Stories from Monday, August 6, 2007

The family of Luella McConville is requesting a card shower in honor of her 85th birthday Aug. 8. Cards of congratulation will reach her at 610 East 14th, No. B-1, McCook, NE 69001.

The family and friends of Norton Knedlik are requesting a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday Aug. 13. He was born Aug. 13, 1917, and was married to the late Marjorie Schattenberg Knedlik for 56 years. He opened a local accounting practice in 1962, retiring in 1982. His children are Marcia Knedlik, Robert Knedlik and Elizabeth hammond. He has two grandchildren...

Bob and Vera (Case) Bobinmyer will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 10, 2007. Their children are Jim and Hazel Bobinmyer of Culbertson, the late Dave Bobinmyer and James and Vicki Berkley of Stockton, Kan. They have six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family plans to celebrate in Estes Park, Colo. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 1510 Parkway Drive, McCook, NE 69001...

Travis and Jody (McFarland) Lawson of Tigard, Ore., announce the birth of their son, Jonah Dee Lawson on July 16, 2007, at Legacy Meridian Park in Tualatin, Ore. He weighed 9 pounds, 8 ounces and was 24 inches long. His grandparents are Robert and Roselyn McFarland of North Platte and Debra and Gaylord Lawson of Hayes Center. Great-grandparents are Dorothy McFarland of North Platte, Dale and Susie McFarland of North Platte and Elnora Krueger-Kingdom City, Mo...

Kylie (Fellers) and Travis Usher of Gretna, announce the birth of a daughter, Claire Dian. She was born July 11, 2007, weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce and measured 21 inches. She has two sisters, Grace and Ella. Her grandparents are Ted and Cindy Fellers of McCook and Ann and Dean Usher of Lincoln. Her great-grandparents are Ralph and Elaine Stevens of McCook...

Michelle and Justin Vavra announce the birth of a son, Hudson Michael Vavra. He was born July 16, 2007, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 20 inches. He has a four-year-old sister, Ellison. Grandparents are Steve and Diane Marr of McCook and Jane Schmid of Kearney. Great-grandparents are Marvin and Elaine Frank and Stanley and Sharon Marr of McCook...

Ryan and Mary Hammond of McCook, announce the birth of a son, Braxten Chace Hammond. He was born July 20, 2007, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge, weighing 8 pounds and measuring 22 inches. He has an 18-month-old brother, Gavin. Grandparents are Bob and Kathy Chace of Wymore and Denny and CeCe Hammond of Curtis. Great-grandparents are Harold Hansen of Liberty, Elaine Hansen of Marysville, Kan., Nell Hammond of Curtis and Ella Hamm of League City, Texas...

The children of Bill and Toni Gerver are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 25th wedding anniversary. They were married Aug. 7, 1982 at St. Alban's Episcopal Church. Their children are Danni, Chance and Nick. Cards of congratulation will reach the couple at 1308 W. Second, McCook, NE 69001...

March 16, 1922-Aug. 4, 2007 HOLDREGE -- Maria "Mary" M. Munson, 85, died Saturday (Aug. 4, 2007), at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege. She was born March 16, 1922, to Juan and Margarita (Martinez) Maies in Tierra Amarilla, N.M. She grew up in New Mexico...

June 21, 1986-July 31, 2007 OBERLIN -- Isaac Shaw, 21, died Tuesday (July 31, 1007) in Vail, Colo. He was born June 21, 1986, in Atwood to Richard and Anna (Seeber) Shaw. He was raised in Oberlin, attended Oberlin Elementary and graduated from Decatur Community High School in 2004...

The family of Mary Lou Follett Post is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday. She was born Aug. 7, 1927. Her children are Jerry Post of Palisade, Steve and Brigitta Post of McCook, and John and Theda Kester of Loveland, Colo. She has six grandchildren. Cards of congratulations can reach her at Box 73, Palisade, NE 69040...

A kit helicopter company is showing signs of recovering from the crash of its first production model, an economic development official told the Red Willow County Commissioners today. Production of key parts in a certified specialty shop in Norton puts McCook's involvement in the project in question, however...

Red Willow County Commissioners approved a contribution of $9,158 to Domestic Abuse/Sexual Assault Services for 2007-08 this morning. This is 5 percent of the organization's $205,681 annual budget. In other action:...

Gary Dark (left) and Jason Hicks of "The Blue Canyon Boys," from the Front Range of Colorado, perform during Haigler's sixth annual "Bluegrass Breakdown" Sunday. The band also features Jeff Scroggins on the banjo and Drew Garrett on the bass. The band's debut CD, "Just an Ol' Dirt Road" includes "Jesse James" and "Are You from Dixie?," songs they performed in Haigler. ...

For most of us Highway 6 through McCook is just another way (albeit a more relaxing way) of getting to Lincoln, or Denver -- as compared to the busy Interstate, with its proliferation of 18-wheelers. We usually think of Highway 6 as "our local road", and not as one of the longest continuous highways across the United States...

Cancer survivors, friends and relatives take a victory lap around Norris Park at the beginning of the Relay For Life event Friday night and Saturday for the American Cancer Society. A preliminary total of $44,000 was raised for cancer research, but that amount is expected to be revised upward...

We'd better grab the sweetcorn while we can, because the season is slipping away. But as the Main Street Farmers Market continues throughout the summer, new home-grown crops will come into season to take their place, and other products will appear as well...

Snake, rattle and roar! The Trenton paper's snake picture has caused a furor! Pardon my attempt at poetry, but I had to come up with a way to tell you about the uproar caused by "Snakes Alive!," the picture of a gigantic snake which appeared in the Thursday, July 19 issue of the Hitchcock County News...

Obituary Rosemary Carol (Brown) Walker Oct. 14, 1946 - Aug. 3, 2007 TRENTON -- Rosemary Walker, 60, of rural Trenton, died Friday, August 3, 2007 at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman, Neb., after her battle with cancer. She was bom Oct. 14, 1946, in Richland Center, Wis., to Rodney and Edith (Scott) Brown...