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 time for Kimball-Banner County residents to get excited about the upcoming fair. In five days, the fairgrounds in Kimball will be a lively hub of activity that includes several 4-H, FFA and rodeo competitions. The highlight of the fair for many will be the performance on Friday, August 8, by former contestant on The Voice, Gwen Sebastian. This will be the 96th year that the Kimball-Banner County Fair Days has been around, and it's the event to attend. There will be an array of livestock...
As the summer draws to a close, so does the internship for Emilia Woeppel and Jessica Bartak. The UNL students will be leaving Kimball within the week and returning to their homes in order to get ready for the approaching school year. Despite their inevitable exit, they are making sure that the projects they began will not go unfinished. Woeppel and Bartak have been working closely with the Kimball Recruitment Coaliton (KRC) and have aided in getting together some promotional videos for...
First impressions are important, they shape a person's outlook on something or someone for better or for worse. Pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade are a child's first impression of school. This means that it is vital for the teachers of these early grades, the impressionable grades, to create a fun atmosphere that make children want to return. The new teachers for grades pre-k through first at Mary Lynch Elementary are enthusiastic and passionate about teaching. Kalyn Land will be Mary...
When the subject of poverty comes up in conversation throughout the state of Nebraska, there is seemingly a misconception that surrounds how residents of the state perceive it. More often than not, there is a common belief that poverty is strictly contained within the rural areas such as the Nebraska Panhandle. However, the 2014 Kids Count report, which ranks states based on 16 indicators including educational, social, economic and physical well-being of children using data on local, state and national levels, shows that poverty is pervasive...
Elmas Risilia October 10, 1954 ~ July 26, 2014 Elmas Risilia, 59, of Kimball, formerly of Loveland, CO passed away on July 26, 2014. Elmas was the owner of Creekside Property Management for various properties in Kimball, NE and Loveland, CO. He is survived by his wife, Ursula (Mecher) Risilia; daughters Cassandra (Michael ) Weeks, Monica (Magdaleno) Cajero and Angela Risilia; 7 grandchildren; mother Anna Risilia; 2 sisters; cousins and aunts. There will be a viewing from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Allnutt Funeral Service in... Full story
Omaha, NE-Bill was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, the third son of Rev. Thomas Bennett Smythe and Marguerite Welden Smythe. He was a graduate of Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Divinity School of the Episcopal Church. He was ordained on his thirty-first birthday and served the church he loved in Hawaii, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. From 1973 to 1989, Bill served St. Hilda's Episcopal Church in Kimball, Nebraska. While a student at Moravian, Bill met his future brid... Full story
On September 29, 2014, Kimball's Bruce Gilliland will be inducted into the Nebraska Golf Hall of Fame at a ceremony being held at the Lincoln Country Club. His induction will come just three days after he celebrates his 97th birthday! Bruce was notified of his selection on June 19, 2014, by Hall of Fame president Dan Bahensky and is one of five who will be recognized on this evening and due to the fact that the association has gone to a bi-annual induction ceremony, there are really two years...
Children are almost magnets for accidents. They are growing into their bodies and experience a clumsy and accident-prone phase of life. They bump into things, people, and they fall down. Children and teens who participate in sports tend to be more likely to have some sort of an injury than most other adolescents. One injury that can pack a bit more punch than previously thought is a concussion. Thankfully, the Return To Learn program has been able to shed light on concussion care for students. Most would assume that concussions would only...