Hopes To Finish Sidney Lodgepole Road Surfacing Soon
Low bidders on Nebraska highway projects announced over the weekend include the Sidney Lodgepole 16.1 mile U S Route 30 resurfacing. Culverts James E Simon Co North Platte $63864 Guardian Rail DeGroffs Construction Co Atkinson 5074 Asphalt Surface and Related Work Teton Construction Co Cheyenne 213354 District highway engineer Charles Nutter says work could start early next year and aim to finish before heavy summer traffic subject to weather. Other low bids include Western Plains Construction Lincoln 145371 for three bridges at Big Springs Interstate interchange, and Beatrice Construction Beatrice 238200 to relocate the Highway 61 bridge in Keith County.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Lodgepole
Sidney- Lodgepole
James E. Simon Co
North Platte
DeGroff’s Construction Co
Atkinson
Teton Construction Co
Cheyenne
Charles Nutter
Bridgeport
State Highway Department
Nutter
Western Plains Construction Company of
Lincoln
Big Springs
Denver
Colo
Wyo
Keith County
Beatrice Construction Co
Knicely Named President of George Washington Student Body
Jim Knicely, a junior at George Washington University in Washington DC, was elected president of the student body with 1200 votes beating two opponents who received 700 and 300. The position includes a full tuition scholarship and he begins duties today.
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Jim Knicely
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
Jack R. Knicely
Rites Held For Robert Fischer 11 Die From Leukemia
Funeral services for Robert Dean Fischer 11 were held at St Pauls Lutheran Church Sidney. He died Friday after 14 months of leukemia treatment at Children's Hospital Denver and Memorial Hospital Sidney. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery Gehrig and Son Funeral Home served. Memorials may go to Leukemia Research Fund or Bethesda Lutheran Home for Children.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Sideney
Robert Dean Fischer
Children’s Hospital
Denver
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Lester Boehm
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Leukemia Research Fund
Bethesda Lutheran Home
Robert, Dean Fischer
Robert G. Fischer
George
Herman Finke
Road Hearing Set by Cheyenne County Commissioners
Cheyenne County Commissioners announce a Tuesday February 27 hearing at 9 30 a m on the annual highway program in accordance with Nebraska statutes.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Walter Johnson Dies A Pioneer Farm Family Member
Walter Dee Johnson 58 a Cheyenne County farmer died suddenly at his Sidney home after attending a wedding anniversary reception. Survived by Mildred Beyer Johnson four children two siblings and a home in Huntsman area. Funeral at St Patrick's Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Rosary at Gehrig and Son. Memorials to St Patrick's Church.
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Walter Dee Johnson
Cheyenne County
Maple St
Sidney
Robert Johnson
Huntsman
Johnson
Mildred Mary Beyer
Denver
Mr. Johnson
Lyle Dee Johnson
Lloyd
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Vincent Pelster
Greenwood Cemetery
Rosary
The
Gehrig and Son
St. Patrick’s Church
Floyd M. Kiel
Kenneth E. Hallett
Peetz
Cole
Miss Kurz
Nebraska
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Gehrig
Jacqueline Rae Kurz
Sidney High School
Robert Kurz
Lyle Karen Daling
Kearney
Robert Jr
Richard
Russell
Frank Kurz
Delores Meininger
Scottsbluff
Evening Store Hour Change at Sidney Merchants
Ed Cole manager of the Sidney Chamber of Commerce reminds shoppers of the shift in evening hours from Friday to Thursday. Cooperating stores will stay open Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. to cut wasted trips and inform the public.
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Sidney Merchants
Ed Cole
Chamber of Commerce
Cole
Weyerts Area Pioneer Dies This Morning
George Hinrichs 82 longtime Weyerts resident died this morning at Memorial Hospital after two weeks as a patient. Funeral set for Friday at Weyerts Immanuel Lutheran Church. Burial in Weyerts cemetery. Surviving widow two sons a daughter five grandchildren six great grandchildren and five sisters.
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Weyerts
George Hinrichs
Memorial Hospital
Weyerts Immanuel Lutheran Church
A. L. Danielson
Craig Holechek
Steamboat Rock
Town
Henry G
Sophie Miller Hinrichs
Bertha R. Gade
Weyerts Church
Edward Hinrichs
Sidney
Erwin Hinrichs
Oakland
Calif
Florine Mohrmann
Mountain View
Carl Kraft
Gurley
Abbe Bruns
Dalton
Herb Rabe
Albert Hargens
Great Falls
Mont
Louis Bailey
Fort Shaw
Three Mishaps Investigated Over Weekend
Multiple weekend crashes in the Sidney area included a fatal 12:05 a.m. wreck on Highway 19 killing 19 year old Jacqueline Rae Kurz of Sidney. Other incidents involved Daniel L. Nagle of Minatare speeding after a collision with Clark G. Fuller of Sidney, and a Utah driver Richard J. Tate colliding with Clay H. Radtke of Sidney near 13th Street. Funeral plans for Kurz were announced with memorials to St. Patrick's Church.
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Sidney
Daniel L. Nagle
Minatare
Clark G. Fuller
Fuller
Toledo
Nagle
Richard J. Tate
Salt Lake City
Utah
Clay H. Radtke
Tate
Ilinois
13Th
Mr. Radtke
Illinois
W. H. Fredrick
Phyllis L
Lodgepole
Panhandle Weather Forecast With Snow Likely This Week
Light snow this afternoon and tonight with 1 to 3 inches possible by tomorrow. Cold with highs in the 30s and lows near the single digits, and temperatures averaging 3 to 12 degrees below normal Tuesday through Saturday.
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Panhandle
Panhandle PPP Planning Session Set for Wednesday
Panhandle Partners For Progress will meet Wednesday in Sidney at 7 30 p m at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel to plan attendance at the Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce annual meeting in Alliance on February 22. Stanley Juelfs and Kim ball discuss promoting regional development and potential secession ideas to boost western Nebraska.
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Panhandle
PPP
WNUCC
Nebraska
Two Injured In Truck Jackknife West Of Lodgepole
Two men received minor injuries Friday evening when a semi-trailer jackknifed on Highway 30 about four miles west of Lodgepole. Driver Daniel F. Webster 31 of St Louis Missouri and passenger Andrew Stofke Bethalto Illinois were treated at Memorial Hospital in Sidney. Webster had a cut left ear and Stofke a bruised left shoulder. Nebraska State Patrol said the westbound truck swerved to avoid a roll of wire and skidded into the north ditch. Estimated truck damage was $25000.
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Sidney
Jerry J. Christensen
Potter
Jacqueline Rae Kurz
Robert Kurz
Thomas Buecker
Christensen
Highway 19
Felix Koenig
Nebraska State Patrol
Sgt. Koenig
Buecker
St. Koenig
Miss Kurz
Memorial Hospital
Rick Tilghman
Highway
Lodgepole
Daniel F. Webster
St. Louis
Andrew Stofke
Beth Alto
Ill
Webster
Stofke
Thre
Amy Vach Wins Who's Who Jackpot in Cheyenne County Ad
Amy Vach of South 21st Ave Sidney won 95 in merchandise certificates by correctly guessing all clues in the Who's Who in Cheyenne County contest. The weekly jackpot was reduced to 30 with a 5 prize for first drawn entry, and new clues may appear in the eight column ad or a second sponsor ad.
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Amy Vach
South 21St Ave
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Ralph Englert
Mr. Englert
Hardy-Clark Furniture
Center Liquor Store
Victone Cleaners
Gibson Ford-Mercury
Cameo House of Beauty
Farmers Feed and Seed Co
Triangle Sheet Metal
Moore’s Glass and Paint
Ray’s TV
Bert’s Texaco
Western Auto
Fix Pharmacy
Bagby’s Texaco
Ben Franklin
Born’s Skelly Service
Goodyear Service
Cheyenne County Lumber Co
Decker’s Market
Thomas Lumber Co
Sidney Telegraph
High Plains Lab Planning Talks Held Friday
Joint meeting of County officials University of Nebraska personnel and High Plains Ag Laboratory staff discussed future plans. Main topics were soil and water conservation and land shaping projects. Planning session aims to gauge local sentiment with more conferences to follow. Attendees included Jack Steele Howard Witmus Larry Axthen Charles Fenster Ivan Liljegren and Roger Plantz along with county committees and boards.
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High Plains Ag Laboratory
University of Nebraska
Gerald Moline
Moline
Jack Steele
Howard Witmus
University
Larry Axthen
Scottsbluff Station
Charles Fenster
Scottsbluff
Ivan Liljegren
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Rural Development Committee
Cheyenne County Soil Conservation and Agricultural Board
Roger Plantz
Nebrask a NFO President to Speak at Monday Meeting
Bill Selhorst of Dodge will be the main speaker at the Nebraska National Farmers Organization meeting. The event is at St Patrick's High School on Monday February 19 at 7 30 PM.
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Nebraska National Farmers Organization
NFO
Bill Selhorst
Dodge
St. Paterick’s High School
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