THE SUPERIOR EXPRESS

As part of the annual meeting held by the Nuckolls County Historical Society in the museum church located in Superior's City Park, Charlotte Endorf, a Nebraska author, Humanities Council Speaker and the Nebraska Mother of the Year in 2011 presented a program based on her personal research and conversations with Orphan Train Riders. This video gives her introduction and one of the stories she told.

Nelson woman killed in rollever accident Saturday

Renae Wheeland, 31, of Nelson, was killed Saturday in a traffic accident one mile north of Superior, according to Brad Baker, chief deputy for the Nuckolls County Sheriff's Department.
Baker said the department was dispatched to the scene at 12:24 p.m. Saturday. The accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 14 and County Road E, commonly referred to as the country club corner. The 911 call reported a one-vehicle rollover accident with a woman pinned underneath the vehicle.
Wheeland was reportedly northbound on Highway 14 in a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. A 2005 Pontiac Sunfire occupied by two female juveniles was stopped at the stop sign on the east side on the highway. The driver of the Pontiac reportedly pulled out in front of Wheeland, causing her to take evasive action. Wheeland avoided contact with the other vehicle, entered the east ditch, struck an embankment and rolled multiple times.
Wheeland, who was reportedly ejected from the vehicle, was pronounce dead at the scene. The sheriff's department was assisted at the scene by the Nebraska State Patrol, the Superior Police Department and Superior Fire and Rescue. The accident remains under investigation and Baker said charges are pending.

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Commissioners hear report on new Superior grain terminal

The Nuckolls County Board at Monday's regular meeting received information about the new grain terminal to be built in Superior by Aurora Cooperative.
Chad Carlson, vice president of grain for the cooperative; Nick Clinebell, an engineer at Aurora Co-op; and Dave Ziska, from the engineering and consulting firm of Olsson Associates, met with the board to provide information about the new facility and answer any questions the commissioners may have had.
Carlson said the Superior Terminal will complete Aurora Co-op's plan along a north-to-south route in their trade territory, by adding to the company's current facilities in Grand Island, Aurora and Sedan.
Carlson said the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad has approved their part of the project and is committed to it, and deals are in place to purchase the necessary ground from two landowners.
"We want to build it right and big enough," Carlson said. "So it will accommodate the potential growth in the next 30 or 40 years."
The commissioners also met with Lauren Wismer, an attorney with Gilmore Bell in Lincoln. Wismer is a bond attorney working on Brodstone Memorial Hospital's refinance with conduit bonds issued through Nuckolls County and the City of Superior.
Wismer said the initial interest rate on the $4 million in conduit bonds issued through the county is 3.07 percent and is good for 10 years. The hospital apparently provided $2 million of its own capital for various fees and expenses, so the entirety of the conduit bonds issued through the city and county will go toward the refinance.
The commissioners approved the final documents and authorized chairman Mike Combs to sign them.
Convening as the County Board of Equalization, the commissioners approved tax-exemption applications for Brodstone Memorial Hospital for a 2004 Chevrolet pickup, and Hope Pregnancy Center for their new facility located at 1109 Washington in Superior.
Janice Reinke and Kathy Essink from Hope Pregnancy Center were present to answer questions and provide additional information. County Assessor Susan Rogers said she and Darrel Stanard, the county's contracted appraiser, toured the facility and recommended the commissioners approve the application. Rogers said the property is valued at approximately $70,000 and the owners paid about $1,200 in property taxes last year.
Terry Madson and Lyle Schroer met with the commissioners to express concern about water issues related to irrigation practices. Madson said he has also expressed his concerns to the area NRD boards.

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Annual Victorian Festival this weekend

The 22nd annual Victorian Festival in Superior kicks off tomorrow (Friday) and continues throughout the Memorial Day weekend. The theme for this year's festival is "Once Upon a Prairie."
Friday's events
The Nuckolls County Museum will be open Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Superior Estates Winery will open and noon and will be exhibiting contemporary quilted textiles by Molly Anderson.
The Pop Rocks Band will perform for a dance at Superior Country Club from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Reggie Shaw will perform at the Superior Elks Club from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. The Elks Club dining room will be open for dinner earlier in the evening.
Saturday's events
(The public information area and restrooms will be located at the Vestey Center, 453 N. Commercial.)
Breakfast will be served at Centennial Lutheran Church, 855 N. Dakota, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
At 9 a.m., the 2nd annual Adventure Race will begin. There will be a mandatory rules meeting at 8:30 a.m. at Lincoln Park, located at the west edge of Superior. Proceeds from this year's race will benefit the Crest Theatre.
There will be a Superior High School alumni basketball tournament beginning at 9 a.m. at the school.
The Lions Club concession stand and minnow races will be downtown from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Superior FFA petting zoo will be accepting visitors from 9 a.m. to noon.
Chainsaw Carving by Keenan will be located in the vicinity of Fourth and Commercial from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Stop by to check his specific carving schedule. The art works he produces during the day will be auctioned to the public in the afternoon.
Front Porch Antiques will host a BBQ-ing contest from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Crest Theatre. The antique store is located in the Mullet Building, 132 E. Third. A variety of food, drink and other vendors will be located downtown between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. "Under the Tent with Casey's General Store" will be among them.
LaRue's Little Horse Ranch will be located near Fourth and Commercial, and Cat Tales Face Painting will be located near Fourth and Central from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Pleasure Cruisers classic and antique car show will begin at 10 a.m. at Third and Central. They will take a break during the parade, but will resume the car show afterward until about 3:30 p.m.
The Showmobile, located at Fourth and Central, will feature local talent from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Featured will be vocal music by Emily and Trisha Hayes and Holly Beavers.
The Glenwood Game Trailer, featuring games for children of all ages, will be located at Fourth and Central from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Art work by local students will be on display at the Superior City Auditorium from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Nuckolls County Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Professor Farquar and Polecat Annie will perform on the Showmobile from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. They will perform again at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The Hayes sisters and Holly Beavers will perform on the Showmobile again from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
The Boy Scouts pork burgers will be available at the Farmers and Merchants Bank drive-through lane starting at 11 a.m. Bev Beavers, Superior resident and Nebraska Humanities Council speaker, will give her performance as Lady Vestey at the Crest Theatre.
Cow chip bingo and children's coin scramble, both fund raisers for the Brodstone Memorial Hospital Foundation, will be held from 11 a.m. to noon in the vicinity of Fifth and Central.
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Crest Theatre will be continuously showing the video, "Superior: Back in Those Days." Refreshments will be available at the concession stand.
There will be a hamburger feed at the Presbyterian Church, 549 N. Central, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Jeff Barnes, author and Nebraska Humanities Council speaker, will present "To Live and Die on the Plains," at 11:30 a.m. at the Vestey Center.
The Entrepreneur Award, given annually in memory of Larry McCord, will be presented at noon on the Showmobile.
Late registration and entry number pick-up for the parade will begin at noon at Superior High School.
From noon to 4 p.m., the SHS Class of 1993 will conduct the "Team Drew" fund raiser in front of Farmers and Merchants Bank.
The festival's annual parade will begin at 1:30 p.m. Holly Beavers will sing the national anthem, presentation of the flags will be by the Sons of the American Legion, and the parade grand marshal will be Andy Montgomery.
The art work produced by Chainsaw Carving by Keenan will be auctioned at 2:30 p.m. in the vicinity of Fourth and Commercial.
The String Beans will perform on the Showmobile from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Registration for the Little Tuggers pedal tractor pull will begin at 2:30 p.m. at Fourth and Central. The actual pull will begin at 3 p.m.
The Simic Skating Rink will be open from 2:30 to 4 p.m., with proceeds going to "Team Drew."
A behind the scenes winery tour with enologist Dominic Burke will be held at Superior Estates Winery at 3 p.m.
The annual Superior High School alumni banquet will begin at 6:30 p.m.
The Eagles Club will host a dance from 9 p.m. to midnight, featuring D.J. Dan.
Sunday's events
The Nuckolls County Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
There will be an old-fashioned church service at the Superior Church of Christ.
The Cowboy Up! band will perform from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Superior Elk's Club.
Monday's events
A Memorial Day service will be held at 10 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery, located at the north edge of Superior.

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Veteran to hold Memorial Day services at area cemeteries
Memorial Day services will be held throughout the area this weekend. Most will be on Monday. Some communities will combine a dinner with the services.
In Superior the traditional service will be held at Evergreen Cemetery starting at 10 a.m.
The Spring Creek Cemetery Benefit Dinner will be served Monday at the Ruskin Community Center. The program will start 1 p.m. Participants will include Teresa Christensen, Helen Gebers, Krista Harms, Andrew Miller, Kyle Schultz and American Legion Post 242.
At Lawrence American Legion Post 45 will conduct services at the following approximate times and locations: Sacred Heart Cemetery, 9:15, St. Stephen Cemetery, 9:35, Evergreen Cemetery, 10:05, Rosemont Cemetery, 10:25, and Oak Creek Cemetery 10:45. A procession of vehicles will leave Lawrence at 9 a.m. for Sacred Heart Cemetery where an address will be given by the commander. Prayer will be offered by the chaplain, soldiers graves will be decorated, a salute given to the dead by the firing squad and the buglers will sound Taps before the official party departs for the other cemeteries.
The Nelson American Legion will conduct services at three locations. The first service will be at the Nora Cemetery at 10 a.m. It will be repeated at the Nelson Cemetery at 10:45 and the Nelson Veterans Plaza at 11:30.
Roger Williams will be the keynote speaker. Steph Thayer and Kelsey Follmer will provide music. Dale Uhrmacher will the master of ceremonies. A dinner will be served following the services.
At Superior's Evergreen Cemetery the service begins at the grave of the unknown soldier at 10 a.m. Participants listed on the program include Gale Mikkelsen, Dwayne Bostelman, Daniel Allgood, Darren Willett, Judy Meyer, Dixie Whitney, Kay Elledge, Joline Allington, Maxine Rempe, Bob Tipton and Keyona Reed.
Members of the American Legion and VFW posts will then to go the Webber Cemetery to assist with the service there. Those listed on the program include Lawrence Bothwell, Gene Frerichs, Greg and Donna Diamond, Chelsea Renz, Tyler Marr, Lacey Langer, Jackson Kuhlmann, Brody Elledge, Zack Renz, Brett Boyles, Jenna Langer and Bob Tipton.
A lunch will served following the service at the Webber Methodist Church.

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