County Fair 4 H ribbon winners list
Readers gain a full roll call of 4 H ribbon winners across divisions such as Beginning Foods Advanced Foods Beginning Clothing Advanced Clothing Beginning Homeliving Advanced Homeliving Animal Husbandry Judging Song Demonstrations Booths Tractor Driving Bird Feeder Garden Display Safety First Aid Kits Health and other project categories with numerous blue and purple ribbons awarded to 4 H members and volunteers including names like Susanne Lemp Nancy McDonald Jayne Nelson Dawn Treffer Peggy Tindall Deb bie Bryan Melody Marak Cindy Schott Sheryl Schott Mavis Peterson Lynn Walford Susan Herrmann Barb Peterson LuAnn Oberg Cindy Tooker Janet Urban Becky McDonald Kathy Rystrom Kathy Soll Susan Herrmann Anne Lux Sandy Richards Cris Houdersheddt Donna Stachura Cinday Tooker Loren Oberg Mike Treffer Keith Pierson and many more. The article also notes service member Radarman Third Class Thomas D Scow USN son of Shelby Nebraska and Norfolk Virginia residents participating in UNITAS X aboard USS Leahy along with the US Navy band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Ec
Beginning Foods
Susanne Lemp
Nancy McDonald
Jayne Nelson
Dawn Treffer
Peggy Tindall
Debbie Bryan
Melody Marak
Cindy Schott
Sheryl Schott
Advanced Foods
Mavis Peterson
Lynn Walford
Susan Herrmann
Barb Peterson
LuAnn Oberg
Cindy Tooker
Janet Urban
Becky McDonald
Kathy Rystrom
Carita Peterson
Kathy Soll
Anne Lux
Ann Ellis
Sandy Richards
Cathy Schott
Cris Houdersheldt
Jill Ellis
Cris Houdersheddt
Donna Stachura
Cinday Tooker
Mike Treffer
Keith P
Ierson
Steven Wendell
Randy Neujahr
Mark Schott
Tony Hullinger
Rue Johnson
Rick Jones
Rodney Hanquist
Ronald Boruch
Lynn Oberg
Kevin Perry
Allen Willits
Gregg Hanquist
Tom Wyman
Randy Hullinger
Jerry Stewart
Richard Boruch
Roger Carlson
Denise Schipporeit
Gayle Hop
Debettes
Clover Clover
Country Cousins
Blue River
Rockettes
Lu Ann Oberg
Elaine Lucas
Booths
West Island Sr
Huskerettes
Loren Oberg
Donald Skarka
Andy Kresha
Mary Rystrom
DeVon Carlson
Danny Kreis
Carmie Augustin
Scott Sipes
Larry Skarka
Teri Augustin
Nan McDonald
Bruce Treffer
Margie Lux
Pam Watts
Tom Yungdahl
Thomas D. Scow
USN
Dave Scow
Shelby
Nebraska
Sharon L. Scow
Glendale Avenue
Norfolk
Virginia
Navy
U.S. Atlantic
U.S. Navy
South America
U. S
Notable Staff At 1969 Girl Scout Day Camp
The 1969 Girl Scout Day Camp ran August 4 to 8 in Osceola and Shelby with staff including Director Mrs. Robert Grossnicklaus and Business Manager Mrs. Bernard Cemper. Nurses were Mrs. Al Yungdahl and Mrs. Winard Augustin, unit leaders listed, and numerous Cadettes Juniors and Brownies attending Troops 290 326 138 272 271 270. Jr Cadette campfire and vestiture ceremony crowned Joyce Jacobsen in Troop 326.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola and
Shelby
Robert Grossnicklaus
Bernard Cemper
al Yungdahl
Winard Augustin
Julie Gullberg
Willis Wills
Don Ellison
Cadettes
Jack Tindal
Larry Kumpf
Larry Birkel
Wayne Coffin
Dan Kobra
Peggy Trout
Kathy Trout
Eileen Blitzke
Myron Larson
Gerald Bryan
Jan Grossnicklaus
Bud Abbott
John O’brien
Eugene Leves
Richard Odgers
Connie Wagner
Linda Grossnicklaus
Osceola
Jackie Smith
Nancy McDonald
Carolyn Wagner
Sally Sterup
Kathy Cemper
Tami Cook
Tammy Conrad
Jane Odgers
Roxanne Gissler
Joyce Jacobsen
Peggy Tindall
Hogena McClain
Jamie Graham
Holly Tull
Paula Smith
Jean Soukup
Nadine Larson
Brenda Bryan Delores Cemper
Amy Graham
Debra Bryan
Joyce van Hoosen
Terri Cook
Shelby Kim Wills
Shelby Robyn Wills
Leslie Kumpf
Peggy Gabriel
Toni Treon
Brenda Ellison
Kathy Hoeft
Donna Dey
Terri Hatt
Terri Jones
Cherie Kobza
Lisa Kobza
Shelby Maxine Gabel
Michelle Hatt
Peggy Wombacher
Bonnie Kobza
Julie Hoeft
Shelley Scow
Debra O’brien
Crystal Petersen
Julie Royse
Judy Smith
Lisa Andreasen
Barbara Gabriel
Linda Kouma
Major Eklund completes master’s in business at Ft Ord
Army Major Robert G. Eklund, a Vietnam veteran from Osceola Nebraska, earned a master's degree in business management while recovering from wounds at Ft Ord California. He studied at the Navy Postgraduate School in Monterey with free tuition due to space availability. He holds two Army Commendation Medals, the Purple Heart, the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. He was commissioned through ROTC at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and lives on post with his wife Barbara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Robert G. Eklund
H. S. Eklund
Osceola
Nebraska
Vietnam
U. S. Army Hospital
Ft. Ord
California
Eklund
Navy Postgraduate School
Monterey
Navy
25Th Infantry Division
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
University of Neraska
Lincoln
Barbara
Shelby Public School to Open with August 28 Registration
Shelby Public School announces student registration on Thursday August 28 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon for all grades from kindergarten through high school. Classes begin September 2 at 8 25 a.m. with buses running and lunches served. An organizational meeting precedes opening week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Nebraskatate Department of Education
Shelby Public School
Nebraska State Department of Education
Shelby
Educational Service Unit No. 7
Columbus
Osceola tops Utica in seventh inning to claim tourney title
Osceola and Utica met in the Utica Invitational Tournament final after both teams were undefeated. Osceola led late but Utica scored four in the final frame to win as the hour and a half time limit expired. Mary Cerny pitched for Osceola with Denise Dunn catching. other starters included Debbie Roehrs and Margie Lux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
Benedict
Waco
Shelby
Osceola
Mary Cerny
Denise Dunn
Debbie Roehrs
Margie Lux
Jody Rowan
Cindy Simonsen
Ann Cerny
Connie Urban
Debbie Tenniges
Karen Schott
Robin Walgren
Susan Bryan
Linda Schott
JoAnn Gissler
Community Calendar Highlights August Events Distilled
Community calendar lists Maple Leaf Club Audrey Wes coat event at City Cafe Pistol Club 7 30 Friday Shelby Auditorium 10 a m 2 p m Osceola baseball Cedar Rapids Museum 2 4 p m Busy Belles Extension Club 6 p m Stromsburg IOOF August 18 ABC Bridge Club Sharon Christensen note change Up eal Train 10 a m 4 p m Humphrey baseball makeup August 19 Men’s Golf Night 4 p m to dusk football parents meeting 8 p m Industrial Development WCTU 2 p m Mrs George Anderson Men’s Stag Lions noon Chamber of Commerce activities August 25 Scouts 7 30 Lions noon Summer Roundup Supper 6 30 Esty Country Club family attendance Birthday Club met August 7 with eleven present new members Blanche Rein ami Marsha Thomas Lorraine Lewis guest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Leaf Club
Audrey Wescoat
City
Shelby
Humphrey
Indus
WCTU
George Anderson
Genoa
Esty Country Club
Amily
Scouts
Lions
Chamber of
Mackenzie family visit and Mermaid contestant finalist
Osceola news notes the arrival Monday of August Jean Mackenzie and family from Chicago for a week. Kathleen Mackenzie, 17, is listed among finalists in the Mermaid competition in Chicago last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Jean
Don Mackenzie
Chicago
Mackenzies
Kathleen
Lux-Ekeler wedding vows heard in Shelby
Miss Janet Lee Lux of Lincoln wed Charles S. Ekeler of Lincoln in a double ring ceremony at Sacred Heart Church Shelby on Saturday August 9. The Mass was concelebrated by Msgr. A Lisko with a 500 guest reception and plans to reside in Dubuque Iowa after a Lake Grand Colorado trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lux-Ekeler
Shelby
Janet Lee Lux
Lincoln
George G. Lux
Charles S. Ekeler
L. G. Ekeler
David City
R. Trausch
Sacred Heart Church
Msgr. A. Lisko
Jane Nicolas
Venice
Mary Kay Beecham
Joseph Bartushock Jr
Columbus
Marlys Moore
Omaha
Carol Ekeler
Mary Eckhardt
Steven Ekeler
John Ekeler
Larry Lux
Kearney
Gerald Thomas
Minneapolis
Minn
James Ekeler
Robert Ekeler
Pete
Wm. Pierce
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lee Hindrichs
Spencer
Iowa
Robert Davis
H. H. Hansel
Dubuque
Robert Litten
JoAnn Bennis
Dubuque, Iowa
St. Elizabeth School of Nursing
Creighton University
Lake Grand
Colorado
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County Fair
Michael Rystrom
Norman Larson
Loraine Rafert
Sally McGimpsey
Bonnie McGimpsey
Kathleen Bender
Paulette Kumpf
Becky Meners
Lori Vrbka
Melissa Bell
Annelle White
Patrick Tindall
Steve Wendell
Mark McClusky
Kellan Perry
Sheryl Fellows
Larry Killham
Mark Stewart
Jim Fellers
Kendall Perry
David Johnson
Don Skarka
John Fellers
John Sundberg
Jerome Tooker
Gary Anderson
Rick Rystrom
Terry Anderson
Forrest Kinzli
Chuck Lemp
Mark McCluskey
Gale Stevens
Jella Stromberg
Bonne McGimpsey
Purple Ribbons
Vicki Stewart
Blue Ribbons
Judy Vrbka
Tommy Johnson
Kathy Hernbloom
Jerilyn Barber
Deborah Creech
By van Heusen
Stromsburg
David White
Dean White
Hastings College
Dean
Alma Hartson
Elvira Houdersheldt
Jeanette Gabel
Norma Krumbach
Carmen Pesicka
Wilma Kessler
Mabel Moon
Betty Schinzel
Duane Reese
Loretta Cecava
Gloria Phillips
Nancy Richardson
Glenn Cederberg
Jim Rucker
Ralp Weinstein
Fred Daulton
Terry Fusco
LeRoy Rohrer
Keith Jurrens
Robert L. Jones
Marietta Peters
Romaine T. Pesicka
Tillie Vrbka
Minnie Paulsen
Lucille Killham
Janet Heimer
Francis
Osceola News
Donald Heinemeyer
Oxford
Irene Meacham
Allen Cornish
Santa Rosa
Calif
Kenneth Cornish
Central City
Viola Cornish
J. B. Heckman
Fort Collins
Longmont
Colo
Happy Birthday Club
Marjorie Richards
Blanche Reinami-Marsha Thomas
Lorraine Lewis
FarMutual
Polk
Butler
Mutual Insurance CO
Sterup
Charles Massie
Earl Watts
Massie
Victor Sterup
Bwede Haven
Jack’s
Gresham
Cheryl
the Bunny Club
PGE
IEEE
Paws
Lester
BIG Chief OF
Nebraska, Inc
Grand Island
Osceola Drilling
Osceola, Nebr
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