Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Kimball faced Ft. Morgan during the Gering tournament on Sunday, June 11. The young Legion team was defeated 11-1, but several players made key improvements. Brady Kilgore hit a single then added a triple to the Kimball board. Colton Meilke and Cole Henton each hit a single. All three hitters were able to gain a stolen base, but, the lone scorer, is unknown. Brendan Walker pitched two and one third innings with three strikeouts, and didn't walk a batter. Kilgore closed the game pitching for...
The 2017 Kimball High Boy's Golf Team had a record setting season, and you can expect more of the same for the next two years it would appear. The Longhorns had two tournaments cancelled due to bad weather, but swept through their season with eight wins, including capturing the championships of both the Western Trails and SPVA Conference Tournaments as well as the C-5 District and was just one place shy of going undefeated on the year, finishing runner-up at the State Tournament! Hard to ask...
A big weekend of golf is on tap at the Four Winds Golf Course as it’s time once again for the Three person Father’s Day Scramble. Golfers will be teeing off at 12 noon on Saturday and 9 a.m. on Sunday, so open golfers be sure and call the Pro Shop for open golf times. Golfers participating in the Father’s Day Tournament will also enjoy an evening meal at the Wind Break Restaurant on Saturday evening, and the Kimball Cheer Leaders and Dance Team will be serving lunch each day as well at a minimal cost. Cost to enter the tournament is $95 per p...
Grab your boots and your spurs, it's time for the 9th Annual Kimball Ranch Rodeo, Saturday, June 10, beginning at 5:30 at the Kimball Fairgrounds. Kimball will be full of cowboys, cowgirls, horses and trailers, that are all ready to get down and dirty. Some of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado's finest will compete in the Kimball Ranch Rodeo for a chance to win a little bit of money, earn a few more points in their circuit and, of course, have some fun. Fans will see a great round of action from 1...
With further research done on the proposed renovation of the outdoor concession stand under the Kimball High School stadium, the Kimball Board of Education is no closer to making a decision on the matter. Board members asked last month for more information from Building and Grounds Director Gregg Fossand, Superintendent Marshal Lewis and the Building and Grounds Committee on the project. Currently the area under the stadium is damp, with mold growing in certain areas, according to board member Brad Reader, who added that moss is also growing in...
As Kimball took the field at home Thursday, June 1, the young Legion players didn't seem quite ready for their first game against Bridgeport. Kimball had the better bats than Bridgeport and played good defense but when it came to pitching, the local athletes struggled to find a good rhythm. Kimball pitchers combined to walk and hit 17 Bridgeport batters in the first game alone. Again the hitting for Kimball was on point, Ethan Ratzlaff was two for three with two RBIs, Colton Mielke was one of th...
Ben Aarestad has been hired as the new Head Football Coach at Kimball High and this past week arrived to start implementing his plans for the program which includes open weight room nights. Coach Aarestad will also serve as Kimball High’s Physical Education teacher and has a Master’s degree in P.E. Coach Aarestad brings to the program an impressive background dating back to his playing days at Valley State University in Valley City, North Dakota, where he played from 1998 to 2001. He was a 3 time 1st team All Conference linebacker, and is the...
The Kimball High golf season is over, but the Kimball High golfers are still busy with their game, and will be all summer. This group is dedicated to the sport! At the Panhandle Junior Golf Tournament held at Gering this past week, Zane Anthony captured 1st place with his round of 75, which, by the way, included 5 birdies. Tristan Zitek of Pine Bluffs, who plays for Cheyenne East during the school year, but plays for Kimball during the summer tour, tied for 2nd with his 75. Andrew McCloud shot 78 for 6th, Dillon Wise shot 82, and Izaac Reuter...
Rising once again after declining membership and participation threatened its existence, the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2243 teamed up with auxiliary members and the Kimball County Veterans Service Office for the 2017 Memorial Day Ceremony at the Kimball Cemetery. Master of Ceremony, Butch Nitz, who also serves as the Post Surgeon, introduced Kimball Mayor Keith Prunty to begin the program, "Memorial Day is a time for us to connect with our history and our core values by honoring those...
The board received a presentation about the Kimball Power Plant regarding ways to improve the system that runs hot water from the power plant to the electric shop, through the coils under the floor to heat the shop. Keep Kimball Beautiful director Spud Rowley reported that the facility is preparing for single stream recycling. Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) has used the City of Kimball’s lines from the wind farm to transport electricity. Sandhills Energy purchased the local wind farm and are in the process of redoing things, p...
Two days after receiving the first of three parvovirus (parvo) vaccinations, given by local veterinarian, Mimi Shaw, one puppy from a recent litter returned to Prairie Animal Hospital showing signs of the deadly virus. Though the pup had received its first shot, it had already contracted the highly contagious and extremely resistant disease. “Parvo is very resilient. It survives rain and sun, the only disinfectant is a dilution of bleach,” Shaw said. “Clean up all vomit and stool, and disinfect that area immediately.” This pup, and all of its l...
Blending medication management and education is just one way that Kim Purifoy is changing diabetes treatment at Kimball Health Services. A family nurse practitioner from Cheyenne, Kim specializes in diabetes while seeing patients at the local clinic. "I see all age groups, but over the years I worked with Babson and Associates in Cheyenne on developing a diabetes education and management program within the practice," she said. "I moved out on my own and continued to work with people with...
The Kimball High Boy's Golf Team brought home their share of honors from this year's Nebraska State Class C Golf Tournament held at the Meadowlark Hills Golf Course in Kearney this past week. As a team, Kimball finished in second place with their two-day score of 648 to earn the runner-up trophy presented by the NSAA, trailing only the winning team from Lincoln Lutheran that shot 639. On this note, the Lincoln Lutheran team is made up of all five seniors, while Kimball will lose only one senior...
Kimball Legion Baseball, traveled to Torrington, Wyo., on Friday, May 26 and the young club came home with a loss despite valiant efforts on the diamond. Kimball lost the first game scoring just four runs to Torrington's seven. The pitching for Torrington was stronger than Kimball's with Kimball walking a lot of hitters. Brendan Walker pitched four innings for the Kimball team and gave up no earned runs. Torrington's hitters were also on their game. Brady Kilgore ended 2-5 at the plate on the...
What a great showing by the Kimball Boy’s Golf Team at the State Tournament, and I was there to help them celebrate their runner-up performance! Day one wasn’t all that much fun, for players, or fans, as it way very windy and rather cool. but day two was nice and warm and a beautiful day to watch all of the Kimball players put on a show. Now we all know that all of the golfers are never satisfied with how they played, and what their final score was, but truly, under the conditions they had on the first day, and with how they battled hard to...
Kimball City Council discussed a Keno grant request for the upcoming Kimball Fireworks Display. When the Kimball Banner County Chamber of Commerce ceased collecting funds for the annual display, last year, local business owners took over, raising enough funds in just one short week to provide the community display. Though they were able to save the event last year, they requested assistance from the City of Kimball’s Keno fund this year due to the reduction in local sales revenue. “Normally they spend about $6,000, but they raise $7,500 and...
A 1962 graduate looking for adventure and unsure what he wanted from life joined the United States Navy. Tom Hewitt found his adventure on the decks of a diesel submarine and learned some valuable lessons along the way. "I have always loved the water and I always knew I was going to join the service, this was before Viet Nam," he said. "Out of boot camp I went to electrician's school for quite a while and then they sent me to New London, Conn., and that is where the submarine school is." He...
The Mobile Emergency Command Center Region 21 rolled into town Tuesday May 16 to let the Kimball County Board of Commissioners tour the bus. Kimball just joined four other counties that this Mobile unit services on April 1 2017. If needed this bus will go out if a disaster happens, like a flood, tornado and set up. Once set up the command center has the capability of running communications for senior staff, which includes county commissioners, city officials to plan for an event . The bus was...
There are news or feature stories that are tough to write, some are technical and every detail is important. It is crucial to explain hard-to-understand facts in an easy-to-understand way. Some news stories point out missed opportunities or even failures that are hard to read and can ignite tension. Some are sad stories that few want to share, but they must be told for future generations. Of course, there are news or feature stories that are easy to tell. These are usually entertaining and informative and rarely cause a stir. Often these are...
In October 1942, with American forces committed to the Allied cause in World War II, Johnny A. Biberos did what so many others had done, he joined the Army Air Force at just 17 years old. Johnny was raised in Bridgeport and was attending high school there when he was called to duty. He began his military training in Baton Rouge, La., as an airplane mechanic and was deployed to the Pacific theater. He boarded a ship in San Francisco, a young man from rural Nebraska, with 4,000 military men for a...
In memory of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice protecting America’s freedoms, the members of VFW Post #2243 and the Kimball County Veteran’s Service Office invite all to join them for the 2017 Memorial Day service. The event begins at 10 a.m. at the Kimball Cemetery with Greetings and Welcome followed by the Opening Prayer by Pastor Pettit. Bob and Mary Kay Jenner will sing a Patriotic Song and Joyce Witt will perform the Laying of the Wreath for unknown soldier prior to the keynote speaker, Dale Wittrock, Past Dep Commander and State Buddy...
The Kimball High boy's golf team notched another win in their undefeated season in defending their District title of a year ago in District play at the Cross Creek Golf Links Course in Cambridge. The Longhorns had a winning round of 315 to finish 16 strokes better than runner-up Perkins County with 331, and a Southern Valley was 3rd with 339. The top three teams and top 10 individuals all qualify for this week's State Tournament being held at the Meadowlark Hills course in Kearney. Rounding out...
After missing out by one place a year ago in his freshman year, Kimball’s Brady Kilgore made the most of his qualifying spot at this year’s District Track Meet by finishing 2nd in his favorite event, the 110 meter high hurdles, and then winning performances this past weekend at Omaha Burke Stadium, finishing 5th with his time of 15.2 after his qualifying run on Friday of 15.88. As you track fans already know, the weather was quite cool and wet in Omaha this past weekend, but Brady didn’t complain much about the conditions, weather wise. “It w...
Future writers of Nebraska between the ages of 13 to 25 are eligible to win up to $350 by entering their own writing. The Writer’s Workshop will offer help with peer review, working with the writer on their individual work, each writer will be given a “tool box” that will contain tools for editing, grammar and much more, snacks will also be provided. Writers will have the privilege of working with published author Carma Weisbrook, and one of the Library’s finest, Becky Lowery. Writers will use oral brainstorming to decide if topics should...
County road maintenance is a long standing concern for Kristopher Nitz, a resident who lives on County Road 63. Nitz addressed the Kimball County Board of Commissioners at their May 16 meeting regarding the condition of the road. Nitz has lived on Rd 63 for six years and said the maintenance of the road is lacking and has been for a long time. He has contacted Dave Hottell, County Highway Superintendent, for the last year questioning when the County plans to gravel it. Nitz said that since he has lived on the county road, six years, the road...