Exeter 14 & Under Team Takes 4th at State at Softball

Front row from the left Hannah Horne, Hailey Luzum, Katie Mounce, Hannah Beethe, Janey Due, Coach Taylor Erdkamp.  Back row from left Coach Megan Kuska, Tara Mueller, Samantha Horne, Haylee Sheffield, Janey Erdkamp, Kaitlyn Vavra and Coach Kayti Sudrla.

The Exeter Eagles ended their softball season on June 30^th at Class D State Softball in Grand Island.  The girls fought hard throughout the tournament and went 4-2 at state.  They played Louisville, Syracuse (twice), Verdigre, Grand Island Illusion’s Gold, and Auburn.  The season record for the Exeter Eagles was 18-6.  Exeter played in the FunFrAll league that consisted of Exeter, York, Dorchester, Meridian, Wilber 1, and Wilber 2.  The league tournament was June 24-27 in Dorchester.  They had to play Meridian twice on the 27^th in order to win the tournament.  The girls pulled through and brought home the victories! The Exeter Eagles 14 and Under softball team had a very successful season!

Exeter 14 & Under Softball Wins District Championship

Exeter 14 & Under Softball Team won the District Championship this year.  Front row from the left are Kaitlyn Vavra, Samantha Horne, Janey Due, Haylee Sheffield, Janey Erdkamp.  Middle row from the left Hailie Luzum, Tara Mueller, Hannah Beethe, Hannah Horne, Katie Mounce.  Back row from the left are coaches Megan Kuska and Taylor Erdkamp (Katie Sudrla is not pictured).

Street Repairs in Exeter

Exeter streets are seeing some much needed repair.  The Exeter Village Board identified close to 20 spots in town that were in desperate need of repair and Klein Construction out of Dorchester won the bid to do the work.  The work should be completed in the next few weeks.

Exeter Fun Days Activities

Don't forget to check out all of the events going on downtown.

Also, Saturday morning the United Methodist Church is having a garage sale and bake sale at the church. 


At 9 a.m. there is a bullhead fishing tournament at the Fire Department.

Junk in the Trunk lines two streets downtown Saturday morning, along with the Waffle breakfast and the craft show at the Legion.

The Library is having a book sale.

The Softball tournament is going on Saturday and the Boy Scouts will have a food stand at the ball shack.

There will be kiddie games downtown, free swimming and snacks and fun bingo at the Legion at 4 p.m.

The Kids and Pets Parade starts at 5 p.m. downtown.

The feature for the evening will be the Exeter Volunteer Fire And Rescue BBQ, Beer Garden and Street Dance from 5:00 p.m. - 1 a.m. Starring Rusty Nichol and Who's Bill Anyway.

Exeter Aquatic Center Offers Red Cross Swimming Lessons

It’s a little chilly at 8 a.m. for these swimming lessons, but the eight participants in level 5 and 6 don’t seem to mind.  Briana Capek just gets ready to take off underwater during her early morning swimming lessons. Close to fifty students are enrolled in the two week lesson session.

Exeter Fun Days Schedule

Coop Building Project Complete

Farmers Cooperative has added another building to the Fertilizer Plant north of Exeter.  The 80' x 100' building is slated to be a seed shed and has three bulk seed tanks.  A seed treater and conveyor system is also included.
"Basically we can how have bulk seed treatment for corn and beans here at our location.  This is another investment the Coop is making in the Exeter area farming community," according to Exeter Coop Manager Alan Vavra.

Local Bar Reviewed In Lincoln Journal Star

Exeter's own John E's was recently reviewed in the Lincoln Journal Star's Magazine Ground Zero.

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I. Bratcher or Heirs or Near Relatives Notice of Abandonment

Notice of Abandonment The Ownership of or Right In to an Unoccupied CEmetery Lot, Upon Abandonment, Revert to the City Having Ownership

To: I. BRATCHER OR HEIRS OR NEAR RELATIVES
Block 4, Lot 4, Plots 1 - 12
One grave is in #4 of these 12 plots, that being
Benjamin Albert Bratcher, 11-5-1852 to
12-7-1900 in the Exeter Cemetery
Exeter, Nebraska

The Exeter Cemetery Board and the City of
Exeter has determined that the above cemetery
Lots have been declared abandoned property,
And will revert to the City of Exeter.  That
Portion of the State Statue 12-701 and 12-702.

Owners, heirs or near relatives must contact
The City of Exeter or the Exeter Cemetery
Association in writing within one year of
Publishing this notice to claim the cemetery
Lots.

City of Exeter, Box 196, Exeter, NE 68351
Exeter Cemetery Association c/o JoDee Mika
421 N River Ave., Exeter, NE 68351

Get Ready for Exeter Fun Days!

The weekend of July 19^th through July 21^st looks to live up to its designation as Exeter Fun Days.

Starting on Friday, there will be community garage sales starting at 4 p.m. and the co-ed softball tournament will kick off at 6:30 p.m.  The evening’s entertainment will be karaoke at John E’s Bar, Grill & Keno starting at 9 p.m.

Saturday has full day of activities planned with the community garage sales city wide, the co-ed softball tournament and the Chamber hosting a Waffle Feed at the Legion from 8 – 10 a.m. Boy Scout Troop 270 will have a food stand at the softball field from 11 – 1p.m.

Also starting at 8 a.m. will be the Junk in Your Trunk sale just south of Greg’s.  The street will be closed to traffic so shoppers can browse until noon for trunkful’s of treasures.  There will also be a Craft and Vender fair at the Legion from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the Library will be holding their book sale from 8 – noon.

If shopping isn’t up your alley then head to the Fire Hall at 9 a.m. for a bullhead fishing tournament.

The afternoon is all about the kids with activities like face painting, sand art and a corn cash dig downtown in front of Speece Chiropractic from 1 – 5 p.m.

For the afternoon swimming is free at the Exeter Aquatic Center starting at 1:30 p.m.  Don’t forget to stop by the Legion at 4 p.m. for an hour of Bingo with prizes provided by the Exeter Chamber of Commerce. 

The Kids and Pets Parade will be held downtown at 5 p.m. just before the Exeter Volunteer Fire and Rescue BBQ, Beer Garden and Street Dance starts.  Featured acts are Rusty Nichol and Who’s Bill Anyway from 5:00 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Sunday’s activities include free swimming at the aquatic center starting at 1:30 p.m., the continuation of the softball tournament (if needed) and a bubble making contest at John E’s at 2 p.m.

These events are sponsored by and will benefit the Exeter Volunteer Fire Department and the Exeter Chamber of Commerce.  The event is also being supported by the Fillmore County Visitor’s Committee, Perennial Public Power District and the American Legion Post 218.