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DECEMBER 2014 • NEBRASKAland 5 Director Jim Douglas Commissioners Chairman - Lynn Berggren, Broken Bow Vice Chairman - Jerrod Burke, Curtis 2nd Vice Chairman - Dr. Kent Forney, Lincoln Dr. Mark Pinkerton, Wilber Rex Fisher, Omaha Mark Spurgin, Paxton Mick Jensen, Blair Dick Bell, Omaha Norris Marshall, Kearney COMMISSION OFFICES Headquarters/Southeast District Office 2200 N. 33rd Street Lincoln, NE 68503 Phone 402-471-0641 Northeast District Office 2201 N. 13th St. Norfolk, NE 68701 Phone 402-370-3374 Southwest District Office 301 E. State Farm Rd. North Platte, NE 69101 Phone 308-535-8025 Northwest District Office East Hwy. 2, Box 725 Alliance, NE 69301 Phone 308-763-2940 Bassett Office 524 Panzer St., Box 508 Bassett, NE 68714 Phone 402-684-2921 Kearney Office 1617 First Ave. Kearney, NE 68847 Phone 308-865-5310 Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium 21502 W. 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Any program that receives federal funding from the National Park Service, or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, gender, marital status, national origin, age, disability or political affiliation. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any program, activity, facility, or service, should contact the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Lincoln, NE 402-471-0641, the Equal Opportunity Commission, Lincoln, NE 402-471-2024, TTY/TDD 402-471-4693; United States Fish Wildlife Service, Civil Rights Coordinator, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203; Director, Equal Opportunity Program, U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Code 0008, Washington, D.C. 20240-0001. Send your comments to: Jeff Kurrus, Editor NEBRASKAland Mag azine P.O. Box 30370 Lincoln, NE 68503 or e-mail Jeff.Kurrus@Nebraska.gov Please include your postal address and telephone number. Letters may be condensed and edited for clarity. Photographs are welcome and will be returned. Dan Eby of Lexington displays his love for walleye fishing on his vehicle. If you have a unique outdoor message plate you would like to share, or know someone who does, e-mail a photo (high- resolution, JPEG format only, please) of it to Eric.Fowler@ Nebraska.gov, along with your name, hometown and a brief description of the interests expressed on your license plate. Anne Crofford of Falls City sent in this Chimney Rock photograph.