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 City Council at its Nov. 19 meeting discussed the possible sale of the Kimball Event Center and moving forward after the departure of Amy Sapp from her role as the city’s economic developer and special projects coordinator. It was also decided to have the Citizens Advisory Committee consider the request to redefine the economic developer/special projects coordinator position. This update is being considered because Sapp is moving into the private sector. The council continued to discuss and make progress on the potential sale of t...
Utilizing that which God provides, members of the Bushnell Calvary United Methodist Church help economically disadvantaged children experience the joy of giving a Christmas gift to someone they love. Since 2006, the group has hosted the pop-up "Quarter Store" in the Kimball community during the holiday season. The store is so named because every gift available for purchase costs only a quarter. Founding member Jean Laboray explained that the idea literally came from a dream she had about a way t...
Heroes comes in all shapes, sizes and ages. At 88 years old, Ruth Phillips is the matriarch and family hero to her eight adult children. The eight children have a true devotion to their mother. They know that she worked very hard to raise them, and she provided each and every one of them with a great work ethic. "I am so proud of them" Ruth said ... before giving some parental advice. "These kids now don't get spanked," she said. "My kids wouldn't dare talk to me like kids talk to their parents...
Carol's Nut List is in the history books. It is the end of an era of nuts and candy in Kimball. Owner JoAnn Mueller made her last sales of nuts and candies on the 21st and 22nd of November. On those final days, the store was busy with Christmas shoppers and, of course, cashew shoppers. JoAnn said that Super Whole Large Cashews #1 were her biggest sellers and the most expensive item over the years. Naturally, Christmas was her busiest time of year where they sold over a thousand tins and flat...
Good morning, Banner County friends near and far. As I write this, we are awaiting a predicted snowstorm. I am quite happy to keep on waiting. It would be great if all of you that are traveling for Thanksgiving do so in safety. We did have school here for two days this week, and everyone will enjoy today through Sunday off for the holiday. However, next week they will be back to it and December. On Monday, December 1 at 9 a.m. the junior high wrestling team will compete at Bayard, and on...
Cindy passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family. Cremation has been held and at Cindy's request, no services will be held. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Cindy's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. The services for Cindy have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Cindy was born to Patricia and Don Jaquess in Chicago, IL, on May 14, 1963. She was raised in the south in Memphis and Mississippi. She married Ken Warren in 1979 and they were married...
Are you ready for some basketball? Are you ready for some wrestling? You winter sports fans better be ready because it gets rolling this coming week starting with some basketball play at Dalton on Monday, Dec. 2, with the Kimball High girls and boys on the road for a Jamboree game. The Jamboree title means this is an exhibition, warmup type game and does not count on either team’s season win-loss record. Girls game time is 5 p.m. and the boys game follows at around 6:30. The regular season play begins Dec. 5 for the Longhorn wrestlers as they h...
The 2019 Nebraska Firearm Deer Season came to an end this past weekend and a total of 247 deer were checked in a Sportsman’s Liquor, the local check-in station in Kimball. As reported last week after the opening weekend of 134 checked in, another 113 hunters filled their licenses as reported by midmorning on this past Monday and hunters had until noon Monday to check in their animals. Breaking it down even more, there were 216 mule deer and 31 whitetail species checked in, and there were 207 bucks and 40 does in the final count. Lissa W...
As we close out the 2019 Fall Sports seasons, we asked Kimball High Coach Jeri Ferguson to give us her thoughts on the Lady Longhorn Volleyball season. Here are her comments. "The 2019 season began with two new changes: one being a new assistant coach and the other was dropping to Class D-1. Staci Paxton came on board as the Longhorns assistant coach. She is a great addition to the program. The only difference moving to a D-1 was it changed where the Longhorns sub-districts were played. "Even...