19 May 1977
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1977
Page
1
Osceola High School alumni will hold their 30th consecutive banquet program and dance on Saturday May 28. Reservation delays trend slow. out of town responses good but local ticket money is overdue. Margaret Buresh is the OHS Alumni Secretary collecting requests.
Boy Scout Troop 162 will pick up for Good Will Industries on Saturday morning May 21 starting at 9 a.m. Usable clothing appliances and household furnishings should be boxed or bagged and placed on the front porch or yard for easy sighting by the Scouts. This notice is the only pickup notice due to missing reminder cards.
Osceola’s Little Eight League begins next week with seven Osceola entries across baseball and softball. Games run May 25 to 27 at the fairgrounds, featuring varied age groups and a 14 game schedule for older squads. Sponsored by American Legion Post 91, insurance support covers injuries with excess over $25 if needed.
Osceola High School concludes its 86th Commencement with 36 graduates led by valedictorian Nedine Draeger and salutatorian Beth Jones. Dr. Anne Campbell Nebraska Commissioner of Education delivered the address as Donald Yungdahl awarded diplomas.
The Nebraska ASC Committee designates Polk County for additional drought relief funds under the DFCP and ACP. Up to 80 percent cost sharing is available for practices including water development, irrigation modifications, permanent vegetative cover, windbreaks, terraces, diversions, water management, and catchments. Applications opened May 13, 1977 with USDA Soil Conservation Service providing technical help.
Graveside services for Helen Steeple 86 held May 19 at Osceola Cemetery. She died May 15 at Wilber Nursing Home. Widow of Jack Steeple, survived by daughter Mrs. F. G. Travnicek and two grandchildren Dr. R. G. Travynicek and Lynne Thiessen. Kenneth Almstrom 55 of Kelso Washington died May 11 at Veterans Hospital. funeral May 16 in Kelso. He was a former Osceola resident and Osceola High School graduate, son-in-law of William Larson. The class roll lists numerous graduates and attendees, including Lee Ray Augustine, LuAnn Augustine, Daniel F. Bond, Richard C. Baruch, Teresa Marie Campbell, DeVon Jerrold Carlson, Greg Cliffords, George William Day, Nedine Draeger, Roxanne Marie Gissler, Tammi Lou Hiemer, John Jarmin, Ricky A. Johnson, Beth Kristin Jones, Murray LeRoy Jones, Michael A. Kaczor, Susan Elizabeth Kaczor, James Allen Klein, Bradley C. Lamb, Stanley A. Lamb, Reggi K. Mentink, Bill Dean Monroe, Jayne Louise Nelson, Bonnie Christine Noble, Steven M. Peterson, Patricia Kay Roehrs, Dale Runquist, Gaylen Schmoker, Cynthia Lou Schott, Mark R. Schott, Russell Sigler, Ann Thornton, Peggy Sue Tindall, Susan Kay Yungdahl, Susan Marie Wyman, John Zelasney.
York officials schedule a May 24 1977 hearing on creating a Groundwater Control Area for the Upper Big Blue NRD. Marion Ball will weigh testimony as local residents and outsiders may speak. preliminary maps and legal criteria are outlined for supporters and opponents.
New pool members of the Osceola Park Board attended a Nebraska Game and Parks Commission meeting in Lincoln on Friday May 13. The commission approved the pool renovation project and funding prospects look favorable from federal and state sources. If approvals come, Osceola may have a new pool by 1979 with federal review due in late 1977. The current pool from the 1920s has served the town but faces ongoing problems the board hopes to fix with funding.
The Osceola Public Schools end the school year on Friday May 20 with a 2:00 p.m. bus final run. Report cards will be handed out 2:00-4:00 p.m. Saturday May 21 at both buildings. Parents should clear library fines damages and lunch charges before the 21st. Kindergarten attends morning session on May 20 and leaves at 2:00 p.m. A grade school picnic at the park will follow a 11:00 bus departure. Elementary teachers supervise activities until 1:30 p.m. then children ride buses back to Jeffrey Elementary for dismissal.
The Osceola Volunteer Fire Department announces the annual Oldtimers Feed to be held Friday May 27 at the fire hall. All present and past firemen are invited to attend.
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