Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Hello! Here we are smack dab in the middle of January. Man is time ever flying, sometimes in a winter mode and sometimes not so much. There has been more ice and my driveway is still blocked. More moisture would be great and to my way of thinking if the ice would melt we would have more moisture! As you know the Dinner Theater and One Act Play was cancelled due to bad weather in December. However, they performed for the entire school one day last week, and if you were able to attend you know...
Good morning and here we are in the first month of a New Year. A New Year coming with challenges and changes, some of those which began here last week with the swearing in of newly elected county officials. An estimated 50 plus Banner County residents attended the ceremony and reception which also included a short meeting and district court. We all know that it will take a while for the new officials to get their feet on the ground. However, I for one know that it will happen, and we will be...
Good morning and Happy New Year! The last 2/3 have been pretty tough, so hope for better this year. Things are now moving in a slower pace, but we all know that is temporary. The Midwest Theater will show the movie "Strange World" January 6th & 7th at 7:30 p.m. and on the 8th as a matinee at 1:30 p.m. This one is rated PG. Here is a heads-up! On January 12th the Midwest will be featuring two Grand Ole Opry members, Dailey & Vincent. These two artist have won many awards for their talents...
Good morning, saying Goodbye to 2022 and Welcoming 2023. Wishing a Happy New Year to your house from me. This past year has seemed to fly by, especially the past three months. I have spoken with several people who feel this same way. Maybe this year life will settle down a little bit and calm down. That would be OK with me. However, at this point who knows? For all of you who wanted a white Christmas, we sure had that! I still am driving through a tunnel of snow in order to get to the house. During Christmas break one of the kids was riding a...
Good morning! This snow storm that we were hit with this final couple of weeks in 2022 sure put a stop to everything. I mean everything everywhere. We were completely snowed in from Tuesday morning through Saturday afternoon. Thanks to a good and helpful neighbor, we were finally able to get out late through the pasture. My driveway was full of snow the full length and width with drifts as high as the trees, and I have some pretty tall trees. Thankfully again, the county came to make a path...
Well good morning. Here is hoping that you have fared well over this past week with all of the cold. We are fast approaching the Christmas season and one of the current projects is a toy/clothes drive for the family of Dylan Charvat, who died in an accident at the Sugar Factory Terminal on November 8th. To help, please call 308-631-4627 or email [email protected] or 308-225-1594 or [email protected] for sizes and genders for the kids and their mom. Today, the 15th, is the last day, so please don’t delay! Also on the 15th, there will be a B...
Good morning, and a chilly one it is! Here in the Burg that is an appropriate comment for sure. Years ago one of our county residents put Christmas decorations up on the county shop building, I miss that. Several folks do decorate though and that is great. The school is gearing up for the holidays starting this Saturday, December 10th with Breakfast with Santa beginning at 8:30 a.m. Plus breakfast and Santa there will be picture opportunities, treats, wagon rides, and more. Then on Tuesday the 13th of December the Entrepreneur Extravaganza...
Good morning Banner County. Here is hoping that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, survived Black Friday, and are ready for some much colder weather. Leftovers are always a plus. I don't do Black Friday, and I don't believe that I will ever be ready for cold weather no matter what season. So now we are getting ready for Christmas, guess I am OK with that. There were three Christmas parades this past weekend, and I missed them all. The plan was to go to one on Friday, but the plan was derailed....
Good morning Banner County! Happy Thanksgiving to each and all. Here is hoping that you all spend this day with family and friends and eat too much. The Guadalupe Center will be hosting its 39th Thanksgiving in the Valley meal Today, Thursday, November 24th. They will serve between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and are located at 1200 E. 9th street in Scottsbluff. There will also be a free meal today in Morrill between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The location is 117 Center Avenue. Everyone is welcome to both, or either, dinners. On Saturday the 26th...
Good morning, here is hoping that your week is going well. With Veterans Day behind us, we are looking toward Thanksgiving. But until then ....today, November 17th. there is a “Veteran’s Hiring Event” taking place from 1-3 p.m. at the Healthy Blue Office in Scottsbluff. This is located at 2621 5th Avenue and if you are in need of more information, e-mail [email protected]. The annual EWC Dog Wash will be held on the 17th also, between 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The students at the school involved will have a table set up in the north...
Good morning, this week blew in with strong gusty winds and a time change. Both were unwanted by yours truly. Elections are over (yeah!), but since that was Tuesday, and this is Thursday, nothing for me to report. Hopefully everyone voted and we can move on. Today, November 10th the annual Veterans Day breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. for all military personal at the high school, and a program will follow at 9 a.m. that is open to the public. Also on this date, the junior high wrestling team will head to Hemmingford. For the time, please call...
Well, here we are in November, and this year is a special November because it is an Election Year! Man will I be glad when that is over with. Bet a few of you feel that way also! Voting will take place here at the courthouse from 7 a.m.- 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8th. Remember this quote by George Jean Mathan “ Bad Officials Are Elected By Good Citizens Who Don’t Vote.” So get out there, make a difference! Welcome to new community members Tee & Abby Cross and family. Before all of that, though, we have two new art shows at the Western Nebrask...
Good morning, little on the cool side around here, but no snow they were predicting. Good for that, although we are quickly approaching November. At this point, Halloween has been celebrated in various places in several ways and this Friday, October 28th there will be one more. At Hotel 21, 2605 10th Street in Gering there will be a WNAC fund raiser, Boos and Brews. The event will run from 7 - 10 p.m. and more information is available by calling 308-632-2226. On Saturday, October 29th there will be a Sip & Shop Showcase at the Weborg 21 Centre,...
Good morning! Sure seems like we are running out of October! Harvest and planting are well under way and I am sure the beet harvesters are thankful for the cooler weather. There will be a Boo Bash Costume Ball at the Weborg 21 Centre, located at 2625 10th street in Gering on Friday, October 21st. The band is Loaded Dice and it is listed as an all day event. The 34th annual Sooktacular Family Nights event will be open on the 21st and the 22nd from 5:30-8 p.m. and on the 23rd from 4- 6 p.m. Night lights and scary stuff! Saturday morning, the...
Discussion at the Alliance Public Library with best selling author Tosca Lee will be on Thursday, October 13th at 6:30 p.m. Books placed in Nebraska about a pandemic are described as “ frighteningly and chillingly believable.” The books are “The Line Between” and the sequel “A Single Night.” Everyone is invited to attend. Also on the 13th at the Midwest Theater “Forever Young,” five guys who will rock your world in a good way with music that will include pop, rock, and classic country. The fun begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday the 14th from 4-6 p...
Good morning. Many of us received a little rain this past weekend, and it was wonderful! Hope you fell into that category. However, the rain did not stop the horseshoe tournament that took place Sunday afternoon at the Museum grounds. Lots of fun and great food! Today, October 6th, there will be a Disability Disaster Preparedness Workshop at the Harms Center in Scottsbluff between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Friday, October 7th there will be a presentation at the Leid Library by Jody Lamp at 6 p.m. Featured will be “ Sto...
Good morning, and happy fall to you all, as the saying goes. This past weekend gave us some perfect fall days that were absolutely beautiful., great for all of the action for Farmer’s Day or to visit the Adams Family Pumpkin Patch. This week is fairly busy too with FFA Judging – Today! – September 29th and cross country at Bayard beginning at 2:30 p.m. The Hay Fort is open at the Riverside Discovery Center and so is the Splash Pad as long as the warm weather holds. Before long the Spooktacular will be open. Guess the splash pad will close...
Good morning. While we are busy planting and working the fields, fighting fires and gearing up for the upcoming election we find ourselves closing in on September. I was in one of the stores in the Bluffs recently and as the aisles progressed from the front to the back we literally went through four seasons/holidays. Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Honestly, it is a bit overwhelming. Way too soon and working toward a burn out by the time for a particular season/holiday to get here. For now, I will just stick to what is going on in...
Good morning. Here we are in the middle of September with Labor Day and 9/11 behind us. Over this past weekend I heard a short remembrance speech about that awful day, September 11, 2001. I know we all remember exactly what we were doing at the moment we first heard the news. I had flashbacks of the 9/11 Memorial in Washington that we visited a few years ago and other destinations of destruction on that awful day. Does not seem that long ago. Movie wise, going back even further to 1986 Tom Cruise starred in “Top Gun .” Recently, after 36 yea...
Hello, here is hoping you a a great Labor Day weekend. As warm as our weather is this was probably not your last chance to barbecue, hit the lake, camp, or have other summer type of fun. We diffenately need some rain, but other than that I am good for awhile yet. The town of Morrill still has two Farmers Markets for you to catch – September 8th, Today! – and the 13th, both from 3-6 p.m. at the FOMO Park, west edge of town. Chimney Rock Pioneer Days will be celebrated in Bayard the 9th to 11th with a parade, class reunions, and much more. You ar...
Good morning, goodbye August and hello September! Man has the summer flown by and our first taste of fall finds many of our surrounding neighbors celebrating their own special communities. Today, September 1st, the 14th annual Light of Hope benefit for CAPstone and CASA will be held at the Gering Civic Center from 5-7 p.m. Guest speaker will be Sasha Neulinger, director of the movie "Rewind." Free admission and everyone is invited. You still can join one of the park rangers at the Scotts Bluff...
Good morning, here we are in the last week of August. Boy has the summer flown by. We still have some great weather in store for us, but school and schedules sometimes are a bummer. Besides regular school, Flowerfield will be beginning in a few short weeks. However, here is a little bit of what is happening in our neighborhood. This afternoon, Thursday, August 25th. at 1:30 p.m., the Lied Library in Scottsbluff is hosting a book signing and discussion over Nebraska author Jonis Agee’s award winning book “The Bones of Paradise.” This is about...
Good morning, Banner County. With a little rain over the weekend, Monday morning started out cloudy and cool. Kimball received over an inch and since it was fair time that came as no surprise to me. Seemed to happen on schedule when our kids were all involved. Speaking of kids, school starts here – Today, Thursday, August 18th! Grades K-12 will be loading up and some will be walking, so be aware. Bands on Bordeaux will still take place that evening in Chardon from 6-9 p.m. at Railroad Park, but I think Bands on Broadway is finished for the seas...
Good morning! And here is to a week of county fairs and balloons in the air! Hot again, but not quite into the three digits. The Old West Balloon Fest started yesterday, August 10th, with a night glow out at WNCC and they continue Friday and Saturday with mass ascension events both days, 5:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Mitchell airfield. On the 13th there will also be a craft fair and cornhole tournament in downtown Mitchell. The evening of the 13th the ballooners will finish up with a night glow at...
Good morning, back here in a heat wave. Still not as hot as it was, and people in Texas or Missouri have the heat plus the humidity, so there is that. With a few rain showers that are hit and miss, it was really no surprise that the lightning carrying on Saturday evening started quite a fire just north of us once again. Several small fires, really. At this time (July 31), it is still going and I do not know the full extent of the damages. However, I sympathize with those who have suffered loss of any kind and want to express our gratitude to...