Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Nothing brings a community together better than the promise of good food and fundraising, except maybe a competition of who makes the best food. On Saturday, July 12, Kimball's Twelfth Annual Rib Cook-Off was held in Gotte Park. Jowain Sherman and his wife, Linda, work hard year after year to make sure the rib cook-off runs smoothly. This year a little twist was added to the competition: a trophy for best ribs and a traveling trophy that obligates the winner to come back the following year to...
The Kimball County Ambulance crew's hard work since Carla Goranson's appointment as director has paid off in a big way. Recently, the ambulance has been approved to run as a State of Nebraska EMS Advanced Services Transport. There is a lot of work that goes into being approved to operated as an advanced services transport. Not only must they be in compliance with certain regulations they must be able to show a history of compliance as well. "We had to develop and get approved protocols. We had t...
The Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska (CAPWN) is a non-profit community based health and human services organization that serves low income and disadvantaged persons who are unable to meet their own needs through other resources. Recently the organization filed for Chapter 11. According to Tim Nolting, President of the CAPWN Board, this filing is due to some unfortunate financial issues that have set CAPWN back quite a bit. “We came across the issues and realized that they needed to be addressed and fixed, however, it was a...
On July 8, 2014, The High Point Welcome Center turned one year old. On Friday, July 11, the welcome center had its 10,000th visitor. In a mere year the welcome center has become a hub of activity and promotion for Kimball and the surrounding areas. Most recently the building that the welcome center operates out of was purchased as well as the 14 acres on which the building sits. The building was purchased by the county, who took out bonds to do so as well as using money provided by the welcome...
Anita Mae Hilkemeier, 69, of Colorado Springs, went to be with the Lord on July 4, 2014. Anita was born on November 11, 1944 in Kimball, Nebraska to George and Doris (Scheele) Jackson. She graduated from Dix High School in Dix, Nebraska in May of 1962. Anita was employed by the United States Treasury Department and retired in 1999 after 37 years of service. She was then employed by Ecumenical Social Ministries for eight years. She was president and treasurer of her church, a Cub Scouts leader and a “newspaper folder extraordinaire.” She enj... Full story
Dorothy I. Shelburne, 87, of Kimball, died on Monday, June 30, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Inurnment will be in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday, July 25, 2014 from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. to sign the register book and leave condolences for the family. Visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Dorothy's Tribute Wall and leave condolences... Full story
Wilma J. Nearhood-Heidemann, 71, of Lincoln, died Sunday 7/6/2014 in Lincoln. She was born 7/21/1942 in Halsey, NE to Harry and Ruth (Zlomke) Fisher. Wilma was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Kimball, NE. Survivors include: husband, Paul Heidemann, Kimball, NE; daughter, Kim (Todd) Thomas, Lincoln; son, Jeffrey (Deborah) Myers, Lincoln; granddaughter, Andrea Myers; brother, Richard (Sharon) Fisher, Lindsay, OK; sister-in-law, Lois Renchen, Kearney, NE. Preceded in death by parents,... Full story
The Potter-Dix Children's Theater will be putting on a production of "The Great American Duck Parade" Friday, July 18 at the American Legion Hall in Potter. The play centers around the character of Quincy, a grumpy old duck, who decides to make the Fourth of July tolerable for everyone at the duck pond and hosts an All-American Duck Parade. According to Kristin Kasten, who serves as a director for the play with Beth Bogert, the play is completely locally produced and written. "It's actually a...
The 2014 fifth annual Vince's Corner ABCD Double Draw Golf Scramble is in the books with good weather for the most part although some golfers got a good soaking as they finished out their round on Sunday. The two day, four person scramble is one of the largest, and one of the favorite tournaments each season as it resembles a homecoming reunion for lots of former Kimball residents who no longer live here but enjoy coming back for two days of golf and lots of fun and festivities with old...