Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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On a beautiful May morning at the Kimball Cemetery, people gathered to observe Memorial Day. The ceremony began with Amy Birkhofer singing the Star-Spangled Banner. Speaker Thomas Tudor held the crowd's attention with his memories of guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery from 1969-70. Drafted into the Army in 1968, Tudor was selected to go to the 3rd Infanty at Arlington, VA, where he eventually was chosen to "walk the mat." He mentioned three special memories of his... Full story
The study continues into whether to upgrade Kimball Public Schools facilities. On May 24, the Kimball School Board met with Jacob Sertich from Wilkins Architecture, Design and Planning to discuss an architect’s role in designing/planning a facility renovation or addition. According to schools Superintendent Trevor Anderson in an email to the Observer, “At this time, there are no plans in terms of designs for the buildings. We are presently working to identify costs associated with a renovation of the facilities and/or addition to our exi...
For Kim Sharples, receiving the 2021 Nebraska Library Association Outstanding Volunteer Award came as a surprise. "I was very surprised and honored to receive this award," said the volunteer at Kimball Public Library. "I have always loved to help others when and where I can. I appreciate what others have done for me over the years, and I like to give back to the community." Sharples volunteers in many aspects of the library – from Little Readers Storytime to being president of the Friends of t...
Once again, Oliver Reservoir had an abundance of campers for the Memorial Day weekend. On May 27, the South Platte Natural Resource District reported that "All campsites are full at Oliver Reservoir for the Memorial Day Weekend." Oliver Reservoir information stated that boaters and fishermen need to use caution in the east and west shallow areas as the depth map may not show the actual depth. While Sunday was cool and rainy, Monday was a perfect day to spend with family and friends at Oliver...
The AmeriCorps team was worth celebrating Tuesday at the historic old high school, where team members have done so much. From left are Terri Lukassen of Plains Historical Society; U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith aide Val Jansante; Kimball Mayor Keith Prunty; Elyse Schlake Lukassen of Kimball economic development; Kimball County representative Christy Warner; Rep. Smith; the historical society's Jowain Sherman; AmericCorps team members Brendan Dyer, Brandon Abbot, Jason Husena and Dave Schuldiner; the...
It was a perfect late May branding day in Banner County as Brady Cross roped the calf and Brad Hottell and Forrest Hendrickson wrestled the animal into position....
Good morning Banner County! Well, after several days of cloudy unsettled weather we woke up Monday morning, Memorial Day, to beautiful blue skies and with what appears to be summer on its way. I certainly hope so because area swimming pools are opening this week! The Westmoor Pool in Scottsbluff opened Tuesday, June 1st and Gering and Alliance hope to open by the end of the week. They were scheduled to open on the 1st also but had a delay due to pool chemical shortages. Hopefully that will all be resolved and not a problem throughout the...
“It is always important to ask questions. Don’t immediately assume that the person on the other line is valid, especially if they are threatening you or if they are telling you to send money now or you are going to go to jail.” The Observer obtained this advice from Jina Ragland, associate state director of advocacy and outreach for AARP Nebraska. Ragland continued, “The most important thing is to ask for a call back number, and when you call that number back, you can always verify whether or not that is a true person or an imposte...
One year ago, the Kimball County Commissioners purchased a new 2020 John Deere 770 G motor grader. Murphy Tractor and Equipment’s Max Miller, vice president, and Travis Fix, sales representative, met with the current board of commissioners to review the information about the grader. The grader has 1,012 hours recorded on it with 9,107 miles; the machine has never had anything hot, including oil, hydraulics. The data indicates an idle time of 15% and 63% of the time that particular grader is in working gears. According to Miller, reviewing t...
Jesse Heide-Sieren tied for 39th in a field of 93 at the 2021 NSAA Class C Boys Golf Championship at Kearney Country Club on May 25 and 26. Heide-Sieren shot rounds of 93 and then 90 for a total of 183. The senior also carded the best two-day score among those in his Day 2 foursome. Heide-Sieren was the lone Longhorn to make the field at State. The individual champion was senior Rockney Peck of Wisner-Pilger, who shot rounds of 72 and 76 for a 6 over par total of 148 – 5 strokes ahead of r...
Here are the Week 3, 4 and 5 scores for the Kimball Longhorns trap shooting team. On Sunday, June 13, the team will shoot all four rounds of the State competition. Week 3 Athlete Name Round 1 Round 2 Total Grace Anderson 17 19 36 Ryker Behrend 8 12 20 Anna Coleman 15 18 33 Nolan Cook 14 16 30 John Dunegan 5 9 16 Travis Fryda 16 17 33 Aaron Gillming 15 19 34 Charlotte Hargreaves 6 16 22 Kambree Hottell 17 19 36 Mallory Hottell 6 6 13 Justin Klosterman 15 21 36 James McGinnis 12 14 26 Jarrett...
6/3/21 6:30 Babes-Mitchell 7:30 U13 Softball-Mitchell 6/4/21 5:30 Co Pitch Baseball Red v. Green-SE 5:30 Co Pitch Baseball Pink v. Blue-NE 5:30 Tee ball Yellow v. Red-SW 6:15 Tee ball Orange v Green-SW 6/7/21 7:30 Minors-Mitchell 6:00 U13 Softball-Kimball Southeast 6/8/21 6:00 Majors-Kimball Northeast 6:30 U10 Softball-Kimball Southeast 6:30 Babes-Mitchell 6/9/21 6:00 U13 Softball-Bayard 7:15 U10 Softball-Gering 5 6/10/21 6:00 Majors-Gering #3... Full story