The 2017 Tilden Ribfest was finger-licking good, but only one man could come out as the champion.
Larry Hansleit took home first place for his work. Second place went to Jim Bauer. Jake Paulstein was honored with third place and Brandon Rystrom and Brent Wisnieski combined for fourth. The citizens of Tilden can sleep well knowing that their fire department is doing the best they can to keep updated equipment on hand to more efficiently do their job.
The Tilden Fire Department recently took possession of a brand new truck to help in fire performance. An Antelope County inmate was restrained Thursday along Highway 275 after he attemped to injure himself during transport.
Antelope County Sheriff Bob Moore said he was transporting Joshua Bell, 23 of Orchard, from the Antelope County Law Enforcement Center late Thursday morning to the Madison County Jail when Bell began slamming his head against the cage in his pickup. On the east edge of Tilden along Highway275, Moore pulled off the highway and removed Bell from his pickup and held him to the ground until backup arrived to assist in the transport. “We had an inmate who was acting out at our facility, so we were transporting him for security reasons to Madison when he started banging his head in the cage of the pickup and wouldn’t stop,” Moore said. “There was no escape attempt. I took him out of the truck for his own protection to keep him from injuring his head.” Moore continued, “The only reason he was out of the pickup was for his own protection from injuring himself.” The call for assistance led to law enforcement from multiple agencies, including the Neligh Police Department and Nebraska State Patrol, responding. Moore said Bell was handcuffed and shackled the entire time and never posed a threat to anyone else. Moore restrained him on the ground until backup arrived. Then they jointly transported Bell to Madison, he said. Our teacher feature of the week is Rosemary Legate, preschool teacher at Elkhorn Valley School.
Where did you graduate from high school? What year? Pope John, 1982 What college did you attend? Briar Cliff College 1982-1984 Early Childhood Education Associates Degree, Northeast Community College 1995-1997 Associates Degree, Wayne State College 1997-1999 Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Concordia University, Portland, Or 2013-2014 Masters in Early Childhood/Curriculum. What places have you taught? Elkhorn Valley (Tilden) How many years have you taught? 18 years What subject/class do you teach? Preschool What is your favorite part of teaching? Watching the excitement of wanting to be in school and wanting to learn and I love watching them grow and blossom as they learn new things. What are you most excited about for the 2017-18 school year? Learning new techniques and ways of teaching, which I will be able to implement into my classroom. Do you have any extracurricular activities you are in charge of? I am one of the Title One Coordinators and am in charge of organizing and teaching Summer School. What are your classroom goals for the year? This is the largest class I have ever had so I guess my goal is being able to help each and every one of them learn and grow. What brought you to teach here? The job opening came about the summer after I graduated. I had done some subbing here at Elkhorn Valley so knew a little bit about the school. I was hired in June to be a part time teacher but 4 days before school started, I became a full time 1st grade teacher because there had been so many new students enrolling. The first few years I moved around a lot in both, rooms and grade levels, but have been teaching preschool for 12 years now. Can you tell me a little bit about your family? I have been married to my husband, Roger for 30 years. We have 3 children, Tyler who is married to Melissa. They are both teachers at Pierce. They also have a beautiful daughter Joan Marie. Joanie is our one and only grandchild. Colby works for Wortman Concrete Pumping out of Norfolk and does small concrete jobs on the side. Sonya lives in Wayne and will be finishing up her elementary degree in the near future, but in the meantime is doing a lot of subbing. What are your hobbies? I love to spend time with my family, especially with my granddaughter Joanie. I also like to bake pies. Meadow Grove residents and surrounding communities gathered to celebrate the annual Corn Days with a weekend full of events.
Among the many events, the street dance featuring the Dave Merkel Band, a parade with kid games, and the several communities meals were some of the biggest hits this past weekend. There is no doubt that the 2017 Corn Days kept everyone busy! Joining several other area squads, Tilden Rescue acquired the new LUCAS 3 auto pulse machine.
The LUCAS is designed to do compressions so that rescue personnel can focus on airways and other aspects of patient care. This is especially helpful for long transports or if the ambulance is shorthanded, which is a great tool for rural EMS to be provided with. The rescue members have recently be trained to use the new device during a real-life CPR situation where they were to apply the device to a mannequin. Practice with the machine can better prepare the squad for future scenarios. Updating all local rescue units with the LUCAS 3 helps each squad better transport and aid patients. The Tilden Rescue unit is excited for this new machine and hopes it will provide even more help in the future. There were lots of smiles — and a quadruple take — Wednesday as classes began at Elkhorn Valley.
In the photo above are are the Negus quadruplets, sons of Sabrina and Lucas Negus of Tilden. They are Logan, Mason, Porter and Connor, who are preschoolers this fall. Although Larry Henseleit doesn’t think he does any more than the rest of the citizens in Tilden, the community believes otherwise.
Henseleit, who was named Tilden’s Outstanding Citizen for 2017, was honored during the parade at Tilden Prairie Days this weekend. Henseleit was first nominated for the award by members in the community and then selected for his commitment and service to the Tilden Community. “Tilden is my hometown and I want to help people out and keep the community growing and do whatever I can to make things be successful,” Henseleit said. Henseleit, who is heavily involved in the basketball community in Tilden, SIAD it was his two daughters, Jamie and Lisa, who first got him started. He didn’t just want to teach them the fundamentals of the game, but also how to treat other people and how to respect and love the game. Though his daughters are now out of high school, Henseleit continues to make an impact through coaching in the community. “One of my more enjoyable experiences is working with the kids in club ball and trying to get them started and guided down the right track and road,” said Henseleit. “The success we have had here with our sports makes me very happy with what has happened here throughout the years.” Along with being involved with basketball, Henseleit is also involved in scooping sidewalks in the winter for the elderly, offering kids jobs in the summertime and helping in the community wherever it is needed. But one of his main contributions to the Tilden community is helping run Ribfest. “It’s very rewarding to see the success that we have had with our Ribfest here – the weekend that we have it, the turnout we get and the community support,” said Henseleit. Henseleit, who has been a lifelong citizen of Tilden, doesn’t serve the community to be recognized. He does it for the betterment of Tilden. “I just do it because I want to see things continue in the right way of keeping things going and making things a success and helping out the community and helping people,” said Henseleit. Whether it is on the basketball court, or in the community Larry Henseleit has unselfishly devoted his time energy toward the community of Tilden. A great weekend at Tilden Prairie Days came to an end on Sunday with a few final great events.
The Kids Pedal Pull highlighted the day on Sunday, with many young children putting their muscles to work in the sanctioned event. The Lecture and Trunk Show followed at the library and the John Petersen concert wrapped up the weekend on Sunday evening. A fan favorite at Tilden Prairie Days returned for another year and certainly did not disappoint.
The 12th annual Drag Your Nag Competition was held on Saturday, July 29th at the high school football field. It was once again a race against the clock as fifteen teams - divided into two age divisions - strategically maneuvered their way through an obstacle course filled with bat spins, slip n’ slides, ski boards, dice rolling, slalom poles, tires, football tosses, barrel jumping through the refreshing water pit, and flags - all while getting hit by flying water balloons. Teams received a second second penalty for dropping their teammate and/or missing an obstacle. The three fastest times received prize money as follows: First place - three times the weight of the person carried in cash, second place - two times the weight of the person carried in cash and third place - the weight of the person carried in cash. In the 18-31 year old division, Alex Ellison and Amber Sloan were able to edge out Christian Stallbaum and Abigail Colsden by 5.98 seconds with a time of 2:19.93. Christian and Abigail’s time of 2:25.91 was good enough for second place ahead of Russ O’Conner and Jenna McCleary who completed the course in 2:33.81. First place earned $399, second place earned $314 and third place made $132. In the 33-59 year old division, Gunnar and Sandra Qualset edged out Alan Rutjens and Michaela Grubb by 16.15 seconds with a time of 2:15.63. Alan and Michaela’s time of 2:31.78 was good enough for second place ahead of Derric and Kristi Werner who completed the course in 2:40.72. First place took home $366, second place earned $268 and third place took $148. |
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