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Oberlin's Richards, Simonsson place 4th, 8th at Phillipsburg
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/06)
PHILLIPSBURG, Kan. -- Jonathon Richards and Breck Simonsson of Decatur Community High School-Oberlin placed fourth and eighth at the Phillipsburg Invitational Monday. Richards shot a 36 in the nine-hole tournament and Simonsson fired a 38. Jobey Black added a 42, followed by Andy Gilliam 43, Corey Cook 46 and Nolan May 48...
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Area runners compete in Lincoln Marathon
(Community Sports ~ 05/09/06)
LINCOLN -- Area runners took part in the Lincoln Marathon Sunday in Lincoln. Ray Chmiel, Julie Gumb, Donovan Redl, Becky Redl, Tracy Flaska and Peg Andrews, all from McCook, competed in the half-marathon. Troy Swartz, Randy Andrews, Bryce Felker, Martha Roe and Marvin Metzer of McCook and Dennis Fahrenbruch of Culbertson competed in the 26-mile run...
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Area eighth graders invited to Breakfast for Champions
(Community Sports ~ 05/09/06)
LINCOLN -- More than 300 eighth-grade student leaders from across the state are invited to the eighth annual Breakfast for Champions May 12 in the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Sponsored by the Nebraska Alumni Association, the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation, the event features Olympians with Nebraska ties and past and present Husker athletes...
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Five NWU golfers named to GPAC squad, including Tyler Lawson
(College Sports ~ 05/09/06)
LINCOLN -- McCook sophomore Tyler Lawson is one of fIve Nebraska Wesleyan University golfers to be named to the 2006 GPAC Men's Golf All-Conference team. Nebraska Wesleyan won its fifth league title in six years at the GPAC Men's Golf Championships on April 24-25 in Orange City, Iowa, at the Landsmeer Golf Course...
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Seventh grade competitive sports added
(Local News ~ 05/09/06)
McCook Daily Gazette McCook Public Schools board of education members Monday evening added nine seventh grade competitive sports to the schedule at McCook Junior High, without taking intramurals away from the students who want to play noncompetitively...
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Board member objects to business manager's salary
(Local News ~ 05/09/06)
Over objections from one very persistent board member, the McCook Public Schools board of education approved a contract for the district's new business manager that will raise that position's salary by $34,730. Diane Lyons was the only board member who refused to approve a contract that would move Rick Haney from the activities director's position to that of business manager...
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Last-minute chaff clouds today's vote
(Editorial ~ 05/09/06)
What's a 6-year-old laptop computer worth? As any e-Bay seller can tell you, not much. And, it probably won't make much difference in today's election, either. But it has added spice to the last few days leading up to the vote, if not substance. It started with a postcard from a Lincoln political group, blasting Kathy Wilmot for failing/delaying to return a laptop computer after she left office as a member of the State Board of Education...
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Discovering a lost heritage
(Column ~ 05/09/06)
As Richard Nixon's 1968 campaign chairman for my eighth grade class, it's amazing to watch the political process unfold in new ways. As a 1972 phone worker for CREEP -- The Committee To Re-Elect the President -- it's interesting to see how things stay the same...
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Teachers keen about new reading program
(Local News ~ 05/09/06)
If excitement is contagious, all of McCook's fourth through eighth graders will be reading better at this time next year. At the McCook Public Schools board of education meeting Monday evening, two social studies teachers, one English teacher, one reading teacher and one science teacher -- all very enthusiastic -- described the "Direct Instruction" literacy program they want to implement for students at Central Elementary and McCook Junior High...
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Let's twist again
(Local News ~ 05/09/06)
Dayona Mitchell, the "almos' three" -year-old daughter of Dawn Mitchell of Denver, and Amberette Burkey of McCook twist away to the classic rock-and-roll music that accompanied the annual Barnett Park car show in McCook Saturday. The sun hid behind clouds most the day, so the girls kept warm rocking the day away...
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Rex H. Daniels
(Obituary ~ 05/09/06)
May 19, 1913 - May 5, 2006 HAIGLER -- Rex H. Daniels, 92, died Saturday, (May 5, 2006) at the Beaver City Manor in Beaver City. He was born May 19, 1913 to Oliver Douglas and Hazel Edith (Hunter) Daniels on their ranch in Cheyenne County, Kan., and attended school near his home. After school, Rex worked for several area ranchers...
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Nadine L. Meints
(Obituary ~ 05/09/06)
Jan. 23, 1924 - May 7, 2006 Nadine L. Meints died May 7, 2006 at Community Hospital of McCook, Neb., at the age of 82. She was born Jan. 23, 1924, at Moorehead, Iowa, the daughter of the late Leo J. and M. Pearl (Chambers) Cross. Nadine grew up in Iowa where she graduated from high school. She was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church in Culbertson and later became a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in McCook...
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