Flood plain hearing in Sidney draws large turnout
More than 100 people attended a Nebraska Natural Resources Commission hearing on Sidney flood plain location. Testimony challenged the Corps of Engineers Lodgepole Creek study as over dramatized, noting most area land drains away and flood risk is limited by terrain and existing mitigation.
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Sidney
Corps of Engineers
Lodgepole Creek
Nebraska Natural Resources Commission
al Mathews
Lincoln
Alvin Narjes
South Platte River
Ivan Liljegren
Liljegren
Osage St
Town
Burlington
Corps
Union Pacific
Sidney Draw
Mathews
Cheyenne County
Natural Resources District
Commission
Cheyenne County Court House
Sidney SHS Chorus Plans Fall Concert Tonight at 7 30
The Sidney High Varsity chorus directed by Barbara McDaniel performs at the Senior High School Auditorium with a varied program including When Jesus Wept Acclamation and Give Me Your Tired The Sidney High Singers join to perform Wonderful Day Like Today I Feel Love and Bringing in the Sheaves soloists Becky Hawks Jay Curtis Julie Whitefoot and Loren Steffens. The concert ends with Auction Cries and The Sow Took the Measles a humorous 19th century Yankee farm song.
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Sidney High
Barbara McDaniel
Jesus
Janet Guggenmos
Sharon Levin
Dan Buecker
Jay Curtiss
Katie Garber
Koni Luce
Greg Mueller
Don Ogle
Stuart Fankhauser
Adam
My God
Sidney High Singers
Benji
Jay Curtis
Ching-aring Chan
Becky Hawks
Julie Whitefoot
Loren Steffens
Emporia
Kan
Sidney Council Deliberates 25 Percent Gas Rate Hike
The Sidney City Council tabled action again on Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Co. requested 25 percent rate increase amid questions about cost allocation. A 90 minute inquiry examined Huntsman Compressor Station costs and the use of underground storage for Sidney’s gas during a three day peak. The panel also held a preliminary federal funding hearing for a $325,000 water tank to spur southeast development.
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Sidney
Council
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
K-N
Jim Asbury
Asbury
Hastings
Vince
Huntsman
Here
Wyoming
Maliszewski
Maynard Dils
Business Council
Larry Richards
Sidney United Fund Nears Halfway Mark In 10-Group Drive
The Sidney United Fund is 46 percent toward its $5,000 yearly goal, totaling $6,943 with funds to be distributed among 10 charities and youth organizations. Donors may contribute by mail, through drives, or at the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce office, with nearly 100 volunteers contacting businesses and residents.
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Sidney United Fund
United Fund
Sidney
United Way
Cheyenne County
Alice Leads Nebraska Women Through Strike Day Debate
In Nebraska the National Organization for Women's Lincoln Chapter promotes a ready to act theme for National Women's Strike Day with the slogan aware but at work. Omaha chapter members urge women to fill in the blank and consider what Alice Doesn’t does today. A leaflet suggests women refrain from spending, support for male egos, and actions that curb freedom. Hastings Mayor and Omaha Mayor Zorinsky voice skeptical or sharp responses about potential city employee strikes.
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Riley Armstrong
Omaha
Alice
Nebraska
National Organization For Women
NOW
Lincoln
Cindy Madden
Miss Madden
Hastings
D W Malouf
Edward Zorinsky
Public Air Service Survey Sparks Sidney Involvement
The Sidney Telegraph publishes a Civil Aeronautics Board questionnaire inviting public input on airline service to small communities. The study aligns with President Ford's de regulation plan that could affect subsidies to regional carriers serving Sidney. The form appears on page 5.
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Sidney Telegraph
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ford
Sidney
School construction plans emerge after two hour board meeting
The Sidney Board of Education reviewed architect Dean Arter's proposed new junior high facility, vocational remodels, and north and south elementary additions. The board asked for alternate plans for a combined physical education and vocal music building, preferred keeping open space, and to study solar heating. no timetable set for a bond election.
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Frank Partsch
Sidney Board of Education
Dean Arter
Lincoln
Arter
King St
Carl Cornelius
Cornelius
L. S O'Halloran
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R. J. Pedersen
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