Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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As the Kimball Public School District begins the search to replace school nurse, Emily Stull, several new teachers have already begun their duties. Ben Aarestad takes over the Kimball High School Physical Education program following Nick Kuxhausen and Aarestad will also step in as the High School football coach. We did not receive requested information from Aarestad by press time. Art teacher Kim Beyer has taken over as the Director of Curriculum and Assessment and left her positions as High...
Adrian Smith, United States Representative for Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, visited Kimball this past Monday, Aug. 28, to speak with the public and answer any questions some people in our communities are looking for some answers. Smith wants to address the pre-existing conditions "in a way that protects those folks, anyone who had been free of cancer for 10 years it is still held against them." Smith also says this needs to be addressed and that they are also addressing it in the...
At age twenty one, the Selective Service System, also known as the “Draft” caught up with Bill Cross of Camden, Arkansas. Sooner or later, the system usually won out. Bill went off to Little Rock, AR for his induction physical and testing. Immediately after successfully completing first steps, Bill headed for Camp Bowie, TX. This was his new home for a few weeks. There were no memorable problems as Bill got his introduction to military life and the military. He did his share of night watches, KP, marching, rifle shooting and Drill. He and his...
There is a lot of talk in the community lately about keeping tourists in town and wanting people to travel here and to want to stay here - to be a part. First impressions are often the ones that make the biggest difference, and social media has a huge impact on a first impression of a town and the residents these days. Bashing people, businesses and organizations in the community is one thing that should not be happening on Facebook, whether coming from individuals or business owners, especially those who want to have a positive impact on the...
“Yeah, I’m in the special class this term. Sure, I like it all right, we have lots of fun and the work’s got some sense to it. I do it. Why did I get put there? Well, I ain’t so sure. The report said I had a low I.Q. But nobody noticed it till last spring when I couldn’t get along in Miss Brown’s class. She gave me the test and when I handed in my paper she looked at it said, ‘Just what I thought. I knew he didn’t belong in here.’” Yeah, it was something they call an Intelligence Test. It was awfully funny. At first I thought it was just...
Its hard to believe it’s this time of year again, with August coming to a close Farmer’s Day is just around the corner. This year Farmer’s Day will be September 22nd-24th and the theme is Fun in the Sun! The Farmer’s Day Committee is looking for nominations for Grand Marshall. Please nominate the person, couple, or family you feel deserves recognition for their contribution to our community. To nominate someone, please list their name and write a description of why you believe they deserve the title. Nominations can be emailed to assunta...
The Potter Days celebration has traditionally been held on the Labor Day weekend since 1936. In addition to honoring Grand Marshalls Arlie and Mary Ann Kasten, special recognition is also being devoted to Al Combs and the Mads (Larsen) Larson and Ane Kristine Larson descendants. Al Combs graduated from Thomas, OK High School and received his Bachelor’s degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, OK in 1957. He began his teaching career in Potter, teaching math and science courses. He coached football (and other sports) f...
In addition to a healthy and perfectly manicured lawn, Brett and Tracie Janicek care for brick-edged garden beds full of native grasses and perennials as well as strawberries, mint and sage in honor of their decesased pets. The couple said that to keep their lawn looking neat and green, the Janicek's mow the grass regularly and water it often. They also use fertilizer to keep it healthy....
For Potter-Dix football players, the season is going to be measured in small improvements. "We're focusing on the little things," said Coyote Coach Dale Frerichs. "We're looking for improvement." Down 37-0 after one half of play Friday, Potter-Dix saw its share of frustration, but coming out of the locker room into the third quarter, the Coyotes also experienced success, and in no small way. After missed assignments and other mistakes resulted in discouragement and frustration through the first...
A neutral side matchup took place this past Thursday night when your Longhorns headed east to North Platte to take on Centura, the team out of Cairo. Kimball took to the gridiron as the home team in the matchup. A perfect evening for a night under the lights was set to get under way. With the Centurions lined up ready to return the opening kick-off,. Kole Bush for the Longhorns, booted a good one off his cleats as the clock started. On the Centurions first trip to the line of scrimmage, a big pass play was in the works and ended with a touchdow...
The ladies golf program at Kimball High School opened their season on Aug. 22 at Sidney and senior Lila Moore led the team with a total of 133 for the course. Teammate Maddie Cook, a freshman newcomer to the team, followed with a score of 148, Raven Johnson scored 152 followed closely by Natasha Selves with a 154 and Leisha Casimiro scored 175. Coach Katie Culek said that the team's short game needs improvement and they will continue working on accuracy as well. "The girls struggled to keep the...
Running a new course caused a bit of trouble for the Kimball High School cross country team as they opened their season at the Riverview Golf Course in Scottsbluff on Thursday, Aug. 24. Though senior Kaden Adrian led the Kimball runners through the course, he was unable to complete the race, according to coach Tiffany Johnson. "Had he finished, I feel he would have been in the medal winning with Thomas (Lenzen)," Johnson said. Kimball competed against a field of 214 athletes for their opening...
Last Friday the girls had a scrimmage to get things a little more in check for this season opener. “Like every other coach there were things about the scrimmage that I really liked and things that showed we need to work on.” Said Head Coach Jeri Ferguson. Looking forward to this season, coach is looking for strong competition for positions at every level, freshman, JV and varsity. “There are many close races for different positions, but that also means we have a lot of different ways we can place young ladies on the floor.” The girls have be...
The High School Fall Sports action opened up full force this past week with Kimball High competing in Girl’s Golf, Cross Country, and Football. You will find stories on all in this week’s Observer Sports. --------------------------------- I want to say congrats to Lila Moore for her career best round of golf at the Western Trails Conference and Bayard Golf Invite. The Kimball High senior shot 108 to finish seventh in WTC play and ninth in the Bayard Invite on a day where both events were held in conjunction. Congrats to Kimball as a team as...
Alex Anton; Photography Unit 2 – blue ribbon for composition display/exhibit print, Photography Unit 2 – blue ribbon for composition display/exhibit print, Photography Unit 2 – red ribbon for lighting display or exhibit print, Photography Unit 2 – red ribbon for lighting display or exhibit print Jared Barnes; Shooting sports – blue ribbon for unsighted archery Sr. 13-18, Shooting sports – purple ribbon for air rifle Sr. 13-18, Shooting sports – purple ribbon Grand Champion for bb gun Sr. 14-18...
A few weeks ago, businesses around the town of Kimball were invited to join Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at the Event Center for a very intuitive training session. Red Carpet Service Training took place Aug., 17. When Cheryl got to town she played the roll of a Mystery Shopper, and stopped into a couple of businesses. The point of these stops were to see how the customer service was, and how the employees interacted with customers, even more, how they interacted with tourists and travelers throughout the...