Volunteer Workers Week salutes unsung local heroes
A Osceola column urges home address visibility and tornado safety along with a tribute to Mrs. A J Nyquist at the Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs convention. It highlights volunteer workers as a community asset and calls for renewed recognition during Volunteer Workers Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Nyquist
Nebraska Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lincoln
Maud E. Nuquist
George W. Mechling
N.F.W.C
Nuquist
NSN
Jr. Lawmen Week Sees Local Youth Selected for Lincoln
Evan Wieseman, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Wieseman, is chosen for the second annual Junior Lawmen Week in Lincoln on June 24. Also accepted are Gordon Duey of Wahoo and Bradley Holtorf of Cedar Bluffs as 43 boys attend. The program, hosted by the Nebraska American Legion and State Safety Patrol Training Center, trains in law enforcement basics with FBI sheriffs and others.
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Evan Wieseman
Robert Wieseman
Lincoln
American Legion District 7
Ben Virgl
Weston
Wieseman
Gordon Duey
Wahoo
Bradley Holtorf
Cedar Bluffs
Law and’ Order
Nebraska American Legion
State Safety Patrol
Lincoln Air Park
FBI
Midland College coeds join Cardinal Key honor society
Kathryn Rodene of Osceola Junior and eighteen other Midland College women were tapped into the Midland Chapter of Cardinal Key, the national scholastic honor society, on Wednesday morning.
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Kathryn Rodene
Osceola
Midland College
Midland
Cardinal Key
Osceola Firemen Elect Officers for Volunteer Dept
Everette Smith was chosen as Chief of the Osceola Volunteer Fire Department at a meeting held Thursday April 24. Martin Roberts Don Anderson and Huck Rowan were elected assistants Jim Lewis was elected president Stan Van Hoosen vice president and Don Mickey secretary-treasurer.
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Everette Smith
Osceola
Air Force Sergeant Nick Zedicher Receives Honorable Discharge
Sgt Nick Zedicher was discharged from the U S Air Force on April 11 and plans to move to Columbus with his wife Rita. They have been visiting the pil Zemiehes ee ok tee onday and will begin work at Reed Wurdeman Architectural Firm in Columbus as housing becomes available.
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Nick Zedicher
U. S. Air Force
Rita
Pil Zemiehes Ee Ok Tee
Nican
Reed& Wurdeman
Columbus
Fifth C. H. S. Honor Roll Lists Names by Grade
The 1968 69 Fifth C. H. S. honor roll shows seniors Kay Lux Dale Fjell Melanie Monson Jack Cerny Kenneth Monson and lists juniors Kathy Wyman Gerald Cerny Barb Mills Byron Nelson Betty Jo Anderson Joyce Gissler Gregg Kresha Duane Gabriel Leo Potter Mary Nyberg Connie Richards Pam Snodgrass April Walgren Randy Bond Jayne Sipes Eddie Wiseman and Evan Wieseman Honorable Mention includes Kathy Hayes Jack Tindall Barry Hanson Joan Cerny and Dianne Pehrson Sophomores honor roll names include Lynn Boden Bob Gissler Andrew Kresha La Neujahr Jim Green Bruce Tretter Debbie Schott with honorable mentions Vicki Leach Janis Peterson Michelle Lewis Barbara Potter and Dick Wyman Freshmen honor roll lists Linda Johnson Mary Kresha Mary Lisko Becky McDonald Sally Mills Beth Coffin Laurie Fisher Cindy Nahrstedt Delorese Nelson Randy Neujahr Margie Simonsen Steve Tenniges Dana Boden Julie Hiemer Betty Kresha Jackie Rowan Mike Sterup Marcia Zedicher with honorable mentions Brian Hanson Karen Johnson Murray Schmoker Beth Wieseman Kurt Anderson Marla Augustine Karen Bender Sharon Green and Mike Treffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Lux
Dale Fjell
Melanie Monson
Jack Cerny
Kenneth Monson
Kathy Wyman
Gerald Cerny
Barb Mills
Byron Nelson
Betty Jo Anderson
Joyce Gissler
Gregg Kresha
Duane Gabriel
Leo Potter
Mary Nyberg
Connie Richards
Pam Snodgrass
April Walgren
Randy Bond
Jayne Sipes
Eddie Wieseman
Evan Wieseman
Kathy Hayes
Jack Tindall
Barry Hanson
Joan Cerny
Dianne Pehrson
Lynn Boden
Bob Gissler
Andrew
Kresha
la Neujahr
Jim Green
Bruce Tretter
Debbie Schott
Vicki Leach
Janis Peterson
Michelle Lewis
Barbara Potter
Dick Wyman
Linda Johnson
Mary Kresha
Mary Lisko
Becky McDonald
Sally Mills
Beth Coffin
Laurie Fisher
Cindy Nahrstedt
Delorese Nelson
Randy Neujahr
Margie Simonsen
Steve Tenniges
Dana Boden
Julie Hiemer
Betty Kresha
Jackie Rowan
Mike Sterup
Marcia Zedicher
Brian Hanson
Karen Johnson
Murray Schmoker
Beth Wieseman
Kurt Anderson
Marla Augustine
Karen Bender
Sharon Green
Mike Treffer
TV screen warned tornadoes say device detects storms
A West Des Moines researcher claims a TV set can warn of approaching tornadoes by displaying lightning impulses. Turn the set to Channel 2 with brightness low to see continuous bright screen flashes signaling a tornado. He envisions a night alarm link and calls for federal testing with Weather Bureau input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Des Moines
Newton Weller
Weller
Channel 2
Weather Bureau
Paul Waite
U. S. Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Waite
Iowa
U. S
Belmond
Wright County
Charles City
Oelwein
Osceola Bulldogs trounce Polk in dual track meet
Osceola defeats Polk 93 to 30 in a sunny April dual on the local oval. Jack Cerny led with four wins including a school-record 11 2 in the pole vault and a 21 1 long jump. Jim Green ran 4 46.5 for a near record mile while Cal Coffin clocked 52.0 in the 440 as Ed Wieseman and Randy Bond posted top times and marks.
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Gregg Kresha
Osceola
Polk
Jack Cerny
Bulldogs
Jack
Jim Green
Duane Gabriel
Osceola High School
Gabriel
Green
OHS
Cal Coffin
Ed ‘Wieseman
Randy Bond
Kearney
Byron Nelson
Roger Carlson
Steve Sterup
Russel Larson
Ed Wieseman
Ev. Wieseman
Leo Potter
Mike Cerny
Jerry Cerny
Wyman
Simonsen
Boden
Kresha
Sterup
Cerny
Bond
Coffin
Marv Simonsen
Isesane
U of N Honors Four Osceola Students
Four Osceola students were honored at the University of Nebraska Honors Day Convocation in Lincoln for outstanding scholarship. Gary Ahlquist Craig Monson Margaret Peterson Victor Pierce and Dale Cowgill were cited for achieving top academic grades in the upper 10 percent of their class.
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Osceola
University of Nebraska
University In
Lincoln
Gary Ahlquist
Verner Ahlquist
Craig Monson
Margaret Peterson
Milton Peterson
Victor Pierce
Eugene Kerup
Dale Cowgill
Silver Creek
Little League Baseball Registration Opens In Osceola
Boys aged eight by June 1 and 13 after August 1 may join the Osceola area Little League. Registration forms are from John Cerny or Co-op Oil Station. A May 5 meeting at City Hall 8:00 p.m. will be led by Dennis Johansen with league officials. The Osceola teams join a three town league with Clarks and Shelby. For details contact Dennis Johansen Bernie Gissler or DeVern Rodene before the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cerny
Co-op
Dennis Johansen
Johansen
Osceola
Clarks
Shelby
Bernie Gissler
Little League
DeVern Rodene
Mothers to Meet for Kindergarten Enrollment May Second
Invitations for mothers meetings of newly registered kindergarten students have been sent by Mrs. Neela Anderson. Meetings are scheduled for May 2 from 3:45-9:45 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. If a child is entering kindergarten and not listed, call 747-3121. A long list of student and parent names is partially legible.
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Fire Dept
Osceola
Neela Anderson
Anderson
Joseph Lee Davis
Harold Dawn Catharine Althouse
David Michael Lee Anderson
Lee Daniel Paul Kucera
Charles Dale Owen Draeger
Leon Susan Kay Jones
Kenneth Michael’ Kresha
Martin Bernard Marcus
Martin Ma
K Steven Gabel
Norman Jeffrey Lee Gillett
John Sharon Rae Eriksen
James
Robert Duane Carey
Robert Toad Anthony McMeekin
Robert Theresa Ann Zelasney
Allen
Wyman couple celebrated 50th wedding anniversary
A gathering of 140 friends and relatives at the Silver Creek Methodist Church basement honored Mr. and Mrs. John Wyman on their 50th anniversary. Richard Wyman and Ruth Totenhaupt greeted guests, with Dick Wyman handling the guest book and Frieda Roth, Jo and Joy Schipporeit serving coffee and punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Silver Creek
John Wyman
Richard Wyman
Ruth Totenhaupt
Dick Wyman
Frieda Roth
Jo Schipporeit
Joy Schipporeit
Sterup resigns as athletic director and coach at Sioux Falls College
Dick Sterup steps down from his roles as athletic director and head football coach at Sioux Falls College South Dakota at term end. After June 1 he joins Regan General Agency in Sioux Falls. He has led the program seven years and expanded sports from three to seven including football basketball track tennis golf wrestling and baseball.
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Dick Sterup
Sioux Falls College
South Dakota
Regan General Agency
Sioux Falls
Home Extension Council Spring Tea Held in Stromsburg Church
The Home Extension Council hosts a Spring Tea on May 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Lutheran church, Stromsburg. William Raecke of Educational Television speaks, a Polk County scholarship is awarded to a girl pursuing Home Economics or Nursing, a bur lap flower demonstration is planned, admission is free, and the public is invited. Mrs. DeVon Johnson chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Extension Council
Lutheran Church
Stromsburg
Nebraska
William Raecke
Educational Television
Council
Polk County
DeVon Johnson
Nebraska Welfare Association holds 72nd annual conference
Mrs. Marian Cotter attended in Lincoln from April 23 to 26 for the Nebraska Welfare Association’s 72nd annual conference and the fifth annual meeting of the Nebraska State Mental Health Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Cotter
Lincoln
Nebraska Welfare Association
Nebraska State Mental Health Assoc
Local Man Steve Recovers After Hospital Stay
Georgeou returns from Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln after hip surgery. He will stay at the Samaritan Home for a few weeks to recover.
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Steve. Georgeou
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Lincoln
Samaritan Home
Geriatric Aide Training Offered in Osceola
A 30 hour geriatric aide training program will start May 5 in the Good Samaritan Center Therapy Room Osceola. Sponsored by the Osceola Adult Education Program Nebraska State Department of Education Health Nurses Association and Nursing Home Association the course includes two two hour weekly sessions. Instructor is R N Mrs Gary Waller per administrator Mrs James Turner.
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Osceola
Osceola Adult Education Program
Nebraska State Department of Education
Nebraska State Department of Health
Nebraska Nurses Association
Nebraska Nursing Home Association
Good Samaritan Center
Gary Waller R. N
James Turner
Mrs. Vera Barnes of Gresham Dies at 72
Mrs Vera Barnes dies Monday afternoon in Seward at age 72. Service set for 2 p m Thursday at the Presbyterian Church in Gresham with burial at Shelby Cemetery. Kepner Roberts Funeral Home in charge. Survived by sister Mrs Fred Anderson of Osceola.
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Silas
Vera) Barnes
Gresham
Seward
Presbyterian Church
Shelby Cemetery
Kepner-Roberts
Barnes
Fred Anderson
Osceola
Springs Ahead and Falls Back in Fun Weather Notes
A casual column recalls daylight saving changes and clock quirks with jokes about Lincoln Osceola travel times. It reflects spring fever with mentions of Winnie Winkle, Bertha Dunn recovering a lost billfold, Central Nebraska Music Contest at Aurora, trips to Kansas, and anticipation of May events including Derby and Memorial Day.
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Lincoln
Osceola
Winnie Winkle
Bertha Dunn
Aurora
Kansas
Polk County
Bobby Ussery
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