Stories from Saturday, January 21, 2006

COLBY -- The McCook High School boys and girls basketball teams both lost to Goodland's squads in the consolation semifinals of the 21st annual Paul Wintz Orange and Black Classic Friday night at Colby. Games were played at the high school and Community Building...

SOUTHERN VALLEY -- Arapahoe slipped past Southern Valley 49-40 in boys basketball play here Friday. Tony Braithwait tosssed 23 points through the basket to lead Arapahoe in scoring. Teammate Blake Maaske added 16 points. Southern Valley was led by Andrew Wiscott with 14 points, followed by Jared Maruhn with 11 points...

OBERLIN -- Second round action in the Oberlin invitational finished up Friday. Cambridge and Hoxie take to the final match in both the girls and boys divisions Saturday. Play for the girls begins at 5:30 and the boys at 7 p.m. Cambridge's girls are 9-2 and the boys 10-1. Hoxie's boys are 7-3 and the girls are 9-1...

NEBRASKA-KANSAS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCORES McCOOK DAILY GAZETTE AREA TEAMS FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS Arapahoe 49, Southern Valley 40 Bertrand 72, Maywood 33 Elwood 72, Medicine Valley 45 Maxwell 44, Hayes Center 37 Wauneta-Palisade 77, Paxton 42 BOYS TOURNAMENTS...

INDIANOLA -- Rochelle Schmidt and Scott Swanson were united in marriage on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Indianola with the Rev. Paul Witt officiating. Parents of the couple are Les and Nancy Schmidt of Indianola and Jim and Sandi Swanson of Utica...

Angela Berry of Maxwell and John Goodell of North Platte announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Marlon and Vivian Berry of Imperial and Fred and Kathy Goodell of North Platte. Grandparents of the couple are Nina Berry of Imperial, James and Jacqueline Moore of Bartley, Don and Helen Rowe of Omaha and Ward and Georgia Goodell of Redfield, S.D. ...

The family of F. Eugene and Rosalie Ann (Wiese) Liggett, formerly of McCook, is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 60th wedding anniversary. They were married in Shelton on Feb. 3, 1946. They lived in McCook from 1962 until their retirement in 1975. ...

Denise and Bob Kelley of North Platte announce the birth of a daughter, Hannah Jordan, on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. Grandparents are John and Carol Kelley of McCook and Charles and Wilda Foran of Arnold. Great-grandparents are ViEva Foran of Arnold and Alice Vanarsdall of Sutherland...

Jared and Courtney Holub of Omaha announce the birth of a daughter, Addison Rose, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, in Omaha. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Jim Gohl of Culbertson, Vernetta Gohl of Omaha and Albert and Linda Holub of Culbertson. Great-grandparents are Loren and Elaine Bedore of Culbertson and Pat Oller of Marion, Kan...

Flora Dutcher of McCook will celebrate her 98th birthday on Thursday, Jan. 26.

The family of Ron and Alana Hoyt is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 35th wedding anniversary. They were married Jan. 23, 1971. Cards of congratulations will reach them at Route 3, Box 61, Culbertson, NE 69024.

The children of Melvin and Ellen Brown are hosting an open house in honor of the couple's 65th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2-4 p.m., at the Richard Lenz home in Curtis.