British Exchange Teacher Nearing End Of Adventure
Harrisburg Nebraska and Yorkshire England exchange teachers Miss Gillian Blake of Yorkshire taught music at Banner County High School Harrisburg while Don Childs Harrisburg music instructor replaced her in Yorkshire Their swap under the Exchange Teacher program produced a memorable year with Harrisburg students winning top honors in the Minuteman Activities Conference music contest Trophies honored the band mixed chorus and instrumental ensemble The year included Blake's nine years of teaching in London Yorkshire and Harrisburg travel by SS France and bus experiences in the United States and plans for a two month country tour after school ends
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Harrisburg
Neb
Yorkshire
England
Gillian Blake
Banner County High School
Don Childs
Blake
Minuteman Activities Conference
Lodgepole
London
New York City
Potter Man Will Head Dairy Group
Bil Welch of Potter was elected president of the Midwest Dairy Herd Improvement Association at a Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce meeting in the Yen dis Cafe. Ted Fiesterman of Lewellen vice chairman and John N. Treinen of Sidney secretary treasurer were chosen. Eighteen attendees plus 300 cows signed up for testing. dues are 10 dollars. A Lewellen Oshkosh area meeting was planned with dairymen. next gathering set for April 11 at the Wheatbelt building.
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Southern Panhandle
Midwest Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Bil Welch
Potter
Ted Fiesterman
Lewellen
John N. Treinen
Sidney
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Ivan Liljegren
Logan County
Colo
Garden County
Mre Fiesterman
Lewellen-Oshkosh
Cheyenne County Extension Service
Joe Goldtrap
The
Farmers Home Administration
Ken Cook
NEW Midwest Dairy Herd Association
John Treinen
Cheyenne County
Bill Welch
Kimball County
Liljegren
McNish Named Law Day Chairman for Cheyenne County
Sidney attorney J Hammond McNish was named Law Day USA chairman for Cheyenne County by Todd Huston Broken Bow state chairman for the observance The 12th annual Law Day will be on May 1 with the theme Justice and Equality Depend Upon Law and You McNish will plan programs and Huston urged engaging non lawyers in events to reach business civic groups schools and youth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hammond McNish
Sidney
Law Day USA
Cheyenne County
Todd Huston
Broken Bow
McNish
Huston
Panhandle forecast shows warm days and cooler showery period
Fair today and tonight then Thursday with increasing clouds and a chance of light rain. Highs 60 to 70, lows 30 to 40. Tonight rain chances near zero, 10 percent Thursday. Five day outlook posits temperatures 2 to 10 degrees above normal then cooler with showers Thursday and again Sunday or Monday. Highs 55 to 65, lows in the 30s. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Gurley Superintendent Frank Madison to Lead Ence 1969-70
Frank Madison, Gurley school superintendent, will head the ence in the 1969-70 term, guiding district programs and activities.
City Offices To Close On Friday In Sidney
Sidney city offices will be closed Friday afternoon for Good Friday observances per City Manager John Baudek. Offices reopen Monday. Utility bills may be paid at the Police Department while closed.
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Sidney
John Baudek
Police Department
MAC Plans For 1969 70 Announced
Representatives of the Minuteman Activities Conference met in Dix to elect officers and set the events calendar for 1969 70. Frank Madison Gurley school elected MAC president with Eu gene Thompson Lodgepole as vice president and Darrel Schilz Lyman as secretary treasurer. Dates include music clinic Nov 8 basketball Jan 19 23 volleyball Feb 2 3 dramatics March 10 track May 1. Music contest date pending Easter weekend.
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Minuteman Activities Conference
Dix
Leo Turner
Bushnell School
MAC
Frank Madison
Gurley
Eugene Thompson
Lodgepole
Darrel Schilz
Lyman
Lions Easter Egg Hunt Scheduled at Legion Park
The Lions Easter Egg Hunt set for Saturday will feature traditional eggs hidden across Legion Park with prizes from Fox Theatre. Children are grouped by school class, preschool and kindergarten in the ball park, first and second graders south of the lagoon, third and fourth west of the shelter house. Sidney residents are urged to attend and enjoy treats left by the Easter bunny as the fire engine signals the start.
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Legion Park
Fox Theatre
al Bauer
Ball Park
Park
Shelter House
Sidney
Armour Boese Elected Utilities Head in Nebraska League
Armour Boese of Sidney has been elected president of the Utilities Section of the Nebraska League of Municipalities. The announcement came this week from a Lincoln meeting held last week. Boese has worked at the Sidney power plant since 1951.
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Armour Boese
Sidney
Nebraska League of Municipalities
Boese
Lincoln
Banks To Close For Good Friday In Sidney
Sidney banks The Sidney National Bank and The American National Bank will close at noon on Good Friday April 4. The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce retailers committee urges all stores to close from 12 to 2 p m on Friday for the observance.
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Sidney National Bank
The
American National Bank
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Retailers Committee
Lite A Bike Program Set By Local VFW
The Porter Mc Guver Post 610 VFW announces the Lite A Bike safety program with luminous tape to be applied on bicycles at Cheyenne County schools on April 25 or May 2. Neal T. Craig chairs the effort and will announce the specific date after school contacts. Local VFW members Marion Whitaker Dick Donogherty and Ervin Smith assist with taping.
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Porter McGuver
Post 610
Cheyenne County
Neal T. Craig
VFW
Marion Whitaker
Dick Doncgherty
Ervin Smith
Sidney Nebraska to Host State Guard Conference
The Nebraska State Guard will hold meetings in Sidney McCook and Holdrege in early April at 7 00 p m to explain the organization and missions and recruit members for units in North Platte Ogallala Lexington Kearney Hastings Grand Island and Omaha Lt Col Marlowe Rogers commands the Third Security Battalion with units in several cities and the race to full cadre strength continues among battalions based on turnout and signed members Military personnel from the Adjutant General s Office will lead the briefings and inquiries may be sent to State Guard Headquarters Lincoln Nebraska 68508
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Military Department
Nebraska State Guard
Nebraska
Sidney
McCook
Holdrege
National Guard
State Guard
Adjutant General’s Office
North Platte
Ogallala
Broken Bow
Lexington
Kearney
Hastings
Grand Island
Marlowe Rogers
Thomas Hanson
Omaha
Fremont
Michael Eason
Brandon Backlund
Military Road
Lincoln
Two-Car Collision in A and W Parking Lot
Sidney police investigated a Monday afternoon accident in the A and W parking lot. Mildred John Son of 2321 Maple pulled into a space and was struck by Betty Jo Williams of 2647 Monterey. Damages were about 40 dollars to the Johnson car and 20 dollars to the Williams car.
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Sidney
Mildred John
Maple
Betty Jo Williams
Monterey
Johnson
Williams
Grass fire near Peetz Salvage Company
Sidney volunteer firemen responded to a grass fire east of Sidney on Monday at 2 23 p m. The blaze occurred in a ditch at the Peetz Salvage Company site with only a few weeds burned and the fire nearly extinguished before firefighters arrived.
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Sidney
Peetz Salvage Company
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Potter Man
Wheatbelt
Law Day
Harrisburg, Gurley
Harriisburg
Nign Scnvolt
Minuteman Activities
Harvey Jones
Bruce Anderson
Peggy Penick
Gurley High School
David Ahlm
Peggy Ahlschwede
Jeri Miller
Helmut York
Telegraph
Dairymen of
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kenneth Rose
Katie Stewart
Katie
Leslie Wills
Walter Marhenke
Elvin Thies
Clyde Nelson
T. L. McMillen
James Hardman
Board
Emi
Virgil Senu
Bremer
Larson
Dalton
Ted Panas
John Heizer
Jesse Allen
LeMoyne Myers
East Ward
Kenneth Miller
Leonard Deaver
Cletus Semper
Richard Brown
Town Ward
Miller
Father Semper
Wayne Craig
Byron Scarborough
Russell Brothers
Robert Marks
Charles Clodfelter
Eldon Halstead
Gordon French
Harvey Nelson
Oliver Davis
Donald Tinsdale
George Isaacs
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