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Terrin Barnard
(Obituary ~ 05/23/12)
Terrin Barnard KEARNEY, Nebraska -- Terrin Barnard, 28, died Monday (May 21, 2012), at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Survivors include grandparents, Doug and Shari Barnard, of Lamar, Nebraska and Elaine Leatherman of Moundridge, Kansas; parents, Todd and Teresa Barnard of Wauneta, Nebraska; brother, Kevin Barnard of Imperial, Nebraska and numerous aunts and uncles...
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Leah Rose Welborn Warner
(Obituary ~ 05/23/12)
Leah Rose Welborn Warner A memorial service celebrating the life of Leah Rose Welborn Warner will be 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 26 at the Lebanon Presbyterian Church with inurnment to follow at the Lebanon Cemetery. Mrs. Warner passed away on her 96th birthday Aug. ...
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Haigler author says new book a 'kaleidoscope of life'
(Community News ~ 05/23/12)
HAIGLER, Nebraska -- Readers are describing "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow -- Always a Rose" as "a true love story" and "a kaleidoscope of life." LaNeta Carlock, of Haigler, Nebraska, describes her own book as "a collection of poetry and writings about happiness and sorrow, celebrations and remembrances, dreams and realities, travels and home, life and death. Each line comes from the heart."...
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Downtown tour
(Local News ~ 05/23/12)
McCook Economic Development Corporation and city staff tour representatives from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development through downtown McCook, Tuesday afternoon. The tour was part of McCook being selected as one of four finalists to receive 2012 Downtown Revitalization Funds. ...
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Retired general to speak Monday at Culbertson
(Local News ~ 05/23/12)
CULBERTSON, Nebraska -- Brig. Gen Harold "Hal" Confer, (RET) is the featured speaker Monday at the 10 a.m., Culbertson Memorial Day Service at the Culbertson Cemetery. Born and raised on a farm southwest of Culbertson, Confer graduated from Culbertson High School in 1942. He attended Colorado A&M University and entered aviation cadets in 1943. He completed pilot training, received his wings and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps in February 1945...
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Bringing BooBoo home
(Column ~ 05/23/12)
I walked to our back door April 27, parted the curtains in the window, and as I peered out into our driveway, I burst into tears. I made my way into the living room, and fell into Danny's arms, sobbing, "I don't want my BooBoo Kitty to be dead!" "Neither do I," he replied, choking back his own tears...
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Flag project
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/23/12)
Memorial Day weekend is quickly approaching us once again. The McCook American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts and a number of community volunteers will be setting out flags on our veteran's gravesites at Calvary, Memorial Park, and Riverview cemeteries in McCook on Saturday, May 26 at 9 a.m...
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Tri Valley Health System hosting BryanLGH Mobile Heart Screening May 31 and June 1
(Features ~ 05/23/12)
CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- Warnings about heart disease are constant and prominent, however they are still ignored a great deal of the time with the thought of being tested seeming time consuming, excessive and expensive. Therefore many, especially those who are a bit younger, continue to place this crucial aspect of their health and wellbeing on the back burner...
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Anne Frank
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/23/12)
Certain memories have haunted me from my childhood in Denver. They tie in with Anne Frank's Diary. Displaced families from Hitler's Nazi Europe moved into our neighborhood in the autumn of 1939. They had escaped from bad situations. During this time it was not unusual for five or six languages to be spoken on the playground of Dora Moore Elementary School...
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Recognizing those who stand ready to respond to medical emergencies
(Editorial ~ 05/23/12)
Being involved in a motor vehicle accident, suffering a stroke or heart attack, getting hurt in a sporting event -- they're all traumatic experiences, but worrying about getting timely help usually isn't part of it for most Nebraskans. That's because Nebraska has nearly 7,500 licensed EMS workers across the state, 80 percent of them volunteers, ready to respond to nearly any situation...
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McCook woman beating odds with genetic disorder
(Features ~ 05/23/12)
LORRI SUGHROUE McCook Daily Gazette Chelsey Eng of McCook, Nebraska is not letting a genetic disorder get in the way of living. In fact, the 22-year old is trying to draw attention to Neurofibromatosis, the disorder she's had since birth. "I can't let it get the best of me," Eng said. "It's one of the most common disorders but nobody knows about it."...
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Fox Theatre will present night of stand-up comedy
(Weekend Menu ~ 05/23/12)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- After taking their talents from coast to coast, two standup comedians are returning to Nebraska for a tour that will include a Friday night, June 1, show at the Fox Theatre in McCook. Tory J. Nixon and Mike Hogan, both noted for their quick wit and keen insights, will take the stage at the historic Fox at 8 p.m. for the "busting out all over" beginning of June...
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