Enduring friendship
A number of years ago Mrs. Letha Childers, 420 Ninth Avenue, met a woman from Spokane while on a vacation. They became friends and have corresponded over the years.
Five years ago, the Washington resident wrote that her nephew was paralyzed from the neck down as a result of a trampoline accident. He was 17 at the time.
Mrs. Childers picked up her pen and during these five years has written to her new young friend.
His name is Dal Vordahl and he lives at E13720 26th St., Spokane. He never goes to class, but he has 25 college credits and has a straignt A average.
Mrs. Childers is very proud of the accomplishments of her pen pal and enjoys telling friends about him. She carries newspaper clippings of feature stories of him.
Mrs. Childers also writes regularly to her family. That is a daughter, Mrs. Ray (Mardella) Johnson of Fairmont, two grandsons and a granddaughter.
On your toes
There's no violation of Constitutional Rights, according to this report in the Nebraska Oil Jobber.
Three little boys in the back of the room, had their heads together whispering.
"What's going on back there?" snapped the teacher.
"We're telling dirty jokes," came the reply.
"Thank goodness," said the teacher, "I thought you were praying."
Dies in crash
Randy Schilling of Plattsmouth who was killed in the crash of a light plane, was a frequent visitor to Nebraska City.
Randy worked with the waterfowl refuge in the Plattsmouth area. He visited Nebraska City Optimist club some months ago and spoke to the group about bird migration. He was a guest of Dr. Paul Madison and a hunter's friend.
The Stork Club
The new Stork Club at St. Mary's hospital is a unique idea.
New mothers and fathers dine together under candlelight in a special room shortly before the mother and newborn are released.
Dr. and Mrs. Kirby Joy of Dunbar and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Clark of Sidney, Ia., were the first couples to take advantage of the Stork Club.
Note to Steve U. — Whatya got against "Grandparents Dinner for 2?" (Tell im, Margaret)
Disco
It may be cold. It may be miserable to do anything except munch popcorn and watch TV but not for dancing.
Mrs. Carl Fielder, adult education director, offered classes in disco dancing and the classes overflowed. Eighty-six people signed and there's a waiting list of another 20.
For the 'oldtimers,' disco is sort of a new two-step with a peppy bounce and a "rock step." All the gyrations apparently fall into place, er, er, the bones out of place, er, er, something. Gary Willets of Papillion is the teacher.
Classes under a similar program in Auburn are also overflowing. The teacher is Mrs. Kathy Boellstorff who was an Arthur Murray instructor for five years.
Me? You betcha, Millie, too.
The only reason I'm taking lessons is because Don Mason offered to buy me dinner if we joined them at the disco classes.
Also, because of my job. We're called the watchdogs of government. And, City Finance Commissioner Mike Medaris is in the same class.
(Hope he don't take up cross country skiing.)
The fire call
David Lutz, a Percival, Ia., fireman, is to be commended for entering the David Osborn apartment, at 4 a.m., awakening the family and for helping evacuate them.
Flames licked the apartment above the Mid-America Truck Stop but the couple and seven-month-old son, Donald, escaped without injury.
Lutz is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lutz. Henry is a retired Nebraska City police sergeant. David works for Shirley Grain in Percival.