thursday, march 16, 1978
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Lincoln business appreciates high school invasion
By Kevin Schnepf
Sports editor
Thousands of words have been written about the high
school invasion to Lincoln last weekend.
Teens skip along the sidewalks, their eyes bugged out
at the 13th floor of the NBC Center and letter jacket
wearers consider Big Macs a royal treat.
But no matter what words are written to describe the
mad rush of a state high school basketball tournament,
Lincoln businesses consider the invasion a royal treat
themselves.
The manager of Arby's Restaurant at 14 and Q streets
a haven for some college students as well, called last week
end's crowd an enjoyment. "It's a lot of work, but we
have a fun time when they come down here. We enjoy
them coming to Lincoln," manager John Whittington said.
The Lincoln Center Association, which promotes
downtown businesses and activities, is so appreciative of
the tournament crowd each year that it sends each school
an 1 1-by-14-inch picture of the basketball team. The note
which accompanies the picture reads, "Congratulations
for making it to the state tournament. Thank-you for
coming to Lincoln and keep coming back."
Miller and Paine's public relations man says that during
the tournament his customers "are a little younger but
they're good people."
Good people, indeed. Although no official statistics
have yet been compiled, Lanny Jorgensen of the Lincoln
Center Association says the crowds are a big welcome.
"February and March are not big retail months for
downtown businesses," Jorgensen said. "So any of these
events like the girls' and boys' tournaments are a big
welcome."
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Downtown businesses prepare for the invasion by
staffing more people as was the case at Arby's, Chester
fields Bottomsly and Potts and even Horsefeather's
At Arby's, business increased about 30 percent
according to Whittington, so more people were needed
to satisfy the high schoolers. "It went smooth be
cause we were prepared. It was a little more boistrous but
sometimes the university kids can be just as bad. They
were just well-behaved."
Although some of the employees at Chesterfields
didn't look forward to the mad rush of out of towners,
the management looks forward to the increased business.
Chesterfield's assistant manager said a lot of the kids tried
to get in after 8 p.m. but the doorman was there to stop
them.
The Lincoln Police Department minimized the number
of days off allowed for officers in order to control the
crowds.
'There's no way you can compare it to a football game
day," sergeant Doug Ahlberg said. "On game days, you
know when the people will be arriving and leaving, but
with the state tournament, the staggered times make it a
continuous job."
Few problems occurred such as vandalism, and
drunken driving Ahlberg said.
"Everybody is up here to have a good time," Ahlberg
said. "Most people here are guests of the city so they're
treated like guests." But if these guests break the law,
then the same type of enforcement occurs, Ahlberg said.
The high school spectacles of wrestling and girls and
boys basketball may have disrupted the normal lives of
Lincoln citizens, but for downtown businesses, the dis
ruption is welcomed with open arms during the cold
months of the year.
Believe it or not these fans are having a good time.
Photo by Ted Kirk
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Omaha Civic Auditorium Arena
Wednesday, March 22nd, 8 p.m.
Tickets on sale at Brandeis Dowtown and
Gateway in Lincoln, Auditorium and
Brandeis Stores in Omaha.
Mail orders accepted (Money Orders only )
Address:
Civic Auditorium; P'.O. Box 719
Omaha, NE. 68101 (Enclose stamped
return envelope)
Reserved seats:
$5 - $6 - $7
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