Nebraska Stories
Thes Best of Season 6
S6 • E7 Aug 9, 2015
Sports Artists - A profile of Armando Villarreal, an auto mechanic turned Army veteran turned artist - who is one of the premiere sports artists of his generation and he does it all from his home in Imperial. A Girl, A goat, and A Grant - Lincoln High School student Sheridan Swotek pursues the Diamond Clover Award, the highest recognition given by 4-H. Through a national grant she's developed an innovative youth project that gives urban kids the opportunity to learn responsibility by caring for goats. A Serendipitous Circus - Meet the aerialists and entertainers of FreakWorks, Nebraska's new circus troupe based in Lincoln. The troupe honors the traditions of its three-ring ancestors with acrobats, clowns and jugglers while embracing technology and challenging stereotypes. Everest Eyewitness - A Lincoln man was close enough to see and hear the avalanche that killed 16 Sherpa guides on Mount Everest. Robert Kay discusses the deadly accident, the chaos that followed and the controversial future of climbing at Mount Everest. Toadstool - Toadstool Geologic Park is named for its unusual toadstool shape formations. Located within the Oglala National Grasslands, this arid sandstone badlands with its unworldly natural sculptures looks more like a movie set for Star Wars than a serene corner of Nebraska.
