Stories from Thursday, November 15, 2001

Growing up with two hunters in the family plus a regular entourage of friends who enjoy the pastime, I once felt I had at least a limited idea of what the sport was all about. That is until this weekend when I went out with my husband. After a Sunday hunting trip which began well before any deer in his right mind would even consider getting up and about to forage for food, I now know that the concepts I've held from my childhood were just whimsical fantasies...

One of the simplest ... and sweetest ... pleasures of life is the exquisite taste of food prepared specially, and lovingly, by friends, family members and co-workers. With that in mind, the staff of the McCook Daily Gazette today joins in presenting "A Holiday Recipe Guide."...

Dear Editor, The report cards are in and the grades are good! Nebraska's public schools are doing their jobs-and in most cases doing those jobs very well. At a Friday, Nov. 9, news conference the Governor, the Commissioner of Education, the Chair of the Legislature's Education Committee and others sang the praises of new state Report Card, of teachers for their work in making this report possible and the job Nebraska's public schools are doing...

Bettie June Owens TRENTON -- Bettie June Owens, 70, died Tuesday (Nov. 13, 2001) at her home in Trenton. She was born July 29, 1931, at Syracuse, Kan., to Roy and Elizabeth (Hendricks) Shoup. She grew up in the Lamar and Denver, Colo., areas, and attended high school in Denver...

Parmer 'Skeeter' Curtis Webb TRENTON -- Parmer "Skeeter" Curtis Webb died Wednesday (Nov. 14, 2001) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was 64 years old. Skeeter was born Nov. 15, 1936, at Clovis, N.M., to Clementine (Messina) and Tom Edward Webb. He graduated from Fort Sumner, N.M. in 1954...

Ray Search TRENTON -- Ray Search, 99, of McCook, died Wednesday (Nov. 14, 2001) at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. He was born Nov. 12, 1902, at Wymore to Morton and Marian (Spire) Search. In 1908 the family moved to McCook where he grew up and graduated from McCook High School in 1923...