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Where did the summer go? In just a few days, autumn will arrive. You’d think with this summer being so hot and with a lack of rain, it would seem like summer drug by but for some of us, it somehow flew by. Autumn arrives with football and volleyball games, bon fires along with wiener roasts, tasty s’mores, pumpkins, apple pies baking, leaves turning colors and falling to the ground, cooler days and nights and colorful mum flowers blooming. There are golden brown fields full of milo, stalks of ripened corn, golden soybean fields and com...
This week I looked through what was once the main entrance to Brodstone Memorial Hospital but it didn’t look the same. I didn’t see a Gray Lady sitting in the hall welcoming visitors and giving directions. Neither of the Jeans were in the office. When I first started visiting the hospital, Gene Steele was probably the only woman working in the office, a position she held for 25 years. Later Jean Linn shared office duties. I think my advisor was pulling my leg but I remember being told that to work in the Brodstone office one had to be nam...
I almost feel guilty telling a friend who lives not more than 10 miles from Lawrence that we got about 2.5 inches of rain Friday. She replied: “Ya, we got almost ten hundredths of an inch.” Rainfall sure differs this year. The western part of Nebraska (the Panhandle and area) seems to be receiving the most rain when they are usually shorted any rain that falls. Speaking of rain,t Friday was surely a day most all folks around Lawrence and south received with joy as reports of as much as 2.75 inches of rain fell. Many folks were also anxious for...
On the road again, but unlike Willie, we aren’t having much fun. Another trip to Omaha to see George’s doctor this time. Ever since his surgery, he has felt like he had a lump in his throat, so it was decided he needed to visit his surgeon again. They stuck the camera up his nose and looked down his throat and everything seems to be healing just fine, so it was decided to wait it out a bit and see if the problem corrects itself. We go back in December. We got over whatever ick we had. Fingers crossed that being sick for a week means we will sta...
Q: How are farmers supposed to take comfort in a God that let their entire year of effort burn up? A: I sympathize with the frustration behind this question. When we put so much work and heart into something we expect it to pay off and work out. Our natural sense of justice tells us that hard work ought to be rewarded and, in a year like this, when reality falls far below our hopes and expectations, it is normal to feel disappointed. I want to reassure you God’s Word does offer comfort and reassurance to Christians in circumstances like t...
For Brodstone Healthcare, four years of planning and construction culminated in recent days in a series of open houses to show off the progress. This week departments are being relocated to their new quarters and work will begin soon to remodel the older quarters. In the first 40 yeas or so there was little change to the hospital facility gifted by Lady Vestey in memory of her mother. But in the 50 plus years since the hospital has had a construction project underway much of the time. The latest...
Area residents are invited to join with historians and descendants of Charles Watson, a Civil War veteran, at 2 p.m. Sunday in the eastern portion of Evergreen Cemetery for a special ceremony held in his honor. Members of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War from Nebraska and Kansas will dedicate a marker recognizing Watson as the last Union solider buried in Nuckolls County. At the time of his death in 1936, he was almost 96 years old and the last living member of Superior's Old Abe Post...
Last May 7, thirty people gathered together for the first time as a new congregation at Superior Estates Winery. They didn’t have a pastor, but had someone coming from Beloit, and they had faith that God would provide a way! They chose the name Risen Life Fellowship Church after departing from the United Methodist Church and applying to become a Global Methodist Congregation after many differences of theological beliefs, including disagreeing with Bishop C. Joseph Sprague in his book “Affirmations of a Dissenter” held he didn’t believe that Je...
Nuckolls County Court was in session Monday with Judge Michael Burns presiding. He passed sentence on two juvenile offenders for events which occurred in January, February and March. One juvenile was sentenced to more than a year of probation which will end when he turns 19. He must wear an electronic ankle monitor until a space is found for him in a group home. The second juvenile was sentenced to 24 months of supervised probation. He must wear an electronic ankle monitor for at least 30 days or longer should his probation officer decide it...
Eleven members attended the September Mankato Chamber of Commerce meeting on Sept. 13, at Bob’s. President Jason Ortman called the meeting to order. The Community Garden is winding down for the season. Brian Shulda talked about the possibilities of planting cover crops in the garden in the future. The chamber discussed the community birthday calendars. Not including the chamber’s listings, there were 487 listings turned in and 123 calendars pre ordered. Haley will work on setting the calendars and collecting advertisements from businesses so th...
Pawnee Mental Health announced the following promotions and new hires in the community services department. Within this department, Pawnee has adult and youth programs available for consumers in its 10-county service area. Leading the efforts of the community services department is Shelli Schottler, LMSW, as the director. Terra Upham, LCP, has been promoted to community services assistant director. Upham has worked for Pawnee for 10 years, most recently serving as the youth community services supervisor for Pawnee’s eastern region. In her n...
Lisa M. Moser Kansas House District 106 The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced the dates for its regional “2023 Local Consult” meetings held throughout the state. These gatherings are designed for open discussion between KDOT officials and the public to determine project prioritization across Kansas and are an important step in gathering public input for the IKE program – the state’s current 10-year transportation improvement program. They are the best opportunity all Kansans have to provide input on regional priorities for fut...
Awards recognize high-performing students and help them stand out to colleges. A student at Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate students’ hard work in high school and showcase their strong academic performance. The criteria for eligible students include: GPA of 3.5 or higher. PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 assessment scores that are within the top 10 percent of assessment takers in each state for each award program or earned a score of 3 or higher o...
The football game was delayed until Saturday at 6 p.m. Standing in the rain for their photo, (from left) Grace Ayers, Justus White, Bella Volker, Coe Neilson, Mason McMains, Hannah Simmelink (Queen), Carlton Wright (King) and Abbey Schliefer. Hannah is the daughter of Chad and Jennifer Simmelink. Carlton Wright is the son of Becky Fernandez and Dale Wright II....
Small steps are starting to happen! The South Central Nebraska Unified District No. 5 voted at the September 2022 board meeting to not renew the current Unification Agreement. It is set to expire on Aug. 31, 2024. This past January, they hired me to oversee and help them navigate this de-unification and prepare both districts to be independent districts again, beginning with the 2024-25 school years. There are many things that need to be done to prepare for this. Road Map - The De-Unification of the SCUD No. 5 is arguably the first of its kind...
Lawrence-Nelson High School received a $2,000 grant to purchase supplies to remodel the greenhouse into a poultry lab for FFA students. The grant was provided through FCSAmerica’s Working Here Fund. The Working Here Fund Grant will help the development center create outdoor programs to teach youth about basic planting and gardening concepts. “Our students learn well through hands-on learning,” said Kylie Kinley, advisor. “The poultry lab provides various learning opportunities as well as the responsibility for caring for live animals...
The Lawrence Country Club finished up their golf season Sunday, with a 2-couple scramble and members’ banquet. The prime rib dinner was enjoyed by all. Eleven teams competed in the 2-couple scramble. The winners in the championship flight were Keith and Carolyn Kohmetscher, Dale and Tami Kohmetscher golfing a 58. Second place went to Sam Nejezchleb and Greg Pohlmeier, Roy and Peg Faimon with a 61. Third place was won by Randy and Beth Himmelberg, Mitch and Angie Kathman with a 61. The first flight winners were Brad and Emily Kohmetscher, C...
P. E. O. Chapter J met in the Salem Lutheran Church fellowship hall on Monday, Sept. 11, with Carol Eckles and Jaynie Spirk serving as co-hostesses. President Sue VanSkiver reviewed the by-law changes that will be voted on at the national convention she will be attending later this month. Many of the changes are opposed by the membership and will be voted on accordingly. Members voted to continue the Adopt a Resident program at the P. E. O Home in Beatrice and signed up to remember the assigned resident on a specific month of the year. RSVPs...
The regular monthly meetings of the Nelson American Legion Post 187 Family was held Thursday at the Legion Clubhouse. The deaths of Legion member Don Biltoft and of the wife of member Erik Russell were announced and special condolences extended to the families. Other announcements were that the District 10 Fall Rally would be held Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Sutton American Legion. Members were invited to the Red Cloud Legion on Tuesday, Sept. 19 when a special award was presented to a 73 year Legion Member. Also discussed was the tax status...
Donald Dean Biltoft, the son of John and Greta, was born on June 8, 1929, in Welling- ton, Kansas. He died Sept. 14, 2023, at the Park- view Haven Nursing Home at Deshler, Nebraska at the age of 94 years, 3 months, 6 days. Don attend- ed country school in Nora, Nebraska, and graduated from Superior High School. He was baptized at Stephenville, New Foundland, by Father Greatnek. Don served in the United States Air Force from Dec. 7, 1950, until Dec. of 1954. He was married to Mary Ann Mazour and...
Matthew Todd Schiermeyer, 57, Fairfield, Nebraska, died on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska, because of a side-by-side accident. Rosary was at 7 p.m.,Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 with Father Corey Harrison officiating. Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. today (Thursday), both at Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church, Deweese, Nebraska, with Father Mike Wetovick officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Lawrence, Nebraska. There will be no...
Clay Center, Nebraska, resident Kenneth "Ken" Joseph Kalvoda, 77, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings. A Rosary was Tuesday, Sept. 19, at McLaughlin Funeral Chapel in Clay Center. Mass of Christian Burial was conducted at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church in Deweese with Father Denton Morris officiating. A time of fellowship followed the service at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Clay Center. The family welcomed guests on...
Katrena Dawn Corcoran, the daughter of Michael and Dawn (Havens) Corcoran, was born on Jan. 15, 1988, in Phillipsburg, Kansas. She died Sept. 12, 2023, at the St. Elizabeth's Regional Medical Center at Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 35 years, 7 months, 28 days. Katrena attended school in Phillipsburg, WaKeeney and Oakley, Kansas. In her high school years, she was active in playing volleyball and basketball. She attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln studying psychology. She also...
Many football fans watch college and professional football games only, not wanting to take the time to watch high school games. You know what ? ? ? They miss most of the fun, and some really good football games. Take last Friday's game at Blue Hill (BH) for an example. The Blue Hill announcer proclaimed the game to be part of the "Boarder War" between the two neighboring schools. Some were saying the local boys had an easy win as they judged the game by the final score. Well, they were wrong as...
What’s happening at L-N Sept. 25-29 Monday: Varsity cross country vs. University of Nebraska-Kearney (Away); JV football vs. Kenesaw (Away) Tuesday: State Range Judging at Saline County; FBLA Fall Leadership Convention; Varsity volleyball vs. St. Cecilia (Away) Wednesday: State Range Judging at Saline County; Early dismissal; P-T conferences in Nelson; 9th and 12th Grade Parent Meetings Thursday: Staff In-service - No school; Varsity cross country vs. multiple schools (Home); Varsity volleyball vs. St. Cecilia (Away) Friday: Fall Break - No s...
