Stories from Friday, July 15, 2005

In the opener of the B-6 Area District Baseball Tournament there were quite a few ups and downs for the First Central Bank American Legion Juniors. A plethora of events occurred at the Jaycees Sports Complex Thursday night, including triple plays and home runs...

Golf tournaments many times have unique interesting endings and the Heritage Hills Club Championship July 9-10 was no exception. Chris Nix, the 2003 champion, led with an opening round 74. Nick Nothnagel was one stroke back at 75, followed by 2004 champion Tyler Lawson with a 78, John Nothnagel with a 79 and 1994 club champion and past McCook High School state medalist Jason Loop with 79...

McCook High School boys basketball coach Tim Garcia will be conducting his second basketball camp of the summer at the McCook High School Gym. The camp will start Monday and concludes on Thursday. "I wanted to have two camps this summer to give me the opportunity to get to know the kids better and evaluate the players," Garcia said. ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Bison Nebraska Red basketball team, featuring Cambridge High School senior-to-be Waid Vontz, won two games Thursday at the Mullen's High Profile tournament in Kansas City, Mo. The two wins gave Bison Red a 4-0 record in the tournament and a 25-4 record for the summer...

April 16, 1927-July 14-2005 Eugene Gilbert Houghtelling, 78, died Thursday (July 14, 2005) at Community Hospital of McCook. Eugene was born on April 16, 1927, at McCook, to Gilbert and Millie (Roberts) Houghtelling. He attended McCook Public Schools. ...

Everything new and newsworthy at McCook's public library can now be found on its new Web page -- mccooklibrary.info Head Librarian Patty Hall is excited about the new Web page because of the features it offers to library users. "Click on 'On-Line Catalog/Web Collection Plus' and 'My Info'," Hall said, "type in your last name (the password), and find out what books you have checked out and when they're due."...

As part of the inaugural Crazy Days event at the McCook Municipal swimming pool, kids dive into a blow-up pool, looking for the winning ball, one of many games scattered around the pool deck. Along with five food stands on the pool front lawn sponsored by local groups such as the cheerleaders, pool staff also organized penny dives and water-basketball games...

Get ready for some good, old-fashioned country fun! The 2005 edition of the Red Willow County Fair is less than two weeks away, and -- as usual -- the schedule is packed with crowd-pleasing entertainment. Beginning Wednesday, July 23, and lasting through Sunday, July 31, the fair will feature the return of popular events of the past -- including the rodeo and stock car races -- as well as several exciting new events...

Summer may be here, but sometimes -- even on those fry-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk hot days -- you wouldn't know that as you drive by the swimming pool. Sure, the kids are still making those daring dives off the pool deck into water where they can't touch. The kids are still trying to make a full flip from the diving board, only to make it half way and landing on their backs...

I can't believe it's been two months since my last column. Guess the stress of getting ready for graduation took its toll on me, and I've been recuperating ever since. But I've finally caught up on my sleep and gotten my house back into some semblance of order, so there are no more excuses for not getting this column written...

The 2005 season ending McCook Midget Baseball Association Cubs tournament was recently played at Felling Field with a 19-game double-elimination bracket. The tournament trophy was sponsored by Sears. First Central Bank Athletics 6, RDG Geoscience & Engineering Yankees 5...

The McCook Midget Baseball Association, Inc. sponsored an all-star game at Felling Field last week. The American League defeated the National League 11-9. The game started with three hits by the National League coming from Ryan Powell, Rielly Lauer and Wyatt Kain...

June 6, 1919-July 13, 2005 Wayne "Bud" Eldon Callan, 86, formerly of Bartley, died Wednesday (July 13, 2005) at Cozad Community Hospital. He was born June 6, 1919, in Red Willow County to Henry H. and Mildred E. (Wolfe) Callan. He attended Zion Hill School in rural Frontier County. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II from 1941 until 1946...