Stories from Friday, October 1, 2010

WRAY, Colorado -- Wray will be a busy place on Oct. 2 as several local organizations are gearing up for their annual fundraising events. The 2nd Annual Cruise Night will take place on Friday night, the 1st, in Wray. For more information, contact the Sandhiller Restaurant & Motel at (970) 332-4134...

The Hillcrest nursing home meets at 11 a.m. Thursday in the lower level conference room. New business includes a financial report by Doug Kucera, CPA, and old business includes a project report.

Nov. 16, 1909--Sept. 29, 2010 TRENTON, Nebraska -- Pauline Hagemann, 100, died Wednesday (Sept. 29, 2010) at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was born to George and Katherine (Brenning) Bauer on Nov. 16, 1909 in Culbertson, Nebraska. She was married to William F. Hagemann on Feb. 6, 1930. They made their home on a farm west of Culbertson where they raised their three children. Pauline was a busy mother as well as working on the farm along side her husband...

By DAWN CRIBBS Associate Editor Painting crews, landscape crews and people with extra quarters will be out and about in McCook Sunday, Oct. 10, taking part in "Faith in Action Sunday." "Scripture tells us that 'Jesus was moved with compassion' in several passages," said the Rev. Clark Bates, senior pastor at McCook Christian Church. "That statement was always followed by some action on our Lord's part."...

McCook, Nebraska -- Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department celebrated National Preparedness Month in September by providing every school in the eight county health district with an emergency go kit. National Preparedness Month is sponsored by the Ready Campaign in partnership with Citizen Corps and the Ad Council. NPM is designed to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses, and communities...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The mayor will ratify appointees for several area boards and commissions Monday evening, 7:30 p.m., at the City Council's semi-monthly meeting at council chambers. Among those the Airport Advisory Commission, the Board of Zoning Adjustment, Building Advisory and Appeals Board and the Senior Citizens Advisory Board. The Airport Advisory Commission will see Richard Stull reappointed and Wally Hampton appointed...

OMAHA, Nebraska -- Seven Master Conservationists, announced in the Sunday, Sept. 26 Omaha World-Herald, were honored Monday at the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts annual meeting and awards banquet at the Holiday Inn in Kearney. Among the winners were Dennis and Marla Reiners of Trenton. Dennis and Marla Reiners were nominated by Roger Lawson of Curtis and Darwin Heinrichs of Trenton...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- His parents are doctors. His brother is starting a surgical residency. His sister's studying to be a physician assistant. Cameron's a veterinarian, and he's sure he'll have the most fun of them all. Dr. Cameron Duncan DVM is the new veterinarian at Red Willow Animal Clinic west of McCook. ...

With all the recent political uncertainty surrounding healthcare, it's reassuring to see those responsible for providing it to local residents demonstrate their long-term commitment to quality for the long term. McCook residents have been watching progress on Community Hospital's major, 30-month construction and remodeling project, but Tri Valley Health System's Cambridge Memorial Hospital is ready to celebrate completion of a new 53,000 square foot, $21.8 million hospital a little more than a year after ground was broken.. ...

I was a big fan of Carl Sagan, the scientist and astronomer, when he was alive and so I was interested when I heard that his widow, Ann Druyan, was going to be on Bill Maher's HBO show the other night. She was there to discuss the "proofs" science gives us to many age-old questions that many people today question because it conflicts with their own personal belief systems...

In a time when no spending bill, government takeover, or bailout is too big or too costly for this Congress, it may seem odd for the Democrat Leadership in Washington to leave town without even setting a budget. Yet this is exactly what has happened...

NEBRASKA CITY, Nebraska -- Anglers from eight states and Canada completed their 24 hour fishing mission on Sept. 10-11 in the Recycled Fish 24 Hour Fish-A-Thon presented by BoatUS Angler. In addition to raising awareness for the problems facing our waters and raising money to help solve those problems through angler education, teams were competing for prizes...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has awarded $1,659,800 as part of the 2010 Nebraska Affordable Housing Program to six communities and counties to pursue owner-occupied rehab housing projects. Rehabilitation work will also include paint testing and risk assessment...

For one game Thursday, Sept. 30, the McCook Community College volleyball team looked like a winner. But those victory hopes faded in mistakes and lost momentum, as Trinidad (Colorado) Junior College came back to win three straight games to beat the Indians in college volleyball action at True Hall gym...

The list is comprised of the who's who of Nebraska prep sports stars -- the very best in the history of Cornhusker State high school athletics. Names like Grover Cleveland Alexander, Bob Boozer, Sam Crawford, Jeff Kinney, Monte Kiffin, Tom Kropp, Leo McKillip, Tom Osborne, Bob Gibson, Johnny Rodgers, Dave Rimington, Gale Sayers. Well over 300 former athletes, coaches and contributors, the state's finest, enshrined in the past 16 years in the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame...