Stories from Friday, January 13, 2012

McCOOK, Nebraska --Adrian Lambing of McCook, Nebraska and Dylan Clabaugh of Omaha, Nebraska were united in marriage June 18, 2011 at McCook Christian Church with the Rev. Clark Bates officiating. Parents of the couple are Thomas and Mary Lambing and James and Annette Gruhn, all of McCook...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Jenna Marie Britten and Kevin James Carstensen were united in marriage July 9, 2011, Emanuel Church of the Nazarene in Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Rev. Richard Blodgett officiating. Parents of the couple are Pam Britten of Council Bluffs, Iowa and the late Roger Britten and Jim and Joan Carstensen of North Platte, Nebraska...

80th birthday The family of Herman Hinkle is requesting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday. He was born Jan. 19 in Cozad, Nebraska. He is a former McCook College coach and teacher. His children include Pam Williams, Todd and Amy Hinkle. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 308 Haverford Dr., Lincoln, NE 68510...

Linden ZeAn Zhang Guangtiang and Adrienne Zhang of Minneapolis announce the birth of their son, Linden ZeAn Zhang, who was born Oct. 15, 2011. He weiged 8 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 21 inches long. He has one sister, Isabel, 2-years-old. Grandparents are Dr. Michael and Lind Nielsen of McCook and Guangrang Zhang of Uramqi, China and the late Wenyuan Zhang...

Oliver Franklin Greene Aaron and Erica Greene of Imperial, Nebraska announce the birth of their son, Oliver Franklin Greene, who was born Dec. 12, 2011 at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. He weighed 8 pounds, 1.8 ounces and measured 21 inches long. ...

80th birthday The family of Joyce Beideck is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday. She was born Jan. 19. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 610 E. 14th, Apt. A4, McCook, NE 69001

90th birthday The family of Phillis Brown is hosting an open house in honor of her 90th birthday. The open house will be Sunday, Jan. 22 from 2-4 p.m. at the Cambridge Community Center

80th birthday The family of Phyllis Miller of Plainfield, Illinois is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday. She was born Jan. 17, 1932, in Herndon, Kansas. She was born and raised in Herndon and later lived in McCook. Her children are Diane Miller Berg and Mary Miller Przybylski of the Chicago, Illinois area, Stephanie Miller Melin of Tucson, Arizona and two grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 21133 W. Buckeye Ct., Plainfield, IL 60544...

Eola Stanton June 22, 1917 - Jan. 8, 2012 ALMA, Nebraska -- Eola Lloydell (Kincaid) Stanton died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at the Colonial Village Nursing Home in Alma, Nebraska at the age of 94. She was born June 22, 1917, at Cambridge, Nebraska, the daughter of the late Ira B. and Neva (DeWester) Watson. Eola grew up at Cambridge where she graduated from Cambridge High School...

Snips and snails and puppy dog tails McCOOK, Nebraska -- While on our usual drive home Declan began quizzing me about, of all things, zombies. "What are zombies made of?" he said. Having no idea where the line of questioning was coming from, I gave him my typically slow response, "Zombies? Zombies are pretend, they don't really exist," I said...

ABC's new Tuesday night entry "Work It" is horrible. In fact, it's so remarkably thorough in its horribleness, it must stand as something of an achievement. Not a proud one, but an achievement nonetheless. I can't remember the last time I watched a sitcom -- or any scripted series of any sort -- that made me cringe as much as this one. ...

CHAMPION, Nebraska -- She was early -- 18 days ahead of her due date. But she was also late -- seven days late for a traditional "New Year's Baby." But that's what pretty, petite Jacelyn Josephine Baker is -- the McCook Daily Gazette's first baby of 2012...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Mayor Dennis Berry will choose among six applicants to appoint two citizens to fill the vacant City Council seats, Monday evening, 7:30 p.m., during the council's semi-monthly meeting at Memorial Auditorium. If the Mayor's appointments are approved by at least one of the two other city council members, the appointees will be administered the oath of office and fill the positions until Dec. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Landing at the McCook airport Thursday afternoon in support of the governor's State of the State address, Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy said Nebraska is in a better position than a lot of states which are still dealing with deficit problems...

The governor has an uphill battle in achieving his goal of $326 million in tax cuts over the next three years, especially in light of the need to deal with the mess left with the attempt to privatize Nebraska's child welfare system. Still, we wish him luck...

Unless you've been living in a cave, you've probably heard of Tim Tebow and all the things that have been going on around him. Tebow is the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos professional football team. He was drafted by Denver after his senior season at Florida where he won the Heisman Trophy, signifying the best college football player for a particular year, when he was only a sophomore, the first sophomore to ever be awarded that honor. ...

Sen. Ben Nelson has recently announced he isn't running for re-election. He was always kind and fair and never voted for anything that would compromise his impecable integrity. An intellectual and shrewd businessman, he always put Nebraska first. As a coin-roller (bookkeeper) he hardly ever made a mistake in arithmetic...

This is an open letter to all the "arm chair scientists" who believe that the earth, the cosmos and all the inhabitants were created by chance. Thank you for allowing me to express my beliefs. The DNA molecule is more complicated than the most complex machine ever imagined or assembled. ...

A is for Arab, J is for Jihad (An Arab holy way) goes back to Abraham, a Jew, and Hagar, an Arab woman. Hagar was a handmaiden and servant to Sarah, Abraham's wife. In Genesis 21, it states that contention arose betweeen Sarah and Hagar. Sarah was unable to have children and she gave Hagar to Abraham as a wife. Hagar and Ismael were banished to the desert near the Dead Sea...

Semis line up to dump 3/4-inch aggregate rock on the back side of Red Willow Dam. Fifty semis a day make the trip from Holley, Colorado, to Hugh Butler Dam with the payload. Each semi can make one complete trip a day. Dozers, above, prepare the back side of the dam...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Sixteen local projects covering 73 counties across the state are informing Nebraskans about the dangers of radon, a cancer-causing gas. They include one conducted by the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department. "The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health has had a statewide Radon Program for many years now, and we have found that local organizations are very effective at raising awareness," said Sara Morgan, Indoor Air Quality Program Manager with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. ...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- In 2012, the Nebraska State Patrol will celebrate 75 years of law enforcement service to the citizens of Nebraska. "This is an exciting milestone," said Colonel David Sankey, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. "There have been significant changes over the last seven and a half decades. As an agency, we plan to commemorate our past and celebrate what the future holds."...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- State senators have introduced about 300 new bills since returning for the second session of the Legislature. Beginning on Jan. 4, 2012, legislators have introduced bills that deal with everything from health insurance to child welfare reform to the Pledge of Allegiance. Here are some of the highlights...

I'm proud of you and our citizens for your input, your insight and your leadership. Every day I am proud to be the Governor of this great State and as I enter my eighth year as Governor of Nebraska, I am more determined than ever to keep Nebraska moving forward and to address the key challenges of today...

President Obama's unpopular health care law is back in the news again, but not for the reasons its supporters would like. In the coming weeks, the Supreme Court will take a hard look at the law to decide whether it passes constitutional muster. The question at the heart of the legal challenge brought by 26 states, including Nebraska, as well as the National Federation of Independent Business is whether the federal government has the constitutional authority to force every American to buy and maintain health insurance -- the so-called individual mandate.. ...

60th anniversary The family of Willard and Eva Messinger are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Jan. 23, 1952 at the United Methodist Church in McCook, Nebraska. Their family includes Mark and Peggy Messinger, and Kirk and Patty Messinger, of McCook. They have five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 72396 Hwy 83,McCook, Ne 69001...