Stories from Thursday, September 11, 2003

Sidney just happens to be the team McCook Bison is playing Friday night for the second football game of the season. The Red Raiders will be in town for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff Friday at Weiland Field. The Bison team's biggest opponent might be the Bison. More specifically, the opponent is turnovers. The Bison coughed up seven fumbles and lost four, plus threw an interception, in last week's 25-16 win over Gering...

KEARNEY -- The University of Nebraska Board of Regents awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters to former Governor Frank B. Morrison Sr., in a ceremony held at the University of Nebraska at Kearney on Wednesday. Presiding were University President L. Dennis Smith, Regents Don Blank of McCook and Chuck Wilson of Lincoln, UNK Chancellor Doug Kristensen and UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman...

"McCook has been dedicated to this college like no other," John Gale, Nebraska Secretary of State, tells the assembly at this morning's dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for new or remodeled buildings at McCook Community College. The facilities include McMillen Hall's newly completed Welcome and Student Success Center, along with the newly-constructed Ben E. ...

The Mid Plains Community College Board of Governors reached a compromise with taxpayers Wednesday night when they agreed to raise the college's property tax levy by $0.00500 instead of the proposed $0.00900 per $100 of valuation. The board met with opposition from a number of people including Bob Lesso, a member of the Western Nebraska Taxpayers Association, who encouraged the board to make cuts rather than increase property taxes. ...

Will not give in Dear Editor, Come on Christian Fundamentalists! Are we going to let this un-named person in Speakout, 9-8-03, insult our Savior and us in such a rude, crude and cruel manner? We will not give in to such a hurtful and demeaning description of Christians who believe in a living, loving God who rules and controls the entire world, which He created. By the way, this is not superstition, and Jesus is not dead...

This will probably come as no surprise to you, but when Americans of the past visualized the future they were often far off base. Most often, the visionaries' problem was that they got carried away. They may have been on the right track, but often their guesses turned into wild futuristic fantasies. ...

SARGENT -- Lyn R. Johnson, 67, died Friday, July 25, 2003, at his home from diabetes complications. He was born Oct. 14, 1935, to Samuel and Velda (Rucker) Johnson in Norcatur, Kan. He grew up and graduated in Danbury. On June 16, 1955, he married Lois Ludlow. ...

Shawn and Rami Hanes of Trenton announce the birth of their daughter, Carsyn LeElyn, Sept. 5, 2003, at Community Hospital of McCook. She weighed 8 pounds and 2 ounces and was 19 inches long. Grandparents are Steve and Cindy Quigley of Indianola, Tom and Connie Bryant of Wayne, Okla., and Ed and Virginia Hanes of Trenton. Great-grandparents are Millie Housley of McCook and the late Stan Housley, Stan and Mitty Quigley of Indianola and Rex and Twyla Steinbrink of Trenton...

Michael and Judy Cacy of McCook announce the birth of their son, Ethan Michael, July 7, 2003, at Community Hospital/Children's Hospital of Omaha. He weighed 3 pounds and 2 ounces and was 16 inches long. His grandparents are Bill and Theresa Cash of Mullen, Dan and MIllie Corey of McCook and Jim Cacy of McCook. Great-grandparents are Charlotte Cash of Mullen, Darwin and Shirley Yonkers of Maywood and Charles and Mardelle Miller of McCook...

Will not give in Dear Editor, Come on Christian Fundamentalists! Are we going to let this un-named person in Speakout, 9-8-03, insult our Savior and us in such a rude, crude and cruel manner? We will not give in to such a hurtful and demeaning description of Christians who believe in a living, loving God who rules and controls the entire world, which He created. By the way, this is not superstition, and Jesus is not dead...

This will probably come as no surprise to you, but when Americans of the past visualized the future they were often far off base. Most often, the visionaries' problem was that they got carried away. They may have been on the right track, but often their guesses turned into wild futuristic fantasies. ...

Where were you the day America changed forever? I was right here, sitting at my desk, just as I am now, when Dawn Cribbs made the announcement. "A plane just crashed into the World Trade Center." "What a horrible accident," we all agreed. And then a second plane crashed into the second tower. ...