Old Settlers Reunion Expands To Two Days In Lodgepole
The 47th Old Settlers Reunion in Lodgepole grows from one to two days with crowds to enjoy a museum flower show carnival races dances and a big Labor Day parade. Mrs Lucille Meyer and Mrs Clarence Kripal co chair the event with Mr and Mrs A C Peterson as 1971 King and Queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers
Lodgepole
Lucille Meyer
Clarence Kripal
A C. Peterson
Nancy Fawcett
Legion Hall
Mother Rush
Kearney
Lodgepole Lions Club
South Park
Novotny
Clark Fuller
Lodgepole Band
Wilfred Kreider
God Bless America
Mary Jo Vanney
Vicki Horst
Gene Franss
Boy Scouts
Lambert Phillips
Barton Bondegard
Mrs Meyer
Dan Markel
Kalice Kats
Peggy Huff
Mr. Kreider
Yanney
Horst
County School Enrollment Totals 2862 as Schools Begin
Cheyenne County reports 2862 students start or return to classes with Sidney Public Schools enrolling 1837 students. Elementary totals decline while junior high drops tied to freshmen losses. St Patrick’s closes grade school affecting counts. Rural and town schools list 170 rural, 190 Dix, 175 Peetz, with detailed by grade breakdowns.
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Cheyenne County
Lodgepole
Sidney Public
Supt
Russell J. Pedersen
St. Patrick’s
Dalton
Potter
St. Patrick's
Gurley
J.A. Caldwell
Dix
W.J. Brawner
Peetz
Paul Wilson
Tom Ryan
E T Dalton
St. Pat
Sidney
St. Patrick’s School Maintains State Accreditation
The Rev. Tom Ryan announces that Mel Olson of the State Department of Education confirms St. Patrick’s School has been continued on the accredited list for the next year July 1 1971 to June 30 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Ryan
St.Patrick's School
Mel Olson
State Department of Education
St. Patrick's
Department of Roads Prepares for Heavy Holiday Traffic
Lincoln Neb The Department of Roads gears for Labor Day travel with six emergency service vehicles patrolling Interstate 80 for 16 hours to assist motorists. Vehicles carry fuel oil water tools and first aid gear and are in radio contact with state and department offices for major incidents. Motorists in trouble should signal and pull off the road stay in the car and rest if needed. Safety rest areas and roadside stops provide water restrooms picnic shelters and exercise areas. Traffic experts urge a break every two hours at the wheel.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Department of Roads
Interstate 80
State Patrol
Department
Eas
Local Parents Are Appreciated in Sidney School Transfers
Supt Russell J Pedersen of the Sidney Public Schools told The Telegraph this morning he is very pleased with the response shown by parents whose children were transferred to other elementary schools after St. Pat's closed and East Ward reopened. He thanked parents for their understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell J Pedersen
Sidney Public Schools
the Telegraph
St. Pat's
East Ward
Diane Panas Crowned Dalton Fall Festival Queen
Miss Diane Panas, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ted Panas, was named queen of the Dalton Fall Festival at the annual pageant held Saturday evening. Her attendants are Miss Irene Hopkins and Miss Barb Ziegler, daughters of Mr and Mrs Steve Hopkins Jr and Mr and Mrs Bob Ziegler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Panas
Ted Panas
Dalton
Irene Hopkins
Steve Hopkins Jr
Barb Ziegler
Bob Ziegler
Ribbon Cutting At Youth Camp In Sidney
The Lodgepole Valley 4-H Youth Camp board announces a ribbon cutting and Open House at the Sidney camp on Sunday Sept 19 from 2 to 5 PM. Activities include the Sidney High School band, flag raising by 4-H members, and tours of grounds and four cabins nearing completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole Valley 4-H
Sidney
Sidney High School
Larry Pippitt
C.B. Dorwart
Kimball
Banner
Morrill County
Cheyenne
Deuel
Lincoln
Ak-Sarben
Cheyenne County
Ak-Sar-Ben
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical College
al Shrivan
Steve Empson
Herb Sexton
Deanna Schubarth
Dennis Simmons
Laurie Benke II
Sidney Telegraph to Skip Labor Day Edition
The Sidney Telegraph will not publish on Monday September 6 for Labor Day. Employees return to work on Tuesday and publication resumes Wednesday September 11.
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Sidney Telegraph
Sidney Cable TV Airs First Local Program Tonight
Sidney Cable TV plans a one hour community service program on Channel 8 to discuss the flood control election set for September 9. Viewers can call in questions, with panelists providing answers and a brief flooding presentation. A residents group has circulated question forms and a low bid slideshow notes a $248 408 bid from a Sidney firm cutting taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Cable TV
Lloyd Wetenkamp
Channel 8
Sidney Cable Television
Kenneth Pittam
Filsinger
Sidney Telegraph
JT Banner and Associates
Laramie
Wyoming
Sidney
Wetenkamp
City Council Awards Four Truck Bids
Sidney City Council awarded bids for four new trucks and a packer body. Elwell Motors supplied a 2 1 2 ton chassis and a 2 ton dump truck with other bids from Heil Co and Sidney Ford Mercury. The council also approved payments for water line work and sidewalk authorization for Kokjer Clark Chevrolet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Elwell Motors
Heil Co
Western Nebraska Techiical College
Sidney Ford-Mercury
Park Department
Filsinger
Kokjer-Clark Chevrolet
Ilinois Street
12Th Avenue
Pool to reopen for Labor Day weekend at Sidney park
The Sidney municipal pool, officially closed but not emptied, will reopen over Labor Day weekend to serve picnickers and visitors using the park. Pool hours Saturday Sunday and Monday are 1 30 to 7 p m per manager Mrs Harold O Connor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Harold O’connor
Escapee Refuses Extradition in Wisconsin Case
A man identified as a Elkhorn Wis escapee was arrested in Kimball Monday. Donald L. Dobs 5 year old appears in text as a misprint. Dobs of West Allis Wis has served a seven year burglary sentence and refuses to waive extradition. He awaits further proceedings at Scotts Bluff County jail in Gering as Wisconsin authorities begin extradition.
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Kimball
Elkhorn
Wis
Donald L. Dobs
Nebraska
Richard Larsen
Dobs
Larsen
West Allis
Scotts Bluff
Gering
Wisconsin
Correction on Sidney crash passenger mislisted
The Monday Sidney Telegraph corrects a report stating Lawrence Brachtenbach Jr was a passenger in the car that rolled. Brachtenbach was not in the vehicle when 15 year old Steven Studnicka of Sidney was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Brachtenbach Jr
Sidney
Brachtenbach
Steven Studnicka
Sidney flood control bond costs trimmed by low bid
City officials revised the flood control bond figures after a low bid cut costs to 146 051 for the mid town basin and 102 356 for the north side plus 30 000 from general funds for north side cleaning The bonds would run about 48 percent interest and the first principal payment is 1973 with staged retirements through 1980 If voters approve the project funds will overhaul downtown and north side drainage. golf course work costs were budgeted separately and Verde Lane Dam uses federal money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Town
North Side
Sidney
Kirkpatrick, Pettis, Smith, Polian, Inc of
Omaha
City of
Two Held As AWOL and Car Theft Suspects
Two teenagers are in the Gering Juvenile Defension Center after a Monday arrest at 11 30 a m by State Trooper Jack Robinson. Robert J Hooglugt seventeen from El Cajon California drove a stolen Las Vegas car and fled from a dentist office break in and a knife point robbery. He is AWOL from a California boys training school. Passenger Darold W Nestor nineteen of Fort Carson California is a deserter from the U S Army. this is his fifth AWOL count and his home is Parkersburg West Virginia.
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Gering
Jack Robinson
Robert J. Hooglugt
el Clajon
Calif
Dix
Las Vegas
California
Darold W Nestor
Fort Carson
U.S Army
Nestor
Parkersburg
W Va
K N Seeks Wholesale Rate Hike Across Region
Kansas Nebraska Natural Gas Company filed with the Federal Power Commission an application to raise rates for natural gas sold to wholesale customers. The request would affect other gas utilities or municipalities buying gas for resale. Some western Nebraska towns stand to be impacted if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company
Federal Power Commission
Sidney
Cheyenne
K-N
Nebraska
Newberry Store Manager Wins National May Barbecue Prize
Shirley Green, luncheonette unit manager for the Newberry Store in Sidney, wins the national grand prize in the May Barbecue Contest among 151 Newberry stores. She receives fifty dollars. Bonnie Leake of Sidney also wins a first prize Smithfield ham. The promotion is sponsored by Smithfield Hams and Coca Cola Bottling Co.
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Shirley Green
Newberry
Sidney
United States
Shirley
Bonnie Leake
Smithfield
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
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Cheyenne County Historical Association
Lodgepole Old Settlers Reunion
St. Pat’s
City Council
United Fund
Advanced
Lloyd O'Halloran
McKinley McIntosh
United Fund Board
Benny Hochman
Verde Lane
South Sidney
The
Soil and Water Conservation Service
Gordon Tobin
Robert Hossle
Newberry’s
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