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Med Valley clips Broncos
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/09)
CURTIS -- The Medicine Valley boys held off a Wauneta-Palisade 21-point fourth quarter surge for a 44-41 win Thursday.
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Race car driver Austin Davis enjoying the ride
(Community Sports ~ 02/06/09)
BENKELMAN -- The thrill of the cars circling a race track may get the adrenaline pumping for some. But for IMCA hobby stock car driver Austin Davis of Benkelman, it's a relaxing and comfortable ride to the finish line. Davis' relaxed attitude continues into the pit area where he stays after the races letting fans see and sometimes sign the panels of his car and get autographs...
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McCook Bison eighth grade boys teams power by Ogallala, Lexington
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/09)
OGALLALA/McCOOK -- McCook's eighth grade boys basketball teams tallied up more wins Tuesday and Thursday night. The Bison won the A and B games against Ogallala, before beating Lexington. The Bison C game also took out Gothenburg but did not play against Ogallala...
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Sports shorts 2-6-2009
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/09)
MCC teams want a 'white-out' for Western Nebraska games This Saturday will be "White-Out the Gym Night" in True Hall for the men's and women's basketball games against Western Nebraska. The McCook Community College men's and women's coaches would like MCC fans to wear white at the game...
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Don A. Moorhous
(Obituary ~ 02/06/09)
Feb. 11, 1930 - Feb. 5, 2008 CULBERTSON -- Don A. Moorhous, 78 died Thursday (Feb. 5, 2008) at University Medical Center in Omaha. He was born Feb. 11, 1930, at Culbertson. Survivors include his wife, Thelma; children, Pam Miller and husband, Mike of Bayfield Colo., Mike Moorhous and wife, Darlene of Gillette, Wyo., Pat Hagan of Culbertson, Donna Sauvage and husband, John of Selden, Kan., Laurie Orr and husband, Jack of Lemoyne, David Moorhous of St. ...
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Rogers birthday
(Birthdays ~ 02/06/09)
The family of Charlotte Elizabeth (Wilcox) Rogers of Indianola is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday. She was born Feb. 8, 1929. Her children are Larry and Diane Rogers of Utica, Sharon Lang of Wichita Kan., Ron and Jean Rogers of McCook, Greg and Bonnie Schumaker of Bartley, Bill and Deborah Rogers of Bartley, Steve and Gloria Richman of Raymond, Mark and Stephanie Rogers of McCook, June and Bob Hall of Holbrook and Jon Rogers of McCook. ...
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Library adds hundreds of titles through audio book download site
(Local News ~ 02/06/09)
Those with a McCook Public Library card who like to listen to books on CD now have access to hundreds of best-selling audio books that can be downloaded for free. As of February, the McCook Library has joined Nebraska OverDrive, where up to four audio books can been downloaded to a computer for free by those who have an active McCook library card without fines...
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Kautz anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 02/06/09)
Jerry and Nancy Kautz of Culbertson are celebrating their 41st wedding anniversary Feb. 15, 1968. The late Eldo Kirkus celebrated the nupitals at the Culbertson United Methodist Church. They have four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
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Majors anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 02/06/09)
The family of Don and Bonnie Majors will host a card shower and open house in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Feb 19, 1949. The open house will be Sunday,Feb. 15 at the Wauneta Senior Center, from 2 to 4 p.m. Cards will reach them at P.O. Box 332, Wauneta, NE 69045...
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Feeding wild creatures keeps 'bird woman' young
(Local News ~ 02/06/09)
In the 1964 Disney movie about a magical, mystical nanny, Mary Poppins sings in a haunting melancholy tune, "Early each day to the steps of Saint Paul's, the little old bird woman comes ... " Well, London -- where the little English boy Michael wants to buy birdseed from the kindly bird woman -- isn't the only town with a "bird woman." McCook has "a bird woman" who not only feeds the birds, but the squirrels as well and even a neighborhood hound...
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Burkert birthday
(Birthdays ~ 02/06/09)
The family of Twila (Mintling) Burkert formerly of Hayes Center, of McCook, is hosting an open house and card shower in honor of her 80th birthday. She was born Feb. 9, 1929. Her children are Korey and Stacey Burkert of McCook, Greg Burkert of North Platte and Bart and Penny Burkert of Chandler, Ariz. She has nine grandchildren. The open house will be Sunday, Feb. 15, from 2-5 p.m., at the Republican Valley Event Center in McCook. Cards will reach her at 509 East I Street, McCook NE 69001...
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Parks anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 02/06/09)
The children of Gary and Sandy Parks are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 25 wedding anniversary. They were married Feb. 11, 1984, at First Baptist Church in McCook. They have two children, Kristina and husband, Lee Oreskvich of Omaha and Nathan Parks of McCook. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 38415 Road 719,McCook NE 69001...
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Hanson anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 02/06/09)
John and Diane (Perry) Hanson of McCook are celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary. They were married Feb. 8, 1964, at Amana Lutheran Church in Scandia, Kan. Children of the couple are John Hanson of North Platte, Karen Harrach of Blue Springs, Mo., and Mary Martin, Denver, Colo. They have eight grandchildren...
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Kitten, Martin wedding
(Wedding ~ 02/06/09)
PLAINS, Kan. -- Lisa Marie Kitten and Nikolaus Austin Martin were united in marriage Dec. 27, 2008, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Plains, Kan., with the Rev. Angel Dy officiating. Parents of the couple are Bernard and Shari Kitten of Plains, and Robert and Liane Martin of Herndon...
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Congress delays inevitable switch to digital
(Editorial ~ 02/06/09)
We've noticed a curious tendency, among deliberative bodies from the smallest local board to the U.S. Congress to strain at a gnat while swallowing a camel. On the local level, it usually involves something like cars or pickup trucks, about which everyone seems to have an opinion. ...
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A checklist for marriage
(Column ~ 02/06/09)
We've spent a lot of time over the past four weeks in the Love and Relationships class I teach discussing and pondering the love choices we make and how we can know whether the people we choose really love us or not. I've never really been a big fan of "How To" lists, especially when it comes to interpersonal relationships because we're all different and it's highly unlikely that there is a "one size fits all" formula that works the same way for everyone, although there ARE certain things it's hard for a happy, successful marriage to do without.. ...
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Catching cold and catching up
(Column ~ 02/06/09)
As I write this, my left temple is generating a dull throb. My sinus cavity is alternating between clogged and arid, with each state providing its own special kind of unpleasantness. The rising, spiraling sensation of a sneeze comes on, then fades away with no such relief or release -- all "ah," no "choo," if you will. ...
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Michael C. 'Mike' Papiernik
(Obituary ~ 02/06/09)
Jan. 12, 1948-Feb. 4, 2009 SPRINGFIELD, S.D. -- Michael C. "Mike" Papiernik, 61 of Springfield, S.D., formerly of Ord, Neb., died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, as a result of single automobile accident near Springfield, S.D. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Monday, Feb. ...
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Flood plain plan on planning commission agenda Monday
(Local News ~ 02/06/09)
Updates concerning the flood plain management plan will be considered by the McCook Planning Commission, Monday night at 5:30 at City Council Chambers. The updates come in the form of an ordinance that once approved, will go to the McCook City Council for approval. The flood plain ordinance lays out what can and cannot be built in an area designated as a flood plain...
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NRDs ponder next move
(Local News ~ 02/06/09)
Natural Resources Districts along the Republican River are pondering their next move in light of Friday's decision by the Nebraska Supreme Court that using property taxes from the river basin to comply with the Republican River Compact is unconstitutional...
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High court agrees, LB 701 unconstitutional
(Local News ~ 02/06/09)
LINCOLN -- Residents of three Southwest Nebraska Natural Resources Districts won't be paying property taxes to help put more water into the Republican River. In a ruling released Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision that special taxing authority approved by the state Legislature in 2007 is unconstitutional. ...
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County officials not holding breath over stimulus funds
(Local News ~ 02/06/09)
Officials of Red Willow County are not holding their breath on receiving funds from the proposed economic stimulus package, said Red Willow County Commissioner Earl McNutt. McNutt confirmed that Red Willow County applied for about $1 million in funds in late December, for three paving projects that have been on the books for awhile...
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Near-term historical amnesia?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/06/09)
When President Barack Obama, makes statements to the effect that we have tried tax cuts over the last eight years and they didn't work and therefore his 900 billion dollar stimulus plan should go rapidly through the Senate, I guess that he is hoping that the many of us will have near-term historical amnesia...
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