Stories from Monday, March 19, 2007

WAUNETA -- Katie Jo Jessee of Benkelman and Justin Markheim of Scottsbluff were united in marriage on May 20, 2006. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Keith Wellman at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in rural Wauneta. The bride is the daughter of Betty Jessee of Benkelman and the late Gerald Jessee. The bridegroom is the son of Kodie and Rick Markheim of Gering...

Michele Brown of Indianola and Wayne Glass of Alliance were united in marriage May 5, 2006 at the George Hoelscher farm with Michael Searcey officiating. Parents of the couple are Donna Hoelscher of Indianola and Carol Glass of Alliance. Grandparents of the couple are George and Jean Hoelsher of Indianola and the late Donna Burton of Alliance...

Randi René Maris and Lincoln Sterling Hunter, both of Cordell, Okla., announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Joe and René Maris of rural Wauneta and LaVonna Hunter of Cordell, Okla. Grandparents are Harold and Beverly Maris and Loyd and Karen Christner, all of Wauneta and the late Luke and Dorothy Howell. ...

The family of Vera Bobinmyer is hosting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday. She was born March 25, 1927, in Leoti, Kan. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 1510 Parkway Dr., McCook, NE 69001.

Dallas and Jami Garey of Arapahoe announce the birth of their daughter, Haiden Elise Garey. She was born Feb. 13, 2007, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and WAS 21 inches long. She has an older brother, Nolen, 22 months. Grandparents are Don and Rachel Beitler of Red Cloud and Doug and Betty Garey of Beaver City...

Jodi and Mike Taylor of Stamford, announce the birth of their son, Hayden Michael on Feb. 13, 2007, at Community Hospital in McCook. Hayden weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. He has three sisters, Jordan, 8, Emmali, 5, and Alivia, 3. ...

The family of Ed Geier of Culbertson is hosting an open house in honor of his 80th birthday. The open house will be Saturday, March 24, 2007 from 1-4 p.m., at Country Kitchen, 612 West B St., in McCook. His children are Pam and Rod Ochsner, Teresa and Phil Pierce, Mike and Laurie Geier and Randy and Kathy Geier. He has nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach him at...

David and Angela (Mustion) Barber of Culbertson announce the birth of their son, Micaiah David Barber. He was born Feb. 19, 2007, at Community Hospital in McCook. He weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces and was 21 inches long. His grandparents are Jerry and Kris Mustion of Culbertson and Randy and Mary Barber of Blue Springs. ...

Michael Todd and Brenda (Cole) Sterns formerly of Curtis announce the birth of their son, Landon Dennis Sterns. He was born Jan. 19, 2007, at York General Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 15.3 ounces and was 21 inches long. His grandparents are Hazen and Carolyn Cole of Curtis and Mike and Rose Sterns of Atkinson...

The family of Verle and Alta Carlson is hosting a card shower in honor of their 60th anniversary March 23. Cards of congratualtions can reach them at P.O. Box 1, Trenton, NE 69044

McCook High boys place 4th, girls finish 9th The McCook High School boys and girls track teams opened their schedule by sending a small contingent to the University of Nebraska Indoor Meet Saturday. The Bison boys placed fourth out of 12 teams with 42 points. Ten of the 14 Bison entries scored points...

KEARNEY -- The Southern Valley, Hitchcock County and Eustis-Farnam track teams competed in the University of Nebraska at Kearney meet Friday and Saturday. Southern Valley's runners competed Friday in the Class C meet. Both the Eagles boys and girls finished second in the C meet...

It was another remarkable effort by Southwest Nebraska Community Theater Association, as Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" took the stage Friday and Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. An attorney (Maury Green) as a mobster and an elementary school principal (Kathy Latta) as what one reviewer called a "trollop" are typical of the humorous irony possible in community theater production, and both of them played it to the hilt. ...

When planning began for the 2007 barbershop show, members of the Prairie Statesmen Chorus knew it was going to be special. All they had to do was look at their calendars, which showed 2007 would not only be McCook's 125th Anniversary; but also the 35th anniversary of the Prairie Statesmen Chapter...

This week, March 18-24, the United States celebrates National Agriculture Week as a time to highlight the importance of agriculture to all Americans. Here in Nebraska, agriculture is our Number 1 industry -- contributing more than $9 billion to the state's economy each year...

Nov. 12, 1916 - March 17, 2007   BENKELMAN -- Velma Vernice (Teeter) Jones, 90, died Saturday (March 17, 2007) at Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman She was born Nov. 12, 1916, at her family's home in Dundy County, to John C. and Nettie C. (Little) Teeter.  She attended country school near her home, at District No. 21, northwest of Benkelman...

Where does your food come from? If you're like many Americans, the answer is the grocery store. And frankly, that disturbs me. The grocery store isn't where food comes from -- it's just from where it's distributed. In reality, far too many people are unaware of the role of American agriculture in their daily lives ... and what it really takes to have food on their dinner table...

Nov. 15, 1915 - March 17, 2007 COLBY, Kan. -- Loretta Seeberger Hayden, 91, died Saturday (March 17, 2007) at Citizens Medical Center in ?Colby, Kan. She was born Nov. 15, 1915, on a farm near Angelus, Kan., to Joseph and Elizabeth (Schlageck) Schiltz. She attended Angelus Catholic School and Zion Country School...

As a former Meteorology major I feel I have to set the record straight on the "extra hour of sunlight" myth. Regardless of what time you have your clocks set in the winter/spring the sun shines for 12 hours. You don't get an extra hour of daylight, you get an extra hour of work. At this time of year we are receiving almost 12 hours of sunlight...

A short note to inform you we will not be attending any more of the Community Theaters productions unless we can be assured that the moral content of the production will be on a higher plane. The cuss words were unnecessary but the scene on forgiveness was very offensive. True forgiveness comes from the heart and is not some light flippant thing. This scene made a mockery of the forgiveness that God gives to us when we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior...

A McCook couple took their love to new heights Saturday, by getting married in a hot air balloon. Rob Henry and Mary Richendifer, both of McCook, waved to family, friends and curious on-lookers as they gradually lifted off from the Red Willow County Fairgrounds. Minutes earlier, they had exchanged vows in the balloon's basket -- sans the balloon -- as Red Willow County Clerk Magistrate Kathy Jones pronounced them husband and wife...

Local veterinarians were receiving calls about pet owners worried about their animals following a recall of 60 million containers of wet pet food after reports of kidney failure and deaths. Neither Four Winds Animal Clinic nor Red Willow Animal Clinic sold affected brands, they said, and neither did Trustworthy Bikes, Pets and Hardware...

July 8, 1938 - March 16, 2007 ATWOOD?-- Delos Doyal Holle, 68, died Friday (March 16, 2007) at his home in Atwood. He was born July 8, 1938, in rural Ludell, Kan., to John and Martha Holle. He married Kathy Styles on March 29, 1964, at the Trinity Lutheran Church north of Ludell. They lived on the Holle farm near Ludell until they moved to Atwood. They were parents to moved than 70 foster children. He was a lifetime resident of the area...

Travis and Kristie Winters announce the birth of their son, Layton Kenneth Winters, on Feb, 15, 2007 at Community Hospital in McCook. He weighed 7 pounds, 6.8 ounces and was 21 inches long. He has a brother, Baylor, four years old. Grandparents are Jim and Patty Phinney of McCook, Pat and Larry Hall of Agra, Kan., Ken Winters of Sargent and Vicky and Dan Ground of Hastings. Great-grandparents are Avery and Evelyn Winters of Indianola and Twila Carter of Norton, Kan...

In the 21st Century the way America buys its meat has changed dramatically. There was a time when every town had its share of "Butcher Shops" (independent meat stores). These operations had their own small slaughter houses, which supplied the animals for their retail meat business. Federal regulations and intense competition from large packing plants have made these "Mom and Pop" operations increasingly rare...