Stories from Tuesday, September 16, 2008

KEARNEY -- The McCook Bison boys tennis split two matches Monday at the Kearney Triangular. The Bison defeated Kearney Catholic 7-2 and lost to Grand Island Central Catholic 6-3. McCook hosts Lexington at 4 p.m. today at the Bison Tennis Courts. McCook 7, Kearney Catholic 2...

ATWOOD -- The McCook High School football C team edged past Rawlins County 12-6 in Atwood Monday night. McCook's Justin Terry scored on a 6-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and added another 6-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. Rawlins County scored its TD on a 3-yard run in the third quarter...

The McCook High School junior varsity football team improved to 2-0 with a 47-28 victory over the Lexington Minutemen Monday night at Weiland Field. The score was tied 7-7 after one quarter and the Bison led 28-7 at halftime. Lexington closed the gap to 34-14 after three quarters and outscored McCook 14-13 in the fourth quarter...

Sept. 27, 1920 - Sept. 11, 2008 Mildred H. Troutwine died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at Community Hospital in McCook. She was 87 years old. Mildred was born Sept. 27, 1920, at Sellersburg, Ind., to Ernest and Pearl (Anson) Hostoller. After her graduation from high school she continued her education with two years of college...

May 18, 1917 - Sept. 15, 2008 Irene E. Pope, 91, died Monday (Sept. 15, 2008) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was born May 18, 1917, at Eldorado, Neb., to Jacob and Agnes (Klippenstein) Tessman. She married Glen Pope on March 16, 1939, at Belleville, Kan. They moved to Long Beach, Calif., where he was stationed in the Navy...

IMPERIAL -- Philip Mullanix, 52, died Friday (Sept. 12, 2008) at his home in Imperial. Survivors include his sisters, Lora Lee O'Brien and husband, Dan of McCook and Maribeth Borders and husband, Zan of Hutchinson, Kan.; brothers, Dave Mullanix and wife, Colleen of Lamar, Russ Mullanix and wife, Darla of Gordon and Dan and wife, Janie of Champion; and many nieces and nephews...

The family of Marian Bailey Davis of Curtis is hosting an open house and card shower in honor of her 85th birthday. She was born Sept. 19, 1923. Her children are Cathrine Dumont of Curtis, Arletta and Lorry Lipporelli of Elko,Nev., Kenneth and Cathy Davis of McCook, Diane and Mike Towery of McCook, Scott and Linda Davis of Maywood and Doug and Sue Davis of Ceresco. She has 17 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren...

Architects specializing in historical preservation will evaluate the condition of the Norris Park band shell, thanks to a generous benefactor who wants to stay anonymous. The former McCook resident will pay for the entire architectural analysis done by Berggren Architects of Lincoln, one of the top architectural firms in the state that specialize in historical rehabilitation, City Manager Kurt Fritsch told the McCook City Council at its regular meeting Monday night...

The Nebraska Super Advantage Act, a tax incentive package to lure new businesses to the state, is doing its job in smaller communities as well as in urban areas. That's the message Barry Kennedy and Jamie Karl of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry gave at the Legislative Forum at Country Kitchen this morning. ...

Red Willow County commissioners adopted a $16.5 million budget for 2008-09 and approved a tax levy that increased by a penny during a public hearing, special hearing and weekly meeting Monday morning. Commissioners approved the county's final budget of expenditures -- as published in the Sept. 10 edition of the Gazette -- of $16,495,506.88...

The Red Willow County Sheriff's office is holding six illegal immigrants arrested south of McCook Monday morning. According to Red Willow County Sheriff Gene Mahon, after receiving a call about activity at a house on Road 714 around 10 a.m., Red Willow County Deputies arrested a total of eight individuals for drug charges...

New attractions join the old favorites at this year's St. Patrick's Fall Festival. Four games from Fun Jumpz will be available for kids of all ages. They are bungee basketball, jousting, an obstacle course, and the bungee run. In addition, young racing fans will be able to sit in an IMCA stock car or McCook Speedways' top mini-truck and have their pictures taken. The auction will include the Cupcake Treasure Auction, which will reward five cupcake buyers with very special items...

McCook City Council Candidate Mike O'Dell expressed apologies in advance of a voice broadcast, or "robocall" to be placed later this week. Scheduled relatively early in the campaign season, the call will precede the onslaught of phone robocalls to be placed by national campaigns in the last 30 days before the election...

First it was Bear Sterns, then it was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and now it's Lehman Brothers, and it will soon be the AIG insurance giant. AIG could be the first company on the Dow Jones index to go bankrupt in the history of the index. Financial news like this means little to most of us, and that's probably good. It's a case of "don't just do something; sit there."...

I had an absolutely delightful flight from Lincoln to McCook last night. One hour and six minutes flying time in air that was absolutely smooth. There was a huge full moon over my left shoulder and uncounted lights on the ground. Passengers sit in the back and are lucky to have a window that only gives a one sided scene. ...

I'm not quite sure what my husband thinks I do all day, but obviously in his mind, I'm sitting around from the minute I get up in the morning until I go to bed at night watching soap operas and eating bonbons. On more than one occasion I've heard him tell someone, "Yeah, go ahead and stop by the house any time, Gloria will be there."...

Many readers are aware that Rotary Clubs around the world have provided humanitarian services for more than 100 years. One of the biggest project has been the effort to eradicate polio once and for all. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has stepped up to help the cause with a $100 million donation. Their expectation is that the 32,000 Rotary Clubs in 200 countries will match that over a three year period. Each club has been asked to contribute $1,000 each year for three years...

It is uplifting to know new businesses are getting off the ground. Yet, some of us have their head in the clouds. The sky is the limit. What about blue-sky laws? Should grant applicants be put on a rotating basis? What goes up must come down! We can only hope the next new business is not fly-by-night...