Reminder: Tiffany Settles, Constituent Services Representative at Library Today
March 25, 2015 Leave a comment
Market Report
March 23, 2015 Leave a comment
It’s CRAZY MONDAY!!! Why? The market is up and we all want to know why. It’s great to see the board come back after such a negative week last week.
Market:
Oil is down, the US dollar is down, supportive to grain.
3/23/15 11:18am
DJ +30.20
S&P +1.63
Nasdaq -6.50
Radio Shack’s bankruptcy auction kicks off today, liquidating the companies remaining assets. If you said “What? Radio Shack is closing” well that explains it all, if you walk into your neighborhood Radio Shack it will look empty, or be closed. Even shelves, displays, everything is being sold. However select stores will remain open and be co-branded with Sprint to keep offering Sprint wireless services. Read more here http://www.wsj.com/articles/radioshacks-future-to-be-decided-at-bankruptcy-auction-1427057225
Grain Markets –
3/23/15 11:31am
May Corn +5 ½ @ 3.90 ½
May Beans +14 ½ @ 9.88 ½
Looking forward, many folks are preparing to the USDA quarterly stock report and perspective planting data scheduled for March 31st. It seems the biggest unknown is US planted corn acres.
Informa sent out some numbers last week, lowering both corn and bean estimates:
- Corn: 88.5 million acres, down 75 thousand from January
·Soybeans: 87.5 million acres, down 547 thousand from January
· Grain Sorghum: 8.2 million acres, up 601 thousand from January
· All Wheat: 56.0 million acres, up 1.1 million from January
· All Cotton: 9.6 million acres, down 210 thousand from January
Corn: Corn broke $3.79 ½ resistance on Monday last week and really set the negative tone driving the market down to $3.67, before a key reversal on Weds. Which put us back into the “range bound” range from 2 weeks prior.
Many farmers are still waiting for the “right price” to sell, and $4 might be the magic number. That said, any potential rally in the corn could be met with farmer selling, thus capping the rally. Many farmers are needing to free up some capital for spring input costs.
Beans: Continued talk of record production out of South America keeps many bearish, however as the U.S Dollar continues to show weakness, we may continue to see the bean price supported. Looking for any bounce in the market to make strategic sales will be key.
For Fun: Exotic sports cars have always been something every kids dreams about, but what about domestic sports cars. Many think Mustangs, Chargers, Corvettes, Camaros, but what about the Ford GT? Ford plans to release the 2017 Ford GT and compete with the like of Ferrari, Porsche and McLaren with 600 plus horsepower! But not with a V-8…..but with the ECO BOOST? I am amazed, and want one so bad I have to figure out how to explain to my wife I need to sell everything we own to get one.
This car utilizes a full carbon fiber construction including body panels. To the carbon-fiber monocoque Ford’s engineers bolted front and rear subframes made from aluminum. The active aerodynamic elements include a multi-position rear wing that mimics the caboose-tamers of the P1 and LaFerrari to help keep Ford’s mid-engine supercar planted at speed. The suspension is active and uses inboard, pushrod-actuated damping, and ride height is adjustable. Power comes not from a supercharged V-8 as in the previous GT, but rather Ford’s next-generation twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 engine. Unlike last decade’s GT, the doors hinge up and forward and don’t incorporate portions of the roof; they still, however, grant access to a simple, businesslike cabin. A digital gauge cluster is augmented by a central color touch-screen display with Ford’s just-introduced Sync 3 infotainment setup, while the slim center tunnel houses the starter button and transmission selector buttons. A pair of paddle shifters sprouts from behind a squircle-shaped steering wheel, and we can’t get over the awesome door-mounted HVAC vents. You can read more here http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2017-ford-gt-official-photos-and-info-news
And if you really like what you see, Here is a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C-qSRnqUZg
Greg Mockenhaupt
ProEdge Risk Management Consultant
P: (402) 685-5613 | C: (402) 380-9855 | Greg.Mockenhaupt@cvacoop.com
1007 County Road O
Oakland, NE 68045
Oakland City Office Hours for This Week
March 23, 2015 Leave a comment
The City Office will be OPEN Monday Wednesday and Friday morning 8 to noon.
CLOSED Tuesday and Thursday.
Normal hours resume next week.
Grain Report
March 20, 2015 Leave a comment
Corn: 88.5 million acres, down 75 thousand from January
· Soybeans: 87.5 million acres, down 547 thousand from January
· Grain Sorghum: 8.2 million acres, up 601 thousand from January
· All Wheat: 56.0 million acres, up 1.1 million from January
· All Cotton: 9.6 million acres, down 210 thousand from January
Greg Mockenhaupt
ProEdge Risk Management Consultant
P: (402) 685-5613 | C: (402) 380-9855 | Greg.Mockenhaupt@cvacoop.com
1007 County Road O
Oakland, NE 68045
http://www.cvacoop.com
Oakland City Council Meeting Agenda
March 16, 2015 Leave a comment
The Oakland City Council meets today. Please review the agenda below. The meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to attend!
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 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2015, 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 of Minutes of March 27th,2015
E. Treasurer’s Report: February
II. SCHEDULED CITIZENS AND VISITORS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL
F. Amy Guill- Special Liquor license request
G. James Moseman- Endorsement for campaign for Presidential Youth Council.
H. Tami Grover- Special Liquor License request
I. Daniel Jones- Special Liquor License request
J. Marilyn Tenney- Request to use Auditorium at no cost for Art Festival
K. Alisa Uhing- Request to use Auditorium at no cost for Cancer Kickers.
L. Julie Ogden- Industrial paving project
M. Bev Peterson
N. Marilee Groth-Behalf of Oakland Police Department going to two officers
III. OLD BUSINESS
O. Consideration of Ordinance to change meeting time
P. Dave Henke- Water & Sewer presentation
IV. NEW BUSINESS
Q. Recommendation and approval of a new member for the “Community Center Feasibility Study”
R. Reactivation of seasonal personnel: Jim Toohey
S.
V. COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS
A. Police Department Report – Dan Jacobs
VI. INFORMATION ITEM
VII. DISCUSSION
VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION
- APPROVAL OF OPERATIONS BILLS AND WARRANTS
- Approval by motion
- ADJOURNMENT
Red Flag Warning
March 16, 2015 Leave a comment
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 MONONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 HARRISON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056 SHELBY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 069 POTTAWATTAMIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 MILLS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 MONTGOMERY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 FREMONT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 PAGE. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 CUMING...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 BURT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 PLATTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 COLFAX...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 DODGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 WASHINGTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 050 BUTLER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 051 SAUNDERS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 052 DOUGLAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 SARPY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 LANCASTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 067 CASS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 068 OTOE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 SALINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 JEFFERSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 GAGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 JOHNSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 091 NEMAHA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 092 PAWNEE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 RICHARDSON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY AND QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
Burt County Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes
March 15, 2015 Leave a comment
OFFICE OF THE BURT COUNTY CLERK Burt County Board of Supervisors March 10, 2015 Minutes TEKAMAH NE 68061
The Burt County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 in the Boardroom of the Burt County Courthouse in Tekamah, Nebraska, pursuant to adjournment of their last meeting with the following members present: Matt Connealy, David Schold, Greg Brummond, Perry Rogers and Ted Connealy. Absent: Cliff Morrow and Gerald Newill.
The meeting opened at 9:00 A.M. upon motion by Schold, seconded by Rogers, with roll call vote as follows: Ayes – M.Connealy, Schold, Brummond, Rogers and T.Connealy Nays – none. Absent – Morrow and Newill. Vice-Chairman M.Connealy informed the public that the Nebraska Open Meeting Act was posted on the wall.
Upon motion by T.Connealy, seconded by Brummond, the agenda was approved, with roll call vote as follows: Ayes – M.Connealy, Schold, Brummond, Rogers and T.Connealy. Nays – none. Absent – Morrow and Newill.
The County Clerk Report of Fees, the County Court Report of fines, the District Court Fee Report and the Zoning Report for February, were approved upon motion by Schold, seconded by Rogers, with roll call vote as follows: Ayes –M.Connealy, Schold, Brummond, Rogers and T.Connealy. Nays – none. Absent – Morrow and Newill.
The minutes of the last meeting were approved upon motion by Rogers, seconded by Brummond, with roll call vote as follows: Ayes – M.Connealy, Schold, Brummond, Rogers and T.Connealy. Nays – none. Absent – Morrow and Newill.
The following Miscellaneous Receipts in the amount of $204,873.12, along with the Fund Balance Report, were approved upon motion by Rogers, seconded by Schold, with roll call vote as follows: Ayes – M.Connealy, Schold, Brummond, Rogers and T.Connealy. Nays – none. Absent – Morrow and Newill.
ZONING PERMITS
AIRLINE TAX FROM STATE
CO CLERK-FILING & RECORDING
CO CLERK-DOC STAMPS (CO. SHARE) CO CLERK-MISC
DISTRICT COURT-FILING FEES
DISTRICT COURT-COST REFUNDS DISTRICT COURT-MISC FEES & REVENUE DEPT SOCIAL SERVICES IV-D
CO COURT-MISC FEES
ELECTION REIMBURSEMENTS
710.00 1,435.90 1,841.50 2,656.23
205.24 230.00 212.80 400.75
2,953.17 365.00 50.00
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CO SHERIFF-SERVICE FEES
CO SHERIFF-MILE & COSTS
INTOX/BREATH ANALYZER FEES
TITLE INSPECTION
GUN PERMITS
FINGER PRINT CHARGES
OVERLOAD FINES -25% CO SHARE
INTEREST ON INVESTMENTS
SALE OF SURPLUS EQUIP
NACO- MTG. REIMBURSE
MISC REVENUE -SERVICE FEE HIGHWAY/STREET ALLOCATION
ROAD INCENTIVE PAYMENT
FUND TRANSFER GEN-ROAD
CO CLERK-PRESERVATION & MODERNIZATION PLAT BOOK SALES
COUNTY 911 SURCHARGES
OVERLOAD FINES -5% STATE SHARE
CO COURT -FINES
CO COURT -BOND FORFEITURES
DECATUR FIRE-GENERAL
LYONS FIRE-GENERAL
OAKLAND FIRE-GENERAL
DECATUR FIRE-BOND
LYONS FIRE-BOND
OAKLAND FIRE-BOND
597.00 574.98 375.00 510.00 140.00
10.00 6.25 110.65 2.85 95.00 18.50 71,083.83 9,000.00 100,000.00 316.00 68.00 1,326.00 18.75 6,374.65 406.70 579.61 1,014.25 657.85 238.28 160.69 127.69
Patty Plugge from Burt County Economic Development gave an annual update of services and projects throughout Burt County that her office has been a part of and assisted with this past year. She also presented a 2015 Priorities Plan for the Burt County Economic Development District.
Upon motion by T.Connealy, seconded by Brummond, the Board approved a Special Designated Liquor License for L-TEN, LLC dba Pheasant Bonanza for a beer garden at their Warrior Dash Event on June 6, 2015, with roll call vote as follows: Ayes – M.Connealy, Schold, Brummond, Rogers and T.Connealy. Nays – none. Absent – Morrow and Newill.
Upon motion by Rogers, seconded by T.Connealy, the Board authorized Vice- Chairman M.Connealy to sign the letter to Ritterbush & Piotrowski regarding the audit they performed for Burt County on fiscal year 2013-2014, with roll call vote as follows: Ayes – M.Connealy, Schold, Brummond, Rogers and T.Connealy. Nays – none. Absent – Morrow and Newill.
The Board approved a new 5 year Lease with Pitney-Bowes for a Postage Machine, model Connect+1000. Upon motion by Brummond, seconded by Schold with roll call vote
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as follows: Ayes – M.Connealy, Schold, Brummond, Rogers and T.Connealy. Nays – none. Absent – Morrow and Newill.
Vice-Chairman M.Connealy moved the Board recess at 9:46 AM for Board of Equalization upon motion by Schold, seconded by Brummond, with roll call vote as follows: Ayes – M.Connealy, Schold, Brummond, Rogers and T.Connealy. Nays – none. Absent – Morrow and Newill.
The Burt County Board of Supervisors reconvened at 9:52 AM upon motion by Schold, seconded by Brummond, with roll call vote as follows: Ayes – M.Connealy, Schold, Brummond, Rogers and T.Connealy. Nays – none. Absent – Morrow and Newill.
Board Member Matt Connealy gave a report on LB609 Legislative Hearing he attended in Lincoln.
Road Superintendent Peggy Smith, Foreman Mike Braniff and the Board discussed possible equipment needs for Roads Dept. in the future. Smith reported that Midwest had presented an offer to buy the ‘old’ drag, the decision was to keep the old drag for now.
There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, the Board adjourned at 10:05 A.M. until 9:00 A.M. March 31, 2015.
ATTEST: SARAH J. FREIDEL BURT COUNTY CLERK
CLIFFORD L. MORROW, CHAIRMAN BURT COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
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Women’s Entrepreneur Conference Coming to Grand Island During Women’s History Month
March 15, 2015 Leave a comment
Lyons, NE – In honor of Women’s History Month in March, the Center for Rural Affairs Rural Enterprise Assistance Project’s (REAP) Women’s Business Center and U.S. Small Business Administration will host the Women Entrepreneur Conference, featuring speakers designed to inspire and offer down-to-earth advice for women to start or grow a small business.
The event will take place on March 18 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the YWCA of Grand Island, 211 East Fonner Park Road.
The Conference is for anyone interested in becoming an entrepreneur or already an entrepreneur and looking to expand their knowledge. Participants will learn about financial statements and how to use them to determine the health of their business, find out about current legal issues that impact today’s entrepreneurs, and get the chance to network with other small business owners and prospective entrepreneurs. Conference goers will also get the opportunity to learn from and ask questions to a panel of current women business owners.
Being an event dedicated to growing women entrepreneurship in Nebraska it is fitting that the REAP Women’s Business Center Entrepreneur of the Year be honored. Maria Swenson of Alliance will receive the award. Using services from the Center’s Rural Enterprise Assistance Program (REAP), Maria is successfully operating and growing her business. This exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit so crucial to women-owned businesses and the rural Nebraska communities they call home.
Swenson will be presented her award by Monica Braun, REAP Women’s Business Center Director during the midday lunch break.
What:
The Women Entrepreneur Conference and presentation of Center for Rural Affair’s Women’s Business Center Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
When:
Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where:
YWCA
211 East Fonner Park Road
Grand Island, Nebraska
Registration covers lunch and may be paid at the door or online at: http://events.sba.gov/eventmanagement/EventRegistration.aspx?id=9bc4ad23-d99c-e411-8f7e-02bfa56e2a24. For more information, please call Monica Braun, REAP Women’s Business Center Director at (402) 643-2673.
For more information on the Center for Rural Affairs or these events go to – www.cfra.org – or call (402)687-2100.
The REAP WBC is a program funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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