Birding on Lake Lida and Nearby Areas
The narrator and Lyle Dornburgh observe grebes including red-necked grebes, pied-billed grebes, and common gulls around Lake Lida Minnesota while noting large swarms of gulls in North Dakota. A great blue heron frequents the shore as swallows skim reed beds and a white-breasted nuthatch visits cabin trees. They report elm trees affected by Dutch elm disease and confirm the resort owner Tom’s observation of the disease in nearby trees.
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Lida
Minnesota
Lyle Dornburgh
North Dakota
Franklin
Posely
Lyle
Pelican Rapids
Tom
Dead Trees Boost Woodpecker Numbers in Nebraska
The writer notes a surge of woodpeckers in Nebraska where many dead trees exist. Flickers appear in small numbers while red headed woodpeckers are widespread. The challenge remains to balance fishing and birdwatching, as movement can scare fish or birds.
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Nebraska
Progress Files Goldenrod conference champs by the score
A reunion at Grand Island airport Sunday featured Mr and Mrs Alvin Dahlin Mrs Blanche Fitz Mrs Lloyd Hahn and Natalie with others on a summer trip to the New York World's Fair. A noon smorgasbord followed by photo viewing capped the day.
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Goldenrod
Alvin Dahlin
Blanche Fitz
Lloyd Hahn
Natalie
Grand Island
Genevieve Zoucha
Columbus
Creighton B. Anderson
Clarks
Calvary Lutheran Church
Swede
Casper
Fredrick Otte
D.N
U.S. Navy
Marine
San Diego
Calif
Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco
Bangkok
Thailand
Bobby Myers
Vancouver
Wash
Larry Jones
Greeley
Cole
Elwyn Johnson
Bruce
Jensen
Polk community notes include visits and family news
Mr and Mrs Roy Glasser Jr and Mr and Mrs Don Bjerrum escorted Mrs Hillis Sterner to San Diego on August 30 where she will stay with her son Duane Sterner’s family for several days. Her grandson, son of Duane Sterner, was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. In California, Don Bjerrum visited the Stanley Smith home in Crescent. They returned September 9.
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Roy Glasser, Jr
Don Bjerrum
Hillis Sterner
San Diego
Calif
Duane
Duane Sterner
California
Stanley Smith
Cresent
Calmer Jones
Lincoln
Clara Anderson
Martin Jones
Don Bankson
Craig
Neal Bankson
Jane
Richard Gustafson
Dolan Hahn
Vern von Ohlen
Central City
Bethel King
Don Riley
Alvin Rizer
Geneva
Ruth Aker
Emma Horstman
Letter to Editor Questions Pioneer Insurance and State Oversight
Norris Alfred, a Nebraska newspaperman, questions the Pioneer Insurance Co. finances and Roger Sack a debt strategy, urging open investigation by state lawmakers DeCamp and Schmit. He contrasts government trust with policyholder protection and notes political implications for the coming fall election. Local social notes follow with brief visits and a granddaughter’s caller.
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Lake California
Roger Sack
Pioneer Insurance Co
Arizona
Jim Jackson
Nebraska
DeCamp
Schmit
Richard Marvel
Ernest Chambers
Norris Alfred
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Alfalfa
Cargill
Lloyd Lind
Fant
Purina
Polk Grain
POLK
Elmer Naslund
Joe Ehn
Emory Cramer
Larry Cramer
Stromsburg
Pam Harless
Fremont
Grace Harless
Mason Nurseries
Mason’s
York, Nebraska
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