Stories from Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Twenty-four of Southwest Nebraska's best senior players will hit the hardwood Saturday night at the 15th annual Sertoma All-Star Volleyball Classic. The match starts at 7 p.m. and will be played at the McCook High School gymnasium. The West leads the series 8-6 and has won four of the last five matches...

Crick, Wellman qualify for match play tourney OMAHA -- McCook High School graduates Bob Wellman and Brandon Crick qualified for the Nebraska men's match play golf tournament, which starts Wednesday at Shadow Ridge in Omaha. Wellman, formerly of McCook and now of Lincoln, fired a 76 and was in a group of seven players...

The McCook National Bank Seniors American Legion baseball team dropped a 12-9 decision to Holdrege Tuesday night at Jaycees Sports Complex. Holdrege scored two runs in the top of the first inning, three in the third, one in the fourth, five in the fifth and one in the sixth on seven hits and eight McCook errors...

The American flag waves over the new veterans memorial wall in downtown Palisade, in observance of Flag Day 2006. Flag Day is a day for all Americans to celebrate and show respect for the flag, its designers and makers. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag...

By CONNIE?JO?DISCOE Regional Editor McCook Public Schools has been awarded a $76,000 grant to apply to a tennis court project. School board president Greg Larson told fellow board members at their meeting Monday evening that McCook was the only grant applicant in Nebraska to be approved for 24 grants from U.S.D.A.-Parks and Recreation. The grant does not require matching funds, Larson said...

District 8 and McCook Public Schools' school board members will discuss District 8's integration into the McCook school system at a special board meeting Wednesday, June 21, in the conference room at McCook Junior High. McCook board members will cover their agenda items (tennis courts and resignations/contracts, if necessary) starting at 6:30 p.m. District 8's portion of the agenda will begin at 7 p.m...

Despite citizen opposition, measure allowing 148 foot cell tower passes.

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to Steve Smith's (WaterClaim) letter (6/2/2006). The U.S. Geological Survey, a non-regulatory bureau of the Department of the Interior, is dedicated to the collection and interpretation of unbiased, scientifically sound data, including water resources data, and putting that information in the hands of natural resources managers and the public. It is typical of entities on both sides of a water issue to use USGS data to validate their points of view...

Whew. Gardening is hard work. Frequent readers will remember that we expanded our backyard garden this year to include corn, carrots, potatoes and onions in addition to our usual peppers and tomatoes. It's going well, in fact, everything is growing well. We had no idea potato plants were so leafy and such a lovely shade of green, and the little flowers add just the right amount of color...

Students involved in sports and activities maintain high standards under current rule.

ATWOOD -- Constance S. "Connie" Lillich, 50, died Sunday (June 11, 2006) as a result of an automobile accident near Colby, Kan. Survivors include her husband, Marlin Lillich of Atwood;, her mother, Doris Mizell of Norton, Kan.; her children, Jason and wife, Mandy Lillich of Brighton, Colo., Mindy and husband, Shawn Shubert of Watertown, S.D., Korrie Lillich and fiance, Jerry Schulze of Winslow, Neb., Brian Volgamore and Michelle Volgamore both of Norton and Luke Lillich of Atwood; and seven grandchildren.. ...

CRETE -- Robert Norris Fye, 79, of Crete and formerly Wauneta, died Thursday (June 8, 2006). He was born May 17, 1927 in Wauneta, to Glenn and Beatrice (Maddux) Fye. He was preceded in death by his parents and a newborn child. Survivors include his children, Bruce and wife, Becky Fye of Seattle, Wash., Ted and wife, Andrea Fye of Stratton, Colo., Bobby and wife, Sabrina Fye of Naples, Italy, Tod Fye of Omaha, Eddie and wife, Lisa Fyeand Marty and wife, Pamela Fye, all of Crete; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.. ...