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 City Council reviewed the 2013-2014 city budget during their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 21. Terry Galloway, of Almquist, Maltzahn, Galloway & Luth, CPA, presented the budget to council via telephone and outlined several positive aspects of the budget, but also defined a few areas for concern. There are losses in several funds for operating revenue, including the electric, water and sewer funds – a trend which points to the need for a rate study. “That’s why we need a rate study,” Galloway said. “All of those sho...
Fifth grade students from Mary Lynch Elementary School ventured over to the Kimball County Manor last Wednesday (April 22) to help plant trees for Earth Day. The trees, two hackberry trees and one red oak tree, were provided by the South Platte Natural Resources District. Kimball Mayor Keith Prunty read a proclamation in honor of the day, while city council member James Schnell and Jeremy Williams, the city's parks and recreation supervisor, told the students about the trees and trees planted...
There are many noticeable improvements to businesses along Chestnut street in Kimball, including the new signage at the intersection of Chestnut and Third, also known as the junction of highways 30 and 71. The Kimball Main Street Improvement and Design Program has had a hand in the improvements seen in town. "It is a program that tries to incentivize fixing buildings, especially downtown, but really it is for any business as long as it is not a home-based business," said Wilson Bowling,...
Les Reemts built a life in Kimball in a somewhat accidental way. He completed pharmaceutical college in Scottsbluff, where he worked for nearly two years before he moved with his wife, Beverly, to Colorado. "We always liked Colorado and we snooped around down there," Les said. Colorado was where they really wanted to be, and he said and they would have stayed in that state - except the cost of living was too high. "It was tough trying to live on what they were paying. We liked the town; we...
The Friends of the Kimball Library's first-ever mystery murder dinner theater was a smashing success. The two-night fundraiser netted more than $1,350 to go to the library's carpet fund, said Kimball Public Library Director Jan Sears. "I think it went very well. We were very pleased with the turnout and the support," Sears said. The play in the two-night performance was the "Sour Grapes of Wrath." The murder mystery was set on the Killingsworth Farm winery in California. It was owned by...
Weather permitting, work is scheduled to begin the week of May 4 on US-30 from Dix east to the Cheyenne county line, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads. Paulsen, Inc., of Cozad, Nebraska, has the $2,766,948 contract for concrete repair, ADA sidewalk upgrades, milling and resurfacing work. The project will involve removal of four inches of asphalt by cold milling and replacing it with new asphalt. Work will also involve repair of the bridge deck on L-53A, including waterproofing and sealing, as well as new guardrail. Rumble strips wil...
The Kimball City Council included the city’s waterworks plant and water system in the Combined Utilities Revenue and Refunding Bonds (Series 2013) at its regularly scheduled meeting held April 21. The council heard from Mark Mumford, vice president of Ameritas Investment Corporation, regarding the bond that was issued in 2013. “To bring in the water into the utilities as a whole will allow us to use those revenues, that will give us the correct ratios moving forward with the combined utilities, so all the utilities will be together,” Mumfo...
Donald H. Larson was born in Kimball on Jan. 26, 1939, and passed away at his home in Costa Mesa, Calif., on March 22, 2015. Services were held April 10 at Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, Calif. His parents were Fred H. Larson and Evelyn (Wilger) Larson. He attended the Kimball public schools graduating in 1957 from Kimball County High School. As an eighth grader his first job was at Morgan Drug Store making 33 cents an hour. Other jobs included working for the Western Nebraska Observer as a...
Linda R. Valentine, 72, of Cheyenne, Wyo., died at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne on Saturday, April 25, 2015. Friends may stop at Cantrell Funeral Home on Friday, May 1, from 1-5 p.m. to sign the register book and leave condolences for the family. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 2, at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Rev. Sandy Dillon officiating. Burial will be in the Kimball Cemetery. Memorials have been established to St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view L...
The South Platte NRD and the Oliver Reservoir Advisory Committee are hosting a public meeting to discuss the future of the Oliver Reservoir Recreation Area west of Kimball. The meeting will be held at the Kimball Public Library at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 30. The district and committee will review short and long term goals, a fish stocking report, receive input from community members and other subjects related to the Oliver’s continued success. Volunteers will also have a chance to sign up for volunteer work days or to help accomplish s...
The Kimball Public Library was one of 10 in Nebraska that received a boost in the form of grants from the Kreutz Bennett Donor-Advised Fund. The library received $5,000 toward its carpet fund and received another $2,7000 for the MakerCamp. The funds come from the generosity of the late Shirley Kreutz Bennett of Lincoln. Each year, the Kreutz Bennett Donor-Advised Fund, an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation (NCF), accepts proposals for matching grants for public libraries in communities with populations of fewer than 3,000....
The Prairie Tales Oral History Project is a vital part of collecting and preserving the history of the area – Kimball County and the surrounding area. Interviewers have been active and have collected about a dozen stories. Preservation Week is April 26-May 2, 2015. During Preservation Week, libraries all over the country present events, activities, and resources that highlight what we can do, individually and together, to preserve our personal and shared history. Memories and treasures should last a lifetime and be passed on to future generatio...
Chief Petty Officer Troy Beard is embarking on his 20th year in the Navy in August. He is a command career counselor for the Navy. Troy is stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii, with his wife, Kristen, and their two boys, Casey and Dillon. Beard is a Kimball native....
Kimball senior Jordyn McDowall accepted a cheerleading scholarship to Concordia University in Seward. McDowall and her father, Clay, met with coaches from the school to sign scholarship papers and a letter of intent. She plans to major in special education. Pictured, front row, from left, are: Clay McDowall, Jordyn's father; Jordyn McDowall; and Emma Novotny, Jordyn's sister. Pictured, back row, from left, are Concordia University cheerleading coaches Daneen Kovar and Sara Ha...
Aliyah Baber, left, and Amy Birkhofer placed first in the Spring 2015 competition of the Nebraska Stock Market Game for elementary students. They made a growth of 11 percent on their money. They were also the overall winner in the elementary division for the fall and spring competition....
Banner County students participated in a mock debate on LB643 (medical marijuana) last week as part of State Senator Ken Schilz's Student Senate Program. Pictured, from left, are: Roby Fonseca, Kadan Huber, Bryce Olsen and Tyson Dahlgrin....
Alexia Schaeffer, 10, was one of six winners in the Observer's Easter coloring contest held last month. She was one of two winners in the 9-10 age category....
On Monday, Kimball High School inducted three students into its chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS). All three students are current sophomores at Kimball High School. They are Hollie Clark, Taylor Walker-Muldoon and Audrey Day. Current members of NHS include seniors Jessica Hanks, president; Colton Stull, vice president; Rowdy Keller, secretary/treasurer; and Kallie Bush. Junior members include: Danika Daum, Ali Hunsaker, Ben Tussing and Monica Wasielewski. The NHS is the nation's...
The Kimball FFA recently competed at state in a variety of contests. Results not previously available include the junior parliamentary procedure team earning a bronze emblem. Members of that team are: Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, Joel Evertson, Alex Reader, Justine Heeg, Sebastian Portillo, Connor Moore and Leisha Casimiro. The chapter also had four members represent the chapter in the state honor choir. Those members are: Leisha Casimiro, Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, Sebastian Portillo and Connor Moore....
The Kimball High Boys Golf Team shot their low team round of the season to finish third at the Morrill Tournament this past week. Bridgeport won the team title with 353 strokes followed by Chadron with 362, Kimball 376, Crawford 393, Gordon-Rushville 401, Hemingford 429, Gering JV 456, Mitchell 459, and Morrill 469. Keenan Johnson of Chadron was medalist with his round of 81. Eric Stevens of Bridgeport wound up 2nd with his 82 after winning a score card playoff from Kimball's Jordan Greenwood...
With near perfect weather conditions at the George Calvert Invitational Track and Field Meet in Morrill this past Friday, the athletes responded with no less than 10 new meet records, including 6 in the girls division and 4 in the boys division. Kimball’s Ali Hunsaker and Jaden Withrow added their names to the new records with Hunsaker winning the girls pole vault at 8’8” to better the old mark of 8’6” set by Brianne Arnott of Mitchell in 2011, and Withrow getting a season best triple jump of 4...
Tyson Dahlgrin won the 300 meter hurdles and finished second in the 110 meter hurdles to lead Banner County at last Friday's meet at Morrill. Dahlgrin won the longer hurdles event with a time of 42.30 seconds. He finished second in the 110 meter hurdles in 15.81 seconds, just behind Drew Gilliland of Mitchell, who won the event in 15.04 seconds. Bryce Olsen took 13th in the shot put with a throw of 38-09.5, and finished 21st in the discus at 102-07. In running events, Micah Wicker took 18th...
The Potter-Dix boys took second place and the girls finished fourth at the Pine Bluffs track meet held last Friday. The Coyotes finished just 11 points behind host Pine Bluffs for the title, 129 to 118 points. Lingle-Fort Laramie was third with 87 points, followed by Burns with 80 points. In the girls standings, Burns edged host Pine Bluffs by just half a point, 112.5 to 112. Lingle-Fort Laramie was third with 105 points, followed by the Lady Coyotes in fourth with 94 points. The Coyotes took...
Nate Entingh sits with his son, Alaska. He was named this year's bowler of the year. A night to remember for Nate Entingh: after a rough start in his first game, Nate came on strong with a 245 game (a personal high) and finished the 3-game-series with a 204. Nate's 715 handicap series was the top score for the evening's competition and honored him with the Bowler of the Year title. Wayne Pile, with a 671 (221,197,175), claimed second place and the second-high scratch series (593). Les Reemts...
Paul Anderson rose to the top to win the 2015 Bud Light 32 Tournament. Paul's first 3-game-handicap series of 722 conquered his single opponent in the first round. Another 717 handicap series overcame his second competition. The third round was a two-game series and Paul, again, edged by to win. Round four was a one-game bowl-off and Paul rose to the challenge by bowling 30 pins over his average. In the fifth and final round, an above average game gave Paul the victory and the Bud Light 32 title...