Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Veteran's, friends, family, students, and staff filled the High School auditorium Wednesday, Nov. 8 for the annual Veteran's Day Program put on by the Kimball High Civics Class. The morning began with the Color Guard displaying the Flag, as well as, the national anthem, followed by the fourth, fifth, and sixth grade classes singing songs for the Veteran's. Mayor Keith Prunty gave a very heartfelt speech, thanking every one of our Veteran's, past and present. Proper flag etiquette was...
More than 200 people showed up to support the local VFW and Kimball Area Foundation this past Saturday night for the 1st Annual Veteran's Day Dinner & Dance. Dinner entertainment was featured by the group Yes Ma'am from Bayard, who performed WWII era music along with 50's & 60's classic hits. Following dinner, the Juke Joint Cruisers took the stage, playing classics from Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and many more. At one point, 'It's Only Make Believe' by Conway Twitty played while...
More veterans arrived at the Mary Lynch Elementary School this year for the flag ceremony than in any year past, according to Elementary Principal Mike Mitchell. "I think it helped having it on a different day than the High School had their assembly, plus the weather was great," Mitchell said. "It was much more enjoyable for the kids. Nearly 30 past and present military men and women were on hand to experience the ceremony, which included the Pledge of Allegiance, patriotic songs and balloons....
There is a new face to the Kimball Police Department but not so new to the Kimball community. Mahlon Gingerich, grew up in Dix, working with his father, Sam, in the tree business. During high school Gingerich attended and played football for Potter-Dix. Graduating in 2014 he decided to join the Kimball Ambulance Service, the Dix Volunteer Fire Department, as well the Army National Guard, he attended basic training that same year. In 2015 he became an EMT for Kimball and still is today. As if he...
Kimball's Shop with a Cop crew is preparing for their seventh annual event. The crew includes volunteers from the Kimball School District, Potter-Dix School District, Kimball County Sheriff's Office, Kimball Police Department, Kimball Ambulance crew, Dix First Responders, Bushnell Fire Department, Kimball Fire Department and the Nebraska State Patrol. These men and women, along with volunteers from the Ladies Auxiliary and members of the community, work hard to share the spirit of the holiday...
Holidays are just around the corner. Wow, I can’t believe how fast this year has gone, seems like it was just a month or so ago that we were celebrating New Years Eve. But no matter how fast or slow this year seems to have gone by for you, it is almost Thanksgiving! Our team here at the office has been talking about this for the past few weeks and we want to hear more about our readers’ traditions. What are some of your family traditions, something new you want to try, and, of course, what do you enjoy most about it? My family, now being mar...
Some interest has been shown in a local GED course through Western Nebraska Community College and Panhandle Health Group. According to PHG Peer Educator Liz Williams, consumers have asked about a local course, but none are available. GED classes are offered in Sidney, Scottsbluff and Alliance and support is available for students in Gordon and Chadron. “So Mary Kay Versen, Director of Adult Education at WNCC, and I were discussing the possibility of offering a GED course in Kimball,” Williams said. “I know I have had a few consumers reque...
I would like to thank you for the Friends & Neighbors article from your November 2nd edition that recognized my good friend and “twin brother” (although from different mothers) Mr. Ed Avila. Since the day in September 1966 that Ed stood up in 7th grade vocal class and volunteered to be a friend and guide at school to the new kid from Cortez we have remained close friends and I have seen his devotion to Kimball and its young people. Ed’s work with all of the young men who participated in Kimball boxing throughout the years provided a fathe...
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. Kenneth C. Bush (Ken) said that one of his assets was that he was a military brat. That meant that one or both of his parents was serving in the military while he grew up. He moved, literally, about the globe. After graduating from high school, he...
Kimball's Shelby Vogel begins her senior year at Dakota State University this year, and she is once again on the varsity basketball roster for the Trojans. The 22-year-old is studying to be a secondary english teacher and her team welcomes a new head coach, David Moe. Moe, comes to the Lady T's basketball team from Mayville State in North Dakota, where he was the assistant women's coach for the last decade. He helped lead the Comets to multiple trips to the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Na...
Junior High girl’s basketball is underway and the younger local club started the season off with a 14-8 win against Pine Bluffs on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Coach Danielle Reader said, “I was really proud of the way they came out and played their first game. They played hard and have great attitudes.” Leading the girls was Alyssa Paxton with seven points, followed by Charlotte Hargreaves, Alycia Vrbas and Jaydin Paxton with two each and Halsey Clark added one to the Kimball board. Though the seventh-grade girls won their game, the Kimball Junior High...
Minuteman Activities Conference (MAC) Volleyball 2017 First Team selections are in. Trinity Langley of Potter-Dix, Payje Misegadis from Creek Valley, Madelyn Watchorn of Leyton, Audrey Juelfs, Potter-Dix, Samantha Schmid, Creek Valley and Audrey Dickmander of South Platte were named to the first team. Second Team selections are Shaley Petersen of Bayard, Danielle Higgins of Leyton, MaKenna Dahlgrin of Banner County, Kylie Stuart of Bayard, Kayden Kramer of Garden County, Payge Hoffman from Potter-Dix and Ashlee Huestis South Platte. Honorable...
The Kimball County Manor has a NuStep bicycle in their restorative program for residents to use for exercise. Two KCM residents have kept track of their progress across the state using a map and logging their miles. One, Edwina Carlson, has made it all the way to Omaha and is on her return trip home to Kimball! Edwina has been riding the NuStep for about a year and a half. She said that she keeps a log of how long, how far, and how fast, she rides every day. Most days she rides about one mile,...