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Elizabeth 'Betty' Pauls
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Elizabeth 'Betty' Pauls July 28, 1931 - Feb. 13, 2015 SELDEN, Kan. -- Elizabeth "Betty" Pauls, 83, died Friday (Feb. 13, 2015), at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born July 28, 1931, in Selden to Herman and Ellen Kathryn (Huber) Schlageck, Sr. She graduated from Selden rural high school in 1948. She married Richard F. "Dick" Pauls Nov. 25, 1948, in Selden...
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Maxine Mildred (Hilker) Fisher
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Maxine Mildred (Hilker) Fisher Oct. 5, 1930 - Feb. 14, 2015 LINCOLN, Neb. -- Maxine Mildred (Hilker) Fisher died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at Tabitha Home in Lincoln. She was born Oct. 5, 1930, at the family farm north of Cambridge. She was baptized Oct. 19, 1930, at St Matthew's Lutheran Church north of Arapahoe, Nebraska. Maxine was confirmed in her faith on June 11, 1944, at St. Matthew's...
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Evelyn Sines
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Evelyn Sines IMPERIAL, Neb. -- Evelyn Sines, 84, a longtime Imperial resident, died Thursday (Feb. 12, 2015) at Perkins County Health Services in Grant, Nebraska. She was 84 years of age. Survivors include her children, Larry Sines and wife, Rose of McCook, Nebraska, Gary Sines of Arizona, Jack Sines of Imperial, John Sines and wife, Annette of North Platte, Nebraska, and Carol Brown and husband, Andy of Champion, Nebraska; brothers, Rodney Swanson and wife, Marilyn of Cozad, Nebraska and Leonard Swanson and wife, Dixie of Curtis, Nebraska; sister-in-law, Mardee Swanson of North Platte; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Gary and Carolyn Leightner of McCook; 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.. ...
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'Sew Blessed' -- New shop offers quilters alternative to shopping online
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- After a couple area quilting shops closed and quilter Kif Huffman of McCook, Nebraska, had to turn to the Internet to purchase her supplies, her husband, James, said to her, "If you're shopping online, everyone else around here is shopping online, too."...
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City hopes to combine, extend sales tax
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- City leaders are asking for additional flexibility this time around when renewing the local-option sales tax. They hope to extend the sunset from 10 years to 15 years and combine what was previously two taxes into one. The question voters will face in less than 12 weeks is whether or not they deserve it...
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Sales tax town-hall meeting Tuesday at senior center
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The City of McCook is coordinating the first of three town-hall meetings, Tuesday evening, pertaining to the upcoming special election to consider renewal of the local option sales tax. The public meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Heritage Senior Center...
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Be Bold! Theme of men's event
(Local News ~ 02/16/15)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Be Bold! That is the theme for McCook Evangelical Free Church's Men's Spring Training upcoming on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Our world is growing in its opposition to the Christian faith. From the government, to academia, to the workplaces; men and their faith are under attack. The goal of this one-day event is to empower men to *Be Bold in their faith, even in the face of opposition...
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Authorities show fear of free speech, free enterprise
(Editorial ~ 02/16/15)
There are a lot of scary things in the world today, ISIS or ISIL or Daesh (the latter a derogatory term favored by opponents), Russia and the conflict in Ukraine, global warming, stray asteroids, cancer -- but there seems to be one common fear in the news, at least among some of those in power: Freedom...
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How about parental control on commercials?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/16/15)
I just don't know what to think of our TV viewing. I have notice that there are so many ways of having parental control on your television. There is parental control on some of the remotes with a password and most of your cable companies offer a parent control for certain shows and channels that you do not want your child to view and most of the satellite companies have parental control as well...
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McCook's Mackay Trophy winner
(Column ~ 02/16/15)
(Note: This week we were mightily pleased with the news that our friend, and Gazette Colleague, Dick Trail, had been inducted into the Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame, an honor this intrepid airman richly deserves. In the article, among the honors that Dick has received, there was a mere mention of the Mackay Trophy Award, which Dick had been awarded. ...
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Dale Adams
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Dale Adams July 23, 1931 -Feb. 14, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- Dale Adams passed peacefully at his home in McCook, on Feb. 14, 2015, with family at his side. Dale was born in Culbertson, Nebraska, the son of Edward J. and Katherine (Eckhardt) Adams on July 23, 1931. He graduated from Culbertson High School in 1948. Dale was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church, also in Culbertson, Nebraska...
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Kay Marie Wilson
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Kay Marie Wilson Jan. 12, 1937 - Feb. 14, 2015 GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- Kay Marie Wilson passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at the Golden Living Lakeview Nursing Home in Grand Island. She was 78 years old. Kay was born on Jan. 12, 1937, to parents, Lloyd Ensel and Dorothy May (Nelson) Scharf in Fruitland, Idaho. As a young child, Kay moved with her family to the Curtis area and attended school in Farnam, Nebraska. She graduated from high school in Chicago, Illinois...
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Marie (Dickman) Kleinschmidt
(Obituary ~ 02/16/15)
Marie (Dickman) Kleinschmidt Nov. 16, 1932 - Feb. 14, 2015 McCOOK, Neb. -- Dorothy Marie Kleinschmidt, age 82, passed away on Feb. 14, 2015, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Marie was born to Pete and Dorothy Dickman in Penrose, Colorado. She grew up with a view of Pike's Peak and loved the Colorado Rocky Mountains. ...
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