They built a fire of Christmas trees on the North 40 the other night and as Mayor McKissick will testify, even that didn't melt the snow on top of the hill.
'Course it was mild weather . . . just a bit of freeze so the ground was not soggy.
Strange isn't it, that folks turn their backs on a warm fire?
One of the busiest places in town these warm winter days has been the 25 cent car wash on east Fourth Corso.
Young Mr. David Sackles is in charge of turning on the water for the Falls City owners of the do-it-yourself facility.
The Missouri river seems deserted.
There are no towboats moving and there is little, if any, activity along the banks in the Nebraska City area.
The Nebraska City marina is dryland and all floating docks have been removed and placed upon the banks.
But, podner, there will be activity this spring and summer, you can bet your bell bottom britches.
Pleasure boating will blossom again this year, I predict, and I aim to be rat smack dab in the middle of the whole shebang with a Jo-boat, row boat or air conditioned canoe.
With just a little river encouragement, theNebraska City Boat club and its many members who worked so hard a few years ago building facilities, could be re-charged with boating enthusiasm.
There were many nights Ray Ott, Art Lindall, Ed Harshbarger and many others joined work details for marina-sake, only to lose the facility when the Engineers drove piling.
That won't happen in the present facility.
Southeast Nebraska could be the largest park in the state.
The Indian Cave park project is moving along and Mel Steen's plans for that area are tremendous. Bill Stites is going ahead with his camp project five miles south of Nebraska City.
Ought to be a great summer.
I don't like to think of winter as the time for hibernating.
I like to think of summer plans when we can get out and kick our heels and take those long drives in the cool evening.