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New day for Old Settlers
(Local News ~ 05/23/02)
INDIANOLA -- Indianola plans its "Old Settlers Celebration" this year on a Saturday, rather than the traditional Thursday of the past 99 years. New for the 100th annual celebration will be a "Classic-n-Custom Car Show." Travis Herrman, treasurer of the celebration, said organizers wanted more people to be able to participate and spectate, so the celebration has been moved to a Saturday -- Aug. 10...
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Oberlin racing delayed
(Local News ~ 05/23/02)
OBERLIN -- Race track promoters in Oberlin have to sign a contract with county commissioners before racing can start on the new track. Promotors Mick and Rhonda Barth have already canceled two scheduled race dates because the track isn't ready. The next race is tentatively scheduled Sunday, June 2, if promoters can finish the track, obtain sanctioning and buy insurance, according to the Oberlin Herald...
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Day Camp set for June 17
(Local News ~ 05/23/02)
Youth ages 8 to 12 are invited to participate in 4-H Day Camp on June 17. "Discovering Myself and the World" is the theme of this year's Day Camp to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Community Building on the Fairgrounds, West 5th and O Streets, McCook reports Mary K. Warner, Extension Educator...
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Hearing set on well-drilling moratorium
(Local News ~ 05/23/02)
CURTIS -- The Middle Republican Natural Re-sources District plans a public hearing Tuesday, June 11, to receive testimony about a proposed three-year water well drilling moratorium. The hearing is scheduled at 4 p.m., in the 4-H building on the Red Willow County fairgrounds in McCook...
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Old college name offers advantages, say boosters
(Local News ~ 05/23/02)
NORTH PLATTE -- The Mid Plains Board of Governors told a group of McCook citizens it will be necessary to investigate a name change for the McCook college before any action can be taken to resolve a heated controversy over the identity of the institution...
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Extension staff attends Washington conference
(Local News ~ 05/23/02)
Extension Staff Attend Public Issues Leadership Development Conference. University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension staff members attended the Public Issues Leadership Development Conference held earlier this month in Washington, D.C. Attending from Nebraska were: Mary K. Warner, Extension Educator, McCook; Kathy Potthoff, 4-H Coordinator, Lincoln; James Peterson, Extension Educator, Blair; Cindy Strasheim, Extension Educator, Clay Center; and Dr. Chuck Hibberd, District Director, Scottsbluff...
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Elevators file Chapter 11
(Local News ~ 05/23/02)
OBERLIN -- The owners of Oberlin Miller and Cedar Bluffs Grain have filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code. The Oberlin News reports that Marietta Farms of Oberlin, which also operates the two grain-handling facilities, indicated in a petition for bankruptcy in April it has 16 to 49 creditors...
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Active Older Adult Day set for YMCA
(Local News ~ 05/23/02)
The Ed Thomas YMCA will be celebrating National YMCA Active Older Adult Day on Thursday, May 30th with an Interactive Health Fair from 8 a.m. to noon. At the same time we will also be having an Arts and Craft show. Beginning at 8:00 a.m. the YMCA will be conducting weight room clinics demonstrating proper lifting techniques and weight room etiquette. The staff will also help design personnel exercise programs...
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Champion woman is Teacher of the Year
(Local News ~ 05/23/02)
CHAMPION -- "Education is the tool that each person needs to be a contributing member of society, " stated Arlys Cupp, this year's recipient of the Teacher of the Year award presented by the McCook Chamber of Commerce. Cupp received a plaque along with a substantial cash award Friday, May 17, during the end-of-the-year picnic attended by approximately 50 students and parents. ...
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Fuller won't take Imperial coaching job
(Local News ~ 05/23/02)
IMPERIAL -- The former McCook and Cambridge football coach who accepted a job to teach and coach in Imperial has changed his mind. The Imperial Republican reports that Bob Fuller told Superintendent Glen Beran Monday he will decline the job for "financial and personal reasons." Beran said that accepting the coaching and teaching job in Imperial would have meant a cut in pay for Fuller, who is now a principal, athletic director and head football coach in Phillipsburg, Kan...
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Dangerous extinguisher found
(Local News ~ 05/23/02)
TRENTON -- Someone cleaning house in Trenton discovered two Corona Fire Extinguishers -- "Everlasting -- Will Not Evaporate" -- and turned them in to Red Willow County's household waste collection team during the spring collection recently. Unfortunately, what will last forever is the dangers of and damages possible with the extinguishers' main ingredient: carbon tetrachloride, a colorless, odorless, poisonous liquid that causes illness or death if inhaled, swallowed or absorbed through the skin. ...
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Old Glory Days slated
(Local News ~ 05/23/02)
MAYWOOD -- Maywood plans its 12th annual "Old Glory Days" Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The theme is "Let Freedom Ring." The schedule is: SATURDAY, May 25 7:30 a.m. -- Craft show set-up; registration for one-mile fun run for ages five through 13 8 a.m. -- Race begins; three-mile walk will follow immediately...
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Austin Earle Oberly
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. -- Austin Earle Oberly, 4 days old, died Monday (May 21, 2002) at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver, Colo. He was born May 17, 2002, to Larry E. and JoLinda L. (Beamgard) Oberly at Denver. Survivors include his parents, Larry and JoLinda (Beamgard) Oberly of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; twin brother, Andrew, who is yet to be born this summer; paternal grandparents, Earl and Marie Oberly of Tuscon, Ariz.; maternal grandparents, Bill and Jean Beamgard of Atwood; and great-grandmother, Virginia Burd of Ohio.. ...
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What's for supper?
(Column ~ 05/23/02)
I can't imagine anyone hating the words "What's for supper?" anymore than I do, particularly on the weekends. I'm not sure if Brad thinks I have little construction fairies flitting around doing my work while he's away, but every time he gets home from work on Saturday or gets done with his "paperwork" on Sunday, the first thing he does is come downstairs and ask, "What's for supper?"...
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Telling stories out of school
(Column ~ 05/23/02)
Telling stories out of school Dear Editor and other friends: You already know that the storytelling festival will be held on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1. You also know there will be a school session at the High Plains Museum. It will begin at 11:30 a.m. and go until 1 p.m...
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Support continues for McCook Community College
(Column ~ 05/23/02)
United in support, McCook community representatives appeared before the Mid-Plains Board of Governors Wednesday evening to ask that the name, McCook Community College, be restored as the title of Nebraska's oldest junior college. Gene Morris, publisher of the McCook Daily Gazette, and Dr. ...
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Wilbur Lee Larson, obituary
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
Wilbur Lee Larson was born to Lee R. and Mary Ann Larson on Dec. 11, 1914 in Lincoln County, Neb. Wilbur departed this life on May 19, 2002, at the Chase County Hospital in Imperial. Wilbur grew up on his family's farm near Gothenburg. He was baptized and confirmed in the American Lutheran Church. He graduated from Gothenburg High School in 1933...
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