Stories from Friday, May 27, 2005

McCook Community College men's basketball coach Ty Orton has completed his recruiting for the 2005-2006 season and has announced seven freshmen will join the squad this fall. MCC recruits include: Shea Scarlett, Ralson Valley, Colo.; Clinton Napoleon, Hilltop Baptist High School, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Christian Lewis, Lincoln High School, Lincoln; Trey Harris, Mitchell High School, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Brandon Slabach, Thunderridge High School, Colo.; Jamalle Reeves, Lincoln Northstar High School; and Mark Versen, Green Mountain High School, Colo.. ...

HASTINGS -- Displaying 405 feet in the power alleys and 408 to straight away center field, Duncan Field at Hastings gives outfielders a wide area to cover. McCook National Bank Seniors struggled to cover the field as they dropped both games with Hastings last night. The Seniors lost the first game 14-1 and the second game 9-1...

MINDEN -- The ping of the bat could be heard very clearly and often Thursday night at the ballpark in Minden, especially when the McCook First Central Bank Juniors were at the dish. The Juniors pulled away with impressive victories of 9-2 and 13-1 against a combined team of Juniors and Seniors from Minden...

2005 Cambridge CSO All Star Games tonight CAMBRIDGE -- The Cambridge CSO All-Star Boys and Girls Basketball Games will be played Friday at the Cambridge High School gymnasium. The rosters feature area seniors. The East vs. West girls game starts at 6 p.m., followed by the boys games at 8 p.m...

McCook boys and girls in Grades 6-7 competed on May 16 in the Junior High track meet. Sixth grade girls double and triple winners were Amanda Einspahr in the long jump, 50M-heat 4, and 200M, Emily Meyer in the 500M and 100-heat1, and Jordin Rathe in the shot put, 50M-heat 5...

Area students competed in the McCook Optimist Club's Junior Olympic qualifying track meet May 14 at the McCook High School track. Bantam boys double winner in the meet was Mack Alspaugh of McCook in the 100 and 200, and the Bantam girls 400 relay winners were Erica Wood, Hannah Esch, Mackenzie Esch and Anastasia Haas from Indianola...

(May 5, 1922 - May 25, 2005) BERTRAND -- Alvon "Audrey" Kehr, 83, of Bertrand, formerly of Oxford, died Wednesday (May 25, 2005), at the Bertrand Nursing Home. He was born May 5, 1922 to Alvon Martin and Jennie Lillian (Moser) Kehr on the family farm southwest of Bertrand in Gosper County. He attended school in Phelps and Gosper counties and began farming at an early age...

OBERLIN -- When movie goers across the nation see the latest Ron Howard film, "Cinderella Man," opening June 3, they will be seeing antique exercise equipment usually seen on display at the LandMark Inn in the historic Bank of Oberlin in Oberlin. The equipment was shipped to Toronto, Canada last summer where the movie was filmed. The production company used two rowing machines from the early 1900s and a stationery bicycle from the 1800s as a model for one they built on set...

Ten items or less Some ideas look better on paper than in reality. Other ideas remain better in concept than in actuality. This is especially true when the idea is an event involving hundreds of people and throwing off everyone's schedule. Now my friend is having second thoughts about participating. ...

On one hand, the chairman of the Stratton Village Board is grateful for the government's help in financing the community's $1.2 million water project. But, on the other hand, Chairman Rich Bernt can't help but be upset by the rules which are forcing Stratton and other Southwest Nebraska communities to revamp their water supplies...

If you're in business ... or would like to be ... you need to take the time to learn about Nebraska's new economic growth incentives. Because, no matter how small or big your business is, there's an excellent chance you can benefit from the opportunities included in LB 312 and LB 90...

The final four days preceded by the upcoming holiday weekend are all that remains of the Ninety-Ninth Legislature's First Session. A brief status summary of legislation thus far includes approximately 142 bills that have been indefinitely postponed or "killed" during the session, and more than 270 bills and resolutions that remain stranded in committee. More than 190 bills, inclusive of appropriation bills, have advanced out of committee to General File...

NEW ALMELO -- Bernadine Diederich, 98, died Friday (May 27, 2005), at the St. John's Nursing Facility in Hays, Kan. Services will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Almelo . Interment will be at the St. Joseph Cemetery...

(Dec. 4, 1915 - May 26, 2005) COZAD -- Emma C. Lehn, 89, died Thursday (May 26, 2005), at Southview Manor Care Center in Cozad. She was born Dec. 4, 1915, in Lawrence to John and Mary (Baune) Flaherty. She attended Indianola High School and lived in this area most all of her life. She moved to Cozad in 1991...