Stories from Tuesday, September 25, 2007

NORTH PLATTE -- The McCook Bison junior varsity football team improved to 4-0 with a 20-3 victory Monday night at North Platte. The Bulldogs scored the game's first 3 points on a 34-yard field goal in the first quarter. McCook's Shane Wallen answered with a 34-yard field of his own in the second quarter and the was tied 3-3 at halftime...

CULBERTSON -- During the college career of Ben Eisenhart, his parents -- Rusty and Annette -- have attended every University of Nebraska football game -- both home and away. Their commitment to following Ben already has taken Rusty and Annette from coast to coast, with trips to Winston Salem, N.C. and Los Angeles, Cal. among their travels...

The McCook Junior High School seventh grade volleyball team hosted Holdrege on Thursday. The A teams won 25-10, 25-15. Brooklyn Trew led in serving with 14 points. "I was very pleased with the effort by the A team. They played together as a team and had great serving," said coach Lori Jumps...

Aug. 4, 1922 - Sept. 23, 2007 CRAWFORD -- Yule G. Dorwart of McCook died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, at Ponderosa Villa Nursing Home in Crawford. He was 85 years old. Yule was born on Aug. 4, 1922, in McCook to Yule W. and Theresa Francis (Gatewood) Dorwart. He graduated from McCook High School in 1942 and attended McCook Junior College...

Aug. 12, 1932 - Sept. 21, 2007 ATWOOD -- Louis John McCain, 75, died Friday (Sept. 21, 2007) at Good Samaritan Center in Atwood. He was born in Oberlin, to Louis H. and Bethel McCain on Aug. 12, 1932. He grew up on the family farm south of Atwood and attended Harmony Grade School No. 10. He graduated from Atwood Community High School in 1950...

Heritage Days is always the biggest doins' of the year for McCook, but this year will be especially special, thanks to the celebration of our 125th birthday. The festivities start as usual on Wednesday with presentation of the honor family, royalty, grand marshal and parade marshal, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at McCook National Bank...

A disturbing message of a Jihad (holy war) by Osama bin Laden was published on page 9 of the Sept. 20 Gazette. On an Islamic militant Web site, he called for a Pakistani rebellion. I have scanned information given to me when I toured Israel in 1994. I learned that Palestinian Arabs value courage, bravery and hospitality. Ninety-two percent of them are Muslim (mostly Sunni). Regardless of their religion, they are united as Palestinians...

There are still enemies hiding in foreign countries who are trying to kill us dead. They are demented, will do anything to destroy our values and rarely take a bath. And, even worse, they have no respect for the environment. It is far better to fight them over there so we will not be invaded...

Killing two birds with one stone ain't easy to do, but here goes. You are looking in the picture at a broken-down, unlived-in home out in the country. Dozens of them sit as an eyesore of dreams that have died in every county. Is it time to condemn them and force the land to be sold to someone who will make the property a living example of what America used to be?...

One nice thing about writing an astronomy column is the questions I receive, which I am happy to answer. These come mostly from being stopped on the street or phone calls and even one internet e-mail question. Almost all start with the phrase, "What is that bright thing," or "I saw something last night," or a variation thereof...

The McCook Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce finalists for the 2007 Heritage Days Royalty. Finalists were interviewed last week and the Royalty, who will be revealed on Wednesday, September 26, at the McCook National Bank mixer, were selected. ...

Red Willow Western rural firemen, Bill Patras, on back, douses hot yuccas and fence posts, while Mike Allen maneuvers the truck across a pasture north of McCook, Sunday evening. The fire apparently started when two hawks, sitting on separate power lines, fought over a gopher and had a fatal lesson in how electricity works...

AVON, Ohio -- Eldon R. Blake, 57, died Monday (Sept. 24, 2007) at his home in Avon, Ohio. He was born in Cambridge to Noel and Fern Blake. He married Patricia Miller in 1971. He was a resident of Avon for the past 13 years, after moving from Denver, Colo...