Thank you
. . . to Mike Churchill of the City Street Department for "getting involved" and reporting what later developed to be a break-in and attempted robbery at the News-Press.
It's good there are people who want to help. We believe that as a result of Mike notifying the police at that early hour, the thieves didn't get a chance to finish the job.
Congratulations
. . . to American Meter Company on its 25th anniversary celebration which will be held Thursday and Friday of this week.
A special section on the anniversary appears with the Sunday News-Press. Nebraska City people got behind the effort to help build American Meter and the company wants to say thanks to everyone with its open house.
Norm Bruening, plant manager, has been working for several months with others on his staff to organize the reception and open house. It promises to be a big event.
New neighbors
Our new neighbors on South Eighth Street will be the staff of the Blue Valley Mental Health Clinic. They take over the former Nebraska City Medical Clinic.
Dr. Rod Koerber will close his practice here at the end of the month and move to Omaha where he will do cancer research. We regret losing the doctor, his wife, Gay, and their children, but we wish them much success.
Nebraska City has "lost" two doctors in the past year or so. It may well be time to get something going to attract other doctors to town. In addition, Dr. Richard Johnson, a dentist, is moving to Lincoln, but says he will maintain an office in Nebraska City several days a week.
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The other day Mrs. Earl Andrews stepped into the News-Press office with flowers. No, not just any flowers but ones she had produced from a plant — orchids.
You oughta heard the people here as they walked past the woman with the orchids . . . ah . . . oh. oh.
Mrs. Andrews, you made our day.
The flashing light
Police Chief Joe Lange says he has a problem with people not observing the flashing red light at the fire-rescue complex.
The light is "on" only when emergency vehicles are moving from the complex. Chief Lange explained that the flashing red light means drivers must stop, but may proceed with caution.
Police will issue tickets to violators.
The chiropractor
I can't read Japanese so I can't tell you where Dr. M.B. De Jarnette is just now, but the card did say that he was staying at the Hotel Okura which surely must be Tokyo.
He writes that 1,000 doctors are attending the sessions. He is enjoying the trip, but "it's a long way from home."
Going to school
Jim Widhelm will be leaving Nebraska City soon for Davenport, Ia., where he will enroll in the Chiropractic School. Jim has been parks and recreation director in Nebraska City for four years.
Congratulations to Jim for making what we are sure will be a decision he will treasure. We have met a lot of chiropractors at sessions with Dr. De Jarnette and they are a dedicated group of professionals.
The graduates
Bill Golden and his class of 1938 are among the honor classes this year at the NCHS alumni banquet which was held Saturday night at the Memorial Building.
Especially pleasing to the Goldens is the honor the family has by having their five children, all NCHS graduates, attend the same banquet.
They are Mrs. Faye Cooper, 1964, Northside teacher; Mrs. Eugene (Nancy) Wurtele, 1967, NCHS art instructor, Bob, 1968, Mrs. Rich (Jean) Hollmann, 1972, and John, 1976. All live in Nebraska City.
The long weekend
It promises to be a long weekend. There are reunions for NCHS and St. Bernard's Academy (NC Lourdes), and the annual Memorial Day program will be held Monday at 9 a.m., at Wyuka Cemetery. The Memorial Day program will be conducted by the veterans organizations.