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Many who are observant have noticed some newer buffalo in Jewell. Beginning in early October, buffalo statues started to join the other 15 buffaloes in the herd around Jewell. (Yes, there are also four "calves" in the herd.) "Bernie" was the first to come alongside the others. "Bernie" sits atop an 8-foot pedestal just north of the fire fepartment. He is sponsored by the Jewell Fire Department. Mayor and Fire Chief Darrell Bohnert said the buffalo "needed to be different." All the other buffalo...
Last Sunday was the lighting of the third candle of the Advent wreath, a pink candle meaning joy. A present personally given to each one of us, by our Lord and Savior. What does this mean? How do I get this gift of joy? We find joy throughout our lives, in different ways and levels. When people of their own free will choose to do loving things for us, this pure love act brings us great joy and happiness. God feels the same way. He wants love that has come from someone of their own free will. How do I receive this gift of joy from Jesus? By...
Leslie Lemke had a busy weekend, as she held her final Christmas sale located south of Lawrence. Many turned out for this fun-filled holiday event. The sale was scheduled for Saturday, but because of the forcasted nasty weather conditions, Leslie decided to extend the sale through Sunday. Leslie was born in Hastings and moved to the Lawrence area when she married her husband in 1993. They raised three children, all of them graduating from Blue Hill High School. With more free time on her hands,...
During the Christmas season, the Twelve Days of Christmas is an oft heard song. But those 12 days don’t really occur until after Christmas. They are the days between Christmas and Epiphany. Epiphany, Jan. 6, being the traditional day, the Three Magi gave the baby Jesus their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. But have you ever considered what the “true love” actually gave? Totally it would have been 12 drummers drumming, 22 pipers piping, 30 lords a leaping, 36 ladies dancing, 40 maids a milking, 42 swans a swimming, 42 geese a layin...
Would you like to sleep better, have a healthier heart and less aches and pains? How about a lower blood pressure, a higher self -esteem and enhanced relationships? Would you believe that the Mayo Clinic and Harvard University, as well as other scientist all say these benefits can be yours with very little effort. And it doesn't require a change in your diet or excessive exercise! So, what is this magical therapy? Gratitude! Gratitude comes from the Latin word gratia, which means grace,...
With the death of Marty Pohlman last Wednesday morning, The Express lost a valued staff member of more than 13 years. As we were cleaning out his desk, we found the following story about the Superior Cattle Company, an important business in the early years of the community. It is appropriate to publish this week as a story in last week’s paper about a Civilian Conservation Corps dam being rebuilt on the former ranch property brought inquires to The Express about the cattle company. Reviewing the story Marty was writing raised questions about w...
Steve Smith has been a councilman in Lawrence for little over a year. He has many interests such as carpentry, hunting and body building. Smith was born in Hastings and graduated from Hastings High. He fell in love with a high school classmate and dated throughout high school. However, since Smith is both Indian and African-American, her family was not pleased. So they parted company and she went to college in Lincoln and he moved to Dallas, Texas. As a boy in Hastings, his grandparents lived...
Pheasants Forever Annual Benefit Banquet was held on Friday. The banquet went from 5:30 to 9 p.m., and was held at the Nuckolls County Fairgrounds. Many attended the huge event, and the evening was filled with events. Pheasants Forever is a non-profit organization organized to conserve Nebraska's wildlife habitat and traditions. The organization's primary mission is the conservation of pheasants, quail, and other wildlife through habitat improvements, public access, education and conservation...
The late Victor Kuhlmann was a well-known Superior businessman having been the operator of two popular drive-in ice cream stores, Vic's Drive-In in a former filling station at 15th and Idaho and the Kurly Kone on East Third Street. After leaving the drive-in business, he operated Earl Cowger's wholesale house and served as a traveling salesman for F&A Sales of Concordia. While many knew Vic Kuhlmann, few knew much about his World War II service experience. Like many area men of his age, he...
November is National Family Literacy Month. The national event began in 1994. Desire Tobey Sears Chapter NSDAR joins with libraries and literacy organizations in 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....
Barbara Jeffs, a Nelson resident, knows first hand the devastating impact hurricanes have had on the southern states of our beautiful country. Her brother and sister-in-law, Bradly and Connie Jeffs, settled in the southern part of Georgia after both returned from service in Iraq. Their home is nestled quietly between Blythe and Hephzibah, just south of Augusta, Georgia. Connie chose a home close to Hephzibah because of its biblical meaning. In the Bible the name Hephzibah means, "My delight is i...
September was an enlightening month for me this year. On a recent trip through Medicine Bow Mountains in Wyoming, there was a turn off with a plaque on a huge rock that read "In memory of the 66 passengers and crew that perished on Medicine Bow Peak Oct. 6, 1955." Intrigued, I Googled the story. The story of the 66 passengers on a plane. Two of them infants. Some of them servicemen headed home after a deployment. Choir members. Moms. Dads. How that plane had changed its course and ended up crash...
The Nuckolls County Fairgrounds went to the dogs Saturday and Sunday. Literally. For the first time a sanctioned cattle dog trial was held in Nuckolls County. The event was organized by Superior area resident, Tony Jetensky. Cattle dog trials are highly competitive events. Many of the handlers and their dogs follow a loosely organized circuit of trials. Prize money is awarded to the best dogs in certain classes. The Nuckolls County trial attracted handlers and dogs from across the country. More...
On Friday, Superior's Central National Bank (CNB) ag loan officer and branch president, Richard (Rich) Nelson, retired after 52 years in the banking industry. CNB held a celebration for Rich at the local branch where employees, customers and family gave him their congratulations and best wishes. Also, present to give Rich their regards, were bank executives: Sara Girard, chief executive officer, Robert Munson, Junction City bank president, Mike Munson, general counsel, Ed Meekins, board member,...
This may look like written gibberish: "ch, sc, dc," but they are abbreviations for patterns of crocheting; chain, single crochet and double crochet. Some crocheters may say, when interrupted, "Not now, I am counting," or "I am not ignoring you. I am counting," because in crocheting you have to count every stitch; ch 3, dc 24, ch 3 turn etc... as you wouldn't want 24 stitches in one row and 30 in another. One can imagine how lopsided a blanket could be if rows weren't even. Not only can a person...
The old adage of they don't make them like they used to holds true for one Superior resident. Don Hibbs has retired from a 62-year career in the auto parts business. He and his wife, Marleen, have been married for 64 years which matches the number of years his lawn mower has seen. The couple have grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Hibbs worked at Hastings for a few years then moved to Superior to manage Sidles auto parts store. When the opportunity arose to...
The Empty Halter By Melanie Mainquist Every kid who's ever showed at the county fair and sold an animal in the auction has experienced the heartbreak of saying goodbye. Or at least most young 4-H or FFA members have battled those emotions where your throat swells up and there's certainly dust in the air, causing your eyes to water. The moment when you lead the animal you've worked with all summer to the chute sitting outside the auction arena. Whether the judge granted you a blue or red ribbon,...
We’ve heard the proverb “It takes a village to raise a child.” Many find that to be true. How many of us can remember when we were youth strolling or playing in our country streets and if we had any misconduct, local neighbors gave their verbal corrections and before reaching home, parents were already aware of what had transpired. Society took on the moral compass of the children for the immediate well-being and as part of “training up a child in the way they should go.” Today our “Johnnies” and “Millies,” still need a “village” to assi...
During the first part of June, the Superior FFA Chapter took 18 students and adults to Australia. This trip was originally scheduled for 2020, but since travel was shut down during that time, the chapter rescheduled for 2022. However, there were still COVID-19 restrictions on travel. Since this trip has been years in the making, both current and now alumni had the opportunity to pay for the trip. In attendance were Lenden Worm, Mia Gardner, Ava Kirchhoff, Halle Bargen, Maddi Bargen, Barret...
R Giggles and squeals of delight filled the conference room of the Superior Public Library last Wednesday during the Adventure Begins at Your Library summer program. Adam White, a magician who has practiced for 30 years, amazed the crowd of 34 adults and children in attendance. White started his adventure in magic tricks when he picked up a book, "Now You See It, Now You Don't," at his local library when he was 9 years old. From then on he was hooked at reading other books and learning how to...
Mother Nature provided the heat Saturday as the tempereature hovered above the 100 degree mark. This reporter was pleased to be able to transition from his air conditioned vehicle through the convection-oven heat, climb what seemed to be a 30 feet tall ladder into the cab of an air conditioned combine. That first step took a bit of time as the woefully out of condition writer climbed up what seemed an endless series of steps. Dave Mussman, a Ruskin area farmer and Nuckolls County commissioner,...
"Dance the night away!" That's what the children do at their dance recitals held at the Superior Auditorium lead by instructor Erin Menke. Classes in preparation for recitals have been held at the auditorium for the past few years, but will be relocating to a building around the corner. Erin and her husband, Brent, recently purchased the old Sisco store on 4th Street and plan to operate the Superior Dance Studio from there. They are in process of remodeling it. Walls are set up to create a...
Off in the distance, the popping of fireworks could be heard as the beginnings of the July 4 celebrations. It was Sunday, the last day of June this year, a relatively cool, overcast day for the "Old Time Radio Musicians" reenactment concert held at the bandshell in Superior City Park. The concert began at 5:30 p.m. and continued for about an hour. The band members and singers are all from area Lutheran churches. The St. Paul location in Hardy, that came up with the idea to have the concert in...
Iris are in bloom. One backyard in Superior is bordered by an array of colors of this flower. Janice Smidt is continuing the tradition of raising these colorful flowers. When Janice's grandparents moved to Superior, they brought some iris bulbs with them to mark the property lines of their place. On the family farm, Janice's aunt, Irma Grummert, started thinning the over abundance of the lavender and white iris. She brought iris to Mildred Black, Janice's mother, who planted them in her yard....
"It's old," said Arden Russell. Russell, with Doug Paige as sexton, plus John Price Sr, Ed VanMeter and Brett Behrends are the five board members who care for Montana Cemetery located along the northern edge of Lovewell Lake. Or officially, Jewell County Cemetery District No. 12. The cemetery is located on Jewell County's Y Road ("the Lake Road') just a half mile east of Highway 14. Montana Cemetery is the most commonly used name but the cemetery has also been referred to as the Tibbetts...
