Exeter Care Center Releases Balloons In Memory

Monday afternoon a group gathered at the Exeter Care Center to remember those they lost this year. Residents, staff and family members gathered outside the center and each held balloons representing those who had lost their lives last year while residents at the Care Center. Lots of other balloons were let go as the residents each held several in memory of the eight who lost their lives last year. Adminstrator Melanie Ruhl read the names of those who they lost last year and then read a poem that recalled the ways those lost will be remembered throughout the year.

Exeter-Milligan Kindergarten Graduation

The Class of 2021 are pictured in the front row starting from the left are Cammie Harrison, Johnathen Ostrand, Georgia Meyer, Nickalous Wiederspan, Jaiden Papik. Second row from the left are Casey Jindra , Christopher Kelch, Jackson Beethe, Makenna Morgan, Clint Oldehoeft and Brock Stueben.

The Exeter-Milligan Kindergarten class held their graduation on Wednesday, May 20th at 2:30 p.m. The students wore blue caps and walked into "Pomp and Circumstance." They welcomed the crowd by performing "Little Blue Truck." Elementary Principal Mrs. Poppert awarded perfect attendance certificates to three students and then Kindergarten teacher Mrs. Kassik read the achievements of each student. Mrs. Poppert handed them their packet of certificates and then helped them put the graduation medals around their neck.

The students performed "If You're Happy and You Know" and moved their tassels over as the shouted "First Grade." Parents, family and friends were invited back to the Kindergarten classroom for cookies and punch. More pictures are available in a slideshow on the sidebar.

Pool Getting Closer, But Not Ready Yet

The pool entry ladders are installed.

A view of the bathhouse from the southwest corner.

Sinks and mirrors in the boys bathroom.

Fixtures are installed in the family bathroom.

The new overhead rolling door is installed.

The bathhouse is getting much of the focus this week as fixtures are placed and wiring is worked on. Part of the pool contract was the painting of the pool. It has been primed and the epoxy coat is being applied. The strong winds this week have been challenging. The pump contractor continues to work on the equipment. The ladders are installed as are the poles for the new shades.

New trees are planted at the Exeter Cemetery

From the left, Brian Moor, Joe Dinneen (on tractor) and Mitch Schlegelmilch move a new tree to its appointed location.


The Exeter Cemetery Board along with plenty of volunteers spent Friday afternoon planting a variety of 23 new trees in planned locations throughout the cemetery.

The trees arrived in the afternoon and holes were drilled by Ed Mark in the exact specified locations. Each tree was planted according to the plan and the directions were carefully followed.

The volunteers worked until after 7 p.m. to finish planting, staking, fertilizing and watering each of the trees. More volunteers are needed to commit to watering the trees and helping to remove the dead and dying trees. Contact JoDee Mika at 421 North River Ave, Exeter, NE 68351 or Barry Murphy at 266-4161. Donations are also welcome.

See the slideshow for more pictures of the event.

Exeter-Milligan Track Team Members Qualify for State

Exeter-Milligan State Track Qualifiers Front row: Kelsey Moore, Mackenzie Thomsen, Cassie Harre and Claire White (4X100 relay team) Cassie Harre also qualified in the 100 M and 200 M. Back Row: Heather Pribyl(3200 M), Ryan Harre (100 M, 200 M), Austin Stride (400 M), Shane Manning (Pole Vault). Not pictured Dalton Brandt (Shot Put)

Exeter Pool Fenced In

electrical work is progressing on the bathhouse . . .

Bob Mueller busy sealing the concrete inside the bathhouse . . .

Bob Mueller with John Mueller in the background almost done sealing the concrete . . .

fixtures are going in on the bathhouse and should be completed soon. . .


The pool was fenced in this week and lots of progress was made on the bathhouse. Fixtures were installed and the inside of the bathhouse was sealed. Much of the electrical work is done with lights installed on the outside. The exterior doors have been installed and the pool is currently being painted. Much of the opening will depend on how well the test runs go and how inspections are scheduled.

Farmers Cooperative in Exeter breaks ground on new bin

The Exeter branch of the Farmers Cooperative has begun the storage expansion project in Exeter. Crews have been working a week now to drill the pilings into the old parking area of the Cooperative site. Cement has also been poured in the piling holes as they were drilled. The bin is expected to hold 620,000 bushels of grain.

Exeter-Milligan Class of 2009 at Graduation

The New Trees Are Arriving on Friday!

The Exeter Cemetery was recently awarded $10,000 in matching funds for landscape beautification. The funds come from the Trees for Nebraska Towns (TNT) program, which was created to aid in the planting of large-growing shade trees while also improving the diversity of tree species in communities. The TNT Program is coordinated by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum and funded by the The Nebraska Environmental Trust, a beneficiary of the Nebraska Lottery. Not quite all of the matching funds have been raised.

Anyone interested in donating can send donations to: Exeter Cemetery
Association, c/o JoDee Mika, 421 North River Ave,
Exeter, NE 68351.

Volunteers are welcome to start with the tree planting process which will begin around 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15th at the cemetery. Time volunteering will also be able to used in meeting the matching grant amount. To register contact Barry Murphy at 266-4161.

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Carly Stokebrand Named Athlete of the Week

Concordia University's Carly Stokebrand was named Women's Track Athlete of the Week by the Great Plains Athletic Conference. Stokebrand a junior from Exeter, Neb. won the hammer throw with a mark of 161 feet 8 inches at the Hastings/GPAC Meet on April 24th. Her throw in the hammer is a GPAC season leading throw and ranks her first in the conference and in the top ten in the NAIA. Carly also placed second in the discus and broker her own personal record in the shot put at the same meet.

She has qualified for Nationals in the hammer and the discus and missed quilfying for the shot by inches. NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Nationals will be held in Edwardsville, Ill. May 21-23, 2009.

Stokebrand is the only female thrower for Concordia to be named GPAC Athlete of the Week in the last eleven years.