Stories from Friday, April 22, 2005

Bison golfers place 5th at Gothenburg despite bad weather GOTHENBURG -- McCook High School's Brandon Crick claimed his second first-place individual medalist title in three days, claiming top honors Thursday at the Gothenburg Invitational golf tournament...

HERSHEY -- The McCook High School varsity tennis team swept all nine matches from Hershey and lost to Lexington 5-4 in a triangular meet Thursday afternoon at Hershey. McCook 9, Hershey 0 Singles: 1 Kim Serbousek def Scott, 8-0 2 Tausha Escher def Whalen, 8-1...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Adam Potthoff, a McCook High School tennis alum and the Nebraska 2001 No. 2 State doubles champion, is a member of the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Community College that has qualified for the NJCAA Tournament May 14-20 in Dallas. Potthoff plays No. 1 doubles and No. 3 singles...

CAMBRIDGE -- Players were selected for the 2005 Cambridge CSO All-Star Basketball Games. East and West girls and boys teams will play at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday, May 27 at the Cambridge High School gym. Admission will be $4 for Adults and $3 for students...

Dec. 11, 1909-April 21, 2005 Charles F. Thompson, 95, died Thursday (April 21, 2005) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was born Dec. 11, 1909, to Charles Stanley and Amanda (Walters) Thompson at Indianola. He attended Indianola Public Schools and graduated in 1928. He also attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln from 1928 to 1930...

Sept. 14, 1911-April 16, 2005 BEAVER CITY -- Bertha (Morse) Kasson, 93, died Saturday (April 16, 2005) in Colorado Springs, Colo. She was born Sept. 14, 1911, to Dode and Alice (Stallworth) Morse in Norton. On Sept. 7, 1957, she married Allen Kasson in McCook. The couple has made their home in Colorado since 1970. She entered Springs Village Care Center in Colorado Springs after the death of her husband on June 26, 2001...

Oct. 14, 1936-April 15, 2005 BELLEVUE -- Patsy Randel, 68, formerly of McCook, died Friday, April 15, 2005, in Bellevue after a long illness. She was born Oct. 14, 1936, to Dr. Ben and Mildred Dennis of McCook. On May 29, 1955, she married Gale Randel of McCook...

The tall -- very tall -- lanky young man now walks with a limp, and a angry reddish-pink scar slashes its way up the calf of his left leg. But Jesse Jordan's bashful smile and deep chuckle still come easy. He's ditched the wheelchair and the crutches -- he's really walking very well, considering, and he's hoping that some day he'll run again. ...

Ron Willocks, above, second from left, of Pawnee Aviation speaks during the christening of the "Miss McCook" helicopter prototype Thursday night. Taking part, from left, are Kenneth Bracht, president of the McCook Economic Development Corp., Rex Nelson, executive director of the EDC, and Linda Taylor of the McCook Airport Advisory Board. ...

It's free, it's fun and you're invited! We're talking about "MCC's Family Home Run Weekend," which will take place Saturday at two sites: Jaycees Field and the McCook Community College campus. "Please join us," said Stephanie Gunter, the director of the McCook College Foundation, which is spearheading arrangements with the assistance of the MCC Student Senate; the dean of student life, Michele Hill; and the director of housing and student activities, Andy Pfipsen...

**Dear Editor, I was deeply disappointed and saddened to read "Time to travel back in time" by Dawn Cribbs. The information given both slandered and misconstrued Catholic beliefs.  I am proud to claim the title of "cradle Catholic." I was born a Catholic, have grown away from and then back into the faith, and with God's grace I will die a Catholic. ...

Despite accounting for "just" one-fifth of the world's population, stories about Catholics and the pope have dominated media coverage the past several weeks. Much has been written about the events taking place at the Vatican -- yet I'm perplexed. I don't fully understand the ample media coverage. ...

Organizers were gratified and excited to see the turnout for Thursday night's Family Fun Night at the McCook Regional Airport. Estimates put the turnout as high as a thousand people, with visitors lined up clear to the parking lot as they worked their way past McCook's new fire truck, into the Red Willow Aviation hangar and picked up hors d'oeuvres and refreshments before checking out Pawnee Aviation's current kit helicopter prototype and the MedStar air ambulance...

I'm home. This will necessarily be my last column. My thanks again to all loved ones who kept us in their prayers. I'm reveling in the luxuries of our great country--simple luxuries I had often taken for granted -- hot showers, cold drinks, soft carpet, clean water, continuous electricity, the freedom of driving and listening to the radio. Today I was stopped on my walk by the scent of cherry blossoms and the lush grass. And all women are beautiful...

I think our legal system is pretty screwed up. We have a lot of laws prohibiting a lot of behaviors that shouldn't be prohibited, at least legally. Especially behaviors in the victimless crimes area like prostitution, gambling, pornography, drug use, cig-arette smoking, etc. The people morally opposed to any or all of these behaviors aren't doing them anyway and the people who are doing any of them are doing so freely and willfully, often eagerly...

Oct. 9, 1916-April 21, 2005 Madge Charlene Whiteman was born Oct 9, 1916, in McCook, Nebraska. She was taken into her Lord Jesus' loving arms on Thursday, April 21, 2005, at her home in McCook. She was preceded in death by her parents, W.W. and Charlotte Lewis; her loving husband of 50 years, Claude; two brothers, Lyle and Jack...