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THOMAS COUNTY, THEDFORD, NEBRASKA 69166 (USPS 596-550) THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2019 NO. 5

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Deb FischerUnited StatesSenator ForNebraska

Locals Compete At 2019 National HighSchool Rodeo Finals In Wyoming

The National HighSchool Rodeo Finals wereheld July 14 through the20th in Rock Springs,Wyoming. Nebraska con-testants competed in all15 events. Following arethe results for the Ne-braska High School Rodeoathletes.

Light Rifle - 35. AndreaMeyer, Stapleton; 52. JateSaults; 71. Ralph Saults;91. Sam Florell

Trap Shooting - 64. KeoWever; 72. Ruger Wells;73. Thayne Kimbrough;84. Jack Skavdahl

Barrel RacingGo 1 - 37. Elle Raven-

scroft, Nenzel, 18.047; 61.Jenae Whitaker, Cham-bers, 18.236; 62. MadisonMills, Eddyville, 18.242;172. Summer Richardson,Ainsworth, 23.689.

Go 2 - 45. JenaeWhitaker, Chambers,17.839; 52. Madison Mills,Eddyville, 17.894; 66. ElleRavenscroft, Nenzel,18.002; 153. SummerRichardson, Ainsworth,23.319

Average - 39. Elle Raven-scroft, Nenzel, 36.049; 41.Jenae Whitaker, Cham-bers, 36.075; 46. MadisonMills, Eddyville, 36.136;166. Summer Richardson,Ainsworth, 47.008

Bareback Riding

Go 1 - 19. Spencer De-Naeyer, Seneca, 61

Go 2 - 16. GaugeMcBride, Kearney, 64

Average - 30. GaugeMcBride, Kearney, 64; 33.Spencer DeNaeyer,Seneca, 61

Boy’s CuttingGo 1 - 20. Colten Storer,

Arthur, 141.5; 41. SageKonicek, Ord, 132; 49.Frazier Kaelin, Ansley,128; 56. Cody Miller, Bro-ken Bow, 125

Go 2 - 12. Colten Storer,Arthur and Kaelin Fra-zier, Ansley,142; 24. CodyMiller, Broken Bow, 138

Finals - 9. Colten Storer,Arthur, 138

Average - 8. ColtenStorer, Arthur, 421.5; 28.Kaelin Frazier, Ansley,270; 34. Cody Miller, Bro-ken Bow, 263. Sage Kon-icek, Ord, 132

Breakaway RopingGo 1 - 38. Wacey Day,

Fleming, CO, 3.49; 45.Emma Ohm, Hyannis,3.8; 70. Brooke McCully,Mullen, 12.36

Average - 82. Wacey Day,Fleming, CO, 3.49; 89.Emma Ohm, Hyannis,3.8107. 107. Brooke Mc-Cully, Mullen, 12.36

Bull RidingNo Qualified Rides For

Nebraska CowboysGoat Tying

Go 1 - 31. Jessica Stevens,Creighton, 8.83; 35. WaceyDay, Fleming, CO, 9.04;67. Riata Day, Fleming,CO, 10.43

Go 2 - 25. Wacey Day,Fleming, CO, 8.11; 48.Riata Day, Fleming, CO,9.17; 69. Bailey Witt,Valentine, 10.12

Final Go - 7. Wacey Day,Fleming, CO, 8.39

Average - 9. Wacey Day,Fleming, CO, 25.54; 42.Riata Day, Fleming, CO,19.6; 117. Jessica Stevens,Creighton, 8.83; 127. Bai-ley Witt, Valentine, 10.12

Pole BendingGo 1 - 10. Madison Mills,

Eddyville, 20.572; 48.Riata Day, Fleming, Co,21.145; 168. Halli Haskell,Ainsworth, 32.216; 172.Mataya Eklund, Valen-tine, 37.904

Go 2 - 13. Madison Mills,Eddyville, 20.507; 157.Riata Day, Fleming, CO,31.508; 162. Halli Haskell,Ainsworth, 37.147; 163.Mataya Eklund, Valen-tine, 38.004

Final Go - 6. MadisonMills, Eddyville, 20.409

Average - 5. MadisonMills, Eddyville, 61.488;133. Riata Day, Fleming,CO, 52.653; 158. HalliHaskell, Ainsworth,69.363; 160. Mataya Ek-lund, Valentine, 75.908

Saddle BroncsGo 1 - 4. Sage Miller,

Springview, 73; 9. JackSkavdahl, Marsland, 70

Final Round - 5. SageMiller, Springview, 70

Average - 9. Sage Miller,Springview, 143; 19. JackSkavdahl, 70

Tie Down RopingGo 1 - 15. Grant Turek,

St. Paul, 9.99; 16.Cameron Jensen, Bing-ham, 10.03; 67. JustinChasek, Mitchell, 14.47

Go 2 - 61. Justin Chasek,Mitchell, 15.71; 84.Cameron Jensen, Bing-ham, 23.09

Average - 40. JustinChasek, Mitchell, 30.18;51. Cameron Jensen,Bingham, 33.12; 67. GrantTurek, St. Paul, 9.99

Girl’s CuttingGo 1 - 12. Maddie

Stump, Elsmere, 144.5;18. Faith Storer, Suther-land, 143.5; 27. AshtonTroyer, West Point, 141

Go 2 - 13. Concey Bader,Palmer, 143.5; 22. FaithStorer, Sutherland, 141;27. Maddie Stump,Elsmere, 140; 74. AshtonTroyer, West Point, 127

Final Round - 16. Mad-die Stump, Elsmere, 129

Average - 18. MaddieStump, Elsmere, 413.5;19. Faith Storer, Suther-land, 410.5; 54. AshtonTroyer, West Point, 268;80. Concey Bader, Palmer,143.5

Steer Wrestling Go 1 - 12. Cauy Pokorny,

Stapleton, 5.67; 54. SageMiller, Springview, 10.78

Go 2 - 11. Quade Potter,Cambridge, 5.83; 31. CauyPokorny, Stapleton, 7.87;32. Sage Miller,Springview, 7.94

Final Round - 11. CauyPokorny, Stapleton, 9.11

Average - 11. Cauy Poko-rny, Stapleton, 22.65; 26.Sage Miller, Springview,18.72; 63. Quade Potter,Cambridge, 5.83

Team Roping Go 1 - 44. Cameron

Jensen, Bingham & Tan-ner Whetham, Morrill,14.28; 45. Cauy Pokorny,Stapleton & Clay Holz,Niobrara, 14.3

Go 2 - 19. Cauy Pokorny,Stapleton & Clay Holz,Niobrara, 8.93

Average - 17. Cauy Poko-rny, Stapleton & ClayHolz, Niobrara, 23.23; 70.Cameron Jensen, Bing-ham & Tanner Whetham,Morrill, 14.28

Reined Cow HorseGo 1 - 28. Colten Storer,

Arthur, 282; 33. TatumOlson, Bloomfield, 281;54. Cooper Bass, Brewster,270.5; 74. Hope Brosius,Ashby, 257

Go 2 - 6. Tatum Olson,Bloomfield, 289.5; 46.Colten Storer, Arthur,278.5; 49. Cooper Bass,Brewster, 274.5; 83. HopeBrosius, Ashby, 248

Final Go - 9. TatumOlson, Bloomfield, 284

Average - 15. TatumOlson, Bloomfield, 854.5;32. Colten Storer, Arthur,560.5; 50. Cooper Bass,Brewster, 545; 77. HopeBrosius, Ashby, 505

AQHA Girl’s Horse OfThe Year - 1. Mr. Poco JackSprat, Madison Mills, Ed-dyville

Girl’s Team Standings -15. Nebraska, 1,070.00

Boy’s Team Standings -13. Nebraska, 1,920.00

Team Standings - 12. Ne-braska, 2,990.00

Molli Paxton, Mullen,was chosen as third run-ner-up for the 2019-2020National High Schoolrodeo queen.

Fall High School rodeoaction will get underwayon Saturday, August 10and Sunday, August 11 atthe KBR rodeo in Bassettat Promiseland Arena.

Brewster cowboy, Tye Bass, 50th in the average inthe Reined Cow Horse competition.

Cauy Pokorny won the first performance in thesteer wrestling and ended the rodeo 11th in the av-erage.

Spencer DeNaeyer rode one bronc at the nationalfinals in Wyoming and ended up 33rd in the aver-age.

Nebraska Needs OurVeterans’ Talent

Oftentimes when theleading technology com-panies recruit new em-ployees, they take apredictable route. Re-cruiters approach gradu-ates of the top science,technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM)programs at the mostprestigious universitiesand colleges in the coun-try. I want to shine a lighton a group of candidateswith real-world experi-ence and exceptional tal-ent that has been ignoredfor too long: the UnitedStates military.

America has the mosttechnologically advancedarmed forces the worldhas ever seen. Our na-tion’s service academiesequip our cadets in STEMfields to succeed in themost demanding, high-pressured environmentimaginable.

Clinical Laboratory Sci-entists provide life-savingresearch of body fluidsthat can help prevent dis-ease. Cryptologic Lin-guists identify andtransmit critical foreigncommunication. CombatOfficers provide expertisein areas of mobility andcounter-mobility on thebattlefield. Military Intel-ligence Officers collectand relay essential intelfor soldiers on the frontlines.

If our brave men andwomen of the militarycan complete their mis-sion in these intense envi-ronments, any companywill benefit from the setof skills and experiencesthey have to offer.

More than 1.5 millionmembers of the ArmedForces will leave the mili-tary in the next five years.Thousands of our nation’sfinest will be joining theirfamily and friends onceagain in the Good Life. Inthat same time period,the U.S. Bureau of LaborStatistics projects thatmore than nine millionSTEM jobs will be avail-able. This is exciting newsfor our veterans and oureconomy.

Unfortunately, findingjobs that utilize their in-credible skills is often adifficult task for our veter-ans. By a significant mar-gin, veterans cite findingemployment as their pri-mary need when return-ing home.

This is unacceptable,and I have been workingacross the aisle to find so-lutions to this troublingissue.

That’s why I am acosponsor of the Support-ing Veterans in STEM Ca-reers Act. Introduced bySenators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Amy Klobuchar(D-Minn.), this bipartisanbill recently passed theSenate Commerce Com-mittee.

The bill would tear

down barriers that areholding back our nation'swell-qualified veteransfrom participating in theSTEM workforce. TheSupporting Veterans inSTEM Careers Act woulddirect the federal govern-ment to boost its outreachefforts to veterans to pro-vide education on exist-ing career and researchopportunities in STEMand computer sciencefields.

Specifically, this legisla-tion would direct the Na-tional Science Foundation(NSF) to expand its effortsin these areas. Within thisdirective, the bill wouldrequire NSF to create andsubmit a plan to Congressthat outlines its currentoutreach efforts for veter-ans and identify pro-grams that NSF currentlyhas in place to supportveterans in the STEMfield.

The Supporting Veter-ans in STEM Careers Actwould also evaluate theability of universities andcolleges to recruit veter-ans for the NSF’s RobertNoyce Teacher Scholar-ship Program and theNSF Masters Teacher Fel-lowship.

Since 2010, many Ne-braska students at Univer-sity of Nebraska-Lincoln,University of Nebraska-Omaha, and Doane Uni-versity have receivedawards under these pro-grams. The programs pro-vide stipends andscholarships for STEMmajors and support to K-12 STEM teachers with amaster’s or bachelor’s de-gree in their field.

Military spouses, whocarry their own badge ofservice and sacrifice, willbenefit from this legisla-tion too. The legislationdirects the Office of Sci-ence and Technology Pol-icy to create aninteragency workinggroup to coordinate fed-eral programs and poli-cies for transitioningveterans and militaryspouses for STEM careers.

Our 21st century econ-omy will need to harnessthe exceptional skills ofour veterans more thanever before. The Support-ing Veterans in STEM Ca-reers Act will make thisissue a national priority,and I’ll be working hardin the Senate to ensurethis bill crosses the finishline.

Thank you for partici-pating in the democraticprocess. I look forward tovisiting with you againnext week.

Wedding• Chelsea Holt &Connor Beese

School To GetUnderway Soon

Classes will be resumingin August for Thedfordand Sandhills PublicSchools.

All grades at Sandhillselementary and highschool will resume classeson Wednesday, August 14.

Thedford 7-12 gradeswill go back to class onThursday, August 15 atThedford High School.

The elementary stu-dents will begin class onWednesday, August 21 atthe elementary school inThedford.

Fall sports practice forvolleyball, football andcross country will get un-derway on Monday, Au-gust 12.

Welcome back students!