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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1973
Page
1
Stan VanHoosen and the Boy Scouts will deliver the new telephone books during the weekend of March 28 to 31. Residents away should leave the storm door unlocked for book drop. If issues arise call Stan for help.
For the 20th straight year Ak-Sar-Ben offers matching grants to Nebraska county fairs led by Executive Director Tom Brock. Grants include up to 1000 dollars per county fair, with 500 dollars for new construction and 500 dollars for Spruce Up repairs. The program funds come from Ak-Sar-Ben's annual race meeting.
Deborah Larson Honored Queen of Bethel 61 Osceola spent several days in Cheyenne visiting Bethels 33 and 42. She served as Grand Bethel Representative from Nebraska to Wyoming. Traveling with her were Linda Greenwald Grand Bethel Honored Queen and Penny Barrett Supreme Honored Queen, both of Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Heindryckx of Spalding Nebraska have purchased the Osceola Feed Mill from Ray Conrad. Their Bryan Milling and Grain Co Inc will run the mill and produce Big B Feeds for hog poultry and cattle. A soybean cooker will be added to make high fat soybean meal. The Hendryckxes also operate mills at Spalding and Scotia and will continue to supply Osceola products. They will move to Osceola after school closes.
The Department of Nebraska District Seven holds its sixteenth annual conference Saturday April 7 at Scribner High School gym starting 11 30 with registration and lunch Miss Jane Dahl Jr District President opens at 12 30 Main speaker Dr E Berens of Dodge Neb includes crafts skits music business workshop election and officer installation RSVP to district seven junior members and advisors Also senior officers listed Weather data notes multiple day highs and lows with total weekly rainfall 2 63 inches
Central Nebraska Park Producers sponsor the Market Hog Show at York County Fair Grounds on Saturday April 7 at 1 00 pm. Each farm may enter one hog weighing 200 to 230 pounds and weighed 9 00 to 11 00 am. Top animals win live show and carcass contest trophies and cash premiums. For details contact Polk County Extension or Dick Claassen. Sponsored by York Packing Company York State Bank and Central Nebraska Pork Producers.
A coordinated exercise last Friday tested emergency preparedness in Osceola with Polk County Civil Defense directing. OHS students acted as disaster victims, ambulances from Osceola and Stromsburg transported the injured to Annie Jeffrey Hospital where staff followed a four stage disaster plan and identified logistics gaps for improved readiness.
Fred Bond retired as city clerk last year and received a framed certificate from Mayor Dean Buffington for 20 years of public service. The event drew over 50 Chamber members as Osceola prepares a June 9 single day celebration. Dr Bruce Cowgill showed a film on baseball from sandlot to the majors.
Osceola guidance counselor Glenn Cederberg returns from the Freshman Principal Counselor Conference in Lincoln where parents learn about student loans. Legislation in the unicameral has stalled, threatening financing for college educations. two bills remain the main hope. Cederberg warns nursing programs will see tougher entrance due to applicant floods and invites college bound students and parents to visit for more information.
Prairie Hills Girl Scout Council will start delivering cookies on March 30. Customers pay upon delivery. Council reports 56,720 boxes sold, up from 1972. Troop girls receive 25¢ profit per box. Building the Crossed Arrows Camp troop house continues and aid to National Events is planned. Publicity led by Mrs. Louis Gross and Mrs. Elmer Hass. neighborhood chair Jan Grossnicklaus, Shelby.
Alan Umstead of Route 2 Osceola earns Dean's List honors in the College of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Nebraska. The senior industrial engineering student achieved a grade of 3.5 or higher last semester.
The Columbus Camera Club in cooperation with Platte College presented The Many Faces of Nebraska at Platte College on Sunday March 25. Over 1500 color slides were shown with two projectors and screens. The program included an 8mm movie and monocramatic slides along with black and white prints. Louis Schott Jr. of Osceola had many prints on display and several of his color slides of Nebraska were part of the program.
Two Osceolans pledge during Greek Week at Doane College. Jackie Rowan joins Phi Sigma Tau with nine girls, while Steve Tonniges pledges Delta Kappa Pi. Also, a student art show at Osceola High School on Saturday March 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. features work by grades seven through twelve, with some pieces for sale. Public invitation extended.
Thomas A Cornin, 59, of Omaha died in a two vehicle crash at the junction of highways 39 and 92 west of Osceola Monday morning March 26. A 71 Ford van driven by Cornin west on 92 collided with a southbound 1973 Ford truck driven by Stephen Stroman 24 of Columbus. Patrolman Jerry Kreiger investigated the wreck causing about 750 dollars damage and leaving the van a total loss.
Twelve Osceola dramatics students were among 329 pupils from 25 schools attending the Dist. I class B speech tournament at Doane College on March 14. All Osceola participants earned excellent or II ratings in categories including poetry reading prose interpretation drama and acting.
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