Platte College winter classes mix trades, languages, and arts
Platte College offers a wide winter calendar beginning Jan 17 through the Community Education Office. New courses include Plumbing Fundamentals Bricklaying for Beginners Beginning Furniture Design and Woodcarving and horse science. Special classes for women and language courses in Polish German Spanish English as a Second Language are listed along with various creative, consumer, and public education options.
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Irrigation Growth and Local Education Events Highlight Platte County Exposition
Platte County irrigation expands with 39.6 percent more acres and 91,000 acres watered amid farm education talks. Extension irrigationist Les Sheffield cites center pivot systems by Frank Zybach as a key driver. Nebraska’s water management emphasis follows jurisdiction on groundwater in the Missouri River Basin. A two day irrigation short course is set for Jan 24 25 in Lincoln East Campus.
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West Point nominees named for academy appointments
Congresswoman Virginia Smith announced nominees for U S military academies. Scott C Jones of Silver Creek and John T Donald Lloyd of Lindsay are among six candidates seeking a single West Point opening. Evaluation will be done independently by each academy. DiAnna Schimek named 1977 Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner chairman in Lincoln Nebraska.
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Silver Creek
John T. Donald Lloyd
Lindsay
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Lincoln, Neb
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Lincoln, Nebraska
Dick White
Rivers may go dry as NE streams overdrawn
Nebraska Game and Parks officials warn northeast rivers could dry up due to overuse not drought. 8 000 river pump permits and 56 000 water well permits exist, with 100 000 more expected by 1990. Local rivers like Loup and Beaver face drying, risking fish loss and community tensions.
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Wilow Creek
Pierce
Clear Creek
Polk County
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Merritt County
Albion Library Addition Nears Completion
Construction on a two story library addition in Albion is nearing completion. The project adds 2960 square feet connected to the existing building with work remaining including painting carpeting bathroom fixtures and railings. B D Construction of Columbus is the general contractor and plans call for opening in February.
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Renters’ Bathtub Bed Rental Declared Not Illegal
The West Germany prosecutor ruled the complaint by a student against a landlord who charged 41 dollars a month for a bathtub as sleeping space was not illegal. Declaring the practice unusual, officials said it is legal though unconventional.
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Keil
West Germany
UPI
Kayton elected president of Loup Power District
Robert C. Kayton, a Cedar Rapids agribusinessman, was elected president of the Loup Power District at the board’s January meeting. Barney Micek served as first vice president with Lavern Kracl as second vice president. John C. Byrnes was treasurer and H Kieth Newton secretary. Two new directors, Carl Francis, joined the board.
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Loup Power
Robert C. Kayton
Barney Micek
Columbus
Lavern Kracl
John C. Byrnes
H. Kieth Newton
Albion National Bank
Carl Francis
Boone County students earn Wayne State College honor roll
Albion report lists seven Boone County students on the first semester Wayne State College honor roll. Notables include sophomore Helen Majerus and senior Steven Miller Spalding both with a 40 score. Also on the honor roll are Danny Stacy Cheryl Buhlmann and Karenee (full details unclear).
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Wayne State College
Boone County
Helen Majerus
Steven Miller Spalding
Danny Stacy
St. Edward
Cheryl Buhlmann
Karenee
Legion Auxiliary Plans Supper At Silver Creek
The American Legion Auxiliary met Monday afternoon in Silver Creek with Mrs. Henry Fuehrer. They planned a firemen's duck supper and honored hostess gift winner Mrs. Berney Paprocki.
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Berney Paprocki
Union Pacific seeks mobile agency change in Genoa Nebraska
Union Pacific Railroad applies to the Nebraska Public Service Commission for authority to provide mobile agency service at Genoa station and relocate the base agency from Genoa to Columbus. Protests are due by February 7 and details will follow if the matter proceeds.
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Fullerton
Cedar Rapids
Spalding
St. Edward
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