Find us on Facebook Banner-Argus ...................... 6 The Hebron Cards of Thanks ..................4 ournal Chester ................................ 7 Churches ............................. 5 Classifi eds ...................12-13 Courthouse News ................3 Obituaries ............................ 5 Sports ...............................8-9 $100 J egister Volume 143, Issue 20 14 Pages, One Section, Plus Supplements Wednesday, MMayay 1144, 2201014 http://hebronjournalregister.comR Tidbits Unoffi cial primary election results Sales Tax... Thayer Central patrons nixed a $12.9 million school improvement plan Libertarian: Ben Backus ...........................0 Thayer County collected Republican: Tuesday night for the second time in 18 months. At the 2012 general election Don Stenberg .....................................1,014 $139,657.39 in sales tax for the district voters narrowly shot down a $11 million plan sending the board of Christopher Costello .............................183 Member of Legislature District 32: month of January 2014 after show- education back to the blackboard for revisions. The newly revised plan failed Democrat: ing a 6.3 percent increase in net (vote for one) to make the grade at this year’s primary election and went down to defeat 627 Michael J O’Hara ..................................275 Laura Ebke ............................................876 taxable sales over February 2013. to 597 against the issue. Libertarian: For February 2014, the county had Phil Hardenburger .................................661 According to the school’s website the board will now turn to a contingency Michael Knebel .........................................0 $2,539,220 in net taxable sales - up from $2,388,926 in 2013. plan for the primary, intermediate and high school buildings. This long range State Board of Education District 5: facility plan can be found at thayercentral.org. Attorney General (vote for one) According to Hebron Clerk Jean (vote for one) Nagey, the City of Hebron collected The following results for the 2014 primary election are unoffi cial: Patricia Timm ........................................745 Republican: Christine Lade .......................................485 $17,342.89 in motor vehicle and Doug Peterson .......................................324 sales taxes on net taxable sales United States Senate Mark Sullivan ........................................292 Pete Pirsch ...............................................80 Board of Regents University of Nebraska of $1,397,982 for the month of (vote for one) Brian Buescher ......................................604 District 5: February. That shows an increase Republican: State Governor Mike Hilgers .........................................130 (vote for one) of 9.3 percent in net taxable sales Clifton R. Johnson ..................................25 (vote for one) Democrat: Rob Schafer ...........................................447 over February 2013. The motor Shane Osborn ........................................321 Republican: Janet Stewart .........................................205 Steve Glenn ...........................................681 vehicle tax ($2,292.78) goes into Sid Dinsdale ..........................................221 Tom Carlson ............................................35 Allan J. Eurek ........................................102 Robert J. Prokop ...................................338 the street fund, while the remainder Ben Sasse ..............................................616 Beau McCoy .........................................389 ($15,050.11) goes into the sales Bart McLeay .........................................100 Jon Bruning ...........................................377 Auditor of Public Accounts Board of Education District 8 Fairbury: tax fund. Democratic: Mike Foley ............................................266 (vote for one) (vote for one) The Department of Revenue re- Larry Marvin .........................................119 Pete Ricketts ..........................................219 Republican: Daniel Lufkin ............................................0 leases fi gures approximately three Dave Domina ........................................171 Bryan Slone .............................................25 Charlie Janssen ......................................455 Linda Schwisow ........................................0 months later than the actual month Democrat: Larry Anderson .....................................428 Alan Stall ..................................................0 being profi led. March 2014 fi gures Representative in Congress Chuck Hassebrook ................................309 Democrat: (vote for one) Libertarian: Amanda McGill ....................................276 Thayer Central Community School Bond will be released at the beginning Republican: of June. Mark G. Elworth, Jr. .................................0 Election: Tom Brewer ..........................................287 Secretary of State (vote for one) Adrian Smith .........................................952 State Treasurer (vote for one) For .........................................................597 Democrat: (vote for one) Sacred Chorale Republican: John A. Gale ..................1,013 Against ..................................................627 Concert... The newly formed Thayer County Sacred Chorale will have a concert on May 18, at 7 p.m., at Grace Lutheran Church in Hebron. The fi rst part of the program will follow the life of Christ from the cradle to the second coming. This will be narrated by Robin Timmerman. The Chorale is conducted by Eldon Wolfe, formally of Fort Bragg, Calif., who has been conductor of various choral groups up and down the west coast. The accompanist is his wife Joy. The concert is free to the public. Alexandria Cemetery Association... The Alexandria Cemetery As- sociation annual meeting will be held on May 21. It will take place at the Alexandria Public Library at 7 p.m. July 4 Planning Meeting... Photo Courtesy of Legacy Images/Andrea Asche Anyone interested in being a Hats off to the class of 2014... part of the annual Independence Many area schools celebrated the graduation of the class of 2014 last weekend including Thayer Central (pictured above). Seventy-nine total students will Day celebration is asked to attend graduate from Thayer Central, Deshler, Bruning-Davenport, Shickley and Meridian schools this May. the upcoming planning meeting. It will be held May 22 at 7 p.m., at Roosevelt Park in Hebron. Two vehicle accident in Deshler sends one driver to hospital A two vehicle accident occurred Gelco Corporation. Diana Jacobe of of damage and Jacobe’s vehicle was According to Thayer County at the intersection of Hebron Street Deshler was eastbound on Hebron totaled in the accident. Sheriff David Lee, the driver was Visitors’ and Sixth Street in Deshler Monday Street in a 2014 Nissan. Neither Earlier in the week, the Thayer identifi ed as Heather Galvez of evening. driver saw the other until the colli- County Sherriff’s offi ce was in- Colorado Springs, Colo. She fl ed Committee.. According to the accident report, sion occurred in the intersection. volved in a pursuit and arrest. On the scene southbound on Highway The Thayer County Visitors’ at 8:13 p.m. Matthew Casey, of Jacobe was transported by May 8 at approximately 12:50 a.m., 81 with York County Deputy in pur- Committee will meet, Thursday, Fairmont, was southbound on Sixth Deshler Rescue to Thayer County a pursuit began in York County after suit. As the pursuit continued south, May 22 at 2 p.m. in the Thayer Street in Deshler. He was driving Health Services for injuries. a vehicle fl ed during a traffi c stop a Fillmore County Deputy joined County Courthouse basement in a 2013 Chevy van owned by Casey’s vehicle sustained $2,000 by a York County Deputy. See Arrest...pg 9 meeting room. The public is invited to attend. Two new businesses join downtown Hebron He-Hi/Thayer Central Alumni... The Hebron High/Thayer Central High School Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, May 25, at 6 p.m. Several class reunions will also be held over Memorial Day week- end. More information about alumni weekend events can be found on page 5 of this week’s Hebron Journal-Register. ~Obituaries~ Heller, Henry, 87, Hebron McMains, Gary, 59, Hebron Pictured above are Dave (left) and Linda Erington (middle) with Chamber Priefert, Leland, 92, formerly Belvidere Merle’s Bait, Tackle and More recently opened. Pictured above is Chamber director Tina Reed (right). The Erington’s recently opened Selectel Wireless on Wassom, Maurine, 82, Deshler President Matt Myers (left) welcoming Merle Hartley (right).The store features Lincoln Avenue in Hebron. “We thought it was a way to fi ll a need in Hebron,” night crawlers, live bait tackle, Nebraska items, knife collection and other Linda said. The store offers no contract cell phone services with several plan miscellaneous items for sale. Merle’s hours are Monday through Saturday options. They will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. on ~Death Notice~ 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. or you can call anytime Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Appointments Domeier, Esther, 90, Columbus 402-768-1390 can also be made by calling 402-200-9823. 2 - Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - The Hebron Journal-Register PPagesages ooff tthehe PPastast...... From The Hebron Journal- Register Nuckolls County line, where it 1884 120 Years Ago will connect with the Nuckolls 130 Years Ago J.A. Holland has