Throwback Thursday 04/14/2013

 

04/14/2013

 

CONGRATULATIONS to EMHS FCCLA State STAR competitors.  Megan Waldron and Erica Yound - Silver MEdal, National Programs of Action - Speak for the Silent, Stand for the Broken.  Meredith Emshoff - Silver Medal, Focus on Children - The Struggling Child, Hannah Horne - Silver Medal, Family Challenges and Issues - Who Helps Who?

 

Devin Sheffield of Exeter-Milligan High School sponsored by Wm Sullivan Post 218, Exeter, will join nearly 400 other high school juniors from across Nebraska participating in the American Legion Cornhusker Boys’ State, June 2-8, 2013 UNL. 

 

Devin is the son of Paul and Karla Sheffield.  He participates in Football, Basketball, golf, FFA and band.  He is the Junior class president.  Devin is also a member of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and participates in Lyons.    

 

Jordyn Brandt of Exeter-Milligan High School attended the 29^th Annual Sophomore Pilgrimage at the State Capitol on April 9^th. She was sponsored by the Exeter G. F. W. C.  45 Sophomores attended representing 29 schools in 18 legislative districts. The students spent the day learning about our state government. First, the group met in the Warner Legislative Chamber where brief speeches were given by Gov. Dave Heineman, Attorney General Jon Bruning, State Auditor Mike Foley, Sec. of State John Gale, and State Treasurer Don Stenberg, describing the duties of their offices. They also learned about the duties of legislative pages and the process to apply to become a page. The students spent the remainder of the morning observing the State Legislature as they debated and voted on a bill. Lunch was served at the Governor's Mansion where the students were joined by their State Senators, and they had the opportunity to ask them questions. Following lunch, the students learned about the Supreme Court and the judicial system. The remainder of the afternoon was spent touring the Capitol.

 

Students in Mr. Dean Filipi’s construction class have been busy trying to wrap up their projects before the end of the year. 

 

Garrett Pribyl and Alex Benorden are ready to take tickets at the ticket booth they built for the Milligan Q125 celebration.

 

Nolan White, Robert Harre and Preston Motis built a trailer.

Village Board discusses new rescue unit purchase

 

The Exeter Village Board met on Tuesday, April 4 in the Village office. The board approved the minutes and the invoices before hearing from T J Slezak, the owner of Twisted Wrench.

He approached the board asking to close the block of South Exeter Avenue between South Depot and E. Seneca Street on Friday, May 26^th for a special event during alumni weekend.

The board debated the pros and cons of closing main street before they voted to approve closing one block of South Exeter Avenue for the event.

The next item on the agenda was the wages for summer employees. Clerk Becky Erdkamp reminded the board that minimum wage is now $10.50 per hour. The board voted to give all summer employees a $1.00 raise. 

Erdkamp reported that the lifeguards requested an hours of operation change for the pool from the current hours of 1:30 – 5:00 and 6:30 – 8:30 to 1 – 7 every day. With just one evening a week until 10:30 and just a few nights where there are midnight swims.

The board had a long discussion about changing the hours but decided to leave the hours the same so that working parents can bring their kids to the pool after work .  They also stated they would limit the midnight swims to no more than three in the summer.

The board moved on to discuss the purchase of a new rescue unit with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The fire department has the grant for $150,000 which according to Village Maintenance Supervisor John Mueller came through the state.

According to Village Board Chair Alan Michl a new unit costs around $300,000 - $325,000.  Michl reported that the fire department “will add $100,000 from the billing fund and the rest of the funds the fire department will raise over the next few years.”

Maintenance Supervisor Mueller added that if the village doesn’t use the grant it will go back to the state.

Board member Bob Mueller insisted that the rural board should contribute to the purchase price and he and Michl planned to go to the rural board meeting to present their case. “I want them to pay their fair share,” Mueller explained.

Michl added that they had someone coming out to do specs for a new unit and then they would put it out for bids.  The board gave their blessing to the rescue unit purchase process.

Continuing on the fire department the board discussed an addition of two bays to the current fire barn.    Michl estimated that the cost would be between $175,000 and $200,000 and asked for the approval of the village board.

Board member Justin Harre asked how the cost of the addition would be covered.

Michl responded, “If we sign a mutual agreement with the rural board we are allowed to have a bond outside of our levy funds. It would be a small bond basically added on to our taxes.”

Michl estimated it would be 15 years of payments of $15,000 and would be split evenly between the village and the rural board. “We can’t proceed with the addition on the building unless the rural board agrees.”

Board member Jim Anderson clarified their vote, “We aren’t saying yes tonight we are just keeping the process moving.”

The board held a brief discussion on painting the water tower with the ARPA funds the village received but tabled the discussion until the water tower paint analysis results come back.

Marshal Tyler Salmon reported that the former Slama property eviction will be complete after April 9.

Maintenance Supervisor Mueller reported he had started the installation of the batting cages and received one bag of rubber mulch on a truck with two more semi loads expected in the next few days.

The board held a lengthy discussion on the fact that there will not be any ball games played in Exeter this year as there were not enough girls to field each age group of teams. Instead the girls will play with the Friend teams in Friend.  The board plans to keep the maintenance up on the field in case it would need to be used.

Clerk Erdkamp reported that there sales tax for January was $17,774.78 and February keno intake was $183.30.  The next meeting was set for May 9.

 

 

 

Exeter-Milligan Update: Consumer Math

 

Consumer Math Class Update

By Anita Mueller, E-M Instructor

 

Exeter-Milligan Consumer Math class is studying various types of insurance and calculating rates for different types of structures and family situations.  We went to Generations Bank to talk to the Generation Insurance Group and had Diane Geiger (filling in for Kory Kahlandt on short notice since he got called away at the last minute) talk to the class about home and renters insurance and the importance of insurance coverage.  She also talked about how they figure out the cost of insurance and how COVID and inflation has also increased the price of insurance in the recent years.  She gave us some specific examples of when homeowners insurance had been used in a liability case, a personal property case, and on a home after a storm.  Mrs. Anita Mueller would like to thank Generations Insurance Group in Exeter and Diane Geiger for taking time out of her day to talk to Sophia Gilliam about how insurance rates are figured and how important insurance coverage is to have.  Kory Kahlandt stopped by school the following day and introduced himself and brought Sophia a bag of goodies from Generation Insurance Group.  Thank you again for the interesting life lesson on insurance.

 

Exeter-Milligan track team competes at High Plains Invite

 

Boys

Tyler Due - 2nd place 110M hurdles, 4th place 300M hurdles, 1st place pole vault

Carver Kanode - 3rd place pole vault, 2nd place long jump

Girls - 

Savana Krupicka - 4th 400M, 4th 800M, 1st Triple Jump

Jozie Kanode - 2nd place pole vault

Exeter Community Club Hosts Pancake Feed

The Exeter Community Club revived the annual free pancake feed that had been hosted by the now defunct Exeter Chamber of Commerce.  The event was held Tuesday, March 28 in the Exeter Legion Hall and close to 200 were served.  The breakfast-for-supper event was free to the public with pancakes, sausages and juice and coffee served.  The Farmers Cooperative donated the pancake mix and the cups, Generations Bank donated the napkins and the Exeter Community Club provided the rest of the meal along with the labor.

 

Exeter-Milligan Update: Second Grade

 

Second grade update

by Kelsey Yates, Exeter-Milligan 2nd Grade Instructor

 

The second-grade class spent time learning about insects in reading. They learned about the characteristics of insects, social and solitary insects, and helpful and harmful insects. The students ended the unit by taking their new knowledge and creating their very own insects. 

 

Pictured with their insects: Back: Madison Hopkins, Kenleigh Sudrla, Kyler Oldehoeft, Bowen Brandt, Allyson Cuevas

Front: Charlie Vejraska, Kyson Lindberg, Kolsen Kahlandt, Karen Benitiz, Kollins Johnson