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Giving thanks
(High School Sports ~ 11/27/09)
Tis the season to be thankful for such things as stretch pants, extra notches in your belts, double-XL shirts. Hope all the sports fans out there had a wonderful Thanksgiving and survived the Turkey Day festivities, both the pre-dinner stuffing of the turkey and all the hard work preparing the holiday feast, and the stuffing that came after you sat down to enjoy dinner...
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Anna Marie (Bellender) Slater
(Obituary ~ 11/27/09)
Nov. 26, 1926-Nov. 26, 2009 Anna Marie (Bellender) Slater died peacefully on her 83 birthday, Thursday, Nov. 26, at the Cambridge Manor in Cambridge. She was born Nov. 26, 1926, to Adam and Catherine (Bathauer) Bellender in Brush, Colo. She was the seventh child born of 10 children. She had seven sisters and two brothers. She attended school at Brush, Colo., and worked on her father's farm...
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Plenty of basketball action in McCook this weekend
(High School Sports ~ 11/27/09)
Local basketball fans have a Thanksgiving treat in McCook this weekend. Basketball enthusiasts have several opportunities to enjoy roundball action on the home courts over the holiday weekend. The McCook High School Bison will hold a pre-season scrimmage Saturday night at the Senior High gym. The scrimmage is set to begin at 8 p.m...
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Strasburg, Bouc wedding
(Wedding ~ 11/27/09)
KEARNEY -- Lacey Strasburg and Jonathan Bouc, both of Kearney, were united in marriage Oct. 24, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church in Kearney, with the Rev. Gary Main officiating. Parents of the bride are Barry and Betty Strasburg of Hayes Center. Parents of the bridegroom are Gladyce Bouc of Valparaiso the late Robert Bouc...
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Sides birth
(Births ~ 11/27/09)
Brad and Mary Ann Sides of Nebraska City, announce the birth of a daughter, Bailee Ann Sides. She was born Nov. 5, 2009, weighing 12 pounds and measuring 22 1/4 inches. She has 2-year-old twin sisters, Madison and McKenna. Grandparents are Pat and Janice Sides of Bartley, and David and Margaret Ruf of Willsonville. Great-grandparents are JoAnne Sides of Bartley, Margalee Ruf of Wilsonville, and Dee Lee and Odessa Treat of Gothenburg...
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Turkey fryer blamed for house fire
(Local News ~ 11/27/09)
A Nebraska State fire marshal and investigators from the McCook Fire Department blame heat from a turkey fryer for the Thanksgiving Day fire that destroyed a home and garage at 211 West P in McCook. Rob Henry and his family escaped without injury after a neighbor to the west, Jeff Gleason, banged on their front door and told them the garage was burning. Firefighters responded at 2:40 p.m. to find a garage fully involved in flame and smoke...
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North birth
(Births ~ 11/27/09)
Shane and Amanda North of Grand Island announce the birth of their son, Quinten James North, who was born Nov. 3, 2009, at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Karen and Marion North of McCook and Denis and Theresa Anderson of Fremont. Great-grandparents are Robert and Edith Andreasen of Fremont and Geri Waage of Northbend...
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Bishop anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 11/27/09)
The family of Jack and Shirley Bishop is hosting a card shower in honor of their parent's 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married at the Methodist Church in Culbertson on Nov. 29, 1959. Their children include Jeff and Eva Bishop of Oklahoma City, Okla., Gregg and Jeanne Bishop of Hayes Center and Shauna and Dale Stock of Culbertson. They have five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren Cards of congratulations will reach them at 37179 Road 726, Culbertson, NE 69024...
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Picard, Hanthorn engagement
(Engagement ~ 11/27/09)
Kandy Picard and Chad Hanthorn, both of Lincoln announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are Dan and Christine Picard of Crete. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Charles and Nikki Hanthorn of Wellfleet. Grandparents of the bride-to-be are Tom and Anna Blevins and Charles Picard Jr. of Geneva. Great- grandmother is Louise Picard, also of Geneva...
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Platte Institute county study is a good starting point
(Editorial ~ 11/27/09)
It would be easy for someone from McCook to get behind a study that suggests Nebraska's 93 counties is too many, and they should be consolidated into 20 more centrally located county units -- because McCook would be one of those locations. Authored by Dr. ...
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The lack of self-respect
(Column ~ 11/27/09)
It takes all kinds of people to make a society work and thrive. For every entrepreneur and successful business leader we have, there is an unskilled worker doing the jobs many of us wouldn't do to make the world work. Every society is a patchwork of educated, skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers and without those people who work the menial jobs with low pay and few benefits, life would be much harder for those at every other level...
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Reckless comments
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/27/09)
I am shocked at the reckless comments being made by Dick Trail. Not only are they disrespectful in tone but his accusations border on libelous. It is hard to believe that anyone in McCook could ever take this man seriously on anything. It is often difficult to follow his line of thinking, but it seems that either Mr. ...
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Wandrey birth
(Births ~ 11/27/09)
Mark and Kacey Wandrey announce the birth of their daughter, Lillian Lea Wandrey, who was born Nov. 15, 2009, in Omaha. She weighed 7 pounds and was 19.5 inches long. Grandparents are Cathy Campbell of Ainsworth, Tim Lukassen of Dix, and Gary and Mary Wandrey of Cape Coral, Fla. Great- grandparents are Gene and Muriel Campbell of Curtis, Dale and Arvella Lukassen of Pueblo, Colo. and Ralph Wandrey of Cottonwood, Ariz...
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