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 cemetery went high-tech this April when the original Kimball cemetery directory was replaced with a digital kiosk. The kiosk shows the area where graves are located by section, lot and grave numbers, as the directory before it did, except now the information is viewed electronically. The cemetery board voted to purchase the new kiosk in September with memorial funds. The cost was $25,200, and the kiosk was delivered at the end of March. "Donations (were) received or money pledged...
Banner County elementary students learned a variety of safety measures during the annual Farm Safety Day, organized by the Kimball-Banner County Extension Agency. Above, students learned the "Stop, drop and roll" technique to extinguish a fire on them. TJ Vanosdall practices the technique as students, from left, Ryan Hunt, Brendyn Onstott, Aaricka Fullam, Janie Fonseca-Warm, Nat McGowan, Jacob Parsons, Audrey Shutts and Adam Knaub watch. At right, Ken Boston leads the exercis...
The Kimball Board of Education approved a bid for the new HVAC system at Mary Lynch Elementary School during its regularly scheduled meeting held Monday. After considering five bids from area providers, the board approved a $94,000 bid from Best Plumbing & Heating of Sidney. “All five of them were reasonable and we had one that was surprisingly low, so we interviewed that contractor,” said Ben Schmitt of Specialized Engineering Solutions in Omaha, who the board hired to assist with the process. Best underbid its competition by a sig...
Longtime Kimball resident Judy Perry is the new executive director of both Vista Villa and Park Terrace living facilities. Perry was hired for the position in September 2014. Perry, who grew up in nearby Lodgepole, met her husband, Dan, in college. She moved to Kimball with him 34 years ago. The Perrys raised their three daughters, Amber, Jennifer and Danielle, in Kimball, though each of them has moved away now. Amber, an athletic trainer at a high school, lives with her husband and twin...
The Kimball/Banner Farm Bureau has announced the winners of its agricultural scholarship to five members of the class of 2015. Three students have been selected from Kimball High School and two from Banner County High School. The scholarship is awarded to students who are pursuing advanced study from an accredited college, university or trade school with an interest in agriculture or are from a rural background. They may have a major goal in working with agriculture or in a program to benefit a...
The Kimball City Council approved the purchase of materials needed for road repairs this summer at its regularly scheduled meeting on May 5. The council heard from Adam Vath, of the firm of M.C. Schaff & Associates of Scottsbluff, regarding a bid for the chip seal project for city streets. The bid amount from the company, which has worked with the city often in the past, included alternative bids based on which oil is used for the project. The lesser amount, which uses a “water-based” oil, totals $88,041.30. The most expensive bid totals $97...
What are a group of mothers in Kimball to do when they struggle to find a fun and inexpensive activity for their children? They dance. Local moms Katie Culek, Tiffani Dea, Jill Ferguson, Erika Loy and Carrie Tabor comprise a board and with that board the club began to take shape with dance classes for children. “To start off it was just a bunch of us moms wanting to bring something to Kimball, so we created a board,” Culek said. “Our goal coming into this as parents, starting a board, was to find something for the kids that was cheap and enjoy...
Area schools have planned summer school for the coming year. While Banner County Schools do not have summer programs or summer school planned, both Kimball and Potter-Dix have planned summer school. Potter-Dix classes will be held for two weeks in June, one in July and one in August on weekday mornings. These summer classes are based on teacher recommendation and are for grades Kindergarten through sixth, according to outgoing superintendent Kevin Thomas. Kimball Public Schools will have a “Jump Start” math camp for kindergarten through fif...
A graveside service for Elizabeth “Liz” P. Adels will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, at Kimball Cemetery with Pastor Dan Hinton as preacher. Friends and family will gather at the Kimball Eagles Lodge, located at 218 S. Chestnut St., at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, for a luncheon prior to the service. Elizabeth “Liz” P. Adels, 90, of Cheyenne passed away Nov. 18, 2014 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 7, 1924, in Venus, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Henry J. and Fannie (Korb) Novak. Elizabeth attended school...
Angela S. Chambers, 48, of Kimball, died at her home in Kimball on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Memorial services will held at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 8, at the First Christian Church in Cheyenne, Wyo. Memorial services will also be held in Kimball at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Angela's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. Memorials have been established to the family. The services for Angela have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Angela Sue...
Simmons W. Cook Jr., age 88 and lifelong resident of Sidney, passed away at the Sidney Regional Medical Center, Monday afternoon, May 4, 2015. Simmons Wallace Cook Jr., the son of Simmons Wallace Sr. and Helen Ilene (Thompson) Cook, was born on July 7, 1926 in Sidney. He attended Sidney Pubic Schools, graduating with the Class of 1944. Following graduation, Simmons enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He served with the Fourth Marine Division in World War II in the South Western Pacific...
Explore your business personality, talents and hobbies. Learn how to turn these interests into a business idea. Campers will be challenged to think about business needs in their communities and how to market local businesses. Meet local entrepreneurs and tour local businesses. Camp culminates with your business presentation during the county fair. The Kimball Public Library and the Cheyenne, Kimball-Banner County 4-H and Extension are co-sponsoring an educational opportunity for the youth in the community which will begin June 2, and meet each...
Constituents of Third District Congressman Adrian Smith will be able to meet with a representative of Congressman Smith’s office at a series of “mobile offices” on Monday, May 18, and Tuesday, May 19. A “mobile office” allows constituents to meet directly with one of Smith’s staff members about federal issues and take advantage of the constituent services available through his office, such as assisting individuals with challenges they face while working with a federal agency, ordering flags flown over the U.S. Capitol and booking tours in Wa...
During the recent board of directors meeting, the Oregon Trail Community Foundation awarded nearly $64,000 in Scholarships to regional students. Receiving $2,000 each from the Clara E. Muehlberger Scholarship was Ashleigh Galles of Hemingford, Justin Mohr from Kimball High School, Jessica Bragg of Gordon-Rushville High School, Michaela Flick of Sidney, Mykayla Brown of Bayard, Dani McKay and Kaitlyn Berner, both of Leyton High School, Cody Robinson and Brian Gould of Alliance, and Kaelia Nelson of Hemingford. Receiving $1,000 each from the...
Congratulations to Kimball High School's May Student of the Month, Sanford Day. Sanford has participated in many activities throughout high school. He was part of the golf team as a freshman and sophomore, and during his junior year he participated in Mock Trial. Sanford loves music, and throughout high school he has been heavily involved in band. He played the tenor saxophone his freshman year and then moved to the baritone saxophone the past three years. He was a member of jazz band his first...
Three local students graduated from Chadron State College at the spring commencement exercises held last Saturday. Dr. Margaret Crouse was the speaker at the graduate ceremony in Memorial Hall at 8 a.m. Crouse is retiring after 36 years on the faculty and in the administration at CSC. John Jacox was the speaker at undergraduate commencement in the Chicoine Center at 10 a.m. He has a distinguished career of more than 30 years in the aerospace industry. The three students with local ties who graduated were: Diane Baluska of Kimball graduated...
Hannah Stull of Kimball was one of 685 who received degrees last Friday at the University of Nebraska-Kearney commencement ceremonies. Stull graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of science degree in psychobiology. Graduate and undergraduate degrees were conferred at the UNK commencement exercises at 10 a.m. last Friday. The Honorable Jodi M. Hoos, circuit judge for the 10th Judicial District in Illinois, delivered the commencement address. Hoos, of Amherst, graduated magna cum laude from UNK in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in political s...
The Green Valley Homesteaders provided entertainment at the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory's Mt. Plover Festival last Saturday. The festival was moved to the Kimball Event Center when heavy rain forced them inside from the original location of Gotte Park....
Students from Kimball, Banner County and Potter-Dix high schools were named to the Nebraska School Activities Association’s Spring 2015 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State Awards. Banner County students who received the award include Teresa Monsees for music, and MaKenna Dahlgrin and Courtney Knisley for girls track and field. Kimball students who received the award include Kallie Bush and Jessica Hanks for music, Colton Stull for boys track and field, and Jessica Hanks and Ali Hunsaker for girls track and f...
Nearly 3,000 degrees were awarded during commencement exercises May 8 and 9 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, including six from either Kimball, Potter or Harrisburg. Shawn Robert Nagel of Kimball graduated from the College of Arts and Science with a bachelor of science degree. Kirstie Anna Smith of Potter graduated from the College of Fine and Performing Arts with a bachelor of arts degree with distinction. She also received a bachelor of science degree with distinction from the College of Arts and Sciences. Kaleb James Thomas of Potter...
Ashlynn Kuhns, a 7-year old Kimball resident, won the 'Our Little Miss' pageant preliminary competition in Cheyenne, Wyo. She also won the "living doll" award. She advances to the regional competition May 15-16 in Sheridan, Wyo. If she wins there, she will advance to the national competition to be held this July in Minneapolis, Minn....
The Kimball/Banner County Extension Office held its annual Farm Safety Day last week for Banner County elementary students. They attended a variety of sessions throughout the day on topics such as disability awareness, tractor safety, electricity safety, fire safety, proper lifting, chemical safety and more....
Potter-Dix breezed through its competition Friday to win both the boys and girls divisions of the Cheyenne County Invitational in Sidney. The Lady Coyotes totaled 192 points to easily win over second place Leyton, which ended up with 123 points. Potter-Dix won eight events and took second place in eight events. In the boys standings, Potter-Dix rolled to first place with 144 points compared to second place Leyton's 114.5 points. The Coyotes won seven events and finished second in six events. Kel...
Eric Stevens shot the low medalist round of 79 sparking his Bridgeport team to the top finish at the Kimball High Invitational Golf Tournament this past week with Kimball finishing in the number two spot. Coach Todd Janicek's boy's avenged a Western Trails loss to the Kimball team from a week earlier as they shot the winning score of 349 with Kimball runnerup with 362. Behind the top two were Perkins County 372, Chase County 379, Sidney 388, Creek Valley 401, and Gordon-Rushville 447. Kimball...
The highlight of the Bayard B-C-D Track Invite for Kimball High was the win in the pole vault by Ali Hunsaker who had a career best winning height of 9'0" which also improved on her own Kimball High School record after setting the mark at 8'8" just a week ago! After winning the event at 8'10," Ali had them set the bar at 9'0" and cleared it to become the gold medal champion and Kimball High's all time best. She also ran 6th in the 200 with a time of 28.14 on a cold but dry day of track and...