Tr ibuneThe Grant Sentinel WEDNESDAY, APR. 7, 2021 www.granttribune.com $1 PER COPY | VOLUME 122 NUMBER 33 HONORS! Keegan Sims announced as April senior of the month. Page 7 ERIN GIBBENS I JOHNSON PUBLICATIONS Youth participate in egg-cellent hunt The annual Easter egg hunt put on by sororities in Perkins County was held last Saturday morning. Due to the construction at the park, the egg hunt was moved to the Perkins County Fairgrounds. Youth up to age 10 were separated by age group and made a mad dash to collect as many eggs and prizes as they could before their peers. MEMBERSHIP! Tanner Burge joins Commissioners approve American Angus Association. Second Amendment resolution Page 10 More than 30 counties have done the same IN BRIEF BY RUSS PANKONIN The Second Amendment to der increasing scrutiny. GRANT TRIBUNE-SENTINEL the U.S. Constitution grants Recent mass shootings in OPEN HOUSE: Woody’s the right to citizens to keep Colorado and Georgia have Pivot Service will be Perkins County joined a and bear arms. It states: “A intensified calls for more hosting an open house well regulated Militia, being gun control legislation at the on Friday April 9. Cook- growing list of counties who have approved a resolution to necessary to the security of federal level. ies and coffee will be a free State, the right of the Nebraska’s bill would served from 9 a.m. to affirm the right to bear arms ERIN GIBBENS I JOHNSON PUBLICATIONS as granted under the Second people to keep and bear arms prevent enforcement of any 4 p.m. and lunch from shall not be infringed.” federal gun laws that are not Sam and Breanne Sims started their lifestyle journey with tiny living 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. See Amendment of the Bill of in the tiny house they built over the course of several years, which Rights. The first Article of the Ne- in Nebraska law. ad on page 3 for more braska Constitution sets out The bill remains in the was the inspiration for their business Tiny4Life. details. Commissioners Ron Hagan, Sid Colson and Steve Tucker many of the rights included Government, Military and voted unanimously to support in the U.S. Bill of Rights and Veterans Affairs Commit- the resolution during their especially “the right to keep tee. It is not a priority bill FUNDRAISER: The Big- and bear arms for security or so it’s questionable whether gest Loser: Paws Edi- regular meeting Monday, Tiny living, gardening defense of self, family, home, the bill will come before tion is set to begin on April 5. The resolution states and others . .” the Legislature during the April 12. Sign up your It also includes use of arms remainder of this year’s 90 pet today to support “the Perkins County Board of Commissioners hereby for hunting and recreational day session. and flexible fasting: the the Perkins County activities. Animal Shelter. More declares that it supports the rights and liberties of all The resolution states the MORE STIMULUS $$ COMING details can be found in U.S. Supreme Court has held County Treasurer Julie the ad on page 3. county citizens guaranteed lifestyles the Sims want by the Constitutions of the the Second Amendment ap- Sestak requested the com- United States and the State of plies to state and local govern- missioners create a new ac- Nebraska.” ments, as well. count to receive money from HUNTER EDUCATION: All three commissioners President Biden’s second to share with the world A youth combination It goes a step further by showing their support for the and Sheriff Jim Brueggeman stimulus package. hunter/bowhunters noted they had citizenry input Sestak said the county education course will sheriff to defend gun rights. BY ERIN GIBBENS into the way of living and The resolution says the supporting the action. will be receiving $565,000 as be held at the Wallace GRANT TRIBUNE-SENTINEL decided it would be something county board “affirms that “People knew it was on part of the COVID American to try. American Legion Hall the agenda and they are in Rescue Plan. it supports the duly elected Breanne and Sam Sims Sam was skeptical at first, on April 12, 13, 15 and support of it happening and She said the money is to sheriff of Perkins County” of Grant have started a but after doing research on 16. For more informa- would like to see it happen,” be used for infrastructure and also “affirms it resolve series of businesses focused his own, he agreed that tiny tion see last week’s Brueggeman said. improvements. to support decisions by the around improving one’s living is the way for them. issue of the Tribune or Tucker said he had people Brueggeman, who also sheriff to defend the Consti- health and quality of life. “When Breanne told me call Lynn Swanson at in support of the resolution prepares the budget for the tutions of the United States One passion grew into about it I thought, ‘there’s 308-387-4307. that he would have expected. county, advised commis- and the State of Nebraska.” another and the Sims have no way this is going to work sioners there will be federal A total of 31 counties have fostered their passions into out,’” Sam said. “But one of LEGISLATIVE BILL ON THE ISSUE guidelines on how the money previously approved the businesses which they can the things my parents taught District 33 Senator Steve can be spent. OUTSIDE resolution, basically estab- share with others around me was not to say that, but in- Halloran of Hastings intro- The money will come in lishing themselves as “Sec- the globe. stead to say ‘how do we make duced LB188 this session, two payments 12 months ond Amendment Sanctuary Breanne and Sam are it work?’” coined as the Second Amend- apart, he said. Counties.” owners of Tiny4Life, Garden Breanne noted they prayed ment Preservation Act. “This could spread out Perkins County was among Foodie and Flexible Fasting, on it a lot, and “God orches- LB188 prohibits any agent over a couple of fiscal five more counties were the as well as Keegan’s Arkade trated everything perfectly.” or employee of the state of years,” he said. resolution was on the meet- downtown which is run by They were able to sell their Nebraska or of any political Sestak said they expect to ing agenda between March 31 their two children, Keegan house at the right time, and subdivision from participat- see the first payment in May. and April 5. and Emme. had the exact right amount ing in the enforcement of any One thing the money can’t Neighboring counties Their businesses all en- of money from selling their federal directive regarding be used for is to reduce the Keith, Chase and Hayes have compass their values in life, home to buy the trailer Looking Ahead a firearm, firearm accessory county’s tax levy. already approved the mea- and what they’ve done to needed for their tiny house. Thurs.: Sunny, 73/39 or ammunition that does not In addition, the money sure. Hitchcock County was make improvements in their They then found a place to Fri.: Partly Cloudy/Wind, addressing the issue this exist under state law. must all be spent by Dec. 31, 51/26 day-to-day lives. rent where they would start week as well. Gun rights have come un- 2024, she said. Sat.: Sunny, 72/37 building their tiny house, and Sun.: Partly Cloudy/Wind, TINY4LIFE it happened to be right across 60/26 The start of all their busi- the street from a Home Depot. Mon.: Mostly Sunny, 54/26 nesses, and their different The house took three years Tues.: Partly Cloudy, 56/26 way of living. to finish, and they have been Wed.: Partly Cloudy, 56/29 Assessed value of irrigated “We were disillusioned by living in their tiny house for the whole ‘American dream’ over five of the nearly seven Source: weather.com thing,” Breanne said. “We years they have lived in the did the big house and big area. Looking Back land decreases 7% for 2021 yard and everything, and it Now, rather than focusing Date High Low Moisture was sucking the life out of life around belongings, the Sims found they were able to Mar. 30 45 16 BY RUSS PANKONIN Burton said the sales over sor to value agland between us.” focus more on their relation- GRANT TRIBUNE-SENTINEL the last three-year period 69-75% of actual market “We achieved that and Mar. 31 51 24 ship with one another, spend Apr. 1 68 25 (October 2017 to September value. This year’s values rep- then realized it wasn’t what we wanted,” Sam agreed. more time with their kids, Apr. 2 81 31 County Assessor Peggy 2020) were used to determine resent 73% of market value. Burton told commissioners the 2021 values. She told com- She said rural residential “We had stuff, not experi- pursue passions, start new Apr. 3 84 34 the assessed value of irrigat- missioners the average sale property, Grant residential ences. There’s a desire when businesses and more. Apr. 4 86 41 ed land will decrease 7% for prices for irrigated ground property and commercial you have a big house to fill There is “no appeal” to go- Apr. 5 88 45 the 2021 tax year. over that time have trended grain and chemical facil- it,” Sam said. “All of a sud- ing back to their old way of Source: weather.com, weather.gov This equates to a per-acre lower.