Cabelas Moves to Sidney Grows With Expanded Catalog
Sporting goods firm Cabela's Inc. moved from Chappell to Sidney eight and a half months ago. Growth is rapid with payroll and inventory up, new product lines added, and a 176 page catalog now distributed nationwide to over 300 000 sportsmen and dealers. The Sidney plant employs 40 with plans to use more space, and orders come from across the nation.
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Cabela’s Inc
Sidney
Jim Cabela
Cabela
Chappell
Cabela Brothers
Cabela’s
Industrial Data Ready For County Update
At the June Citizens for Cheyenne County Development meeting officials announced completion of organizational details for follow up on industrial and commercial prospects. New brochures and up-to-date statistics were presented as the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce would respond immediately to potential industrial interests. Reports covered eReports on a May Washington trip by a six-man county delegation and slow but steady progress on a conservation and development program involving eleven Panhandle counties. The Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School is watching a family-type education concept with regular updates to the Nebraska Congressional delegation.
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Citizens For
Cheyenne County Development
Cheyenne County
Washington
Panhandle
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Nebraska
Rece Ann Elsen Named Local Rotary Exchange Student
Sidney teenager Rece Ann Elsen was chosen as the community Rotary Exchange Student and will spend a year in Forminga Brazil leaving July 10. She will stay with four families, attend Forminga High, and return as a goodwill ambassador sharing experiences from the trip.
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Rece Ann Elsen
Rotary
Brazil
Sidney
Rece aAnn Elsen
Forminga
Elsen
Robert Elsen
el Rancho
Sidney High School
Miss Elsen
Bob
Alan
Jeff
Denver
Dallas
Miami
Rio de Janeiro
Belo Horzinta
America
Panhandle forecast shows mild, turning cooler this week
Gener ally fair this afternoon and tonight with westerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Highs near 80 today and Thursday, lows 50 to 60. No precipitation. Five day outlook: temperatures 3 to 8 degrees below normal Thursday to Monday, cooler with showers late this week, clearing and warmer early next week with highs in the 70s and lows near 50. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Ally Fair
Frontier Airlines
John Zwickl Funeral Set For Friday
John Henry Zwickl 78 died Monday night at Memorial Hospital after long illness. Funeral services Friday at 10 a.m. from St. Patrick's Church with Rev. Lambert Phillips officiating. Rosary is Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Craig Holechek Funeral Home. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by wife Elma, three daughters Loretta Stanley Denver Viola Baldwin Louisville Ky and Alvena Clark Longdale Calif, three sons Eugene Sidney Virgil Sidney Melvin Glenwood Springs Colo, fifteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. One son Lavern and wife preceded him in death.
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John Henry Zwickl
Memorial Hospital
St. Patrick’s Church
Lambert Phillips
Craig Holechek
Green=wood Cemetery
Mr. Zwickl
Michael and
Elizeabeth Zwickl
Herndon
Kaw
Mary Anna Diederich
Assumption
Neb
Aurora
Colo
Sidney
Elma Berger
Denver
Elma
Clifford
Loretta) Stanley
Warren
Viola) Baldwin
Louisville
Rye
Dale
Alvena) Clark
Longdale
Calif
Eugene S
Virgil G
Melvin J
Glenwood
Springs
Lavern
Alliance Wins 385 Meeting Bid for International Parks Highway
Alliance Chamber of Commerce representatives led the bid for the International Parks Highway Association 385 meeting. Backed by Chadron and Cheyenne County chambers, the Alliance plan earned approval for a yet undecided date at a workshop in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado.
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Alliance
Alliance Chamber of Commerce
International Parks Highway Association
Chadron and
Cheyenne County Chambers of Commerce
Cheyenne Wells
Colo
Gas Station and Auto Wash Planned at 16th and Illinois St
Park Oil Co of Denver bought the corner property at 16th and Illinois to build a self service gas station and automatic car wash. Two houses at the northwest corner are for sale. The Derby Oil Co. label station nears completion at 14th and Illinois St.
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16Th and
Clinois St
Park Oil Co
Denver
14Th
Ilinois St
Derby Oil Co
160 Nursing Homes May Bar Welfare
Nebraska Nursing Home Association plans to stop accepting welfare patients if a proposed convention resolution passes in Omaha on September 30. The 160 member facilities care for about 8,000 residents, including 3,500 welfare patients, citing state budget gaps and welfare payment cuts as losses grow. Association leaders warn of hospital placements raising state costs, as federal wage hikes fuel higher care costs.
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State Welfare Department
Nebraska Nursing Home Association
Omaha
State Welfare Departement
Eugene Thompson
Association
Thompson
4-H Horse Show In Vitro Staged Sunday June 22
The Cheyenne County 4 H Invitational Horse Show will be held at the fairgrounds on Sunday June 22 with entries expected from the Nebraska Panhandle. Six events are on the program, with youngsters competing in four. Showmanship western pleasure horsemanship reigning poles and barrels lead to awards for All-Around Junior and Senior boys and girls. The program starts at 9 am.
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Cheyenne County
Fairgrounds
Nebraska Panhandle
Two-Car Collision Reported on 12th Avenue
Sidney police investigated a Tuesday morning two car crash at 9 22 near Kokjer Motor Company. A Baker Tire Service owned truck driven by Charles Wait backed into Sol Willis traveling north south on 12th Avenue. Willis vehicle sustained about 75 dollars in damage. truck had no damage.
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Sidney
12Th Avenue
Kokjer Motor Company
Charles Wait
Baker Tire Service
Sol Willis
Newton
Willis
Financial Crisis Threatens Hospital's Future in Sidney
The Memorial Hospital and Home in Sidney faces a severe financial crisis. The Cheyenne County board and doctors urge greater county support and explore higher welfare rates to cover losses. The board approves a $4 per day increase for semi private and private hospital rooms, with new rates set to take effect in about 30 days.
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Cheyenne County
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Board of
North Platte
St. Mary’s Scottsbluff
West Nebraska General
Scotts
Bluff
Fort Morgan
Gordon
Sterling
Denver General
Gen. Rose
Denver
Chadron
Ogall
Ala
Field Day at High Plains Lab. Auction at Sidney
Elmer Gable sold two loads of whiteface heifers at Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion. Other sales included Don Sharman with 24 black whiteface heifers and Wally Schmidt with eight black heifers. The second annual Field Day is Friday June 20 at 1 30 p m at the High Plains Agricultural Laboratory north of Sidney. Gerald Moline says the format mirrors last year with tours of test plots and explanations by station staff. The event is a satellite of University of Nebraska Scottsbluff. The station opened in 1967 and new experiments await visitors. Refreshments served after the tour.
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Don Sharman
Wally Schmidt
High Plains Agricultural Laboratory
Sidney
High Plaining
Huntsman
Gerald Moline
High Plains Laboratory
University of Nebraska Scottsbluff Experiment Station
Moline
Western
Nebraska
Art Hagen
Scottsbluff Station
Louis Daigger
Eric Kerr
Lloyd Anderson
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
John Schmidt
Theft Investigated at Paul Narjes Farm North of Sidney
The Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office investigates a Monday night theft at the Paul Narjes farm north of Sidney. A crawler tractor battery valued at 47 dollars was taken during the night, according to Sheriff Kermit Brumbaugh.
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Cheyenne County
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Iace
Telegraph
John Zwickl
Evelyn Winter
Ray Cruise
Carl Schmidt
Winter
Evelyn Doran
Earle A. Winter
Darold Hendee
Gerald Matzke
R.C
Chick) Cunningham
Welfare Department
Matzke
Cunningham
Elmer Gable
Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion
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