Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Photographs that represent the community is what Panhandle Coop wanted for its photo contest held over the spring and summer. That is what they got. Anyone in the area was welcome to enter so long as their photos met the entry specifications. There were categories for professionals and amateurs. The winners of the contest would be honored by having their picture hung in their local Coop Marketplace. In Kimball, three members of the Highpoint Shutterbugs Group won that special honor. Kim...
Members of the Kimball High School One Act Play rehearse Monday night for their performance of Sillyheart. They will host their debut performance Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Kimball High School auditorium. Tickets are available at the door for the 7:30 p.m. performance and cost $7 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under. The students will perform in conference competition Monday and Tuesday, and will perform at the district competition the following week. The play surrounds the life of a...
The lords and ladies of Kimball were encouraged to attend this year's America Recycles event at Mary Lynch Elementary held last Friday. The elementary school eco club, which has played a big role in recycling this past year, was rewarded by an educational celebration. Staff members from the Kimball Recycling Center collected large boxes, from appliances such as dishwashers and refrigerators, in order to create a large cardboard castle. On display at the event were the up-cycled sculptures that...
Tracy Williams Pleiss, a Kimball native, flew in a brand new, state of the art helicopter into town Monday. She works for Midwest MedAir, which assists AirLink when things are busy or weather is brutal. Pleiss landed the helicopter at the Kimball High School practice football field and gave onlookers a chance to take pictures of the helicopter....
Gambling can be a fun recreational pasttime and proves to benefit the community in different ways. However, due to the nature of gambling, the risk and the possibility of reward, some people become addicted. Three percent of Nebraskans have a gambling problem. Three percent may not seem like a large figure, but the actual number represented by that percentage is 56,070. With that many people being affected adversely by gambling, Nebraska has set aside money from the gambling dollars produced in order to provide help to those who need it....
Janice Fay (Caine) Gumbir, 73, entered eternal glory on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, at her home in Peetz, Colo. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Tennant Funeral Home in Sterling, Colo., with Rev. James Nash officiating. Janice was born on Jan. 11, 1941, in Sterling, Colo., to Clarence Caine and Iva Morris. She graduated from Kimball County High School. She was married to her loving husband, Jerry F. "Gump" Gumbir, for 44 years. She worked at Kimball County Hospital until...
Kathryn M. Hafeman, 86, formerly of Kimball, died at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11a.m. on Wednesday, Nov., 19 at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kimball with Father Robert Karnish officiating. Burial followed in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends were able call at the funeral home on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 1-7 p.m. to sign the register book and leave condolences for the family. A Christian wake service was held...
Members of the Kimball High School Future Farmers of America for the 2014-15 school year are as follows. Pictured, front row, from left, are: Ryan Soper, Connor Moore, Sebastian Portillo, Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, Ben Tussing, Clay Keller, and Garrett Pedersen. Pictured, second row, from left, are: Madie Snyder, Alex Reader, Monica Wasielewski, Kailey Dickerson, Megan Browning, Kayla Schoenamann, Amber Birkhofer, Justine Heeg, Tayla Schutz and Leisha Casimiro. Pictured, third row, from left, are:...
Martin Gilmore, a musician out of Colorado, performed last Saturday at The Sisters Grimm in Bushnell. Gilmore played and sang a variety of tunes, from bluegrass to folk and even a few Irish songs. He played the guitar and the fiddle during the performance, in addition to at least one other instrument. Gilmore performed original pieces, in addition to several cover works....
Several Kimball High School students received the Future Farmers of America's Greenhand Degree at a ceremony held last Thursday. To earn the honor, first-year FFA members must demonstrate knowledge in several categories and perform certain duties. Pictured, front row, from left, are: Connor Moore, Tayla Schutz, Megan Browning, Justine Heeg, Leisha Casimiro, Nicholas Thomas-Lewis and Amber Birkhofer. Pictured, back row, from left, are: Clay Keller, Andrew McCloud, Ryan Soper, Byron Rowley,...
Samuel Bogert, a student at Potter-Dix Schools, was selected for the 2014 Nebraska All-State Chorus. Bogert, a Tenor II, is the son of Chris and Elizabeth Bogert of Dix. Approximately 3,000 students across the state audition for the Nebraska All-State Band, Chorus, Jazz Band and Orchestra, which are sponsored by the Nebraska Music Educators Association. He was one of 440 students from across the state selected for the prestigious honor. The guest conductor for the group will be Craig Jessop, dean of the Caine College of the Arts at Utah State...
The Kimball Area Foundation honored Dr. Doug McConnell and his daughter, Larissa Binod, for their contributions to the foundation at the annual fundraiser banquet held Nov. 7. Jan Sears, KAF president, said McConnell was instrumental in the resurgence of the foundation in the last decade. Pictured, from left, are: McConnell, Nancy Olsen of the KAF, Binod and Sears....
Congratulations to Kimball High School's October Student of the Month, Michael Ferguson. Michael has been very active during his time at Kimball Public Schools. At this point in time, Michael has participated for four years in football, three years in basketball, and three years in golf. He plans on participating in basketball and golf again during his senior year. Michael has also been involved in one act all four years (three years as an actor and stage manager this year). Michael has been an...
Larsen's Jewelry Store held its 5th annual Ladies Night Out last Thursday. The theme for this year's event was an 'Oriental Evening.'...
The opening weekend of the Nebraska Firearm deer season proved to be bountiful with 101 deer checked in at the Kimball check-in station located once again at Sportsman's Liquor Store. The cold weather with freezing temperatures~along with snow and blowing snow didn't seem to affect the hunting, and perhaps even improved it with the animals moving about. According to Lisa Wangler at Sportsman's Liquor, there were a lot of big bucks checked in this year and from the 101 checked in through Sunday...
Little league football teams coached by Jared Hunsaker and Troy Hill competed this fall....