Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Good morning! It is a hard thing to believe, but Christmas arrives in less than a week. My, oh my, but this year has flown. Here at the schoolhouse, we are having the AR party for the elementary students today, plus the Christmas party will start at 2 p.m. Today is the 19th and the middle school basketball teams will be heading to South Platte for action at 1 and 2 p.m. The Yuletide Lights tour is open today through the 21st at the legacy of the Plains Museum between 4 and 6 p.m., and the Wild Lights display out at the Riverside Discovery...
Good morning! Here we are in the first week of December and my grass is still green as can be. I used to want snow for Christmas, but in the last few years I would rather just skip winter and go into spring with showers. Any moisture is appreciated though, since it has been so dry for so long. Today, Thursday December 5th, it is storytime at the Scottsbluff Library at 10 this morning and again at 3 p.m. This evening is the open house at the Western Nebraska Arts Center for “Orchestrated Stability” by Charlotte Ingram between 5 and 7 p.m. Thi...
Good morning! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you gobblers and wobblers! Thankful for healthy family, friends and freedom. Today the annual Thanksgiving in the Valley Dinner will be served between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Guadalupe Center, 1200 E 9th Street in Scottsbluff. It is Free and everyone is welcome. For home delivery please call 632-3736. There is also a Thanksgiving Buffet at the Scottsbluff Country Club at 5014 Ave. I beginning at 11 a.m. and everyone is invited. Another free Thanksgiving Dinner will be hosted by the American Legion in...
Good morning! We have been having cooler weather for sure but still very nice for this time of the year. That huge moon has been beautiful also! With Thanksgiving in the near future, let us hope the weather stays nice for all of those travelers out there. Events for today, November 21st, that I am aware of include the Food for Thought Club meeting at the city chambers meeting room in Gering at 1:30 p.m. and a Sourdough Bread class at 2620 College Park, WNCC, which will begin at 6 p.m. On the 22nd, Banner County School grades 6-12 will have an...
Good morning and here we are being thankful for the moisture that we received this past weekend! Not a whole lot going on this week as Veterans Day was observed this past Monday and now we are in anticipation of Thanksgiving. However, until then we will carry on as usual. Today, November 14th between 10 and 11 a.m. the Wildcat Hills Homeschool Program will be offered, and at 1 p.m. you can take that painting class I mentioned last week that is closer to home. Meet at the Banner County Museum to join a “Holiday Barn Paint Class.” The picture is...
Good morning! Here is hoping that you are beginning to adjust to the time change, pain that it is in my humble opinion! Also voting is OVER, yay, no more mud slinging for a little while, at least I hope so. The trees are really getting bare, but the lawns are still a nice emerald green in a lot of places. Funny looking out the window! Sort of a busy week ahead for us, with Veterans Day being the most important. First, however, today, November 7th, you are offered to join in a class titled “Beginning Sourdough Bread” out at WNCC, 2620 Col...
Good morning! Heading into November with a pretty high downfall in our weather pattern! The trees are beautiful in their bright oranges, yellows and reds and you know what I will be doing one of these days when they finally quit falling. Today is Halloween and there are several places over the hill holding Trunk or Treat events and it is simpler to just list their times and locations, so here they are: On Broadway in Scottsbluff from 4-6 p.m.; at 2001 Ave. B at 4:30 p.m. ; Legacy of the Plains beginning at 5 p.m.; and at Bethel Baptist Church...
Good morning, Happy Fall, and greetings to Jack Frost. He has given me a notice stating that it’s time to put lawn furniture away and prepare for some cooler weather. Combines are still pretty busy and so far so good. There is an Early Out at the school house today for Parent/Teacher Conferences, and NO School tomorrow. Recovery time. With Halloween falling in mid-week, most celebrations are taking place this weekend. The Spooktacular will be open for the final time this year between 5:30-8:00 p.m. on both the 25th and 26th. As I said there i...
Good morning! It has certainly cooled off; the leaves are changing color and falling off. Fall is definitely here. Hope it sticks around for awhile. I am not ready for Old Man Winter! The Midwest Theater weekend of spooky movies starts today with “Long Legs” at 7 p.m. and a Ghost Tour at about 9. On Friday, celebrating its 50th anniversary “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” will play at 1:30 p.m. After that, celebrating its 40th anniversary at 7 p.m. will be “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” The ghouls will continue as on Saturday, October 19th. At 1:...
Good morning! We have had some windy days here lately, but also some beautiful ones. Thankfully no fires. Those poor folks in Wyoming are sure getting more than their share. Hopefully they will begin to get it under control soon. Our middle school and high school cross country teams will be heading today to Sidney, where they will compete at the Hillside Golf Course. I believe my great niece will be competing there also. She is like her mom, a very good runner, and from Sidney, so pretty sure she will be there. Twelve schools besides Banner...
Here we are in the merry month of October. I have seen pumpkins sitting on the store shelves beside spooks, turkeys and Christmas trees. Seems like it kind of takes the fun of anticipating each individual holiday when you see that. Like they are offering you a “bundle” like some television program package. Anyway, here we go with the first week of October, busy as usual. Today, October 3rd, the cross country middle school and high school teams are headed to the Chimney Rock Golf Course in Bayard for competition beginning at 2:30 p.m. In add...
Good morning! Harvest moon many an evening this past week, and much cooler too! This week is homecoming and for the first part of the week there were costumes celebrating America, country dudes and county clubbers, and rhymes without reason. Today, September 26th you may find them dressed for the red carpet, (pretty snazzy I would say), with a tailgate party between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. and a bonfire and coronation that evening. Tomorrow volleyball will begin at 5 p.m. followed by football at 7 p.m. The Homecoming 2024 Dance will follow the...
Good morning! Here we are into the third week of September. Holy cow, but time is flying. Today there is a varsity volleyball triangular at Minatare with Minatare, Creek Valley and the Wildcat ladies! Game time is 3:30 p.m. Then for the weekend, Friday, September 20th, there will be a middle school football game here at home vs. Hay Springs at 10 a.m. On Saturday, the varsity cross country team will compete in an invitational with approximately 18 other schools. They will begin at 9 a.m. and will compete at Laing Lake Park, which is in...
Good morning! Still warm, but a little taste of Fall in the early morning and at night. I saw a post the other day that said some stores want us to put up our Christmas tree while eating turkey and trying on Halloween costumes at the same time! That pretty much describes this time of year. Here at home we have better things to do, like watch varsity volleyball here at home tonight at 5 p.m. as they take on Hemmingford and Leyton. Good luck girls! Friday the 13th there is No School. However, the middle school and varsity cross country teams...
Good morning, summer weather is still with us, however we have had several decent rain showers here this past week. Welcome stuff even though it seems like I mow the yard every other day! School has started and we are seeing fall sports on our schedules as well as other fall festivals and celebrations. One of those is the adult reading program that is held at the Leid Library in Scottsbluff. It is in session through October 18th. Adults are encouraged to learn the use of the many resources available and there are several educational and...
Good morning, and happy first week of Back To School! Man has the summer ever flown by! The first football game of the season will be here at home, but not until the 30th, at 2 p.m. vs. Sioux County. Just a heads up. Also coming up for the Wildcats is cross country on Aug. 29, and volleyball on Aug. 29 at Hyannis and Aug. 30 at home against Sioux County, just like the football team. Until then ... here are the events of this week. Today, August 22 the first of a two-day “Rats On The Platte 2024” will beat the Scotts Bluff County Fai...
This week brings us to the third week of August and the first day of school in Banner County, Kimball and Potter-Dix on Monday the 19th. Wow, seems crazy. Banner County School will have regular hours. Early dismissal times are 11 a.m. at Potter-Dix and 1 p.m. at Kimball. Watch out for those students who may be walking and the big yellow buses! Today is August 15th and the bands that are at the 18th Street Plaza tonight are The Darts, a rock ’n roll trio from Kearney, and Not.Green, a group out of Colorado whose music is a tribute to G...
Unbelievable but August is here! Most of the wheat harvest was expected to be finished last week. Here are a few things to do if you have too much time on your hands this week, or just itchy feet! Around these parts, the Kimball-Banner County Fair and Rodeo runs Aug. 5-10 at the fairgrounds in Kimball, but some early activities already have been taking place. Among the events this year will be a Rubber Check Race, on the 10th at 7 p.m. Last year was the first time it was scheduled at the fair. You can see the full schedule on Page B6. Today,...
Good morning! Here is hoping that you are doing well and that if you are harvesting, that it’s going even better! Today we are bringing the last schedule of happenings for July of 2024, and it seems crazy impossible. School will be starting in less than a month. In Banner County, the new academic year opens Monday, Aug. 19. Classes are planned for all day. So for today, July 25th, the Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering will host Pulitzer Prize finalist speaker Gregg Jones at 1:30 p.m. His topic is “Most Honorable Son.” That eveni...
Hot Time, Summer in the City ... or around here anyway! One day last week I was watching temperatures and comparing those with family in Nevada and Oklahoma, and ours were higher for 3 or 4 days. Cooling off now in only 90s for the rest of the month, maybe. Harvest is well under way even with some recent rain and hopefully that will out run any hail we might be in for. The Farmers Market is still every Saturday at 18th Street Plaza from 8-11 a.m. and the folks in Morrill have theirs at the FOMO Park on the east side every Tuesday from 6-9 p.m....
Good morning! Hope you all got a bang out of this past week! I sure did, sometimes past 1 a.m. Love the holiday, but will admit that I am glad it is over. Now this coming weekend the big deal is Oregon Trail Days. But first, today, July 11th, there is a Zoo Camp for kids grades K-5th between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and there is a Free family swim day in Morrill beginning at 1 p.m. Their pool is located at 126 Jirdon Ave. The movie “Cars” will show at the Midwest Theater at 1:30 p.m. as part of the summer series for kids and at 6 p.m. there will be C...
Good morning and Happy 4th of July, 2024 to you all! A lot of fireworks are blowing up all around the area, and a few have already been here and gone. For example, the yearly Ice Cream Social and fireworks in La Grange was July 3rd, so sorry I missed that last week. However, if you have gone for the last 50 years like some of us, you just know these things. I really am sorry though. There also are two events that happen weekly in the valley, and I don’t always mention them, so here is a reminder. The Gering City Band plays at Legion Park at 7...
Good morning, I hope this finds you keeping cool! My, oh my, but has it ever been hot! A lot of hail and high winds in the valley, and our thoughts are with those folks with severe damage. The rain was greatly appreciated though, and we still need more. This last week of June we are finishing up VBS here at home and looking toward the 4th of July. For today, however, June 27th the Calvary Lutheran Church in Scottsbluff will have their Grab-n-Go Lunch available for you from noon to 2 p.m.; the Midwest Theater will play ‘The Little Mermaid’ at 1:...
Good morning, here is hoping all of you dads had a Happy Father’s Day! We have had a little rain, downpours in a few places with a couple of cooler days this week, and we are thankful for that. Here in Harrisburg, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22, you are invited to participate in a Community Garage Sale at the Banner County Museum. Anyone is welcome to come sell their treasures. Please bring your own table (or tables) and lunch will be provided by the vendors. More information is available by calling Sharon Sandberg at 308-631-2424 o...
Good morning! Here are upcoming events bringing us through the middle of June, already! Swimming lessons are starting up now and soon all over the area and so are sessions of VBS. The Harrisburg Community Church will hold VBS beginning the 24th of this month. Several posters are planted around town and invitations are being sent out to those who were involved in Kids Club but everyone is welcome! Today, Thursday, June 13th, the group from Omaha, the Frontier Strings, will be performing a free concert in Centennial Park in Scottsbluff. This...