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Could Keno be coming back?
(Local News ~ 12/17/05)
Could Keno be returning to McCook? The McCook City Council will discuss that possibility at its regular meeting Monday night. The proposal of reviving a Keno lottery game on the agenda for the meeting, which begins at 7:30 p.m. An organization which conducts the keno games contacted the city staff in response to Overtime expressing an interest in being a sales outlet for the Keno game...
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Santa's elves
(Local News ~ 12/17/05)
Colleen Grant, from left, Sue Beebe and Barb Ostrum of the McCook Toybox are nearly ready for Sunday's big giveaway. Rows of trikes and little red wagons and tables stacked with stuffed animals are only a few of the thousands of toys and gifts to be distributed at 1 p.m. Sunday in the National Guard Armory in McCook. This is the 40th year of the project...
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Toybox brightens Christmas for hundreds of kids
(Local News ~ 12/17/05)
When the doors of the McCook Toy Box swing open Sunday afternoon, it will not matter where your family lives nor how much money they have, because no questions will be asked. If you are a child, or a child's parent, there will be a gift for you. It could be a bike, a stuffed toy, a doll, a game or a toy, but -- whatever it is -- you can be assured it will come to you with an abundance of love and a giving spirit...
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Taxpayers will pay
(Local News ~ 12/17/05)
Taxpayer will pay **Dear Editor, In Nebraska the state owns the groundwater. The state gave groundwater irrigators a "right to use" the water when they issued a well permit and registration. In law, this right is called a "usufructuary" right. It is non-possessory and non-title holding, but it enjoys protections under the law...
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The thing about women
(Column ~ 12/17/05)
The thing about women is that men don't understand them. At all. We want to. We wish we did. But we don't. I've always told my students that they're as smart as they're ever going to get because one of the truths in life is that the older you get, the more ignorant you realize you are. ...
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Gordon Eugene Anderson
(Obituary ~ 12/17/05)
Sept. 1, 1926--Dec. 15, 2005 OBERLIN -- Gordon Eugene Anderson, 79, died Thursday (Dec. 15, 2005) at the Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. He was born Sept. 1, 1926, in rural Decatur County to Carl A. Anderson and Olga E. Olson. He graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1944...
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Cobb, Swanson wed
(Wedding ~ 12/17/05)
KEARNEY -- Julie Renae Cobb of Kearney and Gregory Gail Swanson of Harris, Iowa, were united in marriage Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005, at the Cornerstone Berean Church in Kearney with the Rev. Doug Shada officiating. Parents of the couple are Dallas and Diane Cobb of McCook and Gail and Grace Swanson of Sutherland, Iowa...
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Gage anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 12/17/05)
The children and grandchildren of Keith and Mary Gage is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Dec. 18, 1955. Cards of congratulations will reach them at Box 106, Wauneta, NE 69045.
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Snyder, Tiller engagement
(Engagement ~ 12/17/05)
Lee and Linda Snyder of rural McCook and Jim and Theresa Tiller of rural Indianola announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children, Daisy Snyder and Matthew Tiller, both of McCook. Grandparents of the couple are Vern Jorgensen of Curtis, Darlene Russell of Moline, Ill., Delma Snyder of rural McCook and Gene and Joan Gerver and Bob and Vonnie Tiller, all of McCook. ...
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Latta birthday
(Birthdays ~ 12/17/05)
The family of Bert Latta is requesting a card shower in honor of his 85th birthday. He was born Dec. 26, 1920. Cards of congratulations will reach him at P.O. Box 66, Stratton, NE 69043.
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Repass, Soundy engagement
(Engagement ~ 12/17/05)
Megan Repass and Travis Soundy, both of Kearney, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Jerry and Kate Repass of Hayes Center and Steve and Linda Soundy of Minden. Grandparents of the couple are Rosa Belle Repass of McCook, Edward and Anna Belle Vapenik of Wauneta, Art and Pat Soundy of Minden and Bill and Patty Benjamen of Johnson Lake. ...
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Graham birth
(Births ~ 12/17/05)
Chad and Katie (Fletcher) Graham of Denver, Colo., announce the birth of a son, Cole Fletcher Graham, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005, at the Rose Medical Center in Denver. He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 1/4 inches long. Grandparents are Mark and Glenda Fletcher of McCook, Annette and Alan Agren of Littleton, Colo., and Chet and Cindy Graham of Kiowa, Colo. Great-grandparents are Glenn and Catherine Reiners of McCook, Janet Fletcher of McCook and the late Howard Fletcher...
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Kasson anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 12/17/05)
The children and grandchildren of Patrick and Norma Kasson, formerly of McCook, are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 60th wedding anniversary. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 9009 Canal Road, North Platte, NE 69101.
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Unger birthday
(Birthdays ~ 12/17/05)
The family of Frances (Burchett) Unger is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday. She was born Dec. 31, 1915, in Marshfield, Mo. Her family includes children, Gilbert Unger of Loomis, Alice Schumaker of Omaha, Bob Unger of Raymore, Mo., and Allen Unger of Dallas, Texas; three grandsons; one granddaughter; and one great-grandson. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 708 W. Third, McCook, NE 69001...
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