Youth week
The Optimist Club selected the right week to recognize teenagers.
Gary Friesner, chairman of the Optimist's youth program, is recognizing outstanding students during the week as part of the club's recognition program.
And the sports pages have been carrying names of boys and girls who have been selected for conference honors. Congratulations to all.
W. M. Alden and Keith Moyer of the SENCA office at Humboldt, made some interesting points during a presentation on conserving energy.
. . . ,oops . . . just remembered I never did get those basement windows covered . . . gotta remember to keep the drapes away from the heat register . . . think I'll follow his tip that a rattle in a storm window means heat loss and can be solved with tape . . . and, guess I better get that new latch for the storm door to make sure it closes.
You might want to take advantage of SENCA's suggestions on energy losses and controls. We suggest you contact the office in Humboldt and ask for a similar program for your club or organization.
Washington visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Carroll of Nebraska City were among those who visited in Washington, D.C., and were pictured with Rep. Charles Thone on Page 1 of the November issue of Mortar and Pestle, a publication of the Nebraska Pharmaceutical Association.
The congressman conducted a tour of the Capitol for the pharmacists and spouses. Bill is a registered pharmacist for Jessup's of Nebraska City.
The year 2076
Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bottcher of Talmage for telling us about the capsules to be sealed in a monument erected in the Village Park in Talmage.
We won't be around here to write the story when the monument is opened, the capsules removed and the contents examined in July 2076, but from what the Bottchers have told us there should be some value and benefit for the town.
The Tricentennial committee originated the plan and suddenly it snowballed. Coins, papers, other documents and a $200 savings account in the name of 200 people from Talmage are among the items in the vacuum sealed capsules. All documents were sealed in plastic.
The committee expects the savings account to grow to $50,000 or more and they hope that when the contents are removed from the capsules, they will be used in some way to finance something for Talmage. "The money has to be spent in Talmage," the committee said.
. . . wonder what those people will think, say and do when they open that monument.
The news beat
Dean Terrill, the roving reporter for the Lincoln Journal-Star, covered the Beers murder case this past week in Otoe county district court.
Dean and this reporter worked at the old Fairbury Daily News. He later did legislative reporting for the Lincoln papers and specialized in school or education news storries.
Still later the Journal-Star assigned him as the roving reporter and he's been on that "beat" for about 15 years covering everything from a beer bust, to ballooning and murder cases.
Dean and his family who maintain their home in Fairbury, have visited Nebraska City on many occasions, including Arbor Days and Applejack Festivals.
Welcome back, Mrs D
Mrs. F. L. (Dorene) Duffey, the News-Press society editor, is back at her desk after an absence of almost two months. Mrs. Duffey got well acquainted with St. Mary's hospital, whirlpool baths and medications after a bout with shingles.
She's one of those unusual people who live by an unwritten code of "what goes down on its back, must get up on its feet."
And so we're pleased to have her back, even on half days, just to keep her in the groove . . . and to answer a whole lot of telephone calls from people who say: "Mrs. Duffey, please."
Welcome back, Mrs. D.
Marina paving
The announcement in the N-P the other day about paving for the Riverview Park Marina road was a long-awaited pleasure for boaters and campers.
Often forgotten by most, Nebraska City is a unique community with two state parks — Arbor Lodge State Park and Riverview State Park. New restroom facilities were built in the Riverview Park several years ago, the marina dock improved and now the paving.
The camping facilities have become popular in recent years providing a place for tents, camper trailers, pickup campers, boaters and a whole lot of river fishermen . . . and women.