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Frances 'Frankie' Lorraine Lehl
(Obituary ~ 06/08/11)
Feb. 14, 1927-June 6, 2011 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- Frances Lorraine Lehl, 84, died Monday, June 6, 2011 at the Cambridge Manor in Cambridge. She was born Feb. 14, 1927, in Harrisonburg, Virginia to Wilbert and Irene (Ween) Davis. In 1944, she married Lawrence Martin Dowd. ...
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Joyce Ilene Neuenschwander
(Obituary ~ 06/08/11)
March 29, 1931-June 6, 2011 CULBERTSON, Nebraska -- Joyce Ilene Neuenschwander, 80, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011, at Bryan LGH Medical Center East in Lincoln, Nebraska. Joyce was born in Dundy County on March 29, 1931, to Edward Howard and Esther Grace (Heye) Rousselle. ...
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Roley Arterburn
(Obituary ~ 06/08/11)
IMPERIAL, Nebraska -- Roley Arterburn, 89, died Tuesday (June 7, 2011) at Imperial Manor Nursing Home in Imperial. Preceding him in death were his parents; wife; and one sister. Survivors include his daughter, Mary Wintz of Denver, Colorado; sons, Roley W. ...
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No vacation for parents of teen drivers
(Editorial ~ 06/08/11)
The situation is improving, but summer remains a dangerous time for teen drivers and their passengers. Graduated drivers licensing laws, with restrictions for driving hours, passengers and other privileges for the youngest drivers, have reduced the number of accidents and fatalities in Nebraska and other states where they have been implemented...
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Letting go of the shovel
(Column ~ 06/08/11)
We seem all too ready to believe the worst about someone and are all too eager to dismiss any favorable reports. A case in point is found in yet another forward in my e-mail inbox. This one was introduced with the incendiary (to me) headline "Don't buy Pepsi."...
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Local Working Group to provide input
(Local News ~ 06/08/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- A Local Working Group that provides advice on the priorities for many U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs will meet June 20 at 9:30 a.m. at the Middle Republican NRD office in Curtis. The public is encouraged to attend and express natural resource concerns. Ideas generated from the public will help the U.S. Department of Agriculture tailor their natural resource programs to meet the needs identified locally...
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Pastoral family juggles new community, duties
(Features ~ 06/08/11)
Keeping up with the Rev. Brian Bowman may be a bit of a challenge, especially on days when he has to juggle pastoral duties, plumbers, dry-wallers, two active sons and another visitor, but the experience is more than worth the effort. Arriving at the First Church of the Nazarene in McCook on April 15, the Bowmans were expecting a somewhat warmer welcome, having left northeastern Minnesota on April 13. The temperature there was 65 degrees and spring seemed just around the corner...
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'Burma Shave'
(Local News ~ 06/08/11)
Someone north of Holbrook, Nebraska, displays a sense of humor in two "Burma Shave" sign collections along a county road. One set reads: "She put a bullet through his hat but he's had closer shaves than that. Burma Shave." Another reads: "When frisky with whiskey don't drive 'cause it's risky. ...
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