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November winners
(Local News ~ 12/16/02)
Clara Uerling, Indianola, won first place and $50 with "Sphinx on my Shoulder" (top) in the November People, Pets and Places photo contest. Audrew Suiter of McCook took second place for $35 with "Little Boy Blue" (right). Third place and $15 went to Kathleen Larington of McCook, with "Little Bit Happy," (below)...
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October wedding unites Willamson, Zucker
(Other Record ~ 12/16/02)
SAINT MARY'S GLACIER, Colo. -- Monica Williamson and James Zucker were united in marriage Oct. 27, 2002, at St. Mary's Glacier in Colorado. Parents of the couple are Loren and Joyce Williamson of Trenton and the late Richard and Florence Zucker. Witnesses for the couple were Rick and Jean Oliphant...
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Tropical beach provides a scenic background fo late autumn wedding
(Other Record ~ 12/16/02)
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico -- Erica Suzanne Weskamp and David Andrew Potvin, both of Denver, Colo., were united in marriage Nov. 9, 2002, on the sandy white beaches of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, under a floral archway. Parents of the couple are Lonnie and Barbara Weskamp of McCook, Bob Potvin of Clearwater, Fla., and Marcie Lavoie of Tolland, Conn...
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Don't allow tragedy to spoil your Christmas
(Column ~ 12/16/02)
Christmas is a time of traditions. Beautiful traditions, such as trees, decorations, church services, gift-giving and family get-togethers. Ugly traditions such as house fires, domestic disturbances, driving while intoxicated and fatalities. To enjoy the beautiful traditions, we must do our best to avoid the ugly ones...
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Not thinking clearly?
(Column ~ 12/16/02)
Dear Editor, Re: John J. Mesh's "Two sides of 100," in the Friday paper. Mr. Mesh may be out of line in condemning the Republican Valley Mustang girls ball team and their coaches for defeating the Brady team by 100 to 9. He said. "The Mustang girls opened up a 31-0 lead and kept the press on through the end of the third quarter."...
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Good job, Mustangs!
(Column ~ 12/16/02)
Dear Editor, It is quite obvious that Sports Editor, John Mesh, never went to the Rep Valley/Brady game on Tuesday. If he was, then he needs to not have the job as Sports Editor as he obviously doesn't know what a press is. If you are going to be judging coaches and teams, I would think you had best better have your facts straight first -- and be really sure about them...
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Coach responds
(Column ~ 12/16/02)
Dear Editor, Here are the facts as I told (Sports Editor John Mesh) on the phone concerning our game with Brady last Tuesday. 1. We did not ever run our press during the entire game, let alone through three full quarters as stated in the paper. 2. We played all 12 players on our tourney roster in each of the first and second quarters. ...
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Congrats from Fiala
(Column ~ 12/16/02)
Dear Editor, One of my most cherished memories as a sportscaster is to watch Nebraska's best compete in the State Football Championships. In football, as in life, there will be days when you are at the very top of your game and there will be days when you still have a big hill to climb. ...
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Senior Center project should receive funding
(Column ~ 12/16/02)
After the campaigning is over ... the votes are counted ... and elected board members take their seats, the real work begins. And, as any public policymaker will tell you, the toughest job of all is casting a vote on a controversial issue. As a case in point, consider the decision facing McCook City Council members Monday night...
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September vows unite Kearney couple
(Other Record ~ 12/16/02)
Amy Ahlers and Jason Downing, both of Kearney, were united in marriage Sept. 21, 2002, at Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook with the Rev. Dr. Jeffery Thurman officiating. Parents of the couple are Don and Pam Ahlers of McCook and Greg and Geraldine Downing of Stratton...
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Rose, Snodgrass
(Other Record ~ 12/16/02)
Cyndia and Craig Rose of Highland Village, Texas (formerly of McCook), announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Ashley LaChelle Rose of Highland Village to David Neil Snodgrass of Del Rio, Texas, the son of Jennifer and Neil Snodgrass of North Richland Hills, Texas. ...
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Elves at work
(Local News ~ 12/16/02)
Santa's helpers at the annual McCook Toy Box prepare for the giveaway, Sunday afternoon. Head elf Bill Stewart said 135 riding toys, 582 new gifts and 695 reconditioned toys were distributed.
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Dorm security to be upgraded
(Local News ~ 12/16/02)
NORTH PLATTE -- The Mid Plains Community College Area Board of Governors will be asked to approve the purchase of a new security system for Brooks Residence Hall at its regular meeting, Wednesday night. 5 p.m., at the technical campus of Mid Plains Community College in North Platte...
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Meth lab evidence seized in vehicle stop
(Local News ~ 12/16/02)
TRENTON -- Nebraska State Patrol and Hitchcock County sheriff's officers seized evidence of methamphetamine manufacture after stopping a vehicle Saturday about 10:30 p.m. at Trails West Texaco in Trenton. Hitchcock County Attorney D. Eugene Garner declined this morning to release the identify of the suspect(s) of this arraignment, set for Hitchcock County court at 1 p.m. today...
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Nelson urges support of U.S. troops
(Local News ~ 12/16/02)
OMAHA -- Nebraska's Sen. Ben Nelson today asked all Nebraskans to show their support for our men and women overseas during this holiday season. Nelson encouraged Huskers to visit two websites dedicated to sending messages and care packages to troops...
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Brothers turn store around
(Local News ~ 12/16/02)
Turn Mike and Mark Olderbak's name around and you get "Kabredlo." Turn the former Vista store around and you get the new "Kabredlo's," the newest convenience store in McCook. The Olderbak brothers of Lincoln purchased the former Vista convenience store at the corner of West First and B in McCook, and reopened it Dec. 11 -- after extensive remodeling -- as "Kabredlo's Convenience Store."...
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Heritage Senior Center hopes to save block grant
(Local News ~ 12/16/02)
In a last-ditch effort to maintain the funds raised since March 1999, the Heritage Senior Center is asking the city of McCook for an additional $100,000 in city sales tax revenue. The request comes as a result of a matching grant stipulation in the $350,000 Community Development Block Grant received from Nebraska Department of Economic Development. ...
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Official outlines smallpox plans
(Local News ~ 12/16/02)
Smallpox vaccination plans developed by Nebraska Health and Human Services System are being used as a model for states around the country. Dr. Richard Raymond, Chief Medical Officer, NHHS, told a group of about 30 health care professionals, administrators, and first-responders the state of Nebraska has been working since 1999 to develop a plan for bio-terrorism for the state of Nebraska...
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Diesel spill complicates water plans
(Local News ~ 12/16/02)
Barely a month after the previous McCook City Council chose treatment as the best way to address the city's water problems, another problem has surfaced. Not only has a 1 million gallon diesel leak been identified 30 feet under ground at the proposed site of the treatment facility, gasoline contamination has turned up as well...
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States reach river settlement
(Local News ~ 12/16/02)
LINCOLN -- At least one farm group is lauding a settlement announced today in the legal battle over use of water from the Republican River Basin. Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns and Attorney General Don Stenberg said Nebraska will pay no money damages as a result of the settlement...
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Edith L. Heidemann
(Obituary ~ 12/16/02)
Edith L. Heidemann, 85, died Thursday (Dec. 12, 2002) at Community Hospital of McCook. She was born Aug. 22, 1917, to Frederick and Wilhelmina (Kisker) Heidemann in Bielefeld, Germany. They came to the United States in 1923, where they resided south of McCook before moving to Atchinson, Kan., in 1925. ...
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Archie Merle Bishop
(Obituary ~ 12/16/02)
Archie Merle Bishop was born Oct. 12, 1915, to Mabel and Orville Bishop in Yuma, Colo. He attended schools in Wray, Colo. In his early years, he helped with his grandfather, Arch Romine's farm near Hamlet, finding one of his life work loves. He also did numerous jobs including fur trading with Kenneth Romine and being an electrician with his father...
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Gertrude A. (Larson) Wederski
(Obituary ~ 12/16/02)
ATWOOD -- Gertrude A. (Larson) Wederski, 82, died Thursday (Dec. 12, 2002) at Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver, Colo. She was born Dec. 31, 1919, to Nels and Ada (VanWinkle) Larson in Cheyenne County. On Feb. 29, 1940, she married Luduish E. ...
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Ella G. Johnson
(Obituary ~ 12/16/02)
ARAPAHOE -- Ella G. Johnson, 85, of Greenwood Village, Colo., died Thursday (Dec. 12, 2002) at Mariner Health Center in Greenwood Village. She was a former resident of Arapahoe. She was born March 15, 1917, to Henry and Lydia (Walz) Lampe at St. Francis. She attended country school in Cheyenne County...
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Let it all ride
(Column ~ 12/16/02)
We're bombarded with public service announcements advocating that parents talk to their children about drugs. What's missing in those public service announcements is an explanation of how to explain to the children that the two most dangerous and lethal drugs in the United States are legal while the others are illegal. But that's another column...
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Husker season 'dismal' -- so was gas rationing
(Column ~ 12/16/02)
Business on McCook's Main Street was absolutely booming on Monday, Nov. 30, 1942. Gas rationing was to begin the following day, people were buying "precious" cups of coffee in downtown restaurants and most clerks were so busy they didn't even take lunch breaks. Approximately 75,000 gallons of gasoline was sold in McCook in the last three days before Dec. 1. One station that sold 2,600 gallons of gas on Monday had recorded "no sales" up to Gazette press time on Tuesday...
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A football practice gone horribly wrong
(Column ~ 12/16/02)
It took a few years for Coach Russ Sauter to build his football team at McCook High School. But in 1946, everything came together, and McCook, with a fine, mostly senior, squad captured the All Class Nebraska Football Championship. Since McCook was near the bottom of the Class A schools in enrollment, Russ Sauter was acclaimed in sporting circles as something of a super coach for his ability to pull off such a feat...
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Janice Claudine Berry
(Obituary ~ 12/16/02)
Oberlin -- Janice Claudine Berry, 66, died Sunday (Dec. 15, 2002) at Community Hospital of McCook. She was born June 10, 1936, to Michael and Myrtle (Henningson) Schiessler at Herndon. She grew up around Herndon and attended the Oberlin schools. On Dec. 11, 1953, she married Marlin Berry in Oberlin and lived in the Oberlin and McCook areas all her life...
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