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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1960
Page
6
New Sidney High football coach Harold Chaffee announced the season plan with Aug 12 physicals at 7 p.m., equipment checks Aug 19, and first practices Aug 22 from 6-8 a.m. and 7-9 p.m. New staff includes Bob Cook as line coach and Glenn Houtz as freshman coach.
Sidney's Athletics dominated Potter 8-3 at Legion Park to reach 19 wins against 5 losses. Launched by Wright's home run and supported by Goering Wieser and Maynard, Sidney accumulated 16 hits while Potter managed three. Mark Wieser went 3-for-3 and Goering 3-for-4 as Elmer Jung shone for Potter with a pair of hits.
Qualifying rounds conclude for the Sidney Country Club second annual Kids Golf Tournament with three flights planned. Boys medalist Kenny Mangels shot 37 and girls medalist Kristin Bitner 58, while first round pairings set for Aug 9 including Mangels vs Nelson and Bitner vs Baade in the championship flights.
The Panhandle Horseshoe Club will host the annual Wye-Braska tournament in Kimball on August 14 at Gotté Park. The event starts with Class B and C at 10 a.m. followed by Class A. About two dozen competitors are expected, including defending Class A champion Don McCance of Gothenburg.
The notice promotes kid driven camp photography advising campers, parents, counselors, and staff to capture camp life. It suggests assigning roles like “senior news photographer,” coordinating with a camp photographer, and sending extra film. It covers lighting and flash techniques for campfire photos and basic exposure methods.
The 1960 Panhandle Baseball League post season begins Sunday with a double elimination format. Top four teams Sidney Scottsbluff Kimball and Potter qualify from final Ioop standings. Kimball meets Potter at 2 30 PM at Potter diamond and Sidney plays Scottsbluff at Cleveland Field Scottsbluff at 8 PM.
Elizabeth Lockert won the championship flight with 84 and claimed medalist honors at the Sidney Country Club event. Lena George finished third overall as three Sidney women took the top three spots, with numerous local players earning flight prizes and special awards noted.
Kimball Country Club witnessed Judge John Kuns return from a year off with a new nine-hole course record of 29, six under par. He logged six birdies and par on the remaining three holes, with Del Kiser, former record holder at 30, in his group.
Eckley jumped to an 11 run lead in the first three innings and held on to beat Peetz 14 to 10 at home. Peetz outhit the winners 14 to 1 but committed errors as Bob Nelson and Jack Fehringer led Peetz with three hits each including a homer. Whitlake Hall and Gilbert added two hits for Eckley.
A climber stranded 256 feet above ground in Big Thompson Canyon was rescued when Park Ranger Terrell Quick fired a light line using a bow and arrow. The climber hauled up ropes and freed himself in about 15 minutes. Also noted, skilled crafts training accounted for about half of 1958 construction labor, compared with 20 percent in manufacturing.
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