Boy Scouts Awarded In Peetz Court Of Honor
Troop 36 held a Court of Honor at the Legion Hall with parents and friends in attendance. Tenderfoot to Life ranks were awarded to nine scouts, with badges in Reading, Personal Fitness, Nature, and more. Camporee patches were given and slides shown of a canoe trip to Canada from Summers base in Minnesota. Refreshments followed as local groups and guests mingled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Legion Hall
Robert Gillham
Tom Lamm
Steve Williams
Brian McRea
Frank
Joe Lamm
Jim Fehringer
Frank Lamm
Lloyd Gillham
Bob Gillham
Tom
Joe
Chimney Canyons
Canada
Summers Canoe Base
Minnesota
Greeley
Legion Auxiliary
Peetz
Howard Adams
Harry Adams
Garden Club
Clyde Ward
Ed Buehrer
Dale Buehrer
Kansas City
Steve Walker
Lorenzo
Grant
Nebr
David Williams
Denver
Bob Williams
Famly
Dean Gillham
Donna Bergman
Liberty
Mike Farley
Meredith Bergman
West Alden
Grandma Bergman
Collings
Roy Gillham
Donna
St. Louis
Gene Hume
Kimball
Kenneth Hyatt
Ron White
Lincoln
Polly French
Hume
Delmar Nelson
Lester Hiett
Cattle Association
Peene Ranch
Lea Eurich
Ilene Meyerhoff
Gurley
Viola Wood
Toy Norton
Larry Clemens
Longmont
Colo
Peetz Camp Is Success at Day Camp
Peetz and Crook residents and Girl Scout mothers recently worked at the Peetz school for a successful Girl Scout Day Camp. Co-directors were Mrs. Eugene Young and Mrs. Mervill Meier with Mrs. Don Fehringer as business manager and nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peetz and Crook
Cole
Peetz School
Eugene Young
Crook
Mervill Meier
Peetz
Don Fehringer
Ken Fleming
Glenn Still
Ivan Walker
Bernard Fuehrer
Raymond Wood
Chuck McCrea
Charles Gill
Shawn
Glen Still
Kathy Gillham
Shirley Miller
Debbie Gill
Bob Davis
Pam Wood
Bev Wood
Barb Walker
Dorothy Young
Souvenirs From Career Of Former Fort Sidney Colonel
Mrs. Lawrence Hearn of Denver presented an impressive collection of guns swords and other items to the Cheyenne County Historical Association memorializing Col Lawrence James Hearn former Fort Sidney commander. The donations include a dress saber pistols rifles Moro fighting knives Roosevelt Rough Riders saber and a 21st Cavalry insignia among others. A water color portrait and a sideboard and old table used by Col Hearn and General Pershing in the Philippines were also given. Col Hearn died at 45 from malaria contracted in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sidney Barracks
Lawrence James Hearn
Cheyenne County Historical Association
Lawrence Hearn
Denver
Colo
Col. Hearn
21St Cavalry
Philippines
Roosevelt Rough Riders
Custer
Mal
Cole
Hearn
Roy MacAdam
Col
Old Fort
Sidney
Band Auxiliary Meeting Tonight
The Sidney High School Band Auxiliary holds a meeting tonight July 7 in the Senior High School Auditorium replacing the Junior High venue. Parents and band members should attend to discuss final plans for the Minneapolis Aquatennial trip and ensure health records are submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High School
Minneapolis
Revival This Thursday At Nazarene Church
The Rev Wade Robert and eight youngsters from Rochester Michigan will lead a revival at the Church of the Nazarene Thursday evening at 730. The group will sing and share testimonials. Roberts recently returned from New Mexico where he aided Indians and conducted Bible schools. He previously led a 1966 service in Sidney and returns for a second appearance with Rev G B Abke presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Robert
Rochester
Mich
Church of the Nazarene
Mr. Roberts
New Mexico
Sidney
G.B. Abke
Soldier Completes Construction Machine Operators Course
Army Private Virgil R. Scarrow, son of Mr and Mrs W F Scarrow Route 1 Rifle Colorado, completed an eight week construction machine operators course at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri on June 13. He trained to operate and maintain heavy construction equipment and took part in practical construction exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft, Leonard Wood
AHTNC
Army
Virgil R. Scarrow
W. F. Scarrow
Route 1
Rifle, Colo
Ft. Leonard Wood
Mrs Celia Lund 84 Died In Sterling Nebraska West Area
Former Peetz resident Celia Pearl Sheppard Lund aged 84 died July 6 at Logan County Hospital Sterling Colorado after living in a Sterling nursing home three years Funeral services at United Raith Methodist Church Sterling with burial in Riverside Cemetery Walters Funeral Home in charge Born July 25 1885 in Wessington Springs South Dakota to Matthew and Annie Morgan Sheppard Married October 29 1902 to Lewis Lund they farmed near Peetz 1912 1938 later moved to Sterling Surviving daughters Frank Klentz Sidney and Effie Brandon Linneaus Missouri a brother Walter Sheppard Wessington Springs a sister Lois Sheppard Tacoma 16 grandchildren 41 great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Peetz
Celia Lund
Logan County Hospital
Sterling
Colo
United Raith Methodist Church
Riverside Cemetery
Walters
Celia Pearl Sheppard
Wessington Springs
S. C
Matthew
Annie Morgan Sheppard
Lewis Lund
Peetz
Lund
Alvin
Frank Klentz
Sidney
Effie Brandon
Linneaus
Walter Sheppard
Lois Sheppard
Tacoma
Wash
Certification Deadline Near for Seed Crop Fields
LINCOLN The deadline nears for seed producers to submit applications to certify fields of crops this year. Dean Lancaster, manager of the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association, lists key dates: July 10 for hybrid sorghum, Sorghum variety, warm season grasses, field beans, second crop alfalfa. August 1 for soybeans, millet, sudangrass, third crop alfalfa. Forms available from County Extension Agent offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Dean Lancaster
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
Rites Pending For Frank Bean
Frank L. Bean 72 formerly worked for Marathon Oil in Sidney Oregon died July 6 in Mercy Hospital Bakersfield California after a long emphysema illness Funeral services are pending at Johnson Mortuary Chanute Kansas He was born February 17 1897 in Earlton Kansas He and his wife lived in Sidney for years before and after his 1961 retirement He belonged to the First Methodist Church Bakersfield Masonic Lodge Chanute Shrine Club Rawlins Wyoming Order of Eastern Star WWI Veteran and American Legion Sidney Surviving are his widow Dorothy a daughter Marilyn Rosenfieb of Bakersfield and two grandchildren Memorials are set for the First Methodist Church Bakersfield and the Foundation for Emphysema
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marathon Oil Co
Sidney
Frank L. Bean
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield
Calif
Johnson Mortuary
Chanute
Kan
Mr. Bean
Earlton
First Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Shrine Club
Rawlins
Wyo
Order of Eastern Star
American
Othy
Allen Rosenfieb
Marilyn
No Fire Calls During Fourth Week End Despite Fire Danger
Despite heightened danger from fireworks misuse, the long Fourth weekend produced no fire calls. Local fire officials reported no incidents, noting public safety precautions and ongoing patrols helped prevent emergencies.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boy Scouts
Telegraph
Fort Sidney
Barbara Walker
Frank Bean
Wool
Reg
Lee’s For
Lee’s
RED Cross
Cobbies
Pedwin - Wesenberg
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