City Hears Plan for Higher Utility Rates in Sidney
A Sidney City Council committee reviewed a Beck and Associates report urging rate increases for electricity water sewer and garbage to end deficits and realign costs. If adopted the average home could pay about 11 percent more for electric bills plus increases for water sewer and trash with implementation set for January.
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John Gottschalk
Beck
John Baudek
Ed Prince
Water Department
Sewer and Water Departments
Column Promises Answers on Utility Rate Increase
The Sidney Telegraph invites readers to submit questions about the why and how of the upcoming utility rate increase. A special questions and answers column begins Friday with inquiries directed to Editor Frank Partsch at the Telegraph or via mail to Box 219 Sidney.
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Sidney Telegraph
Frank Partsch
Telegraph
Box 219
Sidney
Council approves paving assessments and budget changes
The council set paving district 110 assessments behind the Post Office and approved William J Wolf as Pizza Hut manager midway to completion. It authorized final payment to Don Lynch for the I-80 sewer and water crossing work and accepted Elwell Motors bid for two dump trucks. City Librarian R W Brown won approval to hire an extra full-time staffer using existing funds and state aid to keep the library open on Mondays.
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William J Wolf
Pizza Hut
Don Lynch
Elwell Motors
Sidney
R W Brown
Brown
Top Chamber Posts Go To Lienemann Rowan
Gene Lienemann general manager of Wheatbelt Public Power District was elected president of the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce at the reorganizational meeting Tuesday Dan Rowan manager of Powell Hardware was chosen vice president for the coming year New board members were elected and Ed Cole was rehired as manager Budget for 1974 was approved and the annual meeting set for January 16 a dinner at the Sidney Elks Club The Ladies Division led by E Laine Weyerts reported 55 members and aims for 100 Directors delayed a nomination for the Ak Sar Ben Good Neighbor award A committee including Bill Meusburger Ted Panas and Dan Rowan will consider the Silver Spur award which has only been given twice The outgoing Ed Bauman is recommended as membership chairman and Cole noted the strong election turnout
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Gene Lienemann
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Dan Rowan
Powell Hardware
Ed Cole
Sidney Elks
E'Laine Weyerts
Bill Meusburger
Ted Panas
Wels
Jack Lowe
E. K Yanney
Ed Bauman
Cole
Useable Toys and Gifts Drive Aids Sidney Children
Sidney Community Action requests usable toys and gifts for Christmas giving. NPCAA Outreach worker Mrs Eve Ruff leads the project with co sponsors the Sidney Jaycees and Veterans Service office providing funds. Santa helpers include Don Burrows and Sidney High shop students. Parents may call 254-2179 with child names ages addresses and gift preferences.
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Sidney Community Action Office
Eve Ruff
NPCAA
Sidney Jaycees
Beliven
Don Burrows
Sidney High
Ruff
Community Action Office
Parochial School Board OKs LB 403 Provisions
The St. Patrick's School Board unanimously adopts all LB 403 provisions to aid handicapped students including trainable and educably mentally retarded and various learning disabilities. Principal Bernie Ruybal reports mini courses such as leather craft art and Old West Indian Lore. Christmas break runs from Dec 21 to Jan 7. The board invites student council and faculty to meetings to improve communication. A Career Education Title III proposal with Sidney Public Schools and E.S V. 14 seeks preliminary Lincoln approval on Dec 13.
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Bernie Ruybal
Sidney Public Schools
E.S V. 14
Lincoln
Local Advisory Council elects Wilmoth chairman
The Cheyenne County Advisory Council to the Western Nebraska Area Agency on Aging organized at its first meeting in Sidney. Rev Rodney Wilmoth was named chairman with other officers to follow. Upcoming meetings set for 1:30 pm Friday Dec 21 and Monday Jan 21 at the Methodist Church to discuss county needs and senior citizen services including transportation, information and referral, in home services, telephone reassurance, friendly visiting and a senior personnel placement bureau.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Nebraska Commission On Aging
Rodney Wilmoth
Methodist Church
LeMay
Western Nebraska Agency On Aging
Panhandle
Potter Looms Big In Wheat Circles
Potter’s prominence in U S wheat circles grows at Spokane meeting of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers. Ray Davis of Potter, president of the National Wheat Growers Association, was honored as keynote speaker by Dr B Bertramsen. Bertramsen cited Brenda Spencer of Potter as Nebraska Wheat Queen 1974 and urged farmers to bolster public support and conservation efforts for wheat and soil and water resources.
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Potter
Washington Association of Wheat Growers
Spokane
Wash
Ray Davis
National Wheat Growers Association
B. Bertramsen
Bertramsen
Juniperperper Tours North Pole Toy Factory
Juniperperper, the elf, earns a welcome at the North Pole as Santa and Mrs Claus lead him on a tour of the Toy Factory. The Christmas serialized tale continues in Section One's Page 11.
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Juniperperper
North Pole
Magic Snow Forest
Santa Claus
Juniper Perper
Santa
Mrs Claus
Chappell Center to Host Senior Potluck and Meeting
Seniors in the Chappell area are reminded of a potluck supper and organizational meeting set for Friday at 6 30 pm in the Chappell Legion Hall. After dinner, entertainment and a business meeting will elect officers for a proposed senior citizens association. All interested in forming a center or group are urged to attend.
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Chappell Area
Chappell Legion Hall
Sidney Board offers $7000 base pay to teachers
The Sidney Board of Education votes 6 0 to send a formal salary offer to the Sidney Educators Association raising base pay to 7000 from 6700 and cites feasibility concerns with an index based plan while SEA sought 900 and a 4 by 4 index. The board also bids insurance, reviews child abuse policy, energy steps, outside work rules, nursery room rent denial, and schedules locker installation during Christmas break.
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Sidney Board of Education
Sidney Educators’ Association
SEA
the Sea
Carl Cornelius
Ackerman-Robinson Insurance Agency
East Ward
R J Pedersen
Bob Cook
Pedersen
Nebraska Wheat and Grain Yields Dip. Barley Rises
Nebraska small grain growers report lower yields for wheat oats and rye but higher barley yields. Wheat averaged 35 bushels per acre with 94 million bushels produced on 2.68 million acres, while oats yielded 48 bushels per acre for 22 million bushels. Rye at 20 bushels per acre and barley 36. Total acreages and outputs shift across crops with modest overall gains.
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Nebraska
Doug
Murfield
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Associated Press
Temperature Reaches 63 Here Tuesday
A low pressure trough extends from Texas to Montana with a second center forming over Nebraska and crossing northern Missouri by tonight. Freezing drizzle is unlikely to change to light snow over southeastern Nebraska. Lows dip to teens. highs near 63 in Sidney and Imperial with an 18 degree low at North Platte.
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Associated Press
Texas
Montana
Nebraska
Missouri
Ohio Valley
Sidney
Imperial
North Platte
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Sioux Villa
Gering
Scottsbluff
Kimball
Public Service Co
Colorado
Nebraska Public Power District
Lienemann
Rowan
Cable Inc
Bernie Card
Roger Price
Action Agency
Parochial School Board
Oks
St. Patrick's School
Wilmoth
Toy Factory
Chappell Center
Potter Bank
Potter State Bank
Chestnut and
Front St
Arden D. Wetterau
Nienheuser Construction Co
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