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As many readers of this newspaper know, I like writing feature stories, especially feel good stories. I really like to write about couples and share their beautiful stories. For the past couple years, I've asked several couples if they would be interested in sharing their story with readers of The Superior Express. The answers have been "no" for various reasons. Good reasons, but that doesn't help me share a good story. I've frequently been told I should tell my story. With some hesitation,...
Michele Bever executive director SHDHD It’s the month of Love! We often associate February with hearts. We express our love for someone with a heart-shaped card or candy box, we sign our name with a heart, or add heart icons to our phone texts. Please join me this month to focus on loving our own hearts. This February, during American Heart Month, we would like to pass along some tips for taking care of our hearts. And, why should we take care of our hearts? One answer is because cardiovascular diseases are affecting so many of us. There are c...
By the time this column gets published, my daughter will be married. That got me thinking about weddings as economic development and people attraction. When I was married 20 years ago, I did the same thing my daughter is doing. I was married in the town where my future spouse was living. Fortunately, that was close to where my family was from. The only cost to attend was the drive. In my daughter’s case, we will not only have a long drive but a stay in a hotel as well. In order to help with final wedding plans and to have a bit of a C...
This is the time of year we often think of past memories. Some as good and some not so good. Avis Shaw recalls her brother-in-law, Cecil, and his wife, June, came to visit the farm quite often. They stopped by one summer day; it must have been a weekday because her late husband, Butch, wasn’t home. “We were sitting around the dining room table and a bee flew through. Pretty soon there went another one and another. “I opened the stair door and there were more. I decided I’d better look outside. The bees were swarming on the north side of the...
In response to December’s frigid weather, a Fairbury student’s frozen shirt video posted on the internet is going viral. Brendon Runge, a senior at Fairbury High School, posted the video on Friday. It shows him holding a wet shirt out in the wind. In about a minute, the red T-shirt is frozen stiff. When taken out of the wind, it stood on its own. By Saturday, the video had been viewed more than 1.5 million times. The video was shared to The Superior Express Facebook page on Monday and will be posted to the newspaper’s superiorne.com web site...
On the eve of history's first Christmas, it was a dark time for the Jewish people. Their land was occupied by the Roman Empire. The Lord God had not spoken to them for hundreds of years. Heaven's voice was silent. Their religious texts spoke of prophecies about a King that would rise up from among them. They anticipated this King, that He would be their deliverer from Roman rule. How would darkness be turned to light? How would despair be turned to hope? In approximately 4 B.C. a divine...
The perfect gift By Teraesa Bruce We have all been there, searching the stores for the perfect gift. We are often left disappointed and settling on something at the last minute that’s not quite as rewarding as what we were hoping for. Sometimes, not knowing what the recipient of our gift needs or wants, we find something random and hope for the best. Or we head out shopping with a small budget divided up between all those whom we plan to purchase a gift for. All of this is okay, but isn’t there something better? This year, as well as years pas...
Tova Lestander and Eivind-Johan (EJ) are International exchange students who have chosen to come to the United States to experience a new culture. They have some things in common but mostly they are both from the cold climates of Sweden and Norway. Their native languages are similar but not exactly the same. When they converse, it is easier for EJ to understand Tova. The countries of Sweden and Norway have mountains for skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling. Even though they come from the same g...
EJ (AKA) known as Eivind-Johan, a foreign exchange student is living with Shannon, Jenny, Truet and Callum McCord during his yearlong stay in Superior....
Bill of Rights Day is observed on Dec. 15. Dec. 15, 1791, saw the ratification of the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution itself had been accepted by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787. With the ratification by the ninth state (New Hampshire) on June 21,1778, the U. S. Constitution became legal. The other states would eventually join the first nine, with Rhode Island the last state to ratify on May 29, 1790. Throughout the process of ratification, a growing call for...
For residents of the United States today is a day set asside to be thankful the origins of which can be traced back to the Pilgrims The event Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in October 1621. This feast lasted three days and was attended by 90 Wampanoag Native American people and 53 Pilgrims who were survivors of the Mayflower. What does it mean to be thankful? Clint Decker, a minister and newspaper columnist...
Humankind has harnessed the wind as a power source for thousands of years. Wind powered the ships which sailed the world’s oceans, seas and lakes. Wind powered mills which ground grain for flour. Wind powered pumps used to irrigate land and drain low-lying lands. Wind pumped water up to tanks to water stock and provide for pioneer families. When the great American westward migration began, wagons were the primary form of transportation. The wagon of choice was a scaled down version of the heavy Conestoga freight wagons used in Pennsylvania. The...
This Thanksgiving season, it’s easy to have a pessimistic perspective about the current state of the world. If you’re feeding a gathering of 10 people, a traditional turkey dinner will cost 20 percent more this year, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation survey. To be fair, wages are rising but at a much slower pace so while the survey’s results are real, 20 percent is a bit of an overstatement. Nonetheless, that pinch in your pocketbook is real, and it’s easy to let it spoil Thanksgiving. Our inclination to self-centeredness is part...
UNK Communications You can see the joy on Claire Bahensky's face when she plays her new saxophone. Music makes the 10-year-old Lincoln girl happy. It's something she discovered earlier this year, when students at St. Joseph Catholic School were preparing to transition from plastic recorders to more complex instruments. "Claire tested really well on the saxophone and really enjoyed it, too. She picked it up right away," said Brenda Bahensky. As parents, Brenda and Nate Bahensky wanted their...
To see this individual around town, doing his daily activities, you may never know what extraordinary things he has done in his past. That can be said of many people, but this man is a hero to the United States of America. John Combs was drafted in April of 1968 and honorably discharged from the United States Army in January 1970. We think of the Vietnam Conflict as the Vietnam War. Actually, the Vietnam Era is considered a Peace Time effort. It was considered a police efforts and never...
The Superior Auditorium has been at the heart of the Superior community since city voters approved issuing bonds for its construction in July, 1935. Griffins are legendary creatures with the body, tail and back legs of a lion, the head and wings of an eagle and sometimes, the talons of eagles on the front feet. Bids for construction were let in April, 1936. The first event was held at the auditorium on January 29, 1936. The city officially accepted the building from the contractors on Feb. 21, 1...
It is November and in Jewell County. That means Corn Picking Days! The late Calvin Bohnert started the event six years ago. He and friends had talked about it for years but one day, Bohnert said, "I'm done talking about it. We're going to do it." That was in 2016. Each November since, the Bohnert farm west of Jewell has hosted Corn Picking Days. There would be corn to pick, machines to repair, memories to share – just good times with old machinery celebrating the "Good Old Days." The 2022 e...
When she went in for her regular mammogram screening for breast cancer, Carissa Uhrmacher did not expect something abnormal to show up on her results. “I went in for just a regular mammogram and didn’t think too much about it because I’d had mammograms starting at 40,” Uhrmacher, of rural Hastings, said. Following her mammogram, she was called back in for a needle biopsy. A week later, on Sept. 28, 2021, at the age of 47, Uhrmacher was diagnosed with breast cancer. Uhrmacher had no prior medical issues that might suggest something was wrong,...
For those who think they can not take a long vacation, they need to check out what Nebraska has to offer. When COVID hit and the quarantines started, I looked for alternative ways to vacation. I found an adventure waiting for me in Nebraska. For more than a decade, Nebraska has offered a fun way to see the state called Nebraska Passport. Each year 70 places of interest across the state are listed in a passport book. The first page opens to a map of the state with each of the sites marked on it....
While taking the usual evening walk through Lincoln Park, an unusual sight seemed to spring out of nowhere. At close range it looked something like a camper on stilts. In fact, it was a rooftop camper on a metal frame that gave a new meaning to high living for Pat and Randy McNeely. Pat and Randy, from French Lick, Ind., were just passing through Superior and stopped for the night. When the pandemic hit a couple years ago, Pat and Randy were already set to go camping but were leery of motel and...
Brenda Frost Carlson pieced, quilted and bound a Quilt of Valor to honor her father, U. S. Navy veteran Ivan Frost. The quilt was awarded at a family ceremony on September 4, 2022, at Brenda's home in Sutton, Neb. Ivan Frost and his wife, Leta, are from Esbon, Kan. According to the Quilts of Valor Foundation, a Quilt of Valor is a handmade quilt. It may be either hand or machine quilted. Quilts of Valor are awarded to veterans who have been "touched by war." The mission of the foundation is to...
When people have lived in many areas of the United States and abroad, what brings them to a small town like Superior, Nebraska? That's what many think when they see someone new. In Barbara Huntington's case, it's family that brought her to Superior. As a child, Barbara lived in Chicago, specifically Roger's Park. She's a Cubs fan. Her grandfather, dad and uncle were employed by the Chicago police force until their retirements. Her mother had her own detective agency. She was employed by various...
Otego High School By Kerma Crouse The ghost town of Otego, Kan., had a high school. Likely one of the lesser known of the 16 Jewell County high schools. Otego High School existed, perhaps as early as 1903, and continued until the 1919-1920 school year. The post office, town and Otego School District No.157 were located in the NE 1⁄4 of Section 5 of Limestone Township. Today this is the southwest corner of the intersection of S Road and 90 Road. An old elevator and a couple of buildings are a...
Since 1929, a livestock sale barn has been located on the north edge of Mankato. The original barn has been replaced with the modern sale barn, office and pens of Mankato Livestock Inc. At a recent Friday sale day, more than 4,000 head of cattle were sold. Customers come from northern Kansas and southern Nebraska. Most of the buyers are from Smith Center, Salina, Tipton and Osborne, Kansas and Blue Hill and Exeter, Nebraska. According to the owners, the sellers "cover a wide area." Current...
Wayne Gerlach, 98, a resident of Cowles, Neb., was honored last Monday night at the Cowles American Legion 116 meeting. Attending were members of the Cowles Legion, Wayne's family and friends. Retired Major General Charles Barr, Liberty, Neb., presented Wayne with medals, badges and awards he should have received for his active duty during World War II. But because of paperwork problems and time, no one in the government offices got around to giving him the awards. When Commander Barr and his...
