LorLue Lao refugee family chosen for Sidney sponsorship
A Laotian refugee family of ten named LorLue has been selected by national refugee officials to relocate to Sidney. Church World Service resolved questions with local sponsor Ayn Hahn and the Sidney Refugee Resettlement Committee to proceed, with housing at St Pauls Lutheran Church teacherage and funds planned to cover one month of support. The family includes a couple aged 31 and 29 with five children and three brothers living with them. two daughters are 11 and 7, three sons 7 5 and ? years old, and brothers ages 20 19 and 18. The father has radio operator training and military service in the Royal Army. the mother sews and embroiders. Local sponsors will cover initial costs and the committee anticipates a smooth transition once a timetable is set.
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Sidney
Ayn Hahn
Hahn
James Thomas
Church World Service
New York City
LorLue
Vietnam
United States
Thailand
Royal Army
Philadelphia
Laos
St Paul’s Lutheran Church
Osage St
Sidney National Bank
Kojak the cat feasts while burglary probe unfolds
A break in at Fix Pharmacy during the night saw cash veterinary supplies and suppositories stolen after a door was broken. A black cat named Kojak ate two birds entering with no clear link to the crime, while owner Richard Fix and Sheriff Cox comments reflected the ongoing investigation and Kojak’s elusive knowledge.
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Frank Partsch
Fix
Kojak
Cox
Richard Fix
Kay
Sidney
Nebraska State Capitol Becomes National Historic Landmark
The Interior Department designated the Nebraska State Capitol a national historic landmark. It calls the building a classical skyscraper with a modern streamlining influence on American architecture, noting its cost of about $10 million and acknowledging architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. The 1930 completion date and preservation safeguards under the National Historic Preservation Act are highlighted.
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Washington
The
Interior Department
Nebraska State Capitol
Capitol
Nebraska Capitol
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
Tourism meeting set with Lions in Sidney Nebraska
A public review meeting on tourism development for Nebraska's I-80 region is set in Sidney with a Lions Club luncheon at Chateau Restaurant. John Rosenow of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development will present the Travel Industry Development Plan proposals for Platte River Road as part of a two year interagency analysis by the Travel and Recreation Interagency Council.
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Nebraska
Lions’ Club
Sidney
Chateau
John Rosenow
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Platte River Road
Travel and Recreation Interagency Council
Game and Parks Commission
State Historical Society
Department of Roads
State Office of Planning and Programming
Natural Resources Commission
Department of Economic Development
Travel Industry
Ogallala
Brule
Big Springs
Fort Sidney
Lodgepole State
Rosenow
Sidney Implement, Inc
East Highway
Sidney Implement
Don Hadden
John Deere
Nebraska Enterprise
Dan DeBruyn
Mike Gifford
Telegraph
Mrs OConnor named United Fund chairman in Sidney
Bertram OConnor was named chairman of the Sidney United Fund after directors discussed campaign plans and a public drive. Secretary Carolyn Niekum said the board will meet Feb 4 to reorganize with a nominating committee and solicit directorship candidates. The region Platte River Road will be discussed as part of a state travel plan, with a public review meeting and luncheon at noon.
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Bertram O'Connor
Sidney United Fund
United Fund
Sidney
Carolyn Niekum
Ed Cole
Raoul Nelson
Ted Tillotson
Pat Elis
Niekum
Board seeks Western Tech Area Board member from Southern Panhandle
Western Nebraska Technical College area board invites public suggestions to fill the vacancy left by Dr H C Q Nelson. Term expires January 1979. Current members include Ted Egging of Gurley, with contacts for nominations in Chadron Scottsbluff and Gurley. The board also voted to not rehire seven faculty for 1976-77 due to enrollment concerns at Sidney and Scottsbluff campuses.
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Southern Panhandle
Western Technical Community College Area Board of Governors
William Ptacek
H.C.Q. Nelson
Nelson
Ptacek
Cheyenne
Devel and
Kimball
Ted Egging
Gurley
Western Nebraska Technical College
Sidney
Nebraska Western College
Scottsbluff
Alliance School of Practical Nursing
Technical Community College
Albert Crites
Chadron
East 27Th St
Egging
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Kay McCumber
William Danhom
Dennis Wells
Dwight Tritt
Billy Bucher
Sidney Improvement Group Explores 1976 Community Plan
Sidney introduces a 1976 community improvement program led by Rex Swanson and Danny Staeh to boost public participation and gain exposure in the Nebraska Community Improvement Program contest. The effort emphasizes local collaboration, idea development, and practical projects such as preschool vision, animal control, junior high fire patrols, Lodgepole Creek cleanup, Bicentennial involvement, and youth-focused programs.
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Sidney
Rex Swanson
Danny Staeh
Nebraska
NCIP
Swanson and Staehr
Swanson
Larry Bare
State Department of Economic Development
Cochairmen
Lodgepole Creek
Ledeen Valley 4H Camp elects new officers and plans lodge dedication
At the annual membership meeting held near Fort Sidney, new officers were seated. Mrs Art Borcher was re elected president, Ken Sakurada will be vice president, Mrs C B Dorwart named corresponding secretary, Mrs Emil Weyerts re elected recording secretary, and Elva Davison chosen treasurer. Steve Hopkins and Jim Paxton were elected three year board members. The Monica McNish Memorial Lodge is nearing completion with dedication planned May 30. Donations are still sought for finishing the facility and dormitories. The next board meeting is Feb 9 at the Ak Sar Ben cabin.
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Ledeen’ Valley
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Art Borcher
Gurley
Ken Sakurada
George Lyons
C.B. Dorwart
Emil Weyerts
Elva Davison
Steve Hopkins
Dalton
Jim Paxton
Sidney
Jim Payne
Don Siffrin
Davison
Lyons
Monica McNish
J. Hammond McNish
Manhattan
Kan
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Statehouse
College Board
Staehr
Dewey Merck
Ivan
Liljegren
Carl Kurz
Neal Craig
Mrs, Dorwart
Sakurada
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