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The weekend in this area was filled with celebrations and memorials. Visitors and residents in this area could certainly be kept busy and no one could say they were bored. The annual Vestey Day event was held in Superior and was filled with activities, programs, tours, music, food and a parade. As usual, this celebration did not let the attendees down. The weather was ideal and people of all ages filled the town. In the neighboring town of Mankato, a year ago plans were made on how best to carry out the town’s 150th anniversary during the b...
This writer was among the few who took advantage of the opportunity to visit the Cowboy Museum when it was open during the festival. The museum displays the private collection of Steve Werner, an 80-year-old Superior resident who inherited the collecting bug from his grandmother. When I signed the guest book, best estimates put me at about visitor number 50. In the company of Jim and Mel Rempe, our tour guide was the collector, Mr. Werner. And what a superb guide he was. As he showed us around, we were not only looking at stuff, we were...
Q: God could have forgiven all sins Himself so why did he send his son to a torturous death to forgive sins? A: I can think of at least three things that were accomplished by the Cross that could not have been accomplished any other way. First, sin was publicly and fully punished. We have in the gospels a record of the severity of sin and the kind of punishment it warrants. Even though we do not have to suffer that penalty, the fact that the punishment was meted out to Christ in real history is a sobering message to all about the severity of...
The sun is shining, the pool is open, and the boy comes home from Dad’s tomorrow. I feel just a little lighter now that the worst of my stress has come and gone with no major drama. Jacob is driving himself home from Dad’s in his new, gently-used pick-up. I am happy for him that he finally has his own wheels and happy for me now that he will be paying his own insurance. I am nervous about him driving all that way on his own and a little sad that he is grown-up enough to have his own vehicle—just another one of those catch 22 cosmic jokes...
There are times when we have appointments on both sides of the noon lunch time and we try to catch lunch somewhere in between. Last week was one such time with medical appointments in the a.m. and in the p.m. in Grand Island. As such we found a place to eat and we found out that school really was over for the summer. We enjoyed our food and watching the people around us, but, the place had a very heavy population of “children,” school age children. They were all OK with no major problems, but it was an active lunch hour. Somebody was going some...
Anne-Marie Ohmsted has retired after a 35 year career of teaching elementary school at Guide Rock and Superior. Ohmstede’s father was a school superintendent which led to the family making frequent moves when she was a child. When her father accepted the position of superintendent at Guide Rock, he was informed the schools would be closing in five years. Anne-Marie was a junior in high school at the time. That prediction was somewhat of an underestimate. She completed high school, earned her degree from what is now the University of N...
The Superior Municipal Swimming Pool is scheduled to open Friday at 11:30 a.m. Seth Going, pool manager, reported the leak under the southwest corner of the pool deck had been repaired by city workers and the pool was set to be filled in anticipation of the opening. The pump room underwent a major cleanup. New water heaters have been installed in both dressing rooms by Scott Sales and Service of Superior. Fresh paint is evident in many places. The staff has been deep cleaning the office and admission area in preparation for the season opening....
It may have been a bit breezy for some Lovewell Lake visitors but for most people the Memorial Weekend weather was perfect. Rains earlier in the week had helped to erase the signs of the winter drought. Peony plants were blooming on schedule and area cemeteries looked like well maintained gardens. The U.S. Flags were fluttering in the breeze and showing their full glory. The temperature was neither too hot or nor too cool, instead it was just right for most. As the weekend came to an end,...
The Ruskin Alumni banquet was a wonderful event. I was asked to share my dad’s (Keith Schultz) story about the Class of 1948 and their connection to the gymnasium built in 1949. Here is his story in his words: School Memories By Keith Schultz The Class of 1948. We were the last class to play basketball and volleyball in the little gym in the school house. I’d like to tell the story of how we became an influence on getting this building built. In 1946, we had an administration change. JF Hunter left Ruskin and hired a major fresh out of the arm...
Following the tragic attack on a Texas school, Marty Kobza, superintendent of the Superior schools, made the following statement: Recent events in Texas and around the country involving tragic mass shootings shakes us all to our core. We in the Superior Community are all too familiar with the fear and pain associated with these events. Safety of students is always our first and primary concern. I would like to list some of the things that we have in place. Understand, we intentionally omit a few details we share with the public to prevent...
The United Sates Department of Agriculture (USDA) Acting State Director for Rural Development Kansas Dan Fischer announced that USDA is investing $16,155,000 toward nine community projects across the state. Burr Oak has received a $968,000 loan and a $1,549,000 grant that will be used toward improvements on the city’s water distribution system. The project will make upgrades to the water storage tank as well as painting the interior and exterior. The proposed improvements will replace approximately 30,000 feet of waterline, install 114 new m...
"Preparation and Planning for the Goal" seem to be the 'go-to' attitude of the culture of the late 20th and early 21st centuries in America. However, for Jeannine Schendt of Lawrence, the plan didn't work out exactly as that preparation and planning wasn't exactly fulfilled after 42 years of teaching in the community of Lawrence and in the Lawrence-Nelson school district. Friends gathered last weekend to throw a 'surprise' retirement party for Mrs. Schendt. They knew their plan worked when...
Karla Fleming of Jewel County Justified was presented with a We Kan! award Thursday in a surprise presentation at the Sweden Creme in Mankato. Family and friends were present. The presentation was made by Marci Penner and WenDee Rowe of the Kansas Sampler Foundation. The Inman-based non-profit has been choosing unsuspecting recipients since 1993 to show appreciation for dedicated work in helping preserve and sustain rural culture. Fleming's award had the words "Changing the tide" engraved on a...
Winners of the Mankato automobile and motorcycle parade included the following: Sheriff's choice. Dave Conway, 1958 Chevrolet Biscayne; Motorcycle, Josh Babson, 2005 Triumph Rocket 3; and Mayor's Choice, Roger Hagman, 1955 Chevrolete Belair. Entries placing in the top ten but not ranked in order were Mahlon McDill,1935 Pontiac sedan; R L. Dusin,1962 Cadillac Deville; Mick and Dodie Franklin 1947 Hudson pickup; Mike Wanklyn, 1974 Pontiac GTO; Ray Mace,1958 Chevy Impala; Ron Griffith; 1937 Ford...
Paul Richard Edwards, the son of Robert Clinton (CR) and Velma Leone (McKinney) Edwards, was born on April 16, 1930, in Webber, Kan. He died May 18, 2022 at the Superior Good Samaritan Society, at the age of 92 years, 1 month and 2 days. Paul grew up in Hardy attending the Hardy School, graduating in 1948. On June 10, 1951, he was united in marriage to Denelda "Dee" Hobelman at the Centennial Lutheran Church in Superior. To this union was born four children were born. Paul was engaged in...
William Gene Larkins was born on Feb. 20, 1936, to William Sr. and Claire Larkins. He grew up in Ruskin, where he worked for farmers at a young age helping with chores and doing field work to earn spending money that he used to buy candy, and later to purchase his first car. He graduated from Ruskin High School where he enjoyed playing football. Right after graduation, he signed up for the United States draft, and was soon enlisted to serve in the U. S Army during the Korean War as a helicopter pilot. He later served in the Vietnam War conflict...
The Lawrence- Nelson High School boys golf team competed at the Class D state golf match played over the Lake Maloney Golf Club course at North Platte last Tuesday and Wednesday, The Raiders finished in seventh place, with a team score of 728, in the 15 team field of Overton, North Platte St. Patrick’s, Pender, Howells-Dodge, Thayer Central, Loomis, Southern Valley, Humphrey-St. Francis, Wausa, Crawford, Perkins County, Neligh-Oakdale, Stanton and Hemingford for the 36-hole match. Weather conditions were far from ideal for the match with W...
The Twin Valley Conference will hold their annual all-star boys and girls basketball and girls volleyball games. The conference has announced the members of the first and second teams as well as honorable mentions. The conference also announced the all-conference teams for each sport. Emma Epley earned second team honors for girls basketball. She will represent Lawrence-Nelson at the all-star game. Epley was named to the first team all-conference volleyball squad. She will play in the volleyball all-star game. Elsa Jorgensen gathered an...
Norma June Butts, 94, formerly of Jewell, Kan., died Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Hilltop Lodge Nursing Home, Beloit, Kan. She was born at her rural home near Jewell on June 8, 1927, to Albert and Elsie LaRue Abram. June attended Couch School for eight years and graduated from Jewell High School in 1945. She married William Eugene Butts, who she met on a blind date, on Jan. 18, 1948, at the Jewell Christian Church where she had been a member since Dec. 6, 1936. To this union, four sons were born: Nick, Steve, Mark and Jack. She lived in the...
Nate Meyers was the lone Rock Hills track and field qualifier for the state meet held at Wichita State University's Cessna Stadium. The meet was held Friday and Saturday for all classes of Kansas high school track and field teams. Meyers, a freshman, qualified for and competed in the long jump. His event was held Friday evening. Meyers finished in 13th place with his leap of 19'8.5", in the 16 person field. His jump was one foot less than his season best....
The Lawrence-Nelson boys and girls track team members who qualified for the state meet staged at Harry A. Burke High School, Omaha, Friday and Saturday, competed on the state stage. The girls team finished in 48th place, with one point, in the 48 team field. The boys team did not score any points. Emma Epley secured an eighth place finish in the 100 meter hurdles finals with her time of 16,21 seconds. Sydney Biltoft ran a 16.58 second preliminary heat but failed to advance to the finals....
