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 Observer sent a list of questions to candidates whose names will be on the Primary Election ballot in May. We are printing their answers as we received them. County Clerk Cathy Sibal 1. Tell me about yourself. I am Cathy Sibal and I moved to Kimball in 1972 with my husband Pat. We have been in the rental business many years. I have a strong faith and I am very patriotic. I thank God for the privileges I have as an American Citizen. I love to help others and give back what has been given to me. My background before being elected County...
Born in Greeley, Colo., Echo Kizzair moved to Kimball at the age of four. She attended Kimball Public Schools until her eighth grade year, at which point she began working full-time and later became an assistant manager at Total, now known as Kwik Stop, for three years. Echo then received her CNA license at the Kimball County Manor, she also attended Med Aide school there. By the age of 17 Echo was married and still living in Kimball. She and her husband, Rick, had their oldest daughter,...
Anthony Frederick "Tony" Day, 65, passed away April 5, 2018 in Billings, Mont., from complications of Alzheimers. Born July 26, 1952, in Kimball, Neb., he was one of four children of Richard and Nellie (Hoke) Day. After graduating high school in Grover, Colo., he worked in the oilfield industry and was involved in the family farm in Bushnell, Ne. He then spent a short time in Belen, N.M. In the motel business. In 1981 he moved to Thermopolis, Wyo. Tony married Penny Koester April 2, 1985 in...
Thirty quail eggs, all in a row, inside Amy McManigal's incubator. McManigal and her sixth grade science class have been hatching eggs throughout the school year, including chicken eggs, guinea eggs and now the tiny Bobwhite quail eggs. The class learns about incubation periods and how each species differs from others through the projects. Other Mary Lynch classes are invited to come learn from the experience and McManigal live streams the process on YouTube as well so others can enjoy the...
Mitchell captured both divisions of the 2018 Western Trails Conference Track and Field Meet held at Morrill this past week. Bridgeport was runner-up in both divisions and Bayard finished 3rd in both classes. The Lady Tigers amassed 186 points to capture the girl's division, followed by Bridgeport with 103, Bayard 71, KIMBALL 48.66, Hemingford 41, Gordon-Rushville 40 and Morrill 36.33. In the boy's division, Mitchell won with 127 points, Bridgeport had 120, Bayard 78, Gordon-Rushville 70, KIMBALL...
The Kimball High Boy's Golf Team got the season underway with two wins this past week capturing the team titles at Mitchell with their team score of 323 and improving that score to 317 in winning the Bridgeport Tournament. At the Mitchell Tournament, Alliance finished runner-up with 350, followed by Bridgeport with 363, Gering 374, Chadron 381, Morrill 383, Garden County 384, Crawford 403, Mitchell 408, Scottsbluff JV 420, Mitchell JV 428, Creek Valley 431 and Bayard 468. Bridgeport senior,...
The Kimball girls captured the team title of the Potter-Dix Junior High Track Invite held at the Kimball site this past week, scoring 152 points to hold off Burns, who finished just a few points back with 147. Pine Bluffs had 69, Leyton 44, Morrill 17, Minatare 17, Potter-Dix 16 and Banner County 3. Leyton won the boy's division with 171 points, followed by Burns with 81.5, Potter-Dix 77, Pine Bluffs 67, KIMBALL 23, Morrill 16.5, Minatare 15 and Banner County 14. The Kimball girls are loaded...
The weather is still playing havoc with the area sports scheduling, but area school administrators have been moving events around and trying to get at least some of them held. I am to the point of wondering if it is even worth the time of listing events, as there is a good chance they will be moved. That being said, Kimball will host a junior high track meet today (Thursday) beginning at 9 a.m. Kimball High will attend the George Calvert track meet in Morrill on Saturday (April 21), as it has been moved back from Friday. The Kimball High...