November 2020 • Nebraskaland 57
This was my dad's, Harry Newill, houseboat up at Gavins Point Dam in the 1960s. There were gobs of houseboats then; the
dam was completed in 1957. The other picture is of my mom, Ruth Newill, catching a fish while on the houseboat.
– Paula Stromquist, Oakland
Pictured is my brother, Bob Knerl, upon returning from his duck blind near Ponca State Park in
November of 1958. He was unable to overcome the urge of stopping at our home and proudly showing
the Canada goose that he had just shot to my two sons: Kelly, age 2; and Jeff, age 8. This photo was
taken in the doorway of our home in Ponca as my wife would not allow Bob farther entrance with his
boots and the dead goose. Thanks for a great magazine!
– Phil Knerl, Ponca
Pictured is my brother, Bob Knerl, upon returning from his duck blind near Ponca State Park in
