Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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A mother of five, ages 15 down to 18 months old, Jen Shaw of Kimball feels grateful for and blessed by the love of her family. After moving to Kimball in November of 2014 Jen began to raise her family of three with then boyfriend Cory Shaw. "Cory and I have been married for almost three years now," Shaw said. "He is such an amazing dad and stepdad to the kids," she added. Her oldest daughter, Katelynn, is 15, Kyle, 13, Kloey, seven, and Karson and Kamryn are 18 months. One of Shaw's favorite par...
The day before Mother's Day, one Kimball mom will be handing her graduating son his diploma. As a member of the local board of education Carrie Tabor will present her oldest child, Nicholas, with his diploma this weekend as he graduates valedictorian of his class. "I can't take credit for who Nicholas is, he just has done amazing things," she said. Carrie, a mom of five spanning from high school graduate to newborn, said she feels blessed to have the opportunity, though she knows it will be a...
Have you seen the activity and equipment working at the City dam property on County Road 22 on the south edge of town? What's going on out there? The Kimball Community Trail Project! Kimball Area Foundation Fund members have been working with and coordinating city employees, to clean up trash and abandoned metal and wood piles, and numerous volunteers who are donating their time, efforts and expertise to this grassroots effort. They are blazing out a walking/bicycle trail, a future dog park and...
Kimball's, Madison Biesecker, is still bringing in honors, even though she has graduated from Southeast Community College, where she excelled in the classroom and on the volleyball court. Madison received a Student of the Year award from Southeast Community College as the Math-Science Student of the Year and had her recent honor presented to her by Rebecca Burt, the Program chairperson and a former Bushnell resident. Madison, the daughter of Drew and Cheryl Biesecker, was also named to the...
Richard "Dick" A. Patterson, 90, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Cremation has been held and services will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Dick's Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials may be given in memory of Dick to St. Jude's Children Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105 or calling 1-800-805-5856, or to the Salvation Army at Give.SalvationArmyUSA.org . The services for...
Terry J. Howard, 64, of Pine Bluffs, died in Albin, Wyoming on Monday, April 30, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Burial will be in the Kimball Cemetery with Military Honors. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Friends may also visit www.cantrefh.com to view Terry's Tribute Wall and Leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials may...
The Kimball High Boy's Golf Team picked up yet another win in capturing the Team Championship, and the individual medalist honors, at the Kimball Invitational Tournament held this past Friday at the Four Winds Golf Course. The tournament was postponed one day and resulted in near perfect weather conditions for all of the young golfers. Kimball had a winning score of 322, with Perkins County runner-up with 339. Behind the top two were Bridgeport with 343, Garden County 374, Mitchell 390, Kimball...
Kimball had some highlights at the Bayard B-C-D Track Invite this past week, but none brighter than the winning triple jump mark by freshman, Sam Bemis, which also established a new Kimball High all-time record for the event. Bemis got out 34'2.5" to win the event and better the old mark of 33'9.5" set by Shelby Vogel in 2014. The jumps were once again a strong point for Kimball as Jenna Greenwood finished 3rd in the triple jump at 32'9" for a very good mark and Megan Spicer was one place out...
It’s District competition time. The Kimball High Track Team will be at District in Sutherland today (Thursday), with a start time of 10 a.m. Mountain Time. Two of the Longhorn tracksters will be looking for return trips to the State meet in Omaha May 18-19. Brady Kilgore finished 5th at State last year as a sophomore and senior, Hannah Biesecker, is a veteran at the State meet in the long jump. The Horns have other athletes who have a chance as well. Good Luck Kimball. District boy’s golf is Tuesday and you fans won’t have to travel far as Ki...
Kimball's, Jordan Greenwood, and his Southeast Community College Men's Golf Team is headed to the National Junior College Golf Tournament being held in Foley, Alabama, after winning the recent Regional Tournament held at the York Country Club Golf Course. The Regional Tournament consisted of 36 holes of play on Day One, followed by another 18 holes on Day Two. As a team, Southeast won handily over all other teams. As an individual, Jordan also stood out finishing 3rd. In fact, the entire...
Kimball High School students picked up around businesses on Tuesday, May 1, to give back to the community for all the support the school receives. They combined the hard work with a fundraiser and a meal. Seniors put together salads, baked goods, and grilled hot dogs for the entire school for lunch before being sent around town to clean up. Once the students were finished with their meals they met with their groups and were sent off to their designated clean up sites. Everyone worked hard for...
A large turnout this past week for the annual Kimball High Booster Club Banquet and Awards Night. Jeri Ferguson served as the Master of Ceremonies and kept things moving right along. Dave Klinkhammer was recognized for preparing the delicious beef brisket and members of the Booster Club did the serving. After everyone got their food eaten, the various coaches did a rundown on their seasons talking of this year's highlights, along with what they feel need to be accomplished to make their...
