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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1974

Page

6

Bird-Watching List From Page 3 Continues

The fragment lists numerous bird species including orange crowned warbler Nashville warbler yellow warbler myrtle warbler Audubon s warbler Blackburnian warbler yellow throat warbler blackpoll warbler ovenbird northern waterthrush yellow rumped chat American redstart house sparrow Bobolink eastern meadowlark western meadowlark yellow skinned blackbird redwinged blackbird orchard oriole Baltimore oriole Bullock s oriole rusty blackbird brewer s blackbird common grackle brown headed cowbird cardinal rose breasted grosbeak blue grosbeak indigo bunt ing purple finch pine siskin American goldfinch rufous sided towhee lark bunting Savannah sparrow grasshopper sparrow vesper sparrow slate colored junco Oregon junco tree sparrow chipping sparrow clay colored sparrow field sparrow Harris sparrow white crowned sparrow white throat sparrow Lincoln sparrow song sparrow Lapland longspur cattle egret.

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Sunday School Bowling Party At Stromsburg Lanes

The Wide Awakes Sunday School Class of the U. M. Church and teacher Mrs Irvin Anderson enjoyed an afternoon of bowling at Stromsburg Lanes. Sheila Flodman and David Shenk had high scores with various prizes. Lunch followed at the Lanes, and Mrs Burdette Flodman, Timothy Benson, and Tom Flodman were in attendance. Mr and Mrs Gary Stromberg left Lincoln by plane for visits in Denver San Francisco and Hawaii before returning to Alaska.

Wide Awakes U. M. Church Irvin Anderson Stromsburg Sheila Flodman David Shenk Burdette Flodman Timothy Benson Kearney Tom Flodman Gary Stromberg Lincoln Will Denver San Francisco Hawaii Alaska

Birds observed by Lee include woodcock and juncos in Nebraska

Lee noted woodcock and several species such as black duck yellow bellied flycatcher and green tail towhee gray headed junco and white winged junco. Woodcock sightings near his farm are unusual in Nebraska with additional birds seen on a trip to Colorado. The passage remarks on the world’s variety of things some of them fly.

Lee Nebraska Colorado

Kealiher Mundt wed at First Baptist Polk

Nancy Lee Kealiher and Thomas Dean Mundt married December 1 at the First Baptist Church of Polk. The 7 p.m. ceremony was officiated by Rev. Irving Stauffer with music by Ron Adams and Robert Merchant. The bride, escorted by her father, wore an empire gown of silk organza with chantilly lace, and was attended by maid of honor Jane Kealther and bridesmaids Daryl Fossberg and Larry Johnson. Best man was Richard Mundt. groomsmen Gerald Kealiher and Mick Hoffman. ringbearers Jeff and Joel Wochner. Reception followed. couple to reside in rural Bradshaw.

First Baptist Church of Polk Nancy Lee Kealiher Thomas Dean Mundt Irving Stauffer Ron Adams Robert Merchant Noel Kealiher Carl Mundt Chantilly Jane Kealther Daryl Fossberg Lincoln Larry Johnson Grand Island Jill LeBaron Phyllis Ostberg Leanne Sundberg Rita Fossberg Peg Lindburg George Wochner Maria Branting Richard Mundt Glen Johnson Bradshaw

Christmas gathers across Polk area for family dinners

A series of Christmas Eve and Day gatherings centered on Polk families filled homes in Genoa and surrounding towns. Attendees included Rodine Lind Carlson Johnson and Alvina families with visits to Lloyd Stromberg Arlan Stomberg Myrtle Davenport and Heiden relatives. Also noted were Jerry Martin and Doug visiting Heiden and former Polk School principal Gerald Stevens inspecting fire damage. Des Moines visitors Mark Albin and Max Jones stayed with local hosts over the holidays.

Lloyd Stromberg Gary Stromberg Anchorage Arlan Stromberg Lincoln Enoch Peterson Richard Johnson Dianne Rodine Genoa Polk-Genes Wilmer Rodine Roland Rodine Donna Wallace Lind Loren Leanne Alvena Lind Nettle Carlson Ellsworth Carlson, CO Gordon Carlson Philip Johnson Lois Johnson Eldon Johnson Roland Bodine Dean Donelsons Merle Lavelies Elmer Garners Charles Cramers Bob Brockevelts Dan Graves Bob Clymers Lennis Linds Alaska Arlan Stomberg Myrtle Davenport Aurora Dave Ekdahl Dick Harless Larry Coover Signe Hanquist Jerry Martin Doug Louisville Louis Heiden Jerry Lovette McCoy Gerald Stevens Polk School Mark Albin Des Moines Iowa Lloyd Albin Max Jones

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