Stories from Monday, April 13, 2009

April 3, 1924 - April 11, 2009 John W. Weskamp, Jr. died Saturday, April 11, 2009, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. He was 85 years old. John was born on April 3, 1924, the youngest of six children, to John W. and Lena (Reiners) Weskamp, Sr., in Frontier County. He graduated from Red Willow High School in 1942...

Feb. 20, 1914 - April 10, 2009 ARAPAHOE -- Merna Elizabeth Mills Cross, 95, formerly of Arapahoe, died Friday (April 10, 2009) at Columbine Health Center in Fort Collins, Colo. She was born Feb. 20, 1914, at Edison to Ray and Grace Steward Mills. She grew up on a farm at Edison and graduated from Oxford High School in 1931...

The family of Leon Flock of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of his 89th birthday. Cards will reach him at 1007Westridge Parkway, McCook NE 69001.

Movie Review - Hannah Montana The Movie Rated G for nothing offensive in it at all. Starring Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Margo Martindale. Hannah Montana the Movie is an extension of the extremely popular Disney TV show. All the regular cast members make an appearance in the movie with a few extra people thrown in. The film connects Hannah Montana back to her roots by taking her back to the farm she grew up at. Soon, all kinds of things get out of control...

Josh Call of Mullen goes airborne on a bull named "Chicken Fried," in a challenge ride at the end of the bull-riding classic Friday evening in the Kiplinger Arena in McCook. Call qualified for the "bounty bull" by scoring an 84 on his bull in first-round action. ...

Does ethanol raise the price of food? Depends on who you ask.

One of the most famous, most interesting, and most controversial figures of the middle years of the last century would have to be -- Howard Hughes. According to author, Stan Lee, "He was an inventor, an aviation pioneer, an adventurer, a multi-billionaire, a ladies man, and finally, a first class nut case."...

Nola Mae Edwards of Denver, Colo. passed away Friday, April 10, 2009 at Porter Hospital in Denver, Colo. at the age of 89 years old. Nola was born to Linus (Shorty) Breece and Clara Mae (Glaser) Soule in Wray, Colo. on July 21, 1919. She graduated from Stratton High School...