Railroads Boost Track Upgrades Across Cheyenne County
Union Pacific and Burlington Northern plan major track work west of Sidney and along north of Sidney this summer. UP crews replace ties in a 152 million Nebraska program with 2.6 million tied to direct tie work. Burlington prepares 40 locations in Nebraska and Wyoming with nearly 50 million in upgrades.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Union Pacific
Burlington Northern
Burlington
Wyoming
Union Pacific Gang
Grand Island
New Mexico
Arlo Runge
Big Springs
Dick Tincher
Omaha
Nebraska
Kimball
Sutherland
Tincher
Bridgeport
Huntsman
Jim Hagel
Denver
Hagel
California firm proposes to buy Fort Sidney hotel stock
A California firm offers to purchase Fort Sidney Motor Hotel stock via mail to stockholders. The proposal comes from Mid- West Motel Corp of Menlo Park and seeks to acquire shares in the hotel operation located in Fort Sidney.
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California
Fort Sidney
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Mid- West Motel Corp
Menlo Park
Calif
Mid-West
Wamsley
Thermogram display to show Sidney heat loss pictures
A two month old aerial heat scan over Sidney by Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co will be shown to the public starting May 24 at the companys Sidney office to help homeowners gauge heat loss through attics and roofs. The display uses thermograms from a late night survey by South Dakota State University specialists and will remain at the office for public viewing.
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Sidney
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
K-N
Rod Hansen
Hastings Hansen
Illinois St
Hansen
South Dakota State University
Brookings
St Patrick's High School to graduate 26 seniors Sunday
Twenty six seniors will graduate from Sidney St Patrick's High School with 8 pm commencement at the school and a 10 30 am graduation mass at St Patrick's Church. Valedictorian Brett Kruse leads a top cohort that includes co-salutatorians Dianna Hruska and Kim Aaron.
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Sidney St Patrick's High School
St Patrick's Church
Brett Kruse
Dale Kruse
Dianna Hruska
Herb Hruska Jr
Kim Aaron
Marianne Ammerman
Junior Alvarez
St Pat's
Gering
Mike Deaver
Sidney school superintendent candidates invited for visits
Sidney Board of Education invited two candidates for superintendent to visit next week. They are former Nebraska educators living outside the state. Two additional Nebraskan candidates were also chosen as alternates, with 75 plus applicants for the post.
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Sidney
Board of Education
C.J Cornelius
Vic Cottrell
Lincoln
Russell Pedersen
Cornelius
Nebraska
Reagan target delegate plan pays off in Nebraska
Reagan campaign won 18 Nebraska delegates to Ford's 8 with 97 percent of votes, despite early risk. Milan Bish of Grand Island noted national aides hesitated but changed after New Hampshire, where Reagan carried 48 percent but only four of 21 delegates. Bish recalled seasoned GOP names at the 1972 convention and insisted the target delegates move kept the campaign from disaster.
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Nebraska
Reagan
Ford
Milan Bish
Grand Island
John Sears
New Hampshire
Bish
Norbert Tiemann
Bob Crosby
Charles Thone
William Barrett
U.S
Carl Curtis
Ed Narjes
Sidney
Robert Crosby
Val Peterson
University of Nebraska
Ed Schwartzkopf
Lincoln
Max Denney
Ralph Beermann
Dakota City
Kay Orr
George Cook
Lowell Hummell
Fairbury
Roman Hruska
Omaha
Betty Abbott
John Everroad
Bruce Barton
Patrick Haller
George Ehrhart
Ty Grothe
Donald Lamp
Valley
Curtis
Donald Dworak
Columbus
Gerald Stromer
Kearney
Public Service
Jack Romans
Ord
Eva Jean Beltner
Bayard
Leonard Peterson
Alliance
Rex Haberman
Imperal
Dwight Dam
Valentine
Good neighbor policy aids Potter farmer
A community plowing bee near Potter helps Rick Weikhorst, laid up with a back injury, clear about 400 acres of wheatland. Ninety acres per hour were plowed by 96 bottoms from 13 tractors, with meals, fuel, and onlookers assisting, finishing by midafternoon.
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Con Marshall Potter
Here
Rick Wickhorst
Ray Slama
Rick
Mabel Weikhorst
Slama
Gurley
Chuck
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Public Service Company of Colorado
Pueblo
Amarulo Tex
Brush
Colo
Union Pacific Tie Gang
Brownson
L. E. Wamsley
Sidney Community Hotel Corp
Dennis
L H. Russell
Kruse
Hruska
Aaron
St. Pat's
Bernie Ruybal
Duane Gross
Rusty George
Randy Barnica
Teresa Brachtenbach
Lois Casey
William Clark
Kathy Conrad
Linda Egging
Randall Fahey
Steven Fehringer
Jonathan Grant
Cheryl Hajek
Stephen Kahl
Stanley Kahl
Mary Kreutzer
Christian Rieken
Gregory Huybal
Wayne Schmitt
Steven Seidel
Kim Stormberg
Cheryl Thomas
Dale van Aelsyn
John Wieser
Theresa Wriston
Welkhorst
Potter Farmer
Weikhorst
Wickhorst
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