Cleanup at future Harlan meal site postponed to Thursday
Southwest Eight Agency on Aging spokesman Lanny Bisbee says the cleanup day at the future Harlan congregate meals site is Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the former Laurel School gym, now City of Harlan property. The program, set to open next Monday December 9, will run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays, with no heavy labor expected.
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Southwest Eight
Lanny Bisbee
Laurel School
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Postponed Shelby County Holiday Events Weather Impact
Snowstorm forces changes to Shelby County calendar with Christmas on the Prairie moved to Prairie Trails Museum and the Christmas program rescheduled to Monday night December 9 at West Ridge Elementary School gym.
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Shelby County
Prairie Trails Museum
West Ridge
Nine Nebraska South Dakota PCAs may revote on merger plan
Boards of nine Production Credit Associations in Nebraska and South Dakota consider a second vote on merging 37 PCAs into a single districtwide PCA after stockholders failed to approve in the first round. A majority in each PCA must approve by December 31 1985. 28 PCAs already approved.
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Harlan
Flbas
Deaths: Melvin Peters 72 Avoca resident dies in Omaha
Melvin Peters 72 of Rt. 1 Avoca died Monday December 2 at Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital Omaha. He was born in Avoca and lived most of his life in the area. Survived by his wife and a son, services will be at a later date.
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Melvin Peters
Rt. 1
Avoca
Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital
Omaha
Storm brings heavy snowfall across Iowa with record power use
Downed winds of up to 50 mph produced drifting snow and temperatures as low as three below zero in Harlan. The storm disrupted transport and school schedules in Shelby County while Walnut kept some classes late. Utility crews kept power on with most lines underground and a brief snow emergency in effect.
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Dennis Buckley
Shelby County
Harlan
Bob Sorensen
JoAnn Sorensen
Iowa
Weather Service
Des Moines
Walnut
Shelby
Eldo Scharnhorst
Extra mail service begins Friday in Harlan
Harlan Postmaster Don Coenen announced extra outgoing mail service starts Friday December 6 and runs through January 10. An additional truck leaves at 11 45 a m on specified dates, with mail from boxes collected December 15 and 22.
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Harlan
Don Coenen
Eleven Families Seek Adoption In Harlan 1985 Program
West Central Development Corporation in Harlan reports eleven families on the initial adoption list for the 1985 Christmas program co sponsored by the Harlan Ne. Ruby Martin an outreach worker says none have been adopted by Monday morning December 2. inquiries began about a month earlier and requests will be taken through December 18. The first list includes couples with children seeking food clothing and clothing and food for various family compositions.
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West Central Development Corporation
Harlan
Harlan Ne
Ruby Martin
West Central
Martin
Where Would I Like My What A Bath Time Delivery Mixup
A Harlan woman bathes when a Mobile Meals deliveryman asks where to place the meal after entering an empty home. The errant delivery addressed the wrong residence prompting questions about delivery practices and a possible misaddress.
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Harlan
Harlan Mobile Meals
Crafts at Kimballton Highlight Julefest 85
A Kimballton craft fair at the Town Hall stood out during the Danish community's Julefest 85 weekend in Elk Horn and Kimballton. Volunteers organized the fair as part of the two day Christmas celebration, with residents sharing in holiday cheer and Danish heritage activities.
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Kimballton
Elk Horn
Julie Larsen
Kimballton Town Hall
Julefest
Tribune
It's money well spent teachers enjoy uplifting visit to NASA
Two Harlan Community High School instructors Greg McCabe and Jim Tiller describe NASA education workshops as money well spent. McCabe attended NSTL near Bay St. Louis Miss Aug 5 16 joining 13 teachers from six states in NEWMAST. Tiller joined a NASA NSTA workshop at Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville Ala July 28 Aug 9 with 25 teachers. Both return with materials to share and aim to educate peers and clubs, asserting NASA's value for tax dollars and public understanding of space tech.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Harlan
Greg McCabe
Jim Tiller
Mississippi
Alabama
McCabe
Tiller
Bay St. Louis
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Huntsville
Ala
Marshall Space Flight Center
S. Tiller
Harlan Optimist Club
Iowa
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