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Family reunion and genealogy work continues at the Bob Kitt home near Wauneta ahead of the Kitt 125th Celebration to be held during Wauneta’s annual Harvest Festival. Bob is joined by his cousins Maxine Smith of Wyoming, Cheryl Bryan of Imperial and Marla Smith of Imperial. The four are all grandchildren of Ray and Hilda Kitt.
The Kitt family has been chosen as the Grand Marshals of the Wauneta Harvest Festival parade set for 10 a.m. MT/11 a.m. CT Saturday, July 29.
The Wauneta Village Board of Trustees met for their regular July meeting on Tuesday, July 11.
By By Christi Christner The Wauneta Breeze
Chase County Clerk Debbie Clark said her office received the highest number of valuation protests than any other year of her tenure.
By By Russ Pankonin The Wauneta Breeze
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Yucca Run organizer Tony Cribelli, right, prepares to start the run/walk during last year’s Harvest Festival. The Saturday morning event is one of the most popular events during the annual Harvest Fest celebration.
The Saturday-morning Yucca Run has become a staple of Wauneta’s annual Harvest Festival.
By Sheri Hink-Wagner The Wauneta Breeze
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Austin Hicks swims the 100 Freestyle at the Palisade swim meet in June.
Hannah Hanke and Austin Hicks took part in the Plains Tsunami Swim League Championship Meet Saturday in Lexington.
By By Diane Stamm The Wauneta Breeze
Applications are being accepted until July 31 for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s Trout in the Classroom curriculum program.
Ag & Business
Research on field peas as an additional dryland rotational crop continues to evolve.
By By Russ Pankonin The Wauneta Breeze
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Western Nebraska Crop Specialist Bob Klein of North Platte talks with attendees at last week’s field day at the Stumpf Wheat Center. University Wheat Breeder Steve Baenziger, left, looks at notes before briefing the crowd on the various wheat varieties in trials at the center.
University of Nebraska Crop Specialist Bob Klein of North Platte couldn’t be prouder of the crop research being done at the Henry J. Stumpf International Wheat Center at Grant.
By By Russ Pankonin The Wauneta Breeze
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It is the time of year when wheat dust canvasses the prairie, and farmers are spending long hours behind the wheel’s of large equipment. Wheeler Ranch, owners of the combine pictured above, is one of the many ranches and farms that has recently started wheat harvest. Equipment is usually moving by mid-morning or early afternoon, depending on the amount of moisture in the fields which was higher earlier this week due to thunderstorms. In the aftermath of the storms, many farmers started their mornings by checking for damage in fields and on equipment.
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