Stories from Friday, May 20, 2005

Alyssa Mohr applies a design to Tyler Cruse's cheek at the East Ward Family Barbecue and Carnival. Parents and kids enjoyed an evening of family fun and games on the playground in a going-away celebration for the East Ward school. 4-Legs Up barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs and East Ward PTO and staff served homemade brownies and chips. ...

More than 360 pool players -- along with dozens of their family members -- will descend upon McCook in upcoming weekends for Western Nebraska championship tournaments. The regional events -- starting this weekend and wrapping up June 10-12 -- have a big prize for winning teams: they will earn a trip to national tournaments at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev...

The graduation season is wrapping up. The mints created in school colors I never knew existed will all be gone, the personalized cakes which always make me queasy when the "face" is cut into are finished, the countless helium "Grad" balloons will sink to the ground. Which means only one thing is left: Opening the graduation presents...

The McCook girls tennis doubles team of Natalie Brooks and Jennifer Chmiel advanced to semifinals after a defeat against Alicia Fulton and Elizabeth Poath of Waverly, Thursday. Nebraska girls state tennis meet results Class B No. 1 Singles First Round: Jesicca Battreall, McCook, def. Andrea Johnson, Crete, 6-3 6-1...

(June 27, 1909 - May 18, 2005) TRENTON -- Inez R. Sydow, 95, died Wednesday (May 18, 2005) at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. Inez was born June 27, 1909, in Hamlet, to Peter and Rosa (Volkerts) Johnson. She graduated from Trenton High School in 1929. She attended Kearney State Teacher's College where she earned a teaching certificate through normal training. She taught school for a couple of years...

(Nov. 23, 1928 - May 20, 2005) CULBERTSON -- Orvil D. Gray, 76, died Friday (May 20, 2005), at Community Hospital of McCook. He was born on Nov. 23, 1928, to David A. and Zula M. (Ayers) Gray in Culbertson. He graduated from Culbertson High School in 1947 and attended 3 1/2 years of college...

(Oct. 20, 1926 - May 19, 2005) ARAPAHOE -- Ronald E. Emmett, 78, died Thursday (May 19, 2005), at Tri County Hospital in Lexington. He was born Oct. 20, 1926 in Oxford to R. Finch and Twyla (Tull) Emmett. He grew up in Arapahoe and graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1944. He received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 1948 and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II...

Are you worried about small towns? Do you fear that these precious, peaceful places to live will fade into oblivion? Do you agree it's time to do something to reinvigorate this treasured style of down home living? If you answered yes to any or all of the the questions above, you will find encouragement and inspiration in an announcement which spread through the state today. ...

OMAHA -- The Cambridge High School boys 3200-meter relay team blew away the field en route to a Class D state title Friday at Omaha Burke Stadium. The Trojan foursome of Brett Cribelli, Michael McHale, Grant Moore and Kyle Custer blistered the field with a time of 8:05.3. The Trojans' foursome set a state and meet record. Elwood has the old meet and state time of 8:09.6...

(Dec. 28, 1989 - May 19, 2005) BEAVER CITY -- Shane Michael Miller, 15, of Goodwell, Okla., died Thursday (May 19, 2005), at Elkhart, Kan. as a result of an automobile accident. He was born Dec. 28, 1989 in McCook to Todd and Kelly (Tomlinson) Miller...