Stranded Woman Receives Help From Caring Motorists
Betty Countryman, a former Potter and Sidney resident, was stranded on U.S 385 south of Gurley when her car spun in a blizzard. A string of passersby including a semi driver, a farmer, two women, three men, and a salesman named Everett aided her until help arrived, highlighting community concern during severe weather.
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Potter and Sidney
U.S 385
Gurley
Betty Countryman
Henkle and Joyce Hardware
Bridgeport
Lady Bug of Sidney Guides Motorists and Aids Emergency Response
Mary Evans known as Lady Bug monitors channel 19 for about 15 hours during bad weather on Interstate 80 near Sidney. She coordinates room matching, relays accident notes to police, supports Civil Defense, and helps direct traffic and deliver groceries during storms with the Puddlemakers CB club.
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Sidney
Interstate 80
Bob
Sidney Diesel
CB Puddlemakers
Cheyenne County Civil Defense
Roy Bauer
Cheyenne County Civil Defense Agency
Civil Defense Board
Linden
Civil Defense Agency
Evans
County plows ready to reach emergencies within an hour in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County highway superintendent F B Tommy Thompson says snowplows stationed across Potter Dalton Gurley Sunol Lodgepole and Sidney can reach emergencies quickly. Plows operate with two way radios and coordinate with Civil Defense to clear school bus and missile routes first amid frequent snowstorm calls.
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Cheyenne County
Tommy" Thompson
Potter
Dalton
Gurley
Sunol
Lodgepole
Thompson
Sidney
Chuck Wolford
Memorial Hospital
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Tobin Beck
U.S. 30
State Patrol
Lee Anderson
Anderson
Radio
Mrs. Evans
Outstanding Young Women of America Organization
Mary Evans
Lady Bug
Chadron State College
Town
Cheyenne County Courthouse
920
Jackson
F.B
Tommy” Thompson
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