Inside the November/December 2006 Issue
Here's an overview of the stories that appear in our November/December 2006 issue. Click on Searching for Scarface to read an excerpt from the November/December issue.
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Did Al Capone use O'Neill's Golden Hotel as a hideout? And what was the secret that lawman "Two-Gun" Hart was hiding?
By Sheryl Schmeckpeper |
The Bells of St. Boniface
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The old clock in the church steeple hadn't worked for years – until midnight on Christmas Eve. By Delores Meister |
The Long Roads of Scottsbluff
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With big cities far away, this self-sufficient Panhandle town is full of surprises. By David Bristow |
A Prairie Christmas
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A true story of Santa's visit to a Nebraska sod house. By Moni Hourt |
Nebraska Air National Guard
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A flight with the Nebraska Air National Guard. By Bobbi and Steve Olson |
Norris Chee – At Home in the Blue Horse Studio
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Lexington artist Norris Chee draws on his Dineh roots to create a life in art. By Linda Read Deeds |
Mr. Grand Island
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For years, few outside the family knew how David Kaufmann saved hundred's of people from Nazi Germany. By Leo Adam Biga |
Lost and Found – the Corvair Miracle
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Growing up in Lexington, Craig Pursley loved the little red convertible – until his dad sold it for junk in 1972. More than 30 years later, Pursley made a most unlikely discovery. By Craig Pursley |
The Huge Embarassing Failures
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A group of fearless collegians bring improvisational theater to Lincoln. By Joel Stuthman |
Plus, Winning State Fair Photos, Nebraska Kitchens (Recipes and stories), Nebraska Traveler (A tribute to Mary Ethel Emanuel), Flat Water News (Tall Tale Contest, Ted Kooser, Sidney's Tumbleweeds, Missouri River Pedestrian Bridge), Poems by Don Welch, William Kloefkorn and Larsen Bowker plus the latest Nebraska books in Bookshelf, and a “Last Look” photo by Justin Wambold