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Eris J. Marquardt
(Obituary ~ 08/26/14)
Eris J. Marquardt July 2, 1926 - Aug. 23, 2014 CULBERTSON, Neb. -- Eris J. Marquardt, age 88, of Culbertson, died at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte, Nebraska, on Aug. 23, 2014. She was born in Hamlet, Nebraska, on July 2, 1926, to Roy I. and Virgie (Huff) Smith...
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Donella S. Wheeler
(Obituary ~ 08/26/14)
Donella S. Wheeler Jan. 15, 1951 - Aug. 24, 2014 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Donella S. Wheeler, 63, of Cambridge, died Sunday (Aug. 24, 2014). at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born in Norton, Kansas, on Jan. 15, 1951, to Donallee and Ella (Orvis) Wilson. She attended and graduated from Wilsonville High School in 1969. Shortly after graduation, she moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she began a career as an x-ray technician...
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LaVerne Eva Harrison-Hoyt
(Obituary ~ 08/26/14)
LaVerne Eva Harrison-Hoyt May 22, 1916 - Aug. 23, 2014 FREDERICKSBURG, Texas -- LaVerne Eva Harrison-Hoyt ("Vernie") was born May 22, 1916, in Jewell, Kansas, and passed away Aug. 23, 2014, at the age of 98. She was one of four siblings born to Claude and Myrtle Manker...
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Witte anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 08/26/14)
65th anniversary The children and grandchildren of Gerald and Jean Witte of Cambridge, Nebraska, announce the couple's 65th wedding anniversary. They were married at St. John's Catholic Church Aug. 31, 1949, in Cambridge. Their family includes children, Barb and husband, Duane Phillips, Brenda and husband, Mark Miller, Steve and wife, Connie Witte, Sharon and husband, Kelly Evans, Roger and wife, Nan Witte, Mark and wife, Deb Witte, and the late Janet Davis;...
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McCook Concert Association gears up for new season
(Local News ~ 08/26/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Concert Association is gearing up for a new season and released its schedule of upcoming acts last week. Touted as one of the best entertainment values in the area and a rare opportunity for area residents to attend world class entertainment, the 2014-15 season includes four performances at the Fox Theatre beginning in late September and ending in early May...
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More Calabria road problems cropping up
(Local News ~ 08/26/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- Problems with a road project in the Calabria Subdivision northeast of McCook, Nebraska, have emerged at such a rate that Red Willow County's highway superintendent lost track of their number during a commissioners' meeting Monday morning...
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White House honors Cambridge woman for ag leadership
(Local News ~ 08/26/14)
LINCOLN, Neb. -- When Desiree Wineland of Cambridge found out she was to be honored by the White House as a Future of American Agriculture Champions of Change, she said she was humbled by the award. For it wasn't too many years ago that Wineland and her husband, Calvin, decided to move to Nebraska to embark on a new career in agriculture after retiring from more than 20 years of military service...
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Kiplinger Trust funding another horse arena
(Local News ~ 08/26/14)
McCOOK, Neb. -- A member of the Red Willow County, Nebraska, fair board said Monday that the addition of one more horse arena will take the county fairgrounds in McCook "from best to big time." Fair board member Don Klein of McCook told county commissioners during their weekly meeting Monday that the new "Alice Arena" will not be designed, built, operated or maintained with any tax payer money. "There will be no money spent that doesn't come from the Kiplinger trust," Klein said...
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Nebraska education maintains reliance on local property taxes
(Editorial ~ 08/26/14)
There were few surprises in a study released Monday about Nebraska's educational funding system, but that doesn't make them any less remarkable. In 1990, Nebraska ranked 49th nationally in state aid to K-12 education. Now, many years and many legislative efforts later, Nebraska ranks ... 49th nationally in Fiscal 2012, the latest year for which figures are available...
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An idyllic Sunday afternoon
(Column ~ 08/26/14)
It was the usual. Church this morning and a nap after lunch. Mid-afternoon it seemed a good idea to take Grannie Annie to an ice-cream spot just enjoy a "date" together. It was time to head back to the home office to pay and send bills, write a column, help organize an upcoming class reunion--you know the mundane tasks which each of fills our lives...
- Jurascals (Weekend Menu ~ 08/26/14)
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