Stories from Saturday, July 16, 2005

To help tell about the Nebraska Advantage for economic development, state leaders couldn't have picked a better place than the Parker Hannifin plant in McCook. That's because the hose plant provides proof that Nebraska can deliver on its promise of a friendly environment for manufacturing success...

St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Norcatur will move Wednesday from Norcatur to the grounds of the Decatur County Last Indian Raid Museum in Oberlin. The move, orchestrated by G Movers of Farnam, will begin at 9 a.m. and will cross Highway 36 and country roads to Oberlin. The church is 116 years old...

Gov. Dave Heineman swung through McCook on Friday to tout the Nebraska Advantage job-creation and tax incentive package for expanding or relocating businesses. Gov. Heineman's stop at Parker Hannifin was part of a three-day statewide promotion tour...

Last year Daryl Bonow and I traveled to the annual July 1st celebration held at Memorial Park in Omaha to hear two truly great bands from our past; Three Dog Night and The Doobie Brothers. As reported in this column, thirty minutes before the show was to begin a violent thunderstorm rolled across the park, delivering torrential rain, hail, and intense lightning that struck at least one person in attendance. ...