Stories from Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Feb. 20, 1926-April 11, 2005 OBERLIN -- Delores Mumm, 79, died Monday (April 11, 2005) at the Cedar Living Center in Oberlin. She was born Feb. 20, 1926. She was raised in Herndon and Ludell. On Feb. 9, 1963, she married Carl Mumm in Atwood. She was a homemaker...

Joshua Kade Reece, born on Feb. 21, 2005, passed away that same day at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Parents are Devlin and Lori Reece of McCook. He has one sister, Allison; and a twin brother, Keagan Joseph Reece. Grandparents are Don and Linda Reece of Chadron, Cathy Garber of Alliance, and Bob and Margaret Olson of Hemingford. We are comforted in knowing he is resting safe in the arms of Jesus...

Aug. 16, 1932-April 12, 2005 Harold "Bud" William Kircher, of rural McCook, died Tuesday, April 12, 2005, at McCook Community Hospital. He was 72 years old. Bud was born Aug. 16, 1932, at McCook, to William and Mary (Hackenkamp) Kircher. He attended rural school near their family farm...

The family of Stacia Shannon is hosting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday April 13. Her family includes Tim and Barb Shannon of McCook, John and Hannah Shannon and Kathleen Crist of Sheridan, Wyo. Cards of congratulations will reach her in care of Willow Ridge Retirement Community, 1500 East 11th Street, Apt. 100, McCook, NE 69001...

Oxford's elementary school children sing "God Bless America" during the wind-buffeted and chilly dedication Tuesday of the National Korean War Memorial Museum in Oxford. Museum director Kyle Kopitke told the 500-or-so attending the dedication that he and the museum's trustees are grateful to Oxford for the community's support of the new museum. ...

It seemed a harmless flirtation, a bit of a lark and not just a little flattering to have an older man pay so much attention to her. On the surface, it was nothing more than two people, of disparate age and gender, nurturing a growing relationship. A wise woman once told me if I didn't want a secret revealed to never put it down on paper. An even wiser friend interjected, "If you don't want something known, don't even speak it." These two women knew how to keep a secret...

Spring. The world is greening up, winter is in retreat, and expectation is in the air. At school, it's becoming more and more difficult for students to keep their minds on their work, especially those who are counting the days to graduation. Too often, however, spring becomes a time of tragedy and sadness...

Space Pandas Boots (Brittany Clay, left) and Buffy (Anna Heusinkvelt) bow down to the evil ruler of the fourth world of the Goolagong System in McCook Community College's Drama Department presentation of "Revenge of the Space Pandas" Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m in the Tipton Hall Mini-theatre...

McCook Community College volleyball coach Jennifer McConville continues to mine the High Plains area for talent. Tuesday, McConville signed McCook High School's Denae Owens, a 5-foot-4 defensive specialist/setter for the Bison during her senior year...