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Over the years, the Superior Chamber of Commerce has coordinated a number of late summer, early fall activities. There have been parades, car shows, watermelon feeds, barbecues, free movies, both professional and amateur entertainment, dunk tanks, water fights and at least once a magician’s show, This year the chamber hit it over the top with the portable water park. I didn’t know such existed but it was the kind of activity the late summer event has long needed. For the youngsters returning to school it was a fitting way to end the summer and...
For the past two weeks, students have been returning to their classrooms and getting acquainted with their teacher or teachers. Recently a post on social media asked people to name their kindergarten or first grade teachers. I’m sure they were great teachers but I can’t remember their names. When my parents decided to move back to the farm in Jewell County, I attended a one- room country school, Oak Creek. I remember most of those great teachers including Jeaniece (Morris) Montgomery who helped me so much as I came from a class of 60, to the...
The Superior High School volleyball team enters the 2021 season with a new head coach at the helm. Randall Loch will oversee the Wildcats as they look to build on the continued past success of the program. Superior won the state C-2 championship in 2017. The team brought home fourth place finishes in 2018 and 2019. The 2020 edition of the team was eliminated in the first round. Bailey Zimmerer is serving as the assistant coach. The Wildcats open the season today (Thursday) when they host the...
God, I’m so grateful that we can come before Your throne to receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. My heart is so broken for the situation in Afghanistan…I’ve struggled for words. The news…the photos and video footage…all just glimpses into the horrible truth that lies there. I’m just so grateful when there’s nothing else I can do that I can come to You in prayer for this situation. Please God, be extra close to the women, children, all those individuals who helped our military, all those who converted to Christianity, all those...
Q: I’m on the board of a small church and we can’t seem to make ends meet with our budget. We are thinking of asking our pastor to take a pay cut. Is this the right response to our situation? A: The most important thing to remember is that neither the pastor nor the board are the enemy. This financial challenge can be met by coming together and bringing the wisdom and grace of God to bear. There is a good and godly solution to every hardship God’s people are faced with (Romans 8:28; 1 Corinthians 10:13)! A good place to start is with the Bibli...
The renewed pandemic of COVID-19 has many, many people upset, and I understand it. More tests, more vaccines, more masks ? ? ? Well folks, we have an answer if you are among those worried and upset. And . . . this came direct from that great state of Wisconsin, so it has to be true. I tried it the other day as I wasn’t feeling the best, and I got results. It went something like this: Take a can of beer, any beer, pour some into a glass. Smell it. Taste it. If you can smell and taste it, you don’t have COVID. However, I wasn’t sure as I still ha...
Now that the pool is closed, you would think I wouldn’t be so busy. Well think again. This summer, Jacob bit off a little more than he could chew by taking on four yards to mow along with our two yards that he is supposed to mow. With school and football practice, he is falling behind, and guess who is taking up the slack. You guessed it, me. Thankfully, my friends have a riding lawn mower they have allowed me to use. Jacob has been offered to use it as well but prefers to use our push mower. Weird, right? I hate borrowing things, especially l...
More fuel was added to the rumor mill fire Monday evening when members of the Superior City Council approved two requests for low interest loans totaling, more than $200,000. The loans will be made for a period of 15 years each and while the interest rates are different they will be below current business loan rates. A third loan request was tabled. The council did not publicly discuss the requests, identify the recipients or state the purpose of the loans. However, it is suspected they are part of a plan to remodel and reopen the former Pizza...
Southern Nebraska health professionals participated in press briefing coordinated by the South Heartland Health District and held last Wednesday afternoon. The briefing was recorded and is available on the agency’s web site. It was apparent those participating in the briefing want area residents to get vaccinated in an effort the curb the impact of COVID-19. Several area physicians including Dr. Timothy Blecha of Superior, participated and discussed the ongoing pandemic, The number of cases in the South Heartland District is increasing but h...
The Nuckolls County Extension Office located in Nelson will be closed Monday so office personnel may attend the festivities honoring Jean Stichka, Nuckolls County Extension office manager since August of 1994. On Monday, Stichka will serve as the grand marshal of the state fair celebration parade. The tradition of the grand marshal program is an opportunity to honor those who have contributed to the state fair and 4-H activities across Nebraska. She was nominated for the honor by the Nuckolls County Fair Board. Stichka has done more than just s...
Some folks got a much needed rain late Sunday and early morning but the majority did not. In general the rain did not cross the stateline into Kansas. Reports of 2.5 inches or so were common throughout Superior, CoCoRaHS observers submitted the following reports: 1.5 N of Nora 0.34 Lawrence 0.24 6.5 NE of Superior 0.59 6,6 SE Lawrence 1.20 8.4 NW of Superior 1.55 4.3 E of Hardy 0.53 Nelson 0.39 3.1 NW of Oak 0.29 Superior 2.30 Superior 1.96 4.3 E of Red Cloud 2.10 Guide Rock 1.57 Blue Hill 0.35...
Las Canteras, a Superior restaurant, was burglarized twice within a three day period. Thieves entered the establishment, Wednesday, and left with a dozen bottles of Corona beer and $30 from the cash register. They returned Friday night. On this occasion they took every bottle of liquor from the bar area as well as all the beer in the cooler. The Superior Police Department is investigating the incidents. They ask anyone with information about the crime to contact them. No arrests have been made....
The Mankato City Council met Aug. 3. Christina Jeffery asked the council to approve a splash pad at the City Park. She indicated this would be special to the county. Grants can help as well. She indicated this can also assist special ed needs for those who can’t swim. The council asked who would fund it. Jeffery said money will be raised by fundraisers and donors. The city will only need to run the piping for the water and sewer. A splash pad will bring people into the city. Councilman Klos asked council members what issues there are to h...
After a "Long Wait" (the event was cancelled in 2020 because of COVID-19) the "Big Dig" will be here Friday through Sunday! The full name of the event is the 35th Annual Historical Construction Equipment Association International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition hosted by Prairie Plowing Days – familiarly known as "The Big Dig." The event will be held on the Kurt Kocher farm south of Concordia. Find the site nine miles south of Concordia on Highway 81 and 2 1⁄2 miles west on Hawk Road, or...
A hoard of children played tirelessly on the inflatable water slides at the Hometown Celebration in downtown Superior, Saturday afternoon. All ages were invited to attend. Sara Kirchhoff (far right) had agreed with her children that she would participate. Some of the children stayed for the entire four hours....
Rock Hills Elementary School's new first grade teacher, Megan Young, may be a familiar face to Jewell County residents because she grew up around here. Today she lives west of Mankato. Young attended Jewell High School. When Young left Jewell County, she went to school at Bethany College in Lindsborg where she received her bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1994. In 2004, Young received an associate's degree in early childhood. After college, Young lived in Salina for 11 years before s...
In the smaller schools of Nebraska, each sports season is usually a question mark at the beginning. Last year's seniors moving on need to be replaced by younger and maybe more inexperienced players. The 2021 L-N Lady Raiders can look ahead with some confidence that comes before any games are played. They will play in Class D-2 this year and they return players that were team leaders in some statistics last year. Last year's record showed six wins and 14 losses with the girls that played the...
The Jewell County Commissioners met Aug. 16. Commissioners Brent Beck, Steve Greene and Keith Roe and Carla J. Waugh, county clerk were present for the meeting. Shannon Meier, ambulance director, reviewed the July activity and billing reports. He reported two EMS units were out of service. Meier said they had a busy weekend with 12 runs. Brian Freeman, Republic County Rural Water District No. 1, inquired about ARPA funds to be used for the RPCO RWD. He said the district tries to replace a mile of line each year and repairs to the booster...
Looks can be deceiving . . . Many football fans like to compare one season to another. But, if you do that to the 2021 Raider football team, a person could be deceived. It is true that the eight seniors on the 2020 team will be missed. However, the 2021 roster has more people on it. It is true that the 2020 record was certainly not similar to the history of Raider football. However, the 2021 team seems to be committed to correcting last year's record . . . in spite of a schedule that includes...
“Impressed . . . “ That was the first word from Mr. Dan Kennedy, L-N principal, when asked about the first week of school last week. Mr. Kennedy is a first year administrator for the L-N school, moving here from a somewhat similar school in rural Colorado. “For the first week of school, everything went very well, I’m impressed,” he added. All the teachers were ready and it seemed all the students were equally eager to get started, was the general impression he received from all around the school facilities. Another teacher said there were a fe...
Monday, Aug. 30: Junior high volleyball at Sandy Creek-Quad; Junior high football at Superior High School; JV football at Superior Tuesday, Aug. 31: JV and varsity volleyball vs. Palmer (Home) Wednesday, Sept. 1: Band marching at State Fair Thursday, Sept. 2: Junior high volleyball vs. Deshler (Home); Cross Country Varsity at Superior; JV and varsity volleyball at Superior Friday, Sept. 3: Varsity football at Arapahoe...
The City of Nelson had wind damage from the storms Sunday night. Eighth Street between the highway and Wheeler Street was closed until the utilities were be repaired....
The Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for those ages 16 and older. The approval comes as the highly infectious Delta variant sweeps across the nation, causing case numbers to surge. The vaccine will continue to be authorized for emergency use for children ages 12 to 15, as well as a third dose in moderately or severely immunocompromised people through emergency use authorization. So far, 44.5 percent of all Kansans are fully vaccinated. As a country, 170 million, or 51.5 percent, h...
It’s a small world after all . . . Six words from an old song seem truer as the world goes by. Connections to old friends or relatives or even community residents come up at the most unexpected times. Last week Carroll and Cindy Troudt enjoyed a five day bus trip to Kentucky with the primary aim to visit the replica of the “Ark” located there. Mr. Troudt talked about a number of interesting tours and tourist items from the trip. He was also greatly impressed by the Ark replica. However, he was also surprised by several people he met along...
In 2019, Lawrence native Pat Herz Berg (daughter of the late Ralph and Mildred Herz) coordinated a project between Green Lake Lutheran Ministries (GLLM) in Spicer, Minn., and Lawrence's Sacred Heart Sewing Circle. Three hand-pieced quilt tops were donated to GLLM for their annual quilt auction that raises money for their summer camp. Judging from the fabrics used, it is believed the tops are 90 to 100 years old. Pat's committee thought they should be hand-quilted and finished to bring more...
