Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Announcing the 2016 Miss Potter Days queen – Miss Trinity Langley. The Potter Beta Sigma Phi sorority named Trinity Miss Potter Days 2016, following a count of ballots from the community. Langley was crowned by her predecessor, Brooke Glass, on Thursday, Sept. 1 at the Potter American Legion post. She, along with attendants Audrey Juelfs and Sheighlyn Spaulding, represented there for the first time during the 2016 Potter Days festivities. These young women will be called on to represent P...
The Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world, marijuana was sold in pharmacies and doctors prescribed heroin, women were not yet guaranteed the right to vote and the population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30 the year that Maxine James was born – 1916. This Saturday, Sept. 10, Maxine joins a select group of Kimball citizens, the centenarians, as she celebrates her 100th birthday. The public is invited to join Maxine's family in celebrating this incredible milestone at the Eagles from 2 t...
What are the job requirements for a city administrator? Although there are technically hundreds of different job descriptions, detailing exactly what a city administrator does, there are many similarities, and location can have a big influence on exactly what those duties might entail, making an thorough description complex. For a general description of the typical responsibilities of a city administrator, let’s start with who they will report to once hired. The most universally agreed concept is that the city council, commission, and/or m...
Cowboy isn't just your average calf. From the very beginning, he was destined for great things. "I was cow sitting for a friend of mine while he went on vacation," said Cowboy's owner Kurt Brower of Kimball, Neb. "During this time there was a calf that had been abandoned by his mother, who also was being picked on by other cattle in the herd. He was just born in January, so he needed to be bottle fed to survive, so I started spending quite a bit of time getting to know him." It didn't take long...
5 Kimball High School graduate Brent Bussinger has a lot to talk about since leaving Kimball just four years ago but he really doesn't have a lot of time to chit chat. "Medical school is already crazy, as they have a mountain of information piled onto us," Bussinger said. "We were always told that medical school is like drinking out of an open fire hydrant and I can honestly say that the analogy is not far off." Bussinger attended Chadron State College following high school graduation, as...
The community of Potter celebrated the 85th Annual Potter Days event last weekend - "It's All About the Bling" in the close knit and proud village. The event began on Friday with games, such as "hungry hippo" and the GlowRun, which doubled in attendance from previous years, according to event volunteer, Drew Enevoldsen. Friday evening ended with a large display of fireworks to add to the "bling" of the weekend's events, and the fireworks display was "off the hook," according to Enevoldsen. "We h...
Annie C. Beaver, 69, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Wednesday, August 31, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at the Cantrell Funeral Home with Father Sagar officiating. Friends may stop at the funeral home on Tuesday from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. to sign Annie's register book and leave cards of sympathy for the family. Please visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Annie's Tribute Wall and leave messages and stories for the family. Memorials...
There are so many reasons to love our city of Kimball. A few days ago was a perfect example. Bernita Brown and I went for our usual morning walk. This time we went uptown to run some errands. Unknowing that I hadn’t secured my wallet in my purse, it fell out. One of the managers at FirsTier Bank found it. He brought it to the bank, and Mrs. Garrett then tried to find who it belonged to. My name and address were inside, but my phone numbers had recently been changed. Knowing how worried I’d be when I realized it was missing, she tried to fin...
I want to RAVE about how pretty and clean our downtown area is in Kimball. Seriously, have you noticed that not only is it actually very beautiful with all the flowers, trees, flowering shrubs, and rose bushes, but it’s actually incredibly clean. Unless we are in the middle of a storm, you seldom see trash on main street. I live and work downtown and I see city employees working in the area almost daily and I want everyone to know that I appreciate them and the work they do, and I’m not the only one. Heather Entingh actually brought this to...
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. Vernon Dean Worthington, "Dean", graduated early from Creston, Iowa High School. He was aware there was lots of war going on in countries far away. In that he was only seventeen, he didn't consider his own involvement quite yet. He worked at the local...
First to score, the Longhorns battled hard throughout the Homecoming game on Friday, Sept. 2, to ultimately fall to the Gordon-Rushville Mustangs, 52-26. "The start of the game went well for us, and hopefully we can continue to build on that start," had coach Nick Kuxhausen said. "We need to work on continuing to play for four full quarters." Sophomore Izaac Reuter showed off his skill under center as the starting quarterback for the Longhorns. Reuter completed five of 10 pass attempts for a...
Banner County head coach Charles Jones will continue focusing on fundamentals in practice following the Wildcats 91-13 loss against the Arthur County Wolves. "We faced a very good Arthur team and we had trouble with their speed on both sides of the ball," Jones said. "We are getting to the right places for the most part we just have to finish plays." The young Banner County team will work on finishing plays during practices as well, according to Jones, and he is already seeing improvement...
The Wildcat Volleyball team opened their season at the Minatare Triangular on Thursday, Sept. 1 with the Minatare Indians and the Creek Valley Storm. The Wildcats suffered two close losses at the tournament, with a 2-0 loss first to their hosts followed by a 2-0 loss to Creek Valley. "I wouldn't say that the teams we've played so far have been especially tough, but it is also harder to tell as everyone has the first game jitters. The unpredictability at the beginning of a season always throws...
The One Person Scramble held at the Four Winds Golf Course this past Saturday, attracted 24 golfers who were divided into two flights. No surprise that Ty Garrett emerged the champion, winning the 1st flight with his handicap score of 57.6. Gene Golding finished runner up with 58.6 and Dustin Bowron 3rd with 59.4. Each golfer was allowed to play two balls, on each shot, from the tee box until the ball was holed thus giving each golfer a mulligan on every shot! Each golfer was also given 60% of their handicap. Don Trofholz won the 2nd flight...
The Kimball cross country runners started their season on Friday, Sept. 2 with a 5K run for high school athletes and a 3K for junior high runners. "For our first meet out we felt that all of our athletes ran really well. It is always good to get the first meet out of the way and it allows the runners to see where they are at and what we need to focus on more in practice," head coach Tiffany Johnson said. "The first meet also sets that bar for them in trying to improve their time each week. We...
Both Banner County cross country runners have set goals for their season and coach Kari Gifford said that both Josh Boston and Courtney Knisley met those goals for their first meet of the year. “Our runners did a great job on Friday at the Gering XC meet. The weather was nice, with a little cloud cover which kept it from getting too hot,” Gifford said. “Both Courtney and Josh met their goal for the meet, running faster than their times on this course last year. There are four junior high runners who were also pleased with their times, runni...
