Jerry O. Hehenstein, 74 of Craig, NE

May 15, 2014 Leave a comment


JERRY O. HOHENSTEIN, 74 years, of Craig, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at his home in Craig.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Friday, May 16, 2014, 2:00 p.m. Faith Family Baptist Church in Tekamah

NO VISITATION

BURIAL: Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah

MEMORIALS: To the Family

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Arlene A. Weatherly, 87 of Tekamah, NE

May 14, 2014 Leave a comment


ARLENE A. WEATHERLY, 87 years, of Tekamah, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair, Nebraska.

Arlene was born March 25, 1927, to Albert and Violet (Wallin) Hammer in Bradish, Nebraska. She grew up on a farm in the Albion, Nebraska, area and graduated from Albion High School in 1944.

She met her future husband, Mack Weatherly, when he was working on her parent¹s farm. It was her interest in sports that brought them together and their first date was to a football game. October 12, 1946, they eloped to Marysville, Kansas, and got married. Three daughters, Karen, Cindi and Tracy were born to this union.

Arlene was a very active member of the community.  She belonged to Tekamah United Methodist Church, was a member of the Burt County Museum Board, Tekamah Book Club, Thursday Social Extension Club and P.E.O. Chapter DC. She held several jobs during her life including Blair Wedding World, Wolfe’s Jewelry, Dick’s Western Store and driving a school bus. One of Arlene’s favorite things to do was attending Nebraska football games, after which Mack and her loved entertaining family and friends. She also loved to knit, sew and spend time at her daughter’s greenhouse. She looked forward to her dinner outings with “the girls”. Arlene was very devoted to her family and will be remembered for the wonderful cooking the family enjoyed.

Preceding her in death were her parents; and husband.

Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Karen (Jim) Elliott of Craig, NE and Houston, TX, Cindi (Tom) Dahl of Papillion, NE, Tracy Weatherly of Omaha, NE; three grandsons, Scott (Jennifer) Elliott, Rusty (Arian) Elliott, Chris (Allison) Dahl; five great-grandchildren; sister, Vivian (Don) Thomas of Tekamah; special friend, Gennie Elliott; and a host of other family and friends. When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Saturday, May 17, 2014, 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Tekamah.

MEMORIAL GATHERING: Friday, May 16th, with the family receiving friends from 6 – 8 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Home in Tekamah.

BURIAL: Tekamah Cemetery

MEMORIALS: To the Family

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Arlene Weatherly

Arlene Weatherly

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Arlene A. Weatherly, 87 of Tekamah, NE

May 12, 2014 Leave a comment


ARLENE A. WEATHERLY, 87 years, of Tekamah, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair, Nebraska.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Saturday, May 17, 2014, 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Tekamah.

MEMORIAL GATHERING: Friday, May 16th, with the family receiving friends from 6 – 8 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Home in Tekamah.

BURIAL: Tekamah Cemetery

MEMORIALS: To the Family

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Gloria J. Marr, 74 of Tekamah, NE

May 4, 2014 Leave a comment


GLORIA J. MARR, 74 years, of Tekamah, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014, at the Golden Living Center in Tekamah.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Tuesday, May6, 2014, 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Tekamah.

NO VISITATION

BURIAL: At a later date

MEMORIALS: To the Family

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Oakland City Council Special Meeting Notice

May 3, 2014 Leave a comment


Please note! There is an update to Monday’s Special meeting. Here is the agenda for the meeting. 
SUPPLEMENTAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF OAKLAND, NEBRASKA

MEETING NOTICE:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a supplemental meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Oakland, Nebraska, will be held at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2014, at the city offices, 401 N. Oakland Avenue, in Oakland, Nebraska. This is a supplemental meeting to award the bid for underground boring for the water and sewer extensions.
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. Acknowledgement of the Open Meeting Laws poster
D. Approval of Minutes of the April 21, 2014 meeting

II. OLD BUSINESS
A. Award of Bid for Water/Sewer extension work
B.

III. DISCUSSION
A. Park pickup repair or replacement
B. 100 S. Park donation of property
C. Update on condemnation procedures
D. Clerk Retirement 12/31/2014
E. Ed Hollander’s resignation

IV. ADJOURNMENT

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

April 28, 2014 Leave a comment


The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a severe thunderstorm warning until 1:00 p.m. for the following areas:

Northwestern Monona County in west central Iowa, north central Burt County in Nebraska and southeastern Thurston county also in Nebraska. Nickel size hail is possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include Emerson, Walthill, Winnebago, Decatur, Macy and Lewis and Clark State Park.

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Pauline Sterkel, 102 of Wakefield, NE

April 27, 2014 Leave a comment


Pauline Sterkel, 102, of Wakefield, Nebraska died on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, Nebraska.  

Funeral services for Pauline are pending at this time with Bressler – Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home of Wakefield.

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Ronald Clarence Gobel, 86 of Tekamah, NE

April 24, 2014 Leave a comment


Ronald Clarence Gobel was born to Roy and Frances (Kollars) Gobel March 31st, 1928 on a homestead farm outside of Crofton, Nebraska where he was the 3rd youngest of 9 children. He passed away April 20th, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Tekamah, Nebraska, after a brief illness.

He received his education in country schools and attended

Ronald Gobel

Ronald Gobel

Crofton High School. As a child, Ronald enjoyed hunting, fishing, and trapping.  He helped on the family farm.  Later in life he enjoyed gardening, working with wood, and spending time with his family.

Ronald enlisted in the U.S. Marines in 1945 where he served for two years.

On March 31st, 1948 he married Verona Eaton in Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California.  Soon after they were married, they returned to Crofton.  He was employed at the Crofton Implement as a mechanic, and the Crofton Creamery as a Plantman.  In 1956 they moved to Omaha, NE. where Ronald worked at the Sorenson Dairy and Sutton Siding. In 1977 He and Verona, along with the four remaining children at home moved to Tekamah where they started their business Gobel Siding.  Still climbing ladders at the age of 69, he retired in 1998.

He was a member of the VFW Bataan Post No. 3304 & the American Legion Lafrenz Post No. 15.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 49 years, Verona; daughter, Kathy; grandsons, Ronald and Nicholas; and brothers Renne, Alton, Sid, and Tim.

Survivors include his son Deane of Fordyce, NE, daughters, Nancy Schaeffer of Harvey, ND, Pam Langfeldt of Tekamah, Libby Bond of Beatrice, NE, Jane (Richard) Elske of Tekamah, Donna (Bob) Schnell of Lincoln, NE, Mary Jo Thomas of Lincoln, and son Jim (Shelli) Gobel of Tekamah; 30 Grandchildren; 62 Great Grandchildren; 5 Great Great Grandchildren; brothers Nile of Oregon, Leon (Gerri) Gobel of Crofton, Ned (Diane) Gobel of Crofton; and sister Audrey (Donald) Sutton of Omaha.

MEMORIAL MASS: Thursday, April 24, 2014, 10:30 am, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Tekamah.

MILITARY HONORS: VFW Bataan Post No. 3304, American Legion LaFrenz Post No. 15

BURIAL:  Tekamah Cemetery

MEMORIALS: To the family

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Insurance Premiums in Iowa and Nebraska Border Counties

April 21, 2014 Leave a comment


Lyons, Nebraska – Today, the Center for Rural Affairs released a new report examining how Nebraska’s decision not to participate in the Medicaid expansion program as provided by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has contributed to higher health insurance premiums compared to Iowa.“Nebraska’s decision not to expand Medicaid as allowed under the ACA has changed its health insurance marketplace pool,” said Jon Bailey, Director of the Rural Public Policy Program at the Center for Rural Affairs and author of the report. “That changed pool has resulted in higher health insurance premiums for most Nebraskans.”

The decision has also left many lower-income Nebraskans in a “coverage gap” – making too much to qualify for Medicaid and too little to qualify for tax credits in the new health care insurance marketplace. Because of the health insurance they buy in the individual market, lower- and middle-class Nebraskans may suffer some of the greatest consequences of this decision, Bailey explained.

According to Bailey, in three of the four health plan levels (all except the Platinum level), Nebraskans in border counties have higher health insurance premiums than Iowans just across the border. In general, premium cost differences between the two states increase as consumers get older, and premium cost variations are greater for the lower level (Bronze and Silver) health plans. When age and health plan level are combined, the annual cost difference can be significant. For example, a hypothetical 60 year old Nebraska couple would pay nearly $500 more annually for a Bronze plan.

Read or download a full copy of the report at: http://files.cfra.org/pdf/Tale-of-Two-States.pdf

The report examines the ten Nebraska counties and six Iowa counties along the Missouri River that form the border between the states. These bordering counties form the core of two major metropolitan areas – Omaha, Nebraska, and Sioux City, Iowa. Outside of the metropolitan areas these counties are rural, made up of small towns and farms. These border counties share common backgrounds and history, have common economic environments, demographics, and have numerous other similarities.

“The cost variations for Bronze and Silver plans are important because those are the plans most people are purchasing on the health insurance marketplace, particularly lower- and middle-income consumers, continued Bailey. “The most recent data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show that 83 percent select a Bronze or Silver plan in the federal-facilitated health insurance marketplace.”

“Most border county Nebraskans, therefore, are selecting plans with the greatest cost variations compared to Iowa border county residents,” Bailey concluded.

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Marvin L. Sundquist, 69 of Lyons, NE

April 20, 2014 Leave a comment


MARVIN L. SUNDQUIST, 69 years, of Lyons, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014, in a motor vehicle accident south of Uehling, Nebraska.

Marvin was born May 24, 1944, in Oakland, Nebraska, to Otto S. and Anna J. (Oman) Sundquist.

Marvin graduated from Lyons High School in 1962 and studied agriculture at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He also served in the U.S. Army Reserves.

Marvin married Linda Skinner in 1970.  They had four children, Lauree Renee, Marvin Douglas, Christian Boyd and Michelle Nicole. Marvin was raised and lived on a farm southeast of Lyons.  After leaving the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, he returned home and maintained the family farm.  After retiring from farming, Marvin began working at Walmart.  Marvin loved being able to interact and socialize with people he knew and met while working at Walmart.

He was a member of the Memorial United Methodist Church in Lyons.

Family was very important to Marvin, especially his grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He also enjoyed playing cards, loved music, history and Nebraska sports.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother-in-law, Jim Lovercheck and nephew, Michael Kostin.

Survivors include his children, Lauree (Robert) Lenz of Battle Creek, NE, Marvin Douglas Sundquist of Fremont, NE, Christian Boyd Sundquist and Michelle (Kase) May all of Black Forest, CO; eleven grandchildren; one great grandchild; sisters, Marilyn (John) Kostin of Kalamazoo, MI, Evelyn Lovercheck of Ogallala, NE, Julene (Dave) Rasmussen of York, NE; brother, Ramon (Carol) Sundquist of Sioux City, IA; nieces and nephews.

FUNERAL SERVICE:Tuesday, April 22, 2014, 10:30 a.m. from Memorial United Methodist Church in Lyons.

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