St Patrick's First At MAC Speech and Drama Contest
St Patrick's High School earned 51 points to win the Minuteman Activity Conference Speech and Drama Contest at Potter High School. Dix placed second with 49 points as St Pat's broke a ten year record and swept MAC activities except volleyball this year.
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St Patrick's High School
Minuteman Activity
Potter High School
Dix
Diane Rood
St Pat's
Mike Courtney
Sandy Yamamoto
Lyman
Debbie Quillen
Jim Gunderson
St Patrick's
Melbeta
Potter
Sunflower
St. Patrick
Denisé Sterling
David Stormberg
Glen Bennett
Jeanne Aschoff
Donald Gustafson
Jan Tobler
Debra Quillen
Bob Howard
Jim Maxwell
Gary Haack
Brenda Spencer
Dina Musil
Colette Anderson
Jenny Reed
Robert Hilpert
Gurley
Linda Mahin
Karen Berry
State and City Roads Damaged in Nebraska Winter
A Nebraska State Roads Department spokesman says statewide road damage from rains and freeze thaw cycles is higher than normal. Heavy weather and heavy traffic caused cracks and potholes. 54 miles of state highways have weight restrictions and portable scales are used to enforce them.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
State Roads Department
Dept of Roads
Sidney senior wins third in Legion oratorical contest
Scott Cook, a Sidney High School senior, earned a $100 bond for placing third at the State American Legion Oratorical Contest held in Grand Island on Saturday.
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Scott Cook
Sidney High School
American Legion
Grand Island
Wheat Crop Looks Okay Despite Winter Woes in Nebraska
The State Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics says Nebraska winter wheat remains in good to excellent condition despite poor weather. Some standing water in flat fields may threaten crop health. Lawrence Thompson notes local greening and that Cheyenne County is about 90 percent signed up for the 1973 wheat program. USDA data show 208,032 farms with 3,608,515 acres enrolled nationally for period ending Feb 2, with Nebraska at 14,634 farms and 259,276 acres through Feb 23.
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Federal Divison of Agricultural Statistics
Nebraska
Lawrence Thompson
ASCS
Sidney
Cheyenne
Thompson
USDA
CSC Student Teachers Begin Duties Monday
One hundred eighteen Chadron State College seniors start student teaching in area schools this Monday and will stay until May 8. The list names host schools and student teachers across Sidney, Hartville, Humphrey, Hay Springs, Hyannis, Chadron, Lusk, Bayard, Bridgeport, Alliance, Oshkosh, Torrington, and Kimball with several teachers from each location.
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Chadron State College
Sidney
Lucia Balzan
Hartville
Wyo
David Bass Doniphan
Sandra Boesch
Humphrey
Elaine Dahlgren
Hay Springs
Shirley Hawkins
Peetz
Colo
Carol Hayward
Hyannis
Patricia Martens
Chadron
Mark McKean
Randy Pollard
Lusk
Sidney St. Patrick's
Richard Scott
Merriman
Gerald Thompson
Bayard
Jim Coon
Bridgeport
Marci Paulson
Alliance
Nancy Daddario
Aha
Susan Green
Bayard Guerin
Oshkosh
Peggy Hood
Torrington
Ainsworth
Jack Watts
Sidney Kimball
Jackie Schaer
Gordon
David Schnell
Willard
Jinx) Tucker
Panhandle Forecast Promises Sunny Warm Afternoon
Forecast for the Panhandle calls for sunny and warm conditions this afternoon with a high in the mid 50s. Partly cloudy tonight with a low in the upper 20s and light variable winds. Thursday brings a high near 50 with 5 to 15 mph west to northwest winds and 20 percent precipitation Thursday.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Auto Theft Arrest Near Potter Nebraska
Nebraska State Patrol trooper stops a speeding car on U S 30 twelve miles west of Potter and arrests driver Joseph R Weaver for auto theft by conversion. Weaver, of Montoursville Pennsylvania, could not prove ownership. the vehicle had been due back February 19 to a Los Angeles rental firm. He was also wanted on an auto theft warrant from Pennsylvania. He remains jailed in Sidney for Pennsylvania and California authorities and serves a three day speeding sentence from the stop.
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Nebraska
Ken Thompson
Kimball
U.S 30
Potter
Joseph R Weaver
Montoursville
Thompson
Los Angeles
National Crime Information Center
Weaver
Sidney
Pennsylvania
California
Gas Tax Revenue Up 14 Percent in January
The Roads Department reported gas tax collections rose 14.2 percent in January to 6.321 million dollars compared with January 1972. Total travel on roads and streets increased 3.8 percent to 689 million miles, while rural road average daily traffic reached 11.9 million miles.
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State Roads Department
Roads Department
Basketball Fever Grips BO and Sidney High Schools
Pre tournament hype fills a combined pep rally as about 800 fans from Sidney and St Patrick’s pack the gym. Both teams travel to Lincoln after stops at Milford and Grand Island Central Catholic, with SHS and St Patrick’s expressing confidence and community pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High School
Saint Patrick’s High School
St Patrick’s
Sidney High
Milford
Milford High School
Lincoln
Ramada Inn
St. Patrick's
Grand Island Central Catholic
Ramada
SHS
George Hinn
Bernie Ruybal
St. Patrick’s
Gibbon
Stanton
Jack Stewart
Raiders
Columbus Lakeview
Stewart
Chuck Perone
Sidney
del Koch
John Goltachalk
Special transfer buses aid SHS fans to St Patrick's game
Sidney will run four special buses to shuttle SHS boosters to the St Patrick's game from Pershing Auditorium. One bus will depart at halftime for East High School, then return to Pershing. After the Sidney David City Aquinas game, three more buses will take fans to Paxton and back, all free of charge.
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Sidney
SHS
St. Patrick’s
Pershing
John Gotschalk
Sidney High
East High School
St. Patrick's
Paxton
Sidney- David
Aquinas
Lincoln
Sam Schwartzkopf
St Patrick’s
Bernie Ruybal
WNTC Will Graduate 35 At March 21 Ceremony
Western Nebraska Technical College schedules 35 graduates for a 2:00 pm March 21 ceremony in the gym. Dorothy Beavers of Bellevue will deliver the graduation address. Spring quarter registrations open for all programs except Heavy Equipment beginning March 26.
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WNTC
Western Nebraska Technical College
Dorothy Beavers
Bellevue
State Board of Technical Community Colleges
Nebraska
South Dakota
Colorado
Wyoming
Ohio
Virginia
Kansas
Texas
California
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Police Check Two Accidents
The Sidney Police Department investigated two accidents yesterday. A 1959 Ford driven by Jesse Boone struck a fence on Sky Road owned by Lyle Melchoir, causing $5 damage to the car and $200 damage to the fence. On Maple Street a 1963 Chevy driven by Rita Cabela backed into a 1972 Oldsmobile owned by Richard Cabela, causing $75 damage to the Chevy and $250 damage to the Oldsmobile.
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Sidney
Jesse Boone
Sky Road
Lyle Melchoir
Maple Street
Rita Cabela
Richard Cabela
Protest Over Continental Bus Abandonment In Lodgepole Chappell
Residents of Lodgepole Chappell and Sidney testified at a joint board hearing on Continental's plan to abandon the Big Springs to Sterling route and the Sidney to Sterling leg along U S 30 and Highway 19 The Nebraska Railway Commission and Colorado Public Utilities Commission panel will weigh the impact on local businesses farmers and elderly riders and issue a recommendation to the ICC within 30 days The hearing featured testimonies from city officials business leaders and Continental agents detailing reliance on the service for parts delivery grain shipments and timely passenger travel.
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Lodgepole
Chappell
Sidney
Continental Bus Service
Interstate Commerce Commission
Big Springs
Sterling
U.S. 30
Gordon Ganke
Nebraska Railway Commission
Lloyd Espinoza
Public Utilities Commission of Colorado
ICC
Joint Board
Espinoza
Ganke
Robert E. Richards
Continental
Wichita
C. Zimmerman
Clarence Kripal
Nicola Fraass
E.K. Yanney
First State Bank
Clyde
Trump
Ramona Freeman
Chamber of Commerce
Jim Ledbetter
Farmers Co-op Elevator
Marilyn Howerter
Marilyn
Ledbetter
Farmers Co-Op Grain
Commerce City
Cheyenne
Zimmerman
Freeman
Business and Professional Women's Organization
Denver
Omaha
Kripal
Kripal’s Inc
Western Nebraska Express
Grand Island
Frank Mattoon
Game Seating Arrangements For Nebraska High School Game
Doormen at Pershing will direct Sidney High followers and pep band to their section. St Patrick’s followers to Lincoln East center. Sidney High to visit David City wearing dark jerseys. St Patrick’s home position and white uniforms. Tickets at door for tournament games $2 adults $1 students.
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Nebraska State High School Athletic Assn
Pershing
Sidney High
St Patrick’s
Lincoln East
David City
St. Patricks
Weekend Rain In Omaha Forecast For Basketball Fans
The National Weather Service in Omaha expects rain this weekend with Thursday mostly cloudy and highs in the upper 50s. Friday through Saturday bring occasional rain and mostly cloudy skies, then partly cloudy Sunday with highs near the high 50s and lows around the upper 30s.
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Omaha
National Weather Service
Sidney radio KSID to air all tournament games
KSID will broadcast all Sidney games through the tournament with Sports Director Tim Meehan starting the SHS game around 5 45 p m Sidney time from Pershing. Tipoff is at 6 p m. The Red Raider game follows with a quick transfer to Lincoln East for the St Patrick’s game aiming to air by 8 p m local time.
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Sidney Radio
KSID
Sidney
Tim Meehan
SHS
Pershing
Red Raider
Lincoln East
St. Patrick's
Sidney Telegraph
Dennis Berry
Berry
Larry Stricker
Sidney Cable TV
Nebraska Etv
Lincoln
Schools Closed for Tournament Action in Sidney
Both St Patrick's High School and all Sidney public schools will close Thursday and Friday for tournament action per administrative announcements.
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St. Patrick's High School
All Sidney Public Schools
Participation urged in bi centennial activities
State Sen. Wayne Ziebarth outlined Nebraska plans for the 200th anniversary of American independence. He urged western communities to submit proposals, noted federal funding, and highlighted a Kearney State College exchange program as a pilot. The celebration focuses on heritage festival and horizons.
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Wayne Ziebarth
Wilcox
Sidney
Western
Nebraska
Gene) Leathy
Omaha
Kearney State College
America
Iie
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Mike Cortney
Lyman School
CSC
Basketball Fever
BO and
Sidney Ee Takane
Lodgepole-Chappell
Sidney Red Raiders
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