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I occasionally answer questions about Bob’s Popcorn Palace as people recall buying big bags of popcorn from the stand operated by the late Bob Oglevie. After his stand closed Bob rode his bicycle from his quarters in the Good Samaritan home at the north edge of Superior down to The Superior Express, a distance of about a mile. Here he helped with janitorial duties. He felt sorry for this editor and one day came in carrying a front basket for my bicycle. He thought a basket would help me carry things. He didn’t realize my long legs often col...
Do you have your “Bucket List” written down and starting to cross things off of it? For those who haven’t heard of what a Bucket List is, it’s a list visiting places, doing things and seeing sights a person wants to do or see before they leave this ole world behind. Sounds a little morbid but facing the facts, the appointed time will come, sometimes sooner than later. When I first heard the term Bucket List, it was when my husband and I attended the 2007 movie so named. It starred two seasoned actors, Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. The sto...
Presenting Biblical answers to tough questions Q: Is it sinful to have doubts or questions about God? If so, how can I get rid of them? A: It is not sinful to have doubts or questions about God. There are far too many examples in Scripture of godly believers sharing their struggles with God and other mature believers to think that. Some examples include a man named Asaph who felt that God was being unfair in allowing evil people to prosper (Ps. 73), as well as the prophet Habakkuk who decided he was going to sit on a watchtower until God...
Roadside flowers . . . Jerusalem Artichokes, (or whatever those sunflower looking flowers are), tall Blue Stem grass and Goldenrod . . . ya, it’s autumn regardless of what the calendar says. Roadside ditches have gotten a bad rap over the years. However, for a month or two in the Fall, they take on a special beauty as the grasses and flowers take over and give us a pleasant view to enjoy. However . . . Please don’t stop on a highway and pick any of those flowers or grasses. Last week, just a couple of miles west of Lawrence, I noticed a car...
Last week was eventful! It was homecoming at the high school, so being the paper lady and a senior football mom had me running in circles. Thankfully the other senior mom, yep, there are only two of us this year, was on top of things. She organized everything. I was just required to show up. I offered to help several times, but she assured me she had it all under control. At first, I was a little taken aback by it, but she did an amazing job, and who am I to stand in the way. Besides, I’m better at the “moral support” and “go fetch and carry...
Twelve light poles with solar LED lights have recently made their appearance at Lake Emerson on the west side of Jewell. The poles follow the walking path around the lake. Increased lighting will allow increased use of the area and will be appreciated by area residents and visitors. The idea had been around for a time but came to fruition when the City of Jewell wrote and received two grants. The first was from the Jewell County Community Foundation. This grant of $7,131, was awarded during the...
The Mankato City Library board met Monday. The director reported that at the Central Kansas Library System full system meeting, it was voted in favor of the resolution to exceed the revenue neutral rate. It was also announced the city has approved exceeding the revenue neutral rate. The board determined there would not be a meal fundraiser for the library at the Oct. 2, Robert Turner Concert because there are not enough people available to serve. The board president announced the county has approved the request to install a book walk on the...
Jan and Dick Miller retired from their jobs in Arizona in 2003. For the next few years, they lived in Tekamah and wintered in Arizona. They made their home in Superior in 2010 but continued to winter in Arizona. Superior became their full-time home in 2014. Their plan was to travel to as many places as possible and to visit their family as much as possible. Jan's husband Dick died a few years after they moved to Superior. During this time Jan made her own personal Bucket List. It's not your...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Healthy Kansans 2030 Steering Committee are promoting a 10-minute Community Health Perceptions Survey to better understand the most serious health issues affecting people in the state. The Community Health Perceptions Survey is part of Healthy Kansans 2030 activities to gather information for a state-wide health assessment and strategic planning process designed to improve the health and well-being of Kansas residents. Survey results will help make sure that everyone in Kansas has...
The Red Cross Blood Mobile arrived in Nelson Friday for another great day. Although the drive came up a few pints short, 57 units were collected which will help save as many as 170 patients in need. Some donors had a prolonged wait because of the shortage of Red Cross staff. Several donors reached their personal milestones.Carol Buschkoetter has now given her 12th gallon. Pastor Ethan Feistner has reached his seven-gallon mark. Six-gallon donors are: Ramon Otero, Donna Jensen and Barb Wehrman. Five-gallon donors are: Cindy Hewitt, Sandra...
Most of us in Nuckolls County have heard of South Central Public Power District. Many of us get mail from them each month. What I'd wager is that you didn't know they've been around since the Stone Age! The stone ages of electricity in rural Nebraska, that is. The electrification of cities began as early as 1880, but for us country folk, it took much longer. Only 11 percent of U.S. farms had electricity in 1935. Thankfully that year, the Rural Electrification Administration was created by...
The South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) reported another collection of mosquitoes trapped in Adams County on Aug. 31, has tested positive for West Nile Virus. According to Michele Bever, SHDHD health director, symptoms of West Nile illness are usually mild, including fever, headache, body aches, nausea, vomiting and sometimes swollen lymph glands or a skin rash. However, the symptoms may be more severe, sometimes causing permanent neurological damage and may result in death. West Nile Virus is spread through the bite of an...
Art students from the Lawrence- Nelson High School competed in the 7th Annual Hastings College Mural Competition on Sept. 8. Students attending this year's competition included seniors Fayth Brudvig, Elsa Jorgensen, Emma Epley, Kylie Beard and Aleah Heikkinen, all taught by Mrs. Kylee Haba. This year marks the school's fifth time competing in this fun and challenging event. The mural competition consists of schools from across the state, all given the same theme for inspiration. Students are to...
Last year's homecoming queen, McKenzie Ostdiek, crowns this year's homecoming queen, Kylie Beard....
The South Central Red Raiders traveled to Geneva last Thursday to take part in the Fillmore Central Cross Country Invitational Meet. The girls cross country runner for South Central were suffering from illness or injuries and did not take part in the meet. The boys were among the 19 teams at the meet giving the Red Raiders a chance to see different competition as they reach the middle point of the season. The boys did not have a medalist for this meet but did compete hard and placements were as follows: Rowan Jarosik 28th: 19:11; Logan Menke...
Three games last week gave the Lady Raider a little break from being busy, busy, busy. However, all games were against Class D-1 schools, two of which had a combined won-loss record of 25-5. Harvard fell and then L-N faced two of the better teams in the area in Kenesaw and Shelton. The game summaries: L-N – HARVARD: 25-8, 25-18: The two-set win by L-N was a study in contrast. In the first set, Kills by Emma Epley and Kara Menke got the girls off to a quick start at 5-0. That was followed by the entire team getting in on the action as they built...
"It was the best of times . . . it was the worst of times . . ." Someone far smarter than this reporter once felt the need to use the above quote to help describe activity they were experiencing. I couldn't help but use it to help explain the L-N Raider – Blue Hill football game from last Friday night. The game had something for almost everyone . . . and it lasted 12 seconds too long for the Raider fans. Ya, BH scored the winning TD and PAT with 12 seconds on the clock . . . which came just 32 s...
Ruth Lane Henry of Lincoln, Neb., died Aug. 27. A service for her will be held in the future....
The exciting moments of pregnancy turned into a mass of questions and unknowns when Carson Brice Becker entered this world on Sept. 3, 2021 at 3:31 p.m. Carson was born at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kan. Carson was 4lbs. 12.7 oz. and 18 inches long. With all odds stacked against him, Carson stayed with his family receiving a lifetime of hugs, kisses and love for the next 33 hours before leaving this world on Sept. 5, 2021 at 12:30 a.m., to join his older brother, Jonathan Brice...
A longtime Montrose resident, Charles H. Jacobsen, 96, died Tuesday. His funeral is planned for 10:30 Monday at the Melby Mortuary, Mankato. Burial will follow in the Pleasant View Cemetery, near Montrose....
It was 75 years ago last February when fire destroyed a Superior elevator located across the street south of what is now the Petro Plus Station. At that time the Day & Frees Lumber Yard was located there and the firemen worried the fire might spread to the lumber yard. Several pictures and a story printed in this issue of The Express retell the fire story. The elevator fire was not only the largest in Superior's history but it caused a big disruption in the Superior grain market and left only...
The renovation of the Superior Auditorium continues moving forward with the support of the community and Superior High School alumni. As of late August 55 donors have designated funds totaling more than $39,000 toward the payment of the newly installed heating and cooling system, and contributions are still coming in. The infusion of cash was in response to a $30,000 challenge grant received by the auditorium committee. The generosity of donors will allow the group to claim that grant. Additional donations are welcome and may be sent to The Aud...
Tina Marie Fuller, the daughter of Guy Neal and Shirley Jean (Muths) Garst, was born on June 17, 1962, in El Paso, Texas. Tina was a 1981 graduate of Concordia High School and attended Cloud County Community College. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic church in Superior. She was united in marriage to Myron L.Vishnefske of Belleville, Kan., on April 9, 1983. They were blessed with two daughters: Chrissa and Andrea. Later, they divorced. Tina was then united in marriage with Darrell L....
Services are pending at this time for Jason Kussman of Hardy. He was born June 27, 1975 and died Sept. 20. Megrue-Price Funeral Home will be assisting in his arrangements....
Margaret Ann (May) Ketterer, 88, was born Dec. 24, 1932, on the family farm in Jewell County, Kan., the daughter of Floyd May and Mary (Sweet) May. She died at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas on Sept. 19. Margaret grew up on the farm, attended rural schools, and graduated from Montrose High School in 1950. She married Alfred Shaffer on Oct. 15, 1954; he died in February 1988. To this union one daughter was born, Alfreda Marie. She married Daniel "Pat" Ketterer on Feb. 9, 1990; he survives of...
