Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Recent cooler temperatures and increased moisture have benefited a few local farmers, but presents a delay that could be costly for others. According to Farm Service Agent Bob Nagel, the increased rainfall has delayed some farmers from planting dry-land corn, though most irrigated corn is already in the ground. “With a crop insurance final plant date of May 25, they will be hard-pressed to plant by then,” Nagel said last week. “Most corn producers would have their crop in by now. They will have to plant their corn late.” Additionally, much of...
These long eared owls, approximately 13 inches in size, were recently seen nesting north of Kimball. The person who reported the sightings has seen other types of owls in the last 20 years, but not this kind. One reason is that these owls are very nocturnal. According to the Owl Institute, the long-eared owl can be seen in much of the northern United States and parts of Canada. They do not build nests, but instead use other things as nests, such as reusing old nests or using caves, tree...
The City of Kimball will soon be seeking a new economic development director as Wilson Bowling resigned. It is not known at press time why he resigned from the position. According to City Administrator Daniel Ortiz, the city will begin open recruitment and go forward from there. "We are still in the early stages of coming up with a strategy on how to fill (the position)," Ortiz stated. "We are currently looking at the job description." Ortiz added that while the particulars are being...
It may be difficult to imagine that prior to moving to Kimball with her husband Bruce and their son, Stephen, Wilma Gilliland knew little of golf. The young couple met and began dating in Mt. Vernon, Ill., where Bruce was a civil engineer. Bruce, a golfer, asked her to meet him at the local country club for a date. The country club had a public nine hole course. "He took me out to the golf course. I had never been out on a golf course, but I was to meet him there," Wilma recalled. "There was a...
The Kimball City Council dispatched all the items on its agenda in 20 minutes in its May 19 meeting. The council passed ordinance 723, meant to clarify the municipal code regarding the hours of sale for alcoholic beverages, at the meeting. “It’s a clean-up ordinance from our old book to our new book,” city attorney Kent Hadenfeldt said. “When we passed the new book, a couple years ago, this was not consistent with what we actually do.” The council also approved an inter-local agreement drafted by the Kimball County Highway Departmen...
On May 15, second grade students from Mary Lynch Elementary School were treated to a field trip to various Kimball businesses. During lunch at Gotte Park, several members of FE Warren Security Forces were there and asked if they could play in the park with the students, according to teacher Amy McManigal. "They spent about an hour playing football, playing on the playground, and just talking with our students," she said. "It was the best unplanned part of our field trip."...
The All-Class Reunion will be here soon, and chairman Kim Baliman urges locals to share the word about the July 3-5 event. Baliman said they have received about 170 registrations for the event as of this week. "If we don't have at least 300 there we will have a serious conversation about whether we will do it again," Baliman said. She added that the committee hopes for at least 500 in attendance. Baliman said the next two weeks are expected to bring the most registrations in, but some graduates...
The Kimball County commissioners agreed to purchase new communication equipment for the sheriff’s office at the May 19 regularly scheduled meeting. The new logger, at a cost of $14,590, will replace one which is seven years old and is malfunctioning. The logger records phone calls for the county’s 911 system. “I feel it’s time that we do this. It will coincide with everything else that we’re doing right now,” Sheriff Harry Gillway said. The logger currently in place records the information on DVDs. Both of the DVD drives currently need repair...
Leo D. Buddecke, 76, of Kimball, died at his home in Kimball on Saturday, May 23, 2015. Friends may stop at the funeral home on Thursday from 1-5 p.m. to sign the register book and leave condolences for the family. Memorial services for Leo will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 29, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kimball with Pastor Ken Mars officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Please visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary on line and leave condolences for the family. Memorials may be given in Leo’s name to either Pra...
Virgil Erwin Hilkemeier, 80 of Moorcroft, Wyo., and formerly of Kimball, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Funeral services were held Saturday, May 23, in Moorcroft at the First Presbyterian Church. Services were arranged by Gillette Memorial Chapel, visit www.gillettememorialchapel.com....
Shirley J. Jurgens, 54, of Gering, died Thursday, May 21, 2015, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Shirley was born Dec. 10, 1960, at Rapid City, S.D., to Jerry James and Zoa (Burton) McCloud. She received her education in the Scottsbluff Public Schools. She was united in marriage to Michael Jurgens on July 11, 1992 at Scotts Bluff National Monument. Mike died in 1993 as the result of a car accident. Shirley was a hard worker, providing for her family no matter what it took. She...
Seven farm and ranch women from western Nebraska successfully completed the six-week Annie's Project course offered this spring in Scottsbluff, in the process becoming better business partners by sharpening their networking skills and ability to manage and organize critical information. The spring session ended in early May; the next Annie's Project group will begin in the fall. Annie's Project is made up of six three-hour evening sessions. Each session is based on one of the five areas of risk...
Students from Mary Lynch Elementary in Kimball took a short field trip to Gotte Park on Thursday, May 21, the last day of school for Kimball students this year....
The following awards were presented at the Potter-Dix Junior/Senior High awards night held earlier this month. Potter American Legion Post 291 Scholastic Award (top GPA for each class): Coby Hicks, junior; Emmalea Bush, sophomore; and Payge Hoffman, freshman. MAC ACT Scholar Award: Silver – Cooper Hicks, Ryley Hicks and Rebekah Hutchinson. (Note: This is an award for seniors. A composite score of 25-29 receives a silver medal and 30 or high receives a gold) MAC All-Conference Academic: Brad Flohr, music; Cooper Hicks, football and drama; R...
Lyle Douglas Janicek of Kimball graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this spring with a bachelor of landscape architecture degree from the College of Architecture. Shayla Havlat of Kimball graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. Diane Baluska and Kaitlin Knaub, both of Kimball, were named to the president’s list at Chadron State College. To be named to the president’s list, a student must have a cumulative 4.0 grade point average. Kassandra McKinnon of Bushnell, Alexander Raw...
The Kimball Junior Golf Program will once again be available to children ages 4-18 for the entire month of June. According to chairman Wilma Gilliland, participants can join the program at any time and previous skills are not necessary. Area youth will learn grip, swing, rules and course conduct as well as many other valuable skills. "It's about the integrity of the game, the friendship it builds and the lessons it teaches the kids," Gilliland said. Youth aged 4 through third grade will meet at...
Rowdy Keller, a member of the Kimball High School class of 2015, was named the Kimball Lions Club 'Student of the Year.' Keller, who earned the club's student of the month award for January, received a $500 scholarship for the yearly award. Throughout Rowdy's high school career, he has participated in cross country and wrestling and has lettered all four years in both. Rowdy has received academic all-state the past three years in wrestling and was all-conference for two of those years. He has...
For each quarter of the school year, three students from both the seventh grade and eighth grade are honored as "Students of the Quarter" at Kimball Junior High. These students are nominated by their teachers and then selected by the principal. The students are treated to lunch at Pizza Hut and earn a certificate for their excellent performance during the past nine weeks. The fourth nine weeks students of the quarter are seventh grade students Ethan Greenwood, Parker Dykes and Austin Flores,...
OMAHA, Neb. – About a year ago, somewhere along the road between Omaha and Potter, four recently adorned NSAA track and field medalists began to dream of greater achievement. They didn't so much talk about how good it would feel to be a state champion. They talked more about what it would take to get there. But once Jake Johnson, Sam Bogert, Cameron Purcell and Cooper Hicks, in that order, ran themselves to a state championship on Friday in the 3,200-meter relay, they couldn't help but think a...
Jaden Withrow brought home a Nebraska State Track medal by finishing 8th in the boys Class C Division long jump. The talented young sophomore had a best jump of 20'6.5" to finish in the number 8 spot thus giving Kimball their lone 1 point in the team standings. Withrow was making a return trip to the state meet held at Omaha Burke Stadium having qualified in the triple jump last year as a freshman. This year he was a double event qualifier as he also qualified for the triple jump where he got...
Tyson Dahlgrin ended his high school athletic career on a strong note. The Banner County senior earned points in both hurdles events to place at the state track meet last week in Omaha. Dahlgrin finished fourth in the 110 meter hurdles in 15.46 seconds, just hundredths of seconds behind winner Jared Hastings of Giltner. Hastings won with a time of 15.19. Dahlgrin was the top seed going into the finals, with a top preliminary time of 15.44. In the 300 meter hurdles, Dahlgrin took sixth place in...
It was a stellar two days for Potter-Dix at the state track meet in Omaha last week. The boys team not only won state in the 4x800 meter relay, the Coyotes tied for fourth place in the team standings. The girls finished 33rd at the meet. Giltner won the state team title with 57 points, followed by Bertrand with 47 and Brady at 32. Potter-Dix and Wausa each tallied 30 points to tie for fourth place. The highlight of the two-day performance was the 4x800 meter team's state championship run. The te...