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McCook Legion Seniors, Juniors beat up on Cozad
(High School Sports ~ 06/25/03)
A stiff blowing south wind that blew out of left field made for a fun day at the ballpark for the McCook National Bank Seniors. MNB defeated the Cozad Seniors Tuesday night 14-2 at the Jaycees Sports Complex in McCook. The game was called because of the 10-run rule right before the thunderstorm came through the McCook area...
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Latest project keeps school in leadership role
(Editorial ~ 06/25/03)
Outside, McMillen Hall looks much the same as it always has. Oh, it's bigger, as the size is doubling due to the $1.5 million expansion project currently in progress. But, the outside appearance of McMillen -- featuring the gold-colored bricks -- remains much the same as it has for the past 70 years...
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Scott 25th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 06/25/03)
The children of Darwin and Vicki Scott are hosting an open house in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary Saturday, June 28, from 2-4 p.m., at the First Church of God, 1211 Norris Avenue. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 1101 Missouri Ave., McCook, NE 69001...
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McCook man completes training
(Local News ~ 06/25/03)
McCook resident Jeff Tidyman recently completed two weeks of training with the Marine Corps Reserves on the island of Curacoa. Corp. Tidyman is a team leader with the infantry reserve unit in Des Moines, Iowa. The first week of the Marines' training consisted of ocean exercises, including boating, swimming, beach marches and rapelling from cliffs into the ocean. ...
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Thunderhead
(Local News ~ 06/25/03)
An old windmill tower is silhouetted against a growing storm cloud Tuesday night. The storm produced a tornado near Hayes Center, but no damage was reported. Swanson Reservoir received .04 inch of rain, Enders Lake .28, Hugh Butler Lake .56, Harry Strunk Lake .66, Culbertson .74, McCook recorded .28 inch at the airport and U.S. ...
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Folk singer, songwriter will perform Thursday
(Local News ~ 06/25/03)
Jalan Crossland, a national folk singer and songwriter, will perform Thursday at the second concert of the Hot Summer Nights concert series. Crossland, the national fingerstyle champ in 1997, will be at the Norris Park bandshell starting at 7:30 p.m...
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Look mom!
(Local News ~ 06/25/03)
Steve Stevens demonstrates the stability of his Rudge bicycle, built in 1887 in Coventry, England, on his way through McCook this morning from Golden, Colo., to an antique bicycle convention in the Chicago suburb of Elgin, Ill. Stevens, who holds the San Francisco speed record on a modern bicycle, said this type of bicycle was purchased in a size to fit the rider's legs. ...
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Farmers to feel pinch most in years of drought
(Local News ~ 06/25/03)
The out-of-court settlement of the Kansas vs. Nebraska/Colorado Republican River lawsuit will hurt the most during dry years, which, historically, are every three to four years on the Golden Plains. Roger Patterson of Lincoln, director of Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, told landowners and irrigators Tuesday in McCook that preliminary water model projections show that water restrictions in dry years will be really tight for all three states. ...
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McCook 18 Rebels 2nd at Clay Center
(High School Sports ~ 06/25/03)
CLAY CENTER, Kan. -- The McCook Rebels 18 and under softball team captured second place at the Clay Center, Kan., Tournament Saturday and Sunday. The Rebels posted a 4-3 record. Abilene Eagles 2, McCook 0 Erica Reitz and Lisa Friehe each hit one single...
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MCC hoops camps headed to Cambridge
(High School Sports ~ 06/25/03)
CAMBRIDGE -- McCook Community College men's basketball coach Ty Orton will be taking his camps to Cambridge in July. He will run two camps from July 7-9. The first camp will be his Starter camp for boys and girls starting Grades 1-5. Camp registration will begin at 7:15 a.m. on July 7 and the camp will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 11:30 p.m. all three days...
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2003 Nebraska Senior Amateur Championship field small, but talented
(High School Sports ~ 06/25/03)
The 2003 Nebraska Senior Amateur Championship, a 36-hole event conducted by the Nebraska Golf Association, will crown its fifth champion since its inception in 1999. Eighteen holes of stroke-play competition will be played on Thursday afternoon followed by a final round beginning at 8 a.m. Friday...
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Rebels 18 team splits home twinbill against Holdrege
(High School Sports ~ 06/25/03)
The McCook Rebels 18 and under girls fastpitch softball split a doubleheader at home Tuesday against Holdrege. The two games were played at the Jaycees Sports Complex softball diamonds. Holdrege won the opener 4-3 and McCook won the second game 1-0 in eight innings...
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Get to know... (High School Sports ~ 06/25/03)
Tyler Bieck: When did you begin to play baseball? Jeff Holthus: It all started back in the day at Felling Field playing T-Ball and from there I never looked back. TB: What positions do you play? JH: I play outfield and pitcher. I moved to the outfield from catcher last year because I will be playing in the outfield at college... -
No suit on merger
(Editorial ~ 06/25/03)
Dear Editor, Does the McCook Gazette have a problem reporting facts and truth? First, you report, without checking a single, solitary source, the village of Lebanon has arsenic levels of 23 parts per billion. Lebanon Village Board Chairman, F.W. Ankenman wrote you on that...