Stories from Friday, November 1, 2019

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — The D-1 West No. 1 Cambridge Trojans’ offense was charging at full speed throughout their 72-36 playoff-opening win over Nebraska Christian Thursday evening. Senior receiver Deryk Huxoll caught nine passes for 237 yards with six incredibly going for touchdowns...

Often, I have to take a few moments to say thank you to the people who remember our society or my columns. In this case, I have to play catch up, because I’m really behind on that list. First, Wendy Mefford Brown gifted a Natural History book from 1817 to the society a couple of months ago complete with a clipped article concerning its’ owner, C. W. Barnes, an early news paper publisher in McCook. It joins other books we have that give a researcher a bird’s eye view of life in centuries past...

50th anniversary The family of John and Lynda Psota of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Their family includes children, Kent of Fort Collins, Colo., and Jeff (Jena) of Lincoln, Neb.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 107 Courtney Lane, McCook, NE 69001...

Maxim Neverve Brett Neverve and Morgan (Pearson) Neverve of Beatrice, Neb., announce the birth of their son, Maxim Neverve, who was born May 10, 2019, at Beatrice. He weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 20 inches long. He has one sibling, Pearce, 2. Grandparents are Tracy and Cheryl Neverve of Hayes Center, Neb., and Harold and Lori Pearson of McCook, Neb. Great-grandparents are George and Peggy Pearson of Sun City, Ariz...

McCOOK, Neb. -- While Big Give McCook has grown over the past four years, one goal has remained true - providing a way to support both the young and old of the community. Two local organizations participating in the Big Give McCook on Nov. 7 continue to serve both of those groups along with people in between...

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook City Council will be asked to approve on first reading higher water and sewer rates, at the regular meeting Monday, 5:30 p.m. at city council chambers in the city municipal building. The higher rates, 6% for water and 3% for sewer, are based on the recommendations given to the council by PFM Financial Advisors LLC at the Oct. 21 council meeting. The rate increases will take effect January 2020, if approved as city ordinances for a total of three times...

I was born on October 7, 1945 at St. Vincent’s Infirmary in Little Rock, Arkansas. That makes me an age I never thought in a million years I would see and quite frankly I don’t know what to do with it. That’s because my life has been pretty structured up until my retirement and now it’s not structured at all...

McCOOK, Neb. -- They were raising children with diverse skillsets and diverging dreams. Veteran cattle feeders Norm and Sharon Timmerman, of McCook, Neb., encouraged their children to follow their own passions, and they did. After college, Jason started with Timmerman Feeding near Omaha, while CPA Kristin ran her own accounting firm and Ryan pursued a degree in business management with a sports and recreation option...

WOLBACH, Neb. — Senior Quade Potter’s 14 solo tackles led a spirited Medicine Valley playoff effort against unbeaten Central Valley Thursday afternoon. The Raiders (3-6 final record) only trailed 14-12 entering halftime as ran for touchdowns from 10 and one yards...

Gazette scribbler R.B. (Real Bigcandybagman) Headley offered his college football picks with no commentary (yay!) after another 35-12 performance last week: NAVY at Connecticut No. 14 MICHIGAN at Maryland UCF over Houston EASTERN MICHIGAN over Buffalo...

BURWELL, Neb. — Burwell’s streak of 15 straight playoff appearances prevailed over a Hitchcock County football team seeking its first state post-season win Thursday afternoon. The Falcons took an early 8-0 lead when Dionte Perkins fired a pass to senior Pierce Utterback, who took it 55 yards for this D-1 showdown’s first TD...

BENKELMAN, Neb. — Hemingford Bobcats have been monsters for Dundy County-Stratton right around Halloween in recent years. “We hadn’t played them the last two years, butbefore that we played for the district title,” DC-S coach Mike Spargo recalled. “We didn’t win.”...

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – The McCook Community College volleyball team knocked off 17th-ranked Western Nebraska Thursday night in five sets to close out the Region IX south schedule. The Lady Indians pulled off the upset in Cougar Palace 25-21, 15-25, 16-25, 25-19 and 15-10...

McCOOK, Neb. — A number of inviting auction packages are available for KNGN Radio's annual Festival of Grace Share-A-Thon, set for Nov. 7-8, 2 to 7 p.m. Items to be sold to benefit the radio ministry include Hog Wild -- three half-hogs, a quarter of a beef, Tee Time -- 18 holes of golf for a foursome and cart rental at Heritage Hills, Date Night -- a $50 gift certificate to Cita Deli and two tickets to the Hunchback of Notre Dame in March, Guilty Indulgences and Pamper Yourself -- wine and calories (and that's all they're going to say), plus other auction packages chock full of goodies and big on value.. ...