Graduation and social visits in Polk County towns
The Polk News reports graduation in St. Paul with Mark Sandell from Bethel College. It lists numerous visits and dinners across Grand Island York Omaha and surrounding homes including engagements of the Sandell Burney Bush Ang Coover Ekdahl and Mayer families with relatives and neighbors throughout a weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levar Sandell
Glen Rose
Cozad
St. Paul
Mark Sandell
Bethel College
Dwight Burney
Guy Blanchard
Grand Island
Gordon Bush
Kelly Bush
Laminda
Omaha
Richard Johnson
Dale Nyberg
Kevin
Craig
Lloyd Albin
Duane Mayer
York
Vega Ekdahl
Stanford Ang
Larry Coover
Ollie Johnson
Gaylord Stevens
Paul Coover
Ducks escorted safely to lagoon beneath Gibson Hall
A New Orleans reader recounts rescuing a wood duck family on Tulane campus. After a series of clever moves and patient chasing, the mother duck led her eight ducklings across campus to Audubon park, ending with a safe swim to the lagoon. The tale ends with a cautionary note about TV reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris
Wood Duck
Tulane
Gibson Hall
Gibson
Audubon Park
St. Charles Avenue
Biology
Weekend Socials Tie Small Town Together
Local families hosted and visited over the weekend in gatherings at multiple homes. Guests included Norris and Richard Anderson, JoAnne, and others from Augusta, Kan. as well as visitors from Lincoln, Omaha, Minneapolis, York, and Hartington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Anderson
Norris Anderson
Richard Anderson
JoAnne
Dwight Burney
Hartington
Juli
Charles ‘Burney
Burney
Mr Burney
Coleridge
Charles Lytle
Mike
John McClure
Randy Spear
Augusta
Kan
Ollie Johnson
Lawrence Shenk
New Brighton
Minn
Carrol Flodman
Clarence Bolton
Lincoln
Laura Bolton
Allen
Mervin Samuels
McCoy
John Andrews
Don Springer
Ralph Springer
Aurora
Alvin Rizer
Marvin Gustafson
Angela
Jeff
Randy Baker
Stromsburg
John Anderson
Erick and
Mary
Green Castle
Indiana
Mockingbird nests spotted across campus
The speaker claims to know six mockingbird nests on the campus and describes observing three fledglings per nest. They estimate four times that number of nests based on adult pairs seen on campus, suggesting one mockingbird per bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chip Dunlap
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