MARCH 6, 2019 One Hundred Eighth Year—No. 36 Single Copy—75 cents 14 pages, 1 supplement Gothenburg, NE 69138

GOTHENBURGCollege signings. See page B2.

I love collecting old things that I

can repurpose — Mary Bell, local

artist

MovieThe UpsideSun Theatre — March 8, 9, 10Showtime — Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 and 7:30 p.m. A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who’s hired to help him. Starring: Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman. Comedy, Drama. Rated PG-13. 126 Minutes.

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Public Notices ■ New pUBlIC NoTICeS located on the

Public RecoRd page in this issue of The Times call attention to:

■ A notice that the City of Gothenburg is accepting hay bids for a 5-year period for city-owned property.

■ Notice of a meeting of the Gothen-burg Public Schools Board of Education for 7 p.m. on Monday, March 11.

■ Notice of a meeting of the Gothen-burg Planning & Zoning Commission for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12.

1. Chocolate

2. Alcohol

3. Social media

4. Cursing

5. Sweets

Things to give up for lent

Top Ten

Winning conference. See page B1.

6. Junk food

7. Coffee

8. Soda

9. Video games

10. Fast food

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Color is the key for local artist Mary Bell By ROXANNE CONVERSE-WHITINGContributing Writer

She like lots of color. In fact, Mary Bell said she needs color in her life. Acrylic paint, origami, fabric and paper bead work are all mediums of art that she uses to display her creativity.

As a child she was influ-enced by teachers, yet she has always appreciated art. Although she said she began her art in high school, she continued by going to college to be an art teacher. She taught in Omaha, Gothenburg and Kearney for over 30 years.

Bell said her favorite

grade level to teach was elementary.

“Children are still cre-ative. No one has taken that away from them,” she said as she reminisced about her time teaching in rotation with Ernie Blecha and Dan Yilk at Dudley Elementary.

Bell is an artist who paints on repurposed things, items that are go-ing to be thrown away. She paints on old chairs, lazy susans, tables, stools and metal trays from the Methodist church.

“I love collecting old things that I can repur-pose,” she said. Recently, she’s begun to paint on old

Local artist Mary Bell, a former art teacher at Dudley Elementary, enjoys painting a variety of items she can repurpose, such these vinyl records and Easter eggs. (Photo by Roxanne Converse-Whiting)

See ■ CeNTeR on pg. A3

By ROXANNE CONVERSE-WHITINGContributing Writer

Marc Mroczek is excited to be a Swede.

As someone who is from a from a small town, the oppor-tunity to come to Gothenburg is something Mroczek said his fam-ily is excited about. Gothenburg Public Schools hired Mroczek, currently the athletic director at North Platte Public Schools, on Thursday as the new athletic director and assistant principal for the 2019-2020 school year.

Having taught in Imperial for 12 years prior to his time in North Platte, Mroczek said he has always been impressed with the Gothenburg school

district. When c o m p e t i n g against Gothen-burg, he said he was aware of the great com-munity support.

In his role as an athletic director, Mroczek said he has known of Gothenburg’s “great” admin-istrative team, including GHS Principal Seth Ryker, which is one of the rea-sons that led him to apply for the position. When he was offered the posi-

tion, he said that he and his family were excited and believe it is a great opportu-nity.

Mroczek said he knows what it takes to be a successfu l teacher after having been in the classroom as an English a n d p h y s i -cal education teacher. He was also coached girls basketball,

football and track, which helps in working with coaches and

activity sponsors. Mroczek said he hopes to be a servant leader in giving tools to coaches and sponsors. In addition, he desires to be a role model for students in both academics as well as activities.

Bruce Vires, a former athletic director at Imperial, was a men-tor who inspired Mroczek, he said. He also said he has relation-ships with athletic directors in Class A and B schools around the state, which provides a network to discuss the things that are working well.

For his first year in Gothen-burg, Mroczek hopes to observe what currently works well in the district. He also hopes to be able to encourage personal

development for the coaches and sponsors.

Mroczek and his wife, Mi-chelle, are both from small towns. He grew up in and gradu-ated from Alma. Michelle, who is from Ogallala, is currently an elementary teacher in North Platte. They wanted their three children to experience growing up in a small town. Landon, a fifth grader, Lauren, a third grader, and Lilly, a 3-year old, will all attend school in Gothenburg once the family moves to town.

Mroczek will begin his duties in Gothenburg this summer. He replaces Tyler Herman, who will leave at the end of the school year to take a similar position in York.

Mroczek named assistant principal, AD at GHS

Marc Mroczek

THE COLOR OF ART

Mary Bell found these three chairs at a garage sale, and painted them color-fully. (Photo by Roxanne Converse-Whiting)See ■ ColoR on pg. A10

By KATY SOLLERStaff Writer

EDITOR’S NOTE: As the city of Gothenburg looks at the possibility of building a com-munity center, this is the third and final story in a series look-ing at other area community centers or venues.

As the City Gothenburg continues the process of con-sidering the feasibility and practicality of building a com-munity center, community leaders must consider what is currently available within the area and in neighboring towns as well.

Though there are some in neighboring counties, there are currently no existing commu-nity centers in Dawson County.

“Of course it would be fabu-lous to have a community cen-ter here for small conferences, community events, family gatherings and more,” said Deb Egenberger, executive director of the Gothenburg Community Development Office. “If it hap-pens, I think it will get used for a variety of activities. At the same time, we all know this would not be a small financial investment. Community lead-ers have a long list of priorities to consider when it comes to spending, and they’re tasked with sorting out the wants and the needs when money is tight. It’s not a simple or an easy decision.”

While each community within the county does have rental spaces available for small gatherings, many do not allow the use of alcohol on the prem-ises, which make them less than ideal for wedding recep-tions, banquets, balls, cocktail parties, wedding showers and other social occasions where attendees wish to serve alcohol.

There are some gathering spaces in Dawson County which do make allowances for alcohol, but many of those facilities have other limitations.

Facilities vary, but no community centers exist in county

Greetings District 36. Now that February is over we are all hop-ing that our temperatures begin to warm. Cold snowy weather certainly makes it difficult for our ranchers with baby calves on the way. The complication of many criti-cal issues have helped to “keep it warm” in the Nebraska Legislature.

This week the Appropriations Committee produced its pre-liminary budget to give Senators a preview of how the budget is tak-ing shape. Our state budget totals nearly $9.4 billion over the next biennium. That represents a small increase of 3.3 percent, which is lower than normal. Of course, this is just the preliminary budget and will have to be adjusted as new factors become known to the committee.

One of those factors is the State’s Economic Advisory Forecasting Board. The Forecasting Board, which met this past week, includes several members from the private business community located in different geographical areas across the state. The board came to some compromises in predict-

ing state revenue, based upon known tax receipts thus far. They lowered the revenue projections for this current fiscal year, and the next two years, by about $110 million. That will translate to the state’s rainy day fund losing nearly $70 million, and a lower-ing of state budget revenue of about $40 million. The board will convene again in April to review 2018’s income tax receipts, and will decide then on whether to make another adjustment to the revenue projections.

During the current fiscal year, which ends on June 30, state tax collections from sales and income tax have fallen short of projections for four straight months. The new revenue forecast means the Ap-propriations Committee will have

to revisit some of their budget decisions be-fore sending a final plan to the full legislature. I applaud the work of the Appropriations Committee to pres-ent a balanced bud-

get without raising taxes. I remain very concerned about the revenue shortfall and the continued use of our rainy day fund. If this forecast holds true our rainy day fund will fall well below $300 million.

I will continue to support efforts to re-balance our tax bur-den and efforts that

grow our state. We must continue to broaden our tax base if we wish to avoid any further reductions in tax revenue.

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Reach Your Elected

OfficialsPresident Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20500 Phone: (202) 456-1111 www.whitehouse.gov/contact

Gov. Pete Ricketts Office of the Governor PO Box 94848 Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-2244 www.governor.nebraska.gov

U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer 383 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-6551 www.fischer.senate.gov

U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse B40E Dirksen Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-4224 www.sasse.senate.gov

U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith 2241 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-6435 http://adriansmith.house.gov

Sen. Matt Williams District 36 Room #2015 P.O. Box 94604 Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-2642 Email: mwilliams@leg.ne.gov

Sen. Mike Groene District 42 Room #1101 P.O. Box 94604 Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-2729 Email: mgroene@leg.ne.gov

Sen. Dan Hughes District 44 Room #1117 P.O. Box 94604 Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-2805 Email: dhughes@leg.ne.gov

Legislature ‘warm’ with critical issues

MATTWILLIAMSStateSenator,Dist.36

LettertotheEditor

To the editor:A few days ago, Ne-

braska state senator Ernie Chambers made com-ments while discussing LB399 that made news on the national news networks. His comments were, “Senator (Mike) Groene wants to talk about the meaning of respect. What do while people mean by it and what do black people mean by it? White people mean we’ve gotta bow down to what they tell us as black people to bow down to. I don’t come here for this rag every day, and it’s a rag. That’s all it is to me. When you show a way to persuade Jews to sanctify and worship the swastika, when you show me that, I’ll come up here and stand while you all hypocritically pretend that rag is something that it definitely is not.”

Sen. Chambers feels that LB399 would update social studies require-ments, would only teach a version of history that

would skew toward white Americans, and not be representative of the ex-perience of all Americans. He must overlook all the white Americans that died during the Civil War. It’s hard to understand Sen. Chambers’ comments and reasons for them.

My wife and I were upset that he called the Ameri-can flag a rag, which he has done before, also. So we decided to call senators and the governor, urging them to put a resolution on the floor and make public comments condemning his comments. Since then we have seen where a few have condemned his com-ments and our governor made a statement against them also. We were disap-pointed when we called Sen. Matt Williams’ office. When talking to his staff, we were informed that they doubted he would take any action, as he and Sen. Chambers are friends.

Mary and Richard Ristine

Sen. Chambers’ comments on flag should be condemned

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By J.L. SCHMIDTNebraska Press AssociationStatehouse Correspondent

“Those that respect the law and love sau-sage should watch neither being made,” according to American author and humorist Mark Twain. Some quibble and say the quote should be credited to Otto von Bismarck, the Prussian statesman and architect of German unification.

Whoever said it is not important now. It’s an apt description of what is about to transpire, as law-makers get serious about addressing the nagging issue of property tax re-lief. No quibbling. Expect a full-blown battle pitting agricultural interests against business. Throw in the schools and local governments that depend on the tax and mix with the people who just want their streets plowed in the win-ter. Dangle suggestions of an urban -- rural split.

Absolutely nothing volatile about that mix is there? Now filter it through lobbyists and special interest groups and 49 state senators who have a couple months ahead of them to consider the 141 bills introduced this session that mention the words “property tax.” That’s sausage!

There will be some in-teresting closed-door ses-sions in the Legislature’s Revenue Committee as lawmakers sort through what should come down to a handful of viable pro-posals for full legislative

debate. Committee Chair Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn said she hopes the full legislative debate can begin by April. She expects the committee will present a package, but it may not be the Whop-per some expect. Would you believe a Whopper Jr.? Did somebody say cheeseburger?

Consider: Increased taxes on liquor, tobacco, some goods and services; a four-year freeze on property taxes; a tax on millionaires; a rewrite of the state aid to education formula. That’s a lot, but one thing is certain. Law-makers will have ample time to get something done, unlike last year when the proposals came out of committee too late to allow action.

There are a few ma-jor components. One is Governor Pete Ricketts’ proposal to increase the state property tax cred-its by $51 million (that’s about $106 discount on a

$100,000 home). It would also require that at least $275 million a year in such credits are provided and propose a constitutional amendment for voter ap-proval to limit property tax revenue increases by local taxing entities to three percent a year. His plan would also base ag-ricultural property values on income-producing potential, not recent sales.

Senator Tom Briese’s LB314 would eliminate sales tax exemptions on things like candy, soda pop, bottled water, home remodeling, haircuts and auto repairs. State sales taxes would rise by a half-cent and taxes on a pack of cigarettes would go up $1.50. Taxes on beer and alcohol would about triple. Itemized state income tax deductions would go away, except for medical expenses. The bill would generate an estimated $782 million in new revenue, of which $510 million would be used for increased prop-erty tax credits and would increase aid to schools by about $236 million. Briese says new revenue to offset property taxes is important.

Senator Mike Groene’s LB695 would replace the current state school aid formula to deliver more money to more schools. Right now, 175 of the state’s 244 school districts get no so-called equalization aid. The proposal would provide about $3,500 in founda-tion aid for every student in the state. Adjustments

that generally benefit larger schools would be eliminated and school budget increases could not exceed the consumer price index. The current property tax credit pro-gram and elimination of some sales tax exemp-tions would help fund the change. He said shifting taxes is the only way to get property tax relief.

Senator Erv Friesen’s LB497 would increase aid to schools, with every school district eventu-ally receiving at least 50 percent of its basic funding from state aid. It would lower the valu-ation of ag land for pur-poses of school taxation in steps from the current 75 percent to eventually 40 percent. The proposal would also limit spend-ing increases by school districts. His bill includes $523 million in new rev-enue, by doing away with sales tax exemptions like groceries, house cleaning and vehicle repairs. There are also steep increases in taxes on tobacco, beer, wine and liquor. Friesen also wants $150 million for the state’s beleaguered cash reserve fund.

I like Briese’s challenge to be part of the solution or get out of the way. It’s time for hard decisions and solid action. Nebras-kans have waited far too long for property tax relief.

J.L. Schmidt has been covering Nebraska gov-ernment and politics since 1979. He has been a regis-tered Independent for 20 years.

Property tax proposals coming into focus

CAPITOLVIEW

For some, the capacity may be too small to host a large crowd. For others, the building may lack kitchen space or adequate bath-room facilities.

Cost is also a factor in choosing a location for a gathering. In certain instances, a location may offer an adequate amount of space and the amenities a renter is looking for, but it may not be an option if the rental cost is too high.

In Gothenburg, residents have the option to rent the Senior Center. The building holds up to 200 guests. The rental price is $100 for the hall and $100 for the kitchen, with discounts for senior citizens. However, alcohol is not allowed in the building.

Additional options in Go-thenburg include two pri-vately owned venues. The Nebraska Barn and Grill has a party room within the restaurant, and also has a second, separate struc-ture located southwest of the restaurant which has its own bathroom facility. While the party room offers food through the restau-rant, the stand alone struc-ture does not have kitchen amenities, so food must be brought in from outside the venue. Both locations offer the option of alcohol, but both can hold fewer than 100 guests.

Wild Horse Golf Club has some rental spaces avail-able, but size is an issue for large gatherings. There are limited food items available, but catering is allowed. Alcohol can also be served.

With the recent sale of Chipper Hall, Cozad saw the end of one of its more popular venues for larger scale events. However, Cozad residents have the option of the Elk’s Lodge, which can accommodate a

gathering of well over 200 guests. Alcohol is available on site, in addition to as a full menu. Rental pricing is based on the size of the space to be rented in ad-dition to the size of the gathering.

Another facility available in Cozad is The Old Cozad Mill, originally a feed and seed grain mill. Renters are allowed to bring in alcohol, but the capacity is capped at 132 guests. The rental price for the larger area of the Old Cozad Mill is $200 for a full day or $20 per hour. Smaller areas are available to rent for a reduced price. The venue offers a kitchenette with refrigerator and micro-wave, but does have many outlets available for outside food to be brought in.

Lexington’s Grand Gen-eration Center is similar to Gothenburg’s Senior Cen-ter. The capacity is 100 and alcohol is not allowed on site. However, the facility offers a full kitchen as well as a smaller area separate from the dining area for smaller gatherings.

Kirk’s Restaurant in Lexington offers a banquet room rental for $600 that would accommodate a ca-pacity crowd of 192, as well as smaller room rentals for 56 people at a cost of $200 or 112 people for $400. The facility offers a full menu and alcohol on site.

Also available in Lex-ington is the Holiday Inn Express, which offers four meeting rooms and a large space which at capacity can serve 350 guests. The rates vary by date and length of rental.

Additionally, the smaller villages in Dawson County have rental spaces available with the average capacity of these spaces coming in at 135 people.

To many, this may seem a trivial matter. However, Andrea McClintic, execu-tive director of Dawson Area Development, said not having a large space limits Dawson County with

regard to the types of events that can be held within the county. For example, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development held its annual convention in Gothenburg last year. Feedback from those who attended indicated they would have much preferred a location with more space, as lack of space was a major inconvenience. She said that having a large gather-ing space allows the com-munity to host events that benefit the residents and the community.

“It is exciting thinking about the concept of a community center,” said Nate Wyatt, president of the Gothenburg Improvement Company. “Our community has done a good job access-ing the long term viability of a project before jumping in. I believe we will take the same approach as we evaluate the viability of a potential community cen-ter in Gothenburg.”

Thus far, the city has com-missioned Miller and Asso-ciates to look at the feasibil-ity of building a community center. The study was paid for through grant money. During a public meeting and at the Feb. 16 council meeting, Miller and Associ-ates provided four possible sites to place a community center and ranked them due to a number of factors. The council has not yet taken action on the issue.

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 A3People

The Grand Canyon is a wonder of nature that takes one’s breath away. A great chasm formed by the constant running of the Colorado River con-sists of carved contours into the earth. At over 277 miles in length, it stretch-es 18 miles across at its widest point. Make no mistake. This gash in the earth is visibly seen from space slicing through the plateau surrounding it.

I have often wondered how one can accept the reality that something so cutting can create such beauty. Yet, this very reality is true in my life. The very beliefs and thoughts that I have allowed to run freely through my existence have caused deep chasms and contoured crevices. They have marked me indelibly.

I may have worked many hours or had a stressful day and the river of martyrdom rages. Someone was unkind. Words were meant to send me into the fog of fear, obligation, and guilt. The river of victim runs through it. An apology offered and received, but not accepted leaves

a chasm where self-pity bubbles over rocks and winds through the bends of my spirit.

These moments of de-spair and darkness weigh upon me. Fueled by the thoughts of self-pity and beliefs that I am a victim and a martyr, I have par-ticipated in the eroding. Even in the awareness that I no longer choose to participate, I am left with the void created in the chasm.

Then, I am reminded. Life has been happening in that canyon. Exquisite-

ness has been created in the erosion. From a higher perspective, it’s simply a magnificent mark that makes up the whole. And I read the lines of the poet Parker J. Palmer who talks of “the beauty that comes when love fills the void.”

I let go of blame, self-pity, victimhood, and a martyr mentality as no longer welcome forces within my being. I turn instead to forgiving, contributing, and choosing. I speak up, ask for what I need, and take a break. I trust God and do the next right thing. I invite love to fill the void.

Roxanne Converse-Whiting

Contributing Writer

Love fills the void

Since 1969, Gothenburg Memorial Hospital has served

our community with a commitment to stay ahead of your

wellness needs now and into the future. Our name has

changed to reflect that commitment: Gothenburg Health.

Our new name promotes our mission to lead the way to

promoting wellness and health in our community —

putting you and Gothenburg Well Ahead.

Find more information at www.gothenburghealth.org |

Gothenburg Health910 20th Street | Gothenburg, NE 69138Phone: 308-537-3661

The Medical Clinic at Gothenburg Health910 20th Street | Gothenburg, NE 69138Phone: 308-537-4066

Since 1969, Gothenburg Memorial Hospital has served

our community with a commitment to stay ahead of your

wellness needs now and into the future. Our name has

changed to reflect that commitment: Gothenburg Health.

Our new name promotes our mission to lead the way to

promoting wellness and health in our community —

putting you and Gothenburg Well Ahead.

Find more information at www.gothenburghealth.org |

Gothenburg Health910 20th Street | Gothenburg, NE 69138Phone: 308-537-3661

The Medical Clinic at Gothenburg Health910 20th Street | Gothenburg, NE 69138Phone: 308-537-4066

Since 1969, Gothenburg Memorial Hospital has served

our community with a commitment to stay ahead of your

wellness needs now and into the future. Our name has

changed to reflect that commitment: Gothenburg Health.

Our new name promotes our mission to lead the way to

promoting wellness and health in our community —

putting you and Gothenburg Well Ahead.

Find more information at www.gothenburghealth.org |

Gothenburg Health910 20th Street | Gothenburg, NE 69138Phone: 308-537-3661

The Medical Clinic at Gothenburg Health910 20th Street | Gothenburg, NE 69138Phone: 308-537-4066

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Walk-ins welcome or call 537-4022to schedule an appointment.

THANK YOUThank you to everyone who attended or supported the Brady Public Schools Foundation Gala held Saturday at the Brady Community Center. Your generous support of our foundation was greatly appreciated!

Thank you to our sponsors:Gold - Samantha (Brady class of 1995) and Mitch Mosser.

Silver - L&M Cattle (Laurie & Matt Hatch), The Home Agency (Dan Tinlin), Pony Express Chevrolet and Gothenburg State Bank.

Bronze - Molly Rundle (in memory of Dee Murphy), R&J Wahlgren General Partnership, DEKALB/Asgrow (Bryan Franzen), Nancy Sitorius and Deb Chrisp.

Thank you to those businesses which provided tastings:Lazy RW Distillery, Pals Brewing Co., and Old Depot Vineyard & Winery.

Thank you to Posh Farm Catering for catering the event and The Hitchin’ Post for providing the cash bar.

HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY BILL HAYWARD!Bill Hayward celebrated

his 90th birthday on Feb. 18, 2018. He will be having a card shower. Bill would enjoy hearing from his family and friends.

Mail cards to: Bill Hayward, 25240 Avenue M, Room 314, Gothenburg, NE 69138.

Logan Ricley has been accepted as a participant in Class IX of the Nebraska Water Leaders Academy, a one-year program that edu-cates participants about the vital role of rivers, streams and aquifers play in the economic sustain-ability of the state.

Ricley, son of Randy Ricley and Marth Mathers, is a Gothenburg native. He is the control operator/safety director for Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District.

Sponsored by the Ne-

braska State Irrigation Association, Academy sessions feature class-room as well as field trip experiences presented by acknowledged experts in leadership and natural re-source topics held at loca-tions across the state. The Water Leaders Academy is partially funded through a grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust and more than 25 other orga-nizations and individuals.

More information can be found at www.waterleader-sacademy.org.

Gothenburg native named to ninth class of state water leaders academy

Logan Ricley

GothenburG times 308-537-3636

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Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) invites high school students from across Nebraska’s Third District to submit their artwork for the 2019 Con-gressional Art Competi-tion by Friday, March 22.

“Each year, my office partners with the Ne-braska Art Teachers Asso-ciation to invite students from across Nebraska’s Third District to submit their artwork as part of the Congressional Art Compe-

tition,” Smith said. “I am always impressed with the skill and creativity of Nebraska’s young people and I look forward to see-ing this year’s entries.”

The Nebraska Art Teachers Association is working with Smith to co-ordinate the competition. Official rules, guidelines, and submission forms are available on Congress-man Smith’s website: adriansmith.house.gov/services/art-competition.

First-place artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol, alongside winning entries from across the country, and Smith will display the runners-up in his Washington, D.C. and Third District offices.

The Congressional In-stitute annually spon-sors the Congressional Art Competition for high school students from all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. ter-ritories.

Congressional art competition underway

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Obituaries

Kenneth D. Gerdes, 74, of Cozad, died Feb. 27, 2019 at Kearney Regional Hospital in Kearney.

He was born Nov. 2, 1944 in Gothenburg, son of Orville B. and LaVonne (Trimble) Gerdes.

Kenny lived in Sacramen-to, California for a while, but spent the bulk of his life in Cozad. He graduated from Cozad High School. Ken-ny owned his own con-struction company and a furniture store for many years. He attended the First Presbyterian Church at Co-zad and the Cozad Church of God. Kenny was a proud supporter of Husker athletics. He enjoyed fishing and golfing in his spare time. He especially loved spending time with family. Kenny had a special place in his heart for his Boston Terrier, Jack.

Survivors include his loving wife Linda Gerdes of Cozad; four sons, Craig (Carolyn) Gerdes of Shawnee, Kansas; Cory (Melissa) Gerdes of Alamo, Cali-fornia; Andy (Wendy) Duis of Lincoln,

Shane Duis of Cozad; 10 grandchildren, two great grandchildren; two brothers, Roger Gerdes of Cozad and Dallas (Becky)

Gerdes of Oconto; sister, Connie Mosher of Friend; his sister-in-laws whom he loved as sisters - Cheryl (Dale), Roxie (Tim), Sandy (Mike), Karen (Randy) Lana (Dale), Shanna (Tim); brother-in-law Frank; and numerous nieces nephews and extended family.

Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, broth-er, Orville Leroy Gerdes; sister-in-law Donna.

Visitation was held at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel on Sun-day, March 3.

Funeral services were held at First Presbyterian Church, Cozad, on Monday, March 4, at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Harvey Pierce and Rev. Jill Boyd officiating.

Burial followed in the Cozad Cemetery.Memorials may be given to the family

where a memorial will be established in his name at a later date. To sign the online guest book, go to blasestrauser.com.

Kenneth D. GerDes, 74

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Meredith Mae Speck, 90, of Redmond, Oregon, formerly of Elwood, passed away peacefully on Jan. 13, 2019 in Redmond, with her family by her side. She was born in Elwood, to Clarence and Margaret Harm, and was one of six children. She has two surviving siblings, Velma McClel-lan and Harold Harm, both of Nebraska.

She was married to Charles F. Speck, on Feb. 15, 1947, in Nebraska, where they started their family. They eventually moved to Oregon in 1956, where they stayed happily married until Charles’ passing in 1993. The couple raised six children together, two of whom have passed, Kevin E Speck of Redmond, and Kent C. Speck of San Diego, California. Meredith has four surviving children, Barbara Williams and Mike Speck, both of Terrebonne, Oregon; and Kirby Speck and Laurel Speck, both of Redmond. Meredith is also survived by seven grand-children, nine great grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Meredith and her husband, Charles, worked on a ranch in Nebraska early in their marriage which was along the Pony Express trails, and even lived in a “soddy” house for a period of time before moving into a regular ranch house. After moving to Oregon, Meredith had several occupa-tions, the longest being with the Oregon Teaching Center, where she worked in sales and distribution of educational programs for K-8 grade schools. She worked there until she retired. Meredith’s interests lied in reading, supporting a growing family and membership and involvement in the Zion Lutheran Church in Redmond.

A Celebration of Life is being planned for a later date, and the family requests memorials to a Parkinson’s foundation of your choosing in lieu of flowers. The family would also like to thank everyone for all of the support, prayers and love sent to them and to Meredith during their time of need.

MereDith Mae specK, 90By DONNA HAZENContributing Writer

Muriel Kotschwar and Sandy Bosch had lunch together on Thursday at a Gothen-burg restaurant.

Nick and Bonnie Casper of Lexington were Thursday afternoon callers of Norma Darnall.

Raymond and Mildred Tillotson were Monday supper and overnight guests of Greg, Kaye and Ryan Tillotson in Omaha. Raymond had some schooling in Omaha Tuesday to Thursday. Mildred met Gene Tillotson of Kearney on Tuesday and they spent the afternoon with Sydney (Tillotson) Schi who was in the hospital. Sydney was released from the hospital on Wednesday and went to Kearney to her parents, Gene and Tammy Tillotson for a time of recu-peration. Raymond and Mildred stopped Thursday en route home to visit Gene, Tammy and Sydney in Kearney.

Zac and Erin Cox, Cort, Olivia, Luke and Trent of Mullen were Friday evening to

Sunday afternoon houseguests of Tracy and Sheila Adkisson.

Others visiting over the weekend were Kenneth and Ginger Adkisson, and Derek, Jordan and Chelsea Aden. Gary and Ricky Sue Wach joined them on Saturday evening to help Olivia celebrate her 6th birthday.

Saturday evening supper guests of Ren and Kathy Widick were Doug and Linda Widick of Curtis and Roland and Jan Shef-field and Dan and Jan Widick of Farnam.

Brennen Taylor of Holdrege was a Friday evening to Sunday evening houseguest of Raymond and Mildred Tillotson. Randy and Brenda Edson took supper out on Saturday evening to enjoy with them.

Doug Sturgeon of Cozad was a Friday caller of his mother, Ruth Sturgeon.

Tom and Crystal Oberg, Jon, Janae, Connor and Kara were in North Platte on Saturday to watch Janae participate in a Gymnastic Meet.

Dan and Jan Widick went on Friday to visit Kory Widick in Lincoln and returned home on Saturday.

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Margaret N Augustine, 94, of Curtis, died March 2, 2019 at Linden Court in North Platte.

Margaret Nell Green was born on July 25, 1924 at Curtis, to William “Dick” and Cecile (Wilkins) Green. Her younger brother, Richard Dale was born when she was 5 years old, but he died two months later. Margaret was a bright young girl and couldn’t wait until she was old enough to attend school. While in school she started playing the violin and was a twirler in the band. As part of the “Grand Generation”, she watched as her classmates marched off to war. She graduated from the Nebraska School of Agriculture in 1942. Margaret started working at the Triple A office and later went to the North Platte School of Com-merce for business education. She worked for many years as a bookkeeper/secretary for several businesses including 18 years for Dr. Douthit.

When Margaret was 23, she had a brain hemorrhage and spent a month at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha. She also was treated at the Mayo Clinic. She de-cided that she wasn’t going to live long enough to get married, but “eventually I was still here so I did marry twice.” Mar-garet was very active in her community. She was instrumental in organizing many class reunions and enjoyed reconnecting with her classmates. She helped to get

Job’s Daughters started in the community. Margaret worked as an usher at the Star

Theater and that got her into the movies for free and earned her a free 10 cent sack of popcorn! She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School, worked in the nurs-ery for many years, and was the treasurer of the UMW 2000-2014. She was a 72 year member of the Eastern Star and the Worthy Matron of the OES 136 at McCook. Margaret enjoyed traveling

and took many trips with the Alliance Travelers, including going to Branson for 20 years. “I was having so much fun, I didn’t have time to die!”

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, her baby brother, and both her husbands.

She leaves to mourn her many com-munity friends and church family.

Visitation will be held at Blase-Wetzel-Strauser Memorial Chapel, Curtis, on Thursday, March 7, from 5- 7 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at First United Methodist Church, 402 Center Ave, Curtis, on Friday, March 8, at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Dr. Tunde Oladimeji officiating.

Interment will follow in the Curtis Cemetery.

Memorials may be given to the Curtis Senior Center, First United Methodist Church or donor’s choice.

MarGaret n. auGustine, 94

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Question: My wife and I are trying to help our kids explore their natural tal-ents in sports, music and other areas. But each time we try something new, the kids seem to hate it. I’m running out of ideas. What’s the trick? Jim: You might start by asking yourself: “Who’s more interested in this activity -- my child, or me?” Let me share a story as an example. When my old-est son, Trent, was 5, we signed him up for T-ball. I was excited. The big day arrived, and the coach sent the two of us to the outfield. It was the moment I’d been waiting for -- father and son bonding together over baseball. But after 30 minutes passed without much ac-tion, I leaned down and asked Trent, “Are you doin’ OK?” He replied, “Not re-ally, Dad.” I could see his heart just wasn’t in it. “Would you rather get a milkshake?” “Yeah, let’s do that,” he said. And with that, Trent’s baseball career came to an end. Skip ahead a few years, and my son, who didn’t care much for baseball, couldn’t wait to tell me when he won the chess club champion-ship. He found a form of competition that appealed to the way he’s wired, and I learned a valuable les-son. There’s (usually) no cheering from the sidelines in chess. But I can be a super-proud dad watching my son apply his gifts and intellect to something he loves -- and he’s good at it! As parents, we want our children to try different activities, have fun and ex-plore their natural talents. But it’s all too easy to steer them toward things that we enjoy instead of the ones they’d prefer. We need to constantly study our kids and watch for what excites them, even if it’s something we’re not all that interested in ourselves. And, when in doubt, ask them. Question: I’ve heard lots of relationship experts say that it’s important to “listen to your spouse.” I try to do that even when I’m biting my tongue want-ing to respond. But we still have trouble communicat-ing. What’s the secret? Greg Smalley, Vice Presi-dent, Family Ministries: To a lot of people, “listen to your spouse” simply means “don’t interrupt your spouse when they’re talking.” Well, that’s always a good place to start. But

active listening goes much deeper. Here are a couple suggestions. First, stay focused. Don’t let your thoughts wander when your spouse is talking. It’s not the time for you to think through what you’ll say next (and we all struggle with this). Value your spouse by listening respectfully to what they’re telling you. To do that, don’t just hear what your spouse says; listen to what they mean. If you’re not sure, wait for them to finish and then ask for clarification. Second, use body lan-guage to demonstrate you’re interested in what your spouse is saying. Nonverbal communica-tion is just as important to effective dialogue as the words you use; in fact, many studies indicate that it’s much more important. So make good eye contact and let your posture show you’re open and attentive. Finally, learn the unique ways your spouse com-municates. If your spouse likes feedback, then re-peat their comments back to them. It’ll assure them you’re listening. On the other hand, your spouse may prefer you listen qui-etly until they’ve finished. In that case, nodding oc-casionally shows you’re attentive and engaged. Active listening is a lot more than not interrupting when your spouse talks. It communicates respect by showing you care what your spouse thinks, feels and says. It’s a crucial ingredient to resolving problems and deepening your intimacy as a couple. For more tips to help your marriage thrive, visit FocusOnTheFamily.com. Jim Daly is a husband and father, an author, and president of Focus on the Family and host of the Focus on the Family radio program. Catch up with him at www.jimdalyblog.com or at www.facebook.com/DalyFocus.COPYRIGHT 2018 FO-CUS ON THE FAMILY, 8605 EXPLORER DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80920-1051INTERNATIONAL COPY-RIGHT SECURED. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Fun by the numbersLike puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test!

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1. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital city of the Yukon territory in Canada?

2. LANGUAGE: What is the ending to the proverb that begins, “All roads lead ...”?

3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which country’s flag is a red circle on a white background?

4. SCIENCE: What gas with a dis-tinctive odor is created by a lightning strike?

5. GEOMETRY: How many sides does a decagon have?

6. COMICS: What is the full name of Batman’s butler?

7. MOVIES: What was the name of Johnny Depp’s character in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie?

8. BIBLE: On what mountain did Moses receive the Ten Command-ments?

9. U.S. STATES: Which state’s nickname is “The North Star State”?

10. HISTORY: Who was the first spouse of a former U.S. president to be elected to public office?

Answers1. Whitehorse2. “... to Rome.”3. Japan4. Ozone5. 106. Alfred Pennyworth7. Capt. Jack Sparrow8. Mount Sinai9. Minnesota10. Hillary Clinton

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1. In 2017, Texas’ Adrian Beltre became the third major-leaguer who primarily played third base during his career to reach 3,000 career hits. Who were the first two?

2. How many times did Hall of Fam-er Harmon Killebrew hit 45 or more home runs during a season?

3. Penn State’s DaeSean Hamilton set a school record in 2017 for most career receptions (214). Who had held the mark for the Nittany Lions?

4. Who was the first NBA player to have at least 2,000 points, 900 assists and 600 rebounds in a season?

5. Name the player who holds the NHL record for the fastest scoring of a hat trick (three goals) in a game.

6. In 2018, Mikaela Shiffrin became only the third American to have won an Olympic medal in each of three dif-ferent Alpine disciplines. Who were the first two to do it?

7. Entering 2019, which golfer holds the current active streak for most con-secutive years with at least one victo-ry on the LPGA Tour?

Answers1. George Brett (3,154 hits) and

Wade Boggs (3,010 hits).2. Five times (1961, ‘62, ‘63, ‘64

and ‘69).3. Deon Butler, with 179 (2005-08).4. Houston’s James Harden, in the

2016-17 season.5. Bill Mosienko tallied three goals

in 21 seconds for the Chicago Black-hawks in 1952.

6. Julia Mancuso and Bode Miller.7. Lexi Thompson (six years).

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• It is still not known who made the following sage observation: “The difference between ‘involvement’ and ‘commitment’ is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was ‘involved’; the pig was ‘committed.’”

• Those who study such things say that if you were (for reasons unspec-ified) to eat the liver of a polar bear, you’d die. The amount of vitamin A stored in that organ constitutes a fatal dose for humans.

• You might be surprised to learn that high-quality opals can be more valu-able than diamonds.

• John Tyler, born March 29, 1790, was the 10th president of the United States. He was married twice and had a total of 15 children. These children, collectively, were witness to a surpris-ingly large swath of American histo-ry. The oldest, Mary Tyler Jones, was born in 1815, the year that saw the end of the War of 1812; the youngest, Pearl Tyler Ellis, survived until 1947, two years after the end of World War II.

• The next time you’re planning a trip to Indiana, keep in mind that in that state it is illegal to talk behind a person’s back or engage in “spiteful gossiping.”

• In 1915, the average annual income for a family in the United States was $687, the equivalent of $17,088 today.

• In 1889, a magazine called The Literary Digest made the following prediction: “The ordinary ‘horseless carriage’ is at present a luxury for the wealthy, and although its price will probably fall in the future, it will nev-er, of course, come into as common use as the bicycle.”

• Squirrels are wonderful foresters. Every year, thousands of trees grow from caches of nuts and acorns that squirrels forgot about.

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nience is only an adventure wrongly considered; an adventure is an incon-venience rightly considered.” — Gil-bert Keith Chesterton

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Did you know:

Ash Wednesday is observed 46 days

before Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday originated from

the ancient Jewish tradition of penance

and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust

from which God made mankind. Ashes also symbolize the grief that we have sinned and caused division from God. Writings from the second-century church

refer to the wearing of ashes as a sign of

penance.

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Maline Ag Services, L.L.C., a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with the initial agent for service of process being Kerry Maline, whose address, which is also the registered office, is 77865 Road 414 Gothenburg, Dawson County, Nebraska, 69138. The general nature of its business is to engage in and to do any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business, other than banking or insurance, for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of Nebraska, and for all other purposes authorized by law. The Limited Liability Company was formed on February 1, 2019, and its life shall be perpetual. Its affairs shall be conducted by the Members pursuant to an Operating Agreement duly adopted by the Company.

Maline Ag Services, LLCby: Claude E. Berreckman, Jr.,

#17049of Berreckman, Davis & Bazata,

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ERB ANESTHESIA, LLCA NEBRASKA LIMITED LIABILITY

COMPANYNotice is hereby given that Erb Anesthesia, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska, with its designated office at 416 10th Street, Gothenburg, Nebraska 69138. The initial agent for service of process is Colten C. Venteicher, whose address is 416 10th Street, Gothenburg, Nebraska 69138. This company has been organized to render the professional service of anesthesia administration.Dated: February 14, 2019

By: /c/ Colten C. VentiecherColten C. Venteicher

BACON & VINTON, L.L.C.Attorneys at Law

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(308) 537-71612/20, 2/27, 3/6 (26)ZNEZ_____________________________

NOTICEThe City of Gothenburg is accepting hay bids for a five-year period for city owned property. Interested parties may pick up a bidders sheet at the Gothenburg City Offices at 409 9th Street. All bids shall be submitted to the City Clerk by 2:00 PM, Friday, March 15th, at which time they will be opened. The City will award the bid at the March 19th meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Bruce Clymer, City Administrator at 537-3677.3/6, 3/13 (13)ZNEZ____________________________

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATIONMAP FARMS, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MAP Farms, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 44391 Road 756, Overton, Nebraska 68863. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Koley Jessen,P.C., L.L.O., 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The limited liability company commenced business on February 26, 2019.3/6, 3/13, 3/20 (14)ZNEZ______________________________Wanted: Citizen from Dawson County to serve as a member of the Two Rivers Public Health Department’s

Board of Health which serves Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Gosper, Harlan, Kearney, and Phelps Counties. The appointee must be able to attend regular evening board meetings every two months. For consideration, please send a short letter of interest including your background and what you feel you could contribute to the board. Letters should be sent to Jeremy Eschliman, 701 4th Avenue, Suite 1, Holdrege, NE 68949 by May 1, 2019. 3/6, 3/13 (15)ZNEZ____________________________

NOTICE OF CORPORATE DISSOLUTION

Notice is hereby given that the corporation known as Lind, Inc. has been dissolved. The name of person who will wind up the affairs of the corporation and liquidate its business and affairs is Merle Lind, as shareholder, director and president; that the corporation has no assets and l iabil i t ies.

Lind, Inc., a Nebraska Companys. Steve Windrum

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BOARD OF EDUCATIONGOTHENBURG SCHOOL

DISTRICT #20Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of Gothenburg School District #20 will be holding a Regular Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 11, 2019 in the Discovery Center. Such meeting will be open to the public. An agenda, kept continuously current is available for public inspection at the office of the superintendent located in the high school building.Jeremy SitoriusSecretary3/6 (19)ZNEZ______________________________

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COMMISSIONMarch 12, 2019 5:30 p.m.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of Planning and Zoning Commission of City of Gothenburg, Nebraska, will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at City Hall, which meeting will be open to the public. An agenda for such meeting kept continually current is available for public inspection at City Clerk’s Office.Brandi KloeppingCity Clerk3/6 (15)ZNEZ_____________________________

NOTICE OF MEETINGGOTHENBURG LIBRARY BOARD

March 12, 2019 4:30 p.m.Notice is hereby given, that a meeting of the Library Board of City of Gothenburg, Nebraska, will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Library, which meeting will be open to the public. An agenda for such meeting kept continually current is available for public inspection at City Clerk’s Office.Brandi KloeppingCity Clerk3/6 (14)ZNEZ______________________________THIRTY MILE IRRIGATION DISTRICTNOTICE OF REGULAR MEETINGNotice is hereby given that a meeting of the Thirty Mile Irrigation District will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the Canal Office located at 75885 RD 414 Cozad, Nebraska, which meeting will be open to the public. An agenda for such meeting kept continually current is available

for public inspection at the Canal Office during normal business hours.3/6 (13)ZNEZ_____________________________The regular monthly business meeting of the Gothenburg Housing Authority Board of Commissioners will take place Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at the Hillcrest office. Regular monthly business to be transacted.3/6 (6)ZNEZ____________________________County Courthouse, Lexington, NE

March 1, 2019The Dawson County Board of Commissioners of Dawson County, Nebraska, met in regular session immediately following the Board of Equalization meeting, on March 1, 2019 in the Commissioners Room in the Courthouse in Lexington, Nebraska. Notice of the meeting was given in advance by publication in the Lexington Clipper-Herald. A copy of the Proof of Publication is on file in the office of the County Clerk. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the published notice and in the notice to members of the Board of County Commissioners of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the public. Chairman Stewart called the meeting to order at 8:16 a.m. County Clerk, Karla Zlatkovsky called the roll with Commissioners Dennis Rickertsen, PJ Jacobson, E. Dean Kugler, Everett Hagan and Chairman Bill Stewart present. Motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the February 15, 2019 regular meeting as presented. 5 ayes 0 nays. Motion carried. Motion was made and seconded to approve the Treasurer’s Receipts as submitted. 5 ayes 0 nays. Motion carried. Treasurer’s Receipts: $267,190.86. Motion was made and seconded to approve the claims as presented. 5 aye 0 nays. Motion carr ied. Total Claims: $1,096,682.43. GENERAL VENDOR CLAIMS Berreckman, Davis & Bazata PC LLO Legal Services $993.50 Berryman Funeral Home Fees $236.00 Jess Bird Witness Fee $89.60 Lorna Brestel Witness Fee $33.92 Central Nebraska Cremation & Transport Fees $500.00 Century Link Monthly Service $2,018.83 Century Link Phone Service $1,348.58 Clerk of the District Court Fees $1,407.00 Clipper-Herald Publications $14.72 Clipper-Herald Subscription $78.00 Comm. Action Partnership of Mid-NE Expenses $2,306.86 Stacey Con Deposition, Interpreter $100.00 Country Partners Cooperative Fuel $48.87 DAS State Accounting-Central Finance Language Line $82.60 DataSpec Inc. Fees $898.00 Dawson County Sheriff Petty Cash Postage $11.49 Dawson County Treasurer Transfer $60,000.00 Martha DeLeon Witness Fee $20.00 Eakes Office Plus Contract, Supplies $204.04 Electric Systems, Inc. Inspection, Battery $147.00 Carlos Roberto Flores-DeLeon Witness Fee $20.00 Hall County Sheriff’s Office Fees $20.44 Ken Harbison Expenses $2,500.00 Hart & Huyser PC LLO Legal Services $760.00 Heldt, McKeone & Copley Legal Services $5,220.00 Lois Hinman Witness Fee $37.40 Hometown Leasing Copier Lease $189.98 Kearney Quality Sew & Vac Inc. Repairs $257.93 Kearney Regional Services $552.00 Dr. Gregory Kloch MH Hearing $100.00 Lexington Utilities System Utilities $8,977.52 MailFinance Lease $1,273.34 Bronson Malcom MH Hearing $100.00 Malcom, Nelsen & Windrum LLC Legal Services $4,930.00 Todd Miller Witness Fee $20.00 Derek L Mitchell/Jasen Rudolph Legal Services $195.00 Moonlight Embroidery & Screen Print Polos, Embroidery $150.00 NE Assn of

County Clerks, ROD’s & Election Dues $150.00 NE Institute of Forensic Sciences Inc. Services $4,000.00 Nebraska Health & Human Services January Expenses $555.00 Office Depot Paper $420.58 Plum Creek Market Place Salt $4.99 Postmaster Stamps $422.00 S & W Auto Parts Parts $38.98 Simply Well Quest Screening $992.55 Spectrum Business FKA Charter Internet $154.99 Stanard Appraisal Services Inc. Contract Services $40,737.50 Supplyworks Supplies $200.44 Supplyworks Supplies $396.15 Mario Tellez-Lemus Witness Fee $119.76 Bruce Treffer Mileage $11.60 U Save Business Supp l i es $24 .84 UNL ITS Communications Center Monthly Service $32.50 WalMart-Community/GECRB Supplies $92.29 WalMart-Community/SYNCB Supplies $32.77 Elizabeth Waterman Petty Cash $1.15 TOTAL $144,230.71 ROAD VENDOR CLAIMS ATCO International Supplies $124.00 Black Hills Energy Utilities $125.28 Card Services Supplies, Tools $74.98 Century Link Phone Service $76.87 Dawson Public Power Utilities $40.47 Electrical Services Repair $164.65 Flatwater Food & Automotive LLC Repair $15.00 Franzen Inc. Parts $4.25 Martin Electric Parts $229.95 Miller & Associates Engineering $1,263.75 NMC Exchange LLC Repair, Supplies, Blades $18,801.55 Spectrum Business FKA Charter Internet $125.00 Village of Eddyville Utilities $37.50 WalMart Community/SYNCB Supplies $9.74 TOTAL $21,092.99 COUNTY INS. VENDOR CLAIMS Pinnacle Bank Petty Cash $66,328.91 TOTAL $66,328.91 CASA VENDOR CLAIMS Modern Marketing Promotional Items $296.45 WalMart-Community/GECRB Supplies $44.11 TOTAL $340.56 LOTTERY VENDOR CLAIMS City of Cozad Lottery Proceeds $1,739.99 City of Gothenburg Lottery Proceeds $252.26 City of Lexington Lottery Proceeds $4,755.28 TOTAL $6,747.53 E-911 VENDOR CLAIMS Century Link E-911 Charges $579.95 Frontier Dawson County E-911 $22.17 TOTAL $602.12 CED BLDG VENDOR CLAIMS Spectrum Business FKA Charter Internet $134.98 TOTAL $134.98 NOXIOUS WEED VENDOR CLAIMS Card Services Supplies $19.98 Hinds Electric Repairs $775.38 Kearney Powersports Equipment Repair $99.90 Lexington Utilities System Utilities $153.26 Superior Industries LLC Tank, Installation $380.05 Tri-City Tribune Subscription $31.50 Warne Chemical & Equipment Co. Equipment Repair $427.58 TOTAL $1,887.65 INVENTORY MAINT. VENDOR CLAIMS Bob Barker Company Commissary Supplies $376.92 Control Masters Camera, Installation $823.43 Dawson Co. Climate Control Parts, Installation $437.34 Keefe Supply Company Commissary Supplies $685.90 Volvo Trucks of Lexington Inc. Supplies $331.68 VVS Canteen Commissary Supplies $199.20 TOTAL $2,854.47 GENERAL PAYROLL CLAIMS General Offices Salaries $431,769.04 ETPS Co Share FICA $40,950.49 Ameritas Co Share Retirement $38,824.17 Mid-American Benefits Co Share Health Insurance $33,923.58 Dawson County Co Share Health Insurance $113,667.27 Employee Deductions Supplies, Phone, Mileage $1,386.17 TOTAL $660,520.72 ROAD PAYROLL CLAIMS Road Dept. Salaries $115,861.84 Employee Deductions Phone $100.00 TOTAL $115,961.84 COUNTY INSURANCE CLAIM FUND Fitness Center Reimbursements Fitness $357.50 TOTAL $357.50 CASA PAYROLL CLAIMS CASA Office Salaries $6,881.18 EFTPS Co Share FICA $508.98 Ameritas Co Share Retirement $464.48 Dawson

County Co Share Health Insurance $1,691.98 Employee Deductions Supplies, Mileage $106.72 TOTAL $9,653.34 VICTIM WITNESS PAYROLL CLAIMS $Victim Witness Office Salaries $3,986.67 EFTPS Co Share FICA $303.29 Ameritas Co Share Retirement $269.10 Dawson County Co Share Health Insurance $845.99 Employee Deductions Phone $52.02 TOTAL $5,457.07 DISPATCH PAYROLL CLAIMS Dispatchers Salaries $32,994.44 EFTPS Co Share FICA $2,386.11 Ameritas Co Share Retirement $2,227.13 Dawson County Co Share Health Insurance $11,314.89 $48,922.57 NOXIOUS WEED PAYROLL CLAIMS $Offices Salaries $10,417.92 Employee Deductions Phone $20.00 TOTAL $10,437.92 INVENTORY MAINT. PAYROLL CLAIMS $ Offices Salaries $656.95 EFTPS Co Share FICA $50.26 Ameritas Co Share Retirement $44.34 Employee Deductions Supplies $400.00 TOTAL $1,151.55 Chairman Stewart announced the current open meetings act was posted for the public and the location of the poster. There were no citizen’s comments. Committee Reports: Commissioner Stewart reported Commissioner Hagan, Dian Lauby, Register of Deeds and he attended the annual Lexington Chamber banquet and the county received a tourism award. There were 3 tractor bids received: Motion was made and seconded to reject Land Mark Implement bid because of not being sealed as published. 5 ayes 0 nays. Motion carried. Titan Machinery: (2) Case IH Puma 165; $108,000/ea total $216,000 trade in $33,000 – difference $183,000 with warranty of $14,819/ea total $29,638, grand total $212,638. Plains Equipment Group: (1) John Deere 617M; $126,570.40, trade in $12,000, (1) John Deere 617M; $126,570.40, trade in $7,000, grand total $234,140.80. Motion was made and seconded to accept the bid from Titan Machinery with the warranty for a total of $212,638. 5 ayes 0 nays. Motion carried. At 8:35 a.m., Chairman Stewart opened the public hearing regarding Special Use Request by Cody Peden to allow Commercial Use Car Sales & Repair business in AG Zoning District (Sec. 24-10-25). Pam Holbrook, Zoning Administrator reported the Zoning Board voted unanimously to allow the Special Use. At 8:36 a.m., Chairman Stewart closed the public hearing. Motion was made and seconded to approve the Special Use Request; Resolution #2019-07. 5 ayes 0 nays. Motion carried. At 8:37 a.m., Chairman Stewart opened the public hearing regarding public notification regarding update to the Dawson County Zoning Regulations and Official Map. Keith Marvin appeared with the updated zoning regulations. At 8:55 a.m., Chairman Stewart closed the public hearing. Motion was made and seconded to approve the update to the Dawson County Zoning Regulations and Official Map with the noted changes. 5 ayes 0 nays. Motion carried. At 9:04 a.m., Chairman Stewart opened the public hearing for the 1 & 6 year road plan. Road Superintendent, Mark Christiansen explained there are 11 projects on the 1 year plan and an additional 9 projects on the 6 year plan. At 9:18 a.m., Chairman Stewart closed the public hearing. Motion was made and seconded to approve Resolution #2019-08; 1 & 6 year road plan. 5 ayes 0 nays. Motion carried. Jeremy Eschliman appeared with a formal request for services provided in Dawson County. No action was taken. Cash-in-lieu amounts were discussed. No action was taken. There being no further business, the meeting

adjourned at 10:00 a.m. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 15, 2019. I, Karla Zlatkovsky, County Clerk in and for Dawson County hereby certify that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and available for public inspection at the office of the County Clerk during regular business hours prior to said meeting. That the minutes of the County Commissioners of Dawson County, NE., from which the foregoing proceedings have been extracted were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all media requesting notification concerning the meeting of said body were provided advance notice of the time and place of said meeting and subjects to be d iscussed at sa id meet ing.Karla ZlatkovskyDawson County ClerkBill Stewart, Chairman3/6 (309)ZNEZ_____________________________County Courthouse, Lexington, NE

March 1, 2019The Dawson County Board of Equalization of Dawson County, Nebraska, met in regular session at 8:00 a.m., on March 1, 2019 in the Commissioners Meeting Room of the Courthouse in Lexington, Nebraska. Notice of the meeting was given in advance by publication in the Lexington Clipper-Herald. A copy of the Proof of Publication is on file in the office of the County Clerk. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the published notice and in the notice to members of the Board of County Equalization of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the public. Chairman Stewart called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. County Clerk, Karla Zlatkovsky called the roll with Commissioners PJ Jacobson, E. Dean Kugler, Everett Hagan, Dennis Rickertsen and Chairman Bill Stewart present. Chairman Stewart announced that the current open meetings act was posted for the public and the location of the poster. Motion was made and seconded to approve the February 15, 2019 regular minutes as presented. 5 ayes 0 nays. Motion carried. John Moore, Assessor appeared with information regarding the accretion hearings that were held. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 a.m. I, Karla Zlatkovsky, County Clerk in and for Dawson County hereby certify that all of the subjects included in the foregoing proceedings were contained in the agenda for the meeting, kept continually current and available for public inspection at the office of the County Clerk during regular business hours prior to said meeting. That the minutes of the Dawson County Board of Equalization of Dawson County, NE., from which the foregoing proceedings have been extracted were in written form and available for public inspection within ten working days and prior to the next convened meeting of said body; that all media requesting notification concerning the meeting of said body were provided advance notice of the time and place of said meeting and subjects to be discussed at said meeting.Karla ZlatkovskyDawson County ClerkBill Stewart, Chairman3/6 (63)ZNEZ_____________________________

Court (Editor’s note: The following key is used in the court news—DUS, driving under suspension; DWI, driving while intoxicated; FTA, failure to appear; FTP, failure to pay; FEL felony; FBMC, fight by mutual consent; IBC, issuing bad checks; MIP, minor in possession; AOLEA assist other law enforce-ment agencies.)

COUNTY COURTCases Closed

Gabino M. Laguna, domestic assault, intl cause body injury, 18 months probation plus costs. Daud Hussein Mohamud, crimi-nal trespass-2nd degree, four days jail plus costs. Steven Eugene Marsh, obstruct a peace officer, 30 days jail; crimi-nal trespass-2nd degree, five days jail plus costs. Kenneth C. Butler, possess marijuana one oz or less, $300 fine plus costs. Kristofer Holland, violate stop or yield sign, $25 fine plus costs. Ryan Kort, speeding, $125 fine plus costs. Michael J. Corwin, theft-shop-lifting $0-500, $4.00 restitution and eight days jail plus costs. Melissa A. Sanchez-Ulloa, animals running at large, $25 fine plus costs. Jennifer D. Bullis, overtake/pass stopped school bus, $500 fine plus costs. Noe Sandoval, DUI-.08 breath-first offense, six months probation, 60 days license revoked, interlock device and $500 fine plus costs. Teofilo M. Granados, possesss marijuana one oz or less, $300 fine; possess or use drug parapherna-lia, $100 fine plus costs. Anton Hernandez-Hernandez, disturbing the peace, three days jail; criminal trespass-2nd degree, three days jail plus costs. Cristian R. Licea Martinez, no operator’s license, $75 fine plus costs. Juan C. Morales, animals run-ning at large, $25 fine; animals running at large, $25 fine plus costs. Mohamad N. Ahmad, drive under suspension, $50 fine plus costs. Ivan Lahera, Mendez, following too close, $50 fine plus costs.

Maria E. Garcia-Sanchez, theft-shoplifting $0-500, $87.90 restitu-tion and $200 fine plus costs. Eusebio Mendoza, DUI -.08 breath-first offense, six months probation, 60 days license re-voked, interlock device and $500 fine plus costs. Gabino Laguna, theft-shoplift-ing $0-500, $39.78 restitution and six months probation plus costs. Henry G. Campillo Aguilar, no valid registration, $25 fine plus costs. Ernesto Castillo, assault-third degree, 12 months probation plus $200 fine plus costs. Mohammed A. Hassan, theft-shoplifting $0-500, five days jail plus costs. Savanna J. Fellows, drive under suspension, $50 fine plus costs. Hermelinda Lucas Reynoso, misuse learner’s permit, $75 fine plus costs. Luis Mejia, no operator’s li-cense, 15 hours community ser-vice plus costs. David A. Flores, disturbing the peace, $263.31 restitution, $100 fine plus costs. Luke Magana Hosea, violate stop or yield sign, $75 fine plus costs. Ma G. Avila Mejia, violate stop or yield sign, $75 fine plus costs. Muktar A. Gedi, too fast for conditions, $50 fine plus costs. Olivia A. Smith, speeding, $25 fine plus costs. Suleyca Y. Rocha Orta, speed-ing, $25 fine plus costs. Diana Martel, speeding, $75 fine plus costs. Bruce A. Nelson, fail to use child passenger restraints, $25 fine plus costs. Omarshire M. Randolph, speed-ing, $75 fine plus costs. Ann M. Oeth, speeding, $75 fine plus costs. Efrain Rosales Diaz, speeding, $25 fine; nonresident violate 30-day immunity, $25 fine plus costs. Quinton I. Westmoreland, speeding, $75 fine plus costs. Jasmine A. Salgado, possess or use drug paraphernalia, $100 fine plus costs. Henry G. Campillo-Aguilar, speeding, $75 fine plus costs. Guadalupe Martinez-Quintero, DUI-alcohol-first offense, six months probation, 60 days license

revoked, interlock device and $500 fine plus costs. James M. Peterson, speeding, $25 fine plus costs. Dayron A. Nolasco-Chavez, speeding, $75 fine plus costs. Dwayne M. Belle, speeding, $25 fine plus costs. Eberto Alvarez, speeding, $75 fine plus costs. Elvis G. Matzar Garcia, violate no passing zone, $25 fine plus costs. Paige Rochelle Milliman, pos-sess or use drug paraphernalia, $100 fine plus costs. Rusty R. Viter, DUI-.08-blood-first offense, six months probation, 60 days license revoked, interlock device and $500 fine plus costs. Charles H.S. Albertson, speed-ing, $25 fine plus costs.

Real EstateFEBRUARY 21ST

Nicole Hagan, a single person and Craig E. Furrow, a single person to Samuel E. Leap and Charlene Leap, husband and wife. $155.25.

FEBRUARY 22ND Gale Luther and Jill Luther, husband and wife to Jennifer R. McCarter. $195.75. Elva Rojas-Stokes, a single person to Jairo Garcia and Alma N. Gonzalez Garcia, a married couple. $238.50.

FEBRUARY 25TH Edward E. Brink, successor trustee to Jose Gomez Aguirre. $164.25.

Police

GOTHENBURG POLICEREPORT

Monday, February 25 1:56 a.m. Fictitious Plates Avenue I/ 10th St 6:17 a.m. Expired Registration 18th ST./Lake Ave 7:18 a.m. Stop Sign Violation Washington St/G Ave 7:37 a.m. Speeding 14th St/F Ave 7:55 a.m. Speeding 17th St/I Ave 10:54 a.m. Citizen Assist S Lake Ave 3:38 p.m. No Front Plate I Ave

Tuesday, February 26 12:33 a.m. Parking; Maximum

time limit 15th St 12:43 a.m. Parking; Maximum time limit 13th St 12:47 a.m. Parking: Maximum time limit 13th St 12:56 a.m. Parking: Maximum time limit Washington St 12:58 a.m. Parking; Maximum time limit Washington St 1:04 a.m. Parking; Maximum time limit Washington St 1:16 a.m. Parking; Maximum time limit 10th St 1:24 a.m. Parking; Maximum time limit 11th St 1:26 a.m. Parking; Maximum time limit 11th St 1:33 a.m. Parking; Maximum time limit 11th St 1:48 a.m. Parking; Maximum time limit D Ave 1:54 a.m. Parking; Maximum time limit 18th St 2:10 a.m. Parking; Maximum time limit 2:31 a.m. Parking; Maximum time limit F Ave 12:29 p.m. Citizen Assist 10th St 5:56 p.m. Citizen Assist Wash-ington St 10:40 p.m. Suspicious Activity G Ave

Wednesday, February 27 7:25 a.m. Alarm, Other 9th St. 12:31 p.m. HHS Referral- In-take APS 9th St. 1:36 p.m. Assist Dawson County Sheriff’s Office F Ave 2:44 p.m. Traffic Accident Lake Ave 4:01 p.m. Citizen Assist B Ave 4:26 p.m. Gen Park and Traffic Jefferson St 5:01 p.m. Obstructed License plate 13th St/Lake Ave 10:45 p.m. Fictitious Plates 9th St/D Ave

Thursday February 28 7:46 a.m. No Operator’s License 10th St/I Ave 6:40 p.m. Suspicious Activity Lake Ave 8:20 p.m. Citizen Assist 6th St

Friday March 1 7:15 a.m. Found Property 8th St 1:15 p.m. Loose Dogs A Ave 6:21 p.m. Gen Non Criminal Lake Ave

Saturday March 2 12:37 a.m. Animal Complaint F Ave 7:01 a.m. Lost Property 4th St 7:51 a.m. Gen Park and Traffic

Highland Dr 8:20 a.m. Information Only 9th St 8:35 a.m. Watch for/Informa-tion Lake Ave 8:46 a.m. Citizen Assist Platte River Dr 10:33 a.m. General Canceled Call Wrong Agency

Sunday March 3 10:24 a.m. Assist Other Law Enforcement Lake Ave 12:19 p.m. Loose Dogs D Ave 12:27 p.m. Citizen Assist 9th St

LOCAL ACCIDENTSVehicles owned or driven by

the following were involved in accidents reported to the Go-thenburg Police Department

February 27, 2019 Geesey, Rori stated she was backing from parking stall on west side of Lake Avenue and did not see a Chevrolet Malibu because of large vehicle parked north of them. When she did see the other vehicle it was too late to avoid collision. She stated the Chevrolet was driving at a fast rate of speed. The driver of the Chevrolet was McGee, Debra stated she was southbound on Lake Avenue no more then 20 miles per hour as she had just turned the corner at 11th and Lake Avenue. McGee did not see Geesey braking until collision. The left rear bumper of the ve-hicle Geesey was driving a 2007 Kia Spec owned by Kinder, Jamie struck the right rear door and quarter panel of McGee’s 2017 Chevrolet Malibu. The Kia has estimated damage of $1500. The Chevrolet has estimated damage of $1400.

AREA JAIL BOOKINGSFebruary 25th

Berke, Theodore 23 of N Lincoln St. Lexington NE was arrested by Dawson County Sheriff Office for Driving Under Influence Liquor Ruiz, Ashley 20 of S Madison Lexington NE was arrested by Dawson County Sheriff Office for Terminated from Drug Court Maxey, Cody 24 of N Lincoln St. Lexington NE was arrested by Lexington PD for Driving Under Suspension

February 26thCole, Frankie 70 of Saratoga St. Omaha NE was arrested by

Nebraska Dept of Correctional Services for NDCS Nieuwenhuis, Anthony 38 of N Meridian St. Cozad NE was at-tested by Dawson County Sheriff Office for WRT/Meth Poss, WRT/Theft by Deception, WRT/DUI- Liquor, Fugitive from Justice Lewis, John 56 of S 13th St. Norfolk NE was arrested by Nebraska Dept of Correctional Services for NDCS Contract Day, William 60 of Sunrise Rd. Cozad NE was arrested by Dawson County Sheriff’s Office for Probation Violation- Attempt of A Class 4 Felony Jaso, Albert 36 of Pine Ridge SD was arrested by Dawson County Sheriff’s Office for First Degree Sexual Assault, Incest with Minor, Habitual Criminal, Probation Violation, Probation Violation, Dawson County WRT/FTP/Compulsory Education

February 27th Sain, Joshua 27 of E 19th St Grand Island NE was arrested by Dawson County Sheriff Office for Unauthorized use of a Financial Transaction Device $500 or Less, Unauthorized Use of a Financial Transaction Device $500 or less, Howard County Hold Donato, Jose 25 of W 2nd St. Grand Island NE was arrested by US Marshals Service Lincoln for Federal Contract Papazian, James 31 of N 17th St Lincoln NE was arrested by US Marshals Service Lincoln for Federal Contract Williams, Terrell 51 of C St. Lincoln NE was arrested by US Marshals Service Lincoln for Federal Contract Landry, Jonathan 22 of R St. Auburn WA was arrested by US Marshals Service Lincoln for Federal Contract Pineda-Medina, Oscar 43 of E Capital Trail St. Grand Island NE was arrested by US Marshals Service for Federal Contract Underwood, Curtis 27 of Cen-ter St. Sioux City IA was arrested by Gage County Sheriff’s Dept for Gage Co. Contract Street, Chad 29 of N 8th St. Beatrice NE was arrested by Gage County Sheriff’s Dept for

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Gothenburg Area Church Directory

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AMERICAN LUTHERAN, 1512 Ave. G, 537-3433. Jon Mapa, pastor. Wednes-day: 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service with Presbyterian Church including Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes. Thursday: 10:30 a.m. Staff Meeting; 5:30 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous. 7:30 p.m. AA and Al-Anon. Sunday: 9 a.m. Coffee; 9:15 a.m. Adult Living Faith (all adults), Hot Chocolate and Hot Topics, and Kids of the Kingdom. 10 a.m. Service of Holy Communion. 11 a.m. Refresh-ments. Monday: 9 a.m. WIC. 1:30 p.m. Stone Hearth Communion. 5 p.m. Music & Worship. Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. Text Study. 4:30 p.m. Announcement Meeting. 7 p.m. Congregational Coun-cil. Wednesday: 9:15 a.m. Minsterial Association. 2:30 p.m. JAM. 5:30 p.m. Lenten Meal. 7 p.m. Lenten Service.

BANNER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, rural Gothenburg, 537-3258. Arun Peters, pastor. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m. Church school.

BRADY COMMUNITY CHURCH, State and Vine Streets, Brady. Robert Lit-zenberger, III, pastor. Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship. Wednesday Night: Good News and Youth Groups. Call Robert for more information at 308-529-1475.

BRADY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Brady, 584-3374. Arun Peters, pastor. Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Church school, 11 a.m. Worship.

CATHOLIC (Our Lady of Good Counsel), 1915 Ave. J, 537-3364. Father Mike Pampara, pastor. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Mass; Tuesday: 7:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous; Friday: 9 a.m. Mass; Tues-day: 8 p.m. AA; (Christ the King) 1220 Ave. M, Cozad, 784-4161. Saturday: 6 p.m. Mass; Sunday: 8 a.m. Mass.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 18th & D Street. 537-3351. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Bible study, 10:30 a.m. Morning worship, 6 p.m. Evening worship; Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible study.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LAT-TER-DAY SAINTS, Lexington branch, 324-6840. Gothenburg. Sunday: 9:30-10:35 a.m.

CROSSING FELLOWSHIP, 1510 8th St.; Sunday: 9 a.m. Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Worship Service (KidVenture-6 wks. to 6th grade, 7 p.m. Catalyst

Youth Group, 7-12 grades (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

EVANGELICAL FREE, 1721 Lake Ave., 537-2261. gothenburgefc.org. Scott Newman, pastor. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service, 11 a.m. Discovery Hour classes. Monday: 6:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study. Wednesday: 6:30 a.m. Men’s Breakfast Bible Study. 6-9 p.m. Rooted Students—6-7:45 p.m. Junior High/7:45-9 p.m. High School. 6:25-8:10 p.m. AWANA T&T (Sept.-Apr.); Thursday: 9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study. 3:30-5 p.m. Seekers-grades 3-6 (Sept.-Apr.).

FAITH CHAPEL, 520 Ninth St., 537-7516. Larry Viter, pastor. Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. Worship, 6 p.m. Evening praise service; Wednesday: 6 p.m. Evening service.

FARNAM CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, 569-2514. David Petersen, pastor. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Caravans Pre K-6/NYI; Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school, all ages, 11 a.m. Worship, 7 p.m. Service.

FARNAM METHODIST, 569-2532. Neil Kloppenborg, pastor. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

FIRST BAPTIST, 2001 Ave. C, 537-3881. www.gothenburgbaptist.org and Face-book. Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Worship, 11 a.m. Sunday school; Monday: 9 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Women’s Bible study; Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. MOPS (first & third Tuesdays, Sept.-April); Wednesday: 6:30-8 p.m. AWANA/SPARKS (Sept.-April); Thursday: 6 a.m. Men’s breakfast Bible study (Comfort Suites), 7 p.m. Prayer meeting.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN, 1020 Lake Ave., 537-2210. David Boyd, pastor. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Worship (traditional services, 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays; blended ser-vices, 2nd & 4th Sundays).

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1401 Lake Ave., 537-2560. Jamie Norwich McClennan, pastor. Sunday: 8 a.m. Continental breakfast, 8:30 a.m. Worship service, 9:15 a.m. Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Worship service. Sacrament of Holy Communion, first Sunday of the month. (Find us on Face-book at First United Methodist Church of Gothenburg).

LONESTAR COWBOY CHURCH, 75435

Dr. 408, Farnam, 569-2594. Greg Boller, pastor Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Worship.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST, 1520 Ave. D, 537-3339. Joseph Carty, pastor. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Church service, 10:45 a.m. Sabbath school.

ST. CHRISTOPHER’S EPISCOPAL, 16th & B Street, Cozad, 324-6199. Father Lee Pedersen, pastor. Thursday: 5:45 p.m. Holy Eucharist; Sunday: 11 a.m. Christian Education and Holy Eucharist.

SVEA DAL COVENANT, 1676 Svea Dal Rd., rural Brady, 584-3458. Mike Ma-roney, pastor. Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. Worship

TALLIN, 848-3329. Lee Wonch, pastor Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, 10:50 a.m. Worship, 7 p.m. Evening Bible study; Saturday: 6 a.m. Men’s prayer.

TRINITY LUTHERAN, 2002 – 27th Street. 537-2055. www.trinitylutherangothen-burg.com. Jeff Cottingham, STS, pastor. Wednesday: 5:30 p.m. TYO Dinner. 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service. 8 p.m. Praise Band Rehearsal. Sunday: 8:45 a.m. Children’s Sunday School. 9 a.m. Youth and Adult Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship; 11 a.m. Fellowship. Tuesday: 7:30 p.m. Worship Planning Team. Wednesday: 6 a.m. Men’s Bible Study (Stone Hearth Estates); 8 a.m. Stone Hearth Estates Men’s Bible Study; Noon Pray for America (Stone Hearth Estates). 6 p.m. Catechism. 6:30 p.m. Lenten Service. 7 p.m. TYO/Youth Bible Study. 8 p.m. Praise Band Rehearsal.

VICTORY ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 2611 Lake Ave., 537-3047. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Wor-ship, child’s church; Wednesday: 7 p.m. Youth group, night study; Third Satur-day/month: Men’s meal/Book study.

ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN, 77191 Hwy. 47, 537-3194. Carol Mapa, pastor, 605-391-1086. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday Services, Imposition of Ashes/Holy Communion, “This Lenten Road.” Thursday: 9 a.m. Quilting. Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Education with Deacon Tim Si-burg, Stewardship Director NE Synod of ELCA. 9:30 a.m. Birthday/Anniversary/Coffee/Fellowship. 10:30 a.m. Worship. 11:30 a.m. Council Lunch/Meeting with Deacon Timothy.

Historical Happenings100 Years Ago

March 12, 1919Oscar Tederman was ac-

cidentally shot and instantly killed Thursday, March 6, at his home ten miles north-east of the city. He had been hunting and returned to the house with a rabbit. He left shortly after noon, saying he would get another. He failed to return and about four o’clock the neighbors were called up and search was begun for him, and a short time later he was found in a corn field about eighty rods from the house. He had wounded a rabbit and evi-dently had struck at it with the butt of his gun, breaking the stock and in some way firing the load. He received the charge in his breast, next to the heart, and death was instantaneous. The gun barrel was found beneath his body. He was 39 years old. He was born in Hickory County, Missouri, and spent the greater part of his life in this community. He left be-hind a wife and six children.

Don F. Hinkley has sold a half interest in his drug store to Claude A. McVicker. The new firm will continue the business under the name of Hinkley Drug Co., and both partners are registered pharmacists and experi-enced and capable drug men. Sgt. McVicker received his discharge in February after serving 17 months. He was stationed at Camp Pike in the Medical Corps and for the last 10 months had charge of the dispensary at the base hospital.

75 Years AgoMarch 2, 1944

Gothenburg’s need for a Youth Recreation Center was about to be taken care of. Meetings provided plans and organization and the project was well under way at the time. A letter to citizens read that, “For some time there has been agita-tion for a recreation center where young people could spend spare time to good advantage. On Feb. 27th, representatives of various organizations in town met at the Platte Hotel to consider plans for establishment of such a center.” Community leaders and youth both said there was a need “for a place where young people can spend leisure time profit-ably in good, wholesome and clean atmosphere.” A committee was formed to find suitable quarters, and a youth board was also established.

The 1944 American Red Cross War Fun campaign got underway. The nation was charged to raise $200 mil-lion to “carry on Red Cross work during the coming year.” Dawson County was charged to raise $12,200, with $1,500 coming from Gothenburg. The county quota in 1943 was $6,800, and $9,251 was raised. The campaign was to be con-ducted by school districts. In Gothenburg, it was led by C.R. Frasier, chairman, and Glen G. Hampton, treasurer. R. Emerson of Lexington was the county chairman.

Dawson County local selective service board an-nounced four men received pre-induction examinations and were accepted for ser-vice in the Navy. They were: Wayne F. Thomas of Gothen-burg, Ralph V. Rasmussen of Cozad, Marion E. Williams of Eddyville and Marion Frew of Cozad.

50 Years AgoMarch 13, 1969

School Superintendent Roy C. Pressler resigned to accept a position as assis-tant superintendent in the North Platte school sys-tem. The resignation was effective July 1. Pressler spent 13 years in Gothen-burg, serving as head foot-ball coach, math teacher and superintendent. “One of my greatest sorrows comes from leaving such a fine wholesome com-munity, with the dedicated teachers that I have had the opportunity to work with and the fine group of students, which certainly reflects the concern that parents have for their children in the school and community,” Pressler said. Nearly all phases of the well-planned Closing Campaign for financing the Gothenburg Memorial Hospital were set into ac-tion. A meeting 50 years ago this week saw the workers of the “Increased Gifts” phase being briefed by their captains, Ken-neth Wahlgren and Alfred Woodburn. Chairmen of the Closing Campaign, Gene Block and Renkie Aden, spent many hours in the preliminary structure of the campaign. Organiza-tions, which was a group of donors left out of the original drive, were then being contacted by Mrs. Helen Sitorius, Mrs. Ken-neth Wahlgren, Wayne Ebke and Bill Sowles. The Lions Club was the first organization to respond, and donated $500. New employees with the Electric Department with the Board of Public Works were Don Parr, head line-man, and Bill Swanson and Wayne Gunther, linemen. Parr came from Fairmont prior to taking the job. Swanson moved here from Omaha and Gunther is from Benkelman. Brady High School took first with the play “The Lottery” at the one-act play the previous week in Eustis. Other schools participating were Eustis, Farnam and Stapleton. Robin Stevens of Eustis received a trophy for the best actor, the second year in a row he has won this award.

25 Years AgoMarch 9, 1994

The temperatures for the week were in the warm 60s and 70s, which helped to melt much of the snow-fall of the season.

Forty new trees were to be planted in Lafayette Park within the next three years due a cooperative effort between the Central Platte Natural Resources District and the city. Go-thenburg was one of the first two grant recipients through the group’s Urban Forestry Program. The program would award $9,537.50 between Gothen-burg and Kearney.

Shawn Munster received the Earl Brooks Outstand-ing Fireman Award during the annual banquet of the Gothenburg Volunteer Fire Department.

The Gothenburg girls basketball team lost to

Omaha Gross in the first round of the girls state basketball tournament, by a score of 51-48. The team was rated No. 6 in the World Herald and Nov. 9 in the Lincoln Journal.

The Brady boys basket-ball team defeated Sand-hills to earn a trip to the state tournament. They were to face Benedict in the first round.

10 Years AgoMarch 11, 2009

The former home of Orscheln Farm & Home will be the new home of Sander Furniture & Gifts. The Sander family bought the 11,202 square foot building for $120,000 at a public auc-tion on March 4. The new building was double the size of where the furniture store was previously lo-cated at 1001 Lake Avenue. Sander Furniture & Gifts opened in Gothenburg in 2006. Orscheln left its Lake Avenue location in January 2009 to move to its store at 716 Fourth Street.

A chili cookoff raised $1,000 for the Red Cross. Mary Moon was the repeat winner of the fifth annual Chili Pride and Super Soup Cookoff, sponsored by the Dawson County chapter of the Red Cross. Moon took first in the soup category with her chicken dumpling soup. Judy Biehl was sec-ond with her Irish venison soup. The Chili Open Class was won by Steve Griffis, with Tim Bice as runner-up.

Gothenburg won the B6 District speech contest and five qualified for state. The Swedes edged out Ogallala, 105 to 101 points, for the district crown. State qualifiers were Zac Franzen in Entertainment speaking and Humorous Prose, Jacob Jobman in Humorous Prose, Elisa Meridith in Serious Prose and Poetry, and Joshua Clark and Janae Wiggins in Duet Acting. Franzen was a double gold winner in Entertainment Speak-ing and Humorous Prose, while Meridith took home first place in poetry.

A Gothenburg woman was seriously injured in a one-vehicle accident south

of Brady. Suzanna Holmes sustained a crushed lum-bar veterbra when the vehicle she was driving rolled. She was driving across the bridge over the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation Canal about six miles south of Brady when she lost con-trol. She was transported to Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She was later flown to a hospital in Denver. Her daughters, Kelsey, then 19, and Kyndal, then 13, were passengers in the vehicle. They were treated for mi-nor injuries.

.One Year Ago

March 7, 2018 A Gothenburg High

School student was sus-pended after making threats. On March 2 at 8:58 p.m., school officials received a report of pos-sible threats being made against staff and students. Gothenburg police officers began an investigation im-mediately. On March 5, a 17-year old male student was suspended as the result of the investigation. He was excluded from Go-thenburg Public Schools property. He was cited for terroristic threats March 5 and released to his par-ents. The Gothenburg High speech team won the Southwest Conference Championship at Minden. They finaled in 15 of 18 events. Senior Arleigh Costello won in both Per-suasive Speaking and In-formative Speaking. Senior

Blake Riley won in Poetry, while Keith Kuhlman won in Entertainment Speaking. A town hall was held on how to pay for edu-cation with about 30 in attendance. The meeting was held as an exten-sion of the Gothenburg Public Schools Stakehold-ers Group. Dr. Michael Teahon, GPS superinten-dent, gave a presentation that told how schools are funded. He told attendees that Nebraska was 49th out of 50 states in state support of schools.

Picture identified: These posters were prominently displayed in 1944 in homes across the country in an effort to raise funds for the Red Cross. The 1944 fund-raising goal for Gothenburg was $1,5000.

Overeaters Anonymous meets weekly on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at the American Lutheran Church in the conference room by the east doors. For more information contact 308-529-0725.

The fellowship of Al-anon meets weekly on Thursdays 7:30 p.m. at the American Lutheran Church in the conference room by the east doors.

Pony Express Alcoholics Anonymous has an open meeting on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at 416 10th Street, Gothenburg. For more information, call 529-3320 or 529-0308.

An Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting is held on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at the American Lutheran Church. For more information, call 537-4463.

An Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting is held on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the basement of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Gothenburg. The church is located at 1915 Avenue J.

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MEDALISTS AND STATE QUALIFIERS

ABOVE: A large group of Gothenburg youth wrestlers had a stellar home meet on Feb. 24. Those with top four finishes were: Colt C., fourth. Maddox Malcolm, first. Jonathan, first. Amos, fourth. Logan, first. Cooper, fourth. Blake R., second. Colter S., second. Blake F., third. Gared, first. Alec, third. Grady, third. Lucas, second. Maddox G., second. Cinch, third. Hayden, first. Connor, fourth. Casey, fourth. Tyler, second. Ty, first. Braeden, third. Carter, third.

RIGHT: Seven Gothenburg youth wrestlers qualified for state! They are: Jonathan Scott, first. Gared Sabin, first. Grady Therrien, third. Lucus Therrien, third. Maddox Gil-ligan, second. Tyler Trumbley, fourth. Ty Kreis, second.

Franklin wrestling tournament: Braden Winter, first.

Elwood wrestling tournament: Maddox Malcom, first. Blake Rubenthaler, first.

McCook wrestling tournament: Maddox Gilligan, first.

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GOTHENBURG TIMES Wednesday, March 6, 2019—A9

© 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 35, No. 14

Just making and selling shoes isn’t enough to collect the gold needed to �ll a leprechaun’s pot. Leprechauns have to keep an eye on the costs of making fairy shoes, too.

Take a look at the cost of shoe supplies on this list.

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We make shoes for fairies! So, we are always busy making

new shoes for them. And they pay us in gold – LOTS of gold!

hat if the leprechaun spent more gold coins to make the shoes than he charged the fairies? He would run out of gold pretty quickly!

If it costs 7 gold coins for the supplies to make one pair of fairy shoes, what should the leprechaun charge so that he covers his costs and has some money left over to pay himself for his work to make the shoes?

Picking the right price is important. If the leprechaun charges too little, he will lose money. But if he charges too much, he will lose customers.

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PROFIT: Money earned after the expenses are paid.

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round St. Patrick’s Day, you will often hear legends about leprechauns and their pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Have you ever wondered where they get all of that gold?

Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to

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Small, Large, Larger and Largest

Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.

Find four numbers in today’s newspaper. Cut them out and glue them on a piece of paper in order from the smallest to the largest.

Standards Link: Follow simple written directions.

Draw lines between each pair of fairy shoes to make exact matches. Look carefully!

Fairy Shoe SorterBy selling fairy shoes,

Lily Leprechaun has earned a lot of golden lepre-coins

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Circle in BLUE: $1.30 worth of Lepre-coins

Circle in RED: 55¢ worth of Lepre-coins

Circle in GREEN: 45¢ worth of Lepre-coins

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The advice my grandma, Velma Kuepper, gave me was to always be myself, always be trustworthy, always be honest, and put my goals high.

Kuepper was the embodiment of high goals. “At a pretty young age, I babysat for my first job. With that came the problems and difficulties of dealing with younger children,” she said, sitting at her kitchen table. “Then as I continued to get older, my full-time job would be working at an eye doctor’s office--which isn’t just a job everybody can do.”

“Did I ever tell you about my first date?” Kuepper asked. “It was at the movies. Thing is, his parents drove us. Now that made some things awkward.”

Interested to hear more, I asked what all happened. “I’m not really sure. It’s been such a long time ago I can barely remember.” As I kept going down the list of questions, I got to ask her about her favorite arcade game. “It was pinball, and you should’ve seen me play, ”she told me while looking around, almost as if she could remember being there. “As I recall, there wasn’t a single person who could beat my score.”

I guess now that I write this, it makes more sense as to why there’s a pretty large pinball machine in her basement--which, by the way, I was pretty dang good at it back when it still worked. But sadly it hasn’t worked in years. Maybe I got my skill from her.

When I questioned whether she had ever broken a bone, that got a little awkward. “I’ve broken my arm twice. Once was recently because I slipped on some ice in front of my house,” she said briefly. “The other time was when I was dog-sitting for you guys while you were in Colorado for Spring Break. I fell in a hole that one of your dogs dug and broke my pelvis.” When I asked that, I realized how much of a silly question it was. It got a little awkward after this, so to

make it a little better, I continued to another question.

When it came to the naughtiest thing she had ever done, this is where I got a little curious. Considering that Kuepper wasn’t really a naughty child, as she had stated previously, I couldn’t really imagine what she would have done that’s naughty. To be fair, for the naughtiest thing she had ever done, it wasn’t that bad. “Back when I was relatively young, there was this watermelon patch that we would go to,” Kuepper said grinning. “But one time my parents weren’t nearby to keep an eye on us. So we made sure, just in case, that we were the only ones around. Then we grabbed a watermelon and started eating it.

She said all this giggling to herself, and I got curious if she ever got caught when she did that. “We did, and it was bad. My mom ripped us about it, and we never went back to the watermelon patch,” she said. I didn’t think that my grandma was that “rebellious”, but there’s kind of a common theme in her memories. When I got to asking about my mom, Kuepper’s daughter, and whether or not she was a good kid, she said that she was a good baby (which is pretty vague) and she was a good child for the most part. So I pursued the questioning a little further.

“Yeah, she was a pretty good kid. She didn’t really have any problems or do anything incredibly dumb,” Kuepper said. I really would’ve liked to know why it was only “for the most part”; but my mother was in the room at the time, so I’d just have to save that question for some other time.

We eventually progressed down the list of questions. Also, just so you have a better understanding of

this, our entire inter-view for this article took three hours or more. It was really fun, though, being able to learn about my grandma some more; so it felt like barely any time passed.

“My greatest ac-complishment was being the best mom I could be.” After she said that, I started to get a better under-standing of myself. “The person who influenced me in a way to strive for that

was my mom. She was such a nice person, and I really looked up to her. I’m sure that as you get older you’ll be a great father.” It was definitely a nice compliment.

She’s certainly someone who cares about her family. Whether it’s her bucket list, what she enjoys most, or anything similar to that, her focus always seems to have some-thing to do with family. “One of my dreams that’s still on my bucket list is to be able to visit family in New Mexico as much as possible and to be able to live for a long time,” Kuepper said, almost looking sad--possibly because she hasn’t seen them for a while. “The thing I love most about our family is that when-ever someone is having problems or is in need, we’re always there for each other.” This goes to show how much she cares about family.

After going through this very interesting interview--one that was also very entertaining--I feel like I learned a lot about Kuepper; and I was able to grow closer with her as her grandson. Hopefully, I’ll be able to find out even more about her in the near future.

Gothenburg High School stu-dents in certain English classes are asked to write about their grandparents.

Kuepper remembers first job and pinball prowess

Sean Graff

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Wednesday, March 13: Southwest: Taco or beef street taco. Italian: Pizza or Bosco sticks with marinara. Swede Specialties: Chicken nuggets. American: Chicken nuggets.

BRADY PUBLIC SCHOOLSWednesday, March 6: Breakfast: Pancake on a stick. Lunch:

Barbecue pork sandwich and baked beans.Thursday, March 7: Breakfast: Breakfast casserole. Lunch:

Chicken Alfredo lasagna.Friday, March 8: NO SCHOOL.Monday, March 11: Breakfast: Scrambled eggs and toast.

Lunch: Chicken and noodle soup.Tuesday, March 12: Breakfast: Breakfast burrito. Lunch: Beef

crispitos and refried beans.Wednesday, March 13: Breakfast: Ham and cheese omelette.

Lunch: Chinese chicken.

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GOTHENBURG SENIOR CENTERWednesday, March 6 – Baked pork chop with dressing,

sweet potatoes, peas, bulgur roll and applesauce.Thursday, March 7 – Fried chicken, mashed potatoes

with gravy, carrots, rye bread, and cinnamon roll cake.Friday, March 8 – Country style ribs, ranch potato fries,

baked beans, wheat roll and recee bars.Monday, March 11 – Chicken fried chicken with gravy,

baked potato, corn, biscuits and pumpkin dessert with topping.

Tuesday, March 12 – Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, Morocco blend vegetables, wheat roll and jello cake.

Wednesday, March 13 – Baked potato with toppings, ham salad sandwich, three-bean salad and earthquake cake with topping.

FARNAM SENIOR CENTERWednesday, March 6 – Roast beef, mashed potatoes

with gravy, carrots, applesauce and milk.Thursday, March 7 – Biscuits and gravy casserole, tri-

taters, V-8 juice, fruit cup, rolls and milk.Friday, March 8 – Turkey noodle soup, pork sandwich,

3-bean salad, plums and milk.Monday, March 11 – Salisbury steak, roasted potato,

carrots, applesauce, rolls and milk.Tuesday, March 12 – Oven fried chicken, mashed pota-

toes with gravy, green beans, fruit cocktail, rolls and milk.Wednesday, March 13 – Spaghetti, lettuce salad, peas,

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records. She also likes to paint

on little seasonal items such as rocks or acorns. In addition, she creates decorative origami trees or cranes. She calls them little money makers. She is willing to paint items that people commission her to paint such as two bull skulls.

In 2005 she moved to Venice, Florida, and began her own business called MBellish. The business flourished, she said, as she sold her items at the farmers’ market that was open year-round on Sat-urday mornings. Dresses made out of T-shirts from second hand stores and bags sewn out of old fab-rics or scarves were a hit in Florida, she said.

After nine years in Florida, she returned to Nebraska to be near family and with the realization that she is a Midwest girl.

“I’m happy and full to be in Gothenburg amongst family and friends and to be able to be as creative as I want to be,” she said.

Currently, the biggest challenge for Bell is not having a venue to sell her art. However, she said she is happy sitting around doing what she loves to do. “I just want to make things, and I love the fact that it’s all repurposed.”

Her most unique project she said she has ever done was painting 60 wooden chairs that she purchased from Tim Strauser at the funeral home. They have all been sold now except for a couple that remain in her home.

When she was told that the author of this article had been given one of her hand painted rocks and has it sitting in a promi-nent place in her home, Bell said, “That makes me happy. Then I have a purpose.”

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Local artist Mary Bell colorfully decorated these paper beads. (Photo by Roxanne Converse-Whiting)

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Local artist Mary Bell created this colorful skirt out of a T-shirt. (Photo by Roxanne Converse-Whiting)

Local artist Mary Bell, a former art teacher at Dudley Elementary, enjoys paint-ing a variety of items she can repurpose, such as this plate and acorns. (Photo by Roxanne Converse-Whiting)

By ROXANNE CONVERSE-WHITINGContributing Writer

The Swedes won the South-west Conference Speech meet in Ogallala on Monday. Fifteen of the school’s 18 events made it into the final round.

The brother duo of Max and Wes Jinks took the gold with

their duet, while Chris Atteberry and Chaseton Roberts received second place. Three other events finished second with Lauren Was-kowiak in Informative Speaking, Maverick Macek in Persuasive Speaking, and Bronson Long in Poetry.

“Growth has been a goal of this team all season and that mindset

is beginning to show. We still have work to do, but I believe these kids are up for the challenge,” coach Kaitlyn Clark said.

Next week the team heads to Gering on Monday for the district speech meet.

ResultsOral Interpretation of Drama:

4. Chris Atteberry, Alexis Boyd, Mashaela Foster, Austin Macek, Maverick Macek; 5. Sam Aden, Alyssa Demoret, Seth Trumbley, Lauren Waskowiak .

Informative: 2. Lauren Was-kowiak, 4. Seth Daup.

Persuasive: 2. Maverick Macek.Serious: 3. Wes Jinks, 4. Max

Jinks.

Enterta inment: 3. Jack Loostrom, 4. Sam Aden.

Duet: 1. Wes Jinks and Max Jinks, 2. Chris Atteberry and Chaseton Roberts.

Extemporaneous: 5. Callum Ward.

Humorous: 4. Alyssa Demoret, 6. Jack Loostrom.

Poetry: 2. Bronson Long.

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Gothenburg wins SWC speech meetMembers of the Gothenburg High speech team pose with their winning plaque after taking first place at the Southwest Conference meet on Monday. (Contributed photo)

Gothenburg Public Schools is now accepting preschool applications for the 2019-2020 school year.

The application deadline is March 29, 2019. Your child must turn 4 on or before July 31, 2019 to be eligible.

Applications can be picked up at the Dudley Elementary office or mailed to you by calling 308-537-3651, ext. 2.

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The Brady speech team is on a roll.

The Eagles won the Mid-Nebraska Activities Confer-ence meet held Monday, and prior to that won the Best of the West meet Saturday in North Platte.

“I am so very proud of the hard work that these kids have put into their pieces,” said Brady speech coach Yentle Dyas. “They’ve all been such a delight to work with and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for them.”

Brady had two first place finishes at the MNAC meet on Monday. The team of Macey Widick, Emily Mann, Teagan Rossman, Noah Jur-jens and Cassidy Mullen took first place in Oral Interpreta-tion of Drama.

Also for Brady, Sofia Atkins and Kyler Horn finished first in Duet Acting.

Second place finishes went to Widick for Serious Prose and Atkins in Persua-sive Speaking.

At Best of the West, Falon Hatch finished fourth in Extemporaneous Speaking.

Also for Brady, Rene Assels finished fifth in Humorous Prose and Abby Jurjens fin-ished sixth in Extemporane-ous Speaking.

The team of Mann and Widick took sixth place in Duet Acting.

MNAC resultsRene Assels: Fifth place in

humorous prose.Macey Widick: Second

place in serious prose.Falon Hatch: Sixth in

informative speaking and fourth in extemporaneous speaking.

Abby Jurjens: Second in extemporaneous speaking.

Abi Franzen: Third in informative speaking.

Sofia Atkins: Second in persuasive speaking.

TJ Roe: Fifth in entertain-ment speaking.

Emily Mann: Fourth in entertainment speaking.

Sofia Atkins and Kyler Horn: First in duet acting.

Rene Assels, Abby Jurjens, Logan Porter, Kyla Most, and TJ Roe: Fifth in Oral Inter-pretation of Drama.

Macey Widick, Em-ily Mann, Teagan Rossman, Noah Jurjens, and Cassidy Mullen: First in Oral Inter-pretation of Drama.

Best of the West resultsEmily Mann: 10th place

in Entertainment Speaking. Emily Mann and Macey

Widick finished sixth place in Duet Acting. Rene Assels and Logan Porter took 11th in Duet Acting.

Falon Hatch: Fourth place in Extemporaneous Speak-ing and Abby Jurjens got sixth in Extemporaneous Speaking.

Abi Franzen: 10th in In-formative Speaking.

Sofia Atkins: Eighth place in Persuasive Speaking.

Rene Assels: Fifth place in Humorous Prose.

Rene Assels, Logan Porter, TJ Roe, Kyla Most and Abby Jurjens got 10th place in Oral Interpretation of Drama.

Members of the Brady speech team and their coaches show off their hardware after winning the MNAC speech meet on Monday. They also won the Best of the West meet held Saturday in North Platte. (Contributed photo)

Brady speech wins MNAC, Best of the West

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By JOHN VERSERManaging Editor

Sometimes the best influences come on the track.

As a freshman, Hannah Anderson was on the track while listening to a couple upper classmen talking about their ambitions to run in college. She thought it would be something she’d like to do, too.

“I decided that, you know, that’s something that I’d like to do,” she said. “I’m going to work really hard and try and get some attention from colleges. It happened, so it’s kind of like a dream come true.”

That dream officially came true Friday when Anderson signed a track scholarship to the Univer-sity of Nebraska at Kear-ney. She chose the Lopers over offers from Hastings, Nebraska Wesleyan and Mount Marty.

“I really like their pro-gram. The academic side of it was really kind of a pull to me,” Anderson said. “I got back on their campus, because I was debating between a couple of colleges, and as cliche as it sounds, it kind of just felt right.”

The recruiting process for Anderson started last summer.

“I like to overthink my options and make the best decision, so it took a long time,” she said. “I think I started getting contacted the summer before my senior year. Getting back on campus, I took a couple visits to a couple of the colleges, so it was a long process and lots of debat-ing, but I’m happy with the results.”

Anderson plans to go into the health field, spe-cifically exercise science, and the facilities at UNK helped pull her that way.

“They were state of the art, very updated,” she said. “I was able to build

a good relationship with the coach. There was just no reason not to go there, I guess.”

Anderson will run the 400 meter dash in college, but could also run down in the 200 or up in the 800. She could also run cross country in the fall, but she hasn’t decided yet on that. She was a state quali-fier in cross country at Gothenburg High School her senior year.

“I always kind of did cross country to prepare me for track, to get the foundation,” she said. “That option is available to me, but I’m still chatting back and forth with coach Bonsall whether or not to do that. That’s up to me, I guess, at this point.”

Anderson credits her GHS coaches in several ways in helping her pre-pare for the next level.

“There’s lots of stretch-ing and some of the workouts. These coaches have been around,” she said. “Coach (Bryson) Mahlberg went to Kearney. He’s very familiar with the head coach that’s there now, coach (Brady) Bonsall. Coach (Tony) Neels did as well. They’re both alums. Coach (Steve) Reeves has been through the process, so he’s very knowledgeable. The stuff that they’re doing with us now is some of the same stuff I’ll so in college, so when that time comes, it’ won’t be as difficult of a transition as it would’ve been otherwise.”

Anderson won’t be the first member of her family to attend UNK. Both of her parents graduated from the school, and her great-grandmother was the first member of the family to attend the school, almost a century ago.

“I’m just excited for this next step, I’m excited that it’s official now, and there’s no turning back from here,” she said.

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Hannah Anderson signed a national letter of intent Friday to run track at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. She is seated, center, and flanked by her parents, Dale and Susan. In back, from left, are Gothenburg coaches Tony Neels, Steve Reeves and Bryson Mahlberg. (Photo by John Verser)

By JOHN VERSERManaging Editor

A love of baseball led Vincent Nichols to Concordia University.

The Gothenburg senior chose baseball and Concordia over other schools and other sports. He made it official with a signing ceremony Tuesday morning.

“I wanted to play baseball. I contacted the baseball coach and he was all in. Baseball is what I chose,” Nichols said.

The Bulldogs were 113-89 un-der fifth-year head coach Ryan Dupic before the start of this season. They’ve had a winning season each year with Dupic at the helm of the program. Con-cordia last won the Great Plains Athletic Conference title in 2017 with a 34-22 overall record and 19-9 mark in conference play.

That success is part of the reason Nichols signed to play at the school.

“Their baseball program has been really good. They were GPAC champions two years ago and they were pretty good against last year,” he said. “There’s a new coach and he’s doing pretty well bringing them back. It was the first place I vis-ited and I liked the campus. It was just overall a good school.”

The small-town atmosphere in Seward also helped make him feel comfortable.

“It was small,” he said. “It’s close to Lincoln. If you want a big town, you can drive 20 minutes to Lincoln. I like small towns. The student-faculty ratio is like 12-1, so it’s really good for academics as well.”

Nichols said he plans to study agri-business or secondary education.

Nichols plays centerfield and shortstop, and said he’d most likely play in the outfield at Concordia.

“I’ve played every position,”

he said.The recruiting process was

short, Nichols said. He broke a finger during the winter that ended most of his wrestling season, and then battled a bout of appendicitis. All is good now, though, and Nichols said he was

cleared Sunday to resume all activities.

“I was going to go to a camp, then I broke my finger and couldn’t do anything,” he said. “I just had to contact the coach and send him some information and videos. He said yes. It was a

journey, but it was fun.”As for putting pen to paper to

make things official, the senior was happy to do it.

“It felt good,” Nichols said. “I think I made my parents proud and the coaches proud, so it was a good day.”

Nichols signs baseball scholarship

Vincent Nichols signed a baseball scholarship Tuesday morning with Concordia University. He is flanked by his parents, Bart and Angie. Pictured back row, from left, are: coach Mark Bartels, brother Preston Nichols, coach Jory Flesch, sister Allison Nichols and coach Jake Fecht. (Photo by John Verser)

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Interested candidates should send a resume to editor@gothenburgtimes.com.The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irri-

gation District has a full time employment op-portunity for a versatile, motivated, self-starting, system control operator. The District’s success is the result of extraordinary employees who believe in a vision and are dedicated to making Central a leader in the best use of our natural resources for the citizens of the state of Ne-braska. We are in the forefront of effectively managing the natural resources for our region and state and want YOU to join our team!

The system control operator will operate, assist in scheduling and provide occasional maintenance assistance for the hydroelectric facilities and water control structures from Lake McConaughy to Minden Nebraska, producing 113 megawatts of electricity and serving wa-ter needs to hundreds of thousands of acres. Experience with general computer productivity software (e.g. email, spreadsheet, word proces-sor), a high school education, Nebraska driv-er’s license and ability to pass a drug test and background check are required. Experience in a control room setting, around high voltage transmission and generation equipment, and with computerized control systems is a plus, but we will train an employee who demonstrates ex-ceptional potential and desire. The first several months will be spent working in the field to fa-miliarize you with the operation of hydro plants and canals. During this time, it will be an eight-hour, five-day a week schedule.

Duties will include: operation of the District’s SCADA system in support of the District’s hydro-electric generating, irrigation, and com-munications network facilities, assist in sched-uling of the Districts generation and water re-leases, produce incident reports and call out appropriate personnel for equipment trouble or emergency, direct communications in various forms to those requiring that information, and monitoring security for District facilities. This position will require the employee to work a 12 hour rotating shift. Good attention to detail is essential. The District offers excellent pay and benefits including pension and insurance. A full job description and an application to apply may be found at www.cnppid.com/Links/Employ-ment. Please submit your resume or application no later than March 8, 2019 to: Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District Attn: Eric Hixson PO Box 740 Holdrege, NE 68949-0740 Phone 308.995.3554 ehixson@cnppid.com

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The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irri-gation District has a full time employment op-portunity for a versatile, motivated, self-start-ing, communications electronics specialist. The District’s success is the result of extraordinary employees who believe in a vision and are ded-icated to making Central a leader in the best use of our natural resources for the citizens of the state of Nebraska. We are in the forefront of effectively managing the natural resources for our region and state and want YOU to join our team!

This is an exciting employment opportunity for the right individual with formal, military service related, trade school or proven job related train-ing in the electronics and communications field. Experience with process control and instru-mentation as well as PLCs, SCADA systems, embedded controllers and VOIP is desirable. Work will be associated with installation, opera-tion and maintenance of a variety of electronic gear and communication equipment in support of the District’s hydro-electric generating, irri-gation, and network facilities and infrastructure. Working knowledge in the field of microwave communication systems is a plus. The District offers excellent pay and benefits including a pension plan and insurance. A full job descrip-tion and an application to apply may be found at www.cnppid.com/Links/Employment.

Please submit your resume or application no later than March 12, 2019 to: Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District Attn: Eric Hixson PO Box 740 Holdrege, NE 68949-0740 Phone 308.995.3554 ehixson@cnppid.com

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Biofuel stakeholders and experts from across the nation will be in Omaha for the annual Ethanol: Emerging Issues Forum at the La Vista Conference Cen-ter March 7-8. Governor Pete Ricketts will open the event and welcome attendees.

The Nebraska Ethanol Board organizes the forum, which is in its 14th year. The event brings together ethanol producers and others integrally involved in production, technology, policymaking and marketing of biofuels and its co-products.

The event runs from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and 8:15 a.m. to noon Friday.

Topics include an overview and discussion of the most pressing federal policies, regu-latory and legal actions, and markets affecting ethanol de-mand. Speakers will also discuss navigating the introduction and expansion of E15, as well as opportunities in emerging renewable chemical and co-product markets. The federal policy panel includes industry leaders from the Biotechnol-

ogy Innovation Organization, Growth Energy, National Corn Growers Association, Novo-zymes and the Renewable Fuels Association.

Panelists at the forum will also provide insight on workforce needs and accessing trained workers at every level. These speakers include Scott Asmus, program manager with the Ne-braska Department of Labor, Eric Zeece, innovation manager at Invest Nebraska Corporation; and John Pierce, instructor and chair of the Energy Generation

Operations Program at South-east Community College.

Other scheduled presenta-tions include marketing experi-ences with expanding the avail-ability of E15 and higher ethanol blends, as well as a discussion of regulatory considerations for renewable chemical production presented by Richard Engler, Ph.D., former senior staff scien-tist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. Experts including Craig Willis, senior vice president of global

markets at Growth Energy, and Kristy Moore of KMoore Con-sulting, will discuss trade, etha-nol exports and new markets that are on the horizon for the ethanol and renewable chemical and co-products industries.

More than 150 ethanol indus-try stakeholders are expected to attend the forum. Online regis-tration and a detailed agenda are available on the Nebraska Etha-nol Board website. Scholarships also are available to college and university students and can be accessed online.

Ethanol 2019: Emerging issues forum to feature experts on biofuel and renewable chemicals

All cattle and calves in Nebraska as of Jan. 1, 2019 totaled 6.80 million head, unchanged from January 1, 2018, accord-ing to the USDA’s National

Agricultural Statistics Service.

All cows and heifers that had calved totaled 2.00 million head, up 2

percent from last year.Beef cows totaled 1.94

million head, up 2 per-cent from last year.

Mi lk cows tota led 59,000 head, down 2 percent from January 1, 2018.

All heifers 500 pounds and over totaled 1.91 million head, unchanged

from last year.Steers weighing 500

pounds and over totaled 2.38 million head, down 4 percent from last year.

Bulls weighing 500 pounds and over totaled 110,000 head, unchanged from last year.

Ca lve s u nder 50 0 pounds totaled 400,000

head, up 21 percent from January 1, 2018.

All cattle on feed fed for slaughter in Nebraska feedlots totaled 2.75 million head, down 2 percent from the previ-ous year.

The 2018 calf crop to-taled 1.75 million head, up 3 percent from 2017.

All sheep and lamb inventory in Nebraska on January 1, 2019 totaled 75,000 head, down 5,000 from last year, according to the USDA’s National Agri-cultural Statistics Service.

Breeding sheep inven-tory totaled 64,000 head, down 3,000 from last year. Ewes one year and older totaled 53,000 head, down

2,000 from the previous year. Rams one year and older totaled 3,000, un-changed from last year. Total replacement lambs totaled 8,000 head, down 1,000 from last year.

Market sheep and lambs totaled 11,000 head, down 2,000 from last year. A total of 1,000 head were mature sheep (one year and older)

while the remaining 10,000 were under one year. Mar-ket lamb weight groups were estimated as follows: 2,700 lambs were under 65 pounds; 1,700 were 65-84 pounds; 2,600 were 85-105 pounds; 3,000 were over 105 pounds.

The 2018 lamb crop to-taled 65,000 head, down 5,000 from 2017. The 2018

lambing rate was 118 per 100 ewes one year and older, compared with 121 in 2017.

Sheep deaths totaled 3,100 head, down 600 from last year. Lamb deaths totaled 7,500 head, down 500 from last year.

Sheep and lambs slaugh-tered on farm totaled 800 head, up 100 from last year.

Shorn wool production during 2018 was 410,000 pounds, down 30,000 from 2017. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 58,000 head, down 4,000 from 2017. Weight per fleece was 7.1 pounds, unchanged from last year. The average price paid for wool sold in 2018 was $0.88 per pound, com-pared with $0.79 in 2017. The total value of wool produced in Nebraska was 361,000 dollars in 2018.

Milk goats and kids inventory in Nebraska totaled 4,000 head, up 500 from last year.

Yearly cattle totals released for state

Yearly statewide sheep, lamb totals produced

By NELIGH ANDERSENGothenburg FFA

A couple weeks ago, the Gothenburg FFA Chapter celebrated National FFA week starting Feb. 18 and ending on Feb. 22.

Every single day the officers had something planned throughout that week. On Monday, the 18th, they had Hailey Anderson, a Nebraska State FFA Officer, come and visit our chapter for the day and First State Bank sponsored a lunch for FFA members! Tuesday, we had a Tractor Safety Day for all of the third graders. A handful of members from our chapter brought tractors and taught the kids about tractor safety. The chapter also released a video about what our members love about FFA.

On Wednesday, some members traveled to the Cattlemen’s Classic where they raised close to $900. The officer team also deliv-ered popcorn to all the FFA alumni to thank them for their support throughout the year.

On Thursday, we contin-ued the fun by painting all new FFA members hands green for their earning their Greenhand degree. The State Degree winners also painted a star on the back of Mr. Tim Negley’s wall to start a new tradition. That night members ended with the YMCA donating a yoga class to help promote fitness and fun!

National FFA week ended by the officer team giving out popcorn to all the teach-ers to thank them for all that they do.

Members of the Gothenburg High FFA held a Tractor Safety Day for third graders in the school district during FFA Week. (Contributed photo)

Celebrating FFA Week