Beatrice Daily Sun from Beatrice, Nebraska • 21

Beatrice (Neb.) Daily Sun, Saturday. May 23, 1998 B-3 Nebraska Kool-Aid official state soft drink Bereuter, Christensen vote for border control OMAHA (AP) Nebraska A "yes" vote Thursday was a vote to authorize such deploy Aug. 8-15 Kool-Aid Week in Nebraska Republicans Doug Bereuter and Jon Christensen voted with the majority in a 288-132 roll call by which the U.S. House of Representatives voted to authorize the Pentagon to deploy troops along the U.S. -Mexican border to help in the battle against drugs and illegal ments.

Voting yes were 85 Democrats and 203 Republicans, including Bereuter and Christensen. Nebraskan Bill Barrett did not vote. Voting no were 117 Democrats, 14 Republicans and one independent. passed a bill giving the governor the ability to make official designations. He used the power to name the channel catfish the official state fish alter being lobbied by a group of fourth-graders from Valley Llemenlary School.

He balked at naming corn the official state crop. Oat and bean planters may have mounted a protest. No word if the walleyes wete upset. Public Notices Nelson said he hail no objection to possibly naming milk the olfi-cial beverage of Nebraska. Kool-Aid, he pointed out, is (he ollicial soft di ink.

The point was to recognie the historical significance of Kool-Aid being created in Hastings, Nelson said. If it will add to travel and tout ism in the sate, then he's all for it. "This is not an endorsement of the product," the governor said, Hastings is hoping to take its linkage with Kool-Aid to the bank. It is playing host to a Kool-Aid Days" festival Aug. 15.

To help hype the event, Kool-Aid will be served in rest stops along Interstate 80 the week of the festival. Nelson also declared the week of Aug. 8-15 as Kool-Aid week in Nebraska. With Thursday's declaration, Kool-Aid ill join the ranks of the goldenrod as the official state I lower, the "Cornhusker State" as the official nickname and the whitetail deer as the official mammal. Last year, the Legislature Dentistry.

Arkansas, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Vermont and Wisconsin all have milk us their official beverage. "I think (Kool Aid's) a bad choice. It's not a healthy beverage," Westerman said. "I think we're going to be the laughing slock of the country." The sugar present in some types of Kool-Aid can lead to cavities, especially in young children, Westerman said. "I can just see a Nebraska football lineman with a Kool-Aid smile and all the teeth are rotted out of his face.

What a negative image," Westerman said. Should a drink that could lead to poor dental health be endorsed by the state? It depends on who you ask. "Well, they do have sugar free Kool-Aid." said Nelson's spokesman Karl Hiehcr. "I'm biased because I'm originally from Hastings," said Tom Bassett. executive director of the Nebraska Dental Association.

LINCOLN (AP) It's not every day a governor gets hugged by a jug of juice. It happened Thursday in the Capitol, when Gov, Ben Nelson declared Kool-Aid the official soft drink of the state of Nebraska. He was joined at the ceremony by the "Kool-Aid Man." "Welcome back to Nebraska, your birthplace," Nelson said to the person dressed as a large pitcher of what appeared to be cherry Kool-Aid. The drink was invented in the central Nebraska city of Hastings in 1927 by Edwin Perkins. No other state has an official soft drink, although six have milk as their state beverage.

While milk is known for building healthy bones and strong teeth, one of the main ingredients of Kool-Aid is sugar, known for causing cavities. Milk, in particular soybean milk, would have been a much better choice, said Dr. Gary Westerman, a professor at Creighton University's School of ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Board ot Public Works ot the City of Beatrice, Nebraska, will receive sealed bids tor a new Aerial Truck (18) lor the Electric Department until 12:15 p.m., Central Daylight Savings Time, on the 17th day ot June. 1998, in the Council Chambers in the City Auditorium, 205 North 4th Street, Beatrice, Nebraska, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids may be mailed to Board ol Public Works, P.O.

Box 279, Beatrice, Nebraska 68310. Bidders should allow adequate mail delivery time lor bid to be received prior to the stated bid opening date and time. Detailed specifications are on die and may be obtained Irom the Board ol Public Works. 205 North 4th Street, Beatrice, Nebraska. Each bid over $15,000 shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check drawn on any bank in the United States of America in an amount not less than 5 of the bid and shall be made payable to the Board of Public Words, or a bid bond may be considered, as security that the bidder to whom the contract may be awarded will enter into contract for delivery of the equipment in accordance with this notice Checks accompanying bids not accepted shall be returned to the bidder.

NOTE: The bid security is to be In a separate sealed envelope and so designated as 'Bid Secunty. Firms submitting bids should state the make and model ot the unit bid and submit with their bids the specifications covering the unit they propose to furnish and state date of delivery after award of order. The unit is to be delivered to the Board of Public Works Service Center, 500 North Commerce Street, Beatrice, Nebraska. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of bids without the consent of the Board of Public Words for a period of thirty days after the scheduled time for closing bids. The Board of Public Works reserves the right to reiect any or all bids and to waive any informalities in bidding.

Dated at Beatrice, Nebraska, this 20th day of May, 1998. Board of Public Works City of Beatrice. Nebraska James W. Bauer, General Manager May23J99fJ ARE YOUR TAXES TOO HIGH? IS GOVERNMENT SPENDING TOO MUCH? IF YOUR ANSWER IS YES, HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT 1ft 4 pi (If J) Mi raw Government spending in Nebraska continues to more than one hundred million dollars this year alone. Now you can do something about it by getting involved in the petition effort.

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