19th Annual Symphony Concert in Sidney High School
The Sidney High School Symphonic Band presents its 19th annual mid-winter concert this Sunday at 2:30 in the junior high auditorium. Guest soloist is Dr. Loren Bartlett of Colorado State College, with band director Larry Pippitt. The program features arrangements and works by Gates, Falcone, McBeth, Sousa, Telemann and more.
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Sidney High School
Larry Pippitt
Loren Bartlett
Colorado State College
Greeley
George Gershwin
Mosaico de Mexico
George Gates
Ceasar Giovannini
Wayne Robinson
Bonelli
Nicholas Falcone
Charles Carter
George Phillip Telemann
J. Durward Marshh
Francis McBeth
H. M. James
Kenneth J. Allford
Howard Able
Washington Post
John Philip Sousa
Bill Fankhauser
Janet Tremain
Julie Bruce
Loren Bauman
Deanna Bruns
Lynn Mehling
Alliance hearing debates phasing out county school superintendents
Caldwell defended keeping the county school superintendent offices. Dawes and Kimball officials urged no abolition, citing workload and legal changes. Nebraskan legislators and 80 Panhandle officials attended as the panel discussed mergers, uniform motor vehicle taxation, and home rule for counties.
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Alliance
Legislative Council
Cheyenne County
Irwin Caldwell
Bonnie Manley
Dawes County
Alice McMichael
Kimball County
Nebraska County Superintendents Association
Leslie Stull
William Wylie
Elgin
Harold Simpson
Lincoln
Jules Burbach
Crofton
Don Hanna
Brownlee
Don Elrod
Grand Island
Nebraska
Panhandle
Jorgenson Returns After Eye Surgery At Sterling
The American National Bank president D. W. Jorgenson is back at his desk after eye surgery performed in Sterling Colorado earlier this month.
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D. W. Jorgenson
The
American National Bank
Sterling, Colo
Two Accidents Occur Thursday in Sidney
Police investigated two crashes on Thursday. In the first, Jeffrey L. Spady was in a northbound car that was hit by Victor Contrato at 12th Avenue and Jackson. Cathy Spady was treated for a deep knee cut at Memorial Hospital and released. In the second, Loran Smith veered near Ulmois and struck Marvin Jacobson’s parked car, with no damage estimates available.
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Sidney
Jeffrey L. Spady
Spruce Street
12Th Avenue
Victor Contrato
Sth Avenue
Jackson
Spady
Cathy Spady
Memorial Hospital
Loran Smith
Ulmois
Marvin Jacobson
Dry Winter Season Threatens Nebraska Range Fires
Nebraskans face an unusually dry start to 1970 with January the driest in 40 years and March prone to wildfires. Fire control expert Joe Range notes many fires are small but total area burned nears 50 000 acres with half a million dollars in damage. Major causes include railroads lightning and debris burning while broken fences and matches by children rise. Open fires must be extinguished on windy days as snow melts and outdoors activities resume.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Sioux County
Arthur County
Sheridan County
Cherry County
Hooker County
Box Butte
Mr. Range
Blowing Soil Mirrors 1930s In Nebraska Panhandle
Winter topsoil erosion in the Nebraska Panhandle rivals the 1930s as dry weather and strong winds blow soil along fence lines. Wheat salvage depends on moisture. overall crop loss is not yet extensive, with March winds expected. Government reports note blowing soil statewide but green wheat and rye persist in southern areas. livestock and feed supplies remain adequate, and January stocker cattle shipments hit 136,000 head.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Great Plains
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Nebraska
Radiators Stolen From Two Vehicles In Cheyenne County
The Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of two radiators from a 1952 pickup and a 1960 car owned by George Jobman of 1516 Forrest. The theft occurred Tuesday night and was reported Wednesday.
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Cheyenne County
George Jobman
Forrest
Panhandle Snow Forecast Turns Cold This Weekend
Increasingly cloudy pattern across the Panhandle with light snow possible in the north this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures range from the upper 20s to 40s with 10 to 30 percent precipitation chances, and extended outlook calls for partly cloudy to colder conditions with more light snow Sunday through Tuesday.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Governor Calls Drug Use Talks in Lincoln Conference
Governor Norbert Tiemann schedules a two day statewide conference in Lincoln to address Nebraska’s drug problem. Invitations go to school officials, student reps, and the media to build a youth adult partnership and outline actions, inventories, and recommendations for a coordinated program. Participants include Russell Pedersen, William Fankhauser, and Tim O’Halloran from Sidney.
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Norbert Tiemann
Lincoln
Nebraska
Russell Pedersen
Sidney
William Fankhauser
Tim O’halloran
Sidney High School
Cheyenne County Hears Road Budget For Year
The Cheyenne County Road Hearing reviewed a annual construction and maintenance program totaling 555,960.98 dollars. Blaine Thompson outlined 211,793.05 for new construction and 344,167.93 for maintenance with 38,736 dedicated to five new bridges and 182,000 for surface and right of way work.
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Cheyenne County
Blaine Thompson
Lodgepole
Lodgepole Cemetery
Two-Headed Calf Born On Dalton Farm
Charles Geller of Dalton found a two headed calf during a routine farm inspection. The calf, alive but very weak, is not expected to survive, and Geller transported it to town for special care.
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Charles Geller
Dalton
Geller
Auto Severs Phone Cable Near Dalton
A one car accident half a mile north of Dalton on U S Highway 385 around 11 p m Tuesday night interrupted telephone service for nearly six hours between Sidney and Alliance Hemingford Hyannis and Bingham. Andrew Jensen 35 of Bridgeport drove off the road and hit a pole causing the cable to part. he was not seriously injured and the car suffered more than 900 dollars in damage. The cable carried both commercial and some private lines.
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Dalton
Sidney
Alliance
Hemingford
Hyannis
Bingham
Omaha
Ronald Gusman
Nebraska State Patrol
Andrew Jensen
Bridgeport
Gusmas
Jensen
Five Day Jail Terms For Train Ride Theft
Four young men were arrested by the Cheyenne County Sheriff for stealing a ride on a freight train. In Cheyenne County Court they were found guilty of a train riding misdemeanor and sentenced to five days in county jail with $7.50 costs. Names include Jerry Yeager Randall Yeager Charles Parr and Felix Gallegos, ages 25 to 19.
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Cheyenne County
Ring Stolen and Dog Bite Report from Sidney
Clair Haven of Sidney reported a $200 diamond ring stolen from his home on Wednesday. Authorities at North Ward School say a boy was bitten by a dog on the school playground with no alert issued to locate the dog. The dog has lingered around the school all year and officials await its return to check for rabies.
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Clair Haven
Sidney
North Ward
Sidney Fire Crews Respond to Grass and Barrel Fires
Sidney Volunteer Firemen answered multiple calls over two days with no damage reported. On Wednesday they tackled a grass fire at Dr C B Dorwart’s residence. On Thursday night they were summoned to the Nebraska State Highway Department buildings near Sidney where two trash barrels were burning near the structures.
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Sidney
Dr. C. B. Dorwart
State of Nebraska Highway Department
Laws Tighten Rules for Municipalities Across Nebraska
Nebraska lawmakers tightened budgeting standards housing codes and election and road laws affecting municipalities. The two day Sidney meeting led by Dale Rasmussen and James Childe included reps from Bridgeport Chappell Kimball Lodgepole Potter Lewellen Oshkosh Scottsbluff Alliance Gering Terrytown Bayard Sidney with plans for statewide briefings.
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Bridgeport
Chappell
Kimball
Lodgepole
Potter
Lewellen
Oshkosh
Scottsbluff
Alliance
Gering
Terrytown
Bayard
Sidney
Dale Rasmussen
Nebraska League of Municipalities
James Childe
The
Two Sidney Scouts to Be Named Eagle for 1969
Two 16 year old boys Paul D Roberts and Brett Belden will receive Eagle Scout Awards at an Eagle Court of Honor this Sunday at 2 30 p m in the First United Methodist Church. Paul is a sophomore at Peetz High School and Brett is a sophomore at Sidney High School. Both have long scouting records including Camp Laramie Peak Philmont 1968 and the 1969 National Jamboree at Farragut Idaho. They have held multiple leadership posts and earned numerous ranks and awards including the God and Country Award for Brett and the Order of the Arrow memberships for both.
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Paul D. Roberts
Brett Belden
First United Methodist Church
Paul
Paul H. Roberts
Peetz High School
Lorenzo
Peetz
Don Hazlitt
Donald Fehringer
Sidney
James Paxton
Camp Laramie Peak
Philmont
Denner
Brett
Boy Scout Troop 89
Ed Colone
Paul Roberts
Colone
Walt Johnson
Den 2
Ellis Wotan
First Christian Church
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
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Kathy Wright
Flutes Kathy Wright
Karen Johnson
Mary Ellen White
Jo Ann Owen
Michelle Mines
Cathy Bonner
Terry Martin
Vicki Atkins
Beverly Dougherty
Sherri Johnston
Susan Fisher
Carol Outright
Clarinets
Ball Fankhouser
Chris Brush
Anita Countryman
Lynnde Peterson
Sharon Willis
Linda Langley
Suzanne Talib
Susan Saall
Brenda St. Lawrence
Leslie Calahan
Cathy Ellison
Deb Earnhart
Linda Thompson
Pam Hyde
Mary House
Jeanie Wilson
Janice Eich
Peggy Kettler
Karen Oliverius
Alto Saxophones
Sandy Countryman
Sharon Young Trish Mueller
Chris Jeppesen
Judy Meyer
Ron Lurber
Beth Hiett
Chery Gordon Deanna Bruns
Melanie McKinley
Debbie Hyde
Bob Buecker
Donna Eich
Cindy Jackson
Contra Bass Clarinet
Larry Cox
Keith Marshall
Bassoons
Vickie Niebaum
Carolyn Fisher
Julie Wilson
Roger McConnell
Janet Brunick
Kathleen Lessman
Baritone Saxophone
Darryl Muehring
Ken Steffens
Liz Jay Loren Bauman
Judy Hochman
Nathan Brei
Vickie Havorka
Cornets
Tom Atkins
Kathy Brunick
Steve Darr
Dave Muehling
Rex Skarka
Ken Paxton
Jeff Spencer
Trombones
Linda Thayer
Dave Mowry
Kurt Heintz
Kathy Cruise
Randy McDowell
Jerry Spiker
Richard Ross
Bill Luben
Dan Sherrerd
Craig Wilson
Cynthia Studinicka
Linda Draper
Marsha Griffiths
Callae Curless
Jane Johnson
Candy Music
Mike McDowell
Caldwell
Nebr
Boll
Bruce Brauer
Jim Payne
Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp, Inc
Payne
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Eagle Scout
Ben Belden
Elwood Moore
Den
Bob Decker
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