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November is Adoption Month
(Column ~ 11/13/09)
Dear Fellow Nebraskans: It is very important that our children are safe and in homes that provide support and love. It's a privilege and an honor to recognize the caring families who are choosing to adopt children who are state wards. All children deserve to grow up in a loving and stable family, and National Adoption Month is a great opportunity to personally thank all of the wonderful foster and adoptive parents in our state who have made a difference in a child's life...
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Bette Caroline Sis
(Obituary ~ 11/13/09)
March 17, 1930-Nov. 10, 2009 STRATTON -- Bette Caroline Sis, 79, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday (Nov. 10, 2009), due to complications of pulmonary disease. She was born March 17, 1930, to Scott and Laura "Dot" (Overholser) Kellogg at Cambridge, and moved with her family at the young age of two, to Stratton...
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Virginia C. Frasier
(Obituary ~ 11/13/09)
Sept. 23, 1913-Nov. 4, 2009 LONGMONT, Colo. -- Virginia Frasier, 96, died Nov. 4, 2009. at Applewood Living Center in Longmont, Colo. She was born Sept. 23, 1913, to Conrad and Catherine (Schafer) Amen Jr. in Hastings, Neb. She married Robert M. Frasier April 17, 1934...
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First Night details on city agenda
(Local News ~ 11/13/09)
A request from McCook's Young Leaders, formerly McCook Youth League, to organize a New Year's Eve event in downtown McCook is back on the table and the McCook City Council will hear revised plans concerning safety issues at the regular meeting 7:30 p.m. Monday, at the City Council Chambers at Memorial Auditorium...
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Lawrence R. Ham
(Obituary ~ 11/13/09)
June 7, 1923-Nov. 10, 2009 BENKELMAN -- Lawrence Roy Ham, 86, of Benkelman, Neb., departed this life on earth for his heavenly home on Nov. 10, 2009, at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colo., after his body gave out on him. He was born June 7, 1923, in Dundy County, Neb., the youngest of nine children born to Roy A. and Jennie M. (Roberts) Ham. He was born on his maternal grandparents' farm south of Republican River, and grew up on the family farm north of the river...
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Historical Society on lookout for donation of piano
(Local News ~ 11/13/09)
Directors of the High Plains Historical Society are looking for a piano that can be tuned, and whose keys aren't out-of-tune or -- worse yet -- completely silent. A piano technician several years ago recommended not attempting to tune the early 20th-century Steinway piano on display at the Museum of the High Plains in downtown McCook because replacement wires and repair parts are not available any longer...
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Pawnee Aviation lawsuit on county agenda Monday
(Local News ~ 11/13/09)
Red Willow County commissioners will discuss the county's lawsuit to recover loan funds from Pawnee Aviation during their weekly meeting Monday morning. The meeting begins at 9 a.m., in the commissioners' room on the third floor of the courthouse in McCook; the Pawnee Aviation topic, in closed session, comes up at 9:15 a.m...
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Educational media reaching the 21st century
(Editorial ~ 11/13/09)
Audio-visual educational material has come a long way from the days of 16 mm films and film strips with a "beep" each time the slide was supposed to be changed. The Nebraska Department of Education has pulled visual aids into the 21st century, unveiling a link to Apple's iTunes U to distribute informational videos worldwide, via downloads to computers, iPhone or iPod Touch devices...
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The face of America is changing
(Column ~ 11/13/09)
"Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door." (Inscription on the Statue of Liberty.) As Bob Dylan wrote and sang, "the times they are a-changin." In 1960, the Caucasian population in the United States was 85 percent, the African-American population 11 percent and the Hispanic population less than 4 percent. ...
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Manker, Riley wedding
(Wedding ~ 11/13/09)
ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Lanay Rose Manker and Dirk Randal Riley, both of Wheaton, Ill., were united in marriage June 14, 2009 at the Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford, Ill. with the Rev. Jeff Walser officiating. Parents of the bride are Mike and Neva Manker of Indianola. Parents of the bridegroom are Kirk and Kris Riley of Cozad...
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Reynolds birthday
(Birthdays ~ 11/13/09)
Devonnabelle Reynolds will be 90 years old on Nov. 18, 2009. A public reception is planned for Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Trenton TCDC from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone is invited. Cards will reach her at Willow Ridge Retirement Center at 1500 East 11 St., Apt. 311 McCook, NE 69001...
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Hanthorn birthday
(Birthdays ~ 11/13/09)
Grace Hanthorn will celebrate her 85th birthday Nov. 16, 2009. She was born Nov. 16, 1924. Her children are Mary Crocker of Sioux Falls, S.D., Chuck Hanthorn and wife, Nikki, of Welfleet, Tom Hanthorn and wife, Ellen, of Lincoln and Jane Guthrie and husband, Marty of McCook. She has 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 904 E. Seventh, McCook, NE 69001...
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Lisk birth
(Births ~ 11/13/09)
Christy Lisk of Indianola and Jonathon Nitch of Hayes Center announce the birth of their son, Chase Broderyc Lisk, who was born Oct. 28, 2009 in McCook. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Norm and Lori Torgerson and Ken and Patricia Lisk, of Indianola, Mike and Jackie Nitch of Hayes Center and Alan and Dianne Kurth, of Colby, Kan...
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Norlund birth
(Births ~ 11/13/09)
Travis and Alissa Norlund announce the birth of their daughter, Brooke Elizabeth Norlund, who was born Nov. 2, 2009 at the Amery Regional Medical Center in Amery, Wis. She weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Randy and Elaine Peters of McCook, Ned and Kim Ele of Scottsbluff and Fred and Jan Norlund of Balsam Lake, Wis. Great-grandparents are Harry and Mary Depe of Trenton, and the late Pat and Maxine Ele...
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Krizek birthday
(Birthdays ~ 11/13/09)
The family of Murlin Krizek is hosting a card shower in honor of his 85th birthday. He was born Nov 19, 1924 in Jennings, Kan. His family includes his wife, Luella and children Peg and Lyle Smalley of McCook and Neal and Lee Krizek of Lincoln. He has five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 38667 Ravenswood Road, McCook, NE 69001...
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Peterson birth
(Births ~ 11/13/09)
Aaron and Amanda Peterson announce the birth of their daughter, Hannah Dawn Peterson, who was born Oct. 21, 2009, at McCook Community Hospital. She weighted 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long. She has three siblings, Drew, 6, Sara, 4 and Rebecca, 2. Grandparents are Steve and Shari Haag of Bartley, the late Ken and Sarah Reiners, Diana Asher of Page and the late Jerry Asher and Doris Ziska of O'Neil and the late VK Peterson...
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Rawlings birth
(Births ~ 11/13/09)
Pat and Jenny Rawlings announce the birth of their daughter, Brooklynn Avery Rawlings, who was born Oct. 24, 2009 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. She has three siblings: Branson, 13, Brittany, 10 and Bryan, 5. Grandparents are Steve and Diane Whittemore of Avon, Ill. and Butch and Connie Rawlings of Abingdon, Ill...
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NPPD raising rates, cutting budget
(State News ~ 11/13/09)
COLUMBUS -- Today, the Nebraska Public Power District's Board of Directors voted to increase electric rates an average of 5.7 percent for retail customers (end-use customers that receive a bill from NPPD directly) and 5.9 percent for wholesale customers (other Nebraska utilities that purchase power from NPPD and sell to their end-use or retail customers). The changes will go into effect Jan. 1, 2010...
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Jankovits anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 11/13/09)
The family of Clarence and Kay Jankovits is hosting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married Nov. 14, 1959, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Herndon, Kan. Their children include Dan and wife, LeAnn of Culbertson, Jim and wife, Jill of Crawford and Janet Kincaid of Loveland, Colo. They have six grandchildren and two great-grandchldren. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 37727 Road 718, Culbertson, NE 69024...
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Serving our nation's veterans
(Column ~ 11/13/09)
Last week, our nation took time to thank, honor, and remember the men and women who sacrificed -- and continue to sacrifice -- for our great nation. In parades and services, we saluted the courage, resolve, and love of country exemplified by those who wore and wear our nation's uniform, as well as their families and loved ones. We celebrated their service -- from those who served in World War II and Korea, to those who defend freedom around the world today...
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