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Echoes from a hallowed ground

Echoes from a hallowed ground: The story of North Gibbon Cemetery

Thu, 06/03/2021 - 12:00am

Down every trail is a story. This is a story of an abandoned cemetery whose trail had its beginning back east, when in the winter of 1870-71, Colonel John Thorpe entered into an agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad Company to locate a colony he was forming in Buffalo County, Nebraska. Col. Thorpe advertised in the newspapers of a new colony he was forming where he gave a glowing report of “free homesteads – free lands” along the railroad in Nebraska, calling attention to the fact that soldiers could homestead 160 acres of these lands within the railroad limits. Many of these soldiers saw an opportunity for a new beginnings and answered the call of Col. Thorpe.

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Gibbon American Legions recognize members for years of membership with pin ceremony

Thu, 05/20/2021 - 12:00am

Members of the Gibbon American Legion recognized members for their years of membership at the 2021 Continuous Membership Pin Ceremony held in the back room at Buffalo Chipz on Monday, April 26. Members are recognized each year for years of membership with pins ranging from five to 65 years. Members recognized included, left to right, Stephen Clark (55 years), Lloyd Leetsch (25 years), Eugene Giger (25 years), Don Jones (25 years), Robert Shafer (ten years), and Jim Myrick (25 years). Recognized but not pictured were Eric Butterfield (five years), Clifford Gangwish (five years), Austin Schnitzler (five years), Bill Manfull (ten years), Troy Legg (15 years), Tom Sikes (20 years), Duane Sinn (20 years), Chad Ohlman (20 years), Dale Pearson (25 years), Wendell Triplett (25 years), Danny Roeder (30 years), Larry Shiers (30 years), Greg Brodine (35 years), Dale Kruse (45 years), Tom Christy (50 years), and Rick Musil (50 years). (–courtesy photo)

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