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Volleyball action
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/03)
OBERLIN -- The Decatur County-Oberlin Red Devil varsity volleyball team swept Colby and St. Francis Tuesday night at home. Oberlin defeated Colby 19-15, 25-10, 15-10 and St. Francis 25-13, 25- 20. The Red Devil junior varsity team defeated Colby 25-18, 25-21 and lost to St. Francis 25-18, 15-25, 15-8...
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Speakouts
(Opinion ~ 09/10/03)
Be more informed To the writer of "Dangerous fundamentalists": Do you really think that the Twin Towers disaster was caused by superstition? You call Christians ignorant, and say we wag and whoop about a "dead Jesus on a stick." If you were more informed about Christianity, you'd know that our Jesus isn't dead on a stick. ...
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Highways offer important plus for community
(Editorial ~ 09/10/03)
Shortly after the turn of the century, McCook is achieving a highway construction milestone matched by very few cities in America. What is the distinction? It's the fact that between 1995 and 2005, the vast majority of the highways through town have been, or will be, newly constructed. ...
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Wells OK'd for ethanol plant
(Local News ~ 09/10/03)
The Middle Republican Natural Resources District board of directors unanimously approved two requests for well-drilling variances Tuesday, and another building block fell into place for the ethanol plant proposed near the Perry Elevator west of McCook...
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Pantry cupboards nearly bare
(Local News ~ 09/10/03)
The cupboards and shelves are getting bare at the McCook Pantry. Organizers hope that the annual fall food drive will help restock the shelves before winter sets in and the holidays arrive. Drive coordinator Jim Hamill of McCook said the Pantry provided food to 603 persons in June and 765 in July. "As you can see, the need is growing and is expected to continue growing through the end of the year," Hamill said...
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McCook Bison netters take17-of-21 matches vs. Hershey
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/03)
The McCook High School boys tennis team won 8-of-9 varsity matches and 9-of-12 junior varsity matches against Lexington Tuesday. The matches were played at the Bison Tennis Courts in McCook. Winning varsity singles matches for McCook were: Jordan Bass, No. 1, Andy Martin 8-1; Brad Potthoff, No. 3, Keith Studdard 8-3; Brandon Crick, No. 4, Brady Cone 8-0; Brett Burton, No. 5, Spencer Shute 8-0; and Harrison Ford, No. 6, Justin Blomstedt 8-1...
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Kyle Custer 1st at Lexington cross country meet
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/03)
LEXINGTON -- Cambridge's Kyle Custer posted a 12-second victory in the boys three-mile race Tuesday at the Lexington Invitational, Custer, who opened the season last Thursday with a victory at the Cambridge Cattle Trail Cartel race with a time of 17 minutes, 17 seconds, was clocked at 17:09 at Lexington...
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Despite miscues, Bison softballteam improves record to 10-0
(High School Sports ~ 09/10/03)
The McCook Bison softball team overcame seven fielding and throwing errors and some mental ones to defeat Lexington 5-3 Tuesday night at Jaycees Sports Complex. The Bison, ranked No. 2 in Nebraska Class B by the Omaha World Herald, improved to 10-0...
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Monna Norien Knight
(Obituary ~ 09/10/03)
Monna Norien Knight died on Monday (September 8, 2003) at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. She was 69 years old. Monna was born on Oct. 20, 1933, at home in Harlan County, to Paul Louis and Emma Barbara (Joos) Laverack. She graduated from Beaver City High School in 1951. ...
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Violet Maline
(Obituary ~ 09/10/03)
COZAD -- Violet Maline, 87, died Tuesday (Sept. 9, 2003) at the Cozad Hospital in Cozad. She was born Dec. 11, 1915, to John and Nellie (Cunningham) Patterson in Cozad. She attended schools in Brady and Cozad. She graduated from Cozad High School in 1934...
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Eugene C. Reeh
(Obituary ~ 09/10/03)
ATWOOD -- Eugene C. Reeh, 76, died Monday (Sept. 8, 2003) at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kan. He was born Nov. 17, 1926, to Frank and Mary (Schwartz) Reeh in Beardsley, Kan. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. On June 14, 1955, he married Virjean McKnight at Sacred Heart Church in Atwood. He was a maintenance engineer for Rawlins County Hospital for 35 years. Six months every year, the couple lived in Mission, Texas...
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Johnnie Forrest Power
(Obituary ~ 09/10/03)
IMPERIAL -- Johnnie Forrest Power, 83, died Monday (Sept. 8, 2003) at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. He was born Aug. 19, 1920, to William and Olive "Ollie" (Miller) Power in Cozad. He attended school in Cozad and graduated from Cozad High School in 1939...
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Highways offer important plus for community
(Column ~ 09/10/03)
Shortly after the turn of the century, McCook is achieving a highway construction milestone matched by very few cities in America. What is the distinction? It's the fact that between 1995 and 2005, the vast majority of the highways through town have been, or will be, newly constructed. ...
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Speakouts
(Opinion ~ 09/10/03)
Be more informed To the writer of "Dangerous fundamentalists": Do you really think that the Twin Towers disaster was caused by superstition? You call Christians ignorant, and say we wag and whoop about a "dead Jesus on a stick." If you were more informed about Christianity, you'd know that our Jesus isn't dead on a stick. ...
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Try Madison Avenue's style of marketing
(Column ~ 09/10/03)
As weary as I get of television and most especially television commercials, occasionally, someone comes up with a winner. Jingles from the '60s are still rattling around in my memory, though it hardly seems that jingles are the art form they once were...
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