Wheatbelt Annual Meeting Draws Record Crowd at Dalton High
The Wheatbelt Public Power District’s annual meeting drew an estimated 500 people at Dalton High School Auditorium, the largest turnout in 24 years. Speakers praised staff, noted a planned rate increase, and outlined a new Dalton substation to expand future capacity.
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Wheatbelt
Wheatbelt Public Power District
National Rural Electric Cooperative Service
India
Pakistan
United States
American Public Power Association
Mr Bond
Sid Sherfey
Sidney
Ray Pike
Oshkosh
Gene Lienemann
Bob White
Don Winkelman
Dalton
Nixon
No Action Taken On Educators Suit At Special Board Meeting
The Sidney Board of Education took no official action Monday on the suit filed by the Sidney Educators Association through the Nebraska State Educators Association seeking bargaining recognition. The board plans to respond by month’s end and may hire Lincoln counsel for the Court of Industrial Relations action. A decision is anticipated at the next regular meeting.
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Sidney Board of Education
Sidney Educators Association
Court of Industrial Relations
SEA
Nebraska State Educators Association
Sidney Educators
Sidney
Lincoln
I-80 Opens Tomorrow with Cheyenne County Ribbon Cutting
A noon ceremony east of Lodgepole will open Interstate 80 to the Lodgepole cutoff. Village officials residents and highway department representatives will attend the brief event marking another link in Nebraska’s expanding Interstate system and the first such ribbon cutting in Cheyenne County.
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Lodgepole
Highway Department
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Campground Committee Formed in Sidney Area
A joint meeting of Cheyenne County commissioners Sidney council fair board chamber of commerce and Lions club formed a special committee to govern the free campground west of Sidney. Representatives from each group will manage sanitation maintenance and grounds keeping to prevent future misunderstandings and ensure smooth operation.
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Cheyenne County Commissioners
Sidney Council
Fair Board
Chamber of Commerce and
Lions Club
Sidney
del Koch
George Raley Wil
Lions
Pheasant Prospects In Nebraska Panhandle Look Promising
State Conservation Officer Raymond Frandsen says the panhandle should see pheasant hunting good or better than last year as the ringneck season opens. He notes some low counts in North Platte valley but treks on the tableland should be favorable. hunters must have written permission from landowners, and every party member needs a copy. The state expects a fine opening weekend.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Raymond Frandsen
The
Panhandle
North Platte Valley
Frandsen
Nebraska
Nominations Made For Chamber Board Of Directors Vacancies
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce nominees were presented for five board seats at the Tuesday meeting. Ballots will be mailed in about two weeks. several Sidney residents and other community members are listed as nominees for two-year terms, with holdovers and automatic inclusions noted. Rod Hansen spoke on energy shortages, and Old Glory Day prompted a flags order and distribution to local schools.
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David Hamil
REA
Washington
Highline Electric
Holyoke
Colo
Hamill
Pat Nixon
White House
Mac McGraw
Ken Hill
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Lloyd Carr
Ed Bauman
Gene Lienemann
Ed Haupt
Russ Fisher
Bill Meusburger
Mr Meusburger
Sidney Ford- Mercury
Jack Thurow
State Farm Insurance
Bob Lloyd
Snyders
Dan Rowan
Powell Hardware
Gene Goldtrap
Goldtrap Printing
Ray Josten
Josten Construction
Bill Peterson
Greenlees
Gary Sandall
Newberrys
Robert Horner
Foster Lumber
Wayne Bauerkemper
Bauerkemper Motors
Ray Hartzler
Hartzler Plumbing
Hank Zick
Northwestern Bell
Car Demolished In Monday Mishap
A 1965 model car driven by Donald R. Brandt of Sidney rolled twice after attempting to pass on Highway 30 west of Sidney at 3:25 p.m. The vehicle left the road, struck a ditch and embankment, then crashed. Brandt was treated at Memorial Hospital for facial lacerations and a badly cut hand.
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Highway
Sidney
John Trenerry
Donald R. Brandt
Brandt
Memorial Hospital
Telegraph
United Effort Urged At Farmers Union County Convention
An enthusiastic Cheyenne County Farmers Union meeting at Yendis Cafe heard State President Elton Berek urge unity. Raymond Lessman was elected president, Alfred Jung vice president, Victor Meyer secretary treasurer, and directors including Chill Her boldsheimer. Nrenhuser reported youth camp experiences, resolutions backed family farm rights, pollution controls, and restoring investment credit.
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Cheyenne County Farmers Union
Elton Berek
Sidney High School
Jordan Ball
Yendis
Arvin Nelson
Potter
Raymond Lessman
Sidney
Alfred Jung
Victor Meyer
Chill Herboldsheimer
Nielson
Harold Brauer
Lessman
Scott Nrenhuser
Farmers Union
Camp Halsey
State Farmers Union
Nixon
Wheat Growers to Hear Plan for Grain Alcohol
Nebraska Wyoming Wheat Growers hold annual convention in Cheyenne Wyoming November 17 19 with featured speaker Cloud L Cray Jr president of Midwest Solvents Atchison Kansas discussing research on distilling alcohol from wheat and feed grains for gas use as a lead substitute amid air pollution concerns and potential market outlet for wheat producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloud L Cray, Jr
Midwest Solvents Company, Inc
Atchison, Kansas
Nebraska-Wyoming Wheat Growers Association
Cheyenne
Wyo
Hitching Post
Lodgepole to Host Annual Highway Association Meeting
Lodgepole will host the International Parks Highway Association meeting November 19 to 21 marking the first time the event comes to the area since Alliance years ago. Eli Vannes Lew Quinn and Ed Cole handle arrangements with registration at First State Bank in Lodgepole. Ray E David will lead the opening session at 10 am with meetings continuing at the bank and a Branding banquet at the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel.
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Lodgepole
International Parks Highway Association
Unsweek
Alliance
Eli Vannes
Nebraska
Lew Quinn
Association
Ed Cole
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce
First State Bank
Ray E David
Williston
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Winds Trim Chill Factor Amid Warm-Up Hope
Forecasters expect a warming trend by Friday as winds ease. Gusts reached 37 mph Tuesday morning, keeping bone cold with temperatures from Monday through today between 19 and 51 degrees. Panhandle area shows generally fair weather with highs in the 40s to 60s, rain chances zero. Extended outlook calls for a cooling weekend with highs in the 40s to 60s and overnight lows around 15 to 25.
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Federal Aviation Administration Flight Service
Panhandle
Youth Window Display Contest Aims to Boost Local Groups
Cheyenne County Ladies Chamber of Commerce outlines Third Annual Youth Window Display with prizes of 15 and 10 dollars in each town. Entries due by November 19 to local chairmen. displays complete by November 26 and judging on November 27.
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Cheyenne
Lois Dindinger
Lincoln
Potter
Emil Weyerts
Gurley
Gerald Pitman
Dalton
Bud Markel
Lodgepole
Sally Haythorn
Mlinois
Sidney
Aaron Harmon
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Wheatbelt Board
Wayne Bond
Bob Cook
Neil Allison
Jack Knicely
Gerald Matzke
Chamber Board of Directors
Peetz
K-N
Cole
Kansas-Nebraska Gas Co
Hastings
Kansas-Nebraska
Mexico
Canada
Rod Hansen
Kansas- Nebraska
United Effort
Farmers Union County
Mr. Berck
Adolph Fastenau
Bushnell
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