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<br />DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY
<br />KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
<br />That I, FERN G. COLE, of Grand Island, Nebraska, do by these presents,
<br />make, constitute and appoint my daughter DOROTHY SANTOS, of Lincoln, Nebraska,
<br />and my daughter SHIRLEY MCDONALD, of Central City, Nebraska, as my Attorneys -in-
<br />Fact, AND EITHER OF THEM, to do for me and on my behalf, any of the following:
<br />To withdraw by check or otherwise from any checking
<br />account, savings account, and /or savings certificate
<br />account, which I may have.
<br />To endorse checks for deposit to my checking account or
<br />savings account and to receive any property or credits
<br />owned by me, including any monies payable to me by any
<br />governmental agency. My Attorneys -in -Fact, or either of
<br />them, shall have full authority to redeem have re-
<br />registered, or have reissued any bond, note, bill,
<br />warrant, certificate or other evidence of indebtedness
<br />owned by me (including any such items owned by me as a
<br />co -owner or joint tenant) and issued by the United
<br />States, any other country, any state, municipality, or
<br />other governmental subdivision or governmental agency.
<br />To sell or lease any assets owned by me; to purchase and
<br />invest for me any investments; whether real estate or
<br />personal property and including homestead property and
<br />stocks and bonds, at such prices, on such terms, for
<br />such length of term, and in such manner, whether at
<br />private or public sale or negotiation, as my Attorneys -
<br />in -Fact deem advisable. They may convey any property so
<br />sold by them by instruments of conveyance with customary
<br />warranties. They may enter any safety deposit box I
<br />lease and may remove any items therefrom. They are
<br />empowered to make gifts for me and disclaim
<br />inheritances. They may sign any proxies and enter into
<br />any dividend reinvestment program pertaining to my
<br />assets.
<br />To enter into agreements pertaining to any property or
<br />any interest in property owned by me and on such terms
<br />as my Attorneys -in -Fact deem advisable. This shall
<br />include contracts for goods, repairs, improvements,
<br />replacements, and personal services for the maintenance
<br />of my property; and to borrow funds and mortgage
<br />property therefor.
<br />In general, to enter into any business transactions
<br />pertaining to my property and for my maintenance as
<br />fully as I could do it myself. They are empowered to
<br />sign my IRS power of attorney, income tax returns and
<br />related documents.
<br />To enter into any contracts or agreements for any
<br />medical, domiciliary, or other care needed by me as
<br />determined to be in my best interests by either of my
<br />Attorneys -in -Fact, and pay all fees and charges
<br />necessary for my maintenance and care; to authorize or
<br />waive any medical procedures for me. My Attorneys -in-
<br />Fact, and either of them, may amend this Power of
<br />Attorney and convey my assets to achieve Medicaid
<br />eligibility if I enter a nursing care facility.
<br />I ratify and confirm all acts done by my Attorneys -in -Fact, or either of
<br />them, under this Power of Attorney. Either of my Attorneys -in -Fact are
<br />specifically empowered to act under this Power of Attorney independently of the
<br />other, and any decision or action by either of them need not be joined in and
<br />consented to by the other. I reserve the right to revoke this Power of Attorney
<br />by the filing of such revocation in Miscellaneous Records in the office of the
<br />Register of Deeds of Hall County, Nebraska. This Power of Attorney shall remain
<br />in full force and effect even though I may hereafter become mentally or
<br />physically incompetent.
<br />DATED this 29th day of December, 1993.
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<br />FERN G. COLE
<br />STATE OF NEBRASKA
<br />) as.
<br />COUNTY OF HALL )
<br />On this L q day of December, 1993, . before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public
<br />within and for said County, personally came FERN G. COLE who is known to me to
<br />be the identical person whose name is affixed to the foregoing Power of Attorney,
<br />and acknowledged her execution to be her voluntary act and deed.
<br />EAAE A NE A. of Nebraska
<br />D U'0.NEA BURNS
<br />My Comm. Erp. March 2t 1996 Notary Publi c
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