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It is beautiful, breathtaking and a sight to behold, all around these Country Roads. With the colder temperatures, high winds and dry weather behind us, spring finally takes the stage in all of its glory. Maybe this sounds wordy but how else can it be described? Maybe it’s being over stated, but for this country woman, it is certainly breathtaking. What a difference a few inches of rain, added to the warming sunshine and God’s touch can make. We went from a world that was sound asleep in the winter mode, coming out and rewarding us with spr...
Been thinking about the upcoming Lady Vestey Victorian Festival and how to freshly retell the Evelyn Brodstone story on this, the 31st anniversary of the first festival. The festival founders hoped the annual celebration would help preserve the community’s history and highlight the life and contributions made by Superior High School’s most notable graduate, Evelyn Brodstone. William Loudon is credited with establishing the village of Superior in 1875. The community’s diamond jubilee was celebrated in 1951 and its centennial in 1975. It is proba...
Q: Is there an unforgivable sin? How can it be unforgivable if Christ died for all sin? (Part Two of Two) A: As mentioned in a previous article, there are two cases in Scripture where the Bible states that an act will not be forgiven. The sin of unforgiveness was covered last week. This week we will examine blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. As always, we must understand blasphemy against the Spirit in the context in which it was written (Matthew 12:22-32; Mark 3:22-30). Matthew and Mark both record similar accounts of an interaction between...
OK folks, I know some of you getting closer to that retirement age of 62 or 67 or so, don’t like the jokes of joining AARP. Even some of you that have already reached that age, are not wild about AARP. So, last week I learned something new. I have absolutely no information about it. I just find it interesting that some “bright” person, somewhere came up with a new name to the same group of people. This is the same thing our dear old government has been trying to do ever since they changed the “Food Stamp” Program to “SNAP,” “Supplemental...
What a week! After surviving graduation, George decided he needed some time off and scared us all half to death with a trip to the emergency room and an overnight stay at Mary Lanning. He is fine as frog hair now, but his blood pressure went through the roof on Monday. His VA doctor said to take him in immediately. We are still unsure of what caused it. The heart doctor said more than likely environmental factors. Whatever that means. I love the moisture we are getting, but I am not fond of the grass growing at an exponential rate. I mowed on F...
Glen (Dane) Edwards, a 90-year-old Hardy area farmer, has been at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida this week representing Nebraska in the Senior Olympics. The games began last Tuesday and Edwards has earned medals in several events. Edwards was an All-American track and field athlete at Doane College in 1952. He attended Hardy High School in the 1940s. At the senior games he has competed in the long jump, high jump, pole vault and 100-meter dash. He has been the only athlete from Nebraska in this year’s competition. This year he has received a third i...
This week the committee working on restoration of The Superior Auditorium has formalized the details of the "Alumni and Friends Challenge" that is launching this month. Julie (Hill) (SHS Class of 1980) and Wayne Allison have challenged alumni and the community to raise funds for continuing work on the auditorium and have pledged to match up to $30,000 of funds raised. Julie is issuing this challenge to honor her parents, the late Bill and Lorna Hill. The Hill family along with Julie's...
Superior Public Schools hosted the district track meet, Thursday. The weather forecast indicated strong thunderstorms might move through the area late in the afternoon, so officials started the District C-7 track meet an hour early. Around five p.m. storm sirens sounded in Hastings, High winds damaged grain handling facilities in Clay Center and fierce looking storm clouds rolled into Superior. In response, competition stopped for a bit more than an hour while spectators and competitors waited...
We are sorry but the information provided in the last issue of this newspaper with regard to the Superior High School Class of 2022 honor students was not correct. One student was included that should not have been and one student who should have been included was left out. Students having a 93 to 94 percent cumulative grade point average and attaining Cum Laude with Honor distinction includes Brett Miller, Cailey Hanson, Shayla Meyer, Mya Mikkelsen, Dane Miller, Taygun Rothchild, Sherice Frasier, Cailyn Barry, Emma Henderson and Clayton...
The federal government announced a third round of free COVID-19 tests. This round will send each applicant eight tests. Those wanting to order tests are to go to COVIDTest.gov. Enter the required information, name, address and email, if available, and you will receive a confirmation email from the US Postal Service.. Though the severity of COVID variants has declined, the disease is still a threat to several at-risk groups....
County Board The Nuckolls County Board of Commissioners met at the county courthouse in Nelson Monday. All three commissioners were present. The board, after a presentation from Murphy Tractor and equipment, placed an order for a maintainer. The machine will be paid for from the next fiscal year. The order was placed to lock in the current state price. Significant price increases are expected in the next contract because of rampant inflation. The board approved the county employees’ insurance plan with Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Nebraska. The b...
The first of what may be several benches and planters were installed Tuesday afternoon in downtown Superior. The benches were designed and constructed by Superior Industries. Some have been purchased as memorials and will be fitted with appropriate plaques. Clayton and T.J. Morris are pictured installing the first bench at Fourth and Central as Marlene McGowan of the Superior Chamber of Commerce office looks on. The planters will be illuminated at night with solar lights....
At the invitation of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, Christian Wagner of Rock Hills High School, was selected to attend the 39th Annual Governor's Scholars Awards Program on May 1, in Topeka. The recognition ceremony honors the top academic one percent of Kansas high school seniors. Scholars are selected from accredited public and private schools in the state. "These high school seniors have shown dedication in their studies and a commitment to learning. They've earned this honor, and I want to con...
Dogs make great pets, companions and 4-H projects. Kelli Burrus, Post Rock District 4-H dog project leader, volunteers to teach dog care and training because she thrives on seeing youth find success. Kelli is enthusiastic about dogs and sharing what it takes to show and train dogs. She works with 4-H members at project meetings to help them train their dogs basic obedience commands and, if desired, prepare them for the Post Rock District 4-H dog show in July. "Through the dog project, youth not...
In 1950, the Athens Rural High School Alumni began to gather annually. The meeting was sometimes called the “Athens School Reunion” but whatever the name, the group met continually for 42 years. At the 1992 meeting, faced with dwindling attendance, it was decided to look into the possibility of meeting with the Ionia Alumni Association. The earliest known record of an Ionia Alumni Association, gathering, reunion or community picnic is found in a May 1967 Jewell County Record. This group also continued to meet. But in 1993, the two groups, the...
Flower pots have been replanted and pretty new flowers have been planted and stationed uptown. Thank you to everyone who helped planting and gave input. Amanda Kendall, Samantha Hilipipre, Tina Johnson, Limestone Valley Gardens (Kristin Underwood) Shanna Lindberg, Brenda Koster and Korey Vacek....
Marci Penner of the Kansas Sampler Foundation, said the 2023 Big Kansas Road Trip (CKRT) will take place in Jewell, Republic and Smith counties in North Central Kansas on May 4 through 7. The BKRT is a multi-day event that feels like a tri-county open house of communities, their attractions, locally-owned shops and restaurants, and it’s a time to travel back roads and take in short activities that help locals tell their story. Penner said, “All we ask is that communities be good at being themselves. The public wants to have first-hand exp...
The Jewell County Commissioners met, Monday, May 9. Commissioners Steve Greene, Brent Beck, and Keith Roe were present. Carla J. Waugh, county clerk, was present for the meeting. Darren Booth, Theel Insurance & Financial Services, a claims management service, was here to speak to the commissioners about the proposed medical plan design. Joel Elkins, general superintendent, discussed road projects. Casey Frasier, Foley Tractor, visited with the commissioners. The commissioners approved the revised Employment Rules and Regulations for the...
Thanks to “Mother Nature” for the moisture, the wheat crop continues to develop! The “in-person” 2022 KSU-Post Rock Extension District Wheat Plot Tours, Thursday, May 26, will view more than 25 varieties in each of the wheat plots with four stops. The wheat tour day will have an “eastern” and “western” leg of the tours starting at 10 a.m. in Smith County with the Jewell County tour starting at 10:30 a.m. There will be two sites for lunch at Emerson Lake near Jewell, sponsored by Central National Bank and at Solomon Rapids Seed Plant west of O...
Solomon Valley Transportation, Inc. (SVT) is recognizing National Transportation Week May 15 through 21, and confirmed the receipt of an award of the U.S.C. 49-5311 grant application for general public transportation. Annually, SVT applies for funding from the Kansas Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration. The applications have been approved two vehicles will be replaced. Solomon Valley Transportation provides services to the general public in Jewell, Mitchell, and Osborne counties. Trips include but are not...
Avery Ostdiek was one of the four Lawrence-Nelson students who made the trip to Louisville, Kentucky, for National Archery. Avery competed in four shoots total, NASP Target, NASP/IBO 3D, Centershot Target and Centershot IBO 3D. She improved her scores with each shoot. Avery received third place in the Centershot IBO 3D with a score of 265-300. In this event there was a total of 94 elementary girls. Out of these girls, 53 of them were fifth graders. This advances Avery to shoot at NASP/IBO – W...
The U. S. Election process is not a simple, or quick procedure. However, one big step was taken last week as all 93 counties in the State of Nebraska held their primary elections. In general this primary election narrowed the election field down to just one candidate per political party. The winners of the primary will face off in November in the General Election. While the above is true for political offices, there are many elected positions that are “non-political” and in most likely hood the winner of the primary will move on to the off...
As Brodstone Healthcare celebrated National Healthcare Week last week, among the celebrations was the announcement of the 2021 Employee of the Year. Julie Krotzinger received the honor on Tuesday in recognition of her dedication to the patients and staff at Brodstone Healthcare. The employee of the year award recognizes staff that show an outstanding commitment to the Brodstone mission, vision, and core values. Winners of each employee of the quarter are nominated for this annual award. Julie's...
"Moving Day . . ." Most often a moving day involves taking household goods and furniture out of one house and into another. Last week was a moving day for Pedro Conteras and family. Only this time the whole house was being moved. Above the house is shown going down the highway in Lawrence to its new home two blocks west of Main Street in Lawrence. An abundance of spectators enjoyed watching the move. Mr. Conteras purchased the house from Gerald Buschkoetter. It was built in the late 1940s and...
