Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Swimming and fireworks were among the many popular activities on July 4 in Kimball....
Smiles and laughter dotted the faces throughout Harry McNees Auditorium Saturday night - the only appropriate place for the program of the Kimball High School All-Class Reunion. More than 560 KHS graduates were in town for the weekend to attend the reunion, which was first held in 1994. Events included individual class get-togethers, cruise night, a 5K, a golf tournament, fireworks and a picnic and concert in the park. The crowning event, though, was Saturday's musical affair in the auditorium n...
Kimball High School, 1980. Flashback – Kerry Ferguson attended kindergarten through seventh grade at the District 5 school west of Kimball, near his home along Lodgepole Creek. "Fun for me was camping and fishing along Lodgepole Creek on our farm west of town, duck hunting and playing baseball," Kerry said of his youth. Kerry transferred to Kimball for eighth grade "Going to school in Kimball was a lot of fun. It was kind of a culture shock coming in from District 5, where we had five people i...
After spring floods devastated a nursing home in Deshler, employees at the Kimball County Manor turned to a 'penny war' as a fun way to help out. May floods caused the evacuation of residents from the nursing home in the small town southeast of Grand Island, with a population of about 800. Although they have returned, there is much work to do. Patty Watson, human resources official at the manor, said the floods caused about $250,000 worth of damage to the nursing home. Bev Schnell, manor...
Should the original and historic design of the underpass on Hwy. 71 just north of downtown be rebuilt or should the facade be updated with a more modern design? The City of Kimball will host a public forum from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, at the Kimball Event Center to introduce three designs that both modernize the underpass and incorporate it's historic aspect. Once a bone of contention between the city and the Plains Historical Society, as well as a group call the Citizens for the...
The Kimball County Veterans Service Office is busy with three new initiatives. The first is the Stuff-A-Shirt program, which is designed to give the homeless and transients a clean shirt and other hygiene items. Sheana Hendrickson, KCVSO administrative assistant, said the program was first discussed a few weeks ago when Chad Werner of SW-WRAP (Southwestern Wyoming Recovery Access Programs) was in town helping with veterans issues, However, it was when Hendrickson was researching how to implement the program that it became a reality. “We had a...
The Kimball Board of Education held a special meeting June 30 to review and vote on bids to replace the all-weather track at the high school. The condition of the all-season track is deteriorating, according to a report given to the board by Activities Director Ken Smith at the regular board meeting on June 8, at which time he stated that the window to address the concern was rapidly narrowing due to the excessive rain at that time. “My concern is that if we get to the point where we are not finished by the end of summer I’m going to be scr...
An unknown white male driving a white minivan approached an 11-year-old juvenile female Monday, July 6, in the Beech Street and I-80 overpass construction area on the east side of Pine Bluffs, asking if she needed a ride, according to Pine Bluffs Police Department The girl refused the ride. Police consider the man a person of interest and want to talk with him. Pine Bluffs Police Chief Justin Trout said he has been interviewing possible witnesses and anyone else who might have seen the man. He said the driver is a white male in his early- to...
More than 20 minors were found in possession of alcohol Saturday around 10:30 p.m., according to Kimball County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Brandon Loy. Loy, with Deputy Travis Terrill, cited many of the minors, though some were released without citations. Names of minors involved are not released and Loy did not comment on the location of the incident. At press time no adults were cited with procuring or contributing, Loy said, and no further information is currently available as the event is still under investigation....
Fern Stahla, 104, of Brush and formerly of Kimball, died at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff on Monday, July 6, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 10, at the First English Lutheran Church in Kimball with Sister Ann Hall officiating. There will be a prayer service on Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 1-5 p.m. Please visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave...
Josephine "Josie" C. Vernon, 86, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Father Robert Karnish officiating. Burial will be held in the Sterling Riverside Cemetery at 2 p.m. on Thursday. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 1-6 p.m. Visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Josie's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. Memorials have been established to...
The second annual Kimball Garden Walk, sponsored by the P.E.O. Chapter GN, will feature four new yards this Saturday, July 11 from 8-11 a.m. Each yard on the self-guided tour is unique, according to organizer Carol Walker, with water features, low-maintenance beauty, statuary and limited space gardening. “Jim and Betty Schulte’s garden is a really good example of how you can make use of a smaller space for both vegetable beds and flowers,” Walker said. Each garden on the tour will offer tickets for the entire event as well as a refreshment tabl...
Every hero has a story, and the Kimball Public Library sure had plenty of heroes last week to wrap up its annual summer reading program. There were more than 60 children registered in the library's summer reading program this year, and an average of 48 showed up each week. To wrap up the hero-themed reading program, the children dressed up as super heroes last week. They read over 1,000 books as a group. The library would also like to thank their summer reading program volunteers - Courtney...
The senior 4-H livestock judging team from Kimball consisting of Tyler Shaw, Rowdy Keller, Clay Keller and Payton Flower placed second out of 32 teams at the state 4-H Livestock Judging Contest held in Lincoln on June 30. Individually, Tyler Shaw placed sixth, Rowdy and Clay Keller placed ninth and 10th, respectively, and Payton Flower was 15th out of 136 contestants. The team is coached by Tessa Shaw. In placing second, the team is eligible to represent Nebraska at the Ak-Sar-Ben Livestock Judging Contest held in Omaha, as well one of three...
History, culture and classical music. Six Kimball High School students experienced that as they traveled central Europe from June 7-18 with Education First Tours. Though the trip was not school-sponsored, it was made available to students through the high school. The students, Spencer Shields, Jordyn McDowall, Grant Golding, Ben Tussing, Natasha Selves and Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, were accompanied by teacher Jennifer Dillinger. In 12 days the students, who partnered with other student groups,...
A total of 56 golfers and 14 four-person scramble teams turned out for the Kimball High All Class Reunion Golf Tournament held this past Saturday at the beautiful Four Winds Golf Course. Once again nice weather greeted the golfers as they went to their appointed Tees for the 8 a.m. start time. The winning team of Tom Andersen, Pete Andersen, Mark Stormberg and Peter Salter shot a winning round of 59, two strokes better than the runner up team of Mitch Brown, Toby Welch, Brian Williams, and Gene...
MADISON, S.D. – Dakota State University Lady T's basketball coach Jeff Dittman has announced the signing of Shelby Vogel of Kimball High School in Nebraska. She will be transferring from Doane College and have three years of eligibility remaining. Vogel, a 5-foot-9 forward, averaged 11.3 points and 5.2 rebounds during her senior season at Kimball High School. She was a two-time Western Trails All-Conference selection. She was also named South Platte Valley Association All-Conference her s...
The Four Winds Golf Course will come alive with young golfers this upcoming week as the Four Winds Golf Course will be the site of the 47th Nebraska Junior Amateur Championship and the 15th Nebraska Girl’s Amateur Championship. Tournament play will begin on Tuesday (July 14) and will run through Thursday (July l6) but local golfers can expect to see young golfers from all points east in the state to arrive possibly earlier to play some practice rounds. This will also bring the families of the young golfers to our area as well. Formal r...
The 5K run to raise money for the library carpet fund was held on July 4 at 7 a.m. and 44 contestants showed their athletic abilities and their heart. They ranged in age from 5 to 82. There were runners and walkers and fathers pushing strollers and youth with their dogs, moms with their sons and daughters. And the Rodriguez family had more than 10 people participate. Colby Lukassen was the fastest man with a time of 20:01 minutes (on our clocks). Kelleigh Huff was the fastest woman with a time...