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 Kimball Public Library Book Sale started the 94th Annual Farmer's Day off on Friday afternoon with a large crowd of bookworms getting a bag of books for bargain prices. Following the book sale was the Kimball Community Trail Fund bike races in downtown Kimball. Although the number of riders was small everyone was able to win a prize. There was a big crowd on Friday night at the Goodhand Theatre the movie "Dolittle." About 140 people packed the theatre for the free showing. Saturday morning...
The Kimball High Girl's Golf Team closeout out the regular season this past week with tournaments at Ogallala and Bridgeport and moved into District Tournament play this past Monday back at Ogallala. The Kimball girls finished 4th at Ogallala in a field of large schools and took runner-up team honors at the Bridgeport tournament. OGALLALA TOURNAMENT The Lady Horns had to battle the big schools at Ogallala with North Platte taking top team honors with their 317 score leaving The talented...
The process is in place to swiftly fill the sudden vacancy on the Kimball County Board of Commissioners. Just a few days after former Commissioner Vice Chairman Brandon Mossberg submitted his letter to resign Sept. 22 for “family reasons,” the timeline was set to find his replacement. Here’s the plan: • Letters of interest from potential candidates are due to County Clerk Cathy Sibal by 4 p.m. Oct. 16. • Public interviews of the candidates will take place beginning at 9 a.m. Oct. 21 in the commissioners meeting room. “We hope to make the ap...
The Sept. 24 grand opening of Kimball Transit Service's gleaming regional headquarters building in downtown Kimball drew quite a crowd of dozens of visitors and dignitaries for the ribbon cutting, above, and a day of festivities. KCTS administrator Christy Warner, at center in the white shirt, and county Commissioner Larry Engstrom, in the blue and white plaid shirt, were among those delighted that the facility, funded mainly with government grant money, was a reality. Engstrom credited Warner...
The Kimball Nutrition establishment held its open house on Saturday, Sept. 19, in the renovated Longhorn Building. Owners Brittanie Shaw and Kye Hudson have nutrition stores in Scottsbluff and Gering and now one in Kimball. Brittanie is originally from Gering, but gained her experience in nutrition in Dallas, Texas. "This was the best grand opening we have had and we are thrilled to be in Kimball," Brittanie says....
Good morning, Banner County friends near and far. Beautiful today, and for the first time in many days we have clear skies, no smoke! We are having a few cool days here and there, but the lawn mower and the pumpkins are still competing for first place in the scheme of life. Farmers markets are still open in a few places.Today, the 1st of October, they are in Torrington and on the 3rd & the 6th in Morrill. Other than that I think they are beginning to shut down. The 8th Harvest Moon festival in Chadron will take place all day at the Dawes County...
Joshua James Warren, a senior, 17, of Bridgeport, Nebraska, was suddenly taken from us extremely too soon. His Celebration of Life Service will be held Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 2:00 pm at the Bridgeport High School Auditorium with Pastors Albert Bustinza and Cameron Farrenkopf officiating. Casual attire requested and masks will be required upon entering the service. Visitation will be Saturday, October 3 at Gloryland Church in Bridgeport from 1-3 pm. Cremation will follow the visitation. A...
Marvin J. Smith, 79, of Bushnell, passed away at the Medical Center of the Rockies on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Cremation will be held and family memorial services will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials may be given in Marvin's memory to his wife(Alice Smith). The services for Marvin have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Marvin James Smith was born in Dowling, Michigan...
Gale J. Gehrke, 94, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Friday, March 20, 2020. Private family burial services were previously held in the Kimball Cemetery. A Celebration of Gale’s Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2020 at the First English Lutheran Church in Kimball with Randy Bohac officiating. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Gale’s Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials may...
Potter-Dix's Coyote Football team continued their undefeated start and moved to 4-and-0 on the season by defeating the favored Arthur County Wolves at Combs Field Friday night. The two high-powered offenses squared off, with the Wolves scoring first early to take a 6-to-0 lead. Both defenses played well in the early going, with Potter-Dix sophomores Conner Glanz and Anthony Tovar chasing down and hurrying Arthur County junior quarterback Bryce Hanna and limiting big plays. The Wolves led...
The Kimball High football program is suffering right now with a low number of athletes checked out which in turn results and not being able to match up with their opponents and the losses keep piling up. The Horns had to drop to the 8-man game because of the lack of numbers, and at their last game I noted they had only 14 players suited. I talked with Dane Wurdeman who coaches the Kimball Junior High football program this week and he has a positive attitude that things are going to get better in this department as he has 21 young men checked...
Kimball's Longhorn Cross Country team traveled to Ogallala on Thursday, and the boys squad placed 14th overall in the team competition. Kimball's top finisher was sophomore Matthew Johnson in 53rd place with a time of 20:14.7 followed by freshman Braylon Miller in 69th place at 21:30.1. Senior Connor Cluff placed 72nd at 21:33.5, sophomore Xavier Thomas-Lewis placed 80th at 22:08.8 and freshman Joseph Bremer finished 98th with a time of 24:41.7. The team placed 14th with score of 254. Junior Chantel Mason led the girls with a 43rd place finish...
In this crazy year of the COVID-19 Pandemic, as might be expected, the number of Runners for the annual Farmer's Day Fun Run were way down, according to the organizer Tiffany Johnson. There were only 53 runners who participated this year and only 1 runner who went the 5 mile distance. That hardy soul was Steve Knigge who runs events all over the United States. Steve's time in the 5 mile run was 40 minutes and 5 seconds, and although his exact age was not listed, he runs in the 60 and over age...
Kimball's Lady Longhorn Volleyball team has had a tough time getting wins, but were able to grab one this week in the three matches they played. Last Tuesday the 22nd, Kimball traveled to Hershey and were overpowered by the Lady Panthers in straight sets, 25-to-3, 25-to-12 and 25-to-8. The Kimball squad was outhit 34-to-8 in the loss. Kimball came home and hosted a Triangular on Thursday, and was able to defeat Hay Springs in a heated battle. After taking the first set 25-to-23, Hay Springs came back to even the match with a 25-to-15 second...
Kimball's Longhorn Football team continued to struggle as the fell 70-to-28 to the Perkins County Plainsmen in a game that saw the visitors take an early lead and pull away for a lopsided victory. Plagued by five turnovers, with four in the first quarter alone, the Longhorns were unable to avoid the costly mistakes that have kept them winless so far this season. Kimball Head Coach Ben Aarestad said, “It seems that we keep making the same mistakes over and over again.” Perkins County scored eight rushing touchdowns, while the Longhorns cou...
Potter-Dix's Lady Coyote Volleyball team has had success so far in the season, but went through a difficult week, losing four of five matches, with the last two losses coming at a home tournament on Saturday. The week started well for the Lady Coyotes, as they were able to sweep the Wallace Lady Wildcats in two sets, 25-to-18 and 25-to-23. Junior Kendal Nielsen led the attack for Potter-Dix with six kills and a service ace, but the girls could not keep the momentum going and fell in straight sets to a tough Wauneta-Palisade's team 25-to-16 and...