Stories from Friday, April 5, 2002

Lori Kohlmeier of Trenton and Luke Kohlmeier of Culbertson announce the birth of their daughter, Charity Ann, Tuesday (April 2, 2002) at Community Hospital of McCook. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces. She has a sister, Hope, 22-months old. Grandparents are Bob and Cheryl Hrnchir and Virginia and Ed Hanes all of Trenton and Dave Kohlmeier of McCook. ...

KEARNEY -- Jeff and Mary (Jolly) Fruhling of Kearney announce the birth of a son, Collin Lee, born Tuesday (April 2, 2002). He weighed 9 pounds. He has one brother, Dylan, to welcome him home. Grandparents are Alfred and Barb Jolly of Wilsonville, and Leland and Carla Fruhling of Kearney. His great-grandmother is LaDona Redtfeldt of Lebanon...

CASSELTON, N.D. -- Greg and Susan Kempel of Casselton, N.D., announce the birth of their daughter, Katherine Marie Kempel on Feb. 11, 2002, at Inovis Health Center in Fargo, N.D. She weighed 4 pounds, 2 ounces. Grandparents are Raymond and Myrna Haag of Bartley, James Moon of Houston, Texas, and Mary Kempel of Casselton. Great-grandparents include Katherine Witzke of Turpin, Okla., and the late Leona Lamb...

District Judge John Battershell did the right thing Tuesday when he ordered that Bernie Wood's name be placed on the ballot as a Democratic candidate for the District 3 commissioner's post in Red Willow County. Acting upon the advice of state election officials, Red Willow County Clerk Pauletta Gerver had refused to place Wood's name on the ballot because he was not a resident of the district in which he filed...

Dear Friend: Do you know what the goal of fundamental Islam is? To take over the world for ALLAH. How have they accomplished that goal in the past? With the sword. Fundamental Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world today, with over one billion adherents...

News is by definition about new things. Otherwise, it would be called "olds" and I don't want to be called an old reporter. (The approaching 30th birthday is bad enough.) Because of this concept about news, items usually make the front page one day and then are quickly forgotten. Today, we'll question that idea and delve a little deeper into a couple of stories...

I guess the NCAA men's basketball championship trophy will reside at "Terrapin Station" after all. After 25 years of coaching, Maryland's Gary Williams finally won a title. The Terrapins dispatched the cinderella Indiana Hoosiers 64-52 in a championship game that was big letdown after all the excitement the previous 63 games in this year's "Big Dance" produced...

FRANKLIN -- William "Bill" Nielsen, 77, died Saturday (March 23, 2002) in a motor vehicle accident north of Franklin. He was born on Aug. 25, 1924 to James F. and Hulda (Johnson) Nielsen at the family home in Upland. In 1929, the family moved to Trenton and he graduated from Trenton High School in 1942. ...

BEATRICE -- Norma Charlotte Anna Walker, 84, died Thursday (April 4, 2002) at her home in the Homestead House. She was born on June 14, 1917, to Henry and Louise (Deeke) Scheiding in DeWitt. On Jan. 21, 1940, she married Harold L. Walker in DeWitt. They lived on a farm southeast of DeWitt until they moved to Beatrice in 1941. She taught Sunday School for around 10 years...