Curiosity led Dr. Lane Handke to try the pay phone outside the Pierce Telephone Co. in Pierce. He asked Jeff Kesting, the phone company’s plant manager, why it wasn’t working. Kesting fixed the problem and encouraged Handke to try again. The pay phone is one of only 81 still in operation in Nebraska.
Darin Epperly for the Flatwater Free Press
The pay phone outside the Pierce Telephone Co. in Pierce wasn’t working when someone tried to use it, so Jeff Kesting, the phone company’s plant manager, fixed the problem so the phone would work again.
Darin Epperly for the Flatwater Free Press
Delores Ruzicka, owner of the Country Creations store in downtown Verdigre, sits on a bench next to the non-working pay phone that stands outside her business on the town’s main street. Ruzicka said she often places change in the return slot for fun — and the coins always are gone the next time she checks.
Lane Handke called his wife, Cathleen, the other day to tell her he was bringing home the shelves they needed to finish their cabinet. The call cost him 25 cents.
Curiosity led Dr. Lane Handke to try the pay phone outside the Pierce Telephone Co. in Pierce. He asked Jeff Kesting, the phone company’s plant manager, why it wasn’t working. Kesting fixed the problem and encouraged Handke to try again. The pay phone is one of only 81 still in operation in Nebraska.
The pay phone outside the Pierce Telephone Co. in Pierce wasn’t working when someone tried to use it, so Jeff Kesting, the phone company’s plant manager, fixed the problem so the phone would work again.
Delores Ruzicka, owner of the Country Creations store in downtown Verdigre, sits on a bench next to the non-working pay phone that stands outside her business on the town’s main street. Ruzicka said she often places change in the return slot for fun — and the coins always are gone the next time she checks.
