Stories from Friday, January 28, 2005

June 18, 1910-Jan. 25, 2005 ARAPAHOE -- Iva Pearl Breinig, 94, died Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2005) at CA Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. She was born June 18, 1910, to Robert A. and Silva (Fischer) Richardson in Edison. She attended rural school and graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1929. She taught at a rural school northeast of Arapahoe called The Lone Tree School and then taught at Gardner School...

The family of Mary Walz is hosting a card shower in honor of her 85th birthday Jan. 31. Cards of congratulation will reach her at PO Box 185, Indianola, NE 69034.

INDIANOLA -- The Southern Valley wrestling team won both of its duals Thursday at the Southwest Triangular. The Eagle grapplers defeated Arapahoe 60-9 and Southwest 40-28. Southwest defeated Arapahoe 57-12. Southern Valley 60, Arapahoe 9 189 Andy Broeker SV won by pin (3:05) over Drew tenBensel Ar...

Sept. 22, 1907-Jan. 27, 2005 Burdette McGuire, 97, died Thursday (Jan. 27, 2005) at Hillcrest Nursing Home of McCook. He was born Sept. 22, 1907, to Walter J. and Katherine (Reiners) McGuire in Red Willow County. He grew up the Marion community and he attended Marion High School. He farmed on the family farm...

June 11, 1922-Jan. 26, 2005 GARDEN CITY, Kan. -- Floye Elizabeth "Betty" Ellis, 82, died Wednesday (Jan. 26, 2005) at the Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, Kan. She was born June 11, 1922, to Fred and Flora (Bryan) Strohwig in Norton, Kan. She was raised in Selden and graduated from Selden High School in 1939. She attended Fort Hays State and Kansas University...

Feb. 18, 1914-Jan. 27, 2005 Viola Darlene Trout, 90, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005, at Community Hospital in McCook. She was born Feb. 18, 1914, to Glen and Wretha (Wilson) Scott in Hayes County. She grew up in Hayes Center and graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1932. She taught rural school for six years...

A plan to freeze Medicaid reimbursement to hospitals and doctors is misguided, according to a local hospital official. Community Hospital President Gary Bieganski expressed his concerns with Sen. Tom Baker, Thursday during the weekly Legislative Call at he McCook Chamber of Commerce...

NORTH PLATTE -- With an air of optimism and expectation, five members of the Mid-Plains Community College board of governors took the oath of office Wednesday night. That confidence will be needed in future months, however, as the college works to deal with a number of challenges outlined for the new board later in the meeting...

Doggie snow globes. Doggie seat belts. Doggie leather jackets (Harley Davidson, of course). If you want something for your dog or something featuring your dog, it's out there. You just have to be willing to fork over some hard-earned cash. So, it was no surprise to find that there is an abundant supply of dog urns, dog remembrance items and dog funeral options available for purchase if you lose your dog, which happened to my family this past week...

More than 750 caps from Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas will soon be shading the eyes of American servicemen stationed in Iraq and Kuwait. In an overwhelming response to a front page plea in the McCook Daily Gazette, the caps flowed into the newspaper office in a steady stream, topping 60 dozen in less than two weeks' time...

**Dear Editor, In 1958, immediately after graduating from high school "summa get outta towna," I left McCook. At that time, almost everything we saw in the "Picture Shows" at the Fox or Bison was available within our town. We had several hotels, a news stand, a country club, an all-night cafe, three downtown department stores, etc. ...

**Dear Editor, Parents and concerned citizens: The McCook Board of Education is having a meeting this Monday 6 pm, Jan. 31, at the Junior High board room (by the cafeteria), to discuss curriculum for the coming years. We are seeking support for the return of the Ag program to the curriculum of McCook Schools...

June 1, 1916-Jan. 27, 2005 OBERLIN -- Maxine Chambers, 88, died Thursday (Jan. 27, 2005) at Cedar Living Center in Oberlin. She was born June 1, 1916, to Wesley Amer and Matie Marie (Myers) Caster in Oberlin. She was raised in Nebraska and Canada. She had lived in Nampa, Idaho, Norcatur and Oberlin. She was a homemaker...

It's good to see that the county fair board and the bleacher company have agreed upon a plan to resolve the bleacher dispute at the Kiplinger Arena. After several weeks of haggling -- involving the city, the county and the bleacher contractor -- a plan has finally been agreed upon that does what has been needed all along: (1) To make certain the bleachers comply with the city's building code; and (2) To make sure the bleachers are available for use at the spacious arena...

The recent history of McCook Community College has been fraught with crisis after crisis. It started with Greg Fitch and his obsession to "rightsize," a decision many thought would result in the eventual demise our college. Then along comes George Mihel whose attitudes and actions put most employees in a general and extended funk. This wasn't a very good place to work during that eight-year stretch...

I was recently reading some articles in the McCook Gazette, just trying to keep up with the town I called home for four years, and I came across my dad's article (yes Mike Hendricks is my dad) on the smoking ban in Lincoln. I knew this would cause some letters, and sure enough, George R. Anderson wrote in confirming what has happened in Lincoln...

Members of the Legislature took action on Tuesday, as deliberations in the Legislative Chamber convened. With the exception of three revisor bills, I had the opportunity of introducing the first two bills on the agenda. LB 80, which would in-part eliminate the speed limit restriction enforced on school buses, advanced for review...

Jessica Hall improves qualifying mark McCook High School freshman Matt Hall qualified for state in 100-meter diving with a 301.70-point effort Thursday at the McCook duals. The Bison boys were defeated by Kearney 84-25 and North Platte 78-26. The Kearney boys edged out North Platte 56-54...