Another snapshot from years gone by...

 Marie Miller Derrick likely took this snapshot of husband Bill and two cute little girls – daughter Shirley Derrick at left and her cousin Linetha Miller on the right.  There's no date on the photo, but we're supposing it was about 1947-48.  Looks like they'd been practicing some "jump rope."  Alas, in 1949, young Shirley and her neighborhood buddy, Sandy Rankin, drowned in an accident at Whitney Lake.

Thanks, Sis!

Pete and Dora Miller moved to the northwest Nebraska village of Whitney in 1927. For a half century, they lived there and raised their family there. Today, there are no Miller or Miller descendants in Whitney or Dawes County, but this little community still tugs at our heartstrings and conjures up lots of memories. In the last few years, I've started a web site, Whitney Reflections, that tries to tell the remarkable story about the people who started this community and helped it thrive for many years. And that's why I was truly touched when my sister, Linetha, presented me with a wonderful painting of the Whitney water tower for my birthday.

The tower still stands on the south edge of Whitney and remains something of a landmark for this little village that has a very interesting history. I can think of no birthday present I've ever had that has given me any more pleasure. Thanks, Linetha!