Articles written by Sandra Foote
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Control burn at Lovewell Lake
] A program that was once common practice is now being implemented for the benefit of the foliage and wildlife at Lovewell State Lake. After September 2001, all controlled burns on Federal properties...
7 week courtship leads to 48+ year marriage
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 inter...
Residents share unusual stories
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...
2 Scandinavian students attend Superior High School
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. T...
Case displays veteran's medals
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...
Couple traveling with pop-up camper on stilts
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...
World traveler selects Superior as central location for her home
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....
Robin Bargen experiences Irish 'princess' life-style
It's not every day that you may be able to experience being a princess. But when your sister wants to be married in a castle, what else can you do? Robin Bargen's sister met a wonderful person seven y...
High School romance rekindles
Many years ago this year's Express Valentine's story began in Grand Island. Janice (Foulk) Dangler was 14 and Rob Green was 17 when they met while participating in a production called, "I Remember MaMa." Originally it was a 1948 black and white...
81-year-old woman achieves sky-dive goal
Jan and Dick Miller retired from their jobs in Arizona in 2003. For the next few years, they lived in Tekamah and wintered in Arizona. They made their home in Superior in 2010 but continued to winter...
Park staff inspecting deteriorating equipment
Safety and update concerns at Superior City Parks By Sandra Foote The Superior park employees look for safety issues when it comes to the parks’ play sets. They are fixed and the screws are tightened to maintain the structural function of the park...
New swings in place as City Park opens
Superior Lion's Club donated $5,700 to the Superior Park Department last December as a final gesture before disbanding. This was their last act as an organized community service group. The Lion's...
Perry Freeman, retired Superior police chief, writes book
Perry Freeman is a retired police officer. He was Superior’s police chief for 17 years after he retired from the Colorado Springs police department. During his time with the Colorado Springs police force, he worked undercover and infiltrated an out...
Long separated friends meet in Superior salon
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...
New faces abound in police dept.
Superior Police Department has had several changes this past year or so. Three new officers and a new Chief of Police have joined the department since Perry Freeman retired in December 2019. Jason...
Rod Deuel Retires from Shopko
Pharmacist Rod Deuel, a 1970 graduate of Superior High School is retiring. Following high school, Rod pursued a business profession other than pharmacy when enrolling in college. While attending the Superior schools, he enjoyed math but did not...