Sun Setting on Beautiful Day
July 15, 2014 1 Comment
A beautiful July sunset. All photos credit of Denise Gilliland/Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
Fremont 4-H Fair Results
July 15, 2014 Leave a comment
The annual nine county Fremont 4-H Fair was held last week at Christensen Field in Fremont. Many Burt County 4-H members took part in a wide variety of 4-H events and contests.
The horse show started off the Fremont Fair on Wednesday, July 9. Reese Hansen of Herman was Burt County’s only representative, but she did more than hold her own as she won the bronze medal in Junior Showmanship, was Champion in Western Pony Pleasure and received a blue in Junior Western Horsemanship.
On Thursday, Casey Stone of Tekamah took part in the Dog Show with Bailey, her Australian Shepherd. They earned a purple ribbon in Intermediate Showmanship, grand champion in the senior division of Beginning Novice B and received a blue in Advanced Agility.
The sheep show started off Friday morning with the Breeding Ewe Show. Britney Stevenson of Oakland received a purple in the AOB (Any Other Breed) Class, in the Dorset class Brent Miller of Lyons received a purple while in the commercial breeding class Rylee Stevenson of Oakland received a blue and Layne Miller of Lyons received a red. Brent Miller came home with Champion honors in the breeding ewe show.
In the Market Lamb Show:
Southdown and Any Other Breed: Purple: Brent Miller
White Influence: Purple: Layne Miller
Hampshire: Purple: Britney Stevenson, Andrew Brudigam, Oakland (3)
Blue: Layne Miller, Brent Miller
Natural: Purple: Hannah Brudigam, Oakland
Crossbred: Purple: Brent Miller, Layne Miller, Britney Stevenson, Hannah Brudigam
Reserve Champion Market Lamb was shown by Britney Stevenson.
The Meat Goat Show followed the Sheep Show with Abigail and Vanessa Peterson of West Point both showing blue ribbon goats.
In the Shooting Sports Competition; BB Guns 8-9 years old:
Lacey Petersen, of Tekamah – Purple and Gold medal
J.T Brands – Purple and Silver medal
BB Guns 10-12 years old:
Laurence Brands – Purple and Gold medal
Mike Brands – Purple
Zach Petersen, Tekamah – Blue
Air Rifle 11-14 years old:
Laurence Brands – Purple and Gold medal
Zach Petersen – Purple and Silver medal
Mike Brands – Purple and Bronze medal
Air Rifle 15-18:
Thomas Hennig, Tekamah – Purple and Gold medal
Breeding Beef Show:
Angus: Purple – Bailey Fleischman, Tekamah and Champion Angus Heifer
Commercial: Purple – Bailey Fleischman and Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer
Blue – Bryce Uhing, West Point
Any Other Breed: Purple – Trenton Elliott, Tekamah and Champion AOB
Max Hansen, Herman
Supreme Heifer: Trenton Elliott
Senior Beef Showmanship:
Purple: Bailey Fleischman; Blue: Trenton Elliott
Intermediate Beef Showmanship:
Purple: Cody Elliott and Gold Medal
Blue: Max Hansen
Junior Beef Showmanship:
Blue: Reese Hansen
Market Heifer Show:
Purple: Bailey Fleischman and Reserve Champion Market Heifer; Cody Elliott
Blue: Vanessa Peterson
Market Steer Show:
Purple: Reese Hansen, Cody Elliott, and Bryce Uhing
Blue: Abigail Peterson and Max Hansen
Cody Elliott Division II Champion and Overall Reserve Champion Market Steer.
In the 4-H Rabbit Show Cody Bachtell was the only Burt County exhibitor. He received a blue ribbon in intermediate showmanship. His three Lion Head rabbits earned two purple ribbons including best purple and a blue ribbon. He also showed a mini lop receiving a blue ribbon. In the commercial breed show Cody showed his Flemish Giant receiving a purple ribbon.
In the Insect ID and Horticulture ID Contests Elise Anderson of Lyons received a purple ribbons and gold medals in the junior division of both contests.
The Hog Show was the final competition of the Fremont 4-H Fair.
Senior Showmanship: Purple – Jenna Bromm, Oakland and Bronze Medal winner
Junior Showmanship: Purple – Elise Anderson, Lyons and Bronze Medal winner; Brayden Anderson, Lyons.
Progress Gilt Show:
Purple: Brayden Anderson
Market Gilt Show:
Purple: Jenna Bromm and Reserve Champion Market Gilt
Blue: Elise Anderson
Progress Barrow Show:
Purple: Jenna Bromm; Elise Anderson (2)
Market Barrow Show:
Purple: Jenna Bromm and Reserve Champion Market Barrow; Brayden Anderson
Blue: Brayden Anderson
Heidi Miller of Lyons reigned over much of the fair as the 2013 Fremont Fair Queen until the new royalty was crowned at a community luncheon on Friday.
Results of the Burt County 4-H member static exhibits will be available next week.
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
Grain Markets
July 14, 2014 Leave a comment
Grain Markets at close 7/14/14
Corn+3@3.81
New+3@3.88
Beans+1@11.97
New+11@10.86
For more information, contact:
Greg Mockenhaupt
Risk Management Consultant
Central Valley Ag – ProEdge
1007 County Road O
Oakland, NE 68045
Office: 402-685-5613
Cell: 402-380-9855
Caregiver Support Group
July 14, 2014 Leave a comment
The monthly Caregiver Support Group will meet at the Bancroft Senior Center, this coming Monday, July 21 at 2:00 p.m. The meetings are very informal; various topics are discussed and those who attend are encouraged to share their ups and downs of being a caregiver. The information that is shared by those in attendance is kept confidential. If you are a caregiver and have never attended a meeting, please feel free to come and join us.
Bancroft Senior Center News
July 14, 2014 Leave a comment
Bancroft Senior Center News
* The senior center provides Information and Assistance to any individual who is looking for services for themselves or another person 60 years and older, the center manager and/or center participant can provide information to individuals on services available within the community. We link individuals to the services and opportunities that are available within or beyond the community itself. We will then establish adequate follow-up procedures to see that their needs were met. For more information call 402-648-3387.
*If you are 60 years and older and need information on programs designed to help keep you in your home longer or if you need legal help, contact Connie at 402-648-3387 or in the evening at 402-648-7648.
* We have the following medical equipment to loan out on an as need basis, wheel chair, bath seats, toilet seat riser and portable toilet chair, crutches or walkers. Call 402-648-3387 during office hours.
Meals on Wheels
Would you like to get Meals on Wheels? Anyone over the age of 60 years and lives within the city limits are eligible for these meals. You may sign up anytime for the Meals on Wheels program; you can get the meals delivered however many times you want them each week. You must call 402-687-2332 before 8:30 a.m. if you want a meal that day. The suggested donation for the meals is $4.00.
Weekly Activities:
Wed. July 16: Melody chimers practice at 9:00. There will be a pitch tournament at 1:30. The picnic supper will be held at 6:30 (meal will be furnished) and the Clarkson Community Polka Band will start playing around 7:00 p.m.
Thurs. July17: Tai Chi class at 9:30 and the walking ex. class at 10:30. Stop in for coffee at 10:00. Come and play the card game of Golf at 1:30.
Fri. July 18: Join us for chair exercises at 10:00. The monthly birthday party will start at 1:30.
Mon. July 21: The caregiver support group meeting begins at 2:00; all caregivers are welcome to these meetings.
Tues. July 22: Tai Chi class at 9:30 and the walking ex. class at 10:30. Stop in for coffee at 10:00. Sign up for the fried chicken dinner. Blood pressures taken at 11:45. Cards will be played after the dishes are done.
Wed. July 23: Melody chimes practice at 9:00. There will be a pitch tournament at 1:30.
USDA Supply and Demand Balance Sheet
July 11, 2014 Leave a comment
The USDA issued their Supply and Demand balance sheet adjustments for July this morning. These are the adjustments that are made monthly to reflect changes in global supply and demand changes for principal crops.
Corn:
The USDA reduced old crop feed demand by 125 mbu to reflect lower usage as implied by the June 30th Stocks Report. Feed demand for the 3rd quarter was down 6% at that time, resulting in the USDA’s adjustment this morning. Ethanol demand was bumped 25 mbu to account for the heavy pace in that industry. The net result is an increase of 100 mbu to the old crop carryout, putting it at 1,246 mbu…slightly above trade estimates. New crop (14/15) carryout figures were adjusted higher to reflect the larger amount of corn carried over into next year. Additionally, feed demand was lowered 50 mbu to reflect expectations of higher sorghum feeding displacing corn in feed rations. Reductions in supply due to lower acreage numbers were outweighed by the feed and carryin revisions.
Market Reaction: Slightly Negative – negative trend continues
Soybeans:
Old crop soybean carryout increased by 15 mbu this morning. Crush and export numbers both increased, but were offset by negative residual adjustments. It’s likely that the size of the 13/14 crop will be pushed higher at the end of this marketing year (September report). New crop saw higher adjustments to both crush and exports, but it wasn’t enough to offset the massive acreage increase that was seen in the June 30th Planted Acreage report.
Market Reaction: Negative
At 11:33 am, corn is down 6-7. Old beans are down -46, new beans down -19.
For more information contact:
Greg Mockenhaupt
Risk Management Consultant
Central Valley Ag – ProEdge
1007 County Road O
Oakland, NE 68045
Office: 402-685-5613
Cell: 402-380-9855
New Hours at Oakland’s Food Bank
July 11, 2014 Leave a comment
The Food Bank, located at the E. Free Church 821 E. Fulton has new hours: Tuesdays 1 – 3 pm and 3rd Saturday of the month 9 – 11 am. Contact Joyce Johnson @ 402-685-5812 for more information.
Hassebrook Releases Plan on Prisons
July 10, 2014 Leave a comment
Nebraska is facing a prison overcrowding crisis that has been more than a decade in the making. At the same time, scores of violent offenders were released early through administrative failures. Four people were murdered by a prisoner released on good time, when he should and could have lost all good time under current statutes for attacking prison guards and other prisoners. These failures relieved prison overcrowding, but at the expense of human lives and public safety. Other steps need to be taken to both relieve overcrowding and provide long term solutions. Chuck Hassebrook has released his plan on how to deal with these ongoing issues and how to move our state forward:
“When I take office in January, the buck will stop at my desk to ensure that sentencing statutes are fully and faithfully implemented. The failures of recent years would not have happened under my watch and will not happen again under my watch.
“Upon taking office, I will propose and finalize regulations to take every day of automatically granted good time away from prisoners who repeatedly break prison rules, attack guards, or assault other prisoners. Although the Governor currently has that statutory authority, it has not been used. I will use it.
“The option of building or leasing new prison space must be on the table, but I will take every responsible step to avoid that expensive option while protecting Nebraskans from dangerous criminals. I will also take all necessary actions to avoid spending money on additional prison space. I will ask the Legislature to expand drug courts, veteran courts, young adult courts and mental health courts for nonviolent offenders. Such courts cost a small fraction of prison and have proven far more effective at correcting criminal behavior. While almost half of drug offenders who serve time reoffend after leaving prison, only one in seven graduates of drug court reoffend.
“I will search the nation for best practices that have proven successful in reducing both crime and the prison population. I will move parole eligible, nonviolent offenders out of prisons and into drug, veteran, young adult and mental health courts, if they would have been eligible when sentenced.
“I will expand job training and mental health treatment for inmates and provide supervision and job assistance to every inmate upon his or her release to reduce the rate of recidivism and future demands on the prison system.
“I will also invest in long term solutions, like early childhood education, and will work with schools and community colleges to make job training available beginning the junior year of high school. Successful students are far less likely to fall prey to gangs and crime. These actions will reduce future prison and public assistance costs.”
Chuck Hassebrook
Oakland Mercy Hospital to Have Open House
July 9, 2014 Leave a comment
Oakland Mercy Hospital invites everyone to attend an open house tomorrow (Thurs.) from 5:00-6:30 p.m. The hospital has undergone several renovations and is offering a tour to all in attendance.
“The tour will feature the new mammography and dexa scan room, the expansion of the emergency room and the renovated treatment rooms,” said Mona Tanksley, Director of Health Information Management at Oakland Mercy Hospital.
Come with an appetite! “Grilled hot dogs, chips and drinks will be served to those attending,” Mona stated.
The hospital staff is excited to show off their renovations to the public. “We hope to see everyone at our open house,” said John Werner, Oakland Mercy Hospital Administrator.
One of the remodeled rooms at Oakland Mercy Hospital. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
The waiting room has been moved down the hall and also has a coffee bar. Photo Credit for both/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
This is an extension to the emergency room, that also has sliding glass doors to close it off from the rest of the emergency room. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
This is the mammogram room, located in the old waiting room. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
This stained glass picture was made by Rita Going, a nurse at Oakland Mercy Hospital. It is in the mammogram room. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
These paintings are on display, and for sale, at the hospital. The Logan Valley Artists, based out of Creative Connection in Oakland, paint them. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
New Access Point on Logan Creek
July 9, 2014 Leave a comment
Looking for something fun to do this summer? Through the collaborative efforts of several groups, the newest access point on the Logan Creek for canoe/kayak travel is now finished. For several years, a number of groups have been working to provide a series of canoe access points to Logan Creek. The newest site in this series to be completed is at Bancroft. Bancroft is 46 miles South of Sioux City, Iowa on Hyway 77 and 45 miles East of Norfolk on Hyway 275 & Hyway 16. The site is 1/4 mile North of Hyway 16 on Cuming County Road 24, directly North of Ru-de’s Mini Mart. The site provides parking and access to Logan Creek. Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D Council board member, John Ross brought the idea to the Cuming County Supervisors. Work on the Bancroft site began in 2011 through John’s efforts.
Jeff troupe, of Oakland, has been paddling the Logan for 10 years. “Early morning or late evening is the best time to see the most wildlife”, Jeff says. “It takes about 2 hours to paddle from Pender to Bancroft; from Bancroft to Lyons; or from Lyons to Oakland. Canadian Geese, Blue Heron, horned owls, beaver, muskrats, deer, miscellaneous birds and an occasional bald eagle are examples of some of the wildlife that can be seen while leisurely floating down the Logan Creek.
A map of the Logan Creek access points is available at outdoornebraska.ne.gov. To view the map, visit the water trails page. “Canoe and kayak rentals will be available by late summer at Ru-De’s Mini Mart in Bancroft”, says Rob Smith, owner.
This project has been made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D Council, Lower Elkhorn NRD, Cuming County, Cuming County Visitor’s Bureau, the Elkhorn Valley Chapter of Pheasants Forever, and The Nebraska Games and Parks.
Jean Schultz
Program Assistant
Nebraska Loess Hills RC & D Council
P O Box 24
Oakland, NE 68045
402-685-4020
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