Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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City Council member Ann Warner will not be seeking reelection in 2014. Warner, who has served on the council for eight years, has decided to take time off to pursue other areas of interest in the future. "There's just a lot of different things. We're getting to retirement age. I was on planning commission for eight years and then city council for eight years so I decided I'm going to take some time off," Warner said. Among the list of things that Warner would like to do with her free time in...
After 60 years of owning and operating Kimball Laundry and Dry Cleaning, Jim O'Brien has finally hung a 'For Sale' sign in the window in preparation of walking away from the business that has been part of his life since he was 15 years old. O'Brien remembers the early days of the business, back when they used four ringer wash machines and automatic machines were simply a fantasy. "It had a tub and you took them out one piece at a time and put it through a ringer and squeezed the water out of it... Full story
Talent is awarded to everyone differently. There are several different types of talents one could have. Some people are gifted with numbers and love various formulas. Other people have a talent with music and being able to compose beautiful melodies. Local Kimball high school senior, Jessica Parkos-Alvarez, has quite a bit of talent in art. She specifically finds her talent in painting, and that talent could win her a $10,000 scholarship to Nebraska Wesleyan University. Nebraska Wesleyan Univers... Full story
Wanda I. O’Hare, 90, of Kimball, died at her home in Kimball on Friday, December 27, 2013. Cremation has been held and memorial services will be held at a later date. Memorials have been established to Prairie Haven Hospice at 2 W. 42nd. Street, Suite 2300 Scottsbluff, NE 69361. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Wanda’s Book of Memories and leave condolences for the family. The services have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Wanda Ileen O’Hare was born in Vim, Colorado on November 29, 1923, the daughter of Royal and Lena (... Full story
Harold Lloyd Brown, 84, of Harrisburg, passed away Friday, January 3, 2014, at his home in Banner County. His funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Calvary Memorial Church in Gering with Pastor Ken Boston officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff. Friends may visit from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel in Scottsbluff. Memorials may be given to Harrisburg Community Church or Banner County Fire... Full story
Shirley L. Minshall, age 85 of Sidney, NE passed away Friday morning, December 27, 2013 at the Sidney Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, January 3rd in the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tom Hyde officiating. Services will conclude at the church with cremation to follow. Inturnment will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at a later date. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1-7:00 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made in... Full story
Kimball High Activities Director, Ken Smith, is still busy with his many duties of making sure all of the athletic events the school is involved in are scheduled, officials, and all the people needed to host an event are in place, and that he is on hand to handle any thing that needs handled, but he no longer has to schedule practice sessions, watch game film of opponents, or make scouting trips. He turned that over to Chauncey Pedersen, his assistant for the past five years. Coach Smith... Full story
The Banner County Wildcats have had a hard start to their season, walking away from the first half with only one victory. In the season opener at home against Garden County on December 6, 2013, the Wildcats fell by four points with the score resting at 49-45. The Wildcats started off strong in the first quarter of the game, trailing Garden County by only one point at the end of the quarter. However, Garden County was able to keep the Wildcats to only eight points in the second quarter, keeping...
The Kimball Lady Longhorns are 4-2 at the Holiday break but coach Chauncey Pedersen is looking to cut down on turn overs and improve the shooting of the team as they gear up for the return to play this week. The Kimball girls are shooting 28% from the field including 30% on 2 point shots from the floor and 23% from three point range. The turnover total for the 6 games is 118 or just under 20 per game. In other team totals Kimball has scored 260 points averaging 43.3 and have allowed 241 points...