Joyful & Triumphant Arapahoe P M Single issue $1.00 Wednesday, December 23, 2015 ublic 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 irror Behavioral health professionals say they need more state support •Continued on Page 2 Crystal Theatre Arapahoe, NE Dec. 25-28 “The Good Dinosaur” Starring: Raymond Ochoa, Jeffrey Wright, Steve Zahn 1 hr. 32 min. PG 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 Number 51 Volume 134 USPS 449-320 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 Web: arapahoemirror.org Deadline: 9:00 a.m.Tuesday E-mail: arapmir@atcjet.net 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 Inside this week Page 6..............................Sports Page 7..............................Sports Page 8................................Legal Page 9........................Classifieds Page 10.................... Community Page 2.............................Opinion Page 3.......................Community Page 4.......................Community Page 5........................... Ag Page 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 •Continued on Page 10 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 Go to arapahoemirror. org & answer this week’s question: Have you finished your Christmas shopping? A. Yes B. No Opinion ARAPAHOE PUBLIC MIRROR • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015 •PAGE 2 arapahoemirror.com Hughes Views •Continued from Page 1 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.” Got a red check on your address label? Then it’s time to renew your subscription to the Arapahoe Public Mirror. DO IT TODAY! √ email us •Subscriptions •News •Advertisements arapmir@atcjet.net Arapahoe Public Mirror •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 Arapahoe Public Mirror Published weekly by T.M. Gill and Gayle Schutz at Arapahoe, Nebraska. Periodicals Postage paid at Arapahoe, Nebraska 68922 as periodicals mail respectively. Annual Subscriptions: In Furnas County $30.00, Out of County $31.00, Out of State $35.00, E-Editions $28.00 “You can trust your life to CHI Health.” Wednesday, December 23, 2015 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Arapahoe Public Mirror, P.O. Box 660, Arapahoe, Nebraska 68922-0660. Phone 962-7261 • Fax 962-7865 email: arapmir@atcjet.net Tim Hobbins Neurology Patient Retired Pharmacist (USPS 449-320) •Number 51 •Volume 134 T.M. Gill, Co-Publisher Gayle Schutz, Co-Publisher & Editor Cherridah Gill, Associate Publisher & Office Manager Bobbi Moore, Reporter & Sales; Tammie Middagh, Reporter & Sales ; Deb Schaben, Reporter Amy Brandt, Layout & Sales; Mindy Beckman, Photographer Member of Nebraska Press Association; Nebraska Press Advertising Service; National Newspaper Association A P M 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. CHIhealth.com 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. Subscription Rates Arapahoe Public Mirror Furnas County $30.00 Out of County $31.00 Out of State $35.00 E-Edition $30.00 Call 308-962-7261 for credit card orders or mail payment to PO Box 660 Arapahoe, NE 68922 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 NO TIME FOR THE FLU? Save your sick days. Stop in at the Arapahoe Pharmacy and choose from a wide variety of cold and flu medication and preventative care items. •Mucinex •Zicam •TheraFlu •Omega 3 pills •Vitamin D pills •Cold-Eeze •DayQuil & NyQuil •And More! Arapahoe Pharmacy 507 Nebraska Avenue Arapahoe, NE 68922 308-962-7895 www.arapahoepharmacy.com Remember, we mail prescriptions at no extra charge! ARAPAHOE PUBLIC MIRROR • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015 •PAGE 3 arapahoemirror.com 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. ARAPAHOE PUBLIC MIRROR • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015 •PAGE 4 arapahoemirror.com 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 ! ARAPAHOE PUBLIC MIRROR • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015 •PAGE 5 ! arapahoemirror.com ! ! 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 4 !– Imperial NE, ! Cross Roads Wesleyan Church ! 9:00 pm MST, contact 5:00 to 308-882-4731 ! 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 ! sion office. Cost to attend is $15 ! per person if pre-registered or ! $20 per person at the door. ! ! ! ! &"' ! ! " !"# ! #"' %" !! #"' $ %" $!" %" $ ' # ! ! "! ! Adams Construction Co. “We Move the Earth” Specializing in Grading for: ~ Highways ~ Railroads ~ Lagoons ~ Hog Confinements ~ Dairies ~ Feedlots ~ Building Sites ~ Landfills ~ Airports ~ Pivots ~ Terraces 42450 Hwy 6/34 (1/2 m. east of Arapahoe) 308 962-7918 www.adamsconstructioncompany.com 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 Mirror Sports ARAPAHOE PUBLIC MIRROR • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015 •PAGE 6 arapahoemirror.com 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 Take advantage of this opportunity to acquire 40 Assessed Acres of productive Gosper County, Nebraska w/Dry Cropland, a small Pasture plus a House, Garage/Shop & other buildings offered in 1 Tract. This Mini-Farm is located near Elk Creek just 7½ miles (+/-) North of Arapahoe. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: NE¼ SE¼ 1 5 23 Gosper County, Nebraska 40 Assessed Acres consists of 28.33 Acres (+/-) Dry Cropland divided into 2 Fields of 25.8 Acres (+/-) & 2.53 Acres (+/-) plus 7.5 Acres (+/-) of Native Grass Pasture w/Trees & Wildlife Habitat in the Northwest corner near Elk Creek. This Tract has desirable productive soils w/well-maintained gravel road access along the East side. The House is a 1½-Story w/1,044 sq.ft. (+/-) on the main floor which consists of 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Kitchen, Dining Room, Living Room & Rear Entry/Utility Room. Upstairs has 630 sq.ft. (+/-) w/3 Bedrooms. The partially-finished full Basement has another 1,044 sq.ft. (+/-) of area to finish the way you want. A full-width covered front porch adds to the available living area of this comfortable home that has central heat & a/c on the main floor. 2 wood-burning stoves are included, one on the main floor & one in the basement. The detached Garage/Shop is 24x36 w/a concrete floor, walkthru door, windows & a roll-up door. There are also 2 more enclosed buildings on this unique MiniFarm that overlooks Elk Creek. For more information, call us or visit our website Mark Hamel Broker and Auctioneer Arapahoe, NE 308-962-7745 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 Got a red check on your address label? Then it’s time to renew your subscription to the √ Arapahoe Public Mirror DO IT TODAY! 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 Mirror Sports ARAPAHOE PUBLIC MIRROR • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015 •PAGE 7 arapahoemirror.com 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 by T. Middagh Got a red check on your address label? Then it’s time to renew your subscription to the √ Arapahoe Public Mirror DO IT TODAY! $500.00 off your purchase! Stop in and take advantage of these great savings today. Hwy. 6 & 34, Holbrook, NE 308-493-5618 This 2 Bedroom, 1 ½ Bath Home has a full basement with a total of 2008 square feet. Both Bedrooms and the full Bath are located on the main floor along with the Living Room / Dining Room and Kitchen. Located in the basement is a Family Room, a Large Open Room, an Office Area, a Storage Room and the ½ Bath. The Home has central heat and air, an Open Front Porch, a Screened in Patio, a Carport, and a Garage-size Storage Building. Located one block from the school and the Outdoor Classroom is located only steps from the back yard. List Price: $50,000.00 Linda Hamel cell: 308-962-6237 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. 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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 training 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 ARAPAHOE PUBLIC MIRROR • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015 •PAGE 8 arapahoemirror.com 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. Career Opportunity Tri Valley Health System is looking for several Full-Time Nurse Aides at the Cambridge Manor. FT Gap 8 hour shifts (6:30 PM - 3:00 AM) or FT Night 8 hour shifts (10:15 PM – 6:15 AM), 5 nights per week. $2,000 sign on bonus FT Day 8 hour shifts (5:45 AM – 2:15 PM), 4 days per week. $1,000 sign on bonus FT Day-Two 8 hour shifts (5:45 AM – 1:15 PM) & two 12 hour shifts (5:45 AM – 6:15 PM per week) $1,000 sign on bonus FT Evening – 8 hour shifts (1:45 PM–10:15 PM), 4 days per week. $1,000 sign on bonus Must have current certification as a Nurse Aide with the State of Nebraska. APPLY ONLINE @ www.trivalleyhealth.com 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 1T-51 CH ZNEZ 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 1T-51 CH ZNEZ Classifieds & Legal Notices • Statewide Classifieds •Card of Thanks CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING works! 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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 CH 2015 Rates Subscription Advertising SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Nebraska in County.....................$30.00 Out of County...............................$31.00 Out of State..................................$35.00 E-Edition.......................................$28.00 DISPLAY ADVERTISING 1-30”....................$4.22 per column inch 31-99”..................$4.15 per column inch 100-199”..............$4.08 per column inch National Rate, Agency Rate .............................$6.07 per column inch Combination Rate with Elwood Bulletin .............................$5.92 per column inch MEAT DEPARTMENT Manager needed. Financially strong family chain in Midwest. Salary, bonus, insurance, 401k. 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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 •Card of Thanks •For Rent Thank you to the Chamber of Commerce for the $100 in Chamber Bucks! Jennifer Einspahr 1T-51 CH ________________________________ 140 acres of corn stalks for rent. Call 308-493-5618. 2T-51 CH •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. 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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: Danny and Penny Gardner Sponsored by the Arapahoe Chamber of Commerce www.arapahoe-ne.com 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 BOBBI MOORE 962-7261 or 962-5417 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 ● • Legal Notice Lower Republican Natural Resources District Order Adopting Integrated Management Plan MERRY CHRISTMAS 304 N Smith Ave 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 $169,900 504 Orange St Elwood $51,900 6.58 ACRES 74428 Hwy 283 Elwood $295,000 74384 Rd 438, Bertrand Trailer Only $35,000 P E N D I N G : 804 Calvert Ave, ELWOOD 42849 Rd 751, ELWOOD S OLD : 608 Oakland Ave, ELWOOD 411 Putnam, HOLBROOK 74589 Rd 399, MOOREFIELD 42918 Rd 743 Elwood $184,900 Thank You For Your Business! ……………. We can show you any property 308-785-2093 LeahAnn M. Brell, Broker/Owner 308.325.4952 Randy Helms, Agent/Auctioneer 308.962.4123 Kelly Gydesen, Agent 308.325.6983 311 Bellamy Avenue Elwood, NE 68937 Santa handed out candy canes to the little ones Shelly Ervin and her granddaughter Violet Ervin, daughter of Josh and Mandy Ervin stopped in to visit with Santa Claus on Saturday at the Senior Center.-Mirror Photo by T. Middagh Bring Sexy Back This January Strong. Confident. Healthy. Fit. When you feel like this, you feel sexy. Join us this January for our one month bootcamp classes. Our regular group fitness classes will set goals and do a before and after evaluation to test for fitness. The more classes you attend the greater your chances for some neat prizes! Cappel Chiropractic & Personal Training 515 Nebraska Ave | Arapahoe | 308-962-5252 | www.facebook.com/CCandPT 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 3T-1 CH ZNEZ Save Time & Money! Advertise in this amount of space for only $975*. Reach over 750,000 Nebraska readers! Contact your local newspaper for more information or call 1-800-369-2850. *Statewide coverage for less than $5.95 per publication. Regional ads also available in Central, Northeast, Southeast or Western Nebraska. 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