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Written by Wauneta Breeze
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Thursday, 01 March 2012 15:56 |
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10 years ago this week
March 7, 2002
A snowstorm hit the region over the weekend with over five inches of snow and temps -4 degrees below zero. Schools were closed on Friday due to the storm.
Esther Einspahr returned Sunday from Portales, N.M., where she had spent two weeks visiting Bev and Mike Howard and family.
Thursday evening guests of Craig and Jo Fanning, Bo and Abbie for cake and ice cream for Bo’s eighth birthday were Clint and Betty McCallum, Shelly and Brooke Meyer and Dorothea Fanning.
Jan and Tony Cribelli went to Stratton Sunday to show their pictures and talk on their trip to Rome at the Deanery meeting.
Wauneta-Palisade captured their fifth straight conference speech championship edging Wallace by nine points at the Twin Valley event. Wheatland placed third.
Precip for the week: .36 of an inch.
High for the week: 50° on Feb. 28; low: -4 on March 2.
25 years ago this week
March 5, 1987
Don Myers was named the new manager at Rickel, Inc., formerly the Farmers Co-op Company in Hamlet. Bill Baker who has worked at the elevator while it was still owned by the Co-op will join Myers.
Crandall and Ellen Taylor were guests of honor at an open house Sunday, Feb. 22 for their 50th anniversary, hosted by their children and grandchildren at the Church of the Brethren in Enders.
Don and Ruby Ham returned from a 16-day trip with Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Reynolds of Trenton. Besides sightseeing, they visited Ruby’s twin sister, Rilla, and Harrison Miles in Covina, Calif., helped Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kline of Anaheim, Calif., celebrate their 40th anniversary. Don, Quentin and Lloyd were classmates at Benkelman High School.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Large, Krystal and Greg attended a birthday celebration honoring Katherine Glaze on their 85th birthday in Curtis Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rueter and Ann Rueter attended the Arts Council puppet show at the Imperial theater Sunday afternoon.
Vickie and Gary Grimes and children and Janice and Doug Allen and family of Imperial were Saturday supper guests of Jack and Verna Sandman. Ashley Grimes was guest of honor for her fourth birthday.
Precip for the week: .85 of an inch; for February: 1.31 inches, for 1987 to date: 1.54 inches.
Grain Markets: wheat-2.36/bu.; corn-1.31/bu.; milo-2.15/cwt; soybeans-4.37/bu.
50 years ago this week
Mar. 8, 1962
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Neibuhr and children of Greeley, Colo., and Mrs. Freida Reich of Germany were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nordhausen from Wednesday to Saturday. They also visited in the Ed Denker home and with Mrs. Lizzie Busking and William.
Mrs. Jackie Ekart, Randy Jablonski, Cindy and Debbie Mitchell went to Imperial Friday after school to work on a 4-H window display for 4-H Week.
Monday morning several ladies surprised Mrs. Harold Wach on her birthday. Included in the group were Tillie Meister, Esther Haarberg, Lucy Colson, and Mildred Stretch. Coffee and rolls were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Maddux, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Maddux and family were Wednesday supper guests in the Bob Hamilton home. The occasion was the second birthday of Doug Hamilton.
Saturday evening 22 relatives and friends gathered at the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Gruver for a housewarming.
Mrs. Lee Kitt, Mrs. Lawrence Rueter, Mrs. Leonard Dudek, Mrs. Bert Maxfield and Mrs. Edith Lorance were callers in the Keith Sexton home.
Guests who called in the Henry Haarberg home last Tuesday evening to help Mr. Haarberg celebrate his birthday were Mr. and Mrs. Dick Nordhausen, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Nordhausen, Ed Denker, Bill Denker, Chris Nordhausen, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Polly and Donnie Polly.
75 years ago this week
March 3, 1937
Following an article printed in the Breeze condemning the loose schedule of the train which affects the mail service, a letter was received from State Railway Commissioner Will Maupin where he and two other officials will be in Wauneta to meet with interested patrons. During the past week, marked copies were sent to officials and the train service has been excellent which goes to show it is possible.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Olmsted returned Sunday afternoon from Omaha where they had spent the last ten days.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Harvey and Rodney were dinner guests Thursday evening of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Green.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pinkerton of New Castle, Wyo., and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sass of Haigler visited in the home of Mrs. W. T. Trembly.
100 years ago this week
March 7, 1912
We had quite a snow storm on Friday and it was a bad day.
Oliver Yant and wife returned on Monday from a visit to Lincoln, Crete and other points.
A bill has passed the Senate to make it only necessary to live on a homestead for three years. It will undoubtedly pass the House.
David Wine has moved onto the Breneman ranch on the Stinking Water vacated by Mr. Tracy.
Geo. McGooden is not clerking at McCallum’s at present.
The second school entertainment will be given at the brick hotel Friday night at 8 o’clock. Admission 10 and 20¢. A stage and seats have been arranged. |
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Written by Wauneta Breeze
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Thursday, 23 February 2012 16:16 |
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10 years ago this week
Feb. 28, 2002
Midwest Farm Equipment’s $1,000 donation kicked off Palisade’s FC Krotter Park fund drive. Funds will be used for new fencing around the baseball, park and swimming pool areas, as well as new modern bathrooms, parking improvement and new layout for playground equipment.
Erma Kitt was honored on her 90th birthday and Elsie Becker who also had turned 90 were joined by friends at the Wauneta Senior Center Monday to celebrate the occasion.
Nine Wauneta-Palisade fifth and sixth graders were selected to participate in Sing Across Nebraska. They included Brennan Keiser, Kaylee Hackney, Stacee Wright, Blair Dixon, Kaleia Alberts, Adriane Coty, Christopher Crowell, Jennifer Holmes and Dena Engel.
Dennis and Donna Gockley went to Arizona Feb. 12 where Dennis participated in the “Spring Grand Trap Shoot” in Tucson. They were guests of Jerry and Trudy Skelton in Phoenix and also toured some scenic places.
John and Karen Metzger and Dale and Virginia Krausnick attended Monica’s pre-national track meet at Nebraska Wesleyan where she qualified to attend in Tennessee later.
Ed and Anna Belle Vapenik and Kate Repass went to Casper, Wyo., where they attended the state wrestling meet where Zak Malcolm took second place.
No precip. High for the week: 74° on Feb. 23; low: 14° on Feb. 24.
25 years ago this week
February 26, 1987
Christy Gauger reached his 90th birthday and still resides on the family farm which has been in the family for over 100 years. He recalled the depression years; his family of wife Mary, daughter Thelma and son Howard; raising giant pumpkins; baseball games; and going to town on Saturday night. He learned to run a steam engine at an early age, operating a threshing machine and corn sheller and for years was director of the Tri-State Antique Engines and Threshers Association.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fortkamp in honor of their 36th anniversary were Mr. and Mrs. Steve Swisher and Sarah, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Fortkamp, Michael and Kathy, Mr. and Mrs. Don Smith, all of McCook and Mrs. Fanny Maris.
Theresa Barger spent Saturday with Sarah Haarberg, Kim Brunkhorst and Candy Kennedy in McCook, having pizza and attending a movie for Sarah’s birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Sandman were guests Feb. 15 of Faye and Frank Korell at Culbertson on their 40th wedding anniversary. The men were in the service together.
Carrie Weston of Heritage spent the weekend with her daughter, Joanne, and Dan Liebig, observing her 96th birthday. Others present were daughter Mary Jane Fitzgerald, granddaughter Jane and great grandson Philip, all of Wichita; Pat Reed of Denver; Jim Weston and sons, Jay John and Bill of Hastings and Ann Teeter and daughters of Wray, Colo.
Precip for February: .48 of an inch; .71 for 1987.
Grain Markets: wheat-2.30/bu.; corn-1.30/bu.; milo-2.10/cwt; soybeans-4.31/bu.
50 years ago this week
Mar. 1, 1962
Mrs. May Stinnette spent several days last week in the home of her daughter, Wilma Allen and family, in Denver.
Mrs. Ben Gauger left Thursday for New Lennox, Ill., to spend two weeks visiting her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Egle and family.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Don Denker and Mrs. Emerson Schwenk were hostesses to a surprise birthday party honoring their grandmother, Mrs. Louisa Schwenk. There were ten neighbors and friends present.
An evening of canasta was held at the Al Carrigan home where Frank Lee and Robert Hummel clobbered Carrigan and Fred Nordhausen - first time in two years.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Anderson, Cecil Steckman and Emerson Schwenk were callers in the Tom Buffington home at North Platte Monday evening.
Mrs. Dick Nordhausen entertained the Lazy Dozen Club Wednesday afternoon. The afternoon was spent socially.
75 years ago this week
February 24, 1937
Friends and neighbors surprised Mr. and Mrs. Henry Busking at their home Sunday evening, the occasion their 30th anniversary. The evening was spent playing cards and lunch was served which the guests had brought.
A number of couples surprised Mrs. Nelson Dixon last Wednesday evening in honor of her birthday. Each couple brought a covered dish for lunch. Afterwards everyone went to Imperial to the dance.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Knotwell and family enjoyed an oyster supper at the Fye home Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John Donze and family, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Boyce and Lela, Mr. and Mrs. Fern Nichols and Eddie spent Sunday at the Nichols home.
Local Markets: wheat-1.15; corn-1.15; cream-.32; eggs-.16; chix-.08-.11.
100 years ago this week
February 29, 1912
The groundhog must have seen his picture.
The neighbors to the number of 53 gathered at the home of Elmer Fye’s Friday night to give the misses a surprise, it being her 35th birthday anniversary. The evening was spent in music and games.
There was another surprise Monday evening, it being Mr. and Mrs. John Metcalf’s 25th wedding anniversary. About sixty gathered at their home to remind them that their neighbors had not forgotten the happy event.
School closed in Dist. 4 last Thursday afternoon. Neva Downey, Beulah Brown, Mable Hartzer and Velma Nesmith visited that day. |
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Written by Wauneta Breeze
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Thursday, 16 February 2012 16:01 |
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10 years ago this week
Feb. 21, 2002
First State Bank in Enders observed its 85th birthday with customers enjoying refreshments all day on Feb. 13.
The Wauneta Volunteer Fire Department was the recipient of a thermal imaging camera, donated by BWTelcom.
Mary Vrbka assumed administrative duties Monday at Heritage of Wauneta. The family, Mary and husband Tom and children, Rachel and John, moved from Wahoo.
Kris and Laura Polly, Caroline and William of Arlington, Va., spent the week with Karl and Judy Polly. Kip and Kay Polly and girls and Eunice Bodeman joined them for Sunday dinner.
Monte and Deb Nordhausen and Heidi and Gilbert and Phyllis Nordhausen ate out Saturday night to observe Phyllis’ birthday.
Sharon and Leland Maris visited Bob and Jean Hardy in McCook Saturday. On Sunday the Marises attended the annual Sweetheart dinner at the Stratton Catholic Church.
Thursday the Kirk and Nik Sandman families attended the Valentine party at Heritage with Virg and Edie Sandman where Virg was the Valentine King.
No precip. Week’s high: 67° on Feb. 11; low: 13° on Feb. 13.
25 years ago this week
February 19, 1987
George Fekkers of Wauneta was named along with three Imperial youths as winners of 80 percent Freedom Foundation’s scholarships to attend the seminar at Valley Forge, Pa. Melissa Lovenburg of Wauneta was named as a second alternate and also was named to receive a partial scholarship.
Supper guests of Marvin and Mary Maris Friday were Christy and Howard Gauger and Irene Pursley, especially for Christy’s 90th birthday. Later guests for ice cream and cake were Roger and Beth Maris and Erica, Vern and Charlie Maris, Mindi, Melissa and Monica, Pastor Tim and Cheri Bauer, Angi, Amy and Anna.
Friends and neighbors of Ed and Pauline Buffington surprised them Sunday evening at the Eden Church following the service on their 58th wedding anniversary. Leona Paustian, who stood up with them, was also present.
Bob Kamla and Reva Wicke were chosen to reign as king and queen of the Rock ‘n Roll Jamboree for the second year at Heritage of Wauneta.
Kim and Lisa Wolcott of Palisade attended a Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers leadership conference held at the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort near Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Denker had supper with Randy and Shelly Yoder and boys with a special cake in honor of their 34th anniversary.
Pearl Myers, Erma Kitt and Loyce Tepley attended the Groundhog supper Tuesday evening at the Ender’s Fellowship Hall.
.12 of an inch of moisture for the week.
Grain Markets: wheat-2.25/bu.; corn-1.36/bu.; milo-2.10/cwt; soybeans-4.40/bu.
50 years ago this week
Feb. 22, 1962
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Keiser and Lynn and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harrison attended the Ice Capades in Lincoln Friday evening, returning home Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Denker and Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Denker entertained their bowling teams at a pitch party Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Einspahr were surprised Saturday evening on their 35th anniversary when 25 guests arrived to help them celebrate. All their children and families were present. Children include Mrs. Jack Neverve and Kathy Einspahr of Denver, Mrs. Ron Hill of Kearney, Rodney and Dennis of Wauneta.
Mr. and Mrs. Junior Kitt and family spent Thursday and Friday in Lincoln attending a Co-op Council meeting. The twins and John sang three numbers on the program at the banquet held at the Cornhusker Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wheeler and Mrs. Eva Maddux were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Maddux.
75 years ago this week
February 17, 1936
Train service has been exasperating. Some days the train is a few minutes late or on some an hour or more late. Rumor has it that a petition will be circulated to procure truck mail service.
A number of friends gathered at the home of Mrs. Bertha Theobald last Thursday afternoon to remind her of another anniversary of her birthday. Contests and games were the diversion of the afternoon and gifts were presented.
Mrs. Adolf Engel was pleasantly surprised Monday evening by a number of her friends, the occasion being her birthday. Games appropriate to the Valentine season were played. Emma Siegel, assisted by Miss Viola Nordhausen, served a dainty lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Krausnick and Mr. an Mrs. A. W. Hoff were weekend visitors in Lincoln and Omaha.
Broncs broke their losing streak by smothering a fast Hamlet team by the score of 28-12.
Local markets: cream-.32; eggs-.16-.17; hens-.08-.11; wheat-1.20; corn-1.15; barley-.65.
100 years ago this week
February 22, 1912
We know that it would be a good idea for the hitching posts of the town be taken off main street. The city dads could lease the lots south of Dudeck’s shop to put up racks at a low price to accommodate those who would use them.
Nels Christenson put up ice on Saturday from his bayou that was 22 in. thick.
Wallace Hartzer, wife and son Willis visited at Art Nesmith’s Sunday p.m. and evening.
Johnnie and Truman Kitt brought out coal from town for Mr. Rueter Tuesday.
Henry Steinbeck will farm the Rueter half section this year. |
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Written by Wauneta Breeze
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Thursday, 09 February 2012 16:26 |
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10 years ago this week
Feb. 14, 2002
Ruth Ham, Ruby Anderson, Verna Anderson and Lucille McBride went to Enders to the Ground Hog waffle supper last week.
Bob and Sharon Walgren and Evelyn and Don Kanost returned from a trip to Leesburg, Ga., where they visited Bob and Lucille Newman and Maxine and Marv Kimble and their families.
Dirk and Janelle Buffington, Cole, Will and Ally of Imperial plan to relocate to the Central American country of Belize as part of the River of Life Ministry. Dirk had spent a week in 1998 as part of a mission team. Jan DeWester will be joining Pastor Jerry Stark of the Christian Faith Outreach Church of Imperial on a medical mission trip to Belize.
The Wauneta-Palisade speech team took second place at their meet held at the high school with Grant taking first.Windy and snowy conditions caused seven teams to cancel with 10 teams braving the weather.
Two Bronco wrestlers qualified for the state meet. Terrin Barnard was undefeated at districts, taking his undefeated record to 29-0. Jess Vapenik took the district runner-up title in the 119-pound division.
Seven Broncos were named to the GPAC all-conference list including: Matt Wilson and Steven Humphrey, second team and Seth Alberts and Joe Humphrey, honorable mention in the Boys Division and Emily Humphrey, first team, Julie Long, second team and Ashley Fortkamp, honorable mention in the Girls Division.
Precip for year: .17 of an inch. High for the week: 66° on Feb. 7 and 8; low: 13° om Feb. 4 and 6.
25 years ago this week
February 12, 1987
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Polly were guests of Jerry and Bev Graves Thursday night at the Palisade Community Service Club meeting. Rex Walgren was the guest speaker on his taxidermy hobby.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith, accompanied by parents Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Smith, returned home from Washington where they attended the retirement of Dennis Smith at Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, Wash., from the United States Navy after serving 30 years.
Cub Scouts Robert Engel, Steven Todd, Jeremy Bley and Ryan Jones and Boy Scouts Mike Bley, Phillip Enterline, Mike Jones, Jimmy Enterline and Scott Todd attended church at the Methodist church service as a group and in uniform Sunday, in observance of 77 years since Scouting began.
Nine married couples were honored at St. John’s Catholic Church Sunday in conjunction with World Marriage Day. The couples who will celebrate 40 or more years of marriage in 1987 included Bernard and Dorothy O’Neil, Henry and Eleanor Petr, Ed and Hazel Novacek, Otis and Lena Vlasin, Ted and Hattie Thompson, Wayne and Marie Smith, Merle and Margaret O’Neil, Eddie and Patsy Teply and Frank and Dorothea Fanning.
Lavern and Elinor Denker and Lynn attended the Imperial Medical Clinic open house Sunday and visited Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Winkelman.
Missi Hohnholt of Maxwell spent the weekend with Norma and Ike Denker and Monday and Tuesday with Keith and Mary Gage.
Precip for the week and February: .36 of an inch; for year: .59 of an inch.
Grain Markets: wheat-2.24/bu.; corn-1.36/bu.; milo-2.10/cwt; soybeans-4.40/bu.
50 years ago this week
Feb. 15, 1962
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Becker, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Nordhausen, Marvin Large, R. L. Gloy, and Lloyd Redden attended the Farm Bureau meeting at the Leo Beard home near Champion Thursday night.
Mrs. Wayne Salyer, Suzanne and Janette, Mrs. Bill Louch, Glen and Glenda and Mrs. Orville Widger, Mark and Dan took a hike Sunday afternoon to Devil’s Den. They enjoyed a short lunch before hiking home.
A surprise birthday coffee was held last Wednesday morning honoring Mrs. Junior Kitt at her home. The ladies, arriving with cake and birthday greetings were Beverly Maris, Donna Nichols, Mabel Dicke, Esther Einspahr, Bernice Stock, Virginia Gauger and Lavina Bardsley.
Mrs. Art Bush and Barbara returned home Sunday evening from Bluehill after attending the 48th anniversary of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sumerfeld.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Haarberg and Lynn left Saturday for California to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lavon Haarberg are staying on the farm while they are gone.
75 years ago this week
February 10, 1937
Medames A. W. Hoff, J. A. Person and O. E. Walker were in Imperial Tuesday attending a meeting of interest to P.-T.A. workers, the speaker was from the extension department of the university.
Rev. Chester McCarty and family came to town after their meeting at Ash Grove Sunday and took dinner and spent the evening with the Geo. Smith family.
Mrs. Lloyd Ough entertained the Embroidery Club Wednesday afternoon at a Valentine party.
Miss Marjorie Gregory was a Sunday dinner guest at the Bruce Engell home.
Local Markets: cream-.30; eggs-.16-.17; hides-.06-.07; wheat-1.14; corn-1.12; barley-.65.
100 years ago this week
February 15, 1912
The Chase County courthouse was accepted by the commissioners last week and the county offices moved in last Tuesday. It is all complete except the jail fixtures. To cost the county $83,656.23 to date.
It would be a good thing for our City dads to enforce the dog tax law. We have too many worthless curs running our streets.
A cement bridge will be built as soon as possible over the draw east of town on the Palisade road.
Mr. Kuhlman and family and Mr. Bischoff and family took dinner and spent Sunday p.m. at Fred Hilmans’.
Wanted: To trade a new sewing machine for a cow. J.W. Hann. |
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