Stories from Monday, February 7, 2011

I want to invite agricultural producers and those connected to Nebraska's agriculture industry to take part in our 23rd annual Governor's Ag Conference. The conference will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, March 1 and 2 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Kearney. ...

Dec. 19, 1946--Feb. 3, 2011 KANSAS CITY, Kansas -- Sharon Jean Duncan, 64, passed away Thursday (Feb. 3, 2011). Memorial services are at a later date in McCook, Nebraska. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the American Diabetes Association...

Sept. 15, 1934--Feb. 2, 2011 CHOCTAW, Oklahoma -- Alan Edward Wilkens, 76, died Thursday (Feb. 3, 2011), at his home in Choctaw. He was born Sept. 15, 1934, in rural Cheyenne County, Kansas, the son of Charley A. and Jessie (Herren) Wilkens. He attended country school at Walnut Grove near McDonald, Kansas through the eighth grade. ...

Businesses do what they do for profit -- unless they make money, they cease to exist. But businesses survive because they provide service -- "Service is the rent we pay for the space we occupy in this world," as Gazette founder Harry Strunk put it. And individuals, whether acting on behalf of their business or acting on their own, are the ones who provide that service...

Jan. 28, 1933-Feb. 2, 2011 WAUNETA, Nebraska -- Ray Otis Hamilton, 78, died Wednesday (Feb. 2, 2011), at Heritage of Wauneta. He was born Jan. 28, 1933 in Hayes County, Nebraska, to Orval "Shorty" and Mary (Butler) Hamilton, the eldest of five sons. He attended Sunday School at the United Methodist Church and attended grade school and high school in Wauneta, graduating with the class of 1952...

March 31, 1923--Jan. 31, 2011 IMPERIAL, Nebraska -- Arthur Lavern 'Bill' Silvester, 87, died Jan. 31, 2011, at Chase County Hospital. He was born March 31, 1923, on the Kilpatrick Brothers North ranch, about five miles north of Imperial. He was the fifth of twelve children born to Frank Ernest Silvester and Hattie Gertrude Bevans. ...

April 28, 1994--Feb. 3, 2011 INDIANOLA, Nebraska -- Morgan Glen Hubbert, 16, died Thursday (Feb. 3, 2011), at the Children's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born in Cambridge, Nebraska on April 28, 1994, to Kenneth and Gail (Proud) Hubbert. Morgan was baptized at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Indianola. Morgan spent his childhood in Indianola, attending Indianola Schools and later Southwest High School...

Aug. 18, 1923--Jan. 15, 2011 LAKEWOOD, Colorado -- Agnes L. Wegener died Jan. 15, 2011, in Lakewood. She was born Aug. 18, 1923 in Danbury, Nebraska. Her remains were gifted to the University of Colorado Anatomical Board for research and teaching. Ashes will be interred at Fort Logan Cemetery in Denver, Colorado at a later date...

In the 1920s, after World War I, there was tremendous interest in aviation. Many of the boys who had flown the planes in France, for the Army Signal Corps, now wanted to continue their flying experience or to be connected with the flying industry somehow...

Jan. 10, 1935--Feb. 4, 2011 CULBERTSON, Nebraska -- Paul Harlan Holthus Sr., 76, passed away Friday (Feb. 4, 2011), at his home in Culbertson. Paul was born Jan. 10, 1935, in Alliance, Nebraska to George and Lena (Bartels) Holthus. He graduated from Alliance High School in 1953...

CURTIS, Nebraska -- The Middle Republican Natural Resources District will discuss specifics about groundwater management at Tuesday's monthly meeting at 1:30 p.m. at the Curtis Community Center. Steve Cappel has asked the board to discuss the current occupation tax and six items about the groundwater management: option three consideration, wells and certification after Jan. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook Area Chamber of Commerce annual Awards Banquet was held Saturday at the Republican River Valley Event Center where a crowd of more than 300 chamber members and their guests celebrated the accomplishments of 2010 and honored contributions of various community leaders...

Farmers and ranchers remain our nation's first conservationists. Nebraska's farmers and ranchers recognize the responsibility of good stewardship toward their land. However, they understand conservation not only applies to protecting their land, but to the animals in their care. ...

Warning to future McCook Community College men's basketball opponents -- don't sleep on the Indians, and don't feel comfortable with a big lead. The MCC men rallied for a thrilling 79-77 victory over Southeast C.C. of Beatrice in action Saturday, Feb. 5, at McCook's True Hall gym...

The annual Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference wrestling meet offers tough competition in every weight class. McCook High School hosted the other seven wrestling teams for the rugged 2011 GNAC meet last Saturday. The Bison, competing with several holes in the lineup, finished sixth in the final team standings...