Stories from Tuesday, November 21, 2006

The McCook rancher who funded the large indoor arena on the Red Willow County fairgrounds wants to add an extension with another sizable donation. Tom Kiplinger of rural McCook talked with county commissioners Earl McNutt, Steve Downer and Leigh Hoyt and County Attorney Paul Wood during a commissioners' meeting Monday morning about the "warm-up arena" he would like to see connected to the east wall of the original Kiplinger Arena...

Dec. 17, 1929 - Nov. 18, 2006 Darryl Lee Tucker, of McCook, died Saturday (Nov. 18, 2006).  He was 76 years old.    He was born Dec. 17, 1929, in a sod house northwest of Hayes Center to R. T. and Zella Hortense (Ballard) Tucker.  He attended Hayes Center Schools. ...

Retailers should be able to sell all kinds of alcohol beverages on Sunday, the McCook City Council agreed Monday night and approved upon its first reading an ordinance to allow that. But one councilman voted against it and the ordinance may not even go into effect until after the holidays...

Feb. 18, 1947 - Nov. 20, 2006 INDIANOLA -- Harold Gene Karr, of Indianola, died Monday (Nov. 20, 2006) at Community Hospital in McCook. He was 59 years old.  He was born on Feb. 18, 1947, to David Randolph and Dorothy Aline (McCollum) Karr in Texarkana, Ark.  He graduated from High School and attended college for some time. ...

The holiday music has been playing for months, Christmas decorations are already up, and most of us are gearing up for the Thanksgiving "season opener," this week. Are you looking forward to it? Or, are you like the millions of Americans who anticipate the holidays with dread?...

Feb. 2, 1915 - Nov. 19, 2006 BENKELMAN -- Lorene M. Sawdon, 91, formerly of Holdrege, died Sunday (Nov. 19, 2006) at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. She was born Feb. 2, 1915, at Mason City to Benjamin H. and Mable A. (Nelson) Mulvany. After her education she married Clyde H. Artz. They later divorced...

I feel the need to comment on a couple of Mike Hendricks' lead-in comments to his commentary on domestic abuse ["A sad story from Douglas County" (http:// www.mccookgazette.com/story/1177914.html)]. It is not clear from his article what sources he accessed in making his comments, but I have practiced law across the State of Nebraska for 17 years and continue to do so. ...

April 24, 1933 - Sept. 23, 2006 DUNCAN, Okla. -- Warren 'Red' Eugene Martin, 73, died Sept. 23, 2006, at Duncan, Okla. He was born April 24, 1933, near Dewey, Okla., to Harley and Cora Martin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Katherine; one granddaughter, Stephanie Ann Leibbrandt; parents; one sister, Evelyn Martin; and a brother, Robert...

An airliner pulls a vapor trail across the Southwest Nebraska sky, while an older trail drifts to the right, marking the approximate path of an earlier passer-by.