Stories from Friday, July 30, 2004

Former Roncalli assistant will also aid football, weightlifting It's an oldie but a goody as far as sports clichés go, but "if you can't beat 'em join 'em" certainly applies to new McCook High School wrestling coach Nick Umscheid. Umscheid was on the Omaha Bishop Roncalli sidelines last fall as an assistant football coach when the Crimson Pride lost 21-0 to McCook in the Nebraska Class B state football championship game...

The Red Willow County Fair races took place at McCook Speedway Thursday night with by far the highest car count of the year. Although there wasn't a full moon, the night air may as well had the full moon vibes, which will be supported throughout the story...

March 18, 1916-July 29, 2004 ALLIANCE -- Glenva Roberta Hinkle, 88, died Thursday (July 29, 2004) at a nursing home in Alliance. She was born March 18, 1916, to Robert L. and Louise (Kriste) Martin in Hendley. She was raised in Hendley and graduated from Hendley High School...

Alan Hess, 1203 W. Sixth, checks out a tree limb blocking his driveway following an early-morning storm that blew through McCook today. The McCook Airport officially recorded gusts of 62.1 mph at 2:37 and 2:44 a.m., and unofficial rainfall of up to 2 inches (near Cambridge) was reported. ...

David Murray of Oberlin (above) tears up the track during Thursday night's race at the Red Willow County Fair. Alicia Ricley (left) and Kalie Kennedy of McCook whirl around the midway in a chopped-down '57 Chevy. The Miss Southwest Nebraska Rodeo Queen will be crowned at 7:45 p.m. ...

Oxford -- Southern Valley Schools' 241 students and 27 staffers will benefit from the recently approved USDA rural Development $479,375 grant to the Furnas County School District 540, according to officials. The funding was celebrated Wednesday at a symbolic funding check presentation by USDA Rural Development to the school district. The money will allow the school to obtain its safe and quality potable water from the village of Stamford through a regional water system...

Just when fishermen and outdoor enthusiasts could again start enjoying Enders Reservoir, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has restricted activities at Hugh Butler Lake. According to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the lake north of McCook has tested positive for high levels of blue green algae, which contain toxins...

Turn Weiland Field into a parking lot? That's one of the options in a long-range campus master plan for McCook Community College. But don't hold your breath. Nothing stirs emotions like memories of football glory, and in McCook, memories of state championships are only one and two years old...

**Dear Editor, Are you sure you really know what family planning is all about? The Family Planning program of People's Family Health Services has provided services in McCook for many years. There continue to be a lot of misconceptions and stereotypes about the services that are provided...

As the campus grows why not to the north, towards the musuem and tennis courts, which could both be moved. Some alumni and citizens believe, the biggest concern Mr. Kelly had in donating the land to the city and college many years ago was to have as much space available to education as possible and as needed, mainly in the form of brick and mortar. ...

Omaha squad uses longball against MNB Oakview Construction belts five home runs GOTHENBURG -- The Omaha Skutt Catholic-Oakview Construction squad entered the Class B Seniors state baseball tournament at Gothenburg with four home runs total. The McCook National Bank Seniors entered the state tournament with 39 circuit clouts...

Oct. 5, 1927-July 28, 2004 James LeRoy Schlagel died at the Elwood Care Center in Elwood on July 28, 2004, at the age of 76. He was born in Hastings on Oct. 5, 1927, to Albert and Marie (Adams) Schlagel and was baptized on Jan. 1, 1928. On Dec. 14, 1952, James was confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in McCook...

Anyone who may have been concerned about the possibility of contamination at two new well sites proposed south of McCook can put their fears to rest. According to a report from Maxim Technologies, the proposed site shows no contamination from an old auto junkyard that once occupied the area...

There ought to be a law against stealing. Now I know you think we do have laws against stealing and, in many cases, we do. But there's one particular area where we don't and it's the most important of all. There are no laws against stealing our time, the most precious commodity we have. Carl Sandburg wrote:...

"Once in a Blue Moon" means something happens rarely, but Saturday is a rare day, indeed. But not as rare as some of us think. The phrase goes back hundreds of years, perhaps in reference to rare atmospheric conditions caused by forest fires and volcanic eruptions that have actually given the moon a bluish appearance...