Kimball 'Old Coots' strike again

The "Old Coots" met again Tuesday, Aug. 31, for lunch at Triple R Grill and Bar in Kimball. Above are the 1960 and older KAHS graduates who attended: (front) Ken Besonen, Don Sommers, Andy Maus, Duane Becker, Ron Klein, Ivern Magnuson, John Delander, Roland Isaacson, Jerry Rice, Sherill Fischer, Roy Loesch, and Lee Triebel; (back) Cliff Hinz, Earl Rokela, Dave Kothe, Dave Pauly, Glendale Rumsey, Darrel Schmidt, Herb Libbesmeier, Harley Hendrickson, Ken Schmidt, Jerry Imholte, Rick Stenger, Don Stein, Bob Hennen, Dennis Muehring, and Les Yerks. Not pictured: Neal Spaulding. The "Old Coots" will meet regularly for lunch on the last Tuesday of April and August each year, at Triple R Grill & Bar in Kimball. Wednesday, September 08, 2010

KHS Class of 1960 celebrates 50-year reunion

The Kimball High School Class of 1960 gathered at the Maple Lake VFW July 24 to enjoy a reunion with classmates. The committee that put the program together called themselves "The Five Chicks and the Rooster," and they provided a very memorable evening of reminiscing, surprises, laughter and silliness. The theme was "Back to the Fifties," with prizes for the best outfits and nostalgic postage stamps. The highlight of the evening was a unique, quirky style show. Each classmate received an unusual or silly "award" designed for that classmate. They also each received a booklet, class picture and a door prize. Submitted by Esther Hickman Sunday, September 05, 2010

St. Anthony parish festival

St. Anthony parish in Watkins held their annual festival Ð again a Picnic in the Park Ð in McCarthy Park Sunday, Aug. 29. There were activities for all ages and interests, and it was great to have a rainless weekend for a change. Staff photos by Anton Matua. Next up: St. Ignatius parish festival in Annandale is Saturday, Sept. 11. St. Anne's parish festival in Kimball is Sunday, Sept. 19. Saturday, September 04, 2010

Monster Mike gets 'cornered' at Triple R

"Monster" Mike Schultz had quite a birthday bash Friday night, Aug. 27, at Triple R Grill & Bar in Kimball. For several years, owner Deb Reinert had been collecting news clippings about the Kimball native and his snocross and motocross achievements (gold medal in the Winter X Games and a silver last year and gold ths year in the Summer X Games). Added to the collection is the snowmobile hood as well as the jersey Mike wore during his gold medal-winning performance last winter. Friday, September 03, 2010

Kimball has new postmaster: Lisa Carlson

As of July 31, 2010, Lisa Carlson is officially the new postmaster in Kimball. Lisa grew up between Cokato and Dassel. She now lives in Dassel with her three children. Lisa was postmaster in Winstead for about six years. She then spent about two years as OIC (officer in charge) at Howard Lake and then Dassel. Patty Nelson, who had been OIC since Scott Lindemann's retirement, is now working in the Winsted Post Office. "People in Kimball are really friendly," Lisa said. "All of them," she added, noting how different that has been from some of the towns she's worked in. Welcome, Lisa!n Thursday, September 02, 2010

Lexvold achieves Eagle Scout rank

At 13, Marlowe Lexvold likely is the youngest Eagle Scout in Kimball Troop 357. He is the tenth Eagle Scout in the troop's history. The troop held an Eagle Court of Honor for Lexvold Monday night, Aug. 23, at Willow Creek Park. Eagle Scout number nine, Jonathon Green, was the emcee of the ceremony. Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Haiti Gardens in Maple Lake

When in Haiti in March of this year, a Haitian friend said, "Do not forget us," and thus Gardening World Wide, Haiti Gardens continues to support three program leaders in Haiti to motivate growing fruits and vegetables in home gardens to feed their families. Much of this support has been generated through the Annual Benefit to take place this year Sunday, Sept. 12, in the form of the Haiti Gardens Mini-Market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the corner of Highway 55 and County Road 8 in Maple Lake. Stop by to purchase fresh produce from local gardens, including home-made horseradish and sauerkraut, baked and canned goods, Haitian Coffee and exquisite vanilla. Saturday, August 28, 2010

August Pedal Pilgrimage from St. Gertrude's

On a sunny day, Sunday, Aug. 15, with winds more reminiscent of Pentecost than the feast of the Assumption, nine bicyclists made the 20-mile pilgrimage from St. Gertrude's in Forest City, through Watkins and St. Nicholas to the Grasshopper Chapel in Cold Spring. The Pedal Pilgrimage is both a physical and spiritual journey up County Road 2. There are prayer stops along the way in the towns, but the ride culminated at the top of Chapel Hill with an outdoor Mass. Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Thurber wins at pancake-eating

Alex Thurber "took the cakes" at the Triple R Grill & Bar's first-ever pancake eating contest. Alex won the T-shirt and a $50 gift card. Submitted photo. Saturday, August 21, 2010

Kuechle, Fischer, Schuster, and Mackereth take top honors

The Fairhaven Lions honored three of its members and a Kimball community member with the Melvin Jones award, the top honor for Lions. Scott Kuechle, Deb Fischer, and Dewey Schuster, Fairhaven Lions members were honored for their work and dedication to Fairhaven Lions projects and fundraisers. Dave Mackereth, a Kimball Lions member, was honored for his work with the youth in the Building Leadership Together Leo Club Friday, August 20, 2010

Kimball ballpark looks to continue improvements

By Jean Doran Matua, Editor If you were at the Kimball Days parade Sunday, you may have noticed some young men walking the parade with a big picture of a baseball "stadium," complete with a grandstand and lights. The image is a dream, not yet a reality, for the Kimball Baseball Association. The KBA has already made a number of improvements to Kimball's Veterans Memorial Field, the field that is part of Willow Creek Park, along Highway 15 on the south end of town. It started with the erection of a new outfield wall in 2003, then new dugouts, backstop, scoreboard, sprinkler system, mound/home plate, and consession stand with restrooms. These improvements have been documented over the years in the Tri-County News. Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Kimball Library offers watercolor basics for children

Children ages 7 to 12 are invited to the Kimball Public Library to learn how to "Watercolor with Mr. Linn." The KAHS art instructor Mike Linn will be at the library at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, to teach the basics of watercolor. Learn how to paint water, trees, shadows and reflections. All materials will be provided. The attendance limit is 20 and pre-registration is required. Great River Regional Library (GRRL) provides library services at 32 public libraries in Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd and Wright Counties. It provides Central Minnesota residents with nearly 1 million books, CDs and DVDs, 250 public computers, programming and information services. Kimball Library open hours Monday 3-6, Wednesday 10-1, 3-6, Thursday 10-1, 3-8, Saturday 9-12. Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Volleyball and golf competition winners

These are the winners of volleyball tournament during Kimball Days 2010 Upper Division First-Bravo Second-Bob Felix Third-Triple R Lower Division First-Matt Meyers Second-Melanie Massmann Third-SOB These are the winners of the golf tournament during Kimball Days 2010 First-Dingmann team Second-Preston Fischer Third-Todd Fischer Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Kimball Days contest results

Lip Sync winners First-Trinity Erickson Second-Taylor Nelson Third-Klarissa Eisenbraun Watermelon eating contest Age 16 & older-Brad Donnay Ages 13-15ÐAndi Schiefelbein Ages 10-12-Aeron Ashbrook Ages 7-9-Josiah Rowland Ages 5 & 6-Lucas Jurek Sidewalk chalk contest Ages 4-6-Matix Schmidt Ages 7-9-Zya Lueders Ages 10-12-Maddy Rowland Lions Bean-bag tournament Steve Smith and Greg Smith Fire Dept. softball Shorty's Best float Diva's Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Pedal Tractor Pull final scores

4 years old First-Andy Becker-Watkins Second-Brooke Stelten-Kimball Third-William Serbus-Eden Valley 5 years old First-;Alicia Baker&-Barnum Second-Katheryn Donnay-Kimball Third-Andrew Weders-Kimball 6 years old First-Carter Holtz-South Haven Second-Lucas Jurek-Sauk Rapids Third-Izaak Theis-;South Haven 7 years old First-Morgan Gardin-Kimball Second-Zackary Holtz-South Haven Third-Blake Moren-Kimball 8 years old First-Lucas Foster-South Haven Second-Tucker Schultz-Watkins Third-Brady Uecker-Annandale 9 years old First-David Jansen-Zimmerman Second-Noah Jurek-Sauk Rapids Third-Michael Donnay-Kimball 10 years old First-Ben Zipoy-Kimball Second-Grant Garding-Kimball Third-Zach Garding-Kimball 11 years old First-Anna Donnay-Kimball Second-Andrew Massmann-Kimball Third-Adam Theis-South Haven Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Diva's takes 'Best Float' in parade

Diva's "Ghostbusters" theme won them Best Float in the Kimball Days parade Sunday, Aug. 15. At right are Donita Knaus (owner of Diva's) and her daughter Vivian working the crowd near the Ghostbusters car. The rest of the "Ghostbusters" crew (the Diva's stylists) are not in this photo. Staff photos by Marguerite Laabs. Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Another great Kimball Days

By Jean Doran Matua, Editor In case you weren't around to notice, Kimball Days was this past weekend. There were a few minor glitches, as always, but all in all things went swimmingly. Weather cooperated with the Kimball Days schedule. We just missed the severe storms and steamy days of earlier in the week. We got rain, and there were some soggy fields and surfaces for some of the events, but the actual rainfall was well-timed. Even the shower before the street dance was well before the band took the stage. Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Z-Puppets Rosenschnoz presents

The Comical MisAdventures of Mr. Punch This program is presented by Z-Puppets Rosenschnoz from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at the Kimball Days celebration held north of St. Anne's Church. It's for ages 5 and up, with no limit to the number in attendance. When baby goes missing, Mr. Punch sets out to the rescue, unleashing mischief and mayhem all the way. Tangling with a crocodile, a policeman and the devil himself, Mr. Punch presents a travesty of manners, in which the children must keep the puppets from misbehaving and the Baby triumphs in the end. The Comical MisAdventures of Mr. Punch is a madcap call-and-response hand puppet romp. This project was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Old sign returns, with a twist

The Kimball Motel is long gone, but the landmark sign remained near the corner of Highway 55 and County Road 44. After the Watkins Veterinary Clinic merged with the Kimball clinic, Dr. Carl Larson made the sign his "pet" project. He took a poll, and the majority wanted to keep the "Kimball Motel" sign. It was in rough shape, though, so Dr. Carl took it down to restore it. He painted the sign himself, adding just one little change, and last week (Aug. 2) it was returned to its old posts. Good job, Carl! Staff photo by Jean Doran Matua. Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Another Kraut 'N Wurst

Rain clouds parted just in time for a grand parade Saturday morning. This weekend it's Kimball's turn for a celebration. Staff photo by Anton Matua. Wednesday, August 11, 2010

A tale of two Mauses

By Jean Doran Matua, Editor This year's Kimball Days grand marshals are Andy and Dorothy Maus. After several years of being asked, they finally relented. "It's about time, I guess," joked Dorothy. If you belong to St. Anne's Catholic Church in Kimball, you are probably very familiar with the Mauses. Andy has been serving mass since he was a boy. Their son Steve has been a reader since he was a boy. Wednesday, August 11, 2010