Stories from Monday, July 9, 2012

Galen Roger Carter Feb. 25, 1940 - June 2, 2012 ST. GEORGE, Utah - Galen Roger Carter, 72, passed away of natural causes on June 2, 2012, at Dixie Regional Medical Hospital in St. George, Utah. He was born on Feb. 25, 1940, in Oxford, Nebraska, to Walter and Mathilda (ten Bensel) Carter...

Elithe Sylvia Little Oct. 6, 1924 - July 8, 2012 MCCOOK, Nebraska -- Elithe Sylvia Little of McCook passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 at the Cambridge Manor. She was 87 years old. Elithe was born on Oct. 6, 1924, in Ord, Nebraska to Roy S. and Bessie Georgia (Pryor) Adams. She attended Ord Public Schools until the age of 12. The family moved to Cedar Bluffs, Kansas where she attended rural school and graduated from Oberlin High School...

George H. Bunnell, Sr. May 7, 1922 - July 7, 2012 HOLDREGE, Nebraska -- Funeral services for George H. Bunnell, Sr. will be conducted from the United Methodist Church in Oxford, Nebraska on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at 2 p.m. with Reverend Eldon E. Flabinger officiating. Interment will be in the Oxford Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the Oxford American Legion Post No. 219 in conjunction with the U.S. Army National Guard Military Honors Team...

Vola G. Carter July 24, 1918 - July 7, 2012 TRENTON, Nebraska -- Vola G. Carter, 93, died Saturday (July 7, 2012), at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. Services are Thursday, July 12, 10 a.m. at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home with Jerry Beckenhauer officiating. Burial is at Trenton Cemetery...

OMAHA, Nebraska -- Erma Appleyard of Omaha, formerly of Indianola, Nebraska, died July 4, 2012, in Omaha. Graveside services are pending and will be in Indianola. For information, call Mary Marsh at (308) 737-7666.

SAN ANTIONO, Texas -- Forty-two Nebraska Future Business Leaders of America students recently received 28 Top 10 Awards, including first-place awards in seven competitive events, at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Brent Comstock, Nebraska FBLA state vice president from Auburn High School, was elected vice president for the nine-state Mountain Plains Region. Comstock is one of nine students from across the nation elected to serve as a national officer...

85th birthday The family of Ruth Bridgmon is requesting a card shower in honor of her 85th birthday July 16. Her family includes children, Craig and Barbara Bridgmon of Colorado Springs, Colorado Kristy Bridgmon of Denver, Colorado, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach her at PO Box 144, Palisade, NE 69040...

75th birthday The family of Nancy Brown is hosting a card shower in honor of her 75th birthday July 11. Cards of congratulations will reach her at PO Box 458, Trenton, NE 69044

This information is gathered at the McCook Public Safety Center, the McCook office of the Nebraska State Patrol, the Red Willow County Courthouse, the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office and the McCook Humane Society. ------ Police activity Activity log...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook Fire Chief Marc Harpham praised efforts by citizens to keep firework related calls to a minimum during one of the driest years in recent history. The McCook Fire Department received no firework-related calls on the final day of legal discharge, Thursday, and had a combined four calls for the entire 4th of July week...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- When Weldon Sleight arrived in Curtis in 2006, he looked around him at a rural Nebraska that was struggling, many youth leaving hometowns never to return. He set out to help reverse that trend by transforming a tiny college that had fought off its own near-death experiences into a catalyst for rural entrepreneurship...

Shiny, hand-polished chrome catches the late afternoon sunshine on McCook, Nebraska's Norris Avenue during the first-ever "Hot Rod Reunion" on the downtown bricks Saturday evening. Rodders hosted a "show-and-shine," enjoyed the movie "Deuce of Spades" at the Historic Fox Theatre and cruised up and down Norris Avenue. ...

It's amazing how quickly things green up and outlooks improve when it rains after a long, hot, dry spell. McCook officially received 1.46 by Sunday morning, but we've heard unofficial reports of 2 to more than 3 inches in the area. We hadn't heard from the City of McCook yet this morning, but officials will probably lift the Water Warning they imposed Friday, a status spelled out in the municipal code that prohibits outside watering from 10 a.m. ...

In a good many families there is at least one relative who marches to the beat of a different drummer. These people can be very exasperating. Sometimes the rest of the family is embarrassed by their behavior and would like to pretend that the fellow is no relation at all. But those folks certainly do add zest to life, and provide the other members with a wealth of interesting stories at family reunions. In our family this member would have to be my Uncle Joe...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- MNB's Hot Summer Nights Concert series will strike all the right chords in McCook this August with an impressive lineup featuring country rockers Tumbling Dice and American Idol singer and songwriter Caleb Hawley. From the Front Range of Colorado, Tumbling Dice will kick off the series Aug. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The second thief involved in the 2009 theft of more than $7,000 in merchandise from the McCook Walmart was sentenced, July 2, in Red Willow County District Court. The offender, 35-year-old Rocky Makinster, was convicted of a Class III felony offense of theft by unlawful taking and sentenced to 2-4 years in prison...

Lost in the flurry of recent major Supreme Court decisions on health care and immigration was a ruling that overturned a law I co-sponsored to make sure that true heroism by our military men and women is not trumped by those who try to pass themselves off as war heroes but in reality are not...

The U.S. economy added just 80,000 jobs in June and the national unemployment rate remained above 8 percent for the 41st consecutive month. With millions of Americans out of work or underemployed, it is the latest indication the President's policies of massive deficit spending, increased federal regulation and calling for added taxes on America's small businesses are failing to create economic growth...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- A Water Warning issued Friday has been lifted by McCook city officials. Weekend rains greatly reduced the demand for water, allowing the system to be replenished. The assistance from the public was greatly appreciated, according to a news release...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Although it took 30 years and few detours along the way, Lanae Fritsch of McCook has just about reached her goal. It just took a little work to get there. While working two jobs, one as a custodian at the elementary school, Fritsch squeezed in college classes and has finally gotten her teaching degree...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- AARP Nebraska will host a community conversation about the future of Medicare and Social Security at the Heritage Senior Center in McCook on July 19. AARP recently launched You've Earned a Say, a national conversation about strengthening health and retirement security. Nebraskans are participating in You've Earned a Say through community conversations, public forums, teletown hall sessions and other events spanning the state from Omaha to Scottsbluff this year...