Stories from Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Cast members from the McCook Community College production of James Thurber's "Many Moons" gathered during dress rehearsal earlier this week. The play opens Thursday at the flex theatre on the MCC Campus with performances at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and at 8 p.m. ...

Kid sister wouldn't take 'no' for an answer

NORTH PLATTE -- The McCook Bison girls tennis team claimed a 6-3 decision at North Platte Tuesday. Winning matches for the Bison in singles were Hannah Putz, No. 2; Amy Lester, No. 4; Alli Lester, No. 5; and Michelle McKenna, No. 6. Melissa Lyster and Amy Lester won at No. 1 doubles. Hanah Swanhorst and Hannah Putz won at No. 3 doubles...

Red Willow County Commissioners tabled any action regarding applications for a loan from CDBG Re-Usuable funds. At their regular meeting Monday morning, Commissioners decided to postpone action until they received more information from applicants The McCook Eye Clinic and Little Hands Daycare...

North Platte golfers claimed the top four individual places and ran away with the team title at the McCook Ron Coleman Invitational Tuesday at Heritage Hills. The McCook Red team placed third with a 351 score, McCook White tied for fifth at 360 and Oberlin was 11th at 376...

The McCook City Council passed an amended ordinance on its final reading Monday night at its regular meeting, but one councilman still wasn't happy with it. The amendment will provide a 30 percent discount at the Transfer Station for owners demolishing residential property and a full waiver of fees for remodeling or clean-up done by programs funded by state or government programs...

Dear Editor, It's too bad that Gloria Masoner and people like her weren't around during World War II. Maybe 400,000 would not have died so she can make policy now. She should have been around so she could either be speaking German or Japanese. War is hell. I saw several thousands die on the beach of Normandy in two and a half hours...

How much more can we take? As individuals? As a society? As a community? The assault Monday at Virginia Tech was more than a deadly, horrific assault on innocent students. It was an assault on the soul of America. It was an assault on all peoples, everywhere...

New establishments, enhancements and expansions planned.

July 14, 1920 - April 15, 2007 Opal Irene Grant, 96, died Sunday (April 15, 2007) at her home in McCook. She was born July 14,1920, to Russel D. and Ella May (Bartelson) Barnes at Arapahoe. She graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1937. After graduating from McCook Jr. College she was employed by Cory Oil where she met and married Claude E. Grant on Dec. 31, 1941. During World War II she worked for the Employment Service in Scottsbluff and McCook...

McCook Community College volleyball coach Gary Payne signed two Colorado natives to letters of intent for the 2007 fall season. Ashley Cordova, a 5-foot-2 defensive specialist/libero from Cherokee Trail High School in Aurora; and Alicia Vandenbark, a 5-10 outside hitter/middle blocker/right side hitter from Fleming High School in Fleming...

IMPERIAL -- Chase County's girls and boys hosted the Imperial invitational Tuesday. Both the Longhorns girls and boys won their home meet defeating six other varsity teams as well as junior varsity. Perkins County's boys finished second behind the Longhorns, Ogallala took third and Hershey was fourth...

The 16th Annual Sertoma All-Star Volleyball Classic gets underway at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 16 when 25 of the area's recently graduated volleyball stars meet at McCook High School. Jennifer Baker of Hitchcock County and Bill Wilson of Dundy County will coach the West Team...