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It’s pumpkin time! They are ready for picking up in stores, at local markets and in gardens. Yards, porches and homes have fake or real pumpkins on display, adding to the fall spirit. There are the usual real pumpkins, or pumpkins made out of fabric, painted on wood, plastic pumpkins and paper pumpkins. There are pumpkins designed and implemented into quilts, table clothes, pillow covers, wall hangings and wreaths. For me, it’s the time for a delicious pumpkin spice latte and pumpkin spice creamer to add to my morning cup of coffee. It sur...
This week the Good Samaritan Society sponsored a fishing program for the residents of their Superior home. I wasn’t there to see it. So I can only guess how it was done. I suspect it was similar to carnival games where the players tried to hook a prize. In country school, we sometimes played a fishing game in which we used a willow stick and dangled a hook over a blind made with a blanket or sheet stretched across a door way. The person on the other side of the blanket would grasp our hook and attach the fish which was a prize or instruction ab...
Q: Did the Exodus happen? Are you aware of the archeological discoveries that proved the contrary? A: I am indeed aware of the current tension between the Biblical account of the Exodus and certain archaeological perspectives, although I consider “proved” to be much too strong a word. I’ve heard that archaeology has “proven” the Bible false too many times in my life already. Such as the time when archaeology “proved” there were no domesticated animals at the time of Abraham, or no writing at the time of Moses, or no such nation as the Hittit...
When I was growing up in Superior, Dr. H. H. Miller was an older dentist who had his office behind the Security National Bank. He seemed old to me and Editor Blauvelt confirms that he had been in practice in Superior since before WWI. He was a character and I saw him frequently when I worked at Security National Bank in the summers. For a period of time, I went to him for dental work. I came to him on one occasion because of a problem with a wisdom tooth. He examined me and told me he thought the tooth should be extracted. He explained that...
One of my side ventures when I was traveling was a trip to a Mother Earth News Fair in Wisconsin. I saw it advertised in the magazine and decided to check it out. When I called to purchase tickets, I asked about camping spots. They told me they had sites on the grounds, so I booked one for Thursday through Monday. That gave me plenty of time to explore the area before attending the fair Saturday and Sunday. As usual, I got lost several times and arrived at the fair grounds around five or six in the evening. Expecting a park-like campground, I d...
Standing in line . . . We’ve all stood in line for something over our lives: going to a movie . . . to a sporting event . . . even in school for lunch . . . for many things. How many of you have ever stood in line to go to church ? ? ? I mean for something other than attending the church’s dinner. In the past several weeks I’ve been in one such line and heard of another. That’s certainly not a bad thing, it was just a bit unusual. The first occasion was attending a funeral in Deweese. We thought we left for the church in plenty of time and we...
Man has it been a week. I finally decided to go ahead and find a puppy so I went looking to see what I could find nearby. Honestly, there wasn't much. I didn't want a little yappy dog, and I didn't want a big hairy dog, and I sure didn't want to pay an arm and a leg for a dog. I had been tucking away a little money here and there cause I knew someday I would want another, but the price of pups has gone up quite a bit in the last 20 years. I tried the shelters a few months back, and they have a...
Tuesday morning, Superior High School front entrance doors opened to students and staff for the first time since construction started last spring. The new entrance is part of an overall school safety enhancement plan. The construction project also renovated administrative offices and the main rest room facility....
The Nebraska Department of Revenue has published a report showing retail sales for June 2023 for cities and counties and comparing those sales to the same time in 2022. Retail sales in both Nuckolls County and the City of Superior were up when compared to last year, however, they were not up as much as they were in some nearby communities and counties. Superior businesses reported retail sales of nearly $2.638 million this year for increase of 3.7 percent over the same period in 2022. County wide the sales grew to nearly $4.165 million which...
More concrete was placed Monday on Superior’s Fourth Street project. Hopefully, that means the street will be reopened in a week or so. While some concrete work remains the driving lanes had been paved. The eastern portion which serves Casey’s truck island has already been opened. Near the end of the work day Monday procession of highway construction monsters krept west along Superior’s Third Street. Hopefullyu that means the grinding of the old asphalt off of Highway 14 between Superior and five mile corner is finished and the work repla...
Oh, the stories she can tell! Her grandchildren affectionately call her "pistol packing grandma," said Marion Hill, because when she was younger, she hunted deer, antelope, pheasants and jackrabbits. "It was bounty money. That's how we had money to buy more shells," she laughed. She drove the family's 1927 Chevrolet passenger car to the country school while in the seventh grade. She would sit on her sister's lap to see out the window and steer while her sister pressed the foot pedals. In the...
The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the courthouse in Nelson Monday. All three board members were present. The board approved routine claims. The board held a conversation concerning the future of the courthouse building. The debates is whether to keep spending money on upkeep of the current building or construct a replacement structure. The board was informed that more than $1.5 million had been spent on maintenance over the past 10 years. The monthly utility bill exceeds $5,000. It was decided to consult with architects and...
A few months ago a long-time Superior resident, Kelly Bouray, had a new home and shed constructed on a large lot located on the west side of the truck route around the east edge of Superior. The official address is 903 Hartley Street. In recent weeks she had been advertising a six-hour event to be held in and near the property’s red shed. Advertised as the Red Shed Sale, she reports 24 venders have committed to bring “the best junk” in town along with home made merchandise and food, fall mums and a food truck. The hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thi...
New history is being made in the mansions of Nuckolls and Thayer counties. Here in Nuckolls County the owners of the Lyon mansion near the western edge of Nelson have responded to the many requests for tours by letting people stay in what some believe may be a haunted house. In addition to serving as the Nuckolls County treasurer, Tami Sharp has a unique sideline. She owns and is now operating a haunted house. And it's not just any haunted house, but a real mansion with a storied history in...
Friday was a busy day for area fire departments. The departments at Superior, Guide Rock, Lawrence and Nelson all responded to calls for assistance. The Guide Rock and Lawrence departments were called to a baler fire. Nelson and Superior responded to hay fires. When it comes to hay fires, the Superior fire was a minor one. Hay was being ground for Matt Bargen north of the cement terminal west of Superior. While the hay grinding process was underway, workers noticed smoke coming from the hay....
Many financial institutions and government offices will be closed Monday for the federal holiday long known as Columbus Day but the Jewell County Courthouse will be an exception. It will be business as usual for Jewell County as the holiday is not one the county observes....
The Earth Balloon, Augmented Reality Sand Box and the Soil Tunnel Trailer brought soil and water conservation to the Rock Hills Elementary School. Kindergarten through fifth grade participated in the morning on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The youth education goal of the Jewell County Conservation District is to help students understand and appreciate how necessary it is to protect soil and water quality. The food, fiber and fuel we all need come from the soil – not the store! Plus, water needs to be c...
Everett L Benoit, Esbon, ranked as fourth largest in registering the most Angus beef cattle in Kansas with the American Angus Association during fiscal year 2023, which ended Sept. 30, according to Mark McCully, association chief executive officer. Angus breeders across the nation in 2023 registered 300,761 head of Angus cattle....
Teara Rain-Ward, a Rock Hills graduate, died Sept. 25. To honor her, the Rock Hills students and the physical therapy department wore pink, her favorite color, on Friday at the ballgame...
Not too long ago, working from home was a rarity for employees in most organizations. Then came a global pandemic. “Remote work exploded and I don’t think we’re going back to the way it used to be,” said Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development. “Remote work is going to continue to be a part of our economy.” Wilson is part of a Kansas State University team that has formed a partnership with Utah State University to offer month-long online classes in Kansas that will provide certification as a remote work...
Jewell County has several authors – ones from the past like, M. Winsor and James A. Scarbrough who wrote The History of Jewell County, Kansas in 1878. Or more recent ones like Erma Parsons Dillon (Burr Oak High School Class of 1952) and Jeri Davis Shute (Esbon High School Class of 1952) who wrote Prairie Jewels in 2002. Then there is Rosie Eilert Bosse (Jewell High School Class of 1974) whose latest book, To Pay a Debt, carries a 2023 copyright. But there is another recent author with Jewell County roots, the late Iva Lea Fullerton Metz (...
Kerma, Forrest “Frosty” and Rachel Crouse have been selected to serve as the 2023 Jewell Corn Show Parade Marshals. The parade gets underway at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct.14. Kerma is the daughter of Rex and Ilene (Roe) Headrick. She was raised five miles west of Jewell. She graduated with the Class of 1968 from Jewell High School. She continued her education at Kansas State University where she earned a bachelor and master’s degrees in physical education. She began her 42 year career in education at Garden City. She met her husband, Forre...
It’s been a fairly full month of harvest! I’ve heard much disappointment in yields thus far. Perspective for me comes from helping serve eight counties this past year and seeing such a range of conditions. I have struggled to find ways to encourage as I talk with growers. I’m just so grateful harvest is here as, to me, every field finished is one field closer to being done with 2023! I also realize that’s not a great way to look at a year, but it’s honestly where I’m at. Thus far, non-irrigated soybeans have averaged 20 to 25 bushels per...
Hastings Family Care (HFC) is moving from its longtime home at Crosier Park Professional Center to the Mary Lanning Healthcare Medical Office Building. HFC, now located at 223 E. 14th Street, Suite 100, will begin seeing patients in its new home, 715 N. Kansas Avenue, Suite 208, on Monday, Oct. 9. Patients should enter through the South Entrance or the East Entrance. Elevators to the second floor are located just inside the South Entrance. Once on second floor, the clinic is located just to the right of the elevators. Dave Long, MLH vice...
Chapter J met last Monday in the Salem Lutheran Church fellowship hall with Steph Thayer and Dana Epley serving as hostesses. Ruth Epley, vice-president, opened the meeting as President Sue VanSkiver was away attending the P.E.O. National Convention. The main business item was reviewing resumes and selecting a candidate to be recommended for a STAR National Scholarship. Plans for the continuation of the local scholarship were also discussed. The fun part of the evening was playing an abbreviated form of Bunco led by Steph and Dana. Methods of...
