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China demand boosts future of agriculture Nebraska exports around half its soybeans each year World-Herald News Service

It’s common knowledge that Nebraska’s economic ties to China have strengthened in recent years. A new report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says Nebraska’s crop producers can look forward to even more trade opportunities with the Asian giant.

Soybean and corn producers will find major demand from China for their exports in coming years, according to an analysis by Azzeddine M. Azzam, a professor of agricultural economics at UNL, and Sarah Rehkamp, a UNL graduate student studying agricultural economics.

China buys some 60 percent of the world’s soybean exports to feed its pigs and chickens. “By providing strong price support for the U.S. soybean market,” the UNL report says, “Chinese soybean imports have, and will, continue to be important to the profitability of soybean production.”

Nebraska exports around half of its soybeans each year, with Mexico and China being the two biggest importers.

Victor Bohuslavsky, executive director of the Nebraska Soybean Board, notes that “states that are west of us don’t produce soybeans, so we are the closest soybean-producing state to the Pacific Northwest and their ocean-shipping lanes to China, the Far East and the Pacific Rim.” As for corn, the UNL report says “prospects for increased corn imports by China to feed its livestock are also high, despite the fact that China is the second-largest producer of corn in the world after the U.S.” China’s corn production doesn’t live up to its full potential, the UNL analysis says, because China’s corn yields are modest and stagnant (half the U.S. level); large areas of China’s cropland have been converted to highway and railroad use;

and China relies on corn imports for feed rather than directly increasing its imports of meat. “China is more likely to continue to import corn in order to promote its own domestic meat industry,” the UNL report says.

This circles back to soybeans.

Says Bohuslavsky, the executive director of the Nebraska Soybean Board: “China grows corn well, but their climate and soil aren’t suitable for large amounts of soybean growth, so they import soybeans from Nebraska. They mix the soybean meal with corn for animal feed for their large poultry and swine operations.

China has the largest swine inventory in the world.”

Although Canada and Mexico are the largest purchasers of Nebraska’s raw ag products, China is moving into the No. 3 spot.

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture notes that every dollar in agricultural exports generates $1.34 in total economic activity including transportation, financing,

warehousing and production.

China is a big market for many other Nebraska products as well.

In 2012, Nebraska exports to China topped $488 million, and export growth to China has more than doubled since 2009. The country is one of Iowa’s largest trading partners, too, importing about $750 million in products from that state last year.

Given this background, it makes sense that Gov. Dave Heineman has focused great attention on Nebraska’s economic connections to China.

Last year he led a delegation of Nebraska state officials and business leaders to China, and Nebraska has opened a permanent trade office in that country.

As the UNL analysis explains, these trade connections are quite likely to grow.

So will the benefits to Nebraska’s economy.

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China’s climate and soil is not suitable for large amounts of soybean growth, such as the crops pictured in this courtesy photo, so they import soybeans from Nebraska.

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Rural health among topics at Rural Futures Conference Psychiatric nurse practitioner can bring services to outlying small Nebraska communities World-Herald News Service

LINCOLN — Murlene Nollmeyer Osburn likes to tell people there’s dirt in her veins, from the sugar beet farm in eastern Montana where she grew up to the Sandhills ranch she now calls home near the Cherry County village of Wood Lake, population 64.

“We are so isolated, but I love it that way,” Osburn said.

But much as she loves her rural home, with its wide-open vistas of newly mown hay meadows and fall-born calves, she is also passionate about her newly earned opportunity to bring mental health services to a desperately underserved area.

In addition to being a rancher, Osburn, 53, is a registered nurse who earned a master’s degree last year from a federal grant-funded University of

Nebraska Medical Center program to train psychiatric nurse practitioners as a way to bring mental health services to rural Nebraska counties, the overwhelming majority of which have no practicing psychiatrists.

Psychiatric nurse practitioners can diagnose mental disorders, from schizophrenia to common depression, work with children who have ADHD, provide counseling and help patients manage what Osburn calls “head meds.”

Osburn was working in a Mullen nursing home when she saw an ad in the Hooker County Tribune offering psychiatric nurse practitioner training while staying at home. She thought it was a scam, but when she called the number, which turned out to be at the

University of Nebraska Medical Center, she was assured it was most definitely not a scam.

So she applied and had a three-hour interview in Omaha in April 2010 while a neighbor waited outside in the pickup truck.

Osburn started the program that fall. She attended classes via computer and accumulated more than 500 required clinical hours by spending three days a week in Hastings with psychiatric nurse practitioner Cathy Phillips at the Mary Lanning Center for Behavioral Services. She accompanied Phillips on her visits to small area communities, providing mental health outreach and access.

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Buffetts’ words, pictures tell story of global hunger Investor’s son, grandson hope others join the fight

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The faces of hunger are diverse: a nursing mother in Ghana; smiling children in Tajikistan standing in line for their next meal; an elderly man saluting the American flag in West Virginia, the outline of his ribs telling

his story.

Howard G. Buffett brought those faces to Omaha on Friday to promote “40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World,” the book he wrote with son Howard W. Buffett about their efforts to end global starvation.

Dozens of the senior Buffett’s photographs

from his travels to 130 countries lined the walls at the Mangelsen Images of Nature gallery in the Old Market.

Buffett and his son shared stories about the pictures with those who attended the book-signing event.

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Seventy years of horseradish Annual Seneca tradition continues with community bazaar, dinner

By TERRI LICKING For The North Platte Telegraph

SENECA — Have you any clue on what it takes to feed an estimated 250 people a complete turkey dinner with all the trimmings of dressing, mashed potatoes, salads, rolls and desserts?

Do you know what it takes to make 125 jars of various sizes of homemade horseradish?

To begin the dinner — Donna Reynolds of Mullen agreed to oversee the small army of volunteers and do the delegating and the purchasing to make the day successful.

Reynolds bought nine 20-pound turkeys and split them between volunteers to roast. Mary Lou Harding also donated and roasted two more, and hindquarters were donated by Donna and Nadene Andersen, bringing the number of turkeys to 12.

There were 80 pounds of potatoes split between the volunteers to peel and cook. Two ladies in their mid-80s each made two five-quart pails of turkey dressing, at least.

The volunteers bring 25 salads as well as 33 pies, cakes and other desserts.

And in addition to the turkeys, six gallons of corn, close to 20 dozen rolls and tea, coffee and table service are the only purchased ingredients for this annual meal held in the Seneca auditorium for the past 70 years.

“We lose track of how many gallons of water, iced tea and coffee we go through,” said Lavina Sevier, 83 years young.

“When my late husband, Bus, and I moved to Seneca in 1965, the dinner was going strong then as well.”

It is easy to see why 70 is easily the number of years for this annual

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Shoppers work their way down the line to peruse the items offered at the annual bazaar and horseradish tradition in Seneca in October. tradition put on as the major fundraiser for the Seneca United Church of Christ Women’s Fellowship.

“My grandmother and mother were involved in making it happen long before I became involved,” said Nadene, who is two years older than her friend, Lavina. “We have lost the minutes of those early years.”

The volunteers who carry out this annual tradition on the last Sunday in October number fewer than 20. Add to the dinner a bazaar, where donated items are up for sale, and it makes for a very busy day for the little band of dedicated parishioners who come from Seneca, as well as Mullen, Ringgold and areas in between.

The bazaar’s most prominent sale item is the jars of homemade horseradish. This year, the 125 jars is the most ever made by the group, and all jars sold.

To make this culinary treasure took approximately 100 pounds of raw horseradish brought to Lavina’s

home on the west edge of Seneca on the designated day a couple weeks prior to the dinner.

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West Central Cattleman’s Day set University of Nebraska Extension’s West Central Cattleman’s Day will have “Rebuilding the Herd” as its theme.

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State Fair plans to expand during the next 10-15 years Event has received high marks from fairgoers through survey

By ROBERT PORE World-Herald News Service

GRAND ISLAND — After completing its fourth year in Grand Island, the Nebraska State Fair continues to grow with plans to significantly expand its presence at Fonner Park during the next 10 to 15 years, Executive Director Joseph McDermott said.

McDermott gave an overview of the 2013 Nebraska State Fair on Oct. 29 to the Grand Island Rotary Club.

He also told Rotarians about the fair’s plans to expand.

One way officials gauge the success of the fair, outside the amount of revenue it collects during its 11-day run, is to survey fairgoers about their experience.

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never visit.

He pointed to a photo of a little girl in unstable Afghanistan, holding bottles of water.

“The only difference between that girl and one of my daughters is where she was born,” he said.

Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, said he traveled partly to figure out how to spend money his father gave him to establish a philanthropic foundation. A farmer, he soon realized he needed to focus on world hunger.

When you look at poverty, he said, you realize

McDermott said the State Fair received high marks from about 11,000 fairgoers who took the survey, which contained about 80 different criteria. In total, there were 252,000 survey responses.

“We received above average to excellent in 78 of 80 of those points,” he said. “People like the fair. It is a high-quality fair, and hopefully they will continue to come back.”

McDermott said fair attendance this year was down about 2,000 people from the previous year as above-average temperatures hampered fairgoers. However, the Sunday before Labor Day — with more than 71,000 attending — set a record for attendance since the fair came to

there are a hundred different ways to address it, so you have to focus.

“I understand agriculture, I’m involved and engaged,” he said. “It’s much easier for us to do something we understand.”

The United Nations estimates that there are 870 million undernourished people in the world. Buffett, who lives in Decatur, Ill., said about 50 million of them are in America.

And, he said, you don’t have to be a philanthropist to help.

Through his travels, he has learned that everyone can do something.

In Omaha, that might mean volunteering to deliver Meals on Wheels to the elderly, contributing to the food bank or

Grand Island. Total attendance at this year’s fair was 334,931, compared to 336,987 in 2012.

Grand Island residents made more than 102,000 visits to the fair, and 70 percent of the fair’s attendance came from an area including Grand Island, Central Nebraska (an additional 97,779) and western Nebraska. Of the 30 percent that came from eastern Nebraska, which contains more than 70 percent of the state’s population, about 17 percent came from the Omaha and Lincoln areas.

When the State Fair was in Lincoln, McDermott said, about 40 percent of the attendance came from Lincoln.

Another highlight of the 2013 State Fair was receiving its 1 millionth visitor since moving to Grand Island in 2010.

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working at a soup kitchen, he said.

“Time is just as important as money.”

For his part, Buffett will continue to fund hunger aid and agriculture programs through his foundation, and soon will visit the three African countries he has hasn’t yet been to: the Republic of Guinea, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania.

The father-son duo don’t plan to write another book. This one took two years to write, and they consider it their primary tool for spreading the word about their mission.

“I want to get back into the field,” the senior Buffett said.

Nebraska, US corn production on track to be a record harvest LINCOLN — In its crop report released today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast Nebraska corn production to be a record 1.61 billion bushels, based on the second largest yield of 169 bushels per acre.

“Should those production estimates hold through the balance of harvest, Nebraska farmers will produce a bin busting crop following the impact of a couple years of significant drought,” said Kelly Brunkhorst, director of research for the Nebraska Corn Board.

Brunkhorst said that USDA increased its yield estimate for Nebraska up from 164 bushels per acre in September. Reports from the field have surprised producers across the state, considering the couple of weeks of hot weather fol-

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accident on the Montana sugar beet farm where she lived with her first husband.

She also knows firsthand what it was like to live with an abusive second husband, whom she subsequently divorced.

Osburn finished her master’s degree in December 2012, passed the required state test and is waiting for her new psychiatric nurse practitioner credentials to arrive in the mail.

When they do, she’ll be in uncharted territory. She envisions essentially starting her own business, perhaps spending a day in Bassett, another in Ainsworth and another in Valentine, seeing patients and visiting area nursing homes.

For people who live in the Sandhills, the nearest psychiatrists are in Kearney and Hastings, and patients might have to wait two years for an appointment, Osburn said, adding: “No psychiatrist is ever going to practice here. You need

lowing pollination. The hot weather had many farmers concerned about yields being impacted. Yet, with nearly 80% of the crop harvested, yields have been very good resulting in the USDA estimates for record production across the state.

Nationally, USDA estimated yields at 160.4 bushels per acre, up from last year’s yield of 123.4. If realized, that would put US crop production at a record 13.99 billion bushels.

“This record corn production and larger supply of corn, affirms that Nebraska and US corn farmers can produce a corn crop that will fill the needs of our domestic demands of ethanol and livestock, while supplying an increasing world demand,” Brunkhorst added.

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people like us … to fill the need.”

Psychiatric nurse practitioners, like all advanced practice nurses, are required under Nebraska law to have what amounts to a contract with a collaborating physician.

Osburn said that’s something that can cost up to $2,000 a month — a challenge she and a colleague in O’Neill are exploring.

Another barrier to mental health care in rural places is the nature of rural people themselves, whose sense of independence and pride in their strength of character often makes them reluctant to acknowledge mental health issues.

One way to overcome that reluctance, Osburn said, “is by talking about it, being frank about my own struggles.”

Things happen to people that are hard to cope with. Moms struggle with post-partum depression, people suffer from domestic abuse, and families try to deal with children who have behavioral

problems in rural areas just like in cities.

“Everyone struggles and everyone needs support when they struggle,” Osburn said.

With her new degree as a psychiatric nurse practitioner Osburn will be in a position to help people with such struggles. And she’s adamant that she never would relocate to an urban area — or even a bigger town.

“At the end of the day, I need my feet on the ground,” she said.

“Agriculture keeps you grounded. It keeps you real. It keeps you connected to real people.

This is my life.”

Rural health is just one of the topics that were discussed during breakout sessions at the Rural Futures Conference Nov. 3-5 in Lincoln. Other breakout topics included youth retention and recruitment, entrepreneurship, service learning and civic engagement, rural land use, as well as an open space session where participants discussed topics and complexities not specifically addressed elsewhere in the conference agenda.

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Peeled horseradish is peeled and ready to be packed into jars for the annual Seneca UCC dinner and bazaar.

clogged sinuses, you won’t afterward.

Rick makes sure he stands where the wind will take most of the pungent smell away.

Retired Thomas County UCC minister Linda Martin and her brother, Steve, have come all the way from Ogallala to assist in the making of the horseradish. Seneca’s church was one of three that Linda pastored.

“I have retired from the ministry but not from this social event,” she said.

She also comes the day of the event to assist with the dinner. She and Tami Taylor also use the wind to their advantage, as they begin adding vinegar, salt and sugar to the ground horseradish. Measuring ingredients is done by estimating and taste testing.

The ladies do not like horseradish, per say, but know what makes it just right before start-

Terri Licking / For The North Platte Telegraph

This group of horseradish peeling volunteers has a party to accomplish the task of getting the flavorful root ready for processing at the annual Seneca bazaar hosted by the United Church of Christ. ing to pack it in the jars.

Usually the whole process is done in one day, but this year Wanda and Nadene took some of what did not get done by dusk and finished up using Wanda’s food processor the next day.

Lavina also kept some and hand ground the horseradish, just as her mom did years ago.

On Oct. 27, people were waiting for the doors to open. Counting the volunteers, 251 people enjoyed the great

food, the good sales and just getting to visit with people, some only seen on this day in the small village of Seneca.

For about three

hours, Seneca’s population explodes almost five times over.

The tradition is scheduled to continue again next year.

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The annual Seneca United Church of Christ fundraiser has been a tradition for 70 years. Weeks prior to the annual event, volunteers have a horseradish bee where people come together to make jars of horseradish for the bazaar held in conjunction with a turkey dinner. Seneca is located on Nebraska highway 2 between Thedford and Mullen in Thomas County. Population of Seneca is 35. More than 250 people attend the annual event.

Negotiators stake out their positions on food stamps The program again is the main stumbling block as House-Senate conference committee begins talks

By JOSEPH MORTON World-Herald News Service

WASHINGTON — Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., put it simply when the House and Senate negotiators finally sat down Nov. 6 to start working out their differences over a new farm bill.

“It’s been a long time in coming,” the chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee said.

The temporary oneyear extension Congress approved previously has already expired. If nothing is done by the end of the year, milk prices could spike up and producers will be left in the dark as they make planting decisions.

Both the House and Senate versions of the farm bill would cost more than $900 billion over 10 years and would reauthorize farm subsidy payments, conservation programs and nutrition assistance. Despite the price tag, both versions would save billions compared with the current law partly by food stamp cuts and partly by eliminating crop subsidies known as direct payments.

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But there is one huge stumbling block. The Senate has voted to trim an average of $400 million a year from nutrition programs commonly referred to as food stamps.

The House version cuts 10 times as much, or $4 bil-

lion a year, from the $80 billion-a-year program.

“We know that that’s the real sticking point — the nutrition side of it,” Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, told The World-Herald, just before heading to the first meeting of the conference committee.

The outspoken, conservative lawmaker from northwest Iowa is in an interesting position as a member of the House negotiating team. He fa-

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ference committee’s first meeting Wednesday when he said changes to food stamps are needed to cut back on waste, fraud and abuse and “ensure that those funds are available to those who are needy.”

Democrats point to estimates by the Congressional Budget Office that the House Republicans’ proposals would cut 4 million people from the program next year and millions more in the years to come.

Asked about those numbers, King said Democrats also like to talk about thousands of kids being kicked out of school lunch programs, but that he in-

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“We know that that’s the real sticking point — the nutrition side of it. .”

—Steve K ing, R-Iowa, about the debate on the farm bill

vors sweeping changes to the food stamp program and is chairman of the subcommittee with jurisdiction over the program.

But he also has a significant interest in seeing a farm bill approved by the end of the year, so the producers in his heavily agricultural district can plan with certainty.

King said it’s important to get the legislation finished before the calendar turns over and the country enters another politically charged election year.

“We need to give them five years of predictability,” King said of those making decisions about which crops to put in the ground.

While King is known for provocative language, he indicated that he’s treading a little lighter in the hopes of moving something forward.

Still, he staked out his position during the con-

vestigated those claims and found that many of those children will simply have to reapply under a different category.

“Sometimes the politics of a debate are just too good to use reason,” King said.

King said he hopes the atmosphere of the conference committee will be more cooperative and allow for some kind of compromise.

Another point of controversy will be a King proposal aimed at stopping California from extending its requirements on chicken cages to producers in other states who want to sell eggs in California.

“California or any other state is free to regulate their producers — even over-regulate their producers — to their hearts’ content,” King said.

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Tax proposals are taking shape in Neb. Legislature LINCOLN (AP) — A package of tax proposals is taking shape as Nebraska lawmakers prepare for a new session next year.

The Legislature’s Tax Modernization Committee came to some agreement on Tuesday on measures to seriously consider when the Legislature reconvenes.

The tentative package could include about $90 million in tax relief options over two years. It could be paid for by taxing some services. About $9 million could be raised by capping itemized deductions for taxpayers who earn $400,000 or more — the wealthiest half-percent of Nebraskans.

Other ideas include indexing the state’s income tax brackets to account for inflation

and adjusting Social Security thresholds for income tax purposes. Lawmakers are looking at creating a refundable energy tax credit. They also might try to exempt agricultural equipment repairs and replacements from the state sale tax.

The package also might include $6.2 million in aid to counties to pay for state-imposed mandates.

The committee also asked the Legislature’s fiscal office to look at the effect of adding $30 million to an existing $115 million property tax credit and using it as state aid for K-12 schools.

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Also, the new carnival provider, Wade Shows, helped to increase carnival revenue by 55 percent.

“We need to continue to look for areas where we can continue to improve the quality of the Nebraska State Fair,” McDermott said.

Looking at an aerial photograph of Fonner Park, he said, about “every inch of usable space we have attractions and exhibits. We are using that space.”

“Physically, there is not a lot of space that we can grow, but we can look at areas that maybe needs improvements,” McDermott said.

One of those areas is the east area. During the 2013 State Fair, fair officials made a number of improvements to attract more people to the area, including new exhibits, vendors and shows, such as the Nebraska High School Rodeo.

Fair officials also located the Porky’s food stand in the east area, and that brought more people to the area.

Porky’s was the second biggest food vendor at the fair behind the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Beef Pit. The east area also figures greatly in longterm plans being looked at by the State Fair board. A new equine area and practice arena

es could mean raising sales taxes.

Raising the sales tax would put a burden on consumers who are somewhere in the middle-income range, said Sen. Paul Schumacher, of Columbus.

Schumacher said the shift could force those taxpayers to pick up the tab in other areas.

are part of those plans, along with turning the Big Red Barn into a small-animal arena and showplace, building an expanded marketplace and small amphitheater and extending the Sky Tram to the east area.

McDermott estimated that those improvements, along with other improvements planned for Fonner Park, will cost $30 million to $40 million.

“These are very fluid plans,” McDermott said.

“We are continuing to look for programming partners to come in and help improve the quality of our programming.”

One improvement that will be up and running for the 2014 fair is the $5.4 million, 54,000-square-foot Nebraska Building, which will hold a number of permanent exhibits, such as the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, University of Nebraska, a State Fair museum and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.

“We have the next three to five years to ‘chew’ on it a bit,” McDermott said about ongoing plans to improve the overall quality of the State Fair grounds. “It’s a matter of making sure it is what we want, that it is in the right location and that it is sized correctly. We have a pretty good road map for the future.”

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Telegraph staff reports MCCOOK — The McCook Farm and Ranch Expo will return to the Red Willow County Fairgrounds Nov. 20-21.

The show opens at 9 a.m. both days and closes at 7 p.m. the first day and 4 p.m. the second.

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MCCOOK F&R EXPO are free.

To kick things off, there will be a free producer’s breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 20 in the Community Building.

Exhibitors include displays for farm and ranch equipment, seed and chemicals, agricultural services, irrigation manu-

facturers, financial providers, commodity organizations, colleges, governmental services, home services, furniture and art galleries and much more.

Coming back to the McCook Farm & Ranch Expo will be the working Ranch Horse Sale on Nov. 20

starting at 6 p.m.

The Red Willow County fairgrounds are in north central McCook, near West Fifth and O Streets.

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Free (range) birds bring Thanksgiving cooks back Flavor of heritage turkeys raised at West Point farm are different than factory raised gobblers

By SARAH BAKER HANSEN World-Herald News Service

The first year Omahan Brynn Jacobs cooked a heritage, free-range, Nebraskaraised turkey at his Thanksgiving dinner, his relatives initially weren’t so thankful.

“Everyone was hesitant,” Jacobs said. “You hear about gamy flavors, but after that first year, the family decided that my wife and I were making the turkey every year.”

So every year since that 2008 Thanksgiving, Jacobs has skipped the grocery store and bought his holiday bird locally, from Randy Wattermann, who raises both heritage-type and broad-breasted turkeys on his family farm near West Point.

Heritage breeds, like the ones Wattermann

raises, can breed on their own and survive year-round on a small, free-range farm like his.

This year, almost all of Wattermann’s 176 birds will be on dining room tables around the state on Thanksgiving Day. Customers like Jacobs say they buy the local birds for many reasons, but the biggest is the chance to eat locally on the quintessential American food holiday.

Wattermann, 50, was born in Los Angeles but has roots in Nebraska — his great-grandfather homesteaded not far from where his land is now. He returned to the state 15 years ago to start farming. He started his turkey flock in 1998 and expanded it until 2006, when he sold Thanksgiving turkeys for the first time.

The farm, about 90 minutes north of Omaha, is small and idyllic. Turkeys mill around next to cows and sheep; dogs keep everyone under control; and cats and tiny kittens play inside a big barn. Chickens cluck in their own private pen. But the turkeys make up the bulk of animals on Wattermann’s farm, and the social animals squawk and squeal and chortle when visitors approach. They’re not shy and get close to inspect just about everything, especially anything shiny.

Wattermann’s turkeys are free-ranging and roam all around his 27 acres of land. He isn’t a farmer full time — he also sells financial software to banks — so his wife and eight children, ages 10 to 24, help.

Wattermann breeds two

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Is there a difference between the free range, heritage turkeys, like the ones Randy Wattermann raises on his farm in West Point, and the factory birds in the grocery store? types of heritage-type turkeys: sweet grass and heritage white. The heritage birds are his own local breed instead of one of the classic heritage breeds. He also buys commercial broad-breasted white

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they can still do that.

They just are not free to regulate or over-regulate the other states.”

On the other side of the table, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is among the Senate negotiators.

He said Nov. 6 in his opening statement that there are many mentally ill individuals in the country who cannot hold down a full-time job. That is why, Harkin said, it’s important to preserve their eligibility for food assistance.

birds as chicks.

Wattermann said he didn’t know of any other farmers raising free-range turkeys in eastern Nebraska, though he did know of one larger-scale turkey farmer in Kansas.

Nebraska is home to similar small farms that raise heritage animals, including T.D. Niche Pork in Elk Creek, and Plum Creek Chicken in Burchard.

“I just hope that we can reach some reasonable agreements on the nutrition program, meet our obligations to the consumers of America and low-income Americans that have always looked to this committee — this committee — to ensure we don’t have beggars on the streets and that people have access to affordable and nutritious food in this country,” Harkin said in his opening statement.

Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., is not one of the negotiators but he is on the Senate Agriculture Committee and is a

former Secretary of Agriculture.

He said it remains to be seen how Congress will reach a compromise on funding for nutrition assistance,but Mike there’s Johanns no question that the issue is the key to moving the legislation forward.

“If you solve nutrition, you get a farm bill,” Johanns said. “It’s that simple.”

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Lawmakers spar over intent of the climate change study State senator would rather see project abandoned than go down what he calls politicized path

By NANCY GAARDER World-Herald News Service

Rewording of definition shifts focus away from effects caused by humans.

The Nebraska lawmaker who initiated the Legislature’s first study of climate change now prefers to see the study abandoned rather than continue along what he called a politicized, scientifically invalid path.

State Sen. Ken Haar of Malcolm said Oct. 29 that the state committee handling the study is disregarding the intent of the Legislature.

Haar, a Democrat, is

asking his fellow senators to help him salvage the $44,000 study by encouraging the committee to reconsider the restrictions it published Monday in the official request for study assistance.

The request says researchers “should consider ‘cyclical climate change’ to mean a change in the state of climate due to natural internal processes and only natural external forcings such as volcanic eruptions and solar variations.”

The use of the term “natural” would rule out the primary cause of the climate changes

that have occurred in the past half-century: humans.

The issue of “cyclical” climate change was successfully amended into Haar’s bill by Sen. Beau McCoy of Omaha, now a Republican candidate for governor.

McCoy on Tuesday elaborated on his opposition to using state tax dollars to study manmade climate change: Humans aren’t capable of influencing climate patterns.

“I firmly believe our planet goes through cyclical weather patterns,” he said. “There have been hotter times, colder times, wetter times and drier times.”

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Predators tend to leave the birds alone, and owls and wild dogs are the only things Wattermann worries about. He hasn’t had large losses.

His heritage-style birds are covered in brown, gold and white feathers and have vibrant blue and purple heads with bright eyes.

They look like a picture of a turkey in a child’s picture book. The genetically modified broad-breasted whites are indeed huge compared with the heritage birds. The broad-breasted whites are also squat animals, with shorter legs and necks.

Wattermann raises both kinds, he said, because some customers like the bigger amount of breast meat on the whites. The heritage-type birds have a more balanced amount of white meat and dark meat.

He saves 30 of the best heritage-type birds to breed the following year’s crop. Part of the reason he chose these two heritage-type breeds was they are hearty enough to survive Nebraska winters.

The birds that people will eat this fall for Thanksgiving are about 6 months old.

All the birds eat the same diet, a feed that’s

a mix of organic corn, oats, soy meal, vitamins and minerals. They also eat crab apples, acorns, bugs and grass. That diet, Wattermann said, has a lot more to do with what the birds taste like than their genetics.

“I haven’t done a blind taste test,” he said, “but if you get a white bird and a heritage bird that grow together on the same diet, they do taste similar.”

He said the flavor of his birds is more intense than store-bought birds. “It’s a more concentrated flavor,” he said.

Jacobs agreed.

“It’s just true turkey,” Jacobs said. “The white meat has more flavor, and all the meat just has a richer flavor. I know he’s not injecting them with water.”

Another customer, Omahan Dawn Hammel, started buying turkey from Wattermann four years ago.

“The meat tastes better,” she said. “Its juicier and it has a nice flavor.”

Almost all of Wattermann’s customers reserve their birds online, and his flock is sold out for this year.

Soon, he’ll begin delivering the birds to Omaha and Lincoln.

He meets customers at designated locations, where he refunds them the $10 fee he charges online to reserve a turkey, swipes their credit

cards using his iPhone and sends them on their way with their flash-frozen bird. Other turkeys are delivered through the Nebraska Food Coop. Open Harvest grocery store in Lincoln reserves 50 of his birds to sell to customers.

Customers decide ahead of time what size bird they want.

Wattermann divides them into three groups: 8- to 12-pound heritage-type breed hens, 12- to 18-pound heritage-type toms and 18- to 22-pound broad-breasted whites.

Wattermann doesn’t brine his bird, but he does cook it upside down so that the white meat stays moist.

Jacobs has brined his birds, and he has also smoked one. This year, he’ll fry both the turkeys he ordered from Wattermann.

Heritage birds do cost more — about $4.50 a pound, compared with about $2 per pound for a frozen turkey — but Hammel thinks it’s worth the cost.

“I think some people balk at the higher price,” she said. “But it’s worth it to me knowing that I am supporting local agriculture.”

Wattermann said more and more consumers are thinking that.

Since he started raising turkeys, sales have grown each year.

“When it’s a holiday,” he said, “people feel like it’s OK to splurge.”

A curious bull checks out the activity. Is there a difference between the free range, heritage turkeys, like the ones Randy Wattermann raises on his farm in West Point, and the factory birds in the grocery store?

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Ogallala to host conference on ag crops and livestock ‘Using cover crops’ is theme for annual event set for Dec. 7 UNL Extension Office “Using cover crops in western Nebraska” is the theme for the Annual Western Sustainable Ag Crops and Livestock Conference set for Dec. 7 at Ogallala.

Speakers with decades of experience in sustainable, organic and holistic agricultural operations will share their expertise in using cover crops, as well as vegetable growing, grazing management, wheat breeding, and the impact of bees on food production.

The conference will take place at the Ogallala Extended Campus Mid-Plains Community College, 512 East B Street, South, from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Pre-registration is due by Nov. 27. To download a brochure and registration form, go to ckb.unl.edu. For more information about the conference or exhibitor booths, contact Extension Educator Karen DeBoer at the UNL Extension Office in Sidney; telephone 308-254-4455; email: kdeboer1@unl.edu.

Sponsors include University of Nebraska Extension, Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society (NSAS) and Organic Crop Improvement Association Nebraska Chapter 2.

Keynote speaker Dale Strickler’s topic is “Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery: Looking to the Short Grass Prairie for Inspiration.” Strickler,

agronomist with Star Seed Kansas, will share his 25 years of experience working with farmers and ranchers in the Great Plains from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border on forage systems and cover cropping.

Strickler started cover cropping on rented ground in 1988. He bought his first farm in 2000 and converted it from a furrow- irrigated corn farm to a subsurface drip irrigated, management intensive grazing operation. Cover cropping has become an integral part of his operation, and that of many of the farmers he works with.

Strickler will discuss how integrating cover crops into a cropping system can improve soil health and decrease input costs.

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BROKEN BOW — A mobile meat processing unit is ensuring animals across the state receive humane treatment until the end.

The Socially Responsible Agricultural Project’s Renewable Harvest Program introduced a USDA-certified Mobile Meat Processing Unit

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weather. Environmental extremists, he said, are drumming up climate change hysteria to further their own agenda.

“It’s environmental groups who have an issue with our way of life, who have an issue with farming and ranching and the way we feed the world,” he said. “They are seeking to destroy farming and ranching as we know it.”

The Nebraska committee, known as the Climate Assessment Response Committee, is appointed by the governor and coordinated by the State Department of Agriculture, which also is overseen by the Governor’s Office.

Gov. Dave Heineman has said that he will not become directly involved in the study and that the study is the responsibility of the climate committee.

Bobbie Kriz-Wickham, assistant director of the Agriculture Department who wrote the climate change definition, said she is trying to hew to the Legislature’s definition as she understands

in Nebraska at Straight Arrow Bison Ranch just south of Broken Bow. During the two weeks on site, the unit was used to harvest 20 bison.

Marty Bredthauer, owner of Straight Arrow Bison Ranch, said he found the idea on the Internet. Using the unit right next to the pasture where the animals lived allowed

them to be slaughtered in a zero-stress environment.

Rather than sort and haul his 2-yearold, grass-fed, finished buffalo 100 miles to a slaughterhouse, Bredthauer said slaughtering his animals from a relaxed state will ultimately create a superior meat product.

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She said she also consulted with the climate committee and talked with climate researchers.

Weather and climate change are two different things. Weather happens day-to-day; climate change occurs over the long term.

Climate change research has advanced so much in recent decades that scientists now are 95 percent to 100 percent certain that humans have been the dominant cause of warming since the 1950s, says the September 2013 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the leading international reviewer of research.

Humans are having a dramatic effect because industrialization has enabled people to dig up and burn, within a few hundred years, the carbon that it took the Earth millions of years to bury in what is called the carbon cycle.

The types of climate changes affecting Nebraska include: n A tendency toward warmer summer nights, which reduces corn pollination as well as the productivity of backyard

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What troubles scientists most is that the resulting rate of warming is accelerating far beyond anything seen in recorded history, said Don Wilhite, the University of NebraskaLincoln climatologist who helped Nebraska become a world leader in drought research and policy.

As proposed, the Nebraska climate study would limit researchers to such subjects as talking about the next Ice Age, Wilhite said.

“If we had to, we could write a report about when the next Ice Age is coming,” Wilhite said. “But what we’re concerned about is the rapidity of change over the next few decades and how we’re going to adapt.”

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In addition to the stress-free slaughter alternative, Bredthauer also now knows for sure his animals received humane treatment up to the point of death. When they leave live animals at a slaughterhouse,

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“I put so much care into ensuring that my animals have the best possible life, and now by bringing the slaughter to the animals instead of taking the animals to the slaughter I am taking additional steps to ensure that their end is quick and humane,” Bredthauer said.

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Chadron, Gordon and Rushville. He will discuss how he got started, failures from a greenhouse plan off the internet, to successes with their full-service CSA. He will talk about the challenges of selling in a rural area and his strategy of starting a low-risk CSA. Andersen raises quality tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers in his high tunnel greenhouse, which helps him make early spring sales. He is experimenting with potatoes, pumpkins and many other vegetables outside the high tunnel.

He will talk about his low pressure drip system and other tips. n “Growing Vegetables in a High Tunnel:” Karen Runkle, owner of Lil’ Ladybug Gardens, will explain how successfully growing in a high tunnel on the plains of Nebraska creates its own unique challenges. She will talk

and grow their markets.”

Because the MMPU is certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the meat from the animals slaughtered in the trailer can be sold by the cut in retail outlets such as in restaurants and in grocery stores. Producers also have the option of not using the USDA certification and instead doing a custom slaughter and selling the animal as a whole or half directly to the end user.

Krebsbach said her group emphasizes working with producers who put a high value on animal welfare and see a

need for an alternative to the industrial factory farming and meat-packing system.

Krebsbach is networking with groups of producers who might be interested in using the trailer. It will be on display 2-5 p.m. Saturday at the Bredthauer ranch 5¼ miles south of Broken Bow on the Sumner Road.

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about what has worked well; challenges that they have had and the changes they made; and things that they will never do again. She will also share their process for growing tomatoes from seed to market. n “Grazing Principles: Holistic Management and the Importance of Planned Grazing:” Ralph Tate, holistic management certified educator, will introduce holistic management and the importance of planned grazing. He will cover the significance of recovery time; the importance of paddocks in achieving the desired recovery time; and two different approaches to establishing a drought reserve. n “Update on Organic Wheat Quality Breeding:” Richard Little, University of Nebraska-Lincoln wheat breeder, will cover screening for common bunt, nitrogen use and baking quality. For baking quality, he will distinguish between white flour, stoneground flour and reconstituted whole wheat flour. He will cov-

er artisan sourdough baking tests and discuss breeding and bread-making methods for nutrient density. The talk will be supplemented by a recently published NebGuide “Selecting Winter Wheat Cultivars for Organic Production.” n “Impact of Bees in the Environment and Food Production:” David Lott, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension educator, will teach about the value of pollination by bees in food production. He also will discuss sustaining bee habitats and diversifying landscapes to increase bee habitats, nectar and pollen plants.

The afternoon agenda includes several farmer roundtable discussions: n Grazing Management and Cover Crops, Ralph Tate and Dale Strickler n Vegetable Production, Karen Runkle and Clint Andersen n Organic Wheat Grant Research, Rich Little and Extension Educator Elizabeth Sarno

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Rain and snow bring temporary halt to harvest

By ROBERT PORE World-Herald News Service

A storm system that brought rain and snow to Central Nebraska put a temporary halt to the area harvest, though the recent spell of dry weather has corn and sorghum harvest ahead of the five-year average.

This year’s harvest has been good to most area farmers, though some have seen weather problems, such as hail, impact their crops, said Chad Carlson, vice president of grain for the Aurora Co-op in Aurora.

“The bean harvest has been good, and the corn harvest has been excellent,” Carlson said. “The corn crop is good and healthy. The moisture isn’t coming down as much as guys were hoping for, as we are seeing it in that 17 to 18 percent range.”

Weather conditions up to noV. 4 had been cool and dry. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, corn harvest was nearing three-fourths complete and soybean harvest was nearly finished.

However, grain moisture levels above those safe for storage slowed harvest.

The USDA reported that corn harvested was at 71 percent, well behind 97 percent last year but ahead of the 66 percent average. Soybeans harvested was at 97 percent complete, behind the 100 percent last year but ahead of the 93 percent average.

Sorghum harvest was at 77 percent complete, behind 93 percent last year but ahead of the 59 percent average.

Winter wheat condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 62 percent good and 7 percent excellent. Winter wheat emerged was at 97 percent, ahead of 82 percent last year and the 94 percent average.

In September, the USDA reported Nebraska’s corn crop was forecast at 1.61 billion bushels, up 24 percent from last year. Acreage harvested for grain is estimated at 9.0 million acres, up 8 percent from a year ago.

Average yield is forecast at 164 bushels per acre, up 22 bushels from last year.

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13 Chrysler 300S AWD, Auto 8-spd, 2-power heated leather memory seats, Rear heated seats, Paddle shifters, 552 watt sound, Remote start, Dual pane panoramic sunroof, Navigation, Bi-Xenon headlamps, Fully Decked, 9k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$33900 13 Dodge Avenger SXT, V6, Power seat, Sunroof, Well equipped, 20k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19875 13 Dodge Dart SXT Rallye, 6-autostick, 6-way seat, Alum wheels, 21k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .On way 12 Chrysler 300S, Auto 8-spd, 2-power heated leather memory seats, Rear heated seats, Paddle shifters, 552 watt sound, Remote start, Dual pane panoramic sunroof, Navigation, Bi-Xenon headlamps, Decked Executive, 20k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29800 12 Chrysler 300 Touring, v6, 8-spd, 2-zone auto temp, Power seat, Well equipped, 17k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21800 12 Chrysler 200 Touring, v6, Auto temp, Sunroof, Navigation, LOADED, 16k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18900 12 Chrysler 200 Touring, v6, Auto temp, Pwr seat, Sunroof, Loaded unit, 16k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18800 09 Dodge Charger SRT-8, 6.1 Hemi, Kicker surround sound, Navigation, HID lights, Sunroof, Remote start, All the toys! Sharp!! 28k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30750 08 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Touring, v6, 2-pwr seats, Remote start, Local, 85k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10975

USED CARS - OTHER BRANDS

12 Fiat 500 Sport Hatchback, 1.4L16VFi4, 6-autostick, Auto temp, Heated seats, Sunroof, Bose sound, Bluetooth, Sirius, Loaded, Great MPG, 17k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14900 11 Buick Regal CXL-2, 2-zone auto temp, Power driver leather seat, Sunroof, Blue tooth, Loaded local trade, Very nice, 20k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21700 11 Toyota Camry LE, 2.5FiI4, Power seat, Alum wheels, Keyless, Nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14700 09 Toyota Corolla S 4dr, Sunroof, Travel comp, Mags, Nice unit, 45k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14900 09 Mercury Sable Premier, 2-zone auto temp, 2-pwr heated leather memory seats, Sunroof, 6-CD, Bluetooth, Park assist, Loaded local trade, 57k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14885 09 Mazda 6 4dr, 2-zone auto temp, Pwr leather seat, Sunroof, 6-CD Bose sound, Bluetooth, Blind spot detect, Keyless-go, Remote proximity, LOADED, 51k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13750 08 Pontiac G6 GT, 3.5v6, Pwr seat riser, Monsoon sound, Mags, Nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10750 07 Toyota Avalon XLT, 3.5v6, 2-zone auto temp, 2-power leather seats, Sunroof, Autostick, Alum wheels, Choice condition local trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15700 06 Toyota Avalon XLS, 3.5v6, 2-zone auto temp, 2-power leather seats, Sunroof, Autostick, Alum wheels, Nice unit, Area trade, 52k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16700 06 Pontiac Grand Prix, 3.8v6, Htd leather pwr seat, 2-zone auto temp, Remote start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7850 03 Infinity G35 2dr, 3.5Lv6, 2-zone auto temp, 2-pwr leather seats, Sunroof, Bose sound, HO headlamps, Auto dim mirror, Polished mags, Loaded, SHARP!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13250 03 Mercury Grand Marquis GS, Power seat, Very nice local trade, 84k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7885

*NEW RAM PICKUPS

*ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL & UPFIT REBATE ON MOST MODELS ($1000/$750/$500/$500) 2500/ 3500 *14 3500 Ram Crew Cab Big Horn 8' Box 4x4, Cummins, 6-spd autostick, Luxury grp, CD premium sound, A/T tires, Possi, Loaded unit, MSRP $54225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$48809 *14 3500 Ram Crew Cab Big Horn 6'4" Box 4x4, Cummins, 6-spd autostick, Power seat, Remote start, Possi, Bluetooth, Touch screen, Forged wheels, MSRP $53090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$47838 *14 2500 Ram Crew Cab Tradesman 8' Box 4x4, Cummins, 6-spd autostick, Full power, Keyless entry, Possi, Tow pkg, Chrome grp, Nicely equipped, MSRP $48625 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$43598 *14 2500 Ram Crew Cab Laramie 6'4" Box 4x4, 6.4 Hemi, 2-pwr cooled leather buckets, 4-heated seats, 2-zone auto temp, Remote start, HO lamps, Loaded, MSRP $51250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$46196 *14 2500 Ram Crew Cab Tradesman 6'4" Box 4x4, 6.4 Hemi, Full power, Keyless entry, Possi, Chrome group, Tow mirrors, Brake control, Nice equip, MSRP $41385 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$37433 *13 2500 Ram Crew Cab Laramie 6'4" Box 4x4, Cummins, 6-spd autostick, 2-power heat/cool buckets, 2-zone auto temp, Premium sound, Remote start, Loaded, MSRP $56675 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$47999 *13 2500 Ram Crew Cab Laramie 6'4" Box 4x4, Hemi, 2-Power heat/cool buckets, 2-zone auto temp, Heated rear, Premium sound, Remote start, Loaded, MSRP $48705 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$41343 *13 2500 Ram Crew Cab Laramie 6'4" Box 4x4, Hemi, 2-Power heat/cool 40/20/40, 2-zone auto temp, Premium sound, Remote start, Back camera, Loaded, MSRP $48250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$40957 *13 2500 Ram Crew Cab Big Horn 6'4" Box 4x4, Hemi, Remote start, Power seat, Bluetooth, Full tow pkg, Possi, Forged polished alum wheels, MSRP $43775 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$36944 *13 2500 Ram Crew Cab SLT 8' Box 4x4, Hemi, 6-spd auto, Power seat, Anti-spin, Back camera, Remote start, Travel comp, Keyless, Tow pkg w/ control, Sirius, MSRP $43775 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$36929 *13 2500 Ram Crew Cab Tradesman 8' Box 4x4, Hemi, Full power, Keyless entry, Possi, Tow pkg w/ control, Chrome pkg, Well equipped, MSRP $39680 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$33319 *13 2500 Ram Reg Cab SLT 8' Box 4x4, Hemi, 6-spd auto, Full power, Tow pkg w/ brake control, Possi, Sirius, Well equipped, HD tow, MSRP$37875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$31625 *13 2500 Ram Reg Cab SLT 8' Box 4x4, Hemi, 6-spd auto, Power windows/door locks/ mirrors, Travel computer, Tow pkg w/ control, Sirius, Well equipped, MSRP $37660 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$31419

1500

*14 1500 Ram Crew Cab Laramie 5'7" Box 4x4, Hemi, 8-spd auto, 2-pwr leather buckets htd/cool seats, Remote start, Back camera, Loaded, MSRP $47675 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$41710 *14 1500 Ram Crew Cab Laramie 5'7" Box 4x4, Hemi, 8-spd auto, 2-pwr leather 40/20/40 htd/cool seat, Remote start, 2-zone auto temp, Loaded, MSRP $47175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$41285 *14 1500 Ram Crew Cab Outdoorsman 5'7" Box 4x4, Hemi, 8-spd auto, Pwr bucket, Remote start, Premium sound, 8.4 screen, Back camera, Loaded, MSRP $44965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$38168 *14 1500 Ram Quad Cab Big Horn 6'4" Box 4x4, Hemi, 8-spd auto, Remote start, Power seat, Possi, Tow pkg w/ control, Loaded, MSRP $40610 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$34944 *14 1500 Ram Quad Cab Tradesman 6'4" Box 4x4, Hemi, Full pwr, Keyless, Tow pkg, Brake control, Alum wheels, Chrome pkg, Skid plates, MSRP $24630 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30736 *13 1500 Ram Crew Cab Longhorn 5'7" Box 4x4, Hemi, 8-spd auto, Premium heat/cool leather,

2-zone auto temp, Premium sound, Loaded Unit, MSRP $50710 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$42985 *13 1500 Ram Crew Cab Sport 5'7" Box 4x4, Hemi, 8-spd auto, 2-zone auto temp, 2-heat/ cool buckets, Sport hood, Remote start, Loaded, Sharp, MSRP $48020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$40491 *13 1500 Ram Crew Cab Laramie 5'7" Box 4x4, Hemi, 8-spd auto, 2-zone auto temp, 2-heat/ cool power buckets, Remote start, Chrome tubes, Loaded, MSRP $48180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$40701 *13 1500 Ram Crew Cab Outdoorsman 6'4" Box 4x4, Hemi, 8-spd auto, Power seat, Remote start, Premium sound, Brake control, 8.4" Touch screen, Loaded, MSRP $43165 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35818

USED PICKUPS

13 Ram 1500 Crew Cab Tradesman SB 4x4, v6, Full power, Keyless, 7k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27900 12 Dodge 1500 Quad Cab SLT SB, Full power, Spray liner, Tow pkg, 12k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$26900 12 Dodge 1500 Quad Cab SLT SB, Navigation, Luxury group, Executive, 31k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$26800 11 Dodge 1500 Crew Cab Laramie Rambox 4x4, Hemi, 2-zone auto temp, Heat/cool buckets, Navigation, Rear video, Sunroof, Loaded Executive!!!, 19k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$37800 11 Chevy 1500 Ext Cab 4dr LT Z71 4x4, 2-zone auto temp, Bluetooth, Power seat, Spray liner, Tubes, Possi, Tow pkg, Loaded, Nice, 22k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27750 09 Chevrolet 1500 Crew Cab LT Z71 SB 4x4, 2-zone auto temp, Power seat/ pedals, Remote start, Tonneau cover, Park assist, A must see unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$26800 09 Dodge 1500 Reg Cab SLT LB 4x4, Hemi, Full power, Tow pkg, Alum whls, 26k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21900 07 Ford 150 Ext Cab 4dr XLT 4x4, 5.4v8, Full power, One owner local trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14750 05 Dodge 1500 Quad Cab SLT 4x4, Hemi, Full power, Tow pkg, Solid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11700 04 Chevy 1500 Ext Cab 4dr 4x4, 2-zone a/c, Tilt, Cruise, Tubes, Solid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10750 04 Chevy 2500 Crew Cab 4x4, Flatbed, Local trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Just in 03 Chevy Avalanche Crew Cab 4x4 Z71, Power seat, Loaded local trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11485 03 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab SLT 2wd, v8, Full pwr, Clean Local Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6950

NEW & USED S.U.V & CROSS-OVER VEHICLES

13 Dodge Durango Citadel AWD, 5.7 Hemi, 2nd row buckets, Navigation, Rear video, 4-heated seats, Premium sound, Back camers, Decked executive, 12k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .On way 13 Dodge Durango Crew AWD, v6, 2-Pwr leather memory seats, 4-heated seats, 3-zone auto temp, Remote start, Sunroof, Rear video, Back camera, 3-very loaded units, 5k - 7k miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$34785 13 Dodge Durango Crew AWD, 3.6v6, 2-Power heated leather seats w/ memory, Rear heat seats, Back camera, Bluetooth, Loaded unit, 11k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$32875 11 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 4x4, Hemi, Navigation, 36k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .On way 11 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport 4x4, v6, Auto, Freedom hard top, Keyless, Step tubes, Travel computer, Skid plates, Mags, Well equipped, 31k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27880 11 Dodge Journey Crew AWD, 3-zone auto temp, Heated pwr seat, Remote start, Premium sound, Navigation, Flex seating, Back camera, LOADED!!, 25k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22865 10 GMC Acadia SLT AWD, 8-passenger, 3-zone auto temp, 2-pwr heated leather seats, Remote start, Bose sound, Rear video, Back camera, Loaded, 76k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25850 10 Ford Escape XLT 4x4, 3.0v6, Power seat, Sunroof, Very nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17900 09 Chevy Suburban LT Z71 Off Road 4x4, 2-power leather heated seats, 3-zone auto temp, 2nd row heated buckets, Bose, Remote start, Rear video, Sunroof, WOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29800 08 GMC Yukon SLT 4x4, 8-pass, 3-zone auto temp, 2-pwr heated leather seats, Rear video, Sunroof, Remote start, Bose sound, Loaded, Sharp local trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29700 09 Dodge Journey R/T AWD, v6, Heated leather pwr seat, 3-zone auto temp, Remote start, 6-CD, 7-pass flex seating, Loaded with Extras, 49k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18875 08 GMC Yukon XL SLT 4x4, 8-pass, 2-power htd leather memory seats, Remote start, Auto dim mirror, New tires, Local trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$23850 07 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT - 7 pass, 2-pwr memory seats, 4-heated seats, Rear buckets, Bose sound, Remote stare, Rear video, Loaded local trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16700 07 Dodge Durango Limited 4x4, Leather, Local trade, Just in 07 Toyota Rav-4 Limited 4x4, 3.5v6, Sunroof, CD JBL sound w/ sub, Bluetooth, Pwr seat, Alum wheels, Choice condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13885 05 GMC Yukon XL SLT 4x4, Power leather seat, 3-zone auto temp, Bose sound, Hitch, Boards, Alum wheels, Very Nice, Local Trade, 96k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14800

*NEW & USED MINI-VANS

*$500 ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER REBATE *14 Chrysler Town/ Country Touring, (2) Stow-n-go, 3-zone auto temp, Power leather driver seat, Rear video, Back camera, Bluetooth, Well equipped, MSRP $31760 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29147 13 Chrysler Town/ Country Touring, Leather, Rear video, 3-units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .On way 12 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT Express, (4)3-zone a/c, Full power, Keyless entry, Steering wheel controls, Travel computer, Alum wheels, 26-28k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20765 11 Chrysler Town/Country Touring-L, 2-pwr leather, 4-heated seats, Navigation, Blind spot, Back camera, Smart beam, Rain sense, Decked Executive, 26k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$26585 11 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew, 3-zone auto temp, 4-heated seats, Navigation, Rear video, Back camera, Premium sound, Fully Decked Executive, 15k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25785 10 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, 3-zone a/c, Power seat/pedals/doors, Steering wheel controls, Travel computer, Alum wheels, Nice equipped, 2-units, 28k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18900 10 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, 3-zone a/c, Power seat/pedals/doors, Steering wheel controls, Travel computer, Alum wheels, Nicely equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16200 08 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, 4.0v6, 3-zone auto temp, Swivel seats w/ table, 2-pwr seats, 4-heated leather, Navigation, 2-rear video, Sunroof, 500 watt sound, Back camera, Pwr 3rd row seat, Local trade, Every option possible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15785 07 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, 3.8v6, 3-zone a/c, Pwr seat/ doors, Local trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7950 06 Ford Freestar SEL 4.2, Quads, Leather, Loaded, Solid, Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6750 05 Dodge Grand Caravan SE, Quads, Pwr seat, R a/c, Solid local trade, 95k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6750

*YOUR REBATE MAY BE GREATER - CALL. ALL REBATES TO DEALER. REBATES TO DEALER BUSINESS CENTER CUSTOMERS ONLY. REBATES/ SALE CAN END OR CHANGE AT ANY TIME. CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS NOT INCLUDED (EX: RAILROAD PROGRAM).

THESE PROGRAMS MAY LOWER PRICE/ INCREASE REBATE. CONTACT DEALER FOR DETAILS. (101313).

5 Residential Real Estate

604 Farm Machinery EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

554 Houses For Sale

3 bedroom, 2 bath house located at 206 W Bronco Rd Hershey (1 block West and 1 block South of main intersection and hwy 30). Kitchen was recently remodeled / wood burning stove / UG sprinklers / attached 2 car garage. Open House November 16 from 10am-4pm.

(402) 760-0602 OPEN HOUSE 3008 Wright Avenue Saturday only 1pm-5pm Updated 3 Bdrm home, 2 baths, UG sprinklers, chain link fence, storage shed, attached double garage. $134,900. 308530-4159.

560 Mobile Homes For Sale 3 corner lots for sale in Stapleton NE. Allen’s LUNCH CAFE full of 1960’s & 1970’s NEW vintage clothing lots of mens Levi, Lee & Wranglers, womens & kids clothing never warn & other items.

MOBILE HOME 2 Bdrm, 2 bath. $6000 for all. 308-6368377

New, Used & Rebuilt tractor parts. Most makes and models. Buying tractors, combines & hay equipment for salvage.

Miller Repair LLC, Maxwell, NE. 308-582-4303. Email: millerrepair@yahoo. com Disc rollingJess Putnam Jr. Sell, Install & Roll Disc blades.

866-297-5130 (308) 325-4608 Minden, NE

613 Feed/Hay/Grain Wa n t t o r e n t / L e a s e S u m mer pasture for 2014 and beyond. 308-2892518 S w e e t p r o Tu b s 2 5 0 # I n cludes all mineral, protein, fat and energy needed for cows and calves. Can deliver 12 t o 2 4 To n t o y o u P l a c e a t a discount 308- 650-9609 Big round bales: 5, 3rd cutting Alfalfa. 4 second cutting meadow grass 12.5 cents per pound.

(308) 368-5802 NEW BIG rounds of Prairie hay, nice looking!

(308) 532-7967 or 308- 539-7967

& 6 Farm Ranch

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

849 Pets

819 Fireplaces & Wood Firewood for Sale!

308-539-4570 or 308-532-0262

828 Household Goods Complete set of Jungle Themed decorations for a child’s bedroom.

I n c l u d e s : 2 P a l m Tr e e Shelves, Monkey picture board, Monkey Clock with swinging tail, Monkey Lamp, Set of 3 wall plaques (lion, giraffe, elephant), and 2 picture prints with jungle animals.

EXCELLENT CONDITION! Retail at over $300, asking $100.

Please call 308-520- 3318

AKC German Shepherd puppies- All German lines, shots current, 2 year guarantee, www.vomspringer.com 308-289-3651

& 10 Automotive Transportation 1005 Cars

Need a Stairlift? Free Estimates and Home Evaluation. www.nebraskastairlift. com 308-325-2759

DUTCHMAN 1993 21’P u l l Ty p e C a m p e r , s e l f contained in excellent condition. 308-221-2773 - Cell 307-760-7157

DODGE 2003 RAM 1500 ST- Quad Cab, Short Box, Automatic, 4 wheel drive, 4.7 Liter, V8, Gas, 140,000 S i l v e r.

Call 308-836-2846

CM 1999 TRAILER- 2 horse trailer, Managers, side Tack, living quarters, Really neat rustic interior, Great Rodeo, trail riding, hunting & camping, only $10,900 OBO. Got to go.

308-520-6969

HARLEY 2011 DAVIDSON HERITAGE SOFTAIL CLASSIC1700 MILES, 13995.00 CALL OR TEXT 308-530-2385

840 Miscellaneous

1031 Pickups GMC 2004 SIERRA- 3/4 ton, 4 wheel drive, white, 215,000 miles. $8000 OBO. 308-660-3500 For SALE 2 year old, 6 P e r s o n H o t Tu b , E x c e l lent Condition, $3000. call 308-530-4935

849 Pets

7 Auctions

CADILLAC 2003 CTS45,000 miles, cashmere, heated leather seats, new Michelin tires, 3.2, 6 cylinder, automatic, $10,800. 308-660-3776

1013 Campers/RVs

751 Auction Sales Additions to 5th Annual Fall Consignment Auction Saturday 10: am Lincoln County Fairgrounds : 50 gallon gas water heater, gas furnace.

1031 Pickups

1025 Motorcycles

WE BUY AND SELL TRAILERS FOR MORE INFO! 308-532-9263

1013 Campers/RVs

1020 Trucks /Trailers

625 Livestock

560 Mobile Homes For Sale Enjoy Real Mobile Home Living. Fully Restored 1972 Hillcrest 12x50. Set up in North Platte.

Ready to move into with AC & warranties. Easy Payments under $181.

308-532-4707 or 308635-3491

8 Merchandise

Bulldog puppy AKC, championship pedigrees, call to see more pictures.

We d e l i v e r.

308-532-2985

OPEN RANGE 2013 LIGHT- 30’ 5th wheel, all options, 3 slides, 5500 W a t t O n a n G e n e r a t o r, l i k e n e w, m a d e f o r h a l f ton pickup.

308-3405315

NISSAN 1991 SE124,000 miles, great shape runs good, diamond plated tool box, b e d l i n e r, a s k i n g $ 4 0 0 0 OBO. 308-532-3077 Leave message.

1032 SUVs 615 West 3rd Street, 5 bedroom, 2 bath, one car attached garage. $900/month + deposit.

Available 12-1. 402-4753597 or 402-350-4285 HONDA 1998 CRV - all wheel drive, very good condition, 4 cyl, high Hwy miles, cruise, $3,700 OBO. (308) 5374344.

GMC 2004 ENVOY XUV SLE- excellent condition 97,000 miles. 4 wheel drive, towable 4 down, rear heat, Bose 6 disc CD p l a y e r. $8,200.

308-534-0701 or 308530-8049 CHEVROLET 2007 SUBU R B A N 1 5 0 0 LT- Ta n , 69,000 miles, extremely clean, black leather inter i o r, r e m a i n i n g w a r r a n t y, new tires, $27,000. 605431-4399

F O R D 1 9 9 8 F 1 5 0 X LT Extended cab step side, V- 6 , 5 s p e e d , g r e a t c o n dition. (308) 532-3895 FORD 2000 F350- Dually 7.3 Liter Diesel, 6 speed transmission, good tires, 2 new batteries, 2 wheel drive, with B&W gooseneck hide-a-ball 236,000 miles, runs great asking $10,000. 308-530-8231

JEEP 1996 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO4 w h e e l d r i v e , 6 c y l i n d e r, P o w e r S e a t , T r a i l e r To w, Runs Good, Great Hunting Ve h i c l e , Asking $2,500 OBO. Call (308) 530-6298

MSRP $48,528

Sale $40,216

Sale $41,155

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2012 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 SRW Crew LTZ Z71 6.0L Vortec MSRP $30,685

MSRP $49,330

2012 Chevrolet Siverado 3500 SRW Crew LTZ Z71 6.0 L Vortec

Sale $27,343

MSRP $42,945

Sale $40,110

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2013 Chevrolet Malibu 3LT Leather Package 2.0L Turbo

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MSRP $55,120

Sale $49,139

MSRP $31,670

Sale $30,209

2014 Chevrolet 2500 Crew LT

Duramax, Z71, Convenience Package MSRP $ 52,690 Everybody Buys $ 47,945 Less Trade Bonus Cash $1000* $ Less Owner Loyalty $1000** 45,945

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2014 GMC Terrain AWD SLE2 Safety Package Convenience Package

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2014 GMC Sierra Crew Vanworks H4 Conversion, All Star Edition

MSRP $31,495

2013 Buick Enclave AWD Premium Group MSRP $23,240

Sale $30,214

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Sale $21,811

2013 Buick Encore AWD Leather Group 1.4L Turbo MSRP $56,925

Sale $48,622

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2014 Chevrolet Cruze ECO Power Seat Pioneer Audio

2013 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 2nd Row Buckets, Sun/Entertainment Package

MSRP $ 48,525 Everybody Buys $ 44,766 Less Trade Bonus Cash $1000*

MSRP $ 43,585 Everybody Buys $ 40,266 Less Trade Bonus Cash $1000*

Less Owner Loyalty $1000**

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2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 5.3L V8 Auto All Star Edition

Sale $48,475

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2013 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS 6.2L V8 6 Speed Manual

MSRP $44,215 Everybody Buys $40,416 Less Trade Bonus Cash $1000* $ Less Owner Loyalty $1000** 38,416

MSRP $52,620

42,766

$

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2014 Chevrolet 1500 LTZ Crew Leather Buckets, Trailer Brake, LTZ Plus Package MSRP $43,890

Sale $41,072

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2014 GMC Acadia AWD SLT1 3.6L V6, Trailer Equipped

Less Owner Loyalty $1000**

38,266

$

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2014 Chevrolet 1500 LT Crew with Convenience PackagE MSRP $68,385

Sale $61,477

14GT17

2014 GMC Sierra 3/4Ton Crew Vanworks HD4 Conversion Many Extras

*TRADE IN ALLOWANCE PROGRAM FOR CUSTOMERS THAT OWN A 1999 OR NEWER PASSENGER CAR OR LIGHT DUTY TRUCK AND TRADE IN THEIR VEHICLE TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF ONE OF THE ELIGIBLE NEW AND UNUSED MODELS. . Ask dealer for details. ** GENERAL MOTORS IS ANNOUNCING A LOYALTY PROGRAM FOR CUSTOMERS WHO CURRENTLY OWN OR LEASE A 1999 OR NEWER BUICK, CADILLAC, CHEVROLET, GMC, HUMMER, OLDSMOBILE, PONTIAC OR SATURN PASSENGER CAR OR LIGHT DUTY TRUCK AND PURCHASE/LEASE ONE OF THE ELIGIBLE MODELS. Ask dealer for details.