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The June monthly meeting for the Mankato Chamber of Commerce took place Wednesday June, 14, at Bobs of Mankato with 10 members and one guest present. Haley Nelson gave an update on the membership drive. One new member joined last month bringing the total in dues income to $3,245.00 for this year. Pictures will be taken of the businesses who need them updated for the website. Brian Shulda reported the Community Garden is really well kept this year. The Threshing Bee will take place July 15. The chamber will sponsor the entertainment again with S...
In May 1916, Woodrow Wilson made the proclamation for June 14 as Flag Day. Legend says Betsy Ross created our first flag of stars and stripes in anticipation of our independence in 1776. Today, these boys, Hudson Eitzmann (left) and Barrett Bruns (right), of the Superior Youth Athletic Association, ceremonially fold a flag. You will also notice flags around downtown proudly placed by Superior Elks Lodge members....
OCCK Transportation, including CityGo, 81 Connection, KanConnect, GoAbilene, GoConcordia, and Regional Paratransit services, will be closed on June 19th in recognition of Juneteenth. No vehicles or busses will run. Transportation services will resume normal operating hours on Tuesday, June 20....
Mankato City Library will present a Summer Onstage Creative Drama workshop for children starting Monday, June 19, through June 30. A special drama workshop by Salina Community Theatre will be presented at 9 a.m. on Monday for students enrolled in classes. The director is Bethany Roe. For more information contact the Mankato City Library....
On Sunday, the Nelson Volunteer Fire Department will be going door to door collecting donations for the upcoming fireworks display. If your children would like to help, please have them at the fire hall by 5:30 p.m. Teens are welcome to help as well....
The sound of galloping horses is ringing out this week along the Pony Express Trail from Scramento, California, to St. Joseph, Missouri, as the National Pony Express Association reenacts the service which connected the United States prior to the completion of the transcontinental railroad. The first rider with a mochila full of mail left Old Sacramento at 2 p.m. yesterday (Wednesday). The mail is scheduled to pass through Nevada, Utah and Wyoming before reaching the Nebraska stateline near Lyman at 2:30 p.m. mountain time one week later. If...
You may recognize the name Sonny Johnson from his discovery of a Mammoth bone in 2016 when he was just 12 years old. He found the bone while he was out shed hunting (deer antler hunting) about one-fourth mile from his home. He first thought a part of the bone was a rock, but his dad, John Johnson, recognized it as a bone. A palentologist was called. He came from the University of Kansas to help with the excavation. This discovery was one of the inspirations that developed into the Mammoth...
Summer Learning Opportunities began Monday at the Rock Hills schools. The classes are led by Kansas State University professors via Zoom. The hands-on activities are facilitated by science teachers from Rock Hills. Each week starts a new week of hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) activities. Students may attend any or all days of the sessions. These sessions are available for any students who were in grades 6 through 8 during the last school year. There is no cost for these sessions. The sessions are from 9 to 12...
The Burr Oak Community Library is holding a summer reading program from from now until July 31st. This year’s theme is “All Together Now: Kindness/Friendship/Unity.” Registration began Thursday. All ages may participate, including adults! The library has a read-for-prizes program and programs every Wednesday in June and July at 2 p.m. The June programs begin with the KSDS Assistance Dogs from Washington, Kansas visiting yesterday (Wednesday). An Adventure Lab with Post Rock Extension will be featured on Wednesday, June 14. Abby Elkins will...
The May 18th meeting of the Keenagers was held with 21 Keenagers and 3 workers attending. Marilyn and Cindy served Sloppy Joes. Birthday person was Connie Reiman. Door prize winners were Eileen Buschkoetter, body wash; Sally Uhrmacher, Jell-O; Marita Lukasek, solar light; and Judy Menke, paper towels. Winners at the Bingo table were Bonnie Himmelberg, high, and Ray and Kathy Rischling tying for low. Winners at the card tables were Sally Uhrmacher receiving high and Judy Menke receiving low. The next gathering will be Thursday, June 15. Marilyn...
Summer’s here. Superior’s big swimming pool opened for the 2023 season as scheduled on Tuesday. Admission was free and, as expected, the pool was a popular place for the community’s youngsters. For many years the Superior Chamber of Commerce advertised the pool as the state’s seventh largest public pool. While such records are no longer maintained, no one has challenged the claim. Unfortunately, the wading pool was not ready for Tuesday’s opening but special activities were planned....
Swimming season is almost here. It appears the Superior Municipal Pool will miss the traditional Memorial Day opening but not by much. Earlier this week the pool was being filled in anticipation of opening on Tuesday which is May 30. It isn’t that the opening date for the pool has changed, It is the fact that the Memorial Day date has changed. For many years Memorial Day was observed on May 30 and May 30 was pool opening day. But now Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May. This year the pool will offer lap swimming from 12 to 1 a...
A Memorial Day Service is planned for 10 a.m. at Superior’s Evergreen Cemetery. The service will start in the east side and then move to west side. An advertisement in the paper gives more detail. The Burr Oak Memorial Day Service will begin at 10 a.m. at the Burr Oak Cemetery with Emory Clemons Unit Auxiliary and Junior Auxiliary in charge. The Webber Cemetery Memorial Day Service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Webber Church. The Ruskin Memorial Day Service is scheduled for 1 p.m. The Nora Cemetery service is planned for 9:30. There wil...
This is a big week for the community of Superior for it is time for the 31st Lady Vestey Victorian Festival. In honor of the late Lew Hunter and his contribution to Superior, this year’s festival theme is the “Reel Story, Let the Credits Roll.” Hunter was an acclaimed screen writer and UCLA Professor who in his retirement years made Superior his home and taught screen writing classes in the Victorian style Day Home. The Day Home currently has eight bedrooms but that was never enough to hold the aspiring writers who poured into Superior to at...
The historic Burr Oak limestone schoolhouse will be open to the public, Memorial Day from 1 until 3 p.m. Located inside the former schoolhouse in the rooms that once served as classrooms, is the Burr Oak Museum that tells the history of the town and its once many businesses, area churches, clubs and organizations. Also located in the Burr Oak room, are photos of its past, kitchen displays of the past, and many clothing items that were once worn by Burr Oak citizens. WPA project dolls are dressed in period clothing from the earliest years of...
9:30 a.m. - Service at Nora Cemetery 10:15 a.m. - Service at Nelson Cemetery 11 a.m. - Service at Veteran’s Plaza Keynote speaker will be Ross Koehler of the recently formed United States Space Force. There will be a special dedication of the plaque in front of American Flag at the Plaza which was donated by the family of Merle Follmer in her memory. The traditional community dinner served by the Legion Auxiliary, will follow the service at the Plaza. In addition, the Legion Clubhouse will be expanding Friendship Friday hours to welcome v...
Ready or not, The Nelson Municipal Pool will open this Saturday. Employees have been painting benches and touching up the paint around the facility, as well as cleaning and organizing to get ready for the season. We have a few new faces this year, Kasey Vaughn will be joining the crew as the assistant manager, along with two first-year lifeguards, Caden Culbertson and Raylene Miller. I, Teraesa Bruce, will manage again this year, and Rocky Miller will be acting as pool operator when Kasey and I...
The Lawrence American Legion Post 45 will host Memorial Day services at five cemeteries Monday, May 29. The approximate schedule is: Sacred Heart Cemetery 9:15 a.m. St. Stephens Cemetery 9:35 a.m. Evergreen Cemetery 10:05 a.m. Rosemont Cemetery 10:25 a.m. Oak Creek Cemetery 10:45 a.m. Flag installation for three cemeteries will commence at 7 a.m. at the Legion Hall. All Legion, Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion who wish to join in cemetery procession, please be in town by 8:30 a.m. Legion and Son members are asked to wear dark slacks...
Though the Superior Alumni Association hasn’t held an alumni banquet in recent years, Superior High School graduates and friends are not being forgotten this Memorial Day Weekend. Starting in the 1950s the Superior Alumni Association built a tradition of hosting alumni banquets on the Saturday preceding Memorial Day. But that came to end with COVID. This year the Superior Auditorium committee is trying to step in and fill the void by sponsoring an event especially for the alumni. As part of the Memorial Weekend Festivities, the auditorium g...
This year’s NRCA Tour Nebraska featuring 440 or more older model automobiles will be crossing northern Nuckolls County on Saturday, June 3. The cars are to leave Kearney at 7 a.m. and travel through Miller and Holdrege before stopping in Minden for the morning break. They are to be in Roseland at 10:45, Blue Hill at 11:05, Lawrence at 11:25 and stopping in Davenport from noon to 2 p.m. for a lunch break. Returning to Kearney from Davenport they are to be in Ayr at 3 p.m, Alda at 3:40, Cairo at 4, Ravenna at 4:15 and back in Kearney at 4.45. B...
The American Mountain Men Pawnee Rendezvous will be held at the Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site southwest of Republic from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 3. Area residents are invited to participate in this special event recalling the gathering where Native peoples, trappers and traders met to socialize, trade and purchase supplies. The American Mountain Men’s encampments present living history reenactments. Those attending are encouraged to interact and ask questions. Not only is the rendezvous and educational experience, it is a f...
This year’s NRCA Tour Nebraska featuring 440 or more older model automobiles will be crossing northern Nuckolls County on Saturday, June 3. The cars are to leave Kearney at 7 a.m. and travel through Miller and Holdrege before stopping in Minden for the morning break. They are to be in Roseland at 10:45, Blue Hill at 11:05, Lawrence at 11:25 and stopping in Davenport from noon to 2 p.m. for a lunch break. Returning to Kearney from Davenport they are to be in Ayr at 3 p.m, Alda at 3:40, Cairo at 4, Ravenna at 4:15 and back in Kearney at 4.45. B...
High Tea, Low Tea, Afternoon Tea and even Cream Tea, Light Tea, Royal Tea, and Elevenses...Do I have your attention? During this month of May 2023, Teatime has been the subject of many social articles in the media. There were many teas centered around the coronation of King Charles III in England. There was a fundraising tea at Wooster, Jacks London Grill celebrated the coronation with a tea party, while this writer even received her share of invitations to afternoon teas at Buckingham Palace Queen’s Gallery and Rubens Afternoon Tea for Two f...
Interest is continuing to build in the 2023 rendition of the Lady Vestey Victorian Festival as area residents consider what they can do to assist the festival. This week Steve Werner, owner of the Cowboy Corner Museum, confirmed the museum would be open during the festival and that it would have a new exhibit which he expects will generate considerable interest. In recent days the museum obtained an 1863 Sharps SSRC rifle with serial number C8281, The rifle is thought to have been used by the Indians in the Battle of the Little Bighorn which...
This year, to celebrate the Big Kansas Road Trip coming to the area, the Formoso Skating Rink will have a special skate from 7 to 9 p.m., on Saturday. Plus, there is a pulled pork supper beginning at 5 p.m. at the Formoso Fire Hall. The proceeds from the supper will fund skating rink improvements and make sure the record-breaking crowds of skaters keep on rolling. In yesteryear, one could skate in Formoso and several area towns. The late Rex Headrick remembered tents for skating on South Central...
