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Joy Marilyn Teter
(Obituary ~ 12/29/03)
KEARNEY -- Joy Marilyn Teter, 53, died Saturday (Dec. 27, 2003) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born Jan. 28, 1950, to Delbert Floyd and Cora Jean (Daffer) Teter in Cambridge. She attended elementary school in Cambridge and graduated as valedictorian from Cambridge High School in 1968...
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Roderick Donald MacDonell III
(Obituary ~ 12/29/03)
Roderick Donald MacDonell III died Friday, Dec. 26, 2003, at Community Hospital of McCook. He was 80 years old. Roderick was born on Aug. 14, 1923, at Savannah, Ga., to Angie Elizabeth (Noack) and Roderick Donald MacDonell II. He graduated from Eastern High School, Washington, D.C., in 1941. In 1949, he graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Va., with a degree in industrial engineering...
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Lucas P. 'Luke' Braxmeyer
(Obituary ~ 12/29/03)
ATWOOD -- Lucas P. "Luke" Braxmeyer, 82, died Sunday (Dec. 28, 2003) at Rawlins County Health Center in Atwood. He was born Aug. 12, 1921, to Daniel J. and Isabella (Kary) Braxmeyer in Solen, N.D. He graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Tillamook, Ore...
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Beyer Hansen engagement
(Engagement ~ 12/29/03)
Faith Beyer and Matthew Hansen, both of Lincoln, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Dr. Emanuel and Kathy Beyer of Benkelman, Steven Walker and Shelly Beyer of McCook and Dr. Carl and Betty Hansen of Denver, Colo. ...
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Wallace, Gerard engagement
(Engagement ~ 12/29/03)
Rose Wallace and Steven Gerard, both of McCook, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Robert Wallace of McCook, Rita Wallace of Texas, Pat Gerard of Cambridge and the late William Kent Gerard. The couple is planning a March 5, 2004, ceremony at the Red Willow County Courthouse in McCook...
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Wendelin birthday
(Birthdays ~ 12/29/03)
The family of Karl Wendelin is hosting a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday, Dec. 30. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 647 Palermo, Herndon, KS 67739.
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BSE case shows system works
(Editorial ~ 12/29/03)
Like the threat of terrorism, the effects of the discovery of "mad cow" disease in an old dairy cow in Washington have the potential to create disruption far beyond what the facts warrant. If there is anything we should have learned from the terrorism attacks of the past and present threats, however, it's that we should not panic in the face of a threat...
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Getting ready for Christmas -- next year
(Column ~ 12/29/03)
Whew! Another Christmas is under your belt (along with a couple more pounds). Have you begun making the resolutions yet to be more organized next year? To be done shopping earlier next year? To purchase fewer gifts next year? Those thoughts began for me as the last gift hit the floor, lost in the piles of wrapping paper, boxes and lost small children...
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Still no friend
(Opinion ~ 12/29/03)
In response to "Where've you been?" (Speak Out, Wednesday, Dec. 24), I realize the drain of jobs overseas has been going on for many years, but I am referring to the more than 3 million in the last two years, and the certainty of millions more in the next few...
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Big parties and hives of Macabees
(Column ~ 12/29/03)
Women knew how to entertain back in 1902 ... In one column of "In the Social Whirl" in the Sept. 26, 1902 Tribune there were three parties described at which the women entertained over 60 guests at each. One of these local gatherings was called a "Card and Pencil" party and a four-course luncheon was served...
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New Year's Baby: Who's next?
(Local News ~ 12/29/03)
One-year-old Analise Crystal Hernandez will turn over her "New Year's Baby" crown to the first baby born after midnight Wednesday. Analise, the daughter of Marcy Rodriguez of McCook, was the first baby born in the Gazette's trade area in 2003. Prizes await the first baby born in 2004...
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McCook man pleads guilty to theft from restaurant
(Local News ~ 12/29/03)
A McCook man has pleaded guilty to the theft of more than $3,500 from a local restaurant. Seth C. Bradley, 21, of 1506 West Circle Drive, pleaded guilty to theft by unlawful taking of more than $1,500, a Class III Felony. According to court documents, witnesses said Bradley entered Fuller's Family Restaurant at about 10:30 p.m., on Oct. ...
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The Massacre Canyon Monument
(Column ~ 12/29/03)
The Massacre Canyon Monument, alongside U.S. Highway 6-34, east of Trenton, has for many years, been a must-stop for history buffs, as well as the merely curious travelers, as they make their way across Nebraska, west of McCook. The monument is impressive -- On a base some nine feet square, the shaft, of Minnesota pink granite, measuring five feet across at the bottom and tapering to about 2 feet across at the top, rises 35 feet in the air. The complete structure weights 91 tons...
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Jail project depends on many answers
(Editorial ~ 12/29/03)
So, what did you think when you heard about the plans for a new jail in Red Willow County? No need to answer. Like the rest of us, you probably were wondering about three things: 1. What will it cost us?; 2. Where will it be located?; and 3. When will it be built?...
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Cambridge hosting boys, girls tournaments
(High School Sports ~ 12/29/03)
Cambridge boys, girls basketball teams hosting tournament CAMBRIDGE -- The Cambridge High School boys and girls basketball teams will host the Cambridge Invitational Friday and Saturday. 2004 Cambridge Invitational Tournament Schedule Girls Friday, Jan. 2...
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Consider another alternative
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/29/03)
**Dear Editor, "Go as slow as you can" was the instruction given at the Water Quality Conference meeting at the Elks Building in McCook on Aug. 20. These were the instructions given by Jim Gulliford, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, with offices in Kansas City...
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Three possible solutions
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/29/03)
**Dear Constituents, In the ongoing controversy over solving McCook's water problems three factions seem to have evolved. One faction, including the majority of the City Council members, is in favor of investigating whether development a new well field may be the best solution. Another faction seems to be of the opinion that we should delay, delay, delay finding a solution in hopes that the standards will change and no new investment would be required...
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