Ancient German Christmas scene carried by Potter families
A Cheyenne County tradition dating to early 1900s started by Mrs. C G Gemeinhardt depicts a Nativity village with miniature figures placed in sand. Descendants across seven families, now in Cheyenne County, keep the display alive with animals and tiny houses, some with real wool and feathered geese, creating a wintry village under the tree.
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Cheyenne County
CG. Gemeinhardt
Potter
Abenschule
St. Louis
Betty Wilson
Pasadena
Sidney
Gemeinhardt
Christmas Displays Span Generations In Several Families
The article describes multiple families continuing a Christmas scene tradition with wax figures, ice pond mirrors, and carved figures. Mrs Feihler, Mrs Mueller, Mrs Boenhke, and Mrs Wilson preserve heirlooms and create elaborate displays. Tom Mueller and Greg and Eric Wilson contribute, while Leona Gemeinhardt bakes cookies instead. The Denver window decorations inspire a New York executive, and the scenes originated in Germany seven years ago during Army postings.
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Feihler
Frank Mueller
Amanda Sterett
Sidney
Edgar Boenhke
Potter
Muellers
Ken
Wesley
James Mueller
Sioux Falls
Ken Muellers
Tom
Tempe
Ariz
John Fisher
Denver
Boehnkes
Wayne Hinkel
Bayard
Wesley Muellers
Trish
Provo
Utah
Edgar Boehnke
Tom Mueller
Fisher
Wilsons
Big Red reports hairy Big Foot sighting in Oregon
In Gresham Oregon UPI reports Santa Claus who wore a St Nick outfit claimed he saw Sasquatch. Roger Hines a 19 year old said he encountered an eight foot tall hairy creature while driving home from his father's Christmas party. He described the sighting and noted deputies reacted skeptically.
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Gresham
Ore
UPI
Santa Claus
Big Foot
St. Nick
Roger Hines
Sheriff's Office
Sasquatch
Sidney area Christmas sales show gains despite lighter packed gift list
Local merchants report Christmas demand solid with gains over last year though big ticket items may be less prominent. UPS strike helped parcel volume at the Sidney post office while many shoppers came out earlier. Stores like Wheelers Toy, McDonald Co and Gambles note strong sales of games, Jaws, six million dollar man items, sweaters and small appliances. Community groups distributed food baskets and treats, with welfare and King’s Daughters aiding families in need.
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Santa Claus
Sidney
United Parcel Service
Whitefoot
Cheyenne County Court House
Sidney City
Pearl Block
Cheyenne County Welfare Office
Rod Mika
Wheelers
John Laing
Dorwart Named Judge in 19th District for Nebraska
Thomas Dorwart of Sidney was appointed Thursday by Governor Exon as county judge in the 19th Judicial District to replace retiring Patrick Heaton Sr. Dorwart, a private practitioner since 1973, will receive 25 000 a year and faces a transition from private practice and city attorney duties. He is a Lexington native with a Creighton BA and UNL JD, and the district covers Cheyenne Deuel Kimball and Banner Counties. Dorwart and his wife Pat have three children. Heaton expressed the challenge of judging and agreed to possible recalls for special duties.
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Thomas Dorwart
Sidney
19Th Judicial
J.J Exon
Dorwart
Patrick J Heaton Sr
Jack Knicely
Heaton
Lexington
Creighton University
University of Nebraska
John Peetz
Nebraska Department of Roads
Nebraska Insurance Department
C. B. Dorwart
Chéyenne
Deuel
Kimball
Banner
Kenneth Fritzler
Telegraph
P.J. Heaton Sr
Tom Dorwart
Counterfeit $100 bill pair linked to Sidney case
A man and a woman listed as Sidney residents were arrested in Kearney for possessing about $10,000 in counterfeit $100 bills. Francis Osborne, 42, and Margaret Garmaker, 35, were being questioned by federal and state authorities. No charges filed yet. The two reportedly traveled in a late 1960s Ford with intransit plates.
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Sidney
Kearney
Francis Osborne
Margaret Garmaker
Secret Service
US Treasury Department
Nebraska State Patrol
Cheyenne
Cheyenne County
Oren Cox
Ford
No White Christmas Prospects Dwindle Across Nebraska
Forecasters express slim chances of a white Christmas in Nebraska with light snow flurries possible tonight into early Saturday. Clouds prevail tonight with flurries in the east. Saturday remains mostly cloudy with additional snow flurries. A warm front raised temps toward the 40s before a cold front from the North Dakota border shifts southward, bringing teens tonight and highs in the 30s Saturday.
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Nebraska
North Dakota-Canadian
Hospital policy unchanged on delivery room access
Memorial Hospital board kept the policy of excluding fathers from the delivery room after a Tuesday vote. A December 7 medical staff motion to allow husbands in the delivery room at the physician’s discretion awaits guidelines and a joint committee review before any future board vote, with the next meeting set for January 18.
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Memorial Hospital Board of Directors
Ray Cruise
Board of Directors
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Ann
Western Nebraska Technical College
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Leon D Bell
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