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The community is gearing up for the weekend’s activities for the Vestey Festival, to be held in Superior, the Victorian Capitol of Nebraska. The Victorian Era was named so because it was the time of the long reign of Queen Victoria of England, 1837-1901. It was during the Victorian Era that many influences and practices were done in certain ways, maybe not so much in rural America but in England and in urban area in the United States. Most of these practices and rules certainly would not be accepted in today’s society. Here are just a few of th...
With the expectation that thousands of visitors will visit Superior this weekend, community residents are working to make sure the community is looking the best possible. Mother Nature has cooperated and the vegetation looks great. Here at the newspaper we decided we should spruce up our windows. Since the festival was not held last year, it may have been two years since some of the windows had been washed. It has taken repeated baths to get the accumulated grim off. We also decided to change...
Presenting Biblical answers to tough questions Q: The Bible says we ought to “turn the other cheek.” Does this mean that Christians should not be soldiers or police officers? Is it always wrong to fight? A: The Bible does instruct believers to turn the other cheek (Matthew 5:38-42). In context, the passage instructs us not to seek revenge for wrongs done against us personally, instead to show grace by repaying evil with good (see also Romans 12:18-20). Christians should let go of a vindictive spirit and forgive all offences committed aga...
The good news first . . . In dealing with the yearlong pandemic all athletic events should be put in a separate category. It hasn’t been an easy year. However, over the weekend, a special event did occur. The Nebraska Cornhusker 2021 Baseball Team captured the Big Ten championship trophy. We know the anxious feeling most Husker fans felt with the results of the football team, the basketball team and even the volleyball team schedules. It isn’t a national championship, but it is the Big Ten Baseball championship. Put it with the Bowling Tea...
Beverly Beavers has led a double life for the past 22 years. Before her retirement in 2020, Beavers taught sixth graders at Superior Elementary School. She also has another persona. Since May, 1999, Beavers has portrayed Evelyn, Lady Vestey, in a one-person show. She took over the role from the late Betty Tremain. Tremain, a former Superior resident, had been a pen pal of Evelene Brodstone. Brodstone had been raised and educated in Superior where she graduated from the high school at age 14....
A tradition from past years returns for this year's Lady Vestey Victorian Festival, the presentation of the Gracious Lady Award. This year's recipient is Leirion Gaylor Baird, the wife of a Superior native, Scott Baird. She is currently serving as the 52nd mayor of Lincoln, Neb. A position she has held since May of 2019. The mayor previously served six years on both the Lincoln City Council and Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission. She is the current chair of the Mayors and Metro...
When it comes to describing what the organizers have planned for this year’s Lady Vestey Victorian Festival which begins Friday and continues though Monday, we don’t know where to start or stop. Instead we suggest you read all the stories and advertisements published in this issues were are focused on portions of this year’s festival. The festival hold many surprises and were learning of new features being added this week. This week it was learned History Nebraska (a group formerly known as the Nebraska Historical Society) is sending a photogra...
Tuesday afternoon Gov. Pete Ricketts announced he will host a series of “Stop 30x30” town halls across Nebraska. The term “30x30” is used by President Joe Biden to describe his goal of permanently protecting in its natural state 30 percent of the nation’s land and waters by 2030. At the town halls, Gov. Ricketts and others will deliver remarks about the plan and how Nebraskans can push back on President Biden’s radical climate agenda. The first meeting will begin at 9:30 Thursday morning, June 3, in the main building on the Clay County Fair...
The Superior 3000 Foundation named Sarah Kirchhoff as the recipient of its 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Gary Crook presented the award to Kirchhoff on behalf of the Superior 3000 Foundation. Kirchhoff is the daughter of Jane and the late Steve Headrick. She is a 2001 graduate of Superior High School. Sarah earned a bachelor of arts degree in business administration, with an economics minor, from Hastings College in 2005. She also earned a coaching endorsement from the college. Sarah and...
The 2021 Victorian Festival Grand Marshal is Rhonda Edwards, local business owner of Superior Tour and Travel. Rhonda is from South Sioux City, Neb., and graduated from Lincoln School of Commerce majoring in business administration and accounting. Growing up a "city girl," Rhonda met and married her husband Greg and moved to a farm near Hardy in 1977. They were blessed with four children -Matt (and Jessi) of Superior; Lance of Hays, Kan.; Gina (and Nick) Kroon of Oakland, Iowa; and Blake of Linc...
The Rural Fellowship Interns have arrived in Superior. They were introduced at the city council meeting held Monday evening and have settled into the first of their three lodgings scheduled for their time here. They said they were excited to be here for The Victorian Festival and that desire made for a bit of "musical chairs" in the housing department as most housing choices were committed for at least part of this week. The interns are: Jeanne (Jane) Itetere Jane has been attending the...
Brodstone Memorial Hospital has planned a ground breaking ceremony for 10 a.m., Thursday, June 3. This ceremony will celebrate the start of major construction on Brodstone’s latest expansion. This expansion will provide a new state of the art emergency room, new patient rooms, chemo infusion suites and a healing garden. Crews have worked the last several months completing exterior projects and working on the demolition of the existing structure in preparation for the new construction. Why is Brodstone constructing such a large expansion? A h...
Many folks have fond memories of summers at the community pool. For many youths, being a lifeguard is their first job. This year the community of Nelson has a large group of teenagers working on getting the pool open. Since the pool was closed for the 2020 season, pool employees have many items to check off the "to do" list before the opening of the new season. Painting has been at the top of that list. The pool house is getting a fresh coat of paint inside and out. It is white with black trim....
Mankato Swimming Pool’s grand opening will be at noon, Saturday. There will be a short ribbon cutting ceremony by the mayor and council. The Dane Hansen Board of Trustees has sent their congratulations on accomplishments with all the renovations to the pool and wrote, “ We wish you a great pool season and many years to come!” Cunningham Incorporated, Jesse Williams Concrete, Mike Eaton Inc, and Brent Beck Fencing made these renovations possible through their hard work in preparing and guiding this momentous project. The mayor and council want...
With one crazy week in the rearview and another in the windshield, I’m feeling somewhat overwhelmed. Our Omaha boys will be here for Memorial Day weekend and into the next week, and fingers crossed, the pool will open that weekend as well, or at the very least shortly after. As with every year, it has been a struggle getting everything working correctly. I have to say I have had more help this year from the lifeguards than I have had in years past, and that, my friends, is a miracle! I have a love-hate relationship with the pool. I love working...
Central National Bank has been named a 2021 Home Possible RISE Award® winner by Freddie Mac. The annual program, RISE (Recognizing Individuals for Sustained Excellence), salutes Freddie Mac’s top clients across multiple categories for excellence with the Home Possible® mortgage – Freddie Mac’s affordable lending solution for very low- to low-income homebuyers. Central National Bank earned the Home Possible RISE Award in the Greatest Volume category for a community bank. This recognition was given to the top three community banks out of 600 tot...
Jay VanWesten, USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) executive director, reminds area producers that accurate and timely reporting of acres for all crops and land uses is an FSA program eligibility requirement. He encourags Thayer and Nuckolls county producers to communicate with the FSA office regarding the spring acreage reporting process. The deadline for acreage certification is July 15, 2021. This includes common spring-planted crops, such as corn, soybeans, grain sorghum and any other spring seeded crops, but also includes Conservation Reserve...
The War of 1812 began when the United States declared war in June of 1812. The opposing forces were Great Britain, Ireland and their North American colonies plus certain Indian allies. One cause of the war was the British Navy's policy of stopping ships at sea and seizing men they claimed to be British citizens. There are estimates that up to 15,000 American men were seized and forced into the British Navy between 1793 and 1812. During the war, there were some 35,000 "regulars" in uniform and...
There have been several changes at the Jewell Public Library in the recent months. One change being the three new faces on the library board. Jane Pahls, Erica Boughton and Charlene Nonhoff are now part of the seven-member board, replacing the retiring members, Marilyn Griest, Cindy Traump and Pat Willmeth. The three join Heather Matter, library board president, Rita Rogers, vice-president, Jami Underwood, secretary and Pat Zentz, treasurer. Pat Willmeth was a long-time board member having served two different times for a total of some 16...
The VFW Auxiliary, along with help from the FBLA students of Rock Hills, will be helping distribute Buddy Poppies in Mankato on Friday, beginning at 9 a.m. In 1924, the VFW registered the name “Buddy” Poppy with the U.S. Patent Office. The “Buddy” Poppy represents the blood shed by American military service members and reminds us of their sacrifices. The “Buddy” Poppy is assembled by disabled and needy veterans in VA medical facilities. Proceeds from the VFW “Buddy” Poppy program, provides compensation to the veterans who assemble the po...
Zoom . . . and it's over. I'm simply talking about how fast the annual High School Track and Field season goes. One minute you're wondering if a track meet is going to even take place because of snow and cold and the next minute all the excitement of the State Track Meet in Omaha is now in the history books. However time flies for you, the L-N High School Raiders have now completed their 2021 season. As the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic eased, the 2021 Raiders ended the season with ten...
Rock Hills High School hosted a regional Class 1 A track and field meet at Mankato Friday. The Grizzlies girls team finished 13th, with 12 points, in the 23 team field. The boys finished in 13th place, with 20 points, in the 25 team field. Athletes were competing for berths at the state meet. Rock Hills is sending three athletes to the meet. Grant Meyers qualified for the state meet with his first place finish in the pole vault. He cleared the bar at 12'. Jerrod Gillett punched his ticket to...
The Superior High School golf team competed at the District C-4 boys golf match played over the Indianhead Golf Course at Grand Island last Wednesday. The team and its individual members were attempting to qualify for a berth at the state championship being played over the Kearney Country Club this Tuesday and Wednesday. At stake were one of the three team spots. Individuals from non-top three teams who finished in the top 10 of individual scores also qualified. When the last putt of the event was in the hole, the Wildcats were shut out of the...
Deborah J. (Griffin) Garman was born on Sept.14, 1954. She died May 22, at the Jewell County Hospital, at the age of 66 years, 8 months and 8 days. She was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Thelma (Neu- kirch) Griffin; and her brother, Joe. Deborah is survived by her husband, David L. Garman, and fur baby Eskie, of Formoso; sister, Sue; brothers, Ron, Don and Tim, and their children, all of Beverly, Kan.; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren of Concordia; other family and many...
Carol Ann Kissinger, daughter of Willis and Cornelia Baldwin, was born April 25, 1945, in Coral Gables, Fla. Her father was in the U.S. Air Force so Carol lived in various places while growing up. In her teen years, she began riding horses in Louisiana. She became an accomplished rider and even competed in many horse shows. Her love of horses continued throughout her life. Her love of animals also included her Old English Sheepdogs. Carol met and fell in love with Don Kissinger while attending...
