Eye Spy, Week Two – Memorial Park
Three readers get it right

[August 12, 2020]    The Lincoln Daily News Eye Spy game for week two took readers to Memorial Park in Lincoln.  The park is a lovely place to visit, so if you haven’t been there take a breather and go inhale its wide open spaces.  Take the wiffle ball and bat or the frisbee and enjoy an afternoon in the fresh air and sunshine.

For three of our readers, the game was made to look easy as two of them identified the park on the first day.  The third, identified it on the second day. 

Bob Fulk said that he reads Lincoln Daily News and is enjoying the game.  He said when he saw the photo snippets from the Chautauqua era of the park, he was reminded of something.  His fiancé Tammy Elam had shown him photos on social media posted by a relative.  Those pics in the paper jogged his memory. 

Fulk said knows the park well, and has some very fond memories.  “I am familiar with the park and have fond memories of playing on the fields and mushroom hunting, and sledding, and lightning bug observances during mating season. My most fondest memories are hanging out with best friends the weekends, and enjoying the great outdoors and having a small fire to roast hot dogs on, getting ate up by mosquitos at midnight. Ahh, the good old days!!” 

Running a tight second with Fulk was Deb Ebelherr and her three grandkids Cooper, Cadence and Charli Hill.  Ebelherr said she is very familiar with the park because she spends a lot of time there.  “We always enjoy going to Memorial Park, have for years!” 

With Fulk coming in first and Ebelherr second, LDN is also throwing out an “honorable mention” to GD Purdue of Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Purdue is from Lincoln, living out of state now, but reads LDN daily.  When the clues came out Purdue dropped LDN an email.  “I am from Cincinnati, but raised in Lincoln and follow your contest. Are these pictures from Memorial Park or what used to be called 100 years ago Chautauqua park.  Sorry I cannot get a selfie.” 

LDN is going to give you a pass on the selfie GD, and appreciate that you utilize Lincoln Daily News to keep up with all the happenings back home. 

This week on Tuesday, we will start week three of our Eye Spy game.  We hope that readers will take the time to view the photo snippets and read the clues.  Then go to the place and take a selfie.  All those who submit correct answers will be recognized in the Monday, August 17^th, edition. 

[Nila Smith]