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A while back one of our granddaughters asked if I ever had any pets. I suppose she wondered since we didn’t have a farm dog, and the cats we have are pretty wild because they are just farm cats, meant to hunt out mice and rats. After living on a farm most of my life, I’ve had quite a few pets through the years. As a farmer’s daughter and later as a farmwife, I learned not to become too close to the livestock at an early age. Little calves and piglets are sweet. Soon they grow up and are sold at the sale barn, butchered to put food on the table...
I’ve long enjoyed community celebrations. Though I was only 4 years old when Superior staged a diamond jubilee celebration, I remember that celebration and the one and only 4-H fair held two years later in Superior. My favorite celebrations are those which feature history. History was the original focus of Superior’s Lady Vestey Festival and while history is still part of the festival, it seems to no longer be the primary focus. I’m glad two local celebrations have kept their focus on history. Earlier this week, the Jewell County Histo...
By Teraesa Bruce I am writingfrom the pump area of the Nelson swimming pool. It seems my office changes weekly, if not daily. I tried to sit in the office and type, but between the guards coming in and out and my pool rats, I couldn’t keep a thought in my head. Thankfully it’s a slow day, and the two guards can run things without me for the most part. I’m here to deal with the pumps, and water testing, have a level head in an emergency, and occasionally grab a kid out of the five-foot area under the slide when a child overestimates their swimm...
A couple of short items to start this week. I don’t know about the rest of the area, however, here in Lawrence the community lost electrical power late Saturday evening. As Nancy and I were talking about it later, we could not remember a time power was out for that long of time. (Only 3 1/2 hours.) We concluded we were lucky to have the service of South Central Public Power District to keep the lights on . . . along with all other electrical devises. It’s not everyone who stays up most of the night to keep us comfortable. Thank you, SCPPD and...
Cindy Chinn, Chester artist, has been turning scrap metal into a range of artwork for more than seven years. During that time she has amassed an interesting collection of metal parts and pieces, as well as thousands of saws. Part of this ongoing collection is silverware, which she collects in five gallon buckets for future projects. Unlike normal people, artists don't consider that behavior as hoarding. The perfect opportunity to use the cutlery came when Carla Frye of Hebron, commissioned a...
The Native American Raids of 1864 will be remembered and re-enacted on Saturday, Aug. 6, when the residents of Oak and their friends continue a tradition which began with the Nebraska Centennial in 1967. That year, many Nuckolls County communities did something special to mark the state centennial. Angus, for example, constructed a sod house on a vacant lot across from the community post office. Nora hosted a rodeo and Superior staged a pageant. Today Oak is a village of about 50 people located near the Little Blue River in northeastern Nuckoll...
The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the county courthouse at 8:30 a.m. in Nelson, Monday. All three board members were present. The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners approved the county road department’s one and six year road improvement plan at their meeting Monday. Prior to their approval, a public meeting was held. Cindy Buescher, executive secretary, Jim Bolte, road department foreman, and Jeff Wagner, county highway superintendent, laid out their proposal for the one-year plan first. The department proposed u...
Oakley Ward and Sadie Rempel both attend Superior High School. Rempel is a senior and Ward is a freshman. The two share a common bond with their love for competing in rodeo events. Ward inherited her love for the rodeo from her mother, Melissa. One of her two brothers also competes in youth rodeo events. Ward began riding horses before she was able to walk. She has translated her love of riding and horses into a fiercely competitive spirit as she has moved on from 4-H horse shows to participating in youth rodeo leagues for two years. Rempel...
A large number of tourism promoters along Nebraska’s Byway 136 – Heritage Highway are working on the 11th Annual Flea Market-Garage Sale event along the byway. The trademarked event “Trail of Treasures” is scheduled for Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and 2, 2022. Nebraska’s Heritage Highway was designated a state scenic byway in 1999 by then Governor Mike Johanns, one of the nine scenic byways in the state of Nebraska. It is a 238-mile stretch of Nebraska Highway 136 extending from historic Brownville in the east to Edison on the west. Several “corridor...
The regular meeting of the Mankato City Council was called to order by Mayor Justin Schoonover on July 5. Councilment present were: Sam Becker, Kevin Ost, George Hennon, Rodney Payne and Lyle Dauner. Also present were Darrell Miller, city attorney, and Sharon McCormick, interim city clerk. Visitors present were: Don Jacobs, Jewell County Sheriff; Tiffany Hollerich; Don Koester; Christian Jeffery; Amanda Horn; and Jim Kohman, CES Engineering. Sheriff Jacobs had a brief discussion with the council regarding complaints of barking dogs. Kohman...
Approximately 25 tractors were raring to go on Friday, for the annual Plow Day. This is a yearly event that is put together by Joe Eilert, Calvin Bohnert and Junior Vandergiesen. Some of the guys came from as far as Iowa and Nebraska to join in on the plowing. All of the tractors were in the field plowing by about 9:30 a.m. They plowed until noon when everyone stopped and went to eat lunch at Eilert Farms. As a city girl, Tonya Chaput had never experienced the labor intensive work that farmers...
Beginning today (Thursday), the Kansas Department of Transportation will begin resurfacing U.S. 24 from the Osborne-Mitchell County Line east to the Mitchell-Cloud County Line. Work will occur Monday through Saturday during daylight hours. Flaggers and a pilot car will direct one lane of traffic through the construction zone. Drivers should be prepared for a delay of up to 15 minutes and plan extra time in their travel schedules. Dustrol Inc. of Towanda is the prime contractor and has scheduled this $3.6 million project to be completed by...
Jewell County Historical Society hosted the 44th Annual Antique Farm Machinery and Threshing Bee on July 16 and 17, 2022. This year's featured volunteer was Roger Feddie in appreciation for his many years of volunteerism and participation in the threshing bee. The featured tractor was a 1941 Farmall H. There were more than 100 tractors on exhibit this year including 13 from the Winslow Collection (Guide Rock) and 10 from the Alcorn Family Collection (Mankato). Interesting note, three tractors...
President Jason Ortman called the July meeting of the Mankato Chamber of Commerce to order. Nine members and four guests were present. Haley Nelson gave an update on the 2023 Birthday Calendars. Invoices from last year have been sent in the mail and an order form will be sent in every city bill. Every business who advertised last year has been contacted and 33 of the 36 businesses would like to advertise again. There have been several pictures entered in the photo contest. The deadline for photos, calendar preorders, listings and businesses to...
A special meeting of the Mankato City Council was held at 6 p.m., on July 8. Present were Mayor Schoonover, Councilmen Ost, Hennion, Payne and Dauner. Also present was Sharon McCormick, city clerk, and Darrell Miller, city attorney. The purpose of the meeting was for consideration of an application for a cereal malt beverage license for the Threshing Bee and consideration of establishing salaray range for the city administrator. The application of Autumn Loomis, Shelly Navarro and Jennifer Anderson, DBA Three Wenches was approved. It was...
There will be no Keenagers meeting this month on account of the heat and humidity. Grilled hamburgers will be served next month (Aug. 18). Thank you for your understanding. See you in August. Hope the weather is better....
Last July, the Nuckolls County Foundation's Lawrence Community Fund was awarded an AARP Community Challenge Grant. The grant was for $3,950 to purchase two park benches and two ADA compliant picnic tables for the swimming pool park. The picnic tables are extended on both ends for wheelchair access. The Lawrence Community Club funded the construction of concrete pads for the benches to be attached to and the tables to sit on. This project was completed last week. This will create a place for...
If you like mysteries . . . go visit the South Central Public Power District. Maybe by the time this edition of the paper is received by our many fine readers, it will not be a mystery any more. However, as of the time of this writing, the exact cause of the electrical system failure on Saturday night is a mystery. Just as a rain storm was visiting a lot of Nuckolls and Clay counties, a large part of Northern Nuckolls County and western Clay County were without power. The Lawrence area was out of power for about 3 1/2 hours while north to...
It was a hot evening but that didn’t keep these die-hard golfers away. Friday evening the Elk Creek Country Club couples’ summer golf league met in Nelson for their seventh week of competition. This week the men teed off the even holes and the women on the odd holes. Coke and Cindy Troudt and Richard P. and Heather Watson came in with a low net score of 33. Jim and Mary Farmer had a high gross score of 52. Cody and Crystal Wyatt took a 9 on the par 4 No.7 and Donnie and Peggy Cassell took a 9 on the par 4 No. 8 for the most over. Cindy Tro...
Hastings resident Jeanne Petr, 92, died Friday, July 15, 2022, at The Heritage at College View, Hastings. Rosary was at 7 p.m.. Tuesday, July 19, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 20, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch and Father Thomas Brouillette officiating. Burial was in Parkview Cemetery at Hastings. Visitation was at 2 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home, and one hour before the service at the church. Mem...
Sondra Sue "Susie" McCarty, 83, died July 13, 2022, with family by her side. She was born in Jewell, Kansas on Aug. 3, 1938, to parents, Roy and Alberta Sluyter. She moved to Jewell City when she was in the second grade. She was an only-child and when her grandparents were deceased, she became close to her Aunt Ilene and Uncle Roy Dooley. She stayed close to her childhood friends from school throughout her life. She attended Kansas State College where she met, fell in love and married Robert O....
Ward Wilson Aurand, the son of Eugene and Lelia (Schnitker) Aurand, was born on March 2, 1923, in Courtland, Kan. He died Monday at the Parkview Haven Nursing Home at Deshler, Neb., at the age of 99 years, 4 months, 16 days. Ward attended school at Big Bend District 122 in Republic County. He was a lifetime farmer in the Courtland community. He was united in marriage to Ilene Charlotte Fangmeyer on Aug. 8, 1987, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hardy. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church...
Cammie C. Poppe 60, died Sunday morning, July 3, at her Hastings home. Visitation was held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, at the funeral home with family present. Her funeral was held at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 7, at Christ Lutheran Church in rural Juniata with Pastor David Loeschen officiating. Burial was in Parkview Cemetery in Hastings immediately after the service. Memorials may be given to ACLEA or Heartland Lutheran School. Private condolences may be sent to the family at...
Curtis L. Jordan, 58 years, was born on Nov. 8, 1963 and died July 5, 2022. He is survived by his mother, Rachel Skeahan; father Rick Jordan; sisters, Lisa Anderson, Kim Aksamit Mike; nieces and nephew, Alissa, John Jr., Jordan and Kaysen. Born in Deshler, Curt was raised in Omaha, where he graduated from Millard North High School in 1982. During Curt’s working career he worked for Baker’s Supermarket and Seldin Property Management. Curt was involved in the Millard Legion Post 374 for many years....
A memorial service for Mary Lou Shelton, age 84 of Jewell, will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 23, at the Jewell Christian Church. Mrs. Shelton died Friday, July 15, at the Downs Care & Rehab Center. Survivors include sons, Curtis of Portis, Kevin of Salina, and Kirby of Randall. Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m., with family present from 5 and 6 p.m., Friday at the Roberts Family Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the Church or Beloit American Legion. Roberts Family Funeral service is in charge of arrangements....
