Stories from Friday, July 4, 2008

Few of the 2.5 million who lived in the 13 colonies on July 4, 1776, knew that anything momentous had occurred, but today, nearly all 304 million of us will celebrate in some manner, whether by attending a parade, watching fireworks and attending a backyard barbecue...

The Fourth of July is one of the most festive holiday's we have. Many go to the lake or meet with friends or have their own cookouts in their back yards. I remember the Fourth vividly when I was a child growing up in Arkansas. My Uncle Bill and I would drive across the tracks to the ice house and get a big block of ice. We would take it back home where we would chip it into little pieces to put in the home-made ice-cream machine...

The McCook City Council will tackle the 2008-09 preliminary budget at its regular meeting Monday, 7:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers at Memorial Auditorium. The preliminary budget for next year is about $1 million less than last year's, at $22.31 million compared to $23.36 million in 2007-08...

By LORRI SUGHROUE City Editor If it has strings and you can strum it, chances are Dale Quinty of SqyntAxe Guitar Repair in McCook can repair it. In fact, his way around guitars led him recently to a gig as a guitar tech for Mick Fleetwood's new band...