Peter O. Schmidt, 81, of Oakland NE

February 1, 2016 Leave a comment


Peter O. Schmidt. age 81, of Oakland, Nebraska passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.  Funeral services will be  held Monday, February 1, 2016, at 11 a.m. at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland with Rev. Mark Eldal officiating.  Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery.  Visitation is on Sunday from 4-8 p.m., with family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Services in Oakland. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to service at the church.  Memorials are suggested the  Golden Oaks Center in Oakland.  Arrangements by Pelan Funeral Services in Oakland.

Peter was born December 1, 1934 in Oakland, Nebraska to Peter Carl and Ruth Marie (Schlichting) Schmidt. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Lyons, Nebraska. He was a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland. He attended country school at Bertha and District 43. He also attended Oakland High School.

On January 30, 1954, Pete married Lois Jean Sorensen at the First English Lutheran Church in Russell, Minnesota. They made their home on the Schmidt family farm in rural Oakland where Pete farmed and worked at the Phillips 66 Station in Oakland and served with the Army National Guard in Fremont, Nebraska. In 1966 they moved to town and he started a corn shelling, custom combining, and trucking business. He trucked locally and over the road until he retired to care for Lois. After Lois passed, he continued doing seasonal trucking until his passing.

Pete enjoyed spending time with his family. He enjoyed his grandchildren and took pride in their accomplishments no matter how big or small. He enjoyed playing cards, spending time at the Golden Oaks Senior Center, and attending community activities.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois; father, Peter; mother and stepfather, Ruth and Joe Gunkel; grandson, Benjamin Schmidt.

Survivors include; sons, Randy (Mary) Schmidt of Cedar Falls, IA, Timothy (Rosa) Schmidt of Oakland; daughter Brenda (Kent) Andersen of Oakland; five grandchildren, Aleah Unwin of Omaha, Samuel Schmidt of Oakland, Kaleb (Luryn) Andersen of Oakland, Maxwell (Paige) Andersen of St. George KS, William Andersen of Oakland; three great grandchildren, Jacob Unwin, Olivia Unwin, Emersen Andersen all of Oakland; brothers, Klemens Schmidt of Austin TX, Paul (Alice) Schmidt of Cabot AR; sister, Joellen (John) Stoner of Marion IN; many nieces and nephews. He also held dear Mark and Jodi Peterson, and their children Lane, Johnna, and Kara.

Peter Schmidt

Peter Schmidt

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Blizzard Warning

February 1, 2016 Leave a comment 


MONONA-THURSTON-WAYNE-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...PENDER...MACY...

WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WAYNE...STANTON...WEST POINT...WISNER...

TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR
437 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS EVENING WITH
SNOW CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY BEFORE COMING TO A CLOSE LATE
TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH IS
EXPECTED THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THIS...COMBINED
WITH SNOWFALL...WILL EQUATE TO BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD
OF TIME. EVEN THOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT ON TUESDAY
NIGHT...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AS OF NOW IT APPEARS AMOUNTS 9 TO 12
INCHES COULD BE REALIZED BY EVENTS END TUESDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

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Earlyne F. Tomlinson

January 31, 2016 Leave a comment


Earlyne F. Tomlinson, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Legacy Garden Rehabilitation and Living Center in Pender, NE.

Funeral Services are pending with Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home.

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Robert Erwin Miller, 74, of Hubbard NE

January 31, 2016 Leave a comment


Robert Erwin Miller, 74, of Hubbard, Nebraska passed away January 28, 2016 surrounded by his family at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 1, 2016 at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Emerson, NE; Pastor Gretchen Ritola and Vicar Rebecca Truland will be officiating. Visitation will be held 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with the family present starting at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 31, 2016 at St. Luke Lutheran Church with a prayer service starting at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Emerson, NE. Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Emerson, NE.

Robert was born on June 29, 1941 in Emerson, NE to Otto and Ruth (Jones) Miller. Robert attended and graduated from Emerson High School in 1959. After, graduation Robert married Sara Keuck at Hope Lutheran Church in South Sioux City, NE on June 25, 1960. To this union the family had four children. Robert farmed until his retirement in 1994. After retirement, he worked at Emerson Manufacturing until 2006. He enjoyed wood working, taking care of his garden, flowers and mowing his yard, which he took great pride in doing so. Robert loved traveling and going to his grandchildren’s events.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Sara Miller of Hubbard, NE; children, Warren (Sue) Miller of Allen, NE, Deb (Leon) Steecker of Emerson, NE, Brian Miller of Wakefield, NE, Mike (Tiffany) of Story City, IA; grandchildren, Nick (Kayla) Miller of Wakefield, NE, Cody Miller of Riverside, MO, Jared (Amanda) Miller of Wakefield, NE, Eric and Melissa Steecker of Emerson, NE, Alyssa Miller of Story City, IA, Sierra Miller of Story City, IA; great grandson, Sawyer Miller; brother, Wayne (Cindy) Miller of Hubbard, NE; and many nieces and nephews.

Robert is preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Allen Miller.

Robert Miller

Robert Miller

 

 

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Blizzard Watch

January 31, 2016 Leave a comment 


POTENTIAL BLIZZARD HEADED FOR THE AREA...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST ON
MONDAY AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY. THIS WILL SPREAD A WIDE SWATCH OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL
TO THE REGION...SOME OF THIS LIKELY HEAVY. AS THE STORM SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH MISSOURI ON TUESDAY NORTH AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.


MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-THURSTON-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-
PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...

WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...

WINNEBAGO...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...

WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...

COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR
338 AM CST SUN JAN 31 2016

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP LATE MONDAY EVENING...AND
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY...ENDING ON
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS MONDAY NIGHT WILL INCREASE FROM THE
NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH...FURTHER INCREASING ON TUESDAY FROM
THE NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...AND START
TO DIMINISH ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOWFALL
AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A
MILE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AMOUNTS OF
8 INCHES OR MORE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.

THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.

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Winter Storm Watch

January 30, 2016 Leave a comment 


POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVING OUT ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE IS EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE
OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE BY MONDAY EVENING. THIS WILL THEN TRACK
NORTHEAST ACROSS KANSAS AND TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO THE NORTH OF THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TUESDAY...WITH BLOWING
SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY. WHITE OUT OR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY
DEVELOP.


MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-THURSTON-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-
PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...

WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...

WINNEBAGO...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...

WEST POINT...WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...

COLUMBUS...SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR
320 PM CST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW SHOULD START TO ACCUMULATE BY LATE MONDAY EVENING
AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
TUESDAY EVENING...THEN WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BY LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES OR MORE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 40 MPH OR
HIGHER. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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Joyce E. Gregory, 75, of Fremont NE

January 30, 2016 Leave a comment


Joyce E. Gregory age 75, of Fremont
Died Thursday January 28, 2016
at the Good Samaritan Center in Scribner

Joyce was born January 29, 1940 in Tekamah to Merlin and Annie ‘Smith’ Robinson. She grew up in Tekamah and graduated from Tekamah High School in 1958. She moved to Omaha and worked. She later married and moved to North Carolina before returning to Tekamah to take care of her mother. She attended Bahner College of Hairstyling and raised her family. She then moved to Fremont and worked as a care giver. Her passion was people and mission work. She served missions in Arizona, Utah, Wisconsin and Chicago. Joyce was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fremont.

Survivors:
Children – Dan (Nikki) Gregory of Fremont
Wendy (Robert) Schmidt of Tekamah
Tim (Pam) Gregory of Meadow Grove
10 grandchildren
5 great grandchildren
2 sisters – Lois of Arizona and Rachael of Omaha

Joyce was preceded in death by a son Matthew, her parents, sisters and brothers.

The funeral will be 10am Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1160 N. Garden City Rd.). Bishop Seth Chappell will officiate. Burial will be in the Tekamah Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 2pm to 6pm with the family receiving friends from 2pm to 4pm at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel. Memorials will be determined later.

Online guestbook at http://www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com

Joyce Gregory

Joyce Gregory

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Peter O. Schmidt, 81, of Oakland NE

January 30, 2016 Leave a comment


Peter O. Schmidt, 81 years, of Oakland, Nebraska passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.

Visitation will be held on Sun., Jan. 31st from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Services in Oakland NE. The family will be receiving friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to service at the church.

The Funeral Service will be held Mon., Feb. 1st at 11:00 a.m. at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland NE.

Peter Schmidt

Peter Schmidt

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East Husker Conference Basketball Tournament Brackets

January 28, 2016 Leave a comment


The 2016 East Husker Conference Basketball Tournament brackets have been released.  The top seeds in the boys brackets are North Bend Central, Twin River, Stanton and Loganview/Scribner-Snyder.  First round games will be played at these sites on Saturday, January 30.

The Northeast Cougars gained a fifth seed with their 11-3 record.  They will play the second game at Loganview against (6-9) Madison.  Second round game sites will be determined by highest seed remaining.

The top seeds in the girls games are West Point-Beemer, North Bend Central, Howells-Dodge, and Oakland-Craig.

The Lady Cougars will take a 10-5 record into the tournament  as a ninth seed.  They will play a 6:00 P.M. game against (11-6) Tekamah-Herman at West Point.

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Cougars Win Two Drop One

January 28, 2016 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

The Cougar boys took on three quality opponents this week and came out with two wins and one loss.  Northeast had home wins against Cedar Bluffs and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family, but lot on the road to Stanton.

“This is a big week for us,” said Coach Lahm.  “Seedings for the East Husker tournament will be set after this weekend and depending how we fare could have a big impact on where were sit.  We could be as high as fourth and have a first round home game or drop to tenth.”

The Cougars met a physical match when (8-8) Cedar Bluffs came to town.  The Wildcats had a pair of 6′ 4″ posts  to challenge Anderson and Christoffersen and  sharp shooting guards that would stretch the L-D 1-3-1 zone.

Both teams attacked the paint. Northeast got three baskets by Alec Anderson and a three point play by Cole Christoffersen to take a 9-6 lead over Cedar Bluffs who had three scores from the lane.  The Wildcats nailed a pair of threes along with a driving lay-in to move to a five point lead.  In the last minute of period one Anderson came up with a pair of free shots and Tyler Hardeman scored to make it a one point game.  Cedar Bluffs beat the buzzer for a 16-13 lead.

The Cougars caught a break when one the Wildcat’s tall tandem picked up a second foul and sat the whole second period.   The Cougars moved out to a 32-21 half time lead. Alec Anderson came up with seven points.  5’10” Marcus Hegy was able to penetrate and score three times along with a three pointer.

Both teams were back at full strength after intermission and the pace of the game slowed as both teams played very deliberate office.  Cedar Bluffs blocked three shots and the Cougars made only one of nine shots.  Anderson’s goal and pair of free shots were the only Northeast scores while Cedar Bluffs came up with a 11 points including another buzzer beating three pointer for a 36-32 score.

The teams traded treys to open the fourth period before Cedar Bluffs tied the score after two straight baskets.  Alec Anderson made one of two free shots with 4:01 to play to break the tie.  Two minutes later Cole Christoffersen grabbed an offensive rebound and scored for a 42-40 lead.

Anderson got some breathing room with three point play with 1:14 to play.  Northeast led 45-41.  Cedar Bluffs’ sixth trey of the game made it a one point game again.  Marcus Hegy made both ends of a one and one for the winning 47-44 margin.

Alec Anderson score a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds.  Marcus Hegy added 12 point.

Cedar Bluffs shot 39 % for the game on 18 for  46 shooting.   The Cougar made 16 of 36 for 44%.  The Cougars won the rebounding battle  31 to 21.

Cedar Bluffs  16 5 11 12 -44
LDNE 13 18 4 11 -47

2pt 3pt FT Rb F TP
Riecken 0 1 0 3 1 3
O’Connor 0 0 0 3 2 0
Christiansen 1 0 0/1 2 2 2
Hegy 3 1 3/4 3 1 12
Anderson 7 0 8/11 11 0 22
Hardeman 1 0 0 2 0 0
Christoffersen 2 0 1/1 7 3 5
LDNE 14/33 2/4 13/17 31 9 47
Cedar Bluffs 12/27 6/19 2/4 21 13 44

The Cougars used a one -two punch to score a first period knock down on the way to a 63-49 win over (9-6) Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family.

Alec Anderson scored the first fourteen points for the Cougars as the Bulldogs tried to play Northeast straight up on defense.  After they changed to a box-and-one defense to stop Anderson the Cougars turned to Marcus Hegy who scored the next nine points for a 23-9 lead at the quarter.

The rest of the quarters resulted in no change in the deficit.  In the second quarter Hegy and Christoffersen scored four each and Hunter Ferguson closed the period with a trey.

After intermission the scoring slowed to six points per team.  Christoffersen scored twice and Riecken added a basket.

H/LHF never could break the double digit lead in the fourth quarter.  Anderson came back to life with two goals  and Hegy scored three times as Northeast led 50-35.  The last two minutes LDNE made eleven of thirteen tries.  Riecken made four of five, Hegy made three of four and Christiansen and Anderson converted a pair.

Marcus Hegy had a game-high 22 points to lead Northeast.  Alec Anderson put in 20 points.  Cole Christoffersen had a double-double with10 points and 10 rebounds.

The taller Cougars held  a 33-19 advantage in rebounding.  Northeast put up 43 shots and made 22.  The Bulldogs shot 53 times and made only 19.

Humphrey/LHF 9 11 6 23 -49
LDNE 23 11 6 23 -63

2pt 3pt FT Rb F TP
Riecken 1 0 4/5 3 2 6
O’Connor 0 0 0 2 1 0
Christiansen 0 0 2/2 1 3 2
Hegy 6 1 7/9 5 3 22
Ferguson 0 1 0 1 2 3
Anderson 7 1 3/3 9 2 20
Ronnfeldt 0 0 0 1 1 0
Christoffersen 5 0 0 10 2 10
LDNE 18/32 3/11 15/19 33 16 63
H/LHF 15/37 4/16 5/7 19 20 49

The Cougars dropped their Saturday game at Stanton by the score of 69-58.  Northeast led at the half 29-26, but the third period did them in.  The (14-4) Mustangs outscored LDNE 24-11 in the third quarter.

Stanton had four player in double figures.  More stats nest week.

LDNE 15 14 11 18 -58
Stanton 16 10 24 19 -69

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