Stories from Tuesday, February 11, 2003

The McCook Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its 13th annual Home and Builders Show at the the former Stage Building in Westview Plaza on Friday through Sunday. "The Chamber is proud to carry on the tradition of being the host for this event," Chamber Director Marie Owen said about the event. "We take great pride in the quality of our show."...

Members of the presidential search committee for the Mid-Plains College Area are taking their jobs very, very seriously. Proof of this was furnished a week ago, when all 19 members of the search team were in attendance in North Platte when the list of applicants was reduced to a final field of eight candidates...

SARGENT -- Kory and April Kitt of Sargent announce the birth of a daughter, Karina Lynn, born Thursday (Jan. 30, 2003). She weighed 7 pounds, 8 1/2 ounces. Grandparents are Gaylord and Anita Ottun of Sargent, Keith Kitt of Wauneta, and Karla and Woody Morford of McCook. Great-grandparents are Donnaline Kitt of Wauneta and Bill and Ruby Stock of McCook...

The family of Arletta Hunkins is hosting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday, Feb. 13. Cards of congratulations will reach her at P.O. Box 188, Grandview Retirement Center, Stratton, NE 69043.

Pinpoint Communications Inc., a diversified telecommunications company, announced today the signing of a purchase agreement with Classic Cable TV Systems of Tyler, Texas. Pinpoint will purchase all of Classic's properties within the state of Nebraska...

Momma, poppa and the family pet snowdog greet drivers along East H Street in McCook. Sunny skies are expected to break up the family soon.

WASHINGTON -- The Southwest Nebraska Resource Conservation and Development Council was recently named the 2002 Outstanding Council of the Year by the National Association of RC&D Councils which is comprised of more than 368 councils. Ted Tietjen of Grant, an Executive Officer of Southwest Nebraska RC&D, Steve Chick, NRCS State Conservationist and Ken Noonan, Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations were in Washington D.C. ...

The first event in the new Kiplinger Equestrian Arena on the fairgrounds in McCook will be a day-long John Deere Expo sponsored by Southwest Implement Wednesday, March 26 (postponed from Feb. 26), starting at 11 a.m. The guest speaker will be Bruce Vincent, a third-generation logger from Libby, Mont., who has created a nation-wide student exchange program to teach urban children about those who work the land...

About 50 medical personnel from McCook and surrounding counties met at Community Hospital yesterday to receive training on giving the small pox vaccine and its side effects. Thirteen people, all hospital personnel who have been identified as "first responders," were vaccinated for small pox. More first responders will receive the vaccine next week. The first responders, who would vaccinate the public in the event of a small pox outbreak due to terrorism, also practiced injection technique...

James Raymond Trupp, 58, of Imperial, died Wednesday (Feb. 5, 2003) at his home following a short but courageous battle with cancer. Jim was born March 22, 1944, in McCook, to Raymond and Elsie (Foster) Trupp. He attended country school at District 8 through eighth grade, graduating from McCook High School in 1962 and McCook Community College in 1964. He then attended Chadron State College...

Lydia M. Webster died Sunday (Feb. 9, 2003) at Community Hospital of McCook. She was born March 17, 1901, in Cheyenne County near St. Francis, to Peter and Mary Catherine (Wagner) Freehling. Lydia was the oldest living child of Peter and Mary, having eight sisters and one brother to share the family home with...

MAYWOOD -- Velma Carr, 86, died Sunday (Feb. 9, 2003) at her home in Maywood. She was born April 7, 1916, in a sod house north of Paxton, to Clayton and Lucy (Prosise) Bussard. On Jan. 15, 1935, she married Glenn Carr at Trenton. They farmed at Palisade and Hayes Center for many years before moving to Maywood in 1971...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- LaVonne Gail "Vonnie" Sappenfield, 58, formerly of Atwood, died Wednesday (Feb. 5, 2003) in San Antonio, Texas. She was born July 26, 1944, at Kansas City, Kan., to Delbert Fay "D.F." and LaVergne (King) McClelland. She graduated from Atwood Community High School in 1961. ...