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Public safety open house set
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
The McCook Public Safety Center plans an open house Saturday, Oct. 26, following the Just Say No Walk, according to McCook Police Officer Chad Baney. The parade starts at 11 a.m. in Norris Park, and goes to West Second and D. The open house, featuring a Halloween theme, will begin at 12:30 p.m...
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Project aims at retaining area youth
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
Organizers are hoping a new program will help young people make the decision to stay in Southwest Nebraska after their high school graduation. Southwest Community Builders, in cooperation with Southwest Resource Conservation and Development, McCook Community College, The Nelson Institute and UNL-Center for Applied Rural Innovation, have developed the "Youth Entrepreneur Partnership" program...
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July ceremony united couple
(Other Record ~ 10/14/02)
KEARNEY -- Vanessa Hodson and Jason Berry, both of Kearney, were united in marriage on July 27, 2002, at First Baptist Church in Kearney with the Rev. Stan Murdoch officiating. Parents of the couple are Scott and Carol Hodson of Kearney and Marlon and Vivian Berry of Imperial...
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Late summer wedding unites couple
(Other Record ~ 10/14/02)
Andrea Ambrose of Hershey and Todd Cappel of McCook were united in marriage on Aug. 30, 2002, at St. Patrick's Church in McCook with the Rev. Raymond Hain of Lincoln officiating and John Mabile of McCook as the acolyte. Parents of the couple are Dick Ambrose of North Platte, Jackie and Dennis Ginther of Lafayette, Colo., and Dick and Kathie Cappel of McCook...
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Cole, Hickenbottom
(Other Record ~ 10/14/02)
Sarah Jane Cole and Jeremiah Allen Hickenbottom, both of McCook, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Leonard and Alberta Cole of Palisade and Brad and Jane Hickenbottom of McCook. The bride-to-be is a dietary aide at El Dorado Manor in Trenton and the prospective bridegroom is a bartender at the Coppermill in McCook. The couple is planning an Oct. 19, 2002, ceremony at D's Place in McCook...
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Thomas, Bopp wed in Culbertson
(Other Record ~ 10/14/02)
CULBERTSON -- Angela Thomas and Joshua Bopp were united in marriage June 14, 2002, at the Bethel Missionary Church in Culbertson with Pastor Richard Karr officiating. Parents of the couple are Richard and Penny Thomas of Indianola and Jim and Cheri Bopp of Culbertson...
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Dean, Kolbet
(Other Record ~ 10/14/02)
Stacy Dean and Timothy Kolbet, both of Kearney, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Gerald and Pamela Dean of Cairo and Leon and Beverly Kolbet of Hayes Center. The bride-to-be is a 1994 graduate of Northwest High School and is attending the University of Nebraska at Kearney. ...
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Anderson/Strieder
(Other Record ~ 10/14/02)
Deena Anderson of Kearney, formerly of McCook, and Rodney Strieder of Ravenna, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Debra and Swede Anderson of Kearney and Bruno and Agnes Strieder of Ravenna. The bride-to-be is a 1992 graduate of Kearney High School and a 1999 graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Kearney with a bachelor's degree in nursing. ...
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Came to rescue
(Column ~ 10/14/02)
Dear Editor, I feel as though I must congratulate your fine city and the people that live there, making it such a pleasure. While visiting relatives in Kansas I made the horrible mistake of locking my keys in my automobile, with my Granddaughter sleeping in the rear seat. ...
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Time to bring city into line
(Column ~ 10/14/02)
As their final meeting approaches, the members of the McCook Water Advisory Committee deserve expressions of appreciation from the entire community. The overwhelming majority of the committee gave it their all. Of the 23 members, City Manager John Bingham estimates that more than 60 percent have missed only one meeting ... and many members have attended every session since the committee was formed...
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Shocked, offended
(Column ~ 10/14/02)
Dear Editor, I just have a few things to say about the recent happenings of the house fire in Stratton, Neb. I myself do happen to know the family rather personally, and if most people knew that, I wonder if they would look at me the same way they do that family...
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Autumn - A time worth savoring
(Column ~ 10/14/02)
Nights again are made for sleeping, and we can be found snuggling down a little deeper under actual blankets and comforters as the thermometer drops a little lower each evening. Yet each day (at least so far) the sun has won the battle against the clouds, and the afternoons have been a glorious display of fall colors against the blue skies of October. Each day the palette changes, the scene made new, and then new again, seemingly right before our eyes...
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'Tired' of litter
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
A Red Willow County truck hauls a load of tires to a collection in Cambridge. Commissioner Ed Bass said county road crews collected these tires -- about 150 -- from road ditches across the county. The littering incensed Bass, especially after Commission Chairman Earl McNutt said his road crews have seen more tires in the ditches since their first pick-up efforts...
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McCook man injured in accident
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
A McCook man received a head injury near Overtime Lounge, early Sunday morning, after he fell off a moving vehicle. The authorities responded to an ambulance call at 1:26 a.m., where Justin E. Peterson, 22, had hit his head on the ground after, witnesses say, he jumped onto a moving vehicle driven by Robin Paul of McCook, and then fell to the ground...
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Hospital board meets Wednesday
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
The Community Hospital board of directors plans to meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in meeting room one. A quorum is needed, so members are urged to call Nancy Schmidt at (308) 345-8303 if they are unable to attend.
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Right to Life bargains
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
Saturday shoppers take advantage of the bargains offered by the McCook Right to Life at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The event is an annual fund-raising effort for the pro-life group, providing funds for various outreaches, including the billboards on the outskirts of McCook, the annual Life Chain, and the booth at the Red Willow County Fair. For more information on RTL contact Margaret Sughroue, (308) 345-6268 or Sally Loescher (308) 345-6212...
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State trails focus group here Tuesday
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
Lincoln -- The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the State Trails Advisory Committee have scheduled focus group meetings across the state to assist the commission in completing a Comprehensive State Trails Plan. One of the focus group meetings is 9 a.m. Tuesday at the McCook City Auditorium, Council Chambers...
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Learning to serve
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
Adjutant General Roger Lempke told Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers Saturday rumors are flying about troop action in the Middle East. Lempke told soldiers from the McCook, Lexington and Kearney units, gathered at Hugh Butler Lake for a training mission, no individual Guard units have been identified for active duty in the United States's war against terrorism...
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HHS moves to new location
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
The Nebraska Health and Human Services offices in McCook have moved to the second floor of Wells Fargo Bank, 108 West D Street. The agency was formerly located in the Farm Credit Services building on North U.S. Highway 83. The search began for a new home in March when Farm Credit Services began making plans to remodel for use of the whole building. ...
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Brewster man jailed for allegedly videotaping girl's locker room
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
ST. FRANCIS -- A 23-year-old Brewster, Kan., man sits in a Thomas County, Kan., jail after coaches and players discovered him allegedly videotaping a girls' locker room following a volleyball game in Brewster the first weekend in October. Adam F. Juenemann of Brewster could be charged with aggravated burglary, criminal damage to property, criminal trespassing, sexual exploitation of a child and eavesdropping...
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Early action at Republican Valley
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
Republican Valley Mustangs Buck Haag (No. 74) and Andy Durner (No. 52) block Arapahoe Warrior Jon Kreutzer (No. 55) during the first quarter of Friday night's game at Indianola. Both teams went into the game with a 5 -0 record. The Mustangs defeated Arapahoe 70-24...
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Autumn brings a palette of harvest colors to light
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
The colors of fall east of Cedar Bluffs are vibrant this year, in spite of extended drought conditions. Fall weather will turn slightly cooler through the weekend with overnight lows predicted in the upper 20s. The area will remain dry until Wednesday which will bring a slight chance of rain or snow overnight...
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Annual Fall Dinner set for Oct. 27
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
TRENTON -- St. James Catholic Church and Holy Family Catholic Church of Palisade will host their annual Fall Dinner and Bazaar on Sunday, Oct. 27, at Trenton. The buffet dinner will be served from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and will feature ham, turkey and homemade desserts...
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Kansas teen killed
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
KERSEY, Colo. -- One Kansas teen was killed and another critically injured in a car crash about 11 a.m. Sunday. Christa Navarro, 17, of St. Francis, Kan., was killed. Richard Straub, 18, also of St. Francis, suffered massive internal and head injuries and was taken to North Colorado Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition Sunday...
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Holiday bazaar Saturday
(Local News ~ 10/14/02)
CAMBRIDGE -- Alpha Omicron Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha has scheduled a holiday bazaar for Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Cambridge Community building. Exhibitors will offer a variety of crafts, quilts, books, Tupperware, ceramics, gift items, food and baked goods...
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Geraldine Palmer
(Obituary ~ 10/14/02)
EL CAJON, Calif. -- Geraldine Palmer, 61, passed away Tuesday (Oct. 1, 2002) at the Stanford Court Nursing Home in El Cajon, Calif. after a battle with cancer. She was born March 11, 1941, in McCook to Glen and Loretta (Joyce) Cappel. She attended elementary school at Perry District 23 and graduated from McCook High School in 1958...
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Wilfred J. Miller
(Obituary ~ 10/14/02)
COLBY, Kan. -- Wilfred J. Miller, 81, died Saturday (Oct. 12, 2002) at his home in Colby. He was born Nov. 24, 1920, to Edward J. and Christina B. (Zimmerman) Miller in Sheridan County, Kan. He was raised on a farm in the Dresden area and graduated from Leoville High School at Leoville, Kan., in 1939...
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Wayne LeRoy Wheeler
(Obituary ~ 10/14/02)
OBERLIN -- Wayne LeRoy Wheeler, 71, died Sunday (Oct. 13, 2002) at the Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. He was born Nov. 15, 1930, in Dellvale, Kan., to Fred Enoch and Lela Faye (Gaylord) Wheeler. He attended District No. 81 School in Norton County and Norton High School...
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Doris Anderson
(Obituary ~ 10/14/02)
IMPERIAL -- Doris Anderson, 70, died Friday (Oct. 11, 2002) at the Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. She was born June 26, 1932, at Imperial to Orville O. and Elsie L. (Cecil) Bressie. She grew up on a farm south of Wauneta where she attended country school. She graduated from Wauneta High School in 1950...
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Thelma L. Crist
(Obituary ~ 10/14/02)
ATWOOD -- Thelma L. Crist, 93, died Friday (Oct. 11, 2002) at the Rawlins County Health Center in Atwood. She was born Jan. 26, 1909, to Greenup C. and Adelia (Smith) Leeper in rural Rawlins County. She was a resident of the Rawlins County area most of her life...
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Richard C. Pilcher
(Obituary ~ 10/14/02)
Richard C. Pilcher, 45, died Saturday (Oct. 12, 2002) at Community Hospital of McCook. He was born June 29, 1957, to Charles E. and Rachel M. (Shaffer) Pilcher. He grew up in McCook and was a 1976 graduate of McCook High School. He graduated from McCook College in 1978 and from Kearney State College in 1982...
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The government isn't accountable
(Column ~ 10/14/02)
Brandon, my oldest son, died last November 25th due to "accidental mixed drug toxicity." This was the result of different Navy doctors prescribing different medications which, when combined, produced lethal effects. What has happened in the last few months has been nothing short of a nightmare...
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Wm. Plourd, Indianola's man on the move
(Column ~ 10/14/02)
William Plourd was born in Minona, Iowa, on Nov. 2, 1866, the son of a French-Canadian emigrant. He spent his youth around his father's blacksmith shop, where he learned to work with iron, and developed a love and respect for animals, primarily horses, that determined his way of life...
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'Politics' and Polio
(Column ~ 10/14/02)
The McCook Daily Gazette of October 6, 1942, reported that condemnation actions were to be started against lands used for McCook's Army Air Base. U.S. Attorney Joseph Votava said that the action would be filed as soon as the description of the property to be taken over was received. Preliminary negotiation with owners of some of the land involved in the construction of the McCook Army Air Base had resulted in price offers regarded as too low by the landowners...
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Zella Eloise Adams
(Obituary ~ 10/14/02)
BENKELMAN -- Zella Eloise Adams, 68, formerly of Haigler, died Friday (Oct. 11, 2002) at Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. She was born July 29, 1934, at Haigler to Francis Emmons and Iona Beatrice (Altman) Adams, and grew up in the Haigler area. Due to a lifetime handicap, she lived with her parents and after their passing, moved to Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman where she resided for the past 25 years. ...
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