Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Generations of Kimballites gathered together in the Harry McNees Auditorium on Nov. 9 to celebrate the observance of Veterans Day put on by the 2016 Kimball High School Civics class. According to Jeri Ferguson, it was the 15th year that the KHS Civics class had, under her direction, put on the program for local veterans and the community. Ferguson has always had a "passion for patriotism" as she calls it. When she first started the Veterans Day program, fifteen years ago, she did so because she...
Cattle rustling is still a concern in the Nebraska panhandle. On Saturday, Oct. 21, Nebraska Brand Commission Investigator Tom Houston received a report that 25 black angus calves were missing from one of two Southern Kimball County pastures owned by Geraldine and Larry Highland. "We pre-stressed them two weeks before. They were turned back out for two (weeks), then we were delivering them to the people that bought them," Geraldine said. "When the ranchers gathered the cattle, they were all...
The Kimball Event Center has been a topic of concern since the City of Kimball’s 2016-17 budget process began. With a decrease in sales tax of more than $40,000, the City had some tough choices to make, including whether to continue subsidizing the Kimball Event and Kimball Fitness Centers. However, after hearing impassioned pleas from community members during that process, a group of volunteers took up the mantle to make the venue as successful as possible within a tight budget. Amy Sapp, City of Kimball Special Projects Coordinator, addressed...
You don't need a cape to be a hero, you just need to care. That is just one message students and staff relayed to, and about, Dwane Christman, an everyday hero who has worked at Mary Lynch Elementary in Kimball since 2002. "He does a tremendous amount, not just around the school, but he does a tremendous amount for our students," Mary Lynch Guidance Counselor Jim Reeves said. "He has a good rapport with the students and is very deserving of this honor." The student body joined staff members to r...
My Great-Grandfather, William Fredrick Gustav Nolting, was a Prussian immigrant to America in the late 1800's. Great-grandfather was a commanding officer in the Prussian Cavalry and he brought with him his rather harsh military demeanor of command and discipline. The story is told of him driving his team and wagon to Atchison to hire workers who could be found at the rail-yards, transients from the east. Two likely fellows were found and accompanied great-grandfather to the homestead, a short...
Helen Schneider, 87, of Minatare, died on Friday, November 11, 2016 at her son's home. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Lighthouse Community Assembly of God Church in Minatare with Pastor Ben Hart officiating. Memorial contributions may be given to Schneider Family for a designation at a later date. Dugan-Kramer is assisting the family. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugankramer.com Helen was born September 9, 1929 at Mitchell, Nebraska to...
Are you looking for a way to jumpstart your holiday spirit? Sign up to decorate a wreath for residents’ doors for Christmas! The Kimball County Manor will supply the wreath hanger and the business/individual must supply the wreath. Decorated wreaths should be delivered to the Manor no later than Dec. 2 so family and friends can choose their favorite at the Christmas Soup Supper. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. For more information or to sign up, call Jessica at the Manor at 308-235-4693 by Nov. 23. Don’t miss out on the opp...
It is that time of year when people are dealing with the dreaded flu and other illnesses. When you are sick, tired and weak, it makes everything in your life more difficult not to mention, emotionally stressful. Thank goodness for the good and competent healthcare professionals at Kimball Health Services. Many of them are indeed amazing people with true compassion for their fellow humans who are dealing with anything from the common cold to cancer. I want to RAVE about an experience I had at KHS this earlier this year. I had not been feeling...
Two Kimball classrooms were selected as lighthouse classrooms by Educational Service Unit across the state. As such, Danielle Reader’s math classes and Jeri Ferguson’s social studies classes, will be pilot programs of sorts for blended education. “This year is our first year with a blended ed pilot program through the state of Nebraska. The ESU’s across the state have gotten together and picked what they called lighthouse classrooms. Certain districts were selected to participate and a couple of classrooms were selected within those distric...
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. In February 1968, Keith A. Hansen was still in high school when he enlisted in the US Navy. On the deferred enlistment program, one could pass the physical, take all the tests, and sign on the line. He/she was allowed to finish high school before...
Potter-Dix went into the Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament last week on a roll and with high hopes for a good showing. The Lady Coyotes entered the tournament with a 32-1 record and the third seed in the Class D2 bracket, having controlled their competition at each turn since the second match of the season. But Chambers/Wheeler Central (WCW), behind the powerful one-two punch of seniors Jacie Laetsch and Regan Dierks, set the Lady Coyotes back on their heals, while unusual plays went against...
Youth wrestling is again in full swing and Kimball has two young ladies hitting the mats this year. The team recently competed at the War of the Roses, Battle of the Thorns event in Colorado. Sierra (Starr) Boviall led the recent Elementary folkstyle contest for youth in grades 3-5. Boviall placed first and scored 16 points for the Tri-State Grapplers. In round one she won by fall over Bralynn Arroyo from RATTLERS Athletics in just 22 seconds. Boviall followed that quick pin up with a second round pin in 57 seconds over Alejandra Rodriguez,...
The Kimball girls Junior High basketball teams took on the Bridgeport Bulldogs for their second game of the season on Monday, Nov. 14 in Bridgeport. It was a sweeping victory for both the 7 and 8 grade girls. In 7th grade play, they came out on the floor with good intensity. High scorer for the team was Payton Wise with 8, showing good offensive tenacity according to coach Danielle Reader. Maddie Merryfield followed with four points, and Katie Heeg added three to the Shorthorn board. “Katie Heeg continues to play a key role in this teams s...