Stories from Friday, October 17, 2003

WICHITA, Kan. -- Roger Pachner, 58, of Oberlin, died today (Oct. 16, 2003) at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born July 11, 1945, to Louis and Donna (Boggs) Pachner in McCook. He was raised in Dresden and Oberlin. He attended Oberlin Elementary School and graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1963...

PLAINVILLE, Kan. -- Jesse A. Hunt, 77, of Palco, Kan., died Thursday (Oct. 16, 2003) at Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kan. He was born July 24, 1926, to John and Elizabeth (Deirking) Hunt in Lebanon. He was a 1945 graduate of Lebanon High School...

Health concerns and a disruption in air traffic at the McCook Airport have prompted McCook officials to take drastic measures to scare away the turkey buzzards that have been roosting in east McCook. In a press release from the McCook Police Department, Chief Ike Brown said his department, the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will begin firing three air cannons around the airport in order to disrupt the birds' nesting habits...

LeAni Rye Gonzalez was born to Andrea (Rye) and Lelberth Gonzalez on Wednesday (Oct. 1, 2003) at the Med Center in Omaha. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. Her grandparents are David and Valerie Rye of McCook and Carlos and Elesia Gonzalez of Margareta Island, Venezuela...

A new procedure can help save lives in case of a chemical accident.

OMAHA -- The season came to an end for the McCook Bison Softball team with a 2-0 loss to Elkhorn in the consolation bracket of the Class B State Softball Tournament at Omaha this morning. The game was originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday night but was delayed because of rain. At game time, the Bison were playing in 30 degree temperatures...

Blessed with a smooth, flowing natural golf swing, Katherine Morell of McCook has been poised for championship level play since her childhood years. Tuesday, that potential was realized when Katherine shot a final round score of 75 to capture the Nebraska Class B individual girls' golf title...

**Marriage Protection President Bush has declared this week as Marriage Protection Week. The majority of people in this great country agree that marriage should be between one man and one woman. Our senators and representatives in the house need to hear from the majority. The federal marriage amendment will change the Constitution to specifically state that marriage is one man and one woman...

KEARNEY -- Robert L. Adams, 87, of Trenton, died Thursday (Oct. 16, 2003) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born Feb. 12, 1915, to Ethan Claude and Daisy L. (Harrison) Adams in Hitchcock County. He grew up on a farm in the Cornell Community and attended Trenton High School...