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“We don’t know them all but we owe them all!” A great saying this Veterans Day as this is being written. I swell with pride thinking of our brave veterans who were willing to serve this great country and keep it safe and free. I think of this every time I go to vote, attend the church of my choice, give a salute to the American flag as the anthem is being played, live where I chose, do the jobs I chose to do and not be afraid of being arrested for supporting my country. I was raised to give honor to this America and the veterans and activ...
Supply problems are not a new challenge. When I was in high school I remember when the family’s filling station nearly ran out of gasoline. Dad was gone and he had left me charge. I didn’t know how I could explain how I let the station run out of its best selling item and frantically worked to solve the problem. It was standard procedure to measure the fuel left in all tanks at opening every morning as we balanced recorded sales with the gallons pumped to make sure all sales were recorded and the money accounted for. When the amount of fue...
The stroke left her paralyzed and stole away the present, leaving her mercifully living in the past. When I came to visit, she would ask me if I had seen “Mama”. I would tell her that Mama was really busy caring for the chickens. Grace loved them. She and Mama were proud of the many chickens they had raised over the years. She also asked about her favorite riding horse, Dick, and wanted him brought around so she could ride. When we had her sale that year, we found Dick in the basement truck. Alice told us he was always getting loose so the...
Q: If you tithe are you more apt to go to heaven? A: Bible verses such as Habakkuk 2:4, John 3:36, Romans 4:5, Romans 6:23, Romans 11:6 and Galatians 2:21 (to name just a few) all make it very clear that eternal life in heaven is offered by God to all as a completely free gift. There is nothing we must do to qualify for this gift and indeed nothing we could do to earn it even if we wanted to (Isaiah 64:6). All we have to do is accept eternal life as a gift from God by trusting in Jesus. Giving money to God, church or charity earns you no merit...
And then it was over . . . There was just silence . . . Well, OK, maybe that silence note wasn’t correct. A couple of comments on the election. • I thought I was correct in saying Nebraska residents really didn’t want to be known as a state that welcomed people into their state to “Kill” their babies via abortion. We not only stopped “Liberals” from putting an imagined “Right to an abortion” into the Nebraska Constitution, but improved the current limits (although still not great) on abortions. • Of all the other state-wide election questions...
Frequent Ideal Market shoppers have noticed the store has new shelf tags. The tags are one of two major changes made this year which will help keep grocery costs competitive. The less visible change are solar panels which cover the roof. Shannon and Jenny McCord, store managers, have for several years focused on modernizing the grocery store. Customers have seen the front windows replaced with a wall and increased show case room, new air cooled freezers and coolers have replaced water cooled...
Monday evening, the Superior Board of Education accepted a bid from 20/20 Technologies LLC for $17,802 for a new Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phone system. The new VOIP system will upgrade the schools current telecommunications infrastructure. The bid includes full installation, training an on-site system administrator, 70 desk phones, softphone integration for remote staff, voicemail, call forwarding and conferencing features for a total of 80 users. They system will provide mobile application to allow staff to make and receive calls,...
It had been a long time since this area had a wide-spread soaker but thankful we can report we had one Friday evening. The National Weather Service Office invited area residents to submit rainfall reports on Saturday and the following reports were among those submitted. The reports come from gauges that may or may not meet weather service standards. Paul Voboril, two mles west of Esbon, 1.80; Vanessa Walters, Red Cloud, 1.10; Mike Jordan, southwest of Beloit, 1.54; Chris Stupka, Concordia, 1.20; Patrick Hinricks, Roseland, 1.00; Scott Pierson,...
The 36th annual Nuckolls County Pheasants Forever Banquet will be held Friday on the Nuckolls County Fairgrounds. The doors open at 5:30 with a prime rib dinner served at 7 p.m. The purpose of the organization is to improve the local pheasant population. Nebraska pheasant hunting season opens Saturday, Oct. 26 and closes Jan. 31. The daily bag limit is three birds. Only roosters may be shot. The Nebraska Game and Parks agency releases pen-raised pheasants before the regular season opens and again before Thanksgiving. The Kansas season opened...
Saturday evening, the Superior High School D1 Nebraska State Champion volleyball team stopped by the Superior Auditorium to celebrate with the Brodstone Healthcare gala participants. Above, one can see the Superior High School vans in the foreground, some of the crowd greeting the girls in front of the auditorium and greeters on the auditorium deck. It was truly a red carpet night in Superior. Members of the Superior High School Nebraska State D-1 champion volleyballl team pose for a picture...
Registration closes Monday for the Thankful Jaunt sponsored by Brodstone Community Wellness on Thanksgiving Day. Participants can join the jaunt from where ever they are, choose the distance and speed they want so there are few excuses for not participating. Registration is on line at: runsignup.com/Race/NE/Superior/BrodstoneHealthcareThankfulJaunt....
The Nuckolls County Human Interagency Services (HIS) Team is again sponsoring a “Giving Tree” for residents of Nuckolls County this holiday season. The HIS team is comprised of Deb Ostidiek, Verlene Watson, Peggy Meyer, Janice Reinke from Hope Pregnancy Center, Ashlei Roesti from Community Action Partnership and Maddie Peterson from Brod- stone Healthcare. The Giving Tree project is a coordinated effort with many area businesses, organizations, groups and individuals. The Giving Tree also coordinates with the Coats for Kids Project, Toys for...
On Sunday, Nov. 3, Col. Clifford Silsby, Col. Edward Sykes and 1SG Darrel Haeffele were inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame at the Nickell Armory at Topeka. Col. Silsby, son of Boyd and Donna Silsby, graduated from Mankato High School. Col. Clifford M. Silsby was born July 19, 1952, in Concordia, Kansas. He enlisted in the Kansas Army National Guard after high school graduation in February, 1970. He completed basic and advanced individual training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri....
After the polls closed last Tuesday and the votes were tallied, the Jewell County Election Office staff provided the following unoffical vote counts. A total of 1,567 voters cast ballots. In the following report, the first number given is the number of votes received and the number in brackets is the percent of the total vote count for that office or question. President and Vice President: Oliver, 8 [.51], Trump 1,344 [86.86], Harris, 175 [11.22], and Kennedy 19 [1.22]. District 1 U.S. Representative: Paul Buskink (D) 135 [8.84, Tracy Mann (R)...
Friday was a special day in Jewell. Two businesses opened! Both are located at 213 Main Street in Jewell. The building is often referred to as "the old Merc." The owners of the businesses are Ryan and Ashton Wilson Cates. Ryan Cates, owner of Neb-Kan Consultant Service, has moved his office from his home to the Jewell location. Cates graduated from Belleville High School with the Class of 2005, then graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in agronomy. He has been involved with...
The 2024 election process is now over. The event for 2024 which seemed never to end, concluded Nov. 5. Nuckolls County seemed to follow the general aims of most of other Nebraskans. A little over 70 percent of Nuckolls County voters made it to the Polls and are now recorded for history. Following are results for federal and Nuckolls County positions that may be of interest to readers in our area. President: Trump 1,832; Harris 399; Others 27. Senator: (6-year term) Fischer 1,562; Osborn 651; Others 8. Senator: (2-year term) Ricketts 1,890;...
Villages . . . towns . . . and cities . . . in Nebraska are all required to submit water samples to the state of Nebraska to determine if the water is contaminated, or not. While some tests are conducted more often, the tests for ‘lead-copper’ is done once every three years. Near the end of last week, Lawrence village residents all received notices that the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy reported that the village did not pass the requirements of a recent lead and copper survey sent in. The requirement set by the state is tha...
Keenagers met again at the fire hall in Lawrence on Thursday, Oct. 17, with Lynette Hofstetter and Jo Mazour hosting. There were 25 guests. The meal was chili and cheeseburger soups with cinnamon rolls on the side and then a wonderful dessert. Those attending enjoyed each other’s company with an afternoon of playing bingo and cards. The next meeting will be Thursday, Nov. 21, at the fire hall. Hosts will be Brenda Janda and Betty Himmelberg. They will be serving a Thanksgiving meal with all the fixings. Please come and enjoy the d...
The Lawrence-Nelson Elementary Veterans' Day Program took place at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, in the elementary gym. The program began with the posting of the colors by the Lawrence American Legion followed by the pledge of allegiance. Kindergarten through fifth grade students sang "The Star Spangled Banner" followed by "America" and "Thank You Military." The singing portion of the program concluded with "A Patriotic Salute" including the armed forces songs. Veterans were encouraged to stand...
The senior class at Lawrence Nelson High School presented yet another immaculate presentation for the veterans of our community. Monday's program was filled with artwork, interviews, woodwork and a live bald eagle. Each year, these students continue to amaze the staff and community with their contributions. The students shared a description of their project while also discussing what Veteran's Day means to them. In the coming years, it would be great to see more public and veterans attend....
How often does the average person use the Nelson library and all its assets? Where would you go if you couldn't use the library? And what would the cost be to you if you were to use a computer elsewhere, buy a book or a CD-DVD, eBooks and Audiobooks or Wi-Fi use? Where and at what cost could you use a meeting room, get homework help, use Makerspace equipment or have computer-electronic device training and assistance and have access to local newspapers and many magazines? Many of us take the...
November is National Family Literacy Month. Libraries and literacy organizations are promoting family literacy and Family Literacy Month. Why a Family Literacy Month? Because early involvement of parents and family, talking reading, writing, and thinking with young children is key to developing solid literacy skills. The stronger those skills are the stronger a child’s language, literacy and reading skills will be. Success in literacy and reading spills over into success in other academic areas. Need another reason to emphasize Family Literacy?...
Reservations are to be made with Elk Creek Country Club board members by Sunday for the club’s Fall Par-Tee planned for Saturday, Nov. 30 at the Nelson Auditorium. The event includes a meal, games and entertainment with a course presentation. For additional information see the advertisement in this issue of the Nuckolls County Locomotive-Gazette....
Bonnie Jean Bargen, the daughter of Emil and Mathilda (Meyer) Bohling, was born on May 16, 1943, in Stoddard, Nebraska. She died Oct. 9, 2024, at the Bethany Home at Lindsborg, Kansas, at the age of 81 years, 4 months, 23 days. Bonnie was a graduate of Chester High School. Bonnie was united in marriage to Lyndall Bargen on April 24, 1966, at the Grace Lutheran Church in Hebron, Nebraska. Bethany Home in Lindsborg became her home in March of 2024, where she resided until her death. Bonnie was pre...
Wayne Harvey Krenke was born to Mathilda and Theodore Krenke Nov. 29, 1934, at Hebron, Nebraska. He died Sunday, Nov. 10, at Thayer County Health Services hospital. He helped on his parents farm and also worked at several other jobs. On June 24, 1956, he married Jeanette Ann Hoops at Peace Lutheran Church in Deshler. They lived in Fairbury, then Killeen and Fort Hood, Texas, and Bad Nauheim, Germany, during two years in the US Army, stationed in Butzbach. Upon their return home, they moved to a family farm near Hardy,and became members of St....
