4-H/FFA Livestock Quality Assurance Training

June 16, 2016 Leave a comment


Keeping livestock properly watered takes a lot of water and effort if you are carrying it to your animals as these Burt County 4-H members learned. They are pictured with at least part of the buckets they would have to carry to the animal they were assigned as part of the Livestock Quality Assurance Training last Sunday evening in Oakland. Pictured are: Bailey Fleischman of Tekamah showing part of the 23 gallons of water a 1150 lb. steer would need at 90 degrees; Bryce Uhing of West Point with enough water for a 700 lb steer at 50 degrees; Thomas Hennig of Tekamah with the 6 gallons of water he’d need for a 200 pound hog at 100 degrees; Megan Olson of Tekamah with the much smaller amount she’d need for a 40 lb. lamb at 50 degrees; Blaine Olson of Tekamah with water for his 120 lb. lamb at 80 degrees and Sydney Olsen of Lyons with enough water for a 120 lb. pig at 50 degrees. The rule of thumb in calculating water use is one gallon per 100 lbs. of animal plus more for heat and stress situations. Photo Credit/Mary Loftis

Keeping livestock properly watered takes a lot of water and effort if you are carrying it to your animals as these Burt County 4-H members learned. They are pictured with at least part of the buckets they would have to carry to the animal they were assigned as part of the Livestock Quality Assurance Training last Sunday evening in Oakland. Pictured are: Bailey Fleischman of Tekamah showing part of the 23 gallons of water a 1150 lb. steer would need at 90 degrees; Bryce Uhing of West Point with enough water for a 700 lb steer at 50 degrees; Thomas Hennig of Tekamah with the 6 gallons of water he’d need for a 200 pound hog at 100 degrees; Megan Olson of Tekamah with the much smaller amount she’d need for a 40 lb. lamb at 50 degrees; Blaine Olson of Tekamah with water for his 120 lb. lamb at 80 degrees and Sydney Olsen of Lyons with enough water for a 120 lb. pig at 50 degrees. The rule of thumb in calculating water use is one gallon per 100 lbs. of animal plus more for heat and stress situations.
Photo Credit/Mary Loftis

4-H/FFA Livestock Quality Assurance Training included a session on the importance of reading medication labels. This lesson was emphasized by having the participants try to identify what was in the beverage bottles by using the information available on the bottle and tasting and smelling the liquids. These Logan Valley Clovers 4-H members resort to tasting the liquids as the labeling was often incomplete. Hailey Miller of Lyons; Lyndsey Johnson of Oakland, Brent Miller of Lyons (behind); Elise Anderson of Lyons and Avery Bacon of Lyons take turns trying the different beverages as Tess Johnson of Oakland helped serve them. Photo Credit/Mary Loftis.

4-H/FFA Livestock Quality Assurance Training included a session on the importance of reading medication labels. This lesson was emphasized by having the participants try to identify what was in the beverage bottles by using the information available on the bottle and tasting and smelling the liquids. These Logan Valley Clovers 4-H members resort to tasting the liquids as the labeling was often incomplete. Hailey Miller of Lyons; Lyndsey Johnson of Oakland, Brent Miller of Lyons (behind); Elise Anderson of Lyons and Avery Bacon of Lyons take turns trying the different beverages as Tess Johnson of Oakland helped serve them. Photo Credit/Mary Loftis.

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Scrap Tire Collection in Cuming County

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Cuming County has been awarded a grant from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality for the purpose of having a scrap tire collection. The Nebraska Loess Hills Resource, Conservation and Development Council (RC&D), Papio-Missouri River NRD, Lower Elkhorn NRD, City of West Point, and the Cuming County Fairboard are partnering to organize the collection. The tentative date for this collection is August 19 and will be held in West Point.

The RC&D has applied for funding for an electronic waste and a series of HHW (household hazardous waste) collections. Details will be in future Little News.

 

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Oakland City Council Preliminary Meeting Agenda

June 16, 2016 Leave a comment


 REGULAR MEETING

CITY COUNCIL

CITY OF OAKLAND, NEBRASKA

 

MEETING NOTICE:

            NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Oakland, Nebraska, will be held at 5:30 on Monday June 20th, 2016 at the Municipal Building, 401 North Oakland Avenue in Oakland, Nebraska for the regular monthly meeting.

An agenda for such meeting, kept continuously current is available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than twenty-four hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting.

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PRELIMINARY AGENDA

I.                        CALL TO ORDER

 

A.   Roll Call

B.   Establishment of a Quorum

C.   Reminder of Open Meeting Laws/Poster

D.   Approval May 16th, 2016 meeting minutes

E.    Treasurer’s Report

 

  1. SCHEDULED CITIZENS AND VISITORS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL

F.    Tim Adams- Pay Schedule 4

G.   Kathy Backer- Responsible Beverage Server Training and Melanie Thompson- quarantine and isolation laws in Nebraska and the training opportunities that are available to government and elected officials.

 

  • COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS

H.   Police Report

I.

 

IV.                    OLD BUSINESS

J.     Accept bid for the demolition of 110 N Park Ave

 

V.                      NEW BUSINESS

K.

 

VI.                    INFORMATION ITEM

 

 

  • DISCUSSION

L.

                 

  • CLOSED SESSION

 

  1. APPROVAL OF OPERATIONS BILLS AND WARRANTS

Approval by motion

  1. ADJOURNMENT

Registered Agenda Speakers

                  The Mayor or Presiding Meeting Officer reserves the right to deny this request, or will call you to the center front podium when your agenda Item is ready to be heard. Presentations, if allowed, may be limited to five (5) minutes per person, with a limit of three (3) individuals speaking per topic position. Please come to the center front podium, and clearly state your name and address for the record and the agenda topic you wish to speak upon in a professional manner.

                  The Mayor and City Council reserve the right to enter into an executive session at any time during the meeting, in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Act, even though the closed session may not be indicated on the agenda.

                  It is the intention of the Mayor and City Council to take up the items on the agenda in sequential order. However, the Mayor and City Council reserve the right to take up matters in a different order to accommodate the schedules of the city council members, persons having items on the agenda, and the public

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Waffle Supper at Oakland Heights

June 16, 2016 Leave a comment


This month’s waffle supper at Oakland Heights is tonight, June 16th. Serving begins at 5:30 p.m. 

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Happenings at Oakland Heights

June 16, 2016 Leave a comment


Oakland Heights News by Nancy Silvey

This week we have our monthly Waffle Supper on Thursday June 16th serving at 5:30 pm. On Saturday June 18th the Rusty Buckets will be here to perform at 2:30 pm. Next week on Monday June 20th we will be having a Father’s Day celebration at 2:30 pm with entertainment by Jerry Stingley and serving Banana floats. On Tuesday June 21st at 11:15 am we will be going to Golden Oaks for their potluck.

Church Service for Sunday June 19th at 2:30 pm will be given by the St. John Lutheran Church with a luncheon served afterwards. On Tuesday June 21st is Catholic Mass at 9:30 am given by Father Paul.

Activities for the week of June 20th   to June 25th   are as follows, Reading with Jill, Manicures, Sing a Long, Game Day, Trivia , Bingo the w/Staff, Coffee and Conversation,   Bible Fellowship, Word Games, Let’s Play Ball, Crafty Cooking, Friday Bingo, Saturday morning video, and Lawrence Walk.

Volunteers signing in last week were; Judy Nelson, Mary Donavan, Anne Anderson, Patty Miller, Betty Hanna, Marge Maller,   Dani Moseman, Pat Anderson, Nadine Anderson, Lola Bridgeford, Sly Rouse, and Seth Anderson.

Guests signing in the guest book last week were: Gus and Janet Kai to see Paul Kai.

 

 

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Verna N. Weatherly, 95, of Tekamah NE

June 16, 2016 Leave a comment


Verna N. Weatherly, age 95, of Tekamah, Nebraska passed away Monday, June 13, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Tekamah.  Memorial services will be on Saturday, June 18, 2016, at 10 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Tekamah.  Burial will  be in the Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Nebraska.  Memorial visitation will be held Friday, June 17th, from 5-6:30 p.m. with family receiving friends and Eastern Star Service at 6:30 p.m. all at Pelan Funeral Services in Tekamah.  Memorials to the family to be designated at a later date  Pelan Funeral Services in Tekamah is in charge of arrangements.

Verna Nylene Weatherly was born to Chancey and Alpharetta (Irish) Underwood in Belgrade, Nebraska on February 26, 1921.
Verna grew up in the Belgrade area and graduated from Belgrade High school in 1938. On November 5, 1941, Verna married Robert “Bob” Weatherly in Belgrade. They lived most of their lives on farms around the Tekamah area and moved into Tekamah in 1975. She spent numerous hours answering phones and taking messages at Weatherly Bros Irrigation.

Verna was a member of the United Methodist Church of Tekamah, Tekamah Chapter 131 Order of the Eastern Star of Nebraska. She was a leader for various 4-H groups and a loyal supporter of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Bob and Verna loved traveling with friends and family to Texas and Las Vegas; they had numerous stories of the adventures.

Verna was preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Bob” Weatherly; daughter, Patricia Weatherly Nicholls; daughter-in-law, Mary Jane “Janie” (Mullins) Weatherly, grandson Michael Weatherly; sister, Aila Ahlers; brother, Claire Underwood; brothers-in-law, Walt Ahlers and Vernon Hansen.

Verna is survived by her sons, Robert K. ( Beth) Weatherly, Jr. of Fremont, NE and Jerry L. Weatherly of Bellevue, NE; three grandchildren, Mark (Amanda) Nicholls of Irving, TX, Bruce (Teresa) Nicholls of Claremore, OK,  Jill C. Weatherly of Lincoln, NE; five great grandchildren, Tyler and Grant Nicholls of Claremore, Tori, Micah and Laura Nicholls of Irving. Verna is also survived by brothers, C. Harold (Emma) Underwood of Redding, CA and Duane (Shirley) Underwood of Dry Ridge, KY; sisters, Janet Hansen of Harvard, NE and Jean Craig of California; many nieces and nephews.

Verna Weatherly

Verna Weatherly

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God Bless the Family of Lane Graves

June 15, 2016 Leave a comment


God Bless the family of Lane…..Please keep him, his parents and family in your thoughts and prayers. I can’t imagine what they are going through. They tried with all their might to save their child. It tugs at all of our hearts. He barely knew life, but now he is an angel for his family. Such a lesson for all of us. Life is precious and can change on a dime. Hugs to Lane! Fly with the angels!

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued

June 14, 2016 Leave a comment


The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 254 in effect until 9 PM CDT this evening for the following areas In Iowa this watch includes 6 counties In southwest Iowa Harrison Mills Montgomery Pottawattamie Shelby In west central Iowa Monona In Nebraska this watch includes 8 counties In east central Nebraska Burt Dodge Douglas Sarpy Saunders Washington In northeast Nebraska Cuming Thurston This includes the cities of…Ashland…Bellevue…Blair… Council Bluffs…Decatur…Dunlap…Fremont…Glenwood…Harlan… La Vista…Logan…Lyons…Macy…Mapleton…Missouri Valley… Oakland…Omaha…Onawa…Papillion…Pender…Red Oak… Tekamah…Wahoo…Walthill…West Point…Winnebago…Wisner… Woodbine and Yutan

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Health Department Seeks Public Comment

June 14, 2016 Leave a comment


{Wisner} The Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department (ELVPHD) 2016 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) and Community Health Assessment Report (CHA) is now available in the “Featured Content” section of the home page of the ELVPHD website (www.elvphd.org).

The CHIP sets the priorities for the health department for the next 3 years. ELVPHD invites the public to view the department’s preliminary CHIP and Assessment Report and to report any comments or suggestions at info@elvphd.org. Public input on the CHIP and the CHA is being sought through July 1, 2016. The final CHIP and CHA will serve as the department’s guiding document in addressing the public health needs of ELVPHD communities.

For more information, please contact the Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department at (877) 379-4400. ##

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Helping Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Gain Access to Markets

June 14, 2016 Leave a comment


By Sarah Beaman, sarahb@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs

According to the most recent census of agriculture, there are 6 times more farmers over 65 than under 35.  Beginning farmers and ranchers represent a crucial component for the future of agriculture, but they must overcome stern challenges to get started.
Beginning farmers and ranchers can increase the likelihood of success by specializing in the production of value-added products. Value-added commodities can be created by changing the physical state of a commodity; producing, marketing, or segregating a product in a way that enhances its value or customer-base; or aggregating and marketing a crop as locally-produced.
Value-added production may seem a daunting endeavor, especially for beginning farmers and ranchers with limited access to capital. But the USDA’s Value Added Producer Grant can help, giving priority to beginning farmers, small/midsized family farms, and socially disadvantaged farmers. Grants awarded provide up to 50% of the capital needed for a value-added venture (up to $250,000). Additionally, working capital grants (up to $75,000) are also awarded for planning activities (business plans, feasibility studies, marketing plans, etc.) used to establish marketing opportunities for value-added products.
Funded projects vary greatly, including conversion of switchgrass into fuel; marketing of premium applesauce from organically grown apples; and expanding a market for locally-produced, non-GMO, free-range chicken products.
The deadline for online applications is June 24.  Paper applications are due July 1.  For more information visit: http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/value-added-producer-grants and http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/2016-farmers-guide-to-vapg/ to download the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition VAPG Factsheet.

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