Stories from Friday, June 11, 2004

GOTHENBURG -- Michael Sinclair pitched a four-inning no-hitter Thursday night as the McCook First Central Bank Juniors American Legion baseball team shut out Gothenburg 4-0. The game was shortened because of rain and wind. A tornado was spotted just outside of Gothenburg, said FCB coach Dennis Liess...

Barely a year after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, Mary Kay Cochran has decided to take on another challenge -- this time one of her own making. Mary Kay's first challenge began in May 2003 when she discovered a lump in her breast. While the trip through her ordeal was a hard one, the support of family and friends and her own strength carried her through five months of surgery and chemotherapy...

New Year's resolutions went out the window approximately five months and five days ago. Swimsuit season is already here and you can't wait for sweater season to arrive, just to cover up. And the holiday eating season began on St Patrick's Day and won't end until Christmas...

Tax revenues show impressive increase over last year.

Urlin G. McCartney July 20, 1917-June 8, 2004 THORNTON, Colo. -- Urlin G. McCartney, 86, died Tuesday (June 8, 2004) at the Villa at Sunny Acres in Thornton, Colo. He was born July 20, 1917, to Adrian Ernest and Rosa Pearle (Johnston) McCartney in Wauneta. He raised in Wauneta and attended grade school there. He was a 1934 graduate of Wauneta High School...

Nov. 20, 1913-June 10, 2004 OBERLIN -- Elfie May Brown, 90, died Thursday (June 10, 2004) at Decatur County Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin. She was born Nov. 20, 1913, to Herbie Cotting and Clara Frances (Wyatt) Watkins in the Sherman Township in Decatur County. She was raised in Sherman Township and attended rural school. She graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1933...

June 6, 1913-June 7, 2004 FREMONT -- Katherine Brown, 91, died Monday (June 7, 2004) at Nye Pointe Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fremont. She was born June 6, 1913, to Frederick and Katherine (Miller) Porter in Piniele, Mont. She grew up in Stratton and attended school there. She took courses from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln...

Lincoln golfer rallies by winning six straight holes Paced by a six hole run midway through the 36 hole championship match, Joe Kubick won the 2004 Nebraska Junior Match Play Championship at Heritage Hills Golf Course on Friday. Kubick, a senior-to-be at Lincoln Southeast, defeated Phil Hranac, Kearney Catholic's 2004 Class C1 Champion, 3 and 1, to become the only player to win the Junior Match Play twice in a row...