Wild weather prompts some emergency planning

Aug 14, 2024
Aug 14, 2024

Deeply Rooted 2.jpg — Another bout of severe weather dropped tree limbs around the Wellman farm.
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Dixi Wellman

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Dixi Wellman

Feeling blessed and deeply rooted in home. No, Dixi hasn’t changed her name to Dorothy nor have any of her Vizslas been renamed Toto. We recently returned from a wonderful trip to Alaska where we were so grateful to see some muskox, glaciers, go dog sledding, watch a lumberjack competition and fish. While we made some memories of a lifetime, there really is no place like home.

Deeply Rooted 1.jpg — The Wellmans took in the sights of Alaska, including doing some dog sledding, while on vacation.
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Deeply Rooted 3.jpg — After a far away vacation and a storm with damaging winds, Dixi Wellman is appreciating the view near home.
Submitted photo

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The Rusty and Dixi Wellman family is deeply rooted in Nebraska, raising Wagyu cattle, Vizsla hunting dogs and chickens. They also co-run a nonprofit that puts local beef on thousands of school kids’ lunch plates, and love sharing their faith and passion for small towns, agriculture, rural living, small business owners, and servant leadership.