Stories from Friday, August 1, 2003

STOCKVILLE -- Marv Andrijeski's tractor, a restored 1950 Oliver 88, won first place in an antique tractor pull conducted in his memory during the Frontier County Fair July 26. Driving the tractor was his oldest daughter, Regina -- who warned her fellow pullers that her tears would fall...

Auditions were held and the cast has been selected for the Southwest Nebraska Community Theatre production, "The Diary of Anne Frank," set for Oct. 10-12 at the Fox Theater in McCook. They are Anne Frank, Whitney Pierson; Margot Frank, Lexi Reagan; Otto Frank, Bill Marshall; Mrs. ...

ST. FRANCIS -- Cowboy poet and columnist Baxter Black will entertain during the Cheyenne County Fair Thursday, Aug. 7. Black's appearance begins at 7:30 p.m., in front of the grandstand on the fairgrounds in St. Francis. Fair board president Dick Bursch said, "We are happy to have Baxter Black entertain at this year's fair. We know he will provide great entertainment and enjoyment to all who attend."...

Roger Patterson, director of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, is the featured speaker for a meeting of the South Platte United Chambers of Commerce in McCook on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Patterson will speak on the many water problems which face the area and state, including the Republican River settlement, groundwater-surface water debate, the drought and Missouri River dispute...

The back-to-school displays have been up in the stores for weeks now, students are looking forward with dread -- and so are parents, but for different reasons. While most students are not looking forward to losing the freedom summertime affords, their parents are not looking forward to paying the bills associated with the opening of school...

Dear Editor, My fellow Americans -- let us rejoice! Saddam's sons have been killed dead by U.S. freedom fighters. This will end some of the terrorism, but the coupe de grace will occur sometime in the near future. Only when Saddam Hussein himself is murdered and the evil madman's corpse has been put on display will democracy, truth, freedom and justice triumph...

Dear Editor, Thanks to Bonnie Monzon for sharing her e-mail and the Gazette for printing the letter from Scott Monzon. I hope and pray every one of the Gazette's readers read it. It is so enlightening to read about what is really going on in Iraq and what and how our servicemen and women are doing. I'm so tired of all the criticism of our government and our servicemen and the negative reporting from the media...

It seems that the administration is in a frenzy to find those weapons of mass destruction in order to justify the attack on Iraq. I bet they find them, too, as soon as they are not watched too closely.

NORTH PLATTE -- Donald B. Hudson, DVM, of North Platte, died Tuesday (July 30, 2003) at Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman at the age of 71. He was born Oct. 25, 1931, to Byron and Betty (Shelly) Hudson in Arvada, Wyo. He attended primary school in Cheyenne Wells, Colo. ...