56 Nebraskaland • June 2025
PORTRAITS FROM THE PAST
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Fishing at Enders Reservoir, 1963
Picture taken on our family farm
south of Wauneta in 1963, I believe. We
pulled these lunkers — white bass and
one walleye — from Enders Reservoir
in southwestern Nebraska. Farm work
always came first, and we didn't get to
fish often, but when we did, it was like
Christmas Day. From left: me; my sister,
Kim, who joined us for the picture; my
dad, Neil; and brother, Terry.
They are gone now; they left way too
early for that big fishing hole in the sky.
– Lonnie Kit, Schuyler
Deer hunt on James Ranch, 1966
Back row, from left: Mel Steen, Dana F. Cole, George James, Jim Inzerello, Dr. Paul Hoff, Paul Coburn, Jack Clark, T.R. Hughes,
Aage Peterson, Les Piper, John Kurtz, Alfred P. Minervini.
Front row, from left: Fiki Zimmerman, Stu Hissam, Tom Darden, John Binning, Chip Coburn, Cletus Bender.
– Randy James, Crawford
