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Dick Turpin (Courtesy of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission)
LINCOLN — Dick Turpin could whittle some wood into a turkey call, fashion ice fishing equipment out of throw-away items and captivate a crowd with his storytelling.
Now, the legendary outdoor educator with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will have a shooting range/education center renamed in his honor.
The “Turpin Outdoor Education Center” will be renamed in honor of Turpin, who died last year, during a ceremony Oct. 14.
The center, at 4703 N. 44th St., in Lincoln, opened in 2014 and offers archery and rifle ranges, and hosts a variety of outdoor education programs for youth and adults that promote hunting and fishing.
Turpin worked as an outdoor educator for the game commission, and was frequently featured on the commission’s “Outdoor Nebraska” television program.
A native of Bassett, he also had worked as a game warden, coordinator of the hunter safety program, and later as head of the law enforcement division.
A memorial fund was established in Turpin’s name to finance outdoor education programs. For information, visit the website Outdoornebraska.gov/turpinmemorialfund.
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by Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner
October 6, 2023
by Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner
October 6, 2023
LINCOLN — Dick Turpin could whittle some wood into a turkey call, fashion ice fishing equipment out of throw-away items and captivate a crowd with his storytelling.
Now, the legendary outdoor educator with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will have a shooting range/education center renamed in his honor.
The “Turpin Outdoor Education Center” will be renamed in honor of Turpin, who died last year, during a ceremony Oct. 14.
The center, at 4703 N. 44th St., in Lincoln, opened in 2014 and offers archery and rifle ranges, and hosts a variety of outdoor education programs for youth and adults that promote hunting and fishing.
Turpin worked as an outdoor educator for the game commission, and was frequently featured on the commission’s “Outdoor Nebraska” television program.
A native of Bassett, he also had worked as a game warden, coordinator of the hunter safety program, and later as head of the law enforcement division.
A memorial fund was established in Turpin’s name to finance outdoor education programs. For information, visit the website Outdoornebraska.gov/turpinmemorialfund.
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Senior Reporter Paul Hammel has covered the Nebraska state government and the state for decades. Previously with the Omaha World-Herald, Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha Sun, he is a member of the Omaha Press Club’s Hall of Fame. He grows hops, brews homemade beer, plays bass guitar and basically loves traveling and writing about the state. A native of Ralston, Nebraska, he is vice president of the John G. Neihardt Foundation.
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