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East bests West in Sertoma Classic All-Star Volleyball Match
(High School Sports ~ 06/21/04)
Dundy County's Alison Glidden, NP-SP's Jacque Thomas named as contest MVPs The 13th Annual Sertoma All-Star Volleyball Classic showcased 24 of Southwest Nebraska's top players. In an evenly matched and well played game, the East prevailed in the fifth set to win 14-16, 16-14, 2-15, 15-5, 15-4 at the McCook High School gymnasium on Saturday...
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Donald B. Mackey
(Obituary ~ 06/21/04)
April 5, 1933-June 18, 2004 Donald Bruce Mackey, 71, died Friday (June 18, 2004) at his home. He was born April 5, 1933, to Bruce and Ruth L. (Cotton) Mackey in Bird City, Kan. He graduate from McCook High School in 1952. On April 23, 1953, he entered the Army and served in Japan during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably discharged April 13, 1955. He continued to serve in the Army Reserves for another eight years...
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Diane R. DeVries
(Obituary ~ 06/21/04)
July 2, 1944-June 19, 2004 LEXINGTON -- Diane R. DeVries, 59, died Saturday (June 19, 2004) at Tri County Hospital in Lexington. She was born July 2, 1944, to Ervin and Eleanora (Huxoll) Haussler in Holdrege. She attended Holbrook Parochial School and graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1962...
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Stella A. Miner
(Obituary ~ 06/21/04)
March 31, 1916-June 19, 2004 PALISADE -- Stella Arletta Miner, 88, died Saturday (June 19, 2004) at her home in Palisade. She was born March 31, 1916, to Horace and Bessie (Dillen) Jones in Palisade. She grew up and attended school in Palisade. On Aug. 27, 1944, she married Bill Miner in Atwood. She was a homemaker and took in laundry for many years...
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Arnold/Lacey wedding
(Wedding ~ 06/21/04)
DENVER, Colo. -- Susan Arnold and Thomas Lacey were united in marriage May 1, 2004, at Heritage Christian Center in Denver, Colo., with the Rev. Garret Leonard officiating. Parents of the couple are Wade and Hannelore Wieding of Denver, the late Tom Arnold, and Bill and Jean Lacey of McCook...
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Davidson, Sosa wedding
(Wedding ~ 06/21/04)
LAS VEGAS -- Lance Cpl. Megan Davidson and Sgt. Alexander Sosa, both of San Diego, Calif., were united in marriage March 6, 2004, in Las Vegas, Nev. Parents of the couple are Tom and Joellyn Davidson of Indianola, Maria Sosa and Lorenzo Sosa, both of La Puente, Calif...
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Hayes, Gufford engagement
(Engagement ~ 06/21/04)
Brandi Hayes and Justin Gufford announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Dallas and Teresa Hayes of McCook and Mike and Lori Gufford of Cambridge. The bride-to-be is attending Central Community College in Hastings majoring in dental hygiene. ...
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Dukich, May engagement
(Engagement ~ 06/21/04)
Erin Dukich of Lincoln and Nolan May of Hayes Center announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Joe and Jenny Dukich of Lincoln and Rick and Lana May of Hayes Center. Grandparents of the couple are Derold and Irene Johnson of Bellevue, Joe Dukich of Omaha, the late Maxine Dukich, Lois May of Hayes Center, the late Richard May, Richard Peterson, also of Hayes Center, and the late Norma Peterson. ...
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Broomfield, Sullivan engagement
(Engagement ~ 06/21/04)
Carrie Sue Broomfield and Ryan Patrick Sullivan, both of Hastings, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Bob Broomfield of Harlan, Iowa, Lynette Broomfield of Hastings and Mike and Trish Sullivan of Hastings. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Rue and Vera Troester. ...
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Thayer, Allison engagement
(Engagement ~ 06/21/04)
Michael Thayer and Peggy Allison, both of McCook, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Margaret and Bill Danbom of Maywood and Michael Anthony of Longmont, Colo. The bride-to-be is employed with WalMart in McCook. The prospective bridegroom is a lead operator at the ethanol plant in Trenton. The couple is planning a July 24, 2004, ceremony at the historic Hover Home in Longmont...
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Holbrook Days
(Local News ~ 06/21/04)
Two-year-old Brooke Evans of Hendley accepts a balloon from an EMT; hanging off the fire truck behind is Brooke's dad, Bryce Evans. The Holbrook Days parade Saturday declared "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" to kick off an evening of games for the kids, jam-session music for the adults and parade fune for all. ...
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The seat of knowledge
(Local News ~ 06/21/04)
Two-year-old Abbie Brott of Hayes Center perches on a pile of books for sale at the auction Saturday of school supplies at the school in Champion. Abbie's mother, Connie, and other buyers bid on teachers' aides, classroom decorations, bookcases and shelving units and boxes and boxes and boxes of books. ...
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Arrested after standoff, McCook man sentenced
(Local News ~ 06/21/04)
Red Willow County District Judge John Battershell sentenced a McCook man, arrested after a standoff in March, to a total of 20 to 30 years. Andy Blume, 25, of McCook was sentenced to 10-15 years each on three counts of burglary a Class III Felony, to be served concurrently and 10-15 years on possession of a firearm by a felon a Class III felony, to be served consecutively with the burglary charges...
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Viewing the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu
(Local News ~ 06/21/04)
Last month I fulfilled a lifelong dream by taking a trip to Peru with my son, Matt, Bill Longnecker, and Craig Larson, three of the best traveling companions ever. Our goal was to view the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, high in the Andes Mountains. Peru is 80 percent mountainous; some of the mountains are over 20,000 feet in elevation. ...
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Time to get involved with CIP program
(Editorial ~ 06/21/04)
Would you like to see the people of the Great Plains work together to make their communities better? Would you like to see city and village leaders unite with community organizations for ongoing improvement projects? The response should be resounding: Yes. Absolutely, yes...
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Don't read this
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/21/04)
**Dear Editor, My fellow Christians: There are far too many fruitcakes who write letters to Open Forum! Only the true Bible should be read daily. Not the ed-op page. Are you a true Christian? If so, you should be reading the Bible. Not goofy letters to the editor, such as this...
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No apologies
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/21/04)
**Dear Editor, This has taken some time to write, and is the culmination of many starts. I am a Vietnam vet. I spent 18 months in that cesspool as a Marine. I also have friends whose names are on The Wall, like many other vets. We all have our opinion about the people and the country and we earned the right to have them through our service there, and that includes those who became Vietnam Vets Against the War...
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An answer
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/21/04)
**Dear Editor, Here is the answer to Bob Thayer's question on Friday's Open Forum. Question: "By the way, do you have any proof Kerry called his comrades rapists, baby killers, village burners?" Testimony before the 1971 Senate Foreign Relations Committee: Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 23, 1971, Kerry claimed that U.S. ...
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Whose agenda?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/21/04)
**Dear Editor, Whose Agenda Do We Serve? From the Congressional Record - Appendix, pp A34-A35, Jan. 10,1963. There are 45 Communist goals listed for the U.S.: 13. Do away with loyalty oaths. How many Congressman/Senators Judges/Justices, state/Federal live up to their respective oaths of office regarding the U.S. Constitution?...
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This was Dutch
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/21/04)
**Dear Editor, This was Dutch. He rode into our Valley in the summer of '8l. I was a kid then, barely topping the backboard of father's old chuck-wagon. I was on the upper rail of our small corral, soaking in the late afternoon sun, when I saw him far down the road where it swung into the valley from the plains beyond...
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