Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Of the hundreds of kids in four age groups who scrambled from behind the starting line to collect more than 2,000 Easter eggs at the Kimball High School practice field, only four were lucky enough to find grand prize slips inside their eggs. The rest of the kids were still lucky - as they went home with piles of goodies and candy. The giant Easter bunny, courtesy of the Kimball Bakery, was also available for photos. The event hosted by the Kimball Bakery drew an estimated 200 children, their...
As of last Tuesday, April 16, Kimball County Commissioner Timothy Nolting's resignation became official from the Board of Commissioners. "My work in public service through the county has been one of the biggest highlights of my career. It came time to change my priorities and make more time for family," said Nolting. As an outgoing "last chance," as some might say, Commissioner Brandon Mossberg had one final chance to give Notlting a small dose of his own medicine in a sort of dry sense of...
A new collaborative report - “The Nebraska Panhandle: An Assessment of Birth-Grade 3 Care and Education” - was released at a special luncheon and panel discussion in Gering last Wednesday, April 17. In attendance were representatives of Educational Service Unit (ESU 13), Panhandle Partnership Inc., the Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska, and leaders from 11 Panhandle counties. The report was based on gathered information from the past four months of focus groups that included more than 200 Panhandle residents thr...
In a brillant one-man Beatlemania show, Bob Halligan Jr. portrays Paul McCartney through his career as a Beatle and as a solo artist in a singer-songwriter, theatrical format involving music, dialogue and onstage wardrobe changes. The Kimball Concert Association brings this delightful show, titled "PaulTheBeatle" in a single word without spaces, to Kimball on Wednesday, May 1, in the Harry E. McNees Auditorium at 7 p.m. Paul has a conversation with the audience--and himself--that inevitably...
Rick Wangler, Kimball County Weed Superintendent, recently attended the Nebraska Weed Control Association’s Spring Training, held at the Ramada Inn, Kearney, on April 3-4, 2019. This was the second opportunity for required continuing education in 2019. At each training session, superintendents must answer roll call twice a day, complete and pass the exam at the end of each day to receive his or her continuing education credit hours. Wednesday’s topics included: Cropland Weeds, Jenny Rees, UNL Extension Educator; Flora, Fauna and Pho...
Last week, the crews made progress on the retaining walls, pouring the southeast wall and the footing for the northeast wall. Crews will continue to work on the retaining walls along the east side of the project. It is intended to have both walls poured this week, and crews will then backfill with earth and install the drainage facilities that will be necessary to carry stormwater away from the project once it is completed. They also will remove the curb line on the southeast portion of the project, connect to the existing storm sewer line,...
Evelyn K. Sagel, 100, died Monday, April 1, 2019 at the Kimball County Manor in Kimball, NE. Evelyn was born March 6, 1919 in Fort Morgan, CO. to Daniel & Helen (Lester) Drew. She grew up in Fort Morgan and attended schools. She married Carl Sagel in Fort Morgan on October 8, 1950. Evelyn worked as an Operator for Mountain Bell for over 30 years before she retired. She moved to Nebraska nine years ago to be closer to her daughter. Evelyn was a member of the First Baptist Church in Fort Morgan...
The Potter American Legion Auxiliary Unit 291 has selected Virginia Herboldsheimer, the daughter of Bryan and Laurie Herboldsheimer, to attend Cornhusker Girls State to be held on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln-campus the week of June 2-8. Virginia Herboldsheimer's school activities include Volleyball, One Acts, Basketball, Speech, Track, National Honor Society, Quiz Bowl, Swing Choir and Letterman's Club. Her community involvement includes Job's Daughters, Salvation Army Bell Ringer, Holy...
The Potter-Dix School Board scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, April 17, but the hearing was cancelled earlier that afternoon. The hearing regarded a personnel matter. Previously, the board had not offered Principal Jane Brown a contact, and she asked for the hearing. Brown stated that the hearing had been cancelled, but she declined to make any additional comments....
Spring sports have really gotten busy, despite some still cold and wet days. The Kimball High boys golf team was at Scottsbluff this past Monday, at Bridgeport this past Wednesday, and will be at Chase County for the SPVA Tournament Friday, and at Bayard for WTC Saturday. ------------------------- The Junior High track team is at Pine Bluffs today (Thursday) and the High School track team is at Sutherland for the SPVA Meet. ------------------------- Don’t forget the Booster Club Banquet and awards night for the Kimball High Athletes this c...
Brady Kilgore had another outstanding day at Mitchell this past week in the combined George Calvert Invitational Track Meet and the Western Trails Conference Track Meet, and was voted Most Valuable Male Athlete by the participating coaches. Kilgore was once again a 3 event winner sweeping the hurdle events with times of 15.10 in the 110 meter highs and 42.63 in the 300 meter hurdles, plus winning the high jump at 5'10" and running 4th in the 400 with his time of 55.97. All athletes were...
Kimball's Dillon Wise played himself into a three-way playoff for individual top honors at the Scottsbluff Country Club Course. Wise, along with Ethan Cates of Cheyenne Central and Blake Danni of Cheyenne East. All shot 75 to end in a three-way tie for medalists, forcing playoff holes. Dillon parred the first playoff hole, but par was not good as the two Cheyenne golfers both birdied, forcing more playoff holes. Both Cheyenne golfers then birdied the second hole as well, but it got even better...
The Kimball High boys golf team got its first win of the season in capturing the team title at the Morrill Invitational Tournament this past week. The Longhorns scored 338 to win by 12 points over the second place hometown Morrill Lions, who finished with 350. The rest of the field saw Mitchell at 362, Bridgeport 370, Chadron 371, Scottsbluff JV 402, Hemingford 430, Bayard 434, Crawford 481 and Hay Springs 500. Trevor Berry of Chadron was the individual champion with his medalist round of 74, edging past Drake DeMasters of Bridgeport, who was...
Kimball hosted its Junior High Track Invite this past week and finished 7th in both boys and girls divisions. The Kimball boys scored 37 points while the Kimball girls ended up with 19 points. Bridgeport won the boys team title with 103 points with Mitchell a close runnerup with 98, followed by Hemingford with 62, Bayard 56, Pine Bluffs 44, Perkins County 39, KIMBALL 37, Lingle-Ft. Laramie 23, and Morrill 3. One winner on the day for the Kimball boys was Chris McCloskey taking 1st in the pole vault at 9’6”. Caleb Schaeffer was 6th at 7’6...
Seth Krafczik from Kimball, pictured at right, will travel to Las Vegas in early May to compete in the $360,000 APA 8-Ball Classic Singles Championship, held annually at Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. Krafczik earned the trip after winning his tier in the Western Nebraska APA Singles Regional Championship held in Kearney. The 8-Ball Classic is a part of the $700,000 APA Poolplayer Championship events that host over 2,500 players from all over the United States, Canada and Japan. Players...
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