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 Farmer’s Day Committee is still working on the schedule for the 95th annual Farmer’s Day, which is set for Sept. 25-27. According to the celebration’s Assunta Nelson, “There are still quite a few things still up in the air; it has been a strange year.” The theme for this Farmer’s Day is “Sowing Seeds of Success.” “Currently under the Directed Health Measure we can’t have a parade, but the parade committee is working on an alternative that should be really fun,” she said. “We are still ironing out the details. We are committed to having as... Full story
Mayor Keith Prunty has provided an update on significant issues in Kimball, including the status of the city administrator search and the city budget. He said the administrator position is about to be filled. The finalists for the position vacated by Dan Dean in early May are Carson Sisk, Annette Brower and Elizabeth Hansen, although Hansen has recently decided to take her name off the finalist list. The public interviews with the candidates will be conducted at the Sagebrush on Sept 4. The public will not be able to ask any question, but...
The city of Kimball has announced that the grant and loan program that has helped jump-start a string of ambitious business projects in recent months, such as those at the Sagebrush and Longhorn Building for starters, is temporaritly on hold. Here’s the city’s release that annnounced the news to area businesses: “As of August 12, 2020, all LB840 grants (New Business Assistance, Business Facade Improvement, Business Infrastructure Improvement, Property Improvement, and Internship) and loans administered and distributed by the City of Kimba...
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, marked 100 years since the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It states, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." Article Five of the U.S. Constitution stated that in order for the 19th Amendment to become part of the Constitution, the amendment had be ratified by either – as determined by Congress – the legislatures of three-quarters of the states or s...
Banner County School started the 2020-21 school year on Monday with a full day of school during a planned full week of classes. Other area school districts planned to follow suit this week, with Potter-Dix opening on Wednesday and Kimball on Thursday. In the photo, three Banner County Wildcats pose for a first day of school picture. From left are Quincy (third grader), Kort (kindergartener) and Makynna Boettcher (fifth grader)....
Ralph Kimzey, 90, of Kimball, died at the Kimball County Manor on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Memorial services for Ralph will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at the Kimball Presbyterian Church in Kimball with Pastor Alan Foutz officiating. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Ralph’s Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. The services for Ralph have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home.... Full story
The latest Pride Of Kimball Yard of the Week award went to the Barb and Gary Bowron residence at 204 Elm St. in Kimball. The well-manicured yard has beautiful flowers, a soft, luscious grass and a hill full of chickens and hens. Accepting the award was Barb Bowron and her granddaughter, Kalli Shoup. Presenting the award were Mona Lisa Entingh, Nate Entingh, Heather Entingh and Morgan Baker....
Good morning Banner County, friends near and far. Here we are in the middle of August and school once again is in session, and actually in the building! Good luck to each and everyone of you in this coming year as you will have many new challenges. There will be NO school on Friday, August 21st for students. This past weekend was one filled with Babies and Balloons, definitely each a whole lot of fun! Did you make it to any of the Hot Air Balloon activities? We managed to find a craft fair in...
Alexzandra L. Trujillo, 29, of Kimball, died on Monday, August 10, 2020. Memorial services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Dennis Payton officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Friends stopped at the funeral home on Friday from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. to sign the register book and leave condolences for the family. Friends may also visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Alexzandra's Tribute Wall and leave messages and... Full story
Julie Sheree Heidemann, 52, of Longmont, CO, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020. Julie was born in Canyon, Texas, on November 27, 1967, to Katie (Devenport) Stone and the late C.B. Stone. She is survived by her husband, Ryan Heidemann, and her three children, Madison (Heidemann) Lemmons, Charlie (Drew) Heidemann and Haley Heidemann; one grandchild, Miles Lemmons; her brother Rocky Stone and his son Zachary Stone. Julie graduated from Canyon High School in 1986. She worked as a dental assistant... Full story
Even in a year of coronavirus challenges, the Kimball Community Health Fair went on as planned last Friday and Saturday. “Everything went very smoothly,” said Kerry Ferguson, the hospital’s director of community relations. “We had 101 participate on Friday and 96 on Saturday, many of which made appointments beforehand. “That number is about two-thirds of normal, which is understandable considering the COVID-19 restrictions.” Normally a semiannual event in Kimball, the spring health fair was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Conducted by Wyomin...
Three pages worth of 4-H results and photographs from the 2020 Kimball Banner County Fair are featured in the Aug. 20 print edition of the Western Nebraska Observer....
The word from the Big 10 people in charge is no Fall Sports, so it looks like no University of Nebraska sports, including of course, Husker football! That is the bad news, at least as far as I am concerned, along with many others. The good news is we are going to have area High School Fall sports including of course our Kimball High sports this fall. And it starts as soon as next Tuesday, August 25th, when the Kimball High girls golf team opens up at the Sidney Invite with Tee time at 9 a.m. Then the girls go to Bayard on August 27th, and host... Full story
The 2020 Four Winds Men’s Golf League came to a finish this past week with the team of Tristen and Chris Zitek, out of Pine Bluffs, winning the overall championship. The Zitek team won over the team of Dennis Deboodt and Leo O’Hare in a battle of division champs. The Zitek team won with 19.5 team points in their division of the 9 week schedule with Randy Bohac and Kevin Thomas finishing 2nd in that division with 19 points, Mike Moehr and Rich Flores were 3rd, with 17 points and Jeremy Williams and Jonathan Selves 4th with with 15.5 points. In...
I gave you a short brief on the 2020 Bag's Bar Golf Tournament in last week's Observer sports. But this week I have the entire results of the two day scramble held at the Potter Golf Course thanks to Kristi Jung. There were 28 four-person teams with the team of Doran Bush, Lane Juelfs, Morgan Haupt and Lance Juelfs winning the championship flight easily with their score of 76, and as reported last week, Lance Juelfs scored a hole-in-one on both days for his winning team! There was a tie for...