Stories from Friday, April 23, 2004

ARAPAHOE -- The Arapahoe junior high boys track team took their own team title at the meet Tuesday, while Southern Valley claimed the girls' title. The Arapahoe boys finished with 94 points for first place, followed by 82 from Cambridge and 70 from Southern Valley. St. Patrick School in McCook was fourth with 63, Southwest had 56, Medicine Valley 51, Northern Valley 51, Cambridge-B 2, Jennings 0 and Southern Valley-B 0...

LEXINGTON -- McCook's Mike Knott was a double-event winner at the Lexington Junior High Track meet Monday. Knott won the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 1 inch and the 75 meter hurdles with a time of 12.3 seconds. Teammate Sam Frazier earned a first-place finish in the discus with a throw of 113-1, while Brandon Kilgore in the 195 meter hurdles with a time of 30.74 seconds...

Bison/NBDA grade 8-9 boys All-Stars picked The 10-player Bison/NBDA All-Star boys basketball team was selected. Ninth graders on the squad are Juan Rivas, Ogallala; Troy Soper, Grant; Taylor Yaw, Imperial; Justin Borowski, Grant; Mike West, Wallace; Lance Wilson, Grant; Micah Koch, Hershey and Wiley Sowle, Wallace...

U.S. Rep. Tom Osborne's new rural initiatives coordinator is a Cambridge native and the program support assistant for Southwest Nebraska Resource Conservation and Development. Lory Cappel of McCook starts her new position as a member of Congressman Osborne's staff on Monday...

May 8, 1923-April 21, 2004 LINCOLN -- J. Edwin "Ed" Kanost, 80, of Lincoln, died Wednesday (April 21, 2004) in Lincoln. He was born May 8, 1923, to Elmer and Winifred (Gibson) Kanost in Wauneta. He served in the Army during World War II with the 42nd Infantry serving from 1944-1946. He was a recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart...

Dr. Bob Baltzell, D.D.S, is facing the toughest battle of his life. In fact, it is a battle for his life and doctors have given him a grim prognosis with little reason for hope. Nevertheless, Dr. Bob is counting his blessings everyday and will not dismiss the possibility of a miracle...

Ever since the Board of Governors rectified the administration's ill-advised, arbitrary and unilateral decision to demote McCook Community College to a "Campus" of Mid-Plains Community College, MCC has been on the upswing. The latest evidence of this came Wednesday, as five consultant evaluators of the Higher Learning commission of the North Central Association recommended that the college area -- MCC included -- should receive its highest marks. ...

**EDITOR'S NOTE -- The following was written in response to the editorial, "Poppers need to go beyond the obvious," published in the weekend edition, April 17-18: In response to this piece, written with the best intentions, I think that we as citizens within this community must focus. The truth is that McCook is not an attractive place to live if you are single, young, and planning on developing any kind of career...

Usually the signs of aging are obvious, the graying hair, the sagging skin, the increased use of elastic-waist pants. But there is one further sign that you are getting old -- your crankiness level. Despite five children, I didn't think I looked or acted any older than I did in high school. As far as I was concerned, I looked the same as in my college I.D., which I still carry around in my wallet just to prove that I was young once...

The family of Alfred Hallowell is hosting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday April 30. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 1007 Norris Avenue, McCook, NE 69001.

Rusty and Casey Lashley of Silverthorne, Colo., announce the birth of their son, Mitt Rison, born April 12, 2004. He weighed 7 lbs 13 oz and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Tom are Lana Lashley and Terry and Jean Hallowell, all of McCook. Great-grandparents are Alfred Hallowell, Bud and Betty Harmon and Delma Snyder, also all of McCook...

Stephanie Anderson and Bob Hammond announce the birth of their daughter, Joslyn Marie, March 12, 2004 at Community Hospital of McCook. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Barbara Remer, Ronnie Tirrill and Carol Lambert, all of McCook and John Hammond of North Platte...

MOOREFIELD -- Things are green and growing -- inside and outside -- northeast of Moorefield. Outside, the pastures are greening up and the spring sunshine warms the fields. Inside, the plants are growing and the warm sunshine filters through greenhouse walls...

LINCOLN -- In the place where former Gov. Frank B. Morrison took the vows that would forever tie him to his beloved Maxine, in the place where the couple renewed their vows on their 50th wedding anniversary, state dignitaries, family and friends came together to remember a true statesman...

On Monday afternoon, make it a point to stand along U.S. Highway 6-34 or the streets of McCook to wave a warm welcome home to the National Guardsmen from Southwest Nebraska. After 15 months of service, 132 members of the 1057th Light/Medium Truck Co. are back in Nebraska and are returning to their homes and families. The returnees include 11 Guardsmen whose homes are in the McCook area...

Americans, by and large, consider themselves to be a kindly, charitable people, always ready to come to the aid of the less fortunate or the underdog. We see this humanitarian spirit surface in a variety of ways but especially during a time of crisis. ...

Red Willow County commissioners will discuss the county's choice for natural gas supplier during their meeting Monday, at 9 a.m., in the commissioners' room on the third floor of the courthouse in McCook. Other agenda items are: n An update on jail security concerns, with courthouse maintenance supervisor Greg Holthus...

Oct. 6, 1924-April 19, 2004 Margaret Ann (Rosenthal) Bender of Houston, Texas died Monday April 19, 2004. Funeral services were Thursday April 22, 2004, 10 a.m. at St. Robert's Catholic Church in El Campo, Texas. The Rev. Lawrence Matula officiated...

The family of James "Whitey" Wight is hosting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday, May 3. Cards of congratulations will reach him at PO Box 15, Bartley, NE 69020.