Stories from Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Robert Leon Dickmeyer August 7, 1928 - June 3, 2013 ARAPAHOE, Nebraska --Robert Leon Dickmeyer, 84, of Bloomfield, Nebraska, formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska, died Monday (June 3, 2013), at Bloomfield Good Samaritan Center. He was born Aug. 7, 1928, in Furnas County, Nebraska, to Henry F. and Rose Clara (Nieman) Dickmeyer...

Tanya Virginia Fritz July 8, 1968 - June 3, 2013 DENVER, Colorado -- Tanya Virginia Fritz, 44, died Monday (June 3, 2013). She was born July 8, 1968, in Denver, the daughter of Garry and Sharon Fritz. Many family members live in the McCook area. A celebration of life will be at the Bullock Colonial Chapel, 1375 E. Hampden Avenue, Englewood, CO 80113 on Friday, June 7, 2013 at 10:30 a.m...

Georgia Mohr Dec. 29, 1945 - May 18, 2013 SURPRISE, Arizona -- Georgia Jean (Damratowski) Mohr, 67, of Sun City West, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Surprise, Arizona. Services will be private She was born Dec. 29, 1945, in Loup City, Neb., to George and Evangeline (Placek) Damratowski...

Velma Maxine 'Mickey' Smith Jan 13, 1919 - May 31, 2013 ATWOOD, Kansas -- Velma Maxine "Mickey" (Thacther) Smith, 94, died Friday (May 31, 2013), at Good Samaritan Society in Atwood, Kansas. She was born Jan 13, 1919, at Promise City, Iowa. She was a sales clerk and worked in daycare...

Jeremy Blomstedt/McCook Daily Gazette Artist Hannah Blomstedt flashes a smile while surrounded by various art pieces she created, on display at the McCook Arts Center. A multitude of artwork by the former Culbertson resident, including paintings, photography work, pottery and other media, is featured at the Norris Avenue gallery through the month of June. ...

Lorri Sughroue/McCook DailyGazette Emily Tolliver of McCook gets in a quick run Tuesday. Tolliver, who attends the University of Nebraska-Omaha, was a high school cross country medalist in the state championships, competed in track and still runs when she gets the chance. "It just feels weird if I don't," she explained...

Mary Pate took this photograph May 2, in the alley behind her McCook home following a storm. She writes, "I captured this beautiful orange glow in the alley outside our home in McCook after the rain showers." Pate used these settings: 1/80sec, 58mm, F/4.5, ISO 400. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The Fox Theatre Operations and Events Committee announce the cast and crew of its first summer melodrama which will be presented in five performances during the month of June. The first performance is scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m. ...

TRENTON, Nebraska -- The second "Great Western Cattle Trail Tour" scheduled Saturday, June 15, will dedicate markers that are being placed on land that the Great Western Trail crossed to move cattle from Texas to Ogallala, Nebraska, and beyond between 1874 and 1886...

How much do you spend on food in a month? $100? $200? $500? What would you think if we used the figure $390? No, not the amount you spend for food; not even the amount you eat. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, that's the amount of food that was wasted, per U.S. consumer, in the average month in 2008...

Gov. Dave Heineman's decision not to seek the sure-thing Republican nomination to be Nebraska's next U.S. Senator leaves the race wide open. Read that boring. Queue up the regulars. You know their names. Jon Bruning, Shane Osborne, Don Stenberg, Pete Ricketts. Read that boring as well...

When ancient mapmakers didn't know for sure what was beyond the edge of what was drawn on their maps, they wrote in, "Here there be giants." In addition to the giants of Orion and Hercules, there is another giant character from mythology who inhabits our sky. Unfortunately, this one is a little more difficult to locate...

In Europe, the pendulum is swinging back from socialized medicine to more patient-basic traditional healthcare because socialized medicine was a total failure. Our neighbors across the pond are advising us not to adopt Obamacare because too many of the citizens who need treatment are not getting it and are dying right and left...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- U. S. Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced Monday that a McCook man was sentenced to 10 years in Federal Prison for distributing a morphed image of child pornography. The offender, 27-year-old Jeffrey A. Anderson, will begin a 15 year term of supervised release after his release from prison. According to the announcement there is no parole in the federal system...

Evelyn Marie Olson March 20, 1920 - June 4, 2013 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Evelyn Marie Olson, 93, died Tuesday (June 4, 2013), at Decatur County Good Samaritan Center in Oberiln. She was born March 20, 1920, in Rawlins County, Kansas, to Arthur and Ella (Cederberg) Lorenson. She was raised on a farm in Laing Township in Rawlins County and graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1938,...