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Written by Wauneta Breeze
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 21:30 |
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10 years ago this week
May 1, 2003
Despite cold and wet weather a honey locust sapling was planted in observance of Arbor Day. The tree was planted in the RV lot north of Crossroads by Ted Grimm with a group of supporters present.
Chase Yoder and Stacy Yost were crowned 2003 prom king and queen following the promenade Saturday night. Other royalty included Dan Schluckebier, Seth Alberts, Mandi Janicek and Emily Humphrey.
Bob Baumfalk observed his 90th birthday in April. Born in Ludell, Kan., his family moved to the Stratton area when he was seven. Hard times were remembered but fun times included going to dances in Wauneta and area towns. He met his wife, Dorothy, at a dance. They married and became parents of two boys.
Those attending the first communion of Jacob Maris at St. John’s Catholic Church Sunday were his family, Jeff, Laurie and Joel Maris, Adam, Lori, Brett and Bo Cribelli, Harold and Bev Maris and Tony and Jan Cribelli. They were all dinner guests of the Jeff Maris family.
Linda Fanning visited Edith Gloy, taking her roses on her birthday last Tuesday.
Karl and Judy Polly spent Easter weekend in Arlington, Va., with Kris and Laura Polly, Caroline and William; and also at Cape May, N.J.
Mary Ellen Fanning accompanied Peggy and Larry Rewerts to Efland, N.C., April 5-21 to visit Cindy Rewerts. They also visited Erma Wallace in Oklahoma.
Precip for the week: 1.17 inches.
High for the week: 69° on April 22; low: 36° on April 25.
25 years ago this week
April 28, 1988
Wayne Krausnick and Jennifer Haarberg, juniors at Wauneta High School, have been selected to attend the American Legion Law Cadet program this summer at the Nebraska State Patrol Training Academy near Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Brunkhorst, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Weimer, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Anderson and Lon Weimer had Sunday dinner at The Club at Enders, especially for Clairene Weimer’s birthday. Herb and Eulene Busking joined them later for cake in the Weimer home.
A coffee to welcome Bonnie Hanna to the neighborhood was hosted by Connie Maxfield in the Maxfield home last Thursday with 16 neighbors present to enjoy visiting and refreshments.
The senior class of Palisade High School and their sponsors, Tom and Cindy Monnahan, left Friday night after the prom for Kansas City for Sneak Day.
Ellen Prior, Mary Ellen Fanning and Mary O’Brien met with Betty Maxfield in her home Friday to make plans for their Class of 1938 reunion and alumni banquet.
Marilyn Walker and Vivian Todd of Imperial spent several days visiting Gerald Priest in Wichita, Kan. They also attended the wedding anniversary of Bill and Ruth Denmain.
Precip for the week: .23 of an inch; for 1988: 2.72 inches.
Grain Markets: wheat-2.62/bu.; corn-1.74/bu.; milo-2.50/cwt; soybeans-6.08/bu.
50 years ago this week
May 2, 1963
Ron Prior was elected to receive a State Farmer degree. He attended the State FFA convention in Lincoln April 11-13. The Wauneta chapter received a superior chapter rating.
Mr. and Mrs. David Edwards Jr. and family of Forest Grove, Ore., arrived Monday to spend the week with their grandmother, Mrs. Barbara Engell and Mr. and Mrs. Ike Engell and family.
Mrs. Mary Barnes was pleasantly surprised Wednesday when Mrs. Shirley Barnes and family, Mrs. Bob Hamilton and Doug, Mrs. Cecil Maddux and Mrs. Joe Maddux and children called to help her celebrate her birthday, bringing ice cream and cake.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cocklin had dinner Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Ralph Grosbach in Imperial. Mrs. Venice Harmon of Canon City, Colo., a sister of Mrs. Cocklin and Mrs. Grosbach, was a guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Schwenk and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Kitt, Neil Kitt and family and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kitt were guests in the Dean Kitt home Thursday evening, the occasion was Lee Kitt’s birthday.
Mrs. Ray Kitt, Mrs. George Hollembeak and Mrs. Edith Krausnick attended a District library meeting in North Platte Tuesday.
75 years ago this week
May 4, 1938
Mrs. Mary Athey returned Friday from Wisconsin and Iowa where she had visited relatives the past three weeks.
Mrs. Anna Crosson is taking a much needed vacation from the Krausnick store and left Tuesday afternoon for Hastings to visit relatives and rest. Mrs. Virgil Robertson will be clerking at the store in her absence.
Thirty-two relatives gathered at the Frasier home in Wauneta for a reunion and to celebrate the birthday of Mrs. Mart Frasier of Benkelman. A buffet dinner was served at noon.
About 30 friends and relatives spent Saturday evening at the W. Walgren home in honor of his birthday.
Lingerie and hosiery make nice gifts for Mother’s Day. Also towel sets, bed spreads, lunch clothes and dresses from 98¢ to 3.95. Rudisils Cash Store.
Local Markets: wheat-.64; corn-.52-.54.
100 years ago this week
May 1, 1913
Corn planting is the order of the day for our farmers.
Ethel Maddux and her two children left on Saturday’s train for Canada where she expects to spend the summer with her brother Hugh Ditton.
Frank Oaks and family visited with Mr. and Mrs. Bud Gosney near Palisade Sun. Made the trip in their new auto.
There was a large crowd out Fri. night to the surprise party for Ashby Morrison. There were 66 to supper, old and young. Oysters, pickles, cake, pie and coffee were served. |
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Written by Wauneta Breeze
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Wednesday, 24 April 2013 20:33 |
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10 years ago this week
April 24, 2003
Work progressed on rebuilding the stone archway at Riverside Cemetery after it was accidentally damaged last year. A surprise to those working was finding a time capsule dating to 193. A summary of the project and workers evolved in the project were listed.
Grant Dixon and Staci Alberts, sponsored by the Wauneta American Legion and Auxiliary and Wauneta Fire Department, were chosen to attend Boys and Girls State with Melissa Long as Girls State alternate. Katie Padilla was chosen as Girls State delegate and will represent the Palisade Legion Auxiliary.
The Hamlet youth group went bowling Friday evening. Some attending were Tom and Marsha Cameron, James, Lana, Jesse and Kelsey Skelton.
Christina Bley who attends college at Penn’s Creek, Pa., flew into Colorado Springs, Colo., and was met by parents Lloyd and Durenda Bley. They also met Durenda’s parents, Cliff and Marlene Reynolds of Monte Vista, Colo., and her brother, Del, and family of Colorado Springs for a visit.
Brian and Michelle Harchelroad attended the University of Nebraska spring football game in Lincoln Saturday and the retirement reception for Dan Young and Milt Tenopir.
Mark Matthews, formerly of Wauneta and a Wauneta High School graduate, was named “Paramedic of the Year” by Rural Metro Corporation of Phoenix, Ariz. He and his family reside in Litchfield Park, Ariz.
Kent and Sharon Buffington spent Friday to Sunday with Missi and Jeff Scow and family at Shelby, attending the Easter Cantata at their church. En route home they visited Angi and Barry Emerson and family at North Platte.
Precip for the week: 1.08 inches; for 2003: 4.89 inches. High for the week: 86° on April 15; low: 34° on April 16.
25 years ago this week
April 21, 1988
Wauneta was named Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Ellen McCallum accepted the award during special ceremonies at the state capitol. Sunday during the Arbor Day recognition in Wauneta a ginkgo tree was planted in the area east of the Wichita Street bridge by Ed Arenz, Village Board Chairman; Forester Jon Wilson of Wallace Rodney Einspahr and Curtis Christner.
Karen Engel was honored as April Staff Member of the Month at Heritage.
Richard and Dorothy Taylor and Ricky were surprised by neighbors and friends with a carry-in supper as a housewarming for them. Attending were Fred and Betty Krausnick, Wayne and Todd, Leroy and Shirley Haarberg and LeAnn, George and Elinor Blobaum, Donna Taylor, Danny, Pat and Jeffrey, Crandall Taylor, Elwyn and Viola Krausnick and Allen and Teresa Taylor.
Don, Ruby and Kenny Ham were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Reynolds of Trenton at a banquet for the Centennial celebration of the Trenton and Stratton Masonic Lodge Saturday night.
A farewell for Kieth and Lorraine Larson was held at The Club Saturday evening. Attending were Bob and Sharon Walgren, Clyde and Lois Hoff, Vearl and Lucille McBride, Jim and DeLores Taylor, Lowell and Myra Grimm, John and Dutch Knotwell, Bob and Pat Kitt, Jack and Carol Maddux and Dewaine and Gladys Schneider.
Chris and Annie Pursley and Monte and Deb Nordhausen as St. Paul Lutheran youth sponsors took Renelle Christner, Taya Gockley and Kirsten Nordhausen to McCook Sunday evening to a movie and out for pizza.
No precip for the week: for 1988: 2.49 inches.
Grain Markets: wheat-2.60/bu.; corn-1.77/bu.; milo-2.50/cwt; soybeans-6.03/bu.
50 years ago this week
Apr. 25, 1963
Several good neighbors brought one-ways and tractors to do some much needed work at the Clarence Gosney farm last Monday afternoon. Men included Bob McBride, Jim McBride, Bill Buffington, Dean Kitt, John Fortkamp, Elmer Schermerhorn, Don Berggren, Dale Krausnick and Edwin Belt. Mr. Gosney is slowly recovering from a heart attack.
Six WHSers maintained an all-A record for the past six weeks including Patty Denker, Joyce Daniel, Connie Dicke, Bill Stock, Ron Prior and Neil Christensen.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Rowley celebrated their 43rd anniversary Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rowley with 24 relatives present. Attending from out of town were Mrs. Twila Ballard and Rickie and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Reeves, all of Colorado Springs, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Colson and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Colson celebrated their 47th anniversary at the Freddie Olmsted home in Ogallala Sunday. The Colson men are brothers and the ladies are sisters and all were married on the same day.
Mr. and Mrs. Vearl Kitt returned home from Sacramento, Calif., after spending the winter months with their daughter and family.
75 years ago this week
April 27, 1938
Twelve Boy Scouts with Ennis Decker and Arnold Cowles cooked their first meal out of doors Friday evening. In spite of the dust storm mixed with rain now and then the boys had an excellent time and the idea of roughing it appeals to them.
The neighbors of Mrs. Ben Trembly gathered at the home of Mrs. Blanche Greer Tuesday afternoon to honor her before the family leaves for their new home.
E.N. Berry left Monday night for a brief trip to Chicago.
Mrs. C. Rob’t Carlson and Mrs. Elviro Carpenter will serve a 10¢ lunch at the library Saturday afternoon.
100 years ago this week
April 24,1913
Did you plant a tree Tuesday? It was Arbor Day.
Geo. McGooden, our assessor, is out finding what the natives are worth.
What’s the matter with the mayor setting up a clean-up-day? Our alleys and rear of the stores surely need renovating.
A few relatives and friends of Grandma Morrison met with her last week Wed. and helped her celebrate her 80th birthday.
Ray Kitt, wife and young son came to Johnnie Kitts Tuesday to stay while he is away drilling wells. He has several to put down.
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Written by Wauneta Breeze
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Wednesday, 17 April 2013 21:07 |
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10 years ago this week
April 17, 2003
Della Merrill celebrated her 90th birthday on April 5. Married to John Jay for 47 years, they raised five children: Barbara, Joyce, Marilyn, Richard and Elsie in Wauneta, then moved to Cheyenne, Wyo., where they resided for 16 years before returning to Wauneta. A beautiful quilter, she has made quilts not only for her 18 grandchildren, but also for her 31 great grandchildren and three great, great grandchildren.
Five generations were observed in the Merrill family which included great, great grandmother Della Merrill, great grandmother Barb O’Dea, grandmother Kay Goings, father Bob Goings and son Gunner Goings.
Confirmation was held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Sunday for Josey Stroup, Tasha Boon and Suzie Wilson with Pastor Wellman conducting the service.
Wednesday Lynn and Darlene Haarberg, Kent and Elaine Haarberg and Ryan Haarberg had supper together for Kent and Elaine’s 39th anniversary.
Ila Widger and Marge Hanna spent Thursday and Friday at the Great Plains Art Association Camp at Camp Comeca. Ila took a woodworking class and Marge, a blacksmith shop class and both attended classes on sun fabric painting, glass wraps and a table top waterfall.
Keri Sutherland visited her grandfather, C.J. Sutherland, in Kearney Saturday.
Guests of Allan and Judy Nordhausen Wednesday and Thursday were Jim and Shirley Teeters of Norfolk, Va., en route to their new home in Yuma, Ariz.
No precip for the week.
High for the week: 82° on April 13; low: 14° on April 8.
25 years ago this week
April 14, 1988
Junior Kitt was presented a plaque at the annual meeting of the Farmers Co-op Exchange Saturday night for 37 years of service of which 20 years was spent as board president.
Wesley and Marjorie Wheeler spent the weekend of April 2 in Yukon, Okla., with David and Lydia Wheeler, Rhonda, Mark and Cindy. They also visited Wesley’s sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ripper at Bethany and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Richards and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Repper.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rietsch and children of Grand Blanc, Mich., visited Tuesday to Saturday with Joe and Linda Rietsch and other relatives.
Zach and Anna Malcolm spent Friday night with Ed and Anna Belle Vapenik. They and Nan Malcom attended the first communion of Mackenzie Vapenik, daughter of Marty and Roni Vapenik, in Lexington.
Anna Mae Wach and Helena Hubbard spent Monday in McCook and attended the Art Show at the Community College. Shawanna Wach of Eustis was one of the participants.
Jim and Marlies Gauger, Twilla Denker, Dorothy Gauger and Virginia Gauger visited Donald Donze Sunday, taking cake for his birthday.
Weekend guests of Mabel Kohne were Diana and Amie Miller, Tracie Mescher, all of Burlington, Colo., Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keith and Amanda of Long Island, Kan., Mr. and Mrs. Tim Hans and Wyatt of Seward and David Bird.
Precip for the week: .07 of an inch; for1988: 2.49 inches.
Grain Markets: wheat-2.62/bu.; corn-1.76/bu; milo-2.50/cwt; soybeans-6.03/bu.
50 years ago this week
Apr. 18, 1963
An Easter sunrise service was held by the IYF at the Woodrow Moody farm which was concluded by a breakfast Sunday morning. Mrs. Sylvia Moody and Mrs. Glendene DeHart assisted Mrs. Moody with the breakfast.
Regina, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Crapson, was baptized at the Methodist Church Sunday. Easter dinner guests in the Crapson home were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schwasinger and family, Elsie Schwasinger, all of Ogallala, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tjaden and Mitch Cowan of Madrid, Mr. and Mrs. Jiggs Crapson of Grant and Jane Crapson.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Grose celebrated their 44th anniversary Sunday with callers visiting throughout the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brunt and Phyllis of Grand Island were Saturday night and Sunday guests in the Bill Grose home.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Haarberg, accompanied by Mrs. Anna Thomas of Yonkers, N.Y., returned home from Milwaukee, Wisc., Wednesday afternoon after visiting relatives there.
75 years ago this week
April 20, 1938
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Davis of Lamar spent Monday in Wauneta. Mr. Davis will be one of the faculty members here next year and was observing the work in the Wauneta schools.
A number of ladies were guests of Mrs. F. E. Rider last Wednesday afternoon at a preview of “Mad About Music” at the Chateau Theatre.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hoff and family were guests over the weekend of the Harry Hoff family in Phillipsburg, Kan.
The Senior Class and Supt. Hungate took off in the wee small hours of the morning on Tuesday to observe the traditional Sneak Day. The destination was supposed to be Greeley, Colo.
The Junior and Senior annual banquet last Thursday evening was one of the nicest in years. The young sons and daughters of the community and the faculty were thrilled at the setting of a beautifully decorated banquet room, a splendid program and fine eats.
.74 of an inch of rain Friday bringing the total to 3.35 inches so far this year.
100 years ago this week
April 17, 1913
The Commercial Club is figuring on a number of different locations for a park. Wauneta surely needs one.
The telephone poles should go off of the main street and be placed in the alleys.
Our merchants took in eighty cases of eggs Saturday.
School closed in Dist. 76 on Sat. with a dinner for the school children.
Mr. and Mrs. Elex Hanna and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ditton visited at Clarence Fanning’s Sunday, going over in Ditton’s car.
The snow and rain put a stop to farmers sowing spring grain for a few days. |
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Written by Wauneta Breeze
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013 18:28 |
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10 years ago this week
April 10, 2003
In support of America’s troops, Wauneta-Palisade kindergarten and first grade students made posters saying “I Am Proud To Be An American” and “Thank You For My Freedom.” Students, kindergarten to 12th grade, were encouraged to bring stamped postcards to send to troops so they could drop a note home.
Russell Polly and Eunice Bodeman as 1931 classmates of Della Merrill attended her 90th birthday open house Saturday.
Eva Russell of Benkelman, Hilda Roschewski, Violet Long and Elsie Becker were visitors of Leta Brunkhorst. They enjoyed going through family pictures and visiting.
Jo Arenz spent Friday and Saturday in Kearney with Courtney Arenz and Jacob and attended Grandparents Day activities and lunch with Jacob.
Judy Polly was among members of the McCook Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma attending the 67th Rho State convention in Kearney Friday and Saturday.
Dorene Mohr, DeLores Taylor and Lorna Taylor spent the weekend in Parker, Colo., with Josh Taylor. Lorna enplaned for her home in Rosemond, Calif., Sunday morning.
Out of 61 teams competing, Wauneta-Palisade’s FFA livestock judging team of Abby Barger, Clif Wright, Grant Dixon and Leah Rundback took first place at the state convention, qualifying them for nationals in Louisville, Ky., in October.
Precip for the week: .89 of an inch; for 2003: 3.81 inches.
High for the week: 87° on April 2; low: 25° on April 4.
25 years ago this week
April 7, 1988
Craig True and Lisa Wilson were named Boys and Girls Staters. Rod Haarberg was named Boys’ State alternate and Angi Buffington as Girls’ State alternate.
Phillip Hartzer will receive the State FFA Agri-Businessman degree during special ceremonies at the state convention in Lincoln. He makes the 37th member of the Wauneta chapter to receive the state’s highest honor, dating back to 1940.
Glen and Edna Christensen were honored on their 50th anniversary Saturday, April 2. A ten o’clock brunch was held at the Legion Hall, followed by an open house in the afternoon, hosted by their sons, Richard, Alvin and Neil, three daughters-in-law and eight grandchildren.
Houseguests of Glen and Edna Christensen have been Richard and Judy Christensen, Jay and Charles of Gaithersburg, Md., and Neil and Diane Christensen and Ann of Lincoln.
Lois and Richard Greeley were guests of Rhona and Brian O’Neil for Easter dinner at The Club, especially for the Greeleys’ 27th anniversary.
Lucille and Vearl McBride met Vaughn and Dee McBride, Devon and Darren in Colby, Kan., Friday and Saturday on their return to Burlington, Kan., after a week of skiing.
Sunday Easter dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kitt were Mr. and Mrs. Ron Kitt and girls of Ogallala, Marilyn Walker, Helen Rousey, Erma Newman and Erma Kitt. Three families of four generations were represented.
Precip for the week: 1.23 inches; for 1988: 2.42 inches.
Grain Markets: wheat-2.57/bu.; corn-1.77/bu.; milo-2.55/cwt; soybeans-5.96/bu.
50 years ago this week
April 11, 1963
The town board signed an agreement giving the State of Nebraska highway access within the city limits to build the new highway.
Dale Wicke, 1963 International Farm Youth Exchange to Netherlands, left April 10 for Washington D.C. for an orientation before leaving for the Netherlands on the 19th.
Lt. and Mrs. Richard Fox left for Medina Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, April 6 after spending a few days in the Walter Fox home.
A dinner was held Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Nellie DeHart in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Roland Reed and family of Denver, who are moving to Miami, Fla. Family members were in attendance.
Mrs. Alice Stock and Bessie Decker sponsored a slumber party for 23 girls Saturday night at the Scout House for Theta Rho Club and their friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Grimm returned Friday from a three-weeks vacation spent in Mesa, Ariz., New Mexico and southern California. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Lester Eickmeier of Palisade.
75 years ago this week
April 13, 1938
Will Wauneta have her streets east and west curbed and guttered this summer? With W.P.A. help the cost will be less. The government has appropriated $23,000 to be used on streets and alleys of Wauneta, according to Mayor G.S. Burham. E.E. Olmsted is circulating a petition in east Wauneta. Need an interested person to do likewise in the west end.
The C. E. Johnston funeral home is nearing completion, decorators are at work and the outside ready for the stucco. This week the yards are being leveled and trees planted.
Mesdames Stella Gregory and Frank Novacek were hostesses at the Library Saturday and served over 70 lunches.
Mrs. Preston Harmon of Loveland, Colo., spent the past week with her sisters, Mrs. R. E. Cocklin and Mrs. Ralph Grosbach.
Mrs. Henry Denker left on Saturday to visit her daughters near Lincoln.
Local Markets: wheat-.68; corn-.52; cream-.20; eggs-.13
100 years ago this week
April 10, 1913
SNOW — hard to estimate the amount in inches as it melted very fast but we believe fully a foot has fallen so far.
The mail carriers started out this morning but turned around before they reached the top of the divide as roads are impassable.
Why not shovel off your walks and it will make the town look as if it were alive?
Geo Theobald arrived last Friday from Wisconsin. He has rented the Dell Bratton house. Mrs. Theobald will be home shortly.
Fred Gaugher lost a valuable mare on the first by lightning.
Myrtle Barnes arrived home on Saturday. |
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