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As a follow-up to the Directed Health Measure enacted by Governor Ricketts last Tuesday, the City of Superior began restricting access to playground equipment in both parks as well as the bandshell in the City Park. All public restrooms are closed until further notice. The parks will remain available for residents to walk and enjoy being outdoors but social distancing is still required for the health and safety of the public. Overnight camping in Lincoln Park is allowed but priority for spots will be given to health care workers and first...
With Red Flag warnings being posted this week by the National Weather Service, area fire departments are getting to exercise their trucks. Sunday the Hardy Fire Department was called out for a small pasture fire. Monday the Superior Fire Department was called for a fire near the Lovewell Lake Cabin Area. Tuesday morning they were called to a grass fire north of Lincoln Park, apparently caused by a power line spark. Tuesday afternoon they were called to help contained a controlled burn that had...
With area residents being encouraged to stay at home during this time of crisis, many readers of this newspaper who purchased copies each week at a news stand are reluctant to do so. Some have ordered mail subscriptions but those may take a day or more to reach the subscriber’s home. Instead we have been seeing increased interest in our electronic editions. The electronic paper is included free with a mail subscription or it may be purchased separately. For those with mail subscriptions, all they have to do is ask and we will provide the p...
Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior, has been named a 2020 Top 20 Critical Access Hospital (CAH) by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. The rankings were recently reported by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). The Top 20 Critical Access Hospital “winners” are those hospitals who have achieved success in the overall performance based on a composite rating from pillars of strength which include quality, outcomes, patient perspective, and financial efficiency. This group was selected from The Chartis Center for Rural Hea...
In this time of uncertainty the one thing that is certain is uncertainty. In the last issue of this newspaper we reported in both the news and advertising columns about the cancellations of such traditional spring time events as the Lenten Week Breakfasts held each year in Superior, and the various Easter Egg hunts and programs held on the Saturday before Easter. This week we were told many of the events including the Lenten Weeks breakfasts and the Easter egg hunts normally held in Lincoln Park by the Living Faith Fellowship Church and the...
The South Heartland District Health Department, in collaboration with the district’s four-county region, has ordered Directed Health Measures necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The health department said of the four confirmed COVID-19 cases in Adams County, investigations were unable to determine the source of exposure for three of them. They are now being reported as community spread. The health department is working with state officials regarding the implementation of state Directed Health Measures in the four-county district of Ada...
As of Tuesday afternoon Nebraska Departmentof Health and Human Services reported the following tests given and the number of positive results per county: Nuckolls - 11 tests and 0 positive; Webster - 6 tests and 0 positive; Thayer - 13 tests and 0 positive; Clay - 16 tests and 0 positive; Adams - 86 tests and 15 positive; Hall - 173 tests and 58 positive. Nebraska had a total of 409 positive COVID-19 cases and eight deaths. Negative test results were 6,378. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported the following results per...
As of March 31, Jewell County donors had raised $43,150 of the allotted $50,000 Dane Hanson Foundation match goal. Because of the interesting climate that we are in now because of COVID-19, the Hansen Foundation is extending their generosity. Jewell County has until April 15 to raise the last $7,000. Jewell County Match Month has been occurring since 2017 and individual donations have been more than matched by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation each year. From the accumulated amount, four percent can be spent off of the interest in the account for...
Though many things in Kansas are closed and travel restrictions may apply, state parks remain open but the situation isn’t simple. Some facilities are closed including all state park offices. Currently the offices are set to open April 20. Park staff may be reached by telephone. Reservations and permit sales are being processed. Opening of the deluxe camping cabins at Lovewell will be delayed. The rustic cabins are open and can be reserved. The Walleye Point restroom is open and Walleye Point and South Willow utility campgrounds are open. T...
Rick Sullivan has been selected as the director of the office of Design and Engineering by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations. Sullivan will be responsible for overseeing all facets of the design, engineering, standards and technical support of U.S. diplomatic facilities (embassies, consulates, etc.) at 289 locations around the world as well as over $20 billion of ongoing international construction work. Rick is a 1989 graduate of Superior High School and a...
Several crafty people are repurposing items from furniture, decorations, pallets and dishware to be used in new ways. They have the knack to look at what to some people is junk and see a new purpose for it. When Pat Crocket saw a pile of tin panels the Zoltenkos had taken off of one of their buildings, it sparked a repurposng idea for her. Pat was more than happy to take the tin panels she was offered. Pat took a trailer to Zoltenkos where she and a reluctant Dennis Duffy loaded the 10 foot by...
Superior is home to “Ambassadors of Kindness, Inc.,” a nonprofit organization. It began as a Facebook page to inspire others to practice being kind and to show how kindness can spread. Within four months, the Facebook page had close to 7,000 followers. The decision was made to create a nonprofit organization and on Feb. 26, the organization became official. The organization lead the Magical Toy Drive collecting 275 new toys, four bikes, two tricycles and raised $400. Ambassadors of Kindess, Inc., created the “Colors 4 Kids” program which c...
Last Sunday was Palm Sunday and now we are ready to celebrate Easter on this coming Sunday. Holy Week, in the Christian Calendar is the week leading up to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. During the week, Holy Communion, the Eucharist, the Lord's Supper or the Last Supper was instituted by Jesus. This is observed on Thursday, Maundy Thursday. Jesus was meeting with his disciples in the Upper Room to celebrate the Passover. The Passover commemorates the final plague, the death of the first...
Several members of the Rock Hills FBLA chapter have earned national awards this year. Twelve members earned one of the four levels of Business Achievement Awards. Specific items must be completed in order to earn a BAA; the higher the level, the more difficult the requirements. The levels are Future, Business, Leader, and America. Members who earned the Future award are Jacob Barry, Davin Coil, Austyn Groote, Selena Luong, Kole Vance, Christian Wagner, Kaylee Wagner, Keegan Wagner and Lauren...
The home at 518 Broadway in Jewell, the "Plowman" house was built in 1901 by Edgar and Emma Haskins Young. The 119-year old home is currently owned by Jason and Jessie Eilert. The builder and first owner, Edgar Young, came to Jewell County from Livingston, Ill. Clippings from local newspapers indicate he was teaching in county schools by 1887. A younger brother joined him in Jewell County in the late 1890s but the majority of his family remained in the Livingston, Ill. area. The Haskins family...
Peter Kearns is reported to have been the only settler to stay for the winter of 1869-70 in Jewell County. The Kearns homestead was located somewhere along White Rock Creek. Kearns, born in France, lived the rest of his life in Jewell County in the Webber area. As a Civil War veteran, he was part of the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) Post there. He died in 1901 and is buried in the Webber Cemetery. It was in the Spring of 1870, especially in the month of April, when settlers started arriving in groups in the area around the future site of...
Hastings resident Frank Kosmacek Jr., 96, died Monday, March 30, 2020, at his home. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a private memorial service was held in Hastings and private burial will be held at Blue Hill Cemetery in Blue Hill. Visitation was 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 3, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to American Cancer Society or to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. Private condolences may be sent to the family at www.lbvfh.com....
Marlene (Mar) Katherine Faimon was born in Hastings, Neb., to Arnold and Martha (Menke) Faimon on Nov. 18, 1962. Heaven gained an angel, a jokester, a loving aunt, great-aunt, a godmother, a sister and a one-of-a-kind friend on March 24, 2020. Mar graduated high school from Lawrence, Neb., and went on to be a camera tech for several years for companies such as KHAS, KOLN and a station out of Sioux Falls, S.D. She then moved back to Lawrence where she made it her permanent home. Mar worked as programs director at the Little Blue NRD in...
Peggy Jo Sloane, the daughter of William and Marie (Disney) Gray, was born on Nov. 7, 1956, in Superior. She died Sunday, April 5, at her home in Superior, at the age of 63 years, 4 months, 29 days. Peggy attended school in Superior and was a Superior High School graduate. She married Donald Sloane on Aug. 16, 1980, in Superior. Peggy was a MNIS instructor for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Marie Gray; her brother, Robert Gray and her sister, Mona Gaylene (Gray)...
Lori Lee Schardt, 56, was born on April 4, 1963, and died Sunday, March 29. She was born the youngest of five children to Paul and Grace (Holtzen) Schardt of Deshler. Lori was baptized on April 21, 1963, at Trinity Lutheran Church at Friedensau, by Pastor E.T. Baumann. She was later confirmed in her faith by Pastor Kenneth Benson, also of Trinity Lutheran. Lori attended the School of New Hope in Hebron. She also attended Hebron Public Schools and completed her education in 1984. She then enrolled and completed a food service training program...
Donald G. Buescher, 92, of Lawrence, Neb., died April 6, 2020, at Gramercy Hill in Lincoln, Neb. Donald’s Christian burial service will be held at a future date at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrence, Neb., because of the Covid-19 restrictions. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Private condolences may be sent to the family at www.mertenbutlermortuary.com Donald was born on Sept. 25, 1927, to Otto and Helen (Dolnicek) Buescher at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, Neb. He attended eight years at Sacred Heart School and graduated f...
Gail Darwin Mizner, 74, died at his home in Richfield, Utah, March 28. Gail was born May 6, 1945, in Beloit, to Marion and Dorothea Mizner. He is the oldest of his three siblings: Lynn (Harold) Hurley, Gregg Mizner and Grant (Terri) Mizner. During his youth, Gail lived in Kansas, as well as South Dakota, Arizona, Nebraska, Arkansas and California. At the age of 20, in 1965, he was drafted into the Navy and served two years as a Navy SeaBee in Port Hueneme, Calif. During his service he met his wife, Carol Redmond; they were married on Aug. 20,...
Dean Abraham Rowley, the son of Walter and Thelma (Wyscaver) Rowley, was born on Sept. 22, 1944, in Superior. He died April 6, at his home in Hardy, at the age of 75 years, 6 months, 15 days. Dean grew up in Hardy and attended school in Superior. He enlisted with the United States Navy on July 16, 1963, and was honorably discharged on July 14, 1967, serving during the Vietnam War. He was united in marriage to Sandra Fuller on July 18, 1968, at her home in Hardy. To this union four children were...
Here at the newspaper office we continue to struggle trying to find the best way to cope with the current pandemic. Now I would like talk with and obtain advice from those who went through the Spanish Flu Pandemic but I have blown the opportunity to do so. My grandparents talked about that pandemic but I remember little of what they said. In the early days of the current pandemic the two women who work in the Nelson newspaper office decided to close their office and work from home. Their plan appears to be working. We transferred the telephone...
This Easter will be like none other for people trying to “social distance,” during the COVID-19 epidemic. Easter usually is enjoyed by all communities hosting Easter Egg Hunts, where the children take their baskets and sacks, running here and there trying to find the hidden candy--filled eggs. Newly purchased Easter outfits are worn for the special Easter Sunday church services. Sunrise services are attended and people marvel at the glorious sun rise that occurs in the Eastern sky. Easter breakfasts will likely not be enjoyed as a con...
