HARTINGTON — Property owned by the city of Hartington was damaged during the storm last week.
A large tree fell on a building that sits on land that adjoins the east city park.
The building, which was currently being rented to Randy Kathol Construction, was insured for around $6,000.
Morten Dairy was located in the building at one time.
Council members voted to take the building down, clear the spot and use the land as part of the park.
A barricade will be put around the building for safety reasons according to Mayor Bill Yates.
“As soon as we hear from the insurance company the building will come down,” Yates said.
The city also lost some trees at the Community Complex and had tree damage at the golf course. The dugouts at the Complex were also damaged by the 80 mile an hour winds.

FORDYCE — Friends, family and former residents flocked to Fordyce Saturday and Sunday to help celebrate 100 years of service from the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church here.

The two-day event featured food, games, a parade and a beara and best-dressed contest.

The event took over a year to organize and plan.

Tom Steffen cleaned up his old tractor and donned old time attire for Sunday's parade.

HARTINGTON — Judge William Binkard will determine in early August if a lawsuit against the Coleridge Village Board will be dismissed.
The issue concerns a conditional-use permit which would allow a feedlot within one mile of  Coleridge. A lawsuit was then filed to oppose the move  – although a final decision on the issue could be a long way down the road.
Three attorneys presented arguments before Judge Binkard on Monday.
Binkard gave the attorneys an opportunity to file briefs to support their arguments concerning the lawsuit.

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FREMONT — Cleo P. Schroeder, 85, Fremont, died June 14, 2009.
Visitation was June 15 at the Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont.
A memorial service was June 16 at the Presbyterian Church, Fremont, with the Rev. Dr. William Lewis officiating.

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CHICO, Calif. — Lois Blaschke, 48, Chico, Calif., died June 21, 2009, at the Enloe Medical Center, Chico, Calif.
Mass of Christian Burial will be June 27, at 9:30 a.m., at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Fordyce, with Rev. David Fulton officiating.
Private family burial will be at a later date at St. John the Baptist Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington.

DANVILLE, Calif. — Mavis Ann Willing, 60, Danville, Calif., died June 12, 2009, after a two and one-half year battle with ovarian cancer.
A vigil was held June 16 at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, San Ramon, Calif.
A Memorial Mass was held June 17 at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church.
Mavis was born in Yankton, S.D., Nov. 18, 1948, to Herman and Helen (Langferman) Potts. Mavis had three older brothers, Richard, Ronald, and Vernon. After her mother died in 1950, Mavis was raised by her aunt and uncle, Anna and Adolf Koch, Fordyce. She attended elementary school in Fordyce, and Cedar Catholic High School, Hartington. In 1968, while attending the University of Nebraska, Mavis met her future husband, John Willing. The couple married Aug. 22, 1970, in Fordyce. Mavis received a Master’s in speech pathology from the University of Nebraska. After leaving Nebraska, Mavis and her family lived in Beaverton, Ore., for nine years, and San Antonio, Texas, for three years before coming to Danville, Calif., where they have resided for the past 22 years.

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HARTINGTON — Dorothy A. Schmidt, 81, Hartington, died June 19, 2009, at the Park View Haven Nursing Home, Coleridge.
Visitation, with a rosary, vigil service and video tribute, was June 21 at the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington, and continued one hour prior to services Monday at the church.

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NORTH PLATTE — Anna Marie Helen Havermann, 79, North Platte, formerly of Thedford, died June 17, 2009, at Linden Court, North Platte.
Visitation was June 18 at Odean Colonial Chapel, North Platte, and continued before service time at the church.
Mass of Christian Burial was June 19 at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Thedford, with Father Loren Pohlmeier officiating.
Burial was in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Thedford.

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REEDS SPRINGS, Mo. — DelRae Luehrs, 60, Reeds Springs, Mo., formerly of Crofton, died June 14, 2009, at St. John’s, Springfield, Mo., after battling cancer.
Visitation and a Vigil Services were June 19 at the Wintz Funeral Home, Crofton.

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Tour de Nebraska Bike Riders headed out of Hartington Friday morning and headed toward St. James.

HARTINGTON — The Tour De Nebraska bike riders made their way through Cedar County Friday.

The riders started the day in Bloomfield and reached Hartington between 8-9 a.m. Friday. The Hartington Chamber of Commerce greeted the 200-plus bike riders with a Chamber Coffee at Felber Park to welcome the bike ride across northeast Nebraska. After the refreshments, the cyclists headed north out of Hartington and then on to St. James. They were expected to spend the night at Ponca State Park.

AHARTINGTON — Hartington girls softball games slated for Thursday night here against Wynot have been washed out due to the heavy rain from Thursday morning’s storm.

The storm also wreaked havoc with the dugouts at the Hartington Community Complex fields.

Both dugouts were moved, twisted and damaged by the 80-mile an hours winds that blew throught town.