Stories from Friday, April 25, 2008

Southwest senior to play for Trojans' first-year coach SOUTHWEST -- Southwest High School senior Ashley Weaver signed a letter of intent Thursday to play volleyball at Colby Community College in Colby, Kan. Weaver, who is 5-foot-6, was an honorable mention selection on the McCook Daily Gazette's All-Area Volleyball Team and on the Republican Plains Activities Conference Team...

COLUMBUS -- The McCook Community College softball team swept a doubleheader from Central Community College Tuesday at Columbus. MCC won the first game 12-4 and the second game 21-9. The Indians improved to 26-28 overall and 3-19 in Region IX play. In the first game, Tiffany Lokken went 3 for 4 with a homer and 3 RBIs. Lauren Levia went 3 for 4 with a double and 2 RBIs. Tasha Birch went 3 for 3 wuth a double and 2 RBIs...

McCook's seventh and eighth grade girls competed in Holdrege and Ogallala last week. Moriah Salyer and McKenzie Schmitz led the Bison eighth graders in the 100 meter in Holdrege. Salyer was fifth with a time of 14.37 and Schmitz was ninth with 14.65...

CRETE -- The McCook Community College baseball team blasted the Doane College junior varsity team twice Thursday afternoon at Crete. The Indians won the first game 17-1 and the second game 12-1 and improved to 18-33. In Game 1, the Indians broke the game open in the top of the second inning...

APA Pool League accepting team registrations The McCook Area APA Pool Leagues are now accepting team registrations for the upcoming Summer Session. Registration deadline is Friday, May 2. Play begins in May and runs through August. APA Pool Leagues that are available include Sunday Open 8-Ball, Tuesday Open 8-Ball, Wednesday Masters (no handicap), Thursday Open 9-Ball and Friday Ladies 8-Ball...

It's easy for Southwest Nebraska to take McCook Community College for granted. Somehow, we're used to the idea that we can get a good start on, or even complete a four-year degree right here at home. We count on having continuing education available in McCook, and community classes to help us learn about special interests and hobbies...

OK, I've put it off as long as I can. I'm going to have to simply suck it up and do this thing. I don't really want to, but somebody's got to do it. This is almost as difficult as telling my son what happens when a man and a woman are in bed with each other. I managed to do that without too much fallout. His only response was, "Oh gross! What if they wake up while that's happening?!"...

By LORRI SUGHROUE City Editor A 9-year old McCook boy who was struck by lightning in Wednesday's thunderstorm has a sore shoulder to remind him. Brandon Spatz, the son of Steve and Mindy Spatz, said he ran outside during the brief thunderstorm Wednesday to retrieve a cardboard box that he was afraid would blow away. Brandon said he wanted to save the box to play with it later...

Oct. 26, 1920-April 25, 2008 CAMBRIDGE -- Lenna Fern (Halley) Brush, 87, died Friday (April 25, 2008), at the Community Hospital in McCook. She was born Oct. 26, 1920, in a sod house in Frontier County southeast of Curtis, to George Halley and Ida (Hinton) Halley. She graduated from eighth grade at North Star School in Frontier County...

March 21, 1916-April 24, 2008 Clifford "Cliff" Wagoner Murray aka "WBOWVE" was born March 21, 1916 in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Arthur Martin Murray and Mary Alice (Wagoner) Murray. He attended Anson High School in Marshalltown. Cliff left Marshalltown in 1942 for Detroit, Mich., where he began his career as a bartender. ...

April 20, 1933-April 24, 2008 TRENTON -- James Edward Christman died Thursday, April 24, 2008, at his home near Trenton, Neb., at the age of 75. He was born April 20, 1933, at Miller, Neb., the son of the late Harry and Anna (Baker) Christman. He grew up at Minatare, Neb., where he graduated from Minatare High School in 1952...