The Winner Livestock Auction will hold their annual Fall Calf & Yearling Barbecue Sale this Friday, August 24th with over 4,000 head expected. No weigh-ups will sell. Fall calves will sell at 10:30am, PO Heifers at 11:30am and yearlings at 12:30. For further details visit winnerlivestock.com.

The 131st annual Old Settlers Reunion will be held on Saturday, August 25th in Sparks, Nebraska! 9am will be the open rodeo events. At 10am is the horseshoe competition. At 11am, the Bowery Program will be conducted by Sally Conner. At 12noon is small sports for all ages. Following the open rodeo events will be a calcutta for team sorting and horse races. Some of the other events for next Saturday include a ribbon roping, business man roping and plenty more. If you have questions, call 402-322-1462.

Hansen Mueller in Colome would like to say thank you to all of the local farmers and ranchers by inviting them to their Checkerboard Days on Thursday, August 30th next week from 11am to 2pm! They will be serving up free brats, burgers, hot dogs and drinks for all who attend. Bring the entire family as there will be many great prizes up for grabs!

Central South Dakota and North Central Nebraska saw a good amount of rain on Sunday. Brian Hofeldt in Milboro received an inch of rain. Margie Kingsbury, 13 miles northwest of Wood, had .60 fall on Sunday. Roger Evans received .85, 2.5 miles west of Hamill. Rod Clark, 23 miles north of Winner, received an inch 60. Rick Shippy called in one inch of rain from Sunday, five miles north of Winner. Lori DeMers, 10 miles south of Colome, received two inches on Sunday. Tanner Best received an inch 70, 20 miles northwest of Winner yesterday. Kaylea Littau posted .65, 7 miles north of Hamill on Sunday. Gus Gran received .67 in Okreek. Linda Dimond received a half an inch, six miles northeast of Wood. Jay Mayes received .71, east of Winner. Pete Haukaas in Okreek said he had .65 fall yesterday. Stan Bicek, ten miles south of Colome, received two inches of rain. Donna Howland received .75 two miles southeast of Winner. Greg Assman said he received an inch 35, five miles west of Winner. Vivian Sweeney, 16 miles northwest of Bassett, received a half an inch. Tracey Tritle had an inch 20 on Sunday, ten miles east of Winner. Fred Weidner at Dog Ear Lake reported an inch 18. Brett Heath in Colome received an inch 3. Bruce Vanderwerff received an inch 25, east of Winner. Lance Mortensen in Presho had .40. Charlotte Piper, 9 miles south of Wood, reported .45. Justin Vanneman had an inch 10, 13 miles northwest of Winner. Rick Odenbach received an inch 10, 6 miles west of Hamill. Tresh Swedlund told us he received 2.10 north of Witten on Sunday. Dennis Hansen at Carlock received .95. Laura Reuer in Herrick called in an inch and half in Herrick this morning. James Miller, southwest of Mitchell, reported 2.25. LaWaynie Hossle, 3 miles southeast of Hamil, had an inch 5. Kelly Pravecek, six miles southeast of Winner, received an inch 30. Tom Authier, 4 miles east of Vivian, received an inch 53. Eric Connot, received an inch 25, 3 miles east of Clearfield. Bill Schroeder received an inch 60 in Witten.

Coming up this Sunday, August 26th will be a youth registration fall meeting at the Bowling Dome in Chamberlain starting at 6:30pm. Also this Sunday will be a family fun day at the Grandview addition in Gregory in the afternoon! Come out and enjoy a day of kite flying and games on Sunday.

Women in Ag Day is coming up on Tuesday, September 11th at the Burke Civic Center. Registration will run from 8am to 8:30 and the conference will go from 8:50am to 4pm. There will great speakers, vendors, a delicious meal and much more. Please register by September 7th by calling 605-775-8290. All women involved in agriculture are welcome.

The 131st annual Old Settlers Reunion will be held on Saturday, August 25th in Sparks, Nebraska! 9am will be the open rodeo events. At 10am is the horseshoe competition. At 11am, the Bowery Program will be conducted by Sally Conner. At 12noon is small sports for all ages. Following the open rodeo events will be a calcutta for team sorting and horse races. Some of the other events for next Saturday include a ribbon roping, business man roping and plenty more. If you have questions, call 402-322-1462.

Thanks to everyone who sent in their rain reports this morning! Donna Howland, two miles southeast of Winner, received an inch 35 on Wednesday. Jay Mayes, east of Winner, said he had an inch 44 fall yesterday. Kelly Pravecek, six miles southeast of Winner, reported an inch and a half. Stan Bicek, ten miles south of Colome, reported two inches. Pete Haukaas, in Okreek, received an inch 50 on Wednesday. Fred Weidner at Dog Ear Lake said he had an inch 53 yesterday. Nathan McPhee said an inch 60 fell 22 miles northwest of Winner on Wednesday. Linda Dimond, six miles northeast of Wood, reported a half an inch of rain. Rick Bice in Ideal received half an inch of rain Wednesday. Rick Odenbach in Hamill also received a half an inch of rain yesterday. Dennis Hansen at Carlock reported an inch 90. Charlotte Piper, nine miles south of Wood, reported an inch 40. Jerome Ollerich, west of Clearfield, said he had an inch and a half of rain Wednesday.  Tracey Tritle received an inch 60, ten miles east of Winner. Laura Reuer in Herrick received an inch. At the Winner Country Club, John Halverson said an inch 30 fell. Short Haley received an inch of rain at his home in Colome and an inch 40 at Haley’s Hiway Lumber. Delbert Klein received an inch 75, four miles east of Burke and Rick and Lynn Shippy received an inch of rain Wednesday in Winner.

A couple of blood drives are coming up later this month. A blood drive will happen in Butte, Nebraska on Monday, August 27th from 1-5pm at the Community Center. Contact Phyllis Camin to make an appointment at 402-832-5777. The city of Burke will host a blood drive on Tuesday, August 28th from noon to 5:30pm at the Community Civic Center. To sign up, please call Lexi Lamp at 775-2621.

Farmers and Ranchers are invited to attend a free clinic in Valentine on Thursday, August 23rd. The clinic are one-on-one, not group sessions, and are confidential. The Farm Finance Clinic gives you a chance to meet with an experienced ag law attorney and an ag financial counselor. To signup or for more information, call Michelle at the Nebraska Farm Hotline at 1-800-464-0258.