Your friends of the traveling Centennial group are on their way by chartered bus to your adopted home state of Washington to say hello.
But ole buddy VIP, let me clue you—they're coming as a group to establish a Resurrection City on your front lawn.
We're looking forward to the addition of Larry Parker to the News-Press staff.
Larry lived in Nebraska City for several years as news director for Ed Hundley at KNCY and moved with Ed to Wellington, Kans., two years ago.
Larry and Mrs. Tom (Myrna, to her many friends) Powell will be on the news beats daily. Myrna is anxiously awaiting the last of September for a trip to Hawaii where her husband, a Marine in Vietnam, will be sent for a rest.
We read in the Legion magazine that wives of servicemen sent to Hawaii can get a 25 percent discount from the airlines. Pretty handy little item for military couples of today.
The Rev. George Heinzen who went to Ingalls, Kans., August 19 from St. Mary's Catholic church, joshed with his parishoners at a reception.
He said that while he considers Nebraska City "one of the most smoothest run" there were three items that stirred him:
—The humidity. I can't stand it.
—The right-of-way contest between the pedestrian and the motorist at intersections.
—The mail box on the east side of the post office is onthe wrong side . . . unless you slide across the seat of your car.
Ingalls, Kans., is west of Dodge City, in the southwest part of Kansas.
Boyne Ferguson who operates the successful "Douglas Cafe" in the southwest part of the county, could probably be accredited with attracting more people to Douglas than the town has seen in many years.
Boyne says an effort to get liquor-by-the-drink was defeated by eight votes several months ago, but he still packs 'em in on Saturday nights.
The Douglas Cafe is one of those small town ventures away from the big city that is paying off.
Boyne has added to the building so there are now four separate parts—a cafe, tavern, dining room and combination dance and dining room.
You can have a shrimp dinner for $1.35, fried chicken for $1.75 or plate-sized T-bones for $2.50.
Prices reasonable? . . . of course the cost would be more if the place was topless.
Ralph " Pete" Dillman will retire soon as a driver for the Nebraska City fire department and with his retirement goes a man who will be remembered.
Pete's fiery tongue will be missed by firemen, police and rescue squadsmen.
The pair of fun fellows in the fire department has been Pete and Mark Gude who now lives in Fremont. Their successors will have to go some to match the pair.
The men down at the station can honestly say when Pete retires, "the old fire station won't be the same."
Bill Jenkins is pretty proud of his KNCY Jaycee baseball team. He used different starter in the tourney and each pitcher won his game allowing three runs or less.
They were his son, Jeff Lowell Copenhaver and Mike James.
Bill also put a hex on the coin flipping . . . He won 12 out of 13 times.