New Business Coming to Lyons

“I have always had a dream of opening my own gun shop,” said Gerald Dolezal. His dream is now becoming a reality. Gerald will be opening a gunsmithing shop, for guns and ammunition sales.

Gerald acquired what use to be the old creamery in Lyons on North 4^th Street. Gerald’s desire to own a gun shop dates back twenty years. “I was in the Marines and a machinist. This helped me to learn the trade,” Gerald stated. He is planning on working on guns, old and new, for customers. He is in the process of acquiring permits so he can buy and sell guns along with reloading shells. “I would also want to get the teaching requirements for concealed carry permits,” Gerald said.

He is currently remodeling the building with help from Mark Niewohner. “I told him I would help him get started. We are working on renovating the building,” Mark stated.

They are repairing windows, doors and other structural features on the inside of the building. “We will do more as the weather warms us,” Mark said.

A name for the business hasn’t been chosen. There is time as Gerald is anticipating a mid-summer of 2014 opening date.

Kat Country Hub will provide more information as the opening date nears. Stay tuned.

2013 Memories

July 4th celebration! Some will be lighting off fireworks to ring in 2014! More pictures to come! All photos were taken by Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

Read a New Book

 

Radon Kits Available January 2nd

For immediate release

December 27, 2013

Contact: Matt Punelli – matt@elvphd.org

Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department

(402) 529-2233

Did you know that exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer?  Is your house safe?  Now is the time to check.   January is National Radon Action Month and the Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department is partnering with the UNL Extension offices in Madison, Stanton, Burt and Cuming Counties to provide free, single radon test kits to County residents during the month of January. A limited number of kits will be available beginning on January 2nd.  To obtain your free kit, visit the following offices:

• Stanton County UNL Extension – 302 6^th  St., Stanton or call 402-439-2231
• Madison County UNL Extension – Lifelong Learning Center or call 402-370-4040
• Cuming County UNL Extension – 200 S. Lincoln St., West Point or call 402-372-6006
• Burt County UNL Extension – 111 N. 13^th  St., Ste. 6, Tekamah or call 402-374-2929
• Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department – 2104 21^st Circle, Wisner or call 402-529-2233

Radon is an invisible and odorless gas that occurs naturally in soil and rock and can enter your home through holes and cracks in the basement floor, walls or from well water.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends that homes with radon levels of 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) of air or more be mitigated.  Past testing has shown that the average radon levels in Burt, Madison, Stanton and Cuming Counties ranges from 7.5 to 10.4 pCi/L.  Knowing your home’s radon level is important because installation of a mitigation system may correct your home’s level.  Also, it is important for those building new homes to be informed about radon resistant construction techniques.

Testing is simple and the winter months are the best time to test your home for radon. Your test kit will hang centrally in a room within the lowest level of your home. It should be within the normal breathing zone (2 to 6 feet from the floor). When the three day testing period is over simply seal the kit within the package provided and ship to the lab for analysis.

For more information about radon or the free testing kits, please contact Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department at 402-529-2233.  Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department was created in 2002 to serve the citizens of Madison, Stanton, Burt and Cuming counties.  Located in Wisner, with a satellite office in Norfolk, the focus is healthy lifestyle management and disease prevention with over 20 programs initiated to maximize wellness and safety.  Visit www.elvphd.org to learn more about the available programs.

Read a New Book

“Read a New Book” Day 25 & 26 :

For all the recipients of technology this Christmas 

The City of Oakland’s Shining Star

Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

Beautifully Decorated Houses in Oakland

The next pictures on the top two best decorated houses in Oakland are Dan and Mona Tanksley’s house. Good job everyone. Oakland was well-decorated for the Christmas season.

Photo Credit for both pictures/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

Beautifully Decorated Houses for the Christmas Season

There are two houses in Oakland that a panel of four people judged to be the top two, in no order as they were both equally unique and beautiful. The first two Aaron and Jill Andersons.

Photo Credit for both pictures/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

Christmas at Logan Valley Manor

Santa visited the Residents at Logan Valley Manor. All Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

Winners Drawn for County Housing Survey

Congratulations to the following who each won $50 in a drawing for completing and returning a Burt County Housing Survey:  Mary Lou Blair – Tekamah, Joyce Johnson – Oakland, Janelle McCluskey – Lyons, R. Brian McFarland – Decatur, Susan  Skinner – Craig, and Susie Nelson – rural Burt County.

Thanks to all who responded to the survey.  Burt County Economic Development will be hosting town hall meetings regarding the housing study in Tekamah, Oakland and Lyons on February 26^th.  There will be more information on these meetings as the date gets closer