Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Following the equalization of Kimball County properties during the reappraisal process that began late last year, a total of 42 protests were filed with the Board of Equalization. Protests began on Monday, July 10 and continued throughout Thursday, July 13. In addition to the board, Kimball County Assessor Sherry Winstrom and Josh Gamis, representative of Stanard Appraisal Services, heard the protests. Stanard Appraisal was the company that assisted with the assessment of hundreds of properties throughout the county. Throughout the week, there...
After more than a decade, Kimball County Fair will have an open class for adults and youth who are not in 4-H but wish to show sewing, crafts and more. Open class exhibits can include needlework such as knitting, crochet and hand or machine embroidery or tatting, quilts and sewing anything from placemats to clothing. Crafts entered into the open class can be wood working, painting, paper crafts or porcelain/ceramics and photography, in both color or black and white, is accepted as well. Exhibitors can enter foods in breads, cakes, pies, cookies...
Due to unfortunate email issues within our office, which we are attempting to resolve, several important legal notices were missed and failed to print this week. This is through no fault of the entities required to publish the notices. These notices are a priority for our advertisers and our consumers, and they are governed by state statutes. For these reasons, any legal notice that is not printed is of huge concern to all. The South Platte Natural Resources District, the City of Kimball and Kimball County were all affected this week and were...
The Kimball Junior Golf Program has been busy attending Panhandle Junior Golf Tour events. At Torrington in the boy’s 10-12 grade division, Tristen Zitek emerged the winner with his round of 69 with Dillon Wise second with 71 as both shot under par with some great golf played. Tayten Zitek was also a winner in the grade 6-7 division with a 51 over nine holes. Payton Wise once again moved up to play with the high school age girls and finished third with her round of 96. On Monday of this week Kimball took several of their young golfers to the S...
The 4th Annual Kimball Garden Walk, sponsored by the P.E.O. Chapter GN, will feature four new yards this Friday, July 14 from 5 to 8 p.m. Gardens featured for this year's Garden Walk include that of Pat Quillen, located at 13 Dowd Court. Pat's garden features numerous small flower beds throughout the front and back yards but the truly impressive feature is the transformation of the lot behind her home. Since purchasing the vacant lot several years ago, she has blended the original Nebraska...
Erin Aerni, 33, of Kimball was killed in an accident on Highway 30 in Kimball Saturday morning. According to Nebraska State Patrol, the accident occurred at about 9:40 a.m. a half mile west of Kimball when Aerni was running westbound on the highway. At some point she ran from the shoulder onto the road and was struck by a westbound vehicle driven by Caroljo Nagel, 62, also of Kimball. Nebraska State Patrol worked with the Kimball County Sheriff’s Office on the investigation....
Wolf Auto Center and the Kimball Banner County Chamber of Commerce have partnered to raise money for the City of Bayard following the destruction caused by a tornado last month. Kimball citizens might see red collection boxes in local businesses for this purpose. Boxes have also been distributed to businesses in Ogallala, Sidney, Bridgeport, Scottsbluff and Gering. These boxes have been in place since June 30 and they will be picked up on August 4. Anyone who wishes to donate to the City of Bayard can do so at any location with a red...
Rick Wangler, Kimball County Weed Superintendent, came before the Kimball Board of Commissioners on Thursday, July 6, to discuss the effects of Bindweed throughout the county. Placing Bindweed back on the noxious weed list in Kimball County was a matter addressed at an earlier meeting and it became clear that few would agree on the same solution. Whether the weed was replaced on the list, Wangler agreed with the board to continue spraying it as often as possible to maintain control. This practice could continue through the remainder of this...
Michael Moore grew up in Kimball and moved to Scottsbluff, where he graduated high school. He followed up with college at University of Nebraska in Lincoln, where he married his wife Lisa just prior to graduation. After his engineering degree from UNL, he attended graduate school at the Mayo Clinic and received his degree in biomedical engineering. "I was working on nerve regeneration research (at Mayo Clinic) and we developed a biodegradable insert you could put into the spinal cord," he said....
Liz Williams, Kimball County’s Panhandle Health Group Peer Navigator, has brought a fun, new wellness tool to Kimball. Williams introduced an Art Journaling Workshop on Monday, July 3, to a group of six in Kimball, and she said four more participants are expected to join soon. A different topic is introduced each week and a variety of mediums and resources are offered as participants are guided through the process. Art Journaling is a way to record thoughts, memories and emotions with the use of images, art and words, combining record k...
The eighth annual Vince's Corner ABCD Double Draw Golf Scramble was termed a success once again by all involved in the event held this past weekend at the Four Winds Golf Course. This is not only one of the largest events held at the Four Winds each year, but it also a big attraction to bringing home many former Kimball residents, along with golfers from out of town, and out of state areas who want to be included in the golf and the fellowship. Henry Heeg, the Head Man, shut down the entries at...
After a hot and humid couple days in Alma, Neb., the Kimball Junior Legion Baseball came to a close this season with the boys playing in the Class C Area Tournament. The ball players started off the tournament Friday, July 7, with a game against Bridgeport at 5 p.m. Kimball lost the high scoring game 16-21. Your hometown team led for part of the game but Bridgeport came back and took the lead. "You would think scoring 16 runs would get you the game, but it wasn't quite enough." said parent Berni...
Kimball's Jordan Greenwood has been winning golf honors for many years dating back to his elementary school days in the local Junior Golf Program, but the latest honor he received is one he had his heart set on according to his dad, Kenny. This week, the Kimball High grad was named the Star Herald's All Region Golfer of the Year! This is certainly an honor he earned as his accomplishments for not only this year, but for all four years of his Kimball High career can support. Along with all of...
Another big weekend of golf now in the books and the Vince’s Corner ABCD Two Day Blind Draw 4 Person Scramble had a great turnout and two days of good weather. It is a sight to behold when you drive out to the Four Winds Golf Course and see all the cars and campers sitting there with license plates from all over. What a boost of our golf course and to our community. Henry Heeg promotes a great tournament and Four Winds Pro Chad Wise makes sure it runs smoothly and Jeremy Williams has the course groomed to where it draws lot of favorable c...
Three local young men and one young lady attended the Mike Trader's Mid-America Basketball Camp in Morrill on June 12–14 in anticipation of the upcoming season. Each of these young athletes, Beau Hanks, Jacob Withrow and Samuel Cajero, were awarded honors at the camp. Hanks was named most valuable camper in the boy's major league division, was the boys major league forward in the one-on-one championship and was scoring and rebound leader. Withrow won the hustle award in the boys major league d...
A Union Pacific train collided with a tractor trailer combination belonging to Pine Bluffs Sand and Gravel at approximately 8:34 a.m. on Thursday, July 6, according to Nebraska State Patrol. The collision, which resulted in no injuries, happened at the railroad crossing on County Road 55E. The semi was driving northbound at about 10 mph, crossing the railroad tracks and the trailer was struck by the train. Responders from Kimball County Sheriff's Office, Nebraska State Patrol, Dix Fire and...
You may be trained in CPRand the Heimlich maneuver, you can call 911, but will you know how to help in a mental health emergency? The words first aid often conjure images of rolled gauze or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but Panhandle Health Group is offering a first aid class of a different kind on Saturday, July 29 at the Dix Community Center. The all day class, from 8 – 5, is geared towards mental health first aid and focuses on the unique risk factors and warning signs adolescents may display of mental health problems. Emphasis will be p...
For more than 100 years the Engstrom family has farmed the ground in Kimball and Banner County, raising cattle and children on the Nebraska prairie, and last weekend they celebrated the occasion with a reunion and dance. In 1906, Adolph and Selma Carlson married in Rawlins, Wyo., after both immigrated from Sweden. Adolph and Selma lived in Laramie, Wyo., before heading east to Sidney by wagon. Upon arriving in Sidney they met a doctor who led the couple to a homesteader by the name of Mr....
Local business matters were discussed at length during the June 20 Kimball City Council meeting, beginning with a unanimous vote to rename the Main Street Design and Improvement Grant to the Kimball Business Facade Improvement Grant at their June 20 meeting, a request from City of Kimball’s Special Projects Coordinator Amy Sapp. “As we go through the leadership certified status and we possibly focus more on main street, I wanted to separate the two,” Sapp said. “Most of the communities in our area use Business Facade Improvement Grant....
After more than 100 years the Masonic Lodge in Kimball is still going strong and was rededicated on Wednesday, June 28, during the Grand Master's Road Tour. The Grand Master of Mason's of Nebraska Rick Myers and his wife, Marsha, of Fremont, joined the Grand Master's Road Tour and Worshipful Master Kevin Wynne, of the James L. Eatmon Masonic Lodge #294, in Kimball, alongside many members of the local lodge for a tour of Kimball's lodge as well as the opportunity to rededicate the lodge after...
Kimball County Sheriff Harry Gillway said that the spaghetti feed at Oliver Reservoir this past weekend was a huge success. Organized by the Kimball County Sheriff’s Department, the feed raised more than $500 in free will donations to assist the local Ministerial Association in its endeavors, such as housing the homeless in local motels and feeding residents that have fallen on hard times. Gillway said that he went through four gallons of homemade spaghetti sauce and served over 200 people. ...
To many, he was simply "Coach." To others, "Mr. Combs." But to all within the Potter community, Al Combs was for many years held in high regard, both within the confines of the school and in the community. And now, the regard Coach Combs held has landed him in the Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Combs, who coached at Potter High School for 20 years, from 1958 to 1978, was the first man named to the Hall of Fame during halftime ceremonies at the Sertoma Eight Man...
Kimball's Junior Legion team played a double header with Sidney at home last Thursday, June 29. Pitching for Kimball is really coming along nicely, according to parent, Bernie Walker. "The kids are really figuring out their roles and what high points are," said Walker. Kimball lost the first game 12-4, with just one poor inning the Sidney ball players took advantage of the errors Kimball made. Brendan Walker pitched four innings and struck out five hitters, with Ethan Bemis adding his arm for on...
The very popular Vince’s Corner Golf Tournament weekend has arrived and the Four Winds Golf Course will come alive with golfers this Saturday and Sunday with many former Kimball residents returning home to share in the fun and fellowship of this favorite golfing event. It is also the largest with 128 golfers already signed up at the time of this writing on Monday, according to the man in charge, Mr. Henry Heeg. You haven’t seen any writings about this tournament prior to this week because unlike other tournaments where we are trying to get peo...