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Grafel, Martin wedding
(Wedding ~ 10/22/07)
RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico -" Karolyn Sue Grafel and Steven Merrel Martin were married July 28, 2007, at the Aventura Spa Palace resort in the Riviera Maya, Mexico. The bride is the daughter of Kent Grafel of Culbertson and Mary and Jeff Whitaker of Owatonna, Minn., and granddaughter of Don and Joan Grafel of Herndon and Sam and Ilene Haller of Culbertson...
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Nelson, Nelms wedding
(Wedding ~ 10/22/07)
LINCOLN - Melissa Lynn Nelson and Brent Eldon Nelms were united in marriage June 16, 2007 at the First United Methodist Church on Wesleyan Campus in Lincoln, with Rev. Larry Moffet officiating. Parents of the couple are Tim and Cathy Nelson of Omaha and Dann and Sue Nelms of Benkelman. Grandparents are John and Catherine Weiss and Dan and Marilyn Nelson, all of Omaha, Don and Shirley Nelms of McCook and Dick and Yvonna Hayes of Cambridge...
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Barger, Ward wedding
(Wedding ~ 10/22/07)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Abby Kathryn Barger and Matthew Ryan Ward were united in marriage June 1, 2007, at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Catholic Chapel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Rev. Mike Butler celebrated the Wedding Mass and Deacon Robert Waller gave the homily...
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Wall, Lashley engagement
(Engagement ~ 10/22/07)
Lyndsay Suzanne Wall of McCook and Cody James Lashley of Palisade announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Dwight Wall of Lewellen and Karen Van Kooten-Wall of McCook and Randy and Carol Lashley of Trenton. The bride-t0-be is a 2002 graduate of McCook High School and a 2006 graduate of Chadron State College with a degree in Business Management. She is a staff accountant at Terry G. Ellinger’s office...
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Gerlach birth
(Births ~ 10/22/07)
Cody and Ashley Gerlach of Clay Center announce the birth of their son, Micah James Gerlach on Sept. 26, 2007, at Bryan LGH Medical Center in Lincoln. He weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches. His grandparents are Tony and Patricia Rice of Wilsonville, Neal and Linda Freese of Plymouth and Rick and Amy Gerlach of DeWitt. ...
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Smalley anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 10/22/07)
The children of Lyle and Peg Smalley are hosting an open house in honor of the couple's 25th wedding anniversary, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2-4 p.m., at the Community Building in McCook. They were married Oct. 9, 1982, in Hastings. Their children are Scott and wife, Kayla of Lincoln and Kala Smalley, also of Lincoln. Cards of congratulation will reach the couple at 71664 Rd. 3838, McCook, NE 69001...
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Sharon Diane Brennemann
(Obituary ~ 10/22/07)
LINCOLN-Sharon Diane Brennemann, 56, of Lincoln, died Friday (Oct. 19, 2007). She was born Aug. 11,1951, at McCook to Neal and Anita Callan. She was raised and graduated from high school in Alliance. She worked for the State of Nebraska Treasurer in the Unclaimed Property Division...
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Rawlins County-Atwood volleyball team going to state
(High School Sports ~ 10/22/07)
OBERLIN -- The Rawlins County-Atwood volleyball team will make its first appearance at the Kansas Class 2A state tournament since 2003. The Buffaloes defeated Decatur Community-Oberlin 25-20, 25-22 in the Class 2A regional tournament Saturday at Oberlin. The host Red Devils went to state last year...
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Cambridge spikers take Cozad title
(High School Sports ~ 10/22/07)
COZAD -- Cambridge captured the Cozad volleyball tournament title Saturday. The Trojans beat out Alma 25-10, 25-20 for the win. Cambridge also downed Perkins County 25-23, 25-20 in the semifinals and Anselmo-Merna 25-15, 25-20 in game 1. Shelby Schultz was the leading scorer for Cambridge against Anselmo-Merna. Schultz put in 17 points, had 8 aces, 4 digs and 15 kills. Cody Long led in digs with 5 and Frankie Petersen had 4 digs and 21 assists...
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Lawmaker doubts Kansas lawsuit
(Local News ~ 10/22/07)
By LORRI SUGHROUE City Editor Kansas will threaten to sue Nebraska over non- compliance in the Republican River Compact but stop short of filing a lawsuit, Sen. Mark Christensen predicted this morning in McCook. Christensen spoke at the Nebraska State Chamber of Commerce and Industry Legislative Forum at Country Kitchen. About 30 attended the forum, where representatives of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce also spoke of the state’s economic climate...
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Have a drink
(Local News ~ 10/22/07)
Someone evidently thought Sen. George W. Norris needed a drink, and Tuesday morning, placed a wine bottle and two wine glasses on the bench of the new sculpture on the front lawn of the historic Norris House in McCook. The contemplative senator, whose gaze never left the horizon, seemed to decline, and within a couple of hours, the wine and the goblets disappeared...
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Soaking up smells, sights and sounds of season
(Editorial ~ 10/22/07)
We’ve been on borrowed time when it comes to frost, but when it hit 32 degrees at 6 a.m. today and was down to 31 by 8 a.m., it definitely confirmed that fall is well under way. But isn’t the changing of the seasons one of the reasons many of us choose to live in the Golden Plains?...
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As good as a million-dollar bill
(Local News ~ 10/22/07)
Did you hear about the guy in Pittsburgh, Pa. who tried to pass a $1 million bill? No kidding. It happened. Proof comes in the form of an Associated Press story which moved on the wire Tuesday, Oct. 9. According to the AP report, "a man was seeking 'change for a million' when he handed a $1 million bill to a cashier at a Pittsburgh supermarket. But when the Giant Eagle employee refused and a manager confiscated the bogus bill, the man flew into a rage."...
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Movie hits home
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/22/07)
After reading the article in the Gazette this morning about Ben Eisenhart, Nebraska Husker from Southwest Nebraska and his love of his community of Culbertson, I wanted to share about the movie, “Final Season” at the local theater. I went to this PG movie the other night and it reminded me not only of the community of McCook, but all of the small towns that have rallied around their teams...
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Buffy says thanks
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/22/07)
I would like to thank the people of Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas for the support of the “Buffy” bison project. The support of the arts is so important to our community and to our children. With the sale of the Buffy, we made over $2,000 to keep our gallery open. We are excited with the new opportunities we will be having and the variety of classes we will be offering...
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Business priority
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/22/07)
What priority should our nation give to business education? Americans for the Entrepreneurship Fund is dedicated to serving local communities nationwide and creating opportunities for every citizen. But before that can happen, we need your financial support...
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Fifty years in McCook
(Column ~ 10/22/07)
The Sehnerts arrived in McCook on Oct. 31, 1957, with our two little girls, Susan, 4, and Marie, 2. (Our son, Matt was born later in McCook at the old Saint Catherine’s Hospital on West 4th St.) We were scared to death -- out on our own for the first time, the new owners of Ben and Dora Schuering’s Harvest Bakery (the old Slauter Bakery)...
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