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 hard work for the FFA Alumni pays off when they "watch kids be successful after they graduate and leave the program." This is the reason why Sandy Lukassen, Amber Wilke and other alumni spent their Thursday afternoon and evening preparing the food, lining up the silent auction articles, and finally, cleaning up after the FFA Alumni feed. While preparing coleslaw and beans for the annual feed, both Sandy Lukassen and Amber Wilke professed a strong commitment to the Kimball FFA program. Their...
Work on the Underpass Renovation Project is well underway with crews going on the job early Monday morning, April 1. The project -- Old Highway 71 between 1st Street and Main Street in Kimball -- is in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the city of Kimball, the Nebraska Department of Transportation and their contractor Paul Reed Construction. The pedestrian facilities will be renovated as well as other improvements to the right-of-way on Highway 71, Chestnut Street, between 1st Street and Main Street. The city released...
Hannah Stahl, a senior at Potter-Dix High School, won the Best Overall High School category for her artwork in the Youth Art Month art exhibit held at the State Capitol Building in Lincoln. Hannah's batik, "Waterlilies," has been on display in the rotunda of the capitol for the month of March. All artists were recognized at a ceremony at the State Capitol Building this past Saturday. There were 76 entries in this exhibition for artists in grades K-12. One award was given for the elementary...
Springtime and warmer weather seem to bring everyone and everything outdoors, including that old hot rod or muscle car that has been hidden and cozy during these cold winter months. What a perfect time to start thinking of the many up and coming car shows and drags down main street in the summer sun. One car show coming up is the Kyra’s Kisses Neighborhood Show and Shine in Sidney, Saturday, May 4, at the Sidney First united Methodist Church. All donations will benefit the nonprofit Kyra’s Kisses. The show is open to cars, trucks, motorcycles a...
Michael H. Tindall, 54, of Kimball, died at his home in Kimball on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Cremation has been held and graveside services will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Michael's Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials may be given to the family. The services for Michael have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Michael Howard Tindall was born in Kimball, Nebraska on December 30, 1964, the son of Howard and...
Annabel F. Adels, 96, of Pine Bluffs, passed away March 18th at Cheyenne Region Medical Center. She was born on April 12, 1922 in Omaha, Nebraska and adopted by Robert P. Garrard and Annabel Garrard from Kimball, Ne. She attended Kimball school. She married Albert G. (Sy) Adels on October 14, 1939. They lived in Kimball until March,1950 and then moved to Pine Bluffs and raised their 7 children. Annabel will always be remembered for her beautiful smile. She loved everyone she knew. She had many i...
Norma Lucille (Carpenter) Stolz, 85, of Rockford, IL, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Norma was born April 2, 1933, in Omaha, Nebraska, daughter of Willard and Edna Pearl (Whitcomb) Carpenter. She was the oldest of 6 children and was raised in various locations in Western Nebraska as her father was a ranch hand at this time. In 1940, her father bought a farm in Agate, Nebraska, and the family settled down. Norma was to be found most days helping her father with farm work. She rode horses,...
Liver and onions was on the menu as Shirley Whartman stepped up to get her meal. Over 45 lunches of liver and onions were served at the Kimball Senior Citizens Center on Wednesday, March 28. Liver and onions is one of the most popular meals served by the Office of Aging of Western Nebraska, according to cooks Teresa Lockwood and Eileen Rowley. Other popular meals are chicken fried steak and pork cutlets. Liver and onions lover, Shirley Whartman said, "My husband wouldn't eat it, so I never...
I enjoyed taking in the Tri-State Track Meet at Chappell on Monday . . . well kinda. All was good until I experienced a pesky nose-bleed that wouldn’t stop, but a trip to the Chappell Regional West facility where I was greeted and treated, quite well, pretty much solved the problem, at least for the moment. They had to call Kyle Brown, the pleasant young man who burned the inside of my right nostril to stop the flow, from the track meet also. He was there to attend any possible injuries to tracksters. But enough of my medical conditions. M...
A good day on the track, and in the field, for the Kimball High Track Team this past Monday at the Tri-State Track Meet held at the Creek Valley High School in Chappell. The Kimball boys won the Team Championship with 94 points, the Kimball girls finished fifth with 42 points, and Kimball wound up second behind Pine Bluffs in the Combined Team Scores, with 136 points. Weather-wise, it was an on and off type day where at times the sun would shine and it was fairly nice, and at times it was windy...
Two Kimball wrestlers showed grit and determination this past weekend at the Midwest Classic Nationals in Kearney. Trajan Johnson and Britton Culek both placed fifth in their brackets out of nearly 1,200 wrestlers. Johnson wrestled in the 6 and Under 52 division. He scored 10 team points and took home fifth place. Culek wrestled in the 8 and Under 52 division. He scored 16.5 team points and also took home a fifth place medal....
Kimball's Jordan Greenwood signed a letter of intent to continue his collegiate golf career this past week at the completion of his second year of golf and school at Southeast Community College. The former Kimball High standout will enroll at Midland University in Fremont to finish out his college days. The former four year state medal winner for Kimball High was playing in this season's opening spring tournament at the Fremont Golf Club in Fremont where he shot rounds of 81-79=160 and ended up...
It’s time for a new season and hopes to bring yet another record breaking year in Julesburg, Colorado, at the drag strip. The oldest NHRA Drag strip in the USA, it’s still at the same location and a summer event that has continued to grow over the years. With the first race weekend coming up fast, crews are in full swing with just a few short days before opening weekend this Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14. “We are getting close and we are expecting another great year. Last year was a record breaking year. We had 320 cars in one weeke...