Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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There was a low rumble of chatter in the High School auditorium Tuesday - the kind of rumble that can be associated with many of Kimball’s community events. This event was different in that students gathered in their best attire to put on a program to honor the veterans of the community. Young and old gathered together in reverence as the honor guard performed the presentation of colors. This followed with With the entire auditorium on its feet, Christianne Kerr performed a stunning rendition o...
Veterans pepper careers of all kinds throughout the country. One career in particular where a lot of veterans can be found in the law enforcement field. The Kimball Police Department has three officers who are veterans. They are Captain Andy Bremer, School Resource Officer Ryan Smith and Officer Noah Thomas. Smith served in the Navy as a personnel officer. “I usually say I was a glorified pencil pusher,” Smith said. Smith recounts that traveling the world gave him a different point of view on life and how to be appreciative of what he had. Smi...
The Kimball Area Foundation is looking for a big project that it can sink its teeth into, said President Jan Sears. Friday's annual benefit dinner and auction will contribute to that goal. Although final totals for funds raised were not available as of Tuesday, Sears said that Friday's event was a successful one. "We feel it was a success," she said. "We've had several compliments since that day. People said they enjoyed it and it was very nice. It sounds like they want to do it again. The rest...
The Kimball City Council discussed ongoing projects at its Nov. 4 meeting. Mayor James Schnell introduced the first topic for discussion, which was the landfill’s permit renewal. City Administrator Daniel Ortiz talked about the recent inspection and the scope of work proposal prepared and submitted by Golder Associates. “This first inspection went well. We were supposed to have two inspectors but we ended up with five and they went around looking at everything, and so far everything has been fine,” said Ortiz said. Golder Associates provi...
Gordon Gale French, 89, of Dix, died at Sidney Regional Medical Center Extended Care on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14, at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Private family interment will be held at a later date. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday to sign the register book and leave condolences for the family. Friends may also visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave messages of...
Richard D. Toombs, 61, of Kimball, died at University Medical Center in Denver on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Burial was held in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends ere invited to call at the funeral home last Friday from 1-6 p.m. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. Memorials have been established to the Kimball Cemetery Improvement Fund or the donor’s choice. T...
Corey Cecil Muhr, 50, of Greeley, Colo., passed away Nov. 7, 2014, after being in failing health over the last decade. Corey was born Feb. 10, 1964, to Larry and Cherie Muhr in Scottsbluff. He lived his early years on a farm in Banner County and a ranch west of Alliance. A graduate of Kimball County High School in 1982, he later attended Laramie County Community College and Front Range Community College, majoring in landscape design. Michael's in Fort Collins and the Greeley Lowes Home Improveme...
Grace I. Gadeken, 99, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Private family burial was held on Friday. There was no visitation. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Calvary United Methodist Church, Trinity United Methodist...
Many things have changed about the hunter safety course over the years, but the message has not. That is the message delivered by those instructors who teach the course. Locally, that falls into the hands of Larry Stahla, who has taught hunter education for more than 40 years; Brian Howard and Jon Shay, who have been teaching the course for eight years each; and Josh Gillming, who is in his first year as a helper and hopes to gain his teaching certification soon. The group taught a class of 20...
Kimball's Jared Hunsaker was notified back in September that he was to be honored by Southern Utah University as a Top 100 Football Player for that learning establishment. Hunsaker was a 1987 high school graduate of Grantsville High in Grantsville, Utah, and became a member of the Southern Utah University Football Team in 1987. "I went in as a fullback/line backer but they had a hard time figuring out what to do with me as they thought I was a bit too slow for a running back and too short as a...
Potter-Dix's run in the volleyball playoffs came to an end last Thursday in the district finals with a 3-1 loss to host Brady. The Lady Coyotes won their first two playoff games before falling a game short of a state tournament berth. The Lady Coyotes opened the playoffs Nov. 3 with a 3-1 win against Dundy County-Stratton. They won 25-11, 26-28, 25-11 and 25-23. Regyn Hicks led the team offensively with 11 kills and nine blocks. Lanie Thies led the team with eight aces and 35 assists, while...
Fresh off a winning season of 15 wins and 14 losses, the Kimball High Volleyball program appears to be in good shape and ready to step it up even more next season with everyone returning! That's right, no seniors on this year's squad while all of the competition will be losing valuable starters off their rosters. Not only did the Lady Longhorns finish on the win side of the ledger, but they also finished runnerup in the Western Trails Conference final standings, finishing only behind WTC...
Clay Keller, left, competed at the Monster Match Nationals wrestling tournament in Denver on Nov. 8. He took fourth place....
Turnovers hurt Potter-Dix in its 52-40 playoff loss at Paxton on Oct. 30. The Coyotes had three interceptions and two fumbles lost in the game. They also fumbled four other times, but did not lose them. Potter-Dix ended the season with a 5-4 record. The Coyotes returned to the playoffs after a year absence. “This was a tremendous group of young men,” Potter-Dix coach Dale Frerichs said. “I cannot say enough about all the members of this years team, especially our senior leaders. This group had all the intangibles you look for in a team!...
The Mile High Chapter of Pheasants Forever held its Youth Mentor Hunt last Saturday. There were 11 kids that participated along with seven mentors. The youth hunters must have completed and passed a hunter safety course to be able to participate. The day consists of a refresher talk on their hunter safety, provided by Larry Stahla, then a talk by Todd Filipi, the Wildlife Biologist from Scottsbluff. The group then shoots clays, and then practice knocking on the door and asking the land owner...