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Have you ever thought of your refrigerator exterior being a large family bumper sticker or a large family scrapbook? While visiting a friend, we were seated on bar stools in her kitchen having ice tea together and catching up on all the happenings in our communities. My attention zeroed in on the collage sticking all over the front of her double door refrigerator. As our conversation continued, I began to ask her about her photo collection on her refrigerator. She said it was her way of feeling connected to all those friends and loved ones...
Monday morning I fist bumped a traveling sales person and shared our first long conversation since the start the COVID pandemic. I’m sure the conversation took longer than either of us expected but it was good to catch up and learn how COVID has affected her business. While I know sales people are motivated to call with the hope of making a sale, over time the good ones become their customers’ friend. As this is being written, I’m anticipating the arrival of a combination sales and service representative since midweek. I’ve known since Friday...
Q: Were there biblical laws before the 10 commandments? A: I guess it depends on what you mean by biblical laws. God designed the universe to function according to certain fundamental laws; whether they be physical laws like gravity, motion and thermodynamics, or moral laws like family, faith and character. Living with a proper respect for these laws (i.e. not jumping off a cliff or changing God’s design for family) has always resulted in blessings and fulfillment in life. The Bible refers to this respect for God’s laws and right living as “ri...
I can remember well during my years as an EMT for the Lawrence Ambulance Service trips to the emergency room on Friday nights with a boy injured in a football game. Last Friday night I was going to the emergency room when I recalled those trips. Last Friday was also the beginning of the 2022 football season in Nebraska. About one-half hour after arriving at the hospital . . . sure enough someone brought a football player (in full uniform) in for treatment. I was surprised, but yet, not surprised. Some things don’t change. A O Can history r...
Another federal holiday is scheduled for Monday. This time it is Labor Day and government offices and many businesses will be closed. For many families it will be their last opportunity this year for summer weekend activities. The holiday weekend used to mark the start of the Nebraska State Fair and the fall school term but not so anymore. Schools are starting in mid-August and the fair has been moved up. Labor Day weekend now marks the conclusion of the fair. The fair has also changed locations. It is now held in Grand Island instead of...
September arrived today and it is already homecoming week at Superior High School. The National Weather Service forecast calls for a warm late summer evening as the school's students and alumni gather at Brodstone Memorial Field for the 7 p.m. game kick-off. The Wildcats will face a cross county rival, Bruning-Davenport-Shickley team. There have been special activities all week at the school designed to hype the students in advance of the football contest and crowing of the royal couple. Sunday...
It could be a scene from one of Willa Cather's novels, but it is not. Just into Franklin County on a minimum maintenance road, three dresses are placed in prairie pasture. These dresses represent the strong women ancestors of the artist, Kachina Leigh Martin, who lives in Reading, Penn. They are her maternal great-grandmother, Mildred; material grandmother, Anna; and paternal grandmother, Lucille. In her Pennsylvania studio, Kachina pinned up a favorite photograph of her great-great grandmother...
Road construction signs are up at the west Highway 14 entrance into Superior. A VanKirk Brothers construction crew is repairing a storm sewer tube that runs beneath the highway just west of the city limits. There is a storm sewer inlet which allows water collected on the north side of Third Street to flow under the highway and into Lost Creek....
The tradition of the Nebraska State Fair Grand Marshal Program is an opportunity to thank the folks who have made significant contributions to their county fair or ag society. To salute those whom have served, individuals are selected to be Grand Marshal of each daily Nebraska State Fair Parade. These individuals are nominated and then selected on their merits and of course for what they have done for their own county fair, ag society or the youth of their county. Those chosen as Grand Marshals...
A walking school bus is a group of children (“riders”) walking to school with one or more adults (“drivers”) along a pre-planned route to school. Walking school buses promote a healthy choice of walking, reinforce pedestrian safety, and are a supervised social activity for children. The Superior walking school bus will run (“walk”) on Wednesdays. Plans are for the walking school bus to run Sept. 21, through Oct.12 (Weather permitting). The bus will leave, from the City Park band shelter, promptly at 7:30 a.m., in order to arrive at the school...
The enviable truth of being a parent is that someday the last one will leave the nest. No matter how exciting it might sound, it still pulls on the heartstrings a bit. Everyone jokes and says, “It’s going to be hard when your baby leaves,” but it’s no joke. Not because he was the baby, not because he was the favorite, but simply because he was the last. The last 18-plus years you have changed diapers, kissed boo-boos, chased one child or the other all over and back, and now you are just supposed to switch gears like it’s nothing. In the blink...
Through fundraising efforts, the Lovewell Lake Association is sponsoring a fireworks display at Lovewell State Park. The display is scheduled for approximately 8:15 p.m., Saturday, beginning at dusk at the Cedar Point Boat Ramp in the state park. Should weather prevent the fireworks show, a rain date of Sunday, Sept. 4, will most likely occur. Individual fireworks are still prohibited in all areas of Lovewell state park and wildlife areas, including the Twin Coves trailer area and the cabin area west of the state park. A vehicle permit is...
The North Central Kansas Regional Relocation Pilot Loan-Grant Program has received another request. Each county has until Dec. 31, 2022 to use its initial allocation of three relocation incentives. After Dec. 31, 2022, all remaining slots-incentives will be combined and available on a first come, first served basis in the 8-county service area with executed contract closing date of “on or before March 31, 2023.” There are 24 incentives-for allocation for $300,000. On Aug. 15, Mitchell County had one application for $12,500. Republic County had...
The Griffiths, Jill and Terry, are two new faces seen around Rock Hills’ schools. Terry and Jill have only been in Jewell County for approximately two weeks. They came here to fill two positions available that fit their educational specialities. These positions are physical education and business. Terry is the assistant football coach, assistant track coach and the elementary physical education teacher. Jill is the business teacher and the FBLA coordinator. When asked what his responsibilities were, Terry joked, “Probably too many, my wife wou...
The Kansas Department of Transportation approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place Aug. 17, in Topeka. In Jewell County - 36 Highway from the east of Mankato city limits to 4.6 miles east of the east K-14/U.S. 36 junction, milling and overlay, 8.9 miles, Hall Brothers Inc., Marysville, Kan., $2,950,095.05. In Republic - K-199, from the north Courtland city limits north to the K-199/U.S. 36 junction, milling and overlay, 0.8 mile, Hall Brothers Inc., Marysville, Kan., $254,44...
Many of our readers may be familiar with the term bucket list for a list of activities they would like to participate in, places to see or things to acquire. Now, Adam Bauer a soil scientist and the Milford Lake WRAPS coordinator with the Kansas Alliance for Wetlands & Streams (KAWS), is promoting the use of a soil bucket to conduct what he describes as easy in-field tests.With the contents of a bucket, farmers will be able to check the infiltration of their soils, take the temperature of their soils and check their soils aggregate stability....
Out with the old and in with the new. The demolition of the Elk Creek County Club has begun. The Nelson's Golf Clubhouse taken down Monday....
The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be coming to Nelson Friday, Sept. 9. First timers are always needed. You’re never too old to start your journey. Regular whole blood donors can donate every 56 days and Power Red donors every 16 weeks. The Blood Mobile was in Nelson on May 12 and July 11. Those who donated at these drives are eligible to donate again. To check eligibility because of travel or health questions, call the Red Cross at 866-236-3276. It is highly recommended donors have an appointment. Walk-ins will be taken if there is an opening. T...
Hastings, Neb – In the health department’s weekly health update on August 30, South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) executive director Michele Bever reported ongoing high COVID-19 case rates in the health district and very high virus levels in the wastewater. “The most recent wastewater surveillance report for Hastings shows the trending levels of the virus that causes COVID-19. The results from samples collected on August 16 show virus levels trending sharply upward again and classified as “Very High”, the highest we’ve see...
The Ag Sack Lunch Program is returning for its 13th school year in 2022-2023, continuing its offerings which include both in-person and virtual presentations designed to increase agricultural awareness among Nebraska fourth-grade students and their families. “We are excited to continue to offer virtual presentations to schools,” said Karen Brokaw, Ag Lunch Program coordinator. “We can reach schools who do not travel to Lincoln for a field trip. Response from the virtual presentations has been positive and student engagement remained stron...
The Lawrence BloodMobile was held Friday at the American Legion in Lawrence. There were 47 donors and 57 units were collected. Those who met a milestone where: Donald Kohmetcsher - 15 gallons Gerald Buschkoetter - 12 gallons Michelle Kohmetscher - 5 gallons June Rose was a first time donor. Those who generously gave where: Lawrence Faimon, Robert Kotinek, Donald Kathman, Barb Janda, Brooke Mazour, Gerald Buschkoetter, Michele Buschkoetter, Darrell Anderson, Donald Kohmetscher, Linda Ostdiek, Michael Buescher, Joseph Theer, Mary Kathman, Walter...
The South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) reported collections of mosquitoes trapped in Adams County on Aug. 18, 2022, have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). According to Michele Bever, SHDHD health director, and Jeff Hassenstab, director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Hastings, the two departments have been partnering for a number of years to monitor Adams County mosquitoes for West Nile virus. “South Heartland works with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) to trap and test mosquitoes in...
The Lawrence-Nelson Raiders football team opened their season with a dominant performance on both sides of the ball, downing intra-county rival, Superior, 52-14, before a large crowd at Lawrence, Friday. Krayton Kucera put on an offensive show, scoring four rushing touchdowns and completing a pass to Tyson Kotinek for a touchdown. Toby Kotinek scored a rushing touchdown as did Connor Janda. The Superior defense had no answers for the Raider onslaught. The Raiders defense dug in and allowed the...
The Lawrence-Nelson Raiders volleyball team is off to a fast start to their 2022 season. The team faces a tough schedule as they seek to improve upon their 17-15 record from last season. The Class D-2 school faces off against three C-2 schools, 9 D-1 schools and only five D-2 schools. They got off to a strong start in their season opener when they swept Giltner, 25-23, 25-19 and 25-20, in three sets at Giltner Thursday. The team competed at a triangular match at Axtell, Saturday. They fell to ho...
Former Lawrence and Omaha resident, Joan M. Hoelting, 84, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, at The Heritage at College View assisted living in Hastings. Rosary will be 9:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 2. Mass will follow at 10 a.m., both at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lawrence, with Father Jamie Hottovy officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Lawrence. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m., today (Thursday) at the Lawrence Visitation Chapel, Lawrence. A memorial has been established...
