Stories from Monday, March 24, 2008

The family of Elsie (Nolan) Grube is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday April 4. Her family includes husband, Cliff, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulation will reach her at PO Box 273, Indianola, NE 69034...

The family of Vaughneta Schlager is hosting an open house celebration in honor of her 90th birthday, Saturday, March 29, 2-4 p.m., at Hillcrest Nursing Home. Use the childcare entrance. Cards of congratulation will reach her in care of Hillcrest, 309 W. Seventh, Room 420, McCook, NE 69001...

Bob and Joy Feeken of Cambridge will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married March 25, 1948. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 1011 Parker Street, Cambridge, NE 69022.

The family of DeLoris Altman is hosting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday. She was born March 30, 1928. Cards of congratulations will reach her at P O Box 82, Culbertson, NE 69024.

Steve and LeeAnn Kollmorgen of Palisade, announce the birth of their son, Dylan Patrick Kollmorgen on March 15, 2008, at Community Hospital in McCook. He weighed 9 pounds, 2 ounces and was 22 inches. He has a 2 year old brother, Nathan. His grandparents are Rich and Beth Kollmorgen of Stratton and Gordon and Becky Overmann of Omaha. Great-grandparents Paul and Betty Erdman of Benkelman...

The family of Patsy (Grove) Barber, formerly of Palisade, is hosting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday. She was born March 27, 1928. His family includes her children, Charles, Richard and Douglas. She has two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 1751 South 68th Avenue, Yakima, WA 98908...

The family of Bill and Margie Ridpath are hosting an open house in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary, Sunday, March 30, 2-4 p.m., at the Congregational Church in Cambridge. Cards of congratulation will reach them at 622 Park, Cambridge, NE 69022...

Dustin and Sibyl Uerling of North Platte, announce the birth of their daughter, Hazel Marie Uerling on Jan. 20, 2008, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces and 19 inches long. Her grandparents are Scott and Kari Quigley of Indianola and Mark and Sherri Uerling of McCook. ...

Sarah Lenser and Cole Nickerson of Cambridge announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Ervin and Carolyn Lenser of Norfolk and Scott and Beth Nickerson of Cambridge. The bride-to-be is a 2003 graduate of Norfolk Senior High School and a 2007 graduate of Hastings College with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration and Economics. She is employed as a loan assistant at Amfirst Bank in McCook...

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Schnackenberg of Gothenburg announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Tara LeaAnn, to Jason Michael Lawless, son of Mr. Mike Lawless of McCook and Ms. Jeanne Janssen of Gothenburg. The bride-to-be is a 2005 graduate of Gothenburg High School. ...

The daughters and family of Lindy and Ileen Lenhart are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 60th wedding anniversary March 28. Cards of congratulation will reach them at 612 West G, McCook, NE 69001.

Aug. 24, 1924 - March 21, 2008 CAMBRIDGE -- Anita Christine Callan died Friday, March 21, 2008, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. She was 83 years old. Anita was born on Aug. 24, 1924, in Red Willow County, to Gustave and Lydia (Schaffert) Unger. She attended school at McCook Public Schools...

Sept. 6, 1914 - March 18, 2008 Florence A. Conway, age 93, of McCook, formerly of Elkton, Md., died Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Born Sept. 6, 1914, in Fair Hill, Md., she was the last surviving child of 10 children, born to the late Andrew P. and Emma (Hall) Angle...

Dec. 14, 1921 - March 21, 2008 BENKELMAN -- Leon Baney Jr., 86, of Benkelman, died Friday (March 21, 2008) at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colo. He was born Dec. 14, 1921, in Dundy County, north of Benkelman, to Leon and Vera (Crosby) Baney and attended country school near his home. After finishing with school, he worked with his father on the family farm...

"Hurry up! You're going to miss the bus!" "That's OK, Mom, I can catch up with it." As implausible as it may be, Junior may be right. That's because local elementary schools and Parent-Teacher Organizations are organizing "Walking School Bus" routes to encourage kids to walk to school...

McCook loses an institution this month and I feel regret, as if I'm saying goodbye to yet another old friend. One of the oldest of the service organizations of McCook is the McCook Kiwanis Club. Kiwanis came to McCook in the 1920s, and immediately became a very important organization, known for the civic projects it sponsored, but equally for the fun the members had at their meetings. ...

Melissa Hoddel of Oakfield, Wis. and Jason Wesch of McCook announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Dave and Kate Hoddel of Oakfield, Cindy Fischer of Oakfield and Roland and Sue Wesch of McCook. The bride-to-be graduated from Nebraska Wesleyen University and is a teacher at Norris Elementary in Millard. The prospective bridegroom is a graduate of Bellevue University and is employed as a police officer in Lincoln. An April 11, 2008 wedding is planned in Lomira, Wis.