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Barbara J. (Heinz) Zeibig
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
Oct. 31, 1931-July 3, 2004 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Barbara Jean (Heinz) Zeibig died July 3, 2004, in Scottsdale, Ariz., at the age of 72. She was born Oct. 31, 1931, in McCook to Andrew and Amelia (Kiel) Heinz. She grew up in Culbertson and she graduated from Culbertson High School...
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Ronald W. 'Ron' Hull Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
March 20, 1926-July 17, 2004 TEXAS -- Ronald W. "Ron" Hull, Sr., of Sugar Land, Texas, passed away July 17, 2004. He was born March 20, 1926, in Glendale, Calif., the son of John Marshall and Edna Artel Hull. He and this family moved to Cheyenne, Wyo., in 1935. After graduating from Cheyenne High School he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force to enter flight training. Before starting his training, World War II ended and flight training was canceled, but not his love for flying...
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Cammie E. Hampton
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
April 22, 1907-July 19, 2004 Cammie Ellen Hampton, 97, died Monday (July 19, 2004) at McCook Community Hospital. She was born April 22, 1907, to Peter and Dorsa (Knipe) Morrison in Cherry County. She graduated from Mullen High School in 1927. On July 2, 1927, she married Carlie Curtis Hampton in Mullen. The couple made their home in Alliance for 26 years where she was a homemaker. She moved to McCook in 2002...
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Jay M. Racek
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
Aug. 14, 1983-July 17, 2004 LEXINGTON -- Jay Michael Racek, 20, died Saturday (July 17, 2004) as a result of a motorcycle accident in Lexington. He was born Aug. 14, 1983, and was adopted by Mike and Audrey (Beck) Racek on July 12, 1989. He grew up in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School in 2002. He was active in football, wrestling, track and baseball...
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Ted Lockhart
(Obituary ~ 07/20/04)
Nov. 16, 1920-July 18, 2004 LEXINGTON -- Ted Lockhart, 83, died Sunday (July 18, 2004) at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. He was born Nov. 16, 1920, to Charles and Emma (Haskin) Lockhart in Smithfield. He grew up in rural Gosper County and graduated from Cozad High School...
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Farewell, good luck to one special student
(Editorial ~ 07/20/04)
As the 20th Century was coming to a close, a young man in Osaka, Japan began searching the internet for colleges in the United States to further his education. As luck would have it, the institution he chose was at a reasonably priced community college in the southwest corner of Nebraska...
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Fish out of water
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/20/04)
**Dear Editor, Mike Hendricks is a hopeless fish out of water in conservative, law-abiding Neb-raska. If things are so bad there, he should move here to California where, I'm sure, he'd be right at home with the millions of left-wingers, criminals, Hollywood wackos, illegal aliens, homosexuals and various other immoral scum...
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More on demons
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/20/04)
**Dear Editor, I would like to briefly comment on Mike Hendricks' column of 7-17 A.D. 2004. Mike, I would like to tell you some facts about demons that you may not be aware of. Demons tremble before God; demons recognize Jesus Christ as Lord and as their future judge...
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A hot time in the old town
(Column ~ 07/20/04)
Musicians and music lovers around the area will be glad to hear that Evie Caldwell in McCook was back at the keyboard for a few songs Sunday at Memorial United Methodist Church, and hopes to be at full speed in time for the start of school this August...
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Golfers have narrow escape from hail size of tennis balls
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
CURTIS -- Hail stones as big as tennis balls slammed into the eastern edge of Curtis Friday afternoon, totaling several cars and leaving golfers with bumps, bruises and welts. "It came up so fast," said Mark Stencel, manager of Curtis's Arrowhead Meadow golf course. "We couldn't make it back to the cart shed."...
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'Y' helps Stratton kids gain extra edge of safety
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
STRATTON -- The manager of the swimming pool in Stratton is thoroughly convinced her pool is safer and her kids are better swimmers. Peri Wissink is thrilled that the McCook YMCA decided to bring its swimming lessons to her pool. "The kids are getting the correct knowledge, from someone who knows how to teach," she said. "It's definitely improved the safety of the kids."...
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Death ruled a homicide
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Red Willow County Attorney Paul Wood has declared the death of McCook resident David Moreau as a homicide. In a press release from his office this morning, Wood said information from a forensic pathologist in Omaha has confirmed that Moreau's death was a homicide...
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Commissioners decline to take part in boundary dispute
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
Red Willow County commissioners declined Monday morning to become involved in a boundary line dispute among neighbors on Highway 6&34 east of McCook. The confusing boundary lines will not become an issue for the county unless the county road on the west side of the properties becomes involved, County Surveyor Gary Dicenta told commissioners during their regular meeting...
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Council puts off action on airport fire protection
(Local News ~ 07/20/04)
The McCook City Council postponed any action on a request to consider approving for an exemption from a rule that would require extensive fire service at the McCook Airport, at its regular meeting Monday night. The rule will require the city to provide fire equipment and personnel 15 minutes prior to and 15 minutes after a passenger plane lands and takes off at an estimated cost of over $41,000...
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