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 people who bring Farmers Day to Kimball every year are the volunteers. It takes dozens and dozens of people willing to give their time and energy to make a successful Farmers Day. This includes the chairmen of the committees down to those cleaning up, and it is not just one day of volunteering, it takes months of planning and paperwork. New events, such as the quilt show and the bike race, would not happen without a few dedicated people directing and organizing the events. What a difference...
Kimball Public Library has an educational exhibition of the events and circumstances of Sept. 11, 2001. The poster exhibits from the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, titled "September 11, 2001: The Day that Changed the World," is comprised of 14 posters providing a historical view as well as a personal story of those who witnessed and the survived the attacks. Posters provide facts about the planes that flew into the twin towers, the Pentagon, and United Flight 93, the collapse of the twin towers, the...
Heading north out of Kimball on Highway 71, the last thing in late summer that you would expect to see is a group of people picking grapes from a vineyard and rocking to their music. About three weeks ago, that was precisely what you would have seen and heard about seven miles north of Kimball. Kimball's Roger Dohse is the grape grower, and his pickers are local individuals. Local landowner Jim Young agreed to let Roger Dohse try his idea of growing grapes about 22 years ago. So on ¾ of...
A large crowd attended the annual Farmers Day soup supper at the Kimball senior center on Friday evening.... Full story
Well folks, just like that, September is out the door and here comes October! Man how the time sure does fly. Beautiful time of the year and for this weekend the Autumn Adventure Play Zone is open at the Riverside Zoo with a giant pyramid, hay maze, hay slide giant Jenga & more. All day, everyday through November 30th. The Morrill Farmers market will also open now on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. They are planning on being in business through October 30th. For the last day of September (TODAY!) there will be a drive-through Job...
Gayle Marie Grimm, 79, of Gering, passed away at home on September 21, 2021. Visitation was from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, September 27 and her funeral service was at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 28, both at Dugan Kramer Funeral Chapel in Scottsbluff. Randy Kreiling officiated the service. Interment followed at East Lawn Cemetery near Minatare. Online condolences may be left at www.dugankramer.com Gayle was born Oct. 26, 1941 at Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to Alois Winslow and Ruth LaVonne (Kreiling)... Full story
Donald E. Buddecke, 77, passed away September 21, 2021 in Fort Mohave, AZ. He was born in Kimball on Dec. 16, 1943 to Catharine and Antone Buddecke and was 1 of 13 children. Kimball was his home for over 70 years. In 1964, Don married Dee Lilla Nuss and they raised their family of 3 children in Kimball. He was an avid fan of any sport or activity his kids participated in and was known to many as Papa Bud. He was a member of the Kimball Volunteer Fire Department and served a term as Chief of the...
Helen S. Policky, age 101, of Sidney, passed away Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Kimball. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at Prairie West Church in Potter with Pastor Warren Cico officiating. Inurnment will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Cremation has been held. A light lunch will be served at Prairie West Church following burial. Memorial contributions may be made in Helen's name to Prairie West Church, Policky Scholarship – which will be awarded each year to a Potter-Dix g... Full story
The Kimball Longhorn cross county team was in action at the Ogallala Invite on Sept. 23. In the varsity girls division, Chantel Malson competed against the Ogallala, Cozad, Gothenburg, McCook and Chadron girls. She ran in 26th place with a time of 22:44. Participating in the varsity boys division and leading the Kimball team was Braylon Miller in 69th place against some tough competition. Miller ran in 20:51. The winning time was 16:54. Xavier Thomas-Lewis placed 76th with a 21:03 time and Wyatt Cords completed the varsity course in 21:36....
Braxton MIller, the rising Kimball junior high runner, beat all competition and all ages in the 40th annual Farmers Day Fun Run's 2 mile race last Saturday. Miller won handily with a time of 13:54. Runner-up Connor Cluff clocked in at 14:26 and Trey Cook was third in 14:28. In the 5 mile race, it was Steve Knigge first. Here are the top finishers in all of the age classes. 2 Mile Girls 7 & Under Colbie Knaub Girls 8-9 Allie Cook Brynlee Culek Cashlynn Culek Girls 10-12 Rachel Berger Chloe...
Potter-Dix’s Coyote Football team is ranked number 2 in the Six-Man standings and has had little trouble with their competition early in the season. But they Coyotes had a true test on Friday as they traveled to Arthur to match up against the number 5 ranked Arthur County Wolves in an early-afternoon game. Arthur County started fast and struck first with a 55-yard touchdown gallop by speedster Lance Vasa to give the Wolves an 8-0 lead. The Coyotes responded with a drive that featured miscues and penalties by Potter-Dix, but ultimately ended w...
Kimball’s Lady Longhorns volleyball team play in the WTC Tournament at Mitchell this week. The first round opponent is Bayard at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The tournament follows a stretch in which the team remained winless before hosting Pine Bluffs on Tuesday, Oct. 28, this week. On Sept. 21, Kimball hosted Hershey, and the Lady Panthers picked up the straight set win, 25-20, 25-8 and 25-15. Senior Amy Birkhoffer led the Lady Longhorns on offense with five kills in the loss. On Sept. 23, Kimball traveled to Dalton for a triangular with the Lady W...
Considered to be the heroes of the hamburger feed, Ryan McElroy, Brian Williams and Gene Golding endure the heat and smoke to cook hundreds of hamburgers....
From left, Farmers Day attendant Katie Heeg, queen Payton Wise and attendant Charlotte Hargreaves pose for a royal photograph....
Delilah Lukassen, 3, gets a little extra help from her dad, Colby, while little sister, Millie, 1, gets a free ride....
Kimball volunteer fireman Mark Nelson and his daughter, Nova, occupy the antique fire truck that led the procession of Kimball fire trucks....
Former demolition derby driver Michael Sabola raises the green flag to start the event. He participated in every previous derby but was unable to this year as he is fighting cancer....