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At my hometown celebration of our country’s 246th birthday, there was a wonderful draw of people family and friends. Stories were told as everyone visited with one another, and memories shared. In a small rural community most everyone knows everyone. Often you know or knew their parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. All come together to eat, visit and watch the fireworks. A great way to celebrate the 4th of July. The many kinds of homemade ice cream served were a hit. There is nothing like enjoying a bowl of homemade ice cream on a hot s...
America was settled by adventurous, hard work people willing to leave home and venture out with the hope and dream of success, prosperity and a better life in a new land. Monday we celebrated the Declaration of Independence which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The document states the residents of the 13 colonies were no longer subject and subordinate to the monarch of England, King George the III, and were now united, free and independent states. The Continental Congress voted to approve our independence on Jul...
Red Hair . . . To be specific, “Naturally Redheads” the headline read. I was perusing the Sunday newspaper yesterday when a headline caught my eye. It read: “Natural redheads may need more anesthesia.” A person may not guess that from what little hair I have left was at one time . . . red. However, it was, and I’ve survived many years not knowing for sure if that was a good thing, or a bad thing. And, never read much about the positive, or negative, effects of living with red hair. The headline caught my attention and several things caught my...
Happy birthday, Merica! I hope everyone made it through the holiday with all their fingers and toes intact. We did not do a lot of fireworks this year. In fact, I had the kids help in the yard this weekend to earn money to purchase said fire hazards, and they chose not to spend it all at the fireworks stand. I was impressed. We have a full house this week. Our Omaha boys are down to visit and will be here for 10 days. I may not survive; that’s a lot of dishes and laundry. It amazes me how many bowls and cups a family of five can go through i...
Faced with the nonstop onslaught on rising production costs, this newspaper will soon be raising advertising rates and the price of single copy newspaper sales. For example, on Monday postage rates will increase for the second time this year. The cost of a first class stamp will be increasing from 58 to 60 cents. The cost to mail a copy of this newspaper is expected to increase more than 10 percent. The cost of materials used to produce the paper are also going up. In some cases there have been multiple price increases between orders. The...
Carla Gebers has been the face of Superior’s Cres Theatre for more than 30 years. She announced her retirement recently with her last day at the helm being June 30th. Carla Darling was born in Superior. She graduated from Superior High School in 1974. Carla worked in the Superior utility office for seven years. She married Dennis Gebers in 1979. The couple have two children: Tyson, who resides in Lincoln and Carly Gebers who resides in Superior. Tyson Gebers and his wife are expecting their first child soon. Carla was employed by Struve Enterpr...
The Superior Independence Day tradition of the Firekracker Run entered its 40th year Monday. Weather conditions were ideal. A clear sky, moderate temperature and a light, cooling breeze made for a perfect setting. The number of entries for this year's race was down considerably from last year's 347 registrants. It was an enthusiastic crowd of spectators who gathered to show their support for friends and family members. Entrants from as far away as Minnesota and Virginia entered the fray. The...
The Superior FFA Chapter added to the Fourth of July Festivies by holding their annual Water Balloon Wars. A few members showed up an hour early to help set up for the event, which took place in the field east of the school. Six teams competed. Those teams were The Little Rascals, The Little Firecrackers, Water Proof, Super Soakers, The Bigger Picture, and the Menkes VM. The game was motr closely related to a game of capture the flag than regular water balloons, Only the flags were baseball...
Justin Rumford, the rodeo clown will not be coming to the Nuckolls County Fair as he was double booked. His replacement is Robbie Hodges....
The tent used by Papa Johns Fireworks located at Ray's Auto and Sales blew down Thursday night. No major damage to the tent was reported, However, several trees near the Scout Cabin in Lincoln Park were damaged and a tree in front to the Grace Evangelical Free Parsonage was split. Pastor David Johnson and his wife expressed both amazement and thankfulness that this large tree did not damage their house nor their mailbox when high winds split the tree Thursday night in Superio...
The regular meeting for the Board of Education USD No. 107 was held June 13. Those present were Kenny Mizner, Marc Grout, Bobi Fogo, Wayne Frost, Rex Boley, Sam Meyers, Cassi Bozarth and Janet Higer. Guests were Libby Duffy and Kevin Peroutek. The buildings report was given. Work is being done on the summer list. The ice machine at high school will be replaced. New convection ovens at both buildings will be installed. The transportation report informed the board that Beloit SPED summer school started. They had a driver, paraprofessional, one...
A special meeting of the Rock Hills Board of Education was held June 23. Those present were Kenny Mizner, Brenden Wirth, Wayne Frost, Marc Grout, Brandon Hollerich, Bobi Fogo, Rex Boley, Sam Meyers, Cassi Bozarth and Janet Higer. After a discussion concerning end of the year matters, the board authorized the superintendent and the board clerk to make the necessary transfers to close out the current fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. Mr. Boley visited with the board concerning the facility study. After a lengthy discussion, it was agreed that...
Last Tuesday some tourists crossing Jewell County got to see a scene from the past as 13 workers came together on Fred Eilert's wheat field just west of Mankato. The group ranged in age from 14-year-old Noah Shipman to 84-year-old Harlow Vader. Their mission was to bind wheat for the upcoming Jewell County Historical Society's Threshing Bee. The t-shirts and tank tops were not authentic to the past but the machinery was true to a time decades ago. There was an old International binder, the...
Seven members of the Rock Hills FBLA chapter went to Chicago, June 29 through July 2 for the National Leadership Conference. While at the conference, members competed in events. In order to compete, they had to qualify at the state competition in late March. Members attending were Hanna Simmelink, Intro to FBLA; Jacob Barry, AgBusiness; Kit Wagner, Securities and Investments; Daniel McDill, Web Design; Jacob Underwood, Electronic Career Portfolio; Aaron Underwood, Business Plan; Davin Coil, Broadcast Journalism. Jacob Underwood and Coil also re...
President Kenny Mizner called the June 10 special meeting of the Rock Hills Board of Education to order. Those present were Kenny Mizner, Marc Grout, Brandon Hollerich, Wayne Frost, Bobi Fogo, Brenden Wirth, Rex Boley, and Janet Higer. Jeremy McGuire, BCBS insurance representative, went over the premium changes to the district’s grandfathered BCBS plan in depth and answered questions from the board. He also presented another option for the board’s consideration. Supt. Boley reported he had spent some time with Zach Sneathan and the team for...
The regular meeting of the Mankato City Council was called to order by Mayor Justin Schoonover on June 7. Councilmen present were: Sam Becker, Kevin Ost and Lyle Dauner. Councilman George Hennion appeared via Zoom. Also present were Darrell Miller, city attorney, and Sharon McCormick, interim city clerk. Visitors present were: city employee Jim Zadina, Bill Thomas, Barbara Thomas, Carla Boyles, Carol Thomason on behalf of Golden Years Club, Sheriff Don Jacobs, Melinda Ost, Jennifer and Vincent Urbaniak representing the 150th Celebration...
The regular meeting of the Mankato City Council was called to order by Mayor Justin Schoonover on June 7. Councilmen present were: Sam Becker, Kevin Ost and Lyle Dauner. Councilman George Hennion appeared via Zoom. Also present were Darrell Miller, city attorney, and Sharon McCormick, interim city clerk. Visitors present were: city employee Jim Zadina, Bill Thomas, Barbara Thomas, Carla Boyles, Carol Thomason on behalf of Golden Years Club, Sheriff Don Jacobs, Melinda Ost, Jennifer and Vincent Urbaniak representing the 150th Celebration...
Vickie Lorraine Fenner was born Aug. 6, 1955, in Concordia, Kansas. She was the first born daughter of four children born to Clifford and Nevada Vetter. Her surviving siblings are Elaine Peters, Nancy Buser and Phil Vetter. She married her high school sweetheart, Scott Fenner, on May 26th, 1974 (48 years). Together they have three children, Jennifer Fenner, Christina McDaniel and Daniel Fenner. Vickie enjoyed playing cards and time with her children and grandchildren. She liked attending all of their numerous activities, which included cheer co...
A special meeting of the Mankato City Council was held on June 13. Present were Mayor Schoonover, Councilman Becker, Ost, Dauner and Payne, and Councilman George Hennion appeared via Zoom. Also present were Sharon McCormick, city clerk, Amanda Horn of North Central Regional Planning Commission, Dennis Miller and Becky Lix, Mapes & Miller. The purpose of the special meeting was presentation of the audit report, review of loan agreements with KDHE, consideration of purchase of asphalt for street repair and resurfacing, and consideration of...
A former Jewell County resident who returned home to help with harvest, lost her life in a motor vehicle accident last Thursday. Vickie Vetter Fenner of Conway, Arkansas was the driver of a semi-truck which overturned about 4 p.m. Thurday. The accident happened shortly before 4 p.m. on K-28 northwest of Jamestown in Cloud County, Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol report said Vickie Fenner was heading east when the semi-truck she was driving overturned on a 90-degree southbound curve. The rig came to rest on its top. The semi was pulling a...
(Editor’s Note: The following was reported on the Internet ‘Facebook’ via NTV News Channel Station. We are repeating what was written at that time. A film report was made last week by the TV Station.) Chris and Stephanie Haussler shared with NTV News how they create their jewelry and glass designs. They have been married for 31 years, in 2007 they started their own Business “Pixybug Designs” combining their talents. Stephanie grew up in Sabetha, Kan., and Chris grew up in Grand Island and Donip...
Bishop Elect Rev. Erik T. Pohlmeier, of Little Rock, Arkansas, is the second man with ancestral ties to Lawrence appointed a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in about 13 months. Both men had forefathers who were part of the history of the St. Stephen and Lawrence area. Bishop Elect Pohlmeier will be ordained the 11th bishop of St. Augustine, Florida on July 22, 2022. Father Pohlmeier was born July 20, 1971 in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was ordained to the priesthood on July 25, 1998. He had...
The descents of Clint (C. R. ) and Leone Edwards of Hardy met over the weekend for a family reunion. The three-day event drew 190 family members. Friday evening they got together in Nelson at the home of Tom and Kim Gebers. Saturday the group met at the home of Kelly and Kris Kraus of rural Superior. Earlier in the day, several played golf at the Superior Country Club, swam in the Superior pool and looked at the many items displayed in the Hardy Museum. On Sunday the group met for lunch at the home of Jim and Donna Miller in Superior after...
A variety of games have long held a prominent place in the annual Nelson Community Fun Day. And one of those games has been bingo. For the last five years bingo has been a fun fill-in for the time between the hamburger feed and the opening of the beer garden and the fireworks display. Originally the Nelson Community Club asked Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Tuttle to oversee the games since they had the necessary supplies. Last year the Tuttles turned the bingo activity over to the American Legion...
Over the last six years, the cardboard boat race has become a popular event at the Nelson Fun Day! This year the contest had 13 entries. Contestants build a boat from only cardboard and duct tape, and see who can be the first across the pool without sinking, while lifeguards stand by in the water to assist anyone who goes overboard. This year five dollar gift cards were awarded to the top three in each heat with the first place winner also receiving a stick of Starburst candy. Other trinkets...
