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 Light it up Blue Autism Awareness Run/Walk was Saturday April 2 at Gotte Park in Kimball. Some of the biggest misunderstandings come from lack of awareness about Autism and we hope to change that. 1. Myth: People with autism don't want friends. Truth: If someone in your class has autism, they probably struggle with social skills, which may make it difficult to interact with peers. They might seem shy or unfriendly, but that's just because he or she is unable communicate their desire for...
Imagine graduating high school having already earned college credits or high school credits in German, psychology, economics or medical terminology. That is a possibility at Kimball High School, according to Guidance Counselor Chauncey Pedersen. A variety of courses are offered locally, through distance learning, for which Kimball has no certificated teacher from high schools across Nebraska. This program allows students to take high school courses of interest during any regular school, but the system does not come without disadvantages....
United States founding father Benjamin Franklin, famously said that “the only things certain in this world are death and taxes” If there is any “good news” regarding the annual tax day event, this year we will have until the April, 18 because April, 15 falls on Friday. The nationally dreaded tax deadline still looms less than two weeks from now. Kimball is fortunate to have three certified public accountants to choose from to help with this dreaded chore annually. One of those individuals, Wynema Engstrom, has been available to help since t...
The long-awaited Kimball underpass project is taking small baby steps forward as local residents along chose, and Kimball City Council members voted on, a final design for the historic underpass located on Chestnut Street. The chosen design will feature a welcome sign to greet visitors from the north and a plaza to provide a gathering space on the south side of the underpass, at an estimated cost of $700,000, according to Kimball Mayor Keith Prunty. The project, slated to be completed in 2017, has been in the works for more than a dozen years...
Jeremy and Cheryl Kirby, and their three children Cody, 16, Emma, 11 and Kylee, 8, made a "pit stop" in Kimball a couple of years ago, but what began as a brief stay turned into a decision to stay in the hometown of his ancestors. Jeremy Kirby's family ties go back more than 110 years, as his great grandparents, Frank and Iris (Bickel) Reader, were some of the first settlers in the area in the early 1900s. The young family now resides in the home on Chestnut Street where the Frank Reader family...
After further investigation into a possible wellness center at the current Kimball Event Center, the Kimball County hospital has decided not to go forward on the combined project with the Kimball City Council and the Kimball County Commissioners. Kimball Health Services CEO, Ken Hunter said that he was very pleased to see so many community leaders come together to consider the possibility of a wellness center as well as community improvements. In January of this year a handful of local leaders m...
Driving along Highways 30 and 71, as well as along, Interstate 80, it is hard to miss the beautiful green color of the local winter wheat in our area, mainly due to the amount of moisture of late. But that moisture can cause damage to this midwest staple. “People need to be looking at their wheat fields now for the possibility of wheat rust on their crops,” said University of Nebraska – Lincoln plant disease specialist, Bob Harveson. Wheat rust is a disease of wheat caused by a fungus, such as ‘Puccinia graminis’, and Harveson states that this...
Leland "Lee" R. Smith, 47 of Gering passed away Sunday March 27, 2016 at Regional West Medical Center. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held Friday, April 1, 2016 at 3:00 p.m., at the Smith farm , 3513 Spur 4A, Harrisburg with Pastor Ken Boston officiating. Memorials may be given to the Harrisburg Cemetery or Banner County Fire and Rescue Department. Tributes may be left at www.geringchapel.com Lee was born October 31, 1968 to Robert and Winnifred (Downer) Smith in...
Karen Jo Zerr, 61 died Monday, March 28, 2016 at her home in Garden City. She was born July 8, 1954 in Sidney, Nebraska the daughter of Richard & Bette (Bauer) Wistrom. Karen grew up on a farm near Dix, Nebraska. She attended school there and graduated from high school in 1972. Karen lived in Lincoln, Ne., Kimball, Ne., and Gove, Ks. before moving to Garden City in 1992. She has lived in Garden City since. A farm wife, Karen also worked for the phone company while living in Kimball, Nebraska...
Robert D. Fornstrom, 69, of Pine Bluffs, died at his home in Pine Bluffs, on Friday, March 25, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 28, 2016 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Dan DeBruyn officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Bob's Tribute Wall and leave condolences and messages of sympathy for the family. Memorials have been established to a Charity of the Donor's Choice or the American...
Barbara Rosendahl, born June 30, 1926 deceased March 4, 2016. Barbara was born in Kimball. She attended St. Mary's College of nursing in San Francisco. She returned to Kimball to work at Kimball County Hospital where she became the administrator for 33 years. She is survived by daughters Michele Sjaardema and Janele Caldwell as well as, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Her services will be held at a later date in Well, Nevada where she will be laid to rest with her husband Lyle...
This comes as a public expression of gratitude to our amazing, caring, wonderful Kimball Volunteer Fire Department. After 10:00 p.m., on March 29, I returned to the kitchen and living room areas of the house – after teaching evening piano lessons in the other end of the house – to find those rooms filled with smoke. Within five minutes after placing my call to 911, they were coming to my rescue, removing the crazy microwave oven that had set itself on fire from the house to the yard. If they had not come so promptly and worked so eff...
The Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. In 1957, growing up in Sidney, NE, Little League Baseball was an important thing to be a part of. A kid had to have some skills and he had to be a member of a team. He had to do his part.He had to practice as hard as the others, batting and fielding...
The Kimball Boys finished third in the team standings of the Bayard C-D Invitational Track and Field Meet this past Saturday scoring 65.5 points, just a half point behind second place Bayard with 66. Bridgeport won the top team honors with 82 points, but coach Gene Mohr said, "We had some minor leg problems that caused us to pull some of our kids out of events where I know we could have scored high and we could have been right in the hunt to win this meet." Not a bad first outing for the...
The Potter Dix Lady Coyotes had a strong showing at Bayard finishing fourth with 57 points. Alexus Rozelle captured two gold medals in winning the shot put at 37'11" and the discus with a winning throw of 115'5". The Lady Coyotes scored big in the field events as Cortney Lewis was fourth in the shot at 31'6" and sixth in the discus at 89'0". A one-two finish in the high jump with Regyn Hicks winning at 5'0" and Anna McLaughlin second at 4'10". Hicks was sixth in the long jump at 14'9". Trinity...
Kimball High's varsity boy's golf team for the opening tournament held at Bayard this past Tuesday. Left to right are Zane Anthony, Dillon Wise, Jordan Greenwood, Izaak Reuter, Tyler Magninie. Magninie, the lone senior on the team, switched over from track for his final season. Greenwood is a junior and two time state medal winner. The remaining trio are all talented freshmen. Kimball is at Mitchell this coming Tuesday....
With a limited squad of just eight individuals, the Banner County High track team struggles to score points but the girls had a good showing in the throws at Bayard. MaKenna Dahlgrin finished second in the shotput at 36'0" and second in the discus at 103' while Abby Russell was third in the shot at 31'6" and the Lady Wildcats tallied 22 points. The Banner County Boys failed to score. The next meet for the Harrisburg tracksters is at Chappell on Monday, April 4....
We finally got the outdoor track season underway this past week and the Kimball Longhorns were put to the test with a meet on Saturday at Bayard and a meet in Chappell on Monday. Both days were pretty nice, especially for Western Nebraska. The Horns have some muscle pulls and some ailments they are fighting through but still some good efforts from the Big Red. Was fun to get to see Potter-Dix and Banner County at Bayard as I don’t get to see them as often as I did in years past. I enjoy talking to the Giffords and to coach Hilpert and his s...
The Kimball High School FFA Chapter members left yesterday (Wednesday) for the 88th Annual Nebraska State FFA Convention in Lincoln at UNL East Campus, where they will compete and receive honors for their accomplishments on April 6, 7 and 8. According to the group’s advisor and Kimball High’s Ag Instructor, Sally Wheeler, sixteen student members will attend the event this year. Kimball will be represented by teams in Meats Evaluation, Agronomy, Floriculture and Farm Management contests. The students will also have opportunities to listen to...
