Around The Town Highlights Dozens Of Local Guests
McCook Sidneys football game drew Mr and Mrs Matt Treinen Jr and family of McCook with son Mike on the McCook team. Visits spanned families of Treinen Sr Clarence Hare and others. Various locals attended tea cher convention in Scottsbluff and CSU Utah U game. Also noted were a Bayard retreat, a DePaul Chorus concert in Sterling, Stephens College Parents Weekend with Elmer and Becky Ladine, and Ludden Hall election results at Chadron State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Treinen Jr
McCook
Sidney
Mike
Mr. Treinen
Matt Treinen
Clarence Hare
Henry Koester
Peetz
Dennis Carland
Broken Bow
Scottsbluff
Carland
Ed Brauer
Bruce
Craig
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins
Kent
CSU
Columbia
Elmer O. Ladine
Linden Street
Becky
Stephens College
Miss Ladine
Stephens
Ladine
Cindy McVicker
Gurley
Chadron State College
Ludden Hall
Jack McVicker
Girl Scout Training Slated Here in Sidney
Training for Girl Scout leaders and interested mothers is planned for Sidney on November 9 and 10 at the Kansas Nebraska Gas Co meeting room. Sessions run 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Speakers include Mrs. Jim Snyder neighborhood chairman Mrs. Eva Ruff district four advisor and Fred Armstrong of Ogallala executive director for the Girl Scouts. A baby sitter will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Jim Snyder
Eva Ruff
Scottsbluff
Fred Armstrong
Ogallala
Kansas-Nebraska Gas Co
West Door
Snyder
Ruff
Armstrong
Clare Lurber
South Ward
A. J. Fenske
Sunol
Ferris Preble
Lynette Pederson
Ames
Connie Palmer
Linda Thayer
Legion Plans Many Events This Week
Post 17 American Legion met Tuesday night to map events for Cheyenne County. County Government Day is set for Wednesday November 29 with all area high schools invited. The 1968 High School Oratorical Contest will be sponsored with Carl Crouse as Post Chairman and Louis Johnson as district chairman. A Veterans Day Bean Feed is slated for Saturday November 11 in cooperation with the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Commander Harold Gugelman led the meeting and the post declined to raise or remove flags on downtown light poles due to manpower and material shortages. A new bulletin board will be installed in the club rooms. A Gift of Yanks donation was approved for VA Hospital visits. Jack Headley won the door prize and lunch followed served by the Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post 17
American Legion
Legion Club
Cheyenne County
Post
Carl Crouse
Louis Johnson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harold Gugelman
Jack Headley
Potter Cemetery
Memorial Rest Home
Auxiliary
Rest Home
Potter School
Cancer Society
Community Cancer
County Cancer Society
Potter
Shutins
A Josrital Ho A Josrital Ho Census Report
A hospital census lists 58 patients and two babies in nursery. Admissions include Kenneth Gipfert Jr and Carolyn Gipfert among many others across towns Hugo Dalton and Potter. Discharged entries name Carolyn Gipfert Deward Jelinek Louis Mahaffey and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Kenneth Gipfert Jr
Carolyn Gipfert
Agnes Zalesky
Robert Dodge
Joseph Egging
Tom Atkins
Monte Talimage
Phil Kurz
Francis Hruska
Don Dean
Margaret
Karen Peters
Scott Pittam
Glen McMillan
Potter
Clvette Anderderson
Colleen Thies
Lodgepole
Holly Jones
Debbie Bondegard
Hugo
Colo
Chester Collins
Dalton
Diane Tallmage
Deward Jelinek
Louis Mahaffey
Mark Zalesky
Hugh W. Maxwell
Don Himes
Lyle Ingersoll
Peetz
Daniel Wood
Platte
S.D
Hilda Beltman
Gurley
Tabor Brandt
Floyd Miller
Paul Wills
Four Sidney students named to Who's Who list at Kearney State
Nominated seniors at Kearney State College include Jerry Cronk Walter Griffiths Jane Landmesser and Cheryl Mintken all from Sidney for the 1968 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Each student details their major activities and Greek involvement. Cronk majors history with PE minor Griffiths math with PE minor Landmesser French and English Mintken business education and leadership roles in Gamma Phi Beta Pi Delta Phi Xi Phi and Pi Omega Pi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney State College
Sidney
Jerry Cronk
Doris Cronk
Theta Xi Fraternity
Mu Epsilon Nu
Walter Griffiths
W. L. Griffiths
Xi Phi
Kappa Delta Pi
Kappa Mu Epsilon
K-Club
Jane Landmesser
Leslie Landmesser
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
Pi Delta Phi
Sigma Tau Delta
Cheryl Mintken
Lloyd Mintken
Pi Omega Pi
Association of Women Students
Peetz Girl Scouts Busy Month With Meetings And Events
Peetz Girl Scouts and leaders held multiple events in October including a Sterling district meeting on Oct 17 led by Aurelia Anderson with Leila Richardson present, a Brownie investiture on Oct 18 at the Peetz EAB Church naming six new Brownies, and badge awards for Sign of the Arrow Sign of the Star Cook and Drawing badges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peetz
Ivan Walker
Bernie Fuehrer
Dan Fehringer
Sterling
Aurelia Anderson
Leila Richardson
Anderson
Dean Gillham
Peetz E.A.B. Church
Kim Meier
Debbie Fuehrer
Shelly DuBois
Kelly Houser
Nancy Phelps
Shelia Kinney
Cindy Fleming
Luann Fehringer
Beverly Wood
Melody Still
Edith Buss
Susan Williams
Pam Wood
Christiansen
Colorado State Patrol
E.U B
Alan Fehringer
Loren Miller
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Fort Collins
Colo
Bob Gillham
Oratorical Contest Set Up Here at Sidney High School
Post 17 of the American Legion will sponsor the High School Oratorical Contest at Sidney High School and St Patrick's Academy with Carl Crouse as chairman. Contests occur in January with district finals late January or early February. Contestants prepare an eight to ten minute oration on the Constitution and speak three to five minutes on topics chosen at the contest. Topics include The Constitution in Our Everyday Life and Powers of The States Under the Constitution. Extemporaneous topics cover Articles I IV VI and Amendments. Prizes: first $10 and silver medal, second $7 and silver medal, third and fourth $5 and a medal. national finals winner $4,000 scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post 17 of
The
American Legion
Sidney High School
St. Patrick’s Academy
Carl Crouse
United States
Missionary Lois Taylor to Speak at Potter Church
Miss Lois Mildred Taylor, Methodist missionary to Africa, will address the Potter Methodist Church Woman’s Society on Tuesday November 7 at 2:00 p.m. The meeting date was moved from Wednesday to Tuesday to fit her itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Mildred Taylor
Africa
Woman’s Society
Potter Methodist Church
Miss Taylor
Umtali
Nyadiri
Rhodesia
African Girl’s
Taylor
Salisbury
Decatur
Ala
Local Students Shine In State Contests
In recent years local students have scored high in competition. Gary Boye of Sidney High was the state winner in 1965. In 1966 Virgil Knackstedt of St. Patrick's placed second in a field of 15 district winners at the State contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Boye
Sidney High
Virgil Knackstedt
St. Patrick’s
Potter Firemen's Auxiliary Named Outstanding In State
The Potter Firemen's Auxiliary was named outstanding among 20 Nebraska groups at the state convention in Columbus. Represented by Mrs. Glen Lipska, the unit earned top honors for activities and 100 percent membership, reflecting a year of memorial flags, rest home adoptions, Memorial Day tributes, civic projects, cancer society work, and community fundraisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Firemen’s
Columbus
Potter
Harold Steele
Gene
Potter Firemen’s Auxiliary
Nebraska Volunteer Firemen and Auxiliary
Glen Lipska
Lipska
Potter Ladies
Lions Hear Talk By Director Of Vo Tech School
Merle A Rudebusch director of the Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School spoke at the Sidney Lions Club noon meeting at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. He reviewed growth since 1966 noting more instructors buildings and equipment with eight shop buildings twelve instructors four more to be added next spring. Students now come from 53 communities in six states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle A. Rudebusch
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
Sidney Lions Club
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Jim Payne
Lions Band
Elks Auditorium
Lions Club
R. S. Sherrerd
Kimball Lions Club
Charles Willey
Missionary to Speak on Haiti at Wesleyan Church
The Rev. Glenn Barnett on furlough from Haiti will be main speaker at Wesleyan Methodist Church at 18th and Forrest, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Oct 28. Colored slide pictures will illustrate the talk and the public is welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Barnett
Haiti
West Indies
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Forrest
Men's Bible Class Opens at First Christian Church
A new Men's Bible Class started at the First Christian Church for all men of the church. Last Sunday morning a breakfast was held at the Francis Butterfield home at 8:00 a.m. with sixteen men attending. Mrs Butterfield and Mrs George Runge prepared and served the breakfast. Teachers for the class include La Verne Couch C H Couch and Duane Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Francis Butterfield
Butterfield
George Runge
la Verne Couch
C. H. Couch
Duane Nichols
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wayne Weller
Denver
Loretta Fehringer
Glenn Weller
Joe Bonkiewicz
DePaul Chorus
St. Martha’s Guild
Christ Episcopal Church
Bayard
House of Transfiguration
Jack H. Lowe
Art Atkins
W. D. Harte
A. D. Greenlee
Fred Stephens
S. P. Reane
Jack Curless
Lexie Gard
Mabel Larson
E. R. Jimerson
Max Kors
Donald
Logan County Hospital
Sterling, Colo
Herb Statler
Chappell
Tom Statler
Richard Nordberg
Omaha
Forrest Planck
Frank Morcy
Big Springs
Ozarks
Legion
Horrock
Delbert Reich
Ken Grothe
Gene Wheeler
Leonard Russell
Perry Howe
Elvin Thies
Vera Robbins
Robert Lipska
Spike Wheeler
Ken Merscheim
Jerry Crone
Peetz Girl
Mildred Taylor
Vo-Tech School
Troop 94
Alfred Jung
Janet Dress
Stephanie Hull
Vickie Lurber
Tanya Jung
Lila Studnicka
Connie Loghrey
Donna Needham
Lynda Wiedeburg
Cindy Mangers
Pamela Goben
Stephanie Niekum
Susan Decker
Kelli Keefer
Kathy Bir
Ner
Kristi Sterling
Sally Carcia
Jennifer Clark
Jaimie Preble
Lou Rehmer
Theresa Uzel
Janice Tobin
Beth Bowers
Tammi Bevan
Teresa Maxwell
Kim Krueger
Carolyn Benisek
Connie Cramer
Shelley Fulton
Kelli Husmann
Lisa Koch
Lori Schlieker
Pamela Howe
Ers
Lee Trowbridge
Nancy Ann Allison
Claire Higuchi
Diane Whitefoot
Kellye Krueger
Jen
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