Stories from Monday, July 8, 2013

Robert (Bob) Linderholm Oct. 19,1933 - July 6, 2013 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- Robert (Bob) Linderholm of Cambridge, formerly of Lincoln, died on Saturday, July 6, 2013. Bob was born to John and Hazel (Lederer) Linderholm in Seward, Nebraska on Oct. 19,1933. ...

Rev. Dr. Mark A. Frickey Oct. 22, 1968 - June 3, 2013 COPAKE, New York -- Mark Albert Frickey, 44, of Copake, New York, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2013, at NYU Medical Center in New York City. A memorial service is Friday, July 12, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Oberlin, Kansas...

Augustine E. Unrein March 30, 1927 - June 23, 2013 LYNDEN, Washington -- Augustine E. Unrein, age 86, died Sunday, June 23, 2013, at the Christian Health Care Center in Lynden, Washington He was born March 30, 1927, in McCracken, Kansas, to Joseph C. and Rosie K. (Jacobs) Unrein. He married Anna Marie (Robben) on June 8, 1948, in Norton, Kansas. He was a veteran of the United States Army (Air Force) and served from 1945 thru 1946...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook School Board will be asked to approve a second decrease in cost for the kitchen remodel at Central Elementary, at the regular meeting tonight, 6:30 p.m. at the junior high conference room. The $1,160 decrease will deduct the costs associated with eliminating the center wall and one hand sink and relocating another hand sink...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Boarded passenger numbers at McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport continued to increase for the second quarter of 2013. April, May and June combined for 582 boarded passengers, which is a 51 percent increase from the 384 passengers that boarded during the same time period in 2012...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- An inmate walked away from the McCook Work Ethic Camp Friday evening and is believed to still be at large. The inmate, 21-year-old Drew Steier, is 6 ft. 4 inches tall, weighs approximately 270 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes, and was last seen wearing khaki pants and khaki shirt...

Six-month-old Noah Hallgren of Cambridge, Nebraska, sports dark specs and a dew rag -- and nary a smile -- while he shops with mom, Glenna, in McCook recently. Lots of sunscreen protects his very-blond head and fair shoulders, Glenna says.

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Viewing computer-generated images of a Red Willow County, Nebraska, village that started in the mid-1870s and dwindled away 80-some years ago "absolutely boggles the mind" of the man who researched the community of "Red Willow." Densel O'Dea of McCook told members of the High Plains Historical Society at their annual meeting June 30 that he's sure viewers will "see something new and different" every time they look at the display board born when architectural engineer Jeff Tidyman, president of International Engineering Inc., McCook, combined his computer-generated maps and images from satellites 30 miles above the earth with Densel's memories and memorabilia.. ...

Quick, what's your best friend's phone number? More and more of us have no idea. Memorizing phone numbers, one of the first things kids used to learn, has become a thing of the past with the advent of cell phones with programmed "contacts," making that call is as simple as pressing a button or tapping on a screen...

During the 1872 visit of Grand Duke Alexis to America (and to the Red Willow), Civil War General George Armstrong Custer acted as one of the guides for the Duke's buffalo hunt. Custer and the Duke were congenial and by the end of the hunt had become good friends -- to the extent that Custer was chosen to accompany the Grand Duke's party for the remainder of the Duke's visit to the United States. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The remaining two burglars arrested in connection with a November 2012 crime spree were sentenced to probation last week in Red Willow County District Court. The latest to be sentenced were 20-year-old Jared Kleckner-Barazza and 18-year-old Michael J. Brawdy, both of McCook. 19-year-olds Matthew Clinton and Craig Relaford received probation sentences in May for their role in the crimes...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- State Sen. Steve Lathrop would like to leverage his experience in the Legislature into his role as governor -- if he decides to run. Visiting McCook on a statewide "listening tour," the Omaha Democrat, 56, echoed the sentiment that the non-partisan nature of the Nebraska Unicameral is "the best example of democracy today."...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- One of three cycling groups traveling from the west coast and destined for Washington D.C., arrived in McCook Saturday afternoon. The group biked from Wray, Colorado, to McCook, covering 95 miles at a faster then expected pace and arriving 90 minutes ahead of schedule...

Avis A. Davis March 7, 1925 - July 5, 2013 Avis A. Davis March 7, 1925 - July 5, 2013 ENGLEWOOD, Colorado -- Avis A. Davis, 88, formerly of Oberlin, Kansas, died Friday (July 5, 2013), at Swedish Hospital in Englewood. She was born March 7, 1925, in Norton, Kansas, to Samuel and Bernice (Barr) Willcoxon Sr. She was raised in rural Oberlin and graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1942...