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Bruening captures Nebraska Junior Amateur Championship
(Community Sports ~ 07/15/04)
Tyler Lawson ties for 3rd, Gaulke 26th, Crick 30th BEEMER -- Norfolk's Chris Bruening shot a one-under par 70 Wednesday to claim his first state junior championship at the Indian Trails Country Club in Beemer. Bruening finished his final round with two birdies to conclude the tournament with an even par 213...
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Thursday's sports shorts (7/15): Holes in one
(Community Sports ~ 07/15/04)
Ed Herzog, Becky Loop shoot holes-in-one at Heritage Hills Ed Herzog and Becky Loop are the latest golfers to shoot holes-in-one at McCook's Heritage Hills course. Both holes-in-one took place Tuesday. Herzog recorded the seventh ace of his career. He used a 5-iron to one-shot the 135-yard No. 16...
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Ronda E. Hill
(Obituary ~ 07/15/04)
Jan. 8, 1954-July 11, 2004 DENVER, Colo. -- Ronda Elaine Hill, 50, died Sunday (July 11, 2004) in Denver, Colo. She was born Jan. 8, 1954, to Glenn E. and Florence L. "Tiny" (Hoppes) Vernon in Oberlin. She grew up in Norcatur and attended Norcatur Grade School. She also attended Decatur Community High School in Oberlin and graduated from South High School in Salina, Kan. She attended Brown Mackie College in Salina...
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Bollerup birthday
(Birthdays ~ 07/15/04)
The friends of Ken Bollerup are hosting a card shower in honor of his 75th birthday, July 18. Cards will reach him at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, 5401 South Street, Lincoln, NE 68502.
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Usher birth
(Births ~ 07/15/04)
GRETNA -- Travis and Kylie (Fellers) Usher of Gretna announce the birth of their daughter, Ella Marie, June 21, 2004. She weighed 7 pounds and 2 ounces. She has a sister, Grace, 2 years-old. Grandparents are Dean and Ann Usher of Lincoln and Ted and Candy Fellers of McCook. Great-grandparents are Ralph and Elaine Stevens of McCook and Delpha Usher of Humbolt...
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Johnson birth
(Births ~ 07/15/04)
Jon and Carrie Johnson of McCook announce the birth of their daughter, Abigail Lynn, May 26, 2004. She weighed 6 pounds, .04 ounces and was 18 inches long. Grandparents are Tim and Jennifer Boyd and Randy and Irene Johnson, all of McCook. Great-grandparents are Marianne Stineman of Nelson, Iva Fritz of McCook, Chuck and Betty Johnson of Kearney and Lulu Troudt of Sedallia, Mo. Ed Barnett of Apache Jet, Ariz., is the great-great-grandfather...
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McGovern birth
(Births ~ 07/15/04)
LINCOLN -- Tim and Nicole McGovern of Lincoln announce the birth of their son, Owen Rayn, June 8, 2004, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Lincoln. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Brian and Tami Suiter of Lincoln and Patrick and Chris McGovern of Lincoln. Great-grandparents are Raymond and Bernice Straub of Oakley, Kan., Jim and Audrey Suiter of McCook and the late Tom and Jan Studnicka and Ed and Pat McGovern...
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Hayes Center will vote on $2 million school bond issue
(Local News ~ 07/15/04)
HAYES CENTER -- Hayes Center school district patrons will vote Sept. 14 on a $2 million bond issue to finance the construction of six classrooms and a gymnasium. The Hayes Center Times-Republican newspaper reports that the bond would add 12-14 cents to the district's current levy of 94 cents per $100 of valuation...
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The attraction of water
(Local News ~ 07/15/04)
Taylor Walker of Hayes Center leans into his grandparents' new pond, to check on the toad hiding among the boulders and the butterfly floating over the rocks and water. Taylor's grandmother, Sharlene Woodring, said the first couple months of the pond have been challenging, getting plants established and water quality stabilized. ...
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McCook really is a 'hot spot'
(Editorial ~ 07/15/04)
It's not a rumor. It's the truth. Temperatures are higher in Southwest Nebraska -- particularly McCook -- than they are in other parts of Nebraska. It's the result of a long-established weather pattern, with a stretch of mid-America -- running from Wichita, Kan. to Casper, Wyo. -- producing more days of sunshine than any section of America except Death Valley in California...
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Birthday break at Comstock Rock
(Column ~ 07/15/04)
It hardly seems possible, but it's been a year since Brad and I went to the Comstock Rock Festival, but here we are, getting ready to start packing again. This year will be a little different since we're taking my youngest son Jeremy. The trip is a birthday present - his 16th birthday...
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Meat goats 'next big thing'
(Features ~ 07/15/04)
"Meat goats will be the next big thing, especially for kids in the show ring," said Steve Frank of Fleming, Colo. The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture and the Frontier County Extension Service sponsored a Meat Goat Fitting and Showing Clinic on July 9. More than a dozen participants from Colorado and Nebraska took part in the day program. ...
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