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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1970
Page
1
An exultant piece extols Nebraska springtime landscapes from green meadows to rolling sandhills and pristine rivers. It urges residents to protect air, water, and earth amid population pressures.
Sixteen year old Tom Wyman son of Mr and Mrs Ted Wyman wins the Washington Tour contest with his essay What Rural Electrification Means to Me and My Community selected as the winning entry of the Polk County Rural Public Power District.
The writer comments on a west kitchen window overlooking biway 39 as roadwork proceeds and rain brings concerns. She notes Nebraska sunsets, garden colors, robins, calf watching, and a healthful vet named Doc Monson. The piece ends with centennial history efforts and best wishes for the 1970 graduates.
Army Specialist Four Raymond E. Zelazny of Silver Creek Nebraska received the Soldiers Medal for voluntary risk to save others near Bear Cat Vietnam. Zelazny, a mortar tank driver with Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion 34th Armor 25th Infantry Division, entered service April 1969 and trained at Fort Lewis. He was last stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky.
Polk County schedules a public Spring Alert for Safety program on Friday May 22 at St. Vincent's Hall starting 2:00 p.m. There is no admission charge and the event is hosted by the Polk County Women's Safety Organization with state and local officials participating. The program follows a May 5 planning meeting of County Safety Chair. Also noted is the upcoming arrival of Alice Carpenter from Waltham Massachusetts for a visit and the 50th Hastings College graduation anniversary.
Miss Twyla Mentink daughter of Kenneth Mentink and the late Mrs Mentink and Mike Anderson son of Mr and Mrs Lemoyne Anderson plan a late summer wedding. Both graduates of Osceola High School and Kearney State College the couple will wed after his Army service in Vietnam. Pauline Katherine Siffring is announced as the daughter of Duane Siffring. Norman Carter and daughter Miss Carter of Silver Creek have June wedding plans. Norman Carter and Pauline Carter are employed in the Omaha area. Sgt. Smith is stationed at Offutt Air Base.
The Old Time Celebration theme OLD and NEW is announced by Chr. Mert Flodman. Events include Kids Day with a Kiddy Parade and Soap Box Derby, Pancake Feed, Little Miss Pageant, Shelby Players performance, Horse Shoe Pitching Contest, Water Fight, General Parade, Bar-B-Que, Square Dancing, and Teen Dance. Committee members listed for each event.
The Polk County Home Extension Spring Tea met May 11 at 2:00 p.m. in Shelby Parish Hall with Mrs. Larry Augustin presiding. Shelby High School musicians performed, health official Franklin Harris spoke on drugs, a $90 nursing scholarship was awarded to Vicki Gillespie, and a floral door prize was drawn for Mrs. Marjorie Fonda. The gathering ended with tea served by Shelby Project and allied clubs.
Gerald Cerny named Valedictorian and Barbara Mills Salutatorian of the 1970 OHS class. Cerny won an appointment to the U S Naval Academy and is an alternate for a Regents Scholarship. Leo Potter and Kathy Wyman win W W Norton Memorial Scholarships. April Walgren receives Nebraska Wesleyan Recognition scholarship and other grants. Recognition Night and Commencement announced for May 19 and May 21.
The OHS music department schedules its Spring Concert for Friday May 15 at 8:00 pm. Gary Brazeal the State Tax Representative will visit Polk County Judge’s office Monday May 18 from 9 am to 12 noon, replacing May 14. Old Times Celebration Committee plans a 7:30 pm City Cafe meeting tonight. Platte College hosts Open House Sunday May 17 from 2:00 to 5:30 pm. 153 guests attended the Mother's Day Buffet at Ryan Hill Country Club.
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Pal Tindall of Osceola earned a perfect 4.0 average at Platt College Columbus for the first semester of her freshman year. With 13 hours and an emphasis on math she returned to college in September after high school graduation. She plans to complete her freshman year this spring as the oldest Tindall child graduates from OHS.
Fifty three county boards hospitals and medical groups across twelve counties endorse the Southeast Nebraska Health Planning Council five year operational planning grant application led by SeNHPC president Dale Siefkes. Polk County figures endorsed include Dr C L Anderson Walter Berck Deb Hartman and Richard Klein among others.
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