Sidney group wins first in community improvement program
Kay Fix, co chairwoman, says Sidney won first place after suspenseful preparations for the scrapbook entries. Mayor John Gottschalk notes continued momentum and urges ongoing local involvement, praising the Nebraska Community Improvement Program and Panhandle Growth Inc for regional economic aims.
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Kay Fix
Peggy Langley
Marsha Thorpe
Pat Dorwart
Shelia Dickes
John Gottschalk
Sidney
Tom Ryan
Sidney wins top Nebraska community award in 1974 NCIP
Sidney's Community Improvement Program earned Class V top honors at the NCIP awards in Lincoln, besting North Platte and others among 194 Nebraska communities. The program also won social services and economic development awards, receiving a $450 prize, with several towns earning All Nebraska Community designations. The contest is run by Neb gas and telecom sponsors and led locally by Mrs Kay Fix.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Kay Fix
Mrs. Fix
North Platte
Alexandria
Stratton
Clarkson
Crete
Kearney
Nebraska City
Lexington
Ralston
LaVista
Imperial
Gothenburg
Seward
Associated Press
Lisco
Bellevue
McCook
St Edward
NCIP
Department of Economic Development
Community Research Center
College of Architecture
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
John Gottschalk
Fix
Tom Ryan
Ryan
Grand Island
Cold fronts bring cooler temps across Nebraska
The eastern part of Nebraska sits beneath a curving front with a second front moving in tonight. Expect cooler statewide Tuesday with minimal rain and lows from 25 to 30 in the west and up to the low 40s in the southeast. Temperatures rise to the upper 40s in the northwest and mid 50s elsewhere. North Platte posted a chilly 17 overnight after a Sunday high of 68 at Omaha.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
North Plate
Omaha
City of Chappell Welcomes Naval Trainer at Airport
Between 30 and 100 Chappell residents gathered at Sidney Municipal Airport to greet The City of Chappell a naval training fighter piloted by Capt. Truman T. Sager a Chappell native based at Kingsville Texas. Mayor E O Richards and officials attended to accept a plaque and watch a brief air show maneuver by the craft.
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Chappell
Sidney Municipal
Truman T. Sager
Naval Air Station
Kingsville
Tex
E. O. Richards
Sager Manuuver
Business Roundup debuts in Sidney Telegraph page 2
A new column titled Business Roundup by David Hendee appears on page 2 of the Sidney Telegraph. The column, focused on local business developments, aims for an orderly presentation and invites businessmen to share newsworthy updates from their firms.
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Sidney Telegraph News
David Hendee
Telegraph
Frank Partsch
Sidney planners weigh rezoning for ith Ave shopping center
City Planning Commission continues public hearing on rezoning land from residential to commercial in South Sidney. Leo Eisenberg & Co and Upland Industries push for a Southeast Sidney site on property owned by Arlo Jones. Meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Cheyenne County Court House basement hearing room.
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Ith Ave
Sidney Planning Commission
Cheyenne County Court House
Sidney
Leo Eisenberg & Co
Kansas City
South
Arlo Jones
Planning Commission
Jones
Eisenberg Firm
Upland Industries
Upland
Daryl Rapp
East
Central Business District
Trinen Estate
Cheyenne County Commissioners Set Tuesday Meeting
Cheyenne County commissioners meet Tuesday with two resolutions on the agenda including a land purchase offer and other matters. A resolution seeks refund of over 52000 to taxpayers after a property tax mill levy funded Technical and Community Colleges but the levy was declared unconstitutional by the Nebraska Supreme Court.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska Supreme Court
Lincoln
Neb
State Supreme Court
Scotts Bluff County
Marvin L. Holscher
Albert W Crites
Holscher
Criles
Pioneer Day at Brownson School Dives into 1800s Life
Brownson School District 75 observed Pioneer Day with a full 10 week Nebraska history study. Students walked to town in period dress, used old desks, wore wool shirts and bonnets, ate pioneer foods, and participated in era activities while learning how pioneers lived and the value of modern conveniences.
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Brownson
Nebraska
Nancy Dugan
JoAnn Ward
Miss Dugan
Teresa Popken
David Chaon
Joyce Popken
Virginia Butterfield
Morgan Sanders
Wendy Williams
Bernard Popken
Danny Chaon
Cecilia Popken
Kimberly Williams
Georgia Butterfield
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Panhandle Growth Inc
City of Chappell
JoAnne Ward
Brownson School
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