Stories from Monday, November 30, 2009

As Nebraska's Governor and Senator I have had the opportunity to visit most communities throughout our state. One of the things people like to point to with pride in virtually every town is their hospital. Most have been there a long time, have undergone periodic remodeling and updating, and are extremely important to the community for the town's medical and economic health...

HOLBROOK -- A truck accident Saturday afternoon north of Holbrook killed a 42-year-old McCook woman. Funeral services for Karen Lynn Reiners will be Thursday at 11 a.m., at St. John's Lutheran Church in Culbertson. Inurnment will be at a later date...

Traditions of the Christmas season will blend with special memories Saturday, Dec. 5, when friends, neighbors and guests gather for McCook's fourth Holiday Home Tour. The traditions will be on display during the tour, which will be concentrated in the Prairie View residential area, located on the northern edge of McCook at the top of West Third Street...

Football Refs. We love 'em! We love to hate 'em! Veteran football referees, Paul Wood, Brian Esch and Dale Lortz will be featured at the {http://www.buffalocommons.org/ Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival] "First Tuesday" event at the Bieroc Café, at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Everyone is invited...

Dec. 14, 1934-Nov. 28, 2009 CULBERTSON -- Marlus I. Binderup died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at her home in Culbertson. She was 74 years old. On Dec. 14, 1934, she was born in Culbertson to Floyd and Florence (Thayer) McCollum. She attended Culbertson High School and lived in the Culbertson area all her life...

July 3, 1929-Nov. 27, 2009 ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Dorothy Elaine Olsson formerly of McCook, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2009, at St. Joseph, Mo. She was 80 years old. She was born July 3, 1929, in McCook to William Warren and Helen Genevive (Joslin) Abernathy. She grew up and attended schools in McCook and Wyoming...

Oct. 19, 1921-Nov. 25, 2009 BENKELMAN -- Louise Lena (Warning) Bolio, 88, died Wednesday (Nov. 25, 2009), at the Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman. She was born Oct 19, 1921, at Max, Neb., to William and Myrtle (Ray) Warning. On Oct. 26, 1938, she married Frank Bolio at Atwood, Kan. ...

Through his sponsorship of the Sounds of Thanksgiving Concert and Reception, professional pianist Craig Kitt gave a lot to McCook's historic Fox Theatre and the crowd of 400 who gathered Saturday night for the two-hour program of classical music and the delicious drinks and treats which followed...

Spending time with family during Thanksgiving and Christmas can be stressful, but what if you didn't have anywhere to go? Zachary Reid of the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch recently did a story about kids who are "aging out" of the foster care system...

Douglas MacArthur was a fellow who apparently was born to be a leader of men. His grandfather, Arthur MacArthur Sr., a jurist in Milwaukee, and onetime governor of Wisconsin (briefly), was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Arthur was a Democrat, but was politically skillful enough that he was appointed to this office by the Republican President, Ulysses S. Grant...

DRTE are four very important letters for the McCook Community College men's basketball squad. MCC head coach Brandon Lenhart stresses defense, rebounding, toughness and execution, and the York College junior varsity got a dose of DRTE Saturday evening...

The Nebraska high school basketball season is the longest of any prep sport, stretching over three months from opening practices in November to the state tournament in March. The McCook boys hit the court at the Senior High gym last Saturday evening in the first scrimmage of the young season for the Bison. ...

When the federal government promises to provide more for less, red flags rightly go up. This has been part of the health care reform debate. How can the government provide health insurance to tens of millions more people without skyrocketing costs, a decrease in services, or both? It simply cannot. ...