Ambulance Service On Way Out in Cheyenne County
The Cheyenne County Farm Bureau reports over 1,500 signatures toward a measure to abolish the Nebraska state property tax. Meanwhile two private ambulance operators in Sidney warn that new Health Board rules could force them to quit, jeopardizing 24 hour service and raising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Harold C. Craig
Craig Mortuary
W. E. Gehrig
Gehrig and Son Funeral Home
Memorial Hospital
Nebraska Board of Health
Craig
Gehrig
George Felsch
Lincoln
Board of Health
Sinclair's Deep Test in Banner County Hopes to Prove Oil Sands
The oil scene in the Rocky Mountain Great Plains region awaits a verdict on Sinclair Oil and Gas Co. No. 17-A Singleton in Banner County. Drilled to below 5,000 feet with a target around 7,700 feet, the well seeks deeper sands oil bearing potential. A success could boost western Nebraska exploration and the state's standing as a major producer, while current activity remains slow with few new discoveries. Nearby Cheyenne, Kimball, Scotts Bluff, Morrill, Richardson, and Red Willow counties show multiple wildcat locations and development wells, including No. 1 Taylor in Cheyenne and No. 1 Enders Unit in Kimball, among others, with various operators and contractors involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain-Great Plains
Banner County
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
Sinclair
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Dalton
Wildcats
Banner Oil Co
United Oil Co
Taylor
Kimball County
Reserve Oil and Gas Co
NW Sec
Mobil Oil Co
Long
Stuarco Drilling Co
Scotts Bluff County
Stuar
J. W. Vandeveer
Harless
Duggers Spring
Red Willow County
John O. Farmer
Christ Co Gets ETV Site Job Near Gurley
The Carl Christ Construction Company won the contract to improve the Educational Television Tower site three miles north of Gurley. The bid was about $4500 and work includes grading the field, building an access road from Highway 385, setting a foundation for a small equipment building, and installing protective fencing.
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Carl Christ Construction Company
Gurley
Fort Sidney Parade Time Set for 1966 Event
The Fort Sidney Days board set the parade for 5 p.m. Monday August 22, choosing not to hold a Saturday parade this year to keep crowds for the Fair Fort Sidney Days. The panel discussed Kids Day at Legion Park, a golf tournament, old timers at the new museum, and a possible Rex Allen guest celebrity via Elmer Haines. Meeting dates were moved to the first and third Tuesdays with the next session March 15 at Yendis Cafe.
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Sidney City Library
8Th
Illinois St
Rex Allen
Elmer Haines
Fox Theatre
Sidney
California
Yendis
Holy Week Play Written by Rev Carl Nelson
The Contenders, a Holy Week drama by Rev Carl L Nelson of Light Memorial Presbyterian Church, is to be presented by the Sidney Ministerial Association at Sidney Senior High School. Directed by Mrs Weert Frerichs with stage manager Mrs George Taylor, rehearsals are underway for performances Tuesday and Wednesday April 5 6. Admission is free with a free will offering to defray production costs. Cast includes Simon of Bethany Rev John Slayton Mary Mrs Jack Flohr Martha Mrs Carl Nelson Lazarus Ed Wohler Judas Iscariot Dr Del Koch Simon Iscariot John Miller Annas John Colonel Caiphas Weert Frerichs Miriam Mrs R C Cunningham Esther Kathy Nelson Saul T G Frerichs Malchus Keith Williams Sara Mrs Gary Lopez Bar-Joseph Charles Sutton Zadok Bruce Blanshard Gira Jim Walker Zeba John Frerichs the contenders William Rush and Duane Nichols.
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Carl L. Nelson
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Sidney Ministerial Association
Weert Frerichs
Frerichs
George Taylor
Sidney Senior High School
Simon of Bethany
John Slayton
Mary
Jack Flohr
Martha
Carl Nelson
Lazarus
Ed Wohler
Judas Iscariot
del Koch
Simon Iscariot
John Miller
Annas
John Colonel Caiphas
Miriam
Boyd Opening Nursery Business In Sidney Area
Douglas Boyd announces a new sales nursery on his property along U S Route 30 east of Sidney. The western grown shade and ornamental trees and shrubs will be sold, with no landscaping or custom planting services offered. Stock from his former nursery on the fairgrounds west of Sidney contributed to many yard and farmstead plantings.
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Douglas Boyd
Sidney
Boyd
Fairgrounds
Red Cross Drive Plans Are Made for Cheyenne County
Plans for the American Red Cross finance drive in Cheyenne County were discussed at the annual dinner meeting Monday night at Dude's Steak House. The campaign will cover all communities and rural areas except Sidney, where Red Cross is part of the United Fund. Ken Pittam chaired. 1,050 students joined swimming, 34 Life Saving certificates awarded. Dan Benzel and Jim Paxton reported 21 first aid classes. 12 water safety instructors led instruction amid many volunteers. Jerry Dykman announced 14 military families assisted. Eugene Wahrman named county fund raising campaign chairman. Ralph Robertson and Ralph Carleton received supplies.
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American Red Cross
Cheyenne County
Dude’s
Sidney
Red Cross
United Fund
Ken Pittam
Harold O’connor
Dan Benzel
Jim Paxton
First Aid
Jerry Dykman
Home Service
Eugene Wahrman
Ralph Robertson
Potter
Ralph Carleton
Lodgepole
Winds, Outages Hit Wheatbelt Region Near Sidney
A substation malfunction north of Sidney caused a brief power outage from Sidney to Ogallala for about fifteen minutes on Thursday morning. Wheatbelt Public Power District crews restored service. another outage occurred later with repairs lasting into the night. Winds gusted to 52 mph, and snow reduced visibility at times.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Sidney
Ogallala
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Wheatbelt
Reclamation Bureau
Charles Ham
Dalton
Sioux Army
Sioux
Ordville
Cheese Factory Bought by Denver Company in Chappell
Leprino Cheese Manufacturing Co of Denver signs for Chap pell Cheese Corp plant in Chappell. Closing delayed by weather. remodel to double output with Mozzarella production. Bill Marten to learn Mozzarella techniques at Denver plant during transition. milk to Denver for 30 days at no extra cost to producers. Leprino to source milk from Hay Springs to Cape area while considering Northwestern Nebraska expansion.
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Leprino Cheese Manufacturing Co
Denver
Chappell Cheese Corporation
Chappell
Harold Downing
The
Leprino Co
Bill Marten
Leprino
Downing
Hay Springs
Neb
Cape, Colo
Nebraska
Alert Planned Over 301 Threat At March 9 Meeting
Nebraska schools face potential lunch program cuts if federal changes shift funds to breakfast initiatives. Sidney Superintendent Russell Pedersen says lunch costs could rise from 25 cents to 35 or 50 cents, risking student participation. A public meeting on SB 301 and school reorganization is set for March 9 in Cheyenne County Courthouse to discuss protecting locally controlled schools.
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Johnson
Russell Pedersen
Sidney
Pedersen
Nebraska School Improvement Assn
Cheyenne County
District Court
Verne Miller
Cheyenne
State Board of Education
Fleming Urges Support for Dirksen Amendment Plan
Sen George H Fleming urged public backing for the Dirksen Amendment to Congress. It would let states determine legislative apportionment, shift power from cities to rural areas, and replace population-only census basing with state choice. Fleming cited Supreme Court rulings and urged citizens to contact Washington reps.
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Fleming
George H. Fleming
Dirksen
Congress
Sen Fleming
Nebraska
National “Committee For Government of the People
Roman Hruska
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Ilinois
Sen. Dirksen
United States Supreme Court
Sen. Fleming
Washington
Supreme Court
Weather Panhandle Forecast With Wind and Snow
Partly cloudy in panhandle this afternoon tonight and Saturday. Northwesterly winds bring blowing snow and dust this afternoon with winds diminishing by late afternoon. Tonight lows amid minus five to five, Saturday highs near 30 to 40. Five day outlook shows temperatures 4 to 10 degrees above normal through Wednesday with a rising trend over weekend. Highs 45 to 55, lows in the 20s, with scattered rain or snow showers near period end. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
James Bond storm hits Fox Theatre marquee debris
A severe storm at the Fox Theatre ruins the Thunderball booking as fifty mile per hour winds and higher gusts tear down the marquee letters and throw debris into the street. James Bond theme battles nature in a dramatic local scene.
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James Bond
Sidney
Fox Theatre
Mother Nature
Band and Colonels Annual Concert Sunday at Three
The Sidney High School Symphonic Band presents its Mid Winter Concert this Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Junior High Auditorium with guest Fort Sidney Colonels. Directed by Duane E. Johnson and Dan Long, with George Hinn and Bill Fankhauser as band directors, the program honors those who helped attend the Tournament of Roses Parade. Featured pieces include The Foundation, Three Trumpeters, Carnival of Melody, My Fair Lady selections, Gallant Men, and mood pieces, plus five songs performed by the Colonels.
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Sidney High School
Fort Sidney Colonels
Duane E. Johnson
Dan Long
Colonels
George Hinn
Bill Fankhauser
The
Foundation
Richard F. Goldman
Chester
William Schuman
Ago- Stini-Bainum
Henry Loebe
Rich Henkel
Nancy von Forell
William P. Latham
Robert Hawkins
Lerner
Loewe
Bennett
John Caca
Vas
Coleman
Peter Stone
Rodgers
Warnick
Mood Indigo
Ellington
Mills
Bigard
Seaman
Oklahoma
Power Lines Tangled By March Gales
Cheyenne County faced a late week blizzard as March gales, snow, and dust storms hit the northern Nebraska Panhandle and South Dakota. Winds to 60 mph with gusts to 72 mph disrupted travel, knocked out power, and caused outages in Alliance, Rapid City, and beyond. FAA stations logged high winds as the cold spread. towns like Sidney reported planes unable to land. City crews repaired lines, traffic jams formed near South Ward school, and many households lost service until restoration.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska Panhandle
South Dakota
Federal Aviation Agency Flight Service
Alliance
Rapid City
Nebraska
FAA
Akron
Colo
Colorado
Sidney
City Light Department
Solano Drive
Newton St
13Th
Quince St
South Ward
George Felsch
Hearing on Cab Co March 11
The Nebraska State Railway Commission set March 11 as the date for a hearing on Guy Robert Fulbright to operate Guy's Cab Co. in Sidney. The hearing will be at 11:00 a.m. in the commission office housed in the state capitol building in Lincoln.
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Nebraska State Railway Commission
Guy Robert Fulbright
Guy’s Cab Co
Sidney
Commission
State Capitol
Lincoln
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Christ Co
ETV
Fort Sidney
Board
Fort Sidney Days Corporation
Rev
Bob ‘Heeg
Telegraph
Cheese Factory
Denver Company
Cab Co
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