Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Last Saturday, Nov. 5, Kimball High School's show choir, New Dimension, competed at the Old West Choir Fest, held in Alliance. Generally held in Scottsbluff, the competition was moved to Alliance due to construction at the Scottbluff High School. New Dimension, under the direction of Jacob Hoffman, began with "Can't Stop the Beat" with solos from Nicholas Thomas-Lewis and Kiersten Anderson. Leisha Casimiro followed up with a solo during the second set, "Bring Him Home," during which she sang...
With a total 1,672 ballots cast in Kimball County, the 2016 preliminary results are in. On the Presidential Ticket, Donald J. Trump/Michael Pence took Nebraska and won Kimball County with a total of 79.48 percent. Republican Representative Adrian Smith won the District 3 congressional race here at home with 98.79 percent. Steve Erdman won the District 47 race for Legislature with 73.78 percent of the votes. Timothy Nolting will continue serving as a Kimball County Commissioner. The Kimball...
America Recycles Day is Tuesday, November 15, 2016 and Keep Kimball Beautiful would like to express our appreciation for all those throughout our community who participate in the recycling programs available to Kimball County residents. The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) provide grant funds for programs to include public education, recycling and waste reduction programs for our Nebraska communities. Keep Kimball Beautiful Board Members; Eileen Rowley, Marlene Walker, Dawn...
When I was in high school we had a career fair of sorts. Recruiters from colleges and all branches of the military came to speak with us about our future plans. I was drawn to the Air Force, a dream fueled by fierce patriotism and the movie Top Gun (I know it is a Navy movie) and the dream of flying a fighter jet. After talking with the recruiter, who told me that women were NOT allowed to be fighter pilots (I hope that has changed by now), we engaged in a fairly short but heated conversation. Shortly, this recruiter determined that I did not...
Following a one-year hiatus, the St. Hilda’s Episcopal Church parish will once again sell holiday wreaths, according to longtime coordinator, Wilma Gilliland. St. Hilda’s Episcopal Church has raised funds for decades through these annual wreath sales. Though the small congregation now sells solely to repeat, and very satisfied customers, they once made enough money to furnish the parish hall at the church and complete one very large project – Kimball’s first tennis court. But, as Wilma said, first things first. In the beginning, the idea was th...
The Kimball Junior High girls basketball club began their games from on Tuesday, Nov. 8 against Pine Bluffs, Wyo. Though the seventh grade ladies lost 11-19, coach Michele Daum is optimistic for the coming season. “I saw good things for our first game out with the 7th graders,” Daum said. “Please keep in mind that Pine Bluffs came into this game having already played six games.” Top scorer for the young ladies first outing was Payton Wise, who racked up six points. “I was proud of Payton, handling the pressure the way she did,” Daum said....
Just as in days past, agreements can be made and kept based on a word and a handshake. That is how acting Kimball Police Chief Andy Bremer feels about the recent agreement made between his department and the Kimball County Sheriff’s Office. A working agreement has been reached between the two entities that provides relief for the local police department when needed and continued KPD backup for the Sheriff’s Office, as they have always done. “Its basically going back to the way, I think, it was at one time,” Bremer said. “If he (Sheriff...
New health providers, expanded hours and new management are in the works for residents seeking medical care in Pine Bluffs and surrounding communities. Pending approval from three state and federal agencies, the newly-renamed “Pine Bluffs Health Clinic” is set to open Jan. 2 under the management of Kimball Health Services. KHS is developing an agreement with Cheyenne Regional Medical Center to lease the 4,500-square-foot facility at 117 E. Fourth St, currently known as the University of Wyoming Tri-County Medical Center. Ken Hunter, CEO at Kim...
One part time officer has been hired to fill in the gaps for the City of Kimball Police Department, according to Mayor Keith Prunty. A fifteen year veteran from Scotts Bluff County, Scott Bibb, has experience as a K-9 officer as well and has already begun working weekends in Kimball on a part time basis. Kimball County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Hottell has also been added to the police department rolls as a reservist. As a reservist currently employed by the Sheriff’s Office, Hottell can wear his current uniform and drive a Sheriff’s vehic...
Early bird shoppers and those searching for one-of-a-kind and handmade gifts will surely find their holiday gift-giving spirit at the Jingle Bell Market, sponsored by Santa’s Helpers. The Jingle Bell Market, for crafters, vendors, home businesses and small businesses, will kick off the traditional season opening this coming holiday season beginning at 1 p.m. at the Eagles Club Aerie 3889. Following the market, the Eagles will serve up a soup supper to last throughout the annual Parade of Lights. “Right now it is open to all crafters, ven...
Youngsters paraded through the Kimball business district on Monday, Oct. 31 during the annual Halloween Parade. Youth collected candy from business owners and employees before heading out with friends and family for Halloween night....
St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kimball got a head start on Halloween with their annual Trunk or Treat. Parishners park along Howard and Sixth streets, open their decorated trunks and hand out candy for the youth of the church....
The Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes, ranked fifth in Class D2 and 70 in the state, continued dominating the courts with a 3-1 win against the Creek Valley ladies on Tuesday Oct. 25 in the Coyote den. Walking into the match-up with a 26-1 record the aggressive Potter-Dix girls handily won the first two sets 25-18 and 25-11 before falling in the third 23-25 and then taking the game in the fourth set 25-22. Leading the Coyote attack at the net was junior Audrey Juelfs with 15 kills, followed closely by Ale...
Kimball Event Center discussion resumed at the recent Kimball City Council meeting, on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Board member Christy Warner is leading a committee of 12 members dedicated to saving the facility after budget cuts were made that could shut it down at the end of the year, due to a 40 percent loss of sales tax. “We had a couple of meetings with citizens that had some concerns and we got a lot of feedback,” Warner said. “We recently made some positive changes in operations at the Event Center. It is still a lot of work to do to see wheth...
Michele Daum approaches her job at the Kimball County Manor with understanding, high energy and a positive attitude. Daum, who is the social services director for the facility, is in charge of all admissions and Medicaid applications but she doesn't stop there. "I work with residents and families. I try to be a bright spot in their lives coming into a very difficult situation. I am a cheerleader. I know what it is like, I had to put my own dad in a nursing home in Oregon, and I know how awful...
As a youngster I was able to participate in 4-H for a short time. Though I don’t remember why I didn’t continue along the 4-H path, I do clearly remember the positive impact the program had on me. I joined a sewing club and my sister joined a cooking club. She made these delicious little treats and I put together a pretty darn good pin cushion (that I still have today). Each of us spent time with our mom working on projects, trying until we got something just right. Those moments are some of my favorite memories. I think back to seeing my pro...
After dodging fellow VFW member Walt Witt for years, a family request put Kimball's Joe Hernandez on the path to receive another commendation. "I have been a member since 1954 or '55 – 67 years or so," Hernandez said. "For years I dodged Walt Witt, but when a cousin of mine passed away the kids wanted me to be involved in the honor guard." Seeing an opportunity, Witt was able to convince Hernandez to help and once he got involved, Hernandez saw that there was a real need for active members. "The...
Kimball High senior, Brandon Barker closed out a fantastic cross county season with a 5th place finish in the Nebraska State Class D Cross Country Meet held at the Kearney Country Club Golf Course this past Friday. The hard working and talented young runner went into the state meet with the 5th fastest time from all six districts and emerged from the state meet with the 5th fastest time! Barker ran 17 minutes 21 seconds at the District meet held at Bayard, and ran 17 minutes 20.76 seconds at the...
The 2016 football season came to an end Friday evening for the Kimball High Longhorns as they fell to the state ranked Valentine 40-0, but the score doesn't tell the entire story as the young Horns gave a good effort. Kimball played the visiting Badgers pretty even in the first quarter with neither team getting on the score board, and even at half time the Horns trailed just 14-0. "I felt we did a very good job that first half and the kids bought into our game plan, but they (Valentine) made...
The Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes won handily against the Leyton Warriors on Tuesday, Oct. 18 in two sets before handing the same fate to their hosts, the Banner County Lady Wildcats. Dawson Sharman and Trinity Langley led the attack with seven kills each, followed by Alexus Rozelle with four and Audrey Juelfs with two. Sharman's one ace serve was matched by Payge Hoffman with no other aces from the Potter-Dix ladies. Defensively Rozelle was credited with three solo blocks and two block assists,...
This week is all about a SHOUT OUT FOR BRANDON BARKER! What a great job by the Kimball High senior as he closed out his high school cross country career with a 5th place medal winning performance at the Nebraska State Cross Country Meet in Kearney. Congrats to the Kimball boys’s team for qualifying and running well at the State Meet. And congrats to coaches Tiffany Johnson and Laurie Janicek for the role they played in getting these boys to State and for all of their many accomplishments during the season. This group seems to have so much f...
Banner County students may soon have the chance to earn dual credits or even graduate as a certified welder or certified nursing assistant. Banner County Principal Charles Jones reported to the Board of Education on Monday, Oct. 10, that the district is just a few classes away from providing career academy opportunities for students. “We have some stuff here that we offer that we are one class away from having what they would consider having a career academy of our own,” he said. “We have four of them right now that they would consider caree...
Can you imagine Kimball County without a fair? That is the question asked by Kimball Ag Society board member Doug Lukassen as he began talking about the ag society’s mill levy request, on ballots again this November, for the third time in four years. The third time may be a charm, or so the board hopes. The first time the ag society asked for a mill levy was in the primary election in May 2012 when the same ballot had requests from the proposed High Point Speedway issue, the Historical Society and the Fire Department. According to Lukassen, t...
Born and raised in Harlan, Iowa, Dr. Ryan Behrend always knew he wanted to go into a medical field, but it wasn't until a chance encounter that he decided to become a chiropractor. "I came out here on wheat harvest and I met my wife, Dr. McConnell's daughter, Tabitha," he said. "When I met my wife, I met Dr. McConnell too, and he was my mentor in that way. I always wanted to do something in the health field but didn't always have a clear direction in what I wanted to do. After meeting him and...
With a Western Trails Conference competition scheduled for the same date as the regular November board meeting, the Kimball Board of Education considered options for rescheduling during their regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 10. “The WTC honor chorus competition is scheduled for Nov. 14. We have had a couple of students qualify for that in the past and we have, in the past two years, taken our show choir as well,” Superintendent Marshall Lewis said. “Mr. Hanks will be there because it is WTC and he is secretary of the conference. If we take...