Stories from Tuesday, March 30, 2004

MAYWOOD -- The Dundy County boys easily won the Maywood track invite Saturday over Elwood, while the Medicine Valley claimed the girls title over the Tigers. Dundy County's Ben Shaw led his team to the title with three gold medals. Austin Davis won first place and set a new meet record in the discus with a throw of 150 feet, 2 inches...

HASTINGS -- The McCook High School girls tennis team dropped 6-of-9 varsity matches Monday at Hastings. All three victories came in singles matches. At No. 1 singles, McCook's Kim Serbousek defeated Steph Seemer 9-7. Tausha Escher, who played No. 3 singles, defeated Beth Hastings 8-5...

BEATRICE -- The McCook Community College men's golf team placed ninth out of 12 teams at the Southeast Invitational last Wednesday and Thursday. The first 18-hole round was played at Arbor Lakes Golf Club and the second round was played at Beatrice Country Club...

Nick and Kami Foster announce the birth of their son, Logan Alan, March 24th 2004, at Bryan LGH in Lincoln. He weighed 9 lbs. 8 oz. and was 20 inches long. He has one brother, two year old Ethan Roger. Logan's grandparents are Mark and Patty Brown of McCook. His great-grandparents are Clara and Harvey Dunn of Indianola...

While the idea of doing laundry doesn't appeal to most people, one group of people recognize the importance of clean, well-kept clothing. The primary responsibility of the U.S. Army Reserves' 1013th Quartermaster Co. is providing laundry service, mending and showers -- for as many as 5,000 troops...

A new computer model detailing the city's sewer system will not only allow for better maintenance records, it also will allow the city to determine future needs as the city grows. The model, presented to the McCook City Council by David Blau and Chris Miller of Miller & Associates, tracks each piece of the city's 47 miles of waste water lines...

Time for some spring cleaning? It seems to be. We had big plans for a project on the house, but the weather was lousy with rain predicted so we moved inside. So much for the rain. Our friends to the north, east and other surrounding areas reported a third of an inch or so, but we only saw a few drops of rain on the deck all day Saturday...

For Americans -- especially Americans who live west of St. Louis -- the Lewis and Clark Expedition carries considerable significance. If it were not for the history-making journey 200 years ago, life would be much different in this land we now call home. The westward movement would probably still have happened, but it would have been much later and much different than the pioneering movement inspired by Lewis and Clark's "Corps of Discovery."...

Two men were arrested Monday and charged with burglary and a variety of other charges following two separate weekend incidents, according to McCook Police Chief Ike Brown. At about 5:51 a.m., Sunday, Sgt. Joel Willers and Officer Matt Schmit responded to a burglary alarm at the Pro Shop at Heritage Hills Golf Course. The two arrived at the golf course and discovered Brandon M. Hoffman, 23, of Colorado Springs, Colo., allegedly removing golf equipment from the store...