Nebraska Stories
Made by Hand & More
S5 • E1 Sep 27, 2013
Made By Hand / Delivered By Bike - He calls himself "Johnny Salsa" and his homemade salsa is a recipe passed down to him from his grandmother. If you want a jar of his spicy goodness he'll deliver it personally-by bike. Bob Gibson's Legacy - He's an Omaha native who played 17 years with the St. Louis Cardinals and he's been in the Hall of Fame since 1981. So it's about time that his hometown honored pitcher Bob Gibson by commissioning a statue-which is anything but static. Saving Emery's Masterpiece - In his rustic shed in rural Stapleton, Emery Blagdon worked tirelessly to create his "Healing Machine." Today his lifetime obsession is considered a major work of art. But how do you conserve such an unusual collection of objects? Drums Of Change - She was born in a buckskin tipi on the wild frontier and went on to make history in ways that seem remarkable, even today. Susan LaFlesche Picotte became the first Native woman doctor-and that was the least of her achievements.
