Foster Grandparents graduate in Sidney launching new careers
Roy Gish accepts his Foster Grandparent graduation certificate from Sidney City Councilman Tom Kokjer as part of a ceremony at East Ward School. Nine graduates, including nine caregivers, will serve at local pre schools and day care centers after weeklong training by program staff from Gering.
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Roy Gish
Sidney
Tom Kokjer
Kokjer
Gish
Cheyenne
East Ward
Sidney Foster Grandparents
Bobbie Neel
Educational Service Unit 14
Leona Rezanina
Sidney Day Care Center
Opal Frenzel
Elizabeth Wackerla
Luella Plantz
Esther Grosenbach
Alice Blair
Fern Hijelness
Sidney Head Start
East Ward School
June Beeman
Wanda Mowry
Gering
Legion Auxiliary Announces Scholarships Available this Year
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 17 lists competitive scholarships: a $100 Practical Nursing Scholarship for veteran-connected applicants due by April 15 1975. a $200 Graduate Scholarship for graduate students pursuing teaching special education or handicapped children. a $200 Nurses Gift Tuition Scholarship for first to third year students who are veteran-connected. and a $200 Student Aid and Vocational Technical School scholarship with same deadline.
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American Legion Auxiliary Unit 17
Preceptor Mu elects leaders at Tuesday meeting
Mrs Lew Wilson elected president of Preceptor Mu Chapter Beta Sigma Phi at the home of Mrs Art Pelster. Officers named include Mrs B E Stewart vice president and Mrs Albert Sistner secretary. Treasurer is Mrs Clark Wicks. City council reps are Mrs Allen Karnik and Mrs Ross Barker. Founders Day set for April 30 at the Fort Sidney Hotel. Scholarships info via Adelaide Duis at 940 18th Ave Sidney or 254-4412.
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Lew Wilson
Preceptor Mu
Beta Sigma Phi
Art Pelster
Fred George
Wilson
B_ E_ Stewart
Albert Sistner
Clark Wicks
Allen Karnik
Ross Barker
Fort Sidney
Iota
Mick Dickes
Gary Schmer
Leonard Wintermore
Marsha Thorpe
Karen Davis
Sheila Dickes
Pat Jones
Peggy Langley
Pat Dorwart
Sandy Wintermore
Cheyenne County 4-H Club Organizes Under Trick for Treats Project
Eight girls formed a new 4-H club at the Norris Long home in Cheyenne County. Officers for the first year are Renee Couch president Margaret Elwell vice president Jennifer Tedesco secretary Patty Long and Debbie Hays news reporters. Steering committee members include Jolynn Highland Nina Langley and Kris Fahey. The club led by Mrs Norris Long and Dayle George meets biweekly with the next gathering scheduled for March 26. The club will explore good foods nutrition and beginner cooking steps while pursuing the Tricks for Treats project.
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Cheyenne County
Norris Long
Renee Couch
Margaret Elwell
Jennifer Tedesco
Patty Long
Debbie Hays
Jolynn Highland
Nina Langley
Kris Fahey
Dayle George
Sunflower 4-H Club Elected Scrapbook Officer
The Sunflower Sweeties 4 H Club met at Dalton State Bank meeting room. They began with the 4 H pledge and roll call, discussed embroidery stitches, and worked on pin cushions by weaving ribbon and iron on stitch witchery. Paula Waite was elected scrapbook officer.
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Sunflower Sweeties
Dalton State Bank
Paula Waite
Gurley Farmers Union Local 733 plans June picnic speaker
Gurley Farmers Union Local 733 met at the Gurley Community Hall with few members present. Victor Ray of the National Farmers Union will speak at the family picnic planned for June. Committee to arrange the event was formed. Local officers were reappointed for another year.
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Gurley
Farmers Union Local
Victor Ray
National Farmers Union
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Meets for Year Two Anniversary Plans
The Memorial Hospital Auxiliary met Tuesday in the Auxiliary room with Edna Hagemeister presiding. Officers and committee chairs reported on service, fundraising, and a September bazaar and rummage sale while May 18 was set for the 20th anniversary open house and refreshments were to be served.
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Hendee
Chadron State Jazz Lab Band and Englaires Tour Lodgepole and Sidney
Chadron State College music groups the Jazz Lab Band and Englaires will perform during their annual spring tour. The Lodgepole concert is at Lodgepole High School at 10am and the Sidney show at Sidney High School at 1 pm. Both events are mainly for students but open to the public at no charge.
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Chadron State College
Jazz Lab Band
Englaires
Lodgepole
Sidney
Lodgepole High School
Sidney High School
St Pauls Ladies Aid schedules Easter breakfast
St Pauls Lutheran Church Ladies Aid met in the Fellowship Hall with 24 members one honorary member and three guests including Rev Einspohr and Mrs Boehnke present They planned an Easter Sunrise Service with Holy Communion at 6 30 am followed by a congregational breakfast at 3 am and a second service at 10 am Easter Sunday The meeting opened with Psalms devotions and closing prayers in addition to craft and hosting details
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
St Paul's Ladies Aid
Fellowship Hall
Ottilie Schuessler
Robert Einspohr
Reneta Boehnke
Walter Englland
Victor Reker
Harold Borcher
Ejinspahr
Walter Aurich
Carl Borcher
Newcomers plan Easter egg hunt
The Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club met at Christ Episcopal Church Hall with one guest and eight members. They plan an Easter Egg Hunt for members on Palm Sunday March 23 at 2 pm at Legion Park by the shelter house, asking members to bring a dozen cookies. A five dollar donation was given to Fort Sidney Days Corporation for the firework display. Jule Annony outlined the library Community Resource file and handed out registration forms. The next meeting is March 20 at 7:30 pm at the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Office. The group reviewed constitution revisions before voting at the next meeting, and the evening closed with cards.
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Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club
Christ Episcopal Church Hall
Mary Manning
Legion Park
Shelter House
Fort Sidney Days Corporation
Jule Annony
Cheyenne County
Pen Women plan art events and fund drives
The Chadron Branch of the National League of American Pen Women met Saturday at the Holiday in Kimball with President Marianne Putman in charge. Frances Campbell presented So You Want To Paint. The group voted to contribute to the National Art Awards Fund and the National Commemorative Endowment Fund. They planned a fall art show, discussed Bicentennial plans, and arranged attendance at the Phoenix national convention in April. A workshop for convention decorations in Scottsbluff was scheduled, and they voted to exhibit at Bridgeport's Collector's Market Place on April 5–6. A watercolor workshop will be held May 17 in Bridgeport with instructor Mrs. Jessie Scott. Members reported Ruth Miller of Gurley on a Lincoln committee voting on the 1‑80 sculpture, and others sold notepaper, paintings, and batiks.
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Chadron
National League of American Pen Women
Kimball
Marianne Putman
Frances Campbell
National Art Awards Fund
National Commemorative Endowment Fund
Nebraska
Phoenix
Ariz
Scottsbluff
Bridgeport
American Legion Hall
Jessie Scott
Haxtun
Cole
Bake N Take Days observed across Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Wheat Hearts and Nebraska Wheat Growers Auxiliary stage Bake N Take Days on Friday and Saturday to deliver home baked wheat goods to rest homes, senior centers, shut ins and neighbors. Community groups including high school home economics participate. potential 6500 deliveries are anticipated. University extension home economists assist. diabetic brownie recipe offered for nursing home diets.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska Wheat
Wheat Division
Nome
Jewell Scharton
Nebraska
Shulins
Lunch Menu for Sidney School Week
Tuesday features breaded pork patties with mashed potatoes in brown gravy mixed fruit prune muffin and milk. Wednesday serves turkey supreme with noodles buttered peas and carrots fruit juice and cookies bread and butter sans and milk. Thursday offers sloppy Joes on buns cut green beans and french fries chocolate cake with chocolate nut icing and milk. Friday presents fish fillets in tartar sauce butted mixed vegetables tapioca pudding bread and butter sans and milk.
Bookmobile Schedule From Tuesday to Friday
Bookmobile routes listed for Tuesday through Friday include multiple stops at schools and farms. Readable entries show times and locations such as Peetz Public School, Dist 12 Sunol, Trinity Lutheran School, Bernie Fuehrer Farm, Dave Wieser Farm, and Robert Ommen Farm with varying morning and afternoon windows.
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Peetz
Cole Public School
Dist
Sunol
WNTC
Trinity Lutheran School
Lorenzo
Bernie Fuehrer
Dave Wieser
Robert Ommen
Miss Smith aboard World Campus Afloat during spring voyage
Linda Smith of Sidney and Richard Smith of Fort Collins are among 532 college students on Chapman's World Campus Afloat as 200 institutions send students to sea from Feb 5 Port Everglades to May 21 Los Angeles aboard the SS Universe Campus. The shipboard campus offers classrooms labs and field trips with overnight homestays and social events. Chapman College in Orange, California operates the program now in its 20th semester.
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Linda Smith
Diane Merritt
Sidney
Richard RK. Smith
Fort Collins
Colo
Western State College
Gunnison
Chapman College
United States
Port Everglades
Florida
Morocco
East Africa
Cape Town
Kenya
Ceylon
India
Malaysia
Philippines
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Honolulu
Los Angeles
Calif
Shipboard
Orient Overseas Line
World Campus
California
Orange
Gurley Loyal Workers Club Meeting Recaps Handicraft Plans
The Gurley Loyal Workers Extension Club met at Community Hall with nine members and one guest, Mary Ann Horst. Pennies for Friendship were collected and a denim craft display was planned. Peg Troid demonstrated broomstick crochet and Marilee Rowan led a lesson on Indoor Gardening focusing on poisonous plants. Next meeting set for March 24 at Rosa Devier's home, with a Low Cost Meals lesson.
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Gurley
Gurley Loyal Workers Extension Club
Mary Ann Horst
Peg Troid
Marilee Rowan
Rosa Devier
Bunker Hill Club Awards Card Prizes
Mrs Carl Borcher hosted eight Bunker Hill Club members for a dessert luncheon at her home on Wednesday. Members wore green for roll call. After the business meeting, Ten-Point Pitch determined prizes with Mrs Robert Steffens winning high and Mrs Emma Engel low. Engel will host April 9. hints on flower care will answer roll call.
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Carl Borcher
Bunker Hill Club
Robert Steffens
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