Around The Town Local visitors tease low key updates
S/Sgt and Mrs Raymond Etherton visit Sidney as he prepares to depart for McChord Air Force Base in Washington after serving with the 310th Commando Squadron in Vietnam. Others mention vacations, stock show travel, college boards, and hospitalizations in the Sidney area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Etherton
Phil Etherton
Sidney
Etherton
Vietnam
McCord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Wash
310Th Commando Squadron
Coming Events Newcomers Club Meeting in Fort Sidney
The Newcomers Club will meet January 30 at 7 30 p m at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. White Elephant Bingo will be played during the event.
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Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Girl Scout Leaders Hold Neighborhood Meeting
A neighborhood meeting of Girl Scout leaders was held on Wednesday November 24 at Light Memorial Presbyterian Church. Mrs Janice Snyder presided and Mrs Eva Russ from Guiding Star Council Ogallala attended as a guest. Plans were made for a February 20 mothers coffee at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel and for Day Camp and Troop Camp in spring. Doris Norman announced neighborhood cookie efforts.
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Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Janice Snyder
Eva Russ
Guiding Star Council
Ogallala
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Doris Norman
Neighborhood Cookie
Cub Scout News from Den I Pack 89
For opening the cub scouts recited the promise on Thursday January 25 at Central School. Den 1 presented the skit The mixed up telegrapher after a trial run, then closing and departure. Gordon Carey, reporter.
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Cub Scout
Central School Pack
Gordon Carey
Catholic Daughters Meet at St Patrick’s Church
Catholic Daughters of America Court Mother Seton held a January 23 meeting at St Patrick’s Church basement with 40 members. Grand Regent Mrs Matt Janda led as plans discussed for the Omaha state convention April 19 20 21 and a joint Night in Vegas with the Knights of Columbus. Rev Father Nelson presented a film The Parable from the World Council of Churches. Hostesses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Daughters of America
Seaton
St. Patrick’s Church
Matt Janda
Omaha
Vegas
Knights of Columbus
Father Nelson
World Council of Churches
Marian Lenzen
Deloris Williams
Kay Kahl
Virginia George
Pat Beran
Kathrene Loch
Chocolate Layer Cake With Coconut Orange Zest Frosting
A chocolate layer cake finished with a fluffy white frosting and topped with shredded orange rind and flaked coconut for a bright complementary flavor. The detailing gives a tropical citrus note to a rich dessert.
Lions Set Cherry Pie Sale Date
Sidney Lions Club schedules the annual George's Day Cherry Pie sale for February 22 Washington's Birthday. Speaker Kyle Mines, Sidney Public Schools wrestling coach, discusses the Red Raiders and team needs. Co chairs Al Bauer and L. B. Neuman oversee the event with guests Lumir Studnicka Vernon Goransen Dr. Sherrerd and others in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle Mines
Sidney Public Schools
Sidney Lions Club
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Sidney Red Raider
Red Raiders
Paul Adkinson
Lion
al Bauer
L. B.neuman
Sidney Lions
Washington’s
Lumir Studnicka
Potter Lions
Vernon A. Goransen
Gurley Lions
Bob Sherrerd
Kimball Lions
Jim Hansen
Casper
Wye
Thomas Brower
Visitation Meeting of Alpha Iota Chapter at Memorial Rest Home
Members of Alpha Iota Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha met at Memorial Rest Home on Tuesday evening January 23. They played bingo with residents and then shared a social evening at Mrs. Robert Bauerkemper’s home. Gifts were given as Mrs. Bauerkemper prepares to move to Chadron with her husband and family. The next regular meeting is scheduled for February 8 at Mrs. Norman Stevens’s home.
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Alpha Iota
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Memorial Rest Home
Robert Bauerkemper
Bauerkemper
Chadron
Regula
Norman Stevens
Sidney Girls Lead In Crocker Homemaker Test
Karen Kay Meyer of Sidney High School and Rita Kay Petersen of Sidney St. Patrick's Academy led their schools in the Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow, a nationwide Dec 5 test among 603,798 girls in 15,079 high schools. Top local winners receive a Betty Crocker silver charm and eligibility for scholarships from 500 to 5000 dollars.
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Karen Kay Meyer
Sidney High School
Rita Kay Petersen
Sidney St. Patrick’s Academy
Betty Crocker
General Mills
Science Research Associates
Chicago
Onward Ever Onward National Home Demonstration song chosen
In 1956 the National Home Demonstration Council sponsored a contest and selected Onward Ever Onward as the national song. Copies are in clubs offices to icebreak at meetings and encourage a County Extension Chorus. Girls have a Leader training on Feb 1 at 1 and 7 PM at the 4-H building. Gurley Loyal Workers report a busy meeting with election of a new president, dues, club goals for the year, and a craft lesson on candle decorations. Next meeting is Feb 26.
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National Home Demonstration Council
Gurley
Emil Weyerts
Ernest Deaver
Weldon Peterson
Roger Sorge
Leo Wolf
Francise Smith
Virgil Schumaker
Potter Students Present Three One Act Plays in Festival
Potter High School drama department hosts the first section of the 1968 One‑Act Play Festival Saturday night January 27 at seven in the school auditorium. Three plays are staged: Below Zero directed by Jim Slama with Popham Frei Nagengast Slama Langley Kasten Kesten. If Men Played Cards as Women Do by Kaufman with Boehnke Nish Benzel Nelson. Child Wonder by Pete Williams directed by Cindy Jones with Hilpert Horrock Davis Slama Aurich Enevoldsen. A second section is set for February 1 with Harold Massie and D R Howell as supervisors.
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Potter High School
Lawrence G. Worcester
Tom Popham
Joe Frei
Dan Nagengast
Jim Slama
Calvin Langley
Mike Kasten
Jeff Kesten
G. S. Kaufman
Randy Boehnke
Billy Nish
Randy Benzel
Vern Nelson
Farmers Union Gas and Oil Meet Scheduled Jan 31
The Farmers Union Co Op Gas and Oil Co notifies shareholders of a dinner meeting at the National Guard Armory on Wednesday January 31. Dinner is at 6 30 pm and the annual business session will begin at eight.
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Farmers Union Co.Op Gas and Oil Co
National Guard
Parsley Buttered New Potatoes Named Dish
A brief kitchen note shows small new potatoes in skins to drain then be served hot with melted butter and a sprinkle of finely chopped fresh parsley. The casual recipe hints at a parsley flavored potato side.
Peetz Girl Scout meeting outlines cookies and events
The Troop committee met at the E U B Church January 23 with eleven members and one guest. Reports covered the cookie sale March 22 to 29 and a Finance Drive quota was met. Day camp Thinking Day activities were scheduled with workshops January 29. cadette and junior leaders attend talks and a courthouse visit planned.
Vietnamese Student Details Life in War Affected Vietnam
Vu Thi Thien Kim, 19, daughter of a South Vietnamese official, spoke at Lodgepole and Sidney about U S actions in Vietnam. She spoke about Saigon life since 1954, family, religion, and the desire to end VC terror, noting rural to urban movement and daily air noise.
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Vu Thi Thien Kim
United States
Vietnam
Lodgepole
Sidney
Kim
Doris E. Allen
Brownston
Kearney State College
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Petite Kearney
School Leaders Exchange Ideas in Brule Meeting
Administrators from 14 area schools met at Brule to discuss salaries curriculum scheduling and admin topics. Base pay for next year discussed as 5800 to 6000 with increases of 300 to 600 dollars. Ideas from the invitational will go to February board meetings.
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BRULE
Arthur
Big Springs
Dix
Gurley
Hershey
Hyannis
Lewellen
Lodgepole
Lorenzo
Paxton
Sutherland
Venango
Wheatland
Cliff Sovereign
Sovereign
Boards of Education
Dix Rancher in Critical Condition After Ranch Accident
Dix Ben James a rancher near Dix remains in critical condition at a Cheyenne hospital from injuries sustained when crushed between a tractor and a truck a week ago. He was moved this week from Kimball Nebraska where he had been hospitalized after the incident.
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Dix
Ben
James
Cheyenne
Kimball
Neb
Three Sidney youths charged in county court
Gary Heckman 19 Richard Heckman 17 and Johnny Schepker 20 faced counts in county court for being minors in possession of liquor on January 19 disturbing the peace by breaking a door window and attempting to enter Linda Kurth’s residence and destruction of property at Elmer Webber’s property totaling 50 dollars Schepker pled guilty January 24 to minor in possession of liquor and still owes most of a 108 dollar fine while Heckman owes 18 and 108 in fines and costs from earlier convictions
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Sidney
Gary Heckman
Osage
Richard Heckman
Johnny Schepker
Linda Kurth
Jackson
Rebekahs Meet in Sidney with Guests and Canasta
Sidney Rebekah Kensington held a Wednesday meeting with ten members and one guest, Mrs. H. S. Sellhorn of North Bend Nebraska. Mrs. Blance Humphrey presided, Devotions by Mrs. Oren Cox, hostess for the day, Canasta played after. High honors went to Mrs. Blance Block and low to Mrs. Katie Heizer. Next gathering is Wednesday February 28 at 2:00 PM at the I O O F Hall.
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Sidney Rebekah Kensington
H. S. Sellhorn
North Bend
Neb
Blance Humphrey
Oren Cox
Blance Block
Katie Heizer
Rites Held For Mrs. McDonald
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel M. McDonald were held at Gehrig and Son Funeral Home in Sidney with Rev. John Slayton officiating. She died in a Colorado Springs rest home after eight years of confinement. Born January 29, 1873 in Soldier Iowa, she moved to Cheyenne County in 1910 and married Rolland McDonald on August 26, 1900 in Dunlap Iowa. He died in 1932. Survived by daughters Opal Kidneigh Colorado Springs Lucille Marsh Sidney and Maxine Wachs Chandler Ariz. seven grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. pallbearers Troy Smith Howard Portz Elmer Holtman P J Heaton Sr Robert Irvie Maynard Road. Burial Greenwood Cemetery.
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Ethel M. McDonald
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Sidney
John Slayton
First Methodist Church
Dunlap
Iowa
Opal Kidneigh
Colorado Springs
Lucille Marsh
Maxine Wachs
Chandler
Ariz
Troy Smith
Howard. Portz
Elmer. Holtman
Victory Homemakers Club Meeting Highlights Art in United States
The Extension Club Victory Homemakers met at Mrs. Merle Spearow's home on Tuesday January 23 with six members present. Mrs. Jack Curless led a lesson on Art in the United States Part I using slides and early American artist facts. The next meeting is set for February 27 at Mrs. Charles Wiedeberg's.
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Home Makers
Homemakers Extension Club
Merle Spearow
Jack Curless
United States
Charles Wiedeberg
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