Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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In a family celebration held on St. Patrick's Day, a local family experienced a shocking day filled with many emotions that had nothing to do with their event. A month prior, John and Jennifer Aguiniga of Kimball celebrated their Valentine's Day holiday with a gift from Jennifer in hopes to help John learn more of his mother's family history. In the process, an even bigger surprise was revealed. Jennifer had purchased an Ancestry DNA kit for John in hopes of finding family history. Over the...
The winners of the 11th Annual Kimball Ranch Rodeo placed first in only one event and outpaced the runner-up team by just 10 seconds in total time. JDS Livestock placed overall first but only won the trailer loading event. JDS placed second in team tying and branding and doctoring but slipped to third in the wild cow milking. JDS Livestock included the following members Denum Santero, Clayton Symons, Denton Reener, and Ty Chasek. Second place overall was Flying Bit Ranch, otherwise known as the...
Bountiful Baskets has been operating in Kimball since December of 2013 when Hilary Cook started it and Erin Heidemann came on board shortly after 2013. Bountiful Baskets is not a business, it is a group of people who work together for mutual benefit, it is a cooperative. It is grassroots, all volunteer, no contracts, and no catch. Since there are no employees at Bountiful Baskets, according to their website “we as a group pay rock bottom prices on your food”. The produce varies from week to week. As Erin Heidemann said: “You never know what you...
Daria Anderson-Faden has returned to the Kimball County Board of Commissioners. She was sworn into office May 21. She filled the vacancy that opened with the resignation of former Commissioner Timothy Nolting. "I am excited to have the chance to be involved with our local government again, and to be able to help people with their needs," she said. "It is different this time with all of the new boards I am serving on." It was Nolting who served on the boards that Anderson-Faden inherited. These...
Claire Constance (nee LaPlante) Tritt was born in Lawrence, MA. on August 8, 1924. She lived and worked in Lawrence until 1946 when she took a leap of faith and married Myron V. Tritt, a returning, midwestern World War II soldier whom she met at a USO dance and corresponded with throughout the War. Myron planned to build a family and a business in the town where he had grown up, so Claire left behind family and friends, but not her Boston accent, to make a life in a town which, at the time, had...
William L. "Bill" Booker, age 75, of McCool Jct., NE, formerly of Banner County, NE, died Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at McCool Jct., NE. He was born October 4, 1943 in Scottsbluff, NE to Melvern O. and Helen (Brown) Booker. Bill worked as a farmer, engineer, educator and a district sales manager for Mycogen Seeds. On June 16, 1979 he was united in marriage to Mary Joyce Kennedy in rural Kimball County, NE. Bill was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Nebraska Wheat Growers...
Ervin Edward Clay passed from this world March 26, 2019. He lived in Kimball, where he was born and spent most of his life. Memorial services will be at Cantrell Funeral Home on Friday, June 21. Inurnment will be in Kimball Cemetery with Military Graveside Honors. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Ervin’s Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kimball Nebraska Food Bank. The services for Ervin have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home....
Michael H. Tindall, 54, of Kimball, died at his home in Kimball on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Cremation has been held and graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19th 2019 at the Kimball Cemetery with Pastor Kenneth Mars officiating. The family will host a meal following the graveside; please call Howard and Shirley Timdall if you will be able to attend. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Michael’s Tribute Wall and leave messages for the family. Memorials may be given to the family. The services for have b...
The Four Winds Golf Course will come alive this weekend with the holding of the annual Father’s Day Golf Tournament hosted by the Thursday Night Men’s Golf League. This is one of the favorite events each year held at the Four Winds with lots of family get togethers to make up the 3-person scramble teams, along with many friends returning to Kimball to participate. Tournament play will tee off at 12 noon on Saturday and continues on Sunday with a 9 a.m. Start time. Randy Bohac is the Tournament Director and is hoping the weather holds good for...
Kimball High grad Zane Anthony made sure he closed out his High School football career in fine fashion with an outstanding performance in helping his West Team win over the East Team, 6-0, Saturday night at the Scottsbluff Bearcat Stadium. Anthony started on offense for the West Team as a wideout receiver, and also played a role as a defensive specialist on kick off situations. Zane had a kickoff return of 33 yards, had three catches for 22 yards, and had three tackles on special teams. Anthony...
Kimball High grads of the 2019 class were preforming again this past weekend in All Star events. Kate Reader and Izaac Reuter played in the select Mid Plains Area All Star Basketball games held Saturday evening at the College in North Platte. Kate was on the winning Black team that won over the Gold team 65-37 and contribute nine points along with playing an overall good game with her rebounds, defense and assists. Izaac ended up on the Gold team that lost to the Black team 76-74 in overtime....
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