Stories from Thursday, October 1, 2015

Graduates of McCook, Nebraska, Senior High in 1955 gathered for their 60-year reunion during McCook's annual Heritage Days weekend. Class members available for a class picture were: front row from left, Sandra Horacek Sander, North Chicago, Illinois; Goldie Edward Paolazzi, Lyndhurst, New Jersey; Lois Wakefield Hudson, Helena, Montana; Doris Wilcox Ruppert, McCook; Luanne Wright Devoli, Tehamah, Nebraska; Bonna Mae Howell Walker, Holdrege, Nebraska; Mary Webster Greeley, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Esther Baldwin Marr, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Bonnie Burton Ross, McCook; Carol Leiss Erickson, Holdrege, Nebraska; Billie Prest Rouzee, North Platte, Nebraska; LeAnn Lindbeck Nelson, Denver, Colorado; Don Glaze, Gilberts, Illinois; and Dick Nelson, Portland, Oregon. ...

ISIS gets much of its funding from black-market sales of oil, and there's little doubt we would be embroiled in Middle East conflicts if we didn't depend on countries there for this vital liquid. Renewable fuels have their critics, but a look at the numbers make them more attractive, especially from the perspective of economic development and as an alternative to military intervention to secure foreign supplies...

So I was toodling down the street early Sunday afternoon, just chatting away with a friend of mine, whom I was giving a ride home. We had just enjoyed another delicious potluck together after church and our families had left earlier, so were taking our time, continuing our conversation as we headed towards the neighborhood...

TRENTON, Neb. -- So few planes have been using the Trenton Municipal Airport that when a beacon recently broke, the village board decided it made more sense to close the airport than to repair the light. Village Clerk Wendy McKain said repairing the damaged beacon would be a problem, but the lack of activity at the airport was the real reason behind its closing...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook airport has begun the process of renewing its Essential Air Service contract and city staff hopes a new contract is also the first step in renewing confidence in local air travel. During last week's McCook City Council meeting, City Manager Nate Schneider said the city received notice from the Department of Transportation recently indicating it was time to begin requesting proposals for Essential Air Service at the airport. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Indianola's own antique/junktique "dealer in rust and remnants" Courtney Pollmann is excited about her third annual "Junktoberfest: A Vintage and Artisan Fair" scheduled Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24 and 25 in four buildings on the Red Willow County fairgrounds in McCook, Nebraska...

Another Heritage Days in the books, and we felt it was one of the best we've had a long time!! Planning begins in February, and each and every year for the past several years the big question has come up, "Should the name of Heritage Days return to German Heritage Days"?...