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Thursday, 02 July 2009 |
By ELLEN MORTENSEN Chief Assistant Editor
Recently, area citizens were treated to a very special series presenting history of the 1930s, by Kansas-Nebraska Chaut-auqua. Traveling Chautauquas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries brought the world to rural communities in Nebraska. Chautauqua combined programs of political oratory and lectures about health, science and the humanities with entertainment, such as opera singers and stage performances of Shakespeare. During the early 20th century, Chautauquas remained very popular, but began to decline with the rise of radio and film entertainment. In 1984, the Nebraska Humanities Council rekindled its state’s Chautauqua traditions, bringing modern Chautauqua programs to communities across Nebraska. This year Broken Bow was one of those communities. |
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 |
Sarah Elizabeth Malchow and Kyle John Blakeman were united in marriage Feb. 7, 2009, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, rural Pender, with a reception following at the Wisner City Auditorium. Parents of the couple are Doug and Gail Malchow of Pender and John and Deb Blakeman of Merna. The bride is the granddaughter of Delta Vosteen, Pender, and Norma Malchow, Wisner. The groom is the grandson of Barb Barnhart of St. Francis, Kan., and Glenn and Shirley Blakeman of Merna. Sarah is a 2004 graduate of Wisner-Pilger High School and a 2007 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in agriculture business and animal science. Kyle is a 2003 graduate of Anselmo-Merna High School and a 2007 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in agronomy. |
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