Osceola notes celebrate Bicentennial float and community
Community leaders receive praise for driving the Osceola float in Bicentennial parades and a trophy is displayed at the bank. Plans move forward for Discover Columbus Days parade and potential Homecoming float. Also featured are local home profiles, school booster plans, and a real estate sale in Gestrine estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy
Chamber of Commerce
Polk County Historical Society
Osceola
Abraham Lincoln
Neat
Stanley van Hoosen
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Grand Island
Enormous Task Forges Outlook for Nonpoint Rules
Minutes from the September 22, 1976 PAC meeting in Milford show delegates grappling with nonpoint pollution regulations under Section 208 of the Clean Drinking Water Act. The group aims to guide storm runoff controls across 12 counties east of the Platte into Kansas and debates on funding studies, land application of sludge, and sediment load standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Big Blue River
PAC
Platte River Bluffs
Kansas
Norma Churchill
Sharon Berry
Raymond Burke
Duane Jones Repeats Wins In Armchair Contest
Duane Jones repeats as winner of the Armchair Quarterback Contest earning a $5 merchandise certificate for submitting the only entry with 12 correct predictions. Final standings list six runners up and multiple game scores from Osceola to Shelby plus state PAC meeting notes and committee actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Jones
Joel Carlson
Mike Vcelik
Gary Garey
Omaha
C. Gordon Carlson
Stromsburg
B. J. McClain
Madison
Doug Moone
Shelby
Osceola
Palmer
St. Edward
Fullerton
Silver Creek
Genoa
Cedar Rapids
Marquette
McCool
Gresham
Aurora
Ord
Grand Island
Columbus
Ralston
Norfolk
Scotus
Lakeview
Ohio State
UCLA
Texas A & M
Illinois
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana State
District 19 Considers Outdoor Lab Initiative
At a September Board of Education meeting District 19 discussed planting an outdoor lab to study Nebraska grasses and trees with a science teacher led course. Superintendent Sipes may tour ESU 7 in South Dakota. Homecoming planning for October 8 was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Bill Dunavan
Upper
Big Blue
South Dakota
ESU #7
Cook
Burger
North Central Association
Osceola Names Native Don Cook Elementary Principal
Native Nebraskan Don Cook is the new elementary principal of Osceola schools based at Jeffrey Grade School. A Hastings College graduate with a 1973 master’s in education, he comes from Pierce where he led elementary schools for three years. He has 15 years of Nebraskan and Iowan teaching, 10 in coaching. avid golfer and bicycle advocate. He and wife Lois Ann have two sons, Don Jr. and Doug. Cook is a U S Army veteran with 18 months in Germany and belongs to Lions, Masons, and United Methodist Church, residing at 560 South Kimmel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Cook
Osceola
Jeffrey
Fairfield
Nebraska
Hastings College
Kearney State
Pierce
Iowa
Lois Ann
Don Jr
Doug
Cook
Clarks
Germany
Lions and Masons
United Methodist Church
South Kimmel
Ray Roehrs
Osceola High School Homecoming Parade 1976 Details
Osceola hosts Homecoming 1976 with a 2 p.m. parade through downtown led by royal candidates seniors Lee Ray Augustine DeVon Carlson Mark Schott Tammi Hiemer Peggy Tindall Susie Wyman. Floats travel from the library to Bush Drug courthouse square then hotel corner and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
OHS
Lee Ray Augustine
DeVon Carlson
Mark Schott
Tammi Hiemer
Peggy Tindall
Susie Wyman
Wayne Augustines
Rupert Carlsons
Ray Schotts
Larry Larsons
Pat Tindall
Richard Wymans
Julia Schott
Raymond Schotts
Todd Dovenbarger
Lyle Dovenbargers
Pep Club
Coop Oil Station
Bush Drug
Courthouse Square
Stromsburg Invitational Volleyball Meet Scheduled Next Week
Osceola enters the Stromsburg Invitational on October 11 12 with matches at 5 30 pm Bradshaw and 6 30 pm Polk and Lakeview Shelby faces Polk at 7 30 pm and Stromsburg meets Silver Creek at 8 30 pm Semifinals on Tuesday start at 4 00 pm and 5 00 pm with the event resuming at 7 00 pm for the consolation and 8 00 pm for the championship Stromsburg is seeded first Bradshaw second Shelby third Polk fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Stromsburg
Bradshaw
Polk
Lakeview
Shelby
Vikings
Silver Creek
Community Calendar October events and gatherings
A community calendar lists events from October 8 to October 14. O H S Homecoming Friday October 8, Lions meeting October 11 at 7 p.m. Friendly Neighbors and Garden Club events on October 12, 13, and 14 with hostesses and venues including Marie Jarmin Wynn Hill Evelyn Anderson Ruth Sigler Johnson and Martha Wyman at the Silver Creek area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Jarmin
Wynn Hill
Evelyn Anderson
Ruth Sigler Johnson
Elizebeth Yungdahl
Maple Leaf Club
Stromsburg
Martha Wyman
Silver Creek
September Rainfall Breaks Dry Spell and Temperature Extremes
The September moisture total reached 3.52 versus a normal 2.38, with 19.08 year to date against 21.58 normal for nine months. The driest year on record was 1974 with 0.62, while 1965 had the wettest September at 10.29 inches. The hottest day was the 6th at 103 degrees and the coldest mornings were the 28th and 29th at 33 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilo
Congresswoman Picnic Sunday at Buckley Park Stromsburg
A county gathering for Congresswoman Virginia Smith is set for Sunday October 10 at 3 30 p m at Buckley Park Stromsburg with food provided In case of bad weather the event moves to the Stromsburg Hotel Tickets are available from local organizers in Osceola Shelby and Stromsburg areas including Jay McDonald Dale Hiemer Mrs John Inness Lulu Ward Alan Gless Dick Triba Mrs Donald Schmoker LaVerne Bryan Gerald Bryan Roy Gross nicklaus Mrs Elgin Tenniges Martha Abts Homer Ingalls Dale Scow Grace Sprengel George Demper and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Smith
Buckley Park
Stromsburg
Osceola
Jay McDonald
Dale Hiemer
John Inness
Lulu Ward
Alan Gless
Dick Triba
Donald Schmoker
LaVerne Bryan
Gerald Bryan
Roy Grossnick
Osceola Bulldogs Triumph Over Palmer Tigers In Prep Football
Osceola defeats Palmer 18-6 in a defensive battle with Dan Bond scoring a 4 yard TD and Tim Johansen adding a late six yard return for a TD. Wieseman and Bond led rushing while Carlson and Hiemer contributed receiving yardage and key defensive plays. The game sets up an upcoming Homecoming clash with Henderson Huskies, 7:30 kickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Jones
Osceola Bulldogs
Palmer Tigers
Bulldogs
Tigers
Palmer
Doug Ratzlaff
Lyndon Wieseman
Osceola
Wieseman
Dan Bond
Bulldog
Tim Johansen
Bond
DeVon Carlson
Joe Graham
Tock Hiemer
Carlson
Mark Schott
Schott
Johansen
Rick Johnson
Eric Henderson
Hiemer
Dan Watts
Randy Reese
LeeRay Augustine
Graham
Duane Tenniges
Scott Watts
Steve Davis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Candid
Gene Bartak
Emma
Elgin Tenniges
Record Office
Earl Butz
Butz
United States Department of Agriculture
John Knebel
West Point
Lester M. Gestrine
Gary Waller
Bruce Anderson
Big Blue River Basin Pac
Statewide
Stanley VanHoosen
Chamber
Mistery
Henderson Huskies
Huskies
OHS Phs
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Clifford John Lisko
Mr. Lisko
Polk County
John
Katherine (Kontor) Lisko
Evelyn Zelasny
Mary
Barbara Am Patricia
Valeria Smolenski
Mollie Kuhas
V. J
Alta) Rakowski
Chicago
T. S
Jean) Savage
Arlington
Virginia
Chloris
Regina) Sutko
Bellflower
California
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