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January 4, 2014 Leave a comment
The Lyons City Council will meet Tuesday, January 7th at 5:30 p.m. at the Lyons City Office. This meeting is open to the public.
The Lyons-Decatur School Board will meet Monday, January 13th at 7:30 p.m. at the school library.
January 4, 2014 Leave a comment
A wind chill warning has been issued for Northeast Nebraska, including the cities of Lyons, Oakland, Pender, Bancroft, West Point, Decatur, Tekamah, Craig and surrounding areas.
The warning is from noon tomorrow (Sunday) until midnight Monday night.
Wind chills could reach 30 to 40 degrees below zero.
Please be sure to cover all of your skin when going outside. Bundle up.
Stay inside as much as possible and stay warm!
January 4, 2014 Leave a comment
NOTICE OF MEETING
The Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department will hold its Board of Health meeting on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in Wisner, Nebraska at 2104 21st Circle, beginning at 4:00 p.m. The meeting agenda, which shall be kept continuously current, shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at this location. Video conferencing via Telehealth can be made available in Norfolk, West Point and Oakland by calling 402-529-2233.
January 4, 2014 Leave a comment
Mary Loftis
4-H/FFA Market Beef Weigh Day
As plans start taking shape for the 2014 year we hope any families planning to show a market beef animal will take time in the very near future to select your animal(s) so you are ready for the Beef Weigh Day opportunities.
Burt County will hold its weigh day on Saturday, January 25 at the Johnnie Johnson Farm at 1340 County Road E, Craig, NE. Weighing will be done from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and ear tags will cost $1.00 each. If you plan to show at State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben you’ll need to collect DNA samples. Each animal you identify with a DNA sample costs $6.00. Identification sheets will be filled out that day and it’s helpful if the 4-H members are available to sign their own forms as well as a parent or guardian.
If the Burt County date doesn’t fit into your plans several other options are available:
Saturday, January 4 – 12:00-2:00 p.m. Wahoo Sale Barn, Wahoo, NE
Sunday, January 26 – 1:00-4:00 p.m. Masonic Home for Children, Fremont
Saturday, February 1 – 9:00-10:00 a.m. Cooper Farm, 8502 Mormon Bridge Rd., Omaha, NE
Saturday, February 1 – 10:00-Noon, Washington County Fairgrounds, Arlington
Saturday, March 22 – 12:00-2:00 p.m. Wahoo Sale Barn, Wahoo, NE
If attending another county’s weigh day you will need to bring ear tags (4-H or FFA) from your own county and DNA envelopes if you are identifying animals for State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben.
Burt County Fair Kickoff Event
Make sure you put Saturday, February 8 on your calendar in big RED letters for the Burt County Fair Foundation Kickoff Event. It will be held in Tekamah this year at the Tekamah Auditorium and the county fair theme is “Hats Off to the Burt County Fair.” Tickets are limited to 350 and are available in Lyons at the First National Bank NE; in Oakland at the First National Bank NE Motor Bank on Hwy 77 and Red Barn Vet Clinic; in Tekamah at Burt County Insurance in the Washington County Bank, UNL Extension Office in The Burt County Courthouse and at Lee Valley.
Make your first New Year’s resolution one you can keep…”I resolve to attend the Burt County Fair Foundation Kickoff Event and have a GREAT time supporting the Burt County Fair!”
Mary Loftis,
Extension Assistant
UNL Extension – Burt County
111 North 13th Street, Suite 6
Tekamah, NE 68061
Phone: (402) 374-2929
Fax: (402) 374-2930
Internet: mloftis2@unl.edu
January 4, 2014 Leave a comment
A regular meeting of the Oakland Public Library Board will be held at the Oakland Public Library on Monday January 6 @ 5pm. An agenda of the subjects to be considered, kept continually current, is available for public inspections at theOakland Public Library. Said meeting is open to the public.
January 4, 2014 Leave a comment
Harriet M. (Carlson) Larson, 91, of Pender, Nebraska passed away Friday, January 3, 2014 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, Nebraska. Memorial Services will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Pender; with Pastor Dan Springer officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 7, 2014 from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. and a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. at Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Pender. Inurnment will be at Rosehill Cemetery in Pender, Nebraska. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Pender, Nebraska.
January 3, 2014 Leave a comment
Harriet M. Larson, 91, of Pender, Nebraska passed away Friday, January 3, 2014 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, Nebraska.
Funeral services for Harriet are pending with Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Pender.
January 3, 2014 Leave a comment
By Corey McCullock
Kat Country Hub Contributor
New Year’s resolutions always sound like great ideas at the time, but how often do we actually follow through?
There is always the common, “I am going to go to the gym more and get fit and healthy and lose weight” kind of resolution. That sounds like a great way to start off the new year. But as January continues on, how many people actually stick to their resolution? I read an article online that showed the top ten resolutions for 2014. From first to tenth they went lose weight, get organized, spend less/save more, enjoy life to the fullest, learn something exciting, quit smoking, help others in their dreams, fall in love, and spend more time with family.
Those all sound like great ideas for New Year’s resolutions, but in the same article it said that only 8% of people truly follow through with their resolution throughout the whole year. That’s not 8% of everybody on earth, because the article concluded that 38% of people in the world don’t make New Year’s resolutions. Now keep in mind that not everybody on earth was surveyed for this article, so there is obviously room for error. There are some rather, dumb, resolutions out there. Like the resolution to follow through with your New Year’s resolution. That is not even a real resolution, how do you know if you were successful or not?
I have yet to think of a resolution for this year, but I would be fine 2,3,4,5 and 10 on the top 10 list. I am usually very good with my resolutions. A few years ago I made one that I was going to quit drinking pop, and I went two years without one, and now if I have more than two at a time they make me sick.
Corey McCullock
I hope that everyone can stick to their resolution this year, good luck!
January 3, 2014 Leave a comment
The Elkhorn Valley Health Department has again received a grant to provide a limited number of radon test kits.
Radon is an odorless, cancer causing gas that comes from the ground.
It is found in a large percentage of homes, especially in the eastern part of Nebraska.
These free kits are available in the UNL Extension Office in the Burt County Courthouse in Tekamah.
Mary Loftis
Mary Loftis,
Extension Assistant
UNL Extension – Burt County
111 North 13th Street, Suite 6
Tekamah, NE 68061
Phone: (402) 374-2929
Fax: (402) 374-2930
Internet: mloftis2@unl.edu
January 3, 2014 Leave a comment
Brian Conety
BRIAN DAVID CONETY was born to Wilbur and Ruth (Lowe) Conety October 13, 1941, in Omaha, Nebraska. He passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at his home in rural Decatur, Nebraska.
Brian grew up in Herman, Nebraska, and graduated from Herman High School in 1959. In the summer of 1962, he met his future wife, Kathy, by pretending to be drowning to get her attention while she was lifeguarding at the Tekamah pool. Although that got Brian ejected from the pool that day, he did get her attention and married Kathleen Nanfito on October 13, 1962, in Wynot, Nebraska. Brian and Kathy were still best friends after 51 years of marriage.
Brian farmed for many years and had livestock. He sat many nights in the hog shed reading comic books as he waited for the sows to farrow. Being the loving man that he was, he felt that the livestock should have an extra scoop of grain on every holiday.
Brian changed his career path in 1975 and received his Journeyman Ironworker Apprenticeship in 1978 with Local 21 in Omaha. Brian would share many stories of his days working as an Ironworker and good friends he met along the way.
Brian enjoyed fishing with his wife, Kathy, and with every trip a quarter was on the line for the first, biggest and most fish!
Brian was a wonderful father, never wanting to miss watching his boys play football or wrestle even if it meant driving four hours after work from a jobsite to turn around and go back after the game. He also loved being a “Dad” to his daughter, who he always referred to as “Pill”.
Brian was blessed with five wonderful grandchildren. They were a big part of his life and he was so proud of them.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Conety of Decatur; two sons and daughters-in-law, James Conety and Deborah Zeruk of Valley, Nebraska, Jon and Angela Conety of Decatur; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Sterling Brownell of Omaha; brother and sister-in-law, Wilbur and Pat Conety of Blair, Nebraska; five grandchildren.
FUNERAL SERVICE: Monday, January 6, 2014, 10:00 a.m. at the Herman Legion Hall, Herman, Nebraska
VISITATION: Sunday, January 5th, with the family receiving friends from 2 – 6 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Home in Tekamah. Visitation Monday will be held at the Legion Hall one hour prior to the service.
BURIAL: Herman Cemetery
MEMORIALS: To the Family
Please feel free to send your condolences to the family.
Each condolence will be printed and given to the family after the service.
pelan@pelanfuneralservices.com
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