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The 2023 February calendar marks the 20th as Presidents’ Day. For several years this federal holiday has caused some confusion. What ever happened to Lincoln and Washington’s birthdays that used to be marked on the February calendars? For my generation Feb. 12, was marked as the birthday of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln’s birth. It was celebrated by many. Though it was never considered a federal holiday, many states observed it as a state holiday. Some states still observe it. According to history information, Lincoln’s birthday was obs...
On May 29, 1924, the Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota Highway Association (K-N-D) selected the highway’s route through Nebraska. The route was to be nicknamed The Fisherman’s Highway. The highway traversed the state beginning on the Kansas stateline nearly one mile west of where Highway 14 now enters Nebraska to the southwest of Superior. It entered Superior on Second Street. At Bloom Street it turned north and followed Bloom and Idaho streets north out of town. The highway would continue north through the county seat towns of Nelson, Clay Cen...
Q: Someone told me that the Psalms are poetry, but they don’t rhyme or seem to make much sense. Do they rhyme in a different language? A: This confused me as well for a great many years! For a long time, I assumed that, since the Psalms were written in Hebrew, they must rhyme when read in the original language. But the truth is even better and far more exciting than that! Hebrew poetry does not function by connecting similar sounds line by line, instead Hebrew poets would use the lines of their poetry to compare concepts. Hebrew poetry r...
As I was walking into the Lawrence post office yesterday, I saw a skein of geese flying overhead. To me, that says winter is almost over, and that is the best news ever! Today it is windy and chilly, and the weather liar says we are supposed to have flurries. Thankfully, it should be brief. The weekend forecast looks promising. We got a kitten to keep our cat company a few weeks back. He is a holy terror. The good Lord knew what he was doing making babies cute, if you get what I’m saying. He chases our cat, Toothless, around the house 24/7. S...
A generic trash truck that looks a lot like the one John Druba Trash Hauling used can still be found roaming Superior but it know longer has the Druba name emblazed along the side. That's because after nearly 40 years in the business of picking up and hauling Superior's trash, the Druba family is no longer in the trash business. At the start of this year John Druba sold the business to Baker & Sons, a longtime competitor for Superior's trash. A bittersweet day for Druba Trash Hauling... Elmer...
The second of two public hearings scheduled by the Superior City Council to take public comment on a proposed change in the way residents of Superior are billed for trash service was held Monday evening. There were few people in attendance to speak about the proposed change and most that did, wondered why the city was getting involved. The City of Superior has taken a hands off approach to trash collection and recycling. Generally, the council has taken the position that trash is a private, not governmental issue. The community once had a...
The 11 members of the Superior high school drill team are on a mission. They seek their fourth consecutive C-2 state championship high kick title at the Grand Island Heartland Events Center Friday. They will compete against nine teams for the coveted title. The team is coached by Stefanie Corman. Senior team members looking to be part of the historic event are Laci Kirchhoff, Haley Blacktone, Neah McMeen and Brooklyn Grabast. Junior class members are Lilly Edwards, Neveah Wilhelms and Nadia...
The KUEX Blue Hill Doppler Radar scheduled outage for a generator upgrade is today (Thursday) through Feb. 23. The radar will be out of service most of the seven-day period. The radar will be taken down sometime today (Thursday, Feb. 16). It will return to service by Feb. 23. Beginning today (through Feb. 23), if you are looking for the radar on the Nebraska Weather Service website, the data will not be available. Many radar programs combine radar images into one image. So while those images may depict precipitation with some accuracy, the...
The classified pages of this issue of The Superior Express contain a help wanted ad placed by the directors of the Superior Chamber of Commerce. Cameron Vyzourek, the chamber’s manager since the fall of 2018, is leaving the position but she isn’t leaving Superior or the office the chamber shares with the Superior 3000 Foundation. Today (Feb. 16) she will take off her chamber manager’s hat but she will continue her role in the administration of the Superior 3000 Foundation, a non-profit group organized with the goal of returning the Super...
With the surprise resignation of the Superior Chamber of Commerce manager, the need for volunteers to assist with the 2023 rendition of the annual Vestey Fesitval has taken on an added degree of urgency. In the weeks preceding the festival, the planning and organizing of the festival has become a nearly full-time job for the chamber manager. While the festival has from the beginning been a big part of the chamber manager’s job, the responsibility has increased over the years. A planning meeting has been scheduled for Monday noon in the c...
Monday evening the Superior Board of Education accepted the resignation of three certified staff members who applied for the voluntary early retirement program: Melody Rempe, kindergarten through twelfth grade art instructor; Ron Hershberger, high school science teacher and Bob Cook, secondary principal and activities director. Rempe has taught in the district 43 years. Hershberg 32 or 33 years and Cook has been an Superior Public School administrator for the past 20 years and been part of education for 30 years. Two other certified...
John Woerner has closed his business, Woerner Body Shop, after nearly 30 years of business at 202 Delaware in Jewell. He purchased the building in July of 1993, from Dunstan Construction. In 2005, he purchased the adjoining building from Big Bear Repair. That building was the first bank building built in Jewell County. It has had various owners, but for many years served as the telephone office in Jewell. Woerner's interest in body work began in high school. He pursued that career to graduate...
The Jewell Apartments Board of Directors met Monday, Feb. 6, at city hall. Attending the meeting were Darrell Bohnert, Josh Burks, Max Burks, Gaye Daniels, Bob Freeman, Derek Birdsell, Jacque Williams and Kristie Anderson. Darrell Bohnert called the meeting to order. Minutes of the Jan. 3 meeting were approved as presented. Jacque submitted her report of occupancy and monthly correspondence. She said Apartment 103 is currently being remodeled and waiting on cabinets to come in. She said the tankless water heaters are needing some work done and...
The Jewell City Council met in regular session Monday, Feb. 6, at City Hall. Those in attendance were Mayor Darrell Bohnert; council members, Josh Burks, Max Burks, Gaye Daniels, Derek Birdsell, Bob Freeman and Kristie Anderson, city clerk. Don Jacobs, Jewell County Sheriff, said there was no new updates for the month. James Reed, code enforcement officer, was present and mentioned sending a couple letters to residents. Kristie Anderson presented the monthly clerk’s report. She has completed the year’s paperwork. Anderson talked about wor...
David Toland, lieutenant governor and secretary of commerce, announced the Kansas Office of Broadband Development will take its “Kansas Broadband Roadshow” across the state beginning this week. Starting in Emporia on Wednesday, Feb. 15, Broadband staff will travel the state to learn directly from Kansans about internet access and its availability in their communities. The meetings will give the broadband office a grassroots understanding of the current connectivity landscape throughout Kansas to develop an effective five-year strategic act...
On Dec. 30, 1919, in the country north of Downs, Kansas, in Smith County, Alethia Loomis was born. She has lived in Jewell County since the late 40s. When growing up, Alethia rode the bus which was a box with three rows of benches mounted on a Ford chassis to school at Athens. Her favorite memory of when she was younger was riding her horse to school. Alethia finished school and normal school training and became a teacher at Elm Creek followed by teaching at Green Valley. At a skating party, Ale...
The Jewell County Commissioners met Feb. 6, with commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie present. Carla Waugh, county clerk attended the meeting. Shannon Meier, ambulance director, reported a busy month for January. He reviewed the activity and billing reports for January. The commissioners approved the revised employment agreement for the ambulance director. The revised employment rules and regulations for the Jewell County Courthouse and elected officials were approved. The road and bridge crews’ summer hours beginning March 19 t...
The Aurora News-Register reports the search for an elederly Aurora couple has led to the northeast Nuckolls County community Oak. The man, Bob Proctor, was born at Oak and one of the leads followed up on took investigators to the Oak area. The following story is an edited version of a social media post placed by the Aurora Newspaper. The month-long search for an elderly Aurora couple missing since Jan. 11 led to a specific sighting early that next morning, the family reported, with Bob and Loveda Proctor confirmed by video tape to be at the Pum...
On May 29, 1924, the Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota Highway Association (K-N-D) selected the highway's route through Nebraska. The route was to be nicknamed The Fisherman's Highway. The highway traversed the state beginning on the Kansas stateline nearly one mile west of where Highway 14 now enters Nebraska to the southwest of Superior. It entered Superior on Second Street. At Bloom Street it turned north and followed Bloom and Idaho streets north out of town. The highway would continue north...
Join the fun on Sunday, for the annual Red Neck Miniature Golf tournament in Deweese while supporting a great cause. Proceeds from the Red Neck Miniature Golf event go to St. Jude Research Hospital and to area cancer center patients. What is Red Neck Miniature Golf? Folks in Deweese have put a little twist on the favorite pastime by not only swinging a club, but dart throwing, ball tossing and other fun activities may be involved. Upon registration, participants will receive a map showing them where each hole is located, all indoors with two...
The Nelson American Legion Family held their monthly meeting Thursday, in the club meeting room. During the joint portion of the meeting, ongoing services to veterans and active military members were discussed, including the Buddy Check Project and the Veterans’ crisis line. Roger Williams, District 10 chaplain, was in attendance and outlined his projects for the Nelson community and the entire district. Roger is planning to make visits to veterans in long term care facilities and the homebound as well as being available to visit any who are i...
The Lawrence-Nelson High School boys basketball team added wins number 10 and 11 for the season when they manhandled the Harvard Cardinals at Nelson last Tuesday and downed the Superior Wildcats, 46-34 at Superior Friday. Harvard was no match for the Raiders who cruised to their easiest win of the season. They led 33-13 at the half and never looked back. Superior posed a tougher test for the Raiders. Lawrence-Nelson held a 23-17 lead at the half. They slowly eased ahead and walked off the court with their 11th win of the season to go with nine...
The Lawrence-Nelson girls basketball team closed out their regular season schedule, Friday, with a 43-19 loss to Superior, at Superior, Friday. The Raiders won their final home game of the season, Tuesday, at Nelson when they plucked the Harvard Cardinals, 43-19, for their fourth win of the season. The Raiders opened D-2-6 sub-district play, Tuesday, against Heartland Lutheran at Shelton. Game results were unavailable at press time. Should the Raiders advance to the sub-district final game, Thursday, they will more than likely face the one...
Ila “Lou” Sams was born July 29, 1931, in Davenport, to Adolph and Helen (Isch) Heinrichs. She completed her schooling and graduated from high school at the age of 16. She moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, to attend a clerical school during which time she worked weekends as a telephone operator. After completing these courses, the family moved to Henryetta, Oklahoma, in 1949. Her father opened a restaurant and this is where she met Ray Sams. They married on Jan. 20, 1951. They were blessed with three children: Larry, Becky and Mary. Once her chi...
Dale Eugene Ahrens, 59, of Davenport, died Feb. 8, 2023. Dale was born June 7, 1963, to Eugene and Dorris Ahrens. He was one of three children. Dale’s greatest honor in life was being the husband to wife, Tamara; father to sons, Tanner and Regan; and grandfather to Riley, Blake and Luke. Dale enjoyed the simple life of small town Nebraska. Dale was preceded in death by his father, Eugene. He is survived by wife, Tamara; sons, Tanner and Regan; three grandchildren; sister, Debby; brother, Scott; and mother, Dorris. Services will be held at 1...
