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Coronavirus Shows up in Chase County THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2020 THE WAUNETA VOL. 132, NO. 30 6 PAGES OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CHASE COUNTY, NEBRASKA PUBLISHED AT WAUNETA Breeze SHOWING THIS WEEK AT THE CHATEAU Coronavirus shows THEATRE up in Chase County There will be no movie this week- end and no movie BY TOM PANTERA Academy of Pediatrics guidelines on showings till THE WAUNETA BREEZE opening sports. further notice. Baseball, softball and volleyball prac- COVID-19 has come to Chase County,. tices may being June 1, with games begin- If you have any In a post on its website, Southwest Ne- ning June 18. Rodeo events may also begin question please braska Public Health Department said a June 1. call 308-394-5445. county resident has tested positive for the Contact sports, including basketball, Sorry for any virus. tackle football, soccer and wrestling, re- inconvenience The male in his late 70s is hospitalized main prohibited. and authorities are investigating how he School gyms and weight rooms may be acquired the virus. opened. The Chase County case brings to 17 Restaurants will remain open for dine- the number in the agency’s nine-county in and bars can reopen. Patrons will have region, which includes Chase, Dundy, to stay seated and are limited to 50 percent DEATHS Frontier, Furnas, Hayes, Hitchcock, of the business’ maximum occupancy. TOM PANTERA | JOHNSON PUBLICATIONS Keith, Perkins and Red Willow counties. Any party larger than six will have to split Thirteen of those have recovered, are no up into multiple tables. • Thomas Weigel, longer showing symptoms and are out of Pool, darts and arcade games are pro- 72, Wauneta, Neb., self-isolation, the agency said. hibited. Honoring the fallen March 17, 2020. In a news release, SWNPHD said it has Childcare facilities may have no more received guidelines for the upcoming than 15 children per room. Shots from the veterans’ honor guard rang out over Riverside Cemetery and two state directed health measures that will Gatherings will be limited to either 25 other local ones in Wauneta during Monday’s Memorial Day Observance. go into effect Monday and remain until people or 25 percent of rated occupancy PAGE 3 at least June 30. The measures mean that at arenas, auctions, stadiums, tracks, fair- the health district has moved into phase grounds, festivals, zoos, auditoriums, large two of reopening which will, among other event conference rooms, meeting halls, Wauneta things, increase the limit on gatherings indoor theaters, libraries, swimming pools Co-op stations likely won’t reopen Senior Center from 10 to 25. or any other confined indoor or outdoor The new order lays out measures for space. BY TOM PANTERA a buyer or find another co-op with which Menu summer activities. Still prohibited through June 30 are THE WAUNETA BREEZE to consolidate. The state will follow 2008 American SEE VIRUS PAGE 2 “We were unsuccessful to find anyone Call 394-6333 It appears unlikely that Cenex Co-Op to merge with us,” Barger said, and thus by 9:30 a.m. for stations in Wauneta and Palisade will will most likely stay closed. reservations. reopen. He said he was unsure whether closing Open to the “It’s probably not a viable option,” actually required the board to meet for a public. Wauneta businesses Board President Joe Barger said. “We’ll vote. “That would be a question for the probably sell the assets and pay the credi- attorney and we don’t have an attorney Monday, June 1 tors.” yet.” Salmon patties, The board has not yet met to make any It also is uncertain how, or if, those who mac and cheese, final decision, he said, but will have to paid money in advance for propane but peas, salads, begin to open back up “probably sometime soon. Time is not on didn’t get a delivery will be repaid. dessert. our side, but I don’t have a date for that.” “It may not turn out the way I want it BY TOM PANTERA fected her business too much. Tuesday, June 2 Both stations closed with no public to turn out,” Barger said. “I guess we’re THE WAUNETA BREEZE “Everybody that had an appointment Fried chicken, warning in mid-January. In the time trying to get that fixed. We’re working on in the three weeks [closed], I had to cancel mashed potato, since, the board has tried to either find it, but I don’t know.” green beans, Like everywhere else in the country, them and reschedule them as soon as I salads, dessert. Wauneta has taken its first tentative opened,” Vrbas said. She reopened May Wednesday, steps toward reopening as the COVID-19 4 and expected to be fully caught up this June 3 epidemic continues to burn. And a check week. Goulash, salads, with local business people shows so far, so She managed to keep her clients, many Rabies makes annual garlic bread, good, especially since there have been no of whom she worked on when employed dessert. cases yet in Chase County. at other places and followed her when she Thursday, June 4 “It’s been going very well,” said Cross- opened her own shop. Runza roads’ Angie West. Crossroads recently “I had a really good clientele built up casserole, reopened its dine-in seating area; the store prior” to the shutdown, she said. “They never closed, but all food had to be for take- all came back.” appearance in region tater tots, mixed veggies, salads, out. Local churches also have resumed ser- dessert. The regular afternoon coffee crowd is vices. BY TOM PANTERA disease. Friday, June 5 back, West said. “I think the morning guys Becky Hunt, wife of Immanuel Mis- THE WAUNETA BREEZE The release said rabid animals may Sausage gravy have found someplace else that they‘re sionary Church Pastor Gary Hunt, said act different from healthy animals, mov- and biscuits, hash meeting, so that’s just where they start services there resumed Mother’s Day. It’s Another illness has hit this area, al- ing slowly or acting tame if wild. If the browns, salads, out. The afternoon coffee crowd wants to a small congregation, but the majority though not in pandemic numbers — and animal is a pet and usually friendly, it may dessert. get back to socializing.” showed up, she said. it’s an annual occurrence. snap or try to bite. Signs of rabies include People appear to have “We’re just going to keep Southwest Nebraska Public Health De- aggression, increased drooling, problems adapted to just getting ‘The afternoon doing this unless we get partment has announced the first positive swallowing, general sickness and behav- takeout from Crossroads sickness here,” she said. rabies case in its district for the year. ioral changes. and while the dining room coffee crowd “Right now, everybody The district covers Chase, Dundy, Fron- The best protection for pets is vaccina- NOTICES is now open, some contin- seems fine.” tier, Furnas, Hayes, Hitchcock, Keith, tion, Propp said. She suggested residents ue to take their food home, wants to get back The Rev. Christopher Perkins, and Red Willow counties. contact their veterinarian to make sure a • Dickinson Land she said. Miller of St. John’s Catho- Melissa Propp, disease surveillance pet’s rabies vaccination is current. Beauty Bar owner Crys- to socializing.’ lic Church, which is hold- coordinator for the agency, said HIPPA If a person is bitten by an animal, it Suveyors’ notice tal Walgren said reopening ing services on Thursday regulations bar SWNPHD from saying should be caught if safe to do so and taken of work. has been “going great” af- Angie West nights and Sunday morn- which county the case happened in. to a veterinarian for testing, she said. ter she was closed for three Wauneta Crossroads ings, said, “It’s not been “We usually see it around this time,” If an animal is found dead and believed • NRD notice of weeks. too bad. We’re filling the Propp said. “It’s actually fairly late in the to be infected, it should be removed with meeting. For her, the biggest job pews as much as we can. season. Normally we see them around a shovel and placed in a plastic bag. While was rearranging appointments. Thankfully, some of the people that should February and March.” direct contact with the carcass should PAGE 6 “I actually knew [a state order to close] be staying home are.” Cold, wet weather during those months be avoided, after the animal is picked up was coming down the pipeline, so I got He said the Thursday night services may have delayed this year’s debut here, hands should be washed with soap and people pushed forward and pushed back,” will continue for now. Those only draw she said. water and tools, cages, gloves and other Walgren said. “I actually did pretty well perhaps a half-dozen people, but they SWNPHD’s announcement of the case surfaces should be disinfected. getting people back on track.” were intended for a smaller crowd of more here noted that the Centers for Disease The good news if a person gets bitten is Still, last week was the first “I feel like vulnerable people who could socially dis- Control considers rabies a medical emer- that the treatment is not nearly as big an I’m on a regular schedule,” she said. tance during Mass, he said. gency. ordeal as it used to be. While it’s not directly related to her ex- Sunday attendance has been good, “Any wounds should be immediately “They were painful at [one] time,” perience with closing, Walgren noted that despite the necessity of blocking off two washed with soap and water,” the release Propp said.
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