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 Public SchoolsFoundation does a lot of really cool things for the Kimball Public Schools, but I don’t know that people really know about us,” Foundation board member Michele Daum said. The Kimball Public Schools Foundation was established as a non-profit organization in 1991 by business and community leaders, and though there is no membership the board is comprised of ten members elected to fill three-year terms. The Foundation accepts donations in an effort to build a financial base to begin awarding grants for use by indiv...
Director of the Kimball County Ambulance Service received an offer for an in depth assessment of Kimball’s local ambulance service by the State of Nebraska. To that end, she asked the Kimball County Board of Commissioners this past week to consider the assessment offered when she became the director. “I don’t know what type of questions they ask,” she said. “They will go through our training records; they will go through every aspect of our service to evaluate how well we are doing what we do.” Goranson further explained to the board that...
Kimball Health Services hosted their 14th Annual Health Fair at the KHS North Campus on Friday and Saturday this past week. According to Kimball Health Services Public Relations Spokeperson, Kerry Ferguson, a total of 314 people participated in the two-day event, receiving reduced-cost blood screenings, blood pressure monitoring and body mass index evaluations. "A big thank you to all who participated directly or indirectly with this past weekend's health fair," added KHS Community Health Nurse,...
Christy Warner is grateful to once again reside in Kimball, and many reasons led her and her family to return. Warner, a 1993 Kimball High School graduate, married another Kimballite after graduating, Jon Selves, who was enlisted in the United States Army when they were first married. The first sixteen years of their lives, according to Warner, was spent moving with the Army, beginning in the Schofield Barracks, Hawaii to Fort Campbell, Kentucky and on to Fort Lewis, Washington. The majority of...
As the weather got warm, then cold, then warm again, my Darling Significant Other (DSO) and I began considering a patio set. After much discussion about what we wanted, I began the process of pricing sets. I traveled here and there for various reasons, and while I was away I stopped in a BigBox Superstore (which shall remain nameless) and I looked at my favorite Close-out Special store too. While the prices seemed reasonable when compared with one another, I just couldn’t imagine spending that much money on a set that would be used just a f...
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. A father’s advice is often very useful and timely. Veral Smedley (Smed) was a twenty year old man, working construction jobs in Utah. In the World War II time line, his life is going well. He’s making money, has a roof over his head, there aren’t many fast food places so he eats well too. His fathe...
Two more tournaments and two more wins for the Kimball High Golf Team. This past Thursday, Kimball hosted both the Western Trails Conference Tournament and the Kimball Invitational with separate scoring. The Longhorns won both divisions with their lowest team score of the season capturing the top honors with 316. Not only was the Kimball team a double winner on the day, but so was Kimball junior Jordan Greenwood who won both division medalist titles with his par round of 72. In the Western...
The host school, Chase County, won both the girl's and boy's team titles at the SPVA Track and Field Meet held in Imperial this past week. In the girl's division they piled up 193 points with North Platte St. Pats a distant runner up with 94 followed by Bridgeport with 90, Sutherland 51, Hershey 51, KIMBALL 34, Perkins County 13. In the boy's division it was Chase County 121, St. Pats 100, Bridgeport 88, KIMBALL 68, Perkins County 66, Hershey 47, Sutherland 37. Highlight of the meet for Kimball...
Kimball hosted the 2016 SPVA Junior High Track and Field meet this past week with Chase County winning all four divisions consisting of girls 7-8 and boy’s 7-8 divisions. Kimball’s best finish in the seven-school competition came in the eighth grade girl’s division where they finished fourth with 41 points. Kimball was fifth in the seventh grade girls class with 39.5 points, sixth in the seventh grade boys with 35 points, and sixth in the eighth grade boys with 38.5 points. Jenna Greenwood was a standout for Kimball in the eighth grade girls...
Kimball had limited entries at the Bayard B-C-D Track Invite this past Friday as coach Gene Mohr elected to hold out several of his athletes from competition due to injuries, illness, and tired bodies. None the less, the Longhorns had some highlights in this large event that attracted 13 schools. Sidney won both the girl's and boy's divisions with Mitchell, Bridgeport, and Alliance following in order in both divisions of the team scoring. Kimball finished ninth in both divisions scoring 26...
A very busy sports week this past week with lots of track and golf to report along with the Booster Club Banquet and awards night on Friday. Be sure and read all of the stories in regards to all of these events. The Booster Club Banquet was well attended with food provided by the Booster Club with the help of several of the ladies involved. Jeri Ferguson served as MC and kept things moving right along and Kerry Ferguson put together a video show to close out the evening. Adam Bohac, a former outstanding student/athlete at Kimball High who is...
The Kimball Federation wrestling club, with 23 athletes in grades 4-8, wrapped up their year in April with coaches Luke Kelley, Jim McGinnis, Bob Culek, Tyson Culek, Dillon Snyder and Jason Hottell. Britton Culek closed his first year wrestling with a 28-5 record first year wrestling. Culek wrestled in 10 events took first in six of them, second in three events and third at one competition. He placed second at districts, second at state and third at Midwest classic. Matthew Johnson ended the...
Kimball High School’s top graduates of 2016 are Alisha Hunsaker, valedictorian and Danika Daum, salutatorian. Hunsaker, daughter of Jared and Susy Hunsaker, and Daum, daughter of Mitch and Michele Daum have both attended Kimball Public Schools from the beginning of their education. These two outstanding young ladies have served as leaders for classmates, academically and athletically, throughout their years at Kimball schools and they will lead the class of 2016 one last time through commencement ceremonies in the KHS gym on Saturday, May 14 a...
Banner County’s valedictorian, Megan Gifford, and salutatorian, Paige Cross, encourage future graduates to participate in every opportunity, work hard and enjoy high school life. “Participate in everything you can, and always remember to enjoy yourself,” Gifford said. “When you reach the end of high school, it will seem like it took no time at all.” “Make sure you cherish every moment you have in high school, because no matter how much you hate it, you will not want to graduate,” Cross added. “Work hard in your classes from freshman year so you...
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