Stories from Friday, March 3, 2006

Trojans hold on against Wauneta-Palisade LINCOLN -- The No. 6 Cambridge girls got comfortable after building a 17-point lead with 10 minutes to play. Perhaps a bit too comfortable. The fifth-ranked Broncos cut the margin to six before the tiring Trojans pulled away...

ELLIS, Kan. -- Rawlins County-Atwood's girls squeezed by Ellis 51-49 in the second round of the Kansas Class sub- state tourney Thursday. The Buffaloes were down 4 points after the first half. Rawlins County will play Hoxie on Saturday in the sub-state championship...

OBERLIN -- The Decatur Community High School-Oberlin boys basketball team fell to Beloit in the Kansas sub-state game on Tuesday and finished the season 5-16. Coach Dick Ahlberg said he felt like his team improved the second half of the season and became a more competitive team...

Dec. 9, 1914--Feb. 28, 2006 ONAWA, Iowa -- Katherine Pearson, 91, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, at the Elmwood Care Centre in Onawa. Katherine was born Dec. 9, 1914, in Omaha, the daughter of Andrew and Anna (Birkholm) Neldeberg. She graduated from North High School in Omaha and then graduated from Dana College in Blair, with a degree in education. ...

June 14, 1912--Feb. 28, 2006 BIRD CITY -- Thelma Eleanor (Tippie) Hendricks, 93, died Tuesday (Feb. 28, 2006) at Citizens Medical Center in Colby, Kan. She was born June 14, 1912, in Bird City. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sigfred Hendricks in January 1974...

The family of Stanley and Mitty (Huggins) Quigley is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 60th wedding anniversary. They were married March 1, 1946, in Fort Worth, Texas. Their family includes children, Scott and Kari Quigley of rural Indianola, Jackie Baker of Lincoln and Steve and Cindy Quigley of rural Indianola; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 39276 Rd 720, Indianola, NE 69034...

Nebraska is withering and destroying itself from within, gubernatorial candidate Dave Nabity said Thursday during his stop in McCook. But, this can be reversed by major tax reforms and maximizing tourism within the state, he said. An Omaha financial adviser, Nabity said he has watched through the years as problem after problem in the state is ignored, such as rising Medicaid costs and burdensome taxes...

Bob Linderholm of rural Cambridge photographed a celestial gas cloud Feb. 19 at his Lime Creek Observatory. According to the astronomer, "'M42' is presently located due south and up about 45 degrees at midnight. It is a large collection of gas and dust, primarily hydrogen, that is being compressed by gravitational attraction of the atoms. ...

One great thing about our state, is when an entity like the NEBRASKAland Foundation wants to recognize notables, there is never a shortage. This year is no exception, the foundation recognizes six exceptional personalities at the 25th annual Statehood Day dinner Saturday night at the State Capitol...

Ten items or less n Even if my family and I are out of town, we will see a familiar vehicle approaching and assume we know the people inside. When you are in a bigger city and you're waving frantically at the other vehicle just out of habit, they tend to look at your strangely...

By DAWN CRIBBS Associate Editor Though the tradition was unfamiliar, the Rev. Eddie Wright seized the opportunity to present an exuberant gospel message during the first of seven Lenten lessons Friday at Memorial United Methodist Church. Wright has served the McCook congregation at First Assembly of God since December...

Aug. 15, 1911--March 1, 2006 SCOTTSBLUFF -- Jeannette Ethel Krumme, 94, died Wednesday (March 1, 2006) at Regional West Hospital in Scottsbluff. She was born Aug. 15, 1911, in Furnas County to Elmer and Myrtle (Balcom) Sams. She graduated from Holbrook High School in 1928...