Cheyenne County Fair Opens With Sunny Skies And Rodeo
The Cheyenne County Fair and Rodeo begins with clear weather and a full slate of events. Exhibits judging occurred Thursday, open class horse show all day, and a Grand Ole Opry stage show tonight featuring Jean Shepard. Awards went to local winners in clothing, flowers, ceramics, needlework, and food. Saturday features horseshoe, livestock judging, parade, horseracing, and RCA Rodeo at 8 p.m. Plan includes Sunday rodeo encore and Monday livestock events and tractor pull.
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Cheyenne County Fair Board
Rodeo Cowboys Association
U.S. Weather Service
Jean Shepard
Betty Wright
Sidney
Virginia Witters
Velma Smith
Otto Raddatz
Lyle Johnson
RCA
PRC names Young planner for Panhandle area
The Panhandle Resource Council introduces Steve Young as planner in charge for Kimball County. John Hoehne of Scottsbluff notes Young will help counties craft comprehensive development plans as PRC expands work in the Lodgepole Division and Panhandle region.
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Panhandle Resource Council
PRC
John Hoehne
Scottsbluff
Steve Young
Kimball County
Young
Weber State
Ogden
Utah
Indiana University
Weber County
Sweetwater County
Green River
Wye
Old West Regional Commission
Hoehne
Lodgepole
Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
Panhandle
DOR Reviews Pedestrian Crossing at Sidney Site
The Nebraska Department of Roads weighs a pedestrian overpass over Union Pacific tracks in Sidney. City Manager Maynard Dils and School Superintendent Russell Pederson were asked for daily user estimates and campus access plans. Officials note concerns over student traffic at 19th Ave and discuss using the 19th Ave site for the overpass.
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Union Pacific
Sidney
Nebraska Department of Roads
Maynard Dils
Russell Pederson
Road Department
Safety Committee
Glenn Stoddard
Railroad Haison
Stoddard
Dils
Pederson
13Th Ave
19Th Ave
Weekend Forecast Promises Pleasant Nebraskan Weather
The Associated Press reports cool air over Nebraska with partly cloudy skies suggesting a nice weekend across the state. Forecasters expect agreeable temperatures and light winds, making outdoor plans favorable.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Cheyenne County Oktoberfest planned in Sidney
Enthusiasm grows for the first Cheyenne County Oktoberfest in Sidney on Oct 3 to 5. The planning committee at the Sidney Senior Citizens Center discussed ethnic entertainment, food booths, souvenir mugs, crafts, a Farmers Market, and a Biergarten with events at Legion Park and the National Guard Armory.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Sidney Senior Citizen's Center
Sidney Junior High School
Ed Bauman
Scottsbluff
National Guard
Mal Minshall
Omaha
Kiwanis Club
NFO
Fort Sidney
Ed Cole
Maynard Dils
Sidney Senior Center
Late entries welcomed for Cheyenne County Fair Parade
Parade chairman Sally McGee says late entries are welcome, with 75 already signed up. The 3 pm parade starts at 19th and Jackson, preceded by a 2 30 pm Shrine Clubs show, and a 2 30 pm arrival is advised for viewing Shrine units.
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Cheyenne County Fair
19Th Ave
Jackson
Sally McGee
Ogallala Shrine
Bauman backs study on south I 80 interchange
City Councilman Ed Bauman says a public hearing should occur only after a full feasibility study of a proposed South Interchange on I 80. Narjes and county commissioners had urged evaluating the idea, citing local business interest in turning the Highway 19 overpass into an interchange south of Sidney.
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Ed Bauman
Sidney
Bauman
Ed Narjes
USDA forecasters flip outlook predicting 1975 price rise
USDA officials say prices of raw farm products middlemen margins and consumer food costs will climb through 1975. The Outlook board notes farm to retail spreads narrowed 2.6 percent in Q1 while retail prices rose 0.7 percent, with middlemen taking 58 cents of every retail dollar for groceries.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
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Don Siffring
Virginia Smith
Sioux Army Depot
Siffring
South Platte Natural Resources District
Bob Hahn
Bill Fobair
Rc&d
Oliver Dam
O'Neil Draw
Devel County
Julesburg
Cole
NRD
Nebraska Natural Resources Commission
Dor
19Th
10Th
King
Jackson St
14Th Ave
10Th and
World of Disney
Lena Cook
Chris van Anne
Arena
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