40th annual Keith Hansen Memorial Demolition Derby entertains huge crowd Sunday

In what has become one of the biggest hit events in Clay County, the 40th Annual Keith Hansen Memorial Demolition Derby, was Sunday, Aug. 13, just west of Deweese, brought out throngs of spectators and fans to view the annual spectacle, as well as drivers to compete for top honors in the event.

The Deweese Demolition Derby, officiated by the Hansen-Fisher team, which was honored this past March by being inducted into the Nebraska Figure 8 and Derby Hall of Fame, once again hit a home run, with 23 drivers entered in the derby.

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Justin Baxa of Clay Center competed in the 2017 Nebraska State Special Olympic Games, Sunday, Aug. 6. He earned a silver medal in Golf Skills at Mahoney Golf Course in Lincoln. Competitors get five balls in each skill and are rewarded points on how close the ball was to the flag. Skills include short putt, long putt, chipping, pitching, iron shot and driving.

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By Ashley Swanson

It’s been a busy summer, and now summer is coming to an end and the busy school year is about to begin. I’m pretty sure it was just May a few weeks ago, but alas, summer has come and gone faster than I could blink.

I would appreciate it if the clock would stop or at least slow down just a little bit.

Monday, Deshler started school, which meant my twin cousins, Hannah and Michael, were officially seniors.

My other cousins, Loetta and Cammy, were officially in high school.

Where did the time go?

Growing up, my cousins, brother, and I were incredibly close—we still are, we just live further apart than our usual distance.

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By Jordyn Hulinsky

Man, the struggle is real… Sometimes meeting new people is a struggle.

I have been working in Clay County for 16 days now and have had nothing but good experiences thus far. My coworkers are entertaining and fun, and everyone else I have met has been extra kind to me.

All kinds of people have stopped me in various places around the county to ask me who I am, where I am from and what I am doing, in a good type of way.

But, meeting new people is not always easy. I have met so many people in these first 16 days in Clay County, but I could maybe only tell you about 10 of those people’s names, and it should probably be noted that I work with four people that are included in that 10.

And that is tough, because I truly do want to get to know the people of this county and I want to find my place in this county. But, sometimes it takes a while before you remember people’s names and before you find your spot in a new place.

Three county horse showers competed in the annual State 4-H Horse Expo July 16-20, at Fonner Park, including Holly Nolan, Tymerie Steinhauer, and Riley Kroger.

Steinhauer would take home third place and a purple ribbon in the Junior Barrels, while also taking home a blue ribbon in Junior Pole Bending.

Nolan came home with a red ribbon in Senior Western Horsemanship 15 & Up and a blue ribbon in Trail Horse. Also competing in Trail Horse was Korger, who earned a white ribbon. She also competed in Advanced Western Horsemanship and Advanced Western Pleasure, bringing home a white ribbon in each.

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With a continuous pattern of above 90-degree temperatures these past couple of weeks, Clay County has been moved into the D0- D1 category on the U.S.

Drought Monitor chart.

This means most of the county is abnormally dry, but not yet under drought conditions, with a small portion of the southern part of the county falling under D1—moderate drought conditions.

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Total solar eclipse to be once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see in Clay County

National Geographic has termed the Monday, Aug. 21 total eclipse as the “best solar eclipse in a century,” mainly because of the fact that it will be the first total eclipse to cross the United States from coastto- coast since June 8, 1918.

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Edgar’s Lions Club hosted its annual Antique Tractor Pull Saturday, with various makes and models being registered. Here, Darrell Beck begins his turn at pulling with his Minneapolis-Moline tractor.

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The Fairfield Pee Wee baseball team, who recently completed an undefeated regular season, capped their 2017 summer schedule with a runner-up finish in the Little Six League tournament held July 6-8. Team.

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A quick offensive start by the Albion Senior Legion baseball team would lead to an abrupt end to the 2017 baseball season for the Sutton Seniors Monday night in Palmer. Albion scored eight runs in the first three innings, and held Sutton to just two hits to earn a 9-0 win, ending the Post 61 Seniors season with a 13-10 record.

Jacob Griess and Chandler Stone would chart the lone hits in the loss, with Griess recording a second inning single, while Stone gained a single in the third frame, as Albion pitcher Weston Choat struck out seven Sutton batters, walked just two and allowed the two hits without a run, while going the distance to gain the win.

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