Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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The Kimball County Commissioners heard from Kimball Health Services about its affiliation agreements at a lengthy meeting held Nov. 18. Ken Hunter, CEO of Kimball Health Services, along with Jim Cederburg, Chairman of the Kimball County Hospital Board of Trustees, were present to discuss the Kimball Health Services affiliations. “As a critical access hospital, we are required to have a referral relationship with a tertiary, larger hospital. We had that with Cheyenne Regional and we want to work to switch that to Regional West out of Scottsbluff...
Raymond Little (Ray) of Kimball spent most of his growing-up years in Fort Collins, Colo. He was a scrappy kid, whose household could have been a little warmer. When he was 17, he had quit high school. His mother sent him to the Post Office in Fort Collins and Ray was soon taken by a recruiting poster. It was a large picture of Uncle Sam pointing one of his fingers at the reader. The quote on the paper was "I want You in the US Army." Ray inquired of the recruiter about joining and the...
A turkey (three strikes in a row) in bowling is celebrated. At Kim Bowl, during the month of November, the "turkey" is especially honored. Aaron Gillming, a third grader who bowls in the after school youth program, was very happy last week with his first- ever turkey....
Necessity is the mother of invention, and it also led to a wider viewing of Kimball High School's One-Act Play this fall. A larger than normal group of students out for the school's One-Act Play made it necessary to raise more funds this year, said sponsor Jennifer Dillinger. The solution was to hold a dinner theater for the community to raise funds. Dillinger said this was the first time the school had held the event. This brought in even more members of the community than normal to get the...
The Kimball city council received an update on the event center roof at its Nov. 18 meeting. After the meeting was called to order the current business included Keno grant applications from both the chamber of commerce as well as Shop with a Cop. Chamber director Jennifer Provance was present to request funds for the Kimball Banner County Chamber of Commerce. “The funding we are requesting will go toward promoting the holiday season in Kimball. So the parade of lights, prizes for different contests and promotions, ads in the paper, that kind o...
The unemployment rate for both Kimball and Banner counties improved from September to October, the Nebraska Department of Labor announced in numbers released last Friday. The October unemployment rate for Kimball County was 2.6 percent, a slight improvement from 3.0 percent in September. The rate is also lower than a year ago, when Kimball County had a 3.4 percent unemployment rate in October 2013. In Kimball County for October, there were 1,911 employed out of 1,962 in the labor force. That left just 51 unemployed who would have like to have b...
Harry Burback, 88, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Alan Foutz officiating. Burial was held in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends were able to call at the funeral home on Sunday, Nov. 23, from 1-6 p.m. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Harry's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. Memorials have been established to the...
At the November meeting the South Platte Natural Resources District, the board of directors approved the use of a half-acre plot at Oliver Reservoir Recreation Area for an outreach program to be undertaken by the Mile High Pheasants Forever chapter. The program includes participation by Kimball elementary students, who will help plant pollinators while learning about their importance in nature. Board members stated they are happy to provide the land for the Pheasants Forever pollinator project, sharing PF’s two main priorities that: - Pollinati...
Top stewards have been recognized for their continuing efforts in three areas by the South Platte Natural Resources District. Sprenger Farms of Sidney, Steve Schumacher from Dalton and Kimball area ranchers Doug and Theresa Keller received awards for their farming, tree planting and grassland achievements. The awards were presented at a ceremony and reception prior to the District's November board meeting. Grassland Manager Doug and Theresa Keller own and operate a registered Angus herd west of...
Banner County students performed their One-Act Play, 'No Body to Muder,' during a dinner theater last Saturday at the high school gym. Banner competed at conference competition last week, and will compete in the district competition next week. Several Banner County One-Act Play actors and actresses were honored for their performances at the conference competition last week. They are: Megan Gifford as Mrs. McGarragher, Savannah Jordan as Nina, Jules McDonnell as Nancy, Rebecca Brown as Countess...
Five Potter-Dix volleyball players and two from Banner County were named to the Minuteman Activities Association All-Conference team. Regyn Hicks and Dawson Sharman of Potter-Dix were each named first team all-conference. Hicks led the team with 227 kills, 108 blocks and 46 aces in 2014. She also led the way with 412 digs and was second on the team with 243 assists. Sharman was third on the team with 156 kills, and added 29 aces and 17 blocks for the Lady Coyotes. She had 311 digs and three...
Several more big big bucks were brought down during the second weekend of deer hunting season. Here are a few that were brought to us....
Several local pool players were recently recognized for winning the Summer Session of the American Poolplayers Association (APA) 8-Ball and 9-Ball Pool Leagues. The Wednesday 8-Ball title went to Troubleshooters from The Wooden Keg in Kimball. Team members are: Mary Hendrickson, Brandy Ramsey, Sherri Parshall, Terri Broussard, Crystal Ramsey, Roger Krafczik, Pete Baldwin and Jeff Paxton. Top Gun and MVP awards went to Donna Kudebeh, Ryan McElroy and Jeff Paxton. The Thursday 9-Ball title went...