Stories from Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Donald Bruce Hamilton Feb. 20, 1962 -Jan. 23, 2016 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Donald Bruce Hamilton, 53 years old, died Jan. 23, 2016, in Fort Lauderdale from injuries he sustained from a fall. Bruce was born Feb. 20, 1962, in McCook, Neb., the sixth of eight children to Larry and Marjorie Hamilton. ...

Vira 'Vi' K. Colson April 9, 1939 - March 4, 2016 KIMBALL, Neb. -- Vira "Vi" K. Colson, 76, of Kimball, died at Kimball Health Services on Friday, March 4, 2016. Funeral services will be 10 a.m.. on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the Pine Bluffs Baptist Church with Pastor Dan DeBruyn officiating. ...

Janis Hennig Felker Oct. 6, 1966 - March 3, 2016 ADAMS, Neb. -- Janis Ann Henning Felker, 49, died Thursday (March 3, 2016), at her home in Adams. She was born Oct. 6, 1966 to parents, Erwin and Velma Hennig. Survivors include her husband, Mark; children, Laurel and husband, Brian Andrews, Seth, Amanda and Jedidiah; parents, Erwin and Velma Hennig of Tekamah; mother and father-in-law, Jerry and Sharon Felker of McCook and two grandchildren...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Area emergency responders are concerned about an uptick in the number of cardiac arrest patients transported this year, as well as how young those patients have been. The City of McCook Fire Department typically receives between 10 to 15 cardiac arrest calls a year. Through the first week in March they have already received 12 cardiac arrest calls this year, according to a report given to City Council Monday evening...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The City of McCook was honored last week with an award for significantly improving the community's green infrastructure. The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Community Landscape Award was presented to city leaders during a reception in Lincoln Friday afternoon. The recognition stems from improvements implemented to U.S. Highway 6 and 34 at the intersection of Norris Avenue and B Street...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A "great good" quesadilla took top chef honors, while a hash brown pizza was voted Kid's Choice, at the Sodexo's "Future Chefs' National Challenge" Friday at the junior high cafeteria in McCook. Using criteria such as ease of preparation and implementing bonus ingredients, "Brandon's Great Good Quesadilla," created by McCook Elementary second grader Brandon Mitchem, was judged as the best healthy breakfast out of seven finalists from McCook...

The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Stock Dog Club and the Outback Stock Dog Association of southwestern Nebraska host monthly stock dog clinics and trials, including a clinic Saturday, March 12, from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on the NCTA campus in Curtis. ...

OBERLIN, Kan. -- The CHS elevator location in Oberlin plans a fund-raiser to fight hunger, Friday, March 18 at 9 a.m. at The Gateway Civic Center in Oberlin. Free-will donations will be accepted at the pancake feed fund-raiser. Activities will include a raffle; raffle tickets are one for $5 or five for $20. All proceeds will go to the 2016 CHS "Harvest for Hunger" drive, an annual fundraiser to help fight hunger in local communities...

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- The McCook, Neb., Tractor Supply Co. store will hold its grand opening on Saturday, March 12, with specially priced merchandise March 10-13. The store officially opened for business March 5. The McCook location is Tractor Supply's 13th store in Nebraska and employs 11 team members. The facility has 25,252 square feet, including sales floor and support service space...

With self-proclaimed democratic socialist Bernie Sanders winning votes, including Nebraska's Democratic caucus, Americans are taking a new look at the basic tenets of our society. Sanders has struck a nerve, thanks to outrage over Wall Street abuses and bank bailouts, and the perception that a disproportionate amount of wealth finds its way to the top 1 percent at the expense of a shrinking middle class...

A week ago the Gazette reported on problems at Hillcrest, Red Willow County's wholly owned Nursing Home. What do they call it now -- Long Term Care? Hillcrest is dear to my heart in part because it is where my parents and Grannie Annie's mother spent their last days. Clean, wonderful, shall we say sainted, nurses caring for the patients. In my heart a wonderful asset for the residents in this area...