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The Johnson County 4-H Favorite Food Revue was held July 29th at the 4-H Building in Tecumseh. The Favorite Food Revue is a contest to help youth learn about cooking, nutrition, food safety, and design. Nine youth participated this year in the contest.

Junior Division (8 to 10 years old): Delaney Baumgartner, Champion; Cassie Klein, Reserve Champion; Sally Baumgartner, Blue; Elie Rowland, Blue.

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By Ann Wickett  News Editor

School bells will soon be ringing in the area as the start of another school year is fast approaching. Sterling Public Schools Public Schools is the first one to kick off area school openings with the first day of classes scheduled for Tuesday, August 15. “I am beyond excited to start the school year.

With a new administrative team I anticipate that it will be an adjustment period for all students, staff, parents, and community. I would encourage anyone to stop by and visit with Mr. Harrington or myself to learn more about our vision for Sterling and what our constituents expect from their school,” said Dottie Heusman, new superintendent at Sterling Public Schools. The theme at Sterling Public Schools for the 2017-2018 school year is yet to be determined.

By Ann Wickett  News Editor

TECUMSEH–The City of Tecumseh will be hosting a public information/open house meeting on Tecumseh’s Downtown Revitalization project to upgrade the city’s utilities infrastructure, streets and sidewalks around its historic business square.

This meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 17 at 5 p.m. Since the Tecumseh Community Building is currently being renovated and is not fully ADA compliant, this meeting will be held in the elementary auditorium at Johnson County Central Schools.

According to Shayne Huxoll, project engineer with Olsson Associates in Lincoln, this informational meeting is a requirement of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process due to the Limited English Proficiency (LEP) within the City of Tecumseh. At this time, construction is still scheduled for 2021.

These men from the Elk Creek area have proven to be outstanding cooks as they have been responsible for cooking the brisket and ribs for the barbecue in homemade smokers in recent years. From l-r in the front row, are Greg Bates, Bob Thies, second row, l-r Josh Peters, Lonnie Kaster, Milton Burows, Brad Buethe; back row,

l-r, Les Heidemann, Arlin Beethe (hidden), Justin Caspers and Nate Werner. Other men and women of the Elk Creek community volunteer their time to provide fresh produce such as corn on the cob and tomatoes as well as their time in helping to serve the food and sell tickets throughout the barbecue and street dance.  Aiden Ottemann of Johnson enjoys his barbecued ribs. See next week’s Chieftain for more pictures.

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By Ann Wickett News Editor

Tracy D. Pella was honored as Johnson County’s Woman of Distinction for 2017. She was presented with this award at the 2017 Johnson County Women of Distinction ceremony held at the First Baptist Church in Tecumseh on Sunday afternoon. According to her nominator and father, Randy Agena,

Tracy is a special person. She is a good mother, wife, friend and daughter. Tracy has lived in Johnson County the entire 33 years of her life. She graduated from Sterling High School with honors and attended Doane College where she graduated with a Psychology Degree.

By Ann Wickett News Editor

Jody Hill is the new associate manager in training at Orscheln’s Farm Store in Tecumseh. She will be in training for the next three months.

She requested to be assigned to the Tecumseh store once she completed her training. “I wanted to keep the store going so I stepped up to the plate and applied for the manager’s position,” Hill said. “It was a way to keep the store going and further myself as well,” she added. As an associate manager of the store, Hill is 100 percent responsible for the store operations, staffing and financial goals as well as customer satisfaction.

“I want to earn the trust of customers and provide a welcoming and comfortable atmosphere for the customers to come in and shop,” said Hill. She also wants the employees to be comfortable in their work environment as well