Old Western Trail Revisited by Two Aged Trackers
Ray Wellner and Roy MacAdam retraced the Sidney Black Hills Trail on a clear day, starting near the Fairgrounds at the Lions Club marker and following ruts northwest across Union Pacific tracks. They visited Midway Station, Mud Springs, Center Church cemetery, and the Black Hills Overland Trail junction near Camp Clark Bridge while recalling old sites and legends from the Gold Rush era.
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Ray Wellner
Black Hills
Mud Springs
Redington
Camp Clark
Roy MacAdam
Sidney-Black Hills
Fairgrounds
Lions Club
Union Pacific
Idlewild
Midway Station
Wellner
Midway
Pole Creek
Lodgepole Creek
Center Church
Horst Limbeck
Leroy Marx
Ewert
Judes
Ehmke
Borcher
Greenwood
Pony Express
Camp Clark Bridge
Turkey Season Dates Set by Nebraska Game Commission
Nebraska's spring turkey season runs April 19 to 26 with additional permits issued. The commission also announced opening dates for pheasant and quail November 1, turkey October 25, deer firearm November 8, snipe October 4, antelope rifle September 27, prairie grouse September 20, and archery deer September 20. Archery antelope Aug 16 and cottontail Jan 1. Spring turkey permits listed by region with varied counts including Round Top and Verdigre among others.
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Nebraska
The
Game Commission
Turkey
Weather Riddles Flight Record in Sidney Nebraska
Frontier Airlines faced widespread February weather disruptions across Sidney and Nebraska with 38 flight cancellations and 57 reservations undone. Boarding dropped to 94 passengers from 169 the prior February, while fog and poor visibility, especially in mornings and evenings, hindered operations. The Alliance Daily Times-Herald reported 35 Charles cancellations and about half last year's passenger boardings in Alliance as weather hit the west and east regions alike.
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Frontier Airlines
Sidney
Nebraska
Frontier
Alliance Daily Times-Herald
Alliance
Omaha
Lincoln
Overland Air Service
Weather Bureau
Former News Editor Profiles Reformed Drug Addicts Speakers
CSU Fort Collins scene covers two former drug users Mark Glaholt and David Shanley who quit drugs last fall. They plan a community speaking program with Sgt. Emerine and Minister help to warn youth about drug risks and advocate a clean support center similar to Alcoholics Anonymous. They seek funds for travel and materials and welcome speaking engagements nationwide.
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Gary Bennett
the Telegraph
Office of Information
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Bennett
Mark Glaholt
David Shanley
Arvada
Galen Emerine
CSU Police Department
Emerine
David
California
Haight Ashbury
Mark
Peets
CSU
Alcoholics Anonymous
Robert N. Hubbell
Hubbell
Colo
No Cutworms Detected Yet In The Area
Cheyenne County Agent Ivan Liljegren reports no cutworms found in north and eastern wheat fields at February checks. Two fields show leaf damage but worms are too small to detect. Farmers should watch fields, especially near 60 degrees, as cutworms typically develop in March.
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Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Liljegren
Apri
City loses to man in left turn crash
In Columbus Mississippi the city police car was hit when a driver turned left into its path. The driver paid a $17 traffic ticket but the city faced $556 in repairs for the damaged squad car.
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Columbus, Miss
Kangaroos slaughter details and historic birth note
More than a million kangaroos are killed annually with meat eaten in some countries and by pets elsewhere. Hides yield fine glove and boot leather. George Washington was born February 22, 1732, on his family plantation near the Potomac River in Wakefield, Virginia.
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George Washington
Potomac River
Wakefield
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Colt
Sidney Flooring Supply
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18Th
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