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 Board of Public Works considered the purchase of a new conveyor belt at the Kimball Landfill and recommended the matter to City Council to progress. Employees at the landfill have made multiple repairs to the current conveyor belt and replacement has been considered for nearly a year. “It is getting worn out and needs to be replaced before we have problems,” City Administrator Dan Dean said. A bid was received from Karl W. Schmidt & Associates, Inc., at just over the $30,000 budgeted amount including hardware. Labor was bid at an...
Movie goers this past weekend noticed a major improvement at the Goodhand Theatre. The auditorium was a comfortable temperature. No blankets were needed, even though a few people brought them, not knowing that the new heating and air conditioning system has finally been installed. Thanks to a generous grant from the Union Pacific Foundation and a Greater Good grant from the Panhandle Partnership, the old, original furnace, pictured above, has been replaced. The new equipment, pictured at right,...
A nomination made secretly and supported by several letters of recommendation led to the surprise recognition of one of Banner County's most beloved teachers – Jeri Revelle. Revelle traveled, with many members of her family, to Kearney where she expected her daughter to be recognized and awarded. "I was listening to the Music teacher of the Year award and I was thinking that teachers in small schools do a lot," she said. "Then they read the elementary award and I thought the same thing. Then t...
Despite a moratorium they adopted in 2002 on drilling new wells with a capacity of 50 gallons per minute or greater, the South Platte Natural Resources District may consider drilling an augmentation well south of Oliver Reservoir with a capacity of 800 – 1,000 gallons per minute. This measure, one of two being considered to augment water levels at Oliver Reservoir Recreation Area, was discussed at the second public meeting regarding diminished streamflow, on March 23. Representatives from The N...
Patsy C. Kellner passed away on April 1, 2017 at the age of 82 in Vernal, Utah. Patsy was born March 28, 1935 to Ruby and Ira Brown in Maude, Oklahoma. Patsy married Leonard R. Kellner on January 30, 1955 in Kimball Nebraska. Patsy enjoyed spending her time in the kitchen cooking & baking her many recipes that will be handed down to her family. She loved sewing clothes for her kids when they were growing up and even sewed wedding dresses and attire. She enjoyed running the Kimball Senior Center...
Larry G. Petersen, 65, of Sidney and formerly of Kimball, died at Sidney Regional Medical Center on Thursday, April 6, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Alan Foutz officiating. Burial will be in the Kimball Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Larry's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. Memorials...
We all have choices that we make everyday, truly every moment of everyday. Many are minor choices, what to eat, which street to drive down or what movie to watch but some are bigger choices that will impact the rest of our existence. Whether our choices are conscious or unconscious, we often miss the meanings behind the choices we make because of the busy lives we lead. It is a wise person who recognizes the subtle meanings hidden within our everyday life. For many years, and during the time I lived and worked in Sedona, AZ, I was one of those...
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. Ernest Kahrs graduated from high school in Lodgepole, Nebraska in 1949. By this time, there were several branches of the military he could have joined. The US Air Force had become an entity of its own; the US Navy was hiring young folks; the Marines...
Samantha Bemis was outstanding in the first track meet of the season for the Kimball Junior High track team. The talented young eighth grader won three events in helping her Kimball team to a second place finish in the 13 school girl's division of the Bayard Invite. Southeast won the team title with 78 points with Kimball in the runner-up spot with 63. Miss Bemis set a new Kimball Junior High record in winning the triple jump with her leap of 33'11", bettering the old record of 31'6.25" held pre...
The spring sports schedule is in full swing and the Kimball High golf team finally got some action. They were at the Mitchell Tournament this past Tuesday and because of our early deadline for printing, we will have the story on this action in next week’s sports, along with the results of the Bridgeport Tournament being held today, April 13. This is a 9 a.m. start time if you want to take in the action. Next Tuesday, April 18, they will be at the Morrill Tournament with another 9 a.m. start time. Track action today, Thursday, April 13, with M...