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Bison girls tennis team 2nd at Scottsbluff Invitational; Abercrombie wins No. 2 singles
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/04)
SCOTTSBLUFF -- The McCook High School girls tennis team finished second at the Scottsbluff Invitational with 41 points. Scottsbluff won the team title with 57 points. Gillette, Wyo., was third with 33 points, followed by Ogallala 27, Alliance 25 and Hershey 12...
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McCook boys golf squad takes Gothenburg championship
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/04)
GOTHENBURG -- The McCook Bison golf team returned to Gothenburg's Wild Horse Golf Course on a cool, brisk Friday and took top billing with a team score of 301 at the Gothenburg Invitational after the tournament was postponed a day after rainy weather on Thursday...
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Daily expenses go on despite cancer battle
(Features ~ 04/26/04)
All the conventional methods of fighting lung cancer have failed in a McCook man's battle against the disease. So he, Tom O'Neil, has turned to nontraditional approaches that seem to have slowed the growth of a tumor on his trachea. While Tom's treatment regimen may be different, what he has in common with many who fight cancer is the never-ending worry about money and day-to-day living expenses that take no heed of a greater battle...
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Tri-State Initiative hears from players
(Local News ~ 04/26/04)
OBERLIN -- Children in Europe speak at least two languages -- the language of their own home country, and English. "English is a mandatory class," Christian Marcu of McCook and Munich, Germany, told those gathered for the annual Tri-State Initiative "Windows to the World" conference, April 22 in Oberlin...
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Sentimental Harmonies
(Local News ~ 04/26/04)
Ken Limerick (from left), Kenny Hatten, Vince Winans and Paul Fernando, from Kentucky and Indiana, form "The Exchange," who joined headliners "Chicago Shuffle" as well as the Prairie Statesmen, Coon Creek Connection and Key of Gee for the annual barbershop show Saturday night in the McCook City Auditorium. See more photos in Thursday's "Preview."...
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A fitting tribute to a great man
(Editorial ~ 04/26/04)
With Democratic and Republican governors and senators sitting side-by-side, it was fitting Friday for the memorial services of former Nebraska Gov. Frank B. Morrison to conclude with singing of the "Auld Lang Syne." At the request of Gov. Morrison -- who planned his own memorial program -- the singing of the traditional song of friendship was led by Bill Orr, husband of former Nebraska Gov. Kay Orr...
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Honor soldiers
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/26/04)
**Dear Editor, Hello all! What a great week it is in Southwest Nebraska! God has blessed us with rain and bringing our soldiers home safe and sound! The Army Reserve came in on Thursday night and the National Guard Reserve on Monday afternoon. Saturday, May 1, there will be an 0pen house to Honor our "PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE SOLDIERS" at the National Guard Armory from 2 - 4 p.m. I encourage you to come and Thank the soldiers for their sacrifices!...
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Melissa Jean (Harmon) Scott
(Obituary ~ 04/26/04)
Melissa Jean (Harmon) Scott Jan. 4, 1974-April 21, 2004 Melissa Jean (Harmon) Scott died Wednesday, April 21, 2004, at Denver Health Hospital in Denver, Colo. She was 30 years old. Melissa was born to Mike and Jeanne (Gray) Harmon on Jan. 4, 1974, in North Platte. She was baptized June 2, 1974, at St. Alban's Episcopal Church in McCook by Father Yamamoto. She was confirmed June 22, 1986, also at St. Alban's...
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Bison, Med Valley tracksters tough it out at Don Bader invite
(High School Sports ~ 04/26/04)
McCook boys 1600-meter relay team establishes top time in state LEXINGTON -- After a slow start because of the cool, wet and windy weather, the McCook High School boys track team got it going late in the day Friday at the always-tough Don Bader Invitational at Lexington...
- Mabel H. Dowling (Obituary ~ 04/26/04)
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