Dorchester Times: DHS Crowns Kahle, Creamer Homecoming Queen, King

Friday, September 13, 2013

DHS Crowns Kahle, Creamer Homecoming Queen, King

On Sept. 12, Dorchester High School celebrated its 2013 homecoming during a volleyball

triagular held in the refurbished DHS gym.

This year marked the first time since the late 1940s that the traditional homecoming ceremonies were not held in coordination with a Longhorn football game.

By popular vote of the student body, DHS seniors Lydia Kahle and Tiernan Creamer were crowed queen and king.

On the volleyball court, DHS dropped both contests, one to Giltner and one to Hampton.

The young Lady Longhorns showed more signs of improvements and had strong support from the DHS faithful, which seemed to realize 80 percent of the team is comprised of freshmen and sophomores.

Meanwhile, the Milford-Dorchester Eagles football team will host Ashland-Greenwood tonight at 7 p.m. in Milford.

17 comments:

AnonymousSeptember 13, 2013 at 3:43 PM
I just have a feeling DHS is on the cusp of very bright times at the school. YOu can see it in the attitudes of the freshman and junior high kids, as well as the potential in the grade schoolers.
ReplyDelete
Replies
AnonymousSeptember 15, 2013 at 1:06 PM
Amen to the comments above. I'm a parent of elementary student at DPS, but I feel we have the right mix of teachers and administration now to set Dorchester Schools on the right path for years to come.

I like this blog's survey results on the need to build more school spirit through all-grade level activities. Involve everyone, not just the high school kids. Parents, I suggest taking your kids to games, even the milford high school games, to get your little ones excited about representing the school through activities.
ReplyDelete
Replies
Toni LadelySeptember 15, 2013 at 9:34 PM
I would just like to make people aware that I am not part of the Dorchester Times Staff. They just used my photo without asking permission even though it has a copyright watermark on it. Next time you would like to use a photo of mine ASK FIRST before you copy and paste my photo to your blog!!!
ReplyDelete
Replies
Toni LadelySeptember 15, 2013 at 9:41 PM
The photo attached to this story has been altered by the times staff if you look at the same picture on my facebook page you will notice that the © symbol has been cropped out of the picture they put on their blog.
ReplyDelete
Replies
AnonymousSeptember 15, 2013 at 9:59 PM
It might be your screen. My computer very clearly shows your copyright. Did they steal it from your camera? Or from your computer?? If you put it on Instagram or Facebook or Twitter, be warned that it's public., copyright or no copyright.
ReplyDelete
Replies
AnonymousSeptember 15, 2013 at 10:33 PM
I see "Tony Ladely Photography" in the corner. Is that what she's talking about?
ReplyDelete
Replies
DavidSeptember 16, 2013 at 9:08 AM
If someone takes the time to copyright their work, the copyright should be respected. 'Nuff said.
ReplyDelete
Replies
AnonymousSeptember 16, 2013 at 9:24 AM
Looks like someone lost out on free advertising. That said, does anyone know of a good area photographer who does senior pics?
ReplyDelete
Replies
Village DwellerSeptember 16, 2013 at 11:17 AM
Dear Readers:

The Times staff rarely comments on the stories we post. However in this case, we feel compelled to explain our actions.

The Times did indeed acquire the homecoming photo from a link sent to us by a Facebook user. We felt that Times readers would enjoy the image of the DHS homecoming court.

To ensure proper credit for the source of the photograph, we included the photographer's name at the bottom right of the photo; we felt this was adequate recognition, leaving no doubt where the photo came from.

The photographer later informed us, through her comments above, that she objected to our use of the photo, so it was promptly removed -- less than two hours after her complaint was aired.

We consider this issue resolved and we will no longer use this photographer's work.

Thank you for your continued readership.

-Dorchester Times staff
ReplyDelete
Replies
AnonymousSeptember 16, 2013 at 5:23 PM
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDelete
Replies
AnonymousSeptember 16, 2013 at 9:50 PM
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDelete
Replies
AnonymousSeptember 16, 2013 at 10:27 PM
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDelete
Replies
AnonymousSeptember 16, 2013 at 10:30 PM
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDelete
Replies
Village DwellerSeptember 16, 2013 at 11:13 PM
Dear Readers:

No more comments will be allowed regarding the topic of the homecoming photograph we originally used since the other party involved is not here to comment.

As we stated previously, the photographer objected, we complied with her wishes, took down the Facebook photo, and will respect her wishes in the future by not using her images.

We apologize for any emotional strain we may have caused.

-Dorchester Times staff
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

Village Dweller checks all reader comments to determine if they are appropriate for print.

Dorchester: A Good Little Family Town

Dorchester, Nebraska (est. population 630) is located in northern Saline county. Close in proximity to Interstate 80, Dorchester is only 25 minutes from the state capital of Lincoln (est. population 250,000) and about 55 minutes from Omaha (metro population 725,000).

Dorchester's median resident age is 37 years. In 2005, Dorchester had a median family income of approximately $35,600. The median house value was about $63,000. About 95 percent of Dorchester residents commute to work via Interstate and highways.

The village has a quality public school, which received a $4.1 million expansion and modernization in 2008; it offers a small classrooms and individualized attention. Total enrollment of grades K-12 is around 230-250 students.

Ancestries of the Dorchester area are primarily German (42.4%), Czech (24.9%), Irish (12.5%), English (5.4%), and Dutch (4.9%).

Dorchester Historical Facts

* On July 4, 1871, the railroad reached Dorchester.
* Incorporated in 1881, Dorchester's population grew from 200 to 500 by 1882.
* In 1882, Dorchester had 90 buildings, 35 of which were businesses or public facilities. Brick buildings lined both sides of Washington Avenue for two blocks.
* Dorchester's longest-running newspaper was The Dorchester Star, which was published until the late 1940s.
* By 1889, Dorchester's population is said to have reached 800, while the town housed an opera house, a two-story brick schoolhouse with a bell tower, and four churches.
* By the 1910s, Dorchester had electricity, a water tower and a fire department.
* Dorchester's main arteries, Highways 6 and 33, were graveled in the 1940s.
* Dorchester's first irrigation well was drilled on Chris Weber's farm and rural electrification was finished following WWII.

A Village with History

Dorchester is one of the "alphabet towns" on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad line built west from Lincoln. The town site was selected for its pleasant location in the northern part of Saline County, about eight miles west of Crete. This situation is an attractive one, being on the level prairie land, midway between the West Blue River and Turkey Creek. The first named stream is three miles north, and the latter about the same distance south from the town. Dorchester was platted in 1870 and incorporated in 1881. The name "Dorchester" came from either for a suburb of Boston by that name or a town in England. No one is sure. Two of the very first settlers were James Seely and Edward McIntyre, who both made Dorchester their permanent home.

Dorchester: In The Beginning

Here is a look at Dorchester around 1890, less than a decade after its official incorporation, as documented by Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska:
* POPULATION: "About 300, and is made up of a substantial and progressive class of citizens, who are moral and industrious. ... The town grew but very little until the year 1879, for the reason that Pleasant Hill, on Turkey Creek, a short distance south, was the county seat and naturally drew a trade for quite a large scope of country."
* BUSINESS: "The business and professional interests of the town are represented by three general merchandise stores, two drug, one grocery, one furniture, two hardware, and two millinery stores, one bank, two restaurants, two hotels, three livery stables, a post office, one newspaper office, two elevators, two lumber yards, two coal yards, two blacksmith shops, two lawyers and four physicians."
* SCHOOL: "The schoolhouse is a good one. The schoolhouse was built in 1872, since which time the public schools have been continually kept up. The present schoolhouse is 24' x 40' in size, two stories high. The school is graded and consists of three departments. The house is found too small, and arrangements will soon be made to increase its size."
* CHURCHES: "There are three substantial churches."
* HOMES: "The residence portion of the village is made up of neat houses of different styles of architecture, but none of them very large."
* NEWSPAPER: "The Dorchester Star, which was established August 21, 1881, by H. C. Bittenbender, who edited it until January 19, 1882, when he sold it to Ryerson & Bullock, the present proprietors. The Star is a bright weekly paper, five-column quarto, in size, and is Republican in politics."