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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1966
Page
11
Ogallala Superintendent M. J. Baack announced a two class addition at Progress Elementary. The north end will receive the expansion, costing about two and a half mills. The project will be funded pay as you go with no interest, and a second multi purpose room is planned for 1967 as a lunch and music room.
An analysis presented at the People in Nebraska's Future session forecasts Scottsbluff as one of three Nebraska growth centers accounting for 98 percent of state growth to 1980. The study also highlights Omaha and Lincoln as other major growth areas, with civic and educational leaders to use the material locally.
Banner County School District will accept bids on thirteen 1966 school buses in Harrisburg. Bid opening is 1 p.m. February 3. Interested dealers may obtain bid forms and specifications by contacting J. F. Anderson, superintendent, at 235-2565.
Mrs Bruce Gilliland was elected to the Nebraska Division of the American Cancer Society Board of Directors. She attended a cancer workshop in Scottsbluff Tuesday and will attend a state meeting in Kearney next month as a new board member.
Ogallala near unveiled cable television under Pete Karn, manager of Ogallala Community TV and other systems in Kimball and Alliance. CBS signals will come from Sterling Colorado NBC from North Platte and ABC from Hayes Center. A 24 hour weather channel and a 24 hour background music service will be produced locally.
Juan Ignacio Gomez owner manager of Rancho Allegre in Lazaro Casdenas Colony Chihuahua traveled to Gering to buy onion processing line equipment from Lockwood Grader Corp. He grows cotton wheat alfalfa onions corn on irrigated land and sells in Mexican markets. Gomez travels often to the United States and recently visited New Mexico to see Lockwood equipment in use.
Bids for the Hiram Scott College library science building are due by 2 p.m. February 17 at the college administrative offices in the Consumers Building. Project cost is listed at 1,384,311 with 350,000 locally raised and the rest from federal grant and low interest loan. The Nebraska Higher Education Facilities Commission has given priority to a 389,698 federal grant pending approval by the Office of Education.
Rushville hosts the first Pan handle C Music Clinic on February 10 with 165 students from eight schools including Rushville Hay Springs Crawford Hemingford Bayard Minatare Sidney St Pat s Alliance St Agnes. Guest directors include Ed Marty of Casper College and Casper Civic.
John Lambert will take the post of Dawes County Extension Service agent on Feb 1. A 1964 University of Nebraska graduate, he succeeds Bob Fritsche who has joined the Northeast Nebraska Experiment Station at Concord.
A public information meeting at the Elks Auditorium Wednesday at seven will explain Medicare benefits. Speakers include Stewart Mount of the Nebraska Hospital Assn and Ken Neff of the Nebraska Medical Society with Social Security reps outlining enrollment steps. Coffee and doughnuts provided. sponsored by The American National Bank.
Ed Pennington a vocal instructor at Casper College and Dan Long of Sidney High School will assist in instrumental instruction. About 165 students are expected with 79 in band and 83 in choir.
Ogallala plans a federal grant project to establish a resident school for trainable retarded children serving 22 western Nebraska counties. Superintendent M. J. Baack has prepared a 37 page report to send to the U S Office of Education detailing participating counties including Sioux Dawes Box Butte Sheridan Scotts Bluff Banner Kimball Morrill Cheyenne Deuel Garden Grant Arthur Perkins Chase Dundy Hayes Hitchcock Meeker McPherson Cherry and Keith.
Jack Woolridge was elected president of the Chappell Chamber of Commerce at a board meeting. Other officers include Larry Rahe as vice president Rodger L Koch as secretary and Joe Lechman as treasurer.
Kimball County Sheriff Jim Shaul announced he will not run this spring. He has 26 years in law enforcement in western Nebraska, four terms as Banner County sheriff, two years as a Kimball County deputy, and is finishing his second term as Kimball County sheriff.
Federal funds seek creation of five migrant worker child care centers in Western Nebraska. Bayard listed as a site for one facility while Scottsbluff’s pilot center is cited as very successful prompting five additional centers in 1966 to serve about 1000 children.
Judge Phillip Gilliam of Denver will speak at the Panhandle Welfare Association meeting in Bridgeport on February 16 about emphasizing Juvenile Decency over Delinquency. The program at 9 a.m. includes a panel moderated by Darrel Willet with school and probation officials, Indian dancers, and a Q and A session.
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