Stories from Friday, October 7, 2005

The McCook High School volleyball team beat out Gothenburg, but came up short against Lexington Thursday in the McCook gymnasium. The Bison are now 13-9 for the season. Erica Clapp led the Bison in assists and shared blocking and serving honors with Jen Chmiel, Lindsey McNutt, Allison Smith and Allyx Shields. Smith also led in kills with Chmiel and Shields...

The McCook High School boys tennis wrapped up the regular season Thursday by winning 3-of-4 varsity matches against North Platte at the Bison-Els Courts. McCook posted a 12-1 duel record this fall. "What a great win to finish the regular season and improve our duel record to 12-1," said McCook tennis coach Matt Wiemers. ...

ALLIANCE -- The McCook High School softball team used a pair of four-run innings Thursday to defeat Gering 8-0 in the first game of the Nebraska Class B-6 district tournament in Alliance. In other B-6 games at Alliance, Gering defeated Alliance 12-0, Chadron defeated Scottsbluff 7-2 and Scottsbluff defeated Alliance 14-3...

There are three area high school football teams ranked in the latest Omaha World Herald poll after the fifth week of the season. All three are Nebraska schools -- McCook (5-0) is No. 1 in Class B, Cambridge (3-2) is No. 10 in Class C2 and Arapahoe (5-0) is No. 5 in Class D-1...

The McCook High School junior varsity volleyball team improved to 7-3 with victories over Lexington and Gothenburg at home this week. The Bison JV defeated Lexington 25-19, 25-23 and Gothenburg 25-17, 25-17. McCook JV 25 25 Lexington JV 19 23 McCook's leading server: Sam Brown 12-of-14, 5 aces...

GOTHENBURG -- The McCook High School freshman football team fought off injuries and Gothenburg Thursday. The Bison defeated the Swedes 16-8 at Gothenburg. McCook's Matt Berry threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Ryasn Hardin in the first quarter and added a 1-yard TD run in the second quarter...

Oct. 9, 1914--Oct. 5, 2005 MCDONALD -- Myrtle M. (Peters) Hazuka, 90, died Wednesday (Oct. 5, 2005) at the Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. She was born Oct. 9, 1914, in Haxton, Colo., to C.W. and Goldie (Gerald) Peters. She married Joe R. Hazuka in 1934. She was a homemaker...

A McCook man who is a school principal as well as city mayor has been recognized for his efforts in disaster preparedness. As part of Nebraska's Safe Schools Week, Dennis Berry, principal of McCook Junior High and Central Elementary Schools in McCook, as well as mayor, has received recognition for his "exemplary cooperation and partnership with the preparedness community."...

A spiderweb garden is a dangerous place for an unwary insect, unless it's a day when the dew makes the gossamer traps apparent. This morning's low of 26 degrees will help put an end to the activities of predator and prey alike, however.

**Dear Editor, Since the recent publication of an editorial cartoon about the State Treasurer's race that was syndicated from the Hastings Tribune, I've been contacted by many supporters who saw it and believed it to be a very deliberate attack on my character...

**Dear Editor, It is unfortunate you published comments by Mr. Fred Allen in your Open Forum column that contained false information concerning the safety of the city water without any editorial comment concerning the accuracy of this statement: "Even if the water were pure and drinkable, it would still be 5-15 years before it was safe to drink."...

**Dear Editor, There seems to be a bit of poetic justice in placement of front page news in the 10-5-05 Gazette. In the feature on Don Stenberg's political aspirations, he said that his 12 years as Nebraska's attorney general earned him the reputation for doing what was right, not just "going along to get along."...

**Dear Editor, Last month, I read in the Bartley Town Board meetings that they were going to tear out the sidewalk on our beautiful park that they put so much money and time into. I wrote a letter to say I thought the sidewalk should be left for old people and handicapped persons to be able to enjoy the park...

When newcomers and visitors chat with long-time McCook residents, they sometimes get a bewildered look in their eyes. The look of wonderment happens when McCookites use one of the community's many "localisms." That's a home-grown term, used to describe a familiar place in short form...

Nov. 4, 1923--Oct. 7, 2005 A. Lorraine Morosic, 81, died Friday (Oct. 7, 2005) at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge. She was born Nov. 4, 1923, in Hayes County to Fred and Delia (Ohlson) Orman. She graduated from Hayes Center High School and began teaching in Hayes County...

Aug. 8, 1941--Oct. 5, 2005 John William Perkins, 63, died Wednesday (Oct. 5, 2005) at the Bryan LGH Hospital East in Lincoln. He was born Aug. 8, 1941, in McCook to George W. and Eleanor M. (Hassler) Perkins. He graduated from McCook High School in 1959. He graduated from the American Culinary Institute in New Haven, Conn., in 1962...