Room for rent?
The graduate
Our youngest, Jeannea, will sport a cap and gown Sunday night for graduation from high school.
Gone will be the days of washing hair at 7 a.m. No sweaty volleyball or track gear in the bedroom. Gulping meals to rush back to school to decorate a float or a room or something. A seemingly solid ringing of the phone when some teen problem erupts.
Yup; it's gonna be different around here. Wonder if I could rent her room.
Long and tall
Bob Lynn of Syracuse sauntered up to where Don Chapin of the K Bar D was working on some horseshoes. Bob picked up a horseshoe not knowing it had just come from the forge.
He immediately dropped it and jammed his hand into his pocket trying to act as if nothing had happened.
Don noticed and smacked a grin through his moustache and asked, "Kinda hot, wasn't it?"
"Nope," Bob drawled, "it just don't take me long to look at a horseshoe."
The tunnel
Roy Tucker of City Garbage Service, called the other day to say that the cave-in in the alley behind Frazier's was not in the tunnel that connects Frazier's and Mercer's.
We had reported earlier that it may have been a cistern and later said it was probably the old tunnel. Roy says the cave-in occurred about 10 feet from the tunnel. He should remember, his crews picked up trash through the metal doors on the south side of the tunnel when Hested's was in business.
Lorton Day
Congratulations to Jean Castle and others in the Lorton community for a successful program to raise money for a drainage system. Nearly $1,900 was raised in the one-day event.
We know Mrs. Castle is a busy person, she's also secretary for the Otoe County Advisory Council for senior citizens and has been actively working to get a handi-bus on the road.
Little things
Thanks to Linda Dovel of Falls City Federal S&L at Auburn for suggesting a Little Thing for Millie. Linda was giving out the knickknacks at the open house at Auburn and helped me pick out items from the gift box for display in Millie's type case which hangs on the dining room wall.
Music winners
Congratulations to the Nebraska City high school students who were recognized at the annual Music Boosters banquet. They ere Meri Meredith, Gayle Yamauchi, Cathy Sheair, Tony Nebelsick, Mike Steiner, Phil Brawner, Tammy Baucke and Toni Taylor.
Top of the hill
A number of readers have asked why we aren't printing any more of the features of senior citizens under the weekly column, "Top of the hill."
We plan to start the series again and print it as often as we can get those active retired people to stand still long enough for an interview.
We'd appreciate your help. Give us a call or drop us a note about someone who would be interesting in print.
Summer help
Marilyn Feller, a junior in advertising at the Journalism school at the University, is working this summer at the News-Press. Marilyn started her first week sorting out Associated Press teletype tape, proofreading and working in the ad department in the afternoons.
She attended the Wisner-Pilger high school and when introduced to Chuck Johnson, our plant superintendent, she asked if he knew her high school music teacher, Jim Johnson.
That drew a smile from Chuck. "He's my brother."
Small world.
88 coming up
The other morning we walked across the street to the post office with Miss Imo Heebner.
It was 7:30 a.m., a bright, sunny morning and Miss Heebner had a gripe.
"It just isn't the same and I don't like it," she said.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I'm not what I used to be. Things have changed."
"Do you mind telling me your age?" I asked.
With her usual smile, she answered, "I'm 87 years young and I'll be 88 on July 1."
It was difficult to add anything to a punch line like that except a parting remark.
"Miss Heebner, you are an inspiration to others."