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Area 6 Juniors baseball scoreboard
(High School Sports ~ 07/15/11)
NEBRASKA AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL CLASS B AREA 6 JUNIORS TOURNAMENT July 14-19, at Jaycees Sports Complex, McCook Double Elimination Thursday, July 14, First-Round Results Game 1 -- Holdrege 28, Gothenburg 13 (6 innings) Game 2 -- Kearney County (Minden) 11, Broken Bow 1 (5 innings)...
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Young chefs give PB&J a makeover
(Weekend Menu ~ 07/15/11)
Family Features Everyone loves a classic PB&J sandwich. Now, with a little culinary creativity, your family can liven up lunch and win money for college. Over the past 10 years, Jif® Peanut Butter has inspired thousands of kid chefs to reinvent the peanut butter sandwich for the chance of earning a fund for college. ...
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'Courageous': Honor found in faith and family
(Features ~ 07/15/11)
The statistics are sobering. When fathers are absent, whether in body or in spirit, their children suffer and the family unit, which may look ideal from the outside in, is disintegrating day-by-day. Randy Alcorn, best-selling author and founder of Eternal Perspective Ministries, has written a novelization of the screenplay "Courageous" by Alex and Stephen Kendrick, which has been made into a major motion picture scheduled for release Sept. 30, 2011...
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Sabin, Greenlee wed
(Wedding ~ 07/15/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Kacie JoDonna Sabin and Christopher Michael Greenlee, both of Hastings, Nebraska, were united in marriage on April 10, 2010, at First Church of the Nazarene in McCook with the Revs. Emmanuel Reinbold and Allen Jackson officiating...
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Hall, Jesch engagement
(Engagement ~ 07/15/11)
Trista Lynn Hall of Curtis, Nebraska and Dallas Shannon Jesch of Stratton, Nebraska announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the bride-to-be are Steven Hall and Chris Hall, both of Curtis. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Bradley and Tami Jesch of Stratton...
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Wolfe Herren anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 07/15/11)
The family of Myrna Wolfe and George Herren Jr. is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. They were married July 16, 1961, at the Wilsonville Methodist Church in Wilsonville, Nebraska. Their family includes three sons, Curtis of Kansas City, Missouri, Kyle and wife, Angie of Platte City, Missouri, and Kelly and wife, Sandy of Kearney, Nebraska; four grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several step-great-grandchildren. ...
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Desmond anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 07/15/11)
The family of Bennie and Rosalie Desmond is hosting an open house in honor of the couple's 60th wedding anniversary, July 23. The open house is Saturday, July 23, from 2-4 p.m., pool side at the Chief Motel, 612 West B, McCook, Nebraska.
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Atteberry birthday
(Birthdays ~ 07/15/11)
The family of Katherine Atteberry of Arapahoe, Nebraska is hosting an open house in honor of her 99th birthday, July 16. The open house is Saturday, July 16, at her home, 608 Cherry, Arapahoe, NE. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 608 Cherry, Arapahoe, NE 68922...
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Grosskopf birthday
(Birthdays ~ 07/15/11)
The family of Dorothy Grosskopf of McCook, Nebraska is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday, July 25. She was born in McCook in 1921. Family includes her husband, William F Grosskopf; son, Fred and wife, Beth Grosskopf; and one grandson. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 1009 W. Fifth, McCook, NE 69001...
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Sis birthday
(Birthdays ~ 07/15/11)
The family of Vincent Sis of Stratton, Nebraska is requesting a card shower in honor of his 75th birthday, July 19. He was born in 1936 in Stratton. Family includes wife, Melissa; son, Joel; and one grandchild. Cards of congratulations will reach him at P.O. Box 128, Stratton, NE 69043...
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Phillips birthday
(Birthdays ~ 07/15/11)
The family of Florence Phillips of McCook, Nebraska is requesting a card shower in honor of her 98th birthday, July 21. She was born in North Platte, Nebraska in 1913. Family includes her daughter, Karen Evans of McCook; son, Ron Phillips of Idaho Falls, Idaho; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 1008 W. Sixth, McCook, NE 69001...
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Allen birthday
(Birthdays ~ 07/15/11)
The family of Eldora Allen of Cambridge, Nebraska is hosting an open house in honor of her 90th birthday, July 16. The open house is Saturday, July 16, 2-4 p.m., at Heritage Plaza in Cambridge. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 1205 Nelson Street, E11, Cambridge, NE 69022...
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Cock birth
(Births ~ 07/15/11)
Jeremy and Jessica Cock of Trenton, Nebraska announce the birth of a son, Kohyn James Cock. He was born June 20, 2011, at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska, weighing 8 pounds, 4 ounces and measuring 22 inches long. He has a sister, Peyton, 3. Grandparents are Mike and Pam Newberry of Indianola, Nebraska, Dave Felber of Doniphan, Nebraska, Steve Cock of Phoenix, Arizona, and Robin Mosier of Chico, California...
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Edna Mae Mott
(Obituary ~ 07/15/11)
Nov. 9, 1917-July 13, 2011 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Edna Mae Mott was born Nov. 9, 1917, in Decatur County, Kansas, to Edward and Lilly Grace (Davis) Pavlicek. She passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Cedar Living Center in Oberlin, Kansas, at the age of 93...
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Barbara J. Gaskins
(Obituary ~ 07/15/11)
Feb. 9, 1948-July 9, 2011 CAVE CREEK, Arizona -- Barbara J. Gaskins, 63, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2011, at sea. She was born on Feb. 9, 1948 in McCook, Nebraska. Barbara graduated with honors from Creighton University Law School in Omaha, Nebraska in 1976. She received the Mary Lucretia Creighton Award in 2000. Barbara remained at Creighton Law as associate dean and assistant law professor for 28 years...
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FCB Juniors watch Area 6 baseball tourney win slip away
(High School Sports ~ 07/15/11)
Someone forgot to tell the Cozad Juniors Post 77 Reds that a nine-run deficit in their baseball game against McCook was insurmountable. Perhaps the First Central Bank Juniors also missed that message. McCook watched a 10-1 lead evaporate Thursday night, as Cozad rallied for a 14-10 victory in first-round action in the Class B Area 6 Juniors Legion baseball tournament. The double-elimination, Area 6 state-qualifying event opened Thursday at the Jaycees Sports Complex in McCook...
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Dale Kenneth Hicks
(Obituary ~ 07/15/11)
March 8, 1927-July 10, 2011 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Dale Kenneth Hicks, 84, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2011 at his home in McCook. Dale was born on March 8, 1927, in Curtis to Fred T. and Mae Elizabeth (Grous) Hicks, Jr. He and his siblings were raised by their grandmother in rural Frontier County. He graduated from Nebraska School of Agriculture in 1945...
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Special assignments reap valuable rewards for bargain hunters
(Editorial ~ 07/15/11)
Promotions don't 'just happen.'
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What's it all about?
(Column ~ 07/15/11)
A lot of people believe the world is getting progressively worse; that there is more lying, cheating, dishonesty, and aberrant behavior than ever before. I'm not sure that's true but one thing is true; thanks to 24 hour a day, 7 days a week news coverage, we sure hear about it more...
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NSP funds subject of public hearing
(Local News ~ 07/15/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook City Council will host a public hearing Monday evening at 7:30 p.m., at Memorial Auditorium to discuss the Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds used to demolish properties in the McCook area. The City of McCook was awarded more than $540,000 from the U.S. ...
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The final chapter
(Local News ~ 07/15/11)
Movie goers line up Thursday night in front of the Cinema 3 in McCook, Nebraska to watch the final Harry Potter movie. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 opened Friday morning, at 12:01 a.m. Fans began lining up three hours before the movie began, and tickets were sold out by 7 p.m., Thursday. ...
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Hometown bands will rock at BBQ, band and brew fest
(Local News ~ 07/15/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- Hometown bands will get the crowd rocking with country and pop music Saturday night at the BBQ, Band and Brew Festival on the Schmick's Market parking lot in Westview Plaza. Kaleidoscope Eyes and the Country Rebels, both from McCook, will join the Blue Collar musical group from North Platte as the featured bands at the first, but hopefully not last, Krazy Night entertainment event...
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Adams birthday
(Birthdays ~ 07/15/11)
The family of Dale Adams of McCook, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday, July 23. He was born in rural Culbertson, Nebraska. Family includes wife, Clara of McCook; sons, Jeff and wife, Sue of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Doug and wife, Pam of Keller, Texas; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 302 West P, McCook, NE 69001...
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