Stories from Thursday, June 23, 2011

Nov. 3, 1944-June 17, 2011 TOPEKA, Kansas -- Stephen A. Haberman, 66, died Friday, June 17, 2011. Steve was born Nov. 3, 1944, in Hastings, Nebraska, the son of Hub and Janet Haberman. He graduated from Hastings High in 1962, and from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Steve is a third generation photographer. He owned Haberman of Hastings in Hastings and McCook, Nebraska...

The McCook Valmont plant was awarded the "2010 Best Plant of the Year" by the Valmont Corporation, an award that makes the McCook location "the best of the best" according to Plant Manager Russ DeLong. Valmont Corporation has 95 manufacturing sites located in five continents and approximately 6,600 employees worldwide. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Friends plan a benefit Saturday for the daughter of a McCook, Nebraska, couple. The poker run, barbecue and raffle benefit will help pay medical expenses for Sarah McPhillips Cobb, the daughter of Vonnie and Owen McPhillips of McCook. Sarah has been battling cancer for a year...

The road from Benkelman to Trenton provided smooth sailing Tuesday for the Rev. Mike Reiners as he made his way toward McCook, via a detour through Hayes County, to a well deserved rest day, on schedule to bicycle to each of Nebraska's 93 county seats before June 30...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow County, Nebraska, commissioners Monday morning tabled until next week any decision about maintaining roads in the Calabria Subdivision about two miles northeast of McCook. County Attorney Paul Wood requested the week's delay so that he can work with county roads superintendent Lloyd Miller to decide whether Calabria roads meet two criteria that determine whether a road must be maintained by the county...

The first images seen in TNT's new drama series "Falling Skies" (airing Sunday nights at 9 p.m.) are glimpses of children's drawings, as you hear their voices talking of the wide-awake nightmares they have witnessed with their own eyes. The horrors in the images are mingled with their small, sad voices; some are choked with tears, some are opaque with shock. These are children of war...

Quality over quantity or expediency has been the guiding force behind My Starving Lion, created by Adam Spanier of Oberlin, Kansas, from its inception. Signed by After Eight Records, MSL is releasing their debut "Odyssey" internationally on July 1. Choosing quality over quantity and expediency, also is now the pledge of the promoters commissioned for local and international advertising...

The family that eats together stays healthier together. That's the upshot from a new University of Nebraska-Lincoln study that tracked more than 100 famies with recent enrolees in the Nebraska Nutrition Education Program, which helps families on limited budgets improve the quality of their diet. Participants filled out surveys and questionnaires during in-person nutrition classes...

Boy, do we have the goodies for you this week. Several multi-object conjunctions, all for your viewing pleasure. The first are morning events. As you all know, I am not a morning astronomer. However, there are occasions where I make an exception, this is one of them...

I will start out by saying that I believe door-to-door salesmen are some of the bravest and most self-confident people that exist. To choose a career knowing they will be rejected, ignored and avoided says a lot for their courage and passion. I completely respect their efforts to make a living and they should be proud of themselves...

Sluggers Tournament schedule McCOOK MIDGET BASEBALL ASSOCIATION SLUGGERS DIVISION (GRADES 2-3 MACHINE-PITCH) TOURNAMENT Friday-Sunday, June 24-26, at Felling Field Double-Elimination Friday, June 24, Schedule First Round Game 1 - Janssen-Kool Honda Lugnutz vs. MNB Rock Hounds, 5:30 p.m...