Sidney fair tales and family visits fill Cheyenne County
Socially Speaking notes a busy Cheyenne County Fair with parades and carnival crowds. Local residents travel from Grand Island, Lincoln, Omaha and beyond to attend events, visit relatives, and celebrate birthdays while workers relocate for jobs and new homes.
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Marcel McGee
Cheyenne County
Sidney
LeRoy Ogden
Travis
Tabor
Grand Island
W.B. Swenson
Fehringer Fehringer Couple Wed at Dalton Church
Janice Devier of Sidney and George C Fehringer of Peetz united in marriage at St Marys Catholic Church Dalton in the presence of immediate family on August 11. After October 1 they will reside on a farm west of Peetz.
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Janice Devier
Sidney
George C Fehringer
Peetz
Cole
St Mary’s Catholic Church
Dalton
Summer club meeting and social notices
The schedule lists a Business and Professional Women's Club final summer picnic on Monday Aug 21 at 6 30 pm at the homes of Laura Rudd and Laura Fish. Regular Kiwanis and Rotary meetings are also set for 6 30 pm and 6 15 pm respectively at Ft Sidney Motor Hotel and Ft. The Gleaners of Grace Baptist Church hold a Tuesday Aug 22 regular meeting with Mrs. Lee Curtis, with members asked to bring socks for missionary children. Pinnette Bowling League mentioned.
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Laura Rudd
Laura Fish
Kiwanis Club
Ft Sidney Motor Hotel
Grace Baptist Church
Lee Curtis
Area Students Graduate At UN
Area students who completed work on degrees at the University of Nebraska Lincoln after the second summer session are announced. No ceremony was held and diplomas may be picked up or mailed. August graduates invited to 1973 Spring Commencement. Listed: James Lawrence Selzer Sidney MS, Jane Ellen Taylor Chappell BA, Henry Boydston Jennings Kimball BS in Education.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
James Lawrence Selzer
Sidney
Jane Ellen Taylor
Chappell
Henry Boydston Jennings
Kimball
Geiger and Stegeman Wed at Chappell Church
Miss Judy Faye Stegeman of Chappell and David Dean Geiger of Sidney were married at the United Methodist Church in Chappell on August 6. The ceremony, officiated by Rev George Wheat at 2 pm, drew 150 guests and featured pink and cranberry carnation arrangements.
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United Methodist Church
Chappell
Judy Faye Stegeman
David Dean Geiger
Sidney
William R Stegeman
Glenn Geiger
George Wheat
TOPS Marks Third Year and Wedding Details
The TOPS Club marked its third anniversary at Mrs. Treese Vaughn’s home with entertainment by Mrs. Opal Brown and Mrs. Laura Rickman and refreshments by Mrs. Jolene Lingwall and Mrs. Marge Verplank. Dana Kaminski, leader, was farewelled as she moved to Schuyler Aug. 16. Lingwall named as new leader. A wedding announcement describes a Chappell bride in satin dress and lace, marriage to a Sidney groom in a Navy setting, with ceremony and reception details and list of family attendees and out-of-town guests.
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Tops Club
Treese Vaughn
Opal Brown
Laura Rickman
Jolene Lingwall
Marge Verplank
Dana Kaminski
Schuyler
Lingwall
TOPS
Julie Lenz
Chappell
Bobbie Sue Thornburg
Eddie Geiger
Sidney
Marty Geiger
Rocky Stegeman
Sterling
Cole
Jay Curless
Bob Colling
Russell Stutzman
Wilard Kerk
Harriett Koch
Kim Clarke
Carla
Molle
Anne Fehringer
Marty Ge
Matt Treinen
Rose Stegeman
Wilber Brettell
Cheyenne
Wyo
Colo
North Platte
Ogallala
Oshkosh
Potter
1962 Class Reunion Dinner's Weekend Festivities
The Sidney event drew 90 attendees for a dinner at Sidney Ellis Lodge on Saturday. Guests collected name tags with 10 year old yearbook images and received a class annuals insert themed "Footsteps." Awards included farthest traveled and newlywed honors, with reminiscences by master of ceremonies Terry Wickstrom and letters from nonattending members.
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Sidney Ellis Lodge
James Svoboda
Cheryl Johnson
Svoboda
Terry Wickstrom
Dennis Wilcox
Ron
Jane
Weymouth East
San Franciso
California
Roger Edwards
Fort Collins
John Colone
Ogallala
Carroll
Johnson Collins
Karen Searles Whalquist
Mike Merritt
Don Ray Cruise
Ron Bauerkemper
Sharon Sieckmann Bauerkemper
Wickstrom
Hans Zewellger
Switzerland
Co.j. Weymouth
Weymouth
Sidney Public Schools
Peetz School Opens With Dress Code Rules
Peetz Schools will open August 28 with a dress code requiring boys to wear conventional slacks or jeans with tucked in shirts and appropriate waist adjustment and girls may wear skirts or dresses with blouses or pants suits. Shorts and tank tops are not allowed and undergarment visibility is prohibited. The policy aims to guide parents buying school clothing for the year.
Lorenzo School to Open September 5 for Regular Classes
Lorenzo School will open for regular classes Tuesday September 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. New students may register that day. Transportation to Sidney Junior High will be provided. Bus drivers include Carl Kurz, Jim Phelps, and Ivan Walker who is also custodian. Grade assignments listed for staff. Kindergarten to begin after Christmas vacation.
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Lorenzo
Sidney Junior High
Kenneth Nienhuser
Harold Fiegenschuh
Ed Bauman
Carl Kurz
Jim Phelps
Ivan Walker
Memorial Hospital Census and Admissions at Potter
As of this morning there were 40 patients and three newborns in the nursery at Memorial Hospital. Admissions include Sidney William C Koehn Dennis Struebing Forrest White Milo Vach Judith Sherrerd Norma Stearns Ilene Olson Blanche Swenson Gurley Bertha Borges Kimball Howard Ap plegarth Jr Potter Beverly Adams LaVonne Christensen Kim Howard Sutherland Rick Britton. Dismissals note Sidney Cheryl Nicholson Mrs Gene Kind and son Herbert Mueller Julie Ringleman Mrs Joseph Kielson and son Rowena Zitek White Dalton Albert Ehlers Edith Schmitt Peetz Charles H Lindsay Potter Loretta Larson Sutherland. Births report a six pound eight and a half ounce son to Rex and Potter, and a six pound five ounce son to Rex Adams and David Sherrerd of Sidney.
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Memorial Hospital
Sidney William C Koehn
Dennis Struebing
Forrest White
Milo Vach
Judith Sherrerd
Norma Stearns
Ilene Olson
Blanche Swenson
Gurley
Bertha Borges Kimball
Howard Applegarth Jr
Potter Beverly Adams
LaVonne Christensen
Kim Howard Sutherland
Rick Britton
Sidney Cheryl Nicholson
Gene Kind
Herbert Mueller
Julie Ringleman
Joseph Kielson
Rowena Zitek
Forrest White Dalton
Albert Ehlers
Edith Schmitt Peetz
Charles H. Lindsay Potter
Loretta Larson Sutherland
Prairie Schooners Club Hosts Guest Caller Dance
Dean Christensen of Snyder, Cole hosted a regular Prairie Schooners Square Dance at the Safeway lot. Guests included Bill Heldt of Lisco Don Sommerfeld of Loveland Colorado and Don Southard of Wray Colorado. Next dance September 2 with Larry Alford of Cheyenne as guest caller.
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Dean Christensen
Snyder
Cole
Prairie Schooners Square
Safeway
Bill Heldt
Lisco
Don Sommerfeld
Loveland
Colo
Don Southard
Wray
Hicks and Chicks Square Dance Club
Amherst
Jim Reed
Elwin Poe
Darrell Hiett
Dale Yowell
Leo Jecminek
Francis Hodglin
Larry Alford
Cheyenne
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al Moore
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King St
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the Chateau
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Western Plains Bookmobile
Geiger
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Dwight JL Larson
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Curtis Ruth
Ray Kuehn
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Susan Johnson
Suedekum
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Redis Groppe Gordon
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