Wauneta News

Gratitude, mixed with frustration. Discouragement combined with optimism. Determination and pride.

Sounds of Thanksgiving will resonate through the historic Fox Theatre in McCook when an accomplished pianist from East Hampton, N.Y. returns to his Southwest Nebraska roots to present a celebration concert.

Sid Harchelroad planned for contingencies while his new shop was being built for Harchelroad Motors.

Dating back to 1959, when construction was completed, St. Johna s Catholic Church in Wauneta has been a Highway 6 landmark of modern architecture for 50 years.

On the Monday evening the fifth and Tuesday morning the sixth, the Wauneta and Palisade schools held their yearly Parent-Teacher Conferences.A The Palisade building and the Wauneta elementary instructors met with the parents in their individual rooms.

As is typical when standardized tests are handed out to different groups of students under varying circumstances, Wauneta-Palisadea TMs statewide report card for 2008-09 is a mixed bag.

Halloween is just days away, coming up this Saturday, Oct. 31. A number of eerily fun events are in store in Wauneta, Palisade and Imperial this weekend.

I love it when I go out to eat at Palisade's Pioneer Cafe and the cook has a recipe to share with all of you.

The school is busting with college opportunities this year. We are receiving three classes and sending one in the distance learning room.

The owners of a car dealership in Imperial say they're open for business across the street from the blackened rubble of one of their buildings.

A Nebraska rancher has won a national award in recognition of his contributions to the industry and to land management practices.

Emotions were still running strong Tuesday as owner Sid Harchelroad talked about the early Saturday morning fire that destroyed the Harchelroad Motors building in Imperial, Neb.

The "Moving Forward With Hope - ALL Cancer Walk," sponsored by Chase County Community Hospital on Saturday, drew a crowd of people and touched on many emotions.

Veterans Day will be observed on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and The Wauneta Breeze and The Imperial Republican will recognize servicemen and women with ties to this area in their Nov.

The owners of a car dealership in Imperial say they'll be open for business across the street from the blackened rubble of 1 of their buildings.

Rapidly maturing row crops have farmers anxious to get the combines rolling while still scrambling to get next yeara TMs wheat in the ground before fall harvest begins.

The H1N1 virus has officially hit the area. With two confirmed cases of influenza A subtype H1N1 reported in Wauneta within the past week - resulting from lab tests on a 22-year-old man and 6-year-old boy from the same family - area residents are being reminded to take precautions to protect themselves from this year's flu pandemic.

Cindy Fischer hit the ground running as the new director at the Wauneta Senior Center last week, helping out at the senior citizen information fair on Thursday and organizing a fund-raising dinner held Sunday at the senior center.

An early blast of winter weather a ' arriving within weeks of the official end of summer a ' toppled 100-year-old records as temperatures plunged and snow flew across the region this weekend.

During the course of their 30-plus-year friendship, the personal, professional and spiritual lives of Rev.