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I was a grade school student when /Aunt Viola gave me a point and shoot camera. After receiving the box camera with a flash attachment, I started sharing family photography assignments with my father. Until then, my father was the family photographer. He used a box camera he won about 20 years earlier by guessing the number of jelly beans in a Fisher Drug Store jar. His camera took good photos provided the subjects were outside on a bright, sunny day. As these entries are made in the notebook, i...
Presenting Biblical answers to tough questions Q: How do I know if I’m sinning or not? Is there a list of sins that I can look at? A: If I were speaking to this person face to face, I would ask them why they want to know if they are sinning or not. If they are thinking they need to fill out a checklist of righteous behavior in order to avoid being punished or earn God’s favor, then it’s important to know God doesn’t work like that. He has forgiven believers all trespasses in Christ (Colossians 2:14) and we will not come into judgment for sin...
This article was written by a college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who’s in grad school for her MBA. It’s a short article but definitely worth a read. “My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us! I’m sitting in a small coffee shop near Lake Nokomis (Mpls) trying to think of what to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines of Democratic candidates calling for policies to “fix” the so-called injustices of capitalism. I put my phone down and continue to look around. I see people talk...
Writer’s block, ugh! I got it, and it is not good! I have been staring at this computer screen for hours, and the words just aren’t coming. I can almost feel my editor breathing down the back of my neck as my deadline is fast approaching. I sat down to write Saturday and nothing, Sunday was more of the same, and here I am Monday evening, with Tuesday morning fast approaching. I think there is just too much on my mind, and making light of that is not something I can do at this time. For months we have all watched the prices of literally everythi...
Many Americans think of an "Election Year" as coming every four years. That is the term of the U. S. President and it gets the most attention. Sometimes what is called a "By-election" is overlooked. 2022 may be an exception to that with all the national news media giving more and more attention to the 2022 election possibilities. But yes, 2022 is an election year and in Nebraska many of the state and local political positions are decided. We wanted to give our readers an idea of what is coming....
Local leaders' long-term goals to provide housing, recreational and downtown accessibility in the City of Superior have earned accolades for success in community development from the State of Nebraska. The Department of Economic Development (DED) has recertified Superior as a member of Nebraska's Leadership Certified Community (LCC) program. Kelly Gewecke, DED's LCC program coordinator and Central Nebraska business development consultant, honored local leaders during Monday evening's city...
What started as an internet only business is opening a brick and mortar store location. Grand opening hours on Saturday will be from 10 to 4. The Five Blessings Boutique is located at 117 West Third Street, Superior. In mid-summer, Chelsea Kramp's growing business relocated from the proprietor's home to the downtown location. But as sales were limited to the internet, most area residents were unaware of its presence. But that is changing. In late fall the business logo was placed on the shop's...
The Nebraska Unicameral approved a resoluteion Tuesday that honors the actions of the late Darin Koepke, an Agrex supervisor who was fatally wounded during an active shooting in the firm’s Superior elevator office laste October. When the shooting began, Koepke rushed to barricade a door. His action is thought to have saved the lives of others in the office. Sen. Mike Flood introduced the legislation....
Because of the rapidly increasing number of COVID cases in this area Brodstone Fit programs have been canceled at least through Feb. 8. At that time the situation will be reassessed and a decision about resuming classes will be made. Both the Bootcamp and Walking Club programs are on hold. For information on when the programs may be restarting, contact Jacki Siebecker at the hospital (402-207-1082)....
After 23 years as a member of the Lower Republican Natural Resources District Board, Roger Nelson has retired. The last official day for the Superior resident was Dec. 10. He joined the board in 1999. Nelson also served 19 of those years as a member of the Nebraska Association of Resources board....
The Nebraska Press Association (NPA) has launched a new public website to provide greater public access and notification to the workings of all government entities and courts in Nebraska. The website – www.nepub licnotices.com – is a cooperative effort of all Nebraska newspapers and is managed through the NPA. The free-access website was initiated in June 2021. Currently there are more than 90,000 notices on the site and more are posted each day. The notices are fully searchable by keyword, type of notice, by date, by publication, by cou...
Jacob Barry, a senior at Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School, son of Pamela and Brenden Wirth of Mankato and Shawn Barry and Kara Gilbert of Webber, has earned his Eagle Rank as a member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 46, Jewell County. For his Eagle Project, Jacob built a Gaga Ball Pit at the elementary school. A total of 24 Scouts, leaders and community members came together and worked more than 134 hours to help him complete his project. Jacob became a member of Troop 46 in 2015, when he...
The Jewell County Sheriff’s office reports that last Wednesday an Ionia resident was arrested and charged with the possession of stolen property and theft....
The Jewell County Commissioners, Steve Greene and Brent Beck, and county clerk, Carla J. Waugh, were present for the Jan. 3, meeting. Employment agreements with the highway department, ambulance, solid waste director, weed department, emergency preparedness and 9-1-1 coordinator and custodian were approved. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, discussed equipment repairs. Also the commissioners met Dec, 27. The following were present for office head meeting: Nora Rhoades, Post Rock Extension District director; Cindy Becker, health administrator...
The Jewell County Commissioners met Jan. 10. Commissioners Steve Greene and Brent Beck were present. Houston Becker, deputy county clerk, was present for the meeting. Steve Greene was appointed chairman of the board. Brent Beck was appointed vice chairman. The Jewell County Record was designated as the official county newspaper. It was approved that all banks in Jewell County be designated as official depositories. Beck was reappointed as Jewell County’s representative for the juvenile justice authority-community corrections advisory board. Gre...
It is January, time for cold weather, New Year's resolutions and the birthday of the State of Kansas. It was on Jan. 29, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln signed the document establishing Kansas as the 34th State in the United States of America. This year, Kansas is 161 years old. During those 161 years, Kansas has acquired some 24 symbols plus mottos, banners and nicknames. It began in 1861 with the State Seal and has continued through 2019 with the state's White Wine Grape, Vignoles, and the...
Years ago, when I had just moved back to this area, I was having a rough time with things. We were forced to move abruptly and had to downsize quite a bit. I was looking for a job, and the work I had done previously required I wear a uniform of sorts.I didn't have much in the way of "respectable job candidate" attire. I was feeling lost and just happened to walk into this little clothing store along the main street in Superior. I didn't have much money and wondered why I had even bothered...
Chuck and DeAnna Tuttle attended the American Legion Mid Year Conference held in Columbus, Jan. 21 through 23. The Mid Year Conference is educational in nature and updates members on issues and reports on the progress of various legion family programs, but also gives opportunities for networking and connecting with new friends. The finals of the State High School Oratorical Contest are also held during the conference. The contest includes an 8 to 10 minute prepared oration on some phase of the U...
(Editor’s Note: our apologies for missing this last week. The information was in the office, it was just overwhelmed by the chaos usually accompanied with each issue of the newspaper.) The South Central Unified School District hosted the “South Central Quad” on Jan. 13, at Sandy Creek High School. The four teams involved were: The South Central Red Raiders; Doniphan-Trumbull, Superior and Harvard. Each team had the opportunity to face the other three teams one time. The results for the South Central Red Raiders were as follows: Doniphan-Trumbul...
The Lawrence-Nelson boys basketball team had their Friday home game against Parkview Christian at Nelson postponed because of COVID-19. The game has yet to be rescheduled. The Raiders played Blue Hill at Blue Hill Tuesday with results unavailable at press time. The Raiders visit Roseland, Friday, for a game with Silver Lake. The team opens Twin Valley Conference play as the number four seed, Tuesday, when they will meet number five seed Silver Lake, at Shelton....
The Lawrence-Nelson girls basketball team fell to the Deshler Dragons, at Deshler, 46-27, last Tuesday. The game against Parkview Christian, at Nelson, Friday, was postponed because of COVID-19. The game has yet to be rescheduled. Lawrence-Nelson visited Blue Hill Tuesday with results unavailable at press time. Emma Epley put up 18 points for the Raiders against Deshler. Aleah Heikkinen, Kara Menke, Hanna Skinner and Emily Troudt contributed two points each. Sydney Biltoft scored one point. Epley hauled down six rebounds. Menke handled four...
With two nurses out sick in early December, charge nurse Osa Brooks found herself scrambling to care for 28 patients. With only one floor nurse available, employees from other units were called in to work the floor or give medications. “It was really scary because I had 10 patients that I was responsible for, and I had another nurse giving medications for me,” Brooks said. Brooks said the chaos scared her because of the chance that she could have missed something, causing her patients a longer stay at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital or imp...
Esther Marie Headrick, the daughter of George W. and Gladys E. (Moody) Phillips, was born on Sept. 2, 1929, in Independence, Mo. She died on Jan. 2, 2022, at Brodstone Memorial Hospital, Superior, Neb. Esther was a 1947 graduate from Norton High School, Norton, Kan., and attended Kansas State University, Manhattan, where she met C. Wendell Headrick. They were introduced by Denny Meyer, Superior, on a blind double-date on April Fool's Day. Esther and Wendell were united in marriage Nov. 6,1948, a...
Emmett Ross Bondegard, 92, was born Nov. 5, 1929, to Charles Floyd andTheadora Mary (Andrews) Bondegard at Phillips, Neb. He died Jan. 20, 2022, at Deshler. Emmett grew up in the Phillips and Aurora areas and attended school at Aurora, walking to school from the farm north of town until moving into town. He spent summers on a farm north of Lodgepole, Neb., helping his grandfather Charles. He often talked about needing to wear tall boots in the rolling hills because of rattlesnakes. On Dec. 13, 1948, Emmett was united in marriage to Ardis Ione P...
Steven E. Claycamp of Edgar, the son of Everett and Marlene (Lautenschlager) Claycamp, was born May 18, 1954, at Belleville. He died Saturday, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Lincoln, Neb. His funeral will be at 11 a.m., today (Thursday), at the Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Edgar. Pastor David King will be officiating. Burial will be in the Edgar Cemetery....
