This "yellowed" newspaper clipping tells of an event Elaine and I hosted
at our farm back in 1982 for Nebraska Governor Charles Thone in his
re-election campaign. I was working at the NE Natural Resources
Commission at the time and had a close working relationship with the
Governor's Office. We had an excellent local committee involved in the
event. Dorothea Bek was County Chair of the Republican party, "Pete"
Peterson was retired from a State position and a personal friend of the
Governor; Bill Hartman was also close to the Governor as were the
Kirklands. I had also gotten involved in partisan politics following my
Civil Service Career. Our acquaintance with the Thone's went back to
Washington, D.C. where we were with USDA and Governor Thone was a
Nebraska Congressman.
The event at our farm was great. We had a large crowd of
people who really got to know the Governor and his wife Ruthie. We had
food, speakers and entertainment, which all seemed to enjoy. However,
our efforts were unsuccessful in the Governor's bid for re-election. He
lost to a young war hero named Bob Kerrey who went on to represent
Nebraska in the Senate after one term as Governor. Recently, the
Lincoln Journal Star carried a story written by Ruthie who had just
returned to their Legacy home following hospitalization. She mentioned
that she and Charles were "house" people these days.
This "yellowed" newspaper clipping tells of an event Elaine and I hosted
at our farm back in 1982 for Nebraska Governor Charles Thone in his
re-election campaign. I was working at the NE Natural Resources
Commission at the time and had a close working relationship with the
Governor's Office. We had an excellent local committee involved in the
event. Dorothea Bek was County Chair of the Republican party, "Pete"
Peterson was retired from a State position and a personal friend of the
Governor; Bill Hartman was also close to the Governor as were the
Kirklands. I had also gotten involved in partisan politics following my
Civil Service Career. Our acquaintance with the Thone's went back to
Washington, D.C. where we were with USDA and Governor Thone was a
Nebraska Congressman. The event at our farm was great. We had a large crowd of
people who really got to know the Governor and his wife Ruthie. We had
food, speakers and entertainment, which all seemed to enjoy. However,
our efforts were unsuccessful in the Governor's bid for re-election. He
lost to a young war hero named Bob Kerrey who went on to represent
Nebraska in the Senate after one term as Governor. Recently, the
Lincoln Journal Star carried a story written by Ruthie who had just
returned to their Legacy home following hospitalization. She mentioned
that she and Charles were "house" people these days.
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