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School prepares for budget cuts
(Local News ~ 03/28/03)
The McCook school board approved a resolution Thursday evening that reduces the number of certificated teachers, in the board's effort to meet state-mandated "Reduction in Force" notification deadlines and address financial shortfalls. The board also accepted the resignation of Jim Steinke, an art teacher at McCook Senior High for 31 years. Steinke also coaches the high school girls' track team...
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Has time come for enacting New Homestead Act?
(Column ~ 03/28/03)
The Homestead Act of 1862 transformed the American landscape, encouraging tens of thousands of Easterners and immigrants from Europe to settle in the vast midsection of the nation. The Golden Plains region of Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas benefitted greatly from the Homestead movement, with farmers and merchants coming to this area in droves during the 1880s, 1890s and the early years of the 1900s...
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Bluesman, rockabilly artist in area this weekend
(Local News ~ 03/28/03)
Sean Benjamin of Lincoln, is a legendary artist that is genuinely into music just for the music. He will be performing at Rockin' Robin tonight and Saturday, 8:30-12:30 p.m., and at the Rocket Inn in Indianola on Sunday. Benjamin has been playing almost all his life, playing with a series of groups...
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Osborne to visist region Saturday
(Local News ~ 03/28/03)
U.S. Rep. Tom Osborne will be in Imperial, Hayes Center and Eustis on Saturday. Osborn will speak on a variety of subjects at town hall meetings at 10 a.m. at the 12th Street Cafe in Imperial, and at 1:15 p.m. at the American Legion in Hayes Street...
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Playground drive continues
(Local News ~ 03/28/03)
McCook second grader Whitni Davis dreams of a school playground with a toboggan ski slide, honeycomb climber and an inclined climbing rock wall. Whitni's drawing is helping raise money to buy new playground equipment for the elementary schools. Fund-raising activities and pledges to date total $9,800. The goal is $150,000...
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Baker sees silver lining in Lincoln
(Local News ~ 03/28/03)
Nebraska State Sen. Tom Baker told the McCook Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee there is some good news coming out of Lincoln. "We're going to streamline the way we do business, all the way down to local fire districts," Baker said. Baker gave the group a bit of good news when he told them he had argued the case of the Work Ethic Camp, Wednesday on the legislative floor. ...
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Flag project
(Local News ~ 03/28/03)
Ron Crowe (left) and John Hubert of McCook display one of the 48 flags that will soon decorate Norris Avenue during patriotic holidays. The money for the flags was contributed by local businesses and individuals. Crowe, Hubert and Ivan Schmidt, also of McCook, raised the funds. While the flags have been paid for, the group is still taking donations for maintenance. An account has been set up at First Central Bank in McCook...
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'Rally in the Heartland' planned for Norris Park
(Local News ~ 03/28/03)
Grab your lawn chairs, get out your flags and meet us at the bandshell. The McCook Daily Gazette is sponsoring "Rally in the Heartland" in support of the nation's military personnel April 6, 2 p.m. in Norris Park. "We'd like to see every resident in Southwest Nebraska out there showing their support for our troops. We'd like to fill up the streets and the alleys with the overflow," said organizer Gloria Masoner, city editor at the Gazette...
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Playing the numbers game
(Column ~ 03/28/03)
The numbers are astounding: $75 billion, $4 billion, $780 million, $3.8 million and $38,000. All these numbers have two things in common. Most of us cannot fathom seeing that amount of cash at one time and they have all been in the news within the past week...
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Erin Lynne Rose
(Obituary ~ 03/28/03)
EL PASO, Texas -- Erin Lynne Rose, 20, died Tuesday (March 18, 2003) from unexpected complications of heart failure. She was born April 16, 1982, to Dennis and Cynthia Rose. Her father was a McCook High School graduate. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Karen Carr and John Morrison...
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