Remember When

Ten Years Ago, 2012

Construction workers continue to make progress on the new Wolbach Community Center, as the roof and sides are now in place. That gives residents a good idea of what the center will look like when completed. It is anticipated that the center will be done in time for the final Q-125 celebration, a community birthday party and grand opening, which is slated for November.

Twenty Years Ago, 2002

The PWG Seniors were just like the weather over the weekend–HOT! The Seniors–coached by Shawn O’Connor, with Brad Williams and Al Nielsen assisting–won all three games they played Saturday and Sunday to improve their record to 4 and 3 on the season. The scores: PWG 22, St. Paul 8; PWG 9, DCB 7; and PWG 10, Wakefield 5.

Thirty Years Ago, 1992

Troy Ryan, a junior at WHS, placed in two events at the Nebraska State High School Track Meet held recently in Omaha. Ryan placed fourth in the triple jump, 42’4 1/2”. This jump broke the current school triple jump record, which was also held by Ryan. He also picked up a fourth place medal in the long jump with a leap of 20’ 10 3/4”.

Five Wolbach High graduates played in the Cedar Valley Conference Senior All-Star Games against the Niobrara Valley Conference All Stars on May 28th in Bartlett. The CVC girls were defeated 84-74. Kendra Inman and Eric Grossart represented Wolbach, with Grossart scoring nine points. Jess Rother, Dennis Wadsworth, and Dallas Studley played in the boys’ game. The CVC boys lost 99-77. Rother, who contributed eleven points in the game, was selected CVC Offensive Player of the Game by the KNLV announcers. Wadsworth added six points, while Studley tossed in seven.

Forty Years Ago, 1982

Larry Whalen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Whalen of Wolbach, was notified by telegram on Tuesday that he had been drafted in the fifteenth round of the professional baseball draft by the Chicago Cubs. The 1979 graduate of Wolbach High School was in Kansas when word was received. He returned to Kearney on Wednesday night were he signed a contract and received a bonus. Whalen left by plane at 7:30 on Thursday morning for Sarasota, Florida to play in the Rookie Instructional League. As a junior outfielder at Kearney State College, he set a base-stealing record for the Kearney State Antelopes last season and was named to the 1982 all-conference team. He had been playing for the Wolbach Rainmakers this summer.

The Rainmakers withstood a late rally by Ord on Saturday on the Valley County diamond to post a 14-9 Sherman-Howard league win and boost the local ball club to 4-0 in league play. The locals played long ball in the opening stanzas, with Kurt Teter tattooing a threerun homer in the opening frame and pitcher Mike Steenson belting a two-run shot in the second frame to highlight a 9-0 lead after four in nings. Mike Steenson nursed a three-hitter through seven innings — before Steve Grossart took over to slam the door on Ord in the eighth frame. Perky Rother, Teter, and Stan Rother each had two hits in the Wolbach twelve-hit attack, as all in the starting lineup hit safely...The Wolbach crew leads the Sherman Howard League after four outings with a perfect record, with Boelus tied for the lead in percentage figures at 2-0 in the won-loss stats.

Fifty Years Ago, 1972

HELLO WORLD: Majerus - Born May 31st to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Majerus of Primrose, a girl at the Albion hospital. She weighed 7 lb. and 6 oz. and was named Denise Kay.

Miss Barbara Katherine Dugan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dugan, Sr., and Timothy McIntyre, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oren McIntyre of Wolbach, were married Saturday at the Church of the Visitation of O’Connor. Father Lawrence Fenton officiated at the double ring ceremony.

Sixty Years Ago, 1962

The Strategic Air Command said last week that central Ne braska residents should expect more sonic booms this week as B-58 bombers were to fly supersonic missions along a corridor from Plainview, Texas to Wolbach, Ne braska between 1:45 and 6:20 p.m., Monday through Friday, ac cording to a SAC spokesman.

Seventy Years Ago, 1952

Jimmie Marco was a Saturday night guest in the George Rother home.

Eighty Years Ago, 1942

Douglas Swenson, Wolbach’s rookie righthander, pitched his team into a tie for first place in the baseball league Sunday with a four-hit shutout over Fullerton on the local diamond.

Ninety Years Ago, 1932

Harry Barr, thirty-one years old, of Mason City, died early Tuesday morning at the Broken Bow hospital as the result of being struck by an automobile early last Friday morning near Gates, twenty miles north of Broken Bow. Mr. Barr and his wife, along with four others, were on their way to the Sandhills on a fishing trip. Mr. Barr had stopped his truck and stepped out to make certain of the road in the fog and darkness of the early morning when another car in the party struck him. He sustained a broken leg, broken collarbones, and many broken ribs. He was taken to the Broken Bow hospital where he remained until his death. He is sur vived by a wife and four small chil dren...The deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Barr of Ansley, formerly of Wolbach.

100 Years Ago, 1922

Albert Klein, the twelve-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Klein, has been carrying a charge of shot in his body since last Thursday, the same having been received by the accidental discharge of a shotgun in the hands of his brother. As near as we have been able to ascertain the particulars of the case, Albert and his brother Herman, aged about fourteen, were harrowing a field near their home. The ground squirrels appeared very plentiful and the boys thought it would not only be sport, but would be a good thing to shoot all of the squirrels they could. They took the shotgun, a 410 gauge, to the field with them for this purpose. Some of the neighbor boys arrived at the field, it is said, and, while they, together with Herman, were looking at the gun, Albert took the team and started around the field with the harrow. A shell had become clogged in the gun and, in attempting to straighten it out, the shell was exploded. Albert had gotten about forty or fifty yards from the boys and the charge of shot struck him on the left side. About thirty shots pen etrated his body, one striking him on the forehead, while the balance penetrated his flesh all the way to his foot. It appears that the greater portion of the pellets penetrated his left arm, side, and leg. Albert was game all the way through and in sisted in making another trip around the field before he could be induced to go to the house. He was then brought to Wolbach as quickly as possible and Dr. Adams was called upon to administer to the wounds. Albert was again brought to town Monday evening to have the wound dressed, and was carrying his left arm in a sling and limping a little on his left leg. He appears none the worse from his experience, although he had a very narrow escape from death. 110 Years Ago, 1912

110 Years Ago, 1912

There were seventy tickets sold to Cushing from this place last Wednesday and there were about forty who went down by the auto route. Our people were royally enter tained by the Cushing people and always look forward to the 5th of June to spend the day with our neighbors.

Blind Boone is on his thirty-first annual tour and will be in Wolbach on June 19th.