tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051605729767113338.post4750546844613835032..comments2024-03-06T23:49:02.121-06:00Comments on population-we™: 1887-2012: Benson Nebraska Celebrates 125 YearsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311338026631207676noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051605729767113338.post-82985319237513008712012-05-22T22:16:39.430-05:002012-05-22T22:16:39.430-05:00I thought I would elaborate on therapies available...I thought I would elaborate on therapies available in the Benson area. I get a match in google for physical therapy in Benson at the Premier Physical Therapy and also at the Omaha Yoga and Body Work Center.bkbsmileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244943409892583102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051605729767113338.post-44488928408005354482012-05-19T15:34:06.869-05:002012-05-19T15:34:06.869-05:00Benson Hair Design is right in the heart of the Be...Benson Hair Design is right in the heart of the Benson Business District and the owner Roger Bennett provides wonderful service. He also is often in the know about what is good on the menu on the nearby restaurants. Having been in the area for 20 years, he has seen a lot of changes in Benson and likes the positive changes of late and feels that a person can have a nice time right at the dining choices here. He can usually tell what new businesses are coming whether it is a new art studio or any venue. Also, he can tell you where he has found great bargains and collectibles in the area. There is a nice ambiance there with his massive fern and plants in the arched windows and his Art Nouveau motif. From two happy customers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051605729767113338.post-14139983282249331122012-05-12T13:09:22.185-05:002012-05-12T13:09:22.185-05:00My reply will be visible below once the moderator(...My reply will be visible below once the moderator(Becky has a chance). Please scroll down to the lower comments. I had comments in between because this hadn't posted yet when I commented. Thanks so much for sharing!bkbsmileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244943409892583102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051605729767113338.post-33468166151684654972012-05-12T13:07:23.035-05:002012-05-12T13:07:23.035-05:00Anonymous, it is so neat to hear your history. Imm...Anonymous, it is so neat to hear your history. Immanuel Lutheran Church has a large place in my heart too as my mom was raised in that Church and my Grandma taught Sunday School there. Thank you for sharing! --Barb Bohanbkbsmileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244943409892583102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051605729767113338.post-5012438868951302182012-05-12T10:55:35.319-05:002012-05-12T10:55:35.319-05:00At Hargiss Stringed Instruments, you can get more ...At Hargiss Stringed Instruments, you can get more history than I can relate as pictures are on the wall and the owner is very informed of the history. I am sorry to hear he may be moving out of Benson as he has been here for 20 years and so vital to the area. I wish him well and know that the Benson Community will carry him in our heart. Here is a link and you can see the wonderful architecture.<br />http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/248/1649896/restaurant/Benson/Ellas-Omahabkbsmileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244943409892583102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051605729767113338.post-88975599742204477062012-05-12T10:52:11.284-05:002012-05-12T10:52:11.284-05:00What used to be there? My family often discusses t...What used to be there? My family often discusses this among ourselves and with others in the Benson area. A favorite landmark in Benson was the Hobby Center, where people could get supplies for their hobbies and also purchase fine toys. I hope this isn't too sentimental to post, but my mom purchased my last baby doll there. It was the prettiest doll I ever had and may have had a model pose for it. Many share my fondness and bond with this landmark where they dreamed of what they waned in their youth.<br />Now Ella's is there.<br /><br />We used to go to the Pink Door for Ceramics but I am not positive where it was. It had a stage so it may have been where the theater was. We had good times taking turns over the summer painting a piece of our choice that would be fired for us. We found out that Brian Brown's mom also painted ceramics there(maybe Becky and Brian crossed paths then.)<br /><br />Jane's Benson Health Market was Sprague's Pharmacy when I was a youth. I purchased a lot of gifts there through the years and liked the friendly clerk. <br /><br />Ben Franklin was a fun place to go as a youth too as there were shelves of toys. It seems like they also had spools of thread towards the front. I think it was a five and dime chain store when it started. Later, the Hardware Store was there for a time. It is a very good location as a large parking lot is behind it. I think we often went in the back door. <br /><br />I am sad to see businesses go that have added a lot to the community. It is always exciting when something promising that will benefit the community opens.bkbsmileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244943409892583102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051605729767113338.post-52933332303063891072012-05-12T10:36:31.182-05:002012-05-12T10:36:31.182-05:00Here is the link about the Community Center.
http:...Here is the link about the Community Center.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benson_City_Hall_(Omaha,_Nebraska)bkbsmileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244943409892583102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051605729767113338.post-8054145801168797622012-05-12T10:35:28.322-05:002012-05-12T10:35:28.322-05:00As is often the case when I make a post, I am not ...As is often the case when I make a post, I am not able to encompass everything I want to say due to space constraints(they say a blog shouldn't be too long so I try to limit it). Therefore, I try to supplement in the comments.<br /><br />I would be very remiss if I did not mention the Benson Community Center. This links gives the history of this building, which was at one time the City Hall and Fire Station. It is located near the library. It has served the community offering classes. I took a noncredit Spanish course offered through through Metro Tech Community College there. As a youth, my mom weaved a basket there. I loved the dance recital where my lil' sis Becky Bohan Brown showed her "hill toe, hill toe" skills. Many a youth has shot hoops in the gym. A friend's son took GED courses there. Yet, this resource has not been used enough by my family and probably the community. Of course, there are many good things that happen there and in Benson of which I am not aware.bkbsmileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244943409892583102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051605729767113338.post-39864276547728494322012-05-08T12:41:34.189-05:002012-05-08T12:41:34.189-05:00I grew up in Benson, living just south of the Bens...I grew up in Benson, living just south of the Benson Post Office. I went to "Dr. Bob" at the Benson Medical Center; shopped at Ross' IGA for my Mom, had a savings account at Commercial Savings & Loan; shopped at Sprague's Pharmacy, Tober's, Haney Shoes, Ben Franklin's, Hested's & had ice cream at Hollywood Ice Cream. My sister worked for J.M. McDonald's clothing & I took baton lessons upstairs above the fire station. Oh, & my Dad used to have a 2nd, part-time job as a bartender at the Mussette.<br /><br />I was married in Immanuel Lutheran Church because the church I grew up in (First English Lutheran Church) had disbanded & oved out west to become Rejoice, but they didn't have a building.<br /><br />My Mom, in her younger days, also worked at Topp's & my sister worked at the Benson Florist during high school. She graduated from Benson in 1959 & I graduated in 1968.<br /><br />Wish I still lived in Benson, but now I reside in Iowa, but do go back as often as I can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com