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Last week’s issue of this newspaper had so many Letters to Santa Claus that we had to save some for this week, Those letters contained requests for a number of toys I had never heard of but I don’t remember anyone asking for a new mobility aid I learned about by reading the December issue of the Superior High School newspaper. If I could roll a few decades off the calendar, I would like to have a pair of Heelys. I recall watching Megan Genung effortlessly roller blading down main street as part of a Lady Vestey Festival Parade. I’d like to be...
Growing up and living on a farm for most of my life, I’ve learned to have hope. I was raised with hope. A farmer and his wife are the eternal optimists most of the time. They work and prepare the farmland, plant the seed, and trust and have hope rains will come. They hope a damaging storm won’t come along and destroy all they worked hard for. When there is a drought during the hot summer months and the pasture grasses are about used up, and the ponds are drying up, hope still remains that soon the rains will arrive. I know that sometimes farmer...
My parents always spent New Year’s Eve with the couple’s club that got together to play bridge once a month. They scheduled the January session for New Year’s Eve. This left me home by myself, although when I was younger Aunt Lena came to stay with me during the evening. We would listen to the radio. At midnight, Guy Lombardo and his orchestra in New York City would play “Auld Lang Sine” and a radio reporter would describe the lowering of the ball at Times Square. Back then there were no fireworks set off as I recall, but some left over from...
Presenting biblical answers to tough questions Q: I don’t hear much about Jesus’ siblings, did they grow up together? How did they feel about Jesus? A: It’s true that Jesus’ siblings are somewhat difficult to spot in Scripture (see Matthew 13:55 for a list of their names). This is because the gospel accounts are not biographies in the modern sense but witness statements of the miracles and message of the Messiah. As such they focus on Jesus’ ministry and not as much upon his family or upbringing. However, we can use what we are given to piece t...
The following was written by an author unknown to me. I pass it along at the end of the year, just for something to think about. “Men, like nations, think they’re eternal. What man in his 20s or 30s doesn’t believe, at least subconsciously, that he’ll live forever? In the springtime of youth, an endless summer beckons. As you pass 70, it’s harder to hide from reality. Nations also have seasons: Imagine a Roman of the 2nd century contemplating an empire Near East, thinking forever.... Forever was about 500 years, give or take. France was pivot...
First off, I need to apologize. A couple of weeks ago, my column was a repeat of the week before, which caused some disappointment for those of you who read it. Last week it was overlooked, or there simply wasn’t room in the paper for it, so it did not run. I’m sorry. I looked over and over that paper from a few weeks ago and could have sworn it wasn’t there, so I told them to run it. Cheryl was right. I do need a break! Every week things seem to get crazier and crazier. Most of the time, I’m questioning whether or not I did the “this o...
Jetensky's J Crazy J Stockdogs are 2021 State Fair winners Depending on who you ask, the definition of luck can be described two ways. It could be success or failure brought by chance, or it could be luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. For Tony Jetensky, owner of J Crazy J Stockdogs of Superior, his lucky opportunity came at the 2021 Nebraska State Fair Cattle Dog Trials. Two of his border collies he personally trained won three separate championship titles! Tony's...
Wildfires scorched more than 400,000 acres of North Central Kansas in mid-December as a fierce wind storm roared through the area. Houses and outbuildings were destroyed, pasture and crop land scorched and cattle perished by the hundreds. The devastation came not long before Christmas. In this time of trouble, communities across the area demonstrated what the spirit and meaning of community and Christmas truly are. Residents of the Guide Rock community had a close brush with a similar situation...
With the arrival of the new year, travellers will have fewer places to stay when visiting Nuckolls County and Nelson will have one less business. Located on the hill overlooking Nelson, the OxBow Motel is slated to close at 11:59 Friday night. With the arrival of the new year, the motel which the late Frank Korbelik constructed in stages about 50 years ago will be converted into a family home. Long time residents remember how the motel was opened when the first rooms were ready and expanded as time and demand allowed. Earlier this month, Vince...
Ever made a New Year’s Resolution? Ever kept one past January 31? If you have, celebrate! Many resolutions don’t make it that long and many more aren’t the permanent change the resolvers sought. How can we make a resolution and keep it? One way is to make a SMART resolution. SMART goals, objectives, plans or resolutions have been around since the acronym originated in a 1981 Management Review publication. In the acronym SMART, the S stands for Specific. A resolution needs to be specific not vague. “Lose weight” is not specific but “I will l...
Flatwater Free Press On a shirt-sleeve Sunday in December, worshippers climb the steps of the tall church in the lowlands of Lincoln. Friedens Evangelical Lutheran gleams in the sun. The onion dome of its steeple matches the sky, blue as a robin’s egg; above it; a wooden cross stretches to the heavens, beckoning the faithful. The church’s annual German worship service is about to begin, calling back the early 20th century days of corner grocers and summer kitchens and newcomers in modest clapboard houses, folding their children into the mes...
The Lawrence Fire and Rescue Service annually hosts a dinner and recognition event in December for its past and present members. In December, the group recognized the 45 years of service volunteered by Mr. Joe Theer after their dinner. Joe has served the fire fighting crew and has also served the ambulance crew as a driver. Greg Pohlmeier, fire chief, thought it only proper that Joe's sons, David and Adam, present their father with the plaque presented to all retiring volunteer. They did so...
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Behavioral Health, the Nebraska Pharmacists Association and Behavioral Health Region Systems are offering a Statewide Narcan Program that distributes free Narcan nasal spray kits in Nebraska. The program allows anyone who is a Nebraska resident to obtain Narcan for free, without a prescription at a participating pharmacy. There are currently 44 pharmacies participating in the program, and more are being added weekly. Naloxone is a life-saving medicine that can reverse an opioid...
New year's resolutions are big for many people. I don't understand it, but the new year does seem like a good excuse for a fresh start. I often wonder how many of those well-intended resolutions fail, as all of mine have, and maybe that's the reason I don't make them. Many new year's resolutions have something to do with losing weight, getting in shape, or being in better health for the years to come. In fact, business booms for fitness centers and gyms during the first three months of the...
Marvin L. "Buck" Bockholdt, the son of Louis and Clara (Becker) Bockholdt, was born on Oct. 4, 1933, at Beatrice, Neb. He died Dec. 16, at the Brod- stone Memorial Hospital at Superior, at the age of 88 years, 2 months, 12 days. Marvin attended St. Paul's Lutheran School and Plymouth High School graduating in 1952. He was baptized on Oct. 22, 1933, by Rev Walter Baumann and confirmed on May 30, 1948, By Rev. Alvin T. Degner at the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Plymouth, Neb. Marvin was...
Jo Ann Johnson Eggers died Saturday, Dec. 11, in Marysville, Kan., after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She will be missed beyond measure. Jo Ann is survived by her loving children, Teresa (Christopher) Tompkins of New Harmony, Utah, Lori (Ward) Heitmann of Byron, Neb., Daniel (Caren) Eggers of Costa Mesa, Calif., Sheri (Steve) Baxa of Salina, Kan., along with 11 adoring grandchildren, Ryan Howe, Heather Cornett, Kristin Cottam, Jami Kassebaum, Emilie Long, Jennifer Eggers,...
Victoria Evelyn Fleming, the daughter of Dannie Fleming and Heidi Hopper, was born Nov. 25, 2005, in Redding, Calif. She died Dec. 12, as a result of an automobile accident at the age of 16 years. Victoria moved from California to Superior and was a 10th grade student at Superior High School. She was an Art Club member and enjoyed drawing and crafts. She enjoyed fishing, camping and being outdoors. She enjoyed hanging out with friends at City Park. Her dream was to be a veterinarian. She was...
Marilyn Jane Lautenschlager, 89, the daughter of Lawrence and Ellen Jane (Wilcox) Moore was born Oct. 17, 1932, at Norfolk. She died Tuesday, Dec. 21, at her home in Hastings. Survivors include: Becky Osborne of Excelsor Springs, Mo; Kim Croston of Hastings; Micky Ballagh of Burwell; Lisa Gourley and Gene of Kansas City, Mo.; Kelly McKillip and Thomas of Trumbull; Missy Verhage and Steve of Sidney, Mo., and KC Lautenschlager of Ord; 24 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Her funeral was held at 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 27, at the Williams...
Jerald “Jerry” Dean Killen, 88, of Salina, died Dec. 21, at Country Place, Chanute, Kan. Jerry was born to Kenneth and Clara Killen on Sept. 19, 1933, in Courtland. He was united in marriage to Bobbie J. Mitchell July 1, 1958. Jerry was a US Army Veteran, and was a 32nd degree Master Mason and member of the Shriners. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter, Janet Lea Killen; siblings, Audrey Lea Killen, and Doris Arlene Jensen. Jerry is survived by his wife of 63 years, Bobbie Killen; sons, Jay and Randy Killen; daughter, Kar...
Betty June (Thomas) Sybert, 93, of Savannah, Mo., died Dec. 24, after 36 years of fighting and beating five different cancers. Betty was born on June 22, 1928, to Nora and Rex Thomas. Betty was a member of the First Baptist Church, Savannah, Mo. Her faith and love for God carried her through life's ups and downs. Betty loved her family and friends and enjoyed time with them. She grew up in the Clarksdale area and graduated from Fredericksburg High School in Fredericksburg, Texas. Moving back to...
Dave Larkey, 77, of Guide Rock, died Saturday at his home in Guide Rock. Funeral arrangements were pending on Monday with the Williams Funeral Home at Red Cloud....
Orren William Bronson, 68, Hays, Kan., resident, died on Dec. 14, in Osborne, Kan. He was born July 4, 1953, in Smith Center, to Warren S. and Alma (Emme) Ford Bronson. He was raised on the family farm north of Kensington. He attended all 12 years of school in Kensington where he graduated high school with the Class of 1971. He attended Beloit Technical School where he met his wife, Earlene Marie Silsby. They were married on Aug. 25, 1973. He worked as a mechanic at his brother-in-law’s service station in Esbon for a little while. Then he s...
The Red Cross Blood Mobile will be coming back to Nelson in two weeks. If you missed the recent drives in Lawrence and Superior, and haven’t donated since Nov. 18, you are eligible again to donate when the Red Cross comes to Nelson on Thursday, Jan. 13. Regular donors can donate every eight weeks-56 days. With the current shortage of blood products, all blood types are in dire need. Schedule an appointment online at www.redcrossblood.org or call Sally uhrmacher at 402-225-4292....
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Megrue-Price Funeral Home for Ernest Blau, 74, of Davenport. He was born March 19, 1947 and died Dec. 25....
L-N girls basketball The Lawrence-Nelson girls basketball team losing streak ran to five games with their 55-22 loss to the Shelton Bulldogs at Nelson last Tuesday. The Raiders competed at the Hershey Holiday Tournament at Hershey Tuesday and Wednesday with game results unavailable at press time. The Raiders were no match for Shelton as the game was never close. Sydney Biltoft led the Raiders offense against Shelton with eight points. Emma Epley and Elsa Jorgensen contributed six points apiece....
