Stories from Monday, July 14, 2003

MNB hosts Class District 6 tourney By JOHN J. MESH Gazette Sports Editor Glass half-empty: The McCook National Bank American Legion Seniors lost all five of their games this weekend. Glass half-full: The Seniors lost five games by a total of six runs...

Dwayne and Connie Reiman of Lawrence and Don and Korrine Rowland of McCook announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children, Tina Reiman of Kearney and Tom Rowland of Lincoln. The bride-to-be is a 1998 graduate of Lawrence High School, a 2000 graduate of McCook Community College and a 2003 graduate of the University of Nebraska at Kearney with a degree in vocational business education. ...

Mindy Doss and John Brewster, both of Kearney, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Donna Cassidy of Omaha, Loren Cassidy of LaVista and Charles and Lynn Brewster of Kearney. Grandparents of the bride-to-be are Wayne and Shirley Ball of McCook and Ross Doss of McCook and the late Jack Doss. ...

90th birthday The family of Eunice Bodeman is hosting an open house in honor of her 90th birthday, July 19, 2-4 p.m., at the American Legion, 323 North Tecumseh Avenue, Wauneta. Her birthday is July 17. Her family includes sons, Kenneth and wife, Dorinda Polly of McCook, Karl and wife, Judith Polly of Wauneta, Gary and wife, Diane Polly of Erie, Colo., and Don and wife, Pat Polly of Lincoln. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 175 North Shawnee, Wauneta, NE 69045...

Amy Osberg and Jason Wietjes, both of Dallas, Texas, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Michael and Susanne Osberg of Grand Island and Connie and Rodney Wietjes of Gibbon. Grandparents of the bride-to-be are Claire and Robert Uerling of Indianola. ...

Davin Lewis Brunswick Tiffany and James Brunswick of McCook announce the birth of their son, Davin Lewis, July 8, 2003, at Community Hospital of McCook. He weighed 7 pounds and 9 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. He has two brothers, Dawson, 5, and Drake, 1 1/2. Grandparents are Arden and Cathy Myers, Linda Brunswick and Wayne Brunswick, all of McCook. Great-grandparents are Harry and Barbara Hixon of McCook and Sam Farr of Oberlin...

Hans Horachek, the proprietor of McCook Cleaners issued a plea in June of 1943 to his customers to please send hangers along with their garments so they could deliver them properly. Hans said that he was unable to buy hangers of any kind because of the wartime conditions...

My ex-wife was bitten by her pet ball python earlier this week. We had gotten it as a gift ten years ago when a fellow teacher of hers brought it back from a pet store in Houston, Texas. It was newborn and so small that the friend flew from Houston to Little Rock with the snake in her pocket. It would literally fit in the palm of your hand...

One of the biggest annoyances of ESPN and ESPNews is that the same sports stories are covered over and over and over again. By the time the shows are repeated the third or fourth time through, you have the major sports news of the day before memorized...

For a great many years the most popular men's social club in any small town was the local barbershop. This probably dated back to the old Roman Baths, the place where men met friends, cleaned up a bit, and left refreshed, with the scent of cool lotions on their bodies...

Dear Editor, The farmers market has been open now for two weeks. It has been brought to my attention that not all seniors eligible for the Nebraska Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program 2003 have been made aware of it. How seniors participate: Sign up for the coupon program at your local participating senior center...

Dear Editor, To McCook Gazette and Southwest Nebraska Community: I enjoyed hearing of the McCook Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad's contributions to the communities they are all part of and are obviously very proud of being a part of. The many Fire/EMS organizations that volunteer throughout the Southwest Nebraska area have always been very impressive to me. ...

One of the pleasures of community living is watching change take place. It's especially enjoyable in towns of McCook's size, because you know the places by sight and the people by name. For example, take what's going on this summer in McCook. This very day, traffic switched to the all-new concrete lanes of traffic on the south side of U.S. ...

For far too long, this community has allowed an unsafe and unsightly structure to stand unused and uninhabited at McCook's main downtown intersection. The building in question -- known in recent years as the Romanoff Building -- was one of the early day centers of commerce in the community, serving as a bank in the final years of the 1800s and the first half of the 1900s...

Genevieve Janrose Terry TRENTON -- Genevieve Janrose Terry, 87, died Saturday (July 12, 2003) at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was born February 6, 1916, to Belmont and Tillie (Benson) Chapman in Denver, Colo. She grew up in Denver, and graduated from North High School in 1934. ...

Evelyn L. Marshall LINCOLN -- Evelyn L. Marshall, 75, of Lincoln, died Saturday (July 12, 2003) at Bryan LGH East Hospital in Lincoln. She was born Feb. 12, 1928, to Lee and Doris (Hamilton) Dinnel in Hayes County. Her family moved to McCook in the 1940's where she grew up and graduated from McCook High School in 1945. She completed two years at McCook Junior College...

Jennifer Heble and Roger Taylor announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride are Patricia and Charlie Powers of McCook and the late Steve Heble. Her grand parents are Sylvia Altman and the late Adolph Altman of Hayes Center. The bride-to-be is a 1996 graduate of McCook High School and a 1999 graduate of the University of Nebraska at Kearney. ...

Laura Ebmeier and Garrett Nokes, both of McCook, were united in marriage May 17, 2003, at Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook with the Rev. Dr. Jeff Thurman officiating. Parents of the couple are Darold and Mary Ann Ebmeier of Maywood, Ray and Pam Nokes and Stephen and Brenda Morell, all of McCook...

HAYES CENTER -- Raising steers is the family business. Roping steers is the family sport. "We've raised steers for roping for 15 years," said Keith Lapp of rural Hayes Center. "We've been roping all our lives." Keith and Lana Lapp and their son and daughter and their families raise longhorn steers for lease to rodeos and roping clubs. The family has leased steers in 15 western states, from Wisconsin to Arizona...

The final night of points Friday snuck up on everyone at McCook Speedway, so some drivers worked hard to give it their best effort for their last effort for points. Troy Bayne and Charley Brown of North Plate, Brady Koch of Cambridge, Larry Pollmann, Jason Stephens and Josh Bopp of McCook and Jeff Wignall of Alliance made the most of their efforts, getting the 40 points drivers receive for winning their A Features...

Tyler Bieck: When did you begin to play baseball? Eric Anderson: Way back in the day at the young age of five. TB: What positions do you play? EA: Strictly catcher. It's obvious I play it because it's the hardest position on the field. TB: What do you think about playing for MNB coach Tye Hallowell? EA: I've developed a pretty good relationship with him over the past two years. Bottom line, he's a nice guy...

A McCook farmer has filed a lawsuit in Red Willow County District Court, asking the county's zoning administrator to enforce a ruling that indicates two large-scale hog operations will need to apply for and obtain zoning permits. Greg Reiners's lawsuit filed against the county's zoning administrator claims that Sand Livestock is operating the Kircher and Geihsler hog facilities southeast of McCook without conditional use permits required for the handling of livestock waste...

Dressed in their desert camo uniforms, 66 members of the U.S. Army Reserve 1013th Quartermaster Co. were welcomed home Saturday by hundreds of supportive family members and friends. The soldiers were mobilized Feb. 2 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Upon activation, the unit reported to Fort Riley, Kan., for mobilization processing and training. In March, the unit was deployed to Camp Scorpion, Prince Hassan Air Base, Jordan...

A McCook woman was killed when she was thrown from her sport utility vehicle in an accident northeast of McCook on Sunday evening. The woman, Traci Slater, 38, was the driver of the vehicle, which slid into the ditch, rolled onto the passenger side, ejected the driver and rolled onto its top, according to the Nebraska State Patrol...

Red Willow District Court Judge John Battershell has overruled a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Lebanon woman against the Republican Valley and Twin Valley school districts and a Nebraska bond company. Judge Battershell gave the defendant 10-15 days to file a response or to answer. Attorneys for both parties told the judge they would now get the matter to trial as soon as possible. No court dates have yet been set...

The McCook Public Works Department lays the sod at the newly remodeled municipal swimming pool in McCook. The grand reopening of the swimming pool will be Tuesday, at 12:45 p.m., as scheduled. Swimmers can enjoy a day of free swimming Tuesday, along with refreshments. The city of McCook was assisted by a road crew from the McCook Work Ethic Camp in the final preparations for the opening...

With the McCook City Library's summer reading program already in full swing, new activities and events are still being added. Under the theme, "The Magic of Reading," the reading program will introduce participants to magicians and musicians, as well as the use of newspapers in everyday life. Participants in McCook's Summer Reading Program also will have more opportunities to work with a newspaper...

Kathleen Eiler of McCook won the Chamber "B" Bucks for the first phase of the promotion, when her name was drawn by B Street project manager Kelly Doyle. The second phase begins at 5 p.m. Thursday at Budke Motors. At the end of that phase, 10 $100 winners will be drawn, using the same rules, according to the McCook Area Chamber of commerce...

A 20-year-old McCook man is being held by the McCook Police Department after he was arrested for stealing a piece of construction equipment from the West Second and A streets area. According to a police report the man stole a $52,000 John Deere 554G pay-loader. He was also charged with driving under suspension. The equipment was recovered and the man is being lodged at the city jail pending a court appearance...

U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson will be the noon speaker at the "Arsenic & Old West Conference," scheduled Wednesday, Aug. 20 in McCook. Nelson, who was born and raised in McCook, called earlier this week to accept an invitation to address the conference, which will take place at the former McCook Elks Club building, now known as D's Place...

The city of McCook is planning to close Federal Avenue beginning Monday. In order to allow contractors to replace a sanitary sewer line under Federal Avenue, the city will close the street from B Street to the north side of the Amfirst Bank driveway. The road is expected to be closed for 10 days to 2 weeks...

INDIANOLA -- Indianola will use a $239,000 grant to build a new fire station. The community development block grant, presented Wednesday by Gov. Mike Johanns, will help Indianola replace a three-stall metal building used as a fire barn since the late 1950's or early 1960's...

The Nebraska State Patrol was called out to an accident Thursday, around 10 p.m. south on Highway 83. In separate incidents, within minutes of each other, Terry Carfield of McCook and Linda Schroer of Dresden, each hit a cow that was in the middle of the road...

CURTIS -- As a result of the recently settled Republican River Compact Lawsuit, all irrigators in the Middle Republican Natural Resources District must report their irrigated acres to the Middle Republican NRD Office by August 1. Well owners were sent information on this reporting process in June. ...

Robert Dean Potthoff RANGELY, Colo. -- Robert Dean Potthoff died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, in Rangely, Colo. He was born May 29, 1931, in McCook to John and Amelia Potthoff. He grew up in the Palisade area where his family farmed. In 1952, he joined the Marine Corps where he served for 10 years...