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I 'W' -1-- '-VV' -il 'i tSr i it a IN Page 2, THE CHAORON RECORD, Tuesday, January 5, 1992 jv-ir ry- JV Looking back at the last six months Funerals Deaths kJ TSfcl ffZSZk Lynes i -t ipt? Gertrude "A Funeral services for Gertrude Lynes, 80, of Rushville were held Monday, Jan. 4 at LDS Church in Gordon with Branch President David Cassatt officiating. Burial was in Gordon Cemetery. Mrs. Lynes died Wednesday, Dec.

30 at Gordon Hospital. A memorial has been established for American Cancer Society. Donations may be sent to Chamberlain-Cicrnanec Mortuary of Gordon. Her survivors include husband, Lloyd of Rushville; daughters, Dorothy Allen of Gordon and Viola Kelley of Scott sbluff; sisters, Edith HOliker of Gordon and Frances Krzyzanowski of Valentine; 11 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. Chamberlain-Cicrnanec Mortuary of Gordon is in charge of Cecelia Roth Funeral services for Cecelia Roth, 86, of Hay Springs were held Tuesday, Jan.

5 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Hay Springs with Arnold Fisher officiating. Burial was in Hay Springs cemetery. Mrs. Roth died Thursday, Dec. 31 at the Chadron Community Hospital.

She was bom June 2, 1906 in Warm, Neb. to Gustave and Au- Kita (Monteen) Nitz. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's heran Church in Yutan, Neb. and graduated from Warn schools.

She spent her early He in eastern Nebraska and in 1 932 she moved to Sheridan, Colo. In 1947, she married John Roth and they lived on a ranch five miles northwest of Hay Springs. In lieu of flowers, the family requests gifts of memorial donations to be given to Zion Lutheran rNt Manor Nursing Horne of Hay Church of Hay Springs or Pioneer Editor's note: The first six months of 1992 were reviewed in ths Dec. 31 issue of the Chad roa Record. The following story is a continuation of that story, looking back at the highlights of the final six months of 1992.

By WENDY HUME TOCZEK Record News Editor The second six months of 1992 came in the same way the first six months went out. The summer weather of 1992 dosed June with a wind storm earning damage to area businesses, homes and trees. JULY 1, brought with it a report of a twister southwest of Chadron on the David Kay, who ranches in the area, reported the twister touching down in his front yard. It tore up a cottonwood tree, spread feed bunks around and tore up a creep feeder. Later the same day, a second tornado touched down southwest of May Springs causing a lot of dust to fly up in the air.

Also in July, the Chadron Public Library announced the availability of their new computerized card catalogue. Over 30,000 entries are available through the keyboard access. On July 7, the Chadron Record reported a projected budget shortfall for the city of about $196000 in the 1992-93 budget unless cuts can be made. City Manager Carl Dierks suggested that normal capital expenditures be included in the cuts and that five or six employees be terminated to balance the budget ON JULY 22, the Chadron City Employees Association voted unanimously to accept a salary freeze rather than take a 4K percent raise. The Chadron City Council was able to trim enough from the $196,000 budget deficit to reduce terminations to two or three people.

The agreement by Chadron's employees association allowed enough money to be cut from the budget without having to terminate any city employees. As of July 13, Barb Franklin was named for the position of Executive Director of the Chadron Area Chamber of Commerce. She replaced Deb Cottier, who -was. named by Gov. Ben Nelson to be his Western Nebraska Representative.

By mid-July, fur trappers started their trek for Chadron and the an Springs. Mrs. Roth was a lifelong member of the Zion Lutheran Church where she was a member of the Lutheran Ladies Aid, the church choir and for many years a member of the Hay Springs Community Chorus. Mrs. Roth was preceded in death by her husband, John, who died in 1985, six sisters and four brothers.

She is survived by her daughter, Alvina Martin of Rapid City, S.D.; sons, Herbert and Robert Tonack of Washington state; three grand-chBdren; six great grandchildren; one great great grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews. Ridge in the aecond annul "Ride the Ridge" on July 25. One of the events of the hut six months of 1992 was the very successful "Ride the Ridge." Approximately 130 riders enjoyed the ride through the Pine Ermine Carmean Coffee nual Chadron Fur Trade rendezvous. The fur trappers. camped east of Chadron.

TORRENTS OF hail were reported causing devastating damage to area wheat fields on July 9. The hail ranged from golfball to baseball size and damaged up to 73 percent of some farmers' wheat. Because of the wet summer, many fanners reported that the fields were too wet to harvest before the damaging hail came. The Dawes County Commissioners voted to purchase an $89,767 Enhanced 911 computerized emergency telephone system from Motorola. The telephone system was in operation by December, although some rural addresses, will need to be updated in January 1993.

Fur Trade Days 1992 were re Funeral services for Ermine Carmean Coffee, 98, of Chadron were held Monday, Jan. 4 at United Methodist Church with Rev. David Patterson officiating. Burial was at Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs.

Coffee died of natural causes Jan. 1 at her home. A memorial has been established for the Rex and Ermine Coffee Scholarship Fund for the Chadron State College foundation. Donations may be sent to Fust National Bank. Mrs.

Coffee was bom Nov. 17, 1894 in Atchison County, Mo. to William Archer and Zua (Whhfoid) Carmean. Trie family, along with an older brother, Heman, and a younger sister, Orpha, moved to Chadron in 1910 to open a bank. Mis.

Coffee married Rex Coffee after graduating from the University of Nebraska as a Phi Beta Kappa on June 15, 1918 and they moved to his ranch 50 miles west of Chadron. The moved back to Chadron in 1934 to enrol their two children in the Chadron Prep School which her father had helped start. Ccffee's death, they moved into her tome in 1938, which has been Emiinefe.home for more than 50 years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Chadron Culture Club, Christmas Club, Kappa Alpha Theta, a bridge dub and Chapter BL of P.E.O. She was preceded in death by her son, Rex Coffee husband, Rex Coffee mother; brother; sister; and grandson, Eric Fossland.

Her survivors include daughter, Jean Roeding of Chadron; daughter-in-law, Vera Coffee of Harrison; eight grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and two step grandchildren. Chamberlain Chapel of Chairon was in charge of arrangements. corded as a "complete success" by Chadron Chamber Administrative Assistant Tetri Slovem. Although the rain slowed things down a little, the parade, the rendezvous, and the retailers were all reported to have an exceptional week. Approximately 130 riders enjoyed the scenery at the Pine Ridge during the second annual Ride the Ridge on July 23.

People came from Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, Montana and Nebraska. THE FIRST organizational meeting to develop a regional landfill was held Aug. 4. The Solid Waste Agency of Northwest Nebraska (SWANN) was organized with representatives from Chadron, Whitney, Rushville, Hay Springs, Harrison, Gordon, Dawes, Sheridan and Sioux Counties. Brace Jones 'was hired as the Director of SWANN in September, and land was purchased from John Petrine in November for die location rtf the landfill Soil testing and -rv 4 HALF OFF Your Next Heating Bill! Feasibility study set for courthouse Pulse, 3 sr construction is hoped to begin in 1993.

Keno games began in Chadron on Aug. 7. The Olde Main Street Inn and the 120 Bar were the first to install the Keno equipment. Herman's later developed a Keno lounge in its establishment Wheat harvest finally came to a close by mid-August The harvest yielded between 33 and 63 bushels per acre, with the current price per bushel being about $2.65. The Chadron City School Board passed its 1992-93 budget of $4,701,320.

Promotion for the bond issue to reconstruct and renovate the school facilities was discussed. The board emphasized the importance of working individually to promote the passing of the issue. The vote was held on Sept. 22 and passed with high voter approval. A SHOCK from Chadron State College was received by the community just after students moved in for the fall semester.

Cara Kisidd was found dead in her dorm room after an epileptic seizure on Aug. 23. A hostage situation occurred at die Rapid City Holiday Inn on Aug. 26. The dangerous situation caused the cancellation of Governors Conference of "Fossils for the Future" which many area residents were attending.

Between $500,000 and $800,000 worth of marijuana was harvested by the Dawes County Sheriffs Department on Aug. 29. The marijuana field was located south of Crawford and no arrests were made in con- neetkm with the growing plants. The aviary at the Crest View Care Center was completed and ready for viewing by mid-September Many Crest View residents were very pleased with the addition to their home. A devastating accident east of Chadron claimed the life of Kathy Traphagan, of Chadron.

She was traveling east on Hwy 20 when her (Continued on Page 6) Correction In the Dec. 29 issue of the Chadron Record, a story was printed about Linda Atkins, the new Red Cross chairman for the Dawes County chapter of the American Red Cross, In the article, it was stated that the Red Cross, the. Adventists Federation and the Salvation Army assisted with the needs of people in Crawford after the 1991 flood. The Salvation Army was not involved in the assistance to Crawford. The organizations that were involved consisted of the National Guard, the Red Cross, Civil Defense and the Adventists.

It was also stated that the Red Cross was a volunteer organization. Although, Mrs. Atkins' position is volunteer, the Red Cross does have employees on a national paid level as well as volunteers. We apologize for the errors in the story. 1 4 r.

By WENDY HUME TOCZEK Record News Editor The American Disabilities Act (ADA) led to a feasibility study to be conducted on the Dawes County Courthouse. According to die Act, which mandates disabled accessibility, all public buildings must be made accessible by 1994. "The feasibility study for the ADA renovations can easily cost between $6,000 and $10,000. We took this opportunity to also have a space needs study done," explained Dawes County Commissioner Tom Brown. According to Dawes County Commissioner Gary Fickel, Dawes County currently rents building space for Social Services, the Extension Office, the Wheat Department, two County Attorney's offices and Region 23.

"We are spending $26,000 yearly by renting office space," said Fickel. The Commissioners discussed bid applications for the feasibility study at the Monday morning Dawes County Commissioners meeting After much delate between the bids made by Leo A. Daly and Nance Hess, both out of Omaha, the Warland perform Commissioners voted to go with Leo A. Daly. Nance Hess' bid was $5,130 less than the bid presented by Leo A.

Daly. The Commissioners argued however, that the time allotted for tbe study was one month longer and the company allotted two trips to Chadron with a total of four days to complete the study. Leo A. Daly did not specify the extent of trips to Chadron, but included thq, totality of the study in the $14,900 bid. For additional trips that could possibly be made by Nance Hess from Omaha, the county would have to pay car rental, mileage, food and lodging as well as the time for the trip.

"It wouldn't take long to add up $6,000 in just one trip from Omaha," said Brown. The County Commissioners wanted to emphasize that the study is to show the feasibility of building a facility to house the Dawes County offices. "This study will tell us if it would be cheaper for us to build rather than rent A study was necessary due to the ADA requirements anyway," said Fickel. singers to at college duced nearly 20 albums and have toured extensively. The tickets are $3 for wtniti, $3 for children and elementary and high school students and $150 for senior citizens.

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