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 County Board of Commissioners opened their latest meeting, Tuesday, April 19 to a packed board room, with dozens of citizens and interested parties on hand to hear and discuss the Kimball County Ambulance and the regional ambulance service option. "The ambulance services that have become regional with you guys," came a question from Kimball County Ambulance Service employee Kim Schildhauer to the CEO of Regional West Medical Center, John Mentgen and Randy Meininger, owner of the...
Imagine the excitement of opening night at the Goodhand Theatre in Kimball, May 1954, a night some may well remember – the smell of popcorn and the excited voices of the crowds waiting in line for tickets to see “Money from Home,” starring Dean Martin, Marjie Millar and Jerry Lewis. This scene may soon be repeated, like a favorite rerun, right here in Kimball. More than 60 years later the Goodhand Theatre is scheduled to re-open with the same movie, showing on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at 7 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. “We enco...
Dogs running at large is becoming a concern for the Kimball City Council, as board member James Schnell and Kimball Mayor Keith Prunty broach that subject as well as dog kennels within city limits at the latest council meeting, April 19. “Last Friday I got jumped by two citizens both upset because we are not keeping dogs from running at large,” Schnell said. Prunty added that he had fielded a complaint about kenneling dogs, as well and broached the subject of licensing dog kennel businesses within city limits. The current ordinance limits the n...
Roger Gillming is a nonconformist when it comes to his role as retired after spending a total of forty years in homiletics, the study of composing and delivering a sermon, and helping with the American Red Cross. Once serving as the pastor for both Methodist churches, here and in Bushnell for more than a decade, Gillming thought he would like to have more free time with his wife, Schatzie, and their two grandsons, Aaron and Kip, who live in close proximity to the couple. Real retirement didn't...
Audrey Hepburn once said, "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." That very sentiment is echoed in the FFA Creed, "I believe in the future of agriculture," and enacted in the Kimball High School's Ag Greenhouse. This greenhouse enclosure was purchased in 2004 from Stuppy Manufacturing, according to Kimball's previous Ag Instructor, Alan Held, for around $38,000. It was then erected by local contractors in 2005, at an approximate cost of $26,000. Currently, as it was when first built, is...
Substance abuse prevention is the focus of a newly formed coalition in Kimball County. Five representatives from Kimball County, Region 1 Behavioral Health Authority and Kimball Public Schools met last month to discuss youth substance abuse prevention, according to Faith Mills, Youth Network and Prevention System Coordinator at the Region 1 Behavioral Health Authority. Marshall Lewis is also part of the conversation of beginning a coalition group for this area. “I don’t really know that much about it, but I have been willing to listen,” he st...
Helen Theodora Selover Grubb was 17 when she scored 99 points to win the honor of Healthiest Girl in Kimball County and went on to compete in the state contest. Little did she know that she'd be around to tell the story 86 years later! She was always a leader and a teacher, teaching kindergarten through eighth grade students (often one student in each grade) for several years in rural Districts 28, 16 and 24--when she was right out of high school herself. Her students included her own sisters...
James C. “Whitey” Westby, 76, of Kimball, died at his home in Kimball on Sunday April 24, 2016. Cremation has been held and a gathering of family and friends will be held at the Kimball 4-H Building on Thursday from Noon until 3:00 p.m. Following the gathering at the 4-H Building there will be a gathering at Beer & Loathing at 3:00 p.m. Memorials have been established to the family. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to leave condolences and messages for the family. The cremation services have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Jam...
Patience is encouraged as fact finding on the ambulance precedes any action. Arriving at a hasty and poorly researched decision is not in the best interest of the residents of the county. Please be assured that I will pursue a well thought out approach to arrive at a solution that will be most beneficial tothe people of Kimball County. Daria Andersen-Faden Kimball County Commissioner...
I had the opportunity to attend a conference last week in Denver and I must be honest, I knew I would learn a lot, but I didn’t expect to have any fun (well, except for the shopping, the food, and the people-watching). With a conference name like Innovation and knowing so many of our extended team (specifically our own Patrick Cossel), I should have known that it would be anything but boring! Little did I know, however, that I would be meeting with some of the brightest, most creative and all-around greatest people in the industry. They are p...
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. Soon after graduating high school, Paula Stevens (Paula) was interested in doing something different, something exciting, and something like being away. She was in Lawrence, MA. She had an aunt that she respected and looked up to. The aunt liked the Navy and Paula thought she would like it as well....
Kimball competed in the 2016 District Music contest with more than 800 high school performers competing individually and as a group in both vocal and instrumental contests. Contestants from Banner County, Bayard, Bridgeport, Gering, Kimball, Leyton, Minatare, Mitchell, Morrill, Potter-Dix, Scottsbluff, and Sioux County gathered at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff for the contest on Thursday, April 21. Award certificates were presented to soloists, small ensembles, and large...
Kimball took the top two individual places in winning the team championship at the Perkins County golf tournament held at Grant this past week scoring their low team score of the season of 319. Perkins County was 20 strokes back with 339 to finish runner up in the team standings. Another individual win for Jordan Greenwood who took medalist honors with his round of 37-37=74. Jordan finished just one stroke better than freshman team mate Zane Anthony who shot his best career round of 39-36=75 to...
A solid day for the Kimball High Track Team at the George Calvert Invite held at Morrill this past Saturday. Although Mitchell won both the boy's and girl's team titles, and Bridgeport was runner up in both, the Kimball boys finished third and the Lady Longhorns fourth. The Horns had their shining moments. Mitchell tallied 157 team points in the boy's division holding off Bridgeport who scored 150. Kimball had 105, Gering JV 36, Morrill 25, Sidney JV 21, Minatare 8, Scottsbluff JV 6, Sioux...
What a difference a day makes when it comes to weather and spring sports in Western Nebraska. Our Kimball golfers had a cold and dreary day at Grant this past week, then had a near perfect day at Scottsbluff on Monday. Didn’t matter as the Longhorns won both times out and now have three wins and two runner up finishes on the season. Our track team has had meets cancelled, rescheduled, and even had some good days. It was a good day this past Saturday at Morrill, but now they have to wait and see if the SPVA Meet in Imperial will go on as s...
The Kimball High boy’s golf team had back-to-back team wins this week taking the Perkins County title during play last week and then capturing the Division Two championship of the Scottsbluff Invite at the Scottsbluff Country Club this past Monday. The Longhorns took top honors with 349 with the Sidney JV runner up with 392, Mitchell 418, Morrill 415, Alliance JV 433, Gering JV 431, and Bayard 449. These were the teams with enough golfers to have team scores. Jordan Greenwood captured his fourth individual medalist title of the season as w...
It appears Mitchell is going to have a strong track and field program for a few more years as their junior high track team took top team honors in winning the Kimball Junior High Invite this past week. The Mitchell team won the combined team decision (boys and girls) with 177 points with Burns a distant runner up with 108.5. Kimball finished fifth in the combined division with 71 scoring 40 in the girl’s division and 31 in the boy’s division to finish fourth in both of those team standings from the field of 11 teams. Highlight of the day for...
The Kimball Dead Eye Shooters took the top three finishes in both Air Rifle and BB Gun at the 2016 Nebraska State 4-H BB Gun and Air Rifle Match, held April 2 and 3 in Wayne. In doing so, the team earned the right to participate in the 2016 Daisy National BB Gun Match held in Rogers, Arkansas later this summer. The BB Gun Team, comprised of Bailie Brower, Taylor Terrill, Julia Winstrom, Jaren Winstrom and Jared Barnes placed third overall. Julia Winstrom shot a 360 to earn second place in the...