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Area football roundup
(High School Sports ~ 10/05/09)
HAYES CENTER -- The Cardinals of Hayes Center High School found the end zone early and often Friday night as they rolled over the visiting Creek Valley football squad 66-0. Keifer Messersmith opened the scoring for Hayes Center, breaking off a 69-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. He would tally 3 more rushing scores for a total of four on the night. Messersmith also threw a touchdown pass to Brady Rosno in the second quarter and kicked a 22-yard field goal in the third...
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Mildred M. Lewis
(Obituary ~ 10/05/09)
Nov. 29, 1917 - Sept. 29, 2009 BEAVER CITY -- Mildred M. Lewis, 91, formerly of Beaver City and Arapahoe area, died Tuesday (Sept. 29, 2009) at Cambridge Manor at Cambridge. She was born Nov. 29, 1917, at Hendley to Frank and Phebe (Pearson) Fletcher. She was a life-long resident of Furnas County. She grew up on a farm southwest of Beaver City. She graduated from Beaver City High School in 1935...
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Forrest Dean Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/05/09)
Jan. 9, 1920 - Oct. 1, 2009 WILSONVILLE -- Forrest Dean Brown passed away at his home near Wilsonville on Oct. 1, 2009, at the age of 89. He was born Jan. 9, 1920, to Delbert L. and Anna Minnie (Straube) Brown. Dean attended Middle Rockton School through the eighth grade. ...
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Jimmie Gene Kier
(Obituary ~ 10/05/09)
Sept. 19, 1935 - Oct. 2, 2009 BENKELMAN -- Jimmie Gene Kier, 74, died Friday (Oct. 2, 2009) at his home in Benkelman, after a battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 19, 1935, at Idalia, Colo., to Charles Edward and Lyle Lorraine (Smith) Kier. On April 30, 1955, he married Vica Jean Ellis and they moved to Montana for a short time before returning to the Benkelman area. ...
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Lee Ohrman
(Obituary ~ 10/05/09)
BENKELMAN -- Lee Ohrman, 81, died Saturday (Oct. 3, 2009) at his home in Benkelman. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday at 1:30 p.m. (MDT) at Trinity Baptist Church in Benkelman. Interment will follow services at the Benkelman Cemetery. Visitation will be at Forch Funeral Chapel in Benkelman on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m...
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Keith M. Sauvage
(Obituary ~ 10/05/09)
Aug. 18, 1926 - Oct. 3, 2009 OBERLIN -- Keith M. Sauvage, 83, died Saturday (Oct. 3, 2009) at his home in Oberlin. He was born Aug. 18, 1926, in Oberlin to Walter and Opal (Macy) Sauvage. He grew up in Oberlin and attended Oberlin Elementary and Decatur Community High School. He entered the services and served with the U.S. Navy Seabees, 3rd class...
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Thinking outside the beltway
(Column ~ 10/05/09)
Health care reform being talked about in Washington is arguably the most significant health legislation since Medicare. It needs to be done right and it needs to include input from outside the Beltway, which is why I continue to hold public meetings with Nebraskans all across the state...
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Countdown to Keystone opening begins
(Local News ~ 10/05/09)
Sidewalk superintendents: Your time has arrived! After nearly six months of gritty and grimy demolition work, the Keystone Business Center is surging forward with renovation of McCook's tallest and most renowned commercial building. Now, at last, construction watchers can sit back and take notice as the $4.2 million renovation project turns the historic six-story hotel into a many-faceted business center...
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Saturday house fire
(Local News ~ 10/05/09)
Firefighters prepare to enter the attic of a home at 904 E. Fourth, where they responded at approximately 8:01 a.m. Saturday. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke coming from eaves of the house. After gaining access to the attic space, fire was found and extinguished within 10 minutes of arrival. ...
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Life Chain
(Local News ~ 10/05/09)
Children and pets braved a 20 mph wind and temperatures in the low 50s to participate in the annual Life Chain Sunday afternoon along B Street in McCook. Devin Rambali shelters Peek-a-boo from the chilly temperatures while 5-year-old Ethan Spencer, left, stands next to his identical twin brothers, 15-month-old Derrick and Aaron. ...
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Stay fire smart
(Editorial ~ 10/05/09)
We haven't yet heard the suspected cause of two or three house fires over the weekend, but with the advent of colder weather comes the danger of fire from defective or misused heating equipment. It's not too late during this week's National Fire Prevention Week to check out your home heater to make sure it's safe and ready to go for the winter...
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Gas price mystery
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/05/09)
Dear Editor, Why? Why? Why: Why does a gallon of gasoline (super unleaded) cost $2.349 in Lexington, $2.359 in Broken Bow, and $2.499 in McCook? Is there a real mystery here? Stan Garretson, McCook
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Water problem 6
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/05/09)
Problem #6 with the Model - Base Flow Percentage Exaggerated Base flow is the amount of water oozing from the aquifer into streams. Stream flow is base flow plus run off from precipitation events. Base flow cannot be greater than the total stream flow...
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Sweet GNAC meet for Bison softball girls
(High School Sports ~ 10/05/09)
STEVE KODAD Gazette Sports Editor LEXINGTON -- The Bison girls may have ran out of softball gas in the finals of the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference tournament, but Coach Jason Cochran's team had the pedal to the metal in the opening two games Saturday...
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Bison stumble in football loss to Gering
(High School Sports ~ 10/05/09)
STEVE KODAD Gazette Sports Editor Football can be a game of inches, with the final score sometimes decided by the thinnest of margins. The McCook High School Bison had several close calls go the other way last Friday night, and the Bison could never gain momentum, as Gering handed the Bison a rare 24-7 loss at Weiland Field...
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Broken promises not the way to fix health care
(Column ~ 10/05/09)
Throughout his presidential campaign, President Obama routinely promised that no one earning less than $250,000 would see their taxes increased. In fact, he promised not to raise taxes for those individuals by "one single dime." Yet if the health care proposal currently being debated in the Senate Finance Committee were to become law, this promise would be shattered. I was very disappointed last week when a proposal requiring the fulfillment of this promise was voted down in the committee...
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Harry Strunk and the RVCA
(Column ~ 10/05/09)
Each summer the Great Lakes in Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas become the playground for countless numbers of fishermen, boating enthusiasts, and picnickers. This is to say nothing of the primary beneficiaries of the lakes -- the area irrigators, and citizens who are protected from the ravages of floods from the region's rivers and streams. ...
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