Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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It's an event that draws a large audience from a handful of miles away, including some from all across the country and even around the world. The Daddy of 'em All, Cheyenne Frontier Days, the worlds largest outdoor rodeo, with the outstanding concert lineup it Frontier Nights is a stage many visit. Along with the well known performers in the evening come the cowboys and cowgirls that make the event what it is best known for, the rodeo performances. As many might know there has been some slight...
Kimball Deadeye shooters placed 44th in the nation out of the 64 teams in competition at the Daisy National BB Gun Championship Match in Rogers, Ark. Once again, the team was made up of Julia Winstrom, Nolan Cook, Jessica Terrill, Chris Foster and Cody Brinkman. "Our team needs to work more on our test scores and get them up, but overall I think the kids did great and we had a lot of fun," Deadeyes coach Nicole Snyder said. In the standing position, Julia Winstrom scored a 96, shooting six...
A local drug bust July 10 led to a search warrant and an arrest of Daniel Valdez of Kimball. According to an arrest affidavit, at approximately 12:31 p.m., a call was transferred to a Kimball police officer from a unknown caller. The officer stated in the affidavit that the caller informed him of a drug deal and drug use taking place in the 700 block of Webster street and that the person(s) participating were on probation through the State of Nebraska. According to the affidavit, the officer asked the names of those involved. The names given...
Rides are up in Kimball County, as well as Deuel County, for the Kimball County Transit. Christy Warner, County Transit Administrator, addressed the Kimball County Commissioners on Tuesday, July 16, at their regular meeting regarding the increases this year. According to Warner, their has been $10,996 collected in cash fares this year in Kimball County, which is up $4,000 from the previous year. A total of $13,370 has been collected in medical rides in Kimball, which is an increase of $7,800 from last year. T The Transit has serviced over...
The members of the Veterans Service Office Committee and the Kimball County Board of Commissioners have announced the hire a local veteran, Robbie McDonald, to take the open position of Veterans Service Officer for Kimball County after nearly a year of a vacancy. Some say that throughout that time, Darcee Wheeland, Veterans Service Office assistant, has gone above and beyond her means to fill the spot with the help and needed tools from John Brehm, Banner County Veterans Service officer. However, Brehm has decided to slow down on the workload...
The weather was good, the golf course was great, and the 10th annual Vince's Corner ABCD Double Draw Scramble was termed a huge success this past weekend. A total of 128 golfers made up the 32 four-person teams who participated and the majority of the golfers are repeat entries who come back year after year. It is like a homecoming for many who travel great distances to participate. A Friday night dinner and first drawing was held Friday evening at the Wind Break Restaurant to determine the...
A annual event put on by the Jame L. Eatmon Masonic Lodge #294 of Kimball that is one of a kind around the area, the second annual Glow Ball Golf Tournament is set to take place this Saturday, July 20, the tournament was originally set to take place on July 6 but due to weather had to be rescheduled. A four person team will take the course beginning at 5 p.m. with the first nine holes played cross country (Tee of hole 1 to hole 2 green, Tee off hole 3 to hole four green) in the light and a second nine holes played in the dark with of course...
A 150th Anniversary Celebration for the Transcontinental Railroad took a historical trip down the tracks earlier this week when Union Pacific's historic steam locomotive Big Boy 4014 made a quick trip through town. With many in the community anxiously awaiting its arrival, some may have missed its actual visit through town due to some minor mechanical work that took place in Cheyenne on Monday morning before Big Boy was set to hit the tracks, according to the Union Pacific website. If you...
A weekend for a small town in Nebraska turned into quite a success. That's right, folks, the Potter Car Bowl was sizzlin' hot this with over 150 cars, trucks, motorcycles, and tractors in the car show, eight cooking teams entered in the BBQ contest, 37 contestants in the Pinewood Derby, two very special guests from Gering and much more. "This weekend was a huge success, we wanted to boost the attendance of the melodrama performance for the first few years. There were many people in town this...
A normal trip to Oliver Reservoir for Potter local Jeremy Gasseling is made up of catfish and walleye, but this past fishing trip on Wednesday, June 26, ended a little differently. Gasseling and his friend were out on the lake for about three hours and had been reeling in walleye on the boat when the wind started to die down and the air became warmer when things started to get interesting. "My friend was taking a walleye off the hook when I had another bite and I set the hook. I told him I...
With a police escort, seven Kimball Deadeye Shooters made the long trip to Rogers, Arkansas, on Tuesday July 2, for the 2019 Daisy nationals BB Gun and Air Riffle shoot. This was a reward for finishing in third at the Nebraska State BB Gun and Air Riffle shoot in March. The team is set to compete today, July 3, through July 6. The team is made up of five shooters with two alternates who include Julia Winstrom, Jessica Terrill, Chris Foster, Cody Brinkmanship, Nolan Cook, Anna Coleman...
A 13U Kimball girls softball team, which first entered the season questioning if they would even play this year with only nine girls, ended up pairing with a short numbered squad in Sidney. A full team was made and the girls finished first in the league standings with a 7-2 record despite the weather-related called and canceled games and a third place finish in the end-of-the-year tournament. "We started the season of a little rocky with not even knowing if we would have a full team and then...
A fond memory for many in the community, the Titan I Missile at Gotte Park, has seen its better days. Though in a state of disrepair, members of the community are ready and willing to move forward to find a solution. A meeting has been arranged for this Friday, June 28, at the Eagles at 6 p.m. to discuss the next step for this community wide project. Everyone who is interested is invited to come. The question remains if the community of Kimball can come together to create a plan of action in the...
It is that time of year again. The smell of the barbecue. The cool nights. Red, white and blue patterned across the community and on our friends' outfits. And all of the enjoyable events that come with the Fourth of July holiday. On the schedule for Kimball this summer include many familiar activities. "Fun on the Fourth at Gotte Park," 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. will include balloon animals, bucket truck rides, fire truck rides, outdoor games, a hot dog lunch, patriotic kids crafts, a watermelon feed...
Nearing the end of June already this year, locals are getting ready for the annual Potter Car-Bowl this Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29. Friday night will feature burgers and hotdogs at the Legion Hall at 6 p.m., followed by The History of Dating production at 7 p.m. hosted by Potter Melodrama and the Car-Bowl. From 8:30 to 10 p.m., get your dancing shoes on at the Pivot Lending Stage for In The Groove Duo street concert . Saturday is full of excitement, including a few new events,...
Yet again, Mother Nature had her way this past weekend for the Annual Andy Shaw Memorial Softball Tournament. Rain, wind, sun, more rain and more wind was in the weather for the two day tournament. Saturday morning got kicked off a little chilly, but the clouds moved east and the sun came out for a few hours, leaving some players with a small but "normal" Andy Shaw Memorial sunburn. Ten teams capped out the tournament bracket, including teams from Colorado Springs, Cheyenne, Gering, Scottsbluff,...
Kimball County Highway Superintendent Dave Hottell is set to resign as of July 1, with Randy Bymer as the replacement. Hottell is ready for less mental stress in the workplace, he told the Kimball County Commissioners in the their last regular board meeting June 18. "I am ready to be back in a grader. The superintend job puts a lot of mental stress on a guy and I am ready to be an operator once again," Hottell said. Hottell is incredibly grateful for the amount of support the Board of Commissioners has offered him throughout his six years as...
Changes are coming to grant programs within the City of Kimball. Changes include the Facade Grand Program and the Infrastructure Loan Program and one new program that was passed by City Council is a New Business Start Up Grant. Changes to the Façade Grant Program include: the cap was removed on the program, so grants will be given on a case-by-case basis with no cap on the project amount. Along with changes to the cap the match amount part of the grant has also been altered. It was 50/50 with a $4,000 cap and it now offers community...
Mother Nature has made her presents very well known in the Panhandle these past few weeks, and even the littles are getting some what annoyed. "Rained out ball game" is about what they have all heard lately - from Kimball to Gering. The Kimball 13U girls played in Gering this past Monday night and after a 30 minute rain delay were only able to get one inning played before coaches decided to reschedule the game. With this wet weather, games will be pushed back till later this week and over the...
In a family celebration held on St. Patrick's Day, a local family experienced a shocking day filled with many emotions that had nothing to do with their event. A month prior, John and Jennifer Aguiniga of Kimball celebrated their Valentine's Day holiday with a gift from Jennifer in hopes to help John learn more of his mother's family history. In the process, an even bigger surprise was revealed. Jennifer had purchased an Ancestry DNA kit for John in hopes of finding family history. Over the...
Bountiful Baskets has been operating in Kimball since December of 2013 when Hilary Cook started it and Erin Heidemann came on board shortly after 2013. Bountiful Baskets is not a business, it is a group of people who work together for mutual benefit, it is a cooperative. It is grassroots, all volunteer, no contracts, and no catch. Since there are no employees at Bountiful Baskets, according to their website “we as a group pay rock bottom prices on your food”. The produce varies from week to week. As Erin Heidemann said: “You never know what you...
Tis the season once again for some tough and dirty kind of fun, as cowboys and cowgirls from surrounding areas saddle up to partake in the 11th Annual Kimball Ranch Rodeo this Saturday, June 8, at 5:30 p.m. at the Kimball/Banner County Fair Grounds. Contestants from the neighboring states will all try their hand as they compete for the event titles as well as a team title in the four team events as well as the Ranch Bronc Riding with two time champion Ty Fenster looking for his third...
Wet ground, rainy days are making it hard for many around the county to manage to do items, including county the road and weed department. County Weed Superintendent Rick Wangler addressed the Board of Commissioners this past Tuesday, with little shocking news. Wangler along with many expressed the lack of available time to get needed work tasks handled. “It is almost too wet to get much done but we are ready for when it decides to dry out, and when it does we will have our hands full,” said Wangler. With the soggy ground Wangler has had the...
Two Kimball APA 8-Ball Teams made the trip to North Platte this past weekend for the World Qualifier Tournament to compete with teams from all across the state of Nebraska for a chance to play in Las Vegas, Nevada. Line Um Up and Chute No. 7 qualified for the tournament during playoffs, Line Um Up qualified for the state tournament in the Fall Session Play-Offs and Chute No. 7 just recently qualified a few short weeks ago to get the go a head. Line Um Up faced off with Ball Breakers in their first match of the weekend but couldn’t come up w...
Mother Nature held back the breeze for just long enough Monday morning for the 2019 Memorial Day program earlier this week. John Beaty, VFW Post 2243 Commander, welcomed those in attendance and it was followed by an opening prayer by Post Chaplain Don Olson. Mayor Keith Prunty spoke words of deep meaning for our county's fallen soldiers, and an everlasting thank you to those who have served our country as he gave an introduction to the program. "United We Stand," all in attendance recited the...