Archuleta Pleads No Contest in Hit and Run Case
Archuleta changed his plea to no contest in Cheyenne County District Court for a hit and run that injured J R Gilliland. Judge Knapp ordered a 90 day psychiatric evaluation and possible commitment, with a DUI plea already yielding jail time and fines.
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Sayd
Archuleta
Cheyenne County
John D Knapp
Knapp
PJ Heaton, Jr
State Penitentiary
Heaton
Don Tedesco
State
Lincin
Meusburger joins Sidney School Board race
Joanne C Meusburger becomes the third candidate for four Sidney Board of Education seats joining incumbents Bob Cook and Elizabeth Young. A former teacher in Denver and Sioux City systems and current secretary treasurer of Sidney Ford Mercury, she urges others to file before the deadline. She emphasizes evaluating priorities to provide meaningful education for children and invites campaign focus on the community’s needs.
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Sidney Board of Education
Bob Cook
Elizabeth Young
Meusburger
Denver
Sioux City
Sidney Ford Mercury
William
Terry Carpenter
Ramey Whitney
Chappell
Sidney
Alan Bedient
James Paxton
Thomas Kokjer
Edward Haupt
Cather Centennial Concert Tour Features Sandy Dennis in Nebraska
About 135 University of Nebraska Lincoln musicians tour Nebraska cities including Sidney McCook Scottsbluff Hastings Omaha and Lincoln to honor Willa Cather in her centennial birth year. Sandy Dennis narrates with the University Singers and Symphony Orchestra under Emanuel Wishnow and Earl Jenkins.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nebraska
Willa Cather
NU School of Music
Sidney McCook
Scottsbluff
Hastings
Omaha
Lincoln
Sandy Dennis
Sidney
University Singers
Charles
Chip"’ Smith
McCook
Thomas Harvey
Kent Hall
Fairbury
Margaret Kontras
Maris Gregg
Murray
Robert McMaster
Hooper
Paul Calvin
Jon Gruett
Carrie Solomon
Blair
Jane Mathew
Loup City
Douglas Jostad
Denice Weekes
Robert Kastanek
Crete
Vickie Hunt
Fremont
John Brandstetter
Wayne
David Weybrauch
Lynelle Frankforter
Terri Miller
Vaughn Fritts
Sara Ganz
Gibbon
Henry Brandt
University of Nebraska- Lincol
Robert E. Knoll
Nebraska Arts Council
School Board Endorses Career Program Plans
The Sidney Board of Education endorsed a career education program created by St. Patrick's High School and the Sidney School system. It aims to raise career awareness among students and teachers with hands on material and community resources. The report will be shared when completed, as funding is only for three years. Bill Kelley of Educational Service Unit 14 assists in drafting.
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St. Patrick's High School
Sidney School
Sidney Board of Education
Bill Kelley
Educational Service Unit 14
St Patrick’s Board Examines Lunch Program and Staff Plans
The St Patrick’s Board of Education reviewed the school lunch program finances and began hiring plans for retiree Ellen Ray next year. They named Father Tom Ryan as golf coach, planned football-field work, and offered next year contracts to teachers. They endorsed a three year career opportunities project funded by a $1,000 mini grant and possible federal support, with a Title III board review set for April 15. The board also approved the 1974-75 calendar, discussed selling a 1959 truck and a 1969 car, and extended contracts for Ancel Lewis, Don Burrows, and secondary principals George Hinn and Bill Fankhauser. Hinn was named assistant superintendent.
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St Patrick's Board of Education
Ellen Ray
Tom Ryan
Ryan
Bernie Ruybal
United States Office of Education
Supt
R.J. Pedersen
Pedersen
Title III State Advisory Board
C.J. Cornelius
Bob Cook
Ancel Lewis
Don Burrows
George Hinn
Bill Fankhauser
Hinn
Vocal Concert Set Tuesday at Sidney High School
The Sidney Junior-Senior High School Spring Vocal Concert is planned for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Sidney High School Auditorium. The Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Grade Choirs, the Senior High Choir and the Madrigal Singers will perform, according to vocal music director Roger Benjamin.
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Sidney
Sidney High School
Roger Benjamin
Ada Ammerman files for Cheyenne County clerk post
Filing activity picks up as Friday deadline nears with Ada Ammerman entering the race for clerk of the district court as Elva Davison seeks re election. No Democrats have filed and county officers look to run unopposed on the May 14 primary ballot pending any late filings.
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Cheyenne County
Ada Ammerman
Ammerman
Elva Davison
Davision
George Bailey
Kenneth Rose
Milt Nissen
Bob Hassle
Mabel Portz
Oren Cox
Cheyenne
Kermit Brumbaugh
John Oliverius
Lodgepole
Lumir Studnicka
Sidney
Simmons Seeks Regent Post for Sixth District
Scottsbluff attorney Robert G. Simmons Jr. becomes the fourth candidate for the Nebraska Regents seat in the sixth district joining Frank Kleager Don Steen and John Gottschalk. Elliott, the current holder from Scottsbluff, has not commented. Simmons cites prior service on education boards and aims to boost public involvement and coordinate higher education with practical costs.
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Charles E Wier
Davison Precinct
Maurice A Nelson
Sidney
William G Kelley
John Mason
Bernard J Fuehrer
Lorenzo
Gerald C Olson
Gilbert R Misegadis
Colton
Estle Nelson
Potter
Mildred Y. Elwell
Wee- Harvey
James Waldron
North Platte
Haven Smith
Chappell
Gerald Lundby
James E Wenger
Grand Island
Wayne Ziebarth
Wilcox
Ralph Miller
Welfleet
University of Nebraska Board of Regents
John Gottschalk
Frank Kleager
Robert Simmons
Scottsbluff
Don Steen
Morrill
Cheyenne-Deuel-Kimball County
Western Nebraska Technical Community College Area Board
Ted Egging
Gurley
Max Hensley
Kimball
HC Q Nelson
James Neuman
Keith Hulbert
Gering
Robert L. Clark
Robert G. Simmons Jr
Jack Elliott
Elliott
Simmons
State Board of Education
State Board of Vocational Education
Scottsbluff Schools
Scottsbluff Junior College Board of Education
State Coordinating Council of Higher Education
Scotts Bluff County
Nebraska
Legislature Adjourns to Finalize Budget Plan
The legislature will adjourn at day’s end and reconvene Monday to let the Appropriations Committee finish budget recommendations with 16 of 60 days remaining. The governor may veto items in appropriation bills without a override if sent with less than six days left. Fiscal staff is preparing revenue and expenditure projections for the plan.
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Appropriations Committee
Associated Press
John Cavanaugh
Omaha
Richard Marvel
Industrial Education Fair Planned at WNTC
Western Nebraska Technical College will host the ninth Annual Industrial Education Fair in its gym on May 26. Dean Thomas Dindinger says the event lets local and area students display and judge industrial education projects, with invitations extended to Colorado and Wyoming schools. The fair accompanies the WNTC Open House on May 5, with committee members Elden Kirch Herb Pabst Ron Scherer Roger Loschen Larry Homolka and Dindinger.
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Western Nebraska Technical College
Thomas Dindinger
Western
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Elden Kirch
Oshkosh
Herb Pabst
Potter
Ron Scherer
Sidney City Council Adopts Fluoridation Timetable and Manager Search
The Sidney City Council designated Deputy City Manager Ralph Cox as acting city manager between Ed Prince’s departure and a new hire. It ordered fluoridation equipment installed by June 1 amid Nebraska’s 1973 law requiring fluoridation. a first April candidate target was set for city manager selection.
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Ralph Cox
Sidney
Ed Prince
Prince
Nebraska
Ed Bauman
Thomas Kokjer
Filsinger Excavating Co
Denver
Sidney Aims for First in Community Improvement Contest
Sidney plans a strong bid for first place in this year’s Nebraska Community Improvement contest after finishing second and earning 300 dollars last year. Rev Tom Ryan and Kay Fix led a Monday meeting outlining youth programs at Lodgepole Valley Youth Camp and a new Sidney youth center as top priorities.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Tom Ryan
Kay Fix
Lodgepole Valley
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Joanne C Meusburger
Mrs. Meusburger
Fankhauser
Cather
Miss Dennis
Tedesco
W W . Schulz
Sioux Army Depot
Derrill
Lodgepole Telephone Co
IA Caldwell
Regent’s Post
WNTC
Legion Park
Zoning Commission
Rapp Brothers
Burlington Northern Railroad
15Th Ave
William J Aschoff
Sidney Ellis Club
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