A little spook.
The visitor
There was a little spook at our door the other evening and I missed her. Gaylene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Grundman, was making the rounds and paid us a favor with a rap on the door.
This time the doorbell rang, Millie answered it and gave treats to the children. Gaylene was one of the little spooks and we didn't know it until later.
I would have known it was Gaylene even without a costume . . . she would have had a scratch or a band aid over a cut . . . and a skateboard under her arm.
The innocent
Didya read the one about the kids touring the FBI office and one little boy noticed photographs of the 10 most wanted criminals?
Pointing to one picture, he inquired if that really was a picture of the wanted criminal. When assured that it was, the lad inquired:
"Well, how come you didn't keep him after you took his picture?"
Dad & Daughter
We liked the story the other day about 10-year-old Jacque Roker and her dad, Bill, who paired off in the Jaycee half marathon. Dad finished the 13 miles.
Jacque didn't finish the run, but she accomplished something even more important. She tried. It's even bigger than that. The little lady actually covered seven miles.
And you know what her plans are next spring . . . you better believe . . . tennie street stompers better watch out for the new "Peep Peep." That will be Nebraska City's Road Runner, Jacque, in major competition.
Friends gone
We'd like to take just a moment to mention the passing of a couple of friends, O. A. Gude and Evert Frost.
They have gone on into that other land, but they have left behind some happy memories of friends.
"Grandpa" Gude operated the Tenth Street Grocery. Every kid in the neighborhood went down to that store on and errand for his mother or to make that one big purchase — candy.
That's where Grandpa Gude excelled. He loved kids. He used to step out from behind that meat counter wearing his white apron and visit with the Little People. If they could have voted, he would have been mayor forever.
Evert set up the operation of the town's first landfill and he was the best choice for the job. The landfill was a new experience for taxpayers and to get the job started right, the man had to be able to deal with the public.
Evert must have had a Good Guy brand on his forehead. He was a hit with everyone from the first days on the job. He was always pleasantly accommodating and always had a moment to explain how the fill system was working.
In later years he worked for the city street department and when he became ill and was confined mostly to his home, you could still see that bright smile and wave from his chair on the porch.
So long, friends.
The debate
Thanks to Glen Cohn of Morton House Kitchens for setting up a most interesting debate between opposing sides of the bottle bill.
Ted McConnell, Lincoln, represented the opponents and Mrs. Dorris Marxhausen, Seward, favors the bill. Each was given 10 minutes to make his sales pitch and that was followed with rebuttal and questions.
It has been a lot of years since the voters have had so much interest in referendums and constitutional amendments. President Garry Ailes who referred to a previous program on the lid bill, said it could be difficult for the membership to come up with some programs after the election.
Hello, Mike
Congratulations to Mike Koory on the grand opening of Mike Koory Motors in Nebraska City, the former Weinman Auto Co.
We wish Mike and his family (especially those 13 grandchildren he speaks of so often) much success in their new business in Nebraska City.
Hello, Kim
Congratulations to my little neighbor, Kim Schreiner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Schreiner, on being named as the NC Lourdes candidate for the Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation Leadership Seminar.
The winner will go to Atlanta, Ga., in April for a weeklong expense paid seminar promoting leadership qualities of high school sophomores.
Runnersup were Diane Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Davis, Paula Paap, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Paap, Jr., and Don Pfeiffer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Pfeiffer.