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 Leyton game certainly was not our best showing. However Leyton is a very strong team that qualified for State last year and lost very little. They shot very well from 3 point range and that hurt us. Final score: 67-12. Stats: JaLeigh Bohac 4 pts, 5 reb Faith Bohac 4 pts, 9 reb Clarika Hottell 2 pts, 2 reb Joey Perry 1 pt, 2 reb Emmaline Tabor 1 pt The Bayard game was a heartbreaker losing by only four points 34-30. Late turnovers and stretches without points really cost us down the stretch....
A trip to Greece for 24 Kimball High School students is coming together, according to social studies instructor Matt Shoup. The students will spend nine days in Greece in May of 2026. Mr. Shoup explained what better place to visit than the “birthplace of democracy.” With the parents meeting completed, the group has begun to plan fundraisers. Ideas for fundraisers include 50/50 raffles at basketball games, concessions at various events, and a Greek festival with food, culture, and entertainment. Recently, at the Christmas opening activities for...
Good morning! Here we are in the first week of December and my grass is still green as can be. I used to want snow for Christmas, but in the last few years I would rather just skip winter and go into spring with showers. Any moisture is appreciated though, since it has been so dry for so long. Today, Thursday December 5th, it is storytime at the Scottsbluff Library at 10 this morning and again at 3 p.m. This evening is the open house at the Western Nebraska Arts Center for “Orchestrated Stability” by Charlotte Ingram between 5 and 7 p.m. Thi...
Mary Anne Belgum, a beloved nurse and devoted family member, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2024 at her home in Lakewood, Colorado. Graveside services will be held in the Dix Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 7, 2024 with Pastor Ward Snyder officiating. Memorial services will be held at the First Baptist Church in Kimball following the graveside services. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Mary's Tribute Wall and share condolences and stories with the family....
Patricia "Pat" Jane (Dindinger) Wiekhorst, 90 years old, beloved wife, devoted mother, daughter, daughter-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and friend passed away on November 20, 2024, at Kimball County Manor in Kimball, NE, after a long full life. Services were held at the Prairie West Church in Potter, NE on Monday, December 2, 2024 at 10:30 A.M. with Pastor Warren Cico officiating. Inurnment took place in the Potter Cemetery in Potter, NE. In lieu of flowers...
For the second year in a row, the Kimball Food Pantry was the real winner at the Kimball Jr/Sr High School Supermarket Sweep contest on Friday. Eight teams composed of two shoppers each scoured the Main Street Market for 70 specific, high-demand items ranging from 3 pounds of Joyfully Grown Gala Apples to Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies in a 13.1 ounce package. The students had to obtain the correct brand, correct items, and the correct amount of all 70 items. The 70 items from each duo of...
Good morning! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you gobblers and wobblers! Thankful for healthy family, friends and freedom. Today the annual Thanksgiving in the Valley Dinner will be served between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Guadalupe Center, 1200 E 9th Street in Scottsbluff. It is Free and everyone is welcome. For home delivery please call 632-3736. There is also a Thanksgiving Buffet at the Scottsbluff Country Club at 5014 Ave. I beginning at 11 a.m. and everyone is invited. Another free Thanksgiving Dinner will be hosted by the American Legion in...
Dennis Lee Brothers, age 81, of Potter NE passed away on Saturday, November 16th, 2024. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday, December 5, 2024 from 2:00-6:00 P.M. with family present from 4:00-6:00 P.M. to leave condolences for the family. A Funeral Service will be held at a later date in Iowa. Inurnment will be in the Guttenberg Cemetery in Guttenberg, IA. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting memorial money to be donated to the Potter Volunteer Fire and Rescue...
The basketball Longhorns are getting ready for their openers in the 2024-25 season with new and old faces on the court. In the top photo, new coach Trevor Anderson watches standout Kyler Lusche go through a drill at the Arena. In the lower photo, the returning Addy Olsen dribbles two balls during practice. Olsen, a solid Longhorn athlete, went down after the last school year with a torn ACL while playing ball in Texas. Both teams have a little jamboree action coming up on Monday, Dec. 2, when...
The streets by Mary Lynch Elementary School were lined with cars, and the guests were lined up out the doors of the school on Tuesday morning for the Grandparents Breakfast. Doughnuts, fruit and sausage were on the menu for the annual breakfast on Tuesday. Monday, Danessa Terrill was getting everything ready for the event, which brought out 140 adults last year along with 142 students. Normally, she said that they feed 70 students breakfast. Excited for breakfast, students and grandparents...
Good morning! We have been having cooler weather for sure but still very nice for this time of the year. That huge moon has been beautiful also! With Thanksgiving in the near future, let us hope the weather stays nice for all of those travelers out there. Events for today, November 21st, that I am aware of include the Food for Thought Club meeting at the city chambers meeting room in Gering at 1:30 p.m. and a Sourdough Bread class at 2620 College Park, WNCC, which will begin at 6 p.m. On the 22nd, Banner County School grades 6-12 will have an...
Kimball fourth-graders visited historic Flowerfield School in Harrisburg recently and, their teacher Jolie Dorrell said, “had a good old-fashioned time!...
Scheduled to take office in January 2025, two newly elected Kimball School Board members attended the Monday, Nov. 11, board meeting. Taylor Brown and Landon Smith introduced themselves. Taylor is from Kimball and is looking forward to involvement in the school system, while newcomer Landon Smith hails from Holyoke, Colorado, and spent 14 years in Wyoming. He and his family reside in Kimball County. He is also excited to become involved in the local educational system. Trevor Anderson's superint...
Claiming not to be an emotional guy, Air Force Col. Stephen M. Kravitsky, the keynote speaker at the Veterans Day program in Kimball, said he got a little emotional when a group of high school students sang the national anthem and the elementary students sang the "Armed Forces Salute" on Monday, Nov. 11. The anthem was beautifully sung by Rachel Berger, Skyla Stierwalt, Grace Moore, Renee Murdoch, Parker Fredrick and Connor Markum. Their voices resonated with pride and respect. The "Armed...
With the Nov. 5 election in the books two years after he was appointed to the Banner County Commissioner, Don Lease was elected in his own right to a four-year term. He had 314 votes, 10 write-in votes and 65 undervotes (undervotes are the number of ballots left blank on that issue). Banner County School Board had three seats open and three individuals vying for those seats. Jacob Knaub and John-Robert J. Faden tallied up 277 votes each, and Laura Baker had 252. There also were 10 write-in votes and 318 undervotes. All three individuals will...
Good morning and here we are being thankful for the moisture that we received this past weekend! Not a whole lot going on this week as Veterans Day was observed this past Monday and now we are in anticipation of Thanksgiving. However, until then we will carry on as usual. Today, November 14th between 10 and 11 a.m. the Wildcat Hills Homeschool Program will be offered, and at 1 p.m. you can take that painting class I mentioned last week that is closer to home. Meet at the Banner County Museum to join a “Holiday Barn Paint Class.” The picture is...
Eldon Cramer and the American Legion Post 36 Color Guard presented the colors and the 13 point flag ceremony during the Veterans Day program at Banner County School. National Honor Society students and sponsors Kaitlin Knaub and Kinsey Groves assisted, and Mical Cooper organized the musical numbers....
E SPORTS in Kimball is competitive and finding its way in the high school gaming world. Coach Kelvin Pittman has five players participating in regional play for the fall semester. Pittman took his five players to Scottsbluff for the 2nd annual E SPORTS tournament despite the snow that blanketed the area on Saturday. The team departed Kimball at 5:30 a.m. and played in the first round from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kimball had two Fortnight teams participating. Finals continued after the first round...
The energy and excitement was palpable as Brogran Cross, 8, and Breklyn Cross, 6, described their recent Make-A-Wish trip and gifts. Brogan and Breklyn are active and happy kids, participating in such activities as volleyball, basketball and football at recess and P.E. And riding horses. Brogan is the typical older sibling, not one bit shy, as he took charge of the interview for this story by sharing both of their experiences. But eventually, his sister Breklyn got to tell her story. Banner...
Organizer Tammy Land said that the Halloween Trick or Trunk event on Chestnut Street had 22 businesses and individual spots along with the Kimball High School Honor Society and the rodeo queens handing out candy. Over 300 kids converged on the area to show off costumes and parade down the street....
Brad Hottell said, "The military changed my life." Brad graduated from Kimball High School in 2003 with no direction or "zero goals" in mind, but circumstances led him to enlist in the U.S. Army before his graduation. He left for Fort Knox, Kentucky, and basic training shortly after graduation. Landing in Fort Knox was the first time Brad had been outside of Nebraska. After basic training, he was assigned to live at Fort Lewis, Washington, until deployments. He said, "All the units I was with co...
Good morning! Here is hoping that you are beginning to adjust to the time change, pain that it is in my humble opinion! Also voting is OVER, yay, no more mud slinging for a little while, at least I hope so. The trees are really getting bare, but the lawns are still a nice emerald green in a lot of places. Funny looking out the window! Sort of a busy week ahead for us, with Veterans Day being the most important. First, however, today, November 7th, you are offered to join in a class titled “Beginning Sourdough Bread” out at WNCC, 2620 Col...
Plans for the 2025 Longhorn All-Class Reunion are being solidified with the dates set for July 3-6, 2025. The reunion committee is on a special mission to find the oldest living graduate of KCHS, with a keen focus on the graduates of 1957, 1958, and 1960. Your presence is not just desired, but it’s crucial to make this event truly memorable. With an influx of individuals hitting the town of Kimball, the All-School Reunion committee is asking for residents with extra rooms to offer up a place for alumni to stay. The Kimball Public School F...
Over 400 Kimball County voters have cast early ballots for the November 5 election. With early voting continuing through November 4, and then polling places opening on November 5 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., the time to make your voice heard is now. The polling places are the Sagebrush in Kimball, Bushnell Fire Hall, and the Dix Fire Hall. At the forefront of the local ballot issues are the property tax levies for the Kimball County Agricultural Society and the Plains Historical Society. If approved, these levies will be in effect for five year...
Good morning! Heading into November with a pretty high downfall in our weather pattern! The trees are beautiful in their bright oranges, yellows and reds and you know what I will be doing one of these days when they finally quit falling. Today is Halloween and there are several places over the hill holding Trunk or Treat events and it is simpler to just list their times and locations, so here they are: On Broadway in Scottsbluff from 4-6 p.m.; at 2001 Ave. B at 4:30 p.m. ; Legacy of the Plains beginning at 5 p.m.; and at Bethel Baptist Church...