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 Volunteer Fire Department 2012 Christmas Banquet and awards night, was held at the Eagles Club on December 8. Awards presented were as follows. Dan Schildhauer Fireman of the year Zack Watson 10 years of service Certificate Mark Whetham 5 years of service Certificate Andrew Bohac 5 years of service Certificate Also, the results of the annual elections held in November were as follows: Rick Wynne Fire Chief Brian Thacker First Assistant Chief Andrew Bohac Second Assistant Chief Darin...
City Administrator Harold Farrar attended his last city council meeting the night of December 4. Farrar was sent off with a showing of gratitude and appreciation from Mayor James Schnell. “It’s been one of those things where you know when you come in that you’re going to lay the facts out on the table and say what you think, not on a personal matter, but you make sure that the City of Kimball is right up there and looking out for the city itself and you’d never do anything to harm the city,...
Brian Evertson recalls the moment his mother came to Kimball High School during lunch and handed him a letter. “I opened it and the top part said something like ‘thank you for your interest,’” the senior student said. Evertson assumed--for a moment--that after a series of applications and interviews, he had not been put forward for entry into one of America’s military service academies. Instead, he learned that both Senator Ben Nelson and representative Adrian Smith nominated him to the Air Force Academy and the Naval Academy. “It’s kin...
I find it a tad bit disconcerting to open a menu and see “onion rings” on the first page, when its cover promised fine Mexican cooking—like buying a ticket to see Killer Mike in concert and discovering Justin Bieber is the opening act. Other anomalies dot El Torito’s glossy list, as well. But the spot on Scottsbluff’s 27th Street strip is something of an anomaly in itself. The Panhandle’s “metro area” hosts a number of mom and pop Mexican joints serving as authentic street style tacos, menudo or...
It occurs to me that, for the approaching holidays, a specific regional wine might be in order. That’s right, something from near the Sea of Galilee, where (if a certain Good Book is consulted) water runs like sweet red vintage stuff. Yes, wine has been native to that part of the world since before Biblical times. For much of the modern era, though, varietals from France, Italy and Germany dominated even the table wine category. But ever since the emergence of New World labels in the 1990s, aficionados have been willing to branch out. And y...
The premise—a toy coming to life—isn’t revolutionary. But Ted breaks from the family movie norm. As a child, John Bennett wished his favorite teddy bear would be his friend forever. Now an adult, he’s stuck with an emotionally disturbed, politically incorrect, prostitute-fancying, smack-talking toy. It’s the brainchild of “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, first time movie writer-director. And like the small screen series, you can easily bypass Ted without regrets. But (also like the series), there are moments that will simply cause you to...
The Potter Dix one act play team took home fourth place at state competitions Thursday, December 6, at the Merryman Performing Arts Center in Kearney for their play, “MacBeth: A Tale of Darkness”. “We were in a new theater which was a lot bigger and more impressive. The kids thought it was great, and they really rose to the challenge,” director Beth Bogert said. According to Bogert, it was somewhat of a bittersweet experience. “I was proud of them. They did a great job. They gave a nice performa...
December 20 is the deadline to register your home in the Residential Lighting Contest. There are many beautifully decorated homes around and the Kimball-Banner County Chamber of Commerce appreciates all who enter the contest or even just share their spirit with the community. On December 16 at the Fraternal Hall, (corner of 2nd and Chestnut) the chamber will host the final “Winner’s Wrap-Up” Celebration. There will be local entertainment as well as All the winners of Christmas contests will be named and prizes awarded. They will also draw...
Kimball took home two second place medals while the Wildcats finished with a couple of thirds at the Banner County Tournament. Over some nine hours and 275 matches between wrestlers from 14 teams on Saturday, however, a few things more important than overall standings were apparent. First, early season conditioning can vault some to the top while knocking others into consolation rounds. “I tried to outmuscle him and spent all my energy in the first period,” Kimball’s Tristan Carruthers admit...
Bad things usually happen when a team slips into cruise control. But the Longhorns held such a comfortable lead Friday night that a 10-0 Perkins County run in the game’s waning minutes just scratched the surface of a 47-31 home victory. “Perkins County is a good team,” head coach Ken Smith said. “You can’t be anything but happy with the win.” After the opening exchange, Kimball never fell behind. Just five minutes after the opening tip, the Longhorns had jumped out to a 14-3 advantage. The fast...
Kimball did just enough to hang on for a 48-45 win over Perkins County on Friday. But point guard Zach Rockhold-O’Brien knows ‘just enough’ generally results in some form of punishment. “We’ll have to do some running for that,” he said, referring to the team’s lackluster 7 for 15 free throw shooting mark in the final period. Their efforts from the floor began to sail off target, as well. Kimball’s offense went 0 for eight minutes away from the line. “The shots stopped falling,” Rockhol...
The Potter-Dix Coyotes couldn’t keep up with the Paxton Tigers in their December 8 game. The Tigers quickly took the lead in the first half of the game, scoring their first 4 points before Trevor Harms was able to put Potter-Dix on the board off a pass from Kyle Gorsuch. The Coyotes tried to stop the Tigers offense with a full court press, but it had little effect. Yet the Coyotes were able to build a small comeback at the end of the first quarter when Gorsuch hit a three pointer pulling the C...
The Potter-Dix Varsity Girls team started off strong against the Paxton Tigers on December 8. Unfortunately, they could not keep the momentum going the rest of the game. Kaidee Livingstone put the Coyotes on the board from the free throw line with 7:16 left to go in the first quarter with Conner Wolff pushing the Coyotes to an early lead with four points of her own leaving the score at 5-2 with 6:44 left to go in the first quarter. The Tigers quickly started to cut away at the Coyotes lead with...
Caleb Reuter Kimball forward Caleb Reuter battled the big Perkins County back line effectively enough to tally a double-double. The senior scored 11 points and nabbed a team leading 10 rebounds on the night. He also knocked the ball away for two steals. Darbi Klinkhammer Against Perkins County, Klinkhammer did it all. She led the team with 14 points, she totaled 9 assists, many to Shelby Vogel and grabbed 4 rebounds. Defensively, she stole the ball 5 times, converting two of these into...
Sunday Doubles Rowley’s 33 Barrett’s 33 Pile’s 27 Martin’s 24 Eggli’s 22 HG Chris Rowley 232 Austin Pile 212 Cristy Rowley 179 Jessie Eggli 152 Jack & Jill Weebowls 35 Sunshine Painting 30 The Cutting Edge 28.5 Castronics 28 BCBS 28 21st Century 28 Dairy Queen 24.5 The Right Impression 22 HG Kelly Garrett 221 Robin Swanson 220 Lynn Anthony 211 Pauline Pile 183 Brenda Russell 180 Nan Garrett 180 HS Kelly Garrett 611 Robin Swanson 580 Tracy Belford 553 Pauline Pile 479 Nan Garrett 469 Sherri Parshall 464 Merchants Aurich Construction 36 Walker...
The Kimball Area APA Pool Leagues are now accepting team registrations for the upcoming Spring Session. Registration deadline is Thursday, December 27th. Play begins in January and runs through May. APA Pool Leagues that are available include Tuesday Masters, Wednesday 8-Ball and Thursday 9-Ball. The APA Pool Leagues are designed to offer a fun night out with family, friends and co-workers and are open to amateur pool players, men and women, who are at least 18 years of age. Except for the Masters League, the APA uses a copyrighted handicap...
One Year Ago December 2011 Potter-Dix earned fourth place in last week’s state one-act competition, held in Kearney. “It was a good competition and we gave our best performance ever,” said the cast’s coach, Beth Bogert. Indeed, only two points separated Potter-Dix and their production of “Messiah on the Frigid- aire” from third place Wausa. Taylor Holz was named D-1 Best Ac-tress, while Holz, Dustin Brown, Kenna Smith, Josiah Hermes, Kevin Maes and Tiffany LaBeau received ‘outstanding’ recognition--more actors and actresses in that distinctio...
Kimball’s junior high girls 7th Grade squad ended their season with a 3-6 record. They began their final three game swing with a 29-16 win over Bayard, Alex Reader (12 points) and Kaylyn Nelson (6 points) doing much of the damage. They were helped by Hannah Biesecker and Justine Heeg, who combined to put 7 on the board. Lila Moore and Crystal Pile rounded out the scoring. Against Mitchell, the offense slumped and the Longhorns stumbled 29-11. Nelson led the way with 5 points. In the finale, the 7th Graders faced Sidney. Reader hit the Red R...
Imogene Anderson, 91, of Scottsbluff, died at The Residency in Scottsbluff, on Sunday, December 9, 2012. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, December 14, at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Scottsbluff with Pastor Brad Brauer officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. to sign the register book. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. Memorials have been established to...
Susan O. Withrow, 63, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Thursday, November 15, 2012. Memorial services were held on Saturday, November 24 at the Kimball Presbyterian Church with Pastor Alan Foutz officiating. Private family burial was held in the Kimball Cemetery. Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be given to the Presbyterian Church or the Kimball Volunteer Fire Department. Visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. The services for Sue have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral...
Helyn Wheeler born March 22, 1917, went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 6, 2012. Helyn was born to Frank and Clara Evertson in Kimball. She married Ervin Wheeler of Potter. Helyn resided in Potter for 72 years before moving to Denver to be closer to her three daughters. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years. Survivors are Sharon Campbell; Mary (Joe) Sprinkle; Kay (Don) Ward; grandchildren and great grandchildren. A grave side service will be held at the Potter Cemetery in the spring of 2013. A memorial may be made to...