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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1976

Page

8

Reuben Hanquist Honored for Service at Polk School

Polk High and Grade School note weekly events including a sixth grade aquarium project missing fish. a presidential election results tie Ford nineteen Carter thirteen. FBLA officers for 1976-77. teacher notes on English and a Title IV program. Teletrainers for student use. and a plaque honoring Reuben Hanquist for thirteen years of service.

Polk High Business Leaders of America Denise Sterns Tom Carlstrom Sec-Treas Lynette Flodman Janet Kennel Miss Mann FBLA Lind Mike Cerny Sundberg Educational Service Unit Columbus Stromsburg Polk Reuben Hanquist Polk Public Schools

October 11 15 1976 National School Lunch Week Menu

School lunch plan for October 11 to 15 1976 marking National School Lunch Week thirty fifth birthday. Meals include Runza orange juice green beans pears milk on Monday Goulash vegetables applesauce cinnamon rolls milk Tuesday All-American Circus bun Ring Master vegetables soup orange wedges tutti fruit crisp Midway Wednesday Chicken baked potatoes vegetables rolls ice cream cups Friday pizza vegetables fruit salad cake birthday banner.

Clarks Cubs Roll Polk 53 18 In High School Football

Clarks Cubs defeated Polk 53 to 18 as Ferguson and Rieken led scoring drives. Rieken and Ferguson produced multiple rushing and receiving plays, with Upton connecting on key passes. The Cubs pulled away in the second half and head to Fairmont seeking another victory.

POLK CERES Fhursday Cub Bombers Clarks Rieken T.d Ferguson van Pelt Upton Robert Rieken Ken Rieken Cubs Shenk Branting Ferguson Place Fairmont

Visitors share hospitality across Polk homes this week

Polk residents hosted and visited many guests last week. Pastor Lindgren and the Hoffman families joined by Janet Hoffman Margaret Brockevelt Edna Lenz Bertha Brazda Henry Reed and several others shared meals and social time. A Russell Fjell supper welcomed Freida Forss Evelyn Fjell and Stromsburg visitors. Glen Babcock drove Dr and Mrs Leroy Zierott to Omaha for a Hawaii-bound flight after a 10 day stay.

Martin Hoffman Pastor Lindgren Janet Hoffman Margaret Brockevelt Edna Lenz Bertha Brazda Henry Reed M. G.lindburg Laura Bolton Arild Swanson Bill Hoffman Patrice Naggatt Edgar Rick Hoffman Darold Hoffman Henry Blase David Ring Pam Green Adolph Forss Freida Forss Evelyn Fjell Stromsburg Russell Fjell Murray Nelson Omaha Hawaii Glen Babcock

Prospective School Board Interview Questions Circulated

A government project circulates a questionnaire for Polk Public Schools board election. It asks about current members, president, term length, age, mill levy, principal, meeting attendance, student count, staff hires, accreditation, and lists two sets of interview questions for candidates and students. The results will be published later.

Board of Education Polk Polk State Polk Public Schools Polk School System Polk. Board of Education

Polking Around Continued Wit and Bird Watching

The piece repeats Polking Around from Page 1 and offers lighthearted reflections. It urges readers to keep breathing and shares a whimsical wish from the Progress office about a bluebird of happiness splattering joy while you breathe.

Parents Meet as Conferences Set After Six Weeks of School

After six weeks of classes, pupils have a day off on Monday October 11 for parent teacher conferences. Elementary and secondary teachers will be in their classrooms from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments are being scheduled for pupils from kindergarten through sixth grade and all parents are urged to attend regardless of pupil age.

Family Fellowship at United Methodist Church Event

The United Methodist Fellowship met at the church Sunday night with a six o clock supper and a program. Walter Nielsen presented the film They Said It Couldn't Be Done. Amy Hanquist offered two piano solos. Hosts were Virgil Bush Dennis Van Housen Leonard Anderson and Paul Coover.

The United. Methodist Fellowship Walter Nielsen Amy Hanquist Virgil .Bush Dennis van Housen Leonard Anderson Paul Coover

Farm Bureau Banquet Set With Wendall Ganguish Speaker

Wendall Ganguish Nebraska Farm Bureau President will be guest speaker at the Polk County Farm Bureau banquet Monday evening October 11 at 6 30 p.m. at Aunt Emma's Cafe in Osceola A business meeting will follow dinner and speech County state and national resolutions will be presented for approval Tickets for the dinner are 2 50 and available at the Farm Bureau office or from a board member. Mr and Mrs Warren Wegner of Central City were Sunday morning coffee guests in the Paul Coover home. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Lilienthal and family were Sunday dinner guests in the LeRoy Nelson home.

Wendall Ganguish Nebr Farm Bureau Polk Warren Wegner Central City Paul Coover Kenneth Lilienthal LeRoy’ Nelson

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Teletrainers Lincoln Telephone Co Reuben ‘Hanquist By Cyndi Mann Boardl of Pork Fullerton School Board Harold Anderson Jim Simdorn al Gibson York Glenn Palensky EY J Ale Farmers Mutual OF Nebr Insurance Leland Harless Northwest Hwy O. E. Johnson Allen Roofing & Siding West O St Lincoln Don Upton Mgr Carlgren Piano & Organ Co Grand Island Becky Carlstrom Ozarks School of the Ozarks Shepherd of the Hills Sil‘ver’ Dollar City Eureka Stes Semiassik Milling Milligen Nelir Larry E. David Stromsburg Polk Farm Supply Bob Solt Leslie Solt Ronald W. Richardson K Street Aurora Pes Phyllis Calgren Polk Community Hall Phyllis Flodman Ida Loover Farmers Co-op Grain Tite Shaw’s Repair
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