Stories of Grit Employees

Reuben was renowned as one of the community’s leading citizens and was strongly identified as a pioneer rancher and progressive contributor to the Lisco, Nebraska area. Ruben was a resident of the county since 1881, arriving that year from Platte county, where he had resided for some time. He secured a job as a cowhand … Read more

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Harold Olson went to work for Reuben Lisco at the Lisco State Bank in 1924 and eventually took over for Lisco in 1939 after Lisco’s passing. Olson was also left in charge of Reuben’s estate, after years of friendship … Read more

Bruce grew up in the town where Points West’s history began – Lisco, Nebraska. As a boy, Bruce learned to work in his family grocery store, waking up at his dad’s call to unload the semi. He remembers walking across the street to the bank as a boy where Harold Olson, the bank’s president, would … Read more