Stories from Tuesday, July 29, 2014

McCOOK, Neb. -- U.S. Postal Service rural carrier Larry Brush was presented with the Million Mile Club award on July 28. Carriers who work for more than 30 years or have traveled more than one million miles on their routes are honored with this award. USPS recognizes its driving force yearly with safe driving awards to enforce the idea of how important being a safe driver is on and off the job, according to the press release...

Jan. 22, 1923 - July 12, 2014 GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- Always curious and forever learning, Darrell said he was a lucky guy. He said he was fortunate to grow up during the Depression where he had the opportunity to learn from his folks, extended family, wonderful teachers, friends and helpful local businessmen...

The family of Jerry Owens of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday Aug. 2, 2014. His family includes his wife, Rose Ann; children, Shelby Owens of San Antonio, Texas, Greg and Lori Owens of Imperial, Nebraska, Diana and Rob Collins of Centennial Colorado and grandchildren, Emily and Nathan Owens and Josie and Finian Collins. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 1607 Centennial Drive, McCook, NE 69001...

The family of Dennis and Nancy Matson of Bartley, Nebraska, is hosting an open house in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Aug. 1, 1964, at the Evangelical Free Church in North Platte, Nebraska. The open house is Saturday, Aug. ...

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...

July 17, 1968 - July 26, 2014 BRIGHTON, Colo. -- Chad Christopher Hackenkamp,46, formerly of McCook, Nebraska, died July 26, 2014, at his home in Brighton. He was born July 17, 1968, to Robert and Suzanne Hackenkamp. He graduated from McCook Senior High in 1986. After high school, he learned the masonry trade from his father. Later, Chad owned his own businesses and also worked for other masonry companies in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado...

This past week your columnist was privileged to fly two trips to Denver. (Note for those not interested in aviation--good stuff at the end!) Now I'm talking about flying into DIA, that is Denver International Airport, the big one. For a pilot, that is the big time, treading where only the pros normally go. Actually it is pretty smooth event for one who is adequately prepared...

Did you enjoy the Red Willow County Fair? How about the fair nearest your home town, already past, going on this week or coming up soon? We'll bet they generate memories to carry through the long winter into next summer's celebration season. But let's not move on just yet...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Mid-Plains Community College's newest custom car project -- a '67 Camaro RS 350/350 -- is scheduled to be at the Best Dam Car Show in Trenton 4 p.m. Friday at Swanson Lake and at the Arapahoe Show & Shine Car Show on Saturday, Aug. 2...

TRENTON, Neb. -- The spark's never gone out, but a group of Trenton residents is fanning the flames with new energy and excitement for Trenton's annual celebration of the end of wheat harvest Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1, 2 and 3. Speaking for "Trenton Harvest Festival" organizers, Jessi Gestenslager and Linda Cook say organizers have come up with fresh ideas, renewed excitement and an expanded corps of volunteers to breath new life into the three-day celebration of summer...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Wauneta Halsey and Marshell Sis of McCook, Nebraska, can barely contain their enthusiasm and curiosity. They REALLY want -- no need -- to know how many pop tabs fill a single animal feed sack. Anyone want to take a guess? Wauneta and Marshell will find out, maybe not really soon, as Stephen Harrison's grandmother counts -- one by one by one -- the pop tabs that Wauneta and Marshell presented to Stephen Wednesday morning...

LUDELL, Kan. -- "EW Love Charm," a nine-year-old leopard-spotted Appaloosa mare owned by Ernest Jr. and Betty Jean Wicke of rural Ludell, Kansas, continues her winning ways. At the 2014 National and Youth World Appaloosa Horse Show in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 22, Love Charm was awarded a 2013 Appaloosa Horse Club "Versatility" championship certificate; year-end performance medallions in working cow horse and senior judged heading; and five "Register of Merit" awards, in senior judged tie-down roping, senior judged heading, senior judged heeling, heading and heeling and keyhole race.. ...

Edith 'LaVerna' Amann June 15, 1924 - July 29, 2014 ATWOOD, Kan. -- Edith "LaVerna" Amann was born June 15, 1924, the second of seven children born to W.E. and Grace (Davis) Riley. She was born at the home of her grandparents, Ned and Nellie Davis northeast of Trenton, Nebraska. She passed away on July 29, 2014, at Linden Court in North Platte...