting out both fires without them spreading past the haystacks…Morrill County had been des-ignated as a primary drought area, and the government pur-chased 491 head of cattle…Obituaries: W. B. Dysart, 61; Mrs. Alfred Hartmann…
90 Years AgoThursday, October 23,
1924—Award received: Med-als should be awarded to heros while they are still alive and a professor received one. He sin-gle handedly and with a high or-der of courage, saved the lives of the domestic science girls by re-moving a mouse from a trap in their room. The girls definitely believed without a doubt, it was a deed of valor…Evans Grocery had specials as follows: A 3 lb. box of salted Soda Crackers was 50¢. Fancy Red Triumph Pota-toes, $1.00 per bushel. Large head Lettuce, 15¢ per head. Johnathan apples, 4 lbs for 25¢ and up…A kitchen high stool should appear in every house-hold. It is not a sign of laziness to see a woman in her kitchen sit-ting at her table while she peels apples. A stool which is strong, yet light in weight and conve-nient height for the woman who uses it, saves much in woman power for the busy housewife. Many good types of stools are on the market ranging in price from $1.00 to $3.00. However, it is possible to make a satisfac-tory stool by removing arms and back from a child’s high chair…Little Bub went running into the candy store and purchased his favorite candy. When the owner asked him if he was very hungry because the boy was eating the candy so rapidly. The boy an-swered, “Look, the rest of the kids are almost here and I need to get mine eaten before they come so they don’t take it away from me.”…Obituary: Mary Ann Ludington, 70…
100 Years AgoThursday, October 23,
1914—In a thunderstorm at
the base of Table mountain the air became so charged with electricity that persons who touched metal or dipped their hands in water received sharp shocks. A housewife sustained a severe shock when her hand came in contact with a vessel on the cook stove. She then tried to lift something from a pan of water on the stove and a second shock more severe than the first, was the result. A blue blaze shot from the tips of her fingers with a report like the crack of a rifle…More than 64% of all the world’s telephones are in the United States. There were on January 1, 1914, exactly 8,729,592 in operation in the United States and only 4,841,282 in all the rest of the world…Some-thing new in Bridgeport. The Bridgeport Pharmacy recently purchased a supply of the best Eczema remedy in the world. Ask him to tell you about Dry Zensal for the crusty, scaly skin and Moist Zensal for all watery eruptions…
110 Years Ago October 13, 1904—A fellow
from McCook was here looking over the valley with the inten-tion of buying land. He thinks the North Platte Valley country has the best prospect of any of the numerous reclamation projects being promoted by the government…An old fashioned rag time dance, such as we used to have in the balmy days of Bridgeport, will be given in the hall in the near future. Watch for the date…Florida old lady---(taking a train at the station). “Conductor, which is the most dangerous car on the train?” The conductor answered, “The last car is supposed to be, mad-am.” She replied, “Then why don’t they leave it off?”…
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Le t t e r to t h e ed i to rWe want to express our deep-
est appreciation to the Wiggins Family of Broadwater for their kind assistance to complete strangers! While driving along Highway 26, my husband and I noticed a flat tire on our 5th wheel trailer. We pulled into the first available drive–getting permission from Mrs. Wiggins to ‘take our time’ while waiting for Good Sam Assistance to ar-rive. Ten minutes later, David, Shawn and Dad drove into the yard and without any hesitation; they told my husband that they
would change our tire! Within fifteen minutes, they exempli-fied Warmth, Friendliness, and a Neighborly Spirit that we will Never Forget!
We would be extremely happy if your newspaper rec-
ognized these wonderful peo-ple who became “Angels” to us! Broadwater may be a small town, but they can boast to having the very biggest hearts!
Ron and Christine PattonConcord, CA
A war for showRich Lowry
Compared with President Barack Obama, even Jimmy Carter is John McCain.
The former president practically synonymous with American weakness and re-treat thinks Obama was too slow to act against ISIS and gives his current strategy only “a possibility of success,” pro-vided it involves (unspecified) ground troops.
When you are too passive for Jimmy Carter, it’s time for some soul-searching in the Sit-uation Room. The late-1970s are calling and want their for-eign policy back.
The war against ISIS so far is desultory and occasional, a campaign of underwhelming force. ISIS has still been on the verge of taking the Syrian town of Khobani, abutting the Turk-ish border, and on the offen-sive in Iraq. The erstwhile JV team is defying all the military might that the world’s lone su-perpower is willing to muster.
There has been renewed talk of how, as former Secre-tary of Defense Leon Panetta put it the other day, the fight against terrorism will be a 30-year war. At this rate, it will be a generational struggle merely
to get ISIS out of Mosul.To this point, almost ev-
erything has lent credence to the skeptical interpretation of Obama’s war: That in reaction to a spectacular media event (the horrific ISIS beheadings), the president staged his own media event, an inconsequen-tial bombing campaign accom-panied by a tough-sounding, prime-time speech.
The experience of the surge in Afghanistan, the red-line fiasco and now this sug-gest that Obama is a hawk precisely to the extent he feels the politics don’t allow him to wiggle out of it.
His talk of Afghanistan as the good war in the 2008 cam-paign was too fresh for him to countenance an immedi-ate defeat. So he ordered the surge and tried never to speak of it again, and now wants to completely liquidate our mili-tary presence on the failed model of Iraq.
He had seemed determined to strike Syria after Bashar Assad used chemical weapons last year, then found a way to crab-walk away from his own earnest warnings.
The war against ISIS hap-pens to be just enough to pla-cate the public’s hawkish mood
without getting too far out in front or taking actions that will fully commit the president.
The Powell Doctrine is to use maximum military power to achieve a clear objective; the Obama Doctrine evidently is to use minimal military power to create a vague impression. Message: I care about defeat-ing ISIS, for now.
The anti-ISIS campaign is a brilliant tactical success, in the sense that we are hitting what we target. But it is a stra-tegic nullity.
It is too small to make much of a difference, and there are limits to how much can be done exclusively from the air anyway. We can bomb fixed targets, and perhaps tanks and large troop movements. The problem is that ISIS is a guerrilla force not highly vul-nerable from the air, and it becomes even less so once it is entrenched in cities.
It caused a minor furor when Obama said a few weeks ago that he didn’t have a strat-egy against ISIS yet. The scan-dal is that, with American planes dropping bombs in two countries, he still doesn’t.
Rich Lowry is editor of the Na-tional Review.
(c) 2014 by King Features Synd., Inc.
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Published each Wednesday by the Bridgeport News-Blade at 801 Main Street, Bridgeport, Nebraska
Second Class Postage Paid at Bridgeport, NebraskaOFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF MORRILL COUNTYAND THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT, NEBRASKA
JOHN O. ERICKSON, PublisherKEVIN L. MYERS, Editor
SUSAN L. MYERS, Managing Editor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In 11 Nebraska Panhandle Coun-ties (and those serving in the military service) 6 months, $16.50; one year, $24.00; two years, $47.00. Elsewhere in Nebraska, 6 months, $19.50; 1 year, $28.50; 2 years $56.00. Elsewhere in the United States: 1 year, $34.50; two years, $68.00. Students away from home: nine months or
remainder of school year, $18.00.
A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING NEWSPAPERS: The Bridgeport Blade; The Platte Valley News; The Bridge-port Herald; The Morrill County Sun; The Dalton Delegate
and the Broadwater News.
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 400, 801 Main Street, Bridge-port, NE 69336. PHONE: (308) 262-0675. FAX: (308) 262-0675. EMAIL: editor@newsblade.net; news@newsblade.
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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to P.O. Box 400, 801 Main Street, Bridgeport, NE 69336
THE BRIDGEPORT NEWS-BLADE serves all of Morrill County, Nebraska, a lush dryland- and irrigation-farming, livestock-feeding and cattle-ranching area. Bridgeport is served by two lines of the Burlington Northern Railroad and one of the Union Pacific Railroad (Northport), and four
paved highways: US 26, US 385, NE 88 & NE 92.
Br i d g e p o rt Se n i o r Ci t i z e n’S Me n u
Served at the NutritioN Site Located at PWcc, 262-1868
Wed., Mar. 12–Sweet and Sour Chicken, Brown rice, broccoli, eggroll, tapioca
Thur., Mar. 13–Liver and Onions or leftovers, scalloped potatoes, pickled beets, wheat bread, tropical fruit.
Fri., Mar. 14–Battered fish, sweet potatoes, 3 bean salad, tomato juice, fruited muffin, ice cream
Mon., Mar. 17–Corned
Beef, boiled potatoes, braised cabbage and carrots, wheat bread, pitachio cake.
Tues., Mar. 18–Chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, arabian peach salad, v-8 juice, wheat bread, zucchini bar
Wed., Mar. 19–Pork roast, potato casserole, lima beans, wheat bread, pudding
~Milk served with all meals~
Mo r r i l l Co u n t y Ha n d i-Bu S SC H e d u l e
Call 262-1846 to schedule a ride or for information
Wed., Mar. 12Broadwater t0 Bridgeport,
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Thur., Mar. 13
Bayard In Town, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Mon., Mar. 17Bayard In Town, 8:30 a.m. t0
11:00 a.m.Bridgeport In Town, 1-4:00 p.m.
Tues., Mar. 18Broadwater t0 Bridgeport,
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.Wed., Mar. 19
Bayard/Bridgeport to Scotts-bluff, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
This is public transporta-tion provided to the citizens of Morrill County. Pick up/drop off is at your home with as many stops as needed. Rates from $2 to $5. Call 308-262-1846 to schedule.
To add your activities/events to this Bulletin Board, please submit them to the News-Blade.
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Amprideis proud to sponsor the
MarCH
14 Angora annual fundraiser, Corn beef and cabbage, 6:30 p.m., Angora Clubhouse
15 Wildcate Aududon Society to meet, South Plaza, Re-gional West, 7:30 p.m.
15 Panhandle Quilt Guild, West Way Christian Church, Scottsbluff, 9:00 a.m.
16 Ministerial Soup dinner, Bridgeport H.S. Multi-purpose room, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
16 Sunday Afternoon at the Rocks, 1 mile S of Hwy 92 at 9822 County RD 75, 1:30 p.m.
18 “Student Success Day”, 5th annual academic cel-ebration, 4:30 p.m., gym
18 Alcoholics Anonymous, All Souls Catholic Church, 7 p.m., Tuesday & Friday, 308-672-1640.
21-23 Bridgeport Alumni Basketball tournament.
22-23 Nebraska Bowhunters
Education Class, Alliance.MUST REGISTER ONLINE
22 Regional West “Boxer Re-bellion” 5K Run/Walk, 9:00 a.m., Scottsbluff
25 Morrill County Cattle-men’s meeting, PWCC, 6:00 p.m.
25 Alcoholics Anonymous, All Souls Catholic Church, 7 p.m., Tuesday & Friday, 308-672-1640.
28 Early blood draw for the 9Health Fair, 5:30-10:30
a.m., Garden Co. Health Ser-vice (1100 W 2nd, Oshkosh)
29 NCTA to host PRCA youth rodeo camp, March 29th, College of Technical Agricul-ture (NCTA), Curtis, NE.
april
1-2 ServSafe Training for Food Handlers, UNL Panhandle Research Cen-ter, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
26 9Health Fair, Oshkosh El-ementary School, (802 W 2nd St.), 7:00-11:00 a.m.
“Sunday Afternoon at the Rock”Spend Sunday afternoon at
Chimney Rock Visitors Center near Bayard, 1 mile south of Highway 92 at 9822 County Road 75. The program starts at 1:30. For more information or in case of inclement weath-er call (308) 586-2581 or visit www.nebraskahistory.org
On March 16th, “Paleontol-ogy on the Oregon Trail?”, Greg McDonald. As the emigrants
went west, the land changed, exposing ancient layers. Several emigrants mentioned finding fossils. What were these strange animals?
Greg McDonald is a curator of natural history with the Na-tional Park Service. His experi-ence at sites that had both fossils and the Oregon Trail makes him ideally suited to bring these an-cient animals to life.
Sunrise-Sunset Schedule
The times indicated apply to any location due north or south of Bridgeport. For each 9 miles east, subtract one minute; for each 9 miles west, add one minute.
Sunrise Sunset A.M. P.M.
Mar. 12 7:10 6:55Mar. 13 7:08 6:56Mar. 14 7:07 6:57Mar. 15 7:05 6:58Mar. 16 7:03 6:59Mar. 17 7:02 7:00Mar. 18 7:00 7:01Mar. 19 6:58 7:02
WEEKLY WEATHER
H L PMar. 3 36 5 0Mar. 4 51 24 0Mar. 5 53 25 0Mar. 6 63 29 0Mar. 7 50 33 .13Mar. 8 48 34 .12Mar. 9 71 30 0Mar. 10 68 31 02014 precipitation: 1.06
2013 precipitation: .91
Scottsbluf f Junior Col lege reunion on March 20
An All-School Reunion for the Scottsbluff Junior College will be held on March 20, 2014 from 2:00–4:00 p.m. at The Residency’s Wicker Room. All former students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend.
Special recognition will be given to the graduation class of 1939 on their 75th anniversary.
“Western Nebraska Com-munity College has a pro-lific history that began with Scottsbluff Junior College. It is an honor to recognize the class of 1939 and all members of SJC for their achievements and contributions to making WNCC the wonderful com-munity resource we have to-day,” commented Tina Duek-er, Alumni Relations director at WNCC.
The celebration will include light refreshments and a pro-gram by the WNCC Alumni Committee, remarks by WNCC President Dr. Todd Holcomb, and a musical selection by Col-lege students. There will be a collection of SJC memorabilia and a social hour.
Transportation services can be arranged. Please RSVP before March 17 by calling 308.630.6571 or emailing alumni@wncc.edu.
Panhandle Partnership gathers community support in Scottsbluff
On Thursday, March 27, from 10:00–2:00 at Harms Advanced Technology Cen-ter in Scottsbluff, Panhandle Partnership for Health and Human Services (PPHHS) and Panhandle Area Development District (PADD) are hold-ing the first in a series of four workshops to help inform and educate Panhandle organiza-tions, businesses, economic development entities, levels of government and funding institutions on the concepts of social entrepreneurship.
Participants will develop collaborative understanding and agreement about whether social entrepreneurship is a viable framework for pursuing new levels of collaboration, engagement, and community investment in the Panhandle.
“We hope the result of this planning process will be re-gional support for social en-trepreneurship as an economic and technical assistance frame-work for community projects,”
said Jason Stratman, Western Nebraska Community College and PPHHS board member.
Those interested in attend-ing may register online www.panhandlepartnership.com/training-academy.html or by calling 308-487-3600 ext 100.
Additional continuing workshops:
•May 8, 2014 •June 12, 2014•TBA: Regional Conference
with National Speakers
Wildcat Audubon Society to meetThe Wildcat Audubon
Society will meet Saturday, March 15th at 7:30 p.m. in the conference room of the South Plaza at Regional West Medi-cal Center.
Maggie Vinson will give the program about her expe-rience at the Audubon Camp on Hog Island, Maine. Visitors are welcome. For information contact Alice Kenitz, 436-2959
Puzzles of the Past to focus on Terr ytown
The next Puzzles of the Past event will be March 14 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Legacy of the Plains Museum, 2930 Old Or-egon Trail.
Participants will discuss businesses north of Gering on 10th Street, towards Ter-rytown, but other topics may arise as well.
Puzzles of the Past helps
the museum gather histori-cal information and provides a fun opportunity for social-ization. Participants look at historic photos or discuss his-torical topics. Refreshments are provided at the meetings, which are held on the second Friday of each month.
For more information, call 308-436-1989.
NCTA to host PRCA youth rodeo camp March 29th
Youth ages 8 and up are welcome to try their hand at a rodeo camp on Saturday, March 29th at the University of Nebraska-Nebraska Col-lege of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) in Curtis.
“The NCTA Rodeo Team looks forward to hosting the Buf-falo Bill Rodeo Com-mittee (North Platte) and this rodeo camp under the auspices of the Pro-fessional Rodeo Cowboys As-sociation (PRCA),” says Bridger Chytka, NCTA Aggies Rodeo Team coach and assistant pro-fessor of animal science.
The 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. rodeo camp is free to students who pre-register on-line at: htp://www.prorodeo.com/youthrodeo.aspx
“The day camp ofers in-structon in bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding,” said Chytka. The youth will learn about safety techniques and chute procedures, the correct spurring moves, have their riding equipment checked or repaired, and work with rodeo pickup men.
“This type of camp expe-
rience is greatly benefcial to young athletes who are just startng in rodeo,” says Chyt-ka, a Hemingford natve who has competed in calf roping
since he was in el-ementary school. He is completng his firs year as the NCTA ro-deo coach, and also teaches animal sci-ence, range manage-ment and livestock classes.
Professional rodeo compet-tors for the camp will include DustinElliot of North Plate, a PRCA champion bull rider and others yet to be named. Bufalo Bill Rodeo Committe Chair-man Jack Morris of North Plate credits opportunites like the day camp for getting young-sters involved in the sport of rodeo and teaching them in a safe environment with athletes riding mechanical stock, not live animals turned out from the chutes.
In addition to PRCA Pro-Rodeo and the Buffalo Bill Ro-deo Committee, local sponsor with NCTA is Titan Machinery of McCook, North Platte and Lexington.
Bridgeport News-BladewedNesday, septemBer 17, 2011 B6Pag e T i T l e
The family of Pauline Neu would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for allof the wonderful cards, flowers, calls and
memorial contributions given in her honor. Your outpouring of thoughtfulness has been a huge
comfort to our family.Times like these make us ever aware of the
blessings of living in a small community, and let us treasure life-long friendships.
With deep appreciation,Dan NeuLarry & Mary Bea Neu & FamilyDarrell & Leanne Neu & FamilyAlecia & Darrell Kraupie, Kristen, Del & Hardan
I would like to thank my wonderful family for sending flowers, cards, phone calls, prayers, and concern for me while I was hospitalized and at home. Special thanks to my folks for their care and support.
Thank you to my friends for their acts of kindness and offers of help. Thank you to Mike Phillips and Mike Goeman for the recliner. To Perry Nelson and Brian Loomis for their labor finishing the jobs in the shop. Thanks Perry, for cutting the firewood. Special thanks to Mike and Marci Goeman, the Kraupies, Stacey, Chico, Suzanna, and everyone else for their hard work done on the benefit feed and auction. Someday, I will make it up to you.
Thank you all for being so generous donating and buying the items. What a wonderful community that I am proud to be a part of. The money will really help on my care and expenses.
God Bless You All, and I Love You All. - Tom Hecht
Thank YouOur family would like to send a heartfelt ‘Thank You’ to
all of those who have helped us during our latest challenge.It’s an incredible thing to see such generosity and
support. There is nothing we can do to fully show our appreciation but to fight the fight and hopefully inspire
others to do the same.
--Craig , Joleen & Gillian Conway
The family of Arlyn Kreman would like to express their heartfelt thanks to the community for the prayers, flowers, and visits. We would also like to thank the ladies of the Community Bible Church for the luncheon and Pastor Brad Kihlthau for the beautiful service. We would also like to thank those who responded to the accident and the hospital staff. Thank you for the prayers for our family to get through this difficult time. We all know that he is in a much better place than we are. We will miss him, until we meet again.
Stanley and Martha Applegate and familyJohn H. Kreman
Allan and Diann Kreman and familyJim and JoAnn Schneider and family
Shirley Kreman and family
Many gave hugs. Many said prayers. Many gave words of encouragement. And many gave memorial gifts. God bless you all for your acts of kindness during the loss of our mother, Elaine
and Carolyn’s back surgery.All the cards and good wishes from friends and neighbors especially blessed our 50th wedding
aniversary. We are so grateful for the blessings of living these many years in such
a great community.God Bless,Leo and Carolyn Gusman
T h a n k Y o u !I would l ike to take this opportunity to thank the Bridgeport couple, who requests to remain anonymous, for the gener-ous cash donation made to Skyview at Bridgeport over the
holidays. It is the kindness and generosity of this type of donation and of donations received through the Memorial Funds that allow us to give our residents some wonderful
extra perks. For your kindness and consideration, we are truly grateful.
Virginia ClarkeAdministrator, Skyview at Bridgeport
Thank YouWe would like to thank all of our family, friends, neighbors,
and the community for all the cards, meals, flowers, calls, and visits during our loss. We appreciate all the love and support
during this difficult time; we are blessed with such wonderful people in our lives.
The Roy Miller family, Pat, Lisa, Brian, and Alyssa Peters, Sheila Benson and Rocky Miller families.
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Soup & DessertFundraiserFriday - March 22, 2013
5:30 p.m. — ?Rural Fire Hall, Bridgeport, Nebraska
Proceeds go to help fund a DC trip for Kyle Kildow.
ALL YOU CAN EAT for $5.00• Soups being served are Chili, Chicken
Noodle & Vegetable Beef.• Plus, several Deserts to choose from,
along with Coffee & Tea.• There will also be a Silent Auction of
items held Drawing at 7;30 p.m.
Fundraisers for Justin Mitchell
For medical expenses from a head and neck injury.
Enchilada SalesOrders by August 7. Pickup or Delivery August 8-9.
$20 dozen Cheese. $25 dozen Meat.
Hog RoastSilent Auction, Gun Raffle, Bake Sale
August 17, 6-10 p.m. Starr St Diner — Broadwater
Free Will Donation for Meal. Taking Silent Auction Donations.Raffling a Savage 17 HMR. Tickets: 1 for $5 or 5 for $20
Contact info for any of the above. Matt or Ila Mitchell 249-6006, Corey Mitchell 279-0337, Brandy Laur brandy,laur@yahoo.com,David or Carrie Wiggins 489-5622 wiggins1@embarqmail.com,Ron Mitchell 489-5400, Jennifer Roberts, tiggerandjen@yahoo.com
Monetary donations can be mailed to Bank of the West 102 West 10th Street Bridgeport.
Attention: Justin Mitchell Benefit.
Also: Partial proceeds go to Justin's Recovery!Yard Sale and Cabbage Burger Sale-August 9
Taking orders now: Cabbage Burgers $30 dozen Contact Martha Rae Houston 262-2263 or Charlene Stolte 402-578-3377
Fundraisers for Justin MitchellFor medical expenses from a head and neck injury.
Hog RoastSilent Auction, Gun Raffle, Bake Sale
August 17, 6-10 p.m. Starr St Diner — BroadwaterFree Will Donation for Meal. Taking Silent Auction Donations.
Raffling a Savage 17 HMR. Tickets: 1 for $5 or 5 for $20
Contact info for any of the above. Matt or Ila Mitchell 249-6006, Corey Mitchell 279-0337, Brandy Laur brandy,laur@yahoo.com,David or Carrie Wiggins 489-5622 wiggins1@embarqmail.com,
Ron Mitchell 489-5400, Jennifer Roberts, tiggerandjen@yahoo.com
Monetary donations can be mailed to Bank of the West 102 West 10th Street Bridgeport.
Attention: Justin Mitchell Benefit.
CRAIG CONWAY BENEFIT BARBECUE
AND AUCTION SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH
MORRILL COUNTY fAIR GROUNDS 4-H BUILDINGFREE WILL DONATION MEAL
STARTING AT 5:00AUCTION AT 6:00
CRAIG IS BATTLING CANCER ONCE AGAINAND YOUR SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO CRAIG AND HIS FAMILY
TO HELP WITH MEDICAL AND TRAVEL COSTS.
PLEASE CALL 308-279-0335 OR 308-262-1387 WITH QUESTIONS.
RAFFLE for Savage .22-250 Composite Stock with Hard Case — $5.00 per Raffle Ticket.
CASSIDY MITCHELL’SFUNDRAISER
TAKING ENCHILADA ORDERSFEB. 5TH THRU FEB. 12TH 2014
PICKUP FOR ORDERS WILL BE FEB. 16TH FOR BEEF ONLY AND CHEESE ENCHILADAS WILL BE READY FOR PICKUP FEB. 22ND
BRIDGEPORT VOL. FIRE DEPT.IN TOWN FIRE HALL
CONTACT: DEE MITCHELL ONLINE FACEBOOK OR CELL 308-279-0464
TONY MITCHELL CELL 308-279-3080BETH RODGERS 308-279-2047
PRICE:
BEEF ENCHILADAS $20.00 / DOZ CHEESE ENCHILADAS $15.00 / DOZ
SUMMARY
OUR GRANDDAUGHTER HAS BEEN SELECTED TO GO TO AUSTRALIA AND GOLF FOR THE USA AND THE STATE OF
NEBRASKA. SHE IS ONE OF 93 KIDS PICKED TO GO “DOWN UNDER SPORTS” FOR GOLF.
ANY DONATION AND ORDERS ARE APPRECIATED.
Benefit Dinnerfor
Marilyn MinarHeld Saturday, March 1st 2014
5 PM to 7 PM New Life Assembly of God Church
510 J St. Bridgeport, NE 69336Free will Donation
Any questions contact Sherry Hutson (308) 279 - 0370 BAKE SALE FUNDRAISER
for local youth, Elijah Smith, as he represents Bridgeport School at the
National Young Leaders State Conference in Wichita, KS
Saturday, March 8th at PWCC, 8 a.m. - ???Elijah will be at the Bake Sale to answer any questions
you may have about the conference.We greatly appreciate your support in helping to offset
the cost of tuition and travel expenses, and in helping Elijah to be able to experience this
awesome opportunity !
Angora’s Annual Fundraiser and Community Supper
Don’t cook on March 14th, let the Angora Hilltoppers provide you with a delicious Irish inspired meal. Corn beef and cabbage, salad and
dessert is the menu for the annual fundraiser and community supper. The meal will begin at 6:30 PM at the Angora Clubhouse. A free will
donation is being asked. The Angora Hilltoppers is one of several Morrill County Extension clubs. The club has been in existence for over 50
years. Monies from this event will be used for community projects and for an
educational scholarship sponsored by the Morrill County Extension clubs.For more information contact Sue Chaulk at (308) 262-1098
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Established July 1, 1900“Just a Good Country Newspaper”
Published each Wednesday by the Bridgeport News-Blade at
801 Main Street, Bridgeport, NebraskaSecond Class Postage Paid at Bridgeport, Nebraska
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF MORRILL COUNTYAND THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT, NEBRASKA
JOHN O. ERICKSON, PublisherKEVIN L. MYERS, Editor
SUSAN L. MYERS, Managing EditorSUBSCRIPTION RATES: In 11 Nebraska Panhandle Coun-ties (and those serving in the military service) 6 months, $16.50; one year, $24.00; two years, $47.00. Elsewhere in Nebraska, 6 months, $19.50; 1 year, $28.50; 2 years $56.00. Elsewhere in the United States: 1 year, $34.50; two years, $68.00. Students away from home: nine months or remain-
der of school year, $18.00.A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING NEWSPAPERS: The Bridgeport Blade; The Platte Valley News; The Bridgeport Herald; The Morrill County Sun; The Dalton Delegate and
the Broadwater News.MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 400, 801 Main Street, Bridge-port, NE 69336. PHONE: (308) 262-0675. FAX: (308) 262-0675. EMAIL: editor@newsblade.net; news@newsblade.net
or ads@newsblade.net.POSTMASTER: Send address changes to P.O. Box 400, 801
Main Street, Bridgeport, NE 69336THE BRIDGEPORT NEWS-BLADE serves all of Morrill County, Nebraska, a lush dryland- and irrigation-farming, livestock-feeding and cattle-ranching area. Bridgeport is served by two lines of the Burlington Northern Railroad and one of the Union Pacific Railroad (Northport), and four
paved highways: US 26, US 385, NE 88 & NE 92.
Wednesday, OctOber 22, 2014
Br i d g e p o rt Se n i o r Ci t i z e n’S Me n u
Served at the NutritioN Site Located at PWcc, 262-1868
Wed., Oct. 22– Chicken a la king, sliced beets, watergate salad, biscuit, ice cream with strawberries.
Thur., Oct. 23–Spaghetti with meat sauce, corn, garlic bread, tropical fruit.
Fri., Oct. 24–Tuna Salad sandwich, mac and cheese, peas and carrots, Oregon berry mix.
Mon., Oct. 27–Chicken
and Noodles, California Mix, wheat bread, mandarin or-anges.
Tue., Oct. 28— Pork Roast, baked yams, Ambrosia, wheat bread, cinnamon applesauce.
Wed., Oct. 29– Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, brussel sprouts, wheat bread, fruit crisp.
~Milk served with all meals~
Mo r r i l l Co u n t y Ha n d i-Bu S SC H e d u l e
Call 262-1846 to schedule a ride or for information
Wed., October 22Broadwater to Bridgeport,
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 (noon)Thurs., October 23
Bayard in town, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 (noon)
Mon., October 27Bayard in Town, 8:30 a.m. to
11:00 a.m.Bridgeport in Town, 1:00-
4:00 p.m.
Tues., October 28Broadwater to Bridgeport,
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 (noon)Wed., October 29
Bayard/Bridgeport to Scotts-bluff, 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This is public transportation
provided to the citizens of Mor-rill County. Pick up/drop off is at your home with as many stops as needed. Rates from $2 to $5.
To add your activities/events to this Bulletin Board, please submit them to the News-Blade.
CommunityBulletin Board
Amprideis proud to sponsor the
oCtoBer 22 District FCCLA Confer-
ence, Bridgeport, 8:00 a.m.22 British documentary film
maker/author Tim Sles-sor to speak, Bridgeport Public Library, 7:00 p.m.
23 Vball at Gering, JV at 6 p.m., Varsity at 7 p.m.
24 State Cross Country at Kearney
24 Flu shots available for Vet-erans, 8 to noon and 1-4 p.m.
24 Football at Kimball, 7 p.m.
25 Vball WTC at Mitchell, 1 p.m.; Wildcat Audubon Society Waterfowl/Sandhills Crane field day, 8:00 a.m.
25 2nd annual Zombie Shuf-fle, 6 p.m. at PWCC
27 Elementary Book Fair; Art (K-3) and Math (4-6) Night, 6:00 p.m.
28 Elementary Book Fair; Volleyball Tri, Mitchell, 4:00 p.m.
28 Alcoholics Anonymous, All Souls Catholic Church, 7 p.m., Tuesday, 308-672-1640; JH Fball at Mitch-ell, 6 p.m.
29 Elementary Book Fair30 Elementary Book Fair;
Fall Band/Choir Concert, 7:00 p.m.
30 Deadline to enter Lions Club sponsored Hallow-een yard decorating and costume contest
31 Elementary Book Fair;
Happy Halloween!noveMBer
1 Old West Show Choir Festival, at Scottsbluff; JH Wrestling, at Banner Co, 9:00 a.m.
1 Penny Carnival, 5:00 p.m.4 Volleyball Sub-Districts6 JH Wrestling, at Gordon,
1:00 p.m.13 Medicare Part D work-
shop, “Choose the Right Medicare Drug Plan,” 7 p.m., Bridgeport Library.
Sunrise-SunsetThe times indicated apply to any location due north or south of Bridgeport. For each 9 miles east, subtract one minute; for each 9 miles west, add one minute.
Sunrise Sunset A.M. P.M.
Oct. 22 7:12 6:02Oct. 23 7:13 6:00Oct. 24 7:14 5:59Oct. 25 7:15 5:58Oct. 26 7:17 5:56Oct. 27 7:18 5:55Oct. 28 7:18 5:53Oct. 29 7:20 5:52
WeeKly WeatHer H L POct. 13 60 36 0Oct. 14 70 29 0Oct. 15 81 36 0Oct. 16 69 37 0Oct. 17 64 32 0Oct. 18 73 36 0Oct. 19 76 40 02014 precipitation: 20.922013 precipitation: 16.04
A taste of holiday dining at diabetes support group meeting
Regional West Physicians Clinic/Diabetes Care Cen-ter staff invites persons with diabetes to the next Diabetes Support Group meeting for a delicious opportunity to learn smart ways to dine with diabe-tes during the holidays.
Scottsbluff High School ProStart® culinary arts stu-dents will prepare and serve holiday recipes for Diabetes Support Group members to sample, and will share tips for eating healthy and moderately during the holiday season.
Diabetes is a serious and costly disease, but research
has shown that those who learn to manage their blood glucose level, eat a healthy diet, and exercise regularly can lower their risk of com-plications and lead healthier, more productive lives.
If you live with diabetes, don’t miss the Regional West Physicians Clinic-Diabetes Care Center Support Group meeting on Tuesday, October 28 at 6 p.m., at Regional West Medical Plaza South, room 1202.
For more information, call the Regional West Physicians Clinic-Diabetes Care Center at 308.630.2100.
Wildcat Audubon to sponsor water fowl-v iewing f ield tr ip
The Wildcat Audubon Soci-ety will sponsor a waterfowl and Sandhill cranes field trip on Sat-urday, Oct. 25. Meet at Arby’s
in Scottsbluff at 8 a.m., and we should be back around 1. Visi-tors welcome. For information contact Alice Kenitz, 436-2959.
Mehlings to celebrate 50thThe children of Don and
Marie are hosting an open house in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary on Sat-urday, November 1 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Gering Civic Center in Gering, NE.
Don and Marie were married November 28, 1964 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bridgeport, NE. Children of the couple are Justin (Vernonica) Mehling, Brent (Dallas) Mehling and Charlene (Robert) Lukesh. They have three grandchildren Charlie, Judge and Ted.
Please join us in celebrating
this joyous occassion.If unable to attend cards
and well wishes may be sent to 8177 Road 138, Bayard, NE.
National Teen Driver Safety Week October 19-25Parents are key to keeping
teen drivers safe Many par-ents don’t realize it, but the #1 threat to their teen’s safety is driving or riding in a car with a teen driver. Every year about 3,000 teens lose their lives in car crashes. The main cause? Driver inexperience. Parents play a key role in keeping teens safe on the road.
Parents who are involved with their teen driver in a sup-portive way can lower their teen’s crash risk by 50 percent. Teens with involved parents are also twice as likely to use their
seat belt, 70 percent less likely to drink and drive, half as likely to speed, 30 percent less likely to use a cell phone while driving and significantly less likely to drive with multiple passengers.
Use these proven tools to use to keep teens safe behind the wheel.
•Practice. Practice. Prac-tice. Driver inexperience is one of the biggest factors in car crashes. The risk is highest in the first year drivers have their license. Experience truly is the key to safer driving. It is recom-mended that adults ride with teens for at least 30-50 hours.
•Put the brakes on passen-gers. The risk of crashing goes up when teens ride with other teens. In Nebraska the first six months that a teen driver holds a Provisional Operator Permit, they may not drive with more than one passenger that is un-
der the age of 19 who is not an immediate family member.
•Watch the clock. Fatal crashes for every age group are more likely to happen after the sun has gone down. Make sure teen drivers are off the road at night. (It is recommended that for the first six months that they do not drive alone af-ter 9 p.m.) Be sure to practice nighttime driving with teens.
•Buckle up! Make buckling up a family rule that is simply not broken. With seatbelt use, the risk of dying or being badly injured in a crash is cut in half. Stress the importance of al-ways buckling as both a driver and a passenger. Buckling up saves lives.
•Do not text and drive—Ever. Texting while driving takes your hands off the wheel, eyes of the road and mind off of driving. Distractions increase the risk of crashes, injury and death. Set an example. Put your phone away when you are behind the wheel.
•Get enough sleep. Drowsy drivers cause thousands of crashes every year. Young driv-ers are at high risk. If your teen is worn out, don’t let them drive.
•S-L-O-W Down. Driving too fast in general and driv-ing too fast for poor road or weather conditions—regardless of what the speed limit is—are two important ones. Tailgating, failure to use turn signals, and being distracted are among sev-eral other common risky habits that lead to crashes.
•Set a great example. Teens watch everything you do. Set a good example every time you get behind the wheel. Always buckle up, never drive im-paired, never drive distract-ed, drive the speed limit, and drive safely.
Remember Parents Are the Key to safe teen driving. Don’t just talk about safe driving; set your families own driving rules and get your teen to agree to them in writing through a Par-ent-Teen Driving Agreement.
Zombies to shuffle at dusk on Saturday
The 2nd annual Zombie Shuffle 5K Run/Walk is coming this Saturday, October 25th at 6:00 p.m. Participants will try to get through the route with both of their flags (i.e. brains) still at-tached. Zombies will be roam-ing the State Lakes doing what zombies do. It’s just $18 to run for your life. Zom-bies participate for free (have you ever tried to get money from a zombie?).
The race starts at PWCC and par-
ticipants are urged arrive early to get their flags, organize the zombie horde, etc. Pre-reg-istration ensures a race tee; zombies can pick one up for just $10.00.
To find out more or to reg-ister as a runner/walker or zombie please stop by Prairie
Winds Commu-nity Center or call 308-262-1825. Find us on Face-book at www.facebook.com/PrairieWindsCC.
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Pa s to r’s Co lu m nPastor Allen Strawn, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
In holy love, the Lord Jesus sanctifies us by the Gospel of His cross
Plotting against Jesus, the Pharisees attempted “to en-tangle him in his words” by asking about the payment of taxes to Caesar (Matt. 22:15). The Lord pointed to coins re-quired for the tax, and He an-swered that we should “ren-der to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (Matt. 22:21). But if coins bearing the image of Caesar should be rendered to him, then man— who is made in the image of God—must be rendered to the Lord. That tax is paid for us by the Lord Jesus, the im-
age of God in the flesh, by His self-offering on the cross. And from His cross, as the Lord’s anointed, He reigns as the true Caesar over all nations “from the rising of the sun and from the west” (Is. 45:6). The Lord once called and anoint-ed Cyrus “to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings” (Is. 45:1). Now by the preaching of the Gos-pel, “in power and in the Holy Spirit” (1 Thess. 1:5), foreign-ers from all over the world are “turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God” (1 Thess. 1:9–10).
ob i t ua r i e s
bi b l e tr i v i aWilson Casey
1. Is the book of Ezekiel in the Old or New Testament or neither?
2. By Roman reckoning, about what time of day did Je-sus meet the woman at the well at Samaria? Sunrise, Noon, Sunset, Midnight
3. The butler and which oth-er servant of Pharaoh were im-prisoned along with Joseph? Baker, Tentmaker, Workman, Seamstress
4. What archangel argued
with the devil in a dispute over the body of Moses? Abaddon, Michael, Gabriel, Chephirah
5. From Proverbs 6, a whor-ish woman reduces a man to a piece of what? Dust, Stone, Hell, Bread
6. As mentioned 12 times in the Bible (KJV), what is a hys-sop? Bird, Beggar, Plant, Robe
Comments? More Trivia? Visit www.TriviaGuy.com(c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
ANSWERS: 1) Old; 2) Noon; 3) Baker; 4) Michael; 5) Bread; 6) Plant
REDINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCHCO RD 81, south of Hwy 88
Redington, NebraskaPastor Jarod WalstonOct. 22, 7:00 p.m.–
Wednesday Evening Bible Study at Church
Oct. 26, 9:45 a.m.–Sun-day School, Bible study, snacks, coffee; 11:00 a.m.–Worship Service
Communion and fellow-ship meal every first Sunday of the month.
MESSIAH LUTHERANCHURCH
Ann Bairn, PMA(308) 772-3662
P.O. Box 10Broadwater, Nebraska
(308) 489-5677Sundays, 9:00 a.m.–Wor-
ship10:15 a.m.–Sunday
School, Communion first Sunday of every month
Confirmation–Sunday, 10:15 a.m.
Youth Group–2nd and 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH
Bayard, NebraskaFr. David L. Rykwalder
Oct. 23, 9:00 a.m.–Scrip-ture Service with Communion.
Oct. 26, 8:00 a.m.–Sun-day morning Mass
FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH
1318 “Q” StreetBridgeport, Nebraska
262-1780Sunday School, 10:00 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship
and Hymn Singing Service, 11:00 a.m.
Wednesdays, 2:00 p.m.– Ladies’ Bible Study
*Transportation Available*
BRIDGEPORTCOMMUNITY CHURCH
1505 “Q” StreetBridgeport, NebraskaPastor Dan Bohannon
262-2016Sun., 9:00 a.m.–Coffee
Fellowship9:30 a.m.–Worship and
Children’s Church
SEVENTH DAYADVENTIST CHURCH
509 “N” StreetBridgeport, Nebraska
Carroll—279-2400Sabbath Services, 9 a.m.Sabbath School, 10:15
a.m.Prophecy Bible Studies,
6:00 p.m., Friday
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHPastor Raymond Cook
1402 T StreetBridgeport, Nebraska
262-1371Sun., 8:30 a.m.–Coffee
and Fellowship; 9:00 a.m.–Morning Worship; 10:15 a.m.–Sunday School (classes for all ages)
Women’s Circle—2nd Monday of the month
Tues., 1:30 p.m.–Ladies’ Bible Study (call for location)
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Corner of 5th and “J” St.Bridgeport, NebraskaPastor Albert Bustinza
(308) 262-1725www.bportnla.comSun., 9:30 a.m.–Fresh
Start (light breakfast provid-ed); 10:30 a.m.–Contempo-rary Service. newlifeassem-blybridgeport
Wed., 7:05 p.m.–Com-munity Life: Kids Connection (ages K-5), Connections Youth Group. Find us on facebook.com/connections-youthgroup
RED WILLOW SUNDAY SCHOOL
8531 RD 116- Bayard, NESunday School–10:00 a.m.Worship—11:00 a.m.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Jonathan Berosek1014 S Street
Bridgeport, Nebraska262-0134
Oct. 24-25–Presbytery Meeting, Longmont, CO
Oct. 26, 9:00 a.m.–Sun-day school; 10:30 a.m.–Youth Led Worship; 1:30 p.m.–Bible Study.
Oct. 28, 12:00 Noon–Men’s Bible study
Oct. 30, 6:00 p.m.–La-dies’ Bible Study.
ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Dalton, NebraskaFr. David L. Rykwalder
Oct. 22, 8:30 a.m.–Scrip-ture Service with Commu-nion.
Oct. 23, 7:00 p.m.–RCIA Class and Adult Formation
Oct. 25 , 6:00 p.m.–Satur-day evening Mass.
Oct. 26–Annual Fall Har-vest Dinner
ALL SOULS CATHOLIC CHURCH
617 P StreetBridgeport, Nebraska
Fr. David L. Rykwalder262-0709
Oct. 26, 10:30 a.m.–Sunday Mass
Oct. 28, 9:00 a.m.–Scrip-ture Service with Communion.
Nov. 2, 11:30 a.m.–Harvest dinner
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
506 Main StreetBridgeport, Nebraska
Rev. Allen StrawnOct. 22, 9:30 a.m.–Bible
StudyOct. 26, 9:00 a.m.–
Divine Service w/Commu-nion; 10:00 a.m.–Fellow-ship; 10:30 a.m.–Christian Education hour.
CHURCH OF CHRIST7th and “J” Street
Bridgeport, NebraskaJonathan Seng, Minister
262-1175 or 262-0911Sunday, 9:00 a.m.–Rest
home Sunday School; 9:30 a.m.–Sunday School for all ages; 10:30 a.m.–Worship Service with Communion
12:00 Noon–Every Sun-day Potluck Dinner with de-votions following
Monday, 3:00 p.m.–Rest Home Bible Study, 2nd and 4th weeks
Wed., 6:30 a.m.–Men’s Prayer Breakfast; 6:30-8:00 p.m.–Pioneer Club for chil-dren ages pre-school through 12th grade; 7:00 p.m.–Adult Bible Study
ASSUMPTION GREEKORTHODOX CHURCH
810 First AvenueBayard, NE586-1926
November 2–Sunday 9:00 am.–Orthros; 10:00 a.m.–Divine Liturgy
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Second chances explored at Li fetree Café
How to bounce back after a setback will be discussed at Lifetree Café on Wednesday, November 5, at 7:00 p.m.
The program, titled “Sec-ond Chances: From Down and Out to Up and at ‘Em,” features the filmed story of author and entrepreneur Weldon Long.
A high school dropout and addict, Long was in prison the third time when he decided to change the direction of his life.
“I was desperate, and des-perate men do things,” says Long. “I became obsessed with changing the course of my des-tiny…and I did.”
Lifetree participants will con-
sider the techniques Long em-ployed to make the changes that gave him a second chance at life.
Admission to the 60-min-ute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Life-tree Café is located at Lifetree Cafe- Sidney, 2305 San Mari-no Road, Sidney, NE 69162.
Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for con-versation on life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type set-ting. For questions about Life-tree may be directed to Deb Aikens at 308-254-3124 or htlcdeb@msn.com. More in-formation is available at Life-treecafe.com.
Lesl ie “Les” Proctor, 89Leslie “Les” Proctor, 89, of
Scottsbluff, NE, passed away Friday, October 3, 2014. His memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 25, 2014, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Scottsbluff, with Rev-erend Jeffrey Grams officiating. Inurnment will follow at For-est Lawn Cemetery in Morrill. The family respectfully requests that, in lieu of flowers, memo-rials in Les’s honor be made in care of the family to be designat-ed at a later time. Online con-dolences may be left at www.jol-liffefuneralhome.com. Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff is in charge of arrangements.
Les was born in Scottsbluff, NE, on December 21, 1924, to the late Earl and Mabel Grace Proctor. Les graduated from Scottsbluff Senior High School and later studied at Chadron State College. On October 15, 1950, Les married Hilma Max-ine Anderson. They gave birth to their only son, David Wayne Proctor, in 1952.
Les was best known for his unparalleled work ethic and dedication as an employee of KNEB Radio. During his 60 plus years of service, some of Les’ titles included: DJ, tech-nician, part owner, and final-ly, Chief Broadcast Engineer.
His intelligence and expertise were vital in bringing AM and FM radio to the area. Les also served a year in the US Army during the Korean War.
Outside of work, Les was a caring man and devout Chris-tian. Les always found a way to use humor to bring light to even the darkest of situations. Everyone who knew Les knew him to be kind-hearted, gentle, and endearing. His faith in his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was his source of strength and peace. His family knew him to be a selfless, generous, and un-conditionally loving man.
Les had once said that he “would like to be remembered as a loving father and grandfather,
and a ‘radio-active’ co-worker!”Les is survived by his daugh-
ter-in-law, Nancy Proctor; his seven grandchildren Janell, Jaren, Shea, Brooks, Hayley, Drew, and Ashton; and his great grandchild, Isaiah.
Elmer Isaac VanNatter, “ Ike”, 73Elmer Isaac VanNatter,
“Ike”, 73, formerly of Bridge-port, went to be with our Lord Tuesday, October 7, at the Hemingford Care Center in Hemingford, NE with his fam-ily by his side.
A graveside service was held on Sunday, October 12 at the Oregon Trail Cemetery in Bridgeport, with Pastor Jona-than Seng officiating. Music was performed by Lana Seng.
Ike was born April 9, 1941
in Bridgeport, to Elmer and Frances (Underhill) VanNat-ter. He was raised in Bridge-port and attended Bridgeport Public schools. He worked both in Morrill and Cheyenne counties over the years, when an accident, which resulted in his hand being crushed, ended his employment with the City of Sidney many years ago.
He is survived by his daughters Michelle and Eliz-abeth of Oregon; stepsons,
Dale, Gary, Roy and Michael Hall; brother, Don VanNat-ter of Virginia; brother, Len-ny Daniels of Lodgepole, NE; sister Sharon Conley and brother-in-law, Al Conley, of Torrington, WY; sister Judy Chandler and brother-in-law, Jim Chandler, of Scottsbluff, NE. Also many nieces and nephews whom he loved.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Icel and Isaac Underhill; his father, Elmer R. VanNatter; brother, Gerald VanNatter;
mother, Frances Daniels Van-Natter; niece, Victoria Dan-iels and nephew, Jerry Ray VanNatter.
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No-Ti l l NoT e s
“Rotat ions”Mark Watson, Panhan-dle No-till Educator
The final stop on our tour at the Dakota Lakes Research Farm; Pierre, South Dakota was a look at the dry land por-tion of the farm. I’ve always felt dry land farming is much more interesting than irrigated farm-ing. The ability to irrigate can mask some deficiencies in crop-ping rotation and soil health.
On dry land acres there is much less room for error. Proper management of crop rotations is critical to the suc-cess of a continuous no-till cropping system. Lack of car-bon inputs, lack of sufficient residues to protect the soil sur-face, poor crop diversity, and insufficient intervals between like crops can all have a detri-mental effect on how success-ful the system operates.
Properly managed rotations will build soil health which im-proves water infiltration, soil structure, microbial activity, and overall soil performance. These rotations will build soil health over time which will reward the continuous no till crop producer with improved profitability of their operation. Properly managed rotations will also help break up persis-tent weed and disease cycles leading to the production of healthier crops.
I visited with Dr. Dwayne Beck, manager of the Dakota Lakes Research Farm, about
his choice of crop rotations on his dry land acres. Dr. Beck was quick to point out that there is no standard rotation on their farm. The do have set rotations which they designed for their farm early in the de-velopment of the farm to study how rotations over long periods responded. Three rotations on their main farm have been in place since the beginning of the farm operation in 1990.
These rotations have been ongoing since that time and there is a lot of value in re-search conducted over this time period. Rotations lack-ing in carbon inputs began to lag behind rotations designed with higher carbon inputs over extended periods of time. I think it is imperative that ag-ricultural research be designed as a systems approach studied over long intervals. It is diffi-cult today to find research con-ducted over extended periods of time due to the way in which research is funded.
A few of my observations since I last visited Dakota Lakes Research Farm is the addition of a couple of crops into the cropping rotations. Dr. Beck is always looking for new crops which fit our grow-ing conditions for this region and match up well with good crop rotations.
Dr. Beck has incorporated more flax into his cropping ro-tations. Flax has been around for a long time and I think it is
used primarily as oil for crush-ing. Flax is a good fit for a cool season broadleaf in some crop rotations. Marketing of flax would be an obstacle for pro-ducers in our area.
Dr. Beck is also using flax as a cover crop following field peas. Flax is seeded shortly af-ter field pea harvest. The idea behind seeding the flax is to produce a cover crop prior to winter wheat seeding that will add ground cover and vertical structure to the field pea resi-due. Flax grows upright and produces an elongated firm stem which will aid in wind erosion control and provides the vertical structure need to catch snow over the winter months. Winter wheat is seed-ed through the growing flax.
Dr. Beck is also growing teff grass which is a C4 grass simi-lar to corn. The teff grass is grown for seed production and may be a good fit for our region. The teff grass seed is highly valuable and the possibility of producing it in our region as an alternative to dry land corn may be an option. I think there may be some grazing potential following seed harvest with teff grass. Marketing the harvested seed would be the challenge for producers in our area. Other obstacles such as crop insur-ance would also have to be taken into consideration. Next week I’ll take a look at some of Dr. Beck’s crop rotations on his dry land farm.
Major overhaul to North Platte NRD cost-share programAt the October Board meet-
ing, the Board of Directors of the North Platte Natural Resourc-es District (NRD) approved sweeping changes to their cost-share program. The programs are available to landowners in Banner, Garden, Morrill, Scotts Bluff and southern Sioux coun-ties for soil, water and range conservation improvements.
The biggest change is the switch to a continuous sign up period. Previously, sign-up was limited to two weeks in March, but in response to producer input, the Board ap-proved the continuous sign-up. The sign-up will begin on November 3rd, and applica-tion can be made at either the NRD offices or one of the three NRCS offices in Scottsbluff, Bridgeport, or Oshkosh. Ap-
plicants will fill out a question-naire in addition to the previ-ous year’s requirements.
Applications will be accepted until late February, when they will scored, ranked, and ulti-mately awarded based on rank-ings established by the staff and Board. The ranking system has replaced the “first-come first-served” approval process used previously The ranking system will allow the cost-share funds to be prioritized in a way that will help with the District’s ground water management goals. Cost-share rates will change to a uni-form 50 percent of actual cost, with a maximum amount of $3,000 per landowner.
Following the approval pro-cess, applications for the 2016 cost-share program will be ac-cepted. The 2016 applications
will be reviewed in February 2016, and process will start over again.
Landowners will have until June 1st to complete the proj-ect, and extensions will not be granted. Landowners will have to provide bills/cost verifica-tions, pictures, and map of fin-ished practice before the funds will distributed.
The Conservation Cost-Share Program reimburses cooperating landowners for a portion of the costs of installing conservation practices on their farm or ranch. Applicants must receive approval from the North Platte NRD General Manager before beginning work.
For more information and a complete list of cost-share practices, visit www.npnrd.org or call (308) 632-2749.
Panhandle Farm Bil l workshops University of Nebraska-Lin-
coln Extension and the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) are teaming up to provide educa-tional meetings about the 2014 Farm Bill.
Workshop locations:Scottsbluff: Oct. 22, 9 a.m.
at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Kimball: Oct. 23, 7 a.m. at the Kimball Event Center
Sidney: Oct. 23, 9 a.m. at Western Nebraska Communi-ty College Room #115-116
Valentine: Oct. 24, 1:30
p.m. at Niobrara Lodge Box Butte County: Nov. 20, 9
a.m., location to be determined Chadron: Nov 20, 2 p.m.
Chadron State College, Scotts-bluff Room
Bridgeport: Nov. 25, 1 p.m., at the Prairie Winds Commu-nity Center.
Topics include:•Farm Bill program sign-up
process, including the docu-mentation needed and the deadlines for sign-up;
•Base, yield and commodity program decision, consider-
ations for your operation; •How to calculate farm pro-
gram payments;•Tools to determine what pro-
gram is best for your operationUNL Extension Educator
Jessica Johnson and the local FSA offices will present infor-mation to help owners and op-erators make an informed de-cision. It is helpful if both the owner and operator of a farm can attend together. Everyone is welcome.
Statewide, these meetings are sponsored by Nebraska Farm Bureau. Additional sponsors vary by location.
The decisions to be made in the next few months regarding commodity program selection are very complex and will last for the duration of this farm bill. For the latest information about the Farm Bill visit farmbill.unl.edu.
For more information or as-sistance, contact Jessica John-son, UNL Extension Educator at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center, 308-632-1247 or your local FSA Office.
“Technology and Cow Herds” is one of the topics at Nebraska State of Beef ConferenceThe Nebraska Sandhills
will not be mistaken for Sili-con Valley, but technology is still important to Nebraska’s ranchers. And future profits will increasingly depend on producers’ use of new technol-ogies to track changes in pro-duction, a Uni-versity of Ne-braska-Lincoln scientist says.
Kelly Bruns, associate direc-tor at the UNL West Central Research and Extension Cen-ter at North Platte and Ex-tension Beef Specialist, will speak on “The Use of Tech-nology to Increase Cowherd and Feedlot Efficiency” at the first Nebraska State of Beef Conference at North Platte. The event will take place Nov. 4 and 5 at the Sandhills Con-vention Center.
Bruns will give an over-view of the benefits of various technologies, such as growth implants and various phar-maceutical advancements, that that the beef industry has incorporated, as well as their impact in beef production.
Producers have adapted a number of technologies in re-cent years and more are on the horizon, according to Bruns. Some of the new technologies will capture and track data generated in a beef system on hand-held devices.
He said the ability to use new technologies to track changes in production will greatly enhance a producer’s ability to decide which tech-
nologies to incorporate into production plans.
But he said producers will not need to be computer geeks or techno-nerds to under-stand and use these technolo-gies. Many of the technologies
used today have been easily adopted, as they fit well into producers’ production sched-ules and do not require addi-tional experience with com-puters to electronics.
A vast majority of produc-ers use technological advance-ments made by the industry, but some still do not incor-porate simple steps within their production plans which would improve their bottom line, according to Bruns. The UNL Beef Extension website at http://beef.unl.edu/ is a resource to learn about pro-duction steps that involve new and evolving technologies that will improve profits.
Is technology adoption necessary to stay competitive in the industry? Bruns said producers need to be aware of a trade-off they are making if they don’t use newer tech-nologies that increase produc-tion. They might choose to offset the loss of production
with a premium offered by the marketplace for not using the technology. But often these premiums are not enough to replace the lost production, according to Bruns.
Also, as prices hit historic highs for both feeder and fed cattle, pro-ducers might not see the ne-cessity of ad-vantages from technologies. But Bruns pointed out that the mar-ket is cycli-cal, and when prices return to a lower trend, the use
of technologies that improve ef-ficiency will aid producers in a competitive market.
The theme of the State of Beef Conference is “Rebuilding the Cow Herd.” It is being orga-nized by University of Nebras-ka-Lincoln Institute of Agricul-ture and Natural Resources.
Information and updates about the State of Beef Con-ference are available on-line at https://panhandle.unl.edu/state-of-beef-conference. A link at the site has infor-mation for potential vendors and sponsors. A registration form can be downloaded from the site, filled out, and mailed with registration fee.
Bruns will be one of the speakers addressing “The Beef Industry of the Future.” About 16 other speakers will address “Economic Con-siderations,” “Restructur-ing Breeding Systems,” and “Expanding Production with Limited Resources.”
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Jack’s InsIghts—OctOber 2014Jack Whittier, Director, UNL Panhandle Exten-sion District
My insights this month be-gins with an observation I had this week: “The family is a key part of what we do at the Uni-versity of Nebraska.” Let me describe a couple of events that occurred this week that brought me to this realization. One recent afternoon I found myself at the back of a cattle-working facility, pushing cows up an alley and watching three generations of a family unit up ahead. They were not my fam-ily, but I was struck by what was occurring that extended well beyond simply working a bunch of cattle in the fall.
Here’s what I saw:Grandma was running the
clipboard and taking care of the record keeping. Grandpa was giving injections properly in each cow’s neck while tutoring 6-year-old grandson and 4-year-old granddaughter how to do this correctly. Grandpa was also teaching grandson and grand-daughter how to quietly move the cows up the alley into the chute, where the cows were re-strained to receive their preven-tative treatments before winter. Dad was running the head catch, checking ID tags and shouting out numbers to Grandma. Mom was administering a pour-on to eliminate parasites in and on each cow, plus Mom was over-seeing the entire operation to as-sure that cows, kids and her par-ents were safe and doing their jobs correctly.
It was well into late after-noon when the cows were finished and the calves were beginning to enter the alley in much the same way the cows had been processed earlier. Again, I was pushing the calves into the alley from a vantage point so as to witness the im-pact of this family working together to accomplish a task that played a big part of the
family’s livelihood.But, perhaps more impor-
tantly, I was watching the training, cooperation and love that was taking place in this family that evening. To add to the impact of what I was ob-serving, a large, bright, harvest full moon began to rise in the east. This struck me as a sign that all was well in that corner of the world.
This experience confirmed to me how important family units are, and added to other recent experiences in the Pan-handle District that further illustrated the importance of family to the University of Ne-braska and how its programs are designed to assist families.
Let me mention a couple of key programs administered by the University of Nebraska as a whole, and which have local spe-cialists and educators involved in efforts to help maintain fami-lies’ central role in society.
In my role as District Di-rector, I had the opportunity recently to sit in County Ex-tension Board meetings across the District and witness the passion of parents and com-munity members for 4-H. 4-H has been, and continues to be, a foundational component of the University of Nebraska. During my lifetime I have seen changes in society and I have also seen an evolution by 4-H to anticipate and meet the changing needs of youth and families. The fundamental principles in the 4-H pledge of head, heart, hands and health are as integral today as they were when the first youth 4-H club was formed in 1902.
As I look back over the many years since I was a 4-H mem-ber myself, I appreciate the mentoring I received from 4-H leaders and the involvement in my life of my parents and the parents of fellow 4-Hers. I also recall the communication skills I developed by doing 4-H dem-onstrations, the satisfaction
from the work involved to pre-pare animals for show, and the unity that came to our family as I worked alongside my siblings and parents on our 4-H proj-ects. It was a family affair.
Today Nebraska 4-H fo-cuses on six key areas called “Signature Outcomes:” 4-H Science, Animal Science, Ag-ricultural Literacy, Career De-velopment/College Readiness, Citizenship and Leadership, and Healthy Living. Each area recognizes the important role that 4-H plays in youth devel-opment and in families.
In addition to 4-H, there are other programs designed to support families. One exam-ple is the UNL Early Childhood Development program which, among other things, provides support to child care profes-sionals “….to enhance the ca-pacity of our communities to support the healthy growth, development and success of young children.” Another ex-ample is the Food, Nutrition and Health program led by Nebraska Extension that sup-ports family nutrition, fitness and healthy eating habits.
There are many other pro-grams and resources available through UNL Extension to support families, parents and youth. I invite you to contact us here at the Panhandle Re-search and Extension Center or within your local county extension office. I believe you will be surprised at the depth and breadth of what is avail-able to strengthen families.
I conclude by reflecting again on watching three gen-erations of family members work their cattle on a beautiful fall evening. This experience made me thankful for families in general, and in particular for my own family and for the privileges I have had during my career to work in organi-zations like the University of Nebraska that recognize the importance of families.
Updating yields and base acres under 2014 farm bill
Jessica Johnson; Robert Tigner; Tim Lemmon, Ex-tension Educators
Cropland owners will have an opportunity to reallocate base acres and update yields by Feb. 27, 2015, under the 2014 Farm Bill.
Updating Base AcresUpdating base acres will be
a critical decision. Landown-ers will have two choices. They can either retain the farm’s 2013 base acres or reallocate base acres based on plant-ing history from 2009-2012. Producers will not be able to increase base acres, only reas-sign current base acres to cov-ered commodities.
Many farms may find that their assigned program base doesn’t reflect their current plantinwg practices; for ex-ample, consider the farm dem-onstrated in the accompanying table. The current base is 100 acres of corn, 75 acres of wheat and 75 acres of soybeans for a total of 250 base acres. The table shows the historic plant-ings for 2009-2012, the overall average across the years, and the percentage of the total base acres planted to the respective crops. This percentage is then multiplied by the farm’s over-all assigned base.
Note that in 2009 and 2010, base acres were planted to a non-covered commodity – in this example, alfalfa. These acres are not counted towards the total historic planting. Only acres planted to a covered program commodity are con-sidered when calculating base reallocation. The equation be-low shows how the corn base re-allocation is calculated.
Corn: 125+125+100+125=475 total planted corn acres.
Total planted corn acres (475) divided by total planted base acres (950) equals 0.50.
0.50 multiplied by 2013 to-tal base acres (250) equals 125.
The landowner can main-tain the current base allocation or accept the recent planted history of 125 acre of corn, 28
acres of wheat, and 98 acres of soybeans.
When deciding whether to update or maintain base acres, the landowner will need com-pare both base acre scenarios against each commodity pro-gram, county Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC-CO), individ-ual Agricultural Risk Cover-age (ARC-IC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), for each farm number. Two decision tools are available to help evaluate the farm programs. Links to these tools can be found on the UNL Farm Bill Website farm-bill.unl.edu.
Updating YieldLandowners will also have
the opportunity to update program payment yields for each commodity for which they have base acres, using current counter cyclical (CC) yields. Yields can be updated to reflect 90 percent of the farm’s 2008-2012 average yield per planted acre for each crop, excluding any year in which the covered commodity was not planted.
Even though a covered com-modity might not have been planted or prevented planted in a yeawr, that will not be used in the average calculation. If a farm’s actual yield falls below 75 percent of the county aver-age, a landowner will be able to substitute the farm’s low yield with a “substitute yield” or “plug-in yield” which is equal to 75 percent county average yield from 2008-2012.
Substitute yields are autho-rized to be used if:
•If the crop was planted on the farm in the crop year
•Crop yield is low due to di-saster
•Yield data is unavailable•If yield data is available
only for part of the crop grown on a farm, the substitute yield may be used on the acres miss-ing yield data
To make this clearer, let’s say a producer was consider-ing updating their yields. The substitute wheat yield for their county is 30.4 bushels per
acre. The producer reports the following yield information to their local FSA office:
2008–No yield data available2009–No wheat planted2010–40 bushels per acre2011–35 bushels per acre2012–15 bushels per acreIn 2008, the producer was
unable to provide yield data. Therefore the substitute yield of 30.4 bushels per acre would be used as the value for the 2008 yield. Because no wheat was planted by the producer in 2009, this year is not included in the average yield calcula-tion. The actual yields report-ed by the producer are used for 2010 and 2011 because they are above the substitute yield for the county.
However, the reported yield for 2012 is lower than the sub-stitute yield. Consequently the producer’s actual 2012 yield is replaced by the substitute yield of 30.4 bushels per acre. The four applicable yields, 30.4, 40, 35 and 30.4, are averaged together to obtain an updated yield of 33.95.
If this producer were to choose the PLC commodity program, the payment yield would be 90 percent of the up-dated yield calculated above, or 30.5 bushels per acre.
Yield updates only affect payments received from the PLC program under the cur-rent Farm Bill. However, this may be the only opportunity to update yields for several more years. Even if you are not considering PLC as your commodity program, the deci-sion to update yields may im-pact future commodity pay-ments, depending on future farm policy.
The decisions to be made in the next few months regarding commodity program selection are very complex and will last for the duration of this farm bill. Joint UNL Extension – FSA Farm Bill meetings will begin in mid to late October. For the latest information about the Farm Bill visit farm-bill.unl.edu.
Dutch oven cooking program at Wildcat HillsThose looking to take a tra-
ditional approach to cooking a delicious meal in the outdoors are encouraged to sign up for an upcoming program at Wild-cat Hills State Recreation Area of Gering.
Amanda Filipi, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission outdoor education specialist, will present the “Lovin’ Dutch Oven” program Saturday, Nov. 1, at 9 a.m. at the Nature Cen-ter. The deadline to register is Friday, October 24.
Filipi will demonstrate the age-old process of using Dutch ovens, cast iron pots with tight lids, to make meals and des-serts. The method, which is be-lieved to date back to the early
1700s in Holland, became a staple in the United States as European settlers moved
westward and is increasingly becoming a favorite tool of
campground cooks, Filipi said.After helping prep and cook
the meal, attendees will dine on the fruits of their labor. The cost is only $5 per person to cover the purchase of ingredi-ents. Participants are encour-aged to point out any special dietary needs upon registra-tion. Sign up by calling the Na-ture Center at 308-436-3777.
Vehicles entering Wild-cat Hills SRA are required to have a valid park entry per-mit, available from vendors throughout the state or online at outdoornebraska.org.
Enjoying autumn, a-horsebackSUSAN MYERS
Tamie Grauberger riding “T-Mac,” her niece’s horse, and Donelle Pankows-ki with “Lobo,” exercise the horses and enjoy the lovely autumn day with a lei-surely ride around the pasture near the home of their parents, Dallas and Sharilyn Lake, on Sunday, Octo-ber 19. Earlier in the day, the duo teamed up to re-trieve a cow that had wandered into the North Platte River.
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Sh e r i f f ’S re p o rtOctober 13
12:21 p.m.–Assist the public2:17 p.m.–Incarcerated
Logan McCloud of Gering for Driving Under Suspension
2:28 p.m.–Released Logan McCloud; bonded
7:53 p.m.–Responded to a one vehicle accident L62A
October 1412:28 a.m.–Responded to
report of suspicious activity7:28 a.m.–Responded to
a two vehicle accident HWY 385. Driver of vehicle #1 was Rodney Detweiler and driver of vehicle #2 was Caroline Sanchez.
6:09 p.m.–Assist the public6:56 p.m.–Assist the public7:32 p.m.–Incarcerated
William Knight of Bayard for Protection Order Violation
October 157:45 a.m.–Received report
of a stray dog11:14 a.m.–Assist the public12:06 p.m.–Responded to a
burglar alarm2:50 p.m.–Released Wil-
liam Knight; PR bond3:59 p.m.–Responded to a
report of a stranded motorist7:26 p.m.–Responded to a
REDDI report HWY 3858:21 p.m.–Incarcerated
Luke M. Brooks of Hemingford for Driving Under Suspension
10:08 p.m.–Released Brooks; bonded
10:35 p.m.–Assist the publicOctober 16
7:45 a.m.–Released Wil-liam Grimm; PR bond
8:54 a.m.–Received report of missing dogs
8:57 a.m.–Received report of horse out RD 84; owner contacted
9:56 a.m.–Assist the public10:02 a.m.–Responded to
report of suspicious activity12:10 p.m.–Incarcerated
Zachary Mueller of Laporte, CO, on a Morrill County war-rant for 2nd Degree Assault, Use a Deadly Weapon to Com-mit a Felony, Possess a Deadly Weapon to Commit a Felony, Possession of Deadly Weapon by Prohibited Person, and Disturbing the Peace
7:42 p.m.–Received report of cattle out HWY 385; owner contacted
9:02 p.m.–Assist the publicOctober 17
12:08 p.m.–Assist the public
4:50 p.m.–Responded to a report of harassing commu-nications
6:56 p.m.–Received report of train blocking a crossing; BNSF contacted
7:38 p.m.–Assisted other jurisdiction
10:37 p.m.–Incarcerated Matthew A. Deal of Bayard for Possession of a Controlled Substance
11:59 p.m.–Released Deal; bonded
October 186:03 a.m.–Received report
of horses out HWY 385; owner contacted
9:16 a.m.–Responded to a civil problem
8:05 p.m.–Incarcerated Jeremy W. Nicholson of Ger-ing for Driving Under the In-fluence of Alcohol
October 191:35 a.m.–Responded to a
one vehicle rollover accident HWY 385; driver of vehicle Chad H. Montgomery
2:10 a.m.–Received report of one vehicle accident HWY 385 and L62A; driver of ve-hicle Juan Tomas Ayala Perez
4:55 a.m.–Incarcerated
Juan Tomas Ayala Perez of Chadron for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
7:48 a.m.–Released Juan Tomas Ayala Perez; bonded
8:07 a.m.–Released Jer-emy Nicholson; bonded
9:28 a.m.–Assist the public9:40 a.m.–Assist the public12:54 p.m.–Incarcerated
Kirk Morse for Driving Under Suspension
1:36 p.m.–Released Kirk Morse; bonded
po l i c e re p o rtOctober 13
6:38 a.m.–Officer respond-ed to assist the Bridgeport EMS
9:06 a.m.–Officer performed traffic control for Airlink
12:11 p.m.–Officer respond-ed to Trail Animal Clinic and issued a warning to an owner for dog at large
3:56 p.m.–Officer took a report of harassing commu-nications
October 148:42 a.m.–Officer respond-
ed to a burglary call7:39 p.m.–Officer respond-
ed to a dog at large callOctober 15
6:31 a.m.–Officer respond-ed to assist the public
8:36 a.m.–Officer respond-ed to a parking complaint
9:15 a.m.–Officer respond-ed to assist Bridgeport EMS
11:23 a.m.–Officer respond-ed to assist the public
5:15 p.m.–Officer respond-ed to perform a welfare check
8:35 p.m.–Officer respond-ed to a call of harassing com-munications
October 1612:57 p.m.–Officer respond-
ed to a disturbance
October 171:43 a.m.–Officer located an
unlocked door at a business4:40 p.m.–Officer assisted
the public10:15 p.m.–Officer respond-
ed to an incident at the high school
October 1812:08 a.m.–Officer re-
sponded to a noise complaint11:02 a.m.–Officer received
a call of a lost dog. The dog was later located by the owner
6:26 p.m.–Officer assisted the public
7:06 p.m.–Officer made an arrest for driving under the in-fluence
11:39 p.m.–Officer respond-ed to a report of an ungovern-able juvenile
October 199:06 a.m.–Officer respond-
ed to a report of a theft9:11 a.m.–Officer responded
to a report of a theft9:40 a.m.–Officer received a
report of found property and re-turned the property to the owner
11:32 a.m.–Officer respond-ed to a dog at large
12:46 p.m.–Officer received a call to assist the public.
Stat e pat ro l re p o rt
October 137:50 p.m.–1 mile west of
Rt. 385 on link 62A, Morrill County. Fatality Leonard Gar-cia, 43 of Scottsbluff was east-bound driving pickup veered into north ditch and rolled before catching fire. Fatality driver ejected. Restraints in use, next of kin notified.
LEGAL NOTICE OF MEASURE TO BE VOTED UPON AT THE GENERAL ELECTION OCCURING ON
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
BALLOT TITLE AND TEXT OF STATUTORY
INITIATIVE PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
PETITION
A l s o i n c l u d e d a r e S t a t e m e n t s o f E x -planation in Italics by the Attorney General __________________________
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
INITIATIVE MEASURE 425
Ballot Language for Initiative Measure 425
A vote “FOR” will amend the Nebraska statute establish-ing a minimum wage rate for employees to increase the current state minimum wage from seven dollars and twenty- ve cents ($7.25) per hour to eight dollars ($8.00) per hour on January 1, 2015, and to nine dollars ($9.00) per hour on January 1, 2016.
A vote “AGAINST” will not cause the Nebraska stat-ute establishing a minimum wage rate for employees to be amended in such manner.
Shall the Nebraska statute establishing a minimum wage rate for employees be amended to increase the current state mini-mum wage from seven dol-lars and twenty- ve cents ($7.25) per hour to eight dollars ($8.00) per hour on January 1, 2015, and to nine dollars ($9.00) per hour on January 1, 2016?
For
Against
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TEXT OF PROPOSED INITIATIVE MEASURE 425 (underscored language indi-cates added language, strike through indicates language being removed)
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA,
Section 1. Section 48-1203, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, is amended to read:
48-1203 (1) Ex-cept as otherwise provided in this section and section 48-1203.01, every employer shall pay to each of his or her employees a minimum wage of:
(a) Five dollars and f-teen cents per hour through July 23, 2007;
(b) Five dollars and eighty five cents per hour on and af-ter July 24, 2007, through July 23, 2008;
(c) Six dollars and fty ve cents per hour on and after July 24, 2008, through July 23, 2009; and
(d) Seven dollars and twenty ve cents per hour on and after July 24, 2009.
(a) Seven dollars and twenty five cents per hour through December 31, 2014;
(b) Eight dollars per hour on and after January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015; and
(c) Nine dollars per hour on and after January 1, 2016.
(2) For persons compen-sated by way of gratu-ities such as waitresses, waiters, hotel bellhops, porters, and shoeshine persons, the employer shall pay wages at the minimum rate of two dol-lars and thirteen cents per hour, plus all gra-tuities given to them for services rendered. The sum of wages and gra-tuities received by each person compensated by way of gratuities shall equal or exceed the mini-mum wage rate provided in subsection (1) of this section. In determining whether or not the indi-vidual is compensated by way of gratuities, the burden of proof shall be upon the employer.
(3) Any employer em-ploying student-learners as part of a bona fide vocational training pro-gram shall pay such student-learners’ wag-es at a rate of at least seventy-five percent of the minimum wage rate which would otherwise be applicable.
Section 2. Original section 48-1203, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, is repealed.
Respectfully submitted,
John Gale
Secretary of State
(Publish three times, weeks of Oct. 13, Oct. 20 and Oct. 27)
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Prepared and return to: LO-CHER PAVELKA DOSTAL BRADDY & HAMMES, LLC, Gregory L. Galles #21748, 200 The Omaha Club, 2002 Doug-las Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102 Phone (402) 898-7000 Fax (402) 898-7130
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE
TO WHOM IT MAY CON-CERN:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-FIED that the following-de-scribed property will be sold by GREGORY L. GALLES, Suc-cessor Trustee, at public auc-tion to the highest bidder in front of Morrill County Court-house, 6th & L, Bridgeport, Ne-braska, on November 20, 2014, at 10:00 o'clock a.m.:
A TRACT OF LAND SITU-ATED IN THE SW ¼ OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 52 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., MORRILL COUNTY, NEBRASKA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST COR-NER OF SECTION 21; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SECTION 21, DISTANCE OF 445.00 FEET; THENCE A DEFLECTION ANGLE RIGHT OF 90˚12’50”, A DISTANCE OF 195.78 FEET’ THENCE A DEFLECTION ANGLE OF 89˚47’10”, A DIS-TANCE OF 445.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE A DEFLECTION ANGLE RIGHT OF 90˚12’50”, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, A DIS-TANCE OF 195.78 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
The successful bidder shall submit payment in cash or cer-tified funds of the winning bid in full on the day and time of the sale, November 20, 2014 at the offices of Locher Pavelka Dostal Braddy & Hammes, ex-cept this requirement is waived when the highest bidder is the Beneficiary.
DATED this 18th day of September, 2014.
GREGORY L. GALLES, Successor Trustee
By: Gregory L. Galles, #21748STATE OF NEBRASKA ss.COUNTY OF DOUGLAS
On this 18th day of Septem-ber, 2014, before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally came Gregory L. Galles, to me known to be the identical person whose name is affixed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the execution thereof to be a voluntary act and deed.
Witness my hand and no-tarial seal the day and year last above written.Victoria VandenbrouckeNOTARY PUBLIC
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NOTICE OF SALE OF OIL AND GAS LEASES
NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Educational Lands and Funds of the State of Nebraska (the Board or Les-sor) will offer for sale at Public Auction, to be held in the office of the Board, 555 North Cotner Boulevard, Lincoln, Nebraska, on the 28th day of October, 2014, at 10:00 o'clock a.m. lo-cal time, Oil And Gas Lease covering the following de-scribed land, situated in Mor-rill County to wit:
All of Section 36-T18N-R52W (640 acres).
This tract is offered and the Lease for this tract will be is-sued for the acreage indicated, which may be more or less than the actual acreage. Bonus bid on a per acre basis and rent will be computed exclusively on the basis of the acreage indicated
regardless of whether the acre-age indicated is equal to, or more or less than, the actual acreage. Bonus and rent as so computed will not be increased if it is established that the ac-tual acreage is greater than the acreage indicated, and will not be decreased if it is established that the actual acreage is less than the acreage indicated. In addition, this Lease shall be subject to all easements, re-strictions, reservations, public roads, rights-of-way and other leases of record and other mat-ters of record in the office of the Board.
This Lease will be for a pri-mary term of five (5) years, will reserve a one-sixth (1/6th) royalty to the Lessor, and will provide for annual delay rent-als of $2.00 per acre; and this Lease will be sold and issued in all respects under, in ac-cordance with and pursuant to the applicable laws of the State of Nebraska and applicable Rules And Regulations of the Board. This Lease will be sold to the highest and best bidder therefor subject to the right of the Board to reject any and all bids. Copies of the Lease forms are available prior to the sale by contacting Ms. Bahr-Frew at the number below.
BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS AND FUNDS
Richard R. Endacott, CEO/Executive Secretary
Laura B. Bahr-FrewMinerals Administrator555 North Cotner Blvd.Lincoln, NE 68505Telephone: 402/471-2014
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NOTICE OF PERMIT ISSUANCE
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) proposes to reissue with change the National Pol-lutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for City of Bridgeport WWTF, 809 Main, Bridgeport, NE (NP-DES# NE0112119; SIC 4952). The POTW receives and treats domestic wastewater which discharges through Outfall 001 to the North Platte River, seg-ment NP3-10000 of the North Platte River Basin, from the 5 cell facultative lagoon system. The permit would be issued for a period of up to five years and would restrict pollutant discharges to comply with the requirements of Department regulations. The draft permit, fact sheet and other public information are available for review at NDEQ’s Lincoln Of-fice (address below) between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. week-days, excluding holidays. To request copies of the draft permit and other information, call 402/471-3557. Individuals requiring special accommoda-tions or alternate formats of materials should notify the De-partment by calling (402) 471-2186. TDD users should call (800) 833-7352 and ask the re-lay operator to call the Depart-ment at (402) 471-2186. Writ-ten comments, objection and/or hearing requests concern-ing permit issuance may be submitted to Lisa Giesbrecht, NPDES/NPP Permits Unit, Nebraska Department of Envi-ronmental Quality, 1200 N St., Suite 400, the Atrium, PO Box 98922, Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 before the comment pe-riod ending date of November 21, 2014. A determination to hold a hearing will be based upon factual environmental or regulatory consideration.
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Chimney Rock PPD has the following items for
sale:•1976 Ford F-600 flat bed
with dump, 10 ton winch and A-frame
•8 ft. Bowie fiberglass utility box
•2 wheel top opening en-closed trailer
•Homemade heavy duty flatbed trailer
•Front mount cross-over tool box
•Side mount top opening tool box
•6 ft. Chevy pickup boxThese items will be sold
on an as is basis, without any warranty. Sealed bids will be accepted until 3:30 pm (MST) on Friday, November 7, 2014 at the office of Chimney Rock PPD, 128 West 8th Street, PO Box 608, Bayard, NE 69334 with envelopes clearly marked “Sealed Bid”. Direct inquiries to Alvin Harimon or Ron Hub-bard at (308) 586-1824.
Bidder acknowledges that upon successful purchase of an item that bidder will own it outright and absolutely, and will be solely responsible for any use, accident, claim, de-mand, suit or other form of claim against Chimney Rock PPD based upon the bidder’s use or ownership of the item purchased. Bidder shall in-demnify and hold Chimney Rock PPD harmless from any claims related to these items made by any person or entity after the purchase of the item by Bidder.
Chimney Rock PPD has the right to refuse any and all bids.
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Notice of Organization of TJM Farms LLC a Nebraska Limited Liability Company
Notice is hereby given that TJM Farms LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska, with its designated office at 10164 US 26, Bridgeport NE 69336, and the mailing address is PO Box 278, Bridgeport NE 69336. The general nature of its business is to engage in and do any lawful act concerning any and all law-ful business, other than banking or insurance, for which a limited liability company may be orga-nized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The company was organized and commenced on September 29, 2014, and has perpetual duration. The affairs of the company are to be con-ducted by Members pursuant to its Operating Agreement.
Stephanie MoserPO Box 278
Bridgeport NE 69336 O8,15,22
LEGAL NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURT
OF MORRILL COUNTY, NE-BRASKA
CASE NUMBER CI14-60IN RE NAME CHANGE OF
TYSON LAWRENCE DRAPERNotice is hereby given that
on the 19th day of September, 2014, a petition was filed in the District Court of Morrill County, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is for the change of the petitioner’s name from Tyson Lawrence Draper to Tyson Lawrence Deaver.
A hearing will be had on said petition before the Hon-orable Leo Dobrovolny, in the Morrill County Courthouse on the 12th day of November, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as will be convenient for the Court and that unless sufficient cause is shown to the contrary, the petitioner’s name will be changed from that of Tyson Lawrence Draper, to Ty-son Lawrence Deaver.
Tyson Lawrence Draper319 G StreetBridgeport, NE. 69336(308) 250-1093
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The City Council of the City of Bridgeport, Ne-braska, met in regular session at Prairie Winds Community Center, 428 Main Street, Bridge-port, Nebraska, on the 9th day of October, 2014, beginning at 7:01 p.m.
Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, Council President Steve Plummer called the meeting to order. Roll call resulted as follows: Present: Car-rie Harless, Greg Lussetto, Kevin Myers, Steve Plummer; Absent: Mayor Berg.
Staff members present were: Police Officers: Luke McGinley, Mandy Murphy, Utilities Super-intendent Wayne Kautz, Deputy Clerk Brittani Jimenez.
Council President Plummer presided and the City Clerk Huck recorded the proceedings.
Council President announced, “In accor-dance with Section 84-1412 of the Nebraska Re-vised Statutes, the open meetings act is posted at the back of the meeting room for the review of the public.”
Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by publication in the Bridgeport News-Blade, the designated method of notice given, as shown by proof of publication, as shown by at-tached affidavit of posting.
Notice was given to the Mayor and all mem-bers of the City Council and a copy of their ac-knowledgement of receipt of notice and agenda is attached to the minutes. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance no-tice and by email notice to the Mayor and Coun-cil of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the public.
The Council President asked if there were any letters of public correspondence for the board. There were none.
The Council President asked if there are any visitors that would like to speak on an item that is not on the agenda. There were none.
II. CONSENT AGENDAThe following items were offered to the Coun-
cil on Consent Agenda:6. Approve the minutes of the Regular Meet-
ing held September 11, 2014. 7. Approve the minutes of the Special Meet-
ing held September 18, 2014.8. Approve Skyview at Bridgeport Agenda for
October 3, 2014.9. Acceptance of the Monthly Treasurer’s Re-
port.Council Member Harless moved to approve
the consent agenda as presented, seconded by Council Member Lussetto. Roll call resulted as follows; Aye: Lussetto, Myers, Plummer, Har-less; Nay: None. Motion carried.
III. PUBLIC HEARINGSNone.
IV. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 10. Council Member Myers introduced Reso-
lution 2014-017, and moved that the resolution be adopted, seconded by Council Member Har-less. Roll call resulted as follows: Aye: Plummer, Myers, Harless, Lussetto; Nay: None. Resolu-tion passed. [NOTE: Due to a difficulties in get-ting the prerequisites for posting the resolution , this resolution will be revisited at a later date. Because of the difficulties, the chairs will not be sold on the date indicated.]
RESOLUTION 2014-017A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SALE
OF SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT, NEBRASKA
WHEREAS, The City of Bridgeport, Nebraska is a City of the second class, and capable of con-veying personal property by virtue of Nebraska Rev. Statute 17-503.02; and
WHEREAS, The City of Bridgeport has deemed that the property described below is surplus personal property held by the Prairie Winds Community Center, and the City wishes to convey the same; and
WHEREAS, The City of Bridgeport finds and determines that the fair market value of the sur-plus personal property is less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT, MORRILL COUNTY, NEBRASKA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City authorizes the sale of the personal property described below:
100 stacking banquet chairs with rose-col-ored fabric.
Section 2: That the items shall be sold as-is and on a first-come, first-served basis. The chairs will be available for sale beginning Mon-day, October 20, 2014 at the Prairie Winds Com-munity Center. The price per chair is $7.00.
Section 3: That upon passage of this Resolu-tion, the same shall be posted in three promi-nent places within the City for a period of not less than seven days prior to the conveyance of the property.
Section 4: Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in full force from and af-ter its passage and approval.
Section 5: Severability. If any portion or pro-vision of this resolution shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalid-ity or unenforceability of such portion or provi-sion shall not affect any of the remaining provi-sions of this Resolution, the intention being that the same are severable.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2014.
ATTEST:STEVE PLUMMER
COUNCIL PRESIDENTDORETTA J. HUCKCITY CLERK/TREASURER
11. City Administrator Fellhoelter noted that two police officers leaving for other agencies. The Police Department has approached Officer Murphy to increase the number of hours she is working. Since she is listed as a part-time officer with the state of Nebraska, the Police Depart-ment is limited to using Officer Murphy for only 35 hours per pay period. The Police Department would like to move Officer Murphy to change Officer Murphy’s status with the State of Ne-braska to full-time. That will enable the Police Department to utilize Officer Murphy for more hours. Under the current scheduling plan, Offi-cer Murphy will be used a maximum of 55 hours per pay period. In exchange for this, Officer Murphy would receive some city benefits: a 3% retirement match, paid holidays, and life insur-ance. She will not receive city health insurance benefits.
After a discussion, Council Member Lussetto introduced Resolution 2014-018, and moved that the resolution be adopted, seconded by Council Member Myers. Roll call resulted as fol-lows: Aye: Plummer, Myers, Lussetto; Nay: Har-less. Resolution passed.
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-18A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT, NEBRASKA SETTING THE SALARY FOR A PO-LICE OFFICER FOR THE 2014-2015 BUDGET YEAR AND EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2014.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT, MORRILL COUNTY, NEBRASKA: that the following police officer hourly pay rate increase shall be set to the bud-get year beginning effective October 1, 2014:OFFICER PRESENT DIFFERENCE ADOP-TIONMandy Murphy $15.38/hour +$0.62/hour $16.00/hour
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2014.
ATTEST:STEVE PLUMMER
COUNCIL PRESIDENTDORETTA J HUCKCITY CLERK
V. CLAIMSLight & Power: Aflac, $17.93; Allo Commu-
nications LLC, $160.57; American Funds Service Company, $550.09; Ameritas Group Life Insur-ance, $20.97; Blackboard Connect Inc, $610.00; BCBS Of Ne, $1,411.11; City Of Bridgeport, $853.17; Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co, $109.05; Environmental Compliance Solutions LLC, $900.00; Federal, $917.50; Fica, $957.66; General Treasury, $15,750.00; Carol Harden, $100.33; Health Savings Account, $397.85; Hol-lman Media LLC, $91.88; John Deere Financial, $4.50; Koke's Auto Farm Truck Inc, $60.06; James Leonard, $109.65; Medicare, $223.98; Municipal Energy Agency Of Ne, $89,732.74; Nebraska Dept Of Revenue, $307.95; Nebraska Municipal Power Pool, $2,494.49; Nebraska State Treasurer's Office, $12.69; Off Broad-way Business Products, $25.60; Panhandle Collections Inc, $20.00; Platte Valley Bank, $12,566.80; Regional Care Inc, $40.00; Source Gas LLC, $12.48; Sun Life Financial, $37.23; The I.T. Mechanics, $26.67; Totalfunds By Hasler, $65.24; Trading Post Enterprises LLC, $96.08; Hometown Hardware Inc, $22.99; Total Light & Power, $128,707.26; Salaries, $6,029.01
Water: Aflac, $17.92; Allo Communications LLC, $34.22; Allstate Flood Service Center, $7,207.00; American Funds Service Company, $550.08; Ameritas Group Life Insurance, $21.02; Blackboard Connect Inc, $610.00; BCBS Of Ne, $1,411.11; Bomgaars, $82.05; City Of Bridgeport, $1,033.59; Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co, $109.02; Enviro Service Inc, $120.00; Envi-ronmental Science Corporation, $254.00; Fed-eral, $917.44; Fica, $957.74; General Treasury, $5,000.00; Health Savings Account, $397.83; Hollman Media LLC, $91.88; Ideal Laundry And Cleaners Inc, $24.41; Koke's Auto Farm Truck Inc, $45.39; Kriz-Davis Company, $631.30; Ma-guire Iron Inc, $3,708.00; Medicare, $223.98; Nebraska Dept Of Revenue, $307.94; Nebraska Municipal Power Pool, $1,625.00; Northwest Pipe Fittings Inc Of Scottsbluff, $600.63; Off Broadway Business Products, $25.59; Olsson As-sociates, $155.73; One Call Concepts Inc, $14.80; Panhandle Collections Inc, $20.00; Panhandle Concrete Products Inc, $700.00; Platte Valley Bank, $164.95; Platte Valley Visa, $87.57; Pohl's Welding & Fab Inc, $24.00; Riverside Lum-ber LLC, $18.36; Sonnys Super Foods, $20.37; Sun Life Financial, $37.23; The I.T. Mechanics, $26.67; Totalfunds By Hasler, $347.40; Trading Post Enterprises LLC, $96.07; Hometown Hard-ware Inc, $165.36; Hd Supply Facilities Main-tenance Ltd, $1,160.44; USDA Rural Develop-ment, $103,298.00; Total Water, $132,344.09; Salaries, $6,029.11
Sewer: Aflac, $13.44; American Funds Service Company, $240.66; Ameritas Group Life Insur-ance, $6.87; Blackboard Connect Inc, $610.00; BCBS Of Ne, $590.70; Chimney Rock Public Power District, $43.76; City Of Bridgeport, $274.93; Co-lonial Life & Accident Insurance Co, $37.34; Fed-eral, $398.91; Fica, $407.26; General Treasury, $5,000.00; Health Savings Account, $174.07; Hollman Media LLC, $91.88; Medicare, $95.28; Nebraska Dept Of Revenue, $128.96; Nebraska Municipal Power Pool, $1,625.00; Off Broadway Business Products, $25.59; Panhandle Collec-
tions Inc, $20.00; Panhandle Cooperative Assn, $369.47; Platte Valley Bank, $113.24; Regional Care Inc, $8.00; Source Gas LLC, $25.16; Sun Life Financial, $15.32; The I.T. Mechanics, $26.66; To-tal Sewer, $10,342.50; Salaries, $2,487.76
General: Aflac, $40.31; American Funds Service Company, $210.10; Ameritas Group Life Insurance, $3.30; BCBS Of Ne, $492.25; Bridge-port News-Blade, $470.76; Colonial Life & Ac-cident Insurance Co, $7.34; Community Center, $12,000.00; Farmers State Bank, $5,400.00; Federal, $227.89; Fica, $311.86; Health Savings Account, $105.67; Hollman Media LLC, $91.88; Jimmie J Jensen Jr, $750.00; Koke's Auto Farm Truck Inc, $9.99; Library Fund, $12,000.00; Medicare, $72.94; Nebraska Dept Of Revenue, $83.72; Nebraska Total Office, $7.20; Off Broad-way Business Products, $25.59; Park Fund, $9,000.00; Platte Valley Bank, $5,522.48; Platte Valley Visa, $10.64; Police Fund, $30,000.00; Pool Fund, $2,000.00; Regional Care Inc, $6.00; Simmons Olsen Law Firm P.M., $324.50; Bil-lie Jo Smith, $240.00; Source Gas LLC, $12.48; Street Fund, $3,000.00; Sun Life Financial, $18.98; The I.T. Mechanics, $40.00; Tim's Jack & Jill, $1.69; Totalfunds By Hasler, $67.20; Total General, $82,554.77; Salaries, $1,852.15
Police: Aflac, $36.60; Allo Communications LLC, $71.22; American Funds Service Company, $876.56; Ameritas Group Life Insurance, $75.96; BCBS Of Ne, $1,968.98; Bomgaars, $15.99; City Of Bridgeport, $248.56; Colonial Life & Acci-dent Insurance Co, $91.22; Federal, $1,162.54; Fica, $1,590.12; Galls LLC, $602.87; Glock Inc, $107.00; Health Savings Account, $464.60; Lussetto Machine, $285.24; Medicare, $371.86; Morrill County Sheriff, $1,000.00; Nebraska Dept Of Revenue, $395.59; Nebraska Law En-forcement, $100.00; Platte Valley Visa, $803.85; Regional Care Inc, $32.00; Rodak Law Office, $100.00; Source Gas LLC, $45.08; Sun Life Fi-nancial, $53.56; Totalfunds By Hasler, $0.96; Total Police, $10,500.36; Salaries, $9,667.44
Street: American Funds Service Company, $526.33; BCBS Of Ne, $1,345.48; Bomgaars, $88.02; City Of Bridgeport, $2,061.20; Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co, $36.67; Federal, $502.49; Fica, $640.00; Health Savings Ac-count, $239.94; Mark Heigel, $1,085.00; Ideal Laundry And Cleaners Inc, $21.66; Medicare, $149.64; Nebraska Dept Of Revenue, $141.62; Panhandle Cooperative Assn, $165.10; Power-plan, $707.31; Regional Care Inc, $10.00; Sand-berg Implement Inc, $96.21; Source Gas LLC, $44.00; Sun Life Financial, $17.75; The I.T. Me-chanics, $40.00; Trading Post Enterprises LLC, $762.65; Hometown Hardware Inc, $59.36; To-tal Street, $8,740.43; Salaries, $2,909.50
Pwcc: Allo Communications LLC, $155.90; American Funds Service Company, $404.22; Ameritas Group Life Insurance, $64.70; Benzel Pest Control Inc, $128.96; Blackboard Connect Inc, $610.00; BCBS Of Ne, $1,312.66; Bluffs San-itary Supply Inc, $199.00; Bomgaars, $29.54; Bridgeport News-Blade, $116.18; Burgerwerx, $799.70; City Of Bridgeport, $1,702.61; Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co, $248.54; Com-puter Connection, $67.00; Susanna Batterman, $220.00; Mitchel Dudden, $40.08; Federal, $304.39; Fica, $1,122.14; Flex Plan, $100.00; W.W. Grainger Inc, $17.10; Health Savings Ac-count, $430.84; Hillyard Inc, $155.49; Holl-man Media LLC, $91.87; Ideal Laundry And Cleaners Inc, $653.68; Kneb, $150.00; Kone Inc, $181.47; Larue Distributing Inc, $102.84; Logoz LLC, $319.00; Meadowlark Motor Inn & Restaurant LLC, $510.17; Medicare, $262.44; Nebraska Dept Of Revenue, $127.95; Nebraska Safety & Fire Equip, $426.00; Nebraska To-tal Office, $162.85; J & J Nein LLC, $19.22; Platte Valley Bank, $399.01; Platte Valley Visa, $3,040.96; Regional Care Inc, $22.00; Sonnys Super Foods, $62.94; Source Gas LLC, $228.04; Sun Life Financial, $35.18; Sweet Connections LLC, $130.76; The Tarnished Halo LLC, $40.00; Tim's Jack & Jill, $2.27; Todd Harless, $955.99; Totalfunds By Hasler, $5.28; Hometown Hard-ware Inc, $185.51; Total Pwcc, $16,344.48; Sala-ries, $7,715.79
Park: Allo Communications LLC, $33.06; Bomgaars, $3.18; City Of Bridgeport, $651.25; Donald E Landrigan, $150.00; Federal, $92.90; Fica, $591.88; Hollman Media LLC, $91.87; John Deere Financial, $53.88; Medicare, $138.44; Nebraska Dept Of Revenue, $43.75; Nebraska Public Power District, $226.47; Pan-handle Cooperative Assn, $160.78; Platte Valley Visa, $26.22; Sonnys Super Foods, $12.18; Trad-ing Post Enterprises LLC, $111.82; Hometown Hardware Inc, $65.94; Total Park, $2,453.62; Salaries, $4,654.48
Pool: Allo Communications LLC, $18.80; City Of Bridgeport, $659.16; Federal, $21.65; Fica, $50.64; Medicare, $11.86; Nebraska Dept Of Revenue, $11.81; Platte Valley Bank, $44.92; Source Gas LLC, $824.83; Total Pool, $1,643.67; Salaries, $1,824.86
Library: Abdo Publishing, $105.27; Allo Communications LLC, $72.15; American Funds Service Company, $227.45; Ameritas Group Life Insurance, $145.74; BCBS Of Ne, $656.33; Center Point Large Print, $82.68; City Of Bridgeport, $275.04; Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co, $57.94; Companion Corpora-tion, $899.00; Federal, $255.84; Fica, $512.54; First Book National Book Bank, $30.60; Health Savings Account, $96.92; Hollman Media LLC, $91.87; Ingram Library Services Inc, $457.16; Medicare, $119.88; Nebraska Dept Of Rev-enue, $76.34; Nebraska Library Commission, $500.00; Nebraska Total Office, $31.31; Ne-
braskalink LLC, $75.00; J & J Nein LLC, $1.29; Off Broadway Business Products, $67.89; Platte Valley Visa, $556.14; Regional Care Inc, $8.00; Billie Jo Smith, $360.00; Sonnys Super Foods, $28.87; Source Gas LLC, $34.48; Sun Life Fi-nancial, $11.78; Taste Of Home Books, $62.96; Tim's Jack & Jill, $2.58; Totalfunds By Hasler, $13.92; Total Library, $5,916.97; Salaries, $3,343.80Landfill: Blackboard Connect Inc, $610.00;
General Treasury, $2,000.00; Hollman Media LLC, $91.87; Off Broadway Business Products, $25.59; Panhandle Collections Inc, $20.00; Platte Valley Bank, $113.24; Waste Connec-tions Of Ne Inc, $14,293.30; Total Landfill, $17,154.00
Fire: City Of Bridgeport, $542.26; Fica, $71.54; Medicare, $16.72; Trading Post Enter-prises LLC, $45.06; Total Fire, $675.58; Sala-ries, $426.24
Ems: Airgas Intermountain Inc, $45.32; Bomgaars, $45.00; Bound Tree Medical LLC, $243.99; Fica, $114.48; Medicare, $26.80; J & J Nein LLC, $20.00; Platte Valley Visa, $259.98; Trading Post Enterprises LLC, $98.62; Total Ems, $854.19; Salaries, $852.44
Community Dev Agency: Platte Valley Bank - Scb, $12,398.64
12. Council Member Myers stated that he has a conflict with Bridgeport NewsBlade; Council Member Myer then excused himself. Council Member Harless moved to approve the claim from Bridgeport NewsBlade, seconded by Coun-cil Member Plummer. Roll call resulted as fol-lows: Aye: Lussetto, Harless, Plummer; Not Voting, Excused: Myers; Nay: None. Motion carried.
Council Member Myers rejoined the Council.13. Council Member Harless stated that she
has a conflict with Todd Harless Electric; Coun-cil Member Harless then excused herself. Coun-cil Member Lussetto moved to approve the claim from Todd Harless Electric, seconded by Coun-cil Member Myers. Roll call resulted as follows: Aye: Plummer, Lussetto, Myers; Not Voting, Ex-cused: Harless; Nay: None. Motion carried.
Council Member Harless rejoined the Coun-cil.
14. Council Member Lussetto stated that he has a conflict with Lussetto Machine; Council Member Lussetto then excused himself. Council Member Plummer moved to approve the claim from Lussetto Machine, seconded by Council Member Harless. Roll call resulted as follows: Aye: Plummer, Harless, Myers; Not Voting, Ex-cused: Lussetto; Nay: None. Motion carried.
Council Member Lussetto rejoined the Coun-cil.
15. Council Member Myers moved to approve the remainder of claims, seconded by Council Member Harless. Roll call resulted as follows; Aye: Plummer, Lussetto, Harless, Myers; Nay: None. Motion carried.
VI. SKYVIEW AT BRIDGEPORT ANAC, $220.00; ACCO Brands Direct,
$30.87; Aflac, $2,474.86; Allo Communica-tions, $296.97; American Healthtech, $566.15; Amsan, $405.26; Angelina Estrada, $353.40; Bomgaars, $320.69; Box Butte General Hospi-tal, $400.00; Bridgeport Newsblade, $189.90; Brown Industries, $83.31; Buck & Buck, $21.84; Bulk TV, $413.03; Cash-Wa, $1,580.75; City Of Bridgeport, $3,175.48; Colleen Blue, $76.32; Cooportunity Health, $14,411.14; Cul-ligan, $47.40; Direct Supply, Inc, $47.00; En-compass Group LLC, $345.86; Federal Taxes, $22,998.82; Grainger, $128.67; Guarantee In-surance Co, $2,816.00; Harris Sales Company, $94.68; HCIS, $80.00; HealthPlan Services, $1,365.60; HHS Solutions LLC, $860.68; Hi-land Dairy, $340.53; HTMC, $50.00; Jann Pankowksi, $61.59; John Post, $670.00; Karo-lyn Christopher, $640.80; Kronos, $546.40; Leisy K Lawn, $924.53; McKesson, $3,124.84; Med-Pass Inc, $61.99; Morrill County Hospi-tal, $2,220.35; Nebraska Total Office, $212.06; Nein Pharmacy, $678.57; Orkin, $70.00; Paul Evans, $20.00; Petty Cash, $200.00; Petersen Drug & Home Care, $746.52; Protec Systems, LLC, $114.00; Rehab Solutions, $13,240.15; Rick Oenning, $828.82; Rural Health Devel-opment, $9,785.00; RWPC Multispecialty, $60.44; S. Douglas Kucera CPA, $1,750.00; Scott Linders, $400.00; Simplified Office Solu-tions, $60.93; Sonar, $65.00; Sonnys Pharmacy, $422.15; Sonnys Super Foods, $741.46; Source-gas, $862.43; Staples Credit Plan, $266.56; Star Herald, $179.38; State Of Nebraska, $9,782.50; State Taxes, $3,359.22; Sweet Connections, $52.56; Sysco Denver, $6,378.36; The I.T. Me-chanics, LLC, $715.00; The Tarnished Halo, $95.50; Tims Jack & Jill, $6.96; Town And Country Advertising, $68.00; Trail City Sup-ply, $72.52; UNUM Life Insurance, $722.64; USPS, $200.00; Verizon Wireless, $87.66; Vicki Vaughn, $436.60; Visa, $200.00; Work-wear On Wheels Inc, $1,245.03; Total Expenses, $116,571.73; Payroll, $71,526.50
16. Council Member Myers stated that he has a conflict with the claim submitted by Bridge-port News Blade for Skyview at Bridgeport; Council Member Myers then excused himself. Council Member Plummer moved to approve the claim submitted by Bridgeport News Blade for Skyview At Bridgeport, seconded by Council Member Lussetto. Roll call resulted as follows: Aye: Harless, Plummer, Lussetto; Not Voting, Excused: Myers; Nay: None. Motion carried.
Council Member Myers rejoined the Council.
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17. Council Member Myers moved to approve the remainder of claims, seconded by Council Member Plummer. Roll call resulted as follows; Aye: Lussetto, Plummer, Harless, Myers; Nay: None. Motion carried.
18. Skyview at Bridgeport Administrator Vir-ginia Clarke presented the Annual Corporate Compliance Program to the Council as part of the annual requirement to receive Medicare payments. Council Member Myers made a mo-tion to give Skyview at Bridgeport Administra-tor the authority to continue with the Corporate Compliance Program as presented, seconded by Council Member Harless. Roll call resulted as follows; Aye: Plummer, Lussetto, Harless, My-ers; Nay: None. Motion carried.
VI. REGULAR AGENDA19. Emergency Items. None20. Hospital Administrator Robin Stuart re-
quested permission to close R street between 13th and 14th Street for a possible clinic expan-sion for outpatient services. She stated they are still in the preliminary stages with the expansion but would like Council approval if the expansion were approved. Council Member Harless made a motion to close R Street between 13th and 14th Street upon contingency of a possible hospital expansion for outpatient services, seconded by
Council Member Myers. Roll call resulted as fol-lows; Aye: Plummer, Harless, Lussetto, Myers; Nay: None. Motion carried.
21. Golf Course Board Member Lori Faessler was present to request $7,500.00 from the 2014-2015 Budget year to pay their bills through January 2015. Council Member Harless made a motion to grant the request, seconded by Coun-cil Member Myers. Roll call resulted as follows; Aye: Plummer, Harless, Lussetto, Myers; Nay: None. Motion carried.
22. City Administrator Fellhoelter presented preliminary recommendations from the utilities’ rate study. This rate study was conducted by the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN). The preliminary MEAN recommendation includes an electricity rate increase of 6.5% on November 1, 2014; a 6.5% increase on October 1, 2015, and then a 3% increase each year for the next three years. Under the recommendation, water rates will not see an increase this year, but water rates may see a 4.7% increase each year for the next 4 years. MEAN also recommends that sewer rates be in-creased approximately 10% each year for the next five years. For 2014-2015, the residential sewer rate would increase from $21.74 to $24.00. Waste Connections (the city’s trash contractor) has also indicated that a 2% increase will be needed for the next fiscal year. Administrator Fellhoelter estimat-ed the impact these rate changes would have on
the average residential bill for the last billing cycle (August 16, 2014-September 14, 2014). The aver-age residential bill would have seen an increase of $8.91 for that billing period if the recommended rates were in effect at that time. He stated these are only preliminary recommendations for Coun-cil and the rates will be determined at a meeting that will be scheduled for later in the month.
VII. REPORTS24. Department Reports:Police Department: Officer McGinley pre-
sented Council with the monthly stats.Public Works: Utilities Superintendent Kautz
presented photos of a sewer line that was dam-aged by a contractor for the railroad that was not reported to the city and would like to change the ordinance for stiffer penalties.
Administration: City Administrator Fellhoel-ter will be attending a planning and zoning con-ference in Scottsbluff. City Clerk Huck and Dep-uty Clerk Jimenez will be in Lincoln for training on October 20-21.
23. Council President Plummer entertained a motion to go into executive session for the pre-vention of needless injury to an individual. This session would be to discuss the Police Academy agreement between the City and Officer McGin-ley. No action would be taken while in closed session. At 8:10 p.m. Council Member Myers made a motion to go into executive session to
include Council, City Administrator Fellhoelter and Police Officer McGinley, seconded by Coun-cil Member Lussetto. Roll call resulted as fol-lows; Aye: Harless, Plummer, Lussetto, Myers Nay: None. Motion carried.
At 8:38 p.m., The Council exited closed ses-sion, and Council Member Plummer moved to reconvene in open session, seconded by Council Member Lussetto. Roll call resulted as follows: Aye: Harless, Plummer, Lussetto, Myers; Nay: None.
Council Member Plummer moved to accept an offer of $1,409.00 from Officer McGinley as settlement for leaving before the completion of his three-year Police Academy Agreement. Council Member Myers seconded. Roll call re-sulted as follow: Aye: Harless, Plummer, Lus-setto, Myers. Nay: None. Motion carried. Officer McGinley noted that he would continue Taser training for area law enforcement agencies.
VIII. ADJOURNMENTThere being no other business, the Coun-
cil President Plummer entertained a motion to adjourn the meeting. Council Member My-ers made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:45 p.m., seconded by Council Member Har-less. Roll call resulted as follows: Aye: Harless, Plummer, Lussetto, Myers; Nay: None. Meet-ing Adjourned.
Kirk Fellhoelter, City Administrator
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF BRIDGEPORT, NEBRASKA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-EN that the Special Meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Bridgeport, Nebras-ka, will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at the Prairie Winds Commu-nity Center, 428 Main Street, Bridgeport, Nebraska, which will be open to the public.
The Mayor and City Council reserve the right to adjourn to executive session as per Sec-tion 84-1401 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes.
MEETING NOTICEBOARD OF
COMMISSIONERSBOARD OF
EQUALIZATIONNotice is hereby given that
the Morrill County Board of Commissioners will meet in an open and public meeting on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 8:00 A.M, in the Commission-ers’ room at the Courthouse. The Morrill County Board of Equalization will meet on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at 8:15 A.M. The Agenda for such meeting is kept continu-ously current and is available for public inspection at the of-fice of the County Clerk during normal business hours.
(S E A L)/s/ Steve Erdman,
ChairpersonBoard of Commissioners
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MEETING NOTICENotice is hereby give of a
regular meeting of the Ne-braska Dry Bean Commission to be held on October 31, 2014 at the hour of 9:00 AM in the Board Room at the Panhandle Research and Extension Cen-ter, 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NE. This will be the annual re-search reporting and planning session with a regular meeting to follow. An agenda of busi-ness of such meeting, kept con-tinually current, is available for public inspection at the Commission office, 4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NE O22
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
1. The name of the company is W21, L.L.C.
2. The address of the de-signed office is 10580 Rd. 88, Bridgeport, Nebraska 69336, and the name and address of its initial agent for service of process is Lisa L. Weborg, 10580 Rd. 88, Bridgeport, Ne-braska 69336.
3. The Company is orga-nized to own and manage com-mercial real estate.
Steven C. Smith, NSBA #13912
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
CALL ORDER 500STATE PROJECT NO.
S-385-3(1023)LOCATION: US-385, MOR-
RILL/BOX BUTTE COUNTY LINE SOUTH COUNTIES: MORRILL
The Nebraska Department of Roads will receive sealed bids in Room 104 of the Central Office Building at 1500 Hwy. 2 in Lincoln, until 1:30 P.M. on November 13, 2014. At that time the bids will be opened and read for BITUMINOUS
BIDDING PROPOSAL FORMS WILL BE ISSUED AND A CONTRACT AWARD-ED TO A CONTRACTOR WHO IS QUALIFIED FOR: BITU-MINOUS
Length: 14.3 MILESSTART DATE 09/14/2015
WORKING DAYS 25Price Range $ 1,000,000 to
$3,000,000Plans and specifications
may be seen beginning October 21, 2014 at the Lincoln Central Office and October 27, 2014 at the District Engineer's Office at GERING
Additional letting informa-tion may be found at the Ne-braska Department of Roads Web Site at http://www.dor.state.ne.us/letting/. O22,29,N5
PUBLIC NOTICEThe Morrill County Rodeo,
Farm and Ranch Association, Inc. will hold its Annual Stock-holders meeting on Monday, November 3, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Morrill County Rural Fire District #1 meeting room at 1621 South Main Street, Bridgeport, Nebraska.
The only agenda items will be to elect/re-elect officers and five (5) board of Directors.
The next monthly Board meeting will be November 13, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. at the Rural Fire District #1 meeting room. Bill Steel, Secretary
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PUBLIC HEARING/SPECIAL MEETING
N O T I C ENOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-
EN, that a special meeting of the Chairman and Council of the Village of Broadwater, Nebraska will be held at 7:00 o’clock P.M. on September 8, 2014 at the Village Hall, 251 N Starr Street, which meet-ing will be open to the public. The purpose of said meeting is to hold a Budget Hearing and Budget Summary, hold a special hearing to set the Final Tax Request and to transact any other business in connec-tion with the foregoing as may come before said meeting. Ex-cept for items of an emergency nature the agenda shall not be enlarged later than twenty-four hours before the sched-uled commencement of the hearing.
Jeri YeagerInterim Village Clerk
Agenda:Budget HearingI. Review and Discuss Bud-
getPublic CommentII. Ordinance No. 325; An-
nual Appropriation BillIII. Resolution 2014-C;
Resolution to set the property tax request for the current year at a different amount than the property tax request for the prior year.
IV. Public CommentS3
(Voter Registrarion Requirements)Public Notice
The last day to register to vote in the November 4, 2012 General Election is October 24, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Office of the County Clerk or Election Com-missioner. All persons wishing to vote must be United States citizens, Nebraska residents and at least 18 years of age, or 17 years of age, and reach the age of 18 on or before the first Tuesday, after the first Monday in November of this year, that being November 4, 2014. Eligible applicants must complete a Nebraska Voter Registration Application providing: their name; residence address; postal address, if different from their residence address; date of birth; party affiliation, or indication of no affiliation; a valid Nebraska driver’s license number or the last four digits of their social security number and their signature. Re-registration is required if...voter changes residence or changes his or her name or Party Affiliation.
The County Clerk’s office will be open ‘til 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 24, 2014/s/Kathleen L. Brandt
Morrill County Clerk/Election Commissioner
NOTICEIN THE DISTRICT COURT
OF MORRILL COUNTY, NEBRASKA, Case CI 14-35, ADAIR ASSET MANAGE-MENT, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. MI-CHAEL DEAN LINDQUIST; DEBORAH KAY KAISER; JOHN DOE AND MARY DOE; and all other persons/enti-ties UNKNOWN claiming any right, interest or title in the real estate described herein,
To: Michael Dean Lindquist; Deborah Kay Kaiser; John Doe and Mary Doe; and all other persons/entities UNKNOWN having or claiming any right, interest or title in part of the N½ SW¼ of Section 19, Town-ship 18 North, Range 47 West of the 6th P.M., Morrill Coun-ty, Nebraska, more particularly described as follows: Begin-ning at a point on the North line of said SW¼, 530.0 feet
MEETING NOTICEThe Morrill County Hospital
Board will hold their regular meeting on October 28, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. A current agenda is on file in the office of the admin-istration O22
East of the Northwest corner of said SW¼; thence continue East on said North line, for a distance of 822.0 feet; thence South 5°20’ East for a distance of 452.0 feet; thence South 67°17’45” West for a distance of 48.0 feet; thence South 82°44’30” West for a distance of 826.4 feet; thence North, at right angles to said North line, for a distance of 573.0 feet to the point of beginning.
You have been sued by Adair Asset Management, LLC. The object of the plaintiff’s Com-plaint is to foreclose on Tax Sale Certificate No. 11-5710 for the delinquent taxes on the real es-tate described above. The taxes due under the certificate are for the 2009 thru 2012 taxes plus interest at the rate of 14% per annum. The Complaint asks the court to find that the taxes are a lien against the real estate, as provided by law, and that upon establishment of such lien, the real estate, which may remain unredeemed, be sold at public sale to satisfy the decree so en-tered, together with interest and costs, including attorney’s fees as provided for and by Nebras-ka Revised Statute §77-1909, as amended, and that the defen-dants be forever barred of all claims upon, interest in, right or title to, lien upon or equity of re-demption in the real estate upon confirmation of the sale. To de-fend this lawsuit, an appropri-ate written response must be
An agenda for such meet-ing, kept continuously current, is available at the office of the City Clerk, 809 Main Street, Bridgeport, Nebraska, during normal business hours.
Individuals requiring physi-cal or sensory accommoda-tions, who desire to attend or participate, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (308) 262-1623 no later than 1:00 p.m. on the business day of the meeting.
Kirk Fellhoelter, City Administrator
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1904 1st AvenueScottsbluff, NE 69363-1204
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filed with the District Court of Morrill County, Nebraska, 402 G Street, Bridgeport, Nebraska 69336, within 30 days of the last publication of this notice. If you fail to respond, the court may enter a judgment for the relief demanded in the Complaint.ADAIR ASSET MANAGE-MENT, Deana K. Walocha, #21652405 N. 115th Street, Suite 100Omaha, Nebraska 68154(402 399-9049, ex. 103Attorney for the Plaintiff
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ESU 13 launches innovative transition project
Dr. Jeffrey D. West, Administrator ESU #13
ESU #13 has been award-ed an Innovative Transition Grant from the Nebraska De-partment of Education. This project will train job coaches to use a variety of APPS and oth-er strategies used by students to gain greater levels of inde-pendence in the workplace. Members will be furnished a mini i-pad, cover, and i-tunes card for use in this experience. This year long project includes participation in trainings, completion of assigned proj-ects, and implementation with students. Participants must actively support students with disabilities in community em-ployment settings.
Training will be conducted by Marsha Threlkeld, Senior Program Manager of WISE: Washington Initiative for Sup-ported Employment. Phylis Graney of ATP and Janine Bar-ber of ESU #13 will serve as on-site facilitators.
Through instruction and project-based learning, partici-pants will:
•Learn all features of Apple devices, how to purchase and install APPS, managing set-
tings of device•Produce a visual schedule
and task cueing system•Produce a video career port-
folio for at least one student•Use an APP to create a
goal-setting activity with stu-dents
•Demonstrate the ability to use device for data collection, job evaluations, and proving progress
•Use APPS to improve time management with students as well as provide anxiety reduc-tion for youth with autism
Jan Barber, Transition Spe-cialist at ESU #13, is excited about the project. “Not often do we provide extended training to our Job Coaches, and we should, because they are the ones work-ing most directly day in and day out with our students.”
“There are 15 para-educa-tors in this project from all across our region. While visiting schools, the whole SPED de-partment is talking about how they are beginning to imple-ment some of these ideas in community-based employment and the classroom as well. We have met
twice, and participants have monthly projects to complete which they are taking very seri-ously!” Barber went on to say.
Without Adobe Pro Con-nect, our DL system, and tech support from ESU #13, this project would not be possible. ESU #13 is the leader in the state in reaching out and utiliz-ing our technology capabilities to provide unique opportuni-ties for staff, transition stu-dents, and families we serve.
All trainings are held at the ESU #13 Technology Center lo-cated at the Harms Advanced Technology Center.
This is another example of how we at ESU #13 live our mission of “striving to achieve educational excellence for all learners through strong part-nerships, service and leader-ship.” ESU #13: Serving the Panhandle.
Shooting Sports named Morri l l County 4-H club of the year
The Morrill County Shooting Club earned the
Morrill County 4-H club of the year
honors. Through-out the past
few years, this organization has
grown from 12 or 13 members to
its current size of over 40 members.
Each year, the leaders introduce
and work with youth on the joys
of target shoot-ing. Along with teaching them
the proper shoot-ing techniques.
The students learn how to
handle firearms and archery
equipment safely.
Working to keep Bridgeport beautifulIt’s that time of year again,
time to keep Bridgeport beau-tiful. Twice a year, the Bridge-port Lions Club along with the Bridgeport Boys Scouts Troop 14 canvas the ditches along Highway 88 south of Bridge-port. Their section of the high-way begins at what is locally know as the four corners and continues three miles south.
The process of picking up the trash takes place each fall and spring. This autumn, six Lions Club members along with three boy scouts and their parents took part in the semi-annual event.
In addition to providing ev-eryone cool sodas or water af-ter completing the three miles, the Bridgeport Lions Club makes a generous donation to the scouts to help them with funds to pay for activities they attend each year.
SUSAN MYERSPictured are members of the Bridgeport Lions Club along with members of the Bridgeport Boy Scouts and their parents who volunteered to pick up trash along Highway 88 south of Bridge-port on Sunday, October 19th.
Eyes on the ballMCCTA looks forward to 2015
Susan Myers
“Tennis is not a country club sport,” began Dennis Emerick as he addressed the audience adding that tennis is a sport for rural America. Emerick sited a study reported by the U.S. Tennis Asso-ciation that attributes educational, health and social benefits from tennis participation. Emerick and the local tennis association are working to create more opportunities for youth to play.
“I think it’s an awesome sport,” said Brent VanPatten, Morrill County Community Tennis Association president. as he spoke at the MCCTA Annual Fall Meeting on Sunday, October 19 at Prai-rie Winds Community Center in Bridgeport.
At the age of forty, VanPatten began playing tennis at the urg-ing of the late Dee Berg. Years later, the pair competed in St. George, UT, where Van Patten earned a silver. He and Dee also competed in the doubles portion.
“It was an awesome experience. I can honestly say it was one of the most meaningful things I have done,” said Brent.
Thirty-eight youth participated in MCCTA events throughout
this past season in one or more of the following—classes, team tennis, tournaments and play days.
Four 6-week teaching sessions and four Play Day events were held in 2014. Junior players from Bridgeport participated in five tournaments, including events in Cheyenne, Kearney and Lincoln.
“Our own programming contributed to the fastest growing 10 & Under participation in our section,” said organizer and Ex Of-ficio member Darren Emerick, who has accepted a position as the Youth Tennis Specialist of the state of Nebraska.
Cynthia Toscano was recognized for her exemplary play this past season. Toscano has transferred to a metro Houston high school and is playing for their varsity team as a freshman as well as running varsity cross-country.
Significant donations to the MCCTA last year include $1,000 from the Bridgeport Community Center Foundation; $500 from the USTA; individual donations from Troy & Melissa Hedin, Joe and Joy Arbour, Michele Deaver and Susanna Batterman.
Plans for next year include expansion of the 10 & Under and youth tennis classes and lessons to incorporate Alliance and Chad-ron, as well as, Scottsbluff and Gering. The group hopes for even-tual expansion of the JTT league to include the entire Panhandle.
SUSAN MYERSBridgeport Lions Club members (L-R) Paul Musquiz and Kurt Christensen walk along Highway 88 south of Bridgeport pick-ing up trash on Sunday, October 19th.
SUSAN MYERS(L-R) Levi Hanson, Andrew Hanson, members of the Bridgeport Boy Scouts, along with their mother Lydia Hanson volunteer to pick up trash with the Bridgeport Lions Club.
Another goal for next season is growth in tournament participation, the addition of one more tournament in the Morrill County area, and creation of a high school girl’s ten-nis team at Bridgeport High School for the 2016 season.
The group is looking at the organization of a NJTL at PWCC Panhandle Wood Racquet Classic and other fundraiser ideas.
Board leadership was elected for the 2015 season. Board and players in attendance are (L-R, kneeling) are Alex Barnette (junior player rep.), Troy Hedin, vice president; Brent VanPatten, president; Alicia Marx, Sarah Lang; (standing, L-R) Harrison Barnette, Lulu Lang, Melissa Hedin, treasurer; Darren Emerick, ex officio member, Tony McGrath, bus driver and son, Chase Mc-Grath; Sonja Marx, board member; and Carolyn VanPatten. Not pictured, Karen Harshbarger, secretary; Jack Berg, Michele Deaver and Dorothy Retchless, all board members.
Sarah Lang earned 2014 Junior Female Player of the Year, receiving her certifi-cate from MCCTA President Brent VanPat-ten. David Argamosa earned Junior Male Player of the Year.
Guadalupe Lang is honored by Brent VanPatten, MCCTA presi-dent, as 2014 Volunteer of the Year, while the Bridgeport Com-munity Center Foundation earned Tennis Supporter of the Year.
Brent VanPatten says, “We are very blessed to have this indoor court,” as he mentions his gratefulness to the late Dee Berg, in-strumental advocate for including tennis into the PWCC gym.
PHOTOS BY SUSAN MYERS
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Kevin Myers
Serving local beef to the students of Bridgeport Public Schools through their lunch program was one of the main goals Chuck Lambert, Bridge-port’s new superintendent, had when implementing the beef initiative developed at the be-ginning of the 2014 school year.
Along with wanting to sup-port the health and nutrition of the Bridgeport students, Lam-bert indicated that the donation of the beef will also be more cost
effective for the school’s lunch program. At this time, the only cost the school has into the proj-ect is the processing of the beef, which is being done by KDK Meats, a Morrill County based meat locker who is also donat-ing the cost of testing the meat to help keep the costs down.
Lambert said that without KDK Meats, which is a USDA approved meat processing facility—a requirement by the government, the school wouldn’t be able to implement the program.
Upon moving to Bridgeport, Lambert presented his plan to the Bridgeport School Board and with their approval he visited with local beef produc-ers during the Morrill County Fair. Within a short period of time, ten producers stepped forward, each donating a beef to help kickoff the program.
To celebrate the success of the program and to show their appreciation to the generous donation of the local producers, Bridgeport Public Schools held an open house on Friday, Oct. 17th to thank the farm and ranch families for their donation. Dur-ing the open house, these donors along with community members attending the event were treated to hamburgers and all the fixings as well as a salad bar with choic-es of fresh fruit, vegetables and a variety of salads.
Lambert went on to explain that the school is able to get
approximately 500 pounds of meat from each animal donated indicating that to date they have received over 5,000 pounds of meat for the program. He con-tinued by saying that each time the lunch services prepares a meal with the beef that they use
about 100 pounds.The proof of the success of
the program lies in what the stu-dents say about the food to which a group of second grade students enjoying a meal with Elementary Principal Troy Malone said the hamburgers are great!
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While I have been Mayor, we have— • progressed the City’s infrastructure
and its water system,• worked to acquire the Nursing Home for our senior citizens, and• remodeled the Public Library.• The PWCC bonds are now paid.• I have managed a competent staff to include the hiring of a City
Administrator who is vested in the City and should stay for years to come.• I have managed the Council meetings and worked with council members.• I have consulted with and follow legal advice when needed.• I have management experience and carefully review all city expenditures.• I have the time to devote to the City’s business.• I have been available to Bridgeport’s citizens and have acted upon
requests and complaints in a timely manner.• I have experience as a Panhandle Area Development District representative.
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Beef : It’s what’s in school lunches
KEVIN MYERSBridgeport Public Schools would like to thank the Pohl Family Farms for donating a beef to the school’s lunch program. Rep-resenting Pohl Family Farms are (L-R) Jeff, Mary and Kim Metz.
KEVIN MYERSJustin and Becky Corman, along with their daughter, Olivia, display the banner thanking them for donating a beef to the Bridgeport Public Schools lunch program.
KEVIN MYERS Bridgeport Public Schools would like to thank the Morrill County Farm Bureau for donating a beef to the school’s lunch program. Representing the Farm Bureau are (L-R) Jeff and Michelle Pohl along with Kim and Jeff Metz.
COURTESY PHOTOJoan and Phil Corman, along with their grand-daughter, Olivia, display the banner thanking them for donating a beef to the Bridgeport Public Schools’ lunch program.
KEVIN MYERSBridgeport Public Schools would like to thank the Weborg Feedlot, Inc. for donating a beef to the school’s lunch program. Representing Weborg Feedlot are (L-R) Kristi and Dean We-borg, Leora Weborg, and Troy and Lisa Weborg.
KEVIN MYERSBridgeport Public Schools would like to thank 3L Farming & Feeding for donating a beef to the school’s lunch program. Representing 3L Farms are Peter G. and Jim Lapaseotes.
KEVIN MYERSBridgeport Public Schools would like to thank Faessler Farms, LTD, for donating a beef to the school’s lunch program. Repre-senting Faessler Farms are (L-R) Bobbi and Jan Faessler.
KEVIN MYERSBridgeport Public Schools would like to thank Lapaseotes Feedyard for donating a beef to the school’s lunch program. Representing Lapaseotes Feedyard is Chris Lapaseotes.
KEVIN MYERSBridgeport Public Schools would like to thank Dale and Tammi Nichols for donating a beef to the school’s lunch program. Dale and Tammi were not available for a photo during the schools’ lunch pro-gram open house held on Friday, October 17.
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A Lady Bulldog f irstBridgeport competes in SPVA tournament
Alexis Douthit Staff, Paw Prints
For the first time in the history of Bridgpeort volley-
ball, the Lady Bulldog com-peted in the South Platte Valley Conference (SPVA) volleyball tournament.
Competing on Saturday,
October 18th in Suther-land, the Bridgeport volley-ball team finished the South Platte Valley Athletic Confer-ence tournament with two
wins and one loss.After dropping their open-
ing match to Hershey by the scores of 27-25 and 25-16, the Lady Bulldogs battled back to defeat Sutherland 25-11 and 25-21 during the consolation semifinal match.
Bridgeport captured a fifth place finish as they defeated Kimball during the consola-tion finals by the scores of 25-16, 19-25, and 25-17.
Bulldogs rout Tigers for HomecomingBridgeport defeats Bayard 50-0
Tiffaney Connelly Staff, Paw Prints
The Bridgeport Bulldogs steam-rolled the Bayard Tigers 50-0 for a royal victory during their Home-coming game played on Friday, Oc-tober 17th.
After stopping Bayard on the opening drive of the game, the Bull-dogs scored early and often as they crossed the goal line on their first three possessions.
Kaden Hall began the scoring fren-zy for the Bulldogs when he hauled in a five yard pass from Mitchell Dudden for a touchdown on the tenth play of their first possession. Wyatt Pan-kowski scored the two-point conver-sion to make the score 8-0.
Moments later after another forced Tiger punt, Pankowski put the Bulldogs up 14-0 when he scored on an eight yard run on the 11th play of their second drive.
The Bulldogs’ third touchdown
came early in the second quarter fol-lowing a Dudden interception. Six plays later, Pankowski scored on a three-yard run to increase their lead to 20-0.
On Bayard’s ensuing drive, the defense put the Bulldogs next touch-down on the board. Logan Linch in-tercepted a screen pass and sprinted 33 yards to the end zone. Pankowski scored the two point conversion to push their lead to 28-0.
With 7:21 still showing on the clock, Bridgeport’s scoring frenzy wasn’t fin-ished. After forcing yet another Tiger punt, the Bulldogs scored on their very first play from scrimmage when Dud-den hit Linch with a perfect 34-yard scoring strike. Pankowski bulled his way across the goal line with several
See FOOTBALL, B2
KEVIN MYERSEleven Bulldogs battle most of the Bayard Tigers in what appeared to be a rugby scrum formed around Bayard’s kickoff returner as both teams thrust the momentum back and forth for field position.
A good, ol ’ - fashioned scrum
COURTESY PHOTO, STEVE AUSTINThe Bridgeport Lady Bulldogs leap for joy reacting to the fi-nal point giving them a three set victory over the Kimball Longhorns during the South Platte Valley Athletic Confer-ence volleyball tournament played on Saturday, October 18th in Sutherland.
Bulldogs rollMelanie Mitchell Staff, Paw Prints
For the first time in 19 years, the Bridgeport Boys Cross Coun-try team has qualified for the Nebraska High School State Cross Country meet. The Bulldogs qualified as a team by finishing 3rd during the D-6 District meet run on Thursday, October 16th at Pheasant Run Golf Course in Grant.
Bridgeport finished the meet with 62 points, behind Chase County in first with 13 points, followed by Dundy County-Strat-ton in second with 29 points.
Individually, Ronnie Brown was the highest finisher placing 16th with a time of 19:44.72, while Jack Linders crossed the fin-ish line in 20th place with a time of 20:06.60. Just behind, were Andrew Nelson in 22nd place (20:19.36) and Ryan Gomez in 24th place (20:26.95).
Rounding out the field for the Bulldogs were Kyle Lussetto in 34th place (21:14.97) and Mario Picena in 42nd place (21:43.34)
Widener qualifies for state meet
Kevin Myers
Marissa Widener qualified for the Ne-braska State High School Cross Country meet for the second consecutive season finishing in 13th place with the top fifteen runners advancing to state, during the Class D District 6 cross country meet ran on Friday, October 17th at the Pheasant Run Golf Course in Grant.
Overall, the Lady Bulldogs finished in fourth place as a team with 62 points. Perkins County won the meet with a team score of 31 points, followed by North Platte St. Pats in second with 41 points. Chase County finished in third place with 51 points. The top three teams qualified for the state meet.
Individually, Wid-ener’s time to finish the 5 kilometer course was 23:24.49. Erika Swires finished just outside the top fifteen as she crossed the finish line in 17th place with a time of 24:14.43. Sarah Kesterson finished the race in 24th place stopping the clock at the 25:05.46 mark, Kaley Johnson was 31st with a time of 26:26.12, and Katie Ramos finished in 40th place with a time of 27:26.66.
The top two medalists during the meet, both from Western Trails Conference schools, were Dani Wellnitz from Gordon-Rushville, whose winning time was 19:54.20, while Bayard’s Jessi Smith came in second with a time of 20:22.84.
Widener will compete in the Class D State Cross Country finals on Friday, October 24th in Kearney.
KEVIN MYERSRonnie Brown leads a pack of runners during the D-6 District cross country meet ran in Grant on Thursday, October 16th.
KEVIN MYERSLady Bulldog runner, Marissa Widener runs the cross country course during the D-6 District meet held in Grant.
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KEVIN MYERSLogan Linch leaps to grab one of two interceptions he recorded during the Bulldogs’ victory over Bayard.
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Tiger defenders on his back to score the two-point conversion to make the score 36-0.
Bridgeport scored the fi-nal touchdown of the half af-ter taking over at the Bayard 41 yard line with 1:49 on the clock. Six plays later, Dudden found Linch wide open in the end zone and hit him with a 25-yard scoring pass. Ethan Marx tacked on the extra point, and the Bulldogs now led 43-0.
Following the halftime break, the Bulldogs capped off their scoring— Pankowski broke through the line his third touchdown of the game on a four yard run. Marx kicked the extra point to make the eventual final score 50-0.
Offensively, the Bulldogs
gained 342 total yards, 268 coming via their powerful running game. Pan-kowski carried the ball 21 times gaining 188 yards, followed by Lawrence Schnei-der with 46 yards on eight carries.
Dudden complet-ed all four of his pass attempts gaining 74 yards. Linch grabbed two passes for 59 yards, while Hall and Ty Weborg caught one pass each.
Defensively, Linch led the Bull-dogs with seven tackles and two in-terceptions. John Pappas and Pan-kowski recorded two tackles for losses during the contest, and Dudden tallied an interception.
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BreakfastOct. 22–Scrambled Eggs w/Cheese, toast, assorted
fruitOct. 23–Biscuits and Gravy, assorted fruitOct. 24–Peanut Butter/Jelly Sandwich, assorted
fruitOct. 27–Assorted Cereal, string cheese, assorted fruitOct. 28–Pancakes, yogurt cups,
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LunchOct. 22–Potato and Ham Soup, dinner roll, fruit/
vegetable barOct. 23–Mexican Chicken Rice, tortilla, fruit/
vegetable barOct. 24–Beefy Spaghetti, garlic rolls, fruit/vegetable barOct. 27–Pigs in a Blanket, Sun chips, fruit/vegetable barOct. 28–Beefy Joes, baked beans, fruit/vegetable barOct. 29–Chicken and Noodles, dinner roll, fruit/
vegetable bar.
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Oct. 22–District FCCLA Conference, at Bridgeport, 8:00 a.m.; Success for Teaching, early dismissal, 12:30 p.m.
Oct. 23–C/JV/V Volleyball, at Gering, 5:00/6:00/7:00 p.m.
Oct. 24–State Cross Country, Kearney; 6A Mul-ticultural Fair, 1:00 p.m.; Football at Kimball, 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 25–WTC Volleyball, at Mitchell, 1:00 p.m.Oct. 27–Art (K-3) Math (4-6) Night, 6:00 p.m.;
Elementary Book FairOct. 28–Volleyball Tri., at Mitchell, 4:00 p.m.;
Elementary Book FairOct. 29–Elementary Book Fair
KEVIN MYERS Will Frerichs (56) along with Taylor Janick (63) and the entire offensive line dominated the Bayard Tigers throughout their game played on Friday, Oct. 17.
State Golf Drew Shaffer Staff, Paw Prints
The Lady Bulldogs Girl’s Golf team capped off their sea-son with a trip to the Nebraska State High School Golf Tour-nament played at Quail Run Golf Course in Columbus.
During the two-day tourna-ment played on Monday, Octo-ber 13th and Tuesday, October 14th, Bridgeport finished in 15th place with a team score of 196. The Lady Bulldogs carded a score of 477 during the first day of competition and fol-lowed that up with a 484.
Individually, Cassidy Mitchell finished in 27th place out of over 90 golf-ers. The Bridgeport senior recorded a two-day score of 199, shooting 100 on Monday and coming back to shoot 99 on Tuesday.
Kassidy Hernandez fin-ished the 36-hole state compe-tition with a score of 238, fol-lowed by Kassandra Marx who carded a 249.
Rounding out the field for the Lady Bulldogs were Olga Aguilar and Jordyn Benavides who shot scores of 275 and 313 respectively.
Super Kids— Knowledge Is Power
Fall family math and art night“Super Kids—Knowledge is Power” is the theme for this
fall’s Family Math and Art Night to be held on Monday, Oc-tober 27th from 6:00 to 7:45 p.m. in the high school gym, put on by Bridgeport High School’s Math Club, Art Club and FCCLA.
Students in kindergarten through 6th grade are invited to attend with their parents. The K-3 students will be doing art projects with the Art Club students, the 4th–6th grade stu-dents will be doing hands-on math projects with the high school math students, and the FCCLA will be providing a pumpkin patch-themed night for the pre-school children. Make plans to attend!
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PHOTOS BY KEVIN MYERSMacie Miller, followed by Toni Mitchell play their flutes.
PHOTOS BY KEVIN MYERSAbraham Ramos, followed by Cody Spencer, Grace Dobrinski and Todd Widener march with the Bridgeport band during the Old West Band competition held in Scottsbluff on Saturady, October 18th.
PHOTOS BY KEVIN MYERSGrace Dobrinski (above) plays her trom-bone, while Kassandra Marx and Elijah Smith (center L-R) along with Max Cooper (far right) play their saxophones.
Freshman 50-50 raffle
KEVIN MYERSJosh Gregory holds the Subway gift card he earned as the top seller of Freshman class 50-50 raffle tickets at the Lady Bulldogs volleyball game versus Mitchell on Thursday, October 16th. Josh sold $120.00 worth of tickets. Deb Spading of North Platte, Cur-tis Freeze’s grandmother, won the raffle totaling $333.50.
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PHOTOS BY KEVIN MYERSTrevor Benavides, Ty Weborg and Mitchel Dudden spray silly string at the crowd as they ride on the senior float during the Homecoming Parade. Additional pho-tos showcase various other floats and groups taking part in the parade, as well as, events from the pep rally held on Wednesday, October 15th at the PWCC.
BHS Homecoming Activi t ies
PHOTOS BY KEVIN MYERS(L-R, above) Nathan Schmunk, Karsen Stull, Trey Janicek and Austin Hartman ride the sophomore float during the Bridgeport High School Homecoming parade held on Friday, October 17th.
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Congratulations to the Girls Golf Team for going to State!
Good Luck at State,Boys Cross Country Team
and Marissa Widener!
This page made possible through the contributions and kind generosity of the
listed businesses and professional people.
KEVIN MYERSBoys Cross Country Team that qualified for the State Cross Country Meet and will be representing Bridgeport High School areAbove (L-R) Ryan Gomez, Ronnie Brown, Andrew Nelson; Below: Kyle Lussetto, Mario Picena and Jack Linders. Good luck at state.
KEVIN MYERSCompeting at the Nebraska State Girls Golf meet on Monday and Tuesday, October 13-14 is the Bridgeport Girl’s Golf Team. Pictured are (L-R): Cassidy Mitchell, Kassidy Hernandez (above), Olga Aguilar (below), Jordyn Benavides (above) and Kassandra Marx (below). Congratulations on your great season and qualifying for the State Golf Meet!
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KEVIN MYERSMarissa Widener will be representing Bridge-port High School at the Nebraska State High School Cross Country meet to be run on Fri-day, October 25th. Widener qualified for the state meet with a 14th place finish at the Class D-6 District meet held in Bayard on Thursday, October 17th.
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Kevin Myers
Celebrating Parents’ Night, the Leyton Lady Warriors fought back from a one set deficit to defeat Sedg-wick County in five sets on Tuesday, October 14th.
After dropping the first set 20-25, the Lady Warriors battled back to win sets two and three by the scores of 27-25 and 25-22. However, the Lady Cougars captured set four by the score of 25-21 to push the match to a fifth and deciding set. In the fi-nal set, the Lady Warriors jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, winning the final set by the score of 15-8.
“What a hard-fought match!” Head Coach Jodi Craig stated. “Of course we’d like to have won in three sets, but if we come out with the win in five sets and get better in the process, it’s worth having to play them all.”
The Lady Warriors finished with three hitters in double figures in kills. Shaela Jenkins led the Leyton attack with 13 kills, followed by Kai-
tlyn Berner and Diedra Waite with 11 and 10 respectively. Natalie Cruise finished with seven kills and 15 assists. Tay-lor Berner also finished with double figures in assists as she dished out 13.
Kaitlyn Berner led the Lady Warriors in serving with six ace serves and 12 points, while Cruise and Waite fin-ished four aces each. Cruise recorded 13 points during the match, while Waite tallied 12.
Defensively, Dani McKay and Waite blocked six Cougar attacks to lead the Lady War-riors, followed by Jenkins with five and Kaitlyn Berner with four. Leyton finished the match with five players with double figures in digs.
Jenkins led with 21, followed by Cruise with 18, McKay with 17, Kaitlyn Berner with 16 and Cruise with 15.
“Our serve receive and court aware-ness proved to be an asset for us throughout the match,” Coach Craig explained. “I also felt that we played more aggressive defensively, and that our bench girls who came in played their roles well. This was a great win for us, this week.”
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Once again, a Behrends’ kill followed by a Straber block gave the Lady Storm a 19-16 edge, but Leyton would battle back with a Jenkins kill and an ace serve by Waite.
With the score tied 19-19, both teams were unable to put together a run as the score went back and forth. Leyton tied the score at 23-23 with a Waite tip for a kill. Creek Val-ley hit an attack into the net giving the Lady Warriors the one-point advantage, but Payje Misegadis recorded a kill to tie the set one more time.
The Lady Warriors won the match when Creek Valley missed on two attacks as they hit one out-of-bounds and hit the other into the net.
Leyton advanced to the championship match with a first round victory over Mina-tare by the scores of 25-8 and 25-8, and followed that up with a thrilling three set win over Bayard by the scores of 19-25, 25-22 and 25-21.
“We knew going into the MAC tournament, we would have to play well to make it to the championship game,” explained Head Coach Jodi Craig. “Hav-ing to sit through three matches prior to play-ing Bayard, we didn’t come out with the intensity and dropped the first set. We were able to adjust our defense and attack plan to win the sec-ond and third sets.
“After beating Ba-yard, we knew the winner of the other semi-final game
would be tough, no matter who came out the winner. Having split with Creek Valley earlier this season, it was going to be a matter of executing on a con-sistent basis if we were going to be able to have a chance to beat them. We served aggressively and hustled defensively to keep Creek Valley out of system ear-ly in the match. The girls put together a very collaborative effort in winning the MAC title. I am very proud of the girls for keeping their composure and staying organized on our side of the court,” said Coach Craig.
COURTESY PHOTOLEFT: The Lady Warriors celebrate their victory over Creek Valley to earn the MAC title. ABOVE: Taylor Berner sets the ball during Ley-ton’s victory over the Lady Storm.
KEVIN MYERSBailey Miller hit a serve dur-ing Leyton’s five set come from behind victory over the Lady Cougars on Tuesday, October 14th.
Leyton eLementary menuBreakfast
Oct. 22–Scrambled eggs, Pancakes, juice, fruit
Oct. 23—Cereal, toast, fruitOct. 24—PB&J Sandwich, fruitOct. 27—Cereal, toast, fruit, juiceOct. 28–Cereal, toast, fruitOct. 29–Egg-to-go, juice, fruit
Lunch
Oct. 22–Hot beef sandwich, cheese stick, celery & carrots, w/ranch, peaches.
Oct. 23–Chicken burrito, green chili, lettuce salad, pears, chocolate cake
Oct. 24–Tuna Salad sandwich, French fries, man-darin oranges
Oct. 27–Deli Turkey Sandwich, lettuce & tomato, corn, peaches
Oct. 28–Chicken breast, noodles w/alfredo, green beans, mandarin oranges
Oct. 29–Cheeseburger pocket, green beans, pears, 1/2 graham cracker
Leyton high schooL menuOct. 22–Chicken nuggets, Asian rice, cornOct. 23–Smoked Turkey Croissant,
sweet totsOct. 24–Pizza-Pasta Bake, peas, garlic
cheese stickOct. 27–Cheeseburger, French friesOct. 28–Super Nachos, refried beans, churroOct. 29–French Toast Sticks, sausage patty, juice
Leyton schooL caLendarOct. 22–High School PicturesOct. 23–JV/V Volleyball, at Crawford, 4:30
p.m.Oct. 24–Football, at Potter-Dix, 7:00 p.m.Oct. 25–ACTOct. 27–FCA meeting at 6:30, High school multiOct. 28–Leyton Volleyball Tournament, 2:00 p.m.Oct. 30–1st Round Football PlayoffsOct. 31–Fall Break, no school
COURTESY PHOTOKristine Barnett hits an attack during the Lady Warriors victory over the Creek Valley Lady Storm in the MAC title game played on Satur-day, October 18th.
Lady Warriors charge back to defeat Sedgwick County
KEVIN MYERSHope Dykman shows off her black eye she received during the Lady War-riors volleyball game versus Sedgwick County played on Tuesday, October 14th following Parents’ Night.
Kevin Myers
The highly ranked and undefeated Garden County Eagles defeated the Leyton Warriors 68-13 during their dis-trict contest played on Friday, October 17th in Oshkosh.
The Warriors were able to punch in two touchdowns during the contest as Rhett Dye hit Zach Hellie with a touchdown pass and James Rushman scored a touchdown on the ground for Leyton. Max Suess also kicked an extra point following a touchdown to help Leyton put 13 points on the scoreboard.
Offensively, Dye completed eight passes during the contest for 107 yards. Hellie caught three passes gaining 46 yards, followed by Drew Brenner with two catches for 19 yards. Jared West-man, Cody McKay and Rushman caught one pass each.
Rushman carried the ball four times for 39 yards, followed by Kordell Maestas with three carries for 27 yards. Teghan
Osborne gained 20 yards on two carries.Defensively, Maestas and McKay led
the Warriors with 16 and 11 tackles re-spectively, followed by Brenner with nine. Hellie recorded eight stops during the contest, while Rushman and Freeman
Lineback each tallied seven tackles.The Warriors will conclude
their season with the battle of Cheyenne County as they take on their arch rivals from Potter-Dix on Friday, October 24th.
Warr iors drop contest to Garden County
COURTESY PHOTOKordell Maestas runs for a good gain against the Garden County Eagles.
COURTESY PHOTOJames Rushman (20) follows the blocks of Cody Mckay (18) and Freeman Lineback (56).
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Sav v y Se n i o rWhat to consider when choosing a walk-in bathtub
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The kind of walk-in tub you choose will depend on the size and layout of your bathroom, your wife’s needs and preferences, and your budget. Prices for a good walk-in tub typically run be-tween $3,000 and $10,000 installed. Here are some oth-er things you should know.
Quality check: The best walk-in bathtubs on the market today are made in the USA. Also, make sure the com-pany you choose has a lifetime “leak-proof” door seal warran-ty and lengthy warranties on both the tub and the operating system.
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Do l l a r S a n D Se n S eLower credit-card rate? Just ask
David Uffington
Unhappy with your credit-card interest rate? Wondering how to lower it? It might be eas-ier than you think. Sometimes you only need to ask.
According to a study done by CreditCards.com, only 23 percent of credit-card holders have ever asked for a lower rate. Of those who did ask, two-thirds were approved.
And that’s not the only thing you can ask your credit-card company for. Although only 28 percent of cardhold-ers who wanted a waiver for a late-payment fee dared to ask for it, of those who did ask, 90 percent were successful.
Apparently, there are cer-tain parameters to being given a lower interest rate or a late-fee waiver. About 72 percent of those who asked for (and received) a lower rate had in-
comes of more than $75,000. Those with incomes between $50,000 and $74,999 received a lower rate 55 percent of the time. When it came to getting a late-fee waived, the high-er-income cardholders were successful 93 percent of the time. Those in the $30,000 to $49,999 range were successful 76 percent of the time.
What this tells us is that no matter your income, if you want a lower interest rate or a late fee waived, it doesn’t hurt to call and ask. Credit-card com-panies don’t check your credit every week to see if you’re wor-thy, but they will when you call. Establish a relationship and you’re more likely to get a “yes” when you ask for something, especially if you’ve been work-ing to raise your credit score.
Other things to ask for when you’re on the phone with the credit-card company:
• A different due date each month. If your paycheck hits your account on the first of ev-ery month and the credit card payment is due on the fifth, you run the risk of being late each and every month. Ask for the due date to be pushed back to the 15th. It might take one or two cycles to get it on track.
• Are there any new pro-grams? For example, if you’re with a major card company, it likely has a number of different cards, each with different bene-fits. Be careful and do the math, but if you’re offered a card with zero interest for a period of time if you do a cash advance to pay off another card, consider it.
David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will in-corporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com.
(c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.
Se n i o r ne w S li n e
Seniors want to workMatilda Charles
According to a study re-leased by Merrill Lynch, seniors don’t really want to completely retire. Nearly three-quarters of us want our retirement years to include work.
Given the economy, it would seem an easy guess that we would keep working not be-cause we want to, but because we need the money. But that’s not necessarily so, per the study. Five years before retir-ing, 37 percent of us already have taken steps to having a career after retirement. Half of us do take a break between official retirement and the next career. The break lasts for two years. We then spend the next
nine years or so finding a bal-ance between work and lei-sure, with most of us opting for part-time work. A third of us become self-employed.
The study addresses myths about us:
• Retirement means the end of work. Not so. Fully 80 percent of respondents said they work because they want to.
• Retirement is a time of decline. No, again. The majority said that work keeps them young and holds off physical and mental decline.
• People work past re-tirement age because they need the money. Twice as many said they work to stay active, not for the money.
• Retirees who work keep the same type of career. No, over half have switched to new types of work, preferably with more fun and less stress.
Do the working retired have any advice for us? Yes. Be willing to try new things, do something you enjoy even if it pays less, and keep up with technology.
To see the whole study, go online to www.ml.com/retire-mentstudy. This was the third section of a four-part study. On the right of the screen look for “Work in Retirement: Myths and Motivations.”
Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com.(c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
First f lu cases confirmed in NebraskaDHHS encourages vaccination
Flu is here. The first confirmed cases of the season have been report-ed to the Nebraska De-partment of Health and Human Services. There are three, all in Douglas County.
“Several viruses are in the news right now including Ebola and en-terovirus, but it’s also important to remember that flu can be a seri-ous disease,” said Dr. Joseph Acierno, Chief Medical Officer and Director of Public Health for DHHS. “Getting vaccinated is the most important step you can take to protect yourself and your family from flu.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rec-ommend everyone 6 months and older get vaccinated for the flu in the fall, or as soon as vaccine is available.
New this year, children be-tween 2 and 8 years old should receive the nasal spray vac-
cine, according to the CDC. Recent research suggests the nasal spray flu vaccine may be more effective than the flu shot in younger children. However, parents shouldn’t delay vacci-nation if the nasal spray vac-cine isn’t available.
While flu can make any-one sick, certain people are at greater risk for serious compli-cations, and it’s especially im-portant they receive vaccine:
•Young children•Older people•People with chronic lung
disease (like asthma and COPD), diabetes (type 1 and 2), heart disease, neurologic conditions and certain other long-term health conditions
•Pregnant women Severe cases of flu can lead
to hospitalization and even death.
The severity and the length of flu seasons vary, but flu season in the U.S. typ-ically peaks between Decem-ber and February. Though
public health officials can’t predict exactly what flu sea-son will be like this year, they recommend getting vaccinated as soon as possible for the best protection.
DHHS officially started flu surveillance Sept. 28. Surveil-lance shows where the flu is and how fast it’s spreading across the state.
DHHS uses multiple sur-veillance systems to track flu viruses, including sentinel physicians who report the number of people with flu-like illness weekly, lab tests, school surveillance, hospital data, emergency department data and death reporting.
For more flu information, visit the DHHS website at www.dhhs.ne.gov/flu or www.
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“I Wa s Th I n k I n g. . .”Pro spor ts bonanza
Susan Gillies
If you are a huge fan of pro-fessional sports, October is a very special time for you. If you are less of a fan, you may not be aware how important this is. On October 28, 2014, the National Basketball League begins its regular season. That means the top four sports all have scheduled games during the last week of October. It’s the only time of the year this hap-pens. Baseball’s World Series gets underway in October. The National Football League is in its mid-season and the Nation-al Hockey League has begun its season probably because the pond has frozen in front of the league’s office in Labrador.
For those of you who don’t like sports at all, quietly study one of these sports. Then, seemingly overnight become a fan. Your friends and family will be stunned. It’s fun to sur-prise them with a new aspect of your personality. You may even decide to stay a fan.
Most sports fans love this Oc-tober “pile-on” of sports. Others are driven crazy by too many games to watch simultaneously. Some of us wish for a time when baseball was in the summer, football in the fall, hockey in the winter, and basketball not at all (or basketball in the winter and hockey not at all). But that’s not the way it is. More money can be made with stretched out sea-
sons. There just aren’t enough months in the year to accommo-date all this money-making fun! Think of the disaster it would be if there weren’t enough games of some kind to fill up the sports channels. We’d have
to endure more hours of four guys sitting behind a desk talk-ing to each other. We might even have to go so far as to turn off the TV. Horrors!
Nebraskan Susan Gillies is a writ-er, public speaker and silversmith.
To Yo u r go o d he a lT hEyebrow loss? Have thyroid checked
Keith Roach, M.D.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an active 63-year-old
female of normal weight. I exercise several times a week and am in seemingly good health. About a year ago I no-ticed that my eyebrows were disappearing, starting on the outer edges. They are now al-most completely gone.
During my annual physi-cal in November, my gen-eral physician found that I have thyroid nodules. Three large ones were biopsied and proved negative. Blood work, including a TSH level, is normal. Both my GP and dermatologist feel certain that the nodules are not caus-ing the eyebrow problem, be-cause I don’t have any other symptoms of thyroid disease, but they don’t know what is causing the loss. — K.F.
ANSWER: The loss of eye-brows, superciliary madaro-sis, has many possible causes, but low thyroid is the first one that most doctors think of. A TSH level is a reason-able screening test for thyroid disease, but if the suspicion is high, I check additional thy-roid tests, such a thyroxine (T4), free T4 and T3. Occa-sionally TSH still can be in the
very broad “normal” range for most people but be abnormal for that person.
Other causes of eyebrow loss include autoimmune dis-ease, inflammatory skin condi-tions and infection. Repeated plucking of the eyebrows can lead to permanent loss of the follicles. Allergies to cosmet-ics also can cause eyebrow and eyelash loss. Have you changed your makeup recently?DEAR DR. ROACH:
My wife continually tells me that I should not drink re-heated coffee because it con-centrates the acid in coffee and is bad for me. I never drink more than one cup per day, and I always use a non-dairy creamer and Splenda. I have researched this question on-line and several responses say it is not harmful. In the mean-time, she drinks orange juice every day, which has a lower pH than coffee. She sometimes complains about acid indiges-tion. Your comments? — A.
ANSWER: Acid is measured by the pH scale—with the low-er the number, the more acid in the liquid. Coffee has a pH of about 5, slightly acidic, where-as orange juice has a pH of 3, which means it is a hundred times more acidic. Reheating coffee should not change the
acid concentration.Your stomach has a pH of
about 1.5—much more acid than either juice or coffee. The caffeine in coffee can stimu-late your stomach to make more acid, and can weaken the sphincter muscle that keeps the stomach acid from going up into the esophagus. However, if it isn’t bothering you, there is no reason to stop drinking coffee.
One cup of juice usually doesn’t cause acid indigestion either.DEAR DR. ROACH:
What is a hammer toe? Is surgery always necessary?
— R.H.ANSWER: A hammer toe is a
deformity of the second, third or fourth toe, where it stays perma-nently bent. It may be caused by wearing shoes with too little toe room. Roomy shoes are always a good idea, and taping may be tried if the toe is still bendable.
Surgery is used in cases of pain that doesn’t respond to conservative treatments. Sur-gery should not be done just for cosmetic reasons.
Email questions to Dr. Roach at ToYourGoodHealth@med.cor-nell.edu. To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.© 2011 North America Synd., Inc.
Flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits cut your taxes
Jason Alderman
For millions of Americans, 2015 open enrollment for employer-provided benefits is right around the corner. While it may be tempting to simply opt for the same coverage you have this year, doing so could cost you hundreds–or thou-sands–of dollars in tax savings.
Have I captured your atten-tion?
Find out if your employer offers flexible spending ac-counts (FSAs). They let you pay for eligible out-of-pocket healthcare and/or dependent care expenses on a pre-tax basis–that is, before federal, state, local and Social Security taxes have been deducted from your paycheck.
Also look for a commuter benefit plan, where you can pay for certain workplace mass transit and parking expenses with pretax dollars. By con-tributing to an FSA or com-muter plan to cover expenses you would have paid for any-way, you reduce your taxable income by that amount, which in turn lowers your tax bill.
Here’s how it can add up: Say you’re married, jointly earn $90,000 a year and con-tribute 5 percent to a 401(k). If you contribute $2,000 to a healthcare FSA and $4,000 for dependent care, your re-sulting net income, after taxes, would be roughly $1,700 more than if you had paid for those expenses on an after-tax ba-sis. Use the FSA calculator at www.dinkytown.net to evalu-ate your own situation.
And, with a commuter plan,
you can use pretax dollars to pay for up to $130 a month in transit expenses (bus, train, vanpool, etc.) and $250 a month in quali-fied parking expenses and reap the same kind of tax benefit.
You can use a healthcare FSA to pay for any IRS-allowed medical expenses not covered by your medical, dental or vi-sion plans. This includes de-ductibles, copayments, orth-odontia, glasses, prescription drugs, chiropractic, smoking cessation programs and many more. Note: Over-the-counter medications, except for insu-lin, require a doctor’s prescrip-tion to be eligible. (See IRS Publication 502.)
Dependent care FSAs let you use pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible expenses related to care for your child, spouse, parent or other dependent in-capable of self-care. Eligible expenses include:
•Fees for licensed daycare and adult care facilities.
•Amounts paid for services provided in or outside your home so that you and your spouse can work, look for work, or attend school full-time.
•Before- and after-school programs for dependents un-der age 13.
•Babysitting by relatives over age 19 who aren’t your dependent.
For some lower-income families, the federal income tax dependent care tax credit is more advantageous than an
FSA so crunch the numbers or ask a tax expert which alterna-tive is best. Note: You cannot claim the same expenses under both tax breaks.
Keep in mind these FSA re-strictions:
•The IRS limits employee contributions to healthcare FSAs to $2,500 a year.
•The dependent care FSA contribution limit is $5,000 if you’re single or married filing jointly.
•Healthcare and dependent care account contributions are not interchangeable.
•Outside of open enroll-ment, you can only make mid-year FSA changes after a major life or family status change.
•You must re-enroll in FSAs each year.
You’ll also need to estimate planned healthcare FSA ex-penses carefully or risk hav-ing to forfeit your unused ac-count balance. Employers may choose to either: offer a grace period of up to 2½ months af-ter the plan year’s end to incur expenses; or allow you to carry over up to $500 to use in the following year.
With commuter plans you can change contribution amounts throughout the year whenever your needs change; you can also carry over unused funds from month to month..
This article is intended to pro-vide general information and should not be considered legal, tax or financial advice.
October dedicated to domestic violence awareness
The month of October is well known for breast can-cer awareness, but it is also a month dedicated to raising awareness about something equally important…DOMES-TIC VIOLENCE. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV):
• One in three women (30%) and one in seven men (14%) report being a victim of domestic violence; one in five women (20%) and one in six-teen men (6%) report being a victim of sexual assault.
• 60% of Americans, 15 years of age or older, know a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault. Among the 70% of women who have experi-enced domestic violence and told someone about it, more than half (58%) said that no one helped them.
• Three out of four (73%) parents with children under
the age of 18 said that they have not had a conversation about violence in the home.
• Three quarters of Ameri-cans (75%) say they would step in and help if they saw even a stranger being abused, but al-most two thirds (64%) of Ameri-cans age 15 or older say if we talk more about domestic violence and sexual assault, it would make it easier to help someone.
In Nebraska alone, agencies dedicated to assisting victims of domestic violence served 28,700 individuals in many different capacities – answer-ing 49,940 calls to the 24 hour crisis lines operated by the network of programs; 51,855 service contacts were made in order to provide support and advocacy; an additional 2,582 service contacts were spent providing additional activities to children and youth (Nebras-ka Domestic Violence Sexual
Assault Coalition; 2012 - 2013 Statewide Report).
Domestic violence can lead to other common emotional disturbances such as depres-sion, anxiety, panic attacks, substance abuse, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Abuse can trigger suicide at-tempts, homelessness, and a slower recovery from mental illness. Children exposed to domestic violence are at risk for developmental problems, psychiatric disorders, school difficulties, aggressive behav-ior, and low self-esteem. These factors can make it difficult for survivors to be motivated to seek out resources.
So if you know someone who is currently being affected, or has been affected by domestic violence please know that help is available through Panhandle Mental Health Center and the DOVES Program.
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MORRILL COUNTY LEVIES2014 – 2015
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS GENERAL SPECIAL BOND CAPITAL TOTAL BLDG IMPROVESCHOOL DISTRICTS21-BAYARD 0.997681 0.051163 0.078894 1.12773863-BRIDGEPORT 0.979737 0.113791 1.093528CEMETERY DISTRICTSANGORA 0.010511 0.010511BAYARD 0.051534 0.051534BRIDGEPORT 0.022501 0.022501BROADWATER 0.006080 0.006080REDINGTON 0.004404 0.004404 GENERAL BOND SINKING TOTALFIRE DISTRICTS#1 (BRIDGEPORT) 0.011808 0.002348 0.005493 0.019649#3 (BAYARD) 0.030669 0.027563#4 (BROADWATER) 0.027563 0.027563 GENERAL TOTALCITIES/VILLAGESBAYARD 0.494877 0.494877BRIDGEPORT 0.433223 0.433223BROADWATER 0.367935 0.367935COUNTY LEVY FUNDSGENERAL 0.334654 0.334654HOSPITAL BOND FUND 0.020900 0.020900TOTAL 0.035554 0.035554
Pro c e e d i n g s o f t h e Mo r r i l l co u n t y co M M i s s i o n e r s Bridgeport, Nebraska
Tuesday, October 14, 2014The Morrill County Board of Commission-
ers met in an open and public regular meet-ing at 8:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 14, 2014 in the Commissioners’ room at the Courthouse. Chairperson Erdman announced that the new Open Meetings Law was posted on the wall of the Commissioners’ room. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Notice of such meeting have been published in the Bayard Transcript and posted in three locations in Bridgeport, Nebraska on October 8, 2014. Cop-ies of the Agenda, kept continuously current were available from the County Clerk’s office and were e-mailed to each of the Commissioners on October 9, 2014. On roll call Commissioners Steve Erdman, Chairperson, Gary Oltmann and Jeff Metz were present. Absent: None. Travis Rodak, County Attorney was present. Kathleen L. Brandt, County Clerk, recorded the proceed-ings of the meeting.
There being no objections, the Agenda was approved as e-mailed.
There being no objections, the Minutes of the August 26, 2014 meetings were approved as e-mailed, with the correction from the Hos-pital Administrator, which should have her say-ing “the hospital is going to sign a contract with Macro Helix, because we finally have our phar-macist on board.”
Correspondence was received and read. The Commissioners reviewed the following
claims:GENERAL FUND
American Family Insurance, Insurance, $487.52; Ameritas Life Insurance Corp, Retire-ment, $4,895.16; AS Central Services, Teletype, $448.00; Bayard Tiger Paws, Fuel, $257.79; Bomgaars Supply Store, Supplies, $9.78; Kathy Brandt, Mileage, $291.20; Bridgeport News-Blade, Publishing, Subscription & Supplies, $579.98; Bridgeport 66 Service, Oil, $73.80; CBE Group Inc, Garnishment, $87.80; Capi-tal Business Systems Inc, Data Processing Costs, $143.59; Ismael Cardenas, Co Sheriff, Court Costs, $58.84; Charter Communications, Service, $169.98; City of Bridgeport, Service, $2,332.36; Culligan of Scottsbluff, Service, $23.50; Eva Draper, Supplies, $22.54; Election Systems & Software Inc, Data Processing Costs, $740.76; Robert A. Erdman, Meals, Mileage & Phone, $365.11; ESRI Inc, GIS, $400.00; Fam-ily Support Registry, Child Support, $211.00; Federal Licensing Inc, Registration, $110.00; Galls LLC, Uniforms, $264.86; Holiday Inn-Kearney, Lodging, $399.75; Steve Hutchinson, Contract Labor, $470.00; Ideal Linen Supply, Laundry-Prisoners, $83.86; John Deere Finan-cial, Misc, $75.98; Jolliffe Funeral Home, Burial, $1,300.00; Koke’s Auto Farm Truck, Repairs, $131.90; Lancaster Co Sheriff’s Office, Court Costs, $7.77; LexisNexis, Subscription, $66.24; Greg Lussetto d/b/a Lussetto Machine, Repairs, $290.92; MailFinance, Lease, $1,905.00; Mass Mutual Retirement Services, Deferred Comp, $50.00; Maximus Inc, Consulting, $2,100.00; Loretta C. McCoy-Co Treas, Misc, $2.50; Micro-film Imaging Systems, Equip Lease, $150.00; Larry L Miller, Atty at Law, Public Defender, $1,384.37; MIPS Inc, Data Processing Costs, $2,694.07; Mobius Communications Co, Ser-vice, $58.50; Morrill County Community Hos-pital, Board of Prisoners, $1,183.50; Morrill County Community Hospital-Clinic, Medical-Prisoners, $53.00; Morrill County Court, Court Costs, $221.00; Morrill County Health Plan, Emp Share, $1,760.41; Morrill County High-way Dept, Fuel, $328.22; Morrill County Weed Control, Spraying, $1,580.75; Brian Moss, Data Processing, $3,000.00; NE Child Support, Child Support, $123.24; $126.93; NE Dept of Rev-Property Tax Assess, Registration, $900.00; NE Total Office, Equip, $35.00; Nein Pharmacy, Medical-Prisoners, $95.92; Rose Nelson, Mile-age, $338.80; NESCA, Registration, $205.00; NSA & POAN Conference Fund, Registration, $120.00; Off Broadway Business Products, Supplies, $560.75; Jerald L. Ostdiek, Mental Health Board, $100.00; Panhandle Collections, Garnishment, $54.05; Panhandle Coop, Fuel & Repairs, $90.30; Tom Perkins, Mental Health Board, $100.00; Platte Valley Bank, HSA Accts, $2,065.50; Platte Valley Bank, Federal Withhold-ing, Social Security & Medicare, $9,496.89; Re-gion 21 Emergency Management, Civil Defense, $13,470.69; Respond First Aid Systems, Misc, $103.46; Jared Reynolds, Mileage, $365.12; Tra-vis Rodak, Office Expense, $697.28; Travis Ro-dak, Rent, $425.00; Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Dept, Law Enforcement Costs, $126.88; Carol Sinner, Mental Health Board, $100.00; Sonny’s Super Foods, Supplies, Board of Prisoners & Medical-Prisoners, $120.41; SourceGas, Service, $105.09; State Treasury Management Division, Refund Air Carrier, $792.63; Tim’s Jack & Jill, Supplies, $75.19; Transcript Gate LLC, Publish-ing, $343.97; U S Bank, Meals, Lodging, Equip, Supplies & Meals, $1,449.11; Verizon Wireless, Service, $64.79; West Payment Center, Law Li-brary, $79.77; Wex Bank, Fuel, $127.93; Xerox Corp, Equip Rental, $82.30; General Employ-ees, Salaries, $42,467.41.
ROAD/BRIDGE FUNDAmerican Family Life Insurance, Insurance,
$133.86; Ameritas Life Insurance Corp, Retire-ment, $2,388.15; Brian Peters d/b/a B & S Body Shop, Repairs, $1,400.00; Bar-Nine Prospects LLC, Gravel, $498.00; Duane Buskirk d/b/a Bayard Automotive, Repairs, Supplies & Fuel, $503.72; Bomgaars Supply Inc, Repairs & Sup-
plies, $210.97; California Contractors Supplies Inc, Supplies, $478.46; Century Link, Service, $69.23; Charter Communications, Service, $59.99; City of Bayard, Service, $97.22; City of Bridgeport, Service, $365.68; Filter Care of NE, Repairs, $150.30; Heigel’s Field Service, Re-pairs, $22,875.00; Ideal Linen Supply, Supplies, $77.77; Jon’s Body Shop, Repairs, $508.85; Doug Kizzire, Gravel, $984.00; Lee’s Service, Oil, $359.00; George Liakos, Gravel, $3,340.00; Menards-Scottsbluff, Tools, $644.94; Mor-rill County Health Plan, Emp Share, $912.98; NE Dept of Rev-Motor Fuels Div, Fuel Tax, $800.00; NE Total Office, Supplies, $39.95; Panhandle Collections Inc, Garnishment, $207.95; Panhandle Co-op, Fuel, Supplies & Re-pairs, $17,711.42; Platte Valley Bank, HSA Accts, $762.50; Platte Valley Bank, Federal Withhold-ing, Social Security & Medicare, $4,507.32; Powerplan, Repairs, $6,993.48; SourceGas, Service, $287.02; Transcipt Gate LLC, Publish-ing, $11.88; U S Bank, Supplies, $11.16; Village of Broadwater, Service, $81.08; 21st Century Equip Inc, Repairs, $78.36; Road Employees, Salaries, $21,311.98.
HANDYMAN FUNDMatt Branon, Service, $40.00; Garland
Crouse, Service, $125.50; Drew Leisy, Service, $210.00; Jim Ostdiek, Service, $858.00; Adam Ouderkirk, Service, $80.00.
E911 FUNDCentury Link, Service, $289.20.
COURTHOUSE BUILDING FUNDTodd Harless Electric, Repairs, $433.59.
WEED CONTROL AUTHORITY FUNDAmeritas Life Insurance Corp, Retirement,
$389.13; Bridgeport News-Blade, Publishing, $60.75; Charter Communications, Service,, $54.99; City of Bridgeport, Service, $173.12; Morrill County Health Plan, Emp Share, $120.03; NE Child Support, Child Support, $64.38; Platte Valley Bank, Federal With-holding, Social Security & Medicare, $707.02; SourceGas, Service, $54.33; Westco, Repairs, $36.57; Weed Employees, Salaries, $3,458.82.
911 FUNDCentury Link, Service, $239.63.Motion was made by Oltmann, seconded by
Metz, that the above claims, after having been examined by the Commissioners, be approved, and checks drawn on the various funds, delin-quent personal property taxes deducted where owing. Yeas: Oltmann, Metz and Erdman. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Board of EqualizationSee separate minutes for Board of Equalization.The Quarterly reports from the Road, Handy-
man and Handi-Bus were received, reviewed and placed on file.
A letter from Naomi Loomis was received re-signing from the Fair Board effective November 10, 2014. Motion was made by Metz, seconded by Oltmann, to accept the resignation from Nao-mi Loomis. Yeas: Metz, Oltmann and Erdman. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Loretta McCoy, County Treasurer, presented the Uncollected Distress Warrants. Motion was made by Metz, seconded by Oltmann, to ap-prove and sign the Uncollected Distress War-rants. Yeas: Metz, Oltmann and Erdman. Nays: None. Motion carried. McCoy, presented the October 2014 Report of County Tax Certificates to be Foreclosed Upon. Motion was made by Metz, seconded by Oltmann, to approve the document. Yeas: Metz, Oltmann and Erdman. Nays: None. Motion carried. McCoy also pre-sented the October 2014 Report of Taxes not Sold for Want of Bidders. Motion was made by Oltmann, seconded by Metz, to approve the Re-port. Yeas: Oltmann, Metz and Erdman. Nays: None. Motion carried. McCoy also presented a resolution to issue Tax Sale Certificates. Motion was made by Metz, seconded by Oltmann, to ap-prove and adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION #2014-32WHEREAS, the Revised statutes of Nebras-
ka, Sec 77-1809 and 77-1918 provide that upon the direction of the County Board of Commis-sioners, for the County Treasurer to issue Tax Sale Certificates in the name of the County and
WHEREAS, The Morrill County Board of Commissioners have received from the Morrill County Treasurer a report listing all parcels of real estate in the County on which any taxes are delinquent and which have been offered for sale at a Public Sale, and have remained unsold for want of bidders,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; that the Morrill County Board directs the Treasurer of Morrill County to place County Tax Sale Cer-tificates on all delinquent real estate taxes and special assessments for 2012 and prior years, to maintain such Certificates in her custody, and to purchase all subsequent taxes thereon as the same may become delinquent.
Approved and adopted this 14th day of Octo-ber, 2014.
/s/Steve Erdman, County Commissioner/s/Gary Oltmann, County Commissioner
/s/Jeff Metz, County Commissioner(S E A L)ATTEST:/s/Kathleen L. Brandt, County Clerk
Yeas: Metz, Oltmann and Erdman. Nays: None. Motion carried. The Board discussed the option of putting the names of the people on the list of delinquent taxes that is listed in the paper.
Bryan Hoerler, County Highway Superinten-dent, met with the Board. Hoerler had an agree-ment with Farmers Irrigation District for the damages to the roads when their ditch flooded.
He said that when he signs it, they will pay Mor-rill County $46,832.22 for damages. The Board encouraged Hoerler to sign it. Hoerler present-ed the revised “Culvert and Access Road Policy”. Motion was made by Oltmann, seconded by Metz, to approve the Policy. Yeas: Oltmann, Metz and Erdman. Nays: None. Motion carried. Erdman advised Hoerler to visit with Adams re-garding the problem on Road 112, between 81 & 83 and if it could be fixed.
Katherine Morgenstern, Petroleum Land-man, with Elk Petroleum, met with the Board regarding the CO2 Pipeline. She said they are still working on the route. She said she would like to thank the Board and Bryan Hoerler for encouraging Banner County to review this pipe-line. She named many fine citizens in Morrill and Banner County that are helping her to get these easements for the pipeline and support-ing Elk Petroleum. Morgenstern said the best route would still be in the right-of-way of High-way 88, but the State is not willing at this time to allow this. She is still working with the State to see if this can be an option. She showed maps of the various routes along county roads where the landowners are agreeable to easements. She said the private roads through the Alexander ranch would be best, but at this time, they are not agreeable. She said they are looking for the easiest and cheapest ways to complete this proj-ect. The County Board told Morgenstern that Elk Petroleum has Morrill County’s full support in this endeavor and will work to help get the easements they need.
Steve Erdman, Chairman of the Board, said he would like to discuss the matter with the County Clerk about hiring someone for six months to train, versus their recommended three months. Erdman said that he thought everyone agreed to this at budget time. He said it was totally unac-ceptable and Metz agreed. He chastised Brandt and issued an ultimatum that she either has Pam Edens, who is retiring in March, retire in January or only hire the new person for three months or that next year at budget time, her budget would take serious cuts. Brandt said that they do not realize that she has to train her employee for three separate jobs, not one, and again invited them into to see what the training entails. Brandt said that she cannot force any employee to retire early. The Board said it did not matter and they wanted it rectified. Brandt said they always say they have no control over the individual offices. They said they do not, but they do have control over the budget.
Travis Rodak, County Attorney, told the Board that after attending the NIRMA Safety Conference, he learned that County Hospitals can be a detriment to the county and certain things have to be handled differently. He said the County Board is to appoint the Hospital Board and let them operate separately, so that the hospital does not become a financial burden for the County, if something were to happen down the road.
Chairperson Erdman, adjourned the meeting at 10:44 A.M. Next meeting will be Tuesday, Oc-tober 28, 2014.
/s/Steve Erdman, ChairpersonATTEST:/s/Kathleen L. Brandt,County Clerk
Board of EqualizationTuesday, October 14, 2014
The Morrill County Board of Equalization met in an open and public regular meeting at 8:14 A.M., Tuesday, October 14, 2014 in the Commis-sioners’ room at the Courthouse. Chairperson Erdman announced that the new Open Meetings Law was posted on the wall of the Commission-ers’ room. Notice of such meeting have been published in the Bayard Transcript and posted in three locations in Bridgeport, Nebraska on Octo-ber 8, 2014. Copies of the Agenda, kept continu-ously current were available from the County Clerk’s office and were e-mailed to each of the Commissioners on October 9, 2014. On roll call Commissioners Steve Erdman, Chairperson, Gary Oltmann and Jeff Metz were present. Ab-sent: None. Rose Nelson, County Assessor and Travis Rodak, County Attorney were present. Kathleen L. Brandt, County Clerk, recorded the proceedings of the meeting.
Motion was made by Metz, seconded by Olt-mann, to enter into Board of Equalization, ac cording to Ne. Statute #77-1233.04(6) at 8:14
A.M. Yeas: Metz, Oltmann and Erdman. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Rose Nelson, County Assessor, presented Tax List Correction #2014-20. Motion was made by Metz, seconded by Oltmann, to approve and sign the above correction. Yeas: Metz, Oltmann and Erdman. Nays: None. Motion carried. Dis-cussion was held regarding the Bridgeport Etha-nol Plant and the TERC hearing.
Kathy Brandt, County Clerk, presented the levies and resolution for Morrill County. Motion was made by Metz, seconded by Oltmann, to ap-prove the levies for Morrill County and it’s sub-divisions and to adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION #2014-31WHEREAS, Nebraska Revised Statute #13-
508 requires all political subdivisions within Morrill County to file and certify to the Morrill County Board of Equalization a copy of the ad-opted budget and a copy of the adopted state-ment with the amount of real property tax re-quired to fund their adopted budget; and
WHEREAS, the Morrill County Board of Equalization has received copies of the adopted statements of real and personal property tax re-quirements from all political subdivisions whose certified valuation in Morrill County is greater than certified valuation in other counties; and
WHEREAS, Ne. Revised Statute #77-1602 requires that the Morrill County Board of Equal-ization levy the necessary taxes for political sub-divisions on or before October 15th of each year,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Equalization of Morrill County, Ne-braska as follows:
That the levies of local political subdivisions for fiscal year 2014-2015 be established based on the attached document (Levy Sheet Attach-ment) which is incorporated into and is consid-ered a part of this resolution.
The final levies for other political subdivi-sions with certified valuation in Morrill County less than certified valuation in other counties must be set by the Board of Equalization in the County with the greatest certified valuation.
Adopted this 14th day of October, 2014.
Morrill County Board of CommissionersMorrill County Board of Equalization
/s/Steve Erdman, Chairperson/s/Gary Oltmann, Board Member
/s/Jeff Metz, Board Member(S E A L)ATTEST: /s/Kathleen L. Brandt, County Clerk
We, the Morrill County Board of Commission-ers acting as a Board of Equalization, do hereby certify the above levies for Morrill County, to be true and correct to the best of our knowledge.
Dated this 14th day of October, 2014.Morrill County Board of Commissioners
/s/Steve Erdman/s/Gary Oltmann
/s/Jeff Metz(SEAL)ATTEST:/s/Kathleen L. Brandt, County Clerk
Yeas: Metz, Oltmann and Erdman. Nays: None. Motion carried. Western Nebraska Com-munity College levy was discussed.
Motion was made by Metz, seconded by Olt-mann, to return to regular session at 8:36 A.M. Yeas: Metz, Oltmann and Erdman. Nays: None. Motion carried.
/s/Steve Erdman, ChairpersonATTEST:/s/Kathleen L. Brandt, County Clerk
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The family of Mike Hall would like to thank all of the people in-volved with Ducks Unlimited for the wonderful tributes in Mike's memory at the DU banquet; Jim Vassos for his kind words about Mike and the moment of silence, Leon and Cheryl Kriesel for the donation of the shotgun in Mike's memory, and Jeff Tvrs for mak-ing sure Mike got the first duck
decoy. Thanks to Andrew Leisy and Mike's hunting buddies for the Greenwing lifetime hunting permit in Mike's memory and all you've done for us as well. Hope to see you all next year.
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rill County. We are proud to say that we have raised al-most $4000.00 for this cause. Again, please accept our thanks for making this project such a great success.
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Located from BRIDGEPORT, NEBRASKA: 1 mile south on Hwy. 88 to the Morrill Co. Fairgrounds
SEMI TRAILERS: 2009 Aulick 46 Ft Live Btm., spread triple ax, roll tarp, 54”belt,
Mdl. 4660543, good rbr., only app. 65000 mi use!, good! (TTT) ● 1991 Timpte 46 ft. Super Hopper Convertible, Hi Sides, New Roll Top, Good Brakes (RH) ● 1993 Eagle Bridge Live Btm., 3 Axle, road worthy.(BW) ● 77 Trailmobile End Dump Trailer 32 Ft., Stl frame, grain gate, tires 80%, brakes 75%, good floor ● SPRAYERS: 2008 Best Way Field Pro IV, 1600g., 90’ Booms, Raven 450 Monitor w/ Outback Light Bar, Inductor, Rinse Tank, always stored inside (LH) ● Best Way Field Pro III Sprayer,1200g, 60 ft. swath control, Raven 440, tri-jet nozzles, good (M&DH) ● Hardi NAV 1000g PT Sprayer, 60’ Booms, Ind. Tank, Foam Marker, Rinse Tank, Good (RC) ● PT 300 Gal. ● PT 500 Gal., 30’ Booms ● FERTILIZER CART: Yetter 1600 Gal “All Steer” Fertilizer Cart, square turn, 18.4x26 rbr., good (M&DH) ● TRACTORS: IHC 560 Gas Loader Tractor, 16.9x38 rbr (90%), wide front, w/ FH F-11 Loader, 7 ft. bucket.(M&DH) ● Yanmar YM1610 Tractor, 3 Cyl., 20 Hp., PS 12 spd., QH, w/ 4’ Trail Blazer Mower, 1081 Hrs. (BS) ● IHC 460 D Tractor, WF, add on 3 Pt., 15.5x38 Rubber ● HAY EQUIPMENT: NH 1116 SP Swather, Cab, 134A AirC, 16’ Head, cond., recent head work, field ready (MF) sold at the Farm ● NH 1116 SP Swather, 14 ft., Cab, Air, newer head(RC) ● NH 1116 SP Swather, 14 ft., Cab, Air (RC) ● Hesston 1170 Swather, Hydroswing, 14 ft.(BF) ● Hesston 520 SP Windrower w/ Cab, 14’ header, Exc. Cond., many new parts, (KV) ● JD 535 BR Baler, string tie, good cond. (BN) ● JD 530 BR Baler, gathering whls (BF) ● IHC 3 pt 7 ft Sickle Mower (M&DH) ● Hstn 30A Stackhand ●JD Stackmvr w/hydrofork ● IHC 2pt 7ft Sickle Mower, as is (M&DH) ● 14 ft Hyd Dump Rake (DB) ● Hay Cond. for 520 Hesston ● TANKS: 2,000 g Cone Btm Liq Tank with stand (small hole) ● 3,000 g Cone Btm Liq Tank with stand ● Demco 3000 Gal. Tank, water only ● Set of Snyder 300 Gal. Saddle Tanks, off JD 8320 MFWD ● 1400 gal Flat Btm. Tank-water only ● Saddle Tanks off Versatile 4x4, little use ● COMBINE HEADS: 2006 Harvestec 4312F Folding Corn Head, 12R30, poly snoots, Head Sight contour guidance, xtra snoots & chains, 15’ wide folded, very good, mts for JD & CIH, great for field to field harvesting! (TTT) ● JD 843 Corn Head, poly snoots (2yrs), (1 yr) on chain drive rolls & sprkts, wedge kit, drive shafts, oil bath, good (M&DH) ● SEMI’s &TRUCKS: 2004 Mack CX613 Semi Tractor, only 381,000 miles, 13 spd., Day Cab, twin screw, 400 hp, newer re-caps, real clean and ready to work! (SPS) ● 92 F120 Frtlnr Truck, 2067 Aulick 20 ft Box, 9 spd, grain gate, 219k, good mechanical truck ● 1975 Chevy C60 Truck, 18’ Steel Slip Box, 60” Sides, Harsh Hoist, Beet Gate, Tag Axle, 350 5 Spd (SE) ● Intl. F2375 tand. Truck, 18 ft stl box, hyd end gate, L19 Cmns ● 1975 GMC Grain Truck, newer Harsh 16 ft Box, good!(DB) ● 2001 GMC Van Truck, 16 ft. Box, rear stowed ramp, good condition, (DB) ● 84 Intl. 1700 Truck, 10 ft Stl. Bed & GN hitch, less motor trans, (M&DH) sold at the Farm ● 85 Intl. 2T Truck, DT466 Eng., Flatbed, Clutch needs work (GA) ● 52 Chevy 6400 Truck w/ 13 ft. B Box, 235-6 Cyl., 4 spd.2spd.,No Hoist, needs brake work ● 91 Frtlnr. CO Semi for parts only, Srs. 60 Det 475hp, 9 spd, 22.5 rbr 75%,runs good, No title!● MANURE TRUCK: 1996 KW T800 Truck with Mohrlang XHD20 Spreader box, silage racks, 10 spd., 475k, good mechanical truck (LLtd) ● PICKUPS: 96 Izuzu Dually 1 Ton, 350 Gas Eng., Flat Bed, Auto Trans.(GA) ● 93 Chevy ½ T Pickup, Silverado, 76,772 Miles, Newer Tires, Auto, AC, Very Straight & Good (RC) ● 91 Chevy 1500 Pickup, 2wd, newer 350 Goodwrench mtr, 5 spd. runs good. (M&DH) ● 97 Chevy Reg Cab Pickup, 2Wd, 350 V8, Auto, 100k+ miles● 87 Chevy C30 Dually Pickup, 350, 4 Spd., No Box (GA) ● 04 Ford F150, 4x4, auto, 5.4L, ranchy ● 97 Ford F150 4x4, 5spd, ranchy ● 96 B&W Flatbed Box – Off Ford Dually, 7.75’w X 8.5’ L ● CAR: 1973 Lincoln Mark IV Car, 2 Door, HT, 460 Eng., New Tires, New Roof, 99k miles, Runs Good (JP)
JD PLANTERS: 2002 JD 1710 12R30 Planter, Max Emerge Plus, 3pt, Accu-rate Control, JD 250 Monitor, air compressor, pop up fert, Groff whippers, 2x2 fert (2 Seasons), pneumatic down pressure, precision row drives & seed plates, Ready to Go. (McV) ● JD 7300 12R30 Planter, 3pt, Accu-rate Control, JD 250 Mon., J Blue Pump, Rawson fert &seed drive, Groff whippers, 2x2 Fert, updated seed tubes, Schlegel Closing Whls, lift assist, precision row drives, ext. tool bar, field ready, shedded, (McV) ● EQUIPMENT: Landoll 12R30 Cultivator, shields, cutout discs, mdl-2012-30F-91 ● Watts 7 Btm. HD Spinner Plow, 18”, high clearance (DH) ● Schlegel 8R30Til-N-Plant, Rigid, 3 Pt., markers, good. (SE) ● IHC 145 4 Btm. Spinner Plow 18” (SL&C) ● Krause 15’ Landsman Mulch Finisher MDl 3100 (CA) ● IHC 140 4X18 Spinner Plow w/pkrhitch (BS) ● Ace 4X Plow Packer, solid steel whls/carrier hubs ● 18 ft BrillionRoller Packer, crowfoot ● CIH Mdl 365 Springtooth w/ Rolling Bskts, 24 ft., 4 Bar (SL&C) ● Noble Springtooth 3 Bar, 24 ft. ● Greenline 19 ft TandemDisk ● IHC 475 22 ft. Disc, Man Fold, 21.5”f, 19”r,7 1/2”sp, Good (SL&C) ● Speedy 8R30 Bean Cutter, Hyd. Cyl. ● Harriston Bean Rod, 6R30 ● JD 30’ Rotary Hoe, Flat Fold ● 09 Shield Ag Drive over Hopper Auger, belt ● 2 Baasch Dr. Ovr. Hoppers (LLtd) ● 7 Shank 3 pt. Ripper ● 3pt JD Rot Mower ● Anhy. Hitch for DMI 5310 Strip Till ● Rolling Bskt for Blue Jet Inline Ripper ● Orthman Row Cleaners & JD Fert. Openers for JD Planter (SL&C) ● B& B Plates & Bkts for JD 7000 Planter ● 2- 16’ x 7” Elec. Augers ● American Frnt. Loader, 4ft bkt DuAll Grpl. ● FH F-25 Loader ● 03 Elston 3pt Gopher mach ●King Cutter 6ft Rotary Mower, 3 pt. (DB) ● TRAILERS: 1986 Lorenze BP Stock Trailer, 5’x16’, Tandem, Floor Decent ● 8’x20’Flatbed Trailer, Tand, Axles, Bed new Last Yr! ● Linville 7’6” x 28’ 3 Axle GN Stock Trailer, all newer Tires (P&LB) ● 16 Ft BP 2 Axle Flatbed Trailer, (MA) ● 4’x16’Flatbed Trailer, 2 wheel ● 5’x10’ Dump Trailer, Steel, Single Axle, 6K# Cap. ● 18’ HD Car Trailer, Tandem 6k# Axles, 16” tires & wheels like new ● LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: 30 X 12 Portable Cattle Shed, 6 5/8 pipe, 8 ft opening 7 ftbackwall, 2x12’s w/plywood lnr, unused, well built! ● Bowman Hydraulic Cattle Working Chute, good ● Schwartz 880 Feed Wagon, Scales, Mixer, tand. ax, works good ● Priefert Cattle Working Chute ● Automatic Roller Mill, LPE 700, 10 Hp. Elec. Motor, 3 Ph. Or 240, Good Shape ● 120 - Continuous Fence Panels, 6 Bar x 20’ w/ Clips and Connectors, galv. ● 60 -10’ Portable Panels 5 Bar, galv., All 100% American Made! ● 60 - Continuous Fence Panels 1 ½” 6 Bar 20’, ● 60 - Continuous Fence Panels,1 ¾” 5 Bar 20’ 3-14’ Gates, 3-12’ Gates, ● 4- Portable Windbreaks, 20’ All New! ● 3Pt Hyd. Bale Spinner/Feeder (DB) ● 3pt Bale Fork ● 3 Mirafont Livestock Auto. Waterers, good ● Filson Calf table, like new ● 8’ x 10’ Auto Gate ● Artfeld Automatic Waterer ● 9’ Stock Tank ● Gates: 8-8’ & 2-12’ Wire on Frame ● AIR BOAT:18 ft. Grumman Air Boat, 4 Cyl. Lycoming Engine, 6’ Prop, 2 Whl Trailer, built in 85 & used very little! (RC) ● BOAT: 16’ Lowe Aluminum Boat w/ Shorelander Trailer, 20hp Mercury, 2 Swivel Seats (JP) ● Canoe style Boat ● ATV •Can-Am 800 4 Wheeler 4x4, 1200 mi., Camo, like new! (DW) ● SNOWMOBILE: ● Personal Watercraft: Sea Doo Wave Runner, needs electrical work (BrFr) ● Kawasaki Jet Ski, stand–up mdl., needs a little work,(BrFr) ● MISC. EQUIPMENT: RR Bridge Timbers: 10 – 28 ft. & 8 – 14 ft., 8inx16in, creosote (M&DH) sold at the Farm ● 2 - 500 g Fuel Tanks w/12v pumps ● Bazooka Rot. Screen Grain Cleaner ● PTO Winch, good (DB) ● Pickup Box Trailer ● 15hp Gas press. washer ● 5 hp Go Cart ● 4 Trailer House axles ● 3 pt cherry picker ● 200g pickup fuel tank ● GN Plate ● feed troughs ● 20 -1 1/2” tubing x 30” ● 18” car rims ● Prop. chicken brooder ● Pressure Washer-nw, Small Eng.parts, IH Seat, Push Mower ● IRRIGATION PIPE: 100 Jts 10 in PVC Gated Pipe, 30” gates, good (M&DH) picked up at the Farm ● Aluminum Tubes – 1” & ¾ CLIP & SAVE!
Call Kraupie’s at 308-262-1150 for Consignor contact information. Selling for Area Farmers & Ranchers
TERMS: Cash, or immediately cashable Check day of sale! No items to be removed until settled for. All items sell as is, without warranty. Announcements at sale supersede all prior advertising. Loader available to March 22nd. Make other arrangements for heavy items. Internet Buyers and Absentee Buyers are subject to a 3% Buyers Premium. Lunch available. Items must be removed within 2 weeks! Look at the offsite items and Buy them at the sale. BID on larger items on the Internet @ PROXIBID.COM! Register early!No Early Sales Allowed! Pictures and more on the web!
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906 ‘Q’ St: 1,160 sq. ft. home all on one level. 3 bdrms, 2 full baths, all appliances. Detached 2 car garage. Very well built and in good location. Close to east city park & school.
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Morrill County Community Hospital is accepting appli-cations for the following positions :
•Part-time Surgical Nurse Surgical Nurse is responsible for managing the care of the patient experiencing general medical conditions or general surgical procedures, which requires assessments related to specific conditions, and general therapies and interventions.
•Full Time Night Shift NurseNight Shift Nurse is responsible for providing professional nursing care in accordance with standards and to serve as a resource in coordinating all aspects and disciplines of health care for the patient during night time.
Qualified applications should have at least a Degree from a School of Nursing, holding a current Nebraska license to prac-tice as a Registered Nurse; ACLS, PALS, TNCC, CPR; possess a knowledge of and interest in the acute care patient; possess good written and verbal communication skills; have sufficient experi-ence and expertise to function independently; very dependable and is a team player. The position requires the ability to observe, evaluate and communicate patient condition and behaviors; re-quires working irregular hours, including night-time work.
Benefits include competitive salary; paid vacation and sick leave; health, vision and dental insurance; holiday pay; medical ex-pense reimbursement; 401(k); paid holidays; and life insurance. Qualified Candidates please send resumes to Human Resources, basar@morrillcountyhospital.org. Morrill County Community Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Morrill County Community Hospital is accepting appli-cations for the following positions :
• Full-time Registered Nurse
Applicant should be responsible for providing professional nurs-ing care in accordance with standards and to serve as a resource in coordinating all aspects and disciplines of health care.
• O.R. Director
Applicant manages, supervises and coordinates the operations of Operating Room or patient care clinic. Applicant should pro-mote patient and family centered care model promoting the nurse-patient partnership and the professional role of the nurse within O.R. and Endo Suites.
Qualified applications should have at least a Degree from a School of Nursing, holding a current Nebraska license to prac-tice as a Registered Nurse; ACLS, PALS, TNCC, CPR; possess a knowledge of and interest in the acute care patient; possess good written and verbal communication skills; have sufficient experi-ence and expertise to function independently; very dependable and is a team player. The position requires the ability to observe, evaluate and communicate patient condition and behaviors; re-quires working irregular hours. Interested applicants may send their resumes to Human Resources, basar@morrillcountyhos-pital.org or apply in person at 1313 S Street, Bridgeport, NE 69336. Morrill County Community Hospital is an Equal Em-ployment Opportunity Employer.
CRAM-A-LOT INN II self storage units now available. Call Bobbi at (308) 262-0332 or (308) 262-1263, or Pat (308) 772-3093. N17tf
FOR RENT: Nice 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom Mobile Homes. Absolutely NO pets. Call 262-1738, please leave message. tf
FOR RENT: Lakeview Storage Units—large or small. Call 262-1738, leave message. A19tf
PICKUP ACCESSORIESGrill Guards - Running BoardsBox Liners, Mats, Rails, Caps,
Tonneau covers, Vinyl TarpsFiberglass “Toppers” & LidsHitcHes, Elec brakes, wiring,Towing Accessories - Pintles
Turnover ball– RV 5th Wheel“HitcHes Galore”
toll Free 866-635-7272 or308-635-7272
PICKUP ACCESSORIESGrill Guards - Running Boards
Box Liners, Mats, Rails, Caps,Tonneau covers, Vinyl Tarps
Fiberglass “Toppers” & LidsHITCHES, Elec brakes, wiring,
Towing Accessories - PintlesTurnover ball– RV 5th Wheel“HitcHes Galore”
Toll Free 866-635-7272 or308-635-7272
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For Sale
For Rent
Personals
Full time CDL driver needed
Experience with live bottom trailers helpful.
Competitive starting salary. Must have a good driving
record and pass a drug and alcohol test.
(308) 262-2273DOBRINSKI’S
TRUCKING
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FOR RENT: 2 bdrm home, all new appliances, window cover-ings, windows & doors. Com-pletely cleaned & repainted inside. Garage w/shop area. References required. ABSO-LUTELY NO SMOKING OR PETS. 308-262-1750. F26tf
SKYVIEW AT BRIDGEPORT, A Skilled Nursing Home, is looking for a part-time Cook. (Approximately 20 hours per week, may lead to full time hours). This position could be combined with other open-ings to create a full time posi-tion. We are looking for the right person who loves to cook and assist our residents. Please complete an application at Sky-view at Bridgeport 505 O Street, Bridgeport, NE 69336. Or call 308-262-0725 for further in-formation. Skyview is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M5t2
HORSE SALE, Sheridan Live-stock Auction, Rushville, NE. on March 19, 2014, 2:00 p.m. All classes of horses: rider, loose, drafts and ponies. For more information call Wayde Boldon (605) 381-0662; Gil-bert Grooms (605) 441-0838; Galen Voss (308) 360-1419.
Help Wanted
RANCH/FARM looking for a person to help feed cattle. MUST HAVE a valid drivers license. Call (308) 772-3001. M5t2pd
SKYVIEW AT BRIDGEPORT has an opening for Dietary Aide to assist with resident meals. This a great part time posi-tion approximately 27 hours a week, to work directly with our residents. As always a back-ground and drug screening are required after a job offer and prior to starting this position. Skyview at Bridgeport is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please pick up and applica-tion at: Skyview at Bridgeport, 505 O Street, Bridgeport NE 69336. M5t2
SKYVIEW AT BRIDGEPORT has an opening for a Life En-richment (Activities) Assistant. This is a great part-time posi-tion, 10 – 15 hours per week, for someone who would really love to work directly with our residents. The right person would be coordinating activi-ties such as bingo, trivia, card games, bowling, reading one on one, as well as many other fun activities as directed by the program supervisor. Track-ing and charting resident ac-tivities is also required. As always a background and drug screening are required after a job offer and prior to start-ing this position. Skyview at Bridgeport is an Equal Oppor-tunity Employer. Please pick up and application at: Skyview at Bridgeport, 505 O Street, Bridgeport Ne 69336. M5t2
FREE Counseling available March 1st through May 1st, all ages. Call (307) 363-0949 for info. or an appointment. M5
FOR RENT: Office building or daycare. Call Teri Green at 262-0532. M5t2
AFFORDABLE PRESS Re-lease service. Send your mes-sage to 175 newspapers across Nebraska for one low price! Call 1-800-369-2850 or www.nebpress.com for more details.VINTAGE VILLAGE An-
tique Mall, 2425 O Street, Lincoln. 402-742-0063. Open daily 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 60+ Deal-ers. Storewide Sale, March 1-31. New items arriving daily! Antiques, collectables, jewelry, furniture, records.
SELL YOUR classic car, truck or motorcycle online. Call this newspaper or call 1-800-369-2850 to place your ad on the national Midwest Classic Cars web site for only $25.00. Your ad with photos runs until your vehicle is sold!
DISH TV Retailer. Starting $19.99/month (for 12 months). Broadband Internet starting $14.95/month (where avail-able). Ask about Same Day Installation! Call Now! 1-800-861-8062.
WANTED: FARMER/Ranch hand. Must have experience in farming and with cow/calf production. Call Kristi at Poss Angus, Scotia, NE. Call 308-571-0434 or 308-245-3143.
ATTENTION ADVERTIS-ERS! For $225/25 word clas-sified you can advertise in over 170 Nebraska newspapers. For more information contact your local newspaper or call 1-800-369-2850.
BANKRUPTCY: FREE initial consultation. Fast relief from creditors. Low rates. Statewide filing. No office appointment necessary. Call Steffens Law Office, 308-872-8327. steffens-bankruptcylaw.com. We are a debt relief agency, which helps people file bankruptcy under the bankruptcy code.
THE SIDNEY Sun-Telegraph is searching for an Advertis-ing Sales Account Executive to join our team. We’re looking for a goal-oriented self-starter who enjoys working with busi-ness people to help them in-crease their name recognition through our print and online products. Job summary: Re-sponsible for growing busi-ness in the assigned territory by managing customer base and developing new custom-ers for our newspaper and e-edition. You will develop and implement a weekly sales plan and be responsible for reach-ing a monthly revenue goal. Qualifications: Previous sales or retail experience preferred. Must demonstrate team ori-ented work skills and be very customer-service driven. Abil-ity to negotiate contracts and analyze competitive situations. Ownership of a dependable ve-hicle with proof of insurance and a good driving record. We offer a competitive salary and a great work environment. E-mail your resume to: publish-er@suntelegraph.com.
2 FT openings: Service Tech and Installer: Degree Heating and Air, Lincoln, NE, for resi-dential/light commercial sys-tems. Must have good driving record. Competitive/negotia-ble wages. 402-416-6226 or e-mail: degree@windstream.net.
CONSTRUCTION COM-PANY in southwest Nebraska looking for an experienced excavation supervisor. Travel and a pre-employment drug testing is required. Application available at www.bsbinc.net or 308-367-4336. Equal opportu-nity employer.
GANA EXCAVATING is ac-cepting applications for expe-rienced heavy equipment op-erators. Contact us for more information or for an applica-tion, 402-794-5000, www.ga-natrucking.com, brandong@ganatrucking.com.
HVAC/REFRIGERATION Technician - Younes Hospital-ity, Kearney. Skilled mechani-cal maintenance for inspec-tion, repair and installation of HVAC and refrigeration systems. Preventative main-tenance and routine servicing of equipment. Commercial appliance troubleshooting and repair. EPA certification. Send resume to Jarrod.Holz@Younes.com.
JOURNEYMAN PLUMB-ER, Kearney area. Must have Journeyman license, valid drivers license. Holiday pay, vacation, retirement. Submit resume to: Warren-T, 1400 W. 22nd, Kearney, NE 68845, or info@warren-t.com.
MASTER PLUMBER, Kear-ney area. Must have Master’s license, valid drivers license. Holiday pay, vacation, retire-ment. Submit resume to: War-ren-T, 1400 W. 22nd, Kearney, NE 68845, or info@warren-t.com.
SEEKING AN auto mechan-ic, at least 10 years experience. Columbus Chrysler is willing to pay up to $60,000 to start. For more information contact Dave Thompson at Columbus Chrysler. 402-564-2846. EOE
SERVICE TECHNICIANS wanted at Platte Valley Equip-ment John Deere dealership, Clarkson, NE. Competitive wage and excellent benefits. Apply at 1093 Road W, Clark-son, 402-892-3444.
CONSTRUCTION COM-PANY in southwest Nebraska looking for experienced heavy equipment operators and truck drivers with a clean driving record, current Class A CDL and Medical Card. Travel and a pre-employment drug testing required. Application available at www.bsbinc.net or 308-367-4336. Equal Opportunity Em-ployer.
HEAVY EQUIPMENT Op-erators and CDL Truck Drivers needed. Company offers com-petitive pay, health insurance, 401K plan, vacation pay per diem. Travel is required. Con-tact: Adams Construction Co., 308-962-7918. An Equal Op-portunity Employer.
HELP WANTED: Class A OTR/CDL driver. Two years minimum experience required. Caudy Trucking Inc., 402-768-6134.
“PARTNERS IN Excellence” OTR Drivers APU equipped Pre-Pass EZ-pass passenger policy. 2012 & newer equip-ment. 100% No touch. Butler Transport, 1-800-528-7825, www.butlertransport.com.
GANA TRUCKING is cur-rently accepting applications for Class A & B CDL drivers. Local driving, home nightly. Contact Brandon at Gana for more information, brandong@ganatrucking.com, 402-794-5000, www.ganatrucking.com.
GANA TRUCKING is ac-cepting applications for night shift mechanics, all skill levels will be considered. Contact us for more information or for an application, 402-794-5000, www.ganatrucking.com, bran-dong@ganatrucking.com.
2014 LIFEGUARD POSI-TIONS: Applications for life-guard positions are available at the City of Bridgeport office or go to the cityofbport.com to down load an application. Applications are due April 4, 2014. Equal Opportunity Em-ployer. M12t4
POOL MANGER. Applications for pool manager are available at the City of Bridgeport office or go to the cityofbport.com to down load an application. Ap-plications are due by April 4, 2014. M12t4
HVAC Installer, $11-$20 per hour, DOE plus benefits, will train right person. Jack’s Re-frigeration, Alliance, NE. 762-1613. M12
HORSE SALEGordon Livestock Auction
Gordon, NE.March 18, 3:00 p.m.
Link Thompson, 308-282-9998Gordon Livestock, 308-282-1171
Thank YouI would like to give a big thank you to all my sponsors: William and Olga from Cantu’s Steak-house, JD Nein, Jerome and Pam from Pohl’s Welding Shop, Michelle Schmidt from Mi-chelle’s home miracles, Dwayne and Kris from Bayard Automo-tive, Mark McVay from Korn King for help sponsoring me at the Bodacious Bull Riding in Torington, WY last weekend. Thank you, Shawn Teppert M12pd
Thankyou toevery-one whorememberedus at the death ofour mother, Aileen Andersen
Luayne WeisgerberJerilyn AndersenRaymalee Allman
The Morrill County Farm Ser-vice Agency will be taking ap-plications for a temporary Program Technician position through March 26, 2014. The position will cover various du-ties in the office. To apply, sub-mit a resume or a completed form FSA-675. The form FSA-675 can be accessed online or can be picked up at the USDA Service Center, Farm Service Agency, located at 902 Main Street in Bridgeport. The com-pleted resume or application must be received in the Mor-rill County office on March 26, 2014 to be considered if there are questions, contact the County Office at 308-262-1313, Larry Steinbrecher, CED. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider. M12
Thank YouThank you so much to every-one who supported Elijah’s bake sale fundraiser. We were blown away by everyone who baked, brought, gave dona-tions, worked, etc. We espe-cially want to thank PWCC for letting us hold the bake sale there. Thank you all for helping Elijah reach his goal. Parker, Billie and Elijah Smith
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179 N. Starr StreetBroadwater, NE
489-5300
Fri. & Sat. 11 am–11 pmSun. & Mon. 11 am–8 pm
Closed Tue.–Thur.
December 21, 2013The world did not end. We are
here to celebrate another year!
C h r i s t m a s P a r t y !Live Music with
New Wave Time Machine!Saturday 12/21/13
Taco/Nacho Bar 6-9pmUgly Sweater Contest.
Bring a White Elephant Gift to Exchange!
Happy 50th Birthday to Mark Ernest!!
179 N. Starr StreetBroadwater, NE
489-5300
Fri. & Sat. 11 am–11 pmSun. & Mon. 11 am–8 pm
Closed Tue.–Thur.
March 17- Monday Night6pm-10pm
St. Patricks Day Celebration!Serving Cornbeef and Cabbage,
Reubens and Rachels!!
Irish music on the Jukebox***************************
Attend the Library story hour at 5pm for St Patricks Day fun.
25% Off ALL 2014
Desk Calendars
at the Bridgeport News-Blade, 801 Main Street308-262-0675
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Help Wanted
DRIVER TRAINEES Need-ed! Become a driver for Stevens Transport! No experience need-ed! New drivers earn $800+ per week! Paid CDL Training! Stevens covers all costs! 1-888-589-9677, drive4stevens.com
BUTLER TRANSPORT Your Partner in Excellence. Driv-ers Needed. Great hometime. $650.00 sign on bonus! All miles paid. 1-800-528-7825 or www.butlertransport.com.
UNIQUE CONCRETE contractor seeks foreman to manage onsite production. Construction management ex-perience and extensive travel required. Please call 1-402-643-0141 or e-mail resume to laura@ccsgrouponline.com.
SEEKING EXPERIENCED Sous-Chef (2 years) expected to do food and menu prep, some management. Quality performance a must. Send re-sume, references and applica-tion to The Leadership Center, Executive Director, 2211 Q St., Aurora, NE 68818. Applica-tion online at TLCaurora.org.
HAVE A disability and want to work? Prepare for, find, and keep a job at Nebraska VR. Learn more at vr.nebraska.gov or call 877-637-3422.
BEAR TERMITE Services. Pest control contractors for 35+ years. Servicing Nebraska and Iowa. Yearly home pest control for one low price! Free estimates. 800-241-7179. beartermiteservices.com
AFFORDABLE PRESS Re-lease service. Send your mes-sage to 175 newspapers across Nebraska for one low price! Call 1-800-369-2850 or www.nebpress.com for more details.
BANKRUPTCY: FREE initial consultation. Fast relief from creditors. Low rates. Statewide filing. No office appointment necessary. Call Steffens Law Office, 308-872-8327. stef-fensbankruptcylaw.com. We are a debt relief agency, which helps people file bankruptcy under the bankruptcy code.
IF YOU used the blood thin-ner Xarelto and suffered in-ternal bleeding, hemorrhag-ing, required hospitalization or a loved one died while taking Xarelto between 2011 and the present time, you may be entitled to compen-sation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727.
LINEMANCHIMNEY ROCK PUBLIC
POWER DISTRICTBAYARD, NEBRASKA
Chimney Rock Public Power District in Bayard, Nebraska will be accepting applications for the position of apprentice lineman or lineman to perform work in construction, maintenance, and operation of its distribution sys-tem. Applicants must have a high school diploma or equiva-lent, a valid driver’s license, and must have or be able to obtain a commercial driver’s license. Training and/or experience as a lineman is preferred. Chimney Rock Public Power District pays competitive wages and has an excellent benefit package. No applications will be taken until October 16, 2014. At such time, send resume and references to Alvin Harimon, Operations Su-perintendent, Chimney Rock Public Power District, PO Box 608, Bayard, Nebraska 69334 or email to alvinh@crppd.com. Chimney Rock Public Power District is an Equal Opportu-nity Employer. O15t3
CIVIL ENGINEER-Project Manager. W Design Associ-ates, Hastings, Nebraska, seeking a motivated, detail fo-cused individual with site de-sign experience. Competitive salary, benefit package. Quali-fications: Licensed Profession-al Civil Engineer. E-mail re-sume: irene@wdesignea.com.
TANTARA TRANSPOR-TATION Corp. is hiring Flat-bed Truck Drivers and Own-er Operators. Regional and OTR Lanes Available. Call us @ 800-650-0292 or ap-ply online at www.tantara.us .
COMPANY DRIVERS, Own-er Operators: Great Pay, Great Miles (Average 2500/wk). Run-ning Newer Equipment, Excel-lent Home Time! CDL-A 1 year OTR Experience. 1-800-831-4832 www.SchusterCo.com
HAMLIN COUNTY Farmers Coop of Hayti, SD is seeking a qualified General Manager. This $40M cooperative offer-ing grain marketing full service retail agronomy, energy (bulk/retail), and feed (bulk/bagged). Grain, agronomy, energy, feed and service as well as finan-cial and personal management experience required. Email: larry.fuller@chsinc.com or fax (888-653-5527) resume to: Larry Fuller, 5213 Shoal Drive, Bismarck, ND 58503.
Part time cook/dietary aide needed at Chimney Rock Villa. Must be flexible and able to work week ends. Apply in per-son at 106 E. 13th Street, Ba-yard, (308) 586-1142. O22t2
For SaleGOOD USED Double wide available to look at with apt. STAHLA HOMES, 460 E. Chestnut, Sterling, CO (970) 522-6803 or West Highway 30, Kimball, NE (308) 235-2750. O8t10
NEW HOMES beginning at $39,900.00, STAHLA HOMES, 460 E. Chestnut, Sterling, CO (970) 522-6803 or West Highway 30, Kimball, NE (308) 235-2750 or (308) 235-5373. O8t10
PRICES SLASHED on 2014 close out models, STAHLA HOMES, 460 E. Chestnut, Ster-ling, CO (970) 522-6803 or West Highway 30, Kimball, NE (308) 235-2750 or (308) 235-5373. O8t10
NEW 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath-room, 2,300 sq. ft. home, un-der $60.00 per sq ft., STAHLA HOMES, 460 E. Chestnut, Ster-ling, CO (970) 522-6803 or West Highway 30, Kimball, NE (308) 235-2750 or (308) 235-5373 or 1520 East Overland, Scottsbluff, NE. (308) 632-3422. O8t10
FACTORY DIRECT HOMES, from Champion, Bonnavil-la, and Magnolia, STAHLA HOMES, 460 E. Chestnut, Ster-ling, CO (970) 522-6803 or West Highway 30, Kimball, NE (308) 235-2750 or (308) 235-5373 or 1520 East Overland, Scottsbluff, NE. (308) 632-3422. O8t10
PICKUP ACCESSORIESGrill Guards - Running BoardsBox Liners, Mats, Rails, Caps,
Tonneau covers, Vinyl TarpsFiberglass “Toppers” & LidsHitcHes, Elec brakes, wiring,Towing Accessories - Pintles
Turnover ball– RV 5th Wheel“HitcHes Galore”
toll Free 866-635-7272 or308-635-7272
PICKUP ACCESSORIESGrill Guards - Running Boards
Box Liners, Mats, Rails, Caps,Tonneau covers, Vinyl Tarps
Fiberglass “Toppers” & LidsHITCHES, Elec brakes, wiring,
Towing Accessories - PintlesTurnover ball– RV 5th Wheel“HitcHes Galore”
Toll Free 866-635-7272 or308-635-7272
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ATTENTION ADVERTIS-ERS! For $225/25 word clas-sified you can advertise in over 170 Nebraska newspa-pers. For more information contact your local newspa-per or call 1-800-369-2850.
NORTHEAST NEBRAS-KA’S Huge Craft & Home Show, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, November 1st, Pender School. Featuring: Clay’s Famous French Onion Soup, Child Care, Entertain-ment!!! “Like” on Facebook!
Give AwayFREE to good home, 1 year old Pug/Boston Terrier mix pup-py, 810 O Street, (308) 262-5306. O22pd
HELP WANTED: Full time or part time for farm/feed-lot/cow-calf operation. Call (308)279-0497. O22t2
HELP WANTED: Bridgeport Public Library. Library tech-nician. 15 hrs/week some evenings and weekend. Ap-plicants will be responsible
for processing and cataloging materials, circulation of ma-terials, preparing and help-ing with children’s programs, and assisting patrons. Appli-cations may be picked up at Bridgeport City Hall. For ad-ditional information contact 262-0326. Applications will be accepted through October 31, 2014. The City of Bridgeport is an equal opportunity employer
Help Wanted
For Rent: 1 BEDROOM HOUSE, all applianc-es, carport, storage shed, and fenced back yard. 308-631-4655. O22t2
Thank YouThe family of Ike VanNatter
wish to express their deep ap-preciation to those who have offered such kindness, support and messages of sympathy and comfort in our bereavement.
We also send our gratitude and appreciation to all who have cared for Ike over the years:
Neighbors at Camp Clark Villa in Bridgeport, NE.
Golden Living in Scotts-
bluff, NEHemingford Care CenterPrairie Haven HospiceBridgeport Memorial... Mary
Mau(Dugan Kramer) Pastor Jonathan Seng and
his wife LanaChurch of Christ in Bridge-
port, NebraskaA memorial was estab-
lished to the Hemingford Care Center. O22
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Bridgeport News-BladewedNesday, octoBer 22, 2014 B11Bu s i n e s s Di r e c t o r y
We Repair Screens and Windows!!
BRIDGEPORTMEMORIAL CHAPEL
& CREMATION
SERVICES
716 Main Street
(308) 262-0300
MIKE AMATEISCONSTRUCTION
Remodeling, Additions,Window Replacement
Quality Work, Reasonable Rates
308-489-5450 • 308-279-1532www.mikeamateisconstruction.com
~medical~HOSPITAL
Morrill County Community Hospital
1313 S Street308-262-1616
***********Morrill CountyHospital Clinic
1313 S Street, Bridgeport308-262-1755
***********Chimney RockMedical Center
320 Main Street, Bayard308-586-1717
************Dr. John Post
Dr. Bhanu YadikiDr. Prabin Uprety
Cheryl Laux, ARNPKevin Harriger, ARNP
ANNOUNCING NEW HOURS AT
BRIDGEPORT HOUSING AUTHORITY
CAMP CLARKE VILLAOFFICE HOURS
Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Thursday & FridayClosed
GOODERTRUCKING LLC
Gary and Nancy308-262-5338
We have available...•Mud Rock•Pea Rock•Red Rock
We haul anywhere!Check with us
for all your gravel needs!
Trail Animal Clinic1 mile East of Northport
Large & Small Animal ServicesBoarding & Grooming
Phillip Kesterson, D.V.M.262-0592
G.B. SprayingAerial
Applicator*Seeds
*Insecticides*Fertilizers*Herbicides
Grady Norman262-1558279-1355
BACKHOESERVICE
Cement Work, Basement Digging, Backhoe, Trenching,
Cattle Tanks (concrete bottom, bottomless, etc.)
Also Dirt/Gravel haulingand Stump grinding
CLAY SHELDON262-0877
BridgeportStorage
(308) 783-2950
LEE’S SERVICEPRODUCTS & SERVICE
Fuel Delivery ServiceOil Lube Service
Tire ServiceOperated and Owned Locally
Jct. Hwys 385 & 26 Northport Overpass
Phone (308) 262-0459
HARLESSELECTRIC•Residential•Commercial•Trenching
Licensed and bonded
(308) 262-1011279-1000
Bridgeport, NE
TERRY GREEN•CUSTOM SWATHING •RAKING •BAL-ING •CORNSTALKS •WINDROWING
For All Your Custom HayingCell: 308.279.1497 • Home: 308.262.0532
Bridgeport, NE 69336
Wickard Heating & Plumbing, Inc.Furnace - Heat Pumps - A/C Sales & Service
Water Well Pumps:Submersible, Centrifugal & Pressure Tanks
Septic Systems and Water Heaters
Mark and Laura Wickard, Owners(308) 262-0973
Licensed Insured
Lee Anderson 308-262-1299Owner 308-279-0629(c)
Licensed & insured
FREE ESTIMATESSHINGLES & METAL
SEAMLESS GUTTERS
Corn – SunflowersAlfalfa – GrazexCover Crop MiloLyle Sanders
262-0295279-0100 (Cell)
KUSKIE OIL
is here for all yourFarm & Truck
Fuel Needs!Contact:
Tim Alfred308-641-5027
B&SBODY SHOP262-0628
(Next to the overpass in Northport)Windshield Replacement
collision RepaiR
serda Fide GLass
ed serdaResidential Glazier♦Windows ♦Screens
♦Desk Tops ♦Table Tops♦Thermal Pane Units
♦Commercial or Residential308-635-8511
308-586-2936 or 308-641-6770Leave Message
Free Service Calls
Points West Community Bank
Dalton, nE(308) 377-2313
MEMbEr FDICWWW.pwcbank.com
KDK Meats, LLC
Rt. 1, Box 134Bridgeport, NE 69336
(308) 262-1369dhoagland@hamilton.net
Beef Jerky-Assorted SausagesMarinated Meat
Aged Steaks ad Specialty Items
JoLLiFFeFuneraL Home
824 main street
BridGeport, ne
262-1753
PJ SAND & GRAVEL LLC
*Sand*Gravel*River
Rock
308-279-1238
ABCPLUMBING
Dale & KarenGiboney
Specializing inResidential & Commercial— Licensed & Bonded —*Pumps & Installation– Submersible, Centrifugal
*Pressure Tanks
*Septic Tanks & Drain Fields
*Free Hardness Testing
*Water Conditioning Units & RO Purifiers
*Water Heaters
*Underground Sprinkler Systems
*Drain Cleaning Roto-Rooter
*Winterizing
For all your plumbing needs, call:
262-1738
615 S. Beltline Hwy. WestScottsbluff, NE 69361Office: 308-633-4663
brittany.norman@championrealtyllc.net
PIONEERBRAND
PRODUCTSCorn - Alfalfa - Sunflower - Innoculant - Soybean
WatchornSeed CompanyOffice: 377-2521 • Dalton, Nebraska
CHRISTENSENCHIROPRACTIC CLINIC, P.C.
Dr. Michael J. ChristensenPractice specializing in Chiropractic and Acupuncture
REGULAR HOURSMonday: 8:00–12:00 p.m. and 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Wednesday: 8:00–1:00 p.m. and 3:00–6:30 p.m.
Thursday: 8:00 a.m–12:00 p.m. and 2:00–5:00 p.m.Friday and Saturday: Closed
Call 262-1155 to schedule care
Ted377-2588
Kyle377-2521
Hair - Nails - Apparel - Jewelry & so much more!
SCOTT’S PUMP SERVICEWater Well Sales & Service
Domestic Stock Irrr igat ion
IR R I G AT I O NSE A S O N I S J U S T
ARO U N D T H ECO R N E R
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Dave’s ServicesWelding • Remodeling • Repair
308-279-1195 David Zwirn, owner
1007 Main StBridgeport, NE 69336(308) 262-1139Open: Monday - Saturday
Geraldine Reuter - (Owner)Cosmetologist/Nail TechJoy Arbour - CosmetologistCiara Vann - CosmetologistSandra Sanchez - CosmetologistKindra Rodgers - (LMT) Massage
Hair Gallery Salon & Boutique
(308) 262-5085Hours:
Monday-Friday8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
New Beginnings
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NEW energy efficient windows and doors are the best investment you can make! We can measure your old single pane windows and give you an estimate on the price of a new energy efficient Thermopane
Vinyl Window.With low E glass and Argon filled void.
(Also, ask about installation.)27 1/2” x 61”, Single-hung Thermopane
$238.95
Timberoot doors have a heavy gauge skin and a metal edge
on the door. A quality door at an
affordable price 9-Lite, 36” Door $194.00
LASER EDGE CARBIDE SAW CHAIN
Everyone at Riverside Lumber wishes our customers - old and new - a Happy and Prosperous New Year!
• Laura Wickard (not pictured)
• Mimi Linch
• Brook Frohling
• Kirk Varah (Owner)
Everyone at Riverside Lumber wishes our customers - old and new - a Happy and Prosperous New Year!
Kirk Varah (Owner) • Mimi Linch • Brook Frohling • Laura Wickard (not pictured)
2013A New Year and
2013 - a New Year and
Do you have enough insulation in the attic of your house?Heat loss in winter and cooling loss in summer add up to higher utility bills. Buy Blow-In Insulation from us and use our blower for FREE or ask about having it installed.
For a free quote, stop in today.
Example: 1,000 square feet @ 13” deep = R38
takes 18 bags x $34.50 = $621.00
405 W. 5th Bridgeport
HardwoodsWe now have hardwood lumber in stock!Hard Maple............$6.69 board footWalnut...................$7.59 board footCherry....................$6.99 board foot
Rental Equipment (Examples)Concrete Saw..........$70.00 per day5 Ft Scaffolding.......$40.00 per day (2 planks and 4 casters included)Electric Jackhammer...$50.00 per dayDrywall Jack...........$35.00 per dayOther tools for rent also!
Rough Lumber by Order1x10-8....................$4.25 each2x8-16..................$14.30 eachThese are just a few examples of what is available.Call for prices on other sizes!
Jamies Hardie Siding Available in Many Colors! 8-1/4”x12’ that covers 7 sq.ft. ---- $13.99
REPLACE YOUR OLD wood windows with Energy Efficient Columbia Vinyl Thermopane Windows.CALL for a FREE ESTIMATE on windows and installation.
Long Lasting Carbide Chainsaw Chains made to order for most brands of chainsaws. Quality chainsaw CHAIN SHARPENING also done While You Wait!
We also BUILD and DELIVER Storage Sheds at an affordable price. Barn-Style 10x12 with floor and two 2-foot doors only $2450.00 DELIVERED! Can be painted to your choice!
50 lb Box of 1-3/4” Fence Staples only $99.95!
405 W. 5th Bridgeport
HardwoodsWe now have hardwood lumber in stock!Hard Maple............$6.69 board footWalnut...................$7.59 board footCherry....................$6.99 board foot
Rental Equipment (Examples)Concrete Saw..........$70.00 per day5 Ft Scaffolding.......$40.00 per day (2 planks and 4 casters included)Electric Jackhammer...$50.00 per dayDrywall Jack...........$35.00 per dayOther tools for rent also!
Rough Lumber by Order1x10-8....................$4.25 each2x8-16..................$14.30 eachThese are just a few examples of what is available.Call for prices on other sizes!
REPLACE YOUR OLD wood windows with Energy Efficient Columbia Vinyl Thermopane Windows.CALL for a FREE ESTIMATE on windows and installation.
50 lb Box of 1-3/4” Fence Staples only $99.95!New 10 x 8 Midland on Sale for $400.00
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JUST IN TIME FOR PROM...
Over 40 Bridal GownsFlower Girl Dresses
Quinceañera Gowns
Special Orders? Most in 2 Weeks
BAYARD BRIDALPROM & MORE
317 Main Street, Bayard, NE 308-586-1100In the Rusty Nail Building
We accept VISA, Mastercard, Discover, Debit, Cash, and Checks.Locally Owned and Operated
Over 90 Prom
Dresses in Stock
ALL NEW - Current Styles- Various Colors
& Sizes
JUST IN TIME FOR PROM...
Bridal GownsFlower Girl Dresses
Quinceañera GownsWatch for our
Grand Opening - March 6th!
BAYARD BRIDALPROM & MORE
317 Main Street, Bayard, NE 308-586-1100
Hours: Wed.-Thur.(1-6), Fri.(12-6), Sat.(10-5)Sun.(1-5), Mon.-Tues.(By Appointment Only)We accept VISA, Mastercard, Discover, Debit, Cash, and Checks.
Locally Owned and Operated
ALL NEWName Brand
Current Styles
We will not sell the same gown design to two people from the same school.
Prom Gowns starting at $139Wedding Dresses starting at $349
March 9GRAND OPENING!March 9
BAYARD BRIDALPROM & MORE
317 Main Street, Bayard, NE 308-586-1100Hours: Wed.-Thur.(1-6), Fri.(12-6), Sat.(10-5)Sun.(1-5), Mon.-Tues.(By Appointment Only)We accept VISA, Mastercard, Discover, Debit, Cash, and Checks.
Locally Owned - Jan & Ray Goossen Owners
JewelryVeils
ShoesTierras
Be sure to register for a FREE Prom Dress and More!
Large selection of Quality New GownsProm • Bridal • Flower Girl • Quinceañera Special Occasion Gowns & Accessories
BAYARD BRIDALPROM & MORE
317 Main Street, Bayard, NE 308-586-1100
Open Wednesday—SundayHours: Wed.-Thur.(1-6), Fri.(12-6), Sat.(10-5)
Sun.(1-5) (Mon.-Tues. By Appointment Only)We accept VISA, Mastercard, Discover, Debit, Cash, and Checks.
Locally Owned - Jan & Ray Goossen Owners
Prom • BridalFlower GirlQuinceañeraSpecial Occasion AccessoriesJewelryVeilsShoesTierras
Measuring for TUX rentals - starting on MARCH 15TH!
ALLNew Quality Gowns at Reasonable Prices!
BAYARD BRIDALPROM & MORE
317 Main Street, Bayard, NE 308-586-1100
• Select Long Prom Dresses - $8900 & up
• Select Wedding Dresses - $19900 & up
• Bridesmaid Dresses - $4900 & up
• Quincenera Dresses - $7500
• Shoes - $1900 & up
Sizes0—26W
All prices limited to in-stock
items only!
$9.00 SaleMarch 28th - 1-6 p.m.
One Day Only
BAYARD BRIDALPROM & MORE
317 Main Street, Bayard, NE 308-586-1100
Destination Gowns are IN!
Hours: Wed.-Thur.(1-6)
Fri.(12-6) Sat.(10-5), Sun.(1-5)
• Prom & More• JUST ARRIVED:
• Tux RentalStarting at $149
Mother of Bride Gowns!
BAYARD BRIDAL PROM & MORE317 Main Street, Bayard, NE 308-586-1100
Saturday, June 8 8 a.m. — ?
Select Gowns up to 40% OFF!
Now thru August 18
20% OFF!
• Bridal Gowns• Evening Gowns• Mother of the Bride• Flower Girl Sale prices do not apply to pervious sales.
BAYARD BRIDAL PROM & MORE317 Main Street, Bayard, NE 308-586-1100
Open Wednesday—SundayHours: Wed.-Thur.(1-6), Fri.(12-6), Sat.(10-5)
Sun.(1-5) (Mon.-Tues. By Appointment Only)
Your DESTINATION for Gorgeous NEW Homecoming & Evening GOWNS
(both long and short)
• SHORT Gowns — Prices Start at $49.00• LONG Gowns — Start at $119
HURRY IN, SIZES SELL OUT FAST!
BAYARD BRIDAL PROM & MORE317 Main Street, Bayard, NE 308-586-1100
Hours: Wed.-Thur.(1-6), Fri.(12-6), Sat.(10-5)Sun.(1-5) (Mon.-Tues. By Appointment Only)
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Tools and technology through t imeBridgeport fourth grade stu-
dents had the opportunity to get firsthand experience of how tools used in the agriculture in-dustry have changed over time when they vis-ited the Farm and Ranch Museum on Wednesday, September 4th.
Sponsored by the Educa-tional Service Unit out of Scottsbluff, stu-dents through-out the Panhan-dle were able to view up close how farmers from the ear-lier part of the 20th century did many of the same tasks done on farms today, but with equipment used back then. These students watched as a stationary baler was used to form square bales, witnessed how blacksmiths molded iron
into the various tools needed, and saw the various pieces of equipment used in the growing potatoes.
Along with that, they got
hands on experience using stationary corn shelling equip-ment and corn grinding ma-chinery. In addition, they were able to experience how a block
and tackle pulley system makes moving a heavy load easier than using a single pulley.
Throughout the day, the students moved through eight
different stations learning about the early days of the sugar beet industry to how steam engines were used to operate threshing machines.
Kevin Myers(L-R): Karlie Deaver, Kaylee Mitchell, Destinee Huck and Kaitlynn Warren op-erate the old fashioned corn grinder at the Farm and Ranch Museum.
40th annual canoe derbyKevin MyersAndrew Han-son and Con-nor Wiggins paddle their
canoe through the advanced
canoeing course dur-
ing the 40th Annual Ed
Dulaney Canoe Derby held at
the Bridgeport State Lakes
on Saturday, September 7th
and Sunday, September 8th.
Kevin MyersDillon Metz and Jace Phillips work hard as they push the pole attached to the corn grinding machine during the Tools and Technology Through Time field trip at the Farm and Ranch Mu-seum on Wednesday, September 4th.
Lisco Day, 2013
Kevin MyersABOVE LEFT: Ethan Young and Cort Dye, representing Troop 92 from Dalton, appear to be concerned as their paper boat takes on water and they begin to sink during the annual pa-per boat race held at the Ed Dulaney Canoe Derby.
ABOVE: Justin Dobrinski, from Bridgeport, paddles as he takes a canoe ride during the Ed Dulaney Canoe Derby. Scouting troops from the Pan-handle, Wyoming and Colora-do attended the two-day event held at the Bridgeport State Lakes.
Kevin MyersCamp Clarke Queen Kristen Fellhoelter (center) and her court, Yamilex Estrada (left) and Tamika Scarrow (right), are escorted through the Lisco Day Parade held on Sunday, September 8th by Lions Club member Joy Arbour.
susan MyersABOVE: Olivia Kennedy, Con-
nor Kennedy and Bryce
Bossert fill Bryce’s cowboy hat with candy treasures dur-
ing the Lisco Day Parade.
RIGHT: Re-nee Forney drives her
llama, Chewy, through the
parade route.
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automotive repairsAll car and truck lines
Robert Ford, owner/ASE certified
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years of experience
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FRIDAY, NOV. 14th�Tickets at Bible Supplies�
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Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and by appointment— just give us a call.
• Shooting Sports• Fishing• Hunting
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Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and by appointment— just give us a call.
Come see us at the Mitchell Gun Show Sat. 11/1, 8-4 and Sun. 11/2, 9-3
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Night of Registration & Kick-OffWed., Sept. 10th at 6:30pm
Parent/Legal Guardian must be present to complete registration.
$30 per child / $90 max per family
Bridgeport Community Church
CubbiesPreschool: 3–5 yrs.
SparksKindergarten – 2nd
T&T3rd – 6th
Pre-Register Online
bridgeportcommunitychurch.com
SHERIDAN LIVESTOCK AUCTION CORUSHVILLE, NE
308-327-2406
FALL REMUDA CATALOG HORSE SALE
OCTOBER 1, 2014
1:00 P.M.
WAYDE 605-381-0662 GILBERT 605-441-0838 GALEN 308-360-1419
Catalog available at www.sheridanlivestock.com
Westat seeks individuals to work part time on the National Study of Health-Related Behaviors (NSHB). Interviewers will collect information from respondents about tobacco use and its ef-fects on health. The hourly rate is up to $16.00 contingent upon geographic location and relevant experience. To learn more and apply, go to www.westat.com/fieldjobs and enter Job ID 8138BR. WESTATEOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled
Penny CarnivalSaturday, November 1st
Multipurpose Room and Gym, Bridgeport Elementary School5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
30 Booths: Cake Walk, Bounce Houses, Face Painting, Duck Pond, Haunted House, Football Throw, Fortune Teller, Marriage Booth, Jail,
Dinosaur Dig, and lots of New Prizes!
Silent Auction is back! Bring your wallet and bid on theme baskets.Tickets Cost: $0.25 each or 5 for $1.00
Support your local food pantry! Bring one item for the food pantry and receive one free ticket! Only two free tickets per person.
Chili and Cinnamon Roll FeedHotdogs or Chili dogs
Sponsored by Bulldogs, Parents and Teachers$ 5 Adults
$ 3 Children
Good Used Double Wide available to look at with apt. STAHLA HOMES, 460 E. Chestnut, Sterling, Co (970) 522-6803 or West Highway 30, Kimball, NE (308) 235-2750New Homes beginning at $39,900.00, STAHLA HOMES, 460 E. Chestnut, Sterling, CO (970) 522-6803 or West Highway 30, Kimball, NE (309) 235-2750 or (309) 235-5373Prices slashed on 2014 close-out models, STAHLA HOMES, 460 E. Chestnut, Sterling, CO (970) 522-6803 or West Highway 30, Kimball, NE (309) 235-2750 or (309) 235-5373New 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom 2,300 sq. ft. home, under $60.00 per sq. ft. STAHLA HOMES, 460 E. Chestnut, Sterling, CO (970) 522-6803 or West Highway 30, Kimball, NE (309) 235-2750 or (309) 235-5373 or 1520 East Overland, Scottsbluff, NE (308) 632-3422Factory Direct Homes, from Champion, Bonnavilla, and Magnolia: STAHLA HOMES, 460 E. Chestnut, Sterling, CO (970) 522-6803 or West Highway 30, Kimball, NE (309) 235-2750 or (309) 235-5373 or 1520 East Overland, Scottsbluff, NE (308) 632-3422
The Nebraska Depart-ment of Roads is cur-rently accepting appli-cations for a Highway Maintenance Worker in Bridgeport, NE. For a full job description or to ap-ply, visit www.statejobs.nebraska.gov. An on-line State application must be completed on or before the closing date of Octo-ber 29, 2014. Notify the State Department of Per-sonnel at 402-471-2075 if you need accommodation in the selection process. (TDD Calls ONLY: 402-471-4693). The State of Nebraska is an Equal Op-portunity Employer.
The Nebraska Depart-ment of Roads is currently accepting applications for a Highway Construction Tech I/II in Sidney, NE. For a full job description or to apply, visit www.statejobs.nebraska.gov. An on-line State applica-tion must be completed. This opening will remain until filled. Notify the State Department of Personnel at 402-471-2075 if you need accommodation in the selection process. (TDD Calls ONLY: 402-471-4693). The State of Nebraska is an Equal Op-portunity Employer.
The Haunted House will also be
Open on Halloween
From 6-9:00 pm!
Thanking our professional women for their great service at helping
others through a difficult time in life.~Bridgeport/Bayard Memorial Chapel, Dugan-Kramer,
Gering Memorial Chapel
Back: Mary Beth Mau, Pat Stricker, McCaul Wallesen, Lana SengFront: Tammy Lutz, Val Cowan
Conquering CancerBHS students and staf f work to provide HOPE
KEVIN MYERSOrganizing of the Pink Out activities were the committee members, which included (L-R): Taylor Shull, Kara Wiggins, Trystan Draper, Tatum Miller, Rayleigh Farrenkopf, Natalie Ramirez, Raissa Padilla, Drew Shaffer and Ashley Weborg.
COURTESY PHOTOJayden Mueller prepares to ride his bike in the Homecom-ing Parade held on Friday, October 17th. Jayden rode to honor his great-grandmoth-er, Myrna, who is a cancer survivor.
COURTESY PHOTOLexi Harding displays two of the 600 suck-ers she made and sold during the Pink Out week. She donated all the money raised to the Pink Out Committee.
COURTESY PHOTOLocal cancer survivors that took part in the Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 17th were Vonnie Schmunk, Dori Huck, Bev Sestak and Patty Panas.
COURTESY PHOTO(L-R) Ashley Camberg, Micaele Blake and Tatum Miller work on posters used to promote the various fund raising activities.
KEVIN MYERSPictured are several runners who took part in the Pink Out 5K Run on Saturday, October 18th. Funds raised from the run were donated to the Festival of Hope.
KEVIN MYERSDawn Pappas from Hair We Go applies pink hair extensions to Olivia Corman’s hair during the Junior Class Chili Feed on Friday, October 17th. Dawn donated the proceeds raised to the Pink Out Committee.
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the students and staff formed the word PINK. The t-shirts the students wore for the photo were donated by ALLO Communications and Bridgeport Public School Board of Education. Along with forming the word PINK for the photo, they also invited cancer survivors to walk with them through the Homecoming Parade.
In addition to these activities, the volleyball players, golfers and cross country runners wore pink shoelaces during their activities while the football players from both Bridgeport wore pink socks to show their support. The shoelaces and socks were donated by Morrill Coun-ty Community Hospital.
Jan Bloyd, Deb Millette and Micki McConnell, spon-sors of the students involved in FCCLA, Art Club and Students Council that formed the Pink Out committee, said they are very proud of the efforts of the students involved with the planning, organizing and conducting
the activities. They shared that this was a great opportu-nity for the students to learn how wonderful it feels to give back to the community and to those who are in need of their support.
They went on to explain that not only did the student body come together to make this a huge success, but indi-vidual students got into the mood of giving. One example they shared was the efforts of Lexi Harding, a Bridgeport elementary student who is in the fifth grade. Jan Bloyd, Bridgeport Family Consumer Science Instructor indicated that Lexi made and over 600 suckers during the Pink Out week and donated the pro-ceeds, which were presented to the Festival of Hope.
KEVIN MYERSReata Loomis has pink hair extensions applied by Dawn Pap-pas of Hair We Go during the Pink Out week.
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