2015-01-06

NOTICE OF MEETING

The Lewis & Clark Natural Resources District will hold its regular monthly Board of Directors meeting on the 15th day of January, 2015, at 12:00 p.m. at the Lewis & Clark NRD Office, Hartington, Nebraska. A current agenda is on file at the District Office. This meeting is open to the public.

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Cedar County Commission

Minutes

December 9, 2014

The Cedar County Commissioners met in the Boardroom of the Cedar County Courthouse at 8:30 am and the meeting was called to order as advertised, with Jerry Wiese, David McGregor and Terry Pinkelman answering roll call. Also present County Clerk David Dowling. Chairman McGregor stated the open meetings laws are posted on the wall for public inspection.

Motion was made by Pinkelman and seconded by Wiese to approve the agenda. Motion carried with a 3 to 0 vote. Motion was made by Pinkelman and seconded by Wiese to approve the minutes from the last meeting. Motion carried with a 3 to 0 vote.

Road Supt., Carla Schmidt presented two underground easements for district one approval, Commissioner Pinkelman reviewed and signed the permit. Carla then submitted a report on the recent safety inspection done in the building complex. Schmidt stated the bridge inspections are done on 103 bridges in the county, which is close to half of the total. Discussion was then held on updating the insurance list for property and equipment and truck inventory.

McGregor reported on a recent mental health board meeting and stated Carolyn Harder has agreed to serve on the board replacing Tilly Arens as a Cedar County member. McGregor stated Tilly Arens has been the representative for years. McGregor stated Peggy Hart who recently moved to Hartington and will be the new employee at the agency.

Don Hoesing presented a tax correction on parcel 5242, which a motion was made by McGregor and seconded by Pinkelman to approve the correction as presented. Motion carried with a 3 to 0 vote.

Kevin Garvin met with the board to discuss the GIS contract renewal for a five year contract at the rate of $5400.00 per year. Motion was made by McGregor and seconded by Wiese to approve and renew the five year contract with GIS. Motion carried with a 3 to 0 vote.

Pinkelman reported on the Welcome Center Corps of Discovery meeting he attended and stated it was the first meeting with the new manager Annette Paltz attended.

Wiese then asked to discuss the maintenance of the Norris Cemetery 3 miles east of Coleridge. Wiese stated the Coleridge Cemetery Board contacted him and stated they would take care of the maintenance if the county would agree to make a $1000.00 payment to them and they would handle all maintenance. Motion was made by Wiese to have the County make the $1000.00 payment to maintain the Norris Cemetery. Motion was seconded by McGregor. The motion carried with a 3 to 0 vote.

With no further business or agenda items the following claims were approved for payment and the meeting was declared adjourned by chairman McGregor.

GENERAL FUND: Total Salaries 126,843.94; Aflac 1,129.44; Blue Cross-Blue Shield 43.088.18; IRS 11,549.80; Social Security, 19,002.08; First Concord Benefits Group LLC 1,582.50; Lincoln National Life Ins. Co 650.47; Mass Mutual 1,820.00; Nationwide Retirement Solutions 50.00; Nebraska Child Support Payment Center 300.00; Nebraska Dept. of Revenue 3,902.26; Retirement Plans Div. of Ameritas 14,191.53; Washington Natl. Insurance Co. 57.75; Art Kathol Appliance 134.63; Bank of Hartington 15.75; LeRoy Beste 900.00; Cedar County Clerk of Dist. Court 32.00; Cedar County Court 68.00; Cedar County Historical Society 11,000.00; Cedar County Vet Service Committee 300.00; Cedar Security Insurance Agency 40.00; Cedar-Knox Public Power District 528.85; Consolidated Management Co. 301.25; Kathie Dresden 23.52; Eakes Office Solutions 742.57; Echo Group Inc. 4.72; Faith Regional Physician Services 215.00; Faith Regional Health Services 22,472.62; Farm & Home Publishers Ltd 549.50; Farmers Union Gas & Oil 746.26; Chuck Feilmeier 54.88; Fischer Feed & Supply 229.00; Floor Maintenance and Supply 233.20; Food Town 461.80; Kevin Garvin 55.99; Great American Leasing Corp. 77.00; Hartelco 2,360.19; Hartelco 951.64; Hartington Public Library 6,000.00; Hartington Shopper 334.83; Nebraska Health & Human Services 186.00; Hometown Leasing 567.33; Jack’s Uniforms & Equipment 74.95; Jim Jansen 135.20; Heather Jones 6.49; Kardell’s Auto 722.56; Ken’s Market 204.21; David D. Knoff 3,500.00; Kruse True Value 408.12; Laurel Public Library 3,000.00; LEAF 332.04; Matthew Bender & Co. Inc. 117.13; Michael J. Pommer 8,400.00; MIPS Inc. 2,699.76; NACO 1,932.00; Darren Naslund 700.00; National Sheriff’s Assoc. 54.00; Natl. Assoc. County Collectors 75.00; Nebr. Law Enforcement Training Center 50.00; Nebraska Public Power Dist. 2,112.41; Nebraska State Bar Assoc. 120.00; Northeast Nebraska News Company 145.00; Northeast Research & Exten Center 164.98; Office Systems Co. 334.00; Sally Opfer 38.08; Peitz GMC Service Inc. 321.04; Pepsi Cola of Norfolk 6.25; Plumbing & Electric Service Inc. 1,736.46; Pomp’s Tire Service Inc. 70.00; Presto X 119.69; Quill Corp. 25.97; Randolph Public Library 6,000.00; RR Donnelley 56.08; Schieffer Signs 110.00; Roger Schwartz 12.00; Sioux City Winsupply 84.15; State of Nebr- As Central Services 448.00; State of Nebr-As Central Services 15.00; Janel Sudbeck 217.51; US Cellular 297.10; Verizon Wireless 5.02; Voyager Fleet Systems Inc. 1,734.42; Voyager Fleet Systems Inc. 172.29; Western Office 183.94; Janet Wiechelman 14.99; Winkelbauer Repair 1,147.16; Marsha Wuebben 23.52.

ROAD FUND: Total Salaries 53,795.99; Aflac 556.27; IRS 3,599.35; Social Security 8,137.06; BCBS 28,772.86; First Concord Benefits Group LLC 100.00; Mass Mutual 20.00; Nationwide Retirement Solutions 50.00; Nebraska Dept. of Revenue 1,285.15; Retirement Plans Div. of Ameritas 5,823.42; Washington Natl Insurance Co 49.40; Allen Eickhoff 200.00; Appeara 120.88; Avera Medical Group104.00; B’s Enterprises Inc. 4,913.50; Backus Sand & Gravel 2,646.36; Berner’s Service 257.20; Bodwell Construction Inc. 605.00; Bomgaars 161.70; Carhart Lumber Co. 127.29; Cedar County Auto Parts Inc. 45.06; Cedar-Knox Public Power District 239.49; Century Link 51.72; City of Laurel 78.66; Coleridge Welding Inc. 148.42; Farmers Union Gas & Oil 423.72; Filter Care of Nebr. 50.20; Folkers Bros Garage 4,864.29; Gill Hauling Inc. 15.50; Graham Tire 745.94; Great Plains Communications Inc. 152.51; Grossenburg Implement 3,708.85; Hartelco 238.78; Hefner Oil & Feed Co. 7,884.02; Higman Sand and Gravel 11,264.45; Jerry’s Service Inc. 10,611.33; Kellen & Streit Inc. 1,994.60; Jody Koch Trucking 342.00; Arnold Konken 14.00; Jerome Kuehn 11.00; Laurel True Value 16.07; Laurel Welding 212.72; Leiting Auto Supply 142.50; Medical Enterprises Inc. 103.00; Menfords Hardware & Farm Store 154.62; Morgan Electric & Plumbing 334.91; Nebraska Public Power District 144.41; Nebraska Safety Center @ UNK 575.00; NMC Exchange LLC 1,136.22; NMC Exchange LLC 28.62; Northeast Nebr. Telephone Co. 56.42; Olsson Associates 1,798.10; Overhead Door Co. of Norfolk 38.00; Peitz GMC Service Inc. 87.32; Pomp’s Tire Service Inc. 61.00; Randolph Farm Supply 2,050.24; Randolph Feed & Grain 27.50; Rath’s Mini Mart 212.88; Riverview Sand and Gravel 10,598.40; S & S Willers Inc. 1,350.70; Carla Schmidt 79.80; Speece Lewis Engineers 13,745.50; Stop N Go 262.87; The Parts House Inc. 68.32; Tri-State Windshield Repair 50.00; Urwiler Oil & Fertilizer 4,288.70; US Cellular 168.83; Village of Wynot 76.00; Voyager Fleet Systems Inc. 791.38; Wattier True Value 12.56; Wiechelman Repair Inc. 24.82; Jerry Wiese 186.17; Wynot Oil Company 5,378.85.

CEDAR COUNTY TRANSIT FUND: Carol Bruning 540.00; Farmers Union Gas & Oil 232.91; Karen Lammers 600.00; Mary Rose Pinkelman 1,973.76; Stop N Go 99.94; Gerald Uhing 120.00; US Cellular 46.23.

DIVERSION PROGRAM FUND: Mathew Bender & Co. Inc. 572.13..

E 911 WIRELESS FUND: Century Link 335.26; Hartelco 632.83.

ENHANCED 911 FUND: Century Link 188.58; Eastern Nebraska Telephone 167.08; Kevin Garvin 40.92; Great Plains Communications Inc. 187.72; Hartelco 554.67; Kardell’s Auto 251.90; Laacke & Joys Co. 170.00; MCI Comm. Service 31.97; Motorola 465.00; Northeast Nebr. Telephone Co. 507.31.

APPROVED:

Board Chairman, David McGregor

ATTEST

County Clerk, David Dowling

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Cedar County Commission

Minutes

December 23, 2014

The Cedar County Commissioners met in the Boardroom of the Cedar County Courthouse at 8:30 am and the meeting was called to order as advertised, with Jerry Wiese, David McGregor and Terry Pinkelman answering roll call. Also present County Clerk David Dowling. Chairman McGregor stated the open meetings laws are posted on the wall for public inspection.

Motion was made by Pinkelman and seconded by Wiese to approve the agenda. Motion carried with a 3 to 0 vote. Motion was made by Pinkelman and seconded by Wiese to approve the minutes from the last meeting. Motion carried with a 3 to 0 vote.

Road Supt., Carla Schmidt presented the board members a bridge inspection report for each district. Schmidt then explained the color coded map for each district and explained how the reports relate to each bridge and more information is available for each bridge in her office. Schmidt presented a contract for the Fordyce Northwest FEMA 894 road project. The board chairman signed the contract for the project.

Motion was made by Commissioner Terry Pinkelman and seconded by David McGregor to approve the liquor license request of Ron Eskins for BackRoads Bar – B – Q License C110709 formally the Bruno’s establishment. Voting Pinkelman, yes; McGregor, yes; Wiese, yes; motion carried.

Kevin Garvin updated the board on the recent approval of the hazardous mitigation plan grant of $76,000.00 and Cedar County will need to pay 12.5 percent of $19,000.00 and Dixon County has agreed to pay 12.5 percent also per agreement.

Assessor Don Hoesing presented tax corrections on parcels 105358 and 105750 to be corrected. Motion was made by McGregor and seconded by Pinkelman to approve the corrections as presented. Motion carried with a 3 to 0 vote.

Discussion was held with custodian on faucets in the building and snow removal. Chairman McGregor agreed to check into parts for the faucets in the building that have done obsolete. McGregor stated he would check to see if he can find replacements parts.

With no further business or agenda items the meeting was adjourned by chairman, McGregor.

APPROVED:

Board Chairman, David McGregor

ATTEST:

County Clerk, David Dowling

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Cedar Knox Rural Water Project

Expenses

December

2014

AUTO: Stop N Go, $840.7; Peitz GMC, $847.80.

CHEMICALS: Hawkins, $5,399.00; Aqua Pure, $937.84; Linweld, $724.91.

BLDG. MAIN: LCNRD, $100.00.

REFUND: St Helena, $1,936.52; Knox Co Treasurer, $460.87; Village of Obert, $346.82.

DEBT & DEPREC: Bank of Hartington, $5,000.00.

INFO & EDUC: Rixstine, $44.67.

EMPLOYEE BNFT: Nationwide, $1,068.93 & $1,020.20 ; Tom Olander, $100.00; Marla Wortmann, $58.55; NARD, $8,458.75; Mid Am Bnfits, $185.00.

OFFICE SUP & POSTAGE: LEAF, $84.14; USPO, $1,166.00 & $25.96; Western Off: $41.00.

OPERATING SUP: Food Town, $21.56; Municipal Supply, $3,781.84; Plbg & Elec, $254.82 ; Bomgaars, $274.91.

LOAN: NDEQ, $12,937.16.

LEGAL NOTICES: Cedar Co News, $5.85; Crofton Journal, $4.91.

PROFESSIONAL FEES: Dana F Cole, $4,390.00 .

TESTING: USPO, $81.05, $16.95, $25.96, $16.95; Kayton, $89.48; Dept. of Health, $2,249.00 .

SALARIES & PERSONNEL EXP: Marla Wortmann, $876.08 & $912.47; LCNRD, $850.00; Nathan Fischer, $1,310.94 , $153.97, $1,131.99; Tom Olander, $1,092.41 & $1,242.07 ; Chad Reifenrath, $1,476.68 & $1,626.85 ; Gary Eckmann , $2,062.09 , $70.22, $1,998.82 & $65.70.

SYSTEM REPAIRS: Capital One, $2,489.80; 1 Call Concepts, $46.20.

TAXES: Dept. of Revenue, $657.46 & $639.02; IRS, $2,222.20 & $2,361.20 .

UTILITIES: Cedar Knox PPD, $3,855.09 ; LCNRD, $130.00; US Cellular, $118.15; Hartelco, $122.22; Great Plains, $172.82 .

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Cedar County Emergency Management is accepting sealed bids from qualified vendors for the Five year rewrite/update of the Cedar-Dixon County Hazard Mitigation Plan. The RFP may be obtained by contacting: Kevin Garvin, Cedar County Emergency Management PO Box 176 101 S Broadway Ave Hartington, NE 68739-0176 or via email at cedarem@hartel.net. Sealed Bids are due no later than 11 a.m. January 9th, 2015 returned to the above listed address.

Cedar County reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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NOTICE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA

IN AND FOR THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

COUNTY OF CEDAR, NEBRASKA,)

A Body Politic and Corporate,)

Plaintiff,)

vs.

Cause of Action:)

LESLIE LORENZ, a single person; RANDOLPH)

EQUIPMENT & REPAIR, INC., an Inactive Nebraska)

Domestic Corporation; JOHN DOE and JANE DOE,)

husband and wife, tenants in possession, real names)

unknown; Lot One (1) and the East Half (E ½) of Lot)

Two (2), Block Twelve (12), Original City of)

Randolph, Cedar County, Nebraska; CITY OF)

RANDOLPH, a Victim Due Restitution in Prosecution;)

CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, a Judgment Creditor;)

and all persons having or claiming any interest in and)

to said real estate, real names unknown;)

et al.,)

Defendants.)

LESLIE LORENZ, a single person; RANDOLPH EQUIPMENT & REPAIR, INC., an Inactive Nebraska Domestic Corporation; JOHN and JANE DOE, husband and wife, tenants in possession, real names unknown; Lot One (1) and the East Half (E ½) of Lot Two (2), Block Twelve (12), Original City of Randolph, Cedar County, Nebraska; CITY OF RANDOLPH, a Victim Due Restitution in Prosecution;

CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, a Judgment Creditor; and all persons having or claiming any interest in and to said real estate, real names unknown; DEFENDANTS IN PLAINTIFF’S CAUSE OF ACTION.

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 29th day of September, 2014, Cedar County, Nebraska, filed it’s Petition in the District Court of Cedar County, Nebraska, against each of you, and others, the object and prayer of which is to foreclose County Treasurer’s Certificate of Tax Sales, sold to the Plaintiff on April 1, 2011, covering real estate taxes for 2008 and 2009, and to foreclose subsequent tax liens and special assessments on the real estate above specifically described; Plaintiff prays for an accounting of the aggregate amount due against each of the said parcels of real estate, for a foreclosure of the liens, and sale of said property in satisfaction on the amount so found due.

You and each of you are required to answer said Petition before the 23rd day of February, 2015.

COUNTY OF CEDAR, NEBRASKA,

A Body Politic and Corporate, Plaintiff

By: George L. Hirschbach #11861

Cedar County Attorney

Attorney for Plaintiff

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NOTICE

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA

IN AND FOR THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

COUNTY OF CEDAR, NEBRASKA,)

A Body Politic and Corporate,)

Plaintiff,)

vs.

Cause of Action:)

LESLIE LORENZ, a single person; RANDOLPH)

EQUIPMENT & REPAIR, INC., an Inactive Nebraska)

Domestic Corporation; JOHN DOE and JANE DOE,)

husband and wife, tenants in possession, real names)

unknown; Lots Seventeen (17) and Eighteen (18), )

Block Five (5), Original Town of Randolph, Cedar)

County, Nebraska; CITY OF RANDOLPH, a Victim

Due Restitution in Prosecution; CREDIT BUREAU)

SERVICES, a Judgment Creditor; and all persons)

having or claiming any interest in and to said real)

estate, real names unknown; )

et al., )

Defendants.)

LESLIE LORENZ, a single person; RANDOLPH EQUIPMENT & REPAIR, INC., an Inactive Nebraska Domestic Corporation; JOHN DOE and JANE DOE, husband and wife, tenants in possession, real names unknown; Lots Seventeen (17) and Eighteen (18), Block Five (5), Original Town of Randolph, Cedar County, Nebraska; CITY OF RANDOLPH, a Victim Due Restitution in Prosecution; CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, a Judgment Creditor; and all persons having or claiming any interest in and to said real estate, real names unknown; DEFENDANTS IN PLAINTIFF’S CAUSE OF ACTION.

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 29th day of September, 2014, Cedar County, Nebraska, filed it’s Petition in the District Court of Cedar County, Nebraska, against each of you, and others, the object and prayer of which is to foreclose County Treasurer’s Certificate of Tax Sales, sold to the Plaintiff on April 1, 2011, covering real estate taxes for 2008 and 2009, and to foreclose subsequent tax liens and special assessments on the real estate above specifically described; Plaintiff prays for an accounting of the aggregate amount due against each of the said parcels of real estate, for a foreclosure of the liens, and sale of said property in satisfaction on the amount so found due.

You and each of you are required to answer said Petition before the 23rd day of February, 2015.

COUNTY OF CEDAR, NEBRASKA,

A Body Politic and Corporate, Plaintiff

By: George L. Hirschbach #11861

Cedar County Attorney

Attorney for Plaintiff

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Notice of Trustee’s Sale

The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on 01/12/2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the West door of the Cedar County Courthouse, 101 South Broadway Avenue, Hartington, NE 68739:

THE EAST SEVENTY-ONE FEET (E71 FEET) OF LOTS NINE (9) AND TEN (10), IN BLOCK THIRTEEN (13), FELBER PLACE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF HARTINGTON, CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA.

All subject to any and all: (1) real estate taxes, (2) special assessments, (3) easements, covenants, restrictions, ordinances, and resolutions of record which affect the property, and (4) unpaid water bills, (5) prior mortgages and trust deed of record and (6) ground leases of record. The purchaser is responsible for all fees or taxes. This sale is made without any warranties as to title or condition of the property.

By: Eric Lemp, Trustee, NSBA# 24096

Kozeny & McCubbin, LC

2400 Olive Blvd., Suite 555

St. Louis, MO 63141

(314) 991-0255

First Publication 12/03/2014, final 12/31/2014

Published in the Hartington Cedar Co. News

K&M Filename: BECJENO3

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN FROM YOU WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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NOTICE

In the District Court of Cedar County, Nebraska, Case No. CI 14-56, styled Allen J. Heine and Marilyn Heine, plaintiffs, v. Janeane M. Steinberg, et al., defendants.

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY INTEREST in a tract of land lying wholly in SectionS 7 and 18 and accretion thereto, in Township 33 North, Range 2 East of the 6th P.M., Cedar County, Nebraska, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the West ¼ corner of Section 18; thence North, on section line, on an assumed bearing of North 01°49″18′ West 32.22 feet to the point on the existing fence line and on the point of beginning; thence North 01°49″18′ West, on section line, 5197.79 feet to the river bank; thence South 87°37″50′ East, along the river bank, 272.11 feet to a point on the Westerly line of Wetland Reserve Program survey by Mark A. Streit dated March 3, 2011; thence South 13°09″10′ West, along said Westerly line, 331.58 feet; thence South 00°04″32′ East, along said Westerly line, 1600.56 feet; thence South 00°26″39′ East, along said Westerly line, 1181.73 feet; thence South 00°09″02′ East, along said Westerly line, (a field measure of 1523.17 feet) a recorded distance of 1522.30 feet; thence South 01°08″12′ West, along said Westerly line, 342.32 feet; thence South 03°35″58′ West, along said Westerly line, 121.65 feet Thence South 02°34″05′ West 105.46 feet along existing fence line; thence North 63°51″01′ West 30.42 feet to the point of beginning and containing 14.63 acres more or less.

This notice is intended as service by publication in the foregoing cause. The object and prayer of the Complaint is to quiet title to the subject real estate in the plaintiffs. To make claim to the subject real estate, you must file a pleading with the District Court of Cedar County, Nebraska, on or before February 6, 2015.

Mark D. Fitzgerald

FITZGERALD, VETTER & TEMPLE

1002 Riverside Blvd., Suite 200

P.O. Box 1407

Norfolk, NE 68702-1407

Tel.: (402) 371-7770

Email: fitz@fvtlawyers.com

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