Omaha Time Capsule: Camp would come under state parks

What happened in the Midlands on this day? Here's a sampling from the World-Herald archives.

CAMP WOULD COME UNDER STATE PARKS

Feb. 21, 1979: Plans for a large state park along the Platte River southwest of Omaha began to materialize, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said. The commission had an option to purchase the 190-acre Camp Esther K. Newman near Louisville from the Jewish Federation of Omaha. This was the first of a number of deals to acquire 600 acres within a few years and about 2,000 over a longer period, said Eugene Mahoney, commission director. The acquistions, near Louisville and Schramm State Recreation Areas, were part of a commission plan to "create a state park for eastern Nebraska, within 30 minutes driving distance of the doorsteps of residents of our two metropolitan areas and surrounding communities," Mahoney said.

1995: The Douglas County Board authorized payment of more than $500,000 to an engineering firm that would design an extension of Sorensen Parkway near Immanuel Medical Center. The board voted unanimously at its meeting to pay Kirkham-Michael & Associates $577,949 to complete a final design for the northwest connector. County Engineer Tom Doyle told the board that the firm would have the design completed this year. The county then would begin taking bids on the project. Construction would take place in 1997 and 1998. Doyle estimated the cost of the county's portion of the project at $12 million.

2007: A routine traffic stop led to the discovery of more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana in a semitrailer truck just south of Gretna. Deb Collins, a spokeswoman for the Nebraska State Patrol, said the amount of pot confiscated probably ranks "among the top three" marijuana busts by the patrol. The patrol uncovered more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana in 1993, and a bust of more than 2,000 pounds was recorded in 2006, Collins said.

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