Stories from Tuesday, October 5, 2004

Four McCook High players earn medals; Morell 2nd GERING -- The McCook High School girls golf team captured the Nebraska Class B-4 District Tournament at Gering Monday. The Bison posted a 361 team score and won by five strokes over Sidney. McCook qualified for the Class B state tournament at Grand Island next Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 11-12)...

Because of strength of schedule, the McCook High School softball team has the top seed at the B-6 District tournament, which starts Thursday in Gering at Carpenter Field. Lexington is the No. 2 seed, followed by Scottsbluff, Gering and Alliance. McCook will open at 2 p.m. MT. against the winner of fourth-seed Gering and...

NCTA rodeo team ranked 5th in region following two competitions RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture rodeo team came out of the chutes with purpose and concentration this fall and with every intent to make it to nationals by the spring...

Learning to read is like learning to ride a bike -- once you learn how, you never forget and the more you do it, the better you get at it. That message was delivered by Gov. Mike Johanns to a group of first grade students at North Ward Elementary School in McCook, Monday morning...

It started small, following Hurricane Beulah's assault on the Rio Grande Valley in Texas in 1967. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief has been on the job at nearly every major U.S. disaster since then, including more than a year of providing meals, showers and laundry facilities for emergency workers at the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack in New York...

By GLORIA MASONER City Editor Concerns raised by city manager John Bingham regarding proposed rules and regulations for groundwater allocations were addressed during the regular meeting of the McCook City Council, Monday night. Dan Smith, general manager of the Middle Republican Natural Resources District responded to each of the seven issues brought to the council's attention...

Greetings to all. Another collective sigh came from Husker Nation after free safety Josh Bullocks batted down Kansas' last ditch heave to put Nebraska on top of the Jayhawks 14-8. I'm not sure whether relief or weariness caused the great group sigh, but I wasn't disappointed to finally exit Tom Osborne Field on Saturday night...

May 5, 1911-Sept. 30, 2004 CLINTON, Mo. -- Harriet Isabelle Hockman, 93, died Thursday (Sept. 30, 2004) at Golden Valley Hospital in Clinton, Mo. She was born May 5, 1911, to Charles Bert and Mary Ann (Downs) Masters in Red Willow County. She grew up in Red Willow County and attended Red Willow High school...

Dec. 30, 1918-Oct. 4, 2004 Bradley "Buck" Masters, 85, died Monday (Oct. 4, 2004) at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was born Dec. 30, 1918, in McCook to Merle E. and Ruth D. (Daughtery) Masters. He graduated from Red Willow High School in 1936. On Dec. 18, 1941, he entered the US Air Force and served during World War II. He was honorably discharged on Nov. 27, 1945. He returned to the McCook community where he farmed all of his life...

NORTH PLATTE -- The state financial crunch put the Mid-Plains Community College Area in a budget bind this year, and it needs to get a better start next year, candidates for its board of governors agreed Monday night. But there may be different opinions over how big a role sports should play, and how much of a traditional college experience taxpayers can afford to provide...

April 6, 1920-Oct. 1, 2004 OBERLIN -- Elva E. Shaughnessy, 84, died Friday (Oct. 1, 2004) at Decatur County Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin. She was born April 6, 1920, to Charles and Hulda (Johnson) Duff in Bertrand. She was raised in Bertrand and attended school there...

Aug. 17, 1933-Oct. 2, 2004 Illene G. Asher, 71, died Saturday (Oct. 2, 2004) at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She was born Aug. 17, 1933, to Clarence and Doris (Ratliff) Walker in Thornton. The family moved around several times during her childhood. She graduated from the Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis...

Jan. 3, 1917-Oct. 3, 2004 WAUNETA -- Elwyn Leo Krausnick, 87, died Sunday (Oct. 3, 2004) at the Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. He was born Jan. 3, 1917, to Fredrick W. and Edith M. (Johnson) Krausnick in Unity, Saskatchewan, Canada. At the age of four, he moved with his mother and brother, Keith, to Blessing, Texas. ...

CURTIS -- Grace Evelyn Lenz, 93, died Sunday (Oct. 3, 2004) at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. Services are Wednesday, 10:30 a.m., at St. John's Lutheran Church in Curtis with the Rev. Paul Warneke officiating. Interment is in Moorfield Cemetery...

**Dear Editor, I think we need a change this November on the University of Nebraska's Board of Regents from the incumbent for District 7(roughly the western third of the state) to the incumbent's opponent, Dave Hergert. My basis for this belief stems from the incumbent's support for research that kills human embryos commonly known as Embryonic Stem Cell Research. This is where stem cells are removed from a human embryo for research...

If you're good with numbers and and know how to compute taxes, you could serve a beneficial role during the coming tax season. Volunteers are needed in the McCook area to assist low income and elderly citizens with their income tax returns. Lee Petsch, who has served as a tax assistance volunteer for more than 20 years, said there is an increasing need for volunteers because of the difficulty of wading through the tax reporting requirements...

Aug. 10, 1939-Oct. 4, 2004 NORTH PLATTE -- Willis E. Dodson, 65, died Monday (Oct. 4, 2004) at the Premier Estates Care Facility in North Platte. He was born Aug. 10, 1939, to Leland and Esther (Dold) Dodson in Maywood. He grew up in Maywood and graduated from Maywood High School in 1958...