Chappell Garden Club Tops Nebraska in Acres for Wildlife Project
The Chappell Garden Club pioneered a wildlife sanctuary on 10 acres east of Chappell Nebraska near Highway 30. The site preserves evergreens and native plants with bird houses, planned sunflowers and irrigation for rabbits pheasants and deer. Local rancher John Bergstrom and the State Game Commission aided the project which began after a Girl Scout pine cone gathering inspired the idea.
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Chappell Garden Club
Nebraska
John Bergstrom
State Game Commission
Chappell
Highway 30
Clarence Carlson
Bergstrom Farm
Bergstrom
Carlson
University of Nebraska
Game Commission
Federated Garden Clubs of Nebraska
Wheels In
Gary Schlichtemeier
Alliance
National Council of Garden Clubs Inc
Rocky Mountain
Acres For Wildlife
Leo Click
A. C Cabels
Mike Lauder
Telegraph
Garcia Appointed To National Health Profession Council
Sidney podiatrist Daniel J Garcia was named to the National Advisory Council on Health Profession Education by Sen Carl Curtis. The appointment runs through January 30, 1974 and will replace two previous councils. Garcia will review grant applications, aid programs, and scholarships for health professionals while continuing his Sidney practice.
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Sidney Podiatrist
Daniel J Garcia
National Advisory Council On Health Profession
Carl Curtis
Council
Health Education and Welfare
Elliot Richardson
Richardson
Garcia
Allied Medical
American Podiatry Association
Sidney
the Telegraph
Weather notes on temperatures and evaporation readings
Temperature readings linger in the 60s and 70s across stations at High Plains and FAA. The period shows daily ranges from 31 to 81 degrees with a Sunday peak 69, trace precipitation on four days, and a Thursday wind high of 47 mph. Evaporation totals run from .21 to .38 inch with soil temps inching toward planting readiness. recommended germination temps are 40 to 70 degrees.
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Mercury
High Plains Agriculture
Ken Sakurada
Two Sunday Fires Burn Weeds and Chicken House Near Sidney
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department extinguished two fires Sunday. The first occurred at 11:34 a.m. one mile north of the Western Nebraska Technical College campus burning weeds and an old chicken house with 20 chickens on Francis Hruska’s property rented by Terrell Hurt. The second fire, near the Sidney Country Club at 109, was a weed fire. No damage estimates were available. Officials noted the burn ban issued by Gov. ex on March 10-15 remains in effect.
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Sidney Volunteer Fire Department
Nebraska Technical College
Francis Hruska
Terrell Hurt
Sidney Country Club
Sidney
Govex
Sidney Council Meeting Tonight For Licences and Zoning
The Sidney City Council will meet at 7 30 p m in the Council Room. Agenda items include a Class C liquor license hearing for Kenneth Fritchley, a no parking zone on West Yist Avenue near ESU 14 Environmental Cottage, a monthly appropriation ordinance, March treasurer and utilities reports, gravel pit purchase near the Cheyenne County fairgrounds for future recreation, Parking ordinance 408 discussion, and an appointment to the Natural Resource District board on the Community Action Program policy advisory committee.
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Sidney
Kenneth Fritchley
Yist Avenue
Linden
Maple
Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
New Natural Resource District Board
Panhandle Forecast Shows Sunny Afternoon and Cloudy Nights
Sunny conditions this afternoon give way to increasing cloudiness tonight and Tuesday. Highs in the 60s to mid 70s, lows 30s to 40s, with near zero precipitation through Tuesday. Extended outlook through Friday calls for variable clouds and little temperature change.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Sidney School Board to mull delay in SEA court action
The Sidney School District Board considers a moratorium on its State Supreme Court case against the Sidney Educators’ Association after attorneys request a pause until a Seward case is heard next month. The meeting also covers tuition funding shifts, a federal special needs vocational program, English curriculum revisions, salary schedules, contracts, and auditors. The session starts at 7:45 pm in the Junior High library.
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Sidney School District Board of Education
Watson and Barlow
Lincoln
Sidney Educators’ Association
Seward
Nebr
Sidney
High Court
Western Nebraska Technical College
Russell Pedersen
American Legion
Sidney Public Schools to survey parental attitude this week
Sidney Public Schools will conduct a two page parent attitude survey developed by Supt Russell Pedersen to gauge future needs of elementary schools. Parents are asked to return surveys by Friday, with results tabulated by end of April for public release.
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Sidney Public Schools
Russell Pedersen
Pedersen
Sidney
Nebraska State Department of Education
Board of Education
Panhandle suit unlikely to derail Eastern college plans
Western Nebraska counties threaten a constitutional challenge to the 1971 technical college law. Eastern district organizers push to include Sarpy, Douglas outside Omaha, Washington, and part of Dodge Counties. A May 9 vote will decide formation, while officials note funding and boundary issues.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Technical Community College
Eastern Nebraska Technical Community College Steering Committee
Gordon J Schempp
Panhandle
Cheyenne
Banner
Sheridan
Kimball
Banner County
Atty
Robert Simons
Supreme Court
Smd
Scottsbluff
Smmons
Simmons
Eastern Technical College
Schempp
Sarpy
Douglas
Iis
Technical College
Washington County
Dodge County
C Vole
College Simmons
Western Nebraska
Lodgepole Man Uninjured In Truck Upset
Robert N Markel 19 of Lodgepole escaped injury when his 1971 Chevrolet pickup rolled off a road five and a half miles north of Sidney at 3 15 this morning. He was traveling south and received bruises. the pickup suffered heavy damage.
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Robert N Markel
Lodgepole
Sidney
Markel
Gurley Sailor Aboard Carrier Ahead of Apollo 16 Splashdown
Navy Airman Calvin L Brauer of Gurley serves aboard the USS Ticonderoga, an anti submarine carrier heading to the South Pacific to be ready for the Apollo 16 splashdown on April 18.
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Uss
Ticonderoga
Navy
Calvin L Brauer
Gurley
South Pacific
Sidney Experiments With LP Gas Trucks
Sidney launches an experimental program to run two Dodge vehicles on LP gas to cut operating costs. City Manager John Baudek notes it is too early for definitive comparisons as the park and dump trucks have limited operation. Officials expect lower maintenance, longer engine life, and reduced pollutants versus gasoline.
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Sidney
John Baudek
Baudek
Dodge
Kaudek
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