Stories from Thursday, May 8, 2008

Sept. 8, 1913 - May 7, 2008 ARAPAHOE -- Edna Louise Glanzer, 94, of Arapahoe, died Wednesday (May 7, 2008) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born Sept. 8, 1913, southeast of Arapahoe to John G. and Ida C. (Helms) Riepe. She attended country school , seventh and eighth grade Christian Day School and Arapahoe High School, graduating in 1930. She went to Kearney State Teachers College in Kearney and received her teaching degree...

An estimated 400 pool players from all over Western Nebraska will make their way to McCook beginning this weekend for the $30,000 Western Nebraska APA Pool League Team Championships. The Western Nebraska APA Team Championships are conducted over a period of four weekends with the winning teams advancing to the $1 million APA National Team Events in Las Vegas with expenses paid...

LINCOLN -- Nebraska Wesleyan University was among the 35 teams selected to play in the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships when the field was announced Monday by the NCAA-III Men's Golf Committee. The championships are May 13-16 at the Chateau Elan Resort in Braselton, Georgia...

Not everyone can be a starter. McCook High School's Zach Wieser did not start for the Bison boys basketball team during the 2007-08 season. But he made the most of his playing time for the Bison during their run to the Nebraska Class B state tournament...

Great Lakes Aviation has been selected by the federal Department of Transportation as McCook's new airline, at a subsidy of $1.58 million. The two-year essential air service contract will begin with Great Lakes when airline service commences between McCook Regional Airport and Denver...

The renovation of the Keystone Hotel in McCook has been postponed indefinitely because construction bids came in more than what was estimated. Rex Nelson, executive director of the the McCook Economic Development Corp., was working with the Keystone owners, Dale and Joan Stewart of the Chief Motel and Country Kitchen in McCook, in the restoration of the historic, seven-story building that was built in 1922...

Southwest Public Schools students, staff and board of education members, patrons and parents gather for the official groundbreaking of the new Southwest Junior-Senior High in Bartley Wednesday afternoon. School board president Duane Teter told those gathered for the ceremonial shovel-turning, "This project was a long time in the making. ...

State Sen. Mark Christensen dispelled rumors of his possible resignation this morning during the Legislative Wrap-Up Breakfast at Country Kitchen Restaurant. "I really enjoy doing this work, and I hope to return to office," he told the Gazette. "We had a good session overall," he told the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce and the South Platte United Chamber of Commerce. "Of the four bills that passed, none of them kept my name on them, even though I worked very closely with each one of them."...

The Gazette's education pages get pretty full this time of year, with scholarships, honors and graduation lists filling the columns. U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith will speak at Friday's commencement ceremonies at McCook Community College, and Mike Johanns, candidate for U.S. ...

By Herman E. Daly Prairie Writers Circle Recent increased attention to global warming is very welcome. But much of it is misplaced. We focus too much on complex climate models, which ask things like how far emissions will increase carbon dioxide concentration, how much that will raise temperatures, by when, with what consequences to climate and geography, and how likely new information will invalidate model results. Together these questions can paralyze us with uncertainty...

Jan. 30, 1934 - May 6, 2008 Doris Lee Dodot died Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 74 years old. Doris was born on Jan. 30, 1934, in McCook to Leo and Grace (Woods) Stevens. She graduated from McCook High School in 1952...