Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 25
The past few days many people have been taking the country roads to visit cemeteries, decorate grave sites. At each stop, a memory of a loved one comes to mind. It’s the time to honor and show respect to those who are no longer with us. It is also the time for patriotic ceremonies. It’s time to honor those who gave their lives for this country and it’s freedom. It time to fly Old Glory, and to sing those special patriotic songs such as God Bless America, Battle Hymn of the Republic and of course the National Anthem. It’s the time for parades...
I suspect the thousands of people who most years gathered at Lovewell Lake for this week’s three-day weekend would have liked more sun and less rain but the weather was great for the annual Lady Vestey Festival. The sky was overcast and the temperature on the cool side making for a pleasant weekend. It hasn’t always been that way. While the parade has never been rained out, it has come close and rain has dampened a number of festival activities. One year a representative of the Vestey family was drenched when a vendor’s tent filled with water...
A friend of mine asked me how many hats I would be wearing this summer, and I couldn’t answer. In the last week, I served as a painter, photographer, babysitter, pool boy, quasi reporter, caregiver, manager, a crummy housewife and neglectful mother and friend. Honestly, it has been a blur, and I haven’t been able to remember what day it was for most of it. I run into the house just to run right back out of it, and by the end of the day, I don’t feel like I have accomplished a thing. This morning I drug myself out of bed at five! I’m not a m...
The name for writing this column was borrowed from my mother who occasionally wrote items under the heading “Puffs from the Locomotive.” After her passing, I just borrowed her lead. “After all,” she said, “a puff is simply a drip under pressure.” I try (and hope to accomplish) passing along a little humor and viewpoints that the national media just doesn’t seem to appreciate. I thank everyone who went out of their way to let me know they appreciate my efforts. I also thank those who do not always agree with me. Unlike some folks, I like to thin...
Q: I’m having a hard time forgiving someone in my life; is there anything in the Bible that can help me? A: The word forgiveness in the Bible is a financial term that refers to the cancellation of a debt. If you sin against someone else, the Bible says that you incur a debt to God, society and the victim of that sin. But forgiveness strikes out that obligation and releases all rights to be repaid for the wrong done. This does not mean we cannot feel hurt or upset by sin, it does mean that we can no longer seek payback or reparations. So much f...
The National Park Service has begun a feasibility study to consider the creation of a national historic trail along the route of Zebulon Pike’s 1806-1807 expedition that took the explorer as far north as the Pawnee village located southwest of the present community of Guide Rock. Scholars now believe it was at that village and not the one near Republic where the Spanish flag was lowered and the Stars and Stripes raised. Public comment about the proposal will be received through June 30. The Pike expedition was among the first explorations o...
Monday's cloudy sky and cool temperature did not keep a sizeable contingent of area residents from attending the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Superior's east and west Evergreen Cemeteries honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country. There was no sound system available at the east cemetery. Presenters relied on their normal speaking voices. Gale Mikkelsen served as the master of ceremonies. Robert Hopkins, pastor of Centennial Lutheran Church, Superior, offered...
Tuesday’a issue of the Hastings Tribune reported on an unwelcome visitor that called in the Tribune publisher’s office Sunday evening. A wayward deer dashed through the Second Street and Burlington Avenue intersection and crashed through a double plate glass window into Darran Fowler’s office window making a mess of the office before officers put the animal down. For members of The Express crew, the story reminded them of the night a deer broke through a window of the newspaper plant in Superior. It was late evening and youngsters gathe...
Sunday, area residents will be treated to the sight and sound spectacular associated with the 28th annual Nebraska Rod and Custom Association Tour Nebraska. The host city for the 2021 tour is Hastings. The two-day tour covers 600 miles. The tour departs from Hastings Saturday and Sunday mornings. Participants are scheduled to arrive at Guide Rock at 8 a.m. They will proceed to Burr Oak, arriving at 8:15 a.m. From Burr Oak they travel through Mankato at 8:25 a.m. The tour heads to Superior, arriving at 8:50 a.m. From Superior, the itinerary...
This weekend Burr Oak will be hosting its 150th Celebration. The town is decorated with numerous sunflowers and ready to welcome everyone near and far. The celebration begins at 5 p.m., Friday evening with a free supper at the Burr Oak Community Center, hosted by the Guaranty State Bank. A variety show with a beard and mustache contest will follow. After the show, a Burr Oak High School social gathering will be held in Faidley Park. Saturday will kick off at 8 a.m. with free pastries served in...
Producers, seed dealers, agribusinesses and financial institutions gathered at five stops around north central Kansas for the annual KSU-Post Rock Extension District Wheat Demonstration Plot Tours! "We are fortunate to have special cooperators around the district that are willing to put in the extra time to provide local data for producers of North Central Kansas," according to Sandra Wick, Post Rock Extension District, crop production agent." Wick, along with K-State Research and Extension...
Those assisting with the Mankato swimming pool ribbon cutting were (from left) Alyssa Davis - lifeguard), Neil Becker - city councilman, Cris Klos - city councilman, Susan Abel - city councilwoman, Justin Schoonover - mayor, John Tyler - city councilman (not pictured) Conner Cossand - lifeguard and Elizabeth Sattholf - swimming pool manager....
Because of the weather, the Esbon 2021 Memorial Day Ceremony was moved indoors to the Esbon Community Center. The event has been an annual one since before most of those attending could remember. The Perry L. Lamb Post 368 of the American Legion, under Commander Joseph L. Pashia, was in charge. Edgar Marihugh of Esbon was the speaker, reminding those in attendance of the number of lives it has taken to keep the United States free. The Civil War cost the United States more lives, some 625,000, than nearly all other wars combined. Just a couple o...
Thursday at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Jewell County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant in the 400 Block of S. Clinton St. in Mankato. During the search, officers located methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia in a residence. As a result, a 51-year-old Mankato man was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school, distribution of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Investigation in this case is still o...
Lawrence 4-H members of the 'Dry Creek' and 'Farm Friends' 4-H Clubs used the occasion of the 2021 Memorial Day observance to recognize one of the military veterans living in Lawrence. Following the Kent-Kailey American Legion Post 45 ceremonies at the five area cemeteries, the presentation of the Quilt of Valor was made preceding a noon lunch at the Lawrence American Legion Hall. The story behind the public presentation has an interesting aspect as well as the history of the Quilts of Valor. Th...
Three members of the Rock Hills High School boys and girls track and field teams qualified for events at the state 1-A meet held at Wichita State University’s Cessna Field Saturday. The top eight places in each event were awarded points. Lauren Whelchel qualified in the pole vault and high jump for the girls team. She finished in ninth place in the pole vault and was in 11th place in the high jump. Grant Meyers qualified in the pole vault for the boys team. He did not record a height for the event. Jerrod Gillett represented the Grizzlies in t...
Seventeen-year-old Sonny B., also known as Sonny Johnson from Burr Oak, opened for Blackwater on Saturday night at the Mankato City Park. This was part of the '96 High School reunion that was put together by Josh Lippold of Blue Earth Studios in Mankato. Sonny has been asked to open for Kill Creek Rising on Saturday, at Burr Oak's 150th Birthday Celebration. Sonny will start his set between 7 and 7:30 p.m. at the Community Center's yard in Burr Oak. Sonny started playing the guitar at...
Mankato native Corey Freeman scored his first hole-in-one on Monday evening at the Mankato Country Club. Freeman was playing with his father, Dale Freeman, as well Brian and Angela Murray. The ace happened on hole no. 4, a 124 yard par three that plays downhill and across a drainage draw. Freeman said his shot was headed directly for the pin, bounced just short of the hole, hit the pin and fell in. Regular Monday night men's league golfers were playing on hole no. 6, a couple holes ahead of...
While the youngsters rode their decorated bicycles in Saturday morningʼs parade down Superiorʼs Central Avenue, Meagan Genung, accompanied them while riding her skate board....
Bernie L. White, 70, of Belleville, longtime Ell-Saline educator, died May 28, 2021. Cremation was selected and a memorial service will be planned for later in the summer. Bachelor-Surber Funeral Home, Belleville, is in charge of the arrangements....
Loretta Schell, 91, of Billings, Mont., formerly of Baker, Mont., died May 21, with family by her side. Loretta was born to Edward and Ella Kitten, Feb. 16, 1930, in Slayton, Texas. At the age of one, her family moved to a farm outside of Lawrence, Neb. She attended school in Lawrence and in her early teens became a nanny for the Bud Bowen family. Loretta moved with the Bowen family to Baker, Mont., where she met her husband, Bert Schell. They married Oct. 3, 1949, and raised nine children. Loretta was tirelessly committed to providing for her...
The United States Postal Service announced a planned adjustment of postage rates as of Aug. 29, 2021, for the public and commercial mail users. For community newspapers using periodicals mail to reach readers, the average rate increase will be nearly 9 percent. The First-Class Stamp will move from 55 to 58 cents. The rate increase is part of a new USPS business plan that includes a weakening of service standards for mail that is moving across the country. The proposed new rates must be reviewed by the Postal Regulatory Commission. But the PRC...
Harrell James Roe, 65, died Thursday, May 27, 2021. Harrell was born July 11, 1955, to William (Bill) Roe and Shirley Kono- valsky Roe in El Paso, Texas, while Bill was completing his military service. In 1956, the young couple moved to the farm in Jewell County, Kansas. He graduated from Republic High School in 1973, and then attended Kansas State University. Harrell was married to Megan Moret from 1977 to 1982 and Jan Jensik from 1983 to 2010. Jan and Harrell raised three children: Josh,...
Verlen Leroy Marquart, 82, of Chester, the son of Elmer and Gertrude (Duensing) Marquart, was born Aug. 13, 1938 in Hebron. He died May 18,at Parkview Haven Nursing Home in Deshler. Verlen grew up on the farm helping his father with the livestock and farming. He attended country school through the eighth grade. He entered the United States Army Reserves Aug. 19, 1961, and was honorably discharged June 20, 1967. Verlen married Janice Kasparek Aug. 26, 1962, at Peace Lutheran Church in Deshler by Pastor E.F. Janssen. This union was blessed with...
Doris Mary Swanstrom, 84, of Moses Lake, Wash., died Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at her home in Moses Lake, Wash. Doris was born on July 16, 1936, to Carl and Elsie Mueller in their farmhouse near Nelson, Neb. Doris was the middle of nine children and the only daughter. She was a 1953 graduate of Nelson High School. After graduation from Nelson High School, Doris worked part-time for the Nuckolls County Extension Service and South-Central Public Power in Nelson. Doris married Dale Swanstrom on July 2...
