Platte County 4-H notes and meeting reports
Multiple 4-H club meetings are summarized with demonstrations and project discussions. Entries include 4-H groups such as Gingham Galt Slib, Crestwood Charms Qur, Nifty Needles, Tricks for Treats, and Sheepherders, noting hosts, visitors, projects like skating sewing and baking, demonstrations on fillings and crafts, and county Extension involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crestwood Charms Qur
Heather
Lisa Jenny
Mrs. Jenny
Brenda Houlton
Do Ann Hoffer
Sara Dixon
Ralph Shde
Bob Brega
Hobert Brega
Bob Voboril
Gordon Wiese
Ag Park
Redehorsts
Lorenz Redehorst
Judy
Schroeder
Rick Larsen
Purina Feeds
Jim Mueller
Valerie Schroeder
Dandy Bakers Jr
Lori Pemberton
Beth Kluever
Cathy Ubhaann
Christine Nielsen
Sandy Willmar
Julie Fallick
Gillespie Named Athlete of Year at Annual Awards
At the DAVID CITY Aquina High School annual awards banquet nearly 400 attendees celebrated athletics music and drama. Rich Gillespie was named Athlete of the Year while Marie Coleman was cited as the girl athlete of the year Kathy Koza won outstanding band member and Teresa Fricke received the outstanding Thespian award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David City
Aquina High School
Rich Gillespie
Pat Kirby
Fellowship Club
Marie Coleman
Kathy Koza
Teresa Fricke
Robert Roh
John Dehner
Rooster Club
Adrian Herlek
Paul Rutten
Dorothy Rolf
Pep Club
Truckers split on joining national strike in Iowa meeting
In Council Bluffs eastern Nebraska and Iowa truck-owner-operators failed to reach agreement to join a proposed national strike. Ten supported while nine opposed, with others not voting. They urged uniform rules and weight limits nationwide amid complaints over loader limits and twin-trailer restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Truck Strike
Maurice van Nostrand
Town Commerce Commission
Willie Hollesen
Fremont
Neb
Association
van Nostrand
Training clinic for sitters of special needs set
Norfolk event offers a motivation and training clinic for sitters of those with special needs. Held May 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at First Congregational Church, sponsored by Friends of the Handicapped with Cerebral Palsy of Nebraska and local cooperation. No fee, morning break and lunch provided. Speakers include Jane Liss, Sharon Scheinest, Julie Johnson, Gracia Campbell, and a Lincoln Day Care Center director, plus a session on attitudes of disabled and non-disabled. For more information call 563- Wie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
First Congregational Church
Friends of the Handicapped
Cerebral Palsy of
Nebraska
Lts
Jane Liss
Lincoln
Sharon Scheinest
Julie Johnson
Gracia Campbell
Lincoln Day Care Center
World art heist: 19 paintings worth 20.4 million stolen
The April 26 raid on Sir Alfred Beit's Dublin area mansion saw 19 paintings worth about 20.4 million stolen by an armed gang. Police and art dealers worldwide monitor for hidden sale of the works amid suspected political motives. Beit fears a ransom attempt but believes the thieves sought cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ireland
Alfred Eit
Beil
Dublin
Irish Republican’ Army
Northern Ireland
Ielsh
Gang of Five
Resigns Nebraska official amid art theft concerns
Richard J. Spady resigns as assistant director of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission effective June 1. The piece then shifts to a discussion on art theft trends, noting large-scale looting tied to sociopolitical motives, with experts citing sophisticated international networks and debates over how stolen masterworks are moved to collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Richard J. Spady
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
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Franck
Tammy Franzen
Pam Borehers
Susan Wacha
Diane Wardeman
Pammy Wilke
Karen Saalfeld
Diane Jonson
Don Fowler
Jan Zouch
Duke Bonk
Shelly Hastings
Kevin Housee
Luke Lemke
Kathy
Karen Klug
Kenneth Klug
Judy Drinnin
Dane Shanle
Randee Klug
Eve Bernt
Kim Keeshan
Power Builders Gur
Jeff Herrik
Alvin. Schumacher
Meuhers
Ron Bender
Carl Jarosz
Humphrey City Hall
Erna ‘Lernus
Lynn
Barbara Bruckhaus
Cathy Sueper
Debbie Waechler
Susan Dirks
Karen Alswager
Gillespie
Glass
Eask
MHI, Inc
Oe Nestrand
Towa
Hugh Leggatt
Bell
County Wicklow
Blessington
Eles Desert
Floral Company
Graff of
Calif
Dr. & Misses Sportswear
Jac
C. Horal
Shop Schweser’s Fine
Columbus
Grand Island
Conestoga Mall
Hastings
Kearney
North Platte
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