Letter: A few thoughts pondering the town's garlic history

07/18/11 Dear Editor, Webster defines PIONEER as "one who goes before - preparing the way for others." I like to think of my late father Harry Semas as a pioneer. He moved to Gilroy in December l932, at the height of the Great Depression, hoping to make a living off the land for his small family, my mother and 4-year-old me. Growing sugar beets was his expertise. Somehow, Wells Fargo Bank took a risk in ...

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Chamber will help organize volunteers

07/19/11 The North Platte Telegraph During Tuesday's City Council meeting, a member of the public interrupted City Administrator Jim Hawks during his status update on North Platte's flood preparations, to ask whom volunteers who want to help should contact. In response to the question, Dan Mauk, president of the North Platte Area Chamber and Development Corporation, volunteered the chamber's skills to ...

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Flood damage about $1.3 million

07/19/11 The North Platte Telegraph Flood damage to residences in Lincoln County is estimated at $1.3 million. That's according Jim Nitz, Lincoln County emergency management coordinator, who told the county commissioners Monday that seven businesses are looking at a total of $60,000 in damages and lost revenue.

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