Enrollment up 20 percent at Western Nebraska Technical College
Western Nebraska Technical College reports 148 new and 66 returning students this registration period, a roughly 20 percent rise on new enrollment from last year and a two student increase in returning students. Cosmetology starts later, with about 20 inquiries anticipated to lift fall enrollment by about 27 percent.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Cynthia Monroe
Valentine
Tom Dindinger
WNTC
Lee Nelson
Marathon
Sidney
District approves four administrative contracts in Nebraska district
The board approved four administrative contracts including Dindinger and Gary Foster, dean of students at WNTC, with negotiations on teaching faculty continuing. Keith Hulbert stated offers to teachers included a flat 200 pay raise or base increases to 9000, 9100, or 9200 plus reduced or varied insurance contributions, noting current insurance costs and a new law requiring equal payments.
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Dindinger
Gary Foster
WNTC
Keith Hulbert
Gering
Hulbert
Oktoberfest plans near finish line in Sidney
Near completion plans for the Oktoberfest at Legion Park in Sidney October 1 3 include a 40 by 180 foot tent on blacktop and active concessions committees. Meetings will be held Tuesdays at 8 p m at the Senior Citizen Center through Sept 28 with all reps urged to attend.
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Legion Park
Sidney
Football Fever Hits Sidney Telegraph Special Edition
The Sidney Telegraph publishes an annual football edition with a roundup of area high school teams, college teams in the region, and pro schedules. Gregg Piburn leads the project with Don Marshall and Dave Salvi assisting. a front page drawing by Don Piburn opens the issue.
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Sidney Telegraph
Midwest
Minuteman Activities
Gregg Piburn
Telegraph
Don Marshall
Dave Salvi
Don Piburn
Boulder, Colo
Gregg
Dalton man injured in pickup rollover on county road
Dorwin Reimers of rural Dalton was injured Thursday afternoon when his pickup rolled over after losing control on a county road. He was taken to Sidney hospital by Dalton Rescue Unit and held overnight with cuts a chipped elbow and a broken arm. The 1974 model pickup sustained about 1800 dollars in damage.
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Dalton
Dorwin Reimers
Don Donnelly
Nebraska State Patrol
Reimers
Sidney
Connelly
Ash Hollow to get new visitors center and displays
Nebraska lawmakers approve a $180,000 Ash Hollow visitors center design with plans by the Game and Parks Commission. Construction could start spring 1977 after January bid setting, with exhibits tracing plains Indian movements emigrant tales and Oregon Trail history at the site near Windlass Hill and Ash Hollow Cave.
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David Hendee Lewellen
Ash Hollow
Nebraska
Dennis Shimmin
Shimmin
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Big Springs
Jack Mills
Scotts Bluff
Fort Laramie
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Fort Laramie National Monument
Sen Mills
Great Plains
Windlass Hill
Game and Parks Commission
Ash Creek
Hackberry Hollow
Ash Hollow Cave
Windlass Iill
Shimming
Delay in Sidney I 80 sculpture repairs extends schedule
The 40 foot aluminum sculpture Roadway Confluence faces a longer delay after bolts broke prompting District Engineer Jim Jensen to close the access road and fence the site. Sculptor Hans Van de Bovenkamp from Tilson NY will arrive Sunday and start repairs Monday with local welders.
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Sidney
Jim Jensen
Bndgeport
Hans van de Bovenkamp
Tilson
Shortage of workers worries Panhandle Growth in 1972
Panhandle Growth Inc reports a labor shortage as its 1972 industrial push in Sidney Cheyenne County creates jobs but lacks workers. The Egging Co in Gurley seeks 30 to 40 new production workers while Independent Cable Midwee near Sidney expects up to 80 hires soon. Housing remains a challenge but more single-family homes rise. Employers search regional and metro areas with limited success.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Panhandle Growth Inc
PGI
Jack H Lowe
Lowe
Cable- Midwee
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Michael
Board of Governors
Western Technical Community College Area
Scottsbluff
John Harms
Nebraska Western College
Morrill
Harms
McCook Community College
Chadron State State College
Montana State University
William Ptacek
Eldon Teten
Southern Panhandle
Tammy Cook
Jack Cook
Kimball
Margaret Elwell
John Elwell
Dana Matzke
Gerald Matzke
Oktoberfest
Vision
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Baseball Association
Lorraine Pittam
Elks
Krautburgers Rocha Family
National Farmers Organization
Farmer’s Market
Treese Kosmicki
Doug Reetz
Bob Sulke
Sherri Piburn
Carol Claypool
Oregon Trail
Denver
Omaha
Kansas City
Alliance
Ogallala
North Platte
CemEyee
California
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