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Written by Wauneta Breeze
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Wednesday, 09 May 2012 23:38 |
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10 years ago this week
May 16, 2002
Twenty Wauneta-Palisade seniors, the third smallest graduating class at W-P, received their diplomas at exercises May 12. Julie Long was valedictorian and Terrin Barnard, salutatorian. Chris Eberhardt of Grand Island was the keynote speaker.
Bernie Saggau was the guest speaker at the Bronco Booster athletic banquet. Tom Moss, retiring science teacher, was awarded the Faculty Booster of the Year award, Edie and Virgil Sandman were presented the Booster of the Year award for more than four decades of support of Bronco athletics. Football award winners were DeWayne Baker, Defensive Player award; Shelby Anderson, Offensive Player award and Shane Gerhartz, Leadership and Pride award.
Members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Palisade took on the project of refurbishing the band stand building at the Palisade park with replacing the broken floor, refinishing and repainting the interior and exterior, the project funded by Aid Association of Lutherans Branch 7611.
Janice Houser, Leslie Lee and Cordell and Betty Lee attended the kindergarten play, “The Ugly Duckling,” at the school Friday.
Eight ladies of the Garfield Club went to McCook Tuesday, meeting Sharon Haarberg at Schnert’s Bakery for coffee and rolls, then journeyed to Cambridge to the Cambridge Bed & Breakfast for lunch and a tour of the lovely old home.
Precip for the week: .07 of an inch; for 2002: 1.32 inches. High for the week: 92° on May 6; low: 36° on May 9.
25 years ago this week
May 14, 1987
The Wauneta FFA chapter held their annual banquet Thursday. Advisor Dan Andrews presented awards including the star greenhand to Judd Houser, star chapter farmer award to Dan Cameron and the DeKalb award to Brad Yost. Mr. and Mrs. Stan Yost, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cameron and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gage were named honorary chapter farmers. New officers are Chad Nordhausen, president; Derek Andrews, vice president; Jay Bartels, secretary; Phil Hartzer, treasurer; Mike Gage, reporter; Shaun O’Neil, sentinel and Matt Fekkers, parliamentarian.
Verna Sandman, Janice Allen and Jennifer attended the mother/daughter banquet at the C.F.O. Church in Imperial Wednesday evening. Iola Egle of McCook was the guest speaker.
The senior class of Palisade High, Chris Wolf, Tracy Trisdale, Seven French, Jennifer Yarberry, Michelle Rundback and Rhonda Ridlen and sponsors, Tom and Cindy Monnahan left Friday night for Sneak Day to St. Louis.
Ellen McCallum had a meeting of Girl Scout leaders, those presently serving in Wauneta and leaders of the past on Tuesday. Each leader received a carnation.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim McKinney and family spent the weekend in Dix where they visited Jim’s mother, Virginia, and he was guest speaker at the Dix High School activities banquet.
Precip for the week: .05 of an inch; for May: 2.15 inches; for 1987: 5.94 inches.
Grain Markets: wheat-2.69/bu.; corn-1.65/bu.; milo-2.45/cwt; soybeans-4.97/bu.
50 years ago this week
May 17, 1962
Twelve students will be guests of the Wauneta Commercial Club at a special dinner at the Masonic Hall Tuesday evening. The students will be recognized and rewarded for their academic achievements and will be presented a letter “W” with a Lamp of Learning pin attached. Students are Lynn Fanning, Linda Handel, Cathy Haarberg, Judy Nordhausen, Loren Nordhausen, Brice Rueter, Marcia Rueter, Ronald Prior, Joyce Daniel, Anne McCallum, Bonnie Wicke and Jerolyn Kitt.
Mrs. Chet Graves and Mrs. Doris Lapp entertained the eighth grade students and Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Cox at a breakfast Sunday morning at the Graves home.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bridgman were among the guests at her father’s 72nd birthday dinner at the Gordon Prior home in Wauneta Sunday. All six of Mr. Stretch’s children were present with their families.
Friday afternoon Mrs. Wendell Polly and grandchildren Rhonda and David Polly attended an operetta, “May Day for the Old Woman in the Shoe,” at Palisade which Mrs. Karl Polly’s class put on. A tea was served the mothers and guests after the program.
The FFA boys and their sponsor Gilbert Huntwork, along with the eighth grade boys as guests went camping at Medicine Creek Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Merle O’Neil went along as sponsor.
75 years ago this week
May 12, 1937
The Wauneta Library celebrated its 14th anniversary Saturday. Members of the library board served lunch all afternoon, netting over $19.00. The cake was baked by Mrs. A. Engel and decorated by Mrs.W. C. Higley.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Moon and children, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Thompson and Colleen, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Trembly and Evelyn were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Trembly.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Athey entertained Sunday honoring her mother, Mrs. John Hahn of Hamlet. Other guests were Mr. Hahn, Mr. and Mrs. Theo Hahn, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hahn and Lucile Rueter.
Local markets: cream-.26; eggs. .14; wheat-1.12; corn-1.20; barley-.65.
100 years ago this week
May 9, 1912
The Village board meeting was quite lively Monday night. The board decided to take the hitching posts off of main street and also the scales. The board will make arrangements to provide a place for hitching racks to accommodate all and make it more convenient besides making the business section more sanitary.
St. Clair Stock and wife were a long time on the road home from church Sunday. The auto took a balking spell.
Little Esther Metcalf visited with her aunt Grace last week.
C. E. Johnson is out in the country putting up lightning rods. |
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Written by Wauneta Breeze
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Thursday, 03 May 2012 14:43 |
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10 years ago this week
May 9, 2002
Approximately $4,000 in checks, earmarked for the Palisade park improvement projects, were presented to Park Board members Nada Krotter and Pearl Andrew following a dance held at Palisade Saturday night.
Stacy Yost was selected as Cornhusker Girl State representative for Willard Hansen American Legion Auxiliary Unit #304 of Wauneta. She is also cosponsored by the Wauneta Volunteer Fire Department. Emily Humphrey is alternate.
Cliff and Margie Shackelford and Jerolyn Spady attended the 21st annual reunion of the 456th AAA Battalion in Orlando, Fla., April 26-30, concluding with a banquet Saturday night. Side trips included a day at Disney’s Epcot Park, a day touring Orlando including the Peabody Hotel.
Bishop Bruskewitz of the Lincoln Diocese was present at St. John’s Catholic Church Sunday for the confirmation and reception for Laura Barger, Cody Fanning, Tanner Kerchal, Tyler Kerchal, Bryn Vapenik and Rachel Vrbka.
Jim and Shirley Teeters of Norfolk, Va., spent Thursday and Friday with Allan and Judi Nordhausen.
Family of Bob and Marge Hanna as well as Colorado and local friends spent Saturday at their farm to help with branding cattle. Fifty-nine were present for the Saturday meal.
Precip for the week: 05 of an inch; for the year: .25 inches. High for the week: 85° on May 5; low: 30° on May 2.
25 years ago this week
May 7, 1987
The annual honors night was held at Wauneta High School. Inducted into the National Honor Society Monday were Rick Taylor, Lisa Wilson, Lori Buffington and Amy Maxfield.
Marcia Keiser returned Monday from a three-week visit with her friend, Gabi Reiners, and her family at Essen, Germany, where she and Gabi toured many places of interest. Gabi was an exchange student living here with the Don Leonard family.
Jennifer Doetker, Kelly Brunkhorst and Brett Wentz were confirmed at services at Redeemer Lutheran Church Sunday by Pastor Jim Lucas.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sailors returned Tuesday after spending two weeks with their daughter and family, Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Strohmier and girls at Cypress, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Fortkamp, Bill and Hilda Roschewski, Elsie Becker, Elmer and Edna Keiser and Leta and Henry Brunkhorst attended the 50th anniversary celebration for Henry and Esther Krug at the Lutheran Church in Benkelman Sunday.
Precip for the week: 2.10 inches; for 1987: 5.89 inches.
Grain Markets: wheat-2.42/bu.; corn-1.60/bu.; milo-2.35/cwt; soybeans-4.72/bu.
50 year ago this week
May 10, 1962
Loren Nordhausen was named valedictorian at commencement exercises Monday, Cathy Haarberg was named salutatorian. Other scholars named were Brice Rueter, winner of the Regent’s Examination, Kenneth Krausnick was the Regent’s alternate.
Two eighth grade graduates, Brenda Haarberg and Raymond Gunderson, were named outstanding boy and girl of the graduating class by the American Legion.
James Carlson, U.S. Naval hospital, Long Beach, Calif., was honored as “White Hat of the Month” from the enlisted personnel at the hospital for superior ability in his duties as Operating Room Technician and Assistant Senior Corpsman and for outstanding characteristics in leadership.
Mrs. Stella Gregory marked her 85th birthday at a coffee Saturday afternoon, hosted by daughters Mrs. Delman Engell and Mrs. Ed Novacek. Thirty guests attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bartels of Denver visited in the Budd Crow home over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Fortkamp were in Benkelman Monday to help her father celebrate his 52nd birthday.
The Cub Scouts of Den 4 and den mothers Mrs. Dean Kitt and Mrs. Wayne Salyer enjoyed an outing at the Floyd Lovitt farm Wednesday afternoon hunting Indian relics with a picnic at the city park afterwards.
75 years ago this week
May 5, 1937
Wouldn’t it be a great satisfaction if the streets in town were oiled or rather had a coat of oil matting as is on Highway 6? This is possible if people make their choice known.
Grading on Main Street was accomplished Tuesday with the Chase County’s new Caterpillar grader, recently purchased. The rain Monday left the streets cut up and muddy in spots.
Krotter-Fitzgerald Co. are doing some remodeling and re-roofing at their lumber yard on south Main street.
Mrs. Adolf Engel was hostess to the Happy Hour Club Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Jim Littrell and Mrs. Jim Gosney were guests.
Mrs. Vida Carrigan came from Santa Barbara, Calif., last Thursday to visit her son, A. E. Carrigan and Mrs. Carrigan.
Local Markets: cream-.27; eggs-.14; hens-.12-.13; wheat- 1.15; corn-1.15; barley-.65.
100 years ago this week
May 2, 1912
A strong wind last Thursday, but a heavy rain followed so no reason to complain.
A surprise party was given at the home of Mrs. M. J. Kanost Monday evening. About fifty of her friends were present to remind her that the following day was her birthday. The evening was joyously spent in games and music. Refreshments were served consisting of cake, pie and pickles.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter spent a few days visiting with F. B. Cecil’s. They are on their way to Kansas from Scott Bluffs county via the covered wagon route.
Tom Downey and Lester Brown were out coyote hunting Monday and captured 13 young ones and one old one.
A number of South Divide farmers were stormed in at Wauneta Saturday night.
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Written by Wauneta Breeze
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Thursday, 26 April 2012 15:23 |
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10 years ago this week
May 2, 2002
Renaissance Faire, organized by Mrs. Toni Heimes and the HAL Committee, transported W-P students, parents, students from five area schools back several centuries to the age of Shakespeare and Galileo. The April 22-24 Faire was filled with classes and demonstrations of archery, renaissance cooking, kites, horses and ag, jousting, juggling, renaissance sports, music, hairbraiding, and more.
Tabithia Christner was selected as the Cornhusker Girl State delegate, sponsored by John L. Sullivan American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 318. Emily Humphrey will serve as alternate.
Beryl Knotwell and Ila Widger went to Grand Island where they joined a group on a bus tour to attend the 18th annual American Quilters Society Quilt Show in Paducah, Ky. They enjoyed some sightseeing and visited quilt shops along the way.
A dinner was held Sunday following morning worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church to honor high school graduates Rani Maris and Kayla Einspahr and recent confirmands Joe Bartels and Jeremy Boon.
Visitors of Dan and Joanne Liebig last week were his sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Curcarola of Sterling, Colo. The men attended the 3I Machinery Show at Great Bend, Kan.
Eunice Bodeman attended the confirmation of her great grandson. Logan Polly, in McCook Sunday and was among guests of Logan’s parents, Jeff and Elaine, after the service.
W-P boys track team claimed the GPAC championship with the girls taking third place. The boys 3200 relay team of Seth Alberts, Kyle Hansen, Shane Gerhartz and Shawn Flaig set a new meet and school record with a time of 8:26.4, bettering the record set in 2000 of 8:36.7 by Eric Pfeiffer, Justin Baker, Tyson Bardsley and Rogan Einspahr.
Precip for the week: .45 of an inch; for the year: 1.20 inches. High for the week: 87° on April 23; low: 24° on April 25.
25 years ago this week
April 30, 1987
The Commercial Club announced the closing of the Chateau Theatre after this week’s show due to the theatre operating at a loss.
Jamie Littrel opened a new body shop in Wauneta last January, installing a new painting booth, a new compressor and a wire-feed welder. The new business, Classic Auto Body Refinishing, is located in the building housing the laundromat and Tillie Lucas’ former thrift shop.
Michelle Fredricks of near Hastings spent the weekend with Joni Travis and attended classes at school with her Monday. The girls were roommates at Girls State last year.
Kim Fritsch was selected to attend Cornhusker Girls State and is sponsored by Palisade’s American Legion Auxiliary Unit #318 and assisted by American Legion Post #318.
A centennial quilt was suggested at a Palisade Community Service Club meeting. A committee was formed, pictures gathered and used for the 30 blocks, artwork and blocks made by many, many people and quilting done by 22 people to finish the quilt.
Wauneta’s music students earned seven superior ratings at the district music contest in McCook. Students are Anita Wheeler, Jolene Gordon, Trent Minneman, Janel Applegarth, Kirsten Nordhausen, Lee Anne Green and Kory Kitt.
Kelly Kitt was named the outstanding boy athlete at the annual Bronco Booster athletic banquet. No senior girl award was given as no one met the two-sport participation requirement.
No precip for the week; for the month: .92 of an inch; for 1987: 3.79 inches.
Grain Markets: wheat-2.29/bu.; corn-1.50/bu.; milo-2.30/cwt; soybeans-4.64/bu.
50 years ago this week
May 3, 1962
The eighth grade class and their teachers were honored at an 8 o’clock breakfast Saturday morning at the Methodist Church by the eighth grade mothers.
The senior class and the high school faculty were guests Wednesday morning of the WSCS at a breakfast at the Methodist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Brunkhorst and Joan, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wicke and family, Mrs. Carl Rueter, Lois Bartels, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Buffington Jr. and family and Mr. and Mrs. Junior Kitt and family attended the 4-H carnival at Benkelman Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Egle and Linda returned recently from California where they attended the National Quarterhorse Convention at Long Beach. They visited his sister, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Beneda and sons at Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
The Neighborly Neighbors honored the birthday of Mrs. Louis Blobaum at her home Tuesday afternoon and helped Mrs. Edith Lorance celebrate here birthday with cake and coffee Saturday afternoon.
75 years ago this week
April 28, 1937
Mrs. E. F. Van Cleave entertained a group of boys Saturday evening, the occasion being the birthday of Bus Van Cleave who was 16 that day.
Second grader Gene Harchelroad finds it difficult to write with a broken elbow. It is fun to climb a tree, but not so much fun to fall out of one.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Athey and Bruce McCallum were Friday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mark McCallum.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Boyce and son Everett and Clair Rowley took Sunday dinner at the John Donze home.
New shipment of ladies wash dresses $1.98. Rudisil’s.
Local Markets: cream-.28; eggs-.14; hens-.12; wheat-1.10; corn-1.15; barley-.65.
100 years ago this week
April 25, 1912
Swat the fly!
No prayer meeting for several weeks, as there is too much spring work.
E. A. Tibbetts hauled corn from Enders Friday and Mrs. Tibbetts spent the day with Mrs. A. Wiley.
Henry, Dick and Dora Steinbeck, Vearl and Clara Kitt visited at John Downey’s Sunday. Mrs. Carriker and Mrs. Morrow helped Mrs. Ashby Morrison do some papering Tuesday. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 26 April 2012 21:24 |
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Written by Wauneta Breeze
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Thursday, 19 April 2012 15:00 |
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10 years ago this week
April 25, 2002
The Chase County Community Hospital board has directed hospital staff to assess the possibility of opening a medical clinic in Wauneta.
Southwest Public Power District donated an advertising slide projector to the Wauneta Chamber and Chateau last year and following several months learning the technical end, the projector and ads made their debut at the theatre this month.
Karen Beveridge, husband Mark Coty and daughter Adriane from Colorado are now making their home on a farm along the Stinking Water Creek north of Hamlet and have established Hat Creek Alpacas. They plan to raise/sell young alpacas, their fleece and alpaca products.
Chase County Surveyor Marv Athey has no plans to run for re-election and has served as the county’s surveyor for 56 years.
Wauneta High School graduate Stuart Hoff was selected as the March 2002 recipient of the Outstanding Employee Award for Office Staff by the University of Nebraska’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Parents Clyde and Lois Hoff attended a reception in his honor.
Rod and Joy Wheeler hosted an appreciation supper Saturday for 34 family, neighbors and friends who have helped rebuild three buildings at their farm that were destroyed during a wind storm last year. The meal was catered by Sizzlin’ Rock Creations and served in one of the new buildings.
Bo Fanning received his first communion from Father Greg Pawloski at St. John’s Catholic Church’s morning worship Sunday.
Precip for the week: .09 of an inch; year to date: .75 of an inch. High for the week: 94° on April 15; low: 31° on April 17.
25 years ago this week
April 23, 1987
Wauneta Order of Eastern Star chapter celebrated its 65th anniversary at their regular meeting Tuesday evening with five area chapters invited to attend. Lou Carlson was given special recognition for 65 years of active service.
Nine members of the Eden Sunshine Club met with Virginia Gauger for coffee Monday morning. Marlies Gauger was a guest.
Erma Newman was guest of honor at an open house at her home April 18 for her 80th birthday. Bob and Lucille Newman and their daughter and children, Jackie Nuss, Brent and Brandi of Florida, Colleen Gage of Kearney and Ola Dudek of Grand Island arrived early to help with plans. Bob and Pat Kitt hosted a dinner Saturday evening for relatives.
Mary Vette of Fort Wayne, Ind., is spending the week with Chuck and Betty Vette, Michelle and Bob. Irene Lee joined them for Easter dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ough and family spent Thursday to Monday with Lloyd and Doris Ough.
No precip; for April: .92 of an inch.
Grain Markets: wheat-2.26/bu.; corn-1.48/bu.; milo-2.30/cwt; soybeans-4.65/bu.
50 years ago this week
Apr. 26, 1962
Grocers Dwight Hoff and Bob Walgren announced a new partnership effective May 1 with the business to be located at Hoff’s recently completed new building. The firm, known as Bob’s Grocery, will be closed and fixtures sold.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Holmes were honored at a 50th anniversary celebration April 22 at the Hamlet Union Church with over 100 in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hartzer entertained Saturday night at a birthday party for the birthdays of their sons, Gaylin and Harold and also Merrill Maris. The party also honored the April birthdays of Mrs. Louise Hartzer, Mrs. Harold Hartzer and Loy Ann Taylor.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fortkamp entertained out of town guests at supper Friday evening. They were Walter Frerihs of Stinnette, Texas, Mr. and Mrs.Everett Steinbeck and children of National City, Calif., and Mrs. Katie Potthoff and Betty Jean of Haigler.
75 years ago this week
April 21, 1937
According to present plans, a new firm will open in Wauneta. A ladies and gents ready-to-wear store will occupy the building now used by Rudisil’s. E.W. Cox, W.H. Johnson and Arnold Cowles will be the proprietors.
The losers entertained the winners in the Contract Bridge Club Friday evening at a 6:30 dinner at the Fred Grimm home. Guests were prompt in arriving and gracefully sat at the table and ate mush and milk while expecting food fit for a king, proving the ladies were good sports as well as good bridge players.
Mrs. E. C. Hunter of Santa Ana, Calif., is visiting at the Ray Kitt home. She taught school in District 64, Dundy County and was Gail Forbes before her marriage.
E.N. Berry is spending the week in Chicago.
Local Markets: wheat-1.12; corn-1.20; barley-.65; cream-.28, eggs-.15.
100 years ago this week
April 18, 1912
One of the worst wind storms in the history blew Sat, Sunday and Monday forenoon transferring real estate, tearing down windmills, damaging out buildings It blew the roof off Mrs. Horn’s sod house, S. Gardner’s mill went over, the wheel was taken off George McBride’s mill, C. Stock’s barn was moved on the foundation, Walter Bergreen’s chicken house was smashed and crib on Pete Peterson’s place upset with others receiving damage.
The women are busy cleaning house since the storm. Those who had their spring cleaning done will have it to do over again.
Mrs. Adamson entertained Miss Southwell, Miss Eva and Myrtle Hanna, Lloyd and Ruby Fye and Ralph Metcalf of the Shiloh school and also Miss Hazel Smith of Champion Tuesday evening between the hours of four and eight.
Mrs. M. A. Watson of Bartley visited at Geo. McGooden’s the front end of the week and met her old friends who were glad to see her. |
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