Honorable Mention Award for Carlson in DAR Contest
Robert Carlson of Marysville Kansas won a national honorable mention for his poster in the Junior American Citizens Contest run by the Daughters of the American Revolution. His sister Robin also won a Kansas state prize and competed nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Carlson
Robert W. Carlson
Marysville
Kansas
Harold Carlson
Polk
America
Robert
Robin
Local Baccalaureate Reception Held For Free Church Past And Present Teachers
Mr and Mrs Gordon Glad hosted a Sunday evening gathering after Baccalaureate services. Attendees included Pastor Thengvall, Roland Bodine and families, John Nyberg and families, Ed Erickson and families, Alvera Nyberg, Reuben Hanquist, Merlin Nyberg and families, Hannah Bodine, Ken Hultstrand and David of Lincoln, Marvin Ehn of Ceresco, and Corbin Slagle of Central City.
Mothers Day Dinner Gatherings At Hahn Home
Mrs Hannah Hahn Doyle and the Dahns hosted Mother's Day meals at their Osceola cabin with guests including Mrs Agnes Nielsen from Central City and the Dolan Hahn family. Long distance calls from Seattle and Goise honored the day. Additional visits noted with Elmer Swanson and the Hanquists in Central City and Lincoln. Mrs Carlin returned home to Denver after visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Hahn
Doyle
Darwin Hahn
Sara
Osceola
Dwayne Hahn
Doug
Agnes Nielsen
Central City
Dolan Hahn
Seattle
Wash
Goise
Idaho
Hannah Hann and
Elmer Swanson
Swanson
John Recknar
St. Paul
Laura Bolton
Elmer Hanquist
Donald Hanquist
Don Hanquist
Lincoln
Wm. Carlin
Denver
Josephine Samuelson
Eighth Grade Class Plans End of Year Trip
An eighth grade class, under Mrs Nielsen and Mr Owens, studies Nebraska, heredity, and geometry. In late April they toured Kearney sites including Fort Kearney and a boys reformatory guided by Max Kroger, with a Lincoln field trip planned for May 5, 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nielsen
Nebraska
Owens
Cyberon
Kearney
Fort Kearney
Max Kroger
Lincoln
Polk County Notes and Community Happenings
Progress Files covers local events from Omaha to Stromsburg, noting church gatherings at First Lutheran in Omaha, Buckley Park picnics with District 46 staff, new Hardville elevator manager Dwayne Hahn, graduation events at Harvard and Osceola, and Polk Schools appointing Kenneth Sand as superintendent for 1962-63. Also mentions Lambda Delta Lambda member Joe Fisher and funeral services for T. Sgt. Walter Gestrine plus a Polk County housewarming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Sand
Barneston
Polk Schools
Polk High
Goldenrod
Cubs
Neal Sandell
Kent Sandell
Wallace Sandell
Joe Fisher
Kearney State College
Lambda Delta Lambda
Walter D. Gestrine
Calvary Lutheran Church
Swede
Gerald Leaf
Polk Cemetery
Frank Scheapler
John Linden
Los Angeles
Ray Stun
First Grade Class Changes and Milestones Report
The class began with ten students and gained Kevin Richardson briefly before returning to ten after Cindy and Paula Wagner moved to Polk. Joan Moore moved to Hebron in March, Mrs Good finished practice teaching April 7 and will earn a BA in Education May 12. Jerry and Joanna Gerbil welcomed three offspring on February 15, with visitors viewing the new family. An unusual science lesson saw two cecropia moth cocoons emerge as moths released in the room. Cecropia moths live only briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin Richardson
Cindy
Paula Wagner
Polk
Joan Moore
Hebron
Mrs Good
Jerry
Joanna Gerbil
Arbor Day Tree Ceremony Marks Centennial Birthday
Second graders nationwide respond to Arbor Day centennial by sharing letters about weather and trees. A red oak was planted on the north side of the Georgetown elementary as students celebrate Arbor Day with a community tree ceremony and student notes from 20 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Louisiana
Nebraska
Third Grade Studies American Indian Cultures
Third grade students explored Woodland Plains Northwest and Pueblo Indians focusing on how natural resources shaped daily life. The unit highlights the value of indigenous practices for potential lessons to share with others. Local social notices mention visits from Carl Brown C lene and A M Brown family members and Mothers Day dinner plans in York and Ansley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Carl Brown
Carlene
Ansley
A. M. Brown
York
Harold Carlson
Larry Cramer
Susan
Ted Janky
Emory Cramer
Tuesday social visits noted in local homes
Tuesday lunch guests included Kel in the Victor Blase home. Raymond Skoglund and his wife of East Moline Illinois were Tuesday evening visitors at the Wendell Shaw residence. Will Steel and his wife spent the past week with Merle Watts in Valentine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kel
Victor Blase
Raymond Skoglund
East Moline
Ill
Wendell Shaw
Will Steel
Merle Watts
Valentine
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Patty Friedricksen
Robert Vandergrift
Stromsburg
Walter Fisher
Bellevue
Clinton Bahenski
Deloris Lastovica
Omaha
Vandergrifts
Fisher
Yhoo S Lye
Polk County Officials
Hardville
P. W. Aker
Harvard High School
Billie Aker
James Dryden
Susanne
John
Ollie Johnson
Marvin Fredrickson
Raymond Sundberg
Elwyn Johnson
Vern Jones
Erwin Light
Demaris Johnson
Light
Don Johnson
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