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Bison face Haymakers again: McCook hosts Cozad in Class B semifinals Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 11/09/07)
The No. 1-ranked McCook Bison will get a rematch against the Cozad Haymakers at home Saturday in the Nebraska Class B semifinals. Game time at Weiland Field is 6 p.m. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children. No passes will be accepted. Advance tickets are available at the McCook Senior High School office, Sehnert's Bakery and the Sports Shoppe...
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Elba captures state Six-Man championship
(High School Sports ~ 11/09/07)
KEARNEY -- Elba captured the Nebraska Six-Man Coaches Association state championship game Thursday with a 59-32 victory over Arcadia. The game was played at the University of Nebraska-Kearney's Ron and Carol Cope Stadium. Elba broke open a close game with a 27-6 scoring outburst in the second quarter and led 40-14 at halftime and 52-20 after three quarters...
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Water-tumbled jewelry helping finance oceanographic study trip
(Local News ~ 11/09/07)
No two glass bottles would ever break the same way. No two artists would ever pick up those shards of glass and envision creating the same piece of jewelry with them. A group of students at McCook Senior High is creating jewelry -- pieces of art, really -- capitalizing on the corners and curves created when glass breaks. ...
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Gov. Heineman, first lady will attend ball
(Local News ~ 11/09/07)
Gov. Dave Heineman and the first lady Sally Ganem, are among the dignataries who will attend the Governor's Ball on Saturday, Dec. 8 in McCook. The event is sponsored by the McCook Quasquicentennial Committee, in partnership with the George W. Norris Foundation...
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Patrol gives lesson on work zones
(Editorial ~ 11/09/07)
Imagine if you had to do your job with five-ton SUVs and 40-ton semi trucks whizzing by you only inches away. "Give Them a Brake" is the slogan for the campaign to slow people down in construction zones, and it's a good one. To reinforce the point, Nebraska and many other states have special construction-zone speeding laws which impose double fines for infractions...
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The new wimpification
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/09/07)
One of the classic books on college pranks is memorably titled, "If At All Possible, Involve a Cow." Now, we probably need to add, "And Bring a Lawyer." The Christian Science Monitor reports that colleges across the country are now requiring permits or permission slips for undergraduate pranks...
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Deer tale
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/09/07)
Deer hunting rifle season starts this weekend. Many speak of legends of past deer hunts from days gone by. Here is the best deer tale I ever heard! It was back in the 1970s and many local farmers were going broke as it was with this farmer. Adding to his problems was deer eating his crops and destroying his fences. Well, it came to a head one day in the late fall when the farmer found one of his prize yearling calves killed...
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Going green and getting off the grid
(Column ~ 11/09/07)
My husband has decided that we need to go "off the grid." For those of you who are not familiar with this term because you actually have a life, this means that we are not going to participate in the electric power grid system. We are going be self-sustaining and "green." ...
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Gordon L. Monie
(Obituary ~ 11/09/07)
Jan. 6, 1927 - Nov. 8, 2007 ARAPAHOE -- Gordon L. Monie, 80, of Arapahoe, died Thursday (Nov. 8, 2007) at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. He was born Jan. 6, 1927, on a farm north of Franklin, to Ernest and Minnie (Kennedy) Monie. He was baptized in State Line Congregational Church, south of Franklin. He attended school and graduated from Franklin High School in 1943...
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Mike Mielak
(Obituary ~ 11/09/07)
July 11, 1930 - Nov. 7, 2007 ALBION -- Mike Richard Mielak, 77, died Wednesday (Nov.7, 2007) at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. He was born July 11, 1930, at Columbus, to Michael F. and Lillian (Krzycki) Mielak. He graduated from Columbus Scotus Schools...
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Harold B. Weishapl
(Obituary ~ 11/09/07)
May 22, 1917 - Nov. 7, 2007 ATWOOD -- Harold Bernard Weishapl, 90, formerly of Atwood, died Wednesday (Nov. 7, 2007) in Clearwater, Kan. He was born May 22, 1917, in Herndon to Paul and Theresia (Green) Weishapl. He attended school in Herndon. He was drafted into the U.S. ...
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Muriel Catherine Cunningham
(Obituary ~ 11/09/07)
Aug. 27, 1917 - Nov. 4, 2007 Muriel Catherine Cunningham, 90, formerly of Benkelman, died Sunday (Nov. 4, 2007) in her home in McCook. She was born Aug. 27, 1917, in rural Dundy County, near Max, to George and Catherine (Burkett) Johnson. She attended school at District 51 and later Max Public Schools...
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JoAnn Evans
(Obituary ~ 11/09/07)
April 12, 1978 - Nov. 7, 2007 INDIANOLA?-- Jo Ann 'Jo' Evans, 29, died Wednesday (Nov. 7, 2007) at her home in Indianola. She was born in Cambridge on April 12, 1978, to Harold and Charlene (Newberry) Banzhaf. She grew up in Indianola attending school and graduating from Republican Valley High School in 1997. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Indianola. ...
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Julius L. Corder
(Obituary ~ 11/09/07)
March 18, 1958 - Sept. 17, 2007 Julius L Corder, adopted son of John D. and Dorothy Corder of McCook, went to be home with his Lord Jesus Christ on Sept. 17, 2007, at the Carl T. Curtis Health Center in Macy, after a very long illness with diabetes...
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Trojans survive state opener: Cambridge volleyball team ousts Perkins County
(High School Sports ~ 11/09/07)
LINCOLN -- The Cambridge Trojans survived a tough first-round match against Perkins County at the Nebraska Class C-2 state volleyball tournament. The Trojans, who fell behind in the first two games only to rally, defeated the Plainsmen 28-26, 25-23, 21-25, 25-13...
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