Well, we’re stepping into January 2017. Of course, there is an ok from the Sheridan County Commissioners when the license renewal comes up. After all, as explained to them in Sept. 2003, by Republican Gov. Mike Johanns, the four beer stores are a legal business.
Forget the stats:
· On average, 11,000 cans of beer are sold daily
· Which totals a little over 4 million cans a year
· Four liquor stores share the revenue of over $3 million between four stores
· $300k for state of Nebraska (2009)
· recycle: 1,000-1500 pounds per week
· 99% of cans come from Whiteclay
· malt liquor…Camel, Hurricane, Evil Eye. That’s 10% alcohol
· Pine Ridge, second largest in the country. Roughly size of Connecticut…35% under age of 18.
· income, $2600 per year
· 85-95 per cent live below live below the poverty line
· teacher turnover 800% of national average
· school drop out over 70 percent
Welcome to “Skid Row on the Plains.”