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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1976

Page

4

Spring Concert Mini Dini Diner Promises Varied Pieces

Music Department announces the Spring Concert Mini Dini Diner held last Thursday with guests including board members and staff. The menu featured lasagne beef straganoff salad garlic bread mint pie and rainbow sherbet. Junior girls served as hostesses chefs and dishwashers in an Ital ian cafe style setting. Performances include solos by Peg Neeman and Mark Glad a seventh and eighth grade number by John Denver two unison numbers Country Roads and Leaving on a Jet Plane and more pieces to be announced. The May 11 event at 8:00 p m in the high school gym concludes the year with Thundercrest Get It On a Borodin medley Clare Gruntsman American Folk Rhapsody and Bandology.

Peg *Neeman Olivia Newton-John Mark Glad Chicago John Denver Thundercrest Borodin Clare Gruntsman

Jr. Senior Prom at Camelot Inn York

The Junior-Senior Prom and banquet were held in York at the Camelot Inn on May 1 with the theme Times of Your Lives. Purple and white carnations decorated tables as Janet Kennel welcomed attendees and Brian Bedient gave an acceptance speech after dinner while CJSC provided dance music.

York Camelot Inn Janet Kennel Brian Bedient CJSC

Lana Bills Receives Academic Scholarship Award

Polk Public Schools announces Lana Sue Bills daughter of Mr and Mrs Leland Bills has been awarded a $500 scholarship for academic achievement.

Polk Public Schools Lana Sue Bills Leland Bills

Hastings College Student Lana Jones Earns Honor Roll

Lana plans to pursue dental hygiene at Hastings College. She has been active in annual staff newspaper staff chorus and Pep club and has achieved honor roll every year of high school.

Hastings College Lana

Polk Girls Take 8th at Goldenrod Meet in Columbus

The Polk girls track team placed 8th with 24 points at the Goldenrod Conference meet held Saturday in Columbus. Hei di Harrington finished 2nd in the shot put, Abbi Harrington took 3rd in the mile and 4th in the 880. Polk’s mile relay team of Darla Sterns, Margaret Baack, Heidi Harrington and Judie Sailor finished 3rd to score.

Polk Columbus Heidi Harrington Abbi Harrington Darla Sterns Margaret Baack Judie Saylor

May 12 16 1976 School Lunch Menu

School lunch menu for May 12 through 16 1976 lists daily selections. Monday offers soup crackers celery carrots fruit cinnamon roll milk. Tuesday includes orange juice ham slices potatoes veg rolls and butter milk pumpkin dessert. Wednesday serves Spanish rice ground beef jello fruit veg biscuits pudding milk. Thursday honors graduates with Swiss steak potatoes veg rolls butter milk strawberry shortcake. Friday features orange juice scalloped potatoes salad veg cinnamon rolls dessert milk.

Polk area social notes and church event highlights

Mrs Arnold Neuhaus returned from Omaha to Clarkson Nebraska with her father Joseph Urban after his hospital stay. The Swede Plain MYF met at the church with Bible study led by Rev Holbrook and lunch served by local volunteers. Visitors included Mildred Norquest and many neighbors. several families hosted or visited others in Lincoln Giltner and Clarks amongst regional ties and church events.

Arnold Neuhaus Omaha Joseph V. Urban Clarkson Nebr Martin Hoffman Mildred Norquest Dean Myers Ray Werner Virgil Tenniges Orlie Miller Ike Ostberg Henry Reed Dave Ring S. Pierson Marquette Jim Brazda June Hoffman Mick Hofman Darold Hoffman Willard Henderson Robert Stevens Lincoln Alvin Dahlin Holbrook Elmer Garner Lennis Lind Arthur Samuelson Ronald Katz United Methodist Church Roca Wendell Miller Los Angeles Albert Schweitzer Africa Arild Swanson Dwight Burney Clara Anderson McCoy Irvin Anderson Wilfred Stephens Harold Lenz Henry Blase Delta Scheapler Eleanor Sorenson Ethiopia Elwood Sandell The Baptist Church Milan Blase Don Maw Giltner Giselle Anderson Robin Brazda Richard Gustafson Tom and Kathy Stephen Gustafson Stephanie Verland Widga Vern Jones Roger Swede Plain Otto Dittmer Clarks Wesley Jones Ted Dittmer

Card of Thanks from Werth and McNaught families

The family thanks relatives friends and neighbors for visits cards flowers memorials and meals. A special thanks goes to the Pork Rescue Unit for serving dinner and lunch. A lawn roller owned by Nick McNaught has gone missing please contact Nick or return it home.

Io the Arburville Missionary Society Pork Rescue Unit Arthur Werth Roger Nick McNaught Nick Yarold and Verlene Anderson

Notable Sunday and Monday Social Calls Mentioned

The article lists a string of social visits and dinners in the area. Bertha Gallaway and Clarence Schmiddt visited McCool and York residents. Lincoln attendees included Mrs Willard Henderson and Mrs Curtis Hoffman. Other guests came from Stromsburg, York, Grand Island, and Lincoln, with church deacon activities noted.

Bertha Gallaway McCool Clarence Schmiddt York Willard Henderson Curtis Hoffman Lori Lincoln Verlin Johnson Lester Widga Stromsburg Russells Fjell Merle LaVelle Nelle Carlson Walter Stoh Vance Leilani The Baptist Church Elwood Sandels Dick Sealey Paul Coover Nettie Carlson Dianne Bodine Swede Plain Clara Johnson Grand Island Mary Salchow Walter Nelson Hulda Sagehorn Margaret Lott Anna Rau Paul Strand Lewis Berggren

Also Mentioned on This Page

BY Lana Bills Hampton Central City Lana Bills Fire Hall Norge Cosco Schantz Bissel Walker Bissell Garden Herb Olson Dodds & Austin Stromsburg Bank Goldenrod Polk County Nebraska Nola O. Gustafson William H. Norton Myrl D. Edstrom Mary E. Rempe Fage Larry 'E. David Stromsburg LE. T. Parminter Stromshburg Jensen Hatchery Gibson’s Discount E 7Th Farmers Mutual OF Nebr Leland Harless Glenn Palensky Bredanay Leslie Solt John Dolce Arborville Church Progress Fred Bedient K. L. Stewart Agency Citizens State Bank Call Benedict Delbert Legband Polk Farm Supply Kassik Milling Co. Inc Milligan Earl
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