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Bison netters pound Ogallala
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/05)
The McCook High School girls tennis team won 7-of-9 varsity matches from Ogallala at a home meet Thursday at the Bison Courts. "The girls defeated a good Ogallala team, who returned five varsity members from last year's squad," said McCook coach Matt Wiemers...
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North Platte golfers edge out McCook on tiebreaker
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/05)
NORTH PLATTE -- In a dual between the two schools played at North Platte Country Club, the McCook and North Platte High School boys golf teams finished tied with a score of 159. The meet was played Thursday afternoon. A playoff for the win was decided by using the fifth players score and North Platte's fifth player shot a 41 to McCook's player shooting a 43...
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Wauneta-Palisade coaches, Cambridge players top Gazette All-Area hoops list
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/05)
The Wauneta-Palisade boys and girls basketball teams both reached the semifinals of their respective Nebraska Class D-1 state tournaments last month. Both Bronco teams lost in the semis, but the effort from both squads earned the school a double honor from the McCook Daily Gazette...
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Friday sports shorts 4-8-2005: Bison football camp, Legion baseball Gold Cards, Hole-in-One
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/05)
Bison football Championship Camp slated for June 6-9 The McCook Bison football team will host its annual Championship Football Camp June 6-9. The camp will run from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and will feature many of the players that helped McCook win 38 games in a row, and make a third straight title game...
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Lorna M. Bishop
(Obituary ~ 04/08/05)
Nov. 7, 1910-April 4, 2005 OBERLIN -- Lorna M. Bishop, 94, died Monday (April 4, 2005) at Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. She was born Nov. 7, 1910, to John and Anna (Haas) Stimbert in Decatur County, near Traer. She was raised in the Logan Township and attended school at Ash Grove Rural School in Decatur County...
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Sawyer anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 04/08/05)
Carmen Bond, and husband Joe, are hosting a card shower for Don and Shirley (Simants) Sawyer of McCook. The couple is celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday, April 10th. Cards of congratulation can be sent to the couple at 38629 Ravenswood Road, McCook, NE 69001...
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Papiernik birth
(Births ~ 04/08/05)
Alissa Reiners and Adam Papiernik of Curtis announce the birth of a daughter. Natalie Irene Papiernik was born Feb. 11, 2005 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19.75 inches long. She has a brother, Chandler, 3 1/2. Grandparents are Dick Reiners and Elsie Reiners of Indianola, and Mike and Betty Papiernik of Ord. Great-grandparents are Vernon Cook of Kearney, Rosella Ziller of Grand Island, and Irene Papiernik of Lincoln...
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Culbertson plans town hall meeting about schools
(Local News ~ 04/08/05)
Patrons of the Culbertson School District are being invited to a town hall meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Culbertson school gym. The Culbertson board of education will present options for the Culbertson School District at the completion of the unification process after June 2006, and the patron voting process to be followed...
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'A pivotal victory' -- Oxford attracts museum dedicated to view U.S. won Korean War
(Features ~ 04/08/05)
OXFORD -- The National Korean War Museum plans its grand reopening at noon Tuesday noon, in its new location -- relocated from Hawaii -- on the top of the hill in Oxford. Museum Director Kyle Kopitke said the ceremony will open with a prayer of dedication for the museum of memorabilia and for the wall of golden tiles that tells the tale of Americans service men and women who died in Korea...
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Trying to leave the dinner rut behind
(Column ~ 04/08/05)
The refrigerator doors are wide open. The shelves are half empty (or half full, depending upon your point-of-view). And there you stand, waiting for dinner to miraculously appear before you eyes. I cannot count the number of times I have opened the kitchen cabinets or the freezer door, hoping that a fully-planned dinner is just sitting there, waiting for the taking. ...
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Medicaid funding is major woe
(Editorial ~ 04/08/05)
While national attention is focused on Social Security funding, an even greater financial burden is threatening the future financial health of the state and nation. The problem is funding for Medicaid. The magnitude of the funding dilemma is described by Martha Stoddard, a reporter for the Omaha World-Herald. ...
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Gaulke takes MCC golf title
(College Sports ~ 04/08/05)
McCook Community College freshman Bobby Gaulke captured first-place individual medalist honors at the MCC Invitational collegiate men's golf tournament. The 36-hole tournament was played at the Heritage Hills Golf Course Thursday and Friday. MCC placed second in the team standings with a 645 score. Lamar won the team title with a 637 score. Southeast was third at 650...
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Med Valley golfers first at Dundy County invite
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/05)
BENKELMAN -- The Medicine Valley Raiders captured the Dundy County Invitational golf tournament Thursday at Benkelman. The Raiders posted a 335 team score. Dundy County placed second with 350, followed by South Platte 385, Wauneta-Palisade 392, Cambridge 393, Grant 400, Southwest 410, Hitchcock County 413 and Chase County-Imperial junior varsity 490...
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Frieda L. Decker
(Obituary ~ 04/08/05)
Nov. 28, 1918-April 7, 2005 Frieda Leota Decker, 86, died Thursday (April 7, 2005) at Good Samaritan Health Care Center in Alliance. She was born Nov. 28, 1918, to George Allen Fletcher and Clara Pearl Fletcher in Hayes County. She attended a rural one-room school and graduated from the eighth grade at Blanche School in Chase County...
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Gerald R. Shaw
(Obituary ~ 04/08/05)
April 3, 1933-April 7, 2005 SELDEN, Kan. -- Gerald Rex Shaw, 72, died Thursday (April 8, 2005) at Citizen's Medical Center in Colby, Kan. He was born April 3, 1933, in Phillips County, Kan., to Ernest and Anna (Pavlicek) Shaw. He was raised on a farm west of Selden. He attended Rielly School, Selden Grade School and graduated from Rexford High School in 1951...
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New city safety center 'just an idea'
(Local News ~ 04/08/05)
Red Willow County commissioners asked for, and have received, an answer to their questions about Mc-Cook's plans for a new public safety center and the future of the city's existing 96-hour jail cells. City Manager John Bingham's responses to commissioner queries will be the topic of discussion at 10 a.m., Monday, during the commissioners' regular weekly meeting...
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Where does it stop? Restaurateur sees smoking ban too much big government
(Local News ~ 04/08/05)
A proposed bill being debated by the Nebraska Legislature has left one McCook restaurant owner fuming. James Arp, who with his wife, Robbie, owns Taste of Texas BBQ, said the most recent attempt to ban smoking in restaurants is nothing more than an attempt by big government to legislate common sense...
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Open gym helps town shape up
(Features ~ 04/08/05)
CULBERTSON -- Need to exercise? Want to tone up? Get fit? Want to try weightlifting? Or aerobics? Or yoga? Need a place to walk or run even if it's raining or snowing? A new recreational exercise program available at the school in Culbertson will fulfill all these needs, at no cost to participants...
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Natural gas: It's worth making the calls
(Editorial ~ 04/08/05)
Once again, natural gas customers in McCook and other Nebraska towns are being given the opportunity to select which company they want to be their natural gas supplier. In theory, the program can be a good deal for natural gas users as it allows them to shop around before they pick who they want to supply their gas. But, in fact, the majority of gas customers don't take the time or trouble to compare prices and, as a result, they are defaulted to their previous year supplier...
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Mellencamp, Kelley Creek and the PGA
(Column ~ 04/08/05)
As soon as I heard John Mellancamp was coming to Omaha, I called my son, Will, who lives in Lincoln to see if he wanted to go with me. Will is sort of the concert master of the family. Over the past 10 years, he has logged over 80,000 miles driving to concerts all over the country...
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Session continues to gain steam
(Column ~ 04/08/05)
As the session continues to gain momentum, only prioritized legislation, in addition to the budget bills, will potentially make its way through the legislative process. Legislative bills that are stranded in committee, unless indefinitely postponed prior to Day 90, will carryover until next year's second half of the session. This will hold true for other bills which remain at various stages of debate...
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