Harold Wilkins, the Bellevue artist, held the attention of tourism promoters at a Sunday meeting at Buffalo City with a special painting exhibition.
The artist, introduced by John Gebbie, executive director of the Nebraskaland Foundation, painted a western scene on suggestions of his audience.
The painting was the door prize and Bob Clark, KNCY general manager, the winner, said the painting will go on a wall in his new apartment. "I was thrilled," Bob said.
Mr. Wilkins is no stranger to this country. He was born in Tabor, la., area and moved to South Dakota as a child. He ranched in the Dakotas, entered the air force and retired as a lieutenant colonel.
His artwork is spread across Nebraska. Each painting is a story.
The Nebraskaland Foundation, which was formed for the Nebraska Centennial, operates with contributions to promote tourism in the state. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stites, owners of Buffalo City, and tourist boosters, helped Gebbie arrange the meeting.
I like Spiro Agnew. He says what many of us think.
"Paint Your Wagon," a $20 million production of Paramount Studios, should be another award winning "Cat Ballou" for its star, Lee Marvin.
The film is playing at Indian Hills. It's a bit on the coarse side, but that roughness is smoothed out with humor. It's a "mature" audience rated movie about Marvin the roughshooting drunken miner, a wife he buys from a Mormon and his "pardner," Clint Eastwood.
They build a sin city along the mountain streams to accommodate the 400 bachelor miners.
The music is good. Can you imagine Lee Marvin singing a solo of a lonesome miner? He does and he's good.
The most exciting TV programs now are those from the Apollo crew.
Generally we don't like interruptions in favorite TV programs, but when the astronauts are "on the air" we look forward to their space shows.
The accomplishments of America's space team are a compliment to free people.
Nebraska City Optimists each year hold a banquet to recognize boys for their athletic abilities during the year.
This year, Optimists are going for broke. They want to get a national athletic hero, one who can stir the enthusiasm among the boys.
Senior High Athletic Director Jim Brockhaus is in charge of getting the speaker. If you "know" someone who can help with obtaining one of the "greats," call Mr. Brockhaus. I'm sure he would appreciate it.
Among the suggestions made the other day was Vince Gibson, football coach at Kansas State University at Manhattan. He's quite a guy, one observer said.
If you want to stick your finger in a fan, then tell the people in Waterloo and Ashland we need a dam on the Platte.
The Platte project would create a lake covering 100 square miles, and podner that's a lot of water. Trouble is, the thing won't be filled until 1990 and the real benefits won't be felt until 2040 . . . and that doesn't make me feel too good.