Stories from Monday, August 9, 2004

May 17, 1925-Aug. 5, 2004 HOLBROOK -- Raymond D. Massey, 79, died Thursday (Aug. 5, 2004) at his shop in Holbrook. He was born May 17, 1925, to Francis and Hazel (Baker) Massey on the family farm in Phillips County, Kan. He attended school at Republican City...

Dec. 11, 1902-Aug. 7, 2004 ARAPAHOE -- Lellia Leising, 101, died Saturday (Aug. 7, 2004) in Arapahoe. She was born Dec. 11, 1902, in a blinding snowstorm five miles south of Holbrook to August and Sophia (Droste) Warner. She attended school in District No. 75 in Furnas County for eight years and attended high school in Holbrook where she graduated as salutatorian in 1922. She then began a teaching career that spanned 31 years...

Aug. 13, 1924-Aug. 5, 2004 McDONALD -- Joe Charles Wahrman, 79, died Thursday (Aug. 5, 2004) at Presbyterian St. Luke Hospital in Denver, Colo. He was born Aug. 13, 1924, in Rawlins County, Kan. He was a farmer. Survivors include his brother, Ray Wahrman of McCook...

Aug. 30, 1924-Aug. 8, 2004 ARAPAHOE -- Vernon D. Gardner, 79, died Sunday (Aug. 8, 2004) at St. John's Good Samaritan Center in Kearney. He was born Aug. 30, 1924, at Arapahoe to George and Daisy (Morse) Gardner. He served in the Air Force during World War II as a tail gunner on a B-17, completing 30 missions...

A graveside memorial inurnment service will be held for Thomas Kendall Quigley, at 2 P.M. Thursday, August 12, 2004, at the Indianola City Cemetery. Indianola American Legion Post 344 will be in charge of the military burial rights. Kendall died April 15, 2004, at his home in Pensacola, FL...

BARTLEY -- A 17-year-old Bartley boy suffered a minor head injury Sunday evening while hunting prairie dogs with friends southeast of Bartley. Steven Salas was treated at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, and was at football conditioning this morning. Red Willow County Sheriff's Lt. Alan Kotschwar said this morning the shooting occurred when, according to witnesses, the bullet ricocheted off something and struck Salas in the right temple area...

Fergus, on the jug, and Bob Arnold of "The Bluegrass Sheiks," of Boulder, Colo., perform during a bluegrass festival Sunday afternoon in Haigler's city park. Fergus also sang a song called, "Things in Life," dedicated to the memory of band member, the late Bill McVey of Haigler. "One Lucky Guy" and "The Bluegrass Patriots" also performed during the festival, which served as a fund-raiser for the community's Christmas lights. (Connie Jo Discoe/McCook Daily Gazette)...

DANBURY -- Two Danbury residents were charged Saturday morning with possessing a key ingredient needed to make the illegal drug methamphetamine following an early morning search of a home across the alley west of the community's city park. Sheriff's Lt. Alan Kotschwar said this morning the two -- a 33-year-old male and a 37-year-old female -- are charged with illegal possession of anhydrous ammonia. Their names will be available after their arraignment in Red Willow County court Sept. 7...

Honorary chairmen Jerry Vap (left) and Arnie Schuster lead off the survivors' walk during Friday night's opening of the annual Relay For Life at Norris Park in McCook. Penny Johnson (above) marketing director of the McCook Daily Gazette, kisses a pig as her "reward" for raising the most money in the Gazette's Kiss a Pig contest, sharing the honor with Marybeth Roschewski, circulation manager. ...

Soon the "Lots To Love" women's apparel stores will close their doors forever. The chain consists of some 45 stores located nationwide, from coast to coast, border to border, with the corporate office in McCook. We will miss the McCook store, but the loss felt here will be more than just the loss of that one store. ...

INDIANOLA -- Four high school gearheads will transform the collection of car parts on a work bench in Doug Shadley's garage into a running 327 Chevy engine during Indianola's annual Old Settlers Celebration car show Saturday, Aug. 14. Shadley, the coordinator of Indianola's third annual "Classic-n-Custom" car and motorcycle show, is really excited about the engine build...

In this era of high-priced college studies, it's good to know that McCook Community College offers one of the best deals anywhere. The prices are almost unheard of in today's world. Nebraska residents can take classes at MCC for $54 per credit hour, and it's only a little more -- $67.50 per credit hour -- for out-of-state residents. "Our out-of-state tuition rates are less than in-state tuition rates in Colorado," said Dr. Richard Tubbs, vice president of McCook Community College...

The family of Lionel "Boz" Verraneault is hosting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday Aug. 11. Cards of congratulation will reach him at 611 West E Street, McCook, NE 69001.