SECOND PLACE COMMERCIAL

SECOND PLACE COMMERCIAL—It seems like everyone turned out to watch the Wheatheart of the Nation Celebration parade Aug. 21 down Main Street. Grass Snatchers took home the second place prize in the Commercial Float category.

Weed eater stolen

Crime reports were very few the past week. Brenda Evans, 1221 S. Drake, reported a weed eater had been stolen from the residence. It was valued at $150. Aaron Youtsey, 914 Michigan, told police someone had thrown a milk shake all over his pickup and driveway.

Demolition Derby winners announced

This year’s Wheatheart of the Nation Celebration, the Demolition Derby, was held Saturday night at the Ochiltree County Arena. The prizes for Limited Weld went to Shad Turner of Geneva, NE in first place, Adam Klein of Minneapolis, KS in second, and Josh Turner of Geneva, NE in third.

Footprints

The first footprints at Grauman’s Chinese Theater (now Mann’s Chinese Theater), were made by Norma Talmadge in 1927. Legend has it that she accidentally stepped in wet concrete outside the building.

Local Briefs

American Legion reschedules meeting The American Legion Post 254 has changed its monthly meeting to Monday, Sept. 13, at the Senior Citizen Center instead of Labor Day, Sept. 6.. A meal will be served at 6 p.m., and the meeting itself will begin at 7 p.m. All veterans are welcome to attend.

Did you know?

The exact causes of many headaches continues to confound medical researchers.

First birthday

The United States celebrated its first birthday on July 4, 1777 in Philadelphia. Ships lined up in the Delaware River and discharged 13 cannon shots in honor of the 13 new states.

LAST DAYS OF FARMERS MARKET

The Ochiltree County Farmers Market will be open for just two more Saturdays before the season ends. The farmers market, located in the parking lot at Perryton National Bank, will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4 and Sept. 11.

10-digit numbers dialing required soon for local 806 phone calls

Local residents, as well as everyone else in the 806 area code for telephones and similar devices have a little over a month to become accustomed to including the area code, even when dialing local numbers.