Symphonic Band Plans 20th Mid Winter Concert Sunday
The 83 member Sidney High School Symphonic Band presents its 20th annual Mid Winter concert this Sunday February 28 at 2 30 pm in the Junior High School Auditorium Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for students Director Larry Puippitt assisted by Mike McDowell features Edwin Buddy Baker from University of Northern Colorado as clinician Baker a noted trombonist will join senior and junior high bands after traveling and performing with Stan Kenton and leaders like Woody Herman and Mancin The program includes Sousa Sequoia Light Vibrations Dram madeo Do I Dot Morceau Symphonique romance and March Grandioso among others with band members listed by instrument and name
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Sidney High School
Larry Puippitt
Mike McDowell
Edwin
Buddy” Baker
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley Baker
Baker
Indiana
Indiana University
Stan Kenton
Woody Herman
Henry Mancin
Warren Covington
Greeley
John Phillip Sousa
Homer C LaGassey
Sammy Neslico
W Francis Mereth
Jones and Schmidt
Harry L Alford
Bill Holcombe
Roland F Seitz
Piccolo
Cindy Buecker
Debbie
FHA Head Outlines Agency Policy For Rural Loans
State FHA head Kenneth La Bowen outlines USDA Farmers Home Administration aims to aid farmers ranchers and rural residents with loans management assistance and credit enhancement. He notes the program supplements conventional lending and seeks to help families qualify for standard credit.
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FHA
Farmers Home Administration
Kenneth la Bowen
United States Department of Agriculture
Sidney
Ogallala
8Th Ave
David E
Gene) Rainbolt
Patrick Wright
Bowen
Crowd Attends Medway Street Hearing on 1 and 6 Year Plans
About sixty residents attended the Medway council meeting to oppose paving in the north side as part of the 1 and 6 year street improvement plan, costing over 1.2 million dollars. The council will decide whether to proceed with all or parts of the proposal after studies on drainage.
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John Baudek
Medway
County Hearing on Cheyenne County Road Program
Forty residents attended Monday’s hearing on Cheyenne County’s one and six year road plan. They asked many questions but voiced no objections. The Board of Commissioners and the highway engineer noted strong interest and said implementation will follow state law and county board decisions.
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Cheyenne County
Board of Commissioners
Patrol Ties Neb Safety Patrol to 911 System
The Nebraska Safety Patrol in Sidney is linked to the 911 emergency number. Calls average about 25 monthly, mostly legitimate, with some dog-related misclassifications not treated as emergencies. A Burlington train collision earlier this year drew a 911 response within minutes. Northwestern Bell helped implement the system with city cooperation.
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Nebraska Safety Patrol
911
Sidney
John Baudek
Bridgeport
Baudek
Mr. Baudek
Burlington
10Th Ave
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
McMillen Named Manager of Far mers Union Co-Op Gas and Oil
Ken McMillen is named manager of The Farmers Union Co-Op Gas and Oil Co, starting February 15. He previously toured as a sales rep for The Egging Co of Gurley and was with Wheatbelt Public Power District. A Cheyenne County native with ranching roots, he aims to work with rural residents and strengthen the cooperative link.
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Ken McMillen
Farmers Union Co-Op Gas and Oil Co
McMillen
Egging Co
Gurley
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Cheyenne County
Cop
Kimball Pair Charged On Drug Counts
A man and woman in Kimball were arraigned on marijuana possession and sale charges. Jimmy Sanford, 21, and Mary Herdt, 25, were identified as the defendants. Undercover work by State Patrol Investigator Richard Larsen and Kimball County Attorney Jack Meyers led to a search warrant and arrests at a Kimball residence where marijuana was seized, with help from the Slave Patrol, Kimball Police Department, and county offices.
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Kimball
Jimmy Sanford
Mary Herdt
Richard Larsen
Kimball County
Jack Meyers
Slave Patrol
Kimball Police Department
County Shortt's
Annual Meeting Promises Music and Brief Business Program
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce holds its annual meeting on March 3 at eight in the Junior High School auditorium with a music focus. The Mario Singers of Denver and the Fort Sidney Colonels of Sidney perform. James Payne, 1971 president, will give a brief talk. Members with 1971 dues get two free buckets. non members pay 1.50 at the door.
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Mario Singers of
Denver
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Junior High School
Fort Sidney Days
Mario Singers
Mario's
Tremont Place
Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne County
James Payne
Mr. Payne
Hutchison Bull Tops Sale At Alliance Auction
Fifty three bulls sold at Alliance Auction Company for the Western Near Hereford Asssociation with an average of 567 dollars. Paul A Hutchinson of Sidney had the high price at 1025 dollars bought by Richard Henderson of Alliance Weggoner Herefords Inc. of Henry. Multiple animals surpassed 700 dollars with consignors Olsen Ranches Fusket Cattle Co Earl Henderson and Sons Spearow and others selling to buyers including Dick Paisley Oshkosh Warren and Harold Gifford Gering and Don Macintosh Oshkosh.
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Alliance
Alliance Auction Company
Hereford
Paul A Hutchinson
Sidney
Richard Henderson
Alliance Weggoner Herefords, Inc
Herry
Fosket
Robert D. Spearow
Ahrens
Spearow
Steve Kime
Gordon
Memorial Hospital Receives 670 Gift for Cardiac Care
Lawrence Kan. donors Mr and Mrs H McNish contribute 670 to Memorial Hospital. Administrator Darold Kendee says funds will aid coronary and intensive care, bringing on hand totals to 1200 with the post amounting to 6000.
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Memorial Hospital
Panhandle Forecast Mixed Sun and Warmer Aftternoon
Fair and warmer conditions today with westerly winds 5 to 20 mph. Increasing cloudiness Thursday and mild temperatures with highs 40 to 50 and lows 20 to 30. Near zero precipitation through Thursday. Extended outlook shows a chance of snow Friday, then partly cloudy weekend with highs around 40 Friday and 25 to 35 by Sunday. Lows Friday in the teens, rising to 0 to 10 above Sunday. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Swanson Named Head Of Assessors In Panhandle Group
Ed Swanson Cheyenne County assessor was chosen president of the Panhandle County Assessors Association at the recent Panhandle County Officials meeting in Sidney. Other officers named are Mrs Marjore Kleist Scotts Bluff County vice president and Mrs Ida Brodt Kimball County Assessor secretary. The group meets four times yearly with next session in March at Bridgeport.
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Ed Swanson
Cheyenne
Panhandle
Mother of the Year Selection Nears in Nebraska
Nominations due March 1 for the 1971 Nebraska Mother of the Year. Lincoln committee chair Mrs Ralph Hill notes earlier introducees caused confusion with Mrs C B Dorwart of Sidney, the 1970 Mother of the Year, and says the 1971 winner will be announced mid March.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Ralph Hill
Hill
C.B Dorwarl
Sidney
Dorwart
State Crime Commission Grants Funds for Sidney Police Work
The State Crime Commission approved a federal grant of 9094 to the City of Sidney for hiring an extra patrolman and an investigator, part of a 12732 total project. Also sent to Washington for Alliance center and several county sheriff and Chadron police costs. Plans include jail construction in the 1971 state plan amid overcrowding concerns. Executive director Walter Weaver cautioned no immediate jail funds but possible next year. Senator Roman Hruska helped amend the safe streets act for facility funds.
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State Crime Commission
Sidney
Washington DC
Washington
City of Alliance
Communications Center
Banner County
Douglas
Dakota
Sarpy
Walter Weaver
Sen Roman Hruska
R-Neb
Nebraska Urged to Accept Chicago San Francisco Rail Route
Nebraska congressional leaders press Railpax to route Chicago to San Francisco through Nebraska, warning Kansas would gain rail service while Nebraska and adjacent South Dakota would lose. They call rural development dependent on adequate rail transport and urge inclusion of Nebraska in the new system.
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Nebraska
David Kendall
National Rail Passenger Corp
Railpax
Kansas
Great Plains
John Volpe
Volpe
New York
Iself
South Dakota
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Linda Langley
Leslie Calahan
Brenda Whittefoot
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Susan Saab
Pam Hadden
Mary House
Cathy Ellison
Jeanie Wilson
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Betha Motes
Keren Bowman
Janet Mallox
Beth Hielt
Chery
Nathan Brei
Vicki Havorka
Jane Born
Pal Goen
Roger McConnell
Peggy Jones
Kathleen Lessman
Steve Carr
Jim Thayer
Dave Muchling
Monte McKinley
Jeff Spencer
Dan Bruns
Rex Skarka
Scott Cornelius
Alan Wilcox
Darwin Lessman
Greg Luce
Donn Sakurada
Curt Heintz
Lori Schmidt
Randy McDoweLl
Steve Spencer
Don Paxton
Kathy Cruise
Kent Haupt
Tom Boehm
Cynthia Studnicka
Linda Draper
Steve Kuhns
Jane Johnson
Don Jones
Candy Musil
Greg Goddard
Larry Pippitt
Buddy Baker
Shield
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Co-Op Co
Annual Meeting
Hutchison
Swanson
Commission
Sidney Police Dept
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