Stories from Monday, November 5, 2001

We couldn't have asked for a better weekend for the High Plains Freedom Flight. Highs in the 70s, light winds -- it was weather made in heaven for balloonists, photographers and spectators alike. Hundreds of people turned out for each of the three ascensions, Saturday and Sunday morning, and Saturday afternoon...

Dear Editor, Nov. 4-10, 2001 marks National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, an event sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to recognize and celebrate the lifesaving services provided by animal shelters such as The McCook Humane Society Animal Shelter...

The custom of honoring our nation's war dead began in the south, after the Civil War, when widows of fallen Confederate soldiers met to pay their respects. The custom gradually spread all across the nation, as families joined in honoring both Confederate and Union dead. Later the celebration was expanded again to honor all those who had gone before, civilian as well as military...

Selma Tressia (Pingetzer) Thomas ST. FRANCIS, Kan. -- Selma Tressia (Pingetzer) Thomas, 93, died Saturday (Nov. 3, 2001) at the Good Samaritan Village in St. Francis. She was born Sept. 23, 1908, in Rawlins County, Kansas, near Herndon, to Michael Z. and Marie Selma (Zieibig) Pingetzer. She was a registered nurse...

Delbert Lynn Hardy AKRON, Colo. -- Delbert Lynn Hardy, 74, of Akron, died Thursday (Nov. 1, 2001) at the Sterling Regional Medical Center in Sterling, Colo. He was born Aug. 5, 1927, at Stratton to Frank and Lola (Henderson). He grew up in the Stratton area, completing eight years of school at the Eden school, and graduating from Stratton High School. ...