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Season ends for McCook Juniors
(High School Sports ~ 08/04/03)
SEWARD -- The season ended for the McCook American Legion Juniors baseball team with an 8-6 loss to Wahoo Saturday in the consolation bracket at the Nebraska Class B state juniors tournament. McCook lost to Ogallala 18-9 Friday in the first round. The Juniors, coached by Jade Muehlenkamp, finished the season with a 20-22 record...
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Farr anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/04/03)
The children of Wesley and Charlotte Farr are hosting a reception and dance in honor of their parents 50th anniversary, Aug. 9, 6:30-11 p.m., at the Cambridge Community Building in Cambridge.
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Sines birthday
(Birthdays ~ 08/04/03)
Lois Sines of McCook is celebrating her 80th birthday, Aug. 6, 2003.
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Gilbert birthday
(Birthdays ~ 08/04/03)
The family of Denzel Gilbert of McCook is hosting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday Aug. 1. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 710 East Fourth, McCook, NE 69001.
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Haag birth
(Births ~ 08/04/03)
James and Brenda Haag of Ogallala announce the birth of their son, Connor Joseph, July 17, 2003, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. He weighed 6 pounds and 4 ounces and was 18 3/4 inches long. He has one sister, Makayla, 5. Grandparents are Larry and Kathie Wilson of Ogallala, formerly of Benkelman, and Cy and Bev Haag of McCook. Great-grandparents are Les and Alice Watkins of Goodland, Kan...
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Remembering Plainview's Super Pirate
(Column ~ 08/04/03)
By the spring of 1945, World War II had gone on and on, for some three and a half wearisome years. Automobiles were worn out, replacement parts were hard to come by, and there were no new cars to buy. The cars on the road, all 1941 models or older, were often unreliable to drive...
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The thing about golf
(Column ~ 08/04/03)
I've been playing a lot of golf this summer. In fact, more than I've played since I was on the police department in Tulsa. I worked the 3pm till' 11 p.m. shift there for over six years and that gave me the opportunity to play golf practically every day. ...
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Losing three grocery stores
(Column ~ 08/04/03)
Since about September of 2001, I've been looking for the story to explain this accompanying photo. Lois Jean Beneda brought in some photos from her mom, Esther Wissbaum, including this one of a fire that destroyed the Safeway that her Dad managed on the corner of West 1st and C streets...
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Annexation issue appears before council
(Editorial ~ 08/04/03)
A good illustration of McCook's growth appeared on the picture page telling the story of one of McCook's first lifeguards, Mary Schaaf Forgue. One of the photos, taken in the late 1930s, shows the swimming pool in the foreground, with not a single building visible in the open prairie to the northwest...
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Senate deals good hand to our region
(Editorial ~ 08/04/03)
Southwest Nebraska is poised to play a strong hand in America's energy future. Thanks to the Senate's passage of an energy bill Thursday night, President Bush may be ready to sign a compromise bill by the end of the year which will play into the strong suit of the Golden Plains...
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Hubert L. Hutt
(Obituary ~ 08/04/03)
BROKEN BOW -- Hubert L. Hutt, 81, died Thursday (July 31, 2003) at the Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Broken Bow. He was born Dec. 19, 1921, to George Edward and Maude Mae (Whipple) Hutt near Anselmo. After graduating from Broken Bow High School in 1940, he attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln...
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Margaret Irma 'Marie' Davis
(Obituary ~ 08/04/03)
BEAVER CITY -- Margaret Irma "Marie" Davis, 85, died Thursday (July 31, 2003) at St. John's Good Samaritan Center in Kearney. She was born Jan. 3, 1918, to William David and Rachel (Marble) Perkins near Precept. She attended rural school in District 9 in Furnas County until 1932 and graduated from Beaver City High School in 1936. ...
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Purvis, Weiss engagement
(Engagement ~ 08/04/03)
Darcie Purvis and Lucas Weiss, both of Kearney, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Don and Sherry Purvis and Richard and Loretta Weiss, all of Kearney. Grandparents of the couple are Harold and Delores Richards of Hayes Center, the late Cecil and Lois Purvis, the late Duke and Vern Weiss and the late Norbert and Beatrice Schumer. ...
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Peterson, Cochran engagement
(Engagement ~ 08/04/03)
Jordan Peterson and Brian Cochran, both of Lincoln, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Rex and Shari Peterson of Riverdale and Steve and Mary Kay Cochran of McCook. The bride-to-be is a student at a college of dentistry and the prospective bridegroom is employed at Lycor Bioscience. The couple is planning an Aug. 8, 2003, ceremony at First Lutheran Church in Kearney...
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Burns, Brunswick engagement
(Engagement ~ 08/04/03)
MenDi Burns and Chris Brunswick, both of McCook, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Dale and Chris Schriner of North Platte and Marion and Selma "Sam" Brunswick of McCook. The bride-to-be is employed with Aphrodite Hair Design and the prospective bridegroom is employed with Wal-Mart. The couple is planning an Aug. 23, 2003, ceremony at First Baptist Church in McCook...
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McCook calf-roper Garrett Nokes captures crown
(High School Sports ~ 08/04/03)
PHILLIPSBURG -- The third and final performance of the 74th annual Kansas' Biggest Rodeo culminated with record crowds and the best rodeo competition in the state of Kansas on Saturday. Champions for the 2003 rodeo were crowned in all six rodeo events...
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Seniors drop late game at state
(High School Sports ~ 08/04/03)
BLAIR -- After winning two of three games at the 2003 Senior State Baseball Tournament, the MNB Seniors will play Omaha Skutt Catholic tonight at 5 p.m. MNB won its first game at Blair's Veteran Memorial Field against the Lincoln Amigos on Friday night 5-3...
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McCook Juniors blistered in state opener
(High School Sports ~ 08/04/03)
SEWARD -- The Ogallala Indians scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning and six runs in the seventh to overcome the McCook Juniors 18-9 Friday afternoon. Ogallala trailed by four runs in a first-round game at the Class B Juniors State Baseball Tournament game at Seward. The two teams combined for 27 runs, 22 hits and 13 errors. Shawn Bagby picked up the victory for Ogallala. He allowed nine runs on nine hits. Alex Sughroue, the second of three McCook pitchers, picked up the loss...
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Rebels win national title
(Local News ~ 08/04/03)
HASTINGS -- The McCook Rebels 18 and under girls fastpitch softball team brought home a national championship Sunday. The Rebels captured the title at the USA Softball / Amateur Softball Association Western National Class B National Tournament at Hastings...
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Hearing delayed, annexation on table
(Local News ~ 08/04/03)
Plans to conduct a public hearing concerning the city's 2003-04 budget have been put on hold for the regular meeting of the McCook City Council Monday night, 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the McCook Auditorium. The public hearing will be conducted Monday, Aug. 11 instead. The decision came to reschedule the hearing after the McCook Daily Gazette failed to print the legal meeting notice in its Thursday edition as scheduled...
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Exhibitors impress judges with dedication to projects
(Local News ~ 08/04/03)
ELWOOD -- Exhibitors at the Gosper County fair in Elwood impressed the livestock judge, as did the quality of the beef cattle shown Friday morning. But Barbara Ohlrichs, who, with her husband raises cattle on a ranch near Norfolk, bemoaned changes in the lifestyles of American families that seem to be affecting the number of 4-H'ers and exhibits...
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Hospital looking past current budget woes
(Local News ~ 08/04/03)
While Community Hospital of McCook is expecting a net loss for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, things are looking up for 2004. Jim Ulrich, vice president of finance and support for the hospital, told the hospital board of directors Wednesday that the estimated excess of revenue over expenses for fiscal year 2002-03 will most likely reflect a net loss...
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On the highway
(Local News ~ 08/04/03)
David Nickels (from left), of Weatherford, Okla., Terry Colwell of Mountain View, Okla. and Danny Nickels, also of Weatherford make a stop in McCook on their way to Sturgis, S.D. for the 63rd annual Sturgis Rally. Thousands of bikers made their way up U.S. Highway 83 to the annual celebration that brings motorcycle enthusiasts together...
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XL marks anniversary with expansion
(Local News ~ 08/04/03)
ARAPAHOE -- A running board manufacturing plant in Arapahoe marks its first anniversary with a factory expansion, an increased work force and an expanding market. "We'll have to double production to keep up with demand," said Jack Bellamy of Arapahoe, owner of XL Boards...
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Book collection donated to Chadron has Wauneta ties
(Local News ~ 08/04/03)
CHADRON -- Chadron State College's Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center has received a gift of 1,154 books about the history of Nebraska and the Great Plains. The books were owned by the late Dolores Theobald Mohler, who was raised in Wauneta and later lived in Norfolk and Omaha. They were appraised at about $21,000 earlier this year...
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Ecker, Bodeman recite vows in summer ceremony
(Wedding ~ 08/04/03)
Misty Dawn Ecker and Joshua Bodeman, both of McCook, were united in marriage July 5, 2003, at the Evangelical Free Church in McCook with the Rev. Bruce Lester officiating. Parents of the couple are Cheri Ecker and Matt Ecker, both of Fort Collins, Becky Bodeman of McCook and Kirk Bodeman of Hayes Center...
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Gertrude B. (Vrbas) Havel
(Obituary ~ 08/04/03)
LUDELL -- Gertrude B. (Vrbas) Havel, 85, died Thursday (July 31, 2003) at Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver, Colo. She was born Oct. 16, 1917, to Frank J. and Mary Margaret (Bartosovsky) Vrbas in Newkirk, Okla. She grew up on a farm and attended school near Beardsley, Kan...
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