Stories from Friday, December 1, 2006

Chase County girls break away from McCook The McCook High School varsity boys basketball team opened the 2006-07 season Thursday night at home with a 53-26 victory over Chase County-Imperial. The Chase County varsity girls outscored McCook 29-16 in the second half and pulled away for a 52-38 victory Thursday at the McCook High School gymnasium...

May 4, 1914 - Nov. 28, 2006 COZAD --?Lula D. Hardin, 92, formerly of Beaver City died Tuesday (Nov. 28, 2006) at Golden Living Center in Cozad. She was born May 4, 1914, at Edison to Joseph and Gertrude (Pearson) Weir. She grew up on a farm south of Edison, before the family moved to a farm north of Beaver City, where she attended school...

With our first blast of cold weather under our belts, many a person's thoughts start drifting toward a change, a change of location. Most people dream of heading south for the winter, finding a warm location that never features wind chills or snow depth in the weather forecast. They would settle for just a few days in the tropics on the beach or in the warm sun on a golf course...

'Tis the season to be jolly, but how about January? Just as the bathroom scale can bring bad news after the holiday, so can the mailman in the case of credit card bills and bank statements. And, just like our physical health, a little planning and discipline can pay off in financial health after the holidays...

To Steve Stramel and all who agree with him: Along with several hundred others, I marched in the parade that opened Santa Claus Lane about 60 years ago. What a wonderful use of technology! McCook took pride then and should still take pride in the display of the highly reflective material used on the figures, among the first such uses in the nation...

Geez, I think we have a scrooge in our small area. What is wrong with you Mr. Stramel, Santa Claus Lane is part of McCook history. When I was a child, I looked forward to Santa Slaus Lane. It was part of celebrating Christmas. When I moved away for a time, every time I came back to visit, I took my boys up and down Norris to see Santa Claus Lane. If you don't like it then don't look at it, and as far as money (goes), what would you want to spend the money on, more golf courses?...

Manslaughter charges were brought against Kyle Serocki, 24, in Red Willow County Court Thursday, in the Oct. 7 fatality death of Nicholas Mead, 25, of Cambridge. The case was bound over to District Court for arraignment Jan 8 at 9:30 a.m. Serocki, originally of Olathe, Kan., was charged in Count I with unintentionally causing the death of Mead, driving on the wrong side of the road and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a Class III felony that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. ...

OMAHA -- Having recently played a supporting role of an FBI agent in a feature-length independent movie that was filmed in Omaha this last summer, McCook native, Lisa Hinz (1990 McCook High School graduate), decided that one movie wasn't enough. She's continued to search for unique opportunities and has found just that...

Dec. 2, 1903 - Nov. 30, 2006 Dorothy M. Bradt, died Thursday (Nov. 30, 2006) at Community Hospital in McCook at the age of 102. She was born Dec. 2, 1903, at Odessa the daughter the late Joseph and Sarah (Underwood) Dean. She grew up in Kimball County, where she graduated from high school. She attended Kearney State College...