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The first hundred days
(Column ~ 04/28/17)
I’m going to use this column to write about Donald Trump’s first hundred days as seen by a Democrat in heavily Republican territory. Withhold your conclusions until the end. I, as anyone who invests in the stock market, am interested in how the DOW does immediately after a presidential election and Trump fares pretty good when compared to other Presidents. ...
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Sherrel Lou Adams
(Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
Sherrel Lou Adams Nov. 11, 1946 - April 17, 2017 McCOOK, Neb. — Sherrel Lou Adams, age 70, of McCook, passed away at Hillcrest Nursing home of McCook on Monday, April 17, 2017. She was born in Atwood, Kan., on Nov. 11, 1946, to Denzel and Vesta (Brown) Gilbert. The family moved to Oberlin, Kan., where Sherrel attended and graduated from Decatur County High School...
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Marvin Roth
(Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
Marvin Roth April 26, 1930 - April 14, 2017 LINCOLN, Neb. — Marvin Roth of Lincoln, (formerly of Nebraska City), passed away at home on April 14, 2017. Marvin began his life on April 26, 1930, in McCook, Neb., born to John and Anna Roth. Upon graduating from McCook High School, Marvin married Phyllis Hershberger of Culbertson, Neb.; they were married for almost 65 years. Phyllis preceded Marvin in death on March 7, 2015...
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Dallas Clyde Wicke
(Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
Dallas Clyde Wicke Nov. 18, 1940 - April 16, 2017 GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — Dallas Clyde Wicke, 76, of Garden Grove, died April 16, 2017, in Long Beach, Calif. Dallas was born Nov. 18, 1940, at the farm home in Ludell, Kan., to Earnest William and Edith (Wimer) Wicke...
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Clifford Damrow
(Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
Clifford Damrow Nov. 6, 1938 - April 23, 2017 LINCOLN, Neb. — Clifford Ray Damrow was born Nov. 6, 1938, in Benkelman, Neb., the son of Raymond Harold and Flossie Laverne (Chaney) Damrow. Clifford passed away on April 23, 2017, in Lincoln at the age of 78 years, 5 months, 17 days...
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Why foil-packet cooking is hot, hot, hot
(Weekend Menu ~ 04/28/17)
As the saying goes, big things come in small packages and that may explain the burgeoning popularity of foil-packet recipes. Minimal preparation and cleanup are easy trade-offs for the immense flavors you can create in these tiny containers, whether you prepare them in the oven, on the grill or over an open flame...
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McCook hosting CSO All-Star hoops
(Community Sports ~ 04/28/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Top area basketball seniors have been selected for the 2017 Cambridge Community School Organization (CSO) All-Star Games on Saturday, May 26. McCook High School has the honor of hosting these annual contests since Cambridge’s gym floor will be getting refinished at that time, CHS activities director and girls’ basketball coach Jarrod Albers explained...
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McCook hosting CSO All-Star hoops
(Community Sports ~ 04/28/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Top area basketball seniors have been selected for the 2017 Cambridge Community School Organization (CSO) All-Star Games on Saturday, May 26. McCook High School has the honor of hosting these annual contests since Cambridge’s gym floor will be getting refinished at that time, CHS activities director and girls’ basketball coach Jarrod Albers explained...
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McCook hosting CSO All-Star hoops
(Community Sports ~ 04/28/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Top area basketball seniors have been selected for the 2017 Cambridge Community School Organization (CSO) All-Star Games on Saturday, May 26. McCook High School has the honor of hosting these annual contests since Cambridge’s gym floor will be getting refinished at that time, CHS activities director and girls’ basketball coach Jarrod Albers explained...
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RPAC track, MCC baseball moved to Monday
(Community Sports ~ 04/28/17)
McCOOK, Neb. - The impending weather for the weekend has forced the McCook Community College three-game series with Southeast Community College back to Monday and Tuesday. Originally the set was schedule to start on Saturday with a double header and a single nine-inning game on Sunday, will now be a doubleheader on Monday starting at 3 p.m. and a single nine- nning game on Tuesday, starting at 1 p.m...
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Ex-MCC hoops star gets NASCAR shot
(Community Sports ~ 04/28/17)
Former McCook Community College basketball star Brehanna Daniels has switched sports and now has the opportunity to become the first African-American woman to pit a car in a national racing series. Brehanna was among nine former college student-athletes selected last year to participate in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity (D4D) Crew Member Development Program, and worked as a tire changer in her very first race this year at Nashville on April 8...
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Eagles rally to win RPAC golf titles
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/17)
BERTRAND, Neb. — Southern Valley’s second-half comeback became the story of RPAC tournament play on Thursday at Hi-Line Golf Course. The first nine holes were a little nasty as Eagles needed eight and even nine strokes while falling behind Alma’s league leading pace...
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McCook football camp dates are set
(Community Sports ~ 04/28/17)
The McCook Bison football team will be hosting the annual Championship Football Camp with this year’s dates being June 5-8. The camp will feature many of the players that helped McCook The last four Class B state semifinals. This camp is designed for those entering second through eighth grades this fall...
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McCook football camp dates are set
(Community Sports ~ 04/28/17)
The McCook Bison football team will be hosting the annual Championship Football Camp with this year’s dates being June 5-8. The camp will feature many of the players that helped McCook The last four Class B state semifinals. This camp is designed for those entering second through eighth grades this fall...
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Hughes optimistic on property tax relief
(Local News ~ 04/28/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Things may be looking up for Nebraskans hoping for property tax relief this session. District 44 State Sen. Dan Hughes said Thursday he is “cautiously optimistic” legislation will advance that is favorable to property tax payers. Legislators spent three hours debating LB 461 earlier this week and were engaged in some intense negotiations behind the scenes, according to Hughes. ...
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City eyes road improvements, rail spur for industrial park
(Local News ~ 04/28/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council will coordinate a public discussion Monday evening on whether to use sales tax revenue to help make roadway improvements and create a rail spur for the city’s industrial park behind Valmont. City staff is working on an application for an Economic Opportunity Program grant to help with “transportation improvement costs” associated with the agricultural chemical handling facility slated for construction in the industrial park. ...
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Trees memorialize two favorite teachers
(Local News ~ 04/28/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Two popular McCook teachers were memorialized with his favorite tree, when their children planted a “Shademaster” honey locust Tuesday afternoon at the McCook Heritage Senior Center. And, because of the city’s “tree rebate program,” the six siblings plan to plant more trees to honor their parents...
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FFA awards
(Local News ~ 04/28/17)
Collin Swedberg, left, of Wallace, the 2016-17 Nebraska State FFA vice president, asks McCook Senior High FFA members to examine the difference between “recognition” and “appreciation.” “If you’re motivated by reward and recognition, it works like coffee. ...
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Banzhaf births
(Births ~ 04/28/17)
Cade James and Callie Dawn Banzhaf Cory and Jamie Banzhaf of Kearney, Neb., announce the birth of their twins, Cade James and Callie Dawn, born Feb. 2, 2017, at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney. Cade weighed 4 pounds, 8 ounces and Callie weighed 5 pounds and 2 ounces. ...
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Connecting Resources
(Local News ~ 04/28/17)
McCook Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jamie Mockry, Board President Matt Sehnert, chamber members, the McCook Cordials, friends and family welcome Carrie Galloway of Connecting Resources to chamber membership Thursday with a ribbon cutting at Sehnert’s Bakery. ...
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Chmiel birth
(Births ~ 04/28/17)
Kynsley Marie Chmiel Jesse and Lynette Chmiel of McCook announce the birth of their daughter, Kynsley Marie Chmiel, who was born March 17, 2017, in McCook. She weighed 8 pounds and measured 21 inches long. She has one sibling, Adysen, 3. Grandparents are Dick and Marilyn Stitt and Ray and Martha Chmiel, all of McCook and Shirley Chmiel of O’Neill, Neb. Great-grandparent is Alice Boyle of O’Neill...
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Making a case against lower alcohol limits
(Editorial ~ 04/28/17)
Adam Conover, host of truTV’s “Adam Ruins Everything” enjoys poking holes in popular opinion about almost every subject, from herpes to tipping wait staff. Adam might want to look into a move to lower the legal blood-alcohol level for driving to .05 from .08...
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Letters of McCook’s earliest doctor
(Column ~ 04/28/17)
Continuing the saga of one of McCook’s earliest doctors, the letters of Dr. Byron B. Davis written to his fiancé were compiled and printed in book form by his son, Dr. John B. Davis. A portion of this book is available at the Southwest Nebraska Genealogy Society’s library for research covering the years from 1885 – 1887...
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Keep it local
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/28/17)
April 30th is “National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day,” and with an estimated 6.5 million pets entering shelters every year, there’s no shortage of furry friends looking for a new home. One way everyone can help shelter animals—whether or not we’re able to adopt one—is by supporting local shelters with donations...
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Short, sweet solution: no gifts
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/28/17)
Our current government is being led by a president who seems to like plans and policies to be short and sweet. So, concerning the president, congress, and senate, how about this for a law: No gifts. Short, sweet, and to the point. No exceptions. No way for politicians to be bought and owned by huge donors with huge demands in the way of repayment. No way for the little guy to be left out by legislation that benefits the very rich on the backs of the working class and poor...
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Control yucca
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/28/17)
Here is a way to control Yucca plants in pastures and it does not involve grass killing Roundup nor diesel fuel as advocated by the Nebraska Extension Service article in The Gazette 4-21-2017. We have used it for years to keep our pastures Yucca (Soapweed) free and get over 90 percent kill rates...
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Water birds
(Local News ~ 04/28/17)
A flock of yellow-headed blackbirds enjoy the water in a cattle tank near Max, Neb. Wildlife has to endure a few days of winter-like weather this weekend while they wait for more seasonable spring weather to arrive.
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Gladys Louise Crocker
(Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
Gladys Louise Crocker March 13, 1928 - April 27, 2017 LINCOLN, Neb. — Gladys Louise Crocker, 89, died Thursday (April 27, 2017), in Lincoln. Visitation is Monday, May 1, 2017, from 2 to 8 p.m. at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home in McCook with the family greeting friends from 5 to 7 p.m...
- Carla (Peek) Brown (Obituary ~ 04/28/17)
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Brothers teammates sign with MCC golf
(College Sports ~ 04/28/17)
McCOOK, Neb. — Head Coach Tyler Loop has announced that Dundy County-Stratton senior Brady Wonderly, has signed to become an Indian Golfer for the 2017-18 school year. This is the first of four signings for this year recruiting class. Brady will join his brother Kaleb Wonderly, Colton Zulkoski, and Brady Rodgers, as well as three more incoming players to round out the 2017-18 golf squad. Watch for more details...
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