Few Hours To Look Few Birds Seen In Nebraska Birding Note
A Nebraska birding report notes limited time for watching with observers from Vancouver and locals spotting several species on Blue River and Platte river areas. Highlights include yellow breasted Empidonex fly catcher, chipping sparrow with Harris sparrows, brown thresher, vesper sparrows, barn swallows, great blue herons, and anticipated warbler arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Wolverton
Vancouver
B. C
Platte River
Lind
Charlie
Blue River
Central City
Wittgren
Art Doremus
Ernest Brockevelt
Lee Morris
Nebraska
Birthday gathering highlights at Leisure Home York
Thursday afternoon Lola Simpson enjoyed her birthday at the Leisure Home in York with cousins and friends. Reuben Swanson visited York with Mervin Branting and Mrs Russell, joining supper with Claude Stromberg family at Clarks, and later called on Marvin Branting home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Simpson
York
Reuben Swanson
Mervin Branting
Russell
Claude Stromberg
Clarks
Marvin Branting
York Christian Women's Club Meeting Set for May 3
The York Christian Women's Club will meet May 3 at 6 30 p m in the York City Avenue USO room. The event features Something for Nothing Special Music by The Hope Singers and speaker Deloris Wendell. Reservations by April 27. cancellations may incur meal charges. For Polk area, contact Maxine Hanquist or LaVina Hanquist.
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York Christian Women’s Club
York City Aven
USO
The
Hope Singers
Deloris Wendell
Polk
Maxine Hanquist
LaVina Hanquist
Rodeo Queen Contest Seeks Candidates in Central City
The Business and Professional Woman's Club of Central City Nebraska sponsors the Lone Tree Rodeo Queen contest at Merrick County fairgrounds June 11 12. Entry open to unmarried Nebraska residents aged 17 to 24 as of September 1 1977. Interviews luncheon horsemanship judging at 2 p.m. on June 11. Queen and princesses announced at Rodeo that evening. Interested girls to write Gerald Cline RR1 Central City NE 68826 or call 946 2245. entries due May 28 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Woman’s Club
Central City
Nebraska
Merrick County Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
Gerald Cline
Midwest Families Attend Lincoln University events
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Peterson and Emil Peterson of Iowa join Mr and Mrs James Brazda Sr and Melvin Bender for a family picnic at City Hall. Attendees then go to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln for the Collegiate 4-H Tea at the East Campus union. Pat Bender belongs to the Out Reachers 4-H Club. The evening includes a visit to the Veranik family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Peterson
Emil Peterson
Iowa
Rudy Homolka
Wilbur
James Brazda
Melvin Bender
Univ. of
Nebr
Lincoln
Univ. Collegiate
New Student Union
East Campus
Pat Bender
Out Reachers
Louis Veranik
Forty two From Area Tour York Places
Forty two persons from Polk and Stromsburg area traveled to York by the Stromsburg Commercial Club Bus Sunday afternoon. The group toured the Epworth Village a Children’s Home repainted with remodeling and a capacity for 27 youths. They also visited the Nebraska Center for Women’s Reformatory housing 106 residents with 20 percent from Wyoming and South Dakota. They had supper in York, with Allegra Johnson the oldest and Mrs Harry Christensen the youngest. Rev Robert Hopkins was the youngest and Enoch Ekstrand the oldest on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Stromsburg
York
Dwight Burney
Allegra Johnson
Harry Christensen
Robert Hopkins
Enoch Ekstrand
James Lindburg
Irvin Anderson
Polk Local News Items Highlight Visits and Reunion
Mr and Mrs Dwight Burney returned from Hartington visiting in Willard and Keith Burney homes and Dr. Herbert Fiedler in Norfolk. A 45 member Lawrence Welk tour group will reunite at York Ideal Café on April 24 with slides of the trip. The Dornburghs spoke of Easter from Cincinnati and Schuyler. Local families hosted guests from Littleton Colorado Central City and York area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Burney
Hartington
Willard
Keith Burney
Herbert Fiedler
Norfolk
A. M. Brown
Bill
York
Carl Brown
Lawrence Welk
California
Ideal Cafe
Lyle Dornburgh
Joe Fisher
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fred Dornburgh
Schuyler
Sam Grogan
Lawrence Shenk
Brenda
Brent
Littleton, Co
Carroll Flodman
Mmes Hannah Hahn
Ruth Lindburg
Nof Ostberg
Polk County Noxious Weeds Must Be Destroyed Notice
General notice issued April 13 1977 under Nebraska Noxious Weed Law requires landowners in Polk County to control noxious weeds by tillage cropping pasturing or chemical treatment approved by the County Weed Control Superintendent. Failure leads to destruction costs taxed against land and collected with real estate taxes. Signed by Carl J Carlstrom superintendent Dean Myers chairman Clifford Hernbloom secretary W V Kosch Morris Dunn H P Tewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Polk County
Polk County Weed Control Authority
Carl J. Carlstrom
Dean Myers
Clifford Hernbloom
W. V. Kosch Morris Dunn
H. P. Tewell
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Christian Women’s Club
CE Ralb
Leland Harless
Roy Coffin
Silver Creek
Stanley Harless Stromsh
Hordville
Arlo Stevens
Area Tour
Atha Riddlemoser
Anderson Seed & Irrigation Supply
Prairie Valley
Kroy Aluminum & P.V.C. Pipe
Berkeley & Western Land Roller
Leonard Anderson
Durant Elevator
Farmers Coop Grain Ass’n
Farmers Co-op Grain Ass’n
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