Stories from Tuesday, November 30, 2010

June 23, 1937--Nov. 23, 2010 BILLINGS, Montana -- Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Friend, Deliven Dewight Stapp, Del as he was best known, went home to be with his Lord Nov. 23, 2010, after a courageous three and half year battle with cancer at the age of 73...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- June Arlene Dondlinger died Friday (Nov. 26, 2010), with her family present. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters; husband, LeRoy; brothers-in-law, Lester Powers and Clarence Chappel; great-granddaughter, Aubrianna Hennecke...

Oct. 24, 1929--Nov. 25, 2010 YUMA, Arizona -- Wilbert E. Frick passed away Thursday (Nov. 25, 2010), in Yuma with his wife, Helen, and children, Tom, Cyndi and Nancy at his side. He was born in Red Willow County, Nebraska on Oct. 24, 1929, to George and Molly (Eckhardt) Frick...

The family of Herb Peck is requesting a card shower in honor of his 77th birthday, Dec. 3. Family includes wife, Claudetta; children, Pennie, Calvin, and Peggy, all of McCook; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 102 S. Eighth Street, McCook, NE 69001...

NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- The Mid-Plains Community College network was inaccessible to non-campus computers from Thursday until late on Monday afternoon due to a malfunctioning fiber optic converter. The converter was located at a Network Nebraska site near the North Platte South Campus...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- "The Music Man" is the spring show being presented by Southwest Nebraska Community Theatre Association in March 2011. It will be directed by Don Harpst, artistic; Evie Caldwell, music, and Keri Ohlson, choreography. Tryouts will be at the McCook High School Auditorium from 2 to 5 p.m. ...

From left, Cheryl Scott (Scavenger), Laura McCarty (The Ghost of Christmas Present), Don Harpst (Ebenezer Scrooge), Cara Hunt (Charity Worker), Roger Stupka (Charles Dickens) and Jillana Edwards (Belinda Cratchit) rehearse a scene from the MCC Theater production of A Christmas Carol, to be presented at the Fox Theater at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The production is a fund-raiser for the Fox and is part of the Town/Gown Initiative...

If President Obama didn't already have a fat lip from his basketball accident, more than one of his employees might have liked to give him one. Even the people responsible for his safety, the Secret Service, will have to get by without raises for the next two years, if Obama's proposal is approved by Congress...

When I was a young boy my uncle, Willard Hoyt, had a farmhand that went by the appellation "Henry." I presume that he had a last name but we all knew him simply as Henry. Henry dressed in blue overalls and a plaid work shirt and seemed most times to wear a bandana around his neck. His attire would nowadays seem to indicate "cowboy" although my uncle kept few cattle for him to tend to...

Since the late '70s a winter coat distribution has been held in McCook for anyone that had a need for a warm coat. About 12 years ago I was asked to coordinate this event and have done so since. This annual event has grown to include any warm winter clothing. Clothing is collected throughout the year as well as a clothing drive for two days while we set up for this event...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) is warning Nebraska food establishments of an imposter food inspector who has begun calling establishments claiming to need an employee's cell phone number to investigate a complaint...

McCook Community College snapped a losing streak with a pair of victories at the MCC Thanksgiving Classic. The men's basketball tournament was played at True Hall gym on the MCC campus in McCook. The Indians ran past the York College junior varsity Friday, Nov. 26, 110-59. McCook beat the Colorado Kings 87-83 on Saturday, Nov. 27...