Stories from Friday, June 13, 2014

Larson, Elson DiAnna Marie Larson of Arapahoe, Nebraska, and Chad Larry Elson of McCook, Nebraska, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are Michael and Laura Larson of Arapahoe. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Larry and Elaine Elson of Curtis, Nebraska...

Ada Sarah Chipman Amanda and Michael Chipman of Lincoln, Nebraska, announce the birth of their daughter, Ada Sarah Chipman, who was born Dec. 28, 2013, at Bryan Medical Center East in Lincoln. She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Owen and LaVonne McPhillips and Dennis and Sue Chipman, all of McCook...

50th anniversary The family of Robert and Elizabeth Geisler of McCook, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married June 21, 1964, at St. John's Lutheran Church in rural Lyons, Nebraska. Their family includes children, Boyd and Tawnia Geisler of North Platte, Nebraska, Brad and Jill Geisler of McCook, John and Nanci Mintling of Hayes Center, Nebraska; eight grandchildren, Bret and Fallon Geisler, Tyson Geisler, Taylor, Kyle Geisler, Zane, Jay and Sydney Mintling and two great-grandchildren, Easton and Blakeley Geisler. ...

25th anniversary The family of Dave and Melody (Miller) Hoffmann of Aurora, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 25th wedding anniversary. They were married June 17, 1989 at United Methodist Church in Culbertson, Nebraska. Their children are Brittney and Shelby Hoffmann. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 104 O Street, Aurora, NE, 68818...

Susan Doak SW Nebraska Genealogy Society McCOOK, Neb. -- Vic Gonzales turned 21 on the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. He was in Camp Barkley, Texas, already trained and ready to serve. In March 1945, he was shipped overseas, serving with the 79th Infantry Division in France, Germany, Belgium and Czechoslovakia. He re-enlisted overseas and was assigned to General Patton's Third Army Headquarters until his return to the United States in 1946...

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...

Vayle H. Bunker Nov. 19, 1921 - June 11, 2014 CAMBRIDGE, Neb. -- Vayle H. Bunker, age 92, of Cambridge, died at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. He was born in Dover, Minnesota, to Wilbert E. and Catherine M. (Busswick) Bunker on Nov. 19, 1921. Vayle, while in high school in Minnesota, drove the bus to get kids to school...

Curtis D. Bodeman NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Curtis D. Bodeman died Thursday (June 12, 2014). Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, June 16, 2014, at Carpenter Memorial Chapel in North Platte. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Monday, June 16, 2014, at the Hayes Center Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The second of two men responsible for a break-in and assault at a South Street residence in January was sentenced Monday. 28-year-old David M. Griffitt was sentenced to 150 days in county jail, with credit given for 91 days already served. Given state and county "good time" provisions, and the credit for time served, Griffitt will likely be out in less than 30 days...

McCOOK, Neb. -- On June 28, a group of fraternity men will be in McCook as a stop on the journey of their lives. This group of 26 cyclists and 9 crew members are participating in Push America's Journey of Hope, a 3,600-mile cycling event across the country. From San Francisco to Washington D.C., these men will be cycling to raise funds and awareness for people with disabilities...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Summer is full of activities, so the cook doesn't want to be trapped in the kitchen all the time. Prairie Land Food can help with that. The June menu offers several specials that provide quick, nutritious meals. The regular Prairie Pak always includes meat and produce items to make meal time quick and healthy...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The Nebraska Department of Aeronautics has approved city staff to begin the engineering services selection process for the construction of a new eight bay hangar at McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport. The McCook City Council will consider the appointment of a selection committee, Monday evening during their regularly scheduled meeting, tasked with overseeing the city's choice in engineering firms to head up the eight plex and several other projects at the airport in the coming years.. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Humane Society will make an annual request for Red Willow County funding Monday. The items is on the board of commissioners agenda for 9:30 a.m., following a board of equalization meeting by the commissioners at 9 a.m. Other items include an update from Carol Schlegel of the County Visitors Committee, an update on an application for Livestock Friendly Status with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, and a revised proposal from Rob Henry of Commercial Engineering Services LLC for a courthouse phone system.. ...

Ginger tenBensel of Cambridge was one of the guest artists joining Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival headliners Beth Horner, left, and poet Matt Mason, upper right, at a pre-festival event Thursday at the Bieroc Cafe. Nationally-recognized musicians The Steel Wheels will join Horner, Mason and Sarah McKinstry-Brown at a sold out event Friday night, but free events are set Saturday at the High Plains Museum, United Methodist Church, Bieroc Cafe, Central Elementary and George Norris House, before Saturday night's grand finalé at 7:30 p.m. ...

Future McCook Community College students, from left, Abbie Johnson, Brendan Hunter, Kacy Anderson, Isabelle Beasley, Emma Cappel and Chayse Johnson, display the terrariums they planted during a "Kids' Campus" summer class taught by Jamie Mockry Wednesday morning. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Planners are encouraging McCook residents to participate in city-wide garage sales in conjunction with McCook Area Chamber of Commerce's annual Crazy Days promotion July 18 to 20. The idea is to promote bargains all throughout the community on that weekend and create a bargain-hunting frenzy by advertising the event not only locally, but also through area media in North Platte, Kearney, Holdrege and beyond...

Not many of us worry much about West Nile Virus, which first hit Nebraska in 2002, despite the fact it causes a few deaths and a few hundred clinical infections in the state every year. Still, it's a good idea to take precautions to do everything we can to prevent being infected, which occurs only by being bitten by a female mosquito carrying the virus...

Life is all about choices and the choices we make are determined in large part by the way we were raised. The old saying "if he didn't have bad luck, he wouldn't have any luck at all" holds true for a lot of people but it's not because of luck, it's because of bad choices. Our jobs, our relationships, our friendships and our future are all dictated by the decisions we make...

Jayleen Gomez nearly caught a Master Angler walleye Sunday at Harry Strunk Lake near Cambridge. The 6.9-pound fish was 27.5 inches long, a half-inch from qualifying for the award.