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NCTA Aggie basketball players receive postseason honors
(College Sports ~ 03/21/06)
CURTIS -- The NCTA Basketball Team received some post-season Honors this past week from the United State College Athletic Association (USCAA). The team with its 12-7 record finished the season with a No. 13 ranking in the top 20. B.J. Luke, who missed most of the first semester, averaged 23.5 points and 4.9 steals a game...
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Bertha Rosie Elizabeth Bacon
(Obituary ~ 03/21/06)
June 24, 1900 - March 19, 2006 St. FRANCIS -- Bertha Rosie Elizabeth (Talmon) Bacon, 105, died Sunday (March 19, 2006) at Good Samaritan Village in St. Francis. She was born June 24, 1900 in rural Dundy County. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Henry Henkel in 1935, and her second husband, Addison Bacon in 1969; sons, Harold and John; and daughters, Henrietta Henkel, Elvena Collins, Ermina Sherman and Arvesta McNeil...
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Vernon O. Tanner
(Obituary ~ 03/21/06)
Dec. 23, 1905 - March 19, 2006 NORTON, Kan. -- Vernon O. Tanner, 100, of Norton, Kan., formerly of Beaver City, died Sunday ( March 19, 2006) at Andbe Home in Norton, Kan. He was born Dec. 23, 1905, in Seward, to Leslie and Anna (Schultz) Tanner. He grew up in the Burwell area and later moved to Cozad...
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Elmer A. Alberts
(Obituary ~ 03/21/06)
April 4, 1921- March 18, 2006 PALISADE -- Elmer A. Alberts, 84, died Saturday (March 18, 2006) at Community Hospital of McCook. He was born August 4, 1921, at Culbertson to Harmon J. and Hinrika (Groothuis) Alberts. He was baptized and confirmed in St. John's Lutheran Church in Culbertson and attended District 75 and Lutheran Christian Day School and graduated from Culbertson High School in 1940...
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Grosse birthday
(Birthdays ~ 03/21/06)
The family of E. Morten "Bud" Grosse of Greeley, Colo., is hosting an open house reception and card shower in celebration of his 90th birthday on Monday. Bud was born in Stratton and was the proprietor of the IGA store there from 1947 until 1968. His mother ran a department store in Stratton that was founded by her parents in 1887. ...
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Commissioners approve waste disposal plans for dairy
(Local News ~ 03/21/06)
The owner of a dairy north of McCook has addressed concerns voiced by the state, the county and most of his neighbors, and Red Willow County commissioners Monday morning approved his conditional use permit application to incorporate two more center pivot irrigation systems into his waste disposal program...
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Investigation shows shortfall of regent's character
(Editorial ~ 03/21/06)
It's always seemed ironic that Regent David Hergert, who was elected largely through appeal to voters concerned about the moral issue of abortion and stem-cell research, should be elected by cheating. Now that more of the facts are know, Hergert seems downright hypocritical as well as dishonest...
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Manage forests carefully
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/21/06)
Producers in the Republican River watershed are facing serious water challenges, with many actions being proposed to save water. One proposal, which suggests removing the riparian (streamside) forests growing along the Republican River, is based on the assumption that tree removals will increase water flow. Such action needs to be carefully evaluated to make sure unintended consequences do not in fact make the situation worse...
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Ag recognition
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/21/06)
My favorite bumper sticker says, "Don't cuss the farmer with your mouth full." America's farmers and ranchers provide a consistent, safe, abundant and reasonably-price food supply for the eaters of the United States. Last time I checked that covered all Americans except those who are fasting and those on a no-food diet. It is fitting, therefore, that March is National Agriculture Month and March 21st is National Agriculture Day...
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B.S. for short
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/21/06)
Sometime ago I wrote to you about brainstorming [ B.S.for short] ideas to help produce solutions or ideas to help make this a better place to live. That article covered several subjects from brain drain (b.d. for short) to water issues and prison crowding...
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Shoveling out
(Local News ~ 03/21/06)
Tim Lytle, McCook, left center, moves snow on his sidewalk with a snow blower, while his neighbor, Jerry Reitz, attacks the driveway with a backhoe. Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas residents found themselves this morning under 9 inches to a foot or more of very wet, heavy snow dumped by a storm out of the east Sunday and Monday. ...
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Dorothy M.Wolfe
(Obituary ~ 03/21/06)
April 17, 1919- March 16, 2006 NORTON, Kan. -- Dorothy M.Wolfe, 86, of Norton, Kan., died Tuesday (March 16, 2006) at theAndbe Home in Norton. She was born April 17, 1919, at Wilsonville to Harry and Mayr Bess (Fleming) Bieghler. She grew up in the Wilsonville area and graduated from Wilsonville High School with the class of 1936...
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