Stories from Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Roxie Pomeroy OBERLIN, Kansas -- Roxie Pomeroy, 69, died Monday (Oct. 15, 2012,) at Decatur County Good Samariatan Center. Services are pending with Pauls Funeral Home in Oberlin

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...

An early-morning fog creeps up a canyon west of Culbertson, Nebraska, Saturday, covering a herd of black cattle with its wet, chilly shroud.

CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- Eight young people enrolled in Cooking 101 School in Cambridge. The school started on Sept. 25 and students met three times. The first class taught the young chefs how to measure dry and liquid ingredents as they made muffins and coffee cakes...

McCook, Nebraska, Senior High seniors Savannah Rogers (left) and Allison Been competed in and won a poetry contest called "Poetry Across the Generations: Building Bridges to Success for Youth." Savannah won first and Allison won second in the state-wide contest. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook Community College's traditional blue will become a secondary color Tuesday when the college turns the gym pink for the volleyball game between the Lady Indians and Western Nebraska. The 7 p.m. game in the MCC Event Center will have a pink hue in support of breast cancer awareness and several activities are aimed at increasing awareness and support for helping find a cure for breast cancer...

TRENTON, Nebraska -- St. James Catholic Church in Trenton and Holy Family Catholic Church in Palisade, are planning the annual Fall Dinner and Bazaar Sunday, Nov. 4, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at Trenton. The buffet menu features turkey, ham and homemade desserts...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 312 Seminole, plans its fall bazaar Saturday, 9 a.m-2 p.m., at the church. The day begins with cinnamon rolls and coffee and will feature a bake sale and handcrafted items. Lunch and dessert will be served starting at 11 a.m...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- A 1948 McCook High School and 1950 McCook Community College graduate, Jerry McIlmoyle, will be part of a PBS documentary to air on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. The documentary, "Cuban Missile Crisis -- Three Men Go to War," marks the 50th anniversary of what many consider to be the most dangerous 13-day period in the history of mankind. ...

HAIGLER, Nebraska -- Four area newspapers, including the McCook Daily Gazette, were recognized Saturday for their contribution in making the annual Haigler Tumbleweed Festival a success, as well as their continuing news coverage of the Haigler Cornerstone Museum and Country Schoolhouse projects...

Please join the McCook Area Chamber of Commerce for a "Member Recognition" event at Janssen Kool Honda on Friday October 19 at 9 a.m. Lee Janssen, Mark Kool and their staff are celebrating their fifth anniversary by serving breakfast from 8:30 to 10 a.m...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The Rep Valley Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will provide supplemental funds to the funds raised through a benefit yard sale Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Church of Christ Annex at West Seventh and H Streets...

If your water bill from trying to save your lawn over this brutal summer wasn't enough to persuade you to save water, the Groundwater Foundation has plenty of other reasons. The national nonprofit is based in Lincoln, Nebraska, which, like McCook, faced mandatory water restrictions this summer...

I would like to address a letter to all the liberals who choose to read this newspaper, in whatever form. I like to keep things simple, so here it simply is, with a simple solution that is almost too good to be true. In the Holy Bible, Isaiah 5:20 says "woe unto them that call evil good and good evil. 21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight."...

The November elections are rapidly approaching! I urge you to vote for candidates that will work diligently to create jobs which grow the economy and increase demand for Nebraska products and resources such as expanding energy production to lower prices and stop the reckless spending that has created a mountain of debt that is dragging down our economy and threatening our way of life for future generations...

I happened upon a new word, to me at least, "constitutive." It is one of those words that you can put in your mouth, roll it around, taste its richness and savor the potential of significant meaning. The author using the word in an historical perspective is one Avishal Margalit writing in a publication called the Biblical Archaeology Review. ...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Deadlines are fast approaching for Nebraska citizens who want to register to vote in the Nov. 6 general election, Secretary of State John Gale says. Gale outlined deadlines regarding voter registration for the November election:...

CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor Mc COOK, Nebraska -- For a golf course, 31 years is getting old. It needs a change, something new ... a new challenge ... To eliminate that "deja vu" feeling that regular golfers have developed, and to create a new buzz that will attract new golfers and professionals, the Heritage Hills Golf Course in McCook, Nebraska, is undergoing a renovation...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Mid Plains United Way -- McCook Community Chest kicked off the fund raising season at Heritage Days with their annual 5K run/walk and one-mile fun run. The overall male winner of the 5K run was Troy Swartz, and the female 5K winner was Stacy Blomstedt...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook City Council approved a wildlife services contract to once again provide assistance to citizens and city departments experiencing non-domestic animal control issues. The services had been provided by Red Willow County for at least 10 years previously and were discontinued in July by County Commissioners, who cited expense cutting measures relating to their construction of a new county jail. ...

Donald Dale Gugelman Oct. 29, 1929 - Oct. 14, 2012 STOCKVILLE, Nebraska -- Donald Dale Gugelman of Stockville, 82, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, at McCook, Nebraska. Don was born on Oct. 29, 1929, to Gotlieb and Viola (Swartz) Gugelman at the farm home east of Stockville, where he has lived his entire life. ...