Auburn Legion Seniors Beat Hiawatha, Kansas; Lost to Host Plattsmouth

The Auburn Armstrong Cabinets Seniors Baseball Team went 1-1 in recent road games. The locals beat Hiawatha, Kansas 11-3 in five innings on July 9 and fell to Plattsmouth 3-0 on July 12. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak.

Coach Pat Engles said about the win over Hiawatha, "Joe Alston pitched to the first three batters in the first inning.

County Commissioners Consider Several Requests at July 8 Meeting

The Nemaha County Board of Commissioners met on July 8 at the Nemaha County Courthouse for a regular scheduled meeting.

Veteran's Service Officer, Loras Baumhover, along with Veterans Service Board members Milton Kite, Charles Fike, Rick Moore and Raymond Gebers, visited with the board regarding the replacement of the Veteran's Service vehicle, with the possibility of replacement in the next budget year and hiring permanent temporary part-time help for when the Veteran's Service Officer is on sick leave or vacation.

July 9 Nemaha NRD Board Meeting Dealt Extensively with Projects and Their Impact on the 2010 FY Budget

Tecumseh Nemaha Natural Resources District directors reviewed the draft budget for FY 2010 during their regular meeting Thursday, July 9. The biggest factor in this year's budget is financing land rights costs associated with two flood control projects near Peru. Between the two projects on Buck Creek and Duck Creek, these costs are estimated at over $850,000.

BPW Awards Bid for Phase I of Sixth St. Sewer Project; Plans to Move Forward with Phase II

At the recommendation of the Sixth Street Sewer Improvement Phase I project manager, Kent Prior with HDR, the BPW voted unanimously in favor of awarding the construction bid for the project to contractor Van Kirk Sand & Gravel, Inc., during the board’s July 13 meeting.
The Sutton-based contracting company submitted the lowest bid for the project at $880,000. The engineer’s estimated cost for the project was $1,626,300.

Auburn Seniors Baseball on Five-Game Winning Streak as Strong Pitching, Hitting Come Together

The Auburn Armstrong Cabinets Seniors baseball team raised its winning streak to five games and its record to 12-12 with recent victories over Adams, Nebraska City, Doniphan County, Kansas, and Nehawka.
Game with Adams.

The locals beat visiting Adams 14-4 on July 1 in a five-inning game. Jimmie Bunting pitched the first two-thirds inning for Auburn before being relieved by Grant Cole, who finished the game.

Both teams' lead-off batters hit home runs. Adams' Ryan Busboom homered, Jordan Pella reached on an error, Jake Wirtele and Dillon Wallman doubled and Jake Saathoff walked before Coach Pat Engles changed pitchers. All but Wirtele scored, as he was thrown out trying to stretch his double into a triple. Will Wirtele reached on an error and Eric Rapp drew a base on balls before Auburn got the crucial third out and found itself trailing 4-0.
But not to be outdone, Austin Emshoff...

Auburn’s Ariens Plant Now Shipping Out New All-Terrain Vehicle Product Called the Gravely Treker

While many businesses and industries have bellied up in recent months due to the current economic climate, one local company is expanding.

Ariens Company - Auburn Operations is building and shipping out a new product. The new piece of equipment is known as the Gravely Treker, an all-terrain utility vehicle.

Tim Mercer, director of operations at the Auburn facility, said response to the vehicle has been positive. Within the first week of making the Treker about 150 orders for the utility vehicle had been made.

A good majority of the parts used on the utility vehicle are built at the Auburn plant. Mercer said he anticipates that in the future more parts used on the Treker will be built in-house. The standard color of the Treker is called Gravely Red.

The Auburn plant’s paint process is unique. Human hands do not touch the product until it is time to assemble the parts. Mercer said all paint is powder sprayed on to each piece and then dried in a large oven set at a temperature of about 350 degrees. At that point the paint is liquid but as soon as the paint cools it takes on a hard shell.

Secretary Gale Makes Stop in Auburn to Speak to Rotarians

"Enchanting," that's the word Nebraska Secretary of State John A. Gale called the city of Auburn during his visit with members of the local Rotary Club on Tuesday, July 7. Gale, a strong supporter of small communities, said Auburn was in the perfect location to grow and expand economically, especially because of the accessibility of U.S. highways 75 and 136. "(Auburn) is a neat community, a very strong community," Gale said.

Gale pointed out that small communities, such as Auburn, are becoming more rare. He added that in Nebraska, about 52 percent of the population now lives in just three counties – Douglas, Lancaster and Sarpy.

Along with doting on the community, Gale explained what his duties are as the Secretary of State. Gale oversees the following areas: elections, business services, occupational licensing, state agency rules and regulations, records management and youth civics programs. He is also serves on numerous state boards, including the Records Board, Real Estate Commission, Pardons Board and Collection Agency Licensing Board to name a few.

Ayars and Ayars Spokesman Says Auburn Schools Projects on Time and on Budget

Last week, this reporter had an opportunity to tour the construction underway at the Auburn Senior/Junior High School and Calvert Elementary School. Brad Sellentin with Ayars & Ayars Incorporated out of Lincoln stressed that the projects are both on schedule and within budget.

In May of 2008, patrons of School District 29 approved a bond election ballot question for additions to both buildings at a cost not to exceed $4.5 million. The board of education had voted earlier to proceed with a design/build option as a way of hopefully keeping the project on time and within the budget.

Business Development Center Will Open This Month in Auburn

The University of Nebraska at Omaha previously announced that a service office of the Nebraska Business Development Center will be opening in Auburn this summer. The office will be located in the Tincher Office Complex at 816 Central Avenue with Julie Wilhelm, a longtime counselor of NBDC, the assigned staff person.
Robert Bernier, Assistant Dean of the College of Business Administration at UNO and State Director of the NBDC, was recently in Auburn and visited with this reporter.
The office is designed to make procurement and financial programs more readily available to business owners of the southeast Nebraska region. Business owners are encouraged to contact the NBDC office with their operational and expansion plans and explore options they may qualify for.

Swimming Pool Hours

Pool Hours for Summer 2009:
M-F 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Tues. is Family Night.
Weekends 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.