School Bus Drivers Attend Intensive State Workshop in Sidney
Dozens of drivers from Dix Gurley Lorenzo Chappell Kimball Potter Ogallala Lodgepole Lewellen Sunol and Sidney gathered in Sidney for a three hour School Bus Workshop led by Pete Soderquist. Topics included defensive driving bus classifications speed limits and driver age and examinations. A Scottsbluff follow up and discussions on safety equipment rules and emergencies were noted as priority for Panhandle bus services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dix
Gurley
Lorenzo
Chappell
Kimball
Potter
Ogallala
Lodgepole
Lewellen
Sunol
Sidney
State Board of Education
Nebraska
Pete Soderquist
Department of Education
Sidney High
Scottsbluff
Panhandle
Soderquist
Jerry McCall
Drug Misuse Program Could Develop Here
Sidney citizens sponsor two public meetings at the high school auditorium to present the Art Linkletter drug education plan. The Dec 12 and Dec 15 sessions at 7:30 p.m. feature local officials and experts to discuss forming a local drug education and rehabilitation program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Linkletter
Sidney High School
County Attroney
Don Tedesco
John Trenerry
L. S. O'Halloran
Tom Ryan
Tedesco
Trenerry
Cal Outright
Wilbur Bennett
Lutheran Church
Drug Council, Inc
Appleton- Linkletter
Pta’s
Sidney Group
Livestock Market Surges in Sidney Sale Weekend
Western Plains Livestock reports a strong weekend market with cattle and calves rising across classes. Buyers from Nebraska Colorado and Wyoming attended including out of county haulers. yearling steers calves and hogs commanded higher prices with holstein offerings noted ahead of Saturday consignments.
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Sidney
Western Plains Livestock
Haxton
Eckley
Sterling
Crook
Niff
Ovid
Sedgewick
Holyoke
Flemming
Colorado
Broken Bow
Scottsbluff
Bridgeport
Broadwater
Nebraska
Torrington
Wyoming
Panhandle forecast ahead of Christmas
Partly cloudy today and tonight with a slight warmup on Thursday as highs reach the 30s. Forecasts show near zero precipitation, with cold overnight lows around zero to 10 degrees and some snow flurries possible early weekend. extended outlook turns slightly warmer with highs in the 30s and lows in the 10s to 20s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
New Pastor at St Paul Lutheran Arrives in Sidney
The Rev Stanley W. Rosenau becomes pastor of St Pauls Lutheran Church in Sidney. He and his family moved from Clinton Iowa and will be installed Sunday at 3 PM and preach his first sermon on December 19.
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St Paul's Lutheran Church
Sidney
Stanley W. Rosenau
Rosenau
Marion
Paul
Cindy
James
John
Clinton
Iowa
Waseca County
Minn
Concordia College
St Paul
St Louis
Springfield
Melford
Mistatin
Saskatchewan
Canada
Arlington- Henderson
Minn, Ord, Neb
Sidney Man's Mother Killed In Accident
The mother of James Peterson of Sidney, Mrs Agnes A B Peterson, 70, was killed and his father critically injured when a car struck a truck south of Elm Creek on Highway 183. Mr Peterson remains hospitalized in Holdrege. funeral services are set for Friday at 2 pm at the Holdrege Presbyterian Church led by Rev Charles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
James Peterson
Elm Creek
Agnes) Peterson
Holdrege
Peterson
Holdrege Hospital
Presbyterian
Lodgepole Plaza Celebrates First Anniversary Expansion Talks
Lodgepole Plaza Nursing Home marks its first year of operation on December 8 with 54 residents and 37 staff. Administrator Chuck Willey discusses expansion plans for a neighboring 62-plus apartment complex, staff improvements, and ongoing growth while noting inflation and funding considerations.
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Sidney
Lodgepole Plaza Nursing Home
Chuck Walley
Wiley
Willey
Ile
Sidney High Home Economics Department
Susan Rieschick
Suzanne Janda
14Th
Toledo
Lodgepole Plaza
Duis Studio Sold. Grant Man to Take Ownership
Vincent Wright, a Grant photographer, will assume ownership of the Alvin Duis Studio on January 1 and rename it Duis Wright Photography. Mr Duis and his wife Patty plan to remain in Sidney, continuing as partners while Wright handles most photographic work.
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Vincent Wright
Grant
Alvin Duis
Duis
Wright
Patty
Sidney
Duis Wright
Duises
Kimball
West Jackson
10Th Avenue
Two Inches of Snow Fall Across Cheyenne County
Two inches of light snow covered Cheyenne County after a daylong storm moving through the northern Midwest. Visibility dropped and roads iced but overall accidents were few with one noted in Sidney at 4:35 pm Tuesday on 13th Street near Jackson involving a Ford pickup and a Chevrolet from Lodgepole.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska State Patrol
Bushnell
Air Force
Sidney
Jackson
Bud Gehrig
Chevrolet
David Strauss
Lodgepole
Gehrig
Fraass
Federal Aviation Administration Flight Service Station
FAA
Funeral arrangements for Holdrege resident
W Holsinger will officiate the funeral service with interment at Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege. The Nelson Harris Funeral Home of Holdrege is handling arrangements.
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W Holsinger
Prairie Home Cemetery
Holdrege
Nelson-Harris Funeral Home
Hodrege
Jim Townley Named Manager of Commonwealth Fox Theater
Commonwealth Theaters appoint Jim Townley as manager of the Fox Theater in Sidney effective today replacing Vern Austin who moves to Denver. Townley, an Oshkosh native, previously ran the Bluffs Theater in Scottsbluff and the Rapid City venues before joining Commonwealth. Remodeling begun last summer includes new carpeting in the lobby aisles and office with painting done. completion expected soon.
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Commonwealth Theaters
Jim Townley
Commonwealth Fox
Sidney
Townley
Vern Austin
Austin
Denver
Colorado University
Commonwealth
Bluffs
Scottsbluff
Rapid City
South Dakota
County Officials Attend Nebraska Convention in Omaha
Eight Cheyenne County representatives join the Nebraska County Officials Association meeting in Omaha this week. Attending are Clerk Bob Hossle Treasurer Milt Nissen Welfare Director Virgil Knackstedt Clerk of the District Court Elva Davison Highway Superintendent FB Tommy.
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Omaha
Nebraska County Officials Association
Cheyenne County
Bob Hossle
Milt Nissen
Virgil Knackstedt
Elva Davison
Tommy
K N Manager Heads The County Chamber Of Commerce
Aaron Harmon named president of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce for 1972 succeeding Jim Payne. Tom Dorwart is vice president with Ed Cole rehired as chamber manager on a two year contract. The 1971 72 boards met to install new officers and board members from Sidney Gurley Dalton Lodgepole Potter and Potter. A Ladies Division president and a standing audit committee were announced along with a 1972 membership drive chair and retail group leader. The board also agreed to a Big Red promotion plan and extended thanks to Payne.
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Cheyenne
Gene Lienemann
Dan Rowan
Mr Cole
Tom Dorwart
Tom Olson
Don Enevoldsen
Dorwart
Chamber
Payne
Foland elected president of Midwest Farm Implement Dealers
Foland, owner of Foland Farm Machinery in Sidney, named president of the Midwest Retail Farm Equipment Dealers Association at its Omaha convention. Orville Athen of Hamburg named vice president. Charles Frederick of St. Louis addressed the meeting noting mixed 1972 prospects and gains in cotton country. The Midwest group includes over 60 dealers across western Iowa, Nebraska and Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Foland
Foland
Sidney
Midwest Retail Farm Equipment Dealers Association
Omaha
Harold Dorsey
Loup City
Orville Athen
Hamburg
Iowa
Charles Frederick
St. Louis
National Farm and Power Equipment Association
Midwest
Nebraska
Wyoming
Thompson and commissioners visit with two accompanying women
Thompson and the commissioners Paul Huff George Bailey and Kenneth Rose were accompanied by Mrs Nissen and Mrs Hossle during a regional visit or inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs Nissen
Mrs Hossle
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Nebraska Board of Education
Harold Gugelman
Appleton
Wis
Frontier Airlines
St. Paul Lutheran
Stanley Rosenau
Sidney Man
Grant Man
New Fox Theater Manager
K-N
Aaron Harmon
Midwest Farm Implement
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