Fall is Showing Colors at Logan Creek


While enjoying a wonderful afternoon of fishing with my husband so near the Logan Creek, I stepped in it, I took pictures of the fall colors blooming all around us. What an enthralling sight to behold! Photo Credit of both photos, Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

While enjoying a wonderful afternoon of fishing with my husband so near the Logan Creek, I stepped in it, I took pictures of the fall colors blooming all around us. What an enthralling sight to behold! Photo Credit of both photos, Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

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Beautiful Sunset Near Logan Creek With Harvest on the Horizon


Beautiful sunset by Logan Creek last evening. One picture shows a little red ball just going down behind a farm place. All photos credit of Denise Gilliland/Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

Beautiful sunset by Logan Creek last evening. One picture shows a little red ball just going down behind a farm place. All photos credit of Denise Gilliland/Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

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Sandra Sue Stork, 70, of Tekamah NE


SANDRA SUE STORK, 70 years, of Tekamah, Nebraska, passed away Friday, September 26, 2014, at Brookstone Village in Omaha, Nebraska

FUNERAL SERVICE: Friday, October 3, 2014, 10:00 a.m. at the Tekamah City Auditorium.

VISITATION: Thursday, October 2, 2014, 4 – 8 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Home in Tekamah. Visitation will also be held Friday one hour prior to the service at the auditorium in Tekamah.

BURIAL: Tekamah Cemetery

MEMORIALS:

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

Sandra Stork

Sandra Stork

Editorial: Stop the Negativity


Social media is ever evolving. Not always for the good.

There is an increasing amount of negativity on sites such as Facebook and Twitter, along with texting.

People seem to enjoy criticizing others in public forums when it involves posting their anger and/or negativity rather than having a private, face-to-face discussion with the individual their anger is directed to.

Using mouths is disappearing. Fingers are getting entirely too much exercise.

If social media and texting had entered the world before actually talking, maybe people would be communicating with their mouths now.

With that not being a possibility, the world has come to a complete standstill in verbal communication.

It is easier to insult others using fingers and so it goes.

To insult others for hundreds of others to see, such as on Facebook, is not appropriate. Dealing with situations in a private manner is appropriate.

Reading insults of others only makes the one doing so look bad. Adults should not behave in such a manner. Setting an example for the younger generation, whom by all accounts, is absorbed in technology, is of upmost importance.

Step up people. Keep your negativity to yourself. This world has enough problems.

Share happiness and encourage others to let people know how appreciated they are. Tell people “good job” instead of throwing insults.

Spread sunshine!

Putting on a Show at Oakland Public Library


Laityn Johnson is putting on a show at the Oakland Public Library. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

Laityn Johnson is putting on a show at the Oakland Public Library. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast Homecoming Candidates


Lyons-Decatur Northeast Homecoming candidates are: Front - Dylan Hardeman and Chaz Webb Back-Darcey Simonsen, Bailey Beaumont, Victoria Maslonka, Aaron Williams, Kayci Kramer, Jacob Dolezal, Morgan Olson and Chevy Hennemen. Photo Credit/Pat Sharp.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast Homecoming candidates are: Front – Dylan Hardeman and Chaz Webb Back-Darcey Simonsen, Bailey Beaumont, Victoria Maslonka, Aaron Williams, Kayci Kramer, Jacob Dolezal, Morgan Olson and Chevy Hennemen. Photo Credit/Pat Sharp.

Patricia Sue Shaw, 60, of Decatur NE


PATRICIA SUE SHAW was born to David and Mary Jane (Hale) Farber November 17, 1953, in Decatur Nebraska.  She passed away September 24, 2014, at Burgess Memorial Hospital in Onawa, Iowa, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, at the age of 60 years, 10 months, and 7 days.

Patricia attended Decatur High School and graduated in the class of 1972.  She received her associate’s degree as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City, Iowa.  This led to a lifelong career in nursing, doing what she loved, caring for others.  She worked most recently in Whiting, Iowa, for Dr. John Garred Sr. and Dr. John Garred Jr.

On April 28, 1978, Patti was married to Lester Shaw in Decatur.  They lived most of their lives in Decatur.  They enjoyed traveling and spending time with family and friends.
Patti was known for her kindness, caring, and wit.  Her crazy accents, jokes, and blunt perspective could make anyone smile.   Her friends and family were of utmost importance to her.  She took pride in having numerous friends, and in being the best friend she could be to others.  She had a passion for holidays, animals, flowers, and Nebraska football.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Decatur, were she served on the administrative council, a member of the Younger United Methodist Sisterhood, and community volunteer. Her faith was strong and perpetual.

Patti was preceded in death by her brother, Mike Farber; grandparents, Harold and Margaret (Doolittle) Hale, Bruce and Sadie (Pound) Farber; father and mother-in-law, Ernest and Iva (Glidden) Shaw.

Survivors include her parents, David and Mary Jane Farber of Decatur; husband, Lester Shaw of Decatur; daughter and son-in-law, Kiley and Andy Taylor of Lincoln, NE; son, David Shaw of Omaha, NE; granddaughter, Beyna Taylor; countless friends, cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Monday, September 29, 2014, 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Decatur, Nebraska.

MEMORIAL GATHERING: Sunday, September 28, 2014, the family will receive friends from 6 – 7 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service all at Pelan Funeral Home in Tekamah.

BURIAL: Hillcrest Cemetery, Decatur, Nebraska.

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

Patricia Shaw

Patricia Shaw

Briefs


The Burt County Board of Supervisors will meet Monday, September 29th at 9:00 a.m. at the Burt County Courthouse in Tekamah, NE.

 

Lyons-Decatur Northeast celebrates Homecoming next Friday. There will be a pep rally on Main Street after school followed by a football game at 7:00 p.m. vs. Allen.

 

Oakland Heights will celebrate their 40th anniversary on Sunday, October 5th with an open house from 2:00-4:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend and celebrate the occasion!

 

Today in History


1789

Thomas Jefferson was appointed America’s first Secretary of State.

1820

Frontiersman, Daniel Boone, died in Missouri.

1914

The Federal Trade Commission was established.

1950

United Nations troops recaptured Seoul, the capital of South Korea, from the North Koreans.

1960

Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took part in the first televised presidential debate.

1986

William H. Rehnquist was sworn as the 16th chief justice of the Supreme Court.

 

A Visitor Arrived


While enjoying a break outside, a visitor arrived. They are quite amazing! A Praying Mantis! Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

While enjoying a break outside, a visitor arrived. They are quite amazing! A Praying Mantis! Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.