Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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For more than 100 years the Engstrom family has farmed the ground in Kimball and Banner County, raising cattle and children on the Nebraska prairie, and last weekend they celebrated the occasion with a reunion and dance. In 1906, Adolph and Selma Carlson married in Rawlins, Wyo., after both immigrated from Sweden. Adolph and Selma lived in Laramie, Wyo., before heading east to Sidney by wagon. Upon arriving in Sidney they met a doctor who led the couple to a homesteader by the name of Mr....
Local business matters were discussed at length during the June 20 Kimball City Council meeting, beginning with a unanimous vote to rename the Main Street Design and Improvement Grant to the Kimball Business Facade Improvement Grant at their June 20 meeting, a request from City of Kimball’s Special Projects Coordinator Amy Sapp. “As we go through the leadership certified status and we possibly focus more on main street, I wanted to separate the two,” Sapp said. “Most of the communities in our area use Business Facade Improvement Grant....
After more than 100 years the Masonic Lodge in Kimball is still going strong and was rededicated on Wednesday, June 28, during the Grand Master's Road Tour. The Grand Master of Mason's of Nebraska Rick Myers and his wife, Marsha, of Fremont, joined the Grand Master's Road Tour and Worshipful Master Kevin Wynne, of the James L. Eatmon Masonic Lodge #294, in Kimball, alongside many members of the local lodge for a tour of Kimball's lodge as well as the opportunity to rededicate the lodge after...
Barb was born in Sidney on April 21, 1927 and died in Omaha on June 18, 2017. She was the second of four children born to Arthur “Ike” Elsworth Killham and Barbara Augusta Alice Killham (Pieron). Barb spent her childhood on a farm near Dix, Nebraska. She attended a one-room school where she often claimed to have been the fastest girl runner her age; however, as we reminded her, she was the only girl in her class. Barb’s mother died at a young age, and the four children were lovingly raised by her father and Lucile (Cile) Gressot. While atten...
Sharon B. Waite, 69, of Lyons, Kan. passed away on Friday, June 23 in Wichita, Kan. Formerly of Sidney, Sharon was born to Jasper and Elvina Huls on June 18, 1948 in Dalton. Sharon attended school in Dalton during her early years. She married Donald Michael and to this union two children were born, Alan and Angela. Following her divorce, Sharon married Larry Held and was blessed with two more daughters, Gretchen and Christina. Sharon began working as an office manager for Gene Waite at Meadow...
The Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. Harvey M. Reiger, Colonel Reiger, Harvey, was an exceptionally bright young man from the time he entered this world until now. By age fifteen, he had a college degree. When he was sixteen, he called on a recruiter's office inquiring about the...
Jim and Denise Culek left home with their lawn cut but a surprise awaited them upon their return, a simple but gorgeous change that won them the Yard of the Week. "While we were away, our children decided to do some landscaping," Denise said. "They leveled the corner on Nadine and 8th, put up a retaining wall, added mulch and a rock with the family name." The results are a proud, inviting corner filled with seven perennials and solar lighting surrounded by lush green lawn....
Kimball County Sheriff Harry Gillway said that the spaghetti feed at Oliver Reservoir this past weekend was a huge success. Organized by the Kimball County Sheriff’s Department, the feed raised more than $500 in free will donations to assist the local Ministerial Association in its endeavors, such as housing the homeless in local motels and feeding residents that have fallen on hard times. Gillway said that he went through four gallons of homemade spaghetti sauce and served over 200 people. ...
To many, he was simply "Coach." To others, "Mr. Combs." But to all within the Potter community, Al Combs was for many years held in high regard, both within the confines of the school and in the community. And now, the regard Coach Combs held has landed him in the Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Combs, who coached at Potter High School for 20 years, from 1958 to 1978, was the first man named to the Hall of Fame during halftime ceremonies at the Sertoma Eight Man...
Kimball's Junior Legion team played a double header with Sidney at home last Thursday, June 29. Pitching for Kimball is really coming along nicely, according to parent, Bernie Walker. "The kids are really figuring out their roles and what high points are," said Walker. Kimball lost the first game 12-4, with just one poor inning the Sidney ball players took advantage of the errors Kimball made. Brendan Walker pitched four innings and struck out five hitters, with Ethan Bemis adding his arm for on...
The very popular Vince’s Corner Golf Tournament weekend has arrived and the Four Winds Golf Course will come alive with golfers this Saturday and Sunday with many former Kimball residents returning home to share in the fun and fellowship of this favorite golfing event. It is also the largest with 128 golfers already signed up at the time of this writing on Monday, according to the man in charge, Mr. Henry Heeg. You haven’t seen any writings about this tournament prior to this week because unlike other tournaments where we are trying to get peo...
Erin Aerni, 33, of Kimball was killed in an accident on Highway 30 in Kimball Saturday morning. Local dispatcher, Erin Heidemann, called Kimball Emergency Dispatch to report a vehicle/pedestrian accident near the Kimball Cemetery at approximately 9:40 a.m. Kimball County Sheriff's Office and Kimball Ambulance responded and secured the scene while waiting for Nebraska State Patrol Troopers to arrive. The highway was closed and traffic was diverted as Troopers investigated the accident. Carol Jo Nagel, also of Kimball, was the driver of the...