Lightning Ignites Banner County Range Fire Near Potter
A range fire in Wilson Ranch, Banner County, sparked by lightning burned rugged canyon terrain for about six hours. Estimated to cover 1000 to 2500 acres, no injuries occurred and only grasslands were damaged. Fire units from Bridgeport, Dalton, Gurley and Potter fought gusty winds, with crews later kept on watch for flareups.
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Potter
Wilson Ranch
Banner County
Connie Lapescotes
Bridgeport
Lapescotes
Jerry Goeman
Noel Alexander
Sedalia
Cole
Dalton
Gurley
Ervin Bauer
Plans for Armed Forces Caravan stop in Sidney
Final plans announced for the October 1 Armed Forces Caravan visit in Sidney. Four vans representing military branches will feature displays and slide shows on Jackson Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students from local and rural schools invited, with tours limited to grade 5 and up.
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Armed Forces
Sidney
Wheat exports in focus as Gulf longshoremen refuse ships
Nelson and Cheyenne County growers condemn Gulf Coast longshoremen for refusing to load ships with wheat bound for Russia. Nelson cites transportation and labor costs as main drivers of higher food prices and notes agriculture relies on export markets to fund petroleum-based transport. separate Agriculture Department revision lowers Soviet grain forecast to 175 million tons, with private talks delaying further Soviet sales until better US corn data emerge.
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Gulf
Russia
Cheyenne County Wheat Growers Association
Virgil Nelson
Potter Nelson
Telegraph
Nelson
United States
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
Associated Press
Oktoberfest weekend kicks off in Sidney with multi-site events
The first annual Oktoberfest in Sidney runs October 3 to 5 centered at Legion Park with downtown displays, Senior Center programs, and activities at Sidney Junior High. Highlights include a German Biergarten, Foreign Food Fair, flea market, craft show, Farmers Market, car show, Old Time Fiddlers dance, pancake feeds, Art in the Park, youth band concerts, gymkana, square dance, polka night, and a Bicentennial flag presentation. Committee meeting to finalize plans set for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
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Ed Cole
Maynard Dil
Legion Park
Sidney
Sidney Junior High School
Shelter House
National Guard
Senior Citizen’s Center
Art Guild
Gurley
Potter
Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club
First United Methodist Church
Lodgepole
Dalton High School
Junior High
Enrollment in Sidney Public Schools Down by 80
Superintendent Russell Pedersen reports Sidney Public Schools enroll about 1,560 students, down 80 from last year. The breakdown shows North Elementary 255, South 306, Central 233, junior high 382, and high school 384, with fall counts expected to rise after Labor Day as some registered students have not yet enrolled.
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Sidney Public
Russell Pedersen
Pedersen
North Elementary
South Elementary
Central Elementary
Rainfall Sweeps Eastern Nebraska with Hail and Winds
Eastern Nebraska saw heavy showers and scattered thunderstorms with hail and strong winds. BeHeype reported hail, nearly an inch of rain fell in south Omaha, and Sarpy County measured up to four inches in spots. A slow cold front should bring drier conditions by tomorrow morning with another round possible tonight. Temperatures included 86 in Chadron.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
BeHeype
South Omaha
Sarpy County
Wis Wal Allance
al Chadron
Bloodmobile to Visit Memorial Hospital in Sidney
The bloodmobile will be at Memorial Hospital in Sidney on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lab technician Doyle Butts says donors and those replacing blood used should report to the hospital during those hours.
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Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Doyle Butts
Butts
Sidney Telegraph previews 1975 area high school football teams
The Sidney Telegraph's 18 page football edition by Terry Kane surveys the 1975 Sidney Red Raiders St Patrick's Irish Minuteman Conference squads and Peetz Cole Bulldogs. It reviews the 1974 season lists schedules rosters and includes a backpage interview with MAC coaches on the shift to eight man play and its impact.
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Telegraph
Terry Kanet
Sidney Red Raiders
St Patrick's Irish
Minuteman Athletic Conference
Peetz Cole Bulldogs
Kane
MAC
Liman
Lodgepole man builds solar furnace to heat home
Clifford Sander of Lodgepole, a Cheyenne County grader patrol officer, built a solar furnace atop his garage using aluminum reflectors to focus sun heat. He claims it could cut heating bills by half, maintains rock temperatures at 250 to 300 degrees, and plans a patent after spending 450 to 500 dollars.
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Marjorie Base
Clifford Sander
Lodgepole
Sander
Cheyenne County
Sanders
Sidney
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Bridgeport Firemen’s Auxiliary
David Hendee
Court House
Jean Rankin
Bloodmobile
Sidney Telegraph
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