Stories from Tuesday, August 27, 2002

Heavy downpours provided a little relief to some parts of drought-stricken Southwest Nebraska, but a number of rural roads were impassable today south of Stratton and Trenton because of flooding. Max took the brunt of the Monday afternoon storm in Dundy County, where a deputy sheriff found a submerged car in the initial runoff...

In 1966, a judge told me, ignorance of the law is no excuse. That may have been true then, but now the law of the land now tells us that it's legal to kill a baby, but it is illegal for a child to pray in school. Ignorance of the law is really the only truthful excuse anyone can use nowadays. Woe to those who say good is bad, and bad is good...

It's amazing our Red Willow County Commissioners can find $275,000 taxpayer dollars to loan the new horse arena group over an indefinite time period, when the McCook Library gets nothing when asking for support at their last meeting. The lifeblood of McCook's new jobs, the McCook EDC, gets very little support from our commissioners also...

I guess I can't blame you for wanting to experience a moment out of my lifestyle, but :*&%$&* My son, Strut, and I ride together as riders have for more than 100 years. "Hey, Strut, do you see all these yuppie, rub, biker-want-to-be's, all riding staggered formation? What the heck is going on here?"...

Dear Editor, The following is an open letter to the Mid-Plains Community College Board of Governors: We believe that McCook Community College of the Mid-Plains Area should remain the moniker of our institution. What is your rationale for changing the name?...

The people of the McCook area are rising in support of returning to the rightful name for Nebraska's oldest junior college. The name was ... and still should be ... McCook Community College. Without advance notice or board discussion, the previous president of the college, George Mihel, ordered that the title be changed to "McCook Campus."...

Volunteers at the McCook Pantry are again seeing the generosity of McCook residents following its late summer food drive. This year's food drive brought approximately 10,000 pounds of food to the pantry from area residents and businesses. Dorothy Henton, volunteer coordinator at the pantry, said the food would probably last until around Thanksgiving...

HAYES CENTER -- The Hayes Center Lions Club plans its third annual "Grand Duke Alexis Rendezvous," Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28 and 29, to commemorate the great buffalo hunting exploits of Buffalo Bill Cody and Grand Duke Alexis of Russia. The Grand Duke Alexis toured America in 1872, capping the visit with a buffalo hunt, hosted by William F. ...

Palisade plans September 11 commemoration Exactly one year following the attack on America, citizens of Palisade will come together in a commemoration ceremony to honor the victims of September 11. The ceremony honors the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, airline flight takeovers and the American military service personnel who have died in the battle against terrorism while other members of the service continue to fight...

BIRD CITY -- High winds and the threat of a tornado sent Cheylin students to the basement for an hour and 40 minutes Monday afternoon. Trained spotters watching a late summer storm tracking from the northeast told Superintendent Dave Zumbahlen to take his students to the basement at 3:45 p.m. The Cheylin school operates on a four-day schedule; students are normally released at 4:15 p.m...

Most job applications don't ask how many yards you gained for your high school football team. Corporate interviews seldom cover what position you played in volleyball, your best effort at cross-country, or how you fared in golf, basketball, track, or any other high school sport...

Thelma W. Baumbach, 83, died Monday (Aug. 26, 2002) at Community Hospital of McCook. She was born Nov. 14, 1918, to William and Magdalena (Klein) Baumbach on a farm in the Ashcreek Community. In 1920, the family moved to McCook. She graduated from Peace Lutheran School. ...