Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Carla Gorenson and Greg Robinson know the impact and understand the legacy of Larsen's Jewelry Store and its 98-year history in Kimball. Carla and Greg are the great-grandchildren of store founder O.C. Larsen. They are emotional and reflective about the end of the 98-year-old business. This coming Christmas will be the first time in a long time that either Carla or Greg have been able to do much of anything as far as Christmas with their families. Greg said, "It will be difficult because they wi...
About 50 shoppers wait patiently for the doors to open last Thursday for the going out of business sale at Larsen's Jewelry Store in Kimball. Greg Robinson opened the doors at noon so the crowd could check out sale items. As Kimball resident Susie Abramson waited outside for the opening, she said, "We are so lucky to have had the store as long as we did. Congratulations on retirement." Below: Store owners Greg Robinson and Carla Gorenson take time during the busy sale week to pose for a photo...
Lt. Cmdr. Dr. Kali Autrey, a Kimball High School graduate, was presented with the Junior Pharmacist of the Year Award on June 26. Autrey serves as a pharmacotherapy subject matter expert and reimbursement lead at the Center for Disease Control Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity. She graduated from Kimball High School in 2009 and attended the University of Wyoming, where she received her doctorate in pharmacy. She moved to Farmington, N.M., and joined the U.S. Public Health...
KCTS and the City of Kimball have joined forces to provide rides throughout town for the summer months. There are 10 bus stops that will be serviced on a 30-minute loop and five stops used on request. The stops run from 7 am to 5 pm. KCTS Administrator Christy Warner said, "We will still pick people up at their door if they have a situation that doesn't allow them to get to a stop, such as age or disability." Warner stressed that KCTS still does reservation rides in town before 7 a.m. and after...
Four Winds Golf Course pro Edward Tamsett has given 30 days notice of his resignation, the Observer learned Monday. Kimball Park and Recreation Board Chairman Henry Heeg on Monday confirmed that Tamsett resigned. Tamsett, a professional golfer in his native Australia before arriving at the Kimball golf course, was in the second year of his contract with the Park and Rec Board....
Matthew Brown, director of building and grounds for Kimball Public Schools, said he is pleased with the progress on the Mary Lynch Elementary School playground – where students have received some welcome additions. Construction was completed on June 22 for the new structures, and the kids could not be more excited. As noted by Kimball Public Schools Superintendent Trevor Anderson, "It is a much needed update for our students at Mary Lynch Elementary. We are happy to see the finished product a...
Yard of the Week for the July 4 holiday goes to Mike and Jenifer Coleman at 5 Crestwood. The Colemans will celebrate their 22nd wedding anniversary on July 4. They purchased their home five years ago and brightened up the yard with roses of all colors, adding two or three bushes every year along with red lilies, hosta, and cannas big leaves that bloom once a year when they mature. Pictured with Mike and Jenifer is Yard of the Week sponsor Heather Entingh....
Good morning and Happy 4th of July, 2024 to you all! A lot of fireworks are blowing up all around the area, and a few have already been here and gone. For example, the yearly Ice Cream Social and fireworks in La Grange was July 3rd, so sorry I missed that last week. However, if you have gone for the last 50 years like some of us, you just know these things. I really am sorry though. There also are two events that happen weekly in the valley, and I don’t always mention them, so here is a reminder. The Gering City Band plays at Legion Park at 7...
Isaac Olsen of Harrisburg has been selected as a 2024 Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute delegate and will participate in NAYI from July 8-12 at University of Nebraska’s East Campus. NAYI brings together hundreds of high school juniors and seniors every year to learn more about Nebraska agriculture, network with ag leaders and explore career opportunities. “We were overwhelmed, but not surprised, by the record number of applications we received from students interested in attending NAYI,” NDA director Sherry Vinton said. “NAYI is an incredi...
Funeral services for Brent Kevin Curyea, 67, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, July 12, 2024 at the Glendo Community Church, 118 North Paige Street, in Glendo, Wyoming with Pastor Benny Hill officiating. Brent died Monday, June 24, 2024 at the Memorial Hospital of Converse County in Douglas, Wyoming. He was born Sunday, August 12, 1956 in Cheyenne, Wyoming the son of Donald Milton and Thelda Faye (Anderson) Curyea. Brent was married to Doris Fay Klinginsmith on July 14, 1979 in Laramie,...
A celebration of life for Janet Steele Wells will be held 11 a.m. July 5, 2024, at Cantrell Funeral Home, 609 S. Walnut St., with Pastor Lorri Kentner officiating. Born in Bushnell and raised in Kimball, she passed in Casper, Wyoming, on Oct. 19, 2023. Janet was preceded in death by her husband William “Bill” Wells, daughter Tammy Wells Seidler, and parents Maurice “Stub” Steele and Viola Hammond Jelinek. Survivors are by daughters Tonya, Billie and Rebecca; son Ron; grandchildren Billy, Lauren, Shelby, Austin and Hunter; great-g...
High School bull rider Cody Brinkman is headed to the National High School Rodeo finals in Rock Springs, Wyoming, from July 12-21. Cody's third place finish in the Nebraska State Rodeo finals qualified him to ride at the national event. For the second year in a row, Cody has qualified for nationals, and last year he placed fourth at state. Going into his senior year at Kimball High School, Cody has one more year of high school rodeo. He will participate in the fall and spring seasons. Cody's...
The Kimball High School cheerleaders are ready to help the Longhorn Nation faithful show their school spirit with a Longhorn sidewalk painting. Proceeds support the cheer team. New Longhorn driveway and sidewalk prints can be yours for a $25 donation. Touch-up paint jobs are going for $20. The Longhorn team logo prints are red, of course, about 3-1/2 feet wide and 2-1/2 feet tall. If you don’t want one on your property, you can adopt a print for a student or a spot on a school sidewalk. For more details, contact a cheerleader or Carrie Tabor a...
kpslonghorns.org The Longhorns boys and girls basketball teams are getting in their shots this summer. In the top photo, the boys take a break during tournment games in Pueblo, Colo., where coach Trevor Anderson said they "competed their tails off" and won more than they lost....
The girls get a break at their UNO Summer Basketball Camp in Ohama, where coach Jaclyn Burks said they showed "some grit and toughness" while playing 11 games in 28 hours....