Primary Election Notice

PRIMARY ELECTION NOTICE

OF OFFICES TO BE FILLED AND

FILING DEADLINES

Primary Election: May 13, 2014

Filing Deadlines: Incumbents 5:00 P.M. February 18, 2014

Non-Incumbents 5:00 P.M. March 3, 2014

Subdivision                           Position                                                                                         How Many            Term Length

Federal                                 United States Senator                                                                 1                                  6

Representative in Congress, District 1                                   1                                     2

State                                          Governor/Lt Governor                                                              1                                  4

Secretary of State                                                                   1                                  4

State Treasurer                                                                         1                                  4

Attorney General                                                                      1                                  4

Auditor of Public Accounts                                                    1                                     4

County

Burt County                           District 1 Supervisor                                                                          1                                  4

District 3 Supervisor                                                                     1                                  4

District 5 Supervisor                                                                     1                                  4

District 7 Supervisor                                                                     1                                  4

Clerk of the District Court                                                         1                                  4

County Assessor                                                                              1                                  4

County Attorney                                                                              1                                  4

County Clerk                                                                                    1                                     4

County Sheriff                                                                                 1                                     4

County Surveyor                                                                           1                                     4

County Treasurer                                                                            1                                  4

Delegate to County Convention by Precinct

Nonpartisan

Member of the Legislature, District 16                                                                                                1                                  4

Northeast Community College Board of Governors, District 4                                                             1                                  4

Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors

Subdistrict 7                                                                                       1                                  4

At Large                                                                                                 1                                  4

 

School Boards

Tekamah-Herman School District #1

Ward 2 Board Members                                                                           2                                  4

Ward 3 Board Members                                                                           1                                  4

Oakland-Craig School District #14

At Large Board Members                                                                          4                                  4

Lyons-Decatur School District #20

West Ward Board Members                                                                      3                                  4

East Ward Board Members                                                                       2                                  4

Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools

At Large Board Members                                                                         3                                  4

Logan-View Public Schools

At Large Board Members                                                                         5                                  4

City Offices

City of Lyons                         At Large Council Members                                                                              2                                  4

At Large Mayor                                                                                       1                                  4

City of Oakland                   At Large Council Members                                                                                2                                  4

At Large Mayor                                                                                       1                                  4

City of Tekamah                 Ward 1 Council Member                                                                                    1                                  4

Ward 2 Council Member                                                                         1                                  4

At Large Mayor                                                                                       1                                  4

Tekamah Airport Authority

At Large Airport Board Members                                                            2                                  6

Pender Community Hospital District

At Large Board Members                                                                        3                                  4

In accordance with Nebraska Revised Statutes, the filing deadline for Township officers, Village Board of Trustees, Board of Educational Service Units and Public Power Districts that receive annual gross

revenue of less than forty million dollars, that will hold an election in conjunction with the statewide General Election is 5:00 P.M. July 15, 2014 for incumbents of any office and 5:00 P.M. August 1, 2014 for non-incumbents.  Judges must file Retention Requests with the Secretary of State’s Office by August 1, 2014 immediately preceding the expiration of their 6-year term of office.

Contact Marjorie Shumake at the Courthouse at 374-2955 or burtcoclerk@abbnebraska.com for filing information.

DATED this 21^st day of January, 2014 at Tekamah, Nebraska.

Marjorie Shumake

Burt County Clerk

Oakland Public Library Receives Award

A 3 Star rating was awarded to the Oakland Public Library by Library Journal magazine! Proudly posing for the library photo are JoAnne Peterson and Coleen Denton. (Back row l-r) Kristi Arlt, Audrey Unwin, Nancy Wonka, James Mashek, Vivian Forks, and Rosa Schmidt.

Senator Brasch Files for Re-election

Day 3 of 103rd Legislature, 2nd Session was memorable. Following adjournment, I filed for re-election! I humbly ask for the privilege and great honor to continue working as State Senator for District 16, and our state. In the past three years, the people of District 16, and our great state have shown me exponentially, beyond words your great hearts, strong backs, brilliant minds and your God given power unlike none other. You have lifted me and inspired me in the most unexpected ways and unusual places. I want to work beside you, with you, and for you. It is important, as Senators we Legislate annually and work together to carefully map the course protecting the present and future of many generations. A prayer said by a Chaplin of the Day during our Legislature a year or so ago has stayed with me. “…with power comes great responsibility and challenges…it also reveals your heart….”. Many things have been accomplished, there is much more to be done. Thank you to all for your support and prayers; now I ask please for your support and continued prayers in my re-election this year.

Oakland Public Library Honored!

Long story short… Oakland Public Library is one of nine libraries in Nebraska to be given a Star Rating by Library Journal magazine!! Woot! Woot!

John G.Neihardt Upcoming Event

1. Steamboat Wrecks, January 19, 2014At 2:00 pm on Sunday, January 19th, self-proclaimed steamboat hunter, Pete King of Sergeant Bluff, will give a presentation on historic steamboat wrecks along what he calls “the deadliest mile,” the once winding, snaky section of the Missouri River just south of Onawa, IA and Decatur, NE. Providing historical photographs, King will describe the events and aftermath of several of the nearly a dozen sunken steamboats in this area (out of nearly 400 along the entire river). Fascinated by the story of the Bertrand, which sank in 1865 at DeSoto Bend, and the recovered artifacts on display at the museum near Missouri Valley, he began searching on his own using a magnetometer, which detects iron in the soil and, over the past 40 years he has uncovered 31 relics. He believes he has located one of these ships, the Nugget, a supply boat headed for Montana in 1866, buried in about 50 feet of mud. This is his major project now, working with the land owner to attempt excavation. It is yet a mystery whether it went down as a loaded boat, which will mean lots of artifacts, or as a salvaged boat, where the owners were able to off-load before it sank.

   The program begins at 2 p.m. with a reception following; both are free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact the Neihardt State Historic Site at 1-402-648-3388 or 1-888-777-4667 or by email at neihardt@gpcom.net. Visit the site at 306 W. Elm Street, Bancroft, NE.

 

 

Storytime at Oakland Public Library

I know the weather outside is frightful…but the library Storytime is so delightful!