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Lady Bison Basketball Camp: Schaeffer's college knowledge rubs off on players
(High School Sports ~ 07/01/05)
Lady Bison Basketball Camp: Schaeffer's college knowledge rubs off on players
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Cozad roughs up Juniors
(Community Sports ~ 07/01/05)
COZAD -- The McCook American Legion Juniors dropped one game to Cozad last night 10-0 in Cozad. Cozad threw a fairly decent pitcher against McCook as they struggled to score runs. "I played some of our guys that haven't got to play much this year. Some of our guys haven't had a good look at solid pitching all year and were able to see some tonight," head coach Steve Cochran said...
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Journal-Star honors multi-sport standouts Vontz, Noyes, Billeter
(High School Sports ~ 07/01/05)
LINCOLN -- Waid Vontz of Cambridge, Savannah Noyes of Southwest and Drew Billeter of Loomis have been named on a list of Multi-Sport honorees by the Lincoln Journal-Star in the Sunday, June 5 edition. Waid Vontz, a 6-foot-3 senior-to-be, was a Class C-2 all-state quarterback for a second year and the only returning offensive starter from the state championship team. He led the Trojans to a 6-3 mark...
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Sports shorts: Rebels 12 squad, Little League, men's golf league
(Community Sports ~ 07/01/05)
McCook Rebels 12 and under squad 4th at state tourney HASTINGS -- The McCook Rebels 12 and under girls fastpitch softball team placed fourth place in Hastings at the Class A state tournament last weekend. The Rebels came back in the bottom of the fifth inning to capture their first win at state against the Norfolk Golden Girls...
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Wheat overcomes early growing conditions
(Local News ~ 07/01/05)
Climbing down from the cab of his green combine northeast of McCook on Thursday afternoon, John Palic smiled and compared Nebraska's wheat to a cat. "Wheat's pretty resilient," he said. "It has nine lives -- like a cat. Just when you think it's dead, it's not."...
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Candidate promises leadership
(Local News ~ 07/01/05)
Omaha's David Kramer wants to lead. For four years he chaired the Nebraska Republican Party. Now, Kramer says he's ready to lead in Washington D.C. with an official announcement on Tuesday to begin a four-day, 15-city tour to proclaim his candidacy for the 2006 U.S. Senate race...
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Bright spots, despite population decline
(Editorial ~ 07/01/05)
Based on the latest estimates of the U.S. Census Bureau, the combined population of eight Southwest Nebraska counties and four Northwest Kansas counties was 43,565 on July 1, 2004. According to the Census Bureau's calculations, the estimated population total was 2,037 fewer than lived in this area when the 2000 census was announced...
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Point A to Point B: The road trip
(Column ~ 07/01/05)
With summer officially here, another official season has begun: The family road trip. A road trip can bring to mind memories of joy or pangs of dread, depending upon the number of the times the vehicle is allowed to stop along the way. This is where disputes can arise...
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God was smiling
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/01/05)
**Dear Editor, The people of our little town and community thank you for the SPOTLIGHT ON HAIGLER in the June 23, issue of the McCook Gazette. The pictures you chose and the write-ups give a good explanation of our small town way of life. God must have been smiling when He chose the location of Haigler, Neb...
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Thanks, coaches
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/01/05)
**Dear Editor, This is a first for me. You know how you always think about doing something and then you just never get the job done? Decided I would take the time to let some very dedicated people know how much we appreciate their time and efforts. I recently went to our grandson's (Zachary Hueftle) little league baseball game at Felling Field and the intent of this letter is to say Kudos' to Zachary's Coach Tony Spilinek. ...
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Choir of dopers
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/01/05)
**Dear Editor, The drug legalization lobbyists can say whatever they want. They can point to THEIR OWN WEB SITE as a definitive source if they choose. They can cite statistics until the cows come home. Their arguments may well take root in California and Washington, D.C., but they are unlikely to have much effect in Southwest Nebraska. We just don't have the choir of dopers they're used to preaching to...
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Walter S. 'Walt' Aman
(Obituary ~ 07/01/05)
April 17-1927-June 27, 2005 PORTLAND, Ore. -- Walter S. "Walt" Aman, 78, died Monday (June 27, 2005), following a minor surgical procedure exacerbated by Alzheimer's disease. He was born April 17, 1927, at McCook, to Walter E. and Twildi (Carpenter) Aman...
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Nebraska No. 44 in golfing couple's diary
(Features ~ 07/01/05)
What memories would a nationwide golf course tour yield? For Jim and Marilyn Lusk of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., it's been the old, winding two-lane highway by Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, the "seafood to die for" in the Southern states while dodging Hurricane Arlene and the overwhelming friendliness of the Midwest. All of that is on top of the countless golf courses they have played...
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Stuck in the middle
(Column ~ 07/01/05)
Despite all the differences of opinion that appear in the editorial pages of newspapers around the country, we all share one thing in common that is incontrovertible. We were all born and we shall all die. The thing that separates us is what we do between those two events. ...
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George W. Harper
(Obituary ~ 07/01/05)
Feb. 8, 1911-June 30, 2005 BENKELMAN -- George W. Harper, 94, died Thursday (June 30, 2005), at Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman. He was born Feb. 8, 1911, in Dundy County, on his family's homestead south of Max to Cyrus Henry and Ruth Ann (Stoutsenberger) Harper. He began his education at a country school (District 52) near his home and later attended Benkelman High School where he received his high school diploma...
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