Stories from Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Movie Review - Juno Starring Ellen Page & Micheal Cera. Directed by Jason Reitman. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content, and language. Runtime of 96 minutes. Juno is an independant movie. It's got a big budget for a independant film and has some big name actors playing smaller roles, but overall Juno is a product of the independant film cycle. ...

June 11, 1920-Jan. 20, 2008 TRENTON -- Felice C. Coe, 87, died Sunday (Jan. 20, 2008), at El Dorado Nursing Home in Trenton. She was born June 11, 1920, in New York City, N.Y., to Angelo (Charles) and Catherine (Celantano) Carriero. She graduated from Teaneck, N.J. High School in 1938...

Aug. 28, 1926-Jan. 18, 2008 ENDERS -- Elmer Keiser, 81, died Friday (Jan. 18, 2008), at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. He was born Aug. 28, 1926, in rural Dundy County to John and Mary (Haarberg) Keiser. He attended St. Paul's Lutheran School, Ough School and graduated from Wauneta High School in 1944. He was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Sept. 18, 1926, and confirmed April 21, 1940...

May 31, 1917-Jan. 18, 2008 WAUNETA -- Marjorie E. Hallett, 90, died Friday (Jan. 18, 2008) at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. She was born May 31, 1917, on the farm home east of Enders to Charles M. and Myrtle H. (Finch) Hallett. She contracted influenza at five weeks of age and was handicapped for the rest of her life...

The family of Richard Klein of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of his 75th birthday Friday, Jan. 25. His family includes wife, Barbara and children, Ruth Ann, Sally, Richard Mark and Chris. He has 10 grandchildren. Cards of congratulation will reach him at 70990 U.S. Highway 83, McCook, NE 69001...

Norfolk is not as far away from McCook as one can get and still stay in in the state, but almost. Still, Southwest Nebraskans and cornhuskers of all stripes have always been proud to call one of Norfolk's own, one of ours as well. Norfolk -- that's pronounced "nor-fork" for the unitiated -- plans a comedy festival to honor the late, late-night king, Johnny Carson...

In the 1/17/08 edition of the McCook Gazette, Sen. Christensen responded to the question, what is next concerning Kansas' threat of suing for damages from noncompliance of the Republican River Compact. He stated, "It depends on which way the lawsuit over LB701 goes. If the lawsuit is successful, the Republican River natural resources districts will have to reduce pumping allocations dramatically, and if it is dismissed, the NRD's can use LB701 for compliance."...

People pay a big price when they become famous. Just ask Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mike Huckabee and Rudy Guillani. After Sarah Ferguson left Prince Andrew, she vacationed in Southern France with her two daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie. A photo of taken of her by the Daily Mirror, a sensational publication. (They used a telephoto lens.) It showed her sunbathing topless with her financial adviser, John Bryan, sucking her big toe. This was published worldwide...

We don't need to be reminded it is winter; clearly the season still has the area in its icy grip. However, the stars hold for us the promise of spring. All you have to do is go look. Just rising over the eastern horizon at about 8 p.m. is the constellation Leo, the Lion, one of the first of the spring constellations. Rising with Leo is the ringed planet Saturn...

ARAPAHOE -- Many are familiar that Renewable Fuel Technology LLC is working closely with Ag Valley Cooperative in development of Republican Valley BioFuels. The new plant will be located at Ag Valley's current Arapahoe location which is 901 Pine Street. ...

Air Midwest / Mesa Air Group Inc, the airline carrier for McCook, has notified the U.S. Department of Transportation that it will terminate service in McCook and Grand Island, effective April 20. City officials were informed late Monday afternoon of the 90-day notice of termination...

A contingent of homeowners on West I Street asked the McCook City Council for help concerning the condition of their street. About seven homeowners who live on West I, from West Seventh to West 10th, told the council Monday night at its regular meeting how the center of their street is dramatically higher than the rest of the street and how that affects driving conditions...

With no discussion, the McCook City Council approved the purchase of the West Ward school property for $100,000, from owner D. Jon Morrison. At the public hearing Monday night at the regular council meeting, no one spoke in favor or against the purchase...