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’s County Commissioners approved a motion to pursue more information on the establishment of a visitors center after hearing a presentation from Tourism Director Jo Caskey. The location currently being considered by Caskey is the old Burger King building that currently sits by the Interstate. “This building is excellent there. The infrastructure is in place. The property is available for lease or purchase. It includes a large paved parking area on 4.9 acres,” Caskey said. The location would serve as the new High Point Welcoming Cente...
George Risk Industries, Inc. has chosen their replacement for former President and Chairman of the Board Ken Risk, who passed away February 27 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Stephanie Risk-McElroy, Ken Risk’s daughter, was chosen by GRI’s Board of Directors to take over the position on March 5. “I’ve kind of been trained to do his job for several years, and I just kind of fell into it. It’s stuff I’ve done already. It’s just signing off on some higher level purchases, an...
The menu at Dozo reads at times like one at a college bar. For starters, you can sample hot wings drizzled with lava sauce, “dynamite” mussels, “firecracker” shrimp and spicy chicken nuggets. It’s almost as if that guy from the TV series Man vs. Food had a hand in things. At other times, Dozo’s listings resemble a catch all tourist spot: mixed seafood ceviche, New York strip steak, Hawaiian poke salad with “mixed greens” substituting for poke. One thing the sushi spot located in Lincoln’s Haymar...
The 2010 growing season in Tuscany was marred by heavy rains in the early months. But folks at the Castiglioni estates claim perfect September conditions saved the harvest. One result: their Tenuta Frescobaldi di Castiglioni. The blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with a touch of Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese thrown in, yields brisk berries on the nose, deepened by dark cherry, the soft hue of rose petals and just a trace of pepper. Perhaps there’s more, but earthier notes fell victim to t...
