Stories from Thursday, September 19, 2002

While not the theme, tradition will reign supreme at this year's Heritage Days in McCook. Planned for Sept. 25-30, the biggest changes this year include an earlier start time for the annual parade and a later start time for the band day field competition. The parade will start at 9:30 a.m., rather than the usual 10 a.m...

From Bach to Berlin -- Brahm to Bernstein, whatever your taste, this year's concert series sponsored by the McCook Concert Association is sure to please the musical palette of music lovers throughout Southwest Nebraska. The Concert Association has been sponsoring musical talent in Southwest Nebraska for several years, giving area residents the taste of culture once available only in Denver, Lincoln, Omaha or beyond...

The McCook building report for August shows a total of $444,355 in construction and $117,000 in plumbing. Included in new construction were two new homes to be built by Joe's Brick Homes for $100,000 each and a new home to be built by Wade and Michele Kolbo for $175,000...

LEBANON -- Gerald O. Booth of Lebanon has completed the necessary paperwork to accept write-in votes for board of trustees on the Lebanon village board. In order to vote for Booth, voters must write his name on the ballot and check the box.

"The Can Man" will accept aluminum cans Saturday as donations for Stratton-area residents Larry and DeeAnn Eden, who lost their home and belongings in a flash flood Aug. 26. Cans may be dropped off at the SunMart parking lot in McCook from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m...

Memorial United Methodist Church is planning a taco dinner to benefit the Ken and Tami Allen family on Monday in the church fellowship hall located at 105 East E Street. Tacos, salads, and desserts will be served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. An account has been established at 1st Central Bank, North Highway 83, or donations may be made through the church...

BENKELMAN -- Dundy County voters voted 416-355 in favor of a proposal to provide an additional $150,000 to Dundy County Hospital for capital equipment over the next five years. "It is money that is very much needed for capital expenditures," said Rita Jones, hospital administrator...

Remodeling at the Stinnette Building on West C in McCook is complete with everything from signs on the outside and touch-up work inside now done. All that remains is the final paperwork, Community Hospital President Gary Bieganski told the board of directors at Wednesday's meeting...

Finally, autumn is about to fall and we can all start wearing clothes again. I've been waiting for this time of year since March. It isn't that I don't like summer. It's just that I don't like the heat that comes with it. Except in my childhood, I've always said I enjoy winter a lot more than I do summer -- you can always put more clothes on in winter, you can never take enough off during the summer...

ATWOOD -- Lyle Gene McCain, 68, died Wednesday (Sept. 18, 2002) at his home in Atwood. He was born March 6, 1934, in Oberlin to Louis H. and Bethel (Maw) McCain. He attended country school at District 10 before graduating from Atwood High School. He later attended McCook Junior College...

Ethel Loretta Henry, 92, died Tuesday (Sept. 17, 2002) at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 7, 1910, at Rapid City, Iowa, to Claude and Lillian (Rosebury) Long. She moved with her parents to a homestead in Montana near Glasgow in 1913. She attended rural school until the eighth grade...

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Kenneth A. Lipps, 51, died Saturday (Sept. 14, 2002) in Laramie, Wyo. He was born May 8, 1951, in Killeen, Texas, to Raymond and Olive (Baker) Lipps. At a young age, he moved with his family to Wheatland, Wyo. where he attended Wheatland Public Schools before joining the U.S. Army and serving for 23 years. He was stationed in several locations including Vietnam, Germany and Korea as well as Kansas and Oklahoma...