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Thursday, December 4, 1986
Daily Nebraskan
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Stapleton is Nebraska !s feo vacation spot hidden in the sand
For Thanksgiving vacation, most UNL
students went to their grandparent's
house, ate turkey and watched TV. Not
me, though. I went to the hottest vaca
tion spot in the northern hemisphere. I
went to Vacationland U.S.A. where the
rich play. I'm talking about that little
known hideaway for the rich and fam
ous, Stapleton, Neb. Yes, the opulent
Stapleton. A name synonymous with
rest, relaxation and unadulterated he
donism. Most "common folks" don't know
about Stapleton, located 30 miles north
of that teeming metropolis, North Platte.
But for us bons vivants, Stapleton has
long been known as "The Jewel of The
Loup River." Located on what some call
' The Nebraskan Riviera,!' Stapleton
has long been a favorite getaway for
those wanting to avoid the hassles of
famr and all its trappings. Since Sta
pleton located in the Sandhills, the
beach stretches on forever in fact,
way past the horizon.
When we rich and famous types get
tired of lounging around on the beach,
we retire to Stapleton's famous night
clubs. The Hard Rock Cafe has just
opened its latest club in Stapleton.
Like all of the Hard Rock Cafes, many
items of rock memorabilia are on dis
play. C. W. Mccall's first CB, Little
Richard's eye makeup and best of all,
Jerry Lee Lewis's favorite guitar, the
very one he played in all his performances.
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The other hopping nightclub is the
very exclusive VFW. You have to push a
button to get in. Membership is very
hard to come by. Members are required
to spend a little time overseas shooting
at people during police actions. The
VFW features Stapleton's only shuffle
board table, one of the reasons the
bourgeois line up outside hoping to get
in. Once a week, the VFW club opens its
doors to the lower classes for charita
ble fund raising.
On Wednesday, the covered dishes
and high-stakes bingo games get the
rich and famous over hump night.
But behind all the glamour of Sta
pleton there is a sad part of the city.
Stapleton is, of course, still tied to the
farm economy. All the people in the
agriculture community are very down
and depressed due to the recent crisis
in the farm community. I'm talking, of
course, about the departure of Buck
Owens from the cast of "Hee Haw."
"There's a hole in our lives," a native
Stapletonian recently told me. "I don't
know how we'll ever survive Buck's
departure. All the money in the world
can't help us now."
Still, the people of Stapleton will
survive. Especially when the hordes of
tourists like me invade the town for
Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks.
Even now, I can close my eyes and
remember Stapleton. The yachts cruis
ing up and down the Loup River, the
bathing beauties on the beach wearing
their skimpy overalls, and the high
stakes betting at the famous cow-chip
throwing contest. Ah, Stapleton, that's
the good life.
Student composers to present works
Student composers in the UNL School
of Music will present original composi
tions in a concert at 8 p.m. next Wed
nesday in Westbrook Recital Hall.
'; The students study composition
under Professors Robert Beadell or
Randall Snyder. Their works will be
performed by both faculty and student
performers.
Two works will be performed by the
Faculty String Quartet, whose players
are Arnold Schatz, LizaWatkins, Harold
Levin and Priscilla Parson of the UNL
School of Music faculty.
A prize-winning work by David Sharp,
a graduate student of composition who
studies with Professor Beadell, will be
performed during the recital. The work,
"Six Pieces for Brass Quintet," was
awarded first prize at a national com
petition that was part of the University
of Colorado Music Festival.
The concert will be open to the pub
lic without charge.
Betty J. Henke Colbert of Unadilla, a
graduate student in music and musical
director and board member of the Lofte
Community Theatre near Weeping
Water, will give a graduate recital at
4:30 p.m. Tuesday in Westbrook Music
Building.
Her recital, open to the public with
out charge, is presented in partial ful
fillment of a masters of music degree in
musical performance.
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