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Engineers favor northwest well site
(Local News ~ 10/29/02)
If they had their druthers as to where the city should place a new wellfield, engineers from Olsson Associates would rather see the city place the field at a location 10 miles northeast of McCook. The recommendation came during a City Council study session Monday night at the Heritage Senior Center...
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Name is essence of an institution
(Column ~ 10/29/02)
Dear Editor, To the Mid-Plains Board of Governors: A human baby is given a name, and that name comes to be imbued with the personality of the child and the adult into which it matures. We all recognize and accept this phenomenon. Why then is it so difficult to understand that a similar aura can develop around the name of an institution?...
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Army Air Base is memorial to World War II
(Column ~ 10/29/02)
Dear Editor, To the McCook Community Leadership: Recently, my family, daughters Mary Ann and Katherine, and wife, Arlene, and myself, traveled to McCook, on a Wednesday and again on Sunday, during Heritage Days, because of the presence of the legendary World War II Aircraft -- the B-24 Liberator "Diamond Lil" and B-29 Superfortress "Fifi" and to visit and study the World War II McCook Army Air Base, in humble remembrance of World War II sacrifice...
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Team is No. One in the heart of the community
(Column ~ 10/29/02)
McCook High School's 2002 football team is capturing the attention of fans, coaches and writers throughout Nebraska as the result of an awesome run of success during the first eight games of the season. Not only are the Bison rated Number One in Class B, but they have also achieved the rare distinction of ranking first statewide in both offensive and defensive statistics...
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Five write-in candidates on ballot
(Local News ~ 10/29/02)
Five candidates in Red Willow County have engaged in write-in campaigns, but voters must write in their names and check the box for the vote to count, according County Clerk Pauletta Gerver. Each candidate filed a notarized affidavit before the October 25, 2002 deadline and shall be entitled to all write-in votes for the candidate...
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Voters to decide two commissioner seats
(Local News ~ 10/29/02)
Incumbent District 1 Red Willow County commissioner Earl McNutt of McCook has been challenged by former commissioner Wayne Stewart, also of McCook. These two candidates were asked: 1. What are the three major issues facing Red Willow County? 2. Does Red Willow County need a jail? Would a Red Willow County jail facility save taxpayers money? Is county-wide law enforcement feasible; would it save taxpayers money?...
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Voters to decide on two commissioner seats-
(Local News ~ 10/29/02)
Leigh T. Hoyt (R) of rural McCook and Duane Tappe (D) of McCook are competing for the Red Willow County Commissioner's seat in District 3. Hoyt defeated Reuben Hoff Jr. and Rob Spencer in the primary; Tappe defeated Bernie Wood. Hoyt and Tappe answered these questions:...
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Incumbent clerk faces challenge
(Local News ~ 10/29/02)
Pauletta Gerver, who has been Red Willow County's clerk, register of deeds and election commissioner for eight years, has been challenged by former employee Cheryl Leitner. Each has responded to these questions from the Gazette: 1. Why do you want to be Red Willow County Clerk?...
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Colby agent selected for sale of old airbase
(Local News ~ 10/29/02)
If all goes well, Farm and Ranch Realty of Colby, Kan. will be ready for the auction of the McCook Army Airbase land by mid-January or early-February. In a special meeting Monday night at the Heritage Senior Center, the McCook City Council chose the Kansas firm, in a unanimous vote, as the realtor to market the land for the city. A total of four companies submitted final marketing plans for the land sale...
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Snow toupee
(Local News ~ 10/29/02)
John J. "Jack" O'Lantern sports his frosty toupee on the back porch of a McCook home. Mr. O'Lantern should have no trouble keeping his hairpiece in place, with as much as 5 inches of snow expected by Wednesday.
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Mistake, or opportunity in disguise?
(Column ~ 10/29/02)
Why do you ask for a "sundae" instead of a "Sunday" when you want ice cream with flavored syrup? How did a picky customer inspire a disgruntled chef to fry the first batch of potato chips? In my classroom, I have a book titled "The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle" by Don Wulffson. I enjoy reading it with my eighth-graders and learning about the "Extraordinary Stories Behind Everyday Things."...
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Kenneth E. Ungles
(Obituary ~ 10/29/02)
PALISADE -- Kenneth E. Ungles, 89, died Monday (Oct. 28, 2002) at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Arapahoe. He was born Jan. 20, 1913, in Dundy County, to William Thomas and Essie Frances (Graves) Ungles. He grew up at Palisade where he received his education. For 22 years, he was employed by Southwest Public Power at Palisade...
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Albert W. Russell
(Obituary ~ 10/29/02)
YORK -- Albert W. Russell, 80, died Monday (Oct. 28, 2002) at York. He was born May 13, 1922, at Palisade to Lewis and Gladys (Kirkpatrick) Russell. He graduated from Hayes County High School at Hayes Center and was a longtime Hayes County Farmer. On Aug. 20, 1955, he married Verla Anderson at Oberlin...
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Leslie Walter Horn
(Obituary ~ 10/29/02)
Leslie Walter Horn was born April 19, 1918, at the farm in Ansley. He was born to Charles R. Horn and Nell M. (Kellogg) Horn. Les graduated from high school in Broken Bow and attended college at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. On March 27, 1940, Les married Vera Mae Volzke in Lexington. They lived in the Burr Oak Community and later owned and operated a ranch near Oconto on the South Loup River for 15 years. They moved to McCook in 1957...
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