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Superior's Candy Cane Lane will open at 6 p.m., Friday, at Lincoln Park. The Candy Cane Lane organization volunteers have been at work since the beginning of November to prepare for the annual light and display show. Candy Canes, bearing the names of deceased members of the community, line the entrance to the park. The Gingerbread House is located at the east entrance to the park. It is here that visitors enter the display area. Candy Cane Lane is open from 6 to 9 p.m. nightly. On nights when...
For Superior merchants and many area residents, the Friday after Thanksgiving marks the traditional start of the Christmas holiday shopping season. Superior merchants are hoping their pre-holiday sales will help make up for what thus far has been a lackluster year. This year the merchants have had to adjust their plans to accommodate an unwelcome visitor, COVID-19. This year Superior will have new Christmas decorations on the Central Avenue light poles. The snowflake designs were ordered for last year but did not arrive in time. This year they...
Nineteen days after the first call to the Superior East elevator on Oct. 31, the Superior Volunteer Fire Department reported having been at the fire scene for 81 hours and 56 minutes. Members of the local department had contributed 1,693 hours and 45 minutes. Other departments responding to the call for mutual aid had contributed 272 hours. Total hours invested through last Wednesday were 1,965 hours and 45 minutes. And likely that was not the end of the commitment. Smoke was still drifting across Highway 8 on Wednesday as grain was being...
A stumbling block hampering the growth of many rural communities is thought to be a lack of suitable housing. Various community surveys conducted in Superior in recent years have shown the need for new or remodeled homes to replace the community’s aging home inventory. Several efforts are underway to address the need. The City of Superior successfully competed for a grant that will fund a program called “Project Boom.” The project will build a few smaller, low cost homes which will be located on city owned in-fill lots. The small homes which...
The City of Superior will continue to keep the current COVID-19 restrictions in place until further notice. The Superior City offices will continue to have their doors closed to the public. Business can be conducted through the drive-up window, over the phone or by appointment. The phone number is 402-879-4711. The city parks will remain closed with a reopening date to be determined at a later time. The municipal library is closed with curbside pickup only. The exception will be those individuals utilizing the Innovation Studio by appointment o...
The Superior Lions Club is sponsoring the annual Toys for Tots holiday gift program. The dirve aims to collect toys and winter clothing items for children of all ages up to 18 years. Gift items should be new or in gently used condition. The final day of the donation drive is Dec. 15. There are two donation box sites located in Superior. One is at Superior Ace Hardware and the other is at Scott Sales and Service. Both are located on Central Avenue. When the drive concludes, the gifts will be...
South Heartland District Health Department (SHDHD) officials reported two more COVID-19-related deaths this week of previously reported cases, bringing the health district total deaths to 30. Michele Bever, SHDHD executive director, reported the deaths were an Adams County man in his 80s who was hospitalized and had underlying health conditions and an Adams County woman in her 70s with underlying health conditions. Bever also reported 174 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases for Friday through Monday, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the...
Lanis Jorgensen had the surprise of her life a couple weeks ago. She called me and said she had a little story I might be interested in. She was working one day at Solutions when her 11 a.m., appointment walked in. The name for the appointment was Diane. Lanis asked her if she was Diane. The woman said no. A few minutes later after Susan Peterson, the store owner, checked her client out, this “Diane” said, “I’m your appointment but I used a different name.” Lanis’ brain was spinning. She was starting to wonder what was going on. The woman s...
Jewell County Commissioners decided Monday that Jewell County will follow Governor Kelly’s Executive Order which will remain in force until rescinded or until the statewide State of Disaster Emergency extended by House Bill 2016 enacted during the June 2020 special session relating to COVID-19 -and later extended by the State Finance Council--whichever is earlier. This order may be extended or modified as circumstances dictate. Excerpt from Executive Order 20-68 Section 3 Effective at 12:01 on Wednesday, Nov. 25, all businesses, or o...
Editor: As health care professionals, the medical staff at Wesley Healthcare finds itself increasingly alarmed by the rapid growth in COVID-19 infection rates – and associated hospitalizations. The number of COVID-19 patients being treated at Wesley has doubled in only a few weeks. Should this growth continue at its current pace, Wesley could see more than 200 COVID-19 patients by the end of this year. Last Wednesday, Governor Laura Kelley issued an executive order requiring all Kansans to wear face coverings when in public spaces or in s...
The Jewell County commissioners met Oct. 26. Commissioners Mark Fleming, Steve Greene and Keith Roe were present as was Carla Waugh, county clerk. The following were present for office head meeting: Travis Garst, solid waste director; Nora Rhoades, district extension director; Chris Petet, custodian; Amanda Davis, register of deeds; Kevin Peroutek, noxious weed director, emergency preparedness director and 911 coordinator; Nancy Marihugh, health administrator; and Carla J. Waugh, county clerk. Those absent were Don Jacobs, sheriff; Anna...
Stop the Spread Kansas is a public awareness campaign urging Kansans to do their part in slowing the rate of COVID-19 infections across the state. Stakeholders are encouraging Kansans to follow the Centers for Disease Control guidelines, avoid mass gatherings, use face coverings and other measures to preserve precious health care resources. Campaign partners include the Kansas Hospital Association, Kansas Chamber, Kansas Farm Bureau and the Kansas Medical Society. Additional organizations are likely to join the statewide effort that will begin...
The Superior High School one-act play team has been honing their skills at several competitions. They competed at the Southern Nebraska Conference meet at Fillmore Central in Geneva as well as at York. The team is readying for their appearance at the District C1-4 competition to be held at Fillmore Central High School at Geneva, Wednesday. Other schools competing will be Fillmore Central, Wilber-Clatonia, Freeman, Centura, Johnson County Central, Tri-County and Sutton. The state championship...
In an effort to make pivot maintenance easier for growers, Reinke Manufacturing, is introducing the industry’s first maintenance-free bearing to the North American market. Because of the nature of bearing grease, annual maintenance has been needed to ensure the center pivot rotational movement was not interrupted. With Reinke’s patent pending maintenance-free bearing, the need to do all that work is done. “We’re always looking for ways to lower ownership costs for our growers,” said Chris Roth, president of Reinke. “This is the first of it...
Thursday, Rosie Eilert Bosse brought her books to her hometown for a reception and book signing event held at the Jewell Library. A1974 graduate of Jewell High School, Bosse grew up west of Jewell on the family farm. Now living near Onaga, she has been a storyteller for some time, especially for her grandchildren. But since 2016 when How Clicker the Dog Got His Name was published, she has been a published author. Bosse has authored seven children's books. The books have characters drawn from...
VFW Auxiliary 7830 has announced a national anthem singing contest, Get Excited for the Red, White and Blue. Contestants, age 6 to 16, must submit a video of their solo vocal performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The video must be saved to a DVD or flash drive and submitted to the local auxiliary for judging. The video must be recorded before March 31. Local entries will be judged and forwarded to district. The district winner will be forwarded to state and the state winner will be forwarded to national competition for a chance at a $1,...
Hunting deer is one of the favorite outdoor activities of many sportsmen, not only across the nation, but especially in Nebraska. The nine day firearm season probably attracts the most interest, but other methods of harvesting deer are allowed. Many people joke that deer season is a 12 month season, as long as you use your vehicle to harvest the deer. It certainly is not the first time it has happened in Nebraska, but the 2020 season had an interesting beginning. It actually started two days...
A well-known Nebraska agriculture leader with deep roots in Tribland shared his recent experience with the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, during a news conference with Gov. Pete Ricketts. Craig Buescher, who grew up in the Deweese area and farmed there for more than three decades before relocating to South Bend, was in the hospital for nine days after he was confirmed positive for COVID-19 and his blood oxygen levels dropped. He thanked Ricketts for the invitation to share his story, which he hopes will prompt others to take COVID-19 and...
This newspaper is dated, Thursday, November 26, 2020 but I suspect many readers of this column will not do so until after the Thanksgiving holiday. However, because the health departments are discouraging family gatherings this Thanksgiving, I suspect the number of people who chose to read the electronic version of this column on Thanksgiving Day will set a record. All paid subscribers have, at no additional cost, the option of receiving the paper both via the internet and in a printed form. Some elect to take one or the other but that is...
Thanksgiving 2020 is turning out to be one of making adjustments that may include cutting back on getting the whole family together as usual because of COVID warnings. For most people, it’s been dealing with making adjustments and trying to decide what is the right way to celebrate this meaningful holiday. Maybe if the family can’t all be together, it will just make a person thankful of the past family Thanksgiving Day gatherings. Hopefully next year will be back to the way it used to be. This year may be a great time to just simply sit dow...
Mary Foley accompanied Mike and Mindy Kilgore, Bennington, to Pittsburg, Kan., last Friday. They stayed for the weekend with Megan, Nathan and Evan Keener. The group celebrated Evan’s second birthday with a party on Saturday. The theme and his favorite cartoon character was Scooby Do. The Kilgores and Mary returned to Bennington Sunday evening where Mary stayed the night with the Kilgores and returned home Monday afternoon. Government commodities were delivered from Belleville to the Burr Oak Christian Church basement by Dave Vopat and Mary F...
This article has been on my heart for several months. It’s reflections from a compilation of conversations. It’s been a hard year at times for most, if not all people. Interweaving this with Thanksgiving, there’s perhaps a variety of thoughts, perspectives, and feelings as we approach the holiday. It may be tempting to want to skip it and perhaps be easier to complain than find gratitude or feel thankful! The challenges with COVID, markets, livestock harvesting facilities, trade, weather impacts to crops, online schooling and virtual meeti...
Before Thanksgiving break, the Superior Junior High Girls basketball team tackled three games in seven days to remain undefeated on the season. The Cats took to the road for a Tuesday night match-up against the Thayer Central Titans. Superior came out with a vengeance and never let up, defeating the Titans 55 to 10. Halle Bargen led all scorers and posted a season personal best 22 points. Sadie Cornell had another solid night, putting 14 points on the board including six of six free-throw attempts. Mia Gardner chipped in six points. Faith Butle...
Jack Dale Mai, 72, the son of Vernon and Margie (Wilson) Mai, was born Sept. 20, 1948, at Russell. He died last Wednesday at Hoisington. Jack’s early childhood was on a farm south of Russell. He attended Mulberry Country Schoolhouse for the first five years of elementary education and Sunday School at the Methodist church in Russell. When he wasn’t in school, he helped his folks with various farm chores. In 1959, the family moved to a farm north of Lebanon. Jack attended school at Lebanon where he was an active member of the FFA. In 1966, onl...
Michael Thomas Lorensen, the son of Howard and Margaret (Petersen) Lorensen was born May 8, 1950, at Norfolk. He died Saturday at his home near Oak. Mike grew up at Stanton and graduated with the Class of 1968. After graduation, Mike joined the United States Air Force and did two tours in Vietnam. Mike was honorably discharged in 1974 and moved to Tacoma, Wash., where he joined the Pipefitters Union Local 26. Mike returned to Stanton in 1988 and was united in marriage with Susan Melton. In 1992 Mike and Susan bought an acreage near Oak He is...
