Osceola Girl Scouts Seek Helpers for Centennial Events
The Osceola Girl Scouts request adult volunteers for leadership and assistant roles to support the Centennial Celebration activities. Planned events include a sod house construction at Polk County Museum, a horseshoe tournament on June 2, a Soap Box Derby on June 3, youth and adult parades, pageants, dances, and a carnival.
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Polk County
Harry Sterup
Bernie Gissler
Alan Russel
Raymond Watts
Osceola
Bill Zedicher
Osceola Community Club Sets May 13 Meeting at City Cafe
The Osceola Community Club will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the City Cafe. The agenda centers on Centennial Celebration details and all members are urged to attend the session.
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Osceola Community Club
City Cafe
Osceola Nears 16th Straight Year in Nebraska Improvement Program
Osceola is among 16 communities that have participated in the Nebraska Community Improvement program since 1963. Marie Arnot, director of the Community Affairs Division, noted a record 178 entries for 1972, up from 164 in 1971 and 137 in 1970, with five competition areas including Youth Involvement and Neighborhood Awards. Public hearings on Union Pacific Railroad mobile agencies were moved to June 20 in David City at 9:30 and June 22 at 9:30 in Polk Community Hall.
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Nebraska
Marie Arnot
Department of Economic Development
Arnot
Osceola
Union Pacific Railroad Company
David City
Polk Community Hall
Baby sitters to help voters May 9 at Courthouse
Allene Baer and Peggy Tindall of Cadet Girl Scouts will supervise children in the ladies lounge at the Court House while parents vote. They will be available from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday May 9.
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Osceola
Gerald Bryan
Bob Sigler
Everett Smith
Allene Baer
Peggy Tindall
Court House
Mom
Dad
Union Pacific honors Osceola student with 400 scholarship
Michael Kent Treffer son of Mr and Mrs Loren Treffer of Osceola has been selected by Union Pacific for a 400 scholarship to the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture. A 1972 OHS graduate he has long been active in 4-H in Polk County and will major in animal science.
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Michael Kent Treffer
Loren Treffer
Osceola
Union Pacific
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
OHS
Michael
Polk County
Knights of
Ak-Sar-Ben
Lincoln
Nebraska
Nebraska primary election set for May 9 across state
Nebraskans will vote on May 9 in the Nebraska primary with Osceolans and Polk County residents at the polls. Four new school board members will be selected from a large candidate slate including Wieseman Kuhnel Miller Watts and others. County posts include County Commissioner District 3 and Noxious Weed Authority seats with listed candidates.
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John Fujan
Burdette A. Flodman
Stromsburg
Polk County
H. P. Tewell
Morris Dunn
Osceola
Clifford Hernbloom
Shelby
Educational Service Unit 7
Brooke Berggren
Marilyn A. Houdersheldt
Osceola Elects New Fire Chief and Officers
Jim Lewis was selected as Fire Chief by the Osceola Volunteer Fire Department at a Thursday meeting. Officers chosen include Lee Draeger as president Charles Roberts secretary treasurer Stan Van Hoosen Don Anderson and Keith Miller as assistants to the chief. Bill Lofquest approved for membership.
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Jim Lewis
Osceola Volunteer Fire Department
Lee Draeger
Charles Roberts
Stan van Hoosen
Don Anderson
Keith Miller
Bill Lofquest
Osceola City Council Swears In New Members and Enacts Land Conveyance
The Osceola City Council met Tuesday evening April 25 and approved an ordinance conveying three downtown lots to Huck Rowan for 500 dollars. The sites once housed Osceola Hardware and Graham's East Side Recreation. New members Bob Mills and Fritz Graham were sworn in, thanked former members Earl Watts and Ray Soukup, and appointments for the coming year were made by Mayor Dean Buffington. Joyce Page named City Clerk and Treasurer, with Harold Jarmin, Dr Clarence Davis Jr., Mary Rempe, Joe Roberts, and Bill Norton filling other posts. Council committees were formed with Mills as a key chairman lineup and Jay McDonald chosen as president. First National Bank of Osceola designated city depository.
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Osceola
Huck Rowan
Rowan
Graham
East Side
Bob Mills
Fritz Graham
Earl Watts
Ray Soukup
Dean Buffington
Joyce Page
Fred Bond
Harold Jarmin
Clarence Davis, Jr
Board of Health
Mary Rempe
Library Board
Joe Roberts
Cemetery Board
Bill Norton
Harold Pearson
McDonald and Mills
McDonald
Pearson and
Mills and Pearson
Mills
McDonald and Pearson
Jay McDonald
First National Bank of
Centennial Book bake sale set for May 13
Members of the Centennial Book Committee and townspeople are invited to bake items for the Author's Party on Saturday May 13 at the NPPD office in Osceola. Free coffee 10 to 12 will accompany a bake sale of cookies brownies cake or pie and full pies cakes bread. The Centennial Book will be ready for delivery and may be picked up at the bake sale.
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NPPD
Osceola
A.G. McVeigh
Osceola Centennial tickets on sale for varied programs
Osceola activities begin with an old time movie Naughty Marietta May 8 9 at Muse Theatre. Family tickets cost 4 while adults 125 and children 50 cents. A historical pageant May 25 26 at OHS auditorium has family tickets 3 and individuals 1 and 50. Lions Club pancake feed June 1 at Nebraska Public Power Bldg tickets 1.50. Pageant practices listed May 7 19 21 23 at the high school auditorium.
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Osceola
Muse Theatre
OHS
Lions Club
Nebraska Public Power
Knights win state Council of the Year Award at Hastings
John F. Kennedy Council 5383 of Shelby Osceola received the Council of the Year Award at the 68th Knights meeting in Hastings April 22 24. Grand Knight Eugene Gabel accepted the honor as Governor Exon praised the council for youth programs and civic work at the banquet. Bishop Flavin led Mass at St Cecilias Church with Rev Trausch as chaplain and KC leaders from Shelby Osceola attended the event.
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Knights of Columbus
John F. Kennedy Council
Knights
Hastings
Eugene Gabel
Shelby
J. J. Exon
Glennon P. Flavin
Lincoln
St. Cecilia's Church
A. J. Lisko
Council
Henry Galus
Osceola
Anthony Trausch
Lee Nicolas
All Faiths
Kearney
Squire
Ray Wombacher
Bernard Korger
John F
Chris Hayes Named Alternate at Legion District 7 Meeting
Chris Hayes son of Mr and Mrs Don Hayes was named alternate at a District 7 American Legion meeting held Tuesday evening April 25 at Brainard to select a Junior Lawman for Junior Lawman's Day in June in Lincoln. Twelve applicants were judged on citizenship appearance personality scholarship and driving ability by the Executive Committee of which Vernon Kuhnel is a member.
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Chris Hayes
Don Hayes
American Legion
Brainard
Lincoln
Vernon Kuhnel
Osceola Library bids set for Friday opening
Bids for the Osceola Public Library addition and remodeling will be opened Friday May 5 at 2 p.m. at City Hall. The project adds a rear wing and updates the existing structure.
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Osceola
W Whitney to Speak at Polk County Spring Tea
The Polk County Home Extension invites all to the annual Spring Tea on Monday May 8 at 2 p.m. in the Viking Center Stromsburg. Wayne Whitney Extension Hor ticulturist University of Nebraska will speak on flowers and vegetables and take questions. The 1972 Extension Scholarship winner will be announced.
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Polk County Home Extension
Viking Center
Stromsburg
Wayne Whitney
Extension Horticulturist
Univ. of Nebraska
Home Extension
Polk County Home Extension Clubs
Centennial Book honors Osceola history and community effort
Two years of work culminate in an 800 page hard cover volume compiling a century of Osceola life. Bernie Gissler led a growing team of 30 plus volunteers with funding from the Osceola Lions Club and book sales covering printing costs.
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Osceola
Bernie Gissler
Osceola Lions Club
Nebraska
Lincoln
Polk County Democrat
State Historical Society
Osceola Record
Raymond Kepner
Maurine Schuman
Don Byers
Mart Anderson
Everett Powell
Albert Ryan
Martin Jones
Gissler
Polk County Museum
Dick Howe
Lynn Boden earns starting spot on SDSU offensive line
Osceola native Lynn Boden has won the starting right tackle job for South Dakota State University. Coach Jim Woods praises his physical tools and attitude as the team closes spring drills with a 32-0 intra squad win. Preseason workouts begin Aug. 17 with a Sept. 9 home opener versus Eastern Montana.
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Osceola
Lynn Boden
South Dakota State University
Lynn
SDSU
Jim Woods
John Gregory
Eastern
Montana
Osceola School Board hires for grades four and five
At the May 1 meeting Mrs. Pauline Mautz of Central City and Mrs. Iris Lofquest of Neligh were hired to teach fourth and fifth grades. Mrs. Wagner leaves the first grade, with Mrs. Kreiger resigning and replacements arranged as Arnie Dowling and others adjust. The board approved re-hiring of others, discussed bus needs, budget items, land deed to the library, and end-of-year schedules including May 18 and May 19 events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Mautz
Central City
Iris Lofquest
Neligh
Osceola
Mautz
Wagner
Lofquest
Anne Davis
Carol Kreiger
Arnie Dowling
Ivar Oberg
Rex Cadwallader
OHS
Osceola Library
Margaret Day
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W. Whitney
Marcella Konig
Carolyn Hanson
Amy Zimmerman
Sally McCoy
Joyce Lucas
Margaret Buresh
Bill Norton, Jr
Jewell Hanson
Frances Inness
Delores Meister
Phyllis Nyberg
Becky McDonald
Edith Richards
Linda Abraham
Democrat
Record
Mrs. Kepner
Ray Kepner
Howe
L. Boden
Brookings
Mautz and
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