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 village meeting was pretty short again this month, but some helpful reminders were mentioned. The landfill fee is increasing by two dollars a month, to $13. The postal service meeting to gather input on preferred window hours will be held Tuesday, February 26 at 1 p.m. in the community center. The village board meetings will be held at 7 p.m. starting in March (because of Daylight Savings Time). And the annual pet clinic will be held April 16 from 6-7 p.m. in the fire hall – shots will be provided at a reduced fee and pet licenses may be re...
For those of you who missed the Kimball Concert Association’s show on Sunday night, the Thuringer Salon Quintet gave a beautiful performance. It’s too bad the weather deterred people from coming. The Lions Club pancake feed was a success, as usual. It’s always a pleasure to sit and visit with neighbors and friends–and all for a good cause! The Bushnell Lions Club also has calendars for sale at the Sisters Grimm. Stop by and pick one up for only $5. The village board will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 14. Family night is Saturda...
The Bushnell Lions Club is having a pancake feed Saturday, February 9. Stop in from 11-1 or 5-7 for orange juice, pancakes, and sausage. $5 for adults, children 5 and under are free. Johnsons Surplus will be open Saturday, February 9 and every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. from now until further notice. Contact me to register for the “Cupid’s Pen” poetry workshop that Tim and Deb Nolting will be holding at the bookstore from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, February 10. Cost is $20 per person, and the class is limited to 10 people. We will also be makin...
The Abundant Grace Free Store will be holding a garage sale on Saturday, February 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their location in Kimball (northeast corner of the intersection at the stoplight). They will be selling sewing machines, television sets, collectibles, dishes, Christmas decorations, and more. The community center board meets on Monday, February 4. The Bushnell Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 6. There’s a new business in Bushnell–Verne Hackbarth’s Flying H Towing is now taking service calls. In the future they...
Since I was unable to attend the village meeting last week, here’s a quick summary I got from board chairman Tim Nolting. He said the meeting was short and they only covered a few items of business. The board accepted a bid on the metal roofing material that was removed from the shop building when the hail damage was repaired. They voted to file their periodic road maintenance report. Rick reported that they are still having electrical problems with one of the water pumps. The village also decided to see if they can get funding to replace t...
The Firemen’s Meeting is Thursday, January 17. The village board meeting will be held on Thursday, January 17 instead of January 10. Family Night is Saturday, January 19. Join your neighbors in the community center for a potluck supper. The Bushnell Day meeting originally scheduled for Saturday, January 19 has been cancelled – we will meet again in February. The Bushnell Lions Club has calendars for sale at the Sisters Grimm. Stop by and pick one up for only $5. For the rest of the month the bookstore will be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fri...
The Firebelles meet Thursday, January 10. The Granny Craft Club meets Monday, January 14. The Firemen’s Meeting is Thursday, January 17. The village board meeting will be held on Thursday, January 17 instead of January 10. The Bushnell Lions Club has calendars for sale at the Sisters Grimm. Stop by and pick one up for only $5. Don’t forget the bookstore is closed this week. We will reopen with black bean chili for lunch on Sunday, January 13. For the rest of the month we will be open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays (or by app...
Seems to have been an uneventful Christmas in Bushnell…Here’s wishing you all a wonderful 2013! The community center board meets Monday, January 7. The United Methodist Women meet Wednesday, January 9. The Firebelles meet Thursday, January 10. The village board meeting will be held on Thursday, January 17 instead of January 10. The bookstore will be closed Thursday, January 3. We will be open regular hours on Friday, January 4. We will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 5, but will not serve lunch–coffee and desserts will be avail...
The swearing-in ceremony for the new Kimball and Banner County elected officials will be held Thursday, January 3 at 8 a.m. in the District Court courtroom. This is open to the public, so feel free to come and support your representatives. The bookstore hours will be revamped in January, but we haven’t finalized the details yet, so please call or email to find out if we’re open before you come. That’s all I have for now – talk to you again in 2013! If you have news, announcements, information about events happening nearby, or anything else yo...
A lot of business was covered at last week’s village board meeting. Cody, Billy, and Karl took the oath of office for the positions they were re-elected to on the board. Tim was re-elected as chairman of the board. Shirley was reappointed as clerk/treasurer. Tim, Verne, and Karl were reappointed to the health board. The board voted in the updates to the Nebraska Basic Ordinance Code (this is available at the office for anyone who would like to read it). They also approved the 2013 emergency management plan for the water system and passed a r...
The Texas Trail Museum is holding their annual grocery raffle. Buy a ticket (or two…or ten…) for the chance to win $200 in groceries at the Texas Trail Market in Pine Bluffs. All proceeds go to support the museum. Tickets are $1 apiece and are available at The Sisters Grimm or from any board member. The drawing will be held this Saturday, December 15. The village board meeting is at 6 p.m. this Thursday, December 13. Family Night is Saturday, December 15–please join your neighbors at 6 p.m. in the community center for the annual Chris...
The Texas Trail Museum is holding their annual grocery raffle. Buy a ticket (or two…or ten…) for the chance to win $200 in groceries at the Texas Trail Market in Pine Bluffs. All proceeds go to support the museum. Tickets are $1 apiece and are available at The Sisters Grimm. The drawing will be held Saturday, December 15. Deb and Tim Nolting will perform twice in the Kimball area on Saturday, December 8. Please join them for music and poetry at BeeHaven Farm’s Victorian Christmas Market between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. and at First English Luthe...