Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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The Banner County School Board will accept bids for a new or slightly used 14 passenger bus, this was one decision made when the board met on Monday, August 14, 2017. The matter was discussed at length by the Buildings and Grounds committee. “There are about three or four routes that could possibly use it,” board member and Buildings and Grounds committee chairperson Ron Johnson said. “It could also be used for an activities bus.” A CDL is not required to drive a bus of that size, though a driver must still acquire a bus license. The Distric...
While the County Commissioners are still wrapping up budget season, they met last Tues., Aug. 15. Dave Hottell, County Highway Superintendent joined the meeting to talk briefly about hauling gravel and he said that right now the roads have so much moisture on them that it is slowing everything down. “It seems like this happens every year, but in a different part of the county each time,” Hottell added. The gravel haulers in Kimball County need a couple dry days to get back on schedule, according to Hottell. Following other board business, Commi...
This week's Yard of the Week is the home of Greg and Penny Stull, whose gardens sit away from the street in the quiet neighborhood. A curved path leads visitors to the front porch which is lined with bushes and Columbine, as well as perennials like daylilies, tulips, roses and mums. Color, in the form of potted annuals, join the greenery of spikes, bleeding hearts, iris and pansey. Ornamental grasses, yarrow and tansey are inviting to all of God's creatures, according to Penny, even snakes,...
Still a lot of golf being played in our area and it is going to get even busier now that the Kimball High girls opened up their season this past Tuesday and have a total of four tournaments in August alone. Today, Thursday, the Kimball High ladies are at Bayard and next Tuesday, August 29, they will host their own tournament. August 31, they go to the Creek Valley Tournament. Make note that on the 29th, the Four Winds course will be closed to open golf until 2:30 p.m. Coach Katie Culek has six girls on her golf team, at least at the time of thi...
The Kimball Longhorn football team returns from a disappointing 1-8 season with high hopes and a new coach, Ben Aarestad, who brings with him a 17-23 career record. Assisting Aarestad on the field are Gene Mohr, Luke Dea and Jarrod Williams. The Longhorns return several versatile athletes as starters, three offensive starters and three defensive, including seniors Paycen Harroun, an offensive and defensive lineman, and Kole Bush, a wide receiver and linebacker. "Paycen will be our most consisten...
Though the Lady Horns made it to sub-district finals in the previous season, returning head coach Jeri Ferguson is pushing the team to play more consistently this season and take the team to the top. Joined by assistant coach Erin Monheiser, Ferguson has a group of energetic, talented athletes that are ready to compete. "I'm really happy that Erin is back with us again, she is a big piece of the puzzle," Ferguson said. After two weeks of practice, Ferguson said she still is not ready to say who...
Veteran coach Tiffany Johnson returns for her 11th year with the Kimball Cross Country team and assistant coach Laurie Janicek is, again, at her side. The boys team proved successful throughout the years, taking second at the Western Trails Conference last year as well as third at the South Platte Valley Association Conference, third place at Districts and 14th as a team at the state competition. Johnson lost both of last year's top runners, Brandon Barker to graduation and Zachary Wagner to a...
Coach Katie Culek returns for a second year coaching the Lady Longhorns golf team with two returning athletes as well. Lila Moore and Leisha Casimiro both return to the course as varsity players and will be expected to take a leadership role for the newer members of the team. "I also expect them to continue where they left off," Culek said. "Lila should be about to make a statement by placing at a few tournaments." Joining Moore and Casimiro this year are Natasha Selves, who played in 2015 and...
The Potter-Dix football team looks forward to improving on last year's season, returning several key players, according to veteran coach Dale Frerichs. Frerichs, joined again by assistant coach Ryan Coffey and five upperclassmen to his team, including seniors Dylan Nielsen, JT Herboldsheimer and Connor Williams, as well as, juniors Michael Steele and Nathan Robinson. Following last year's 0-8 record, Frerichs will draw heavily on these returning starters' positive attitudes and experience to...
The Potter-Dix volleyball program has a very strong reputation to uphold and new Head Coach, Brad Hicks, is ready to put his stamp on the Lady Coyotes this season. Hicks, who is new to the coaching world, is excited for this season to begin with three starters coming back for their senior season, Payge Hoffman, a middle hitter, Trinity Langley, also a middle hitter, and Audrey Juelfs, an outside hitter, plus returning lettermen Brooke Moench, rightside hitter and setter. A few newcomers to keep...
Angie Hilbert steps back in as Banner County's volleyball coach this year with Jessica Harvie beside her on the court. The coaches will be looking for ways to improve on last year's 5-22 record and with several returning starters and letter winners. Senior MaKenna Dahlgrin, a four-year starter, returns as a middle hitter. Coach Hilbert describes Dahlgrin as an all-round athlete with a lot of high-level skills. "She will bring lots of leadership to our team," Hilbert added. Jadyn Cross is...
With four runners out for Banner County Cross Country, Kari Gifford's athletes will not be able to compete as a team, but that isn't slowing them down. Senior Courtney Knisley, a three-time state qualifier, is joined by sophomore Deven Sullivan and freshmen Cheyanne Knisley and Avery Wicker this year. Courtney will be expected to lead her fellow runners and Gifford will rely on her to push the newcomers, share her experience and commitment. An injury may prevent Wicker from joining in these...
As you have probably already heard Monday Aug. 21 will be one of the most amazing events to remember. A total solar eclipse will be making its way across the state, and of course everyone around the line of totality is expecting many different visitors. According to visitscottsbluff.com at 10:25:50 am the Partial Eclipse will be visible. Then a little over an hour later, the Total Eclipse will be visible at 11:48:11. The projected total length of totality is 1 minute and 42 seconds. Some of the great local places to be able to watch this...
Following a recent increase of complaints about high utility bills, with some nearly doubling, Kimball City Administrator Dan Dean sheds some light on causes, including longer billing cycles. “There is a combination of factors for higher bills. Primarily the higher bills are due to higher usage of water and electricity,” he said. “Also, the number of days between meter readings will vary between 28 and 35 days. This was one of the longer periods of time.” Though the number of days between readings vary, he said that all meters are usually...
Arthur Cornils emigrated to the United States in the late 1800s, along with four of his brothers, following the Franco-Prussian war. His mother was a nurse during the war and she did not want her sons to fight in a war. Arthur attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and graduated in 1906, according to his grandson, Clint Cornils of Bushnell. Following his university graduation he taught at Centennial, Wyo., and then in the Hull Community school district before homesteading south of...
Fair, the word brings back a lot of memories for me as well as many past 4-H and FFA members. Fair is that special time of year when it seems to be all hurry up and wait for parents as well as all the kids. This is my first year of being a parent of a 4-Her, and now I totally understand how my parents must have felt. I remember stories my dad used to tell us about how he and his brother and sister would pack up and head to town for fair. For those of you who don’t know my family or me, I am from Laramie Wyo. I grew up there and that’s whe...
When Carl Stander moved into his home at 702 S. Burg in Kimball one year ago, one of the first orders of business was to remove a large dying tree – one of a matching set. In its place Stander planted a domed garden bed and part of the tree was used to make a natural wooden sign displaying his love of Nebraska football. Another large part of the original tree was made into a patio table that graces his front porch. He added a host of perennials, that will return next year larger and more v...
The 26th annual Kimball Hospital Foundation Golf Classic was held this past Saturday at the Four Winds Golf Course and was termed "A Huge Success" by Kerry Ferguson, the man in charge. A total of 112 golfers, or 28 four person teams, enjoyed the nice day that dampened a free golfers at the tail end of the day when a brief rain storm swept through, but there were no complaints. This year's winning team was the team of Randy Bohac, Steve Linn, Bert Linn, and Gary Haack shooting a winning round of...
I recently attended a community meeting focused on Kimball’s future, our strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities for Kimball and potential threats to our growth. The meeting was well attended and many thoughts were shared. Our strengths include being a friendly community, full of small-town charm and hospitality. We are close to urban areas and airports with easy access to both, but traffic jams are a rarity. Of the strengths listed, one was that Kimball is a pedestrian-friendly town and I would have to say that, for the most part, w...
The newest cell at Kimball Landfill will reach capacity within the next two years and an expansion will be required by that time, at an estimated cost of $1.6 million, according to Kimball City Administrator Dan Dean. "I want to bring the landfill to your attention," Dean said. "We have a little over two years left in the (current) cell for trash. It is time to start thinking about increasing it." The engineers estimate, according to Dean, included a 50 percent multiplier from earlier estimates...
On their third annual ride, The Tipi Raisers passed through Kimball on Wednesday, Aug. 2 and stayed the night at the Kimball County Fair Grounds. This group of riders, including Lakota Sioux natives from Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, are riding 400 miles on horseback to raise awareness of the hardships on the Pine Ridge Reservation as well as to raise funds to help the Lakota tribe members rebuild their homes and their community. Executive Director Dave Ventimiglia began the ride,...
Linda Mihm has lived in her quaint Kimball home at 605 S. Webster for 20 years and she has continued to improve on it inside and out since purchasing it. Linda's lush green lawn showcases two trees, each with their own neatly kept bed. Gracing the front of Linda's house is a meandering bed featuring purple bayberry bushes and colorful potted plants, as well as, strawberries in a towering trio of large pots. Her gardens don't just take up land space, they line her front stoop and grow on the...
Congrats to organizer Kerry Ferguson and the Kimball Hospital Foundation for another very successful Golf Classic Tournament held this past Saturday at the Four Winds Golf Course. A great turnout with 28 four-person teams made up of 112 golfers. The weather was nice with a bit of rain right at the tail end of the day. See all of the results in another story in this week's sports. The Thursday night Men's Golf League has completed nine weeks of league play and now will begin their season ending...
Congrats to organizer Kerry Ferguson and the Kimball Hospital Foundation for another very successful Golf Classic Tournament held this past Saturday at the Four Winds Golf Course. A great turnout with 28 four-person teams made up of 112 golfers. The weather was nice with a bit of rain right at the tail end of the day. See all of the results in another story in this week’s sports. ------------------------------- The Thursday night Men’s Golf League has completed nine weeks of league play and now will begin their season ending tournament pla...
