Stories from Tuesday, July 29, 2008

The early days of the Internet were baffling for many of us older Baby Boomers, at least until we learned about search engines. Weaned on Yahoo and other early search engines, we heard about a new, simple site that brought back good results, a search engine with the odd name, Google...

I think the Kiplinger Arena is a great addition to our community and am delighted that it is beneficial to so many; however, when it is in use, there is always a sizeable amount of water that runs off into the street. Isn't there some way that this water could be recycled and used on the parched areas of our city?...

LINCOLN -- Arapahoe's Cheryl Braithwait and Perkins County's Debi Johnson each scored 12 points to lead the Blue Team to a 91-61 victory over the Red Team Monday night in the Nebraska Coaches Association girls basketball all-star game. The game was played at the Devaney Center on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus...

All boys entering grades 9-12 and interested in participating in tennis this fall at McCook High School are encouraged to attend a short meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the McCook Junior High School cafeteria to dicuss the upcoming season. Items to be discussed include; season schedules, practice times, player participation forms, team handbook and selection of uniforms...

McCook High School alum Nick Nothnagel captured the 2008 Heritage Hills Golf Course Men's Club Championship. The tournament took place Saturday and Sunday. Nothnagel shot a 36-hole score of 148 and edged out second-place finisher Chris Nix, who shot 151. Ray Chmiel was third...

The Ed Thomas YMCA in McCook is still accepting registrations for youth football and volleyball. The YMCA is still looking for football referees.

I am writing this Monday evening in Chaska, Minn., just outside of Minneapolis. This morning I flew some friends into Flying Cloud Airport to check out a school nearby for their daughter. From McCook we cruised at 9,000 feet in perfectly smooth cool air, 60 degrees outside and comfortable inside. Total time enroute two hours and 40 minutes. Ron kept commenting that it sure beat an eleven hour drive. Why yes, that is why I fly!...

April 4, 1921 - July 28, 2008 Harold Larmon was born April 4, 1921, at Wilsonville, Neb., to Rolland and Lola (Hensley) Larmon. He moved to McCook with his parents in 1923, and graduated from McCook High School in 1938. He attended McCook Community College for one year and then entered the University of Nebraska where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and graduated from the College of Business Administration in 1942...

July 26, 1933 - July 28, 2008 Silas R. Brown died Monday, July 28, 2008, at Community Hospital in McCook at the age of 75. He was born July 26, 1933, at Maywood, Neb., the son of the late Hiram and Myrtle (Cox) Brown. Silas grew up at Maywood where he received his education...

March 19, 1916 - July 27, 2008 ST. FRANCIS -- Esther (Freehling) Walter, 92, died Sunday (July 27, 2008) at Hester Home in Benkelman. She was born March 19, 1916, in Dundy County, Kan. She married Roy Frank Walter and worked as a homemaker. They lived in Haigler, St. Francis and Benkelman...

Hillcrest Nursing Home will submit a "Plan of Correction" and provide weekly reports to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services after being placed on a 90-day probationary period beginning Aug. 2. DHHS informed the Red Willow County commissioners of the disciplinary action on July 21. Red Willow County owns the nursing home...