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Brown, Kruger wedding
(Wedding ~ 04/11/05)
OXFORD -- Lyndee Jo Brown of Oxford and Christopher Michael Krueger of Pierce were united in marriage Dec. 18, 2004, at the Oxford Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert Berle officiating. David Hunt provided the message. Parents of the couple are Leroy and Lynette Brown of Oxford, Michael and Miriam Krueger of Pierce and the late Joyce Krueger...
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Johnson, Claussen engagement
(Engagement ~ 04/11/05)
Angie Johnson and Chris Claussen, both of Olathe, Kan., announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Mike and Ranell Johnson of Auburn and Cathy Claussen of Oberlin and the late Chuck Claussen. The bride-to-be is a 1994 graduate of Norfolk High School in Norfolk and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. ...
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Lambert, Lehr engagement
(Engagement ~ 04/11/05)
Peggy Lambert and Jeff Lehr announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Velda Lambert of McCook and Mr. and Mrs. James Lehr of Wahoo. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Eastern Montana College with a degree in elementary education. ...
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McMurtrey, Herron
(Engagement ~ 04/11/05)
Christina Marie McMurtrey and Jeremiah Herron announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Brent and Brenda McMurtrey and John and Pam Herron, all of McCook. The bride-to-be is a senior at Wayne State College majoring in secondary English education with an endorsement in English as a second language. ...
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Haag anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 04/11/05)
The family of Cyrus and Beverly Haag of McCook is hosting an open house in honor of the couple's 50th anniversary April 16, 2-4 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall in McCook. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at No. 12 Gemini Court, McCook, NE 69001...
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Bison boys track squad dominates at Broken Bow
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/05)
BROKEN BOW -- The McCook High School boys track team dominated the Broken Bow Invitational Friday afternoon. The Bison boys scored 170.5 points, easily outdistancing second-place Gothenburg, which scored 96 points. Ord finished third with 77, followed by Central City 55.5, Cozad 47, Broken Bow 40 and Valentine 40...
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Bison golfers place 2nd at Kearney Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/11/05)
KEARNEY -- On a very windy day from the beginning of the tournament to the end, the McCook Bison boys golf team battled the elements for a second-place finish Friday at the Kearney Invitational with a score of 315. Lincoln Southwest finished first with a score of 313...
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MCC baseball team drops doubleheader at Lamar
(College Sports ~ 04/11/05)
LAMAR, Colo. -- The McCook Community College baseball team lost both ends of a Region IX doubleheader Saturday at Lamar, Colo. The Indians lost 11-3 in Game 1 and 6-5 in Game 2 to 11th-ranked Lamar. "We should have beat them in Game 2," said MCC baseball coach Jeremy Jorgensen...
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Brodersen birth
(Births ~ 04/11/05)
Mike and Sheila Brodersen of Omaha announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia RaeAnn Brodersen, Feb. 18, 2005, at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha. She weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. Grandparents are Max and Carol Brodersen of McCook and Steve and Sharon Hollander of Sumner. Great-grandparents are Vern and Maxine Hurlbut of York and the late Ed and Charlotte Hiller, Henry and Eleanor Brodersen and Ray and Sarah Hollander...
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Clinging to spring
(Local News ~ 04/11/05)
Raindrops cling to early-spring blossoms in a garden in McCook Sunday. Pea-sized hail pelted the McCook area early this morning, covering the ground in places with a snow-white blanket. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation reported .56 of an inch of rain at the office in McCook, .74 at Enders Reservoir, .36 at Hugh Butler Lake, .31 at Harry Strunk Lake and .23 in Culbertson. The McCook Regional Airport reported .47 of an inch of rain...
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Paddy Miles, Frontier County Sheriff
(Column ~ 04/11/05)
One of the first settlers in Frontier County and long time sheriff of the county, was Paddy Miles, born William Herbert Palmer. He was born on a plantation in deep south Georgia, in 1848, the son of a well-to-do, slave owning family. During the last year of the Civil War, Herbert lied about his age and enlisted in the Confederate Army at age 17. ...
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Energy situation deserves a new Manhattan Project?
(Editorial ~ 04/11/05)
As gasoline prices climb higher and higher, U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska is hoping that worldwide leaders, national lawmakers and the America people are finally getting the message about energy production. "We have not been paying attention to energy. We have not been paying attention to domestic production of energy and so we have a problem," the senator said in an article written by Robert Pore of the Grand Island Independent...
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Choose the Chief
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/11/05)
**Dear Editor, I'm sure that you are all aware that our U.S. Mint has a program to engrave quarters honoring all 50 states. It started in 1999 and will end in 2008 with the issuance of five designs each year. The states are recognized in the order that they were admitted to the union, starting with Delaware and ending with Hawaii, that became a state in 1959...
- Phinney, Winters wedding (Wedding ~ 04/11/05)
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