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Many families have special foods they prepare for Christmas and this time of year newspapers often publish holiday recipes. My mother had a recipe drawer in her kitchen on Blauvelt’s Hill. That drawer was filled to over flowing with cookbooks and advertising pieces chock full of holiday food ideas. Since my father’s oldest brother was a Gas Service Company manager, we always got copies of the recipes promoted by the company’s home agent who promoted natural gas ranges as the best cooking device. I’m not sure any of those recipes. were used at...
Through the years receiving Christmas cards and greetings, I have looked forward to them but I’m wondering if they are becoming a thing of the past. For many years, our Christmas card basket sat proudly on our kitchen table filled to the brim with Christmas cards we received. Last year the basket was only one-fourth filled. This year we wonder how many cards will be received and placed in the basket. Receiving Christmas cards is appreciated, especially those containing notes and letters reporting on family news. These are really welcomed. So, i...
Q. Is there a need to study the Old Testament since the teachings of Jesus are in the New Testament? Great question! The Bible is divided into Old Testament and New Testament (see the table of contents in your Bible). But many people struggle with reading the Old Testament since many passages do not seem to relate to our lives as easily as those of the New Testament. However we must be careful not to think that the Old Testament lacks the teachings of Jesus. In fact, when teaching his disciples after being raised from the dead, Jesus revealed...
As you age, Christmas presents change. Babies may get a stuffed animal or a rattle, but often the bulk of the gifts are items for the nursery like lamps, blankets or pictures. Some new outfits are normally part of the mix, too. As the toddler stage approaches, there are push toys, ride-ons and skill building items. Often books are part of the gift pile, and there always seems to be a few clothes sneaking into the offerings. In fact, as we age, clothes seem to take over most of the gift stack. One of the family traditions of times gone by is...
For years we’ve heard the phrase in high school sports: “It’s hard to beat a team three times in a season.” In rural areas in particular, it is easy to play a team three times and quite often that phrase seems to come true. To be honest I never heard it said in college sports. Until last weekend . . . It changed when a number of sports commentators on TV used that phrase during the volleyball game between the Nebraska Cornhusker Volleyball team and the Wisconsin University Volleyball team. Nebraska had already defeated Wisconsin the first two t...
Slowly the Superior Police Department is returning to its authorized strength of four officers following an extended time with only one officer to cover the community 24-7. The newest member to join the force is Jonathan Spangler. He was graduated Thursday from the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center and was sworn in as a Superior office on Friday afternoon. The Grand Island course was 16 weeks long. Spangler comes to Nuckolls County from Holdrege where he worked as a correctional officer...
Special activities have long been associated with the Christmas season. One hundred years ago on Dec. 18, 1924, the Hardy Herald published the following story: History repeats itself and again this year the merchants and citizens of Hardy have opened their pocket books and made possible another Community Christmas tree. Christmas night, Dec. 25, there will be a free band concert and program at the Hardy Hall awith candy for the kiddies. Ten years ago Hardy was host to 2,000 people who ate, drank and danced free and proclaimed it a royal evening...
With the two biggest holidays of the year coming on the mailing days for this newspaper in the next two weeks, some changes must be implemented in our production schedules. For those two issues, instead of Tuesday nights, the paper will be printed on Monday nights and entered into the mail on Tuesdays. Papers will be available for purchase at the newstands in Superior, Nelson and Mankato on Tuesday morning, Hopefully, delivery to mail subscribers will be on the regular day which for many is Thursday. The e-edition will be available on the...
After serving for 20 years as a member of the Nelson City Council, Chuck Tuttle has retired from the town board. He attended his last meeting as a councilman last Wednesday. Before leaving the meeting he was presented a certificate noting his many years of service. And Tuttle does have a long record of public service. He joined the United States Air Force in 1960 and continued serving with the Air Force into the 1970s. His association with the Air Force took him to many places. In 1961 he was...
The last Superior Bucks Drawing of the year was held Monday morning. The winner of the grand prize of 500 bucks was Michelle Peterson. The bucks, which can be spent like cash in participating Superior stores are popular Christmas gifts and thousands of dollars worth are sold every year at the Superior Chamber of Commerce office....
Members of the Superior Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call on North Central Avenue early Saturday afternoon after a dryer at the house apparently caught on fire and exuded smoke. After carefully checking, no evidence of additional fire damage was found. Photo provided by Martha Bohling....
Hunger isn't something most Deshler Lutheran School students think about and especially when they dine on their noon meal prepared by Rachelle Jarchow, DLS cook. Just mention her name, and the students cheer! However, this school semester, students have become much more aware of hunger and that many children in the world do not have adequate food and nutrition. Each school semester, Deshler Lutheran Schools support a mission project which this fall has been Mercy Meals through Orphan Grain...
Maag Park in Jewell is all dressed up for the holidays! New lights on the park trees plus a 30-foot-tall light tree give the park quite a bit of sparkle. There is also a new nativity in the center of the park and a grouping of reindeer on the corner. Across the street, by the door to the Jewell Community Center, a lighted snowman welcomes all to Jewell. Also, in case you don't know how many days until Christmas, there is a sign that tells any and all when to expect Santa! These decorations are...
Sunday afternoon, residents from Superior, Courtland, Davenport, Deshler, Scandia, North Branch and perhaps other communities, gathered at the Mike and Deb Worm barn southeast of Webber for Christmas in a Barn. The event began sometime in the 1990s when Doris Worm's (Mike's mother) third grade Sunday School class did not understand what a stable was. Thus, the Worm family invited the class to their barn. At the time, they owned a pair of cross donkeys. Other animals from their farm have joined t...
Many who are observant have noticed some newer buffalo in Jewell. Beginning in early October, buffalo statues started to join the other 15 buffaloes in the herd around Jewell. (Yes, there are also four "calves" in the herd.) "Bernie" was the first to come alongside the others. "Bernie" sits atop an 8-foot pedestal just north of the fire fepartment. He is sponsored by the Jewell Fire Department. Mayor and Fire Chief Darrell Bohnert said the buffalo "needed to be different." All the other buffalo...
The holiday season often brings people together to celebrate. The Kansas Department of Transportation, Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Turnpike Authority remind all drivers to understand the impact of impaired driving during their celebrations. Impaired driving is illegal and deadly. From Dec. 19, 2023 to Jan. 1, 2024, KDOT records indicate nine people died in Kansas crashes. Impairment including drugs and alcohol was involved in 19 crashes where 12 people were injured. “We’re reminded of the value of our relationships with others during eac...
A workshop series for women in agriculture will offer strategies to evaluate and improve farm estate and transition plans. “Leaving a Lasting Legacy for Midwestern Farm Women: A Succession Planning Series,” will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, Jan. 21, Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and Feb. 11, at two locations in the Post Rock District; First Bank Meeting Room in Beloit and the Smith County Courthouse basement meeting room in Smith Center. The workshops will also be hosted at 61 other sites across Kansas, Nebraska and Indiana. The series is being pro...
All services, including Salina CityGo, 81 Connection, Regional Paratransit, GoAbilene, GoConcordia, KanConnect, and OCCK OnDemand transportation, will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 24 and 25, for Christmas. CityGo service will resume on Thursday, Dec. 26, with hours of operation from 6:0 a.m. to 6 p.m. Peak routes will not be running. Regional Paratransit, GoAbilene, and GoConcordia services will be running reduced trips on Thursday, Dec. 26. 81 Connection and KanConnect will be running regular routes on Thursday, Dec. 26. Regular...
The regular monthly meeting for the Mankato Chamber of Commerce took place Wednesday, Dec. 11 at Bob’s with six members present. President Jason Ortman called the meeting to order. The November minutes were approved as read. Haley Nelson gave a treasurer’s report which was approved. The chamber discussed the Community Birthday Calendars. There are a few to still be picked up at Hair & More. Not as many extras were ordered this year, so they can be purchased at Hair & More for $5. The chamber continued discussing the annual meeting. The 2025 Ann...
Sacred Heart Church in Nelson, had their annual Christmas brunch Sunday. Before Mass started, the basement kitchen counters were filled with freshly baked casseroles and breakfast items. It didn't take long for the entire church to fill up with these delicious aromas, making it hard not to sneak downstairs before Mass was complete. Casseroles and breakfast items made from family recipes filled two long tables. Everyone enjoyed the large selection of items. No one left hungry. After finishing...
With the last election, the citizens of the Lawrence area voted in two new city council members. Curt Bolte and Larry Mazour took their oath of office on Dec. 9, at the city council meeting in Lawrence. Sara Griffis and Brett Peterson have retired. Kyle Faimon (chairman), Terry Cox and Joe Kathman are the other current members of the council. Barb Janda is the village clerk and treasurer along with Russell Menke being the current utilities superintendant. The Village of Lawrence holds council...
Last Sunday was the lighting of the third candle of the Advent wreath, a pink candle meaning joy. A present personally given to each one of us, by our Lord and Savior. What does this mean? How do I get this gift of joy? We find joy throughout our lives, in different ways and levels. When people of their own free will choose to do loving things for us, this pure love act brings us great joy and happiness. God feels the same way. He wants love that has come from someone of their own free will. How do I receive this gift of joy from Jesus? By...
Leslie Lemke had a busy weekend, as she held her final Christmas sale located south of Lawrence. Many turned out for this fun-filled holiday event. The sale was scheduled for Saturday, but because of the forcasted nasty weather conditions, Leslie decided to extend the sale through Sunday. Leslie was born in Hastings and moved to the Lawrence area when she married her husband in 1993. They raised three children, all of them graduating from Blue Hill High School. With more free time on her hands,...
It’s Christmas season and the national media tries to tell us we have to look for the “Perfect” gift for those we hold dear. Well, 35 people well receive a “perfect” gift from people they don’t even know sometime after last week’s Red Cross Bloodmobile visit to Lawrence. The Red Cross left the community with 35 units to be used by the medical community whenever and wherever they are needed. The Red Cross have been making a December visit to Lawrence for many a year and many folks consider it an ideal time to donate another unit of blood, and to...
Graduate and undergraduate degrees will be conferred for 391 winter graduates at University of Nebraska at Kearney commencement exercises 10 a.m. Friday at UNK’s Health and Sports Center. Trinity Elaine Cox, Blue Hill, received her bachlor of science degree in Social Work Comprehensive. Emmie Hajny, Nelson, received her bachlor of arts in education, Early Childhood Inclusive....
