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[illegible]riend, Orman Paddock.
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Didya know that Hap was almost a mid-wife to a cocker spaniel a long time ago? He was on standby call and outsmarted us.
Our family pet, Tootsie, gave birth to four pups in the basement of our home. Millie called me at the office so I scooted home to see how the delivery was coming along. The only reason Hap wasn't there to assist was because he was out on a City street job somewhere and couldn't be located.
The truth is, Tootsie didn't need any help. When Hap got home that evening, he was one of the first of the Stansbury family to visit our home and the newborn puppies. Unfortumately, we never took pictures of the smiles of the Stansbury girls when they picked up a chubby puppy and held him to their cheek.
Oh, those were the years.
We thumbled through the list of Optimist honorees recently to recall why each was selected for the community service award.
Perhaps one of the most outstanding individuals on the list is Vantine James.
Everyone knows him as "Van."
Well, there may be something about Van that most of you don't know.
A young, growing man can attend scout camps of all kinds, campouts and advance in rank through his troop. He may receive authorization from a number of individuals on certain merit badges, but when it gets down to the rank of Eagle, it gets pretty nitty-gritty.
That's where Van comes in.
No boy in scouting in Nebraska City can attain the rank of Eagle until he passes a couple toughie requirements, like telling about the structure of the House and Senate, and naming senators and congressmen.
Van is the counselor for those merit badge exams. He's been doing the job for about 15 years. And he's demanding on boys who approach the Eagle rank . . . it's not uncommon for him to "test" his boys at 7:30 a.m., on the structure of the U.S. government.
He really isn't too tough on the boys because you have read about Eagle courts of honor many times in the paper over the years.