Stories from Monday, December 17, 2007

GOLDEN, Colo. -- Tayler McMinamen of McCook and Bryan Ratanasin of Yukon, Okla., were united in marriage on Sept. 1, 2007, in an outdoor ceremony at Mount Vernon Event Center in Golden Colo, with the Rev. Chris Denard officiating. Parents of the couple are Mark and Julie McMinamen formerly of McCook, from Kearney and Tom and Nokky Ratanasin of Yukon...

Joe and Amber Hubl of Maywood announce the birth of their son, Karson Wayne Hubl, who was born Nov. 28, 2007, at McCook Community Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long. He has one brother, Taylor, 2 years. Grandparents are Kevin and Cheryl Harpham of Columbus and Deb and Larry Hubl of Trenton. ...

Schuyler Marie Cole and Dusty Allen Kircher of Kearney, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Deborah Lundberg Cole of McCook and the late Richard W. Cole and Mike and Val Kircher of McCook. Grandparents of the couple are Barbara and Allan Anderson, Karen and Don Hodson and the late Gary Kircher, Flora Lundberg and the late John Lundberg, and Anita Cole and the late Gene Cole...

The children of Pat and Jon Burkey are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 40th wedding anniversary. They were married Dec. 26, 1967, at St. Catherine's Church in Indianola. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 101 Park Avenue, McCook, NE 69001...

The family of Terry and Tammie Hilker are requesting a card shower in honor of their 40th wedding anniversary on Dec. 23. They were married at the Federated Church in Oberlin in 1967. Children of the couple are Tonica and husband, Chris Fila of Grand Island and Jarrod and wife, Julie of McCook. They have five granddaughters. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 512 East 5th Street, McCook, NE 69001...

The family of Harold and Donna Perkins is requesting an open house in honor of the couple's 55th wedding anniversary. The open house will be Saturday, Dec. 22, from 2-4 p.m., at the community building on 4th Street and Hwy 34 in Max. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at P O Box 134, Max, NE 69037...

The family of Jerry and Nancy Renard are requesting a card shower in honor of their 40th anniversary. They were married Dec. 22, 1967, at Curtis. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 73760 Rd 391, Curtis, NE 69025.

HAMLET -- Ashley Nicole McKillip of Hayes Center and Carson Aden Greenhaw of Littleton, Colo., were united in marriage July 28, 2007, at Hamlet Union Church in Hamlet, with the Rev. Stephen Humber of Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church of Hillsboro, Kan., officiating...

The family of Robert and Jean Ruppert is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 26. Their family includes Deanna, Lyle, Garret, Staci, Brooke, and Susan Koester of Wellfleet; Lynne, Evan, and Ethan Niemeyer of Omaha; Steve Ruppert of Omaha; and Janice, Randy, Kelvin, and Brandon Arent of Maywood. Cards of congratulations will reach them at: R.R. 1 Box 172, McCook, NE 69001...

Tom and Liz Kehler of Culbertson announce the birth of their son, Robert Irwyn Kehler, who was born Nov. 20, 2007 at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. He weighed 7 pounds and .04 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long. Grandparents are Gary and Carole Coates of Parks and the late William and Marcella Kehler. Great-grandparents are Cliff and Doris Geiken of Gothenburg and Irene Coates of Grand Island...

McCook girls drop two games The McCook varsity boys basketball team lost a heartbreaker to Holdrege Saturday. The McCook boys were outscored 18-8 in the fourth quarter and lost to Holdrege 53-52 at home Saturday night. The McCook boys led 29-24 at halftime against the Dusters and increased the lead to 44-35 by the end of the third quarter...

June 11, 1927-Dec. 15, 2007 WILSONVILLE -- Darrel D. Palmer, 80, died Saturday (Dec. 15, 2007), at the Avera St. Anthony Hospital in O'Neill. He was born June 11, 1927, near Wilsonville, to Earl E. and Lizzie Belle (Bates) Palmer. He country school and later attended the Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis...

May 13, 1934-Dec. 14, 2007 Richard "Dick" B. Lichty, 73, of McCook died Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, at Community Hospital in McCook. On May 13, 1934, he was born in Page, Neb., to Ivan G. and Luella Mae (Anderson) Lichty. He graduated from Walton High School in 1952 and moved to Washington D. C. to work for the FBI in the Fingerprinting Department...

Three bright, shiny Christmas bulbs hang from a volunteer red cedar determined to grow in the cement cracks of a loading dock at East Second and A streets in McCook. The droop of the tree top reminds passers-by of the scrawny, bedraggled Christmas tree decorated by cartoon icon Charlie Brown in a 1965 cartoon, and the true meaning of Christmas, according to fellow cartoon character, Linus Van Pelt:...

Government spending needs to be watched all the time, but some of it more than others. Some programs make sense -- collecting gasoline taxes to repair roads is one good example -- while others are harder to justify. It's especially true when there's tax money involved, as is the case the vast majority of the time...

Do you like to dance? Then you would have loved the Governor's Ball. It was a blast. Bringing back memories of days gone by, the 11-piece Lonny Lynn Orchestra wowed the crowd Saturday, Dec. 8 with a blend of waltzes and jitterbug music at the Republican River Valley Event Center. Dancing couples filled the floor from the first tune to the very last...

Like the looming figure towering at Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills, Theodore Roosevelt Sr. was larger than life -- an educated cowboy on the western frontier in North Dakota, leader of the Rough Riders in the Spanish American War, hero of the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba, and finally President of the United States. ...