Gordon Bethel, a Life Well Lived

It’s the Story
  • Above: Gordon at about 20 with his mom Florence.
    Above: Gordon at about 20 with his mom Florence.
  • Above: Gordon in his sixties, at his soda fountain, serving up treats from 1961 to 1971. My favorite was a dip of cherry nut ice cream, which was served in a metal dish lined with a paper cone.
    Above: Gordon in his sixties, at his soda fountain, serving up treats from 1961 to 1971. My favorite was a dip of cherry nut ice cream, which was served in a metal dish lined with a paper cone.
  • Gordon Bethel, a Life Well Lived
    Gordon Bethel, a Life Well Lived

    Don’t you just love a good story? 

    Better yet, one set in Pawnee County. 

    Sharla Sitzman of Table Rock collects stories from yesteryear and yesterday.

    The Table Rock museums are packed with things that are protected and preserved as the result of one man’s ability to gather an enthusiastic cadre into a Society that has been active since December 1965. This is the story of a full life that b…