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Gloe, McCarty wedding
(Wedding ~ 10/15/07)
LAKELAND, Fla. --Ginamarie Gloe and Andrew McCarty were united in marriage Aug. 4, 2007, at Medulla Baptist Church in Lakeland, Fla., with the Rev. Frank Derrick officiating. Parents of the couple are Leonard and Gloria Statum of Winter Haven, Fla., and Chris and Leeann McCarty of McCook...
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Malleck anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 10/15/07)
The family of John "Gene" and Marjorie (Colling) Malleck are hosting a card shower and open house in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. They were united in marriage at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Oct.19, 1957. The open house will be Saturday, Oct. ...
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Loop birth
(Births ~ 10/15/07)
Tyler and Tyler Sue Loop of Kearney announce the birth of their daughter, Kapri Alexis Loop on Sept. 2, 2007, at Good Samaritan Health Systems in Kearney. She weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and was 18.75 inches long. Her grandparents are Rhonda and Lynn Randolph and Becky Gale Loop all of McCook. Great-grandparents are Raymond and Betty Ficken of Cambridge, Goldie Randolph of McCook, Virginia and Don Hein and Bill and Dorothy Loop, all of McCook...
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Brunkhorst anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 10/15/07)
The family of Mickey and Gwen Brunkhorst is requesting a card shower for their parent's 40th anniversary Oct. 15. Their children are Kelly and wife Carey Brunkhorst of Lincoln and Kim and Brandon Kuykendall of Illinois. They have three grandchildren. Cards will reach them at 34322 Road 725, Wauneta, NE 69045...
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Kunimura, Pettit wedding
(Wedding ~ 10/15/07)
KAILUA, Hawaii -- Jennifer Lyn Kunimura of Denver, Colo. and Tobin Derold Pettit of Salt Lake City, Utah, were united in marriage May 19, 2007 at the Launa Hills County Club with the Rev. Mak officiating. Parents of the couple are Don and Jackie Kunimura of Kailua and Terry and Evelyn Pettit of Culbertson. Grandmother of the bride is Alberta Hussey of Kailua...
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Shearer, Jeffers wedding
(Wedding ~ 10/15/07)
NORTH PLATTE --Lynne Shearer of North Platte and Charles "Larry" Jeffers of Hayes Center celebrated their marriage on Sept. 2, 2007, with a wine tasting, wedding, and reception at Feather River Vineyard in North Platte. The Rev. Dan Reimer of Bethel Evangelical Free Church in North Platte officiated...
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Movie Review - The Final Season
(Weekend Menu ~ 10/15/07)
Movie Review - The Final Season Rated PG, Run Time: 2 Hours Starring Sean Astin, Powers Boothe, Rachel Leigh Cook, and Directed by David Mickey Evans. The Final Season is your stereotypical sports movie. If you've seen one, you've seen them all! Without much character development or original ideas, this movie feels like you've watched it before. ...
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Bison spikers drop matches to Scottsbluff, Ogallala
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/07)
OGALLALA -- The McCook Bison varsity volleyball team dropped both of its matches Saturday at Ogallala. The Bison (15-11) lost to Scottsbluff 18-25, 27-25, 25-14 and Ogallala 22-25, 25-21, 25-23. McCook will have some time off before hitting the court again Oct. 23 at home against Chase County-Imperial...
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Connor Larson places 2nd at state tennis meet
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/07)
LINCOLN -- McCook High School freshman Connor Larson placed second in No. 1 singles in the Class B boys state tennis championships Friday afternoon at the Nebraska Tennis Center in Lincoln. Larson lost 6-3, 6-2 in the championship match to Elkhorn's Josh Raymond, who finished the season with a 33-1 record. Larson finished the season with a 34-6 record...
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Cambridge Trojans defeat Elm Creek Buffaloes 34-14
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/07)
CAMBRIDGE -- The Cambridge Trohjans improved to 7-0 and won its last home game of the regular season 34-14 over Elm Creek Friday night. Lance Shifflet led the team with 203 total yards with 4 touchdowns. Shifflet caught a 60-yard pass from Bo Cribelli on the first play from scrimmage and then collected 143 rushing yards on 13 carries...
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Oberlin boys, girls each 3rd at NWKL cross country meet
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/07)
OBERLIN -- The Decatur Community-Oberlin boys and girls cross country teams each finished third in the Northwest Kansas League cross country championships Saturday. Oberlin's Andrew Richards finished second in the meet with a time of 17 minutes, 35 seconds and was named all-NWKL...
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Terrorist attack: Sunday drill has flashes of reality
(Local News ~ 10/15/07)
By CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor It was a drill. It had its goals and lessons to be learned -- improve communications and enhance cooperation. It had its flashes of reality and intensity -- a real loss of power and an honest-to-goodness severe weather warning...
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Uncle Edwin's sweet idea
(Column ~ 10/15/07)
It is no doubt a well known fact, but one that bears repeating -- one of the most familiar, and beloved food products in the entire world is Kool-Aid, developed right here in Southwest Nebraska, at Hendley, by Edwin Perkins, the uncle of McCook's Frank Shoemaker...
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York ethanol plant project bears watching
(Editorial ~ 10/15/07)
An ethanol project in York bears watching. The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $17 million grant to a Spanish company, Abengoa Bioenergy, for an experimental plant to make ethanol from plant fibers like cornstalks, switchgrass, wood and wheat straw...
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Don't pass law
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/15/07)
I have been proud to live in a rural area of Nebraska where we can experience freedom that citizens of other communities do not have. This, however, may change. An ordinance has been passed on first reading to limit the use of fireworks to a 17 day period of the year. ...
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Stryker will be missed
(Column ~ 10/15/07)
Stryker's been gone for more than six months, but he still lives in the hearts and minds of his handlers, Alan Kotschwar and Donny Sailors. "He was just like a member of the family," Chief Deputy Alan Kotschwar said. "He loved to play games, especially fetch, and he had his favorite balls and toys."...
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Kennel owners appeal City Council denial
(Local News ~ 10/15/07)
A couple who was denied a special exception for a kennel by the McCook City Council has filed an appeal in Red Willow County District Court. Daniel and Lizanne Miller of 71363 Road 385, filed the appeal Sept. 24, and claim the denial by the McCook City Council was "made upon unlawful procedures, contrary to law and was arbitrary and capricious as it was wholly unsupported by the evidence."...
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You've come a long way
(Column ~ 10/15/07)
I was talking to an American friend who is living in Northern Africa. I asked her specifically about how she's treated as a woman, and she didn't mince words in her reply. "I have never felt more like a sex object in my life," she said. "I walk down the street and have men openly eyeing me, making inappropriate comments, and even grabbing. I have been proposed to at least a hundred times. I'm not kidding."...
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Wendell P. West
(Obituary ~ 10/15/07)
Sept. 25, 1923 - Oct. 14, 2007 BEAVER?CITY?-- Wendell P. West, 84, died Sunday (Oct. 14, 2007) at Beaver City Manor. He was born Sept. 25, 1923, at Stamford to Harold and Grace (Bain) West. He was raised in Stamford and graduated from Beaver City High School in 1941. Following graduation, he started farming...
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Robert Fred Dame
(Obituary ~ 10/15/07)
June 23, 1932 - Oct. 13, 2007 Robert Fred Dame of McCook died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was 75 years old. Bob was born June 23, 1932, in Stratton to Fred A. and Ella B. (Parsons) Dame. He attended school through the fourth grade west of Stratton in a country school close to a farm where he and his parents lived at the time. In 1940, the family moved to Stratton where he graduated from Stratton High School in 1950...
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Higley birthday
(Birthdays ~ 10/15/07)
The children of Lucille Higley are requesting a card shower in honor of her 75th birthday Oct. 21. Her children are Cheryl Brennan of Stratton, Marge Shepard of Lincoln, Dick Higley of Grand Junction, Colo., Don Higley of Washington, D.C., and Jim Higley of San Diego, Calif. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 210 Barton, Stratton, NE 69043...
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Pederson out
(State News ~ 10/15/07)
LINCOLN -- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman today announced he has asked UNL Athletic Director Steve Pederson to step down from the post he has held since January 2003. Perlman said he believes Pederson is no longer positioned to move the Athletic Department forward...
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