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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1975
Page
5
Ken Manske director of community education at Western Nebraska Technical College announced that WNTC Adult and Continuing Education programs will be offered in every town within the four county service area. The four counties are listed in the notice.
The paper clarifies that Ryn Hahn is the chairman of the First United Methodist Church committee sponsoring a refugee family, correcting a misidentification as Ron Hahn. The report also notes WNTC offers Adult and Continuing Education across area towns with a Sept 22 start week and a catalog of courses including welding, typing, and first aid, with credit and noncredit options.
The Church of the Nazarene opens a week of Family Evangelist Outreach services tonight at 7 PM lasting about one hour. Chuck Nilsen of Setah Wash will perform as a Christian ventriloquist using a hand puppet Froggie to tell Bible stories. Nilsen is tied to the National Schools Assemblies Program and has appeared in many area schools. Services run nightly plus Sunday at 9 45 and 11 00 AM and conclude Sunday evening at 6 30 PM. Public attendance is welcome.
Mr and Mrs George Fleming stayed Friday night with Mr and Mrs Alvin Brown in Kearney. They went to the Nebraska LSU game in Lincoln Saturday, then visited relatives at Johnson Lake near Lexington on the way home. Vicki Hurst of Lodgepole was chosen accompanist to Chadron State College vocal chorus. Chadron State College presidents include Alpha Omicron Pi Cynthia Studnicka and Gamma Delta Kathryn Mahr of Sidney.
Mrs Jesse Hobson elected president of Lodgepole Unit of United Methodist Women at a church meeting. Officers include Dehnar Zalesky as vice president and Ed Block as secretary. The group voted to tackle church debt, launch a fund drive by October, gather Thrift Shop volunteers, and continue saving Store Coupons for Hastings Foster Home.
At the Wednesday meeting with 13 members present, president Jenny Simmerman led talks on money making projects. Debra Disbrow delivered the 1975 Crusade Citation. plans included a Oktoberfest booth bake sale and turkey giveaway idea. Halloween prank insurance and secret sister reminders were debated.
Grand Chapter officers of Nebraska Order of the Eastern Star visited Kimball Potter Sidney Lodgepole Chappell and Oshkosh chapters with 81 attending a banquet at Fort Sidney Hotel. Donald Coad and Beverly Perkins spoke at an open meeting at the Masonic Temple. Gifts supported cancer research the Masonic Eastern Star home for children and the Masonic Home at Plattsmouth.
The Veterans Administration will mail extra checks this fall as new law raises disability payments by 10 to 12 percent. September retroactive amount for August will be sent mid September, with September checks mailed October 1. Major increases touch 10 percent for 50 percent or less disability and 12 percent for higher ratings and dependency indemnity beneficiaries.
Francis De Brunner Unit 286 auxiliary meets at Mrs Cecil Tremain home with 20 members present. They announce first place for the auxiliary float in the Old Settlers Reunion parade and plan Poppy Day funds, library contribution, and a fall work day.
Sidney releases a weekly lunch menu listing meals for Tuesday through Friday and the following Monday. Items include spaghetti with meat sauce, chili with crackers, fish fillets, macaroni and cheese, meat or peanut butter sandwiches, and accompanying sides and desserts with milk. Multiple days include fruit, rolls, and vegetables.
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