The sad, sickening recent story of U.S. Olympic team members being arrested in Austria in connection with fighting with police, has shamed this country's sports - minded fans. The team members ought to be buggy-whipped for the kind of example they set in that country.
We have read often about the U.S. team not being government-supported and as a result contributions are readily asked.
Methinks they better be government supported. That way they can claim diplomatic immunity, get into trouble and just be dishonorably booted out of the country.
Dear Sheriff Hall.
I received another Valentine from "The Phantom." Please investigate. Enclosed you will find the envelope to "dust" for fingerprints.
Someone came up with a pretty good idea when he thought of holding coyote hunts with proceeds going to charity. Farmers complain about coyotes and foxes and perhaps the charity idea gets more people out with shotguns.
Herb Schwaderer, who served the state and county as maintenance man and surveyor, has stepped down from a county appointment as county surveyor. The board accepted the resignation with regret.
Herb has been in and out of the courthouse with his close friend, the late Charles Shannon, for many years.
Herb said he will leave his office in the courthouse to make room for the new surveyor, Marvin Almquist. We hope that he will return to the courthouse frequently to visit the folks who know him so well.
Before long we should be hearing about the tree contest and whether "Big Black," the 30-bushel per tree black walnut of Bill Berger and the 15.8 foot oak owned by the Kreifels family won the state contest.
The contest has been one of the most worthwhile and interesting. It certainly shows where the trees were first planted.
There's a lot of organizational work going on in Nebraska City and interested parties are urged to attend the meetings.
There's the Nebraska City rural fire district, the Otoe county Centennial and the sale barn committees.
Most of us fit in somewhere on at least one of the committees.
If you are interested, watch The News-Press for dates and places of coming meetings.
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