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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1971
Page
8
A narrator describes attending a Nebraska football game, loving the excitement yet calling travel and scheduling burdens. expresses pride in the team and state, recalling the ocean of red and the crowd, and ends with a rallying cheer for the Cornhuskers.
Delegates to the Nebraska Council of Home Extension Clubs met September 28 to 30 in Alliance. Attendees included Mrs. Max Gabel and Mrs. Don Linton from Shelby and Lone Star Club members from Columbus. The theme was Live to Learn and Learn to Live with daily programs on Nebraska homemaking. Speakers were Dr. D. B. Warner of the University of Nebraska and Roger Welsch of Wesleyan.
Mr and Mrs Walter Koehler moved from west Osceola to a new mobile home on Vern Johnson premises at Osceola east edge. Al Stroup family plans to move to the Koehler home. Mr and Mrs Robert Park and Robbie moved from Shelby to the former Victor Anderson home near Jeffrey school. Park is parts man at Lepp and Larsen.
The OHS girls, across reserve freshman and varsity squads, lost both sets to the Silver Creek Tigerettes. Freshman fell 9-7 and 13-7. reserves lost 5-12 and 0-15. varsity scores were 0-15 and 5-15 led by captain Linda Johnson with substitutions from Gaylene Carlson and Margie Simonsen among others.
In observance of their 40th wedding anniversary on October 5, Clarence Carlson and spouse were hosted for dinner at an Osceola cafe and an open house at their home by their children Alton Johnson and Mrs Gordon Carlson and families. About forty relatives and Pastor and Mrs Paul Konig attended. Remarks and a prayer were offered by Pastor Konig and grandchildren performed musical numbers.
At a Seward meeting Vision-17 reports 77 percent of August survey responders favor forming a formal organization for flood control and water retention in the Blue River Valley. Board members Dick Cederberg and Leigh Coffin were named to Vision-17's board. a Lincoln meeting is planned for October 28, 1971.
Polk County’s John Coleman is profiled as the last survivor of the Blackhawk war. Born May 4 1809 in York Pennsylvania he helped build Chicago’s first frame house and later carried mail from Chicago to Indiana. He joined the Blackhawk war warning volunteers then settled with his wife Sarah Hesser in LaPort Indiana and moved to Illinois.
Osceola locals Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gleim were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Steffen at Gresham.
The Game and Parks Commission prohibits hunting on lands of the State Fish Hatchery near Valentine citing possible 1080 poison in game. The ban includes the fall turkey season opening October 30 and may be lifted with the deer season. Six wild turkeys deaths near the hatchery are tentatively blamed on poison bait.
Swede Home The Swede Home Project Club meets with Mrs. Vance Toline on Friday afternoon. Numerous visits and social calls are recorded, including guests from Salt Lake City Kansas City Lincoln Omaha Morton Grove McHenry and other nearby towns.
Beaver players led by Klassen 3 yard TD and Bill Peterson with 17 tackles. Warnings about wind and pass interference shaped the drive as Osceola clashed with Henderson whose Top 10 buzz and strong air attack were noted. Conference standings list Osceola 3-0 and Silver Creek 2-0 ahead of next week’s games.
Nebraska waterfowlers begin a 75 day season at sunrise on October 2 with blues and snows migrating south. Eastern Nebraska sees early shooting. western areas await November for prime Canadas. Keith County changes restrict Canada take after December 1. A Sand Hills area closure persists and bag limits allow one Ross' goose with Canadas or white fronts, plus blues or snows.
Scout leaders roundtable of the Sunrise District in the Cornhusker Council will gather in Seward on Thursday October 7 at 8 p.m. at the United Methodist Church 1400 N 5th St. Unit leaders learn district and council news while adult and youth Order of the Arrow members attend.
Following the regular meeting of the OES Chapter on Tuesday evening October 12, Fred Mulford superintendent of the Masonic Eastern Star Home for Children at Fremont will speak and show slides about the Home. Masons wives and Jobs Daughters are invited and encouraged to attend.
Jolene Lynn Wiser and James R. Snyder announce their engagement. Jolene, Osceola High graduate, works at Behlen Mfg. in Columbus. James, Genoa High alumnus, serves with the U S Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune NC. Winter wedding planned.
The notice lists services and activities for St Paul Lutheran St Vincent St Mary and St Andrew Calvary Lutheran Osceola Methodist in Osceola area from Oct 7 to Oct 15 including worship times confirmations choir and circle meetings and administrative planning sessions for the church communities.
The schedule lists hours for Monday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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