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But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. Listen,
I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all
the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has
been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This
will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in
cloths and lying in a manger.”
~ Luke 2:10-12
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Behavioral health
professionals say
they need more
state support
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Crystal Theatre
Arapahoe, NE
Dec. 25-28
“The Good
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Starring: Raymond Ochoa,
Jeffrey Wright, Steve Zahn
1 hr. 32 min.
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Arapahoe, Nebraska 68922
City Council
appoints
nuisance officer
•by Amy Brandt
By Maggy Lehmicke, Nebraska News Service
LINCOLN - Behavioral
health professionals face an
uphill battle if they want to
practice in Nebraska, lawmakers were told at a legislative
hearing last month.
Legislative Resolution 185,
sponsored by Sens. Sue Crawford of Bellevue and Kathy
Campbell of Lincoln, called
for an interim study of issues
faced by Nebraska’s mental
health practitioners, doctorallevel graduate students,
nurses and psychiatrists. The
professionals who testified
emphasized the difficulties in
becoming a licensed practitioner, as well as the shortage of
mental health professionals in
the state.
According to a 2014 state
report by the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services
Association, about 4.2 percent
of adults in Nebraska lived
with a serious mental illness
in 2013. Less than half--47.5
percent--of adults with any
mental illness in Nebraska
were treated. Nebraska also
took a 4.7 percent reduction,
about $3.3 million, in behavioral health spending in 2014.
“There’s a substantial need
for behavioral health services
in our communities,” said
Kristen Carson, a psychology research associate at the
University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe Meyer
Institute in Omaha.
One stumbling block, she
said, is the state licensure
process. Carson said that although a Department of Health
and Human Services timeline
suggests getting a license only
takes three weeks, it took her
three months to become a
licensed psychologist.
“It’s tedious and superfluous,” Carson said. “And it’s
very subjective across reviewers.”
Despite being successful in
obtaining her provisional psychology license, Carson said
she had peers who weren’t so
lucky. Some individuals were
unable to obtain a license
because they had no terminal
master’s degree, despite completing a doctoral program that
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Santa Claus came to Arapahoe on Saturday
Samantha Heinen wasn’t to sure what to think about the man in the red suit that everyone was making such a big deal
about. Several children came to see Santa Claus and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. He came into town following
the free matinee which was shown at the Crystal Theatre on Saturday.-Mirror Photo by T. Middagh
Exchange students enjoy Arapahoe experience
•by Amy Brandt
Arapahoe High School once
again is playing host to two
foreign exchange students
learning about American culture and discovering what life
is like in rural America. Anna
Lavergne is from Limoges, in
western France, and Muhammad Shukurov is from Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan. Tajikistan is a landlocked
country, formerly part of the
USSR, which shares borders
with Afghanistan, China, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Anna is the only child of
Nadine Saint-Clair and Nicolas
Lavergne. She is experiencing life with sisters now as
she lives with Kip and Senja
Stephens and their daughters,
Halle and Gabrielle. Muhammad is the son of Abdulkhayrova Shoira, his mother, and
Khurshed Shukurov, his father.
He has four siblings; Farrukh,
his older brother, Sherzod, his
younger brother, and Omina,
his younger sister. While Muhammad’s family in Tajikistan
isn’t small, he lives with an
even bigger family in Arapahoe.
“I have a big host family
with 10 host siblings. My
host parents are Glen and Lara
Strickland. My older host
brother is Anthony, however
he doesn’t live with us. Then
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Dalton, he is a junior. Then
Jorjah, she is a freshman. Then
Jonah, he is a seventh grader,
and Joselyn is a third grader,
and Garrie is a second grader.
Then the small ones are
Malachi, Noelle, and Neilah.
They study at pre-school and
kindergarten. The smallest is
Rennie, and she stays home,”
says Muhammad.
Both students arrived in
Arapahoe in mid-August,
but Anna will be returning
to France on January 23rd.
Muhammad will stay the entire
school year and return to Tajikistan on June 8th. Both have
been active in school sports
and activities. Anna tried
volleyball but quit to pursue
cross country instead. She also
played a napkin in the musical
Beauty and the Beast. Muhammad went out for football, but
didn’t really understand it, so
he also quit in favor of cross
country. Muhammad is also
out for wrestling, which he
says he really enjoys, and he’s
a member of the quiz bowl
team.
Anna wanted to become an
exchange student “first to learn
the language, because I think
it’s very important to speak
different languages, but also to
discover America, a new culture and to meet new people,”
she says. It’s not the first time
that Anna has traveled abroad.
She first left her parents when
she was five or six years old
to spend two weeks at an
American camp in the south of
France, several hours from her
home town. She has also been
to Ireland and Argentina on
her own to attend other camps.
“Travel is a part of me. It’s a
part of my mum, too, because
she really likes to visit countries,” Anna states.
Muhammad has not traveled
as extensively as Anna, and
says he has never left Tajikistan before this. In spite of
this, “I already know five languages: Tajik, Uzbek, Russian,
Turkish and English. I’m also
learning Spanish,” he says. He
wanted to become an exchange
student because, “I wanted to
see the U.S. I wanted to see
how people live here and their
relationships. I wanted to have
the experience of being an
American.”
Muhammad and Anna agree
that the best part of being in
Arapahoe is simply having
fun with their new American
friends and family. Muhammad adds, “my host family
is showing me the U.S. and I
went on a roller coaster for the
first time ever.”
In spite of the fact that both
students are enjoying their time
in the U.S., they say there are
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many things they miss about
their homes, and particularly the food. “I miss French
breakfast foods, like pan-auchocolate and croissants,” says
Anna. Muhammad misses
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The regular Arapahoe City
Council meeting was called
to order on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. by
Mayor John E. Koller. Council members in attendance
were Dan Kreutzer, John
Paulsen, Ward Carpenter, Troy
tenBensel and Chris Middagh, and Todd Monie. Also
attending the meeting were
City Clerk Nicole Kubik, City
Superintendent Greg Schievelbein, City Attorney Kevin
Urbom, and City Engineer
Jake Deaver. Mayor Koller
made everyone aware of the
Open Meeting Act.
The Council approved the
following agenda items:
•Resolution 2015-45 appointment of Nuisance Abatement Officer through West
Central Nebraska Development District for a period of
12 months, January 1, 2016
through December 31, 2016.
• Conceptual design and
cost estimate for the north
housing subdivision and
engineering letter agreement,
which includes compensation
for the performance of the
Scopt of Services as a fixed
fee for Topo $5,800 and Engineering $43,500.
•Special designated liquor
license application for HoJo’s
Hideaway/Howard Johnson
for Saturday, January 16, 2016
1 pm to 1 am at EMCC for
Schutz wedding reception.
•Special designated liquor
license application for City of
Arapahoe/Arapahoe Country
Club for January 12, 2016 1
pm to 10 pm at EMCC for
Maschhoff’s dinner party.
•Minutes from the December 1, 2015 meeting.
•Claims from the period
December 2, 2015 through
December 15, 2015 in the
amount of $180,250.09.
Exchange students
Exchange students, Anna Lavergne stays with host family
Kip and Senja Stephens and Muhammad Shukurov is staying with Glen and Lara Strickland.-Mirror Photo by A. Brandt
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incorporates a master’s, she said.
“Developing a strong behavioral health workforce in Nebraska
hits a roadblock at the provisional licensure level,” said Cody
Hollist, the director of the marriage and family therapy program
in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Hollist said the licensing process is similar for all behavioral
health professionals in Nebraska, whether it’s nursing, psychology or social work.
Most training programs are located in metropolitan areas, Hollist said, but Medicaid only reimburses provisionally licensed
health professionals who practice in rural areas.
He said the marriage and family therapy program at UNL lost
every doctoral graduate to another state and loses 50 percent of its
master’s students every year.
Medicaid reimbursement for provisionally licensed professionals in urban areas would create more jobs and help build a strong
behavioral health workforce, he said.
In addition, loan forgiveness should start at the provisional level, he said, not the fully licensed level.
“It is precisely during the provisional licensure time that a professional needs the incentive to work in rural areas in order to
build their professional credibility,” he said. “If loan forgiveness
doesn’t start until after full licensure, then the incentive is lost to
most clinicians starting out.”
According to Hollist, 48 of Nebraska’s 93 counties have no
mental health professionals.
Terry Werner, a lobbyist for the Nebraska chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, said social workers provide
the majority of mental health care in Nebraska and the United
States as a whole.
Werner said there needs to be a master’s program in social work
in western Nebraska. The University of Nebraska at Omaha has a
weekend program in Kearney, he said, but a number of students
are earning online social work degrees through out-of-state universities. Werner said a bachelor’s-level license and greater financial incentive, whether it’s higher wages or a paid internship program
through the Department of Health and Human Services, could
help improve the situation in Nebraska.
“We desperately need to graduate more social workers at every
level,” he said. “We’re an aging profession. There’s going to be a
need.”
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•State Senator Dan Hughes, District 44
Where’s the peace and joy in border closings and gun-free zones?
Capitol View
By J.L. Schmidt
Statehouse Correspondent
The Nebraska Press
Association
Whatever happened to peace
on earth, good will to men?
Is it just me, or has the world
gone crazy? Are we really talking about closing the borders to
keep folks from other countries
out? Stop, consider your ancestry. If the border had been
closed in 1902, I wouldn’t be
living in America right now. We
all came from immigrant stock.
Yes, we ARE operating in
a new era of fear. It’s difficult
to accept people who don’t look
like us, talk like us, dress like
us or act like us. In the wake of
the San Bernardino shootings,
there’s a renewed call for more
vetting. There has to be a way
to reduce the risk.
I don’t mind the airport scanning and the TSA bag checks.
I had to fly to the East Coast
a few weeks after 9-11. Seasoned travelers said to avoid
the Boston Airport “because
it’s a crime scene.” The airline
routed me from Minneapolis to
Boston to get to my destination
in Providence. They gave me
a voucher to take a taxi from
Boston to Providence.
No, I didn’t hail the cab that
was driven by the guy with the
beard and the turban. And there
were a couple other “suspect”
looking drivers that I didn’t
stop. I finally found a guy that
looked like me, the poor devil.
So, I’m guilty. I’ve been
there. I will also admit that I
befriended Jim Brady before
he was announced as President
Reagan’s White House Press
Secretary and was in frequent
contact with him. After he was
wounded in the assassination
attempt on Reagan, I supported
the Brady Campaign against
gun violence.
I grew up with a dad and other family members who liked
to hunt. I spent many an early
Saturday or Sunday morning
hunkered in a duck blind on the
North Platte River east of Gering. My wife has advanced bars
on her marksman award. We
know and respect guns because
we grew up that way.
I am concerned now about
some of the gun talk I hear.
“The gun-free zones are what’s
killing us,” says state Senator Tommy Garrett. Nebraska
law prohibits concealed guns
in a wide range of places: colleges; churches; schools; sporting events; hospitals; banks and
bars. Garrett’s staff is drafting
legislation that would eliminate most of those gun-free
zones, allowing people with
concealed-carry permits to take
their firearms almost anywhere
in the state, while retaining
exceptions for police stations,
courthouses, jails and prisons.
The University of NebraskaLincoln Faculty Senate has approved a resolution supporting
a continued ban of weapons on
campus. That is seen as a formal response to Garrett’s proposal. Faculty Senate President
John Bender says they prefer
the status quo when it comes to
weapons on campus. They want
the University of NebraskaLincoln to have the authority to
restrict weapons on campus.
Garrett says the state already
takes steps to ensure concealedcarry permit holders are responsible, through required background checks and firearms
training. He claims that these
folks are not criminals, wackos
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or mentally unstable people.
He characterizes them as lawabiding, God-fearing American
citizens.
Good for them. But how
many criminals, wackos or
mentally unstable people have
we heard about who still manage to get their hands on guns
and wreak havoc on others
similarly situated as well as
those law-abiding, God-fearing
American citizens?
Supporters of less restrictive
gun control laws say that recent
college shootings could have
had different outcomes if some
of the students had been armed
and could have fired back at the
perpetrators. The University
of Nebraska has historically
opposed efforts to allow concealed weapons on campus.
Speaking on his own behalf,
UNL Police Chief Owen Yardley says allowing concealed
guns on campus would complicate things for police and potentially endanger more people.
Reports of armed people on
campus always put officers on
alert and it would be confusing
and difficult to sort out the good
from the bad. To say nothing
of the alcoholism and mental
health issues among students.
Neither one of those situations
mix well with gunpowder.
Never say it can’t happen
here. The robbery of a US Bank
branch in Norfolk in 2002 and
the assault on Von Maur at
Omaha’s Westroads Mall in
2007 claimed multiple victims.
The whole thing, Garrett
says, is a sad commentary on
our times. I agree. But as we
discuss the issues, let’s be rational and reasonable and be sure
we aren’t making things worse.
Every 40 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke; a startling
fact that hit home for Tim Hobbins. When Tim started to experience
stroke symptoms, his wife called 911. When he arrived at the ER, the
team quickly identified that Tim had suffered a stroke and immediately
gave Tim the medication shown to be more effective the sooner it is
given. For Tim, the fast response by his medical team changed his life. To learn more about stroke care at CHI Health
visit CHIhealthGoodSamaritan.org.
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By the time
you are reading this, it will
be nearly time to
celebrate Christmas, or you may
be reading this after Christmas.
In whichever case, I hope that
you and whomever you choose
to celebrate the holiday with
will have had a joyous, peaceful, and low-stress Christmas. I
also want to make sure to thank
those of you who worked or
will work on Christmas Day:
medical professionals, our law
enforcement personnel, and
men and women serving this
nation in uniform, as well as
their families, for whom worrying about a loved one in a dangerous career is its own fulltime job that never ends when
they are away from you.
Over the interim I kept quite
busy attending numerous interim hearings, meeting with constituents and attending legislative functions. Now, the time to
prepare is almost at an end, and
the time to legislate is nearly
upon us. I have enjoyed all of
the feedback from Nebraskans
across District 44 on the issues
that they would like to see their
Legislature deal with this session.
One issue that any Legislator from a rural district can tell
you matters to Nebraskans is
property tax reform. The Legislature’s Education and Revenue Committees met numerous
times over the interim to try to
find a solution to the out-ofcontrol property taxes. They finally released their report. You
can find it at www.nebraskalegislature.gov/reports/revenue.
php
The District 44 Office is also
excited to announce a new
member of the staff. Edward
Boone will be helping me to
serve you as my Administrative
Assistant. Edward is a combat
veteran, continues to serve in
the U.S. Army Reserves, and is
a graduate of the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. He comes
to us with knowledge and experience in government waste
and cost reduction, natural resources issues, veterans’ issues,
security, and with Legislative
experience. He is dedicated
to serving the people of Nebraska, and we are very proud
of his service to our Nation. I
am looking forward to seeing
the positive impact this driven
young man can make in helping me to serve you as best I
can.
Do you know a faith leader
who would be interested in
conducting one of the morning prayers during the upcoming session? The Legislature
would like to have guest chaplains from as many districts
in Nebraska as possible this
year. Contact my office at the
email or phone number listed
below for more information,
and don’t forget to pass this on
to your priest, pastor, rabbi, or
other faith leader!
I always enjoy hearing from
the Nebraskans I represent.
Please feel free to contact
my office with any questions
or concerns that you might
have. My email address is
dhughes@leg.ne.gov and my
phone number is (402) 4712805. You can read more about
bills and other work of the Legislature at www.nebraskalegislature.gov, and you can click on
the Live Video Streaming NET
logo to watch sessions, hearings, and other Capitol events.
May God Bless each and every
one of you this Holiday Season, and I wish you and yours a
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.
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Community News
•Around the Area
The Cambridge Clarion The Christmas Spirit was celebrated on Saturday evening
at the Cambridge Chamber of
Commerce Christmas promotion. The Senior Center offered
prime rib sandwiches. Drawings for Kids stockings and
Chamber bucks was held followed by the lights parade.
The Oxford Standard - The
Oxford Standard has moved!
Our office is now located at the
Village Center near the medical clinic. Follow the sign and
enter through the west door.
Our phone number has also
changed. Reach us at (308)
823-3326.
Last week, the Southern Valley Foundation gave a gift of
$33,000 to Southern Valley
with a check being presented to
Superintendent Darren Tobey
before the monthly Board of
Education meeting on Monday,
December 7th. The gift will be
used to increase student access
to technology at Southern Valley. The Beaver City Community Area Foundation also donated $5,000 earlier in the day.
Holdrege Citizen - Holdrege
Memorial Homes honored two
outgoing board members for
their years of service t their
recent Board of Directors
Christmas Party. Larry Gibbons served for 15 years and
Bob Schroeder served for eight
years.
Shelton Clipper - The deadline to purchase a gift and deliver to the Good Samaritan
Society in Wood River is Friday. The Giving Tree, located
at the Cornerstone Bank, is an
opportunity to give a Christmas
present to a resident at the Good
Samaritan Center Wood River
site.
The Gibbon Reporter - The
Gibbon Chamber of Commerce
and Gibbon Reporter will once
again host a holiday lighting
contest for 2015. The contest
is open to all homes in Gibbon or any rural Gibbon home
with a Gibbon mailing address.
The best decorated residences
will be eligible for three prizes,
$75 in Gibbon Chamber Bucks
for first place, $50 in Gibbon
Chamber Bucks for second
place and $25 in Gibbon Chamber Bucks for third place.
The Elwood Bulletin - Bill
Weismann was emcee recently
for the Wreath Across America
Ceremony. Guest speaker was
Rich Lammerman, Sergeant of
Arms for the State of Nebraska
American Legion. The mission
is to Remember, Honor and
teach about those who served
so that our country can be free.
Tri-City Trib - Getting the
chance to see our Nations Capital and its many monuments is
a chance of a lifetime that can
be true for Dawson County and
surrounding area veterans, as
the Dawson County Hero Flight
is set for late April. There will
be 25 selected veterans at NO
cost and their escorts that will
be flown to Washington D.C.
for a memorable trip that will
visit the many monuments that
are on display. All veterans are
encouraged to apply. Information and applications are available online at www.dcheroflight.org.
The Ravenna News - The
Ravenna Lions Club gathered
on Saturday to assemble and deliver sacks of goodies to nearly
60 families in the Ravenna area
needing that something special
for the holiday season. Each
sack contained enough items
for a meal.
Frontier County Enterprise
- Don’t forget to help out this
holiday season for those who
are not as fortunate as some.
The Frontier County Food
Pantry is seeking donations.
Money donations, canned food,
toilet products, really anything
a person or family would need.
The Callaway Courier Many who graduate from Callaway High School go on to
become medical professionals.
Not many come back to Callaway to live and work, and never a doctor - at least until now.
Callaway District Hospital and
Medical Clinics announced that
Dr. Chelsea (Keeney) Williams
signed a contract of employment to practice at the facility
towards the end of 2017.
To the Arapahoe Community,
I would like to say thank you for allowing us to minister
in your community and to be involved in many of your
lives. With that said, I want you to know what a wonderful
community Arapahoe has been for us.
The men and women who serve in the different
organizations that make life easier for each of us, thank
you. To the clubs and to the fire department, you guys are
the best.
With that said, Shawna, Stephanie and I will be moving
on January 2, 2016. We feel that God has called us to
serve in another area. So please pray for our upcoming
move as we continue to pray for you.
Thank you to the Arapahoe Christian Church, for all the
prayers, worship and ministry we have had together.
With that all said we say Good Bye and God Bless to all.
Pastor David Welch
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Fire and Rescue
training held Sunday
On December 20, 2015,
members of the Arapahoe Fire
and Rescue Department met
for training. During this training session members practiced timed trials donning their
turnout gear. The proper way
to don and doff the Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
(SCBA) was discussed. Care
and maintenance of the SCBA
was discussed. The mask was
disassembled, cleaned and reassembled. The group worked
well as a team. Members participating in the training exercises were: Todd Monie, Arlan
Leising, Brian Sisson, Robert
Dyer, Frank Leising, Sarah
Leising, David Welch and
Mitch Houser.
HomeTown Agency holds open house
The HomeTown Agency staff of Laurie Polston and Mason Schroeder (center) with Dallas
Garey (far left) and Troy tenBensel (far right) during their annual Christmas Customer Appreciation Open House held last Wednesday. Mirror Photo by A. Brandt
Cakes and breads in
jars, are they safe?
•UNL for Families
Recipes for canned breads
and cakes as gift items seem
to appear each year around
the holidays. While they look
attractive and are unique for
gift giving, these products are
not shelf-stable and cannot be
safely stored at room temperature. Canned breads and cakes
are typically made by pouring
batter into glass canning jars
and baking them in the oven.
Once the cake or bread is done,
the steaming jars are taken out
of the oven and then sealed
and cooled to create a vacuum.
Many recipes claim that they
can be stored without refrigeration for about a year. Some
say they will keep indefinitely.
The microorganism to be
concerned about in these products is Clostridium botulinum. If spores of this bacteria
are allowed to germinate and
grow, deadly botulism toxin
is produced. Tiny amounts of
this toxin can cause an often
fatal disease called botulism. Clostridium botulinum spores
are abundant in nature but
will only grow and produce
toxin in unrefrigerated high
moisture foods that are low in
acid and exposed to little or no
oxygen. These conditions occur in low acid canned foods.
Low acid canned foods must
be processed under pressure
at temperatures of 240°F or
higher to make sure that the
heat resistant spores are killed. Research at universities has
shown that low acid canned
bread or cake products may
support the growth of Clostridium spores.
In addition to the risk of botulism, there is also a significant
risk for consumers to become
injured from broken glass
when baking cakes and breads
in glass canning jars. Canning
jars are intended for use in hot
water baths or pressure canners. They are not designed to
withstand the thermal stresses
that occur with dry oven heat.
Therefore, Extension strongly discourages consumers from
canning cakes and breads in
jars. Botulism is a serious and
often fatal disease and no consumer should take unnecessary
risks with this microorganism.
If someone gives you a home
canned cake or bread product,
assume that it is unsafe to eat
and discard the contents.
Commercially
produced
breads and cakes in jars or cans
are available. This product
cannot be safely duplicated at
home. In making breads and
cakes in jars for commercial
sale, reputable companies use
additives, preservatives and
processing controls not available for home recipes. Safety
tests are conducted for each
specific recipe for commercial products. Avoid purchasing canned breads or cakes in
glass jars unless they contain
additives to prevent microbial
growth and meet all labeling
requirements for commercial
foods.
Christmas music was in the air
There was no doubt that the afternoon preschool class knew all of their songs as they performed in front of a large crowd of family and friends last Thursday aftenoon during their
Christmas program. Mirror Photo by T. Middagh
•Senior Center
Guests of Opal Coakley on
December 16 for our Christmas
dinner were Adam Albertson
and Joanna Ellis.
Kim Sander of Norton was a
guest of her mother Bev Brown
on December 16 for our Christmas dinner.
Dick and Janet Hermes were
guests of Marna Hermes at the
Senior Center on December 16
for our Christmas dinner.
Doris Crosley celebrated her
birthday at the Senior Center
enter on Friday, December 18.
Guests of Doris were Stella
Busch and Emma Crawford.
She served ice cream bars to
celebrate the occasion.
Menu:
Wednesday, December 23rd:
Oyster stew, Chicken noodle
soup, beet pickles, bread pudding.
Thursday, December 24th:
CLOSED CHRISTMAS EVE
Friday, December 25th:
CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY.
Monday, December 28th:
Pizza, Pasta salad, Lettuce salad, Rice & raisins.
Tuesday, December 29th:
Tator tot casserole, 3 bean salad, Fruit cocktail, Tapioca.
Hear the bells ring
Josh Carpenter, Ethan Hoefs, Layton Glur and Amelia Blickenstaff loved taking their turn when using the hand bells during their preschool Christmas program last Thursday afternoon. Mirror Photo by T. Middagh
We accept Visa, Mastercard and Discover to make
your subscription renewal
extra easy. Just give us a
call at 308-962-7261.
Furnas County
Courthouse Closed
The Furnas County Courthouse
will be closed on the
following days:
Thursday, December 24
Friday, December 25
Thursday, December 31
Friday, January 1
Happy Holidays!
Celebrate New Year’s Eve With Us!
Attention All Teenagers!
From 3:00 to 5 p.m. there will be
$10 UNLIMITED Bowling
and it includes the shoe rental!
$1 Soda, $1 Hot Dogs, $1 French Fries
Just For the Adults!
9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
*21 and older ONLY
Ring in the New Year with
$15 UNLIMITED Bowling!
•Drink Specials •Food Specials
All Day on New Year’s Eve,
Carry Out Special
Two medium pizzas-$16
…and TORNADO ALLEY
has everything you need to
celebrate it right!
Family Fun Zone!
5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
$1 Bowling, $1 Shoes $1 Soda
One Large-two topping pizza
with appetizer or dessert
$20.15
308-962-5500
1212 W. CHESTNUT
ARAPAHOE, NE
Community News
•Area Church News
RIVER VALLEY EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH
- Nathan Goshert, Pastor; 1201
Elm St., Arapahoe; TUESDAY
- Men’s Bible Study at the
church 6:00 a.m.; WEDNESDAY - Christmas Program
7:00 p.m.; FRIDAY - FCA in
the school library at 7:30 a.m.
when school resumes; SUNDAY- Church service 9:30
a.m.; Sunday School 11:15
a.m.
•Arapahoe News
Helen Wolzen family met at
the fellowship hall at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Arapahoe.
Gina Ellis planned the dinner
with her help. Those attending were Rick, Donna, Adam
and friend Tatum, Brooke and
Derek Zimmerman, Brent Wolzen and Hana, Jasmine and Zoe
of Lincoln, Jolene Wolzen of
Arapahoe, Gina, Ben, Logan
and friend Erin of Hastings and
Peyton and Savanah of Beaver
City. Jenn, Joshua and Anna
Monie of North Platte, Shantel,
D.J., Noah and Leah of Kearney. After a lovely dinner, an
afternoon of visiting and gift
exchange for the children was
enjoyed by all. A snow warning
had them chasing for home before dark. All arrived home before it hit. Brent and girls were
overnight guests of Grandma
Wolzen on Friday.
GRACE FELLOWSHIP
CHURCH - 660 Cedar St.,
SUNDAY - Worship 9:30 a.m.;
Fellowship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday
School 11:00 a.m.; WEDNESDAY - Bible Study 7:30 p.m.
ST. GERMANUS CATHOLIC CHURCH - Fr. Mark
Pfeiffer; SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20--Mass 9:00 a.m.
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - Rev. Karen
Watson; In Office Schedule:
Tuesdays and Thursdays - 9:30
a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 24 - Christmas
Eve Eucharist 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27--Eucharist at 9:00 a.m.
TRINITY LUTHERAN
CHURCH - James Moshier,
Pastor; THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24th - 6:00 p.m.Pre-service Music; 6:30 p.m.
Christmas Eve Worship Service. FRIDAY, DECEMBER
25th -Christmas Day 10:00
a.m. - Worship/Communion.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER
26th - Mission Mall Closed.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27th
- First Sunday after Christmas. 8:00 a.m. - Adult Choir
Practice; 9:00 a.m. - Worship/
Adult Choir; 10:15 a.m. Sunday School/Bible Class.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28th
- 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. - WIC.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER
29th-No studies. WEDNES-
Merry Christmas!
We thank
you for your
business this
past year and
look forward
to serving
you in the
New Year!
DAY, DECEMBER 30th- No
studies and No midweek. 6:00
p.m. -Worship Committee;
7:00 p.m. -LWML Ex. Board;
8:00 p.m.-High School Bible
Study.THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31st-New Years Eve; No
Evening Worship.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH-Becky
Saddler, Pastor; WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23rd
- 6:00 a.m., Men’s Bible
Study @ Church; 8-5:00 p.m.
Office Open; THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 24th - 6:00 a.m.
Women’s Bible Study; 8-4:00
p.m. Office Open; 7:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve Candlelight
Service. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27th - 9:15 a.m. S.S.
for all ages; 10:30 a.m. Worship. No snacks; MONDAY,
DECEMBER 28th - Office
Closed. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29th - 8:30 a.m. - 5:00
p.m. Office/Library Open;
10:00 a.m. Coffee Time.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
23rd - 6:00 a.m. Men’s Bible
Study @ Church; 8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m. Office Open.
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Santa hears Christmas wishes
Savannah Jorschumb told Santa that she had been a very good girl this year. She also
shared what she wanted Santa to bring her this year. Mirror Photo by T. Middgh
Area students receive
college degrees
Area students receive degrees Arapahoe: Bradi Hilker,
BAED, elementary education at UNK; Ashley Rae McCoy and Scott Williamson of
Arapahoe were among nearly
1,400 graduates who received
degrees from the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln in ceremonies Dec. 18 and 19. McCoy
earned a Bachelor of Science
in animal science degree from
the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
Williamson graduated from
the UNL College of Engineering with a Bachelor’s degree in
Mechanical Engineering.
Morning Preschool Christmas program held
The morning preschool class entertained the crowd of family and friends last Thursday
morning at their Christmas program. Mirror Photo by T. Middagh
BC Original Graphics
652 Chestnut Arapahoe, NE 962-8420
Taking a swing at the candy cane
This little one takes her turn trying to break the piñata following the morning preschool program held last Thursday morning. Once the piñata broke, all of the kids were able to fill their
bags with candy. Mirror Photo by T. Middagh
•Sunshine Village News
The Arapahoe-Holbrook Board of Education
wants YOU to consider this YOUR
invitation to come to an informational public
meeting concerning the proposed renovation/
expansion project at the
Arapahoe-Holbrook Public School.
•The board would like ALL patrons of the
Arapahoe-Holbrook School District to be involved.
• The board is requesting input from patrons PRIOR to
determining the direction of the project.
• This is your opportunity to provide the district your
vision and ideas for the future of the
Arapahoe-Holbrook Public School.
•Representatives from Clark Enersen Partners and
Hausmann Construction will be in attendance.
•Refreshments served.
This public meeting will be held
Wednesday, January 6th
at 6:30 p.m. in the school gym.
Annabelle Eland, Fern Noltie
and Opal Coakley attended the
Christmas open house hosted
by Pastor and Renee Mosier at
their home Sunday afternoon.
Winnie Mussman hosted an
early Christmas dinner in the
Blue Room on Saturday and
the family celebrated Winnie’s
94th birthday. Attending were
Ron and Shirley Fryda of Nelson, Jason and Ann Fryda and
boys; Nic and Magan Fryda
and family of Kearney. Glen
and Les Mussman, Greeley,
CO arrived Saturday afternoon
to join the family and help
Mom celebrate, staying overnight with her.
Larry von Loh was a Friday
afternoon visitor of his mother,
Della Mae von Loh. On Sunday
afternoon Della Mae enjoyed
the Christmas open house at
the home of Pastor Mosier and
Renee.
Virginia Cookson joined
Hoppy McCue at Alma on
Wednesday where they attended a Christmas open house at
the home of Wanda and Duane
Brugh. They also attended the
wonderful annual Ehrke Family “Christmas of Hope” program at the Alma auditorium
on Friday.
Ilene Collins joined other
UMW members at the Church
Thursday afternoon to assemble cookie and fruit plates and
helped deliver some. On Sunday she and Virginia Cookson attended the afternoon
children’s Sunday School
Christmas program at the First
United Methodist Church and
helped Wesleyan Circle members serve cookies and drinks
following the program.
Lorrie Anderson, Barbara
Blickenstaff and Ilene Collins
enjoyed an outing in McCook
on Saturday.
Sunday evening guests of Virginia Cookson were Loida
Whitson, Abe and Hannah of
Holbrook.They enjoyed a gift
exchange and an evening of
visiting. The Whitsons also
attended the Methodist children’s program.
Beverly Brown enjoyed a
pre-Christmas celebration with
her daughter, Kim and Brad
Sander in Norton on Sunday.
The Arapahoe Senior Center held a cookie sale on Saturday
at the Center as a fundraiser. They also had rolls and coffee for those wanting to come in and visit.-Eugene Townsand came in for a few Christmas cookies. Mirror Photo by
B. Moore
White’s Auto Glass
•308 473-3400
As 2015 comes to an end, we would like
to extend our gratitude to our amazing
customers who have allowed White’s Auto
Glass, Inc to provide them with mobile glass
service over the last 12 years, especially this
last year as new owners. We would like to
thank our employees, family and friends who
gave a helping hand and made this first year
a wonderful year. We wish you all a Blessed
Christmas Season and Happy New Year.
Jade and Emily White
•Orleans, NE
Agriculture News
Let’s Talk Beef
Hay Probe Available for Sampling
Erin Laborie, Beef Systems Extension Educator The Furnas County Extension office has a hay
probe and sample containers for feed, water, and
soil analyses that are available to the public. Hay
quality can vary tremendously depending on maturity, fertilization, growing conditions, and storage
methods. Therefore, sampling and testing hay is
critical to determining nutrient content for proper
ration balancing.
The UNL NebGuide “Sampling Feeds for Analyses” considers
a “lot” of hay to be harvested from the same field consisting of
similar types of plants, cutting dates, maturity, variety, curing
process, and storage methods. If these factors differ, hay should
be sampled and tested for each respective lot.
It is important to collect samples that are representative of the
entire lot of hay. This is where consistency in sampling technique
plays a major role. Collect hay samples from 15-20 bales in the
lot using a probe or core sampler that has an internal diameter of
at least 3/8 inch and reaches 12-18 inches into the bale. Randomly selecting bales can help with gathering a representative sample
as well. For example, sampling every fourth bale in the lot.
Samples from the same lot of hay should then be combined and
subsampled. The UNL NebGuide “Sampling Feeds for Analyses”
further explains how to properly collect a subsample and can be
found at http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/html/g331/
build/g331.htm or at the Extension office.
Cattle feedstuffs should be analyzed for moisture, protein, and
energy content. It is important to balance rations and compare
feedstuffs on a dry matter basis. Annual forages harvested for
hay should be tested for nitrates as well. Depending on growing
conditions, annual forages can accumulate toxic levels of nitrates.
Knowing the nutrient content of hay and other feedstuffs is essential to accurately and cost-effectively developing rations.
NRDs cooperate to investigate
Inter-Basin Diversion Project
Tri-Basin Natural Resources District (NRD) and Lower
Republican NRD are investigating the feasibility of a cooperative project to divert excess flows from the Platte River to
the Republican River Basin. The proposed project would involve installing a culvert under U.S. Highway 23 to direct the
diverted flows from the Central Nebraska Public Power and
Irrigation District (CNPPID) E-65 Canal to the east branch of
Turkey Creek in Gosper County. The project would be beneficial to both NRDs, since it would enhance groundwater recharge efforts in both the Platte and Republican River Basins.
At their regular November board meetings, the two NRD
boards approved an inter-local agreement to cooperate on the
project. Landowners along Turkey Creek with property affected by the proposed project have been contacted. During
their December board meetings, the directors of both NRDs
approved a Request for Proposals for engineering services to
help design and develop technical details of the project. Both
NRDs are also working to secure easements on the properties
affected by the project.
On Monday, December 14, staff and directors from both
NRDs met with landowners to further explain the project and
address landowners’ questions and concerns. The meeting
was well attended, with around 20 landowners present. While
concerns were expressed, the overall attitude of landowners
toward the project was positive, with most landowners recognizing the need to explore all options to fulfill the requirements of the NRDs’ Integrated Management Plans and to protect Nebraska’s groundwater.
•Arapahoe 962-7255 •Cambridge 697-4344
•Edison 927-2575 •McCook 345-4994
•Loan Production Office - Curtis
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10:00 am to 2:00 pm MST, ! 308-745-1518
contact 970-332-4151
! Register one week prior for
February 11 – Brush CO, a meal count at the local exten-
West Central Cattlemen’s Day Series offered at ten locations
This past year was not as
good of a year as 2014! Cattle
prices in 2015 were lower in
some cases by $500 per calf.
Mother Nature, as usual, was
unpredictable but generally
wetter than previous years. Input prices also continued to
creep upward- forage was no
exception.
As a cattle producer, you
may have questions about what
to do next in 2016. A series of
meetings in ten locations across
western Nebraska and eastern
Colorado will be focusing on
the changing beef industry.
“To stock or not to stock?”that is the question. ”Managing Replacements to Maximize
Heifer Values: Can You Afford
to Rebuild Your Herd?” Robert Tigner, Nebraska Extension
Educator, will discuss restocking and replacing- the economics of moving forward on the
ranch.
The latest research on “Fly
Control for your Pastured
Cattle” will be discussed by
Nebraska Extension Educator
Dave Boxler.
“Matching Your Calves to a
Backgrounding System” will
be discussed by Nebraska Extension Educator Erin Laborie
Other topics for the program
include:
“Increasing
Reproductive
Efficiency of the Cow Herd” by
Randy Saner, Nebraska Extension Educator
“Transporting Cattle Accord-
ing to BQA Standards” by Chris
Shelley, CSU Livestock Agent
“Grazing System Management and Using Annual Forages” by Troy Walz Nebraska
Extension Educator
“Importance Of Beef Quality Assurance in a Modern Beef
Operation” by Kacy Atkinson,
CSU Extension Livestock Production Agent
“Forage Kochia” by Strahinja
Stepanovic, Nebraska Extension Educator
Dates and locations of the
programs are as follows:
January 14 – Ogallala, Quality Inn 5:00 to 9:00 pm, contact
308-284-6051
January 21 – North Platte,
Lincoln County Fairgrounds
5:00 to 9:00 pm, contact 308532-2683
January 25 – Curtis, NCTA
Education Center, 5:00 to 9:00
pm, contact 1-888-367-4424 or
308-367-4424
January 27 – Oxford, Mulligan’s 5:00 to 9:00 pm, contact
308-268-3105
February 3 – Minden, Kearney County Fairgrounds 10:00
am to 2:00 pm, contact 308!
832-0645
February
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!
Cross Roads Wesleyan Church
! 9:00 pm MST, contact
5:00 to
308-882-4731
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February 9 – Culbertson NE,
5:00 to 9:00 pm, CST contact
308-345-3390
February 10 – Yuma CO,
Yuma County Fairgrounds
Applications due January 15 at Natural
Resources Conservation Service Offices
LINCOLN, Dec. 15, 2015
– USDA’s Natural Resources
Conservation Service is now
accepting applications for the
Agricultural
Conservation
Easement Program (ACEP).
This program, created under
the 2014 Farm Bill, provides
funding for the purchase of
conservation easements to help
productive farm and ranch land
remain in agriculture and protect critical wetlands and grasslands.
Nebraska state conservationist Craig Derickson said, “Conservation easements are a good
tool to ensure natural resources
are conserved and protected for
all Nebraskans. We encourage
state and local governments,
Indian tribes, non-governmental organizations and private
landowners to contact their local NRCS office to apply.”
The main goal of ACEP is to
prevent productive agriculture
land from being converted to
non-agricultural uses and protect land devoted to food production and wildlife habitat.
Cropland, rangeland, grassland,
pastureland and nonindustrial
private forestland are eligible.
Applications can be submitted at any time, but to be
considered for 2016 funding
opportunities, applications in
Nebraska must be received by
Jan. 15. Applications are currently being accepted for both
agricultural land and wetlands
reserve easements.
NRCS provides technical and
financial assistance directly to
private and tribal landowners
to restore, protect and enhance
wetlands through the purchase
of conservation easements. Eligible landowners can choose
to enroll in a permanent or 30year easement. Tribal landowners also have the option of enrolling in 30-year contracts.
A key change under the agricultural land easement component is the new “grasslands
of special environmental significance” that will protect
high-quality grasslands that are
under threat of conversion to
cropping, urban development
and other non-grazing uses.
All applications will be rated
according to the easement’s
potential for protecting and enhancing habitat for migratory
birds, fish and other wildlife.
Eligible applicants will be compensated with a payment rate
comparable to the local land
use value.
Applicants will need to provide accurate records of ownership and ensure they have established a record of ownership
with USDA’s Farm Service
Agency. Application information is available at your local
USDA Service Center and at
www.nrcs.usda.gov/GetStarted.
“NRCS staff will work with
all interested applicants to help
them through the application
process and provide one-onone assistance to create the
conservation easement that
works best for their farming or
ranching operation,” Derickson
said.
10:00 am to 2:00 pm MST,
contact 970-345-2287
February 24 – Loup City NE
10:00 to 2:00 pm MST, contact
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NOTICE OF FURNAS COUNTY SCHOOL LAND LEASE SALE
Notice is hereby given that an authorized representative of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds of the
State of Nebraska will offer for lease at public auction on the day and time set forth below, at the office of the
County Treasurer of Furnas County in Beaver City, Nebraska, the following educational lands within said
County:
DATE: January 19, 2016
TIME: 11:00 a.m.
In the event of inclement weather and/or bad roads, the Board’s Field Representative may postpone the sale
until January 26, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. If this occurs, the County Treasurer and the Board’s Lincoln Office will
both be notified at least 90 minutes prior to the originally scheduled sale time.
TRACT
DESCRIPTION
SEC.TWP.RGE
2016 RENTAL
LEASE EXPIRATION
3
All except 4.72 acres of Hwy
89 in N2N2
(635.28 acres, more or less)
16-02-21
$23,214.00
December 31, 2021
Predominant Land Use: Dryland cropground and grassland
This tract is located 6 miles east of Beaver City, NE.
Improvements to be sold include: 1,070 rods of fence, stockwell and dugout. Total Value: $17,850.00
The pipe, rod and cylinder and pumpjack, submersible pump, pipe and pump cable are to be considered
personal property and are subject to removal by the previous lessee.
The stockwell in the NE4SE4 is owned by the School Trust and all right, title and interest shall remain with the
School Trust.
STIPULATION: Lessee will immediately make application to the Natural Resources Conservation Service for
an EQIP contract to construct a stockwell, pumping plant, livestock water pipelines and interior electric fencing.
The extent, construction, and design of these improvements must be approved by the Board of Educational
Lands and Funds. The improvements included in the EQIP contract will be installed as soon as possible after
cost-share funds are available or installed during the next calendar year after cost-share is deemed to be
unavailable, by Lessee, at Lessee's sole and exclusive cost and expense. The Board may, at its discretion,
agree to participate in the cost of the pipeline. The Lessee will remove any abandoned fencing materials on
this property including approximately 80 rods of fence along the west side of the pasture. Grazing on the
pasture in 2016 will be limited to the removal of 130 AUMs (animal unit months) of grazing or the equivalent of
100 pair for one month after October 1. For calendar years 2017 through 2021, Lessee will submit annually to
the Board of Educational Lands and Funds a written grazing plan satisfactory to the Board for the use of this
lease, specifying the stocking rates and grazing dates, which must be approved in writing by the Field
Representative prior to the commencement of grazing each year and must be followed by Lessee. Rental on
the grazing acres will be adjusted to match the grazing plan. A farm plan specifying the crops planted, fertilizer
program, weed control, etc. may be required for each year of this lease. During the last year of this lease, if
spring crops are planted on any acreage of this land, that same acreage cannot be planted to fall seeded crops
except as a cover crop to prevent erosion or for grazing. These same acres will not be eligible for an election
to harvest and any fall seeded crops thus planted will have no value at the expiration of the lease. The Board
reserves the right to permit such fall seeded crops and approve an election to harvest or to appraise the crop in
the last year of the lease if circumstances so warrant.
In order for anyone to be eligible to bid on a school land lease, they must be able to contract in accordance
with Nebraska Law and have deposited with the County Treasurer of the County in which the land is located,
or with a representative of the Board, a bank draft, cashier’s check, certified check or money order made
payable to the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, or cash, equivalent to the 2016 rental of said tract.
Said rental deposit may be submitted at any time until the tract is announced “Sold”.
If more than one qualified bidder is interested in a lease, it will be sold to the party bidding the highest cash
bonus, in addition to the first year’s rent, at the auction. Bonus bids must be paid to the Board of Educational
Lands and Funds immediately following the auction. Bonus bids are a one-time payment which covers the
entire term of the lease.
All sales of educational land leases at public auction are considered to be non-revocable offers, which shall
become binding contracts only upon acceptance and approval following the sale by the Board of Educational
2. or upon acceptance and approval by the Board,
Lands and Funds. Leases will be effective January Page
1, 2016,
whichever occurs later.
Leases will be issued only to those who sign the “Lease and Application” in person or through an Attorney-InFact who presents a Power of Attorney at the time of the auction. A sample Power of Attorney is available on
the Board’s website. Lease assignments submitted to the Board within 30 days of the auction will be
processed without fee. The Board’s standard form lease sets out the terms of the lease of the real estate to
which this notice pertains; provided, however, any additional stipulations pertaining specifically to this real
estate, which are included in this notice, shall be added to and become a part of the complete terms of the
lease pertaining to this real estate. The Board’s standard form lease may be inspected at the County
Treasurer’s office or on the Board’s website and a copy, which includes any additional stipulations pertaining to
this real estate, can be obtained by contacting the Board’s Lincoln office or the Field Representative for this
county named above.
The purchaser shall, within thirty days of the date of Board approval, pay the amount of the value of the
improvements (and growing crops, if applicable) as stated above, to the County Treasurer of the County
wherein the land is situated. If such payment is not made on time and in full, all payments made by the
purchaser to the Board may be declared forfeited and a new lease or sale of the land may be authorized. All
improvements affixed to the land which are not listed above are and shall remain owned by the School Trust.
No improvements shall be placed on the land by Lessee without the prior written approval of the
Board; and any improvements made by Lessee without the prior written approval of the Board shall be
permanently owned exclusively by the Board.
All monies received by the Board’s agents will be deposited subject to approval of the lease by the Board of
Educational Lands and Funds. In the event a lease is not approved, the appropriate refunds will be issued.
All County Farm Service Agency information for the Board of Educational Lands and Funds is public
information and is obtainable by contacting the local office.
Rental is subject to change by the Board semi-annually at any time during the term of the lease.
BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS AND FUNDS
CORT DEWING, FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
SHELLY TROJAN, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
810 North Cherry
555 North Cotner Blvd.
Valentine, NE 69201
Lincoln, NE 68505
TELEPHONE: 402/376-3721
TELEPHONE: 402-471-3144 Ext. 16
CELLULAR: 402/376-5333
www.belf.nebraska.gov
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Lady Warriors earn two wins in basketball action
•by Shane Riley
The Arapahoe Lady Warriors
played the Wilcox-Hildreth
Falcons in their first game of
the week. They travelled to
Wilcox on Thursday, December 17. They then played the
Southwest Roughriders at
home on Friday, December 18.
AHS v Wilcox-Hildreth
Arapahoe and WilcoxHildreth was in a low scoring
battle in the first quarter. Danielle Eichenberger scored all of
Arapahoe’s five points in the
first. Wilcox-Hildreth scored
four points. The scoring
output exploded in the second
quarter. The Falcons scored
16 points. Arapahoe had three
players hit three-pointers en
route to their 13 points in the
quarter. Wilcox-Hildreth led
20-18 at the half. Arapahoe
kept up their scoring in the
third by scoring nine points.
Clare Anderson led the way for
the Lady Warriors by scoring
seven points in the quarter.
Levi Watson defends the goal for the Warriors in Friday
night’s action against Southwest. -Mirror Photo by B. Moore
Jacob Eichenberger blocks the ball for the Warriors during
the Southwest game on Friday.-Mirror Photo by B. Moore
Gentry Anderson fights for the ball for the Warriors during
the Southwest game on Friday. Anderson had 12 points for
the Warriors.-Mirror Photo by B. Moore
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Wilcox-Hildreth’s scoring
fell off in the third. They
finished the quarter with four
points. Arapahoe switched
their defense to the press in the
fourth quarter to slow down the
Falcons. Arapahoe scored 13
points in the fourth and held
the Falcons to 11. The Lady
Warriors came away with a 4035 win.
Arapahoe shot 28 percent
for the game. They did make
five three-pointers in the game.
Wilcox-Hildreth finished the
game 36 percent from the
floor. The Falcons won the
rebounding battle by pulling
down 33 boards. Arapahoe
had 24 rebounds. The Falcons
finished the game with 30
turnovers, 15 were steals by the
Lady Warriors. Arapahoe had
10 turnovers and six assists.
Clare Anderson finished with
19 points, six rebounds, an assist, and seven steals. Danielle
Eichenberger had 16 points
and 11 rebounds for a doubledouble.
AHS boys struggle in basketball action
•by Shane Riley
The Arapahoe Warriors
played on back to back days
this past week. They were on
the road to meet the WilcoxHildreth Falcons on Thursday,
December 17. The Warriors
then returned home to play
Southwest on Friday, December 18.
AHS v Wilcox-Hildreth
Arapahoe and WilcoxHildreth were back and forth in
the first quarter. The Falcons
hung onto a one point lead
after the first quarter, 13-12.
Wilcox-Hildreth added to
their lead in the second. They
finished the quarter with 15
points. Arapahoe managed to
score nine points in the quarter,
but saw their deficit increase
to seven by the half, 28-21.
The Falcons did most of their
damage in the third quarter.
They came out of the half with
a hot hand a scored 21 points.
Arapahoe maintained their
scoring output as the other two
quarter by scoring eight. Wilcox-Hildreth was comfortably
in the lead by 20 going into the
fourth quarter. The Warriors
scored 10 points in the fourth
quarter, while Wilcox-Hildreth
scored seven. The Falcons
walked away with a 56-39 win.
Arapahoe shot 28 percent
from the field against the
Falcons. They also struggled
from the free throw line, where
they shot 20 percent, 3-15.
Wilcox-Hildreth finished the
game with a shooting percentage of 54 percent. The Falcons
also beat Arapahoe in the rebounding battle. The Warriors
finished with 21 rebounds,
whereas the Falcons had 41.
Arapahoe finished the game
with 15 steals, three assists,
and 13 turnovers.
Cooper Breinig led the
Warriors with 18 points on
7/15 shooting. He also led the
team with eight steals. Gentry
Anderson added eight points,
six rebounds, two assists, and
two steals. Kiley Jones also
had six rebounds.
Stats:
Points: Cooper Breinig 7/15 18
points, Gentry Anderson 4/15 8 points,
Kiley Jones 2/10 5 points, Jacob
Eichenberger 2/3 4 points, Levi Watson 1/5 3 points, Spencer Watson 0/6 1
point, Jacob Pruitt 0/2, Yordi Gutierrez
0/2
Rebounds (Off/Def): Jones 4/2,
Anderson 2/4, Eichenberger 3/1, S.
Watson 1/2, L. Watson 0/2
Assists: Anderson 2, Pruitt 1
Blocks: Breinig 1, Eichenberger 1,
L. Watson 1
Steals: Breinig 8, Pruitt 2, Anderson 2, Jones 2, Eichenberger 1
AHS v Southwest
Southwest seemed like they
could score at will against
Arapahoe. The Roughriders
scored 15 points in the opening
quarter. The Warriors kept
the same pace in the first by
scoring 12, but their scoring dropped off. Southwest
kept their hot shooting in the
second quarter by dropping
20 points on Arapahoe. The
Warriors managed six points
in the second quarter, trailing
Southwest 35-18 at the half.
The Roughriders slowed down
in the third and scored 10
points in the quarter. Arapahoe
scored nine points in the third.
However, Southwest opened
up their offense in the fourth
and scored another 19 points
on Arapahoe to finish with 64
points. The Warriors scored
seven points in the fourth. The
Roughriders left with a 64-34
win.
Arapahoe shot 20 percent
from the floor and 11 percent
from the three-point line.
Southwest finished the game
with 55 percent shooting. The
Warriors finished the game 11
for 19 from the charity strike.
Southwest had a slight advantage on the glass. They finished with 30 boards compared
to Arapahoe’s 27. Arapahoe
had 20 turnovers in the game.
Gentry Anderson had a team
high 12 points to go with his
six rebounds and three assists.
Kiley Jones scored nine points
and led the team with eight
rebounds.
Stats:
Points: Anderson 3/11 12 points,
Jones 3/6 9 points, S. Watson 2/11 5
points, L. Watson 0/5 3 points, Pruitt
1/9 3 points, Jordan Martin 1/3 2
points, Eichenberger 0/1, Gutierrez 0/5
Rebounds (Off/Def): Jones 5/3,
Anderson 2/4, Martin 2/1, Eichenberger 2/1, L. Watson 1/1, Pruitt 1/1,
Gutierrez 1/0, Laine DeVries 0/1, S.
Watson 0/1
Assists: Anderson 3, S. Watson 2,
Pruitt 1
Blocks: Eichenberger 1
Steals: Jones 3, DeVries 1, Anderson 1
Arapahoe was 0-2 this past
week and are now 2-4 on the
season. They will try to turn
things around as they travel
to Pleasanton for a Holiday
Tournament on Monday and
Tuesday, December 21 and 22.
Dundy County-Stratton,
Paxton, and Southern Valley
all made it through the week
unscathed. Dundy CountyStratton and Southern Valley
are both 7-0, while the Paxton
Tigers are 6-0. Cambridge
and Southwest are both 5-1 on
the year. Wauneta-Palisade is
a half game back with a 5-2
record. There are only three
more teams in the RPAC which
are not below .500. Maxwell is sitting at 3-3 and both
Bertrand and Wallace are 2-2.
Cambridge and Southwest are
both vying for the top spot in
the D1-10 subdistrict with their
5-1 records. Bertrand is third
at 2-2. Alma and Arapahoe are
sitting at the bottom with their
2-4 records.
Stats:
Points: Clare Anderson 4/19 19
points, Danielle Eichenberger 6/10 16
points, Brielle Weverka 1/3 3 points,
Alayna Whipple 1/8 2 points, Olivia
tenBensel 0/3
Rebounds (Off/Def): Eichenberger
4/7, Anderson 0/6, tenBensel 1/2,
Whipple 0/1, Nevada Gardner 1/0,
Gabby Stephens 0/1, Shelby Kapperman 0/1
Assists: Whipple 3, Anderson 1,
Weverka 1, Gardner 1
Steals: Anderson 7, tenBensel 2,
Eichenberger 2, Whipple 1, Gardner 1,
Kapperman 1, Weverka 1
AHS v Southwest
Arapahoe took control of the
game against the Roughriders
from the start. They scored
19 points in the first quarter
while holding Southwest to
six points. Southwest picked
up their scoring in the second
quarter, but it was only to
keep pace with Arapahoe. The
Roughriders had 12 points, and
Arapahoe finished the quarter
with 14 points. The Lady Warriors continued their high octane offense in the second by
scoring a combined 29 points.
Southwest had 13 points in the
second half. Arapahoe came
away with a 62-31 win in their
first home game of the season.
The Lady Warriors shot 33
percent from the field. They
were shooting well from the
free throw line, making 12 of
their 17 attempts. Arapahoe
finished the game with 44
rebounds in the game. They
had 20 offensive rebounds.
Arapahoe also had 21 steals
and 11 assists against Southwest, while turning the ball
over 12 times.
Clare Anderson had 20
points to go with here five
assists and five steals. Alayna
Whipple finished with 12
points. Danielle Eichen-
berger had 12 points and eight
rebounds. She also had five
steals. Olivia tenBensel had a
team high 12 rebounds.
Stats:
Points: Anderson 5/18 20 points,
Whipple 5/12 12 points, Eichenberger
5/8 12 points, tenBensel 0/4 4 points,
Melonie Meyers 2/5 4 points, Kapperman 1/3 3 points, Gardner 0/1,
Stephens 0/4
Rebounds (Off/Def): tenBensel
6/6, Eichenberger 4/4, Weverka 3/2,
Anderson 2/3, Meyers 1/3, Mariah
Watson 0/3, Kapperman 1/1, Stephens
1/1, Gardner 1/1, Whipple 1/0
Assists: Anderson 5, Gardner 2,
Whipple 2, Eichenberger 1, Meyers 1
Steals: Eichenberger 5, Anderson
5, Weverka 4, Whipple 3, Stephens 1,
Gardner 1, tenBensel 1, Kapperman 1
Blocks: Whipple 1, Stephens 1,
Eichenberger 1
The Lady Warriors were 2-0
this past week. They are now
5-1 on the season. They will
travel to Pleasanton for a Holiday Tournament in the upcoming week. Arapahoe will play
in the tournament on Monday
and Tuesday, December 21 and
22.
The RPAC lacks an undefeated team. Both Cambridge
and Wallace fell this past
week, putting a loss in their
record. The RPAC now has
four one-loss teams. Dundy
County-Stratton leads the way
with six wins. Arapahoe and
Cambridge both have five
wins, while Wallace has three
wins. Hitchcock County,
Paxton, and Wauneta-Palisade
all have four wins. Bertrand is
3-2 on the year. Arapahoe and
Cambridge are both in a position where they can take control of the D1-10 subdistrict.
Both teams are 5-1. Bertrand
is in third with their 3-2 record.
Alma and Southwest are both
2/5.
Clare Anderson’s physical play gets the ball back for her
teammates in Friday’s game against Southwest. Anderson
had 20 pts. for the Lady Warriors.-Mirror Photo by B. Moore
Olivia tenBensel goes up for two points during the game
against the Roughriders Friday night in the Warrior gym.Mirror Photo by B. Moore
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Defending for the Lady Warriors in Friday night’s action was Alayna Whipple. Whipple had
12 points for the Warriors during the game.-Mirror Photo by B. Moore
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Arapahoe High wrestlers continue success at Cambridge
•by Shane Riley
Brannigan Schaben works to keep his match in control at
182 pounds for the Warriors. -Mirror Photo by C. Kerner
Robert Gardner earned first place in the 220 class at the
Cambridge Invite Saturday. -Mirror Photo by C. Kerner
Austin Koller worked hard in the 160 pound weight class to
take second place at Cambridge Saturday. - Mirror Photo
by C. Kerner
The Arapahoe High School
wrestling team travelled to
Cambridge for an invite this
past week. The meet was on
Saturday, December 19.
Cambridge Invitational
Arapahoe placed third as a
team at the Cambridge Invitational. There were 20 teams
represented at the meet. The
Warriors had eight wrestlers
place at the meet. Zack Kerner
and Robert Gardner both won
their respective weight classes.
Austin Koller placed second
in the 160 weight class. Tyler
Kapperman and Dalton Shimmin both placed third. Jacob
Gardner and Noah Wadleigh
placed fourth. Derek Monie
placed sixth in his weight
class.
Results:
113- Tyler Kapperman
placed third. Kapperman loses
to Drew Goosic (Franklin)
by fall at 4:55, Kapperman
defeats Christian Rezac (Elm
Creek) by fall at 3:00, Kapperman defeats Giovanni Duran
(Elwood) by fall at 1:08, Kapperman loses to Cole Jividen
(Fillmore Central) by fall at
3:52, Kapperman defeats Kurtis Hinrichs (Fillmore Central)
by fall at 1:03
126- Jackson Koller
Koller received a bye, Koller
loses to Parker Trowbridge
(Fillmore Central) by fall at
1:55, Koller defeats Muhammad Shukurov (Arapahoe) by
fall at 4:54, Koller loses to
Cole Stagemeyer (Norton) by
fall at 2:41
126- Muhammad Shukurov
Shukurov received a bye, Shukurov loses to Jackson Koller
(Arapahoe) by fall at 4:54
132- John Lee. Lee loses to
Eric Wiltfong (Norton) by fall
at 3:21, Lee received a bye,
Lee loses to Drew Juenemann
(Oberlin) by fall at 1:59
152- Jacob Gardner placed
fourth . Gardner defeats Detric
Kasson (Elwood) by a 13-0
major decision, Gardner loses
to Ashton Hammond (Alma)
by fall at 2:42, Gardner defeats
Devon Strunk (Hitchcock
County) by a 5-0 decision,
Gardner defeats Seth Hobbs
(McCool Junction) by fall at
1:51, Gardner defeats Derek
Monie (Arapahoe) by UTB
6-4, Gardner loses to Cade
Wurm (Oberlin) by rule
152-Derek Monie placed
sixth . Monie defeats Kyle
Dudding (Elm Creek) by fall
at 0:41, Monie defeats Zack
Beckman (Axtell) by fall at
0:38, Monie loses to Hunter
Mowry (Cambridge) by fall
at 0:46, Monie loses to Jacob
Gardner (Arapahoe) by UTB
6-4, Monie loses to Matthew
Sweet (Franklin) by fall at 1:46
160-Austin Koller placed
second . Koller defeats Lucas
tenBensel (Cambridge) by a
26-11 technical fall at 3:21,
Koller defeats William Miller
(Hitchcock County) by fall at
0:42, Koller defeats Justice
Harris (Oberlin) by fall at 3:07,
Koller loses to Matthew Pearson (Cambridge) by fall at 3:45
170- Dalton Shimmin placed
third. Shimmin received a
bye, Shimmin defeats Chase
Haussermann (Franklin) by a
10-2 major decision, Shimmin
loses to Taten Benson (Cambridge) by fall at 4:24, Shimmin defeats Chase Haussermann (Franklin) by rule
182-Brannigan Schaben
Schaben loses to RJ Hinrichs
(Fillmore Central) by fall
at 0:59, Schaben received a
bye, Schaben loses to Drew
Sprinkle (Cambridge) by fall
at 0:56
182-Zack Kerner placed first
Kerner received a bye, Kerner
defeats Josh Araujo (Overton)
by fall at 1:12, Kerner defeats
RJ Hinrichs (Fillmore Central)
by fall at 1:41, Kerner defeats
Trent Christiancy (Oberlin) by
a 7-1 decision
195- Ashton Wasenius
Wasenius loses to Jesus Felix
III (Alma) by fall at 3:12,
Wasenius received a bye,
Wasenius loses to Tysen
McDowell (Minden) by fall at
1:52
195- Anthony Meyers
Meyers received a bye, Meyers
loses to Jesus Felix III (Alma)
by fall at 0:20
220-Robert Gardner placed
first. Gardner received a bye,
Gardner defeats Parker Sturgis
(Wilcox-Hildreth) by fall at
0:17, Gardner defeats Patrick
Cure (Elm Creek) by fall at
3:42, Gardner defeats Riley
Moses (Fillmore Central) by
fall at 1:28
285-Noah Wadleigh placed
fourth. Wadleigh defeats Joel
Gonzalez (Minden) by fall at
0:12, Wadleigh defeats Eddie
“Michael” Jaeger (Cambridge)
by fall at 1:42, Wadleigh loses
to AJ Skaggs (Axtell) by fall
at 1:29, Wadleigh defeats Matt
Johnson (Hitchcock County)
by fall at 1:50, Wadleigh loses
to Matt Vacura (Norton) by fall
at 2:41
Arapahoe Junior High
defeats Alma in final
game of season
The Arapahoe Junior High
Lady Warriors won their final
home game of the 15-16 season. The girls have really come
together throughout the season. The Lady Warriors will
finish their season in Elwood
on January 7th. Final Score:
Arapaheo 18 Alma 11; Scoring
Totals: Terri Hilker 12; Adrienne North 2; Diana Hanzlick
2.
2015 Junior High girls basketball team
Members of the girls Junior High basketball team this year are back (l-r) Keziah Goshert, Maggie Weatherwax. (Middle l-r) Kaylee Odell, Faith Pruitt, Danielle Eidson, Yasmine
Jones. Front row (l-r) Diana Hanzlick, Adrienne North, Terri Hilker, Lauren Bahe and Caitlin
McCorkle. Not pictured is Hannah Utterback, Miya Odell and Jonna Metzger.-Mirror Photo
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Zack Kerner remains unblemished on the season. He
was 3-0 at Cambridge to move
to 14-0 on the season. Tyler
Kapperman also has 14 wins
on the season after his 3-2
outing in Cambridge. Robert
Gardner is 13-3 on the season
after his first place run. Dalton
Shimmin and Austin Koller
both have 12 wins on the sea-
son. Noah Wadleigh reached
his 10th win after missing a
week. He is now 10-4 on the
season. Jacob Gardner is 9-7
and Derek Monie is 8-7 this
year. The Warriors will be off
this next week, but will return
to the mats on Tuesday, December 29 as they will travel to
Pleasanton for a meet.
AHS freshman Jackson Koller works to keep his opponent
down at the Cambridge Invite. - Mirror Photo by C. Kerner
Working to put his opponent to the mat, Tyler Kapperman at
113 went on to take third place. - Mirror Photo by C. Kerner
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•City of Arapahoe Proceedings
ARAPAHOE, NEBRASKA
DECEMBER 1, 2015
The Mayor and City Council of the
City of Arapahoe, Nebraska, met in
regular session at the EMCC Council
Room at 8:20 P.M. on December 1,
2015, pursuant to notice posted in
the city office and published in the
Arapahoe Public Mirror. Councilmen
present: Middagh, Kreutzer, Paulsen,
and tenBensel. Absent: Monie and
Carpenter. City Staff present: City
Clerk/Treasurer Nicole Kubik, City
Superintendent Greg Schievelbein and
City Attorney Kevin Urbom
Mayor Koller presided over the
meeting. Visitors present for all or a
portion of the meeting were Jake Deaver
and Amy Brandt. The location of the
posted Open Meetings Act was stated.
Mayor Koller welcomed all visitors and
gave each the opportunity to state their
name and the agenda item they wish to
speak on.
Motion by Councilman Middagh
and second by Councilman Kreutzer
for approval of the following consent
agenda:
Minutes: Copy of the minutes of the
November 17, 2015 regular meeting
were included in the Council packets.
Claims: Claims and Payroll for
the period November 18, 2015 thru
December 1, 2015
EXPENSES 11/25/2015 -12/1/2015
Payroll November 30, 2015
$11,161.08
Postmaster-postage
240.08
First Central Bank-ach files
21.00
PLIC-employee insurance 1,065.35
Principal Life Annuity Servicesemployee retirement
1,658.46
SourceGas-utilities
360.80
Top Office-office supplies
341.24
TVPPD-electricity for water wells,
clubhouse and golf sheds
1,448.20
TVPPD-subtransmission Oct 2015
4,724.10
Colonial Life-flex plan
484.48
Debit Card-misc expenses
504.95
EFTPS-federal taxes
8,484.02
EMS Billing-ambulance billing service
382.33
HSAa c c ounts-vo luntary payroll
deduction-tenBensel150.00
Ne Dept Of Revenue-state withholding
994.04
Verizon Wireless-ambulance and city
cell phones
168.11
7-D Lockshop-extra keys
117.29
American Ag Lab-water samples
87.50
American Red Cross-EMT CPR
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19.00
Arapahoe Chamber of Commercechamber bucks
1,000.00
ATC Communications-police phone
57.11
3E-electric system maintenance 54.32
First Central Bank-bond payment
interest
704.00
First State Insurance-bond renewal for
Mayor
297.50
Furnas County Treasurer-monthly police
protection
4,526.00
Furnas/Harlan Partnership-monthly
membership
684.00
Hometown Leasing-copier lease 321.51
IIMC-annual clerk membership250.00
Municipal Chemical Supply-sewer
supplies
975.00
Municipal Supply Inc of Nebraska-water
dept inventory
240.65
Nebraska Municipal Power Poolprogram updates & support plan
6,074.00
Nebraska Public Health Environmental
Lab-water samples
16.00
Sides Aviation-wellfield pasture
spraying
6,110.00
W Design Assoc-structural inspections
& reports
1,599.20
Water & Light-utilities
4,770.98
HSAaccounts-contributions1,610.00
TOTAL EXPENSES $
50,541.22
Motion carried 4-0.
PUBLIC HEARING FOR DEBLIGHT REDEVELOPMENT AREA
#1 AND AMEND REDEVELOPMENT
AREA #2
Councilman Middagh introduced
the following resolution and moved its
adoption.
RESOLUTION 2015-42
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
A R A PA H O E , N E B R A S K A ,
DECLARING AN AREA IN THE CITY
OF ARAPAHOE, NEBRASKA, TO BE
BLIGHTED AND SUBSTANDARD.
WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the
public interest of the City of Arapahoe,
a municipal corporation, to undertake
and complete redevelopment projects
in areas of the City that are declared as
blighted and substandard and in need of
redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, Sections 18-2101 to 182144 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes,
known as the Community Development
Law, provides the requirements and
procedures for the planning and
implementation of redevelopment
projects; and
WHEREAS, Nebraska Revised Statutes
Section 18-2109, as amended, requires
that, prior to the preparation by the
community redevelopment authority
(CRA) of a city of a redevelopment
plan for a redevelopment project,
the City Council as the governing
body of the City, by resolution, shall
find and determine that the area is a
substandard and blighted area in need
of redevelopment as defined in said
Community Development Law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, by
Resolution No. 2008-03, has previously
declared an area to be blighted and
substandard as defined by the Act, being
generally described as Redevelopment
Area #1, described on the attached
Exhibit A and depicted on the map as
Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arapahoe,
a City of the second class, may not
designate more than 50% of its area as
blighted and substandard;
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to
de-designate Redevelopment Area #1 as
substandard and blighted and in need of
redevelopment in accordance with the
Nebraska Community Development
Law;
WHEREAS, prior to the Meeting
and Public Hearing, the City Council
submitted the question of whether the
area in question should be de-designated
as substandard and blighted and in
need of redevelopment to the Planning
Commission of the City of Arapahoe
for its review and recommendation; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission
of the City of Arapahoe, Nebraska
recommended that the area be dedesignated as substandard and blighted
as defined in the Nebraska Community
Development Law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed
and discussed recommendations
received from the Planning Commission.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by
the City of Arapahoe, Nebraska, that
a certain area within Redevelopment
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Area #1 be de-designated as blighted
and substandard.
Passed and adopted this 1st day of
December, 2015.
/s/John E. Koller, Mayor ATTEST: /s/
Nicole Kubik, City Clerk
Councilman tenBensel seconded
the foregoing motion. Motion carried
4-0.
Councilman Middagh introduced
the following resolution and moved its
adoption.
RESOLUTION 2015-43
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
A R A PA H O E , N E B R A S K A ,
DECLARING AN AREA IN THE CITY
OF ARAPAHOE, NEBRASKA TO BE
BLIGHTED AND SUBSTANDARD.
WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the
public interest of the City of Arapahoe,
a municipal corporation, to undertake
and complete redevelopment projects
in areas of the City that are declared as
blighted and substandard and in need of
redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, Sections 18-2101 to 182144 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes,
known as the Community Development
Law, provides the requirements and
procedures for the planning and
implementation of redevelopment
projects; and
WHEREAS, Nebraska Revised Statutes
Section 18-2109, as amended, requires
that, prior to the preparation by the
community redevelopment authority
(CRA) of a city of a redevelopment
plan for a redevelopment project,
the City Council as the governing
body of the City, by resolution, shall
find and determine that the area is a
substandard and blighted area in need
of redevelopment as defined in said
Community Development Law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires
to determine whether a specific area is
substandard and blighted and in need of
redevelopment in accordance with the
Nebraska Community Development
Law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, by
Resolution No.2014-03, has previously
declared an area to be blighted and
substandard as defined by the Act,
being named Redevelopment Area #2,
described on the attached Exhibit A and
depicted on the map as Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, the area in question is
contiguous to Redevelopment Area
#2 and similar in conditions and
composition; and
WHEREAS, on December 1, 2015 at
7:30pm, a meeting of the City Council
of the City of Arapahoe, Nebraska was
held in order to conduct a public hearing
to determine whether the area should be
declared to be substandard and blighted
and in need of redevelopment, as defined
in and pursuant to the Community
Development Law; and
WHEREAS, a notice of public hearing
was published in the Arapahoe Public
Mirror on November 11, 2015 and
November 18, 2015, which was at
least ten (10) days prior to the time
of the public hearing, which Notice
of Public Hearing described the time,
date, place, and purpose of the hearing,
and specifically identified the area to be
considered as substandard and blighted
and in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, at such meeting where
the Public Hearing was conducted,
all interested parties were afforded a
reasonable opportunity to express their
views relating to the designation of
•Edison Village Proceedings
The Edison Village Board met in
regular session on Monday, December
14, 2015 at 7 p.m. at the Edison City
Building. Board members present: Kent
Tidyman, Terry Draper, Todd Abraham,
Annette McCann and Joanna Ellis.
The meeting was called to order by the
Chairman. The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved as
read. The claims were read and Draper
motioned with a second by Abraham
that all claims be paid. Ayes: Draper,
Abraham, McCann, and Ellis. Motion
carried.
General
Edison VFD
750.00
Munic. Supply
681.39
Am. Ag. Lab
101.50
Emkin Bookkeeping
350.00
Arapahoe Mirror
158.03
Hemelstrand’s45.26
First State Ins.
112.00
Source Gas
90.80
Frontier
119.68
Janet Warner
470.98
Gerald Stevens
2450.03
Gerald Stevens
45.00
Roger Benjamin
256.50
Pub. Health Environ. Lab
83.00
First Central Bank, Ed.
517.17
One Call Concepts
2.25
TVPPD633.46
Schaben Sanitation
959.06
MNIS50.00
D&N Lammel’s
931.25
Road
TVPPD841.31
Ag Valley
106.44
Fo u r e n g i n e e r i n g f i r m s wer e
represented at the meeting. Each one
was interviewed to fill the position as
engineer for Edison’s sewer project.
Schemmer of Omaha was represented by
Eric Deters and Matthew Sutton, Olsson
Assoc. of Holdrege was represented by
Jake Deaver and David Ziska, Miller
and Assoc. was represented by David
Blau of McCook and Brian Langenberg
of Holdrege, FrontWater of Johnson
Lake was represented by Dana Peterson
of Johnson Lake. After discussion it
was motioned by Abraham to retain
Schemmer of Omaha as engineers for
the sewer project. Second by Ellis. Ayes:
Abraham, Ellis, Draper and McCann.
Motion carried.
The treasurer’s report was given.
McCann motioned it and it was accepted
with a second by Draper. Ayes: McCann,
Draper and Abraham. Motion carried.
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Nuisance report: The trailer house
has been burned on Curtis St. and other
properties were discussed. Draper
motioned report be accepted. Second by
Abraham. Ayes: Draper, Abraham, Ellis
and McCann. Motion carried.
Water and waste report: 602,500 gal.
water used in November. 1,001,300
gal. of waste put through the system.
79 customers. Gerald will be attending
the Snowball Conference in Kearney
coming up on January 27-28. This
is continuing education in water and
wastewater. McCann motioned this
report be accepted. Second by Draper.
Ayes: McCann, Draper, Ellis and
Abraham. Motion carried.
Streets, Landfill and Park report:
The landfill needs to be burned when
conditions are satisfactory. The motion
was made by Ellis to accept the report.
Second by Draper. Ayes: Ellis, Draper,
McCann and Abraham. Motion carried.
Installations of officers for 2016:
Draper nominated Kent Tidyman
for Chairman. Second by Abraham.
Ayes: Draper, Ellis, McCann and
Abraham. Motion carried. Tidyman
nominated Ellis for Treasurer. Second
by Draper. Ayes: Tidyman, Draper,
McCann and Abraham. Notion carried.
Ellis nominated Draper as alternate
Treasurer. Second by Tidyman. Ayes:
Ellis, Tidyman, Abraham and McCann.
Motion carried. It was moved by
Tidyman to retain First Central Bank of
Edison as the Village depository. Second
by Abraham. Ayes: Tidyman, Abraham,
Ellis, Draper and McCann. Motion
carried. Ellis moved to reaffirm Roger
Benjamin as Village Attorney Second by
Tidyman. Ayes: Ellis, Tidyman, Draper,
Abraham and McCann. Motion carried.
Tidyman moved to retain Reed Miller of
Miller & Assoc. as Village Street Supt.
Second by Ellis. Ayes: Tidyman, Ellis,
Abraham, Draper and McCann. Motion
carried.
Ellis motioned the meeting be
adjourned. Second by Draper. The next
regular meeting will be on Monday,
January 11, 2016 at 7 p.m at the Edison
City Building. An agenda for the meeting
is available at the office of the Village
Clerk.
Kent Tidyman, Chairman
Janet Warner, Clerk
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such area as substandard and blighted
and in need of redevelopment, and the
City Council reviewed and discussed a
Blight and Substandard Determination
Study completed by the South Central
Economic Development District
(SCEDD), dated generally September,
2015, a copy of which is on file with
the City Clerk of the City of Arapahoe,
Nebraska; and
WHEREAS, prior to the meeting
and Public Hearing, the City Council
submitted the question of whether the
area in question is substandard and
blighted and in need of redevelopment
to the Planning Commission of the
City of Arapahoe for its review and
recommendation; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission
of the City of Arapahoe, Nebraska,
reviewed the Blight and Substandard
Study and recommended that the area
be declared as substandard and blighted
as defined in the Nebraska Community
Development Law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed
and discussed recommendations
received from the Planning Commission,
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by
the City of Arapahoe, Nebraska, that a
certain area within the City of Arapahoe,
identified as the Proposed Amendment
to Redevelopment Area #2, described on
the attached Exhibit C and depicted on
the map attached as Exhibit D, which is
incorporated by this reference, is hereby
declared to be a substandard area in
need of redevelopment pursuant to the
Community Development Law, in that
conditions that now exist in said area
meet the criteria set forth in Nebraska
Revised Statutes Section 18-2103(10) as
identified in the Blight and Substandard
Study received by the City; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the above-described area is hereby
declared to be a blighted area in need
of redevelopment pursuant to the
Community Development Law, in that
conditions which now exist in said area
which meet one or more of the factors
set forth in Nebraska Revised Statutes
Section 18-2103 (11)(a) and at least one
of the factors set forth in (i) to (v) of
Nebraska Revised Statutes Section 182103(11)(b), as described and set forth
in the Blight and Substandard Study
received by the City; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
such substandard and blighted condition
is beyond the remedy and control
solely by regulatory process and the
exercise of police power and cannot be
dealt with effectively by the ordinary
operations of private enterprise without
the aids provided by the Community
Development Law, and the elimination
of said substandard and blighted
condition under the authority of the
Community Development Law is hereby
found to be a public purpose declared to
be in the public interest; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
it is hereby found and determined that
such substandard and blighted area
is in need of redevelopment and is an
eligible site for a redevelopment project
under the provisions of the Community
Development Law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the blighted and substandard conditions
previously identified still exist in the
original Redevelopment Area #2, thereby
requiring ongoing redevelopment
activity, as set forth in the Community
Development Law, and as originally
determined, by the City Council in 2014.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
Redevelopment Area #2 will be amended
to include the area referenced by the
Proposed Amendment to Redevelopment
Area #2.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1st Day
of December, 2015
/s/John E. Koller, Mayor ATTEST: /s/
Nicole Kubik, City Clerk
Councilman Paulsen seconded the
foregoing motion. Motion carried 4-0.
Councilman tenBensel introduced
the following resolution and moved its
adoption.
RESOLUTION 2015-44
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
A R A PA H O E , N E B R A S K A ,
APPROVING THE GENERAL
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR
AN AREA WITHIN THE CITY OF
ARAPAHOE.
WHEREAS, the City Council, by
Resolution No.2014-04, has adopted a
redevelopment plan for an area declared
to be blighted and substandard and in
need of redevelopment pursuant to the
Community Development Law, being
generally described as the 2014 Blighted
and Substandard Area of Redevelopment
Area #2, described on the attached
Exhibit A and depicted on the map as
Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, the area in question is
within Arapahoe, identified as the
Amendment to Redevelopment Area #2,
and is contiguous to the 2014 Blighted
and Substandard Area of Redevelopment
Area #2; and
WHEREAS, on December 1, 2015 at
7:30 p.m., a meeting of the City Council
of the City of Arapahoe, Nebraska, was
held in order to conduct a hearing to
determine whether an area within the
City should be declared substandard and
blighted and in need of redevelopment,
as defined in and pursuant to the
Community Development Law; and
WHEREAS, a notice of public
hearing was published in the Arapahoe
Public Mirror on November 11, 2015
and November 18, 2015 which was
at least ten (10) days prior to the time
of the public hearing, which Notice
of Public Hearing described the time,
date, place, and purpose of the hearing,
and specifically identified the area to be
considered as substandard and blighted
and in need of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, on December 1,
2015, the City Council of the City of
Arapahoe, Nebraska, declared that the
area identified as the Amendment to
Redevelopment Area #2, described on
the attached Exhibit C and depicted
on the map attached as Exhibit D,
which is incorporated by this reference,
to be a substandard area in need of
redevelopment pursuant to the
Community Development Law; and
WHEREAS, on December 1, 2015, at
7:30 pm a meeting of the City Council
of the City of Arapahoe, Nebraska, was
held in order to determine whether the
General Redevelopment Plan should be
approved; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission
of the City of Arapahoe, Nebraska,
reviewed the General Redevelopment
Plan and recommended that the General
Redevelopment Plan for the Amendment
to Redevelopment Area #2 be submitted
to the City Council and adopted for the
City of Arapahoe, NE; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City
of Arapahoe reviewed and discussed
the recommendation received from the
Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has
duly considered all statements made
and material submitted related to the
submitted question; and
WHEREAS, the General Redevelopment
Plan is necessary for the redevelopment
of the Amendment to Redevelopment
Area #2 of the City of Arapahoe,
Nebraska, and to remove blight and
substandard conditions identified in
the Blight and Substandard Study
prepared by the South Central Economic
Development District (SCEDD), a copy
of which is on file with the Arapahoe
City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the General Redevelopment
Plan will, in accordance with the present
and future needs of the City of Arapahoe,
promote the health, safety, morals, and
the general welfare of the community
in conformance with the legislative
declarations and determinations set forth
in Community Development Law; and
WHEREAS, the General Redevelopment
Plan is feasible and is in conformance
with the comprehensive plan for
development of the City of Arapahoe
as a whole, as set forth in the City of
Arapahoe Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the redevelopment projects
generally identified in the General
Redevelopment Plan would not be
economically feasible without the
use of tax increment financing; that
redevelopment would not occur in the
Amendment to Redevelopment Area
#2 without the use of tax increment
financing; and the costs and benefits
of the redevelopment project have
been preliminarily analyzed and are
in the long-term best interest of the
community; and
WHEREAS, as specific redevelopment
projects are identified and refined, the
City Council shall conduct an additional
hearing to determine the costs and
benefits of using funds authorized by
Community Development Law and that
the plan would not be economically
feasible without the use of tax increment
financing; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of
the Nebraska Community Development
Law and in light of the foregoing
findings and determinations, the City
Council desires to adopt the General
Redevelopment Plan for the Amendment
to Redevelopment Area #2 for the City
of Arapahoe.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, the City Council of the
City of Arapahoe, Nebraska, does
hereby approve and adopt the General
Redevelopment Plan. The General
Redevelopment Plan applies to the
Amendment to Redevelopment Area #2
as described on Exhibit C and depicted
on Exhibit D, both of which are attached
and incorporated by this reference.
B E I T F U RT H E R R E S O LV E D ,
that the Redevelopment Plan for
Area #2 be amended to include the
Redevelopment Plan for the Amendment
to Redevelopment Area #2.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1st day of
December, 2015
/s/John E. Koller, Mayor ATTEST: /s/
Nicole Kubik, City Clerk
Councilman Middagh seconded the
foregoing motion. Motion carried 4-0.
CITY REPORTS:
City Attorney: Report
City Superintendent: Report
City Clerk/Treasurer: Report
City Engineer: Report
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
POOL:
Motion by Councilman Paulsen and
seconded by Councilman tenBensel to
approve Burbach Aquatics to initiate
and perform Phase I – Step 1, Technical
Evaluation of Existing Facility, in the
amount of $1,500 and reimbursables not
to exceed $600. Motion carried 4-0.
PROJECTS:
NUISANCE ABATEMENT
NORTH HOUSING SUBDIVISION:
City Engineer Jake Deaver appeared
before the Council to discuss developing
the north housing subdivision. Jake
presented the conceptual design and cost
estimate for the north subdivision and the
Engineering Letter Agreement.
POOL REHAB PROJECT
BUSINESS
Unfinished Business:
Unanimous consent to adjourn the
old meeting. All ayes. Mayor Koller
declared the old meeting closed at 9:20
p.m.
Mayor John E. Koller opened the new
meeting at 9:20 p.m.
Motion by Councilman Paulsen and
seconded by Councilman tenBensel to
elect Chris Middagh as President of
Council. Motion carried 4-0.
New Business:
M ayor K oller announced the
following appointments:
CITY CLERK/CITY TREASURER/
CITY BOOKKEEPER - Nicole R Kubik;
CITY PHYSICIAN - Dr. Shelly Kasper
Cope; CITY ATTORNEY - Kevin
Urbom; STREET SUPERINTENDENT
- Jake Deaver, Olsson Associates;
CITY SUPERINTENDENT - Greg
Schievelbein; FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHIEF - Brian Sisson; AMBULANCE
CHIEF - John Paulsen; DEPOSITORY
BANK - First Central Bank;
ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR State of NE; WATER AND LIGHT
COMMITTEE - Chris Middagh, John
Paulsen; FINANCE COMMITTEE Todd Monie, Ward Carpenter, Chris
Middagh; HUMAN RESOURCES
COMMITTEE - Troy tenBensel,
Todd Monie; STREET AND ALLEY
COMMITTEE - Todd Monie, Ward
Carpenter; MEDICAL FACILITY
COMMITTEE - Chris Middagh, John
Paulsen; MACHINERY COMMITTEE Ward Carpenter, Dan Kreutzer; SAFETY
COMMITTEE - Todd Monie, Greg
Schievelbein, Nicole R Kubik; FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND AMBULANCE
REPRESENTATIVE - Chris Middagh;
PARKS REPRESENTATIVE - Ward
Carpenter; SWIMMING POOL
REPRESENTATIVE - John Paulsen;
THEATRE REPRESENTATIVE Todd Monie; BASEBALL/SOFTBALL
PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE
- Chris Middagh; GOLF COURSE
R E P R E S E N T AT I V E - D a n
K r e u t z e r ; L I B R A RY B O A R D
REPRESENTATIVE - Troy tenBensel;
LIBRARY BOARD - Brenda Goshert,
Julie Crawford, Judy Beedle, Jami
Garey, Shari Mues; CEMETERY
BOARD - Gary Schievelbein, Jill
Carpenter, Sue Lammel, Bill Butter,
Dallas Garey, Vacancy; BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENT - Jeff Wernsman, Greg
Schievelbein, Terry Polston, Vacancy,
Vacancy; PLANNING COMMISSION
- Corey Groves, Sandra Williamson,
James Larson, Merle Adams, John
Cunningham, Kurt DeVries, Todd
Weverka, Erick Lee, Jeff Wernsman;
HOUSING AGENCY BOARD Mary Martin, Kurt Williamson, Dan
Kreutzer, Cathy Schievelbein, Dixie
Dyer; AIRPORT AUTHORITY - Dan
Schaben, Corey Groves, Todd Weverka,
Erick Lee,
Michael Frickel; COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(CRA) - John Tangeman, Chris
M i d d a g h , To d d M o n i e , Wa r d
Carpenter, Troy tenBensel, Tom
Huston, Legal Counsel; ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT – PROJECT
REVIEW COMMITTEE - Bob Bell,
Don Schroeder, Rube Ahrens, Arlyn
Wasenius, Matt Faw, Tammie Middagh;
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT –
CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- Jennifer Schroeder, Clint Einspahr,
Bobbie Moore, Todd Eichenberger,
Alisha Wasenius, Kevin Urbom –
Legal Counsel; TREE BOARD - Jeff
Utterback, Trudee Hamel, Vacancy,
Vacancy, John Crawford, Julie Crawford;
MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE BOARD
- Laura Frink, Clint Einspahr, Kevin
Taylor, Rube Ahrens, Ted Frink, Ted
Downey; BOARD OF HEALTH John E Koller, Dr. Shelly Kasper Cope,
Kurt Kapperman; EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR - Furnas
County Emergency Mgmt- Liaison
– Todd Monie; FURNAS COUNTY
LAW ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE Chris Middagh; FURNAS HARLAN
PARTNERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE
- Todd Eichenberger; WEST CENTRAL
NEBRASKA DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE Erick Lee.
Motion by Councilman Middagh
and seconded by Councilman Kreutzer
to approve the recommendations of the
Mayor for all City Appointments to
Committees and Boards. Motion carried
4-0.
Motion by Councilman Paulsen and
seconded by Councilman Middagh to
enter into closed session at 9:28 pm,
a necessary action for the prevention
of needless injury to the reputation of
an individual, EMS services. Motion
carried4-0.
Motion by Councilman Middagh and
seconded by Councilman Paulsen to end
the closed session, a necessary action
for the prevention of needless injury to
the reputation of an individual, EMS
services, and to return to open session
at 9:49 pm. Motion carried 4-0.
ELECTED OFFICIAL COMMENTS.
There being no further business,
the meeting adjourned by unanimous
consent at 9:55 p.m.
I, the undersigned, City Clerk, of the
City of Arapahoe, Nebraska, hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of proceedings had and
done by the Mayor and Council on
December 1, 2015 that all of the subjects
included in the foregoing proceedings
were contained in the agenda for the
meeting, kept continually current and
readily available for public inspection
at the office of the City Clerk; that such
subjects were contained in said agenda
for at least twenty-four hours prior to
said meeting; that such agenda items
were sufficiently descriptive to give the
public reasonable notice of the matters to
be considered at the meeting; that at least
one copy of all reproducible material
discussed at the meeting was available at
the meeting for examination and copying
by members of the public; that the said
minutes 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 news media requesting
notification concerning meetings of said
body were provided advance notification
of the time and place of said meeting
and the subjects to be discussed at
said meeting and that a current copy of
the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was
available and accessible to members of
the public, posted during such meeting
in the room in which such meeting was
held.
/s/Nicole Kubik, City Clerk
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WAREHOUSE: FOR sale or lease.
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Nebraska, 2 loading docks, includes
office. Call 308-627-7801.
Good Samaritan Society Arapahoe
wishes to extend a heartfelt thank
you to each and every business or
individuals that donated a wonderful
basket or participated in the silent basket
auction. The outcome was tremendous!
Donations will be used for future special
entertainment, so make plans to join
residents, families and staff at Good
Samaritan Society Arapahoe. We as a
community will continue to build each
other up and inspire! Thank you! 1T-51
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•School District #18 Proceedings
Arapahoe Public School
Board of Education – Regular Meeting
School Library
December 14th, 2015 7:30 pm
President Todd Watson called the
meeting to order at 7:39 pm.
President Todd Watson welcomed the
visitors and announced that the Arapahoe
Board of Education follows the rules of
the Open Meetings Act which is posted.
The following members were present:
Todd Watson, Dan Warner, Rod Whipple,
Dennis Roskop and Lisa Anderson.
The following member(s) were
absent: Kelly Breinig.
Also present was Charlie Curnyn,
Superintendent, Bob Braithwait,
Principal and Cassie Hilker, Board
Secretary. Guest(s) included Tammie
Middagh.
A motion was made by Roskop and
seconded by Whipple to excuse Kelly
Breinig from the meeting. AYES:
Warner, Whipple, Roskop, Anderson and
Watson. Motion carried 5-0.
A motion was made by Warner and
seconded by Whipple to approve the
agenda. AYES: Whipple, Roskop,
Anderson, Watson and Warner. Motion
carried 5-0.
President Watson asked for Public
Comment - None.
REPORTS
Braithwait reported that the UNL
Math Students finished second in
Lincoln. Mr. Schaben has started a
math club that meets two mornings
a week. One Act Play won several
acting awards recently at Districts.
Winter activities are now underway
with Speech, Basketball and Wrestling
going strong. Quiz Bowl season has
begun and all grade levels have done
well and brought home medals. APL
Training was very good. I have seen it
being used in the classrooms already.
All observations are done with staff.
Non-Tenured staff will have a second
evaluation done in March. I want to
thank you for the opportunity to go to
Washington DC. It was as rewarding as
anything I’ve experienced in education.
NSAA has proposed a transgender policy
and is in the comment period, a final
policy will be coming later.
Curnyn reported that work has been
completed on the 2015-2016 SPED
Consolidated Grant. Congratulations
to our staff for receiving a #3 “Great
School” ranking with the new NDE
accountability system AQuESTT. There
will be a NASB conference in Lincoln
on January 31 – February 1st. Please let
me know if you would like to attend.
Board Member Reports – None
Board Committee Reports:
Watson reported that the Negotiations
Committee has met and is working
through negotiations with the AEA.
Watson also reported that the
Buildings & Grounds Committee had a
telephone conference with TJ of Clark
Enersen and Matt Schendt of Hausmann.
They discussed scheduling a community
meeting to request the community’s
input on what needs to be done to then
determine the scope of a project.
ACTION ITEMS
A motion was made by Roskop and
seconded by Whipple to approve the
Consent Agenda as presented. AYES:
Roskop, Anderson, Watson, Warner and
Whipple. Motion carried 5-0.
A motion was made by Whipple and
seconded by Warner to approve claims
including the General Fund, Equipment
Depreciation Fund, Employee Benefit
Fund, Lunch Fund, Building Fund,
QCPUF and Bus Depreciation Fund
•Legal Notice
NOTICE
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
FURNAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA
ESTATE OF ESTHER M. MEYERS,
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. PR 15-05
Notice is hereby given that a final
account and report of administration
and a Petition for complete settlement,
probate of Will, determination of heirs,
and determination of inheritance tax
have been filed and are set for hearing
in the County Court of Furnas County,
Nebraska, located at Beaver City,
Nebraska, on January 4, 2016, at or after
10:00 a.m.
/s/Beth Wendland
Personal Representative
42175 Road 728
Arapahoe, NE 68922
(308) 962-7788
Kevin D. Urbom #18721
URBOM LAW OFFICES, P.C.
513 Nebraska Avenue
Arapahoe, NE 68922
(308) 962-5455
3T-51 CH ZNEZ
totaling $376,878.47. AYES: Anderson, projects. AYES: Warner, Whipple,
Watson, Warner, Whipple but abstaining Roskop, Anderson and Watson. Motion
from Claim No. 27452 to ATC for carried 5-0.
$496.96 and Roskop. Motion carried DISCUSSION ITEMS
5-0.
Public Comment – None.
JENNIFER SCHUTZ
$2,641.82 The board discussed and reviewed
Ag Valley Coop
$6,483.37
the final audit for the 2014-2015 year
ARAPAHOE MEDICAL CLINIC from Dana Cole. Anderson requested an
$131.00
actual to budget report similar to what
Arapahoe Music Boosters
$440.00 was in the audit be prepared and given
Arapahoe Pharmacy
$81.00 to the board either monthly or quarterly.
Arapahoe Public Mirror
$1,139.27
The board discussed dates and
Arapahoe Utilities
$6,501.74 times available to hold a community
AT& T
$129.06 meeting. The meeting will be run by
ATC Communications
$496.96 representatives of the architect and
BILL NOTT ELECTRIC, INC. $ 142.04 construction firms previously hired. The
Cashwa Distributing Co
$1,906.03
purpose of the meeting will be to gain
CCS PRESENTATION SYSTEMS the community’s input on an expansion /
INC
$1,351.57 renovation project to then determine the
CENTRAL FIRE & SAFETY$199.40 scope of the project. The proposed date
CORNHUSKER INTERNATIONAL of the meeting is January 6th at a time
TRUCKS, INC.
$222.58 yet to be determined. The board also
Culligan Water Conditioning $81.35 discussed multiple ways to advertise for
CYCLETHERAPY$960.00
the meeting.
D & D Service
$52.05 The final item up for discussion
D & N Lammel’s, LLC
$678.89 was the 2016-2017 Certificated Staff
DANA F. COLE & COMPANY, LLP
$160.00
DEAN FOODS
$1,459.52
Dist 18 General Fund Clearing
Arapahoe Public School
$2,952.72
Board of Education – Special Meeting
Dist 18 Lunch Acct
$682.05
Superintendent’s Office
Dollar General
$4.00
December 14th, 2015 6:00 pm
Eakes
$1,000.91
Embassy Suites Old Market $2,235.00 President Todd Watson called the
meeting to order at 6:01 pm.
Esu #10
$1,861.12
President Todd Watson welcomed the
Esu #11
$47,023.81
visitors and announced that the Arapahoe
ESU 9
$25.00
Board of Education follows the rules of
Faws Garage Inc
$914.90
the Open Meetings Act which is posted.
First Central Bank
$8.90
The following members were present:
Food Distribution Program $890.28
Todd Watson, Rod Whipple, Dennis
Hemelstrands
$150.43
Roskop and Lisa Anderson.
Hometown Leasing
$669.59
A motion was made by Whipple
Ideal Linen Supply
$350.35
and seconded by Anderson to excuse
LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR$209.30
the absences of Kelly Breinig and Dan
NEBRASKALAND TIRE $760.86
Perry, Guthery, Hasse & Gessford, Warner. AYES: Whipple, Roskop,
Anderson and Watson. Motion carried
PC”$354.25
4-0.
P L AT T E VA L L E Y G L A S S &
Also present was Charlie Curnyn,
TRAILERS
$141.50
Superintendent, Bob Braithwait,
PUBLIC RISK MANAGEMENT Principal and Cassie Hilker, Board
$158.00
Secretary.
S & W Auto Parts Inc.
$81.22
A motion was made by Roskop and
School Specialty Inc.
$314.86
seconded by Whipple to approve the
SHERI LEISING
$875.84
agenda. AYES: Roskop, Anderson,
SourceGas
$1,906.32
Watson and Whipple. Motion carried
Sw Nebraska Physical Therapy
6-0.
$869.90
President Watson asked for Public
The Clark Enersen Partners Comment – None.
$2,640.28
PRESENTATIONS / INTERVIEWS
THE THOMPSON CO
$4,598.15
OF SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
VERIZON WIRELESS
$203.49
FIRMS
W & J CARPENTER Shari Becker and Cynthia Wendell
REPAIR
$47.50 represented the Nebraska Association
Wagners Supermarket
$362.39 of School Boards (NASB). The cost
WEATHERCRAFT COMPANIES
of service is $6,000 which includes
$336.00 advertising, background checks, photo
WELLS FARGO
$1,457.85 copies, postage and telephone expenses,
Wells Fargo Card Services $915.69 as well as a 2-year guarantee.
WHITE’S AUTO GLASS INC
Dan Warner joined the meeting at
$154.70
6:23 pm.
W O O D WA R D ’ S D I S P O S A L M i k e C u n n i n g r e p r e s e n t e d
SERVICE, INC.”
$20.00
McPherson & Jacobson, LLC. The
$100,435.81
• Legal Notice
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
The following described property will
be sold at public auction to the highest
bidder on January 25, 2016, at 10:00
o’clock a.m., at the Front Steps of the
Furnas County Courthouse in Beaver
City, Furnas County, Nebraska:
The South 50 feet of Lot 32 and all
of Lot 38, McKees Addition to Beaver
City, Furnas County, Nebraska subject
to any and all (1) prior liens, (2) real
estate taxes, (3) special assessments, and
(4) easements, covenants, restrictions of
record which affect this property.
Terms of Sale: For all bidders, other
than the Beneficiary, the highest bidder
shall deposit $5,000.00 in cash or
certified funds at the close of the sale,
which shall be non-refundable, and the
remaining amount due must be paid in
cash or certified funds to the Trustee
by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the sale;
except this requirement is waived if the
highest bidder is the current Beneficiary.
Upon receipt of payment, the Trustee
shall execute and deliver its Deed
without warranties to such purchaser.
The purchaser shall be responsible for
all applicable fees or taxes including
documentary stamp tax.
This sale is being held pursuant to the
power of sale granted in a Deed of Trust
filed November 26, 2012, and recorded
in Book 103 of Mortgages, Page 264, in
the office of the County Clerk of Furnas
County, Nebraska, in which Lance Stout
and Rachael Stout, husband and wife,
are the Borrower.
Dated this 15th day of December,
2015.
Todd D. Wilson, Trustee
12/16, 23, 30 1/6, 13 ZNEZ
Negotiated Agreement.
A motion was made by Watson and
seconded by Whipple to enter into
executive session for the purpose of
discussing the collective bargaining
agreement, policy # 9370 (b) at 8:40 pm.
AYES: Whipple, Roskop, Anderson,
Watson and Warner. Motion carried 5-0.
A motion was made by Warner and
seconded by Whipple to exit executive
session at 9:17 pm. AYES: Roskop,
Anderson, Watson, Warner and Whipple.
Motion carried 5-0.
Community Meeting, Wednesday,
January 6th, 2015 at a time yet to be
determined.
Regular Board Meeting, Monday,
January 11th, 2015 at 7:00 pm.
A motion was made by Warner and
seconded by Whipple to adjourn the
meeting at 9:22 pm. AYES: Anderson,
Watson, Warner, Whipple and Roskop.
Motion carried 5-0.
________________________
Respectfully submitted,
Cassie Hilker, Board Secretary
•School District #18 Proceedings
The board discussed the three
superintendent search firms that
presented earlier in the evening.
A motion was made by Warner and
seconded by Anderson to select the
Nebraska Association of School Boards
to conduct the Superintendent Search.
AYES: Watson, Warner, Whipple,
Roskop and Anderson. Motion carried
5-0.
A motion was made by Roskop
and seconded by Whipple to approve
Ameritas as our finance company to
assist with any expansion / renovation
cost of service is $5,500 plus expenses
for travel and advertising. They also
provide a 2-year guarantee.
Robin Stevens and Fred Helmink
represented Nebraska Rural Community
Schools Association (NRCSA). The cost
of service is $5,000 plus expenses for
advertising and travel. They also provide
a 2-year guarantee.
A motion was made by Roskop and
seconded by Whipple to adjourn the
meeting at 7:39 pm. AYES: Roskop,
Anderson, Watson, Warner and Whipple.
Motion carried 5-0.
_______________________
Respectfully submitted,
Cassie Hilker, Board Secretary
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•Notice of Board
Work Session
Thank you for your cards, support
and many kindnesses following the loss
of Carl. We feel so blessed by our family
and friends. The family of Carl DeVries
1T-51 CH
The Arapahoe School District Board
of Education will convene in a work
session to discuss the superintendent
search process at 6:00 pm on Monday,
December 28, 2015 in the School
Library. No action will be taken and the
board will not receive public comment.
The agenda for this work session,
which shall be kept continually
current, and readily available for
public inspection at the Arapahoe
School District Superintendent Office,
located at 610 Walnut Street, Arapahoe,
Nebraska.
Cassie Hilker, Secretary
1T-51 CH ZNEZ
_______________________________
•Meeting Notice
NOTICE OF MEETING
H o l b r o o k Vi l l a g e P l a n n i n g
Commission will be meet on Monday
December 28, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the
Village Office.
Tiffany Hock, Village Clerk
ZNEZ
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Arapahoe Library thankful for busy year
•Jennifer Einspahr - Library Director
The Arapahoe Public Library
has much to be thankful for this
year. The digitization of our microfilm collection was certainly
something to celebrate as we
reached our goal of preserving Arapahoe’s history from
1879-2015. This spring
we were a happy recipient of a grant
from the Kreutz
Bennett
DonorAdvised Fund and
were nearly able
to digitize the latter half of the collection. More good news
came late this summer
when the class of 1950 donated $1,950 to the project
in honor of their class and
in memory of loved ones. This
donation brought the collection
up to date and is allowing for
a searchable website that can
accessed anywhere by anyone
interested in local history.
Another highlight was the sixty
children who registered for our
Summer Reading Program.
This year’s theme was Every
Hero Has a Story. Kids completed their super hero training and, along with their parents, read thousands of pages
of books! Some adults even
took part in our adult summer
reading challenge. The summer fun continued with a little
magic and sleight of hand by a
traveling magician. Our 2nd annual Cardboard Boat Race was
held on the 4th of July, and once
again some hardy souls tested
the laws of physics and the seaworthiness of duct tape.
We gave Benita Adams our
best wishes as she took a
position at the school
and welcomed Dalis
Strickland, Shannon Breinig and
Jacci Stagemeyer as
new staff members
this year. They join
Jill Snyder, Lisa Watson, Sheryl Koller and
Brielle Weverka.
Our Friends of the
Library group stayed
busy again this year by
selling Duck Dive tickets for the
4th of July and holding a Holiday Bake Sale in December.
The funds raised by our Friends
brought the Edgerton Explorit
Center and their hands-on science and technology show to
town. (Don’t tell anyone, but
there’s a good possibility that
some rocket parts are still on
the roof of the school.) These
fundraisers have also allowed
us to start a Lego Club for kids
after school and will be going
towards future programming
for both children and adults.
We appreciate all of our patrons near and far for support-
Congratulations!
Weekly $100 Chamber Bucks winners:
Jennifer Einspahr, Irene Knappert, & Kate Hatch
$100 Lighting Contest Winner:
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ing your local library. Whenever you check out a book or a
movie, use one of our services
or attend one of our events, you
are validating the significance
of the services provided by this
institution. Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year!
_________________________
Exchange students
•Continued on Page 10
fresh bakery bread more than
anything. Even though both
miss their local cuisines, they
have found things to like here,
too. Anna lists peanut butter
as her favorite new food, while
Muhammad particularly enjoys
enchiladas and nacho soup.
No matter how much the students may have prepared for
their long stay in the United
States, there were a few things
that they were simply unprepared for. “The most unusual
activity that I have seen so far
was the bull fry,” says Anna. “I
was surprised that people eat
that part of the bull.” Muhammad, on the other hand, said
the most unusual custom he has
witnessed was actually Halloween, with trick-or-treating
and Jack O’ Lanterns. It has
also taken him a while to get
used to using imperial measurements instead of the metric
system. Amusingly, both Anna
and Muhammad were amazed
at the number of squirrels running around all over Arapahoe.
Muhammad was also surprised
that most people have dogs, and
that it’s not uncommon to walk
into a house without removing your shoes first. Anna, on
the other hand, wasn’t expecting so many houses with open
floor plans, and the level of importance given to high school
sports.
The foreign exchange student
program is a great opportunity
not just for these two youngsters to learn about American
culture, but also for the citizens
of Arapahoe to learn about the
cultures and customs of foreign
lands that we may never get a
chance to see otherwise.
•Church News
First Baptist Church
212 Randolph Ave.,
Holborok, NE
Pastor Dale Whitson
Church Service 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Keep up on the community. Read the Arapahoe
Public Mirror.
Santa talked to area kids on Saturday
Brianna Metzger was curious about the man in the red suit they call Santa Claus as she
hopped up on his lap on Saturday at the Senior Center in Arapahoe.-Mirror Photo by T.
Middagh
•Holbrook News
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Jim and Ida Mae McBride
attended the basketball games
with Doug on Thursday night
at Wilcox/Hildreth. They also
attended Friday night’s game in
Arapahoe with Southwest.
Ida Mae McBride attended
the 100th birthday party for Hazel Cross at the Good Samaritan Center on Saturday.
Lunch guests on Monday
of Jon and Dee Glanzer were
Sandy Sowards of Norton, KS,
Kely Halls and Madisyn of San
Diego, CA, Bailey Kirkpatrick of LaSalle, CO and Kathy
Schultz of Omaha.
Dr. Patrick and Theresa Maline and kids stopped by Dr.
Tom and Judy Maline’s home
on Sunday night on their way
to Colorado to go skiing. They
will return on Christmas.
Loida, Abe and Hannah
Whitson attended the Christmas program at the First United
Methodist Church in Arapahoe
with Grandma Ginny. Afterwards, they went to Ginny’s
house for an early Christmas
with her. On Sunday night,
Hannah and Loida watched the
Miss Universe pageant. Miss
Philippines won and she was
from the city that Loida’s family is from. Dale Whitson will
celebrate his birthday on the
22nd at home with his family
before going to work.
Santa Claus listens to wishes from children
Brianna Tracy (above) and Hudson Larson (below) told
Santa what they wanted for Christmas Santa took the time
to stop in Arapahoe on Saturday to visit with the kids following the matinee movie.-Mirror Photo by T. Middagh
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Elwood $139,000
2 Northeast Cove
DR 9, Johnson Lake
$232,500
63 Lakeview Acres
Johnson Lake
239,000
3.98 ACRES
302 N Oxford Ave
Elwood $169,900
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Whereas, the States of Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado (collectively “States”)
entered into a compact on December 31, 1942 with respect to the allocation of the
waters of the Republican River Basin, which compact was approved by the United
States Congress on August 4, 1942 (“Compact”);
Whereas, the Ground Water Management and Protection Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§
46-701 et seq. (Reissue 2014) (“Act”) requires the Lower Republican Natural
Resources District (“LRNRD”) and the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
(“NDNR”) to jointly adopt an integrated management plan (“IMP”) to manage
the resources of the Republican River Basin over which the LRNRD possesses
management authority;
Whereas, the LRNRD and NDNR jointly adopted an IMP pursuant to the Act in
2005 and amendments thereto in 2008 and 2011;
Whereas, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Kansas v. Nebraska
and Colorado, Orig. No. 126 on February 24, 2015, finding that the Accounting
Procedures employed by the States to implement the Compact should be amended
so as to exclude the consumption of water imported from the Platte River Basin
from the calculation of each of the States total consumption;
Whereas, the LRNRD and NDNR jointly agreed that updates to the current terms
and condition of the IMP are required to reflect the Supreme Court’s decision and
adapt to changes in water management capability;
Whereas, the LRNRD and NDNR jointly agreed upon proposed additions and
modifications to the IMP that would continue to satisfy all requirements of the Act;
Whereas, the LRNRD and NDNR published a joint notice of hearing for the
proposed additions and modifications to the IMP pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §
46-743;
Whereas, on November 12, 2015, a public hearing was held on the proposed
additions and modifications to the IMP;
Whereas, the LRNRD and NDNR gave consideration to the comments received at
the public hearing as well as other information and written comments;
Now Therefore, the Lower Republican Natural Resources District, through its
Board of Directors, hereby adopts the additions and modifications to its Integrated
Management Plan. The additions and modifications to the Lower Republican
Natural Resources District will become effective January 15, 2016.
Dated this 10th day of December, 2015.
BY: Marlin Murdoch, Chair
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