Stories from Monday, July 13, 2009

LINCOLN -- The best Nebraska high school football players from the senior class of 2009 will clash on July 25 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln during the Shrine Bowl. The matchup will be broadcast live beginning at 6:30 p.m. on NET1 and in high-definition on NET-HD...

KEARNEY -- The 15th annual Kearney Senior All-Star Basketball Game took place Sunday at the UNK Health & Sports Center. The game involved athletes from Kearney and the surrounding areas and is hosted by Doug Koster and Miss Basketball. The Red Team was victorious over the White Team 54-51...

Aug. 8, 1931 - July 10, 2009 BENKELMAN - Arlene Grace Merklin, 77, died Friday (July 10, 2009) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born Aug. 8, 1931, at St. Francis to Frank and Lelya (Forsythe) Wolbach. She grew up in St. Francis and attended grade school and graduated from St. Francis High School in 1949. After graduation, she worked at a drug store and later for Jim Jones Caldwell Propane in St. Francis...

Feb. 22, 1921 - July 10, 2009 BEAVER CITY -- Harold C. Inman, 88, of Beaver City, formerly of Stamford, died Friday (July 10, 2009) at Harlan County Hospital at Alma. He was born Feb. 22, 1921, at Beaver City to Benjamin and Nellie (Allender) Inman. He grew up in Beaver City and graduated from Beaver City High School in 1938. He worked at CC Camp in Beaver City for a couple of years...

Ninety-five miles of slogging through high temperatures, oppressive humidity and swarms of grasshoppers didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the 28 Push America riders Friday night as they waited for a lasagna dinner with all the fixings prepared by their hosts at Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook...

Most Nebraskans are fiscally conservative. We are taught to live within our means from an early age. As independent spirited Nebraskans we understand the importance of saving for a rainy day. We know that you balance budgets through spending cuts, not tax increases...

For six weeks, I've been writing to you about the challenges we face in our search for the right solutions to health care reform. I have sifted through the fluff and Washington rhetoric and hosted very productive tele-town halls and round tables to get Nebraskans' perspective on the issue. To wrap up this series, I'd like to stress the need for thorough deliberation in order to minimize the detrimental and unintended consequences I see hidden in the Senate bill...

The Museum of the High Plains plays host to a great number of interesting visitors over the year, especially in the summertime. This year we were privileged to visit with one, Robert Golka, who is a consultant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on a wide range of scientific subjects, including the Para-Normal. ...

Rudy Kennedy of Indianola takes a dive, above, into the muddy Republican during Holbrook Days' annual "River Rat Volleyball" tournament Sunday afternoon. Team mates slogging through shin-deep river water included Bunny Skaritka, left, Hillery Kennedy and Joe Townsley. ...

The Southwest Nebraska Community Theatre Association is once again proud to announce the return to our local stage the world renowned Missoula Children's` Theatre as they present their original and unique adaptation of the well-known classic folk story "Cinderella" in an enchanting musical...

Ever drop your cell phone in the toilet? If not, you probably will. It's an embarrassing and expensive accident, as you scramble to save the phone (probably impossible) and recover your list of contacts. Now just imagine it was not a small piece of electronic equipment, but a handgun that you dropped in the loo...

Nov. 30, 1922 - July 10, 2009 Phyllis Jean Grenier died upon arrival at Community Hospital in McCook on Friday, July 10, 2009, at the age of 86. She was born Nov. 30, 1922, in McCook, the daughter of the late Ralph J. and Eva L. (Cochran) Weintz. Phyllis grew up in Red Willow County and graduated from Red Willow High School...