Burn victim Larive tells tale to aid fire prevention
Larry Larive survived a 65 percent burn after a 1970 South Dakota gas explosion. In a Sidney talk during National Fire Prevention Week he recounts the accident, recovery, and 18 surgeries over 57 years while urging fire safety to prevent similar tragedies. He now lectures with a slide show and runs an antique shop in Spearfish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Salvi
South Dakota
Larry Larive
Larry
Larrye
Belle Fourche
S.D
Larive
Rapid City
Larson
Galveston
Tex
Sidney
St. Patrick's
Shrine Institute For
Jerry Lawson
Spearfish
Panhandle Library Council meeting draws regional reps
Twelve Panhandle communities were represented at the Panhandle Library Advisory Council meeting on Oct. 6 at the Scottsbluff Public Library. Attendees included Chris Plantz Rushville Helen Sterling Lodgepole R W Brown Sidney Marge Curtis Mitchell Laura Berge Lisco Curly Abel Broadwater Jean Long Kimball and Sandra Foster Bridgeport. The council approved five funding grant proposals covering alcohol resource materials library collections continuing education workshops updates to Union list serials large print bibliographies and enrichment of the Nebraska film service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Panhandle Library Advisory Council
Scottsbluff Public Library
Chris Plantz
Rushville
Helen Sterling
Lodgepole
R.W. Brown
Sidney
Marge Curtis
Mitchell
Laura Berge
Lisco
Curly Abel
Broadwater
Jean Long
Kimball
Sandra Foster
Bridgeport
EacThe Council
Union List
Nebraska Film Service
Zorinsky Attacks Ford Over Poland Visit Comment
Omaha mayor and Senate candidate Ed Zorinsky says President Ford showed confusion about Eastern Europe during a Poland visit, likening him to a man with a seeing eye dog. Zorinsky spoke at a Buffalo County rally amid close polls with Rep John Y McCollister. James Hansen echoed similar concerns from Berlin service days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney
Edward Zorinsky
US Senate
Ford
Poland
Omaha
Russia
Zorinsky
Buffalo County
Warsaw
James Hansen
Congress
Berlin
John Y McCollister
Cheyenne County Native Restores Wrecked Cessna 170
Keith Miller completed a meticulous restoration of a wrecked 1953 Cessna 170 found in a New York scrapyard. The plane, now rebuilt with mostly new fuselage and tail sections, flew once for about two hours with George Sweeney of Sidney helping. Miller, a Western Nebraska tech graduate and licensed mechanic, invested extensive weekends into the project, valuing the craft at about eight thousand dollars and planning future similar work after finishing an 18 foot fiberglass boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con Marshall
Cheyenne County
Gurley
Keith Miller
George Sweeney
Sidney
Miller
Painted Post
Minatare
Scottsbluff
Herman
Western Nebraska Technical College
Dennis Wells
WNTC
Potter
Muller
New York
Buffalo sales boost profits at Fort Niobrara auction
Buffalo demand climbs as buyers from South Dakota report higher prices and expand herds. Naish Heim notes livestock shifts from beef to buffalo for better range use and winter efficiency. Buffalo averages rise to 518 dollars, cattle and Longhorn prices vary, with Don Hight leading volume buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
Naish Heim
Rockham
Refuge
Don Hight
Murdo
South Dakota
Betty Ford lauded as ahead of her time in 1930s Wisconsin
Betty Ford taught dance in leotards during the 1930s at two camps near Rhinelander Wisconsin, a four summer stint with the Blackburn family for daughters of wealthy families. Gretchen Blackburn recalls her demeanor, style and poise as she taught in the main room with fires burning in each fireplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhinelander
Wis
Betty Ford
Summer Blackburn
Ford
Betty Bloomer
Blackburn
Blackburns
Detroit
Gretchen Blackburn
Mrs Blackburn
Betty
First Lady Betty Ford to attend Husker game in Denver
Betty Ford, wife of President Ford, will attend a Colorado at Nebraska Big Eight football game. A Denver reception in her honor is planned for Friday, announced by Colorado campaign officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Ford
Betty
Colorado
Nebraska
State history program to air Monday on NET
A live NETV public affairs hour titled Tax Dollars for History will air Monday Oct 11 at 7 p.m. MDT. The program examines financing preservation of Nebraska history, local groups relation with the State Historical Society, Game and Parks Commission, and Tourism Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Educational Television Network
Nebraska State Historical Society
Game and Parks Commission
State Department of Economic Development
Dale Bree
Bertha Calloway
Great Plains Black Museum
Omaha
Marvin Kivett
John Rosenow
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Paul Olson
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Felix White
Indian Historical Group
Chadron, Macy
Nebraska
ETV Network
Nebraska Committee For the Humanities
Conspiracy to Kill General Washington Exposed
In 1776 a plot to assassinate Gen. George Washington was uncovered in New York. Ringleader Thomas Hickey, a guardsman, was hanged and the New York mayor faced imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
New York
Thomas Hickey
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Sidney Telegraph
Sidney, Nebr
Black Top
Library Council
F.E.T
Bear Wheel
Stickney
Jackson
Illinois
Telegraph
Lawson
FIS
Aldant
Esay
Manmm
Otterved
Rts
Bena
Aou
Foland Farm Machinery
Forrest
Buffalo
Clarence Holmberg
Cresbard
Fort Pierre
Roy Houch
University of South Dakota
Richard Marvel
Doroth Weyer Creigh
Lincoln
Fairbury
OSAGE
1Th
Bottling Ce
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!