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It was an exciting weekend in my hometown of Burr Oak, Kansas as the town’s 1871 founding was celebrated. The town’s roots began 150 years ago when A.J. Godfrey and his wife, Sarah, decided to move west. They first settled with others from the German Baptist faith in North Central Kansas. They established a little settlement. A post office was in one of their log homes, named Greenville near the White Rock Creek. Godfrey and his wife decided to move a couple of miles west, to where the White Rock meets with the Burr Oak Creek. They built a log...
editor’s notebook 6/10/21 Sunday I was glad I wasn’t trying to ride either my pony or bicycle on Highway 14. Without a doubt, I would have been spooked by all the traffic and I suspect most if not all of the horses I have ridden would also have been spooked and tried to escape. That day Highway 14 didn’t fit the description of a lazy country highway. For sure it wasn’t a place for the pokey Sunday driver I have become. Sunday morning the 28th annual Tour Nebraska cruise brought more than 450 vehicles into this area. Tour participants were sc...
When I was growing up in Superior, most of the downtown business district buildings were two-stories tall. The first floor usually housed a business. In some instances, the owner of the first floor store lived on the second floor but not always. Sometimes another business or office was located on the second floor or the apartments may have been occupied by the building owner or tenants. As I grew older, I became curious about what and who was on the second floor. In the case of Mont Livingood’s Jewelry store which is now part of the Walt’s Fur...
The Nebraska Legislature ended its 2021 session a week or so ago and I noticed an article about the session that interested me. It seems that almost 700 Bills had been introduced into the session this year. Not all were passed, but that seemed to me to be a lot. Can it be that there is so much wrong with how we handle the business of the state that it took almost 700 attempts to change, or correct, how we govern ourselves? One of the good things I think we have here in Nebraska is the limit we have placed on the length of each Legislative sessi...
We turned on the air conditioner the other night. It seems I will not get much of a reprieve from the freezing temperatures. The hubby has the thermostat set to “Meat Locker!” Outside of the house, I wear a tank top and shorts, and inside I wear a hoodie and sweat pants! He’s all happy, lounging on the couch in a pair of shorts, and I’m bundled up like it’s January and the power went out. The past week was a blur. I had so many things to do and so little time to do them. I’m not really sure how or if it was all accomplished, but the world d...
Brodstone receives first Gold performace award Brodstone Memorial Hospital has received notification that they were the recipient of another high performance award. Brodstone received notification from CLA (Clifton, Larsen Allen) they were selected as one of the 2020 CLA CAH Gold Standard Performers. This is a new award for the facility and puts Brodstone among the top 44 Critical Access Hospitals in the nation. The CAH Gold Standard Performance summary is a report that examines publicly available data on more than 1,200 CAHs, which includes...
Brodstone Memorial Hospital held a ground breaking ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the upcoming construction of a facility expansion. The expansion, which is slated to be complete the summer of 2022, is expected to be 30 percent more efficient than the current facility and will include a new emergency room with trauma bays and an ambulance garage. It will also include 17 new patient rooms that are more than three times the size of the current rooms, eight remodeled patient rooms, an infusion...
If you've driven through Chester in the last 11 months or so, you may have seen someone walking around town pulling a red wagon, not containing children, but trash cans. Chester resident, Danielle Smith, mid-30s, has been collecting trash in and around Chester since last July. "I was taking walks on the same route and started seeing trash as landmarks every time I went out. I kept wondering when someone was going to clean it up, since some of it was in the street in front of houses. After a...
Sunday morning, more than 200 vehicles passed through Superior as part of 600 miles Tour Nebraska NRCA (Nebraska Rod and Custom Association.) The tour features classic, antique and special interest vehicles. One could hear the vehicles coming from five miles away and it took more than 30 minutes for all the vehicles to pass. The parade is approximately 15 miles long. The tour was the 28th annual tour sponsored by NCRA. Members represent many automotive types: antique, street rods, street...
Earlier this year the Trailblazer Resource Conservation and Development District held household hazardous waste collection days in Nelson, Hebron, Alma, Hildreth, Clay Center, Red Cloud and Hebron. At these events a total of 1,885 pounds of pesticides, 11,950 pounds of paint, 141 pounds of acids, 85 gallons of antifreeze, 37.10 pounds of batteries, one pound of mercury, 43 gallons of 2-4D, 527 fluorescent bulbs, 34 gallons of Round Up and 510 pounds of recyclable goods were collected. The electronic recycling events which were held in Hebron,...
Saturday events of Burr Oak's 150th Celebration kicked off with the Emory Clemons Unit 263 American Legion Junior Auxiliary serving free pastries in the Veteran Park. It was estimated more than 2,200 people were present to enjoy Saturday's events. Forty-nine cars and 36 motorcycles were lined up in the shaded grounds of the museum and library for viewing. Marty Tietjen, Superior, won the car show's "Best of Show" award. Antique tractors were also on display on the southwest corner of the...
It had been 150 years in coming but Burr Oak celebrated “150 Years Along the White Rock” this past weekend. The celebration actually kicked off in March of 2019 with Cal McNichols depicting “the essence of the town” in his mural of Burr Oak’s history. The mural is in the Burr Oak Community Center and it watched over the Friday night events beginning the weekend celebration. Friday night saw community, area friends and family joining together in a meal organized and provided by the Guarantee State Bank. Sloppy joes and all the fixings!...
The Jewell County Community Foundation Grant Awards Committee met on May 25 and allocate funding to various organizations in Jewell County. The grants were awarded as follows: Esbon Rural Fire District $7,018 for new communication devices and a water monitor, Jewell County EMS $9,364 for a Powerpro cot, Jewell County Fire District 6 $7,600 for Forestry Monitor Joystick, the City of Esbon $5,200 for a new storage unit, the City of Jewell $10,000 to update its community center, the City of Mankato $3,000 for park repairs, the Jewell County...
The Ute Theatre doesn’t usually show movies during the summer months but COVID has changed a number of things including the theatre. This summer theater management hopes to be open at least one weekend in July and one in August. They already have a weekend planned in June. Depending on the attendance of the June 25, 26 and 27 movie, the Ute board will decide on whether it is beneficial to do a movie in July and August as well. The movie playing in June is “Spirit Untamed,” in which a young Lucky Prescott moves to a sleepy little town where...
The Jewell County Cinema, Inc. Board met May 24. The meeting was held by Zoom and in person and was called to order by Thadd Hinkle. Those present for the meeting were Thadd Hinkle, Lisa Goodheart, Phyllis Christie, Janis McDill, Chris Klos, Kristin Underwood and Sarah Ortman. Trevor Elkins was a guest. Lisa Goodheart read the minutes of the April 2021 meeting. Janis McDill presented the treasurer’s report. She said $400 was paid for “The Girl Who Believed in Miracles.” It had to be shown for two weekends. The movie for Memorial weekend was “Sc...
Tour of Tombstones was part of the Burr Oak 150th Celebration over the week-end. The tour was held at the Burr Oak Cemetery following the celebration parade. The guide was Gloria Garman-Schlaefli, who wrote the book, "Burr Oak, The Roots Run Deep." She started the tour with the group viewing the site of Burr Oak from the hill east of town, where the cemetery is located, down into the White Rock Valley. She pointed out what she thought drew the first settlers to pick this location to establish th...
One hundred years is a long time in the life of a person, a tree, and even a building. The Landmark in Lawrence has long been the Sacred Heart parish church. The building is closing in on being one hundred years old. The corner stone on the building notes 1924 as the date the church was built. Necessary repairs and improvements have been made over the years as the structure stood strongly against the wind, rain, snow and time that always comes from the Nebraska environment. In the relative recen...
Thursday, Governor Pete Ricketts held a town hall meeting at the Clay County Fairgrounds. The meeting was to inform landowners about his opposition to the 30x30 plan being promoted by President Biden. More than 100 local officials and landowners attended the meeting. Landowners expressed concern about how the federal government planned to acquire the land. From what I learned, it seems they may go about it in a sneaky, underhanded way. The 30 by 30 plan hopes to conserve 30 percent of US lands...
An investigation by the state attorney general’s office has resulted in seven felony charges, two Class 11 First degree sexual assault charges and five Class 111A felonies of child abuse, being placed against a Nelson area resident. He was arrested last Thursday. His bond was set at $25,000 or 10 percent cash. He bonded out of jail. The alleged incidents date from 2012 to 2018. The Class II felonies carry a minimum sentence of one to 50 years. The Class IIIA penalties range from no imprisonment to a maximum of five years, or $10,000 fine, or b...
The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met for their regularly scheduled meeting, Monday, at the county court house in Nelson. James Keifer was an excused absence. The board approved the submitted claims. The road department reported the maintainers were all at work on the county roads. Work to remedy deficiencies in the repair work on the Edgar spur is expected to commence in the next two weeks. John Hodge, county attorney, notified the board that the jurisdiction is part of the diversion program for minor traffic offense. The program...
The Lawrence Country Club was home to the annual ladies Cow Chip Open golf tournament Sunday. There were three flights out on the course. The championship flight numbered eight golfers. Carol Lemke took first place in the championship flight with her 18-hole round of 79. Linda Kohmetscher took second with a round of 82. Tami Kohmetscher held third place with her round of 83. Katie Bonifas was in first place in the first flight with her round of 89. Makenzie Kohmetscher was in second place with...
The Superior Municipal Swimming Pool opened for the season Monday. Bev Czirr, pool manager, will utilize nine Red Cross certified lifeguards to oversee the safety of pool patrons. Seth Going serves as the assistant manager. The pool required more preseason preparation and maintenance than usual. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pool was not open last season. The Superior Parks Department used a four inch fire hose to expedite filling the pool afte a needed pump repair was completed. The warming blankets were then placed on the water surfac...
The sixth annual Twin Valley Conference-Northern Plains League Stateline Volleyball All-Star game will be played at Rock Hills High School, Mankato, Friday. The match will begin at 6 p.m. with pregame introductions being made 15 minutes prior to the match. The game is sponsored by Rock Hills Grizzly Pride. There is an admission charge for the match. Karrigan Dunstan is Rock Hills representative on the team. Linda Haring and Cadence Nondorf were the players named from Sylvan-Lucas Unified. Tasha Bland and Brecken Obermueler represent Lincoln...
Rock Hills High School, Mankato, hosted the sixth annual Twin Valley Conference-Northern Plains League State Line Basketball All-Star Game. The Northern Plains League boys team prevailed over the Twin Valley Conference team 84-72. Trevor Biltoft, Lawrence-Nelson, scored eight points. Jerrod Gillett, Rock Hills, led the Northern Plains League team with 17 points. Davion McDonald, Rock Hills, contributed eight points. The Northern Plains League girls team topped the Twin Valley conference squad 77-57. Jauclyn Lemke, Rock Hills, accounted for...
Maxine Joan Williams, the daughter of Loren and Amy (Hoins) Bailey, was born on April 26, 1933, on the farm northeast of Guide Rock. She died June 6, 2021, at the Parkview Haven Nursing Home at Deshler, Neb., at the age of 88 years, 1 month, 11 days. She was baptized at the Beulah Church in Mt. Clare and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Guide Rock. She attended country schools District 17, District 87 and Riverside Country School and graduated from Guide Rock High School. She then...
