Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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The fourth supplemental agreement between the City of Kimball and M.C. Schaff and Associates for preliminary engineering on the underpass project was approved at last month’s City Council meeting. According to City Administrator Dan Dean, the document amended the contract for the final underpass design. “Evidently, between the time lapse and the changes in the design, this is an increase in the contract,” he said. While the cost of the project has increased, so has the timeline. Dean reported that the hope is to have a bid on the project late...
Kimball County Commissioners accepted the resignation of Sheana Hendrickson from the Kimball County Veteran’s Service Office at their regular meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 19. With that resignation, VSO Bob Jenner will man the office Monday through Friday from 10 - 4 with lunch from 11:30-12:30 each day. Jenner gave the monthly report at this meeting, including the number of Veteran visits, 80, through the month. The average time spent with each Veteran was three to five hours. According to Jenner some of the subjects covered are reimbursement for f...
Union Pacific will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the railroad reaching Ogallala, Chappell and Kimball, Nebraska, at a series of community celebrations Sept. 21-23. The events include commemorative Golden Spike presentations from the railroad to community mayors. All are part of Union Pacific's Great Race celebration, commemorating the transcontinental railroad's completion nearly 150 years ago. Traveling 7-by-7 foot exhibits detailing the communities' railroad connections, as well as a...
Oscar Gustav (Butch) Linn, Jr. passed away at Bella Vista in Rapid city, SD on September 22, 2017. He passed away from complications with Alzheimer's. Butch was born February 23, 1928 in Kimball, Nebraska to Oscar G Linn, Sr. and Ruby Mae (Neely) Linn. He was united in marriage to Ruth Karen Hagstrom on June 20, 1948. He served in the Army from March 20th, 1952 to February 20th, 1954 and in the reserves until March 19, 1960. One of the happiest days for their marriage was the day they were able...
Olive M. Erickson, 87, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the Kimball Cemetery with Pastor Mel Daves officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. Friends may also visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Olive's Tribute wall and leave stories and condolences for the family. Memorials may be given to either the First Baptist Church or the...
I recently had to have 6 weeks of twice a day IV antibiotics. I chose to have this done at the Kimball hospital. I have nothing but kind words to say for the entire nursing staff for helping me through this. They made this experience much more tolerable than it could have been. They answered the many questions I had and would make sure I was comfortable while the IV was being administered. I feel we are so lucky to have this hospital and the staff that works there in such a small town. Once again, thank you guys and gals for helping me. Gene...
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States and for every suicide there are 25 attempts, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The Panhandle Health Group, in connection with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), is hosting a suicide awareness and prevention walk, Out of the Darkness, on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Legion Park in Sidney. While there is no single cause for suicide, it most often occurs when one cannot cope with current stressors, and often underlying mental health...
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. A US Navy Reserve unit was newly positioned in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1947. Ed Winslow and three of his high school buddies joined up when most of them were seventeen years old. It was the thing to do. This unit had just formed but didn't quite have its...
Is it getting the news from the local area, reading the opinions and letters to the editor? How about the first sports writing, or the great anniversary announcements? Are you a teacher and use them in your classroom for your students, or a local business that advertises with us? What kid doesn’t want to see a picture of themselves in the paper, or read their name for that one close hometown game? Social Media and the internet does have an important place in society but newspapers have been around for so long and they are so beloved by many. Y...
Winners for the annual Farmer’s Day Car Show are: Best overall - Dick Fiegenschuh with a 1933 Ford Model B pickup. Favorite Mopar - Brett Belgum for his 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner. Favorite Ford - Loring Chamberlain with a 1968 Ford Mustang. Favorite GMC - Nadine Schledewytz with her 1965 Chevrolet pickup. Parade winners are as follows: First place in horses is the PRCA Rodeo Royalty. First place in motorcycles is Tom McDonald with his granddaughter, Briar Rawlings; second place went to the Red Knights. First place in Organizations went to the Ki...
The Annual Farmer's Day Fun Run results are in and the top three runners in each age bracket are as follows: The top four finishes in the five mile run were Nathaniel Mars in the 19 and under bracket, Colby Lukassen in the 30 – 39 bracket, Jason Benes in the 40 – 49 bracket and Stan Fox in the 60 and over bracket. Many more runners finished the 2 mile course. Girls aged 7 and under were led by JaLeigh Bohac in first, MacKenzie Miller in second and Kyndal Reich in third. Boys in the same age gro...
The season goals are being reached. Kimball Girls Golf had two tournaments this past week, the first one was Tuesday, Sept. 19 in Ogallala. The girls will head back to Ogallala for districts at the beginning of October, but Coach Culek couldn't have asked for a better experience for the girls to have a "practice round" before they make the trip back. "There were a few girls that struggled and learned a few things about the course before districts." Lila Moore does it again for the Lady...
The Lady Longhorns faced two big losses last week, one at home and one on the road. The first loss last week came at home when Kimball faced Hershey. The Lady Longhorns lost the first set 25-12, the second set with a closer score of 25-23 and also lost the third set 25-21, for a 3-0 win for the Panthers. The second loss last week came from Sidney, with a 2-0 win over the Lady Longhorns. The Red Raiders won the first set 25-9, and the second set 25-17. No more information was available at time...
Another tough loss in the books for the Longhorns on the gridiron. Kimball hosted Hershey this past Friday night, first fall night of football of this season. Chilly, cloudy and a little sprinkle. The Longhorns were trailing Hershey 27-0 at the end of the first half, during the third quarter Kimball only allowed one more touchdown with a two point conversion in the game, to make the final score 35-0. No other information was available at press. The Longhorns will travel to Bridgeport for...
Kimball Junior High Volleyball was in action, against Sidney on Monday, Sept. 11, and against Leyton and Banner County in a triangular matchup on Thursday, Sept. 14. The 8th grade girls A team vs. Sidney ended in a loss in two sets, 7-25 and 17-25. Annissa Kizzair and Peyton Wise scored 4 points each. The B team did not fare much better with a loss in three sets, 21-25, 16-25 and 15-10. The forerunner of this game was certainly Grace Murdoch, who scored 12 points. Against Leyton, Kimball won in three sets 25-21, 13-25 and 15-7. Annissa Kizzair...
Kimball Cross Country runners were busy again last Thursday Sept. 21, in Ogallala, Junior Varsity and Varsity ran together. There was a total of 166 runners just in the boys race. For the High School boys Garrett Pedersen had a time of 21:18, followed by Kaden Adrian with 21:30, Nicholas Thomas-Lewis had a time of 22:02, Brady Kilgore 23:05, Cole Henton followed with a time of 24:37, Jordan Cluff with a time of 26:58 and Alexander Flores 27:25. The JV and Varsity girls all ran together with a total of 112 runners, Brandi Councilman had a time...
Kimball High grad, Jordan Greenwood, is liking college style golf and as a member of the Southeast Community College Men's Golf Team, he has been holding his own. In his most recent outing at the two day tournament held at Sterling, Colorado, he finished second with his two day total of 72-71=143. Southeast won the team title handily with their two day totals of 291-283. The only player finishing higher than Jordan was team mate Noha Hoffman of McCook, a sophomore at Southeast, shooting 140....
The golf season is winding down but there is still one big event left for the members of the Kimball Four Winds Men and Thursday Night Men’s Leagues and it will take place this Sunday at 1 p.m., at the Four Winds Golf Course. All members of both leagues are invited to sign up for a scramble that will tee it up at 1 p.m., for the season ending event with additional money being put up by both leagues as well as Four Winds Pro Chad Wise. The course in awesome condition and the weather is forecast as being near perfect. The fall colors are s...
After last week’s story regarding the anonymous person(s) placing festive scarecrows in the downtown planters, the Observer received a call from the responsible party. Jo Caskey, Director of the Kimball Banner County Chamber of Commerce called to let us know that the scarecrows had taken up residence in the Chamber Office. She called Keep Kimball Beautiful, who picked up the scarecrows and gave them an outdoor home here in Kimball. Thanks are offered to all parties responsible for adding a touch of fall charm to our downtown area. They look r...
Coffee break at Laura Lee’s Double L Country Store, last Wednesday Sept. 20, Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith met with many from the surrounding communities in Harrisburg. Tim Nolting, Deb Diemoz, and Sherry Winstrom from Kimball attended, even students from banner county made the few mile trip. “It was nice to see students from the Banner County Civics’ Classes attend this discussion,” said Winstrom. During the discussion there were a few topics talked about but one main item was The Scotts Bluff County Airport Authority selecting SkyWest...