Graze Master Group

There’s worn, cracked paint on the Burwell Livestock Market sign in Burwell, Neb. The cattle on the sign are strewn with flecks of white, and the words look aged and antique. Time marches on in the pickup trucks still parked outside the market though. There’s hope in the people showing up and even greater hope in those who could be raising livestock and don’t have a clue where to start. 

YORK, Neb. – Everyone is invited to take a Hope Sojourn for the Heartland at the church at Wessels Living History Farm on Wednesday, December 10. Doors open at 6 p.m. with some food and fellowship time followed by a program at 6:30 p.m.

All roads lead to this underlying premise when it comes to Nelson and her no-nonsense, “just the facts, man,” approach to communicating community happenings. “People don’t know what is going on. They just don’t talk,” Nelson said. “For example, they may not know there’s a new ordinance that you can’t park your vehicle on the grass, and that you have to have it at least on a gravel drive.