Stories from Thursday, January 5, 2012

Leslie 'Deac' Corwin Wills CURTIS, Lincoln -- Leslie "Deac" Corwin Wills, 86, died Wedneday, (Jan. 4, 2012), at Madonna Rehab Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Services are at First United Methodist Church in Curtis, Sunday, Jan. 8 at 2:30 pm with the Rev. Lana Fong officiating...

Bonnie Lou Deitsch Feb. 7, 1942 - Jan. 3, 2012 HOISINGTON, Kansas -- Bonnie Lou Deitsch, 69, died Wednesday (Jan. 3, 2012) at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita,Kansas. She was born Feb. 7, 1942 ,at Wilsonville, Nebraska to Earl and Evelyn (Martin) Kinne, the second of 11 children...

80th birthday The family of Delores Gohl is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday, Jan. 5. Cards of congratulations will reach her at Willow Ridge, 1500 E. 11th Street, Apt. 119, McCook, NE 69001.

40th anniversary The family of Ray and Donna Swanson of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 40th wedding anniversary. They were married Jan. 8, 1972 at the McCook Church of Christ. Their children are Judie and Larry Brewster of Worland, Wyoming, Jerry and Donna Swanson of Loveland, Colorado, Rod and Connie Swanson of Foster City, California, Rona and Sam Tomaino of Visalia, California, Deloit and Carol Hinton of Patterson, California, Bernita and John Owens of Stockville, Nebraska, Everett and Ann Hinton of Hastings, Nebraska, Lorraine Herrick of Champion, Nebraska, Laurence and Tamara Hinton of North Platte, Nebraska; 29 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren and two great-greatgrandchldren. ...

40th anniversary The family of Ronald and Victoria Bauer is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 40th wedding anniversary. They were married Jan. 8, 1972 at the United Methodist Church in Culbertson. The couple lived in Culbertson for 25 years and their childrenl attended Culbertson High School. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- A former sheriff's deputy admitted guilt to first offense refusal to submit to a chemical test in exchange for dismissal of charges of drunk driving and driving left of center. The defendant, Amber D. Hiatt, will be sentenced at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9...

CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- No one was injured and a worst-case scenario was averted after a sinkhole sucked up the back-end of a fully-loaded propane truck in the yard of a rural Cambridge, Nebraska, home Wednesday afternoon. Roger Powell, Furnas County's emergency manager, said this morning that the situation could have been so much worse. But there was no propane leak, no fire and "everyone went home safe. That's what we like."...

The holidays are a great time of the year, but too many times they are marred by violence. A scan of the news indicates this year included some especially tragic cases. In Oklahoma, a teenage widow -- her 58-year-old husband had just died of lung cancer -- shot and killed an intruder who took half an hour to break into the home where she was caring for her 3-month-old son. ...

There is always something about a new year. Almost like we have been given a clean sheet of paper so we can begin writing anew the things and events of our lives. One thing we can say for the sky though, it is always there and it always looks the same...

So I guess this time of year is all about resolutions and making changes in your life. Every year I vow to work out more. Get back to that high school size. Is that possible? Eat healthier, drink more water, spend more quality time with kids and hubby, etc. etc. I have lots of resolutions each year and I do give each new year some serious thought. So, after a few days this week to ponder my goals for 2012, I decided that this year I have GOT to work on a wardrobe change...

In the seconds leading to the opening credits of the new "Mission Impossible" film, subtitled "Ghost Protocol," Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt -- while being sprung from a prison during a riot -- tells one of his associates, "Light the fuse," as the instantly-recognizable theme music begins to wind up. It's a clever, self-aware touch, leading into the familiar match strike that opened the TV series and the other big-screen stories...