One Fast Dude and More

One Fast Dude He may not be recognized in his own state, but Ashton Lambie is well-known in the sport of cycling as one of the fastest track bicycle riders in the world. Referred to as “the kid from Nowhere,” he’s currently training for a spot on the Olympic team. We visit with the Lincoln-native who’s making serious waves in the track cycling world. Racing's Ultimate Insider It’s been more than 50 years since Bob McKee began his career designing and building race cars. Today he’s known as one of racing’s most innovative and versatile engineers. The ultimate racing insider may not be a household name for racing fans, but anybody on pit road in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s knew McKee as one of the sport’s best car builders. During his illustrious career McKee has had a part in winning Indy Car teams, was a crew member of the winning car in Italy’s famous Monza Race, and has also built race cars for actors and astronauts. Nebraska's Tuberculous Hospital In early 20th Century a small home in Kearney became an important hospital to treat Tuberculosis. An infectious lung disease easily spread with a cough or a sneeze, an alarming number of people fell ill. The state of Nebraska realized the best way to combat the epidemic was to treat those stricken and in 1911 the legislature passed a bill that created the Nebraska Hospital for the Tuberculous The Crane Carver A visit with retired farmer Gene Gustafson who took up wood carving and became known for his hand-carved Sandhill Cranes. Gene lived near the Platte River his entire life and over the course of twenty years, he whittled an estimated 500 birds.