Officers Installed And Committees Appointed
The American Legion Auxiliary William Wolfe Post 91 held officer installation for the 1976 77 year at the September 17 meeting. Lola Urban became president with a slate including Meta Larson as vice president and Patricia Thayer as secretary. Committees were named, including Children and Youth Ruth Lux, Membership Carolyn Wieseman, Poppy Day Virginia McVeigh, and Publicity Doris Grossnicklaus among others. Dues for the year are four dollars and 23 members attended with lunch served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
William Wolfe
Legion
Loretta Kresha
Lola Urban
Meta Larson
Patricia Thayer
Bernice Dunn
Donna Wieseman
Marie Beebe
Mary Rose Girard
Lillian McDonald
Fern Wyman
Ruth Lux
Lois Peterson
Hilda Yungdahl
Carolyn Wieseman
Virginia McVeigh
Betty Majors
Joyce Page
Doris Grossnicklaus
Helen Johnson
Grace Rutter
Sandi Wright
Ardath Hayes
Pat Richards
Jean Bond
Veterans Hospital
Neela Anderson
Catherine Norton
Duane Jones Wins Records Armchair Quarterback Contest
One contestant submitted a near perfect entry to win a $5 merchandise certificate. Duane Jones missed the Henderson Harvard tilt but was first. Lester Anderson placed second with 11 correct. Other winners with 10 correct include Doug Moon Gary Garey Todd Hiemer and Mrs Glenn Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Jones
Shelby
Henderson
Lester Anderson
Doug Moon
Gary Garey
Omaha
Todd Hiemer
Glenn I. Anderson
Local Lions Assist At State Glaucoma Clinic
Four Osceola Lions Club members helped at the Hall of Health during the Nebraska Lions Light Conservation Foundation clinic at the state fairgrounds on Sunday September 12. About 200 people received the eye pressure test free of charge. abnormal results require further examination to determine treatment. The screening is painless, quick, and indicates possible glaucoma without a final diagnosis. Citizens are urged to use this screening when available.
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Osceola Lions Club
Hall of Health
State Fair Grounds
Nebraska Lions Light Conservation Foundation
Lions Clubs
Martin Jones
Henry Galus
Bernie Gissler
Eugene Sterup
Polk County Historical Society Banquet in Osceola
The 11th annual Polk County Historical Society banquet drew 43 attendees to Aunt Emma's Cafe Osceola on September 15. Officers and board reappointments were announced and plans discussed include a museum log cabin display water access and a bicentennial exhibit with a follow up meeting October 21 at the Good Samaritan Center. Homer Fellows birthday falls on the meeting date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County Historical Society
Aunt Emma
Osceola
Philip Nyberg
Doris Grossnicklaus
Brenda Peterson
Mildred Flodman
Farm Bureau
Columbus
Clarence Anderson
Osceola School
Polk County
Bernie Gissler
Dwight Newcomer
Marjorie Berck
Allegra Johnson
Ella Anderson
Nina Burke
Good Samaritan Center
Homer Fellows
Osceola High Sets Homecoming October 8
Pep Club and Student Council members met to energize Homecoming 1976 amid waning school and community interest. A parade is planned for 2 p.m. Friday October 8, with crowning at halftime of the Osceola Henderson game and a student-only dance in the old gym afterward.
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Osceola High School
Virginia
Osceola
Osceola Bulldogs Overtake Stromsburg Vikings 12 6
Osceola defeats Stromsburg 12 to 6 on home turf with Dan Bonds 15 yard TD and Joe Graham 60 yard scoring run. Bond led rushing with 112 yards, Graham 99, Vikings misfired on two PATs and threw two interceptions. OHL JV also tied Stromsburg JV 6-6 and the Bulldogs travel to Fullerton for a 7 30 kickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Jones
Osceola Bulldogs
Stromsburg Vikings
Bulldogs
Dan Bond
Stromsburg
Lee Peterson
Vikings
Joe Graham
Osceola
Oppor
Tunities
Bond
OHL
Graham
Randy Reese
Lyndon Wieseman
Todd Hiemer
Mark Schott
Wieseman
DeVon Carlson
Jv's
Tim Johansen
Fullerton
Mentink Dam Construction Begun in Upper Big Blue NRD
Upper Big Blue NRD directors award the Mentink Structure contract to Theisen Bros of Norfolk for 24 934 dollars. Work to begin by October 11 and finish by December 1 with a 20 foot high 520 foot long dam on Gerald Mentink farm east of Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Blue Nrd
Mentink
Stromsburg
Theisen Bros
Norfolk
Theisens
Gerald Mentink
Harlan Toline
Ed Schinzel
NRD Board
Farmers Asked To Identify Crops In Polk County
Harvesting of corn and milo in Polk County has begun and farmers must identify production from each farm to qualify for disaster payments. Richard Sealey Jr. notes mixing grain from different farms hinders program administration and emphasizes using definite farm-specific identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Richard Sealey, Jr
ASC
Sealey
ASCS
Religious Songfest At The Museum Grounds
A special old time religious song fest will be held at the little church on museum grounds next Sunday September 26 at 3 p.m. Miss Lillie Chindgren will be organist and Enoch Ekstrand song leader. This is the year’s last day the Museum Grounds stay open. Members should arrive by 8 o clock to welcome guests when the building opens. Bring friends and join in the song fest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Chindgren
Enoch Ekstrand
Pioneers Sleep Overnight In 1972 Sod House
On September 16 1976 Bernie Gissler Clarence Anderson and Martin Jones fulfilled a dream by sleeping in a sod house at the museum grounds. They brought a cot bedding biscuits honey coffee and hot chocolate. Guests Otto Nelson and Art Senkbeil joined for a night of pitch and refreshments with harmonica entertainment. The men praised the early pioneers for their fortitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernie Gissler
Clarence Anderson
Martin Jones
Otto Nelsons
Art Senkbeils
Otto Nelson
Art Senkbeil
Ann Nelson
Norma Senkbeil
Clarence
Martin
Death notice for Carl Scholz in Shelby
Funeral services set for Friday at 10 a.m. from Sacred Heart Church in Shelby for Carl Scholz who died Tuesday afternoon September 21 at Columbus Community Hospital. He was 71. Rosary will be recited at 8 45 p.m. Thursday at Kepner Roberts in Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
Shelby
Carl Scholz
Columbus Community Hospital
Scholz
Kepner-Roberts
Osceola
Adult Ed Courses To Close Soon
High school hosts an organizational meeting for adult education with 17 members attending. Courses listed include Welding Agriculture Records Art Acrylics Cabinet Making Farm Wiring and more with enrollment figures from 1 to 7. Interested residents should call Michael Burger before Friday September 24 to determine which courses will be offered in Osceola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Securities & Investments
Michael Burger
Osceola
Community Calendar Highlights For September
Community calendar lists events from September 23 to September 30 including Easy Aces at 2:30 p.m., a 6:30 p.m. chicken supper at the fire hall for firemen and families, museum hours and services, Mental Health Noon-Lions gathering, T C Extension Club meeting, Volunteers Tea at Good Samaritan Center, County Noxious Weed office session, and a Firemens meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easy
Hazel Malek
Lions
T.C
Gerhardt Lux
Tea Good Samaritan Center
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