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Vontz brings home Class C2 state golf individual medalist honors
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/05)
LINCOLN -- Waid Vontz of Cambridge captured first-place medalist honors in the Nebraska Class C2 boys state golf tournament Wednesday. Vontz posted a two-round score of 148 at Holmes Park. Vontz captured the individual title by following his first-round 73 with a 3-over-par 75, good for a seven-stroke win over 2004 champ Phillip Thompson of College View Academy, Joseph Irlmeier of Pope John and Franklin's Jordan Slocum...
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McCook American Legion Seniors fall in home opener to North Platte
(Community Sports ~ 05/26/05)
With only having eight players on the McCook National Bank Seniors roster, head coach Justin Wacker had to dig a little deeper in the program to have enough players for a team. He brought up current Juniors Lance Korte and Ryan Eder, so McCook would have enough players to host North Platte Wednesday night...
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Signs tout McCook's new slogan
(Local News ~ 05/26/05)
McCook very often records the daily high temperature during hot, dry, dusty summers in Nebraska. It's "a hot spot." McCook is also very often the center of activity, year-round, in this corner of Nebraska. Hmmm, you could call it "a hot spot." Those were Harold Clapp's thoughts when he submitted the winning slogan -- "McCook: Nebraska's Hot Spot" -- to a contest to come up with a new slogan and logo for McCook...
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Baker breathing easier
(Local News ~ 05/26/05)
After getting the state's new economic packages through the Legislature virtually unscathed, Nebraska Sen. Tom Baker and his colleagues are beginning to breathe a little easier. Baker was expected to join Gov. Dave Heinemann at 1 p.m. today, when the bill is signed into law...
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Norman W. Unger
(Obituary ~ 05/26/05)
(Dec. 12, 1932 - May 24, 2005) Norman W. Unger, 72, died Tuesday (May 24, 2005), at the Sunset Villa Care Center in Omaha. He was born Dec. 12, 1932, in McCook, to Elmer and Elva (Dinnill) Unger. He grew up in McCook and attended McCook High School...
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Some of the best golf is close to home
(Editorial ~ 05/26/05)
When Heritage Hills Golf Course opened on the western edge of McCook in 1980, traditional golfers shook their heads in disbelief. "What in the world are those guys thinking about? There's not a flat place on the course. It's difficult to see the pins and the rough is impossible."...
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Made up problems?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/26/05)
**Dear Editor, Problems are real when you make them up. It is time for the liberal to stand up and get some attention. I read with disdain how Jerome Biegler simply twisted facts to prove a point that isn't provable. He writes how homosexual relations are physically destructive. One, how does he know; and two, heterosexuals divorce at a rate near 50 percent...
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Aspiring astronaut?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/26/05)
**Dear Editor, Michael Pochop (IP address 69.2.1.77) wrote the following comment in response to the story: In response to the letter submitted by Brian Wyant ["World is round" (http:// www.mccookgazette.com/story/1097645.html)] found in the May 25 edition of the McCook Gazette:...
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