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Lapp, Kuroki sign with MCC women's program
(College Sports ~ 07/18/07)
New McCook Community College women's basketball coach Benjamin Smith mined the area and the state for his first two recruits for the 2007-08 season. Smith, a former assistant at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks who was hired in June to lead the women's basketball program at MCC, signed Hayes Center graduate Jamie Lapp and Hershey alum Stacy Kuroki Tuesday to letters of intent...
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Stevenson reaches semifinals at women's amateur
(College Sports ~ 07/18/07)
Young golfers are dominating the state women's match play tournament at Heritage Hills in McCook. In action Tuesday, all four of the golfers who advanced to today's semifinal matches are either college or high school players. They are J.C. Stevenson of Grand Island, who plays for the University of Nebraska; Kayla Knopik of Papillion, a Nebraska recruit; Kristen Kosch of Bellevue, a Wichita State University golfer; and Anna Christenson, a senior-to-be at Lincoln East High School...
- All about the technique (High School Sports ~ 07/18/07)
- Hammering away (High School Sports ~ 07/18/07)
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Cats Gray, Cats Red compete at Gothenburg Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 07/18/07)
GOTHENBURG -- The McCook Cats Gray and Cats Red 12 and under traveling baseball teams competed at the Gothenburg Tournament last weekend. The Cats Gray squad, coached by Stan Wudtke, Shane Burkey and Dave Eaton, placed second with a 2-1 record and finished the season with an 11-4 mark...
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Furnas County Seniors host C7 district
(High School Sports ~ 07/18/07)
CAMBRIDGE -- The Furnas County senior legion baseball players gear up for the Nebraska American Legion C7 district tournament tonight in Cambridge. The seniors face off with Thompson County at 8 p.m. Josh Keener, Lance Korte, Jackson Johnson, Bo Cribelli, Dalton Hyke and Ryan Eder pitch for the team. Keener is also a center fielder with 21 RBIs and 21 runs scored. He averages .415...
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Donald G. Gardner
(Obituary ~ 07/18/07)
July 28, 1923 - July 16, 2007 BEAVER?CITY?-- Donald G. Gardner, 83, of Beaver City, died Monday (July 16, 2007) at Norton County Hospital at Norton, Kan. He was born July 28, 1923, in Gosper County to George and Daisy (Morse) Gardner. He attended country school in Gosper County...
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Elgie Leonard Werkmeister
(Obituary ~ 07/18/07)
March 28, 1926 - July 16, 2007 MAYWOOD?-- Elgie Leonard Werkmeister, 81, of Maywood died Monday (July 16, 2007) at North Platte. He was born March 28, 1926, at White in Hayes County to Adolph and Ella (Klug) Werkmeister. He attended school at Valley. ...
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Bill Dale Pribbeno
(Obituary ~ 07/18/07)
YORK -- Bill Dale Pribbeno, 79, formerly of Imperial, died Tuesday (July 17, 2007) in York. Survivors include his wife, Babette of York; daughters, Susan Renken and husband, Michael of York, Loretta Swanson and husband, David of North Platte and Dolly Parker and husband, Clay of Stillwater, Minn.; son, Jeff and wife, Connie of Imperial; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild...
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Restored chuck wagon ready for maiden voyage
(Features ~ 07/18/07)
INDIANOLA -- An authentically restored Weber chuck wagon will be the featured attraction for the Open Class portion of the 2007 Red Willow County Fair. Pat and Paul Schaffert started on the project more than a year ago when they bought an old wagon from an antique dealer in Crete. But in the end, it was a rush to get the chuck wagon finished on time...
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Councilman questions contingency fund levels
(Local News ~ 07/18/07)
A councilman raised concerns about how much money would be allowed to accumulate in contingency funds, at the workshop Tuesday night for the proposed 2007-08 budget The council and city staff went over Enterprise Funds of the budget, that are city services such as water and sewer that are supported by collected fees, along with special revenues such as Keno and sale tax dollars...
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Seven selected for sales tax group
(Local News ~ 07/18/07)
A councilman raised concerns about how much money would be allowed to accumulate in contingency funds, at the workshop Tuesday night for the proposed 2007-08 budget The council and city staff went over Enterprise Funds of the budget, that are city services such as water and sewer that are supported by collected fees, along with special revenues such as Keno and sale tax dollars...
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Council completes budget sessions
(Local News ~ 07/18/07)
The McCook City Council tackled the preliminary 2007-08 budget Monday night, with the council questioning city staff about the addition of a new full-time firefighter and a four wheel drive vehicle for the police department. The council made it through the general fund portion of the budget Monday night and finished up Tuesday night...
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Lead vs. lead
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/18/07)
I found your fan mail interesting ["Stupid stereotypes" http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1229693.html]. As you may know the term "lead" has at least two meanings. I was using the No. 1 and No. 2 preferred meanings defined in my Merriam-Webster Dictionary which means "to guide on the way" as when a rope is fastened to the ring in a bull's nose and he is "lead" around by his owner, hence "lead ring."...
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More than a dream
(Column ~ 07/18/07)
I woke up sobbing. It was a dream. My children were small again, perhaps, 5, 6 and 10, still innocent and unmarred by the world, still safe in the confines of the home we provided for them. Danny and I however, were as we are today, in our early 50s, with the experience of our years still intact...
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Gull birthday
(Birthdays ~ 07/18/07)
The family of Bettie Gull is hosting an open house in honor of her 80th birthday. The open house will be Sunday, July 22, from noon - 2 p.m., at St. Alban's Parish Hall at 108 West F in McCook. Her family includes Pamela and Lonnie Schilz, Jerri Lou and Harvey Arnold, Charles and Diana Gull and Toni and Bill Gerver. She has 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren...
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Add old microwaves to list of dangerous abandoned appliances
(Editorial ~ 07/18/07)
Most of us know about the danger of having old freezers and refrigerators around for kids to crawl into, but who would have imagined that a child could suffocate in a microwave? Certainly not the family of the 6-year-old Plattsmouth boy who died after becoming trapped in an old microwave, ready for the dump, in the back of a pickup truck...
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