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50th anniversary
(Other Record ~ 03/11/02)
The children of Curtis and Wanda Bodeman are hosting a card shower in honor of the couples 50th anniversary on March 14. Family and friends are invited to join the couple at the Legion Hall in Hayes Center on March 17 for an opening of the cards. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple in care of Kirk Bodeman, PO Box 211, McCook, NE 69001...
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Anderjaska
(Births ~ 03/11/02)
HAYES CENTER -- Joe and Brenda Anderjaska of Hayes Center announce the birth of their son, Jakob Wyatt on Thursday (Feb. 28, 2002) at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. He weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces. He has a 12-year old brother, Erik, a 10-year old sister, Jessica and a 5-year old brother, Joey...
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Smith
(Births ~ 03/11/02)
OLATHE, Kan. -- Clifford and Nancy Smith of Olathe, Kan., announce the birth of their son, Tyler Pearson, born Monday (March 4, 2002) at the Olathe Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds and 5 ounces. He has four brothers, Jeremy, Zachary, Benjamin, and Derek...
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Kucera and Kautz exchange vows
(Other Record ~ 03/11/02)
OMAHA -- Karla Kucera of Omaha and Justin Kautz of Culbertson were united in marriage Dec. 1, 2001, at the St. Luke United Methodist Church in Omaha with the Rev. Scott Shreve officiating. Parents of the couple are Jacquelyn and Kendal Kucera of Omaha and Jerry and Nancy Kautz of Culbertson. Grandparents of the couple are Helen Kucera of Clarkson and the late Bill Kucera, Bud and Yvonne Tucker of Albion, and the late Joe and Violet Kautz...
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Pate/Hazen Wedding
(Other Record ~ 03/11/02)
Jennifer Renee Pate and Matthew Fritz Hazen were united in marriage March 26, 2001. Their parents, Phil and Mary Pate of McCook and Monty and Julie Hazen of Maywood, are hosting a reception in honor of the couple's marriage at the McCook Community Building, March 23 at 6 p.m...
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60th anniversary
(Other Record ~ 03/11/02)
The children and grandchildren of Bill and Dorothy Loop of McCook are hosting an open house at D's Place, 905 E. Seventh, on Sunday, March 17 from 2-4 p.m. in honor of the couple's 60th anniversary March 16. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at PO Box 977, McCook, NE 69001. ...
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McFarland/Lawson
(Other Record ~ 03/11/02)
Jody McFarland of Lincoln and Travis Lawson of Portland, Ore., announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Robert and Roselyn McFarland of Maxwell and Gaylord and Deb Lawson of Hayes Center. The bride-to-be is a 1998 graduate of North Platte High School and is currently attending the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and majoring in business administration. ...
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Lemoine Trout
(Obituary ~ 03/11/02)
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Lemoine Trout, 58, died Feb. 7, 2002, at his home in Rapid City. He was born March 24, 1943, to Norval R. and Viola D. (Scott) Trout at Lincoln. He graduated from Alliance High School in 1961. He received his bachelor of science degree from Black Hills State University in 1966 and his master of education from Black Hills State University in 1971...
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Isla Elgene Jaeger
(Obituary ~ 03/11/02)
IMPERIAL -- Isla Elgene Jaeger, 73, died Friday (March 1, 2002) at Presbyterian St. Lukes Hospital in Denver, Colo. She was born Aug. 4, 1928, to Albert W. and Lelia M. (Cox) Bauerle in Wallace County, Kan. She moved as a toddler with her family to a farm near Champion and attended a nearby country school. She continued to high school in Imperial...
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Ida E. Barratt
(Obituary ~ 03/11/02)
OBERLIN -- Ida E. Barratt, 87, died Saturday (March 9, 2002) at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born June 24, 1914, to John and Clara (Hemphill) Perona in Barton County, Mo. On Nov. 26, 1928, she married Floyd Holliday. He died in 1946. She then married LeRoy Barratt on Dec. 5, 1953. She had lived in Dodge City, Kan. and Great Bend, Kan. before moving to Decatur County in 2000. She was a homemaker...
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Time for swim fins and 'Fantasia'
(Column ~ 03/11/02)
"M-m-m ... Nifty!" That's how the ad in the Friday, June 5, 1942, McCook Gazette described the new women's Jantzen Swim Suits for sale at Paul's Rexall Store (McCook Pharmacy & Medical Supply), 205 Main (Norris) Ave. Paul's ad also encouraged you to visit their fountain for sandwiches, sodas, cool drinks and McCook Ice Cream...
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Commitment is spelled with a capital C
(Column ~ 03/11/02)
One of the downsides of living in modern day America is a lack of dedication, a lack of focus, a lack of commitment in getting the job done and getting it done right. This applies to almost every aspect of life. We see it in the work force, in the classroom, in athletics, and in relationships. We too often look for the easy way out and, in doing that, we cheat ourselves and others as well...
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The memorable William Valentine
(Column ~ 03/11/02)
"Mind Your Own Business." This was the message that William Valentine scrawled across the blackboard whenever he entered a classroom. William Valentine was hired as superintendent of the McCook schools in 1889. In the nine years he served in that capacity, he became one of the most beloved and respected of the educators that we have known...
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New season means new sports on tap
(Column ~ 03/11/02)
You can't tell it by looking outside, but the seasons are very definitely changing. The seasonal shift we're talking about has nothing to do with the weather, although a few days of sunshine would be nice now and then. No, this is not a climatological question. What we're talking about, instead, is a change that has a great influence on the lives of hundreds of people who live in rural communities...
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The flight continues
(Column ~ 03/11/02)
Let's roll! Let's roll on ... and on ... and on, never forgetting the cowardly attacks perpetrated upon this nation on September 11, 2001, but, just as important, not allowing the evil acts of the enemy to diminish Americans' quest for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...
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Joseph 'Joe' A. Brown
(Obituary ~ 03/11/02)
OBERLIN -- Joseph "Joe" A. Brown, 78, died Friday (March 8, 2002) at the Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. He was born Jan. 19, 1924, to Leslie and Vergie (Feaster) Brown in Kimball. He was raised in Oberlin and Fort Morgan, Colo. He was a World War II Staff Sergeant paratrooper with 17th Airborne. For 50 years he was an auto and implement dealer...
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