John Brown Country
George Rowe and his late wife developed a deep longing for telling the story of John Brown. They did it through John Brown's Cave at the west edge of town on No. 2 highway.
All the Rowes worked at the cave and George has continued his dedication even after retiring as manager of the Woolworth store.
Today, the John Brown facility incudes an historic tour that takes visitors back into the 'oldtimes' or in the case of the younger generation, it takes them back to the Old West.
We hadn't visited John Brown's for several years so when we hosted three little girls and their parents during the weekend, we walked the paths of history.
We wondered at the large collection of everything George has accumulated. His displays include the Whitten, Bartling and Gaskill collections. That alone is worth the chips.
The John Brown story is told in pictures, fixtures, furnishings and the cave. The cave is set up with good lighting and yet gives off that feeling of being in a darkened cave 100 years ago.
Football
The annual News-Press football edition will be published Monday. The edition will also be distributed in 30 communities in the trade territory.
The same day we will publish the first football contest. It will be published each Monday and you're invited to pick the winners. There's cash for winning.
High school football opens September 1. The Pioneers will host Norris on the new football field at NCHS at, get this — 8 p.m.
And here's what football fans have been wanting — NC Lourdes will host Weeping Water — at 8 p.m., on the new NCHS football field . . . Saturday night!
and away we go into the Nebraska Craze.
The egg and I
The shopping housewife complained to her grocer, "These eggs surely are small."
He replied, aiming to please her, "They came straight from the farm this morning, Mrs. James."
"That's just the trouble with these farmers," she exclaimed. "They're so anxious to get our money they even take the eggs off the nest too soon."
Stonecypher's diary
If you bought something today, you got a bargain. By the time you get home the price will have gone up.
The speakers
The membership of the Nebraska City Toastmasters Club is groomed for speaking engagements and available on call. The club hopes to get a few speaking jobs to qualify for a special Toastmasters award.
Toastmasters is a training program for public speaking. It involves local people and weekly training sessions that always prove themwelves worthy.
Randy Eastwood of First Federal S&L is president of the club. Give him a call . . . see if you can catch him with an "uh" — 873-3367.
Congratulations
to Tim Nelsen on his Eagle Scout award. Tim is the son of Mrs. Betty Nelsen and is a member of Troop 343. The special Eagle Court of Honor will be Sunday at 2 p.m., at the First Christian Church.
The story on Tim's scouting efforts and community involvement appeared in the News-Press several days ago. In addition, to the items, Tim served the City as dog catcher and was heard at the City Council meeting in reference to dog pound sanitation.
The Troxler Files
In a parish, the pastor asked his class, "Why do we love God?"
His questions drew a variety of answers, but the one that caught him most was from the little fellow who answered, "I don't really know, Reverend. I guess it just runs in our family."