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By Ann Wickett

Sara Kerner Smith is a graduate of Tecumseh High School who is currently employed as a marine biologist with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.

“The ocean has so much to offer, from the smallest algae organism to a blue whale. It provides the oxygen we breathe, a food source to the world, and is beautiful to see. We take it for granted,” said Sara (Kerner) Smith.

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The Bickel Nelson American Legion Auxiliary Unit #360 of Cook is asking for the public’s assistance!

The Legion Auxiliary Unit will be sending Christmas care packages to Johnson County servicemen and -women soon. They would like to know the addresses of any troops of Johnson County servicemen and women so these Christmas care packages can be sent to them.

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By Ann Wickett

The children of Tyler Ryan, former employee of the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph office in Tecumseh from 1946 to 1955, returned to Tecumseh on Thursday morning, October 4, to donate a watercolor portrait of their father that was painted by Dwight Kirsch, a famous artist who was born in Pawnee County, and is recognized for establishing the Sheldon Art Gallery in Lincoln.

The idea for donating this portrait began with Robert Ryan, after an impressionable visit to the Johnson County Nebraska Historical Society Museum in Tecumseh earlier this year.

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The Johnson County Historical Society Board had decided to sell this old piano at their Trail of Treasures garage sale. On Friday morning, October 5, as they were organizing the sale items, they discovered the original bill of sale for the piano tucked inside. Elsie Witt of Cook bought the piano in 1888 for $194.40 from Cameron & Smith of Omaha. This new information added to the interest of the item and by noon Friday, they were glad to report that they had made enough money on the sale to pay for moving the piano upstairs. From the left, Board President Sarah Williamson, Board Member Sarah Mueller, and Petey Pooch, wife of Board Member Fred Pooch, worked at the garage sale Friday morning.

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By Ann Wickett

“I feel very humble,” said Carolyn Cropp of Cook, who was chosen as the Nebraska Unit Member of the Year by Bickel Nelson American Legion Auxiliary Unit #360 of Cook, Nebraska. Carolyn has been a member of the Bickel Nelson Unit for 32 years. She is a member through her husband, Bill Cropp’s service in the U.S. Army. The award was presented to Cropp at the September 10th meeting of the Cook Auxiliary. Her nomination states: “Carolyn is deserving of this award and I believe her actual hours in all areas are much more. We know when Carolyn has agreed to complete a project, it will definitely be done in a timely manner.”

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By Ann Wickett

“I love it. It’s a chance for me to give back to the community,” said Nicole Wilken, who is the new manager of the SENCA (Southeast Nebraska Community Action) offices in Johnson, Nemaha and Pawnee Counties. Wilken lives in Auburn and was hired as the new manager about three months ago. She grew up on a farm near Pawnee City and graduated from Pawnee City High School. She graduated from Peru State College in May of 2017 with a major in Psychology and minor in Criminal Justice.

While in college, Nicole served as a volunteer with SENCA. “It benefits the community when everyone works together for a cause,” she stated. Wilken’s office hours at the Johnson County SENCA office are Mondays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. She will be at the Nemaha County SENCA office on Tuesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wilken’s office hours in the Pawnee County SENCA office are on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

By Carol A. Sisco

The JCC senior class participated in a Poverty Simulation conducted Friday, September 28 in the school gym. SENCA (Southeast Nebraska Community Action) sponsors this activity to help students realize the challenges associated with poverty and to show them community resources that are available to help those in poverty, as well as highlight some good financial practices. The students are divided up into different sized “families,” each with a unique situation that put them in poverty.

By Ann Wickett

The Tecumseh City Council and Board of Public approved the city and utilities budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year at a budget hearing on September 12. The main budget item is having $2.4 million in cash available for the construction of a new swimming pool. City Clerk Lisa Beethe said bids for the new swimming pool are expected to be solicited around December 1, with a bid opening scheduled for January. The swimming pool will be constructed during the 2019 fiscal year. A new swimming season will open with a splash in the spring of 2020.

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