Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Courtesy Photo A total number of 440 students competed in the West River Math Contest that was held at the South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City on May 9. Fourteen students from Kimball High School competed in the math contest, with Nicholas Thomas-Lewis placing first and Ryan Soper placed fifth, in the Algebra 2 Division. "Contests like this give students an opportunity to meet other like-minded students and helps reinforce concepts we are teaching in the classroom," stated Kimball Math...
Kimball High School students descended on downtown Kimball Friday, April 18 to lend a helping hand and ultimately help The Goodhand Theatre. The students in Geri Ferguson's Civics class organized the event as a fund raiser to renovate and re-open the theater and to repay the support given by local businesses throughout the years. More than 42 man hours were given by 21 adults with 147 students giving a total of 294 hours and more than $1,184 raised during the day with donations still coming in...
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The award-winning Kimball County Shuttle crew celebrated Nebraska Public Transit week April 11 - April 15 with games and prizes. The service offered free rides to patrons who brought food items for the local food pantry. The crew offered free rides to all veterans as well as their spouses or widows throughout the week. Free ride tickets were placed around Kimball and anyone finding a ticket could use it for one free trip. They placed stickers throughout the bus and asked young passengers to...
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The Kimball speech team continues collecting the wins with their most recent conference championship in Bridgeport on Monday, March 7. Individual SPVA conference awards went to: Duet Acting: Connor Moore and MacKenzie Brower - 4th place. O.I.D: Sebastian Portillo, Tristen Cook, Mikylah Seely, Audrey Day, Paycen Harroun - 4th place, Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, Taylor Muldoon, Leisha Casimiro, Kaden Adrian - 3rd place. Entertainment Speaking: Kiersten Anderson - 5th place. Extemporaneous Speaking:...
Alycia Vrbas, 12, encouraged by longtime photographer Kim Sharples, joined the Cheyenne Camera Club and entered a photograph, “Spring Colors,” in the Cheyenne Artists Guild (CAG) show recently. The youngster received first place in the 55th Annual CAG Easter Art Show in Cheyenne, Wyo., which was not broken down into professional or amateur categories nor into age groups. Young Alycia’s family also joined in on the fun, with family members Farris Vrbas, Lucas Vrbas and Dakota Vrbas also enter...
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Several local pool players were recently recognized for winning the Fall Session of the American Poolplayers Association (APA) 8-Ball and 9-Ball Pool Leagues. Winning the Wednesday 8-Ball title was Line Em Up from Good Times in Kimball. MVP awards went to Christina Culek, Stephanie Risk-McElroy and Roger Krafczik. Taking the Thursday 9-Ball title was Double Trouble from Beer and Loathing in Kimball. MVP awards went to Brad Johnson, Ryan McElroy and Roger Krafczik. Brad Johnson also won the...
The sixth state chartered by the National FFA Organization, in 1928, Nebraska has cultivated 170 chapters across the state with more than 7,400 members, some with little or no agriculture background. These members reap the benefits of agriculture education courses, supervised agriculture experiences (SAE) and participation in a variety of FFA competitions and events. Many people don't know that you don't have to be a farmer or rancher or have a background rooted in agriculture to be a member of...
New Dimension, Kimball High School's show choir, recently competed in the Nebraska Choral Directors Association (NCDA) competition, the second competition for the show choir, at Imperial and brought home one of four gold ratings. Out of 21 participating groups, just four brought home a gold rating. According to vocal music teacher Jacob Hoffman, to receive a gold rating at the NCDA competition in class C a group must score a combined 165 out of 200 points from the two scoring judges. In...
Potter-Dix got off to a slow start Friday night, but kicked things into high gear in the second quarter and went on to roll past cross-county rival Leyton, 47-32. The Lady Warriors (6-4) opened with a 5-0 lead as the Lady Coyotes (9-1) struggled, before Payge Hoffman's layup with 5:53 left in the first quarter ended the scoring drought. Leyton kept Potter-Dix at bay for most of the first quarter, getting a pair of Diedra Waite foul shots and an Abbe Draper jumper for a 10-6 lead with 2:49 left...
Zach Hellie scored 27 points as Leyton used a strong second quarter to defeat cross-county rival Potter-Dix, 54-41, on Friday night. Hellie led the Warriors (5-5) on both sides of the floor with a double-double. Offensively, he shot 10-of-19 from the field, including 1-of-2 from behind the arc. He also hit six free throws. He also grabbed 13 rebounds on the night, added two assists and had a steal. The game was back-and-forth throughout the first quarter. Potter-Dix (4-6) went up 6-4 on Coby...