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Alta Mae Carlson
(Obituary ~ 03/10/11)
Dec. 28, 1928--March 9, 2011 TRENTON, Nebraska -- Alta Mae Carlson, 82, passed away Wednesday (March 9, 2011), at the Veteran's Home in Grand Island, Nebraska. She was born Dec. 8, 1928, in Trenton to William Burton "Burt" and Anna Martha (Rasmussen) Skinner. She graduated from Trenton High School in 1946...
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Wilma Bartels
(Obituary ~ 03/10/11)
IMPERIAL, Nebraska -- Wilma Bartels, 81, died Friday (March 4, 2011), at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. Survivors include daughters, Ruby Nekola and husband, George of Lincoln, Cherine Parde and husband, Kevin of The Colony, Texas, and Gayle Sell of Lincoln; son, Darwin Bartels and wife, Brenda of Urbandale, Iowa; sisters, Lela Mack and husband, Don and Alice Filbert, all of Sacramento, California; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren...
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Christensen: Opportunity knocking for livestock industry
(Local News ~ 03/10/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- State Sen. Mark Christensen feels the livestock industry has a great opportunity to expand in Nebraska by taking advantage of limitations that animal rights groups have successfully imposed in other states. Christensen cited California law that prevents chickens from being in pens and said that everyone must first get on the same page to fend off anticipated petition drives from the Humane Society of the United States (no connection to the McCook Humane Society.)...
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How could she say no?
(Local News ~ 03/10/11)
McCOOK, Nebraska -- A suspicious activity call to the McCook Police Department at 8:27 p.m. Wednesday night turned out to be a couple of high school students on the roof of a grocery store. According to an employee at Schmick's Market, one boy was trying to help another hang a banner asking a girl to prom...
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Pilot TeleStroke program starts at Community Hospital
(Local News ~ 03/10/11)
McCook, Nebraska -- A pilot TeleStroke program between Community Hospital and Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte may have a positive impact on the outcome of stroke patients in the McCook area. Telestroke is the use of telemedicine specifically for stroke care. ...
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A virtuoso in the performance of life
(Editorial ~ 03/10/11)
A virtuoso is defined as a person with notable technical skill in the performance of music. If there is a similar term to describe a person with notable skill in the performance of life, it would certainly be used to describe Floyd Hershberger. If not for the fact that he had a slight colorblindness, McCook may have never had the outstanding good fortune of becoming home to one of its strongest community leaders. ...
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Waiting for the official start of spring
(Column ~ 03/10/11)
In addition to the weat-her, the sky is setting up for spring as well. The long awaited season has its start officially at 5:21 pm MDT on Sunday, March 20. That is the date of the vernal, or spring, equinox. Equinox refers to the supposed equality of day and night. However, if you are watching your clock you will notice that day and night are not exactly equal on that day unless you are living on the equator...
- Joshua M. Lammie (Obituary ~ 03/10/11)
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