Dope from Denver Recalls Polk County Picnic in Colorado
Bartell Nyberg recounts a Polk County Nebraska Picnic held at Elitch Gardens in Denver with attendees from Broken Bow Greeley Aurora and Fort Collins. The piece weaves community ties and notes President Johnson's Denver visit and local political colors. It ends with a tribute to Albert Sundberg of Sundberg & Son Hardware and hints at future notes.
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Bartell Nyberg
Polk County
Colorado
Broken Bow
Neb
Leo
United Advertising, Inc
Denver
Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird
LBI
Pedernales River
Senate
Gordon Allott
Johnson
Allott
Morrison
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
Elwyn Johnson
Greeley
Cole
Leon
Elwyn
Johnsons
Polk
Polk High
Gail
Greeley High
Albert Sundberg
Sundberg & Son Hardware
Albert
Oscar
Polk Bean Day Celebrates 60 Years with Large Turnout
Polk Bean Day drew an estimated 1500 to 2000 attendees for a full day of festivities. Food ran out as beans and barbecued beef vanished after early serving, despite extra provisions. The parade, races, home talent program, and prize drawings highlighted the community event.
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Legion Post 160
Progress
Polk
Methodist
Immanuel Lutheran
Evangelical Free
Trinity Lutheran
Polk Woman's Club
George Ditloff
Randy Wize
Holiday Laundry
Bill Thompson
Randy Neuhaus
Ma’s
Polk H. S
Route 66
Oscar Sundberg
Marvin Fredrickson
Main St
Swede Plain
Janice Widga
Joyce Widga
Arlo Stevens
Janice Saylor
Polk Methodist Church
Evangelical Free Church
John Nyberg
Bruce Samuelson
Ed Erickson
Kielling
Baptist Church
Hospital patient Kenneth Ziegelbein in Lincoln tests
Kenneth Ziegelbein is in St. Elizabeth Hospital Lincoln undergoing tests for a few days this week.
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Kenneth Ziegelbein
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Lincoln
Polk area businesses observe Labor Day closing
Polk businesses normally open on Labor Day weekend will close Monday September 5 in observance of the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Eighteen Lettermen Back as Polk High Football Opens
Polk High announces an eighteen lettermen roster with forty one candidates for the season. Ten seniors, seven junior lettermen, one sophomore letterman Darwin Neuhaus, seven freshmen first-timers, and a Sept 9 opener at Stromsburg frame a season of hard work for Coach Gary Tranmer and assistant Karl Adamson.
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Gary Tranmer
Polk High
Tranmer
Karl Adamson
Dennis Anderson
Dan Tyler
Wayne Heiden
Robert Lindburg
Norman Reckner
Steve Saylor
Richard Sealey
Dennis Stevens
Russell Wing
Neal van Housen
Robert
Ronald Brockevelt
Kenneth Carlstrom
Thomas Hoffman
Joel Stevens
Thomas Stevens
Loren Wilshusen
Robert Cline
Alfred L'Heureux
Randall Wing
Charles Shhenk
Darwin Neuhaus
Letterman
Steven Carlstrom
Daryl Fossberg
Lauren Glasser
Rodney L'Heureux
Raymond Lindgren
Ronald Meerkatz
Bruce Samuelson
Jon Saylor
Danny Shaw
Bradley Sundberg
Tony Warnick
Larry Anderson
Gary Bjerrum
Jerry Lavelle
Michael Lindburg
Bradley Samuelson
Terry van Housen
Mark Wood
Stromsburg
Polk High opens with 106 students. junior high 48 and elementary 147
On opening day for the 1966 67 school year Polk High School enrolls 106 students while the Junior High lists 48 and the elementary division 147 students.
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Polk High School
Polk Bean Day Attracts 550 Visitors To Garden Club Exhibit
Perfect weather drew about 550 registered visitors to the Polk Garden Club flower vegetable and handicraft exhibit in the Alfred building on Main Street. There were 255 entries with a well attended silver tea and thanks extended to contributors for a successful day.
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Polk Garden Club
Alfred
Main St
Garden Club
New Contact for Arborville North Blue Correspondent
The telephone number for Mrs. Bob Clymer, Arborville and North Blue correspondent, is 765-6171.
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Bob Clymer
Arborville
North Blue
Donelsons Welcome Baby Alan Lee in Central City
Mr and Mrs Dean Donelson of Central City announce the birth of a son named Alan Lee at Litzenberg Memorial on Tuesday August 23. The baby weighs 8 pounds 12 ounces and maternal grandmother is Mrs Harvey Lind.
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Dean Donelson
Central City
Litzenberg Memorial Hospital
Alan Lee
Harvey Lind
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Don Hanquist
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