Stories from Friday, October 5, 2001

Bridget Lomax and Tim Matson of McCook announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Richard and Robin Lomax of Culbertson, Don Matson of McCook, and Carol Matson of McCook. The bride-to-be is employed at Wendy's in McCook. The prospective bridegroom is employed by D&M Drywall. The couple is planning an Oct. 20, 2001, wedding at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Culbertson...

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Jaime Rose Bobinmyer of Culbertson and Heath Bryan Hornecker of Lander, Wyo., were united in marriage in a June 2, 2001, ceremony at St. Paul's Newman Center in Laramie, Wyo., with the Rev. Carl Gallinger officiating. Parents of the couple are Jim and Hazel Bobinmyer of Culbertson, and Skip and Margie Hornecker of Lander. ...

BURWELL -- Teresa Ann Priddy and Adam Lee Switzer were united in marriage July 7, 2001, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Burwell. The Revs. Mark Middendorf and Matthew Berndt officiated. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Priddy of Stratton, and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Switzer of Burwell. Special guests for the ceremony were grandparents of the couple, Dave and Lorraine Priddy of Stratton, Daisy Jensen of Max, Eula Scherzberg of Burwell, and Colleen Switzer of Taylor...

Joe and Cheri Weyeneth of rural Danbury announce the birth of a son, Thomas Joseph, on Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, at the family home. He weighed 9 pounds, 14 ounces. He has four brothers, Jacob, Isaac, Seth and Benjamin, and one sister, Sarah. Grandparents are Joyce Weyeneth of Danbury, and James and Francis Dunlay of Orleans...

Frank Lawrence Pratt HASTINGS -- Frank Lawrence Pratt, 93, formerly of Indianola, died Friday (October 5, 2001) at the Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings. He was born on June 3, 1908, at Indianola to Jesse and Anna (Lehn) Pratt. He lived in Rome, N.Y., from the age of two to five when his father died and the family moved back to Indianola. He attended country schools in Red Willow County and graduated from Indianola High School in 1929...

Is McCook's college suffering an identity crisis It seems to be. Originally McCook Junior College, it is the oldest two-year college in the state. In the early 1970s, when it became part of the Mid-Plains Technical Community College Area, it became known as McCook Community College...

Dear Editor, On your statement in the editorial viewpoint in Wednesday's paper about voters rejecting the bond issue ... well, I voted and take offense to the statement about how much will we be willing to pay for schools? "$7 million, $5 million, $1 million, or nothing?"...

Dear Editor, Three or four years ago there was an interesting documentary on TV about Noah's Ark. It had been seen from the air by airline pilots. Many expeditions tried to reach it but only a few succeeded in getting near it. Two men actually reached it and were able to get inside and see the actual pens for the livestock. ...

The headline on Thursday's edition read "Emergency plans revised". Next to the story was a photograph of McCook's police chief, standing by a Blackhawk helicopter while a box of "equipment" was unloaded for National Guardsmen to use in airport security...

A parachute riggers' school, only the second one of its kind ever attempted in the United States, was being arranged for McCook in April, 1942. It was something brand new in aviation technical training and was being put on by Merlyn and Faye Cox. Faye Lucille Cox was a world's champion woman parachute jumper, originally from Oxford and the author of the only existing manual of instructions for rigging parachutes. ...

We take a lot of pride in celebrating anniversaries. An anniversary, to most of us, means longevity. Whether we're celebrating time on the job, the enduring nature of an institution, or a meaningful relationship with another person, the time we've spent is important to us. ...

Maurice C. Lee Maurice C. Lee, 98, died Thursday (Oct. 4, 2001) at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was born Sept. 30, 1903, at Louisville, Kan., to Charles W. and Laura V. (McDowell) Lee. He grew up at Long Pine, graduated from Long Pine High School in 1925. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1927...