Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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After months of investigating the best course of action, the Kimball Board of Education authorized School Superintendent Marshall Lewis to purchase the materials needed to seal the stadium. “At this point the estimate is $25,000 to $35,000. That is our best guess at this time,” Lewis said. “We don’t know how much we are going to need.” In addition to the undetermined amount of product necessary for the job, Lewis expressed concern that the bleachers are wood wrapped in aluminum. “We have no idea what the wood underneath might look like,” he s...
The reward for information leading to the arrest of individuals responsible for the June 22 vandalism of City and personal property in Kimball has increased to $750. This is the second year that one or more vandals have defaced property in Kimball, including the Kimball Swimming Pool and public parks. Cheif Andy Bremer believes those responsible are likely connected to similar incidents in the past and the matter is still under investigation by the Kimball Police Department. Anyone with...
Get your organic locally grown produce, Tuesday evenings from 5 - 7 at Gotte Park. Owen and Natalie Elders of Kimball have started a small farmers market to help encourage the community. “This is not money making, we want to encourage everyone to bring out some of their own produce from their gardens,” Owen said. He added that since Kimball does not have a farmers market the couple wanted to do this to help add to the community. Their produce comes from the small market garden at their home north of Kimball. “Everything is beyond organ...
"Small Town Strong" is more than a motto, it's a way of life and for Kimball's Mike and Denise Petko, it's the way of life demonstrated in every way throughout the community of Kimball. Born in Anaheim, Calif., Mike Petko came to Nebraska when he began his career as a rising football star. At the age of 18 Petko packed up and headed to Lincoln on a football scholarship to play for the Huskers. During his freshman year at UNL, the first time he saw his wife Denise and told his friends he "needed...
Following the equalization of Kimball County properties during the reappraisal process that began late last year, a total of 42 protests were filed with the Board of Equalization. Protests began on Monday, July 10 and continued throughout Thursday, July 13. In addition to the board, Kimball County Assessor Sherry Winstrom and Josh Gamis, representative of Stanard Appraisal Services, heard the protests. Stanard Appraisal was the company that assisted with the assessment of hundreds of properties throughout the county. Throughout the week, there...
After more than a decade, Kimball County Fair will have an open class for adults and youth who are not in 4-H but wish to show sewing, crafts and more. Open class exhibits can include needlework such as knitting, crochet and hand or machine embroidery or tatting, quilts and sewing anything from placemats to clothing. Crafts entered into the open class can be wood working, painting, paper crafts or porcelain/ceramics and photography, in both color or black and white, is accepted as well. Exhibitors can enter foods in breads, cakes, pies, cookies...
Ann R. Smythe of Omaha, NE; former resident of Kimball, was born on Aug. 1, 1925 and passed away on July 9 2017. She is survived by daughter, Carolyn (Dan) Harden of Lawrence, KS; sons: Bill Jr. (Jody) of Omaha, Thomas (Jackie) of Kelseyville, CA, David (Barbara) of Spring Valley, CA; son-in-law, Dick Gabriel of Indianola, IA; brother, Howard (Nancy) Rosenau of Spinnerstown, PA; twelve grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Ann was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Rev. William...
To the Good People of Kimball, This past Thursday, a sizable number of out-of-towners visited your town to attend the funeral of our family member (niece, cousin, god daughter, …) Erin Aerni. As Pastor Boltjes noted to the attendees during the service, it felt like the entire town of Kimball was grieving with us, supporting us, welcoming us, consoling us, and celebrating a life-cut-too-short with us. Family came from Kentucky, Indiana, Texas, one – who was in the states from Japan – was able to make it, and that is just the Zuehlke side. I am...
Due to unfortunate email issues within our office, which we are attempting to resolve, several important legal notices were missed and failed to print this week. This is through no fault of the entities required to publish the notices. These notices are a priority for our advertisers and our consumers, and they are governed by state statutes. For these reasons, any legal notice that is not printed is of huge concern to all. The South Platte Natural Resources District, the City of Kimball and Kimball County were all affected this week and were...
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. By the time Joan Fowler-Hughes was twenty one years old, she had graduated from high school as well as college. She was seriously involved with a man who was a college graduate as well as a pilot... and deployed to the theater of war in Europe. The...
The Kimball Junior Golf Program has been busy attending Panhandle Junior Golf Tour events. At Torrington in the boy’s 10-12 grade division, Tristen Zitek emerged the winner with his round of 69 with Dillon Wise second with 71 as both shot under par with some great golf played. Tayten Zitek was also a winner in the grade 6-7 division with a 51 over nine holes. Payton Wise once again moved up to play with the high school age girls and finished third with her round of 96. On Monday of this week Kimball took several of their young golfers to the S...
This week's Pride of Kimball, Yard of the Week was awarded to Wes Moench at 408 S. Webster in Kimball. The outdoor space is neatly manicured with a thick green lawn, trimmed trees surrounded by hostas and neat shrubs in white brick beds. Half barrels of bright marigolds stand guard on each side of the front sidewalk and if one continues on into the back yard, they pass under a white arbor shaded by trees. On the north side of the property two white Adirondack style lawn chairs recline in the...
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