Swimmin' Hole Transforming Into Swimming Pool
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Tr ibuneThe Grant Sentinel WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16, 2020 www.granttribune.com $1 PER COPY | VOLUME 122 NUMBER 4 TRIO OF WINS. Lady Plainsmen take all three of the matches. Page 8 HEADED WEST. The Plainsmen will RUSS PANKONIN | JOHNSON PUBLICATIONS Progress on the new swimming pool in Grant took a giant step forward Monday when workers began pouring the footings. A cement pumper truck from Hershey was used to dump take a 2-1 record the cement into the footing frames. The rebar sticking up in the middle of the footings is for the walls of the pool. It will take another two to three weeks to frame the walls so they to Bayard Friday. can be poured. Work will then begin on the pool floor. Page 8 Swimmin’ hole transforming into swimming pool BY RUSS PANKONIN GRANT TRIBUNE-SENTINEL The footings for the pool pit walls, which attach to the Steele explained the pool on the pool house. Doolittle walls, floor and backfill area footing. The foundation for will have a floating floor that Construction is the primary What has been just a large along with footings and the the slide will also be poured sits on top of the footings on subcontractor for that portion IN BRIEF hole in the Grant city park floor for the pumping pits and at the same time. He said it the inside of the walls. This of the project. for the past month will slowly surge pump beside the pool will be about three weeks method reduces stress on the Brown Construction of Ke- BLOOD DRIVE CAN- turn into something special were completed Monday. before the walls are ready to pool floor versus being tied arney is the general contrac- CELLED: Due to a over the coming months. Miller & Associates Engineer be poured. into the footings. tor on the $2.5 million project. current stable blood With ground preparation Larry Steele said the footings Once the walls are complete, The bottom section of the Acapulco Pools of Kitchen- supply within the and initial steel work com- represent the first step for the workers will install more steel pool floor must be poured first er, Ontario is serving Brown American Red Cross plete, workers began Monday pool to start taking shape. rebar for the pool floor, which before the floor in the depth as the primary contractor for the September 25th, to pour the first concrete for The next step will be to will take another two to three transition area can be poured. the pool construction portion 2020 Elsie/Madrid the new pool. form and pour the pool and weeks. Work will also begin later of the project. Blood Drive is can- celled. The American Red Cross focus is to ensure the health and sustainability of the blood supply. It’s Where are they now? Trevor Lee Taxing entities important to note that blood is perishable and BY ERIN GIBBENS It is a self-driven career, cannot be stockpiled GRANT TRIBUNE-SENTINEL Lee said, where success and therefore some blood the quality of the work is complete property drives will not take After leaving Perkins Coun- all dependent on the work place. The next Elsie/ ty, Trevor Lee has dedicated put in. Madrid Blood Drive himself to his law education, Growing up in a small tax requests will be held December which recently earned him a town also helped Lee recog- 4th, 2020 at the Elsie position as a term clerk work- nize and understand that BY RUSS PANKONIN reserves, that total was ing under Nebraska Supreme Methodist Church, everyone has a story, and GRANT TRIBUNE-SENTINEL boosted to $252,525. 8:00-2:00 mst. Court Justice William B. everyone in the community Those two combined Cassel. matters. Taxing entities in Per- show an increase of Lee, who was born and “It’s helped me keep kins County have publi- 11.56% over last year. raised in Madrid, is the son compassion and the desire cized their 2020-21 property County commissioners of Jay and Dana Lee. He at- to help people,” Lee said. tax requests for the respec- approved a tax request tended school in Wheatland “People aren’t just num- tive entities. that increased $111,780, before moving to Perkins bers.” All of the budget hear- which represents a 3.63% County Schools, where he Now that he has the oppor- ings will be complete increase over last year. OUTSIDE graduated in 2012. tunity to live in a larger city, Tuesday after the Perkins The increase covers cost- After graduation, Lee Lee said the communities County school board final- of-living raises for employ- moved to Kearney where he are very different, but he izes their budget Tuesday ees and added expenses in attended the University of CONTRIBUTED loves both. night, Sept. 15. setting up the 911 system. Nebraska Kearney where he Trevor Lee, a Madrid native, is cur- He joked that there is a lot The school board is look- Much of the added ex- majored in political science, rently working as a term clerk for more fast food in Lincoln, ing at the biggest percent- pense for 911 equipment with a minor in history and Nebraska Supreme Court Justice before noting how one big age of increase for the will be reimbursed. criminal justice. Cassel in Lincoln. difference between Madrid 2020-21 tax year. County valuation de- Looking Ahead Following his undergradu- and Lincoln is how everyone The regular budget tax creased this year, which re- Thurs.: Sunny, 89/51 ate degree, he attended Ne- work. He assists the court in doesn’t know everyone else. request represented a duced the amount of taxes Fri.: Mostly Sunny, 89/55 braska College of Law, where handling documents. “You meet new people ev- 7.44% increase over last the Perkins County hospi- Sat.: Partly Cloudy, 92/57 he graduated in the top 10% “What that means is we ery day, which has its perks, year’s request. The big dif- tal district can request. Sun.: Mostly Sunny, 89/54 of his class. get assigned cases, which we but it also has its drawbacks ference is in the building The City of Grant kept Mon.: Mostly Sunny. 84/54 Lee took the bar exam at review and advise the judges in terms of the community fund. their tax asking at the Tues.: Partly Cloudy, 87/55 the end of July, and received on the cases,” Lee said. not being as united towards The board is adding same level but added Wed.: Mostly Sunny, 82/49 his results between one and a “Then also, part of that one goal,” he said. money to the building fund $50,000 for the first pay- half to two weeks ago. is reviewing various mo- Lee plans to remain in ment on bonds for the Source: weather.com for planned maintenance He was officially sworn in tions for further review or Lincoln for a while longer on roofs and other needed pool. to become an official member petitions for hearing differ- before eventually returning upkeep. A breakdown of tax Looking Back of the bar Tuesday, Sept. 15. ent things that come to the to western Nebraska. Last year, they requested requests for the various Date High Low Moisture Through Nebraska College supreme court. Long story He plans to remain at the just $17,000 but with the entities accompanies this Sept. 8 44 35 0.13 of Law’s career services, short, we assist on handling term clerk position for one anticipated projects and story. Sept. 9 45 32 0.17 which assists students in job the docket.” to two years, depending on placement, Lee found his cur- “Things that come before Sept. 10 56 35 0.11 what opportunities arise. Tax entity 2020 Request 2019 Request Difference % +/- rent position as a term clerk the Nebraska Supreme Court Eventually, he would like to Sept. 11 66 46 0.07 for Nebraska Supreme Court are often cases of first im- pair up with a law firm in Perkins County $3,191,189 $3,079,408 $111,780 3.63% Sept. 12 77 43 Justice Cassel. pression, or issues that have Lincoln or Omaha. Perkins County Hospital $408,000 $418,914 -$10,914 -2.61% Sept. 13 87 43 He said the career ser- strong, valid arguments on Working with a large firm Perkins County Schools+ $6,076,768 $5,656,220 $420,548 7.44% Sept. 14 85 48 vices center reached out and both sides,” Lee said. “So it’s that has access to large PCS Building Fund $252,525 $17,000 $235,525 1385.44% thought he would be a good challenging to piece out and assets will potentially give PCS Total $6,329,293 $5,673,220 $656,073 11.56% Source: weather.com candidate for the position, so come to the correct answer him the opportunity to open City of Grant $242,555 $242,555 $0 0.00% he applied and was pleased to in a way that seven justices a satellite office in a rural City of Grant Bond $50,000 $50,000 find out he was hired. agree. It can be challenging area in western Nebraska. City of Grant Total $292,555 $242,555 $50,000 20.61% The position of term clerk sometimes, so it’s a good job That way he can offer Grant Suburban Fire $156,173 $152,609 $3,564 2.34% is a temporary one, designed that I really enjoy. I’m learn- more services to the a small Village of Madrid $79,427 $78,881 $546 0.69% INSIDE to help give new law gradu- ing quite a bit under Justice community, specifically ates an opportunity to gain Cassel, which is a great, great with regards to agriculture Madrid Cemetery $20,000 $20,000 $0 0.00% experience and see a lot of Madrid Fire* $107,674 $106,731 $942 0.88% CLASSIFIEDS 9 learning experience.” due to his background in unique, nuanced area of the Lee feels growing up in the subject.