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Easter will be celebrated Sunday. This whole week is filled with observing the days before the Savior’s Resurrection. There is the Passover, Lenten, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday, then the Sunrise Services and the Easter Celebration Services that are planned and held in churches this area and beyond on Sunday. It is said that Easter Sunday, the church attendance almost doubles. Easter memories for me mostly concern the Easter Sundays of my childhood. Getting up that morning and finding the prepared Easter baskets by our bedsides. Also, d...
When I was very young my brother and I colored a few hard-boiled eggs for Easter. Sometime in the night the Easter Bunny hid our eggs plus many more around the living room. Of course, the ones the bunny brought were prettier than ours, but little ones barely notice that. On Easter morning my brother and I were sent into the living-room to hunt for the brightly colored eggs while my parents watched and kept count of our finds. We always had dogs and cats in the house. After the bunny hid the eggs, the cats determined they were put there for...
For his sermon title the Palm Sunday speaker at the Olive Hill Church chose “Normal isn’t returning, Jesus is Returning.” Instead of his normal attire when delivering a sermon, the speaker wore a T-shirt with those words printed on the front. A member of the congregation saw the T-shirt in a Marysville shop and purchased it. Not only did the sermon have a far from normal theme, so did the Sunday school and worship service hours at Olive Hill for the Webber electrical power circuit served by Rolling Hills Electric lost power a bit after 8 a.m....
Q: Will the believers that die and go to heaven be able to have any relationship with nonbelievers? A: I wish that I could provide a definite answer to this question. Unfortunately, the Bible leaves a lot of blanks concerning life after death, and the information we have is not particularly clear. I know of only one passage that contains any mention of interactions between redeemed and condemned individuals after death, and it’s difficult to interpret. It is the account of a rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus found in Luke 16:19-31, (...
You can thank my brother-in-law for the beginnings of this week’s story. I was influenced by a small joke I came across in a publication he sent. My thinking went something like this: Unless you’ve been living in a cave someplace without TV, newspapers, radios or the internet, you are aware of all the stories it seems the Liberals are raising about the effect COVID-19 has had on the education of the youth in America. Stories, statistics and just plain examples have been published on how much this current generation has been effected by the shu...
One spring it seemed like every time I bought ice cream, we would end up in a tornado warning. One time the sirens were going off before we even made it home from the store. We had all four boys with us that weekend and were racing the storm home. We were on the road and were closer to home than anything else, so while I watched the clouds boil, Goerge drove as fast he felt was safe. We arrived at the Oak school house just as the rain started pouring down and the winds picked up. We got the boys inside and passed out the ice cream. They were...
A 27-year-old Lincoln woman has been accused of running over and killing two maintenance workers at her south Lincoln apartment complex and allegedly tried to kill a third man, Robert Sargeant. One of the dead, Christopher Karmazin, 42, has ties to Nuckolls County. His father, Darold Karmazin was raised in Superior and his mother, Serita (Jensen) Karmazin, at Hardy. The Omaha World-Herald reported it is alleged Taylor Bradley drove her Subaru sedan off the roadway and into a grassy area near...
It has been a bad news-good news week for City of Superior utilities customers. As March ended the city’s natural gas customers received bigger than expected bills which some dismissed as being a result of colder weather or perhaps a carryover from last year’s artic event which sent the price of natural gas soaring. The good news came about Monday noon when the following statement was published on a city website: “An error was made when calculating the March 31 utility bills. The unit commodity charge (PGA) was entered incorrectly. Bills have...
Your newspaper has learned of the following special services being held this week, Lenten Week, in the area. There are probably more that we were not told about. The Webber United Methodist Church will hold a Good Friday service at 6 p.m. A Maundy Thursday service is planned for the Scandia United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. The Republic United Methodist Church will hold a sunrise service at 6:45 Sunday morning behind the community center. Breakfast will follow. The Olive Hill Church will hold a sunrise service at 7 a.m. at the Brian and Jan...
Members of the Superior Board of Education met in special session Monday evening. They released Supt. Kobza from a two year contract and accepted his resignation. He has accepted a superintendent of schools position at Lansing, Kansas starting July 1. A representative from NRCSA (Nebraska Rural Community Schools Association) talked about the services the organization provides in the search and selection of superintendent. Board members are leaning toward an abbreviated interim superintendent search offered by NRCSA. The abbreviated search...
The Nuckolls County Fairgrounds, located near Nelson, was the location of an invitation only meeting, Tuesday morning, hosted by Bobbi Pettit, Five Rule Rural Planning. Pettit’s firm has been retained by the county commissioners to create a county-wide comprehensive plan. Those invited to participate in the meeting represented stakeholders from the business, agricultural, government and emergency service sectors from across the county. Among those in attendance were Carrie Miller, county clerk, Susan Rogers, county assessor, John Hodge, c...
This is by no means a complete list of Easter egg hunts but your newspaper has learned of the following scheduled hunts. The Rae Hobson Library at Republic will have an Easter Egg Hunt at 4:15 p.m. today (Thursday). Republic area youngsters will have another opportunity to hunt Easter Eggs at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Republic Park. The Jewell community Easter Egg hunt will be at 3 p.m. at Maag Park. If your group’s event was not listed be sure to tell us in the future so it can be included. The FBLA Easter egg hunt is at 10 a.m., on Saturday, a...
As visitors return to Lovewell State Park for the 2023 season they will notice several changes. The first maybe the automated permit kiosk near the park office. The new equipment allows for the after hours credit and debit payments of daily and annual vehicles permits and one night campsite fees that are confirmed to be vacant and not reserved. Receipts issued at the kiosk are to be displayed like a regular permit. The annual vehicle permit receipt is to be presented to the park office during normal business hours and exchanged for the...
Sunday afternoon, around 3 p.m., members of the Superior Volunteer Fire Department responded to a yard fire 800 block of North Central in Superior, where a back yard rapidly burnt.... Full story
Members of the Superior Area Community Chorus performed Sunday afternoon and evening at the First United Methodist Church, Superior. Pictured are (back row, from left) Laura Corman - costumes, DeAnna Tuttle, Rita Blauvelt, Sandra Schendt, Gail Ann Aurand, Rob Williams, John Price Jr.(Judas), Rod Deuel(guard), Orin Renz (guard), (front) Vicki Williams, Marlene McGowan, Jacki Porter - pianist, Natalie Faust - angel, Margaret Brittenham -woman at tomb, Stephanie Thayer - Mary, Arnold Miller -...
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has released the 2023 fishing report for Lovewell Lake. Highlights of that report follow: Catfish- Good. The catfish population will again be very good in 2023 with all sizes of channel cats and flatheads available to anglers and quality sized blue catfish showing up in the sample. Lovewell ranks first in terms of channel catfish density (16”). The fall 2022 channel catfish total catch rate went from 9.2 in 2021 to 9.6. The biggest fish weighed 11.8 pounds with good numbers greater than 5 pounds c...
The Rock Hills Board of Education held a special meeting Tuesday, March 28. Those present were Kenny Mizner, Marc Grout, Brenden Wirth, Wayne Frost, Justin Angleton, Brandon Hollerich (ZOOM), Bobi Fogo, Gary Sechrist and Janet Higer. The board went into executive session with Mr. Sechrist to discuss superintendent interviews. When the open meeting resumed, Mr. Boley and Mrs. Bozarth arrived at the meeting. Mr. Sechrist discussed general interview protocol with the board and the clerk. The board went into executive session again to discuss...
Rock Hills Future Business Leaders of America traveled to Topeka last Wednesday to attend and compete in the Kansas State Leadership Conference. The 12 attending members were given the opportunity to learn from, compete against, and network with other students from across the state of Kansas. The Kansas Outstanding Chapter Award program is a state-level chapter recognition program that rewards points for chapter activity throughout the school year and to-ten placings at the conference. Rock...
The Jewell County Cinema, Inc. (JCCI) Board met last Monday. The meeting was held at the Mankato Christian Church and on ZOOM and was called to order by Thadd Hinkle. Members present were Thadd Hinkle, Phyllis Christie, Janis McDill, Virgil Jones and Sarah Ortman. Kristin Underwood and Lisa Goodheart attended by ZOOM. Janis McDill presented the treasurer’s report stating the theater lost $237.76 last month, partially due to higher utility bills. The treasurer’s report was approved as presented. In old business, Thadd Hinkle said the repairs to...
The Jewell County Commissioners met last Monday. Commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe, and Ed Duskie, were present. Carla Waugh, county clerk, was present for the meeting. Officer Luedke and K-9 Rambo provided a demonstration with Rambo detecting drugs that were hidden earlier by Officer Luedke. The following were present for the office head meeting and provided an update for their department: Chris Petet, custodian; Alexandria Pierce, county attorney; Marilou Becker, deputy county appraiser; Brenda Eakins, treasurer; Amanda Davis, register of d...
Renae Christina Fuller was born on June 21, 1961, in Deshler, Nebraska, to Gary and Verna (Ritterling) Fuller where she grew up with brothers and a sister, Wesley Fuller, Kevin Fuller and Julie (Fuller) Hofeldt. Renae died March 30, 2023, at Bergen Mercy Hospital, Omaha, at the age of 61 years, 9 months and 9 days. Renae was baptized on July 9, 1961, at St John's Lutheran Church Rural Byron and confirmed Oct. 26,1975 at St Peter's Lutheran Church Rural Byron. Renae's Confirmation Verse was: II...
The Jewell County Commissioners met Monday, March 20,with commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie present. Carla Waugh, county clerk, attended the meeting. Tony Miller, NCK CASA, had for the commissioners’ review and approval the Child Abuse Prevention Month Proclamation 2023. The commissioners approved to declare April as Child Abuse Prevention Month for 2023. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, said they are finishing the canal bridge this week. He said they are starting to rock the Z Road from Highway 14 to 250 Road. Keith Roe d...
Progress . . . Development . . . Growth . . . Advancement . . . Improvement . . . Evolution . . . Take whichever noun you want to use. They were most likely used some time last week in the monthly meeting of the Lawrence Community Center Fund Raising Committee. The committee met to review the results of the recent St. Patrick's Day fund raising event. While everyone had high expectations, not everyone realized just how well the event actually did. The community sign was updated the following...
A program called NextGen Under 30 is taking nominations for for individuals who are 30 or under and go above and beyond to add value to their communities to be recognized for their service to their community. If you know someone you would like to nominate please visit the link below to nominate them. https://nextgenunder30ks.com/...
Nelson Community United Church of Christ: 9 a.m. with communion and Sunday School at 10 a.m. St. Stephen’s, Lawrence: Holy Thursday, 7 p.m. Sacred Heart, Lawrence: Good Friday, 7 p.m. St. Stephen’s, Lawrence: Holy Saturday, 8:30 p.m. Sacred Heart, Lawrence: Easter, 8 a.m. Our Lady of Assumption, Deweese: Easter, 10 a.m. Church of the Plains, Edgar: 9 a.m.; United Church of Christ in Clay Center: 10 a.m. with Pastor Ethan Feistner leading worship. Salem Lutheran: 11 a.m. with Pastor Ethan Feistner leading worship. Maundy Thursday at 7 p.m., at...
