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Houghtelling, Elmer named Honda Sports Award Finalists
(College Sports ~ 01/05/06)
LINCOLN -- Two members of Nebraska's NCAA runner-up volleyball team were honored on Wednesday, as Christina Houghtelling and Melissa Elmer were announced as two of the four nominees for the Honda Sports Award for Volleyball. The award, which is determined by a nationwide panel, will be announced later this month and the winner will become a nominee for The Honda-Broderick Cup awarded annually to the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year...
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Fernando Anastasio de la Cruz
(Obituary ~ 01/05/06)
May 30, 1927--Dec. 7, 2005 KEARNEY -- Fernando Anastasio de la Cruz, 78, died Wednesday (Dec. 7, 2005) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born May 30, 1925, to Francisco and Delmacio (Obrero) Cruz in San Marcelino, Zambalis, Philippine Islands...
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Hayes Center school vote Tuesday
(Local News ~ 01/05/06)
By Connie Jo Discoe Regional Editor HAYES CENTER -- Hayes Center voters will be asked for the third time to approve the expansion of the junior-senior high school by casting votes in a special election Tuesday. At issue is $2.8 million in bonds that would finance a 21,664 square-foot free-standing structure housing a gym, locker rooms, weight room, restrooms, commons area and eight classrooms, one of which would be used for the school district's recently-approved distance learning agriculture program.. ...
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Attorney announces run for 44th district
(Local News ~ 01/05/06)
Attorney Frank Shoemaker announced his candidacy today for the open legislative seat in the 44th District. Shoemaker will bring his experience farming in rural Furnas County and practicing law in McCook to Nebraska's State Legislature. "This campaign is about improving the quality of life in rural Nebraska," said Shoemaker. ...
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Attorney announces run for 44th district
(Local News ~ 01/05/06)
Attorney Frank Shoemaker announced his candidacy today for the open legislative seat in the 44th District. Shoemaker will bring his experience farming in rural Furnas County and practicing law in McCook to Nebraska's State Legislature. "This campaign is about improving the quality of life in rural Nebraska," said Shoemaker. ...
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Retiring postmaster witnessed transformation of mail system
(Features ~ 01/05/06)
Although computers now sort much of the mail and he doesn't carry a gun to work any longer, the one thing that hasn't changed is people, according to Lynn Bargen, who is retiring as McCook postmaster after 33 years with the postal service...
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New school or not, Hayes Center ready to move forward
(Editorial ~ 01/05/06)
Every qualified voter in Hayes Center school district should go to the polls Tuesday to cast votes on the district's $2.8 million school bond issue. The turnout is important because total participation is needed to determine what future course is preferred for the district which covers the large majority of Hayes County...
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A cat of character
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/05/06)
**Dear Editor, There are lots of stray cats in my little town. A kindly neighbor across the alley provides food for them. I appreciate his effort to alleviate their hunger, especially when harsh winter temperatures take a toll on weak animals. This fall an old yellow-and-white tomcat stopped to visit with me now and then during the day. ...
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More on DUIs
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/05/06)
**Dear Editor, While I agree with Mr. Hendricks that police officers have had much of their discretion legislated away, I see at least two problems with his proposal to test suspected drunk drivers using a driving simulator. Doing so would require transporting the driver from the scene to the police station. ...
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Staying the hand of healing
(Column ~ 01/05/06)
When Patrick was two, he got into my dad's asthma medication. It wasn't his fault. They looked like cinnamon red hots. We were visiting Mom and Dad just after Mom's surgery. The medicine chest on the wall in the front bathroom came loose from its moorings My sister Debi lowered the cabinet it to the ground. She removed all of the medications and put them up on the vanity, presumably out of reach...
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Officials have plans to create ag magnet
(Local News ~ 01/05/06)
HAYES CENTER -- One thing Hayes Center Superintendent Thomas McMahon is sure of, no matter how Tuesday's school bond election goes, he and the board of education intend to continue with plans to create an agriculture magnet program. During its December meeting, the Hayes Center board voted to develop curriculum for an "Agriculture Magnet School," using the 2007-2008 school year as a target...
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