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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1977
Page
3
Field PTA sponsored a January program stressing safety with a film titled Safety After School shown to students. It covered traffic signs pedestrian rules strangers and respect for public recreation areas. A separate film Big People Little People taught kindergarten to third grade that adulthood has challenges.
A Cross Blood Center appeal reached Osceola on Thursday warning that blood stocks are dangerously low. A bloodmobile drive is set for Monday from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. at the d school auditorium with Douglas Poncelow and Osceola Bloodmobile chairwoman Jean Bond noting shortages of A and C blood types due to post Christmas surgery demand.
County Extension Agent Bob Woboris urges indoor planning to curb rising food costs. He recommends mapping garden size, vegetable mix, sun exposure, and planting sequence using seed catalogs and local centers. Include a test section for new crops and consider compact bush varieties for urban spaces. A free gardening circular is offered to help plan.
The Schuyler City Council authorized City Attorney Don Bieber to draft an ordinance to vacate west 12th Street from Fort Street west for two blocks to create a storage yard for the Department of Utilities. The panel also approved a 50 year lease with the Schuyler Historical Society for the old library building and reviewed bids for a new police vehicle.
Schuyler Chamber of Commerce named 1977 officers led by president Jerry McClintic and vice president Jerry Dufek. Directors include Ron Krejci Reid Townsend and past president Marvin Capoun. New area businesses listed for 1976 include Ed's Archery Shop and Pine Tree Pub among others.
Greg C. Warner, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Warner, has been accepted to the University of Nebraska Medical Center and will resume studies July 5. He is married to the former Bock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Kuta.
Colfax County Sheriff Richard Kruse completed the Crash Emergency Management Course at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and earned American Heart Association and Red Cross basic life support certifications. He can now teach emergency care to law enforcement officers and firefighters to sustain life until ambulances arrive.
Kearney State College Dean of Students Robert Nye lists area students named on the honor roll. Included are Phillip Olson and others from Newman Grove, Albion, Columbus, Madison, Silver Creek, St. Edward, Fullerton, Monroe, and David City. multiple students noted as straight A recipients.
Federated Church elected Sam Scheidegger to lead congregation and named elders and deacons Harpham. At the Order of St. Andrew Mrs. Terry Crawford Mrs. Ronald Lambert and Mrs. Burnell Thoelke were honored. The budget carried is $10 000. In 1976 both oversubscribed and three new members joined to raise membership to 731, a 40 percent gain in three years.
Captain Saarem, a 1968 Albion High School graduate with a biology degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, earned upgraded status after meeting strict training and evaluation standards. He is commissioned through ROTC in 1972. His wife Judi is daughter of Norman Wicks of Montrose South Dakota.
The Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce and spouses toured Monroe Genoa and Albion. In Monroe Brad Handy hosted a talk at Handy Furniture. In Genoa Allen Atkins spoke at the museum. Albion social hour and dinner followed with local dignitaries at the Albion Country Club. Commodores are led by Skipper John Peck.
New officers were elected at the January meeting of Presentation Altar Society. Dorothy Kopecky Elaine Zegers vice president Eleanor Eller secretary and Pat Brabec elected. Plans were made for the Pancake and Sausage Feed on February 16 with hostesses Leonard Meysenburg Irene Palensky Peggy Fiala and Betty Kozisek.
The January meeting of United Methodist Church Women in Newman Grove featured leadership by Mrs. Eldon Farman and Mrs. Lester Kopecky. Vice President Mrs. Brad Cox distributed 1977 program books, and Bible study Disciples on the Way starts Jan 17 with weekly 1:30 gatherings.
Colfax County March of Dimes director Mrs. J F Hubenka announced city directors Lad Krejsa Clarkson Mrs Lyra Faltys Howells and Mrs Ray for each church. Mrs Julius Littelman represents St John Lutheran. Seniors and juniors from the high school and Zion Lutheran School will handle drives. Ernest Krejci of Schuyler and Mrs Hubenka oversee county roll envelopes.
The average depth of oil wells drilled in Texas in 1975 was 5,049 feet, indicating substantial drilling activity across the state during that year.
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