Wauneta Breeze

Valley Bank looks at banking past while celebrating personal milestone

    By Krystle Dean
    The Wauneta Breeze

     As Valley Bank and Trust Co. celebrates 20 years of business in the state of Nebraska this week, Wauneta's banking history extends far beyond 1988.
     May 22, 1890, marked the beginning of the banking era for the "Wauneta Falls Bank."
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Summer celebration

Ruth Winger Collection

Just as Wauneta area residents today like to kick up their heels during Harvest Fest, in the early 1900s chautauquas and community picnics were held in Wauneta giving everyone a chance to enjoy a summer outing at Wauneta Lake. This classic photo of Wauneta in the early 1900s can be found in many collections of old photos of Wauneta including the Ruth Winger Collection.
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With wheat harvest done, focus shifts

This year's wheat harvest is all but complete as of Tuesday. Farmers reported some record yields as more than 1.2 million bushels was delivered to Wauneta and nearly 1 million bushels to Palisade. Now the focus shifts towards next year's crop as well as this year's corn crop which is growing leaps and bounds in plenty of heat units recently. Ears are well on their way in this field of dryland corn south of Wauneta.
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Housing study shows Wauneta poised for growth over next 5 years

    By Tina Kitt
    The Wauneta Breeze

     Wauneta has something new to be excited about, according to the results of a community housing study conducted recently.
     After years of stagnant or dwindling population growth, Wauneta's population is projected to see a rise over the next five years.
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Park efforts saluted during this year's Harvest Fest

    By Tina Kitt
    The Wauneta Breeze

     Like the proverbial mustard seed, Ted and Joyce Grimm started with small landscaping projects around Wauneta. In time, the scope of those projects grew along with the number of volunteers pitching in.
     Trees the Grimms planted seven or eight years ago are now large enough to cast shade and offer a perch for feathered friends. Now other community members are following Ted and Joyce's lead in helping beautify the town.
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Briefly

    "I Can Cope" class on cancer offered in Imperial
     Good Samaritan Health Systems of Kearney is offering an "I Can Cope" class through telemedicine for cancer patients and their families.
     The two-hour classes will be held at Chase County Community Hospital on four different dates: Aug. 14, 21, 28 and Sept. 4. Each session will run from 4-6 p.m.
     Administrator Lola Jones advises people to call ahead if they wish to participate.
     "I Can Cope" is an educational program that includes lectures, audio-visual programs and group discussion.
     Presentations are made by a team of health care professionals that include physicians, nurses, dieticians and counselors.
    Spruce up for Harvest Fest weekend in Wauneta
     Harvest Fest organizers are asking local residents to look at their properties and do any necessary clean-up before this weekend's activities.
     Harvest Fest serves as the key summer activity for the community, bringing lots of people to town.
     As a result, organizers want the community to put its best foot forward this weekend.

    Fair ticket sales
    progressing well thus far
     Ticket sales for this year's Chase County Fair are progressing well, according to Larry Munger, ticket manager.
     Munger said the pace of sales thus far has him optimistic that sales will continue strong until the fair in mid-August.
     Normally, the country show sells faster than the rock show. However, this year the Friday, Aug. 15 rock show, featuring Alice Cooper, is keeping pace with the Saturday, Aug. 16 country show featuring Miranda Lambert and Mark Chesnutt.
     Munger said sales have totalled around the 20-percent mark for both shows.

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