Dick Jensen who was hired as the golf pro for Wildwood course is returning "home" when he steps onto the fairway.
Dick is a native Nebraska Citian, graduated from high school here and Peru State, and later moved to Omaha. He's also quite a sportsman.
Baseball fans will remember his pitching in the American Legion leagues and golfers will remember his skill as holder of a championship and course record at Wildwood.
Dick set the course record for 18 holes in 1973 with a 32-31 — 63 to win the Southeast Nebraska Open. Fred Oetgen who has managed golf courses in Nebraska City for many years, said the community is fortunate to get someone of the caliber of Dick.
Fred's records showed that there were three other golfers who scored a four under par 32 at Wildwood. They are Gary Blakeman, Dean Teel and Bob Scudder. Fred's best was two under par 34.
Best wishes and good health to Fred on his retirement as the pro golf manager. Golfers know the many years he has worked to improve facilities in Nebraska City and conduct classes for young golfers.
CB'ers ripped off.
Nebraska City police are encouraging Citizen Band radio operators to have their equipment recorded at the police station.
Sgt. Joe Lange said police can't do much for CB operators when no identification has been recorded. City police suggest that CB operators contact the station at 873-6666 or Officer John Plager's home 873-7521 and report serial numbers, brand names and models and any other identification.
The officer said the theft of CB radios has topped that of tape players. Owners of stolen radio equipment might not be able to recover their own equipment if they are unable to identify it. And, police can't put the stolen goods on the computer network without identification of some kind.
"Maybe the CBers will read this and come to the station or call and get their equipment recorded. At least we'll have a chance of getting recovered stolen radio gear returned to them."
Hugh Tinley, Omaha, vice president of the Farmers National company, called American farmers individualists and said they possess an aggressive drive and genuine love of the land.
Mr. Tinley spoke to Optimists the other day. He didn't really say much of which Optimists didn't already know, but it was good to hear it again.
Although only five per cent of the population is engaged in food production, that number could feed the world, he said, if the world went back to a cereal diet.
He pointed to the increased consumption of red meats and the growing soybean production in Brazil. American farmers have had four good years, he said, but not so in Russia. The food situation there is critical, and U.S. grain is wanted desperately. "The U.S. has the handle on the ag economy," he said.
He also told an interesting story of when former Soviet Premier Khrushchev visited the U.S. The Russian stood on Iowa soil, looked over a farm and pounded on the hood of a pickup truck demanding to see the large labor force that operated the farm.
He was difficult to convince, Mr. Tinley said, that the farm was operated by a family of three. The farm in question was 160 acres. Khrushchev went back to his country telling his nation what was being done on 160 acres in the U.S.
William Duncan, 621 Third Rue, stopped in the other day to take advantage of the bargain subscription offer. He has been a subscriber for 55 years. "I know it's been that long because I've been married over 53 years," he said.
Mr. Duncan was born at Knox, Ia., and moved to Nebraska City a short time later. And if you don't know where Knox is . . . well, that's south of Green Hollow. Ask Mr. Duncan or Ray Marsh about the river bluffs communities.
The National Wildlife Federation has acquired a 150-acre refuge along the Wisconsin River near Sauk City, Wis., as a roosting site for bald eagles now concentrating along the Mississippi River Valley flyway, a winter fishing ground for about a third of the bald eagles in the low country.
Anheuser - Busch of St. Louis contributed $47,000 toward the acquisition of the land. The sanctuary will be managed by the Eagle Environmentalist group which also operates another refuge. The group is concentrating the habitat on about 100 eagles, "but they are precious numbers."
The eagles have been seen along the Missouri river in the Nebraska City area many times. We've seen them in the distance but have not been as fortunate as Roy Chaney who has spotted them while fishing along the river.
A new potting element.
A woman noticed a beautiful display of dried flowers in a shop window and asked the shopkeeper how he had preserved the flowers so nicelv.
"You jest put em in a box with cornmeal and borax and barium," he drawled.
The woman was sure she could get cornmeal and borax and she thought her son would have some barium in his Christmas chemistry set. Before she left the shop she checked again to make sure.
"Now, I use equal parts of cornmeal and borax and barium. Right?"
"Yes, ma'am," answered the shopkeeper. "That's all there is to it. Jest be sure you don't barium too deep."
Joyce Siefering returned to Nebraska City the other day to help Rick Baldwin and Marian Henderson of the advertising staff plan the annual News-Press cooking school.
Miss Siefering was accompanied by Denise Ulrich, also a home economist. The cooking school will be February 12 at the Pioneer theater.
An estimated 700 people annually attend the cooking school. The two economists will give demonstrations on cooking skills and offer dozens of tips and recipes.
Miss Siefering hasn't been in Nebraska City for several years, but many of you will remember her on previous visits. She bubbles all over the stage doing an excellent job of explaining cooking skills and holding the interest of the audience.
You're invited to be a guest of the News-Press and the Cooking School Stores. Who knows . . . mebbe someone will come up with a sour cream chocolate cake.
The hot froze first
George Golden Jr., who retired as a rural mail carrier and now lives m a new home along Goose Hill road overlooking the Missouri river, got blamed for leaving the north door open the other day.
"It was so cold," he said, "that the water in our hot water tank froze."
Once water is heated the oxygen is removed and it will freeze faster than cold water, George explained.