Exeter School Board Meets Tonight

During the March 7^th meeting of the Exeter-Milligan School Board the Board members discussed and voted on a Reduction In Force measure.

According to the published minutes, “Discussion was opened concerning the Reduction in Force (RIF) proposed by the administration in the music department.  The reasoning behind the possible RIF pertained to the decrease in the enrollment of students in the music program.  There are no planned cuts of the music program.  The current and future enrollments dictate the position can be successfully filled by a 1.0 FTE.”

Later during the meeting a motion was made by Tim Pribyl and seconded by Brent Moore to approve the Reduction in Force resolution.  The motion passed unanimously.

Music Instructor Shane Whitford confirmed that he received a RIF letter following the March 7^th school board meeting and Superintendent Paul Sheffield confirmed that a RIF letter had been sent.  Both declined to comment on the situation.  Sheffield added that he would comment after the April 11^th board meeting.

Exeter-Milligan Second Graders Science Unit

The Exeter-Milligan second graders in Mrs. Marla Weber’s classroom have been working on a unit in science about embryos.  Lyndsey Pohlmeier from the Fillmore County Extension office supplied the classroom with eggs and an incubator so that the students could monitor some real embryos.  This week one of their chicks started to hatch and after two days of pecking had to have a little intervention from Mrs. Weber and Superintendent Paul Sheffield.  While their chick got stronger, Pohlmeier brought some baby chicks for the class to see and hold.  Briana and Alec compare their chicks.

Exeter-Milligan Students Featured on Local Radio Show

On April 11th, several Exeter-Milligan Sixth Graders will be featured on the York Radio Station KAWL1370 AM

Tune in from 1:00-1:30 p.m. to hear Exeter-Milligan Band and Choral performance LIVE during the radio station's daylong Old Time Radio Show

 You can watch it stream live also at  ktmxfm.com and look for the link that day, Mrs. Murphy explained that it worked last year, she is hoping that it will be in place this year.
 

New Southeast Nebraska Travelers Guides Available

 L-R Elmer Hessheimer, Ranae Kamler, Cindy Bohlken

 

 

Three members of the Fillmore County Visitors Committee perused the 2012 Southeast Nebraska Tourism Council travelers guide at their March meeting. The guide is available at the kiosks in Exeter, Geneva and Milligan, the Fillmore County Development Office, the Fillmore County Courthouse and several businesses throughout the County. The guide can also be found at www.visitsoutheastnebraska.org

Exeter-Milligan Students Perform Their Favorite Things

My Favorite Things was the theme for the Exeter-Milligan Spring Concert in Milligan on Tuesday evening.

A packed house stood and sang with the sixth grade band who opened the show with The Star Spangled Banner.  They also performed Rock It To Me.  The fifth grade bad did an outstanding job performing Name Those Tunes  and  Let’s Go Band!

The fourth graders performed Pedal to the Metal  on their recorders and the third graders played Whacky Fajita on their boomwhackers.

The audience was also treated to a performance by the seven students who represented Exeter-Milligan at the Sing Around Nebraska festival and sang Shout for Joy. 

The theme for the evening was My Favorite Things and the students had chosen from the music they had learned this year performing their favorites.  The Kindergarten through sixth graders performed the song My Favorite Things from the musical Sound of Music to set the tone for their choir offerings.

The Kindergarten through second grades chose to perform Colors, Apples and Bananas, I’ve a Pair of Fishes and Scat Song. Third and fourth performed the perennial favorite Take Me Hone, Country Roads and Trail to Mexico with special instrument performance by MicKael Halverstadt, Caitlin Murphy and Jacy Schlueter.  The students also performed Rockin’ Robin.

The fifth and sixth graders performed I Believe I Can Fly and The Lion Sleeps Tonight finishing with You Sing For Me.

To close the concert the entire group sang their own version of E-M’s Favorite Things which was arranged by the sixth grade class to reflect each different groups special memories.  Art created by each class to reflect their favorite things was displayed on the back wall of the gymnasium.

Fillmore County Development Corporation Hosts Meeting

Patt Lentfer, FCDC Executive Director, Jen Olds-SENDD, SERN Chairperson, Erin Malzer, Grow Nebraska.

Patt Lentfer, FCDC Director hosted the SERN meeting in Milligan on March 14th. Jen Olds chaired the meeting and introduced the after lunch speaker, Erin Malzer, with GROW Nebraska™

Local Businesswomen Speak at SERN meeting in Milligan

The Southeast Nebraska Resource Network (SERN) held their quarterly meeting in Milligan, Nebraska on March 14th.  Fillmore County Development Corporation served as the host. 

Two local businesswomen spoke to the group about their businesses in Milligan.  Stephanie Nichols talked about the Evening with Friends restaurant and how her and her husband came to be the owners after the previous owner had health problems.  She told about the changes they have made to the business to keep customers and attract new customers. 

Kim Slezak, owner of KPS GIS Consulting, told about being able to do forest management planning and geospatial analysis from Milligan using her computer.  Her business also has tools she can use for agriculture management.  Another area of interest for Slezak is photography which she markets through Everlasting Light Images where she posts her work.

Thirty resource providers, economic developers, and community stakeholders attended the SERN meeting that was held at Evening with Friends.  After a short business meeting a round table was held where everyone present gave information about programs, events, projects, and etc. that was going on in their area. 

Erin Malzer, with GROW Nebraska™ was the after lunch speaker and presented “Helping to GROW Entrepreneurship Statewide: The Story of GROW Nebraska”.   The presentation included information about the GROW Nebraska program including how the staff can help entrepreneurs throughout the state with "entrepreneurial coaching" and market access opportunities to its members.  GROW Nebraska’s™ goal is to connect entrepreneurs and small businesses to the world marketplace.

SERN is a regional group of resource specialists from various organizations/businesses from the Counties of Polk, Butler, Saunders, York, Seward, Lancaster, Cass, Otoe, Fillmore, Saline, Gage, Johnson, Nemaha, Thayer, Jefferson, Pawnee, and Richardson.  The group meets on a quarterly basis to discuss programs and resources offered by various agencies.

For more information contact the Fillmore County Visitors Co. at 702-759-4910 or email lentfer.fcdc@genevamail.com.