Throw Back Thursday
April 17, 2014 Leave a comment
Pauline Marr is carving a pumpkin with her granddaughter Whitney Storie.
Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
Burt County Babysitting Clinic Wraps Up
April 17, 2014 Leave a comment
By Mary Loftis
Extension Assistant
The Burt County Babysitting Clinic wrapped up last week in the Oakland Auditorium with a variety of activities participants could use and/or modify for the children they might babysit. Included in those activities was a scavenger hunt where the participants had to find out how many servings were in the Cheerios box, hop between hula hoops, blow bubbles, etc. Checking out the Cheerio box servings are Arianne Brokaw and Emma Nelson.
Photo Credit/Mary Loftis.
Beverly Herbolsheimer, 88 of Kerrville, TX
April 17, 2014 Leave a comment
Beverly Herbolsheimer, 88, of Kerrville, Texas died on Monday, April 14, 2014 in Kerrville.
Local arrangements are currently pending with Bressler – Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home of Wakefield, Nebraska.
Beverly Herbolsheimer
Easter Trivia
April 16, 2014 Leave a comment
Easter Trivia: Who co-starred with Judy Garland in “Easter Parade?”
Post your answers here!
Oakland-Craig Against Cancer
April 16, 2014 Leave a comment
Join the Team, be a Part of the Dream!
Oakland-Craig Against Cancer
Þ All students, parents, staff, and community members are invited to join Anytime Fitness and the OCAC Team to walk Relay For Life of Burt County! Our goal is to get 70 people signed up on our team to show students how they can make a difference by walking in support of a loved one and support the American Cancer Society.
Þ TO SIGN UP RETURN THE FORM OR SIGN UP ON LINE.
o Go to relayforlife.org and type in 68038 in the search bar.
o Click on Relay for Life for the Burt County Area.
o Click on Sign Up & register under an existing team (OCAC).
o Fill out the questions until you are fully registered.
o It is $10 per person – the fee can be paid on-line or you can choose to pay later. (Make checks payable to O-C and turn the information into Holly or Marilee)
Þ Please plan to be at the walk on Friday, June 20, 2014 @ 6:00 p.m. on the Lyons-Decatur NE Track for a team picture. Relay For Life is a family-oriented event, where participants can walk on a track relay style from 6:00 p.m. to midnight. Team participants can camp around the track, and when they are not taking their turn, they take part in fun activities. Groups of people are fighting back against cancer, and we will raise money so one day there will be a cure.
Þ A free T-shirt sponsored by Anytime Fitness is given to each team member.
Þ Luminaria bags will be lit and lining the track during the walk. If you would like to purchase a bag in honor or in memory of someone, please send the name of the person you would like written on the luminaria and $10 (checks payable to O-C) to Marilee or Holly.
Þ Students are welcome to raise money on their own, but are not obligated to. The Oakland-Craig Student Council will facilitate fundraising. Cancer touches so many people in our community, and Relay For Life is a great way to help fight this terrible disease. Don’t miss out in being a part of this great community service opportunity. Please contact Annie Magnusson at 402-685-5661 or amagnusson@esu2.org with any questions.
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Please complete this form and return it with $10 to Holly or Marilee if you would like to be a part of the OCAC Relay For Life team. Duplicate the form or provide the needed information if more than one family member would like to join.
Name ______________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________
Phone _____________________________________ Email __________________________________________________________________
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Coins for a Cure at Oakland-Craig School
April 16, 2014 Leave a comment
Coins for a Cure
Have you ever wanted to throw a pie in your
teacher’s face? Well here is your chance!
Running March 28th – April 17th, the newly formed Student Council Relay for Life, team will be sponsoring this annual’s Coins for a Cure. The competition will raise funds for the student lead, Community Relay for Life team.
How to do you play? Ten lucky members of the Oakland-Craig staff have volunteered to enter the competition, Mr. Rexroad, Mrs. Kreikemeier, Mrs. Pearson, Ms. Josephson, Mr. Selk, Mrs. Magnusson, Mr. Meyer, Mr. Glinski, Mr. Salvador, Mrs. Reinert, Mr. Long, Mrs. Miller. Any day during these 3 weeks students may bring spare change to dump into these teachers’ buckets. Buckets will be located in the elementary and the jr/sr high offices. But WAIT!
Scoring goes as follows:
- Pennies = 1 Positive Point
- Nickels = 5 Negative Points
- Dimes = 10 Negative Points
- Quarters = 25 Negative Points
- One Dollar Bill = 100 Positive Points
The teacher with the MOST POSITIVE POINTS by the end of the
3 weeks will WIN a pie in the face!
How do I get to throw the pie? See Mrs. Magnusson
Opportunities and Challenges in Ag Census
April 16, 2014 Leave a comment
| By Traci Bruckner, tracib@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs |
| USDA’s Census of Agriculture provides statistical information that should help the agency respond to opportunities in American agriculture, such as the 14,000 more farms claiming farming as their primary occupation than there were in 2007.
However, in the size categories from 50 to 999 acres nearly 56,000 fewer farms were reported nationally. Mid-size and middle-age farmers make an essential contribution to strong rural communities. They support rural businesses and put kids in our rural schools – the source of future generations of farmers and ranchers who will live in rural and small town America. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack often suggests that we must not lose our rural and small town way of life. He also correctly points out that large farms are doing well, but farms in the middle are eroding. Moreover, Secretary Vilsack knows that the consolidation of agriculture and the loss of mid-scale farms are not inevitable. Federal policy – commodity and crop insurance policy specifically – play a crucial role. The 2014 Farm Bill put the ball in the Administration’s court. They have a second chance to make real what President Obama pledged in the rural policy platform of his 2008 Presidential election. He promised to close loopholes that allow mega-farms to game farm programs and ensure payments support active farmers who work the land. Action, more than prophesy, will build rural America’s future. |
It is Reading Time
April 16, 2014 Leave a comment
Hilary Ray enjoyed the Easter stories read by Oakland Public Library Director Rosa Schmidt. Hilary picked out many books for Rosa to read during story time. With the Easter holiday approaching, the Easter books were a huge hit!
Library Director Rosa Schmidt reading an Easter story to Hilary Ray. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
Virlyn “Luke” Lukens, 85 and Marvel (Mefford) Lukens, 77 of Emerson, NE
April 16, 2014 Leave a comment
Virlyn “Luke” L. Lukens, 85, and Marvel J. (Mefford) Lukens, 77, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 as a result of a traffic accident near Hoskins, NE. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, April 18, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Emerson, NE; Pastor Gretchen Ritola will be officiating. The visitation will be Thursday, April 17, 2014 from 12:00 until 6:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 4:00 p.m. at the Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Emerson, NE. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Emerson, NE. In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the family for future designation. Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home of Emerson, NE is in charge of arrangements.
Virly
Virlyn and Marvel Lukens.
n, the son of Charles Jr. and Mary (McDonald) Lukens was born November 14, 1928 in Bloomfield, NE. He joined the United States Army and served during the Korean War. Virlyn married Marvel J. Mefford on February 21, 1954, to this union, five children were born: Jerry, Barbara, Kathleen, Jolene and Bonnie. Virlyn farmed near Emerson and worked for the Emerson Co-op. He also worked as a gravel truck driver and ran the maintainer, and worked at Dohrman Manufacturing as a welder. Virlyn was a member of the Emerson Volunteer Fire Department. He enjoyed being outside, especially gardening, tinkering with lawn mowers, and fishing. He loved reading and baking. Virlyn was very proud to have been married to Marvel for 60 years, and deeply loved his family.
Marvel, the daughter of Taylor Zachary and Caroline (Berner) Mefford, was born on March 5, 1937 in Bloomfield, NE. She was a member of the Legion Auxillary and Women of the ELCA. She enjoyed reading, traveling, cooking, craftwork and spending time with her family. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother. Marvel was a longtime member of the Election Board in Emerson.
Virlyn is survived by his immediate family, sisters; Vi Langmack of Emerson, NE, Edna (Duane) Thurston of Omaha, NE, Elaine (Lyle) Jensen of Carroll, NE, and Evelyn Beckman of Bloomfield, NE, and brothers; Loran (Arlene) Lukens of Bloomfield, NE, Dennis Lukens of Paonia, CO, Lee Lukens of Creighton, NE, and Leland (Ella Mae) of Millard, NE.
Virlyn is preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Donald Lukens and Lyle Lukens, and infant brother, Billie, sisters, Phyllis Butler, Dorothy Groves, and Nellie Beckman.
Marvel is survived by her immediate family, sisters; Vivian Frank, of Creighton, NE, Nila (Marlin) Schuttler of Wayne, NE, Judy Skrivan of Bloomfield, NE, and Linda (Dennis) Huttman of Shelby, IA, brothers; Ferd (Ruth Ann) Mefford of Missouri Valley, IA, and Jack (Donna) Mefford of Brunswick, GA.
Marvel is preceded in death by her parents, brothers; Jerry Mefford, Pete Mefford, and Don Mefford, and sisters; Dorothy Downey and Lois Rosenberg.
They are both survived by their children, Barbara (Michael) Groene of North Platte, NE, Kathleen (Todd) Hauck of Madison, SD, Jolene (James) Reed of Brock, NE, Bonnie (Brian) Loberg of Wayne, NE, and Jerry Lukens of Lincoln, NE, and 10 grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren.
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