Stories from Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Gordon James Inglis Aug. 1,1925 -Dec. 14, 2013 BROOMFIELD, Colorado -- Gordon James Inglis died Dec. 14, 2013, in Bloomfield. He was born Aug. 1, 1925, in McCook, Nebraska, to Glen and Anna Inglis. He was raised in McCook and graduated from McCook High School in 1943. ...

85th birthday The family of Ardith Stute of Imperial, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of her 85th birthday Jan. 21.Her family includes Gwen (Mickey) Brunkhorst of Wauneta, Janice (Terry) Buss of Chappell and Donna (Jim) Hall of McCook; seven grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Cards will reach her at P.O. Box 761, Imperial, NE 69033...

Hillcrest receives special honors Three employees of Hillcrest are now Certified Dementia Practitioners (CDP) through the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners and the International Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners. Employees pictured above are Alicia Ulmer, from left, TNA in the Special Care Unit; Shane Warner, Restorative Aide in the Therapy Department and Colinda Nappa, Administrator. ...

Alice G. (Johnson) Capps Dec. 10, 1931 - Jan. 7, 2014 DENVER, Colorado -- Alice G. (Johnson) Capps, 82, died Tuesday (Jan. 7, 2014), at her residence in Denver, Colorado. She was born Dec. 10, 1931, in Bird City, Kansas, to Floyd and Hazel (Williams) Johnson...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Fridley Theatres Cinema 3 of McCook welcomed new manager Janell Hopperdietzel recently. Janell moved to the McCook area a little more than a year ago from Chicago, Illinois, and said she was having a blast transitioning into her new role at the movie theatre...

McCook, Nebraska, Senior High band members crowd around Tuesday morning for the presentation of a $6,540 check from Annette and Chris Wagner and their sons Chandler and Garrett, right, to MHS band instructor Donita Priebe.

For a memorial of Pearl Harbor Day Dec. 7, 1941, I had an Open Forum presented in the Gazette the week of Dec. 7, honoring the two young men from Red Willow County who were stationed at Pearl Harbor that horrible morning. My uncle, James. M. Gammill and Leonard "Link" Sines, both are now deceased, but i had my uncle's account of that day, but nothing to print about "Link" Sines...

My name is Joel and I will be 13 in March 2014. My little brother Cameron will be 8 in March 2014. Cameron and I are staying with our grandparents while our mommy is going through cancer treatment in another state and addressing physical medical problems of my little brother, Kayden, who is 10 years old. ...

And the Leader said: "We stretch our hands over the sea of ignorance." We the people of the congregation responded: "Divide it and walk with us on the ground of unity." Our connectional church is celebrating combining our former Nebraska Conference with what used to be the Kansas Conference. ...

Lorri Sughroue McCook Gazette McCOOK, Nebraska -- Citing constant division and power struggles, long-time board member Larry Shields has resigned unexpectedly from the McCook School Board. Shortly before the regular meeting Monday night, Shields, a seven-year member of the board, provided a resignation letter to other school board members and administration...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook Church of Christ's Wayne Vogel was searching for a ministry. He wanted to bring something new and special to the town. Something that would allow him to serve the people and help him continue the work that he had been called to do. The answer came from a friend, albeit one on the other end of the state...

The Armouraires Quartet of Wichita, Kansas, will perform at Norris Avenue Chapel, 1211 Norris Avenue in McCook, Nebraska, Sunday, Jan. 19, starting at 10 a.m. The group was the 2012 Artist Music Guild Group of the Year new nominee, the 2012 Mid-Western Group of the Year recipient and 2012 AMG Heritage Award nominees. Everyone is invited to the Armouraires' performance; a love offering will be accepted...

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around, does it make a sound? If I text while driving without a seatbelt on, and don't get a ticket, am I breaking the law? Questions for Philosophy 101 become moot if you're in the path of that falling tree or you're thrown from your car in a wreck because someone was checking Facebook instead of watching the road...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow County, Nebraska commissioners Monday morning signed the papers that accepted the final bid of $3,850 per acre, or $616,000, for 160 acres of farm land donated to the county by McCook-area farmer-rancher Tom Kiplinger...

Derry W. Bishop April 6, 1937 - Jan. 13, 2014 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Derry W. Bishop, 76, died Monday (Jan. 13, 2014), at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born April 6, 1937, to Merle and Lorna (Stimbert) Bishop in Oberlin. He graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1956...