Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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More than 50 pounds of unused medication collected for safe disposal. A total of 210 Kimball and area residents braved a couple of chilly Friday and Saturday mornings to participate in the 2017 Kimball Community Health Fair and Flu Clinic at Kimball Health Services. A joint project between Kimball Health Services and Wyoming Health Fairs, the purpose of the semi-annual event is to promote health awareness and to encourage individuals to assume responsibility for their own health. Friday's...
Jonathan L. Howton, 48, of Dix, died at Kimball Health Services on Saturday, February 25, 2017. Celebration of Life services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Kimball Evangelical Free Church in Kimball with Pastor Hod Boltjes officiating. Friends are asked to wear Nebraska Red for the celebration of life, in memory of Jon. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Jonathan's Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family....
The Kimball Banner County Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, Jan. 9, 2017, featured an Italian buffet. Pastor Alan Foutz of the Kimball Presbyterian Church delivered the Invocation and President Josh Enevoldsen led the assembled members of the business community in the Pledge of Allegiance. Over 55 members enjoyed the meal and networking social. At 6:45 PM the meeting was called to order. After opening remarks, President Enevoldsen turned the presentation to Jo Caskey, Chamber Director. The...
Sometimes you just need a nudge. Kevin Moeser, who just celebrated one year as an EMT, would not be where he is today if he had not received that nudge from Clean Harbors co-workers Brad Reader and Kevin Sherman, who is also an EMT. In addition to celebrating his first anniversary, Moeser has completed the first two levels in his leadership academy training and will attend levels three and four in November. "In each level there are certain protocols you can do," he explained. "This will add...
Amid concerns for the future of the Kimball Landfill, Keep Kimball Beautiful (KKB) Director Larissa Binod asked the Kimball City Council to grant the $2 monthly fee originally agreed upon from each household and further asked that the fee be granted annually without future request. With a budget shortfall of nearly $100,000 due mainly to a vast reduction in sales taxes but also with 30 to 45 percent decreased utility revenues, the council is considering drastic cuts to several departments, many of which do not pay for themselves at the end of...
Kimball Lions Club held their annual 9 Pin No Tap bowling tournament over a two weekend period in February. This is the main fundraiser for the oldest Lions Club in the state of Nebraska. The funds raised from the tournament are used specifically for the Kimball area. Programs such as hearing and vision screening for children and the general public, and the scholarship program are made possible from the funds raised. One of the tournament events is the "Grudge Match". This event pits businesses...
A great sense of humor and an obvious admiration for each other keep Jowain and Linda Sherman on the move. Jowain said of their continuous busy lifestyle that they "would rather wear out – than rust out." They have lived in Kimball for 15 years, but it is Jowain's second time in town. "This is my second tour here. I graduated from 1960 from the old high school," he said. Jowain's father was with an oil well surveying company, which caused the family to move a lot. His family moved to Kimball i...
Looking back at the events of 2015, it is safe to say the events in and around Kimball have been exciting. We will revisit an appearance from Miss Nebraska, hiring a new Chamber of Commerce directors and then another as well as an assistant for the Veteran’s Service Officer. City leaders approved the purchase of a K-9 officer and a large employer further reduced its workforce following a buyout. Vencil Ash was sentenced for murder; Kimball lost an Economic Development Director, Wilson Bowling and the area experienced a wave of robberies all j...
Keeping busy has never been an issue for Larry Stahla. The Kimball resident has been involved in a number of activities over the years, and remains active in many of them today. "I have been involved in a lot of things. I was very active in the Jaycees when I was young," Stahla said. "Bill Batterton and I were co-chairmen on the Oliver Reservoir project, a time consuming and long project, but it worked out fine. I was chairman of Farmers Day four times, twice in the '70s and twice less than a...
The 1970s and 1980s bring several things to mind - disco, big hair and running. Wait? Running? Running was a popular activity during the time, according to local retired teacher Patrick O'Brien, for whom running has been a major part of life. "I was a runner before I moved back to Kimball and I had ran in a few fun runs," he said. "BJ (Peters) was a runner here, and so he and I worked out together and we would go around the panhandle and run in some of the fun runs." The inspiration to...
After 30 years of organizing the Farmers Day Fun Run, Pat O’Brien passed the baton to Kimball High School cross country coach Tiffany Johnson. Johnson has coordinated the event for the last four years. O’Brien gave Johnson all the information she needed to take the event and run with it, including where to order bib numbers and medals. Johnson does not do it all on her own, though, as she has relied on partnerships throughout the community and a group of close friends. “The fire hall has been very nice in allowing us to use their space. The c...
Eugene H. Snyder, 67 of Scottsbluff, formerly of Banner County, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Heritage Estates in Gering after a courageous battle with lung cancer with his loving wife Rita and his family by his side. His funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, at the First United Methodist Church in Gering with Rev. Seth Leypoldt officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff with military honors provided by the Nebraska Army National Guard....
Keep Kimball Beautiful addressed issues brought forth by the City of Kimball regarding a nuisance violation on city property used by the organization in conjunction with Kimball’s recycling center. The group addressed the issues at the July 7 city council meeting. “We want to respond to the nuisance violation. First of all, it has been cleaned up. We realize it got out of hand and now it has been cleaned up,” said KKB board member James Ray. Council member James Shields asked if the board expected a number of pallets to be at the facil...
Doug and Patty Shaw wish to announce the engagement of their son, Cory, to Jennifer Deuso, daughter of Jeanine Reneau. Nuptials are planned for Sept. 19, 2015, in Kimball. The groom is employed by Clean Harbors in Kimball and the bride works from home as a medical transcriptionist....
Kimball County residents are invited to participate in a Household Hazardous Waste Collection event at Clean Harbors, located 5 miles South of Kimball on Hwy. 71, on July 25, 2015 from 8-11 a.m. Household hazardous waste are products which are flammable, corrosive, reactive and/or toxic. Keep Kimball Beautiful highly encourages Kimball residents to go through their kitchens, bathrooms, workshops and garages to collect old and unused materials to dispose of them responsibly. It is advised to keep all materials in their original containers or at...
The Kimball Lions Club held their annual 9-pin no tap bowling tournament on March 20- 22 and again March 27- 29 with a combined total of 108 entries, according to event organizer Kathy Porter. An additional $1,000 was paid out in prize money for two 300 games, bowled by Bruce Wilson of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Kelly Garrett of Kimball. Those entries included 39 men single entrants, 13 ladies singles, 21 mixed double teams, and two youth singles – all league bowlers. Additionally, four non-league m...
Half of a shipment of contaminated soil is on its way to Kimball. Approximately 1,000 tons total is being shipped from Niagara Falls, N.Y. to Clean Harbors in Kimball for incineration. Half the soil, from the Love Canal clean-up, will be incinerated at the local Clean Harbors Environmental Services site and the other half will be shipped to a similar incinerator in Utah. “This is like digging up an old landfill. We are set up for it and it is no more or less hazardous than the stuff we get now,” said Jared Hunsaker, facility general manager at...
It has been almost a month since Keith Prunty took over as mayor of Kimball. For some in the community, Prunty is no stranger, and for others it will be a name to become familiar with. The latter is something Prunty encourages. "I came to Kimball in '96 and I married in '98. I live here now with my wife and granddaughter. I used to work out at Clean Harbors, but now I work for Western Sugar and I have for the past eight years," Prunty said. Prunty served on the Kimball Board of Public Works, and...
Kimball's Jared Hunsaker was notified back in September that he was to be honored by Southern Utah University as a Top 100 Football Player for that learning establishment. Hunsaker was a 1987 high school graduate of Grantsville High in Grantsville, Utah, and became a member of the Southern Utah University Football Team in 1987. "I went in as a fullback/line backer but they had a hard time figuring out what to do with me as they thought I was a bit too slow for a running back and too short as a...
Those driving down the I-80 will no doubt have a new landmark in their line of vision near Kimball. Last Wednesday, the Kimball oil derrick was raised and placed on land out by the golf course. The BW Drilling Company used the derrick in the 1960s and 1970s. After that time, the company donated it to the City of Kimball. It did so because oil is a big part of the history and heritage of Kimball. The derrick itself was built in 1949 in Texas, and was brought to Kimball by BW Drilling. The...
The Kimball school board approved a fix for lighting at the football stadium at Monday’s regular monthly meeting. The board discussed in a previous meeting how the lighting was considered dangerous. As a result of this dangerous situation, several precautions have been taken in order to prevent an accident from occurring until the lights could be properly repaired. Bids from High West Wiring were brought before the board in an attempt to fix the lighting. Due to the nature of the issues with the football lights, the bid from High West was put i...
Kimball Public Schools have addressed the need for updates to the school buildings’ structures as well as some safety issues at the Sept. 8 board meeting. Kimball Public schools has been working with 360 Energy Engineers in order to address some much needed updates to both the elementary school as well as the high school. 360 Energy offers a preliminary engineering audit as well as a facilities master plan that allows the school to see its problem areas and then decide how to proceed. At the board meeting, 360 Energy Engineering r...
Over the weekend Camp Grace held their annual carnival fundraiser, which was attended by many members of the community. Camp Grace is a non-profit farm therapy camp. One of the only of it's kind in the United States, Camp Grace is a place that helps children with varied abilities. Generally the children who attend require some form of physical, speech, or occupational therapy. Also children with Sensory Integration Dysfunction tend to benefit greatly from the program at Camp Grace. Laura Welchel...
A community cannot thrive and grow without people to make it grow. Unfortunately, Kimball has not seen much, if any, growth in the past 10 to 15 years. Kimball City Administrator Daniel Ortiz explained the importance of having a wide spectrum of housing in the Kimball area. Kimball is in need of more housing. If Kimball is to grow and thrive it’s important that it be full of places for a variety of people to call home. At one point, Kimball had a large number of residents. Some 6,000 people called Kimball home. However, over the years that n...
When thinking of art people generally picture paintings. However, there are various mediums in which art can be expressed. Amber Wilke is a local artist who expresses her art through making baskets. Wilke works at Clean Harbors during the day. Her husband works their farm. Despite the busy nature of her life, she manages to make time for her art. Wilke weaves baskets out of pine needles. Her specialized interest and talent in the art form of making pine needle baskets is the result of her...