Twelve refugees chosen to resettle in Sidney
Vietnamese family of 12 including 10 children will move from Indian Gap Town Pennsylvania to Sidney in early December. They will reside at St. Pauls Lutheran Church teacherage while the committee seeks about 1200 to 1500 dollars for initial support and housing. The breadwinner Canh will take the first suitable job offered. Donations may be sent to the Refugee Resettlement Committee at Sidney National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hendee
Tu van Canh
Sidney
Indian Gaptown
Ryn Hahn
Hahn
Church World Service
Vietnam
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Osage St
Refugee Resettlement Committee
Sidney National Bank
Crook pilot lands on I-80 after oil pressure drop
Crook, Cole pilot Harry Wickman, 35, diverted from Sidney Municipal Airport to land on westbound I-80 about a mile east of the Southeast Interchange after oil pressure fell. He was uninjured and the single engine plane was towed back to the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
North Platte
Cole
Harry Wickman
Sidney Municipal
Civil Air Patrol
Wickman
Nebraska
Tom Parker
Parker
Lienemann
EDSA
Chamber
Pittam
Chambers of Commerce
Sterling
Thanksgiving storm bears down on Nebraska towns
A winter storm moving into Nebraska threatens Thanksgiving travel with snow developing in the northwest and spreading southeast. Snow packed and icy roads prompted multiple school closings and police reports of accidents. Omaha logged five inches of snow as temperatures plummeted to as low as 19 below zero in Valentine, with highs near 25 in Omaha and Scottsbluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Nebraska
National Weather Service
Omaha
Valentine
Weather Service
Scottsbluff
United Fund Sees Donations Boost to 11 785 in Sidney
Union Pacific Railroad and Northwestern Bell Telephone Co contributions plus employee gifts push Sidney United Fund toward its 15 000 goal. Total so far reaches 11 785 with 811 from the two major donors and staff giving broaden support for local agencies including the Red Cross Scouts and Muscular Dystrophy foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney United Fund
Union Pacific Railroad
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Union Pacific
P.J. Heaton Jr
Carolyn Niekum
Northwestern Bell
Vince Maliszewski
Ed Cole
Tri-County Association For Retarded Citizens
The
King’s Daughters
Boy and Girl Scouts
Red Cross
Salvation Army
United Services Organization
Travelers’ Aid
Muscular Dystrophy and
Arthritis Foundations
Sidney churches join for ecumenical Thanksgiving service
Members of Sidney Protestant and Catholic congregations gathered at St Patrick's Church for an ecumenical Thanksgiving service led by Rev Darrell Davis Father Max Kors Rev Gary Abke Rev Franklin Witter Rev Rodney Wilmoth and Father Frank Hoelck The service sponsored by the Cheyenne County Ministers Association featured a Thanksgiving meditation on 200 years of blessings and a nearly full church despite cold temperatures with special music from the Presbyterian Choir directed by Bill Fankhauser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Patrick's Church
Darrell Davis
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Max Kors
Christ Episcopal Church
Gary Abke
Church of the Nazarene
Franklin Witter
Christian Church
Rodney Wilmoth
First United Methodist Church
Frank Hoelck
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Wilmoth
Cheyenne County Ministers Association
Sidney approves 25 percent gas rate hike despite dissent
Sidney City Council authorized a 25 percent increase in natural gas rates for residents starting January 1, 1976. The vote, 4 to 1 with Ed Bauman opposing, follows two months of consideration of Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Company's request. The decision prompts talk of shifting rate authority to a state agency, with officials drafting a possible resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Kansas- Nebraska Natural Gas Company
Council
Ed Bauman
Bauman
Lee- Ellen Matzke
Tom Kokjer
Vince Maliszewski
Ed Haupt
Maliszewski
Maynard Dils
Tom Dorwart
Public Service Commission
Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
Dorwart
Haupt
League of Nebraska
Legislature set to hear I-80 sculptures plan
Project director Art Thompson released a list of supporters spanning Kimball Sidney Ogallala North Platte Cozad Kearney Grand Island York Seward Milford Omaha and Lincoln among groups. Panhandle backers include Kimball Rotary Kimball Bicentennial committees Kimball Art Guild Kimball Friends of the Library Sidney committees Cheyenne County and Sidney Jaycees plus Sidney Public Schools art department. The Sidney Telegraph endorsed the project and Western Nebraska Technical College offered space for sculpture work. A legislative subcommittee hearing is slated for 7:30 p.m. Dec 5 at Scottsbluff City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Thompson
Kimball
Sidney
Ogallala
North Platte
Cozad
Kearney
Grand Island
York
Seward
Milford
Omaha
Lincoln
Panhandle
Kimball Rotary Club
Kimball County
City of
Chamber seeks answers to dues and leadership future
Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce members and three officials met to discuss key issues including finances, dues structure, retirements, and service offerings. Debates covered hiring a new manager, budgeting, Oktoberfest funds, downtown unity, and potential restructuring plans amid years of annual borrowing.
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Chamber
Cheyenne County
Lienemann
Cole
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Pilot
Interstate 8
Holiday Storm
Country
United Fund
Paula Partsch
Dill
Larry Richards
Dils
11Th Ave
Other Business Council
Board of Equalization
Upland Industries
Board of Adjustment
Art Montgomery
Ken Pittam
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