Stories from Thursday, October 1, 2009

Dr. Rob Hinze wields a scalpel at his kitchen table, putting the finishing touches on a radio controlled airplane built of inexpensive foam rather than traditional balsa wood. The McCook podiatrist hopes to help young people get into radio control flying, and thinks modern inexpensive equipment and construction materials are the answer. ...

WAUNETA -- Dewaine Schneider, 87, died Tuesday (Sept. 29, 2009) at Heritage of Wauneta Nursing Home in Wauneta. Survivors include his sons, John and wife, Jane of Houston, Texas, Thom and wife, Marie of Dickinson Texas and Steve and wife, Rosa of Spokane, Wash.; daughter, Dorrie Jones and husband, Gregg of Cheyenne, Wyo.; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren...

Oct. 13, 1916 - Sept. 29, 2009 OBERLIN -- Myrna Kelley, 92, died Tuesday (Sept. 29, 2009) at Sherman County Good Samaritan Center in Goodland, Kan. She was born Oct. 13, 1916, near Norcatur, Kan., to Alva and Hazel (Kious) Railsback. She grew up in the Norcatur area and attended country school. She graduated from Norcatur High School in 1936 and attended Hutchinson Business College for one year and Emporia Teachers College for two years majoring in home economics...

Dec. 29, 1941 - Sept. 28, 2009 NORTH PLATTE -- Ralph "Butch" Elwood, 67, died Monday (Sept. 28, 2009) at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. He was born Dec. 29, 1941, in Benkelman to Clyde R.and Mabel L. Randall Elwood. He married Mary Alice Fairchild on Feb. 21, 1970, in Lincoln...

May 8, 1936 - Sept. 29, 2009 Harold Walter Esch, age 73, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at his home, rural McCook. He was born May 8, 1936, to Walter John and Rosine (Brietling) Esch in McCook. He attended Ash Creek Parochial School. He married Melva June Pollmann on May 4, 1958, at the Christian Union Church in Stratton. After their marriage, they moved to the family farm where they lived their entire life and raised their four children, Kent, Michael, James and Barbara...

March 18, 1916 - Sept. 28, 2009 ARAPAHOE -- Gilbert H. "Gib" Leising, 93, died Monday (Sept. 28, 2009) at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. He was born March 18, 1916, at Arapahoe to Paul H. and Louise (Bockerman) Leising. He graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1934. While in high school he worked for the Equity Store in Arapahoe and after school he worked on the family farm. During a dry year of farming in Arapahoe, he worked on a farm in Minnesota...

Some doctors see it as a solution to obesity.

Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2:10 a.m. MDT is when the moon will be officially a full moon. Since this is the full moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox, it will be a Harvest Moon. A Harvest Moon is unique in that the angle of the moon's path is almost parallel to the horizon. Normally the moon will rise about 50 minutes later each evening. However, because of the smaller angle in the moon's path, a Harvest Moon will rise only 20 to 25 minutes later each evening for three nights...

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the Eagle Scout, the artist, the City of McCook and to any and all who contributed in any way to the erection of the memorial sculpture in memory of our living and deceased veterans at the center of Norris Park. It indeed will be forever a hallmark of the city of McCook's pride in its public park and its appreciation of our men and women in our armed forces. ...

Dear Editor, We wish to express our appreciation and thankfulness for the gift of community spirit instilled in our lives by Curtis, Cambridge and McCook. The McCook Chamber of Commerce Honor Family designation this year brought a realization that many people have been role models for future citizens. The gift of life is short and precious and as we pass through, we thank our guardian angels of community for making this possible...

Six Nebraskan veterans travel 1,885 miles, twice, to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization

Gene O. Morris, retired editor and publisher of the McCook Daily Gazette will be the second offering in the Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival "First Tuesday" storytelling gatherings at the Bieroc Café, this Tuesday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m. Everyone is invited...

Bean fields are ready to be picked in the Southwest Nebraska area and combines are kicking up dust in the fields like this one north of McCook Tuesday afternoon. Harvest started a week and a half ago at the Frenchman Valley Perry elevator and started on Monday in McCook. The price remains in the $8.50-8.60 range thus far...