Keeping It Alive in Johnson, Nebraska

  • MARILYN BEUTE, left, has opened up The Studio in her Massage Therapy shop in Johnson as an exercise room where she has classes twice a week. Exercising with Marilyn, on to the right, are Mary Gerdes, Mary Lyon, and Roxanne Oestmann. Carol Sisco/Chieftain
    MARILYN BEUTE, left, has opened up The Studio in her Massage Therapy shop in Johnson as an exercise room where she has classes twice a week. Exercising with Marilyn, on to the right, are Mary Gerdes, Mary Lyon, and Roxanne Oestmann. Carol Sisco/Chieftain
  • Keeping It Alive in Johnson, Nebraska
    Keeping It Alive in Johnson, Nebraska
On Father’s Day Weekend in 2017, Marilyn Beute, newly moved to the town of Johnson, sat in the gazebo in the center of town and said to herself, “I don’t know a person in this town but, next year, I’m going to have friends.” Having lived in Johnson for over four years, now, Marilyn says, “These are the most welcoming people. Now I know how a town of 300 people can survive.” Marilyn has her…

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