Stories from Tuesday, August 3, 2004

Lawson, Crick help South beat North GOTHENBURG -- Under the guidance of team captain Tyler Riewer, the Nebraska Golf Association's computer intern, the squad from the South claimed victory for the second straight season at the North-South Junior Cup Matches...

McCook boys tennis meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 10 There will be a boys tennis meeting for students entering grades 9-12 at McCook High School at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10 in the McCook Junior High School cafeteria. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend...

GOTHENBURG -- A lack of offense and good breaks were the determining factors in the McCook National Bank Seniors 3-2 elimination loss to Waverly on Saturday in the Class B American Legion state baseball tournament. Jason Eder went the distance on the mound for MNB. Eder only allowed three hits and struck out four...

McCook beats Roncalli, falls to Ogallala LEXINGTON -- Coming off of a one run loss in the opening round of the Class B State American Legion Junior baseball tournament, the First Central Bank Juniors found the right track on Saturday as they sprinted to a 7-3 victory over Omaha Roncalli...

April 26, 1929-July 31, 2004 GREELEY, Colo. -- Delbert Dale Donze, 75, died Saturday (July 31, 2004) at the Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colo. He was born April 26, 1929, to Emil and Phoebe (Gauger) Donze in Wauneta. He attended Fairview School District No. ...

March 27, 1914-July 30, 2004 Marion Amelia Baker Meeks Koechlein, 90, died Friday, July 30, 2004, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. Marion was born March 27, 1914, in Plainfield, N.J., to Albert F. and Nancy Ianson (Skellenger) Baker. She graduated from Plainfield High School in 1932 and Savage School for Physical Education in New York City in 1936. ...

June 23, 1918-July, 31, 2004 OBERLIN -- Ray E. Garver, 86, died Saturday (July 31, 2004) in Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. He was born June 23, 1918, to Frank and Jesse (Garver) Wilson in Oberlin. He was raised in Oberlin and graduated from Decatur Community High School. He was in the Army during World War II...

Have you checked out the ice cream cooler lately? It will knock your eyes out. From rocky road to macadamia nut brittle, rum raisin and cookie dough, the varieties are endless. But most of us aren't adventurous enough to try a flavor called "rabbit tracks" or "tiger tiger" -- even on days like today when the temperatures flirt with the century mark...

Councilman Jerry Reitz has issued the following letter to City Manager John Bingham, city staff council members and media: It is with deep regret that I offer at this time my resignation from the City Council. I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with a group of staff members that are above the average. Your dedication to the tasks set before you is none other than exemplary...

Springtime is the traditional season for cleaning, but it feels good whenever you do it. There's even a piece of software called Spring Cleaning, designed to cleanse your hard drive of unneeded junk and make your computer run quicker. But that's another story...

The engineering team chosen to design McCook's water treatment facility will have to hit the ground running. Greg Wolford of W Design, McCook and Roger Helgoth of Jacobson Helgoth, Omaha said their firms, which were chosen to do the work, are ready to begin the design of the treatment facility today...

McCook City Councilman Jerry Reitz has been fighting for nearly two years to develop a well field north of McCook. His level of frustration reached a peak Monday night when a majority of the council voted to hire an engineering team from Omaha and McCook. During the "Council Comments" portion of the meeting, Reitz announced his resignation from the council, citing an increase in his plumbing business...

Garrett Nokes of McCook runs down his rope to tie the calf he caught in the calf roping at the PRCA rodeo during the Red Willow County Fair Saturday night. Nokes won the calf roping with a time of 8.8 seconds. Nokes stands at No. 13 in the professional rodeo standings, with $46,374 in winnings...