Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Flags fly high at Kimball's Gotte Park with the completion of phase one of the Veteran's Memorial, a project two years in the making. On Monday, Aug. 27, citizens gathered with community leaders, local scouts, and representatives from Francis E. Warren Air Force Base of Cheyenne, Wyo., as well as Carol Brehm, a representative of ACE (Alliance for Community Energy). Nearly $8,000 in ACE returns were used to complete the first phase of this project, which include ground breaking, a concrete base,...
Last year the Kimball Schools nutrition program served more than 20,000 breakfasts and more than 50,000 lunches between both schools. “Of course, it goes down every year because our enrollment goes down,” Program Director Danessa Terrill said. Many of those meals were served at a reduced cost or free to families. Last year more than 125 students qualified for free or reduced cost lunches in Kimball. Families receiving SNAP and medical benefits through the state are automatically eligible for free or reduced cost meals. “Those students that...
The city of Kimball received notice that estimates have nearly doubled for the long-awaited underpass project. Though the underpass has been discussed since as early as 2009, the most recent project was initiated in 2014. At that time the city’s share was approximately $250,000, but that amount edges ever closer to $500,000, totaling an estimated $480,000 currently – half of the total needed to complete the project. Plans to renovate the structure are cosmetic only, Mayor Keith Prunty added, as the structure is owned by Union Pacific Rai...
Immediately following the Park and Recreation Executive Board meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 14, Kimball County Commissioners met with Kimball City Council to discuss several joint ventures the two municipalities share. For a number of years the City of Kimball has provided snow removal as well as sanding and salting roads outside of city limits that are the responsibility of Kimball County. Kimball County previously paid $2,250 annually to the City of Kimball for use of equipment needed to complete the job. Additionally, Kimball County was then bill...
Kimball saw an influx of emergency issues this past Tuesday, Aug. 28, with real life scenarios carried out by high fidelity simulators. Kimball emergency responders joined those from Pine Bluffs, Wyo., for a hands on training on in one of the University of Nebraska Medical Center's SIM truck at Kimball Health Services. More than a dozen emergency responders trained in a realistic and safe simulated emergency room and ambulance, according to Kerry Ferguson, Kimball Health Services' Director of...
Kimball County Commissioners, along with County Clerk Cathy Sibal, met with the Kimball City Council members on Tuesday, Aug. 14 as the Park and Recreation Executive Board, one of several joint ventures between the two boards. The joint board discussed the proposed budget for the area department, which includes the Four Winds Golf Course and the local ball fields where baseball, softball, little league and little league soccer are played. City Council previously discussed, and proposed at the joint meeting, an increase of $10,000 towards the...
Bret Robinson, 59, of Wasilla, Alaska formerly of Kimball, Nebraska passed away peacefully at home on July 25, 2018 due to a short battle with cancer. Michel Bret Robinson was born to Frank Robinson and Kitty (McDonald) Robinson in Kimball, Nebraska on March 6, 1959. Bret married Janet Hilkemeier January of 1976. Two children were born to this union, Jason Michel and Brooxie Lynn. Bret's life was filled with a great sense of adventure, appreciation for the outdoors and huge love in his heart...
I’m writing in response to last week’s very disappointing “Sherriff’s corner” in which you allowed a full 1/3 of a page for a political rant. Since you chose not to include a disclaimer, one can only assume that the Observer endorses the sheriffs’s opinions. First, Mr. Gillway’s unsubstantiated claim that the victims of the Parkland school shooting were paid by the “left wing media” is both unfortunate and demonstrably false. A simple search on any fact checking site disproves that story. Rather than spreading debunked conspiracy theori...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes hosted the Hay Springs Hawks in their season home opener last Friday night. Heading into Friday nights action left some unanswered questions for Coyote fans. Could the Coyotes keep up with the well know Hawks 6-man team who faced Spalading Academy and Riverside in the 2017 playoffs? Heading into the matchup, holding junior running back Trent Reed would be a challenge but one that needed to be done. Reed finished his 2017 sophomore season with 2,401 rushing yards, making...
Kimball opened uop the football season with a heart breaking, over-time loss on the road to Garden County Friday evening. After years of playing 11 man football, the Horns were beginning a new era of competing in the 8-man game, and they gave it a good effort as they won the game in almost all categories other than on the score board where the Eagles of Garden County won out 36 - 30. Kimball scored first and in quick fashion as Izaac Reuter connected with Zane Anthony on a 27th yard touchdown pass with 8:43 left in the opening quarter to go up...
A BUSY WEEK FOR LADY LONGHORN GOLF TEAM The Kimball high girl's golf team has been busy this mont with a couple of tournaments each week here in the early stage of their season. They were in action at Sidney and Bayard this past week, and hosted their own tournament their own tournament this past Tuesday, but due to print deadlines, we will have to give you results of the Kimball event next week. Kimball competed in Division one at Sidney and placed 7th in the team standing of the 8 school...
Local students Jacob Withrow and Samuel Cajero attended the Mike Trader Mid-America Basketball Camp in Morrill on June 11-13. Both athletes received awards and won events in the boys major league division at the camp. Withrow was on the winning three-on-three championship team and was the winner of the one-on-one championship. Cajero was named a nightly rebound leader as well as a nightly assist leader. Both boys were named All-Stars at the camp....
In Kimball's first year playing 8 man football, and listed as D-1 in the district, Ben Aarestad returns for his second year as Longhorn's head football coach with more than 15 years of coaching experience under his belt. Aarestad is joined by assistant coaches Jarrod Williams and David Hellman and a team of just 19 all working to improve on last year's 0-9 record. The team graduated two key players, Paycen Harroun and Kole Bush, but they return five starters in the first year of eight-man play...
Kimball volleyball is back in action this season with four returning starters, Madison Wynne setter, Kate Reader middle hitter, Jenna Greenwood outside hitter, Sydney Biesecker outside hitter, also with these four, is returning lettermen Sierra Rutledge. Once again on the sidelines is four year head coach Jeri Ferguson, assisted by Tiffany LaBeau. With the absence of last years seniors, Hannah Biesecker and Justine Heeg, the returning starters will be expected to step up their team leadership...
The Kimball Cross Country teams return with promising talent under veteran coaches Tiffany Johnson and Laurie Janicek. Last year the ladies lacked the numbers needed to compete as a team, with just three runners. Two of those three graduated leaving the sole returning runner on the girls team, sophomore Brandi Councilman. Councilman lettered her first year running for the Horns and she is joined this year by freshman Chantel Malson, who had a stunning season last year as a junior high runner as...
There is an all new look, and a new attitude, for the Kimball High girl's golf team this season, including a new coach as Luke Maas takes over the position of head coach. Coach Maas has seven girls on his squad, including two returning letter winners in sophomore Maddie Cook and Raven Johnson. As freshman players last year, they both had limited success, but could show a lot of improvement this season with some hard work at practice. The most individual success will most likely come from...
Heading into his 14th year coaching for the Potter-Dix Coyotes Football team, Head Coach Dale Frerichs is ready to get the season kicked off with some newcomers that he is sure will add some speed and athleticism to the roster. Along with Frerichs, Assistant Coach Ryan Coffey will return for another year for the Coyotes on the sidelines. Last year the Coyotes finished 1-7 overall, this year loosing three valuable seniors Dylan Nielsen, JT Herboldsheimer and Connor Williams. But Fererichs has...
New to Potter-Dix but not new to coaching, a 20 year veteran Cory Michelman is the Lady Coyotes new volleyball coach this year, sitting court side this season for the Lady Coyotes is also Assistant Coach Nancy Bunner. After graduating three "big hitter" young ladies, Payge Hoffman, a middle hitter, Trinity Langley, a middle hitter, and Audrey Juelfs, an outside hitter, coach Michelman will need the six returning starters and letter winners, to step up big time this season. The six returning are...
The Wildcats Cross Country team lost Courtney Knisley to graduation, but Cheyanne Knisley will join Deven Sullivan in leading the newcomers to the sole athletic team out of Banner County Schools. Newcomers Lily Teeple and Katharine Blankenship will benefit from the leadership of nine-year veteran coach Kari Gifford as well. Gifford lists motivation as one of the key strengths in each of her athletes and she said she will expect quality guidance from her returning runners. Banner County will not...