Stories from Tuesday, March 5, 2002

INDIANOLA -- James and Kathy Uerling of Indianola announce the birth of their daughter, Kori LeeAnn, Saturday (March 2, 2002). She weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces. She has an eight-year old brother, Paul and a four-year old sister, Morgan. Her 19-year old half-brother, Matthew, lives in Fremont. Her grandparents are Robert and Claire Uerling of Indianola, Carol Samway of McCook and the late Larry Samway. Her great-grandmother is Evelyn Samway of Grand Island...

Dear Editor, The movie, 40 Days and 40 Nights is a new Miramax and Universal Studios release. It "preys" upon my generation -- the youth of this world. This movie presents the main character, Matt, giving up sex for Lent. This is obviously mocking the church and Christianity. Abstinence is a commitment -- not a game to be played. Our generation needs to learn the importance of waiting until marriage for sex, and this movie clashes with this Christian moral...

Enough is enough. During the past several years, residents of Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas have lost tens of millions of dollars as the result of seemingly sweet deals that have gone bad. After being rocked by the Terry Malcom scandal, in which prominent area families lost their life savings due to an attorney's dish0nesty, many of us vowed to ourselves that we would be more careful, taking special steps to ensure the safety of our investment funds...

Dear Editor, Recently, many people in our community, and nationwide, have received phone calls from a company claiming that they are a sweepstakes winner. The caller then asks the individual for their bank account number, in order to claim the prize money. I want to take this opportunity to warn individual about this scam and ask them to please not give out their bank account number or any personal information...

Archie John Hesterwerth, 82, died Saturday (March 2, 2002) at his home near McCook. He was born Nov. 7, 1919, to Otto and Sarah (Geishler) Hesterwerth in McCook. He graduated from rural school and spent his life farming in the McCook Community. He was a member of Saint Patrick's Catholic Church and the McCook Elks Lodge...

ATWOOD -- Russell D. Cochran, 77, died Sunday (March 3, 2002) at the Good Samaritan Center in Atwood. He was born Nov. 17, 1924, to William W. and Violet Rosamond (Felker) Cochran in Atwood. He served in the U. S. Marine Corps during World War II. On Oct. 12, 1950, he married Elaine Virginia Mock at Denver, Colo. He lived in Virgina and Arizona before moving to Atwood in 1991...

TRENTON -- Leona W. McCarthy, 94, died Sunday (March 3, 2002) at the El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was born Feb. 11, 1908 to Fred and Frieda (Andorka) Shaffer in rural Atwood. She graduated from Trenton High School and later attended Kearney State College. She taught school in rural Hitchcock County...

Bobby J. Robertson, 73, died Saturday (March 2, 2002) at his son's home in Cheney, Kan. He was born Feb. 24, 1929, to Daniel H. and Lola (Dale) Robertson in a suburb of Kansas City, Mo. He grew up at Shawnee Mission, Kan. where he graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in 1947. He then graduated from Kansas City Junior College...

TRENTON -- Lois Evelyn Leonard, 93, died Saturday (March 2, 2002) at the El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She was born Oct. 1, 1908, to Hans and Belle (Spaulding) Larsen at Belvidere. She graduated from Beaver City High School. On July 17, 1926, she married Iralee Leonard at Norton, Kan. They spent their married lives farming north of Edison. She was a homemaker. In 1972, she moved to Wheatridge, Colo. and then returned to Trenton in June 2001...