Stories from Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Feb. 7, 1913 - Jan. 26, 2008 IMPERIAL -- Wilfred Miller, 94, died Saturday (Jan. 26, 2008) at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. He was born Feb. 7, 1913, to Anna Wallin Miller and Locy Nelson Miller on a farm west of Imperial. He attended District 4 school and graduated from Chase County High School in 1932...

CAMBRIDGE -- The undefeated Trojans outscored Bertrand 64-55 Tuesday night at Cambridge. The Trojans, ranked No. 2 in Nebraska Class C-2, improved to a 16-0 record. After a close first half that found Cambridge leading 27-19, the Trojans finished the third quarter at 50-35...

ATWOOD -- Rawlins County's boys and girls basketball teams came away with two close wins against Hoxie Tuesday night. The Atwood girls won a tight 60-59 game with Hoxie. The Buffaloes led the game into the first half 30-23, before Hoxie pulled ahead in the third leading 44-41...

HOLDREGE -- The McCook High School freshman girls basketball team dropped to 5-4 with a 52-23 loss to Holdrege at home Tuesday. Holdrege led 20-13 at half before posting a 26-2 third quarter to put the game away. McCook was led in scoring by Gretchen Sehnert and Taylor Matson both with 7 points. Megan Carfield added 4...

NEBRASKA/KANSAS AREA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCORES TUESDAY NIGHT BOYS Alma 65, Northern Valley 28 Brewster 50, St. Francis 49 Perkins County 56, Gothenburg 42 Phillipsburg 63, Southern Valley 51 Rawlins County-Atwood 62, Hoxie 51 Wauneta-Palisade 56, South Platte 35...

Although they were born within days of each other and were raised in the same small Nebraska town, centenarians Velma Steinke and Ted Dueter did not meet until they moved to the assisted living facility at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. However, Ted did once buy a combine from the farm implement store owned and operated by Velma and her husband, Harold, a fact that only came out recently while the two reminisced in the dining room at El Dorado about the past 100 years...

Tax his land, tax his wage, Tax his bed in which he lays. Tax his tractor, tax his mule, Teach him taxes is the rule The old poem by an unknown author rings true today, with states around the country scrambling to find new sources of revenue. For the time being, Nebraska is in good shape, with a projected record cash reserve fund, but even the Cornhusker State has resorted to some of the creative tax schemes listed in a recent story by The Associated Press...

I'd like to add some more thought to Tim McKillip's Open Forum on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008 titled "No Problems?!" Mr. McKillip reported the effects of idling irrigated land and reassessing the property value from irrigated to dryland in Hayes County. I have been collecting figures for all five counties within the Middle Republican NRD for a year now and would like to add my findings to Mr. McKillip's...

Sometimes, death waits. My mom told me that years ago -- and then, in her dying, proved it. Her dear sister Charlene was rushing to Texas from Iowa to be at her side, having come alongside her many times during their lives as sisters, she wouldn't fail her now...