School Has Noon Recreation Program at Polk Public
Riverside school notes from Polk Public report student achievements in sports and arts. Leslie Jones and Darla Sterns made All-Conference Volleyball First Team. Deb Bankson on Second Team. Roger Brockevelt named to All-State Football as tackle. Randy Brantlilg honorable mention. Hands-on art and crafts advance, with sophomores weaving macrame Santas and silkscreen shirts.
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Randy Brantlilg
Green
Owens
Rebef
Lind
Gulliver
Spencer Athletic Goods
IBM
General Business
Nielsen
Deeley
Josten
Wiltsie Cap and Gown Company
Cotter
Miss West
School Lunch Menu for Week of November 28
November 28 to December 2 listings include Monday items like tator tot casserole jello salad cinnamon rolls and milk. Tuesday features fried rice with meat broccoli cheese casserole and milk.
Balloon mishap causes rescues after wind misjudgment
A woman dangling from a hot air balloon parachute caught on an elevator roof, rising concern until rescuers freed her. A narrator recalls her forthright and candid remark about an ex, described as unladylike in tone.
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Ondola
Have You Noticed Continued From Faye to The Turkey Saga
A reader recalls cooking a turkey well past recommended time after fear of past embarrassment. The five year joke about overcooking led to a showpiece meal where the bird fell apart and bones remained. The writer fears revealing the missing staples and faces potential ridicule or silence.
Local social notes reflect a busy week in Polk County
Monday visitors included Mrs Francis Johnson and Rena Drewel of Central City and Mrs Mildred Willits. Week earlier guests of the Willits family included Allan and Peggy's group. Thursday supper hosts were the Allan Willits and Robert Willits households. Various family visits and a wedding at Nor Mansfield Methodist Church tied together a cluster of neighbors from Hastings Lincoln and Grand Island with ongoing celebrations and birthday honors.
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Francis Johnson
Rena Drewel
Central City
Mildred Willits
Levar Sandell
Wes Peterson
Robert Willits
Pam
Allan Willits
Robert' Willits
Robert,Willits
Neal van Housen
Bob” Rahrs
Rod. Johnson
Brenda”’Van Housen
Robert - Wil
Milburn ‘Erickson
Hastings
Edna: Sund
Berg
Lloyd
Stromberg
Arian
Lincoln
Jane Ann Goosen
Lance Wolfe
Ee Methodist Church
Nor
Martin Hoffman i
Ick Hoffman
Emory
Cramer
Jim Brazda
Thor* Ostberg
Orlie
Miller
Henry Reed
Martin Hoffman, Jr
Grand Island
David
Debra Johnson
Willard Henderson
Carroll. Erickson
Hardville
Rudolph
Gustafson
Reuben - Gustafson
Sutton
Oring
Reuben
Thanksgiving guest lists sweep Polk County towns
A long string of social notes lists residents hosting and attending dinner and lunch gatherings across Polk County towns. Hulda Sagehorn, Vern Jones, Mervin Samuels and many families welcomed relatives and friends from Hastings York Grand Island and Chicago while noting birthdays and travels for Thanksgiving week.
Polk News Items Highlight Local Family Visits
Mr and Mrs Ivan Kershner and son Christopher spent the weekend in Lincoln at the home of her brother Mr and Mrs Tim Fortune. Tatake took to the Larry Jones home to honor Brian on his birthday. Mr and Mrs Lennis Lind and Emma Anderson visited Lillie Lind at the Hearthstone in York last week. Mr and Mrs Leonard Beetum of Central City were Friday evening dinner and lunch guests in the Vern Jones home.
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Oe oPaleya
Hulda Sagehorn
Daniel Kohtz
York
Vern Jones
Milburn Erickson
Hastings
Wilbur Jones
Central City
Cliff. Quick
Hardville
Edna Sundberg
Dan Beber
Cindy Goertzen
Larry Jones
Mike and
Deb Ys
Bob ‘Lindburg
James’ Lindburg
Floyd Headlee
Aurora
M. G. Lindburg
Cecil‘Newton
Duane Newton
Margarett
Dwight Burney
Clara ‘Anderson
Loyette McCoy
Mervin Samuels
Vern Samuels
Ges Ponies Haggart
Grand Ison
Don Springer
Minneapolis
C. E. Penrose
Chicago
Dana. Penrose
Champaign
Cliff Penrose
Park Forrest
Lovette McCoy
Dale Lindburg
Maurice Lindburg
Stromsburg
Ruth Aker
Ed Nelson
Longmont
Colo
Mary Salchow Lasteen
Elwood Sandell
Levar Sandell
Wallace. Sandell
al Magnuson
Magnuson
Randy Neuhaus
Iran
Arnold Neuhaus
M. G Lindburg
Wallace Sandell
Paul Strand
Howard Burrough
Matt
Joe‘ Brenning
Indianapolis
Ind
Katheryn Berggren
Margaret Berg‘gren
M. O. Johnson
Bethel King
Good Samaritan
Osceola
Emil Monson
Clara Johnson
Elmers Sandee
Charles Reeves
Jason
Frances Widga
Don Widga
Shhome
Syd Widga
Chris
Marquette
Walter Jones
Mildred Wil
Ivan Kershner
Christopher
Lincoln
Tim’ Fortune Tatake Takeney
Larry’ Jones
Brian
Lennis Lind
Emma. Anderson
Lillie Lind
Clarkson
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Polk
Mal
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Dean Myers
Farmers Co-op Grain Assn
Dale Buchta
Gary Anderson
Realty
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Klingsporn
Sidce
Faithful Workers Club
Estor
Shirin
Alter
Jean ‘Nielsen
Polk Fire Dept
Roger
Karen Merchant
Bob and
Louise Merchant
Aurora Hospital
Henry Reeb
C’” Avenue
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Marlo Broekemieier
Mary ‘Hanson
Methodist Church
Carolyn Anderson
Solt
Leslie Solt
Glens Palensky
Bradshaw
Snider Motors
York, Nebe
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Nebe
Polk County
Nebraska
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Beulah Ferris
Mary, E. Rempe
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