Stories from Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Houghtelling, 4 other Huskers named 1st team DALLAS -- The University of Nebraska volleyball program won four of the six awards in voting by the Big 12 Coaches released Monday. Sophomore Sarah Pavan was selected as the Big 12 Player of the Year, while Jennifer Saleaumua (Defensive Player of the Year) and Jordan Larson (Freshman of the Year) also earned league accolades...

Icy snow driven by raging north winds threatened the health and safety of anyone who ventured outside on the Golden Plains Sunday and Monday. In Jennings, however, even those snuggled in their own homes faced cold and isolation when the electricity went off about 7:30 p.m., Sunday. But the community of 100 or so pulled together, and took care of their own and anyone else who happened along...

**Dear Editor, I enjoyed reading Walt Sehnert's column on Audie Murphy. Here in Farmersville, Texas, we celebrate his birthday each year. We claim Audie Murphy as our hometown hero, since Audie claimed Farmersville as his hometown. On Audie Murphy Day, June 20, we honor our area veterans with a parade through the town square and a ceremony at the city park. I hope that anyone from McCook who is in the Dallas area next June can join us in honoring Audie Murphy and all of our vets...

**Dear Editor, It is an honor to recognize an area American Legion Auxiliary Unit for its diligence in making Membership a Number One priority. Each of the 339 units in Nebraska has been challenged to make membership a main objective and bring our numbers higher on the chart...

I remember seeing an old Saturday Evening Post cartoon showing a pair of commuters waiting at the bus stop. One says to the other something like "Remember when they said that by 1970 we'd be whisked to work through pneumatic tubes?" So, where's my pneumatic tube?...