14 Jan 1971
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1971
Page
1
The school board handles issues from teacher concerns to bus routes and building needs. Attend monthly meetings to share your views, as board members represent the community and rely on public input to guide decisions. Look for the date and time in the Community Calendar.
The second annual Service of Christian Unity will be Sunday January 17 at 3 00 PM at First United Methodist Church. The St Paulo Totheran Church choir will sing and all three pastors will take part with Rev Dr Raymond Hain as guest speaker. He leads Sacred Heart Parish Lincoln Nebraska and chairs diocesan priest councils. The event closes with a fellowship coffee hour in the Fellowship Hall.
Osceola opened strong and dominated Clarks with a 69 to 35 victory to extend a seven game win streak and secure their third conference win. Bob Gissler led with 23 points and 14 rebounds, with Dick Wyman adding 16 and Boden 14 rebounds.
Osceola City Council unanimously approves Charles Roberts as a new member of the Osceola Volunteer Fire Department at the January 7 meeting. Mayor Dean Buffington presided at a brief session. The council discussed a six year plan with 1 to 2 funding matches, snow removal priorities, and the purchase of regulatory street signs. A planned meeting with a Cengas planner was noted to assist long term city planning.
Charles Roberts becomes Assistant Scout Master replacing Gary Conrad who becomes Troop Committee Chairman. Dale Nahrstedt joins as committee member with Scout Master Richard Odgers and Glen Green. Troop will meet Saturday January 16 at the Scout Cabin due to a conference tournament. regular meetings are Mondays at 7 30.
East Platte Area Extension Service offers a Drapery Workshop in Osceola on February 3 and 24. Topics include selecting winter treatments drapery fabrics and construction details. Interested attendees should indicate to the Polk County Extension Office as space is limited.
Census figures show Osceola dropping from 1013 residents in 1960 to 923 last year. The nine percent fall mirrors trends among small towns and exceeds declines in nearby communities. The report notes cities and major towns in the area remain more populous.
The Good Samaritan Center seeks volunteers to help run a craft session led by Mrs. Wilhelm Kosch in Shelby each Tuesday afternoon. Jim Wunderlich, Samaritan Manager, hopes to expand to four afternoons weekly with more helpers and donations of nylon stockings coffee cans cotton batting and ribbons from floral arrangements. Population data for area towns are also listed.
The March of Dimes campaign for 1991 will be held in Osceola during January 17 to 23. Co chairs Joe Roberts and Richard Odgers announce volunteers are being recruited to canvass door to door with help from Martin Roberts. The article notes birth defects are a major national issue since 1958, surpassing polio in impact.
A free rubella make-up clinic will be held at Jeffrey Elementary School on Friday January 22 from 10 to 10 30 a m. Sponsored in Osceola by Dr Clarence Davis Jr in cooperation with the Nebraska State Dept of Health the event aims to immunize children ages 1 through 11 who have not prior received immunization. Consent forms available at the school and questions may be directed to the school or a doctor.
Midland Lutheran College at Fremont recognizes 196 students for a 3.5 GPA or higher in the first term of the 1970 71 school year. Sixty earned a 4 0 average including Micrae Branting and Marsha Nyberg Anita Peterson. Other area students on the dean's list include Katherine Gray James Christensen Joyce Gissler and Janice Christensen.
Osceola schools superintendent Virgil Bugbee joined educators from ESU 7 and neighboring districts on a three day trip to Minnesota. The group toured Staples and Mound View Schools in St Paul and studied innovations in building use open space teaching and vocational instruction.
Osceolans will hear from the Bloodmobile telephone crew this week and next. The Bloodmobile will be in the Osceola gymnasium Monday January 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Chairman Jean Bond says if you are missed by the callers you may contact Mrs. Bond or walk in during the day.
Osceola the top seed with a 7 2 record faces Silver Creek 3 3 in Osceola Polk at 7 p m Monday January 18 opening the Goldenrod Conference Basketball tournament. Seeded 4 Polk meets Stromsburg at 8 30 p m that evening.
A Polk County courthouse visit Friday showed new faces in three offices. Richard Anderson, who defeated Roy Horst for assessor, settled in and began learning the ropes. Charles F. Vasina, former Butler County As...
Rev. R B Turner former St Paul Lutheran Osceola will be installed as pastor of St John Evangelical Lutheran Leigh January 17 and will serve Zion Lutheran Platte Center. The Turners leave Beatrice after four years and have four children Daniel David Andrew Lisa. County offices see staff shifts during license plate season with Ruth left, Bonnie and Don Fuhr joining temporary help.
In a ten team event Osceola Bulldogs finished ninth with 17 points at the Clarks Invitational. Duane Hahn placed third at 126 lb after pins and a 2 0 win in wrestle backs. Andy Kresha finished fourth at 138 lb with a 6 4 win in a wrestle back and a 2 1 loss in the semi finals.
Osceola enters the National Clean-Up Contest with a scrapbook detailing 1970 clean-up work. Projects include street lights, sewers, curb and guttering, new sign, industrial site, mortuary addition, May city cleanup, grand stand burn repair, brush removal, old houses torn down, and extensive painting. Judging by seven panelists in late January narrows to top 10 in each category, awards presented February 23 in Washington DC. Mayors and delegations invited.
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