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After six days of more than 100 degree daytime weather, relief came at the end of the week with a much needed rain and cooler temperatures. A drive along the country back roads showed a display of native sunflowers and how showy they are now. Sunflowers are bright and cheery. Every year I look forward to seeing them show up. After all, sunflowers are Kansas’ state flower and I can see why they were chosen for that honor. Sunflowers have become popular in interior decorating, featured on clothing and included by professional florists in many o...
My father was born in Rhode Island in 1915. Like most youth of his time, he was always tinkering with automobiles alongside his father, brother and friends. These vehicles were somewhat different from today’s vehicles. If you have ever watched Walt Disney’s movies “The Shaggy Dog,” “The Absentminded Professor” or “Flubber,” you are familiar with the cars of my father’s childhood. These cars needed to be driven to be acceptable. My father and a friend even took a camping trip from Rhode Island to Yellowstone National Park in a Model T Ford they...
My grandfather told me "It's an ill wind that blows no good" And that concept appears to be true with the vultures migrating into this area each spring. This year's drought has provided them with a feast. With ponds and streams drying up, the vultures have been enjoying a regular smorgasbord with the dead fish to supplement their normal road kill diet. Officially vultures are an endangered species but judging from the number of birds I've been seeing this year, they certainly aren't on the...
Q: Is abortion acceptable to save the life of the mother? A: This is not an easy question to answer. Oh, I can spout off Bible verses sitting in a comfortable office chair easily enough, but I know that the doctors and nurses who serve us in the medical community have to face the realities that come from these choices, and so do families who are facing a wide variety of heart-breaking situations. My heart and prayers go out to each one of you (Matthew 7:13-14). Under what circumstances is the taking of human life acceptable? The Bible does...
One of the more interesting career fields I can think of is that of being a “weather man.” (Or woman as well.) It seems most of the time, those weathermen on TV forecast for at least a week ahead, maybe two weeks. They got the hot, dry conditions correct for most of August, but that wonderful rain of last weekend was not in the forecast almost until it got here. I really appreciate surprises like that. We thank God for that inch and a half, and pray for additional rain to get us back to some sort of normal condition. I am constantly amazed as...
I am loving this weather! I wish it was like this year-round. Cool mornings and warm afternoons. I know it’s not likely to stay this way for long, so I plan to enjoy as much of it as I can. I almost wish I had the energy and inclination to get back to painting the house, but I don’t. We celebrated our wedding anniversary this past week by breaking the bank and purchasing a few things that we need to start the renovations at the house on First Street. We have been married for eight years now, and a couple for almost 12. We haven’t killed each ot...
Following the closure of the South Ward elementary school, the state highway department removed the community’s only traffic light and the city council eliminated the community’s only one-way street, But times are changing. One way streets appear to be on the way back. And this time, not just one, but two. Monday evening the Superior City Council held a public hearing seeking comment on a plan to convert Eleventh Street between Idaho and Washington to one-way. Notice of the hearing had been published in this newspaper and letters sent to pro...
Undecided on how to observe the Labor Day Weekend, the National Weather Service predicts temperatures will again be near the 100 degree mark. There will be a fireworks show at Lovewell State Park on Saturday and the Nebraska State Fair is underway in Grand Island....
Starting on Monday, Oct. 9, Superior’s First United Methodist Church will be hosting a preschool play-date from 10:30 to 11:30 with mothers in the church nursery. Plans are to hold a play-date each week. Pastor Bonnie Brock has two children of her own which she has raided, four foster children and has an early childhood degree and a special needs early childhood degree. She has taught parenting skills at Head Start and has an elementary teacher’s degree. She is also Safe Gatherings approved. Questions about the program may be directed to the...
Ruskin High School was forced to close in 1982 after enrollment dropped below the Nebraska minimum of 25 for three years in a row. However, a loyal group of Ruskin alumni have continued to hold a school reunion every three years. At that time officers for the next event are generally elected. When the alumni group last met, it was decided the Class of 1968 would serve as association officers. From the class a core group developed to serve as the leadership team. Members of that team are Beverly...
The general rain this area has been wanting for months arrived Friday night in time to cause the rescheduling of area football games. The Superior vs. Lawrence-Nelson game being played on Brodstone Field had less than 3 minutes left in the first quarter when it was delayed by lightining. The teams and student groups were moved to the school for shelter and fans were encouraged to go to their vehicles. After being delayed for an hour or so, it was decided to reschedule the game for Saturday morning. But that wasn’t an easy task as an o...
Highway 14’s one-lane restriction over the Republican River has been removed as have the width and speed restrictions on the highway between Superior and Kansas. But that doesn’t mean construction related delays are over for this year. Additional highway work is planned for the area this year and the timing may interfere with the fall harvest traffic. Deep pothole repair is expected to start next week and asphalt resurfacing the second week of September. That work is scheduled for portions of Highway 14 from the five-mile corner north of tow...
A Jewell County group working to boost the county's tourism draw is one of four Kansas groups to receive a $10,000 marketing grant. Projects in Sedgwick, Marshall and Atchison counties received similar $10,000 grants. The smallest of the 40 grants announced this week was $960 awarded the Marquette Chamber of Commerce in McPherson County. A total of $117,780 was awarded in the 2023 Tourism Marketing Grant Awards Program. The grants will provide funding for 22 projects to enhance and expand...
Mid-day Friday, members of the Superior Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire in the ditch along directly north of the Fifteenth and Montana Street intersection. The heat index was more than 100 degrees with little wind. A dry, drought stricken corn field was all that lay between the fire and several businesses to the north including The Victorian Inn, Good Samaritan, Superior Paint and Body, The Velvet Rose and LandMark Implement. Scott Nondorf, SVFD chief, said, "When firemen...
The Jewell County Commissioners met Aug. 14. Commissioners Brent Beck, Keith Roe and Ed Duskie were present with Carla Waugh, county clerk, present for the meeting. Steven Melnick, Colonial Life Agent, asked if the commissioners were interested in providing an employer paid group term life insurance policy for all employees. He said they also provide additional life insurance for employees to purchase along with the health advocate program and it’s portable with conversion and waiver premium. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, said they a...
The Jewell County Commissioners Keith Roe, and Ed Duskie were present for the Aug. 21 meeting. Carla Waugh, county clerk, attended the meeting. Cindy Becker, health administrator, had a contract for the commissioners’ approval with Mitchell County for the WIC program participants. Commissioners approved signing the contract with Mitchell County to provide nutrition education for the WIC program participants. Cindy Becker also had the county health officer agreement for approval. Commissioners appointed Dr. Walker as the health officer for t...
Land O'Lakes is a regional cooperative that matches dollar-for-dollar cash donations from its local cooperative members like Midway Co-op. The donations are designed to help purchase fire equipment for the community. "This year with the support of Land O'Lakes, Midway Co-op donated a total of $4,000 to 10 local fire departments for a total of $40,000. Midway donated $2,000 that was matched by Land O'Lakes to all the departments. The checks are being delivered this month....
OCCK, Inc. Transportation, including CityGo, 81 Connection, GoAbilene, GoConcordia, KanCon- nect and Paratransit services will be closed on Monday in observation of Labor Day. No vehicles will run on Monday. Transportation services will resume normal operating hours on Tuesday....
The Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW) are taking applications for the “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship” for the spring semester 2024. The scholarship provides service members and veterans with the financial assistance they need to complete their educational goals without incurring excessive student loan debt. It’s just another way for the VFW to say “Thank You” to those who fought for our freedoms. Scholarships of up to $5,000 will be awarded to qualified applicants. Awarded scholarships are limited to one per family per semester. Applicati...
Brodstone Community Wellness will be hosting a Stepping On, fall prevention program at the Superior Auditorium. Classes will begin Wednesday, Sept. 20, and run every Wednesday from approximately 10 to 11:30 a.m. The Stepping On program will be hosted in collaboration with South Heartland District Health Department and the Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging. Throughout the program there will be visits from guest experts including: physical therapy, pharmacy, optometry and a safety expert. The experts will provide education which can help to...
Gov. Jim Pillen recently appointed Matt Sullivan as the District 2 director of the Nebraska Corn Board (NCB), which represents Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Nuckolls, Thayer and Webster counties. Sullivan, from Superior, is replacing John Greer, from Edgar, who served on the board since 2014 and chose not to seek reappointment. "The Nebraska Corn Board is continually striving to maintain and build the value of the corn I grow and made me want to get involved," said Sullivan. "When John and I...
Even though the temperature passed 100 degrees later in the day, 13 women braved the soaring heat the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 22, to visit Liberty Cove recreational area and learn more about the Little Blue Natural Resources District. Tim Heche, supervisor of the Liberty Cove facility, and Jessica Hedges, media and communications specialist for the LBNRD, gave an overview of the aims and purposes of the district and of the educational opportunities extended to area youth. Their presentation...
SGM Cheryl A. Faimon, 64, was born Feb. 11, 1959, in Red Cloud, Nebraska, to Robert and Maureen (Menke) Faimon. She died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, at Vitas Med Center in San Antonio, Texas. Her services in San Antonio are as follows: Visitation and rosary, today (Thursday, Aug. 31) at Castle Ridge Mortuary followed by the Celebration of Life Mass Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at the Resurrection of the Lord Catholic Church. Interment will take place at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery on Tuesday Sept. 5, 2023. A Celebration of Life service will also...
Glenvil resident Myron T. Petr, 79, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Rosary was at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10 a.m. Saturday, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Hastings with Father Craig Clinch officiating. Burial was at Glenvil Cemetery in Glenvil. Visitation was from 3:30 to 7 p.m. with family present 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, and one hour before the service at the church. Memoria...
LeRoy Dean Meier died at the age of 82 on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. LeRoy's last days were spent visiting with his family and reminiscing with photos and conversations. He was born July 15, 1941, in Lincoln, Kansas, to Edward and Maria (Wacker) Meier. LeRoy married Donna Marie Briggs on Dec. 8, 1963. Together they shared five children, 21 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. LeRoy worked at Dubuque Packing House, Reece...
