Sidney-Deadwood Trail Ride revival planned for August
Local organizers announce a five and a half day revival trek from Deadwood to Sidney starting August 16 and ending August 21. Entry fees are 25 dollars with 500 dollars in race prizes, two divisions based on rider weight, and daily judging with prize gifts and local events along the Black Hills route.
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Sidney-Deadwood
Deadwood
Sidney
Black Hills
Trail Ride Committee
Hill City
Rodeo Grounds
South Dakota
Nebraska
Hot Springs
Crawford
Alliance
Trail Riders
Rodeo
Bridgeport
Trail Ride
10Th
Illinois
Johnny Ringo
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Veteran and youth join revival of Sidney-Black Hills Trail
Frank Ehlers of Crawford leads the revival caravan from Deadwood August 16 to Sidney August 21 with ten ham radio operators coordinating communications. The team includes 14-year-old Bruce Plantz of Sidney, a six month veteran operator, and adults. Ehlers, a Crawford rancher with Arabian horses, reflects on the breed while behind the scenes the caravan uses ham radio links.
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Sidney-Black Hills
Deadwood
Sidney Ag
Frank Ehlers
Crawford
Bruce Plantz
Sidney
Bruce
Ehlers
Nebraska Sandhills
Henry Peterson Rites Planned in Sidney Friday
Funeral services for Henry Peterson 80 of Sidney will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Craig Holechek Funeral Home with Rev. O D Hoagland presiding. Burial follows at Greenwood Cemetery. Peterson, a lifelong farmer and 48 year Cheyenne County resident, died Monday at Memorial Hospital. He was born December 9 1886 in Elkhorn Nebraska. He married Jennie Gehrk in Blair Nebraska in 1914. He moved from Dalton to Sidney in 1947. He is survived by three daughters Helen Gabriel Lena Jones Lucille a son Henry W four grandchildren two sisters and two brothers. Memorials may go to Memorial Hospital or the heart fund.
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Henry Peterson
Sidney
Memorial Hospital
Craig- Holechek
Oo. D. Hoagland
Greenwood Cemetery
Peterson
Cheyenne County
Elkhorn
Neb
William and
Elsabe Koch Petersen
Jennie Gehrk
Blair, Neb
Dalton
Jennie
Frank
Helen) Gabriel
Belle Flower
Calif
Lawrence
Lena) Jones
Lemon Grove
Lucille
Henry W
Rapid City
S. D
Anna Boyd
Ella Walde
Winside
Fred
William
Longmont
Colo
Memorial
Picture of Lodge Pole Creek Sparks Pioneer Memories
Mrs Jennie Smith writes of Lodge Pole Creek in Montana, recalling its history from 1887 settlements to present. She notes dams named for landowners, early water use by settlers, and ice skating and fishing spots along the creek, emphasizing the area’s historic and hydrological significance.
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Jennie Smith
Lodge Pole Creek
Sidney Telegraph
Lodge Pole
Bob Oberfelder
Sidney
Krueger
Booth
Dickenson
Oberfelder Dam
J. C. Wolfe
Dickinson
Picture sought of the old Tobin Opera House in Sidney
The Telegraph requests a good photograph of the Tobin Opera House in Sidney for use in the Centennial Edition this summer. Interested readers are asked to share images or leads.
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Sidney
Telegraph
Panhandle Weather Forecast Mixed Showers and Warmer Outlook
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Thursday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. Low tonight 45 to 55, high Thursday 70 to 80. Rain chances 60 percent this afternoon, 40 percent tonight, 30 percent Thursday. Temperatures through Monday average 2 to 8 degrees below normal with little change until warmer early next week. Highs in the 70s, lows near 50. Afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms indicated throughout the period.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Tuesday Rain Turns Mild After Looming Storm
A potential severe weather system that threatened the region Tuesday afternoon delivered a light to moderate downpour across the county. Rain totals varied from .12 to over an inch with light hail and localized street flooding. no major damage reported though some wheat fields and roads could face delays as the airport runway area remains mudbound.
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Lodgepole
Sidney
Sam Countryman
Federal Aviation Agency
Allen Stikker
Dalton
Henry Jenik
Gurley
Earl Lessig
Potter
George Coulter
Lorenzo
Chet Phelps
Kimball
New North South Freeway Favored
Rep. Tom Kleppe introduces a plan for a 1726 mile interstate from the Canadian border near Minot North Dakota to Brownsville Texas Mexico border. The route would run through central South Dakota western Nebraska Kansas and the Oklahoma Texas Panhandle and be eligible for 90 percent federal funding.
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Washington
Tom Kleppe
R-N.d
Kleppe
U.S
Great Plains
Minot
N.D
Brownsville
Tex
South Dakota
Nebraska
North Platte
Kansas
Oklahoma-Texas Panhandle
Softball Girls To Sell Booster Tickets In Sidney
Members of the Sidney Girls Softball League age 11 to 16 will sell booster tickets this Saturday in business and residential areas. Each girl earns 10 cents from sales. top sellers receive 10, 7, and 5 dollars. Net proceeds fund the program supporting young players.
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Sidney Girls Softball League
Sidney
Nebraska 4-H Club Week attendees aided by donors
About 150 Nebraska 4-H members and 30 adult leaders attend the 51st State 4-H Club Week at the University of Nebraska East Campus. Funds from Friends of 4-H and local donors cover all or part of expenses, enabling workshops tours and a train trip to Omaha. Donors include Folger Coffee Co Louise Francone Broadwater and Omaha World Herald Connie Flora Dalton.
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Lincoln
Friends of
University of Nebraska East
Omaha
Folger Coffee Co
Louise Francone
Broadwater
Omaha World Herald
Connie Flora
Dalton
Myron Woten
Potter
CalCoulter
Bridgeport
Wheat Acreage Plans Delayed by Middle East Crisis
The Johnson administration delayed its wheat acreage allotment announcement as officials study the Middle East war impact. Dr Walter W Wilcox of the Agriculture Department said the decision next week would be postponed indefinitely and the wheat program would be reexamined in light of evolving events.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Walter W. Wilcox
Agriculture Economics
Agriculture Department
Middle East
Wilcox
Banker Yanney Attends Rural Agriculture Meeting
E. K. Yanney president of The First State Bank Lodgepole returned from Hot Springs Arkansas where he was among 11 bankers from nine states at a meeting of the Agriculture Rural America Committee of the Independent Bankers Association of America. The group discussed low agricultural raw material prices and planned a Washington conference with top government officials. The IBAA Agriculture Rural America Committee has worked to aid farmers and rural communities for six years, conducting research and testimony before congressional committees. The association has more than 6,400 member banks in 40 states, mostly small to mid sized institutions.
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E. K. Yanney
First State Bank
Lodgepole
Hot Springs
Ark
Agriculture-Rural America Committee
Independent Bankers Association of America
Yanney
Washington, D. C
Ibaa Agriculture-Rural America
Association
Presbyterian Minister Is Due August
Rev. Darrell Davis resigned Sunday as minister of First Presbyterian Church in Sterling effective July 31. He will lead Light Memorial Presbyterian in Sidney starting August 1. Davis served Sterling 8 1/2 years and is active in community affairs as city council chaplain. He and Mrs. Davis have three children.
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Sterling
Colo
Darrell Davis
First Presbyterian Church
Davis
The
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Sidney
Sterling Church
Francis White
Macalester College
St. Paul
Ogallala Story On Stage Friday
An original two act play tracing Ogallala history from early days to the All-America City celebration will be performed Friday June 9 at 7 30 p m in the Ogallala high school lecture hall. A 40 member Keith Co residents cast stars in the 90 minute show sponsored by Explorer Post 258 with tickets at 1 year bank and merchant locations or at the door.
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Ogallala
W. J. Barnes
John Garnet
Jack Pollock
Ogallala High School
Keith Co
Explorer Post 258
Cheyenne County Rural Land Appraisal Under Way
The Brandt Appraisal Co. of Scottsbluff begins grading rural land values in Cheyenne County this week under a per centage system. H A Brownell and Ray Herbel lead the effort north of Potter to ensure fair equalization, with public meetings planned to inform taxpayers.
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Cheyenne County
Board of Commissioners
Ed Swanson
Brandt Appraisal Co
Scottsbluff
H. A. Brownell
Ray Herbel
Potter
Scottsbluff Company
Tate
Brandt
Cheyenne
Tax Filing Aid and Spot Checks Planned for July
Ten representatives from the state tax commission will travel to field areas by July 1 to assist retailers with monthly sales tax filings and conduct spot checks for sales tax permits under the new 2 1/2 percent tax law. Training begins June 12, with a second eight-person group to follow.
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Lincoln
State Tax Commissioner's Office
Murrell B. McNeil
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