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January 25, 2016 Leave a comment
George L. Camron, 56 years, of Tekamah, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair, Nebraska.
Memorial Service is Pending with Pelan Funeral Services Tekamah.
January 25, 2016 Leave a comment
The Golden Oaks Senior Center in Oakland NE is closed today due to the weather.
January 25, 2016 Leave a comment
Bancroft-Rosalie Schools will be starting two hours late due to the weather.
January 25, 2016 Leave a comment
Oakland-Craig Schools will start two hours late today due to weather.
January 25, 2016 Leave a comment
Lyons-Decatur Northeast School will start at 10:00 a.m. today due to the weather, there is no morning preschool.
January 24, 2016 Leave a comment
Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 3 am to 3 PM CST Monday… light freezing drizzle will develop in southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa near or after 3 am. This will continue through the morning hours. A period of some light freezing rain is also possible…especially during the early morning Monday. Light snow will mix in by late morning and a period of light snow is expected into early afternoon.
Ice accumulations are expected to be light…less than a couple hundredths of an inch.
Light snow accumulations are possible…with amounts under one inch expected.
The ice will result in very slippery conditions on sidewalks… roads…and bridges…including during the morning commute on Monday. Precautionary/preparedness actions… A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for slippery roads and limited visibilities…and use caution while driving. The latest Road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
January 24, 2016 Leave a comment
The funeral for Nolan VonSeggern is Wednesday 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Cuming County Line. Bob Ball and Rev. Joel Schroeder will officiate. Burial is in St. John Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorials will be determined at a later date. Visitation is Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Ludvigsen’s Hooper Funeral Chapel in Hooper.
Nolan VonSeggern
January 23, 2016 Leave a comment
Steven Scott Shamburg was born to Norman and Patricia (Sackett) Shamburg January 17, 1951 in Omaha, Nebraska. He passed away January 22, 2016 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha at the age of 65 years.
Steve graduated from Omaha North High School in 1969.
On June 1, 1974, Steve and Jo Jen (King) were united in marriage at the United Methodist Church in Tekamah, Nebraska. To this union three children were born: Steven Scott Jr, Scott Steven and Andrea Lea.
Early in Steve’s life, he drove freight truck for Tekamah Transfer. On November 6, 1979 he began work at Shamburg Auto Supply and continued until one week before is 36th year. He truly valued the relationships that were formed from the shop. He had a true love of antique Ford cars and pick-ups, which he owned and restored. He enjoyed Nascar racing, especially the Kansas City Speedway, and many other sports. One of those sports being bowling, not only did he love the game but also his teammates and the competitors.
While work took a lot of his time, his true passion was his family and helping others.
He was preceded in death by his son, Steven Scott Jr.; father, Norman; mother and father-in-law, Leroy and Eva King.
Survivors include his wife, Jo Jen of Tekamah; son, Scott (Sara) Shamburg of Omaha; daughter, Andrea Shamburg (OJ) of Tekamah; mother, Patricia of Tekamah; brother, Dennis of Tekamah; granddaughters, Hope and Paige Lydick of Tekamah; grandson, Briggs Owen Shamburg of Omaha; sister-in-law, Vickie Kuhlmann of Tekamah; nephews, Samuel Shamburg and family of Great Falls, MT; nieces, Elly (Troy) Shamburg of Boise, ID, Abigail (Jacob) Shamburg of Omaha, Maggie Kuhlmann-Capek and husband of Galveston, TX, and Rebecca Kuhlmann of Omaha.
The Memorial Service will be held on Thurs., Jan. 26th at 10:30 a.m. at the Tekamah City Auditorium in Tekamah NE.
Burial will be held at a later date in the Tekamah Cemetery.
January 23, 2016 Leave a comment
By John Wilson, Extension Educator
Farmers needing to be certified or recertified to purchase and/or apply restricted use pesticides to land they farm, whether owned or rented, will want to attend the training offered on Wednesday, January 27. Two sessions will be held that day at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the First National Bank Northeast meeting room in Tekamah.
Preregistration is not required, just attend the session that is most convenient for you. If this date does not work, I have a list of when training is offered in surrounding counties or you may go to http://pested.unl.edu/ for a list of all private applicator classes offered across the state.
January 23, 2016 Leave a comment
By John Wilson, Extension Educator
Learn how to extract more information from your precision agriculture data at the 2016 Nebraska Extension Precision Ag Data Management workshops this January. Presentations and hands-on exercises will cover
> yield data quality,
> geospatial data collection,
> multi-layer analysis, and
> imagery analysis.
The workshop will begin with check-in at 8:30 a.m. and sessions from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, January 25-26, at the Lifelong Learning Center in Norfolk. Two all-day workshops will be held.
The first day, Session One, will address intermediate ag data management topics, while the second day, Session Two, will address more advanced ag data management. Individuals can register for one or both days. Cost is $75 for one day or $130 for both. Registration includes printed learning guides, a jump drive with workshop tutorials attendees can reference at home, and data.
Session One: Intermediate Ag Data Management Topics
> Working with as-applied data, tracking product locations and rates
> Creating templates to speed up the data import process
> Terrain analysis diagnostic opportunities and working with LiDAR data
> Georeferenced soil sample data input and prescription map development options
> Setting up on farm research trials with precision ag data – case study from Project SENSE: Crop Canopy Sensors for In-Season Nitrogen Management
Session Two: Advanced Ag Data Management
> Generating maps from georeferenced soil samples: Map interpolation strategies
> Improving Yield Monitor Data Accuracy with Yield Editor Software from USDA
> Multi-layer geospatial analysis to determine hybrid performance across changing landscapes
> Imagery analysis using data from active and passive sensors
On-line preregistration is required and class size is limited to 20 to facilitate the hands-on training. To register online, visit the program website at http://agronomy.unl.edu/precisionag.
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