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The Bushnell Lions Club meets Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. The Sisters Grimm has decided to become a seasonal business. We will not be open regular hours between Labor Day and Memorial Day, but keep an eye out for special events during the winter. You’re also welcome to make an appointment to visit the store by leaving a message at 308-230-0683, texting me at 308-360-1263, or emailing me at [email protected]. To help clear out stock before we close down for the winter, we are having a...
The village board meeting was held Wednesday, August 13. It was a fairly short meeting, with several items being tabled until next month or later. Jennifer Ivy has decided to wait until 2015 to pursue her kennel license. Dwayne Brackeen brought up traffic issues on 2nd Street. The board agreed to try placing stop signs in that neighborhood to see if that will help slow down cars. The board wanted to let everyone know that there is a Tularemia (also known as rabbit fever) outbreak in Colorado....
Family night is Saturday, August 16. Join your neighbors at 6 p.m. in the community center for a potluck dinner and conversation. If you have news, announcements, meeting times/dates, information about events happening nearby, or anything else you’d like to share, please contact me at [email protected] or 308-230-0683....
The Friends of the Kimball Library and the library board are hosting a pool party at the Kimball city pool from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, August 7. Entry to the pool is a free will donation. There will also be watermelon, cookies, and lemonade for sale. Money raised goes to support the carpet fundraiser project and other library projects sponsored by the Friends group. The community center board meets Monday, August 11. The village board meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13. If you have news,...
The Bushnell Lions Club meets in the community center at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 6. The Friends of the Kimball Library and the library board are hosting a pool party at the Kimball city pool from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, August 7. Entry to the pool is free with donation. There will also be watermelon, cookies, and lemonade for sale. Money raised goes to support the carpet fundraiser project and other library projects sponsored by the Friends group. If you have news, announcements, meeting...
The village board met Wednesday, July 9. The health board met before the regular meeting and discussed tackling the issue of unlicensed vehicles as their next project. Ryan Reisdorff from South Platte Natural Resources District was in attendance to answer any questions on the public hearing for the Wellhead Protection Plan. The resolution adopting the new plan was passed. Being in compliance with Wellhead Protection keeps the village eligible for grants for our town water system. The interlocal...
The community center board meets on Monday, July 14. The firemen meeting is Thursday, July 17. Family night is at 6 p.m. in the community center on Saturday, July 19. Bring a potluck dish to share with your neighbors. Local author Carma Weisbrook will hold a reading and book signing at The Sisters Grimm at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 19. “Remember Me...Remember Me Not” is a book to help children understand Alzheimer’s disease and how it affects their loved ones. If you have news, annou...
Sounds like the special village board meeting I missed last week was interesting. They didn’t get a recording of it, so I can’t report on it, but look for the minutes in the mail. The regular July board meeting We are having our 3rd anniversary celebration at The Sisters Grimm from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, July 4. Stop in for free refreshments, door prizes, and 50% off most books. If you have news, announcements, meeting times/dates, information about events happening nearby, or anything els...
The Bushnell Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2. We are having our 3rd anniversary celebration at The Sisters Grimm from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, July 4. Stop in for free refreshments, door prizes, and 50% off most books. If you have news, announcements, meeting times/dates, information about events happening nearby, or anything else you’d like to share, please contact me at [email protected] or 308-230-0683....
The village board meeting was held last Wednesday. It was a short meeting with little to discuss. The board held the 3rd and final reading for the resolution to adjust water and sewer rates and then passed the resolution. Source Water Protection is offering grants to villages. Bushnell plans to apply for one for a generator for the water pumps. Two building permits and a mobile home permit were approved. Residents and landowners must have lawns mowed by Monday, June 23. The health board will...
The Bushnell Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, June 14. Classes ending in “4” are honored guests. Register and greet with appetizers at 6 p.m., meal at 7 p.m. Meals are $10 per person and $5 dues for graduates. Meals for honored guests will be $5. Anyone who attended or taught school in Bushnell is welcome. And a note to the reunion attendees - the bookstore keeps some Bushnell yearbooks for folks to look through (mostly from the 50s and 70s). Please feel free to stop in before the ban...
The community center board meets Monday, June 9. The village board meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11. If you have news, announcements, meeting times/dates, information about events happening nearby, or anything else you’d like to share, please contact me at [email protected] or 308-230-0683....
The bookstore is now in summer hours. We will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday through Labor Day. As usual, feel free to contact us to schedule a visit outside of those hours. We are also kicking off summer with a Scrabble tournament on Saturday, May 31. The tournament starts at 2 p.m., but feel free to stop in and play at any time throughout the day. Please contact me at the phone number or email address listed below to sign up. Winner gets a $10 gift certificate to the store! The...
The village board meeting was held on Wednesday, May 14. The health board recommended that the village replace the boards on the merry-go-round in the park. They also reminded residents that the tumbleweed wagon and burn barrel are available to use - just stop in the village office to borrow them. They stated that the lumberyard issue is still on hold and that the old bar building is caving in. The village will ask the sheriff’s office to condemn it so they can push it in. Also, Rick found p...
Thanks to everyone who came through town for the garage sale! Saturday, May 17 is Family Night. Join your neighbors at 6 p.m. in the community center for a potluck supper and conversation. If you have news, announcements, meeting times/dates, information about events happening nearby, or anything else you’d like to share, please contact me at [email protected] or 308-230-0683....
I have a fun story to share this week: someone who came through Bushnell two years ago looking for directions to the High Point bought a Bushnell t-shirt and wears it regularly. He called me this weekend and said he was wearing it while walking around his neighborhood in the San Francisco area and one of his neighbors stopped him and told him that his wife grew up north of Bushnell. If any of you know or used to know Karen Ross (nee Barrett), she is now the Secretary of Agriculture in...
The Bushnell Lions Club meets Wednesday, May 7 at 7 p.m. in the community center. Celebrate the 69th anniversary of the end of World War II (in Europe) with The Sisters Grimm on Thursday, May 8 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. We will have a display of WWII era firearms, 30% off all WWII books, and free refreshments. Military uniforms and 1940s era costumes are encouraged! Saturday, May 10 is a village-wide garage sale day. Call Sally Johnson at 308-230-0763 to be added to the list. The bookstore will...
I wasn’t able to attend the village board meeting last week, but I got a short recap from Tim Nolting. Dog licenses are due in April - hopefully you all saw the signs and made it to the discounted shot day for your pets on April 15. If not, you’ll have to take your dog in to the vet to get updated shots and then bring in the proof of vaccination to get your license. The board held the first reading of the proposed resolution for an increase of the village water rates. The Panhandle Area Dev...
The village board met at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The community center board meets Monday, April 14. The Sisters Grimm will host a reception for World Book Night givers at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Feel free to stop by if you’d like to learn more about the program or find out how to participate next year. The actual World Book Night book giveaway event is Wednesday, April 23 - givers will be handing out free books to light or reluctant readers and encouraging them to read more. The bookstore will be c...
The fire department’s chili and oyster soup feed this past weekend was fantastic, as usual. Sorry I got the date wrong in the news! The bookstore will be closed on Sunday, April 6 so that we can attend the Friends of the Library event in Kimball, a talk on the North Platte Canteen by Charlotte Endorf - everyone is welcome! The Granny Craft Club meets on Tuesday, April 8. The Calvary United Methodist Women meet on Wednesday, April 9. The village board meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9. If y...
Don’t forget that Daylight Savings Time starts this Sunday. Turn your clocks forward! The community center board meets Monday. The Granny Craft Club meets Tuesday. The village board meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. Please note the change in time because of Daylight Savings Time. If you have news, announcements, meeting times/dates, information about events happening nearby, or anything else you’d like to share, please contact me at [email protected] or 308-230-0683....
The village board meeting was held Feb. 13. The board announced that Kimball County landfill rates will increase $3 per month in April to $16 for village residents. The community center board is working on a packet of information to hand out to new residents. We still need people to head up this year’s Bushnell Day, or it’s not going to happen! Please contact the village office if you are interested in helping. Sam Gingerich is starting a new list of trees to be removed. Please contact the vil...
A special village board meeting was held Wednesday, January 29 at 6 p.m. Verne Hackbarth announced that the Panhandle Area Development District will be present at the regular February meeting to talk about the programs that are available in our area. The new village office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The board reminded the audience that the village has a “tumbleweed wagon” available for residents to use to gather up their tumbleweeds and take out by the lag... Full story
Hope you all survived the dust storms this week! The wind definitely added to the piles of tumbleweeds around town. The monthly village board meeting was postponed again. It has not yet been rescheduled. My condolences go out to both the Halligans and the Hackbarths for the deaths in their families. The bookstore is currently open on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. You’re also welcome to make an appointment to visit at another time, provided we can arrange for someone to be here. J...
Since the Lions Club calendars aren’t out yet, please let me know this year’s meeting schedule for any community groups so I can include it in the news. The bookstore’s hours for the rest of the winter are Wednesdays, Sa turdays, and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You’re also welcome to make an appointment to visit at another time, provided we can arrange for someone to be here. Johnson’s Surplus is still open on Sundays. Stop in to see what they have this week. If you have news, announcem... Full story
