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Gore birth
(Births ~ 11/14/01)
Sean and Melissa Gore of Castle Rock, Colo., formerly of McCook, announce the birth of a son, Landon Dale, on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001. Grandparents are Gene and Penny Nelson of Aurora, Colo., Roger Gore of Springfield, Mass., and Lynn Gore of Aurora. Great-grandparents are James and Phyllis Ratzlaff of Wichita, Kan., Leona Nelson of McCook, and Dora Gore of Talcott, W.Va...
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Fine birth
(Births ~ 11/14/01)
Brent and Bethaney Fine of McCook announce the birth of a daughter, Kabriel Anne, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001. She weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces. She has three siblings, Alec and Ciera, age nine years, and Dakota, age eight years. Grandparents are Georgia Barbee of Ogallala, Less Barbee of Madrid, and Loran and Vicky Fine of Enders. Great-grandparents are Dorothy Ford of Madrid, Mae Barbee of Denver, Colo., and L.D. Dunbar of Burwell...
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A gift worth waiting for
(Column ~ 11/14/01)
Coming of age in the late '60s and early '70s meant coming of age during what is arguably one of the most tumultuous times in America in terms of defining social conscience. The war in Vietnam, Haight Ashbury, Watergate, flower power and free love are all hallmarks of that historic, though thankfully short, era...
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Who are we missing?
(Column ~ 11/14/01)
Lucille Ball. Leonard Bernstein. Yul Brynner. John Candy. A list of late entertainers? Yes, but what's the connection. Bing Crosby. Sammy Davis Jr. Dean Martin. Roy Orbison. Carl Wilson. Frank Sinatra. All singers? Yes, but there are more: Joe DiMaggio, Hubert Humphrey. Jackie Gleason. Michael Landon. Groucho Marx. Steve McQueen. Jesse Owens. Vincent Price. Harry Reasoner. John Wayne...
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North Platte settlement offers pattern
(Column ~ 11/14/01)
One down, one to go. On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court approved a settlement of the dispute between Nebraska and Wyoming over North Platte River water. The dispute was settled, out of court, after 15 years and some $20 million in legal costs. In fact, the conflict between Nebraska and Wyoming has been going on since the Dust Bowl years...
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Need team players
(Column ~ 11/14/01)
Dear Editor, Candace Blackbird is a good player, she should realize that basketball or any sport should be team-oriented not just one player. United you stand, divided you fall or fail. It is a shame that she is thinking of "I" instead of "We." Gary Berry...
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Hazel L. Nicodemus
(Obituary ~ 11/14/01)
Hazel L. Nicodemus OBERLIN -- Hazel L. Nicodemus, 88, died Saturday (Nov. 10, 2001) at her home in Oberlin. She was born March 16, 1913, at Pritchell, Colo., to John and Gertrude (Cardiff) Evans. She was raised in Colorado and Oklahoma. She married Tom Nauer in June 1938. He preceded her in death. On May 28, 1970, she married Keith Nicodemus at Las Vegas, Nev. She was a homemaker...
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Yvonne Marie Cole
(Obituary ~ 11/14/01)
Yvonne Marie Cole CURTIS -- Yvonne Marie Cole, 69, died Monday (Nov. 12, 2001) at the Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha. She was born Au. 19, 1932, north of Moorefield to Ray and D. Marie (Lawrence) Sears. She attended school in Curtis and graduated from NSA-Curtis in 1950...
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