Reminder, Frozen Festival Tomorrow 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Swedish Heritage Center
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The Aftermath of Northeast Tractor Salvage Fire
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A fire at Northeast Tractor Salvage last week had 8 fire departments respond to the scene. These three pictures are the aftermath of the fire. All photos credit of Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
Village of Decatur Meeting Agenda
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VILLAGE OF DECATUR
REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA
March 12, 2015
4:30 P.M. CITY HALL
NOTE: Everyone must use the microphones at the table. The audience must be quiet during the meeting. If you want to ask a question and you are not on the Agenda, you must raise your hand, get permission from the Chairman, and come to the microphone before speaking. If you are on the Agenda the same rule applies.
THE VILLAGE BOARD HAS THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THE AGENDA AT THE PUBLIC MEETING WHEN CONVENED. MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
1) Meeting Called to Order by Chairman Kellogg
Roll Call: Bolln _____, Kellogg_____, Richards ______, Tolby _____, Wolf _____
2) Agenda and minutes of the previous month’s meeting received:
Roll Call: Bolln _____, Kellogg_____, Richards ______, Tolby _____, Wolf____
3) Approval and/or correction and suspended reading of the previous month minutes.
Correction: Loretta Kellogg would visit with Bob Pickell not Bob Hadcock about the snow mobile incident.
Roll Call: Bolln _____, Kellogg____, Richards ______, Tolby _____, Wolf____
4) EXCUSE BOARD MEMBERS NOT ATTENDING THE MEETING:
Roll Call: Bolln _____, Kellogg____, Richards ______, Tolby _____, Wolf____
5) REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS AND OR COMMITTEES:
1) Police: Monthly Report
2) Lights: Monthly Report
3) Water & Sewer: Monthly Report
4) Parks: Monthly Report- Income of $0.00
5) Streets: Monthly Report
6) Recycling Report: Recycling has been hauled to Tekamah
6) OLD BUSINESS
A. Police applications
- Hansen Pest Control
7) NEW BUSINESS
1) Comp Time for employees
2) Zoning commissioner
3) Fire Dept. Liquor License for dance on April 11, 2015.
4) Road limit wait (James Phelps)
5) Clean up day
8) CORRESPONDENCE
1) Papio-Missouri River NRD Urban Cost Share Programs
9) APPROPRIATIONS AND CONSIDERATION OF THE CLAIMS:
1) Claims preapproved by Wolf and Bolln
2) Motion to Approve the Claims as Submitted
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Roll Call: Bolln _____, Kellogg _____, Richards _____, Tolby _____, Wolf _____
Are there any questions from the audience?
10) MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING
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Adjournment Time:
Doris Anderson, 98, of Oakland NE
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Doris Matilda Sophia Anderson was born to Elof and Elsa (Johnson) Johnson on a farm in rural Oakland, NE on December 21, 1916. At the age of 8, her cousin Linnea came to live with their family; she often said this was the best thing that ever happened to either of them, since then they each had a sister. She attended District 13 School, graduating from Oakland High School in 1934.
On February 5, 1940, Doris married Harold Anderson. The first year they were married Doris and Harold picked the corn crop by hand because they were too poor to buy machinery. In 1942, they welcomed their first of 5 daughters, Barbara, followed by Eileen, Carole, Jane, and Laurie. Doris and Harold lived on the farm south of Oakland for 42 years, until they moved to town (Oakland) in 1982. Doris lived in the same house on Davis Avenue which was the gathering place for Sunday morning “coffee” until she moved to Oakland Heights Assisted Living in 2011. She resided at Oakland Heights until the time of her death on March 10, 2015. Doris was a lifelong member of First Lutheran Church in Oakland, and was very active in Harmony Club, Dorcas, Garden Club, and LCW. She was active on the farm, helping Harold when needed, and was an exceptional homemaker and cook. Her family loved staying at Grandma’s for Sunday dinner, and was happy to continue going to Grandma’s for “coffee” even up until last week.
Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Anderson (1985); daughter and son-in-law, Barbara (1990) and Frank Furneisen (2009); son-in-law, Gene Johnson (2014); grandson, Scott Wright (2014); and cousin, Linnea Swift (2013)
Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Eileen (Bob) Wright of Omaha, NE, Carole Johnson of West Point, NE, Jane (Bob) Moseman of Oakland, Laurie (Dave) Schold of Oakland; 11 grandchildren, Bob (Jill) Furneisen of Kona, HI, Kerstin Furneisen of St. Louis, MO, Tammy Wright of Omaha, Mark Wright of Omaha, Clint (Erin) Johnson of Fort Calhoun, NE, Eric (Mindy) Johnson of Lincoln, NE, Rachel (Adam) Petersen of Lincoln, Janna (Michael) Kloth of Brandon, SD, Tony (Casey) Moseman of Oakland, Jesse (Kim) Schold of Oakland, Cory (Taysha) Schold of Norfolk, NE; and 25 great-grandchildren
FUNERAL SERVICE: Saturday, March 14, 2015, 10:30 am, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland
VISITATION: Friday 4-8 pm with family receiving friends from 5-7 at Pelan Funeral Home in Oakland. Visitation will also be held at the church one hour prior to service
BURIAL: Oakland Cemetery
MEMORIALS: To the family with memorials to be designated at a later date
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
Doris Anderson
Marvin Henry Meier, 89, of Wayne NE
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Marvin Henry Meier, 89, of Wayne, Nebraska passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at Careage Campus of Care in Wayne, NE. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Wayne, NE; with Pastor Jeanne Madsen officiating.
Visitation will be held 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2015 at Bressler-Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield, NE; visitation will resume Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church with the family present. Burial with military honors will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Wayne, NE.
Memorials may be given to the family for future designation. Arrangements are under the direction of Bressler-Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield, NE.
Doak Wegner, of West Point Ne, Formerly of Bancroft NE
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Doak Wegner age 58 of West Point, Nebraska formerly of Bancroft, Nebraska passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the Pender Community Hospital. Funeral services are pending at the Minnick Funeral Home in West Point, NE.
Robert “Bob” Weatherly, Sr., 93, of Tekamah NE
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Robert “Bob” Weatherly, Sr., was born to Fred and Jessie (McCloud) Weatherly on November 3, 1921 in Cheyenne, Oklahoma. He passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at his home in Tekamah, Nebraska at the age 93 years.
MEMORIAL and MASONIC SERVICE: Monday, March 16, 2015, 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Tekamah.
MEMORIAL GATHERING: Sunday, 5-7 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Home in Tekamah.
BURIAL: Tekamah 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
Teola “Tillie” Davis, 93, of Tekamah NE
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Teola “Tillie” Davis, was born to Frank and Bessie (Wildman) McAllister on February 20, 1922 in Decatur, Nebraska. She passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Memorial Community Hopital, in Blair, Nebraska at the age 93 years.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: MARCH 21, 2015, 10:30 a.m. at Frist Presbyterian Church in Tekamah, Nebraska.
MEMORIAL GATHERING: MARCH 20, 2015, 5-7 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Home in Tekamah.
BURIAL: Tekamah Cemtery.
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.
Middle Name Pride Day
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Today is Middle Name Pride Day. What is your middle name? The owner of Kat Country Hub has the middle name of LeAnn. Do you like your middle name? I love mine!
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Cheri Johansen Same middle name – same spelling!!!
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Angela Bicking Marie is mine!!
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Abby Simonsen Rose! Yes it flows nicely
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Tiffany Raabe Ann!! Yes I love my middle name!! Gave it to my daughter too.
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Monica Potter Rae!!! My granddaughter has it for her middle name too!!
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Brandy K. McElroy Kay..love it!!
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Prudy Cemer Ann….pretty common
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Kathryn Carlson Ann – Love it! Named after Ann Johnson…sweetest lady I have had the honor of knowing!
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Leann Canarsky Jorgensen Kae….but I sure like you & Cheri’s middle names!
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Amy Wheaton Kristine
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Heather Green Lynn!
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Kay Marie Throener Marie
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Bonnie Starman Jean. I like it.
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Amy Newill Krutilek Jo love it
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Angie Maxwell Elizabeth, yes I like it. Niece named after me!
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Leonard Canarsky Dean
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Dawn Rogers Anderson Janette but spelled unusually different
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Debbie Lynn Johnson Lynn
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Susan McGrath Beth and I like it
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Jeannene Schutt JeanneneJanet Bericic Lorraine (don’t like it)
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Bobette Toalson I do not have a middle name so I adopted my maiden name (Curry) as my middle name!
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Toni M Helzer Marie…love it!!
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SueEllen Hammer Don’t have a middle name have a double first name
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Julie Eager Rae….didn’t used to but now I am used to it.
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Paula Stromquist Renee….don’t mind it!
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Mylet Johnson Kutchera Luree
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Mona Tanksley I see I am the 3rd one on here with Rae as a middle name. Didn’t know there were so many of us.
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Bev Case Landholm Sue. I like it but I was crowned with “Suitcase” as a nickname! Beverly Sue Case!
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Tammy Waters Rae 4th one on here now. Named after my parents favorite uncle of mine, gave my first daughter same middle name. I didn’t like it growing up because it was odd, but liked it as I got older.
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Donna Hirt Villwok Rae, 5th 6th 7th on here, now. Named after an uncle Ray, then gave my second daughter the middle name and she gave her daughter the middle name. I like it.
Oakland Public Library Receives Donation
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Monsanto’s Fund program, America’s Farmers Grow Communities, supports local farming communities by offering farmers the ability to enter their names to win a $2,500 donation to be designated to a nonprofit organization of their choice. “The grower has to qualify by signing up,” stated Travis Thomsen of Monsanto.
Oakland’s Gordon Nelson entered and won the $2,500 donation. He was selected from entries in 1,324 counties in 40 states. Nelson chose the Oakland Public Library to receive the money. “I thought it was a good place to go. They can add on more book shelves,” Nelson said.
Property has been purchased to the north of the library where a new addition will be built, providing not only space, but the opportunity to expand in other areas as well. “News of this gift brightened my day! Thank you to Gordon Nelson and Rachel Wise for their ongoing support of the Oakland Public Library and the generosity of Monsanto for offering ways for their customers to give back to their community!! What a blessing!!” stated Oakland Library Director Rosa Schmidt.
There will be another local community to benefit from Monsanto’s program soon. “Our next one will be in Pender,” stated Russ Kavan of Monsanto.
Farmers not only feed the world, but because of Monsanto, can give even more to their communities.
Members of the Oakland Library Board and Foundation were on hand to receive the donation to the Oakland Public Library Monsanto chose Gordon Olson to designate to an organization of his choosing. From left are: Rosa Schmidt (Oakland Public Library director:, Coleen Denton, Cathy Fischer, Joanne Peterson, Linda Jones, Vivian Forks, Audrey Unwin, Travis Thomsen, Gordon Nelson, Russ Kavan, Cathi McMurtry (partially hidden) Jim Mashek and Jessica Keogh. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
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