Area Conservation Speech Contest winner in Geneva
Miss Robin Walgren daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Walgren won first place at the Area Conservation Speech Contest held in Geneva on Thursday evening April 27. Contestants from York Gage Saline and Fillmore counties also competed with the theme The Role of Youth in Natural Resource Conservation. Walgren will advance to the September State Contest in Omaha during the Natural Resource Districts conference. Mrs Robert Wolff and her son visited Mr and Mrs Earl Flodman in Hastings over the weekend.
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Robin Walgren
Paul Walgren
Qsceda
Geneva
York
Gage
Saline
Ad Fillmore
Omaha World-Herald
Nebro Association
SWCD
S. Robin
Omaha
Natural Resource Districts
JoAnn Stevens enters in rodeo contest
JoAnn Stevens a KSC freshman majors in physical education is a candidate for the 1972 Miss Rodeo State title. Coronation follows the KSC Rodeo at 7 30 p m May 6 at the Buffalo County Fair grounds in Kearney.
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JoAnn Stevens
Kearney State College
JoAnn
Horace Stevens
Polk
Buffalo County Fairgrounds
Kearney
Let There Be Peace On Earth Essay By Tammy Fisher
Second place winner Tammy Fisher argues education and empathy build peace. She urges respect for teachers, civic duty including voting, and service by both men and women, while urging focus on helping Americans and solving global problems locally. She ends with the refrain Let There Be Peace on Earth and Let It Begin With Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
John F. Kennedy
United States
FHA Water and Sewer Planning Meeting May 18
A public meeting will be held in Stromsburg on May 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Viking Center to discuss the FHA Water and Sewer planning program for Region 9. William Ho of the State Office of Planning and Programming notes this is the second of three meetings outlining future water and sewer needs for Fillmore York and Polk counties.
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Stromsburg
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Nebraska
Viking Center
William Ho
State Office of Planning and Programming
Region 9
Fillmore
York
Polk
Department of Economic Development
Cancer Drive totals and local volunteers noted
A cancer drive reports $254.00 raised with donations from Business District Faithful Workers American Legion Post 160 and others. Mrs Neil McNaught chaired the drive with solicitors including Reuben Hanquist Lyle Widga Orlie Miller and Hannah Bodine. Mrs Alice Best of Central City was a Sunday supper guest in the Burdette Flodman home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Lind
Galyn Lind
Stacie and Jill
Axtell
Ed Johnson
Minden
Lyle Widga
Sherman Wilshusen
Alisha
Wilbur Whitacre
Emma Anderson
Lillie Lind
Marcia Zedicher
Osceola
Kermit Lindgren
Lloyd Widga
Alvena Lind
American Legion Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Happy Hour Club
Polk Woman's Club
Acca Ta Eee Panei
Ed Coover
Ceeseee
Neil McNaught
Cancer Drive
Mimes
Reuben Hanquist
Orlie Miller
Don Miller
Hannah Bodine
M. G. Lindburg
Joe Ehn
Francis Widga
Carl Carlstrom
Martin Hoffman
Robert Merchant
Alice Best
Central City
Burdette Flodman
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Robert Wolff
Hastings
Earl Flodman
Best
Pamela Ostberg
Farmers Co-op Grain Ass’n
David Kennel
Citizens State Bank
Theatre Osceola
Aristocats
Polk Grain
Polk Grain CO
Purina
Polk, Nebraska
Tammy Fisher
Roger Fossberg
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