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Index Legal Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Legislative Notes . . . . 2 Social Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Over The Hills . . . . . . . . . 3 Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Opinion Page . . . . . . . . . . 4 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Odds & Ends . . . . . . . . . . 4 Classified Page . . . . . . . 5 School Activities . . . . . 6 Knights Sports . . . . . . . . 7 Recipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Notices • Marilyn J. Swisher Estate • Thedford School Board Proceedings • Notice Of Organization Triple G Redimix, LLC School News • Upcoming Activities At Thedford & Sandhills • Upcoming Menus At Thedford & Sandhills • Thedford Food Drive Nutter & Pokorny Commit JAMIE TAYLOR PHOTOS New Arrival Murphy Marie Miller Page 3 Inside This Issue THOMAS COUNTY THOMAS COUNTY, THEDFORD NEBRASKA 69166 (USPS 596-550) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017 NO. 38 Cade Pokorny, front left, and Jacey Nutter, front right, are pictured with their parents, standing, l-r: Brad and Paula Pokorny and Linda Nutter, at their signing day Wednesday, February 1. COURTESY PHOTO NSAA State Wrestling Results. Page 7 Jacey Nutter gets a few extra yards against an oppo- nent during the 2016 NSAA State Football Playoffs. Cade Pokorny tackles a runner behind the line of scrimmage during the 2016 NSAA State Football Playoffs. Two Knights football players committed to colleges on Wednes- day, February 1, when they signed their Na- tional Letters of In- tent. Jacey Nutter, a sen- ior quarterback prospect from Thed- ford will be heading to the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Nutter had a career high 5,928 passing yards, 103 passing touchdowns and 400 completions. Nutter was also a de- fensive leader with 439 tackles, 24 inter- ceptions and 383 in- terception yards. Nutter scored 303 points over the four years he helped lead the Knights. Nutter will graduate from Thedford High School this spring. Cade Pokorny was among 33 high school seniors that signed National Letters of In- tent with the Chadron State Eagles. Pokorny played line- backer and tight end for the state playoff qualifying Knights. The senior at Thed- ford High School, ended his two seasons at Sandhills-Thed- ford, with 259 tackles, four sacks, four inter- ceptions and caused four fumbles. He had a total of 435 yards and scored 56 points, as a leader for the 2016 Knights. Pokorny has accepted an offer to play linebacker for the Eagles. “Both guys deserve everything they’ve gotten this year, and the scholarships they’ve earned with these two schools,” said Knights Head football coach, Josh Deines. “They’re hard working kids. I can’t say enough good things about them.” Other Knight players are also expected to play college football and will make their decisions at a later date. Valentine Campus receives $5,000 grant Representatives from Farm Credit Services of America, David Leggott, Mitchell Korf and Dave Lien, presented the Mid-Plains Community College Valentine Cam- pus with a $5,000 grant Monday morning. Pictured left to right are: Leggott, Gail Knott, MPCC area director of outreach, Korf, Lien, Jennifer Nollette, Valentine cam- pus coordinator, and Dave Dent, Valentine City Councilman. The Mid-Plains Commu- nity College Valentine Campus is one step closer to funding completion thanks to a $5,000 grant from Farm Credit Serv- ices of America. The grant was provided through the FCSAmerica Working Here Fund designed to impact agriculture educa- tion. “At FCSAmerica, we ap- preciate the opportunity to support future genera- tions of ag producers,” said Logan Thomeczek, a vice president of retail op- erations in FCSAmerica’s North Platte office. He was among the repre- sentatives from FCSAmer- ica who presented a check to college officials on Monday at the site of the new campus, 715 E. High- way 20 - next to The Nio- brara Lodge. MPCC has had a campus presence in Valentine since June of 2002. The college offers online and distance learning classes in a small building at 113 N. Hall Street in addition to providing numerous dual credit courses through local high schools. However, increased de- mand for more localized career and technical train- ing, including that in agribusiness, farm and land management and mechanized agriculture, led to the construction of a larger facility. In July, crews broke ground on a new, approx- imately 7,500 square foot building expected to be complete in early spring. It will provide students in the Cherry County re- gion with localized, on- campus academic transfer related classes as well as hands-on training in welding, farm equip- ment calibration and en- gine repair and maintenance in a techni- cal shop. “Five additional class- rooms will enable the col- lege to offer academic courses and programs in multiple areas, including agricultural sciences,” said Bonnie Kruse, MPCC area director of Institu- tional Advancement. It is expected that the college will take posses- sion of the Valentine Campus sometime in March, and that there will be a formal ribbon cut- ting this summer. More details will be released as they become available. Former Husker, Scott Shanle to speak at Thedford Thedford Schools will be welcoming former Husker, Scott Shanle, as a guest speaker on Tuesday, March 7. Scott will be speaking with all of the grade school and high school students that day. The focus of his talk will be goal setting, following your passion, and following your passion to true happi- ness. Scott is a highly-regarded guest speaker through the Nebraska Coaches Association. His message will be one that will be great for students to hear, es- pecially with spring on the way. His message will encourage everyone to strive to finish the 2016-17 school year strong. Scott is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was originally selected with the 37th pick of the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft from the University of Nebraska by the St. Louis Rams. He also played for the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints. Shanle attended St. Edward High School in St. Edward, Nebraska, where he played eight-man football as a run- ning back and defensive back. While there, his team went 29-3 over his final three seasons and he earned All-State and Player of the Year honors. In track he ran the 100, 200 and 4x100 meter relay. He set school records in both the 100M and 200M with times of 10.67 and 22.3 seconds. He also earned varsity let- ters in basketball. Originally a walk-on at the University of Nebraska, he was a three-year starter and played in every game over four sea- sons. He earned a scholarship after he redshirted in the fall of 1998. He was Nebraska’s starter at the Sam linebacker position for each of his last three sea- sons and finished fourth on the team in tackles in 2002 with 71 stops and earned honorable-mention All-Big 12 honors as well. In addition to his 71 tackles he added five tackles for loss and two sacks and hurried opposing quar- terbacks six times. In 2001 he made 56 tackles (eight for losses) and had eight pass breakups on the year to tie the line- backer record. Shanle played in all twelve games with ten starts in 2000, and made 55 tackles, including 30 solos. He recorded four tackles for loss and a sack. He was a backup Sam linebacker in 1999 and played in every game, pri- marily on special teams. Shanle was selected in the seventh round (251st overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He made his NFL debut against the New York Gi- ants on September 7. As a rookie, he played mostly on special teams and was declared inactive for the final three games and the playoffs. He was waived on December 12. He was named one of the best 50 draft picks in franchise his- tory by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch news- paper. Shanle was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Cowboys on December 13, 2003. In 2004, he ranked fourth on the Cow- boys roster with 15 special teams tackles and was the starter at strongside line- backer in the final three games, register- ing 26 tackles. In 2005, he served as the Cowboys' nickel middle linebacker for the first weeks of the season. After in- juries forced Dat Nguyen into retire- ment, Shanle moved into the starting lineup. He battled injury setbacks in the season's final games, but tied for sev- enth on the team with 50 tackles. On August 23, 2006, he was traded to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for sev- enth round pick. In 2006, he became a starter at Will linebacker, leading the team with 77 solo tackles, he was second with 117 total tackles, while registering four sacks, a forced fumble and two pass de- fensed. In 2007, he started in 14 games, recording 96 tackles (56 solo), a pass de- fensed, a forced fumble, a fumble recov- ery and a tackle for a loss. The next year he was named the Saints Defensive MVP, after finishing with 145 tackles (79 solo). In 2009, he was a starting outside linebacker on the Saints' Super Bowl championship team, making 106 tack- les (74 solo) and was the leading tackler during their playoff run.
Transcript of Thedford Front Page Layout 1 - Creative Printers · Thedford Front Page_Layout 1 Author: Creative...
IndexLegal Page..............2Legislative Notes ....2Social Side..............3Over The Hills .........3Happenings ............3Opinion Page..........4Comics....................4Odds & Ends ..........4Classified Page.......5School Activities .....6Knights Sports ........7Recipe ....................8
Notices• Marilyn J. SwisherEstate
• Thedford SchoolBoard Proceedings
• Notice Of OrganizationTriple G Redimix, LLC
School News• Upcoming Activities AtThedford & Sandhills
• Upcoming Menus AtThedford & Sandhills
• Thedford Food Drive
Nutter & Pokorny Commit
JAMIE TAYLOR PHOTOS
New ArrivalMurphy Marie Miller
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Inside This Issue
THOMAS COUNTY
THOMAS COUNTY, THEDFORD NEBRASKA 69166 (USPS 596-550) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017 NO. 38
Cade Pokorny, front left, and Jacey Nutter, front right, are pictured withtheir parents, standing, l-r: Brad and Paula Pokorny and Linda Nutter, at theirsigning day Wednesday, February 1.
COURTESY PHOTO
NSAA State WrestlingResults. Page 7
Jacey Nutter gets a few extra yards against an oppo-nent during the 2016 NSAA State Football Playoffs.
Cade Pokorny tackles a runner behind the line ofscrimmage during the 2016 NSAA State FootballPlayoffs.
Two Knights footballplayers committed tocolleges on Wednes-day, February 1, whenthey signed their Na-tional Letters of In-tent.
Jacey Nutter, a sen-ior quarterbackprospect from Thed-ford will be headingto the University ofNebraska-Kearney.
Nutter had a careerhigh 5,928 passingyards, 103 passingtouchdowns and 400completions.
Nutter was also a de-fensive leader with439 tackles, 24 inter-ceptions and 383 in-terception yards.
Nutter scored 303points over the fouryears he helped leadthe Knights.
Nutter will graduatefrom Thedford HighSchool this spring.
Cade Pokorny wasamong 33 high schoolseniors that signedNational Letters of In-tent with the ChadronState Eagles.
Pokorny played line-backer and tight endfor the state playoffqualifying Knights.The senior at Thed-ford High School,ended his two seasonsat Sandhills-Thed-ford, with 259 tackles,four sacks, four inter-ceptions and causedfour fumbles. He hada total of 435 yardsand scored 56 points,as a leader for the2016 Knights.
Pokorny has accepted an offer to play linebacker for the Eagles.“Both guys deserve everything they’ve gotten this year, and the scholarships
they’ve earned with these two schools,” said Knights Head football coach, JoshDeines. “They’re hard working kids. I can’t say enough good things aboutthem.”
Other Knight players are also expected to play college football and will maketheir decisions at a later date.
Valentine Campusreceives $5,000 grant
Representatives from Farm Credit Services of America, David Leggott, MitchellKorf and Dave Lien, presented the Mid-Plains Community College Valentine Cam-pus with a $5,000 grant Monday morning. Pictured left to right are: Leggott, GailKnott, MPCC area director of outreach, Korf, Lien, Jennifer Nollette, Valentine cam-pus coordinator, and Dave Dent, Valentine City Councilman.
The Mid-Plains Commu-nity College ValentineCampus is one step closerto funding completionthanks to a $5,000 grantfrom Farm Credit Serv-ices of America. The grantwas provided through theFCSAmerica WorkingHere Fund designed toimpact agriculture educa-tion.
“At FCSAmerica, we ap-preciate the opportunityto support future genera-tions of ag producers,”said Logan Thomeczek, avice president of retail op-erations in FCSAmerica’sNorth Platte office.
He was among the repre-sentatives from FCSAmer-ica who presented a checkto college officials onMonday at the site of thenew campus, 715 E. High-way 20 - next to The Nio-
brara Lodge.MPCC has had a campus
presence in Valentinesince June of 2002. Thecollege offers online anddistance learning classesin a small building at 113N. Hall Street in additionto providing numerousdual credit coursesthrough local highschools.
However, increased de-mand for more localizedcareer and technical train-ing, including that inagribusiness, farm andland management andmechanized agriculture,led to the construction ofa larger facility.
In July, crews brokeground on a new, approx-imately 7,500 square footbuilding expected to becomplete in early spring.
It will provide students
in the Cherry County re-gion with localized, on-campus academictransfer related classes aswell as hands-on trainingin welding, farm equip-ment calibration and en-gine repair andmaintenance in a techni-cal shop.
“Five additional class-rooms will enable the col-lege to offer academiccourses and programs inmultiple areas, includingagricultural sciences,”said Bonnie Kruse, MPCCarea director of Institu-tional Advancement.
It is expected that thecollege will take posses-sion of the ValentineCampus sometime inMarch, and that there willbe a formal ribbon cut-ting this summer. Moredetails will be released asthey become available.
Former Husker, ScottShanle to speak at Thedford
Thedford Schools will be welcomingformer Husker, Scott Shanle, as a guestspeaker on Tuesday, March 7.
Scott will be speaking with all of thegrade school and high school studentsthat day. The focus of his talk will begoal setting, following your passion, andfollowing your passion to true happi-ness.
Scott is a highly-regarded guestspeaker through the Nebraska CoachesAssociation. His message will be onethat will be great for students to hear, es-pecially with spring on the way. Hismessage will encourage everyone tostrive to finish the 2016-17 school yearstrong.
Scott is a former American footballlinebacker in the National FootballLeague. He was originally selected withthe 37th pick of the seventh round ofthe 2003 NFL Draft from the Universityof Nebraska by the St. Louis Rams. Healso played for the Dallas Cowboys andNew Orleans Saints.
Shanle attended St. Edward HighSchool in St. Edward, Nebraska, wherehe played eight-man football as a run-ning back and defensive back. Whilethere, his team went 29-3 over his finalthree seasons and he earned All-Stateand Player of the Year honors. In trackhe ran the 100, 200 and 4x100 meterrelay. He set school records in both the100M and 200M with times of 10.67 and22.3 seconds. He also earned varsity let-ters in basketball.
Originally a walk-on at the Universityof Nebraska, he was a three-year starterand played in every game over four sea-sons. He earned a scholarship after heredshirted in the fall of 1998. He wasNebraska’s starter at the Sam linebackerposition for each of his last three sea-sons and finished fourth on the team intackles in 2002 with 71 stops andearned honorable-mention All-Big 12honors as well. In addition to his 71tackles he added five tackles for loss andtwo sacks and hurried opposing quar-terbacks six times. In 2001 he made 56tackles (eight for losses) and had eightpass breakups on the year to tie the line-backer record. Shanle played in alltwelve games with ten starts in 2000,and made 55 tackles, including 30 solos.He recorded four tackles for loss and asack. He was a backup Sam linebackerin 1999 and played in every game, pri-marily on special teams.
Shanle was selected in the seventh
round (251st overall) of the 2003 NFLDraft by the St. Louis Rams. He madehis NFL debut against the New York Gi-ants on September 7. As a rookie, heplayed mostly on special teams and wasdeclared inactive for the final threegames and the playoffs. He was waivedon December 12. He was named one ofthe best 50 draft picks in franchise his-tory by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch news-paper.
Shanle was claimed off waivers by theDallas Cowboys on December 13, 2003.In 2004, he ranked fourth on the Cow-boys roster with 15 special teams tacklesand was the starter at strongside line-backer in the final three games, register-ing 26 tackles. In 2005, he served as theCowboys' nickel middle linebacker forthe first weeks of the season. After in-juries forced Dat Nguyen into retire-ment, Shanle moved into the startinglineup. He battled injury setbacks in theseason's final games, but tied for sev-enth on the team with 50 tackles. OnAugust 23, 2006, he was traded to theNew Orleans Saints in exchange for sev-enth round pick.
In 2006, he became a starter at Willlinebacker, leading the team with 77solo tackles, he was second with 117total tackles, while registering foursacks, a forced fumble and two pass de-fensed. In 2007, he started in 14 games,recording 96 tackles (56 solo), a pass de-fensed, a forced fumble, a fumble recov-ery and a tackle for a loss. The next yearhe was named the Saints DefensiveMVP, after finishing with 145 tackles (79solo). In 2009, he was a starting outsidelinebacker on the Saints' Super Bowlchampionship team, making 106 tack-les (74 solo) and was the leading tacklerduring their playoff run.
