Stories from Monday, March 26, 2007

Kristi Rebecca Mae Hendrix of Breman, Ga., and Dustin Eric Petty of McCook were married Sept. 15, 2006, at Waialae Beach Park in Honolulu, Hawaii, with the Rev. Bill Busche officiating. Parents of the couple are Rev. Cliff Hendrix and wife, Angela of Breman, Ga., and Daniel and Debra Petty of McCook. ...

The family of Mary Vrbas is hosting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday. She was born March 30, 1927. Cards of congratulation will reach her at 73107 Ave. 363, Palisade, NE 69040.

Taressa Leigh Wortman of Cozad and Shawn Michael Poppert of Gothenburg, announce their engagement and wedding. Parents of the couple are Terry and LuAnn Wortman of Hayes Center and Todd and Bambe Poppert of Axtell. The bride-to-be is a 2000 graduate of Hayes Center High School and a 2004 graduate of the Univiersity of Nebraska at Kearney. ...

Mr. Daniel Hilton of McCook and Mrs. Angela Ripp of Broken Bow announce the engagement of their daughter, Andria Nicole Hilton of Omaha to Stacy Lynn Eddings, son of Mr. Nick Eddings of Western Grove, Ark., and Mrs. Tracey Sebald of Hershey. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. ...

Jesse and Tina Pace of McCook announce the birth of their daughter, Zeah Marie Pace on Feb. 23, 2007, at Community Hospital in McCook. She weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and was 21 inches long. She has an older sister, Zoey, 4. Her grandparents are Blaine and Ann Budke of McCook and Robert and Joyce Pace of Cambridge...

Alan Gabriel Aramayo and Leslie Beth Nichols, both of Omaha announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Janet Powers of Trenton, Walter Aramayo Jr., of La Paz, Bolivia, Patti and Steve Ingalls and Greg Nichols all of Omaha...

Dustin and Amy (Miller) Limbach of Kearney announce the birth of their son, Gannon Redfield Limbach on March 14, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 inches long. He has two brothers, Morgan, 14, and Noah, 6. His grandparents are John and Cindy Limbach of North Bend and Roger and Donna Miller of McCook...

July 30, 1945 - March 23, 2007 TRENTON -- Sharon Lou Frakes, 61, died Friday (March 23, 2007) at El Dorado Manor Home in Trenton. She was born July 30, 1945, in Denver, Colo., to Lewis and Dorene (Rucker) Hoschouer. She grew up in Imperial and graduated from Imperial High SChool in 1963. She graduated from McCook Junior College in McCook...

Nov. 14, 1922 - March 24, 2007 Lois Virginia Leibrandt, 84, went to live with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday (March 24, 2007.) She died peacefully in her sleep at her home home McCook. She was born Nov. 14, 1922, late in the afternoon to Edward and Anna (Novotny) Johnson at their home 18 miles northeast of McCook. She grew up in the area and was baptized in 1933, in the Zion Hill Methodist Church and graduated from Republican Valley High School in 1939...

June 6, 1922 - March 24, 2007 Arline N. Green, 84, died Saturday (March 24, 2007) at Community Hospital in McCook.  She was born June 6, 1922, to Lester L. and Nell M. (Mader) Kramer at Grand Island. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1939, and McCook Community College in 1975...

Jan. 3, 1913 - March 22, 2007   Hazel F. Clonch, a 67 year resident of McCook died Thursday (March 22, 2007) at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte at the age of 94.  Hazel was born Jan. 3, 1913, in a sod house near Calvert, Kan., to Arthur Melvin and Bertha Pearl (Spencer) Hock.  She attended school in Almena, Kan., graduating in 1931. ...

FINDLAY, Ohio -- Karen A. Starr, 50, of Findlay, Ohio died Saturday (March 24, 2007) at the Heritage Manor. She was born to Ted L. Wickard of McCook and Helen Rose (Neiling) Wickard of Findlay, Ohio. On Feb. 5, 1977, she married Steve Starr. She was an employee of the University of Findlay...

Aug. 19, 1927 - March 21, 2007 CHICO, Calif. -- Friends have received word of the death of Jack Carroll, 79, former McCook High School and College athlete on March 21, 2007, in Chico, Calif. He was born in Casper, Wyo., Aug. 19, 1927, to Mr. and Mrs. N.B. Carroll, who moved from Danbury in the late 30's to McCook, where Mr. Carroll was a pharmacist for some years...

The family of Bill and Martha (Stevenson) Lawless of Palisade is hosting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married on March 21, 1957, in Palisade. Their children are Brenda and Wayne Daniel, Kenny and Staci Lawless, Gregg and Connie Lawless, Marj and Guy Rundback and Mike and Brenda Lawless. They have 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at Box 313 Palisade, NE 69040...

Maywood Elementary kindergartners and first graders visit with Orscheln's Farm and Ranch store manager Chad Arasmith about bunnies and chicks at the store in McCook Friday. The students of teachers Alicia Brosseau and Shauna Donahoe studied agriculture during "National Ag Week," and learned from Orscheln's employee Anna Leibbrandt about store products required daily on farms and ranches. Checking out a black bunny with Arasmith are (from left) Paige Wood, Kodie Egle and Austin Wolfe...

Through the years, many people have had the dream of creating a lifesize sculpture which shows McCook's most famous citizen, George W. Norris, sitting on a park bench. The idea has enchanted several generations because it captures the essence of the man regarded as one of the greatest legislators in American history...

It's easy to criticize law enforcement after the fact and from long distance, but the case of the missing Chadron State College professor seems to show that authorities are subject to some of the same prejudices and shortcomings as the rest of us. Steve Haataja's body was discovered by two cowboys chasing wayward livestock in a ravine near Chadron more than three months after the Chadron State College math professor went missing...

After the last big windstorm in McCook, I noticed quite a few of the leftover large hanging limbs from our December ice storm had come tumbling down. I also noticed that there were still quite a few left hanging over the sidewalks and in the area between the sidewalks and street curbs...

I grew up in McCook. Now I work for a national agency and much of my work requires me to search out news relevant to our work all over the country. In my daily search I was excited to see the McCook Gazette turn up, and was eager to read from a paper that I am familiar with...

I agree with Mr. Hockman. The cemetery leaves alot to be desired. The color the maintenance building is AWFUL!! We are there to show our respects for our LOVED ONES and to have such a notorious color makes it more depressing. McCook, where is your respect and pride for the beautification of your town?...

We are on the eve of Memorial Day. First, I want to explain, as a vet myself, I have the utmost respect and gratitude for the holiday and those that have given their lives for our freedom. The issue I have is with some of those who put up the flags in symbolism only and forget what some have made the ultimate sacrifice for...

I really do not know to whom this should be directed. My name is Tracy Carranza. I live in Grand Island, but I lived in Southwestern Nebraska for most of my life. I just wanted to drop you a line to tell you thank-you for doing such a good job of putting information from your paper online. ...

On Oct. 12, 1917, six McCook women met to form a club, which would 1. Advance the advance the interest and promote the culture of Musical Art in the city of McCook, and 2. Promote the mutual improvement of its members. They would achieve these goals by studying the great composers with vocal and instrumental musical numbers. For the next 60 years, women of McCook carried out that mission...

A man took advantage of the warm weather Sunday to wash his car -- except his attire drew some attention. The McCook Police Department received a call about 3 p.m., Sunday with the complaint that a man wearing a woman's bikini was washing his car on the 700 block of West Fourth...

COLBY, Kan. -- Aviation Safety Super Saturday is set for Colby Airport Terminal, 5 Airport Road, Colby, Kan., beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. Topics and presenters include "Airspace and Temporary Flight Restrictions Revisited," by Bill Gross, director of flight training at KSU Salina; "Non Habit-Forming Behavior," by Ronald P. ...

Red Willow County Commissioners Leigh Hoyt and Steve Downer requested that coordinators of the proposed McCook walking trail come back before commissioners after a memorandum of agreement among the county, the city and the Middle Republican Natural Resources District written for the original Kelley Creek Walking Trail is updated...

McCook's track teams hosted North Platte in their first dual of the season Friday. McCook's boys won the meet with a team score of 79 over North Platte's 62. The Bison girls were second. North Platte's girls scored 74 and the Bison had 58. Tara Powell led the Bison girls with two first place medals. Powell won the 1600 with a time of 5:49 and the high jump with 4 foot 10 inches...

LINCOLN -- The late Ron "RC" Coleman, who coached the McCook Bison golf team to seven state titles and two second-place finishes, was recently elected to the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame. "I think it's an unbelievable honor," said McCook football coach Jeff Gross. "Without a doubt, it's well-deserved. The school and coaching fraternity are completely ecstatic. He impacted a ton of people's lives."...

Feb. 13, 1918 - March 24, 2007 Jean L. McGuire, 89, died Saturday (March 24, 2007) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born Feb. 13, 1918, in Decatur County, to Fred and Ella S. (Nulk) Osburn. She grew up in Danbury where she graduated from Danbury High?School in 1935. She attended Kearney State College...