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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1977
Page
1
The Record highlights energy saving through spring chores and appliance care. Clean furnace filters, air conditioner upkeep, lint-free interiors for washers and dryers, dust-free light bulbs, and clean window screens boost efficiency. Also notes a sparrow on a car mirror and local weather observations and alumni banquet plans.
Osceola High School boys track finished third with 28 points at a triangular meet with Henderson and Stromsburg. Dan Bond won the 220 yard dash in 24.7 seconds. other placers included Derald Johnson third in the long jump and Troy Johnson third in discus.
Osceola finishes 14th of 15 at Henderson Relays with three points as Greg Cliffords ties for second in pole vault at 11 feet 6 inches. The team, led by Coach Chapman, gains experience ahead of the Polk Invitational on April 1.
At the Good Samaritan Home on Tuesday March 22 the chamber met with 14 present. Bert Gissler updated on moving the depot to a site east of the city park with foundation laid and first week in April moving date.
Kelly Johansen and Paula Smith, Osceola High students, were announced as the 1977 Cornhusker Boys State and Girls State delegates by the American Legion and Auxiliary William Wolfe Post 91. Alternate delegates are Scott Conkling and Melanie.
Members of the Big Blue River Basin Policy Advisory Committee met in Milford to review the plan of work for improving Nebraska water quality. The session outlined a statewide 208 planning deadline of November 1 1978 with input from the Soil Conservation Service on nonpoint pollution and sediment loss estimates.
Russell Snugg, a retired coach now devoted to building scaled model churches, crafts pews, altars and stained glass with fine tools in his Builders Supply workshop. He has completed about a dozen churches, copies of Valley church and currently works on St Paul Lutheran Church while reflecting on his Old English script skill and upcoming reunion.
Willard Waltke of Lincoln Telephone says Osceola will adopt 911 on April 1, enabling residents to report emergencies by dialing 911 while continuing to use existing numbers for fire police and sheriff. Polk County nonemergency calls to the sheriff remain 747 3531 as listed in the new directory.
The March meeting of District 19 Board of Education approved high school students’ participation in district and state golf tournaments. They hired Frankie Jinright as custodian and Irene Anderson as Green Thumb worker. Resignations from Rebecca Scheele, Margaret Norton, and Dorothy Davis were accepted.
Mrs. Martin Roberts of Osceola was named memorial gifts chairman for Polk County with the Nebraska Heart Association. Memorial gifts honor relatives or friends who died of heart disease and may mark birthdays anniversaries or other occasions. Acknowledgment is sent to the honoree’s family and the donor receives a tax deductible receipt.
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