Osceola trip notes and Florida memories in Odd Bits
Eldena Lindblade recalls a three year recurring column with reflections on a Florida holiday. She describes boat trips in Sarasota Bay and contrasts trailer parks in Clearwater area with visits to Busch Gardens Weeki Wachee and local sports culture. The piece closes with a nod to Osceola County and the Osceola Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldena Lindblade
Sarasota Bay
Gulf
Mississippi
Clearwater - St. Petersburg
Tampa
Busch Gardens
Nebraska
Bok Tower
Weeki Wachee
van Perry
Marlin Kumpf
Shelby
Mets
Cardinals
Phillies
White Sox
Pirates
Polk County
Florida
Osceola County
Cape Kennedy Space Center
Osceola
World Day of Prayer Services Planned at Osceola St Paul
Osceola St Paul Lutheran Church will host World Day of Prayer on Friday March 6 at 2 00 p m. Women of all denominations are invited to join in the worldwide prayer chain with 25 000 U S communities taking part. Theme Take Courage chosen by International Committee led by Gudrun Diestel of Germany. Local co chairs for the program are Doreen Frizzell and Berniece Eikenhorst. A coffee fellowship will follow in the Lutheran dining room and nursery will be open for preschool children of attending mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola St. Paul Lutheran Church
United States
Gudrun Diestel
Germany
Doreen Frizzell
Berniece Eikenhorst
Rev C E Murphy named East Central District superintendent
The Rev C Edwin Murphy named superintendent of the East Central District of the Nebraska United Methodist Church. He succeeds Rev Max McCamley and takes effect after the 1970 annual conference on June 4. Murphy, a conference program director since 1963, previously pastored Crawford and Lexington and served a prior four years as Northwest District superintendent. He is a Nebraska native, wife, five sons, a daughter and two foster sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Edwin Murphy
East Central
Nebr
United Methodist Church
Osceola
Max McCamley
Noah Moore Jr
Murphy
Crawford
Valley - Stark Valley
Waverly
Lexington
Northwest
Nebraska Conference
General Conference
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Wesleyan
Drew University
Transfers at Proph ets Riverview and Osceola Centers
Mrs. Margaret Turner transfers to Prophetstown Illinois center effective March 15. Mrs. James Wunderlich of Des Moines will take administration at Osceola center. the Wunderlichs and daughter Mary will live at 651 Nance St Osceola. Polk County surpasses 1968 drive totals with 1969 70 at 1119 56 toward a state goal of 200000 by March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Turner
Prophets Riverview Good Samaritan Center
Prophetstown
Illinois
James Wunderlich
Des Moines
Iowa
Osceola Good Samaritan Center
Wunderlich
Mary
Nance St
Osceola
Polk County
Nebraska
Nebr, TB and Respiratory Disease Association
Adult Religion Education Program trains St Vincent parents
Forty five parents attended the four evening session in St. Vincent's Hall February 16 to 19. Twenty nine mothers and eleven fathers from St. Vincent's parish plus five guests from Sacred Heart Shelby completed a 10 hour course led by Sister Marie Michael. Certificates were awarded to a list of parishioners and will be presented by Bishop Flavin at the CCD Institute in Lincoln on April 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent’s Hall
St. Vincent's Parish
School of Religion
Sacred Heart Parish
Shelby
Marie Michael
CCD
Lincoln
Delmar Augustine
Gerald Engel
Leo Fiala
Glen Green
Max Hennings
Morris Senn
Walden Jones
Edgar Klein
Gerhardt Lux
Merle Runquist
Carmen Pesicka
Glennon P. Flavin
CCD Institute
Pius X High School
Leo Flala
Knights of Columbus
Ed Schott
Pairings Made for Jr. Hi Tourney in Palmer
The Goldenrod Conference Jr. Hi Basketball tournament runs March 9 to 11 in Palmer. Monday games include St. Ed vs Genoa at 5:00 p.m., Silver Creek vs Polk at 6:15, Osceola vs Palmer at 7:30, and Stromsburg vs Clarks at 8:45. Tuesday features two winners’ games, then a Wednesday consolation and championship at 7:00 and 8:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldenrod
Palmer
St. Ed
Genoa
Silver Creek
Polk
Osceola
Stromsburg
Clarks
Osceola Family Celebrates 50th Wedding Anniversary
Joe Roberts, son of Mr and Mrs Martin Roberts, returns from Germany and helps in the family business. Wednesday Feb 25 marks the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs William Wright. They hosted a dinner at their son Merlin’s home in Columbus. Court house officials and employees honored the Wrights with cake and coffee and a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Joe Roberts
Martin Roberts
Martin
William Wright
Merlin
Columbus
Court House
Wrights
Engaged Melody Higginbotham to Roger Smith in Rising City
Engaged Melody Rose Higginbotham daughter of Cecil and Mrs Higginbotham formerly of Osceola and now Rising City to Roger D Smith son of Gordon and Mrs Smith of David City Roger works at the Co op grain elevator in Rising City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melody Rose Higginbotham
Cecil Higginbotham
Osceola
Rising City
Roger D. Smith
Gordon Smith
David City
Roger
Co-op
Osceola School Board Rejects Excuses for State Tourney
The Osceola Board of Education ruled pupils will not be excused to attend the State Basketball Tournament. Osceola schools will be closed March 27 to 30 for Easter vacation. The report also notes county election filings, local fire calls, rainfall records, and the death of Elmer Schneider of Shelby aged 58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Osceola
Curtain Going Up My Fair Lady Opens Friday Night
Cast and crew finish last minute rehearsals for Friday and Saturday performances of Lerner and Loewe musical My Fair Lady at OHS. Final touches on scenery costumes and orchestra underway as curtain rises Friday at 8 00 p m for the first of two shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OHS
Lerner and Loewe
Zikmund to Speak at OHS Athletic Banquet
Allen Zikmund Kearney State football coach will address the OHS annual athletic banquet on March 18 at 7 pm in the High School Auditorium Tickets priced at 2.00 are on sale March 9 to 14 and not available at the door Call the High School if you have not been contacted by March 13 for ticket arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Zikmund
Kearney
OHS
Farm-Home Day to Focus on Farm Finances in Polk County
The Polk County Farm and Home Day will be held March 1 at Osceola High School Auditorium with sessions on farm credit and cash flow. Speakers include Floyd Foreman Al Grubaugh and Doug Duey with a closing talk by Marylouise Alexander on the Securities Market. The Osceola Chamber will offer a free lunch and more booths and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Doug Duey
University of Nebraska Extension
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Marylouise Alexander
First Mid America Inc
Lincoln
Freeway Corridor Hearings Set for York Shelby Stromsburg Osceola
A series of public meetings on the proposed York Columbus freeway corridor will be held in York on March 4 at 10 30 a m Shelby at 2 p m Stromsburg at noon and Osceola at 2 p m with city planners and Tallamy Associates engineers. Officials present include Joe Cunningham Darrel Abbott Wayden Anderson Fred Bond and George MacDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York - Columbus
York and
Shelby
Stromsburg
Osceola
Tallamy Associates
Nebraska Department of Roads
York
City Auditorium
Joe Cunningham
York Planning Committee
Darrel Abbott
Wayden R. Anderson
Highway 81 Association
Fred Bond
George MacDonald
Falls Church
Russell Lewis
Albany
N. Y
Ted Lucht
Nebraska
Stan Peters
Postal Service expands home delivery in small towns
The Post Office Department announces a new program allowing home delivery for patrons within a quarter to one half mile of the post office in towns like Osceola. Residents must request service and meet criteria: three families per two mile rural carrier increment and at least half of area families must accept delivery. No Sunday or holiday delivery. Volunteer naval duty note for Michael Cerny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Dept
Osceola
Lowell Hanson
Legion Auxiliary Initiates Seven New Members
Over 20 members of the American Legion Auxiliary met Friday February 20 with Mildred Sigler assisting as host. Carolyn Wieseman presided over initiation for seven new members Patricia Thayer Helen Gondringer Fern Wyman Ruth Lux Neela Watts Lola Urban and Mary Ellen Wobig. The group plans to serve the Legion anniversary dinner in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Mildred Sigler
Donna Wieseman
Carolyn Wieseman
Patricia Thayer
Helen Gondringer
Fern Wyman
Ruth Lux
Neela Watts
Lola Urban
Mary Ellen Wobig
Dorothy Bush
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital board picks new chair
Ed Buse chosen as chairman of the Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital Board. W. H. Norton is vice chair, Walter Berck secretary, with Don Nordberg and Marvin Fredrickson continuing as board members. County commissioners reappointed Berck and Fredrickson to six year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Buse
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Hospital Board
W. H. Norton
Walter Berck
Don Nordberg
Marvin Fredrickson
Walt Berck
Marv Fredrickson
Wilkinsons Announce Engagement of Connie Jo to Air Force Man
Mr and Mrs Duane Wilkinson of Greeley Colorado announce the engagement of their daughter Connie Jo to A C Richard D Morris son of Mr and Mrs George E Morris of Safford Arizona Miss Wilkinson is a senior at Mercy Hospital School of Radiology Denver and will graduate in June Her fiancé is serving with the United States Air Force in Vietnam Wedding plans are indefinite Miss Wilkinson is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs John Wilkinson of Polk and Mrs Frank Hewitt of Osceola
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Wilkinson
Greeley
Colorado
Connie Jo
Richard D. Morris
George E. Morris
Safford
Arizona
Miss Wilkinson
Mercy Hospital School of Radiology
Denver
United States Air Force
Vietnam
John Wilkinson
Polk
Frank Hewitt
Osceola
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. E. Murphy
Turner
Boardman
Osceola News
Keith Houderscheldt
Martin O. Kresha
Osceola Fire Dept
Jack Wieseman
Jeffrey
Paul Walgren
Phil Nyberg
Virgil Bugbee
Chris Dahmke
Weather Bureau
Elmer Schneider
Hastings
Kepner-Roberts Funeral Home
Zikmund
Michael Cerny
Vic Cerny
Ft Des Moines
San Diego
California
Cerny
United Electronics Institute
Legion Aux
Hospital Board
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