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Richard Clarence Alba
(Obituary ~ 04/03/17)
Richard Clarence Alba May 3, 1949 - March 28, 2017 BENKELMAN Neb. — Richard Clarence Alba passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Kearney Regional Hospital. He was 67 years old. Richard was born May 3, 1949, in Goodland, Kan., to Henry Salvador and Alice (Krutsinger) Alba. He graduated from Anaheim, Calif., in 1968. On April 29, 1969, Richard was drafted into the U.S. Army, serving in light weapons infantry until he was honorably discharged on Jan. 26, 1971...
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Janice Gertrude Anna Breinig
(Obituary ~ 04/03/17)
Janice Gertrude Anna Breinig Aug. 16, 1938 - March 30, 2017 ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Janice Gertrude Anna Breinig, 78, of Arapahoe, died March 30, 2017, at her home. She was born on Aug. 16, 1938, south of McCook, Neb., in Red Willow County to Martin and Helen (Potthoff) Keen. ...
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Rebates available for certain trees
(Local News ~ 04/03/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Citizens purchasing trees for planting within McCook city limits are likely eligible for a rebate of up to $100 per tree from the city’s 2017 Tree Rebate Program. To be eligible for the spring rebate program trees must be purchased between March 27 and June 9, 2017, and rebate requests must be received by June 24. Only trees planted on property within McCook city limits will qualify, according to program guidelines established by the Tree Advisory Board...
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Simply strings
(Local News ~ 04/03/17)
Charles Coleman directs local musicians in a performance of “Fold Songs & Fiddle Tunes” Sunday in the Fox Theatre. The theater was nearly at capacity as residents enjoyed tunes like “Danny Boy,” “Ashokan Farewell” and “You Lift Me Up” featuring soloists Leanne Miller and Elizabeth Knedlik, with a dedication to the late Maribeth Augustyn...
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Area schools all earn titles at Hoehner
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — No Class C or D area school went home without a girls’ championship during the Leroy Hoehner Invitational on Friday. The Cambridge girls scored a combined 105 varsity/JV points for fifth overall as senior Alea Shaner won the triple jump (35’1”). Freshman teammate Korynn Clason gave the Trojans a 1-2 finish...
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Golfers beat cold at Cambridge
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/17)
CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Area golfers proved they could conquer cold elements while earning top five teams among 15 represented at Friday’s Cambridge Invitational. Southern Valley led the area pack with a 365 for second place, trailing only champion Alma’s 349. Top 10 placer Sheldon Brown powered the Eagles by firing 88...
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Cambridge artist creates sculpture for Nebraska Farm Bureau's 100th
(Local News ~ 04/03/17)
LINCOLN, Neb. — On Thursday, a large crowd gathered at the Nebraska Farm Bureau offices in Lincoln to celebrate the Brueau’s 100th anniversary and to unveil a commemorative bronze sculpture by Cambridge artist Sondra L. Jonson. The Farm Bureau, which began in 1917 with 300 members and has grown to over 61,000 members, has a legacy of advocacy and assistance for Nebraska’s farm families. ...
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Beaver City Convention hosting speaker on Islamic Infiltration and Biblical Basics
(Local News ~ 04/03/17)
BEAVER CITY, Neb. — Churches and individuals in counties surrounding Furnas County are invited to attend the Southeast Sunday School Spring Convention being held in Beaver City on Sunday April 9th. The meeting will begin at 2:00 p,m. at the Faith Community Church which is located on Highway 89 on the west edge of Beaver City...
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Bison tennis girls win N.P. Invite titles
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/17)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — With McCook winning two titles, the Bison tennis girls were only two points from catching Class A Kearney for top honors at Friday’s North Platte Invitational. McCook totaled 49 points to Kearney’s 51 as the Bison remained unbeaten this season at both No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles...
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Hoehner Invite girls' top placers
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/17)
All champions, top placers and team scores from Friday’s Leroy Hoehner Invite: Teams: 1. McCook 250.5, 2. Holdrege 194, 3. Colby, Kan., 143; 4. Lexington 117, 5. Cambridge 107.5, 6. Southern Valley 93, 7. Dundy County-Stratton 52. All races in meters...
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Leroy Hoehner boys' invite results
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/17)
Boys All top area placers and team scores from Friday: Combined varisty and JV teams: 1. McCook 359, 2. Holdrege 156, 3. Lexington 152.5, 4. Colby, Kan., 136, 5. Dundy County-Stratton 109, 6. Southern Valley 66, 7. Cambridge 29.5. Varsity results 100-dash: 1. ...
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Bison girls rule home invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Nobody dashed victory hopes like the McCook Bison girls through Friday’s Leroy Hoehner Invitational. The Bison took three of those top four spots during both 100 and 200-meter dashes. Junior Laurel Schmidt won the 200 while classmates Jaden Bryant took second and Emily Arp finished fourth...
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Wrestling action
(Local News ~ 04/03/17)
Justin Dynamic flips Ricky Lee in MWA Pro Wrestling at Memorial Auditorium in McCook Saturday night. Other featured wrestlers included Brian Blade, Big Hoss, Gorgeous Alex Gretzky, Shane Sanders, Phoebe the San Francisco Treat and many more.
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Bison boys top 350 points in big invite win
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Fumble was a word never heard around McCook’s practice football field as three champion relays helped lead the Bison boys’ track and field domination on Friday. Every exchange of the baton was clean even in chilly conditions that were almost frosty during a 1600-meter final showdown...
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Study indicates Nebrasakans enjoy great quality of life
(Editorial ~ 04/03/17)
Area residents enjoy their live music, as evidenced by expanding local nightlife offerings, but more traditional types as well, as evidenced by Sunday’s “Folk Songs and Fiddle Tunes” concert at the Fox Theatre. Congratulations to everyone involved in the Simply Strings organization, such as director Charles Coleman, soloists Elizabeth Knedlik and Leanne Miller, and it was touching to see a tribute to the late Maribeth Augustyn, who probably played an important part in the lives of the majority of the musicians on stage Sunday afternoon.. ...
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Growing old with style and grace
(Local News ~ 04/03/17)
My wife, Jean comes from a family life of long livers — especially the generation of her grandparents. They apparently were blessed with good genes, because most of them were not especially fussy about good health habits. In the early days of our marriage, in the 1950s, I was privileged to get to know these people, on their annual visits to “the farm.”...
- Marvin G. Odell (Obituary ~ 04/03/17)
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