Let’s Grow Together!
September 2024, Vol. 2, Ed. 9
Editor-in-Chief: Madison E. M. Garey
From the Editor
Madison E.M. Garey
Happy Birthday Manley News! We been in publication for a year. What started as a project to help pass the time during my husband’s last deployment has been an educational endeavor. I had no idea of the understanding I would gain when I began this undertaking. I have learned more about the history of Manley than I ever thought I would. I have spoken to residents and learned their histories. Writing this paper each month has forced my to reconsider ideas I held and taught me new things. I really have grown in writing and putting this paper together each month.
Earlier in the year, I read the story The Clocks of Rodaine. It is a tale of a young girl who after hearing how out of sync all of the clocks in her village were made a plan to correct the problem. She set out to get everyone’s clock on the same timeline. The girl went door to door to to correct their timepieces. If they set their clocks to the time on her clock, everyone would be in step. She would then essentially be the keeper to time. Some citizens were offended by her assumption their clocks were off. The clocks had be in the family for many generations, and because it was her family’s legacy, their clock were simply not wrong. Others, in a harsh tone, sent the girl away without even listening to her plan to get the village all in step. When she at last went to the clock maker, she had a thing or two to learn. Not only was her clock off by a few minutes, but it was the nature of clocks to lose or gain minutes. The only way to know the correct hour was to check the sun dial during the equinox and correct her own time.
While this story is about clocks, it brings to mind thoughts of the human condition. My take away was that often, if peoples clocks are out of sync, they do not feel inclined to change them. Whether it be family history, a poor attitude or a general unwillingness to listen, each person wanted only to keep time by their own clock, rather than reset and be in step with anyone else, let alone a young girls. The only way to keep our “clocks” right are to refer to the highest of powers. The absolute keeper of time: God. If we are not constantly checking in with Him, our clocks will be off. Sometimes it is hard to accept that we can, in fact, be occasionally wrong. Especially if we are not living with in God’s commands and plan for our lives.
Manley Calendar
First Monday each Month: Manley Volunteer Fire Department Meeting, 7PM, Fire Hall
September 11: Patriot’s Day
September 12: Board Meeting, 7PM, Community Center
September 19: Cass County GOP Meeting, 7PM, Cass County Extension office
September 20: Water Bill Due
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Colossians 3:23-24
(NIV)
Around the Village
Hurricane Force Winds and Widespread Power Outages
Madison E. M. Garey
July 31, 2024 brought winds surpassing 100 MPH to the Manley area. Trees were knocked over, limbs were torn down and over 200,000 citizens lost power in eastern Nebraska. The storm moved in quickly. Clouds raced through the skies being urged on by whistling wind from the west. Thankfully, no tornadoes spawned from the severe winds. The Village of Manley lost power just after 6 PM the evening of the storm. Some had power restored by 3 AM August 1, but not all. Many residents were without power for nearly 24 hours on a day with temperatures soaring above 90 degrees. Many OPPD (Omaha Public Power District) electricians were on the scene working hard on power lines in the heat of the day to restore electricity to our citizens. Thank you OPPD!
Pillage the Village: August 17, 2024
Madison E. M. Garey
The 17th annual Pillage the Village started with the pancake breakfast hosted Manley’s own volunteer fire department. After a filling breakfast, the pickle ball Tournament kicked off at 8 AM with a cornhole tournament, car show and bingo filling the afternoon. Several venders lined Cherry Street selling local creations of toys, jewelry, art and even treats for furry friends. Free activities like a coloring contest, cup cake decorating and creating a fairy garden kept kids busy the majority fo the morning. Thank you to all the volunteers and sponsors who helped to make the Pillage the Village possible.
The 2024 annual Pillage the Village was a success. Thank you to all those who put in hours of volunteer time in planning, preparing and executing this important village event. Manley is also very appreciative of the dozens of sponsors who supported this fun local event.
Photo Credit: Madison E.M Garey, Patty Gruber
Want to see the most recent updates? Follow Pillage the Village of Facebook.
Village of Manley: Maintenance Technician needed. Email clerk@manleyne.com or call Denise at 402.677.2587
Unrealized Capitol Gains
Madison E. M. Garey
Proponents of a new Biden taxation policy has come under fire this month through social media outlets. Posts claim people will be required to pay 20%, even up to 44% tax on the unrealized capitol gains on all assets regardless of selling or keeping that asset. There is fear of paying tax on the increase in value of people’s homes, stocks or mutual funds, without having sold said assets. The fear comes from the realization that people would likely not have the cash flow to cover the annual tax. While there is concern for some, most people should not have to worry as it is currently written. For now, the only people effected by this policy are those with a current net worth (income and assets) of over $100,000,000. Even so, should Americans be taxed on money they did not receive?
While this seems to only impact the super wealthy, in American economics, it has been the trend to start with taxing only the super wealthy. At the inauguration of the 1913 the 16th amendment to the Constitution, Americans making over $800 (representing over $250,000 today) would be the only citizens required to pay a flat tax of 3% on income. All other people would not pay tax. Today federal income tax is paid on any income over $13,850. With this number being far below the national poverty level, $15,060 individually annually, income tax reaches most working Americans. The limits of this one hundred million dollar net worth taxation provides the peak of what could be a slippery slope into all of America paying tax on any unrealized capitol gains as writer Robert Wood points out in his Forbes article.
Another concern is a degradation of the market with investors keeping their money instead of investing it as Ken Coleman points out in this podcast from the Ramsey Show. If investors do not put money into the market new jobs cannot be created and will have an even greater negative impact on the economy of the United States. In Ken’s opinion, this is simply bad economic policy. Making generalizations and estimates of the “pound of flesh” that will be taken from American investors, it is pointed out that the money gained from this tax will not even pay the interest on the $35.32 trillion in debt the United States carries.
Politics matter because policy matters. Policy matters because people matter. Taxing American citizens into poverty to “improve” those already impoverished is lunacy.
Cass County 4-H News
The Lofte Theatre
Escanaba In Da Moonlight
Stage Production By Jeff Daniels
September 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, & 15
Shows start at 7:00 on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and 2:00 on Sundays. The concession stand will open 1 hour before the show starts, and the house will be open for seating at this time as well.
Get tickets at lofte.org/tickets or call 402-234-2553.
More about Escanaba in da Moonlight: This zany comedy takes you to the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where the Soady family gathers for their annual deer hunting tradition. But this year, things take a hilariously bizarre turn when thirty-five-year-old Reuben Soady, still an unsuccessful hunter, believes he’s cursed! In a hunting story to beat all hunting stories, Escanaba in da Moonlight spins a hilarious tale of humor, horror, and heart as Reuben goes to any and all lengths to remove himself from the wrong end of the family record book.
Club 50: become a member today!
Did you know that by being a member of Club 50 you get all kinds of goodies from the Lofte for FREE? It’s true! Free popcorn 
at every show, free pop 
at every show, a free treat EXCLUSIVE for Club 50 members 
at every show! Plus the longer you’re a member the more free stuff you get including tickets 
, drinks
, reserved seating
, your name on one of the seats in the theatre
, and even entry to our 50th-anniversary gala
! Want to know more about free stuff? Keep reading…
The goal of Club 50 is to raise enough money to pay off 50% of our mortgage by our 50th season. To accomplish this goal we are asking patrons to donate $50 per month through the end of our 50th season in 2026. Ideally, we’d have at least 390 members – one for each of the seats in the Lofte Theatre!
Club 50 members can join today by donating $50, but if they want to receive the full possible benefits, you’ll want to donate $83.50 a month to have donated enough in time to receive the 2 free tickets to the gala! Not interested in long-term donating? No problem! You can instead donate $600 a year for 5 years, or a one-time minimum donation of at least $3,000 to qualify (please note that if a one-time donation is made, additional donations of at least $50 must be made every year to maintain your Club 50 membership).
Want to sign up? Visit https://www.lofte.org/club-50 to read all of the official information and to Join Club 50 with a recurring donation. Interested in a one-time lump sum donation? Contact the box office at 402-234-2553 or send an email to office@lofte.org, and someone will help you get your membership set up.
Thank you for your contribution and for supporting The Lofte’s continuous efforts to Bring the Arts to Rural Nebraska – and welcome to Club 50!
Vote This November
Make sure to get out and vote this November. To find your Nebraska Polling location visit:
Voting in the United States is not simply a right Americans have. It is part of the democratic duty of citizenship. Register to vote today!
Cass County Businesses
3B Homestead
Mark and Sondra Buell
402.867.1802
7603 298th St, Murdock, NE
3BHomestead@gmail.com
A&F Welding Services
Custom welding and fabrication
Luke and Taylor Johnson
402.515.8387
afweldingservices@gmail.com
Dayspring Academy
Childcare and Preschool enrolling now! Call or email for more info.
Shelly Smith
402.949.0399
17040 Hwy 1 Manley, NE 68403
Doc’s Choice Pet Food
Doc’s Choice Pet Food Nebraska made dog food for your beloved pup!
402.259.2024
106 E Nebraska St.
Dunbar, NE 68346
Monday-Friday: 9 am-4 pm
Elderberry Nectar of Nebraska, LLC
Birth/ Postpartum/Bereavement Doula services, Wellness products, Placenta Encapsulation, Freeze Dried foods
Jo Knutzen
402.315.028
Manley, NE
Jennifer Sargent Photography
Branding, Couples, Fine Art, Headshots, Maternity, Milk Bath Portraits, Seniors
402.267.9626
103 N Randolph St.
Weeping Water, NE
jsargephotography@gmail.com
Scatter Joy Acres
Animal Assisted Therapy
4107 Waverly Rd
Murray, NE
402.709.9401
Monday-Friday: 10 am-4 pm
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