Public relations talk fuels Wheatbelt district meeting
Emmett F. Butler of Newton Iowa urged good performance plus good communications to build public relations at the Wheatbelt Public Power District annual dinner. He warned against the status quo and noted the dynamic, fast changing world, stressing audience-centered messaging and youth outreach while highlighting pride in the organization and its records. The event featured a chuck wagon dinner, Panhandle Fiddlers entertainment, and door prizes as Wayne Bond and Gene Lienemann summarized the year’s activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maytaga
Emmett Buller
Gene Lienemann
Wheatbelt
Wheatbelt Public Power District
Gary Tors
Hamiltn Electric
Fort Morgan
Colo
Wheatblet
John Brown
Tohn Brown
Youner
Butler
National Guard
Altar Society
Panhandle Fiddlers
Wayne Bond
Panhandle Weather Outlook And Five Day Forecast
Weather summary for Panhandle shows considerable cloudiness this afternoon, with partly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday. Highs near 60 this afternoon, lows 25 to 35, Saturday highs 50 to 60. Precipitation probability near zero through Saturday. Five day outlook calls for temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal through Wednesday, highs in the 60s, lows 25 to 35, with little measurable precipitation. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Rites Set For Dalton Youth Monte Louderback
Funeral services for Monte G. Louderback aged 23 are scheduled at 10 30 a m Monday at Geh rig and Son Funeral Home for the Dalton native who died Thursday in a Denver hospital after years of illness. The Rev Dr Sidney McCaig will preside at First United Methodist Church. Interment will be Greenwood Cemetery. Born September 26 1946 in Sidney he was survived by his mother Virginia Nagengast Dalton brothers Steven and Gregory Nagergast and Cynthia Louderback and grandmother Elva Louderback of Sidney with his father predeceasing him in 1958.
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Gehrig and Son
Monte G. Louderback
Denver
Sidney McCaig
First United Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Monte George Louderback
Sidney
George
Virginia Icker Louderback
Virginia Nagengast
Dalton
Steven
Cynthia Louderback
Gregory Nagengast
Elva Louderback
Break-ins at Gordon's TV and Coca Cola Bottling Charged
District Court charged Linda Smith, Richard Stanley and Edgar Martin Ball after Tuesday night breakins at Gordon's TV in the Jones Center and the Sidney Coca Cola Bottling Company. Smith faced receiving stolen property counts while Stanley and Ball faced burglary and felonious entry charges. Police captured Stanley and Smith near the store. Ball was arrested later. a black Admiral transistor radio is still missing. Police seek the radio and report about 40 cases of soda were taken but recovered.
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Gordon’s TV
Jones Center
Sidney Coca Cola Bottling Company
Linda Smith
Richard Stanley
Edgar Martin Ball
Smith
Stanley
Ball
Sidney
Cheyenne
Gordon
Entertainer to Perform Sunday at Sidney Country Club
Mike Dennis, pianist organist and vocalist, formerly at Westward Ho Palm Springs Calif, will entertain Sunday evening at the Sidney Country Club from 8 until midnight. Members and guests welcome.
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Sidney Country Club
Mike Dennis
Palm Springs
Calif
Inspection Month for Plate Ending in One
If your vehicle license plate ends with the digit one you must schedule a state inspection this month at an authorized station.
Banks And Some Others To Close On Veterans Day
Five Cheyenne County banks and the Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Assn plan Veterans Day closings on Tuesday November 11. Sidney barber shops and several cleaners will also shut. Nebraska wide closings vary this year amid a Legion appeal for added significance due to the Vietnam situation. Chappell Chamber says most local businesses will close on November 11.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Sidney
Sidney Cleaners
Model
Barker’s
Victone
Stickney’s
Nebraska
Frank Dee
Hemingford
American Legion
Dee
Chappell
Chamber of Commerce
Larry Rahe
Chappell Register
Cappell
Missing Air Force Drop Sought Here
The Cheyenne County Sheriff Office seeks help locating about 200 pounds of high altitude test gear dropped by the Air Force on Oct 21 between Sidney and Kimball along Highway 30. A reward is offered for the package, which is not dangerous or classified and remains unfound. Contact Sheriff Brumbaugh or the Chico Air Force base.
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Cheyenne County
U. S. Air Force
Sidney
Kimball
U. S. Highway 30
Kermit Brumbaugh
Air Force
Sheriff Brumbaugh
United State Air Force Base
Chico
Calif
Veterans Day observances planned across area communities
Veterans Day programs are planned for November 11 in Sidney Potter Lodgepole Dalton Dix and Kimball. Sidney hosts a VFW American Legion bean feed at the Legion Club at 6 p.m. Potter holds a 10:30 a.m. high school band program with speaker S E Torgeson and a noon bean feed. Lodgepole starts at 9:30 a.m. with a school program and potluck dinner. The Dalton program at 9:30 a.m. features attorney Frank Mattoon with an evening soup supper by the American Legion Auxiliary. Dix High School band goes to Kimball for a Veterans Day parade.
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Sidney
Legion Club
Potter
Legion Hall
Potter High School
S. E. Torgeson
Kimball
Potter Legion
Leonard Nelson
Judy Mathewson
Gary McKinney
Potter School
Lodgepole
American Legion and Auxiliary
Dalton School
Frank Mattoon
Sidney Attorney
American Legion Auxiliary
Dix
Mattoon Will Be Orator As Masons Hold Dedication
Kimball hosts cornerstone laying and temple dedication by Hugh W. Eisenhart grand master of Nebraska Freemasonry. Ceremonies set for Nov 15 with stone laid at 2 PM and dedication at 7:30 PM. Welcome by G Melvin Hensley and oration by Frank J. Mattoon of Sidney.
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Kimball
Hugh W. Eisenhart
Grand Lodge
Nebraska
G. Melvin “Curley] Hensley
Kimball Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Frank J. Mattoon
Sidney
Late Moisture Boosts Winter Wheat Prospects in Nebraska
In western Nebraska, winter wheat started slow due to moisture shortage but recovered after October snows and rains. A Cheyenne County field near Sidney on November 2 shows deep, established roots, suggesting good survival chances through a long winter, pending cold snaps and snow cover. Ivan Liljegren notes improving outlook along the southern Panhandle.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne
Sidney
Ivan Liljegren
Liljegren
Panhandle
Wheat Crops Save Some Funds Yet Hurt Others
Regional farmers in western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado scramble to salvage crops after Oct storms, facing losses in sugar beets onions cabbage pumpkins beans potatoes and corn. Winter wheat gains moisture benefit while beet and vegetable losses loom, with Cheyenne County showing relative resilience and local Extension Agent Ivan Liljegren reporting cautious optimism.
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Cheyenne County
Ivan Liljegren
Loss Of Beets Tops Poses Feed Problem
Beets loss not only reduces sugar production but also eliminates tops used as livestock feed. Growers face a choice to buy replacement feed or cull livestock for winter. Northeastern Colorado growers blame federal limits on migrant labor, worsening post-storm shortages.
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Colorado
North Valley sugar beet harvest speeds up in Nebraska
SCOTTSBLUFF The sugar beet harvest in western Nebraska has resumed in full gear after a stretch of snow, with sunny mild weather buoying farmers and Great Western Sugar officials. About 60 percent of the North Platte Valley crop had been harvested by Wednesday, and harvest is expected to take about two more weeks to finish in the richer western areas.
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Henderson
Gering
Mitchell Valley
Perkins
Chase
Nebraska
North Platte Valley
Robert Gray
Sterling
Colo
Great Western
Imperial
Chase County
Hunters Should Respect Rights Area hunters urged to mind manners
Cheyenne County Sheriff Kermit Brumbaugh reports farmers complaint about trespassing. He says most hunters seek permission and respect property but a few spoil it, noting both sides to the issue and that some farmers have been called nasty when asked for access.
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Cheyenne
Kermit Brumbaugh
Brumbaugh
Unseasonable Warm Spell With 72 Degree Day
Weather records show unseasonable warmth with shirt sleeve days. FAA flight service reported a high of 72 on Wednesday and a chilly low of 26. Thursday ranged 27 to 67 and by noon today the low was 26 with a high of 63.
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Federal Aviation Agency Flight Service
Ogallala Hosts Wheat Growers Convention
The Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn will hold its annual convention in Ogallala from November 12 to 14. The Wheat Hearts will convene at the same time.
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Nebraska Wheat Growers Assn
Ogallala
Wheat Hearts
Bean Feed On Veterans Day in Sidney
The Veterans of Foreign Wars and The American Legion sponsor a Veterans Day bean feed in Sidney next Tuesday evening November 11 from six to 8 30 at the Legion Hall. The stag affair is open to veterans and their guests.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
American Legion
Sidney
Legion Hall
Fire department battles car blaze at 9th and Jackson
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department responded to an automobile fire at 8 40 PM Thursday at 9h and Jackson Streets. A 1962 model car owned by Francis Stone had its engine ignite. No cause was listed and about $50 in damage was reported.
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Sidney
Jackson Streets
Francis Stone
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Bell
United Fund
N. W. Bell Telephone Co
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Eft
Raoul Nelson
Business Drive
Sedgwick
Logan
Weld
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North Valley
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