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Within six months, two aunts have left the Heskett family. Both will always be cherished but the one who recently died was for many of us nieces and nephews, like a mother we didn’t have with us anymore and someone we knew we could turn to. For me, she was all that but mostly she was like the big sister I never had. For many of us, she was the one who we knew we could turn to that would listen to what we had to say. We could tell her anything and trust that in her reply, she would remain calm and understand. She was our encourager, in s...
There hasn’t been a lot of hoopla associated with Superior celebrations in recent times but that wasn’t always the case. For example, I cite the Diamond Jubilee held in September, 1950, to celebrate the town’s founding in 1875. For that celebration, the late Oran King composed a song set to the tune of Alexander’s Rag Time Band. Mr. King was the first to publicly sing the song. He sang it as a solo but soon a quartet composed of Bill McBroom, George Day, Dick Elliott and Donn Crilly were singing the song at public gatherings. It was also sa...
Q: If all I have to do to be saved is believe what incentive is there for me to do good works? A: You are correct that a person’s salvation and eternal destiny are determined solely by our acceptance of the gospel of Jesus Christ; “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved,” (Acts 16:31). God does not hold our salvation over our heads, threatening to send us to hell if we don’t fill a daily quota of good works (Romans 4:5; 5:1, 6, 8-9, etc.). Does this mean that God does not care how we live? Is there no good reason to do good wo...
“There’s never a good day for a funeral.” That little phrase was coined many years ago and is as true today as it was when I first heard it. I bring it up today only because we attended funeral services of a niece Monday and it was an amazing event, just a bad day for a funeral. A young (age 54) lady who hasn’t lived in Nebraska for many a year died and was buried in Grand Island. Between the Rosary service and the funeral service, the church overflowed with family, friends and relation. The event reminded me so much of a different funeral...
A couple of weeks ago, we headed down to see Robert on a Saturday. He was set to deploy the next week, so we wanted to wish him well in person. We even got to meet his new girlfriend. He was so nervous for us to meet her that he made me nervous. He kept texting me about where we planned to have lunch, and he said he wanted everything to be perfect. I finally had to tell him to stop cause his anxiety gave me anxiety. She had already met his dad and still wanted to date him, so it should have been an easy meeting for George and me. LOL! We had a...
Plans are coming together for the 2023 rendition of the Lady Vestey Victorian Festival. It is extra hard this year as the Superior Chamber of Commerce does not currently have a manager and the chamber’s manager has traditionally been the event coordinator. However, volunteers have long played an important role in making the festivals a success and their role is even more important this year. Like in the past, this year’s festival will be a blend of old and new ideas. While the traditional style of carnivals which played at some of the first fes...
On Friday the Nebraska Department of Revenue published sales tax collection reports for December of 2022. The reports contained some surprising numbers. While retail sales were up 4.4 percent in Nuckolls County when compared to the prior year, they were down 2.6 percent in Superior. The word was similar for Thayer County where county sales were up 5.2 percent for the month but Hebron sales were down 1.9 percent. In Clay County, the county-wide sales were down 1.4 percent but Sutton sales were up 3.4 percent. Adams County Sales were up 5.5...
The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the courthouse in Nelson Monday. All three members were present. The board approved the 2023 bridge inspection agreement with Marinelli, Wagner and aAssociates. The road department ttok delivery of a new road mainter. It will be stationed in Nelson. The board approved a utility permit for Viaero Fiber Network, LLC for it’s Nelson location. No further details were available as to what the plans are. Sharon Hueftle, South Central Economic Development district manager, presented the o...
Friday morning was cool, bright and sunny with little wind. About mid-morning, Frank Langer had decided to burn trash on the hill behind their house along the Webber Road south of Superior. Around noon, Brad Purcell, a nearby neighbor, was headed home for lunch when he spotted smoke and called the fire department. A stray spark had ignited an old corn crib on the Langer property. About the same time, Langer had gone to check and also found the fire. He was surprised as he burns trash in a...
Jewell County Health Department celebrated Dr. Seuss Week. Children were given hats, books, stickers, bookmarks, pencils and crayons with coloring pages. The health department is a member of the American Pediatric Academy which enables the department to provide TAP-TAM book to all eligible children who receive immunizations. COVID Updates Jewell County Health Department is still providing COVID vaccines and testing. The Public Health Emergency for COVID is expiring May 11, which means all...
In honor of March being Women's History Month, we will take a look at a few of the business women who helped develop Jewell County during its first decade – 1870 to 1879. When Jewell County's government was organized in July of 1870, the US. Census showed 207 people in the county. Thirty-one were women. Though few in number, women were here to stay. Not just to stay, but to build families, homes and businesses. We might visualize the pioneer women of Jewell County as generally being farm w...
Mankato City Library will host “What a Ride! Rural Community-Owned Carnivals,” a presentation and discussion by Erika Nelson on Saturday, March 18, beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the Community Center meeting room at 214 N. High St. Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. Contact Mankato City Library at 785-378-3885 for more information. The program is made possible by Humanities Kansas. Across Kansas, late summer brings county fair season and all the fun that goes along with it. But what happens when the carnival stops com...
This weekend my husband said to me, “I can’t believe Daylight Saving Time starts in just a week, and this year will be the last year we have to turn our clocks ahead,” to which I replied, “I don’t think that went through yet.” I had to look into it, and despite attempts to legislate out the time shift, Daylight Saving Time is scheduled to begin again for much of the United States at 2 a.m. local time Sunday. The Sunshine Preservation Act of 2021 was enacted by the United States Senate on March 15, 2022, just days after clocks were changed to...
In her final story – “The Best Years” – author Willa Cather writes about the relationship between a school superintendent, Evangeline Knightly, and a young teacher named Lesley Ferguesson. Published posthumously, the story details the kindness and wisdom Knightly shares with the teacher before shifting to the future, when the superintendent returns to town to leave flowers on Ferguesson’s grave. Cather wrote “The Best Years” in 1945 – just two years before her death – drawing heavily on her own life and childhood experiences. “At the end of he...
Lawrence-Nelson High School National Art Honor Society students show off their work after printing their own club T-shirts at Small Town Famous. They had a blast learning new ways to use their artistic skills to create. Students include (from left) Balyn Bargen (junior), Devyn Zikmund (senior), Claire Himmelberg (junior), Jessica Sole (junior), Madalyn Kennedy (sophomore), Valentina Koehler (sophomore), and Onja Myers (sophomore)....
St. Peter Lutheran, Deshler, will host the LWML Deshler Zone Spring Workshop on Saturday. The workshop will be held at Deshler Lutheran School, 509 E Hebron Ave in Deshler. Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. with the workshop beginning at 9:00 a.m. All women and girls are joyfully invited to a morning filled with spiritual growth, singing, servant events, food, fellowship and fun. The theme for the morning is “Walk Me Home”; the theme verse is Hebrews 2:12a “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.” Pastor Brian F...
Louis William Brockman of Holiday Island, Arkansas, died Feb. 28, at the age of 83, leaving to mourn family and friends. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 16, at the Holy Family Catholic Church (28560 State Highway 39, Shell Knob, Missouri 65747). Contributions may be made to Knights of Columbus, Holy Family Catholic Church, Circle of Life Hospice House or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Louis (known as Louie) is a Lawrence native and the son of Bill and Maggie (Hoelting) Brockman....
Jean M. Golka, 54, of Honey Creek, Iowa, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Mass of Christian Burial was Monday, at St. Leo's Catholic Church. The Most Rev. James R. Golka presided with the Rev. Donald A. Buhrman and priests of the Diocese of Grand Island concelebrating. Interment was in the Grand Island City Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Grand Island Central Catholic Foundation with designation to Bishop James Golka Legacy Fund or the GICC Catholic...
Robert Carl Thompson, known by many as Bob, age 78, a resident of Jewell, Kansas, died Feb. 25, 2023. Bob was born in Modesto, California, the son of Lois and Lionel Thompson. Bob was the youngest of four children, having two brothers, Jerry and Edward, and one sister Lorraine. Bob married the love of his life, Delphine, on Sept. 27, 1975, in Tucson, Arizona. He received his GED while in serving in the United States Air Force, where he served from 1965 to 1971. After that, he worked on the...
Rita A. Venhaus, 93, of Grand Island, Nebraska, died Friday, March 3, 2023, at Emerald Nursing and Rehab Lakeview in Grand Island. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 10, 2023, at St. Mary's Cathedral. The celebrant will be the Rev. David L. Rykwalder with the Rev. Jorge Canela and the Rev. Paul J. Colling concelebrating. Interment will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today (Thursday), March 9, 2023, at Curran Funeral Chapel...
Roy William Rempe, the son of Leonard and Lorraine (Brockman) Rempe, was born on Oct. 24, 1952, in Superior, Nebraska. He died on March 2, 2023 at the CHI Health Immanuel at Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 70 years, 4 months, 6 days. As a child, Roy attended the Valley Home Country School, graduated from Superior High School and attended Western Nebraska Technical College at Sidney, Nebraska, where he received his aircraft mechanics licenses and also obtained his private pilot's license, a...
Barb Ohmstede, 82, of Guide Rock, died Friday, at her home in Guide Rock. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m., Friday, March 17, at the United Methodist Church in Guide Rock with the Rev. Dale Thiele officiating. Visitation with the family present will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 16, at the Williams Funeral Home in Red Cloud....
Alisa Fay (Cockrell) Flavin was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 9, 1961, the daughter of Collins Devon and Willie Pearl Cockrell. She shared a birthday with her mother. She died March 4, 2023, at her rural Esbon, Kansas home. Alisa was under hospice care and was surrounded by her family at the time of her death. To borrow a phrase from her best friend, Laura, Alisa was the ‘North Star’ to those that knew and loved her. She helped orient her siblings, nieces and nephews, family, friends and husband with her generosity and her kin...
Alice Marie Tyler, 75 years of age, formerly of Hays, Kansas, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on Dec. 11, 1947, in Phillipsburg, Kansas, to Harold and Alma (Loyd) Gray. She was a graduate of Phillipsburg High School in 1965, Phillipsburg, Kansas. She went on to attend Wichita Business College, Wichita, Kansas, and Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas, where she received her bachelor's degree in business. She later returned to earn...
Ernest Albert Schlatter, 83 of Lebanon, died March 3, 2023, at the Smith County Memorial Hospital in Smith Center, Kansas. Ernie was born Feb. 20, 1940, at the family home south of Lebanon. He was one of three children of Albert (Curly) and Ruth (Pletcher) Schlatter. He attended the Chalk Mound one room school house until 8th grade and then attended Lebanon High School, where he graduated in 1958. Ernie was active in football, basketball, track and FFA. In his high school yearbook, Ernie prophesied that he wanted to be the biggest farmer south...
