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 Kimball High School Civics class is busy once again before the end of the current school year. They will be hosting a Political Forum later this month for all public office candidates who will be on the primary ballot in May. Community members are encouraged to join the class to get to know the candidates better, and to express questions and concerns. Candidates will each have two minutes to present their goals and objectives before the Civics students present follow-up questions to each candidate. “We want to get the word out about this (...
The Kimball School board met in regular session on Monday, April 9, to approve a new math series for the district and review and prioritize capital projects needed for the safety and security of the schools. Following months of assessment by a group of eight elementary, junior high and high school teachers, Kim Beyer, Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator for the district, presented the group’s top pick for the new math series. “We reviewed several math series,” Beyer said, “and finally we were able to narrow it down, in the last three months,...
The Casper Mobile Vet Center (MVC) will be in Kimball for the upcoming Veteran’s Resource Fair. They can provide any veteran, current service member, service provider or veteran family member with information on a variety of services, programs and benefits through the Veteran’s Administration and Vet Center. Staff will be available to answer questions and assist with enrollment in veteran specific programs, such as, readjustment counseling and health care. Everyone is invited to the Veteran’s Resource Fair with up to 20 vendors, inclu...
Banner County Junior High hosted a Quiz Bowl tournament on Thursday, March 29, with six schools competing, according to Banner County coach Elizabeth Bohac. Bridgeport took first place honors with 390 points with Banner County following in second place with 380 points. Creek Valley eighth grade students placed third in the tournament with 265 points. Potter Dix's eighth grade contestants earned 245 points, Garden County's eighth grade team earned 230 points and Kimball's team earned 165 points....
John Douglas Knapp, 91, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Friday, April 6, 2018. Cremation has been held and graveside services will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Doug's Tribute Wall and leave messages and stories for the family. Memorials may be given in Doug's memory to the Friends of the Kimball Library or the University of Nebraska Foundation for the College of Law, 1010 Lincoln Mall, Suite 300, Lincoln, NE, 68508 The services for Doug...
Kimball's Jordan Greenwood is faring well with college golf as a member of the highly respected Southeast Community College Men's Golf Team. After an illustrious four year career as a four-time State Medalist for Kimball High, Jordan was recruited by the Southeast Community College Coach and accepted the scholarship offer. After three spring tournaments, Jordan has ended up in the top ten medal group in the last two outings. Southeast opened the spring season in Missouri, where they finished 3rd...
A good day on the track and in the field for the Kimball Junior High girl’s track team at the Bayard Invite this past Monday. Kimball finished runner-up and just 9.5 points back of the winning Bridgeport team in the final standings of the 17 school field. The final point totals were not sent out. An outstanding day for Kaitlin Heeg, who won the triple jump at 27’10”, the long jump at 13’10” and ran 5th in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 20.0 seconds. Kimball scored very strong in the jumps as, not only did Heeg win the triple jump, but...
A slow week of activities for the local sports teams due to weather postponements or cancellations. This week should get busy. The High School track team did not go to Grant this past Saturday due to the stormy weather, but are scheduled to compete at the Western Trails Conference meet in Morrill this Saturday with a 1 p.m. start time. The Kimball Junior High track team got the season underway at Bayard this past Monday and was scheduled to compete in the Potter-Dix Junior High Invite being held at Kimball this past Wednesday. The Kimball High...