Stories from Monday, March 15, 2004

Cambridge makes it to championship game for first time since 1977 LINCOLN -- The Ravenna Blue Jays found out in their 77-62 loss to the Cambridge Trojans in the Class C2 boys state basketball championships on Friday that if every starter on the opposing team scores in double digits then your chance of winning decreases drastically...

HERNDON -- The Herndon Beavers boys basketball team ended its fairy tale season March 6 at the Kansas Class 1A Sub-state championship game in Russell, Kan. The Beavers lost to Weskan 81-61. Both of Herndon's losses to from the hands of the Weskan Coyotes...

Cambridge becomes 8th school to win state titles in football, boys hoops in same season LINCOLN -- Cambridge captured the Class C2 boys championship Saturday morning in the Devaney Center with a 58-50 victory over the Louisville Lions. Cambridge, a school that has won six football titles since 1993, was runner-up in basketball in 1977 but had never been crowned champion...

UNK's Wagner just misses All-American honors in indoor track KEARNEY -- The University of Nebraska-Kearney track team had six All-Americans at the NCAA Division II Championships Saturday in Boston. Repeating as All-Americans were seniors Derek Bailey (high jump) and Nate Wheat (shot put) with senior John Laux (triple jump), juniors Kate Semin (400) and Derek Frese (35-pound weight throw) and sophomore Shauna Birchard (shot put) earning top honors for the first time...

The outcome of the Trojan season tells the whole story.

During the 1930s, in the depths of drought and depression in Nebraska, higher education for the vast majority of high school graduates was something out of the question, even though tuition and housing costs at most of the colleges in the state were, even by the standards of the day, very reasonable...

CAMBRIDGE -- Sherry Gonzales is an admitted "house mouse" when Nebraska's winter weather is cold and the wind's a-blowin'. 'course, Sherry's not used to winter in Nebraska. She moved to Cambridge in January -- from Yuma, Ariz. However, Sherry is renovating her "dream house," so being cooped up inside isn't a major problem for her...

June 18, 1925-March 11, 2004 OBERLIN -- Clarence John Bruggeman, 78, died Thursday (March 11, 2004) at Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. He was born June 18, 1925, to Brenard and Anna (Wolf) Bruggeman in Leoville, Kan. He was raised in Leoville and attended school there...

July 14, 1932-March 12, 2004 COLUMBUS -- Delores E. "Dee" Miller, 71, died Friday (March 12, 2004) at Beverly Health Care in Columbus. She was born July 14, 1932, to Anton and Agnes (Vancura) Kisela in Hayes County. She graduate from Stratton High School in 1949. During her youth she was voted Miss Stratton-Trenton Dam...

Sept. 29, 1969-Jan. 2, 2004 LINCOLN -- David Hald was born Sept. 29, 1969 in Cozad. He died Jan. 2, 2004, in Lincoln. He attended grade school in Curtis through the third grade. He attended the JP Lord School in Omaha during the fourth grade. Dave attended special education classes in Culbertson during the fifth and sixth grades. He attended school in McCook from seventh grade through the twelfth grade. Dave graduated from special education from McCook High School in 1981...

Nov. 14, 1949-March 6, 2004 LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Stephen Gene Tuller died March 6, 2004, at his home in Las Vegas, Nev., following a year long lung cancer illness. He was born on Nov. 14, 1949, in McCook to Delman H. and Miriam (Phillips) Tuller. Stephen was baptized as an infant in the Catholic church and later as a youth in the Baptist church. ...

Jamie Adkins of Holdrege and Ahren Provance of Kimball announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Timothy and Kimberly Adkins of Holdrege and Doug and Jennifer Provance of Kimball. Grandparents are Jerry and Mayrene Chamberlain of Guernsey, Wyo., Delane Adkins of Camden, W.V., Jean Adkins of Horner, W.V., Jack and Wilma Vencill of Kimball and John and Virginia Frey of Grand View, Mo. ...

Les and Nancy Schmidt of Indianola will celebrate their 25th anniversary March 24. Their children are Rochelle and Kirby.

The family of Verle Raichart is hosting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday March 18. Cards of congratulations will reach him at Route 1 Box 41, Benkelman, NE 69021.

The family of Edna Donze is hosting a card shower in honor of her 88th birthday March 17. Cards of congratulations will reach her at El Dorado Manor, Box 97, Trenton, NE 69044.

The family of Ernest R. Fischer is hosting a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday March 15. He has 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach him at PO Box 952, McCook, NE 69001.

The family of Katherine Adams is hosting a card shower in honor of her 93rd birthday, March 17th. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 704 West 14th, McCook, NE 69001.

The family of Fannie Barber is hosting an open house in honor of her 100th birthday, March 20, 3-5 p.m., at the Indianola Christian Church in Indianola. She was born March 22, 1904 in Cedar Bluffs, Kan. Her children are Margaret Neel of McCook and Lois and Neal Thomas of Lincoln. She has 10 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach her at Route 1, Box 121, McCook, NE 69001...