Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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For 2019 Farmer's Day grand marshals Susan and Dave Haack, their big day turned out to be 45 years in the making. They were married 45 years to the day – on a long-ago Farmer's Day – before serving as grand marshals of their community's 93rd annual local celebration. "Oh, my gosh," Susan said. " We were so surprised and honored by the award and to be chosen as grand marshals." The inscription on that award, a silver plate, is simple and meaningful to them: "Grand Marshals. Dave and Susan Haa...
Daria Anderson-Faden, the Kimball County Commissioner and Observer staff writer, continues recovering from serious injuries suffered during her Sept. 23 head-on collision in Banner County with a pickup driven by a Colorado man cited for driving under the influence of drugs. Anderson-Faden told the Observer on Tuesday that she awaits replacement surgery on her crushed right ankle next week at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, which had been scheduled for Wednesday this week but was...
The winner of the inaugural Kimball Fill the Food Pantry Cart Challenge is Kimball Health Services. The final score was KHS 490, Kimball Public Public Schools 201. That's how many food items each side collected in the friendly battle to help the local food bank. Stephanie Pedersen of KHS human resources said the competition evolved after she read an article about the food bank being low on food. She thought about a challenge between KHS departments. Then she talked with her husband, Chauncey....
The Friends of the Kimball Library Book Sale was very popular this year and many, many books and puzzles went out the door. Thank you all who came and purchased books. Book sales are appreciated by the public and also help the library by clearing out books and making money for the Friends to fund the library for extra programing and supplies and the annual swimming pool party. The Teen Library Advisory Board held a bake sale and the baked items flew out the door. They planned to have the sale...
Good morning! Fall is definitely in the air, right along with football. Here at Banner County School this is Homecoming week. Today is throwback Thursday and there is cross country at Bayard. Tomorrow, Friday, October 4th, they will begin banding birds out at the Wildcat Hills at 8 a.m.. The Banner 4th grade students will spend their school day at Flower Field, and to finish out Homecoming week the theme will be Wildcat Pride. There will also be a community volleyball & football game and supper beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Homecoming dance will...
Idora M. Hickman, 91, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Thursday, September 5, 2019. Cremation has been held and memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Kimball with Pastor Roger Gillming officiating. Inurnment will be held prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Idora's Tribute Wall and leave messages and...
Edward Lee Wallin, 75, of North Platte, passed away September 15, 2019 at the North Platte Care Center. He was born in Kimball, NE to Winton H. And Maurine N. (Belgum) Wallin. Ed graduated from Kimball County High School in 1962. He began working for the US Postal Service and continued for about two years until he joined the US Navy Reserves. He served 2 years of active duty aboard ship in the Tonkin Gulf off Vietnam. After his discharge, he moved to North Platte and began working for the Post Office once again. Following his retirement, he...
The Kimball High girls golf team played in their final two tournaments this past week as they have only their District Tournament play remaining and hopefully a qualification for the State Tournament. In their final two warm up, and regular season tournaments, they had a sad appearance, and then another very good showing. The not-so-good showing was at the Ogallala Tournament on a Tuesday where the Kimball ladies failed to place a single golfer in the top medal group. It took a round of 92 to...
Chantel Malson ran to yet another top ten finish at last week's Ogallala Cross Country Invite. The talented young sophomore ran 10th in the field of 114 varsity girl runners and her time of 21:49.4 moved her up into 2nd all time in the Kimball High School sophomore records for the 5K distance. Malson's personal best was just one of the personal best times ran by a Kimball girl as Raven Johnson duplicated that feat with her time of 26:41.09 to finish 74th. Brandi Councilman ran a season best...
The Kimball High football team saw their record fall to 1 and 3 following a 55-12 loss on the road to Hemingford Friday night. The Horns have suffered some injuries that hurt their cause, and they have faced three very strong 8-man football teams already. Christian Allen-VanPelt, a hard nosed junior, was pushed into a new role Friday with senior quarterback Brendan Walker sidelined with injury problems and did an admirable job for Kimball but the posing game hurt to some degree. VanPelt gave Kimball a short lived lead with his 23 yard...
The weather didn't look too promising, but eight children and two adults participated Saturday in the Farmer's Day and Kimball Community Trail bike race. Jon Heidemann desigmed the 5-mile and 3-mile routes, helping organize the small races and accompanying the adults around the trail. Parents and volunteers also helped watch the street corners, stood at the railroad crossing and timed the events. Gavin Williams did the 10-mile race, and his time was a little under 1 hour. Getting an absolute acc...