Verah G. Lallman, 85, of Fremont Formerly of Tekamah NE

December 22, 2015 Leave a comment


Verah G. Lallman, 85 years, of Fremont, NE died December 20, 2015 at Premier Estates in Fremont.

Verah was born March 21, 1930 in Tekamah, NE to Walter and Doris(Trowbridge)Beum. She grew up in Tekamah and was a 1948 graduate of Tekamah High School. Verah married Marvin L. Fox on May 27, 1951 in Tekamah. The couple lived at Wahoo, NE for 1 year before returning to Tekamah. They moved to Arlington, NE in 1958. They later divorced. She married August C. Lallman on May 20, 1977 at Salem Lutheran Church in Fontanelle. The couple resided in Arlington. August died August 1, 2012. Verah had been residing at Premier Estates, formerly Arbor Manor in Fremont since December 2009.

Verah’s work history included Burt County Rural Electrification Association for 3 yrs., Offutt Air Base in Bellevue 1967 to 1970, the Pathfinder Hotel in Fremont for 2 yrs., owned and operated Verah’s Mini-Mart at Arlington, NE for 6 years and ended her working career at Wal-Mart in Fremont.

She was a member of First Baptist Church in Tekamah and V.F.W. Auxiliary at Arlington.

She is survived by daughters, Gloria (Les) Raub of Omaha, Georgia (Ed, II) Hollander of Fremont and Gwen Roberts of Clearwater, FL; sons, Gerald Fox of Lyons, NE and Gordon (Holly) Fox of Lawrenceburg, IN; step-daughters, Carolyn (James) Taylor of Arlington and Darlene Lallman of Blair, NE; step-daughter-in-law, Naomi Lallman of New Mexico; sisters, Nada (The Rev. Dale) Shadonix of Ottumwa, IA and Harriet Litel of Minneapolis, MN; 15 grandchildren; 2 step grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren and 6 step great grandchildren; 19 nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by parents; husband; step-son, Kenny Lallman; brother, Alfred “Fritz” Claussen; sisters, Lillis Thompson and Waletta Elske; and daughter-in-law, Shelly Fox.

Private family service will be held at a later date.

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Village of Decatur Emergency Meeting Minutes

December 21, 2015 Leave a comment


Village Board of Decatur Regular Meeting
December 18, 2015 3:30P.M.

The Board of the Village of Decatur met in an emergency session at 3:30 P.M. at the City Hall on December 18th, 2015. Visitors signing in Georgia Redding, Bob Kellogg, Cheryl Gatewood, attendees not signing in Alta Wolf, Mark Jackson, Kim Brey, Jack Huffman, and Jerry Huffman.

 
1)         The meeting was called to order by Chairman Loretta Kellogg.
Roll Call: Kellogg-here, Richards-here, Tolby-here

2)         Agenda and minutes of the previous month’s meeting were received:
Roll Call: Kellogg-yes, Richards-yes, Tolby-yes
3)         Approval and/or correction and suspended reading of the previous month minutes.

Roll Call: Kellogg-yes, Richards-yes, Tolby-yes
4)        EXCUSE BOARD MEMBERS NOT ATTENDING THE MEETING:

 

All present

 

5)         NEW BUSINESS

 

1) Accept Bolln’s resignation- Board members reviewed Bolln’s letter of

Richards made a motion to accept Bolln’s resignation. 2nd by Tolby Roll Call: Kellogg-yes, Richards-           yes, Tolby-yes

 

2) Nominate new Board member for Bolln’s seat-

Kellogg nominated Mark Siecke for Bolln’s seat. Richards made a motion at have Mark Siecke take               Bolln’s seat. 2nd by Tolby Roll Call: Kellogg-yes, Richards-yes, Tolby-yes

 

6)        APPROPRIATIONS AND CONSIDERATION OF THE CLAIMS:

 

1) Claims preapproved by Kellogg & Tolby

 

2) Motion to Approve the Claims as Submitted

Tolby 2nd Richards

Roll Call: Kellogg-yes, Richards-yes, Tolby-yes

 

 

7)         MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING          

Richards 2nd Kellogg
 

Adjournment Time:   3:34
 

Loretta Kellogg/Chairperson

Ann Chytka /Village Clerk

 

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Holiday Hours for Oakland Public Library

December 21, 2015 Leave a comment


The Oakland Public Library will be Closed Thursday Dec 24 (Christmas Eve), Friday Christmas Day and Closed Saturday morning.

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Oakland City Council Meeting Agenda

December 21, 2015 Leave a comment


 

 

 

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 on Monday December 21th, 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 November 16th, 2015 meeting

E.    Treasurer’s Report

 

  1. SCHEDULED CITIZENS AND VISITORS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL

F.    Dave Henke & Tim Adams

G.   Phil Lorenzen- Bonding the Water and Sewer project

H.   Kent Steinmeyer- Street Skid Loader lease update

I.     Patty Plugge- Economic Development Demolition project

 

  • COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS

J.     Police Department

K.   Street Department- Snow removal at Oakland Heights

 

  1. OLD BUSINESS

L.    Group B Change No.1

M. Group B Pay Application No. 1 & Final

N.   Group A Pay Application No. 1

O.   Acceptance of J & K Excavating bid for demolition for 100 N Park

    V.         NEW BUSINESS

P.    Resolution of Acceptance of Work.

Q.   Ordinance authorizing issuance of Various Purpose Bonds. Series 2016 to fund Sewer Project Costs and Water System Improvements.

R.   Credit/Debit card machine

S.    Offering Colonial Life benefits

T.   Re-appointment request- Council President, Oakland Street Superintendent, City Attorney, & City Departments

U.   Christmas Party

V.   Request to use Auditorium at no charge on January 16th, 2016 by Chamber of Commerce

 

  VI.         INFORMATION ITEM

W. 2016 Election

 

  • DISCUSSION

X.   Holiday Hours

Y.   Park department, Street department, Water and Sewer department, Library

 

Z.

  • CLOSED SESSION

AA.

 

  1. APPROVAL OF OPERATIONS BILLS AND WARRANTS

Approval by motion

  1. ADJOURNMENT

Registered Agenda Speakers

                  The Mayor or Presiding Meeting Officer reserves the right to deny this request, or will call you to the center front podium when your agenda Item is ready to be heard. Presentations, if allowed, may be limited to five (5) minutes per person, with a limit of three (3) individuals speaking per topic position. Please come to the center front podium, and clearly state your name and address for the record and the agenda topic you wish to speak upon in a professional manner.

                  The Mayor and City Council reserve the right to enter into an executive session at any time during the meeting, in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Act, even though the closed session may not be indicated on the agenda.

                  It is the intention of the Mayor and City Council to take up the items on the agenda in sequential order. However, the Mayor and City Council reserve the right to take up matters in a different order to accommodate the schedules of the city council members, persons having items on the agenda, and the public

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Burt County Courthouse Closed for Christmas

December 21, 2015 Leave a comment


The Burt County Courthouse in Tekamah NE will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Thursday and Friday December 24th and 25th. 

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Today’s Market Report

December 21, 2015 Leave a comment


Markets 12/21/15 10:00am
Dow +82.95
S&P +11.97
Nasdaq +32.90

 

Crude recently hit 11 year lows on this morning as oil companies continue to aggressively stock pile supplies.

 

Grain Markets 12/21/15 9:58am
Mar Corn -3’4 @ $3.71’0
Jan Beans -3’2 @ $8.89’0

 

Commodities in general are negative, and the time of year does exactly help us.  But there is definitely some good news.  Gas prices are now at a 6 year lows averaging 1.955 per gallon nationwide.  This is the first time in six years that the national average has fallen below $2 per gallon.  So the silver lining is the opportunity to hedge your fuel either by using brokerage, or by filling your on farm fuel storage.  By doing so you potentially lock in a savings on a portion of your fuel expenses.

 

Corn/Beans nothing new to add for this partial week.  With Christmas upon us I would expect to see heavily reduced trade volume this week.  Not likely to see any opportunities present themselves until after the first of the year.  We continue in the tight range bound range I seem to mention every week.  Negativity does not seem to shake the markets, however positive news sure could.  So lets wait for the headline.

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For Fun – According to a Gallup poll, Americans plan to spend $830 on Christmas gifts this year on average, up from $720 last year.  Although the average amount all Americans expect to spend is $830, the figure rises to $908 when excluding those who won’t spend anything.   In other words eliminating the people who do not shop for Christmas.

Christmas spending intentions vary greatly by household income. Americans living in households earning $75,000 or more per year plan to spend an average of $1,227 on Christmas gifts this season. This drops to $786 among middle-income earners and to $460 among those earning less than $30,000.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/186620/americans-plan-spending-lot-christmas.aspx

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P: (402) 685-5613 | Greg.Mockenhaupt@cvacoop.com

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Oakland, NE 68045

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Craig Alder Grove Christmas Program

December 21, 2015 Leave a comment


‘Twas the Night Before Christ’s Birth Craig- Alder Grove Parish Sunday School Program, Sunday December 20 Front: Bowen Perez, Deklan Anderson, Logan Gramke, Elijah Gahan, Naomi Gahan, Brinley Eriksen, Genevieve Gramke, Paisley Peterson, Cadence Johansen Back: Madison Enstrom, Baby Garrison Gramke, Ashlynne Gramke, Karley Eriksen, Olivia Unwin, Brynn Norton, Gavin Enstrom, Ryan Smith, Emma Johansen, Blayr Keller, & Chloe Perez Photo credit/ Brooke Peterson.

‘Twas the Night Before Christ’s Birth
Craig- Alder Grove Parish Sunday School Program, Sunday December 20
Front: Bowen Perez, Deklan Anderson, Logan Gramke, Elijah Gahan, Naomi Gahan, Brinley Eriksen, Genevieve Gramke, Paisley Peterson, Cadence Johansen
Back: Madison Enstrom, Baby Garrison Gramke, Ashlynne Gramke, Karley Eriksen, Olivia Unwin, Brynn Norton, Gavin Enstrom, Ryan Smith, Emma Johansen, Blayr Keller, & Chloe Perez
Photo credit/ Brooke Peterson.

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Oakland City Council Meets Tonight

December 21, 2015 Leave a comment


The Oakland City Council will meet tonight, Dec. 21st at 5:30 p.m. at the Rosen Room located in the Oakland City Auditorium. An agenda is on file for public viewing at the Oakland City Office. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Santa Claus is Coming to the Oakland Library

December 21, 2015 Leave a comment


Santa Claus is coming to the Oakland Public Library tomorrow, Tues., Dec. 22nd at 10:00 a.m. to visit all the girls and boys! All children are invited to see Santa. Don’t forget to bring your wish lists to share with him!

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Herman Elementary School to Close at End of School Year

December 21, 2015 Leave a comment


By Brandon Lavaley, Tekamah-Herman Superintendent

As have been a part of many of my articles, the future of the district is a topic at the forefront of attention for many of our district patrons. At our most recent Board meeting, there was discussion of two pressing issues that directly affect the future of Tekamah-Herman Schools.

The Board of Education took action and unanimously decided that this would be the last year that classes would be held at Herman Elementary School. While it is something that has been discussed many times in recent years, it was still a difficult decision for the Board. The Herman Elementary School has been a wonderful institution for so many teachers and students that have been educated in our district. The closing of the doors does not diminish the significance of the education or memories of any one individual’s time at Herman Elementary. However, with significantly diminishing enrollments and fewer staff members necessary, the Board and Administration felt it was in the best interest of the district to move all of our students and staff members to the Tekamah campus.

The second major area of interest addressed at the regular Board meeting was reporting of the committee meeting between representatives of the Tekamah-Herman and Oakland-Craig Boards of Education. These merger conversations have been taking place, on and off, for at least the past 30 years. At the most recent meeting, the primary focus of the conversation revolved around the programming and curriculum offerings potentially provided by a merged district. The Oakland-Craig Board was to have a Board retreat on Wednesday, December 16th to discuss all of their potential future options. It is the understanding of the Tekamah-Herman Board that Oakland-Craig will make a decision on pursuing a cooperative effort with Tekamah-Herman at the regular January Board meeting. At that time, our district is hopeful that we can move toward meaningful facility improvements for the students of Tekamah-Herman, however they may appear.

While the two areas discussed evoke strong emotions, I think the Board of Education is to be commended for attempting to focus on progress and moving the district forward. It is not a goal of the Board to close a school building or consolidate a district, but those conversations must take place and decisions made in the best interest of our students. If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to reach out to a Board member or myself. Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Brandon Lavaley, Tekamah-Herman Superintendent

Brandon Lavaley, Tekamah-Herman Superintendent

 

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