Stories from Monday, November 21, 2005

Brooke Erin McConville and Mitchell Alan Nelms were united in marriage Saturday, June 11, 2005, at Peace Lutheran Church in McCook, with the Rev. Randy Wahl officiating. Parents of the couple are Mark and Kim McConville and Merrit and Susan Nelms, all of Indianola, and Tom and Carol Miller of Dana Point, Calif...

GRAND ISLAND -- Angela Dawn Wolfe and Chad Robert Hamilton, both of Omaha, were united in marriage Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005, at the home of Rod and Marcia Shada in Grand Island. The Rev. Gary Werling of Gretna officiated the garden ceremony. Parents of the couple are Gary and Janet Wolfe of Clearwater and Rodger and Maria Hamilton of Champion...

The family of LeMoine and Agnes (Bergeson) Knosp are hosting an open house Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005, 2-4 p.m., at the Hitchcock County Fair Building in Culbertson in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 6, 1955, in McCook. ...

The daughters of Leo and Onita Porter are hosting an open house in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, Nov. 26, 2-5 p.m. CT, at the Hamlet Union Church in Hamlet. Cards of congratulations will reach them at Box 427, Wauneta, NE 69045...

The family of Larry and Jacki Rathbun are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 40th wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 20, 1965, in Oberlin. Their family includes their children, Scott and wife, Gretchen and Jason and wife, Lynn and two grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 411 West I, McCook, NE 69001...

The family of Keith and Virginia Fidler, formerly of McCook, is requesting a card shower in honor of their 40th wedding anniversary. The couple was married Nov. 28, 1965. Their family includes Tiffany and Jason Schnell and four grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 12217 Erskine Circle, Omaha, NE 68164...

Ivan and Shirley Hunt will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house Saturday, Nov. 26, 3-5 p.m., at the Country Kitchen banquet room in McCook. Hosting the event are Steve and Jo Schmidt, Marc Schmidt and Chris and Erin Schmidt.

The family of Trudy King is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday. She was born Nov. 25, 1925. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 401 N. Cherokee Dr., McCook, NE 69001.

The friends of Elmer Leitner are requesting a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday. He was born Nov. 21, 1915. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 704 W. First, McCook, NE 69001.

Chelsey Hubert and Dan Hartwell, both of McCook, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Fritz and Jan Hubert of McCook, Mike and Sue Hartwell of Crete and Kathy Hartwell of McCook. The bride-to-be is a 2002 graduate of McCook High School and a 2005 graduate of the BryanLGH College of Health Sciences. ...

Lindsey Dame announces the birth of a son, Brett Lyndon Fraker, on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005, at Community Hospital of McCook. He is the son of the late Brett Fraker. He weighed 7 pounds, 5.4 ounces and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Doug and Brenda Dame of McCook, Mark and Kathy Fraker of Oberlin and Pam Fraker of McCook. Great-grandparents are Kenneth and Betty Bradley of McCook, Bob and Verna Dame of McCook and Bob and Marion Fraker of Oberlin...

The family of Louise Matthews Harris, formerly of McCook, is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday. She was born Nov. 21, 1915, in Buffalo County. Cards of congratulations will reach her at P.O. Box 184, Jameson, MO 64647.

May 16, 1960--Nov. 16, 2005 NORTH PLATTE -- Debra Rae Soncksen, 45, died Wednesday (Nov. 16, 2005) at the Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She was born May 19, 1960, in McCook to Carl and Donna Myers Soncksen. She attended school in Arapahoe...

Dec. 11, 1925--Nov. 12, 2005 NARBERTH, Pa. -- Doris Marie Castelli, 79, died Saturday (Nov. 12, 2005) at her home in Narberth, Pa. She was born Dec. 11, 1925, in Frontier County to Clarence and Esther (Hanthorn) Sughroue. She attended school in Indianola and graduated in 1943...

Ken and Marlene (Reiners) Foster will celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary Tuesday, Nov. 22. The couple was married Nov. 22, 1956, at the Peace Lutheran Church in McCook. Their family includes Kris and husband, Greg Johnson and children of Urbandale, Iowa, Deedee and husband, Greg Donohue and children of Evergreen, Colo., and Todd and wife, Dawn Foster and children of McCook...

Purvis knocked out of bounds before reaching goal line on run that would have tied Class B state title game against Omaha Skutt LINCOLN -- McCook High School senior quarterback Tony Purvis didn't hesitate for very long. When no Bison receiver was open in the end zone as time was expiring in Saturday night's Nebraska Class B state championship game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, the 6-foot-1, 170-pound speedster took off for the end zone...

Angus Garey of rural McCook announced his candidacy for senator of the 44th District, to a roomful of supporters Monday morning at McCook National Bank. "At the urging of family and friends, it is our decision that I offer my candidacy for the 44th district," Garey said...

A surprise visit by the McCook Bison Seniors and the music of Vanilla Pop, left, highlighted Sunday night's "A Celebration of Success" 20th anniversary ball for Community Hospital Health Foundation and Hospice. Drs. Dan and Kathy Farrell were the winners of the grand prize, a 2006 Toyota, their ticket drawn out of 183 $100 charitable chance tickets sold. ...

Ironic, isn't it? After winning 50 of their past 52 football games, the contests which are the most memorable for the McCook Bison are the ones they lost. Those two games -- among the most thrilling in Nebraska high school playoff history -- were the last-minute defeats suffered by the Bison in the 2004 and 2005 Class B state championship games...

We like to think of the old west as a time when neighbors helped neighbors and everyone got along. There were occasional spats, as was to be expected -- an occasional horse stealing, and even some impromptu shooting scrapes, but these were rare. Neighbors were a cherished commodity, folks who were subject to the same hardships, and all worked toward a common goal -- survival on a less than hospitable prairie...