American Ag News
If today's farm prices affected Dolly Parton the same way, she'd be "flat busted."
Congratulations
to Dick Rhinehart, the Music Boosters, Bandmaster Bill Harshbarger and their helpers who raised $2,767 to send the high school band to a festival in Estes Park, Colo., the end of May.
He's earned it
The athletic director from Lexington who received statewide recognition recently for his accomplishments with youth, "worked" his way to the recognition.
Ray Ehlers attended Syracuse high school and played on the state championship basketball team. He got his bachelor's degree at Peru State and his master's at Kearney.
His parents? The very proud, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ehlers of Syracuse.
Jack to retire
Jack Ryder has spent over 20 years trying to help men and women straighten out their lives, and now he's going to split — to an acreage across the river in Iowa.
Jack served as the adult probation officer for nine counties for several years. Later he was assigned three of the counties and Dan Weddle, a NCHS grad, took over the remaining area.
The Nebraska City probation officer will retire in May, ending 21½ years of a special kind of dedication service. We'll miss him at the courthouse, but wish him well in retirement.
Meals
One of the interesting results in the senior citizens survey were the answers to whether residents wanted Meals on Wheels.
In Nebraska City there was little interest.
That was no surprise to the Otoe County Advisory Council because of the grand success of the Meals on Wheels program that Nebraska City has had since 1970. That's quite a compliment to the volunteers who have manned the service all those years.
We can also attest that the Meals on Wheels volunteers do more than serve a hot meal six days a week. On dozens of occasions they have come upon residents who have fallen, or who are ill and need emergency assistance.
They are also watchdogs. When a resident leaves for a visit overnight and doesn't notify Meals on Wheels, the volunteers go to homes of neighbors to check on the absence.
If you'd like to help, call Mrs. Jerry Regler, chairman.
Spelling
The News-Press will award I.D. bracelets to the top winners in the Otoe County Spelling contest set for March 31 at Syracuse.
Students in the fifth through eighth grades are eligible. Brian Olsen of Nebraska City and Dan Thomson, Palmyra, were the top winners last year. Second place in the seventh and eighth division was John Vock, Nebraska City.
Brian and John went to the Worlds of Fun concert so Julie Dennis Bennet represented the county in the state spelling contest.
Stolen
The parents were disappointed with the low grades of their son and compared him with little Ted who lived a few doors down the street.
"Ted doesn't get C's and D's, does he?" [illegible] father asked.
Junior replied, "No, but he's different. He has very bright parents."