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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1973
Page
1
A column sketches wintry weather with green curb grass and long bus delays from Grand Island to York. It recalls Pony Express dangers, Christmas mail deadlines, harvest activity in Polk County, energy saving urges, daylight saving musings, and a local fishing duo hauling carp near Osceola.
The Jones Creek Watershed Project south of the Platte River in Polk County is finished and deemed successful. Final cost totaled 135100 with 109700 funded by a federal program and the remainder covered locally. The project now features eight miles of terraces nine acres of grassed waterways 15 erosion control and livestock water dams 658 acres of irrigation water management and 300 acres of native grass seeding. Channel work includes a 22704 foot channel and six concrete box culverts built by Polk County. Weather since completion shows good runoff control and transformation from flooded marginal land to irrigated crop land.
The District 19 Board of Education met in December with high school annual staff proposing a policy change on printing. The board subsidized printing to limit local advertising and improve photography. They canceled senior trips, sought lunch program funds from the general fund, and avoided lunch price hikes amid pending legislation. Energy talks covered bus gasoline and heating fuel with no decisions. The board granted Aurora KROA FM rights to broadcast the Aurora Osceola basketball game in January and considered similar privileges for Columbus stations.
USDA notes production forecasts for 1973 dip slightly from Oct 1 to Nov 1 for soybeans and feed grains yet hail record harvests ahead for most crops. Corn, sorghum, and soybean yields and acreage are discussed with figures on bushels, acres, and percent changes, citing Eugene Sterup of ASCS.
Four local men and one visitor spent December 1 decorating the square with Christmas displays. The effort included Bill Lofquest, Mayor Dean Buffington, Stan VanHoosen, Ron Christen sen, and LT&T Manager Willard Waltke. The annual NPPD and Chamber event is not lit yet, with Advent beginning December 2 and events on December 9 planned by churches and choirs.
Ron Fujan was named to the 1973 all conference offensive and defensive teams in the C Division. He duplicated last year’s feat of making both lists and earned a linebacker spot with five games played. His 109 tackles were second in Osceola, with one interception and three fumbles. On offense he played tackle all season, opening holes for Osceola’s ground attack.
A farmer weighing crop residue use should compare grazing and mechanical harvesting options. Costs per ton of dry matter vary by method, with husklage from tailings cheapest and full stalk harvesting most expensive, and current prices likely higher than 1972 estimates.
The 1973 Christmas Seal drive opened November 7 with 295000 appeal letters sent by the American Lung Association of Nebraska formerly the Nebraska Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association. The campaign funds medical research education and public health activities to prevent and treat lung diseases among about 35000000 Americans affected. Johnny Bench former Cincinnati Reds catcher and 1973 Honorary Seal Chairman underwent surgery for a Valley Fever lesion highlighting the harm from lung disease and pollution.
The 1973-74 Osceola basketball squad, led by fourth year coach Larry Johnson who owns a 35-22 Osceola mark, faces a hard year with one returning starter. The Goldenrod Conference adds two teams and splits into divisions C and D as Osceola competes with Fullerton Genoa Cedar Rapids and Stromsburg with Jeff Johnston as top returning option and seniors Carlson Peterson Monson and Sipes vying for the other spots.
Roy Hedlund of Stromsburg wins the Armchair Quarterback contest after a tie-breaker. his Oklahoma passing yard prediction helped him beat Mrs. Glenn J. Anderson for a $5 merchandise certificate. Other puzzled entries included eight with two misses and seven with three wrong as San Diego State Iowa State and Tulane LSU challenged predictions.
Besides Urban and Girard Coach Habben has five returning lettermen Dave Watts Chuck Lemp Merle Runquist Norman Larson and Mike McMeekin Other squad members include Kevin Marsh Jim Gabel Duane Mangelsen Doug Augustin Bill Bender Dale Runquist Bob Runquist Lee Ray Augustin Ricky Johnson Danny Kreis and Mitch Coffin Enroute home from Omaha they attended the Nebraska Clerk of the District Court meeting Mr and Mrs W H Umshler of Chadron visited her parents Mr and Mrs F M Hartson
Elton Berck, former Osceola resident, finishes his 17th year as president of the Nebraska Farmers Union after announcing he would not seek re election. He plans radio reporting on the Legislature and will serve as National Farmers Union representative on the National Livestock and Meat Board, noted for his influence with Nebraska state senators on agricultural law.
Mr and Mrs Robert Church of Clarks welcomed a baby boy on December 4 at Annie Jeffrey Memorial Hospital. The infant weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and was named Walter Wayne.
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