Community Leadership

[Youknowit]

I am concerned about the current leadership in our community. It appears that there are behind the scenes situations occurring that are reprehensable and completely unprofessional in my thoughts. I am talking about the City Clerk and the goings on behind the scenes. Is that the sort of leadership we accept in our community and what type of standards are we setting for others to abide. I feel that the board needs to be notified of these concerns and directly deal with the situation and remove her from her position immediately before it brings rumor and unquestionable poor publicity to Ceresco and the other city employees who live here. Question is however who do we turn to that she has not entangled herself with at this point.

[Agree]

I totally agree with you on this matter. It appears that alot of things are getting over looked in Ceresco and I feel that it needs to be addressed as well. The city clerk is always seen in the company of other men- other than her husband which by the way my son came home from school and told me that she had kicked him out. He is a teacher at Central. To me it is a disgrace to this town to see the city clerk most of the time drinking or drunk and constantly with other men who by the way are married as well. I understand that she is also on the fire and rescue squad. What kind of message is this sending????

[Central High Student]

I also heard that Mr. Henderson's wife was messing around behind his back with someone from Lincoln. I think he is someone that she works with my mom said. I think it is terrible cause Mr. H is a awesom guy.

[Cheater]

Isnt it interesting that if you watch around town you never see Sherry Henderson with another female she is always surrounded by men, men and more men. No wonder her husband got tired of it. I know she seems to spend a great deal of time at the fire department with a certain fire chief.

[Appauled]

I heard that she was having an affair on her husband as well with some fireman. I am also a concerned wife and mother in Ceresco and want to know how the rest of you feel about this outrageousness. In my opinion there is only on reason that a woman would want to be on a primarily male dominated job in such a small town and that is for the attention. I heard her first marriage ended because of her infidelity as well.
And she is a leader in this community??? Should we take this to the board for reevaluation? I think so.

[Ashamed of Ceresco]

I have always been a firm believer in keeping my own front porch clean before cleaning anyone elses-BUT this whole thing is out of hand.We have persons from outside our community saying we have the best/worst little village whore in nebraska I have overheard people around saying you get more than just your water bill fixed at city hall . When you are in the public eye you have the responsiblity to behave in a manner that is respectable. i dont know if the board members will do anything -probably not and maybe they dont care i dont know . What i do know is that this whole situation is taking more from this community than the tornado did - it is taking the good citizens of this communities pride in our village. Maybe it is time for a village overhaul and start fresh with all city officials. then perhaps this village can not only rebuild this the structure of our town but rebuild the pride respect for this village. Perhaps if the board wont do anything perhaps it should be taken to the village lawyer regarding city offical conduct - city officials should not use company time for extra curricular activities. Any one willing to take it to the board or city lawyer??

[Appauled]

Ashamed of Ceresco wrote:

I have always been a firm believer in keeping my own front porch clean before cleaning anyone elses-BUT this whole thing is out of hand.We have persons from outside our community saying we have the best/worst little village whore in nebraska I have overheard people around saying you get more than just your water bill fixed at city hall . When you are in the public eye you have the responsiblity to behave in a manner that is respectable. i dont know if the board members will do anything -probably not and maybe they dont care i dont know . What i do know is that this whole situation is taking more from this community than the tornado did - it is taking the good citizens of this communities pride in our village. Maybe it is time for a village overhaul and start fresh with all city officials. then perhaps this village can not only rebuild this the structure of our town but rebuild the pride respect for this village. Perhaps if the board wont do anything perhaps it should be taken to the village lawyer regarding city offical conduct - city officials should not use company time for extra curricular activities. Any one willing to take it to the board or city lawyer??

As previously stated I agree with everything you are saying and now the question is how do we as mere citizens be heard. I also know the individual(s) she is messing with and one is still married and one is living with his significant other. How do we make ourselves heard and uncover this small town scandal?

[ashamed]

Appauled wrote:

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As previously stated I agree with everything you are saying and now the question is how do we as mere citizens be heard. I also know the individual(s) she is messing with and one is still married and one is living with his significant other. How do we make ourselves heard and uncover this small town scandal?

I dont know - I have never encounted this kind of behavior first hand-maybe because i am not use to corrupt city living, I dont really know -maybe talk to the saunder county atttorney and get his advice on how to handle this - i know he/she will ask for proof of the allegations or the city & those individuals accusing can get sued for deframation of character. that is why i dont wish to get in the middle of it -because she could turn it back on all those opposing her actions. something needs to be done but i have not actually seen her engaging in immoral acts (having watched them ihe act). talk to the county attorney and get their take on it and have proof of her action including dates and times shes been seen , thats all i would know to do, in a small town like this it doesnt take much for the rumor mill to start churnig out gossip that is only part true - like playing telephone as kids starts out ok but by the time the last person is to repeat what was orginally said it is totally different. good luck -

[whatashame]

ashamed wrote:

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I dont know - I have never encounted this kind of behavior first hand-maybe because i am not use to corrupt city living, I dont really know -maybe talk to the saunder county atttorney and get his advice on how to handle this - i know he/she will ask for proof of the allegations or the city & those individuals accusing can get sued for deframation of character. that is why i dont wish to get in the middle of it -because she could turn it back on all those opposing her actions. something needs to be done but i have not actually seen her engaging in immoral acts (having watched them ihe act). talk to the county attorney and get their take on it and have proof of her action including dates and times shes been seen , thats all i would know to do, in a small town like this it doesnt take much for the rumor mill to start churnig out gossip that is only part true - like playing telephone as kids starts out ok but by the time the last person is to repeat what was orginally said it is totally different. good luck -

i read in the wahoo newspaper city clerk has filed for a divorce dont think they even made it a year

[Floosey]

whatashame wrote:

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i read in the wahoo newspaper city clerk has filed for a divorce dont think they even made it a year

Well thats what happens when the woman is unfaithful and feels that the grass is greener on the other pasture. I have seen the woman in action and if she isn't the center of every mans attention shes not happy. I guess one man not matter how good of a person he is is not enough for her. I feel sorry for Mr. Henderson.

[Leadership is a joke]

I am a community member of Ceresco and I am mortified by the behavior of our City clerk as well as all the city officials who have known about and condoned her scandalis behaviors. Why is the director of the city board not doing something about this. Is it because they are friends? I also hear that Sherry is close with the fire chief there as well and all of the board members seem to bow down to her. Maybe she should take more interest in her children than her involvement with the men in the community. Could that be why her son has been kicked out of several schools and her daughter and son are using drugs. What is our small community coming to in continuing to allow this woman lead our community. I want something done!

[noone]

Youknowit wrote:

I am concerned about the current leadership in our community. It appears that there are behind the scenes situations occurring that are reprehensable and completely unprofessional in my thoughts. I am talking about the City Clerk and the goings on behind the scenes. Is that the sort of leadership we accept in our community and what type of standards are we setting for others to abide. I feel that the board needs to be notified of these concerns and directly deal with the situation and remove her from her position immediately before it brings rumor and unquestionable poor publicity to Ceresco and the other city employees who live here. Question is however who do we turn to that she has not entangled herself with at this point.

i would suggest you talk to the county lawyer to find out the correct procedure so as not to end up with litagation for defermation of character. in this day and age everything hinges on lawsuits so find out what county attorney saysthen proceed from there

[Ceresco NE Welcome Wagon]

"remove her from her position immediately before it brings rumor and unquestionable poor publicity to Ceresco and the other city employees who live here."

Ha Ha. Yeah. Everyone outside of Ceresco is talking about your city clerk. Most of us don't know anyone who has ever cheated on their spouse.

"I also heard that Mr. Henderson's wife was messing around behind his back with someone from Lincoln. I think he is someone that she works with MY MOM SAID. I think it is terrible cause Mr. H is a awesom guy."

Tsk Tsk. So much wrong with that comment and from one of your children. All your comments are actually hurting Mr. Henderson. I doubt he wanted this kind of publicity on a public forum. Tell the kid to quit eavesdropping and either learn how to spell or use the spell checker.

"I know she seems to spend a great deal of time at the fire department with a certain fire chief."

So, are you going to have the fire chief terminated? Is he married? Are there other women that work for Ceresco that have cheated on their spouses? Or, is it just cheating women you have a problem with.

"To me it is a disgrace to this town to see the city clerk most of the time drinking or drunk and constantly with other men who by the way are married as well. I understand that she is also on the fire and rescue squad."

Whoops. Answered my own question. You're all bent out of shape because she's a woman. I'll bet she's attractive. Are you going to name the married men? I thought not. Maybe because they're your spouses?

"Could that be why her son has been kicked out of several schools and her daughter and son are using drugs."

You do know they can trace your IP address and find out whose computer this comment came from. Hope the subject of your jealousy reads this and files a lawsuit. It's a tragedy you have to drag the kids into it. That's just wrong.

"As previously stated I agree with everything you are saying and now the question is how do we as mere citizens be heard."

I think it's a great idea for mere citizens to publicly smear a person by posting anonymously.

It's you cowards who are giving your town a bad name. It's one thing to talk amongst yourselves, but you're doing more harm than good and you don't even have the cojones to post your names. All of you are asking for trouble. Just wait for the day your kid, husband, wife, relative...does something bad. I'm sure you'll hope nobody slams you in public ANONYMOUSLY. I don't even know these people, but I sure feel sorry for the husband. I'm sure he appreciates your help.

Oh yeah. I didn't read anything about how she's doing her job. I must have missed that.

I'd bet some money that you've caught your husbands drooling over her and are jealous. That's what it sounds like. You can't be driving around town looking for her all the time. Yup. I think we have a winner.

If people like you live in Ceresco, I wouldn't want to move there. MYOB

[Ceresco Native]

I must be missing something. Does anyone on this blog have any evidence that the clerk in question has done anything ethically or legally wrong in her professional capacity? If so, why have you not brought this to the attention of either the Village Board or the County Attorney? To say that the clerk has made a mess of her personal life and of those around her is an understatement and those actions are truly indefensible. But, to make the leap from a screwed up personal life to making allegations of wrongdoing worthy of contacting the county attorney is simply laughable. I have read nothing in these blogs that indicate that the clerk has done anything wrong professionally. If someone has evidence, bring it forward, the next board meeting is 8/18....Further, the statement that the current village "director" is not taking action against the clerk because they are allegedly friends is silly on various levels. First, there is no such position as village "director", Ceresco is run by a Village Board of Trustees which in turn appoints a chairperson. The current chair is most definitely not friends with the clerk but, is forced, by the very nature of the duties of the chair to work closely with the clerk. Noone has raised any official complaints to either the current or former board members in an official capacity, making such allegations via an anonymous weblog reflects much worse on our community than the personal failings of our clerk. If you have a valid complaint regarding the professional conduct of the clerk, raise it.

Another posting talked of the "power" wielded by the clerk/administrator...this again shows a shocking lack of knowledge of how our village operates. The "power" is limited to burn permits, dog licenses and mailing out water bills....anything else is done with the consent and direction of the board. Again, if you have an issue, take it to the board...it is much easier to bitch about something than to try and fix it...

Contrary to what is posted here, I do not think Ceresco is defined by the personal failings of one person. Ceresco is more often defined by the way people outside of our town peceive how we handle ourselves. To make the arguments that one persons infidelities somehow reflects on our community as a whole is ludicrous.

Let me be clear, noone condones what the clerk has done personally...it is indefensible, reprehensible and will impact many people for a very long time to come....but those failings have been personal failings...

If you have evidence regarding official misconduct, you have a responsibility to bring it forward, if you don't then do not tie personal failings to professional performance..Or if you are unwilling to bring evidence into the public domain, that in turn shows a certain lack of intestinal fortitude...bitching simply to bitch is a waste of time...

My grandma had a saying...small minds make small arguments..time to step up folks, if you have an argument, bring it...otherwise its all just noise

[know her well]

Most is true she is best friends with the board they think she is god. So bitching to them wont get u to far. She calls them her board and she is best friends with the chair lady and don't let anyone tell u any other way. She could be found on the phone talking with her fiends and boy toys most of the day they had to hire a part time clerk to do her job because of this.You want the truth talk to the 5 guys that she had fired form the city or the ones that work there now they will tell u.By the way the one there now is the fire chief i think she wanted him close by so they can have there time together on the clock.Thats how they put your tax money to good use in Ceresco

[Ceresco Native]

know her well wrote:

Most is true she is best friends with the board they think she is god. So bitching to them wont get u to far. She calls them her board and she is best friends with the chair lady and don't let anyone tell u any other way. She could be found on the phone talking with her fiends and boy toys most of the day they had to hire a part time clerk to do her job because of this.You want the truth talk to the 5 guys that she had fired form the city or the ones that work there now they will tell u.By the way the one there now is the fire chief i think she wanted him close by so they can have there time together on the clock.Thats how they put your tax money to good use in Ceresco

You are smoking crack if you think the chair is friends with the clerk...the chair and her husband are best friends with the clerks ex...the chair talks to the clerk only about village business...like I said before, you can either do anonymous sniping or actually do something about it..as for the 5 guys that got fired...you have no idea what you are talking about..if you ever went to a board meeting, you would know

[Do something about it]

Ceresco Native wrote:

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You are smoking crack if you think the chair is friends with the clerk...the chair and her husband are best friends with the clerks ex...the chair talks to the clerk only about village business...like I said before, you can either do anonymous sniping or actually do something about it..as for the 5 guys that got fired...you have no idea what you are talking about..if you ever went to a board meeting, you would know

I am a long time native of Ceresco and have up until now been proud to call it my home. The things that have been discussed here have no place to be discussed here. And although I do agree that some changes need to be made within our community leadership I do not feel that the place to orchestrate that is on a community gossip line. I also agree that going to the board at this time is fruitless and maybe reconsidering our entire board should be the focus. The sad thing is that Sheri Henderson would not be getting away with the scandolous behaviors she is demonstrating unless the board and we as the community are allowing it to continue. So the question is who has the strength to stand up for what is right and stop letting our town be drug thru the mud any longer.

[Ceresco Native]

In reading these posts, I am struck by one major theme; many are shocked by the "scandolous" behavior of the village clerk and are convinced that the village board "allows it to continue" yet, not one of these posts provides a shred of evidence that she has done anything wrong in her professional capacity. It is quite obvious Ms. Henderson has made major mistakes in her personal life and that her personal behavior definitely paints a nasty impression of her as an individual, but, yet not one person has any proof she has not done her job effectively.
Do you really want the village board involving itself in the personal lives of the village citizens? Because, unless you can tie her "scandolous" actions to her professional performance, the board has no role.
As for reconsidering the entire board, I can only say go for it. If you believe that you can do better, then run for office. Like the wise man said, "those who can, do. Those who can't, complain about those that can."
Unless those that post on "gossip lines" are willing to back up their arguments with evidence of professional wrongdoing and/or are willing to step up and take action themselves, this is just more noise and small town sour grapes and gossip.
Only someone that is not truly involved in our community could make the argument that the "scandolous" behavior of one person in her personal life is dragging our town through the mud. To my way of thinking, there are plenty in this little town that have messed up morals on various levels, yet I do not view them as being representative of the town as a whole.
I have lived here for a very long time, I personally do not like Ms. Henderson and believe that what goes around comes around. But, as reprehensible as her personal behavior may be, it is wrong to tie that behavior to her professional capacity without proof. It is also wrong to criticize the board for taking no action as her indefensible personal messes are just that..personal...and the village board has no role in the personal life of village employee unless it impacts her professional performance...and last but not least..It is wrong to gossip without facts...talk about dragging our town thru the mud!

[Do something about it]

Ceresco Native wrote:

In reading these posts, I am struck by one major theme; many are shocked by the "scandolous" behavior of the village clerk and are convinced that the village board "allows it to continue" yet, not one of these posts provides a shred of evidence that she has done anything wrong in her professional capacity. It is quite obvious Ms. Henderson has made major mistakes in her personal life and that her personal behavior definitely paints a nasty impression of her as an individual, but, yet not one person has any proof she has not done her job effectively.
Do you really want the village board involving itself in the personal lives of the village citizens? Because, unless you can tie her "scandolous" actions to her professional performance, the board has no role.
As for reconsidering the entire board, I can only say go for it. If you believe that you can do better, then run for office. Like the wise man said, "those who can, do. Those who can't, complain about those that can."
Unless those that post on "gossip lines" are willing to back up their arguments with evidence of professional wrongdoing and/or are willing to step up and take action themselves, this is just more noise and small town sour grapes and gossip.
Only someone that is not truly involved in our community could make the argument that the "scandolous" behavior of one person in her personal life is dragging our town through the mud. To my way of thinking, there are plenty in this little town that have messed up morals on various levels, yet I do not view them as being representative of the town as a whole.
I have lived here for a very long time, I personally do not like Ms. Henderson and believe that what goes around comes around. But, as reprehensible as her personal behavior may be, it is wrong to tie that behavior to her professional capacity without proof. It is also wrong to criticize the board for taking no action as her indefensible personal messes are just that..personal...and the village board has no role in the personal life of village employee unless it impacts her professional performance...and last but not least..It is wrong to gossip without facts...talk about dragging our town thru the mud!

If there was proof provided would it be fololowed up on. May want to check the books and look into the financial dealings. Also it would be beneficial to have random drug screenings. Just a suggestion.

[Ceresco NE Welcome Wagon]

"If there was proof provided would it be fololowed up on. May want to check the books and look into the financial dealings. Also it would be beneficial to have random drug screenings. Just a suggestion."

You'll never know until you try. But I guess it's just easier, more cowardly, and a true sign of character to just sit back and make accusations. Mob mentality.

Don't you all pay money to keep your town running? If you're concerned about the "financial dealings", why don't you say something? Easier still is to read the minutes of the meeting and the payments the Board made. Hey, why don't you all go together and confront these issues? Just move the gossip group over to the monthly meeting and then you'll have each other. Take a copy of this thread so you can show the town what a bad impression this person is making and how you're making Ceresco look better.

Gossip does not equal proof. In fact, gossip is usually envy.

I still say some of you are annoyed your husbands are drooling over her.

I've got to go to Ceresco and see where all you saints live.