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Cory Gaston earns accolades at Roundball Ruckus tourney
(High School Sports ~ 08/02/05)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Cory Gaston, an incoming sophomore at McCook High School, was named the Nebraska Future Stars Basketball Player of the Year. He was also was selected as one of 12 All-ASI Varsity Prep Division Ambassador Sports Future Stars at the Roundball Ruckus Tournament in Sioux City, Iowa on July 24...
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Wilma L. Bone
(Obituary ~ 08/02/05)
July 1, 1912-Aug. 1, 2005 Wilma L. Bone, 91, died Monday (Aug. 1, 2005), at her daughter's home north of McCook. She was born July 2, 1914, at Kensington, Kan., to Ray and Lottie (Chance) Diamond. She grew up at Herndon and graduated from high school there. She lived in McCook for 59 years...
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Harold Frickey
(Obituary ~ 08/02/05)
March 24, 1911-July 31, 2005 OBERLIN -- Harold Frickey, 94, died Sunday (July 31, 2005), at Decatur County Hospital. He was born March 24, 1911, at Blackfoot, Idaho, to John H. and Lizzie (Pauley) Frickey. When he was five, the family relocated to a farm in Center Township in Decatur County. He attended Center School and Decatur Community High School...
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Under wraps
(Local News ~ 08/02/05)
A sky-high skirt of patchwork tarps protects the neighborhood around McCook's east water tower as workers sandblast the tower's lead-based paint. B&L Tank Maintenance of Hockley, Texas, will complete the tower's repainting in about three months.
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Council turns down chamber promotion funding
(Local News ~ 08/02/05)
After a lengthy discussion, the McCook City Council voted 2-1 against a request from the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce for funds to help advertise a city-wide Christmas promotion. Counclman Bill Longnecker and Mayor Dennis Berry abstained from the vote because of a possible conflict of interest...
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County clerk consolidates polling places to reduce election costs
(Local News ~ 08/02/05)
The number of polling places in Red Willow County will be reduced to cut the cost of new handicap accessibility equipment mandated by the Help America Vote Act of 2002. County Clerk Pauletta Gerver discussed the changes Monday with the County Commissioners, saying the changes were made at the direction of the Nebraska Secretary of State's suggestion...
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No magic bullet in losing weight
(Editorial ~ 08/02/05)
The bankruptcy of the Atkins company is a good reminder that "there's no such thing as a free lunch." The bankruptcy may have had more to do with business competition and the death of its founder, Dr. Robert Atkins than with problems with the diet, although dietitians have always had problems with it...
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Coffee, deck screws and Google
(Column ~ 08/02/05)
How hot was it? It was so hot ... Boy, I miss Johnny Carson. But let me tell you how hot it was. Grabbing my black-painted stainless steel travel coffee mug and a camera, I drove across town to shoot a photo. When I got back to the office, the coffee was hotter than when I left...
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Francie 'Frannie' E. Weiland
(Obituary ~ 08/02/05)
Sept. 5, 1925-Aug. 1, 2005 Francis "Frannie" E. Weiland, 79, died Monday (August 1, 2005) at the Premier Estates Senior Living Center in North Platte. Francis was born in McCook, Sept. 5, 1925, to Francis N. and Marion E. (Kling) Weiland. He was a member of the McCook High School class of 1945. He lived all his life in McCook until moving to North Platte in 1999...
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