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Robert V. 'Bob' Chambers
(Obituary ~ 10/31/11)
Robert V. 'Bob' Chambers Jan. 11, 1929 - Oct. 27, 2011 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Robert V. "Bob" Chambers, age 82, of McCook, passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at the Community Hospital in McCook. Bob was born Jan. 11, 1929, in a farm house in Decatur County Kansas, Northwest of Norcatur in Lincoln Township to parents John W. and Seletha M. (McIntyre) Chambers. He was one of six children born to the union...
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Lt. Col. (Retired) Max R. Harris
(Obituary ~ 10/31/11)
Lt. Col. (Retired)Max R. Harris June 17, 1917 - Oct. 26, 2011 GLOUCESTER:, Virginia -- Lt. Col. (Retired) Max R. Harris entered into eternal rest on Oct. 26,2011, after a long, fulfilled life. He was a retired United States Air Force officer, math and science teacher at Gloucester High School, and the Navy's procedural writing expert on welding for the Newport News Shipyard and Dry Dock Company (now Northrop Grumman.)...
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Laddie F. Kacirek
(Obituary ~ 10/31/11)
Laddie F. Kacirek Feb. 13, 1921-Oct. 28, 2011 ATWOOD, Kansas -- Laddie Kacirek, 90, died Friday (Oct. 28, 2011), in Decatur County, Kansas. He was born Feb.13, 1921, in Atwood, Kansas to Theo and Josephine (Chleborad) He attended grade school at North Star Country School and graduated from M.R.H. S in 1939...
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East Ward Village groundbreaking set Wednesday
(Local News ~ 10/31/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- A ground-breaking ceremony for the East Ward Village project is scheduled for Wednesday, 2 p.m., at the building site located on the 500 block of East Fifth Street. The project is planned to provide 27 units, primarily focused on senior housing, which the McCook Housing Agency hopes will begin to provide some relief to the current housing shortage in McCook...
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Keep kids safe this Halloween
(Editorial ~ 10/31/11)
Send the kids out in strange clothes so they can take buckets full of teeth rotting candy from strangers? What could possibly go wrong? Thankfully, even in small town Southwest Nebraska, parents are cautious when it comes to Halloween, escorting small children to homes they know and keeping track of what they eat before they eat it...
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Houdini and Halloween
(Column ~ 10/31/11)
Each year, on Halloween, members of the Professional Magicians' Fraternity conduct a séance in New York City, with the goal of connecting with the spirit of Harry Houdini, who died in 1926. To date, each year they have come away disappointed. Harry Houdini, born Erich Weiss in 1874, is generally regarded as one of the all-time great magicians, world-wide. ...
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Why the silence?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/31/11)
I attended the seminar on human trafficking held recently in McCook. Sen. Christensen spoke on a bill he is trying to advance to help law enforcement officers crack down on the sex trafficking trade, and he mentioned a negative comment made by one of Gov. Heineman's staff regarding the bill...
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Colleen Fay Botts
(Obituary ~ 10/31/11)
Colleen Fay Botts Dec. 4, 1957 - Oct. 30, 2011 McCOOK, Nebraska --Colleen Fay Botts, age 53, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, at her home in McCook. Colleen was born Dec. 4, 1957, in Phoenix, Arizona to parents Loopis and Jerrie...
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Melvin Harold Bortner
(Obituary ~ 10/31/11)
Melvin Harold Bortner Feb. 28, 1921 - Oct. 31. 2011 McCOOK, Nebraska --Melvin Harold Bortner passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 90 years old. Melvin was born on Feb. 28, 1921, at McCook to Clyde H. and Jesse L. (Beebe) Bortner. He graduated from the Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis in 1940. After graduation, Melvin took flying lessons and would soon fly many solo flights, an experience he often talked about...
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