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Babies are a sure sign of positivity and gives one a deep hearted good feeling about the future. I received such a feeling when I got to hold my great-great niece recently. My great niece and her husband live a distance away so we don’t get to see them often but whenever they come this way to make a family visit, I hopefully get to see them and their dear baby. The first time getting to hold her was when she was only a month old. On this visit she is now five-months-old. With a green and gold polka dotted dress on, little white socks with gold...
In my early years at The Express, I wrote a story telling our readers about a Kansas businessman’s plans to open a Pizza Hut at the north edge of Superior. For me the story had special meaning as the location he picked for the new business was where a house my grandfather built in the 1920s had been located for about 30 years. My grandparents house was originally located on the Kansas state line, just east of where Highway 14 entered Kansas and turned west. My father was about 10 years old when the family moved to that Kansas farm. I r...
Presenting Biblical answers to tough questions. Q: Is it possible that hell is just a reference to the struggles of this life? A: Believers must constantly be on guard against the urge to shy away from truths that make us uncomfortable. It is tempting to explain away the Bible passages which discuss hell and eternal torment, and there are a variety of ways people have attempted it. The problem is that all of these attempts are the theological equivalent of sticking our heads in the sand. It really must come back to the simple message of...
Decisions . . . Just when does it get done ? ? ? A lot of folks are making the decision to turn the furnace on at this time of year. With the temperatures dipping to the low 50s or 40s, or lower, I’ve heard a number of folks trying to decide if they should turn on a little more heat in their homes. It seems the decision to turn on the heat was the most popular decisions. A O More decisions . . . Another observation on aging. You can add it to last week’s comment. Going to the doctors as you get older is familiar to all of us who have rea...
What a week! I feel like I have accomplished nothing! I’ve been running around like a chicken with my head cut off and making no progress with anything. Yesterday I had planned on getting the house cleaned up, and between work, errands, and my lack of organization, I managed to make a bigger mess of things. I found time to do my nails last night, which makes me feel ever so much better about my lot in life. It’s funny how something so simple as painting your nails or getting a haircut can make you feel so much better about yourself. No mat...
When former Superior residents, Milan and Deb Hansen, were considering a building to live in when Milan came back here for farming, they toyed with constructing a small building near their barn located close to the northwest corner of Superior. When they stood on the spot and looked out what would be the front window, all they could see was a dilapidated barn. It wasn't very appealing but they didn't want to tear down the barn. Why not turn the barn into a home? With a great deal of hard work...
Sawyer Carter (left), Kash O'Neil, Piper Tatro and Annabelle Korb serve as pages and gift bearers at the Superior High School Homecoming king and queen coronation ceremonies Friday. Cailyn Barry was crowned as the 2021 Superior High School Homecoming Queen and Gavin Ekstein was crowned king at Friday’s football game at Brodstone Memorial Field Friday. Students at the school elect the royalty....
As their regular Monday meeting night fell on a federal holiday, the Superior city council met last Wednesday night in the city administration building. Without public discussion, the council approved a plan to sell five lots in the Kottmeyer Business Park. If the development goes as planned, Lannin Zoltenko plans to utilize the land for a computer-based data storage farm. The city retained Lot 1 for possible use as an electrical system substation. The city utility department currently has electrical substations near the Second and Commercial s...
The Brodstone Memorial Hospital Foundation has been told to expect a donation following the conclusion of a Bomgaar’s store promotion planed for 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24. At that time, the store will hold a ladies night and 5 percent of the total sales to the hospital foundation. Bomgaar’s began hosting the ladies nights five years ago. That year the company had 21 participating locations and contributed $18,000. Last year the company had 94 participating locations and donated more than $65,000. This will be the first time the Sup...
A firey semi-truck crash near Cowles late Friday morning took the life of a 62-year-old truck driver. The accident happened three miles north of the state spur which leads from Highway 281 to the Webster County community of Cowles. Three semi-trailer trucks were southbound on Highway 281. The driver of the first truck apparently had missed a turn and slowed. The driver of the second truck passed the truck without incident. The first truck then attempted to make a U-turn and collided with the third truck. The driver of the first truck died at...
Patrick Moore, the Blue Hill School principal, was formally honored Friday at a school assembly for being named Nebraska’s High School Principal of the Year. Moore said he was surprised by the assembly and thanked the teachers, students and parents for making his job easier. Raised in Edgar, he attended elementary school there and graduated from Sandy Creek High School. He has been the Blue Hill principal since 2015. Prior to that, he served as the PK-12 principal for the Bruning-Davenport schools. Prior to becoming a principal, he taught s...
If you had planned to attend the previously scheduled Formoso Fun Day, change your plans. The event will not be held this year. Organizers hope the event can be rescheduled for the spring. At the current time, COVID-19 has the Jewell County community reeling. Lavernia Peters, mayor and former Formoso postmaster, estimates at least a third of the community’s 98 residents have been infected with COVID including the two people who were heading up the fun day committee. One of those is thought to be recovering at home. The other was in Missouri a...
During the late1800s, near where Jewell County's Limestone and John's Creeks come together, the town of Rubens flourished. Today that area lies under Lovewell Lake. Rubens began on Jan. 31,1871, when the Rubens Post Office was established. It was named for the first Rubens postmaster, William Rubens Scott. The Rubens Post Office served patrons, with one very short interruption, until Oct. 5, 1900, when the post office was discontinued. At that time, the Mankato Post Office began serving the...
The Rock Hills students in grades eight through 12 have had a new agricultural teacher since 2020. Jenna Langer is from Superior where she was born. She is still a Superior resident.She was raised in northern Jewell County and was active in Jewell County 4-H. Langer went to high school at Superior, followed by two years at Cloud County Community College, where she studied ag education. Langer went on to Kansas State where she received her bachelor's degree. Langer plans to start her master's...
Jenna Langer, from Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School, has successfully completed the 2021 Agricultural Mechanics Academy, a national agricultural educator training event hosted at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. Jenna was one of 20 participants from across the United States selected to participate in the 2021 Agricultural Mechanics Academy. The academy was an intensive 10-day training that included hands-on learning and train-the-trainer style lessons in agricultural mechanics focused on small gas engines, residential wiring and...
Eight members and one guest were present at the regular monthly meeting for the Mankato Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 13 at the Bob’s of Mankato. Brian Shulda, vice president, called the meeting to order. The Community Birthday Calendars are printed. The Community Garden is wrapping up for the year. It will be tilled in November so it is ready for next season. The Highway 36 Garage Sale Mall took place Sept. 16 to 18. There were three booths rented this year and everyone seemed to have a good turn out. The chamber briefly discussed Mankato’s 150t...
Anyone with connections (past or present) to Jewell County is encouraged to submit a digital picture of the veteran to Rock Hills FBLA for the Veterans Wall of Honor which will be hanging at Rock Hills High School from Nov. 2 to 12. Information with the veteran’s name, rank, dates of service, military branch, and theater of war (if relevant) can be sent to Davin Coil at the high school ([email protected]). If a digital picture is not available, the picture can be brought to the high school and scanned immediately....
The Ionia Bazaar is back! A bit different but back. Please check for an ad in this newspaper next week for complete details. The Ionia Bazaar will be held on Saturday, Nov. 13,at the Ionia United Methodist Church in Ionia, Kan. This year the event will be a free will donation “Carry Out” only meal from 5 to 7 p.m. Sadly, there will be no live auction this year. The church hopes to have a full-fledged bazaar next year! Plans are to call in reservations, drive up and get your meals. There will also be the opportunity to purchase pork! Bun...
Doyle "Hooley" Alcorn of Mankato was presented with a Quilt of Valor on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 17. Alcorn is a World War II veteran having served with Company B of the 256th Engineer Combat Battalion in the European Theater of Operations during the Battle of the Bulge. The quilt was from the Desire Tobey Sears Chapter NSDAR in thanks for Alcorn's "Service, Sacrifice and Valor." The presentation was made by chapter members Sherry Koster and Kerma Crouse....
I have always dreamt of having a big old farmhouse like the one my dad grew up in on the hill near Oak. I’m not sure where I got my taste in architecture from, but I am obsessed with anything that predates 1900. The wrap-around porches, the ornate carvings, crown molding, and last but not least, hand-painted and velveteen wallpaper! So many people have no clue what I am talking about when I say velveteen wallpaper. Maybe I have the name wrong, but it had areas of raised velvet in the paper, so cool! When George and I met, I was living in my c...
The newspaper has mentioned before what tough schedules the NSAA arranges for the L-N Raider Football Team year after year. 2021 was no difference and the Raiders had a little trouble during the year matching up with their hopes and expectations. The Raiders (and neighboring Blue Hill) are the only D-2 teams that faced two 8-0 teams this season. In addition L-N faced one 7-1 team and one 5-3 team. The Class D-2 State Playoff team is made up with 12 district winners and 20 'wildcard' team for a...
"Save the best until the last" We're not sure this applies in running a Cross Country race, but the South Central Red Raiders boys (Sandy Creek and Lawrence-Nelson) seemed to do that at the Class C-4 District Meet at Aurora last week. The girls did not run. The district meet had a total of 12 teams for the event and the Red Raiders finished in sixth place with a score of 99. Minden won the district with 41 points, Aurora had 42, Adams Central 69, St. Paul 87, Boone Central 98 and South Central 9...
Last week was another one of those busy weeks for the Lady Raider Volleyball Team. They played three games before two more over the weekend in the conference tournament. They defeated C-2 Blue Hill in five sets to start the week and added wins against High Plains and Franklin but dropping games to D-1 Deshler and BDS. An interesting week for Raiders players, coaches and fans. Following are game summaries: L-N – BLUE HILL: 19-25, 27-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-13: No matter the sport or time any e...
High school football imitates life in many ways. A person is never sure of what exactly is going to happen next. Last Friday night, the L-N Raiders played their final game of the regular season in Bruning against last year’s Class D-2 state champions, BDS. And . . . the Raiders lost the game 14-44, giving L-N a 3-5 won-loss record for the season. I don’t know how many players, fans or coaches were considering a spot in the state playoffs, but because of the tough schedule L-N faced this season, the Raiders became one of three teams in the playo...
The Superior High School cross country team members competed at the District D-4 meet run over the Franklin Country Club 5K course Thursday. The boys team finished in seventh place, with 63 points, in the 12 team field. Other schools with teams running at the meet were Shelton, Nebraska Christian, Doniphan-Trumbull, Ravenna, Franklin, Hastings St. Cecilia, Arcadia-Loup City, Red Cloud-Blue Hill, Kenesaw, Centura and Palmer. Hunter Mazzulla, a freshman, earned a trip to the state meet with his...
