Stories from Friday, August 22, 2003

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 20 DIVISION I LOW GROSS Tyler Loop 35 Don Loecker 36 Brian Michaelis 37 Darin Samway 37 David Eisenhart 37 Robb Stamm 37 LOW NET Don Loecker 31.5 Don Lawler 32.5 Darin Samway 33 David Eisenhart 44 Tyler Loop 33 Ryan Fuller 33 TEAMS 1st Central Bank 119...

Tooooo much! Dear Editor, Question: When did religion become illegal? OK, maybe not illegal -- but let's say "forbidden." I think the taxpayers should weigh in on this Item. Maybe, the time is right for some more tax appropriation reductions. I think less money to spend will allow the judicial people to focus on the right issues...

Every day in many ways, there are new examples of why this is a special place to live. For proof, consider these happenings from the past week. Hot Summer Nights What a delightful addition to the summer schedule! The brainchild of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Graff of the McCook National Bank, the "Hot Summer Nights" concerts have been immensely popular from the beginning, bringing hundreds of McCook and area residents to Norris Park for good music in the open air...

BENKELMAN -- A 39-year-old Benkelman man has been arrested on charges of burglary and theft. The man, who will make his first apearance in court on Monday, was arrested Aug. 7 in connection with investigation of thefts from League Builders Supply in Benkelman...

Southwest Nebraska Habitat for Humanity volunteers put the finishing touches on at the first Southwest Nebraska Habitat house at 805 West K Street. According to Habitat board member Jeannette Reed, the formal dedication is slated for Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 5:30 p.m. ...

Concert-goers spin and dance to the music of Mainstreet at the final concert of the Hot Summer Nights series in Norris Park on Thursday night. The weather was ideal for the benefit barbecue of hot dogs and bratwurst and the band's performance. The barbecue raised more than $600 for the CASA and Family Resource Programs. ...

As a way of saying thank you to area law enforcement agencies and first responders, the McCook Daily Gazette will publish a special edition in October titled, "Our Exceptional Heroes." "Every day, brave men and women we know as our neighbors and friends put their lives on the line to protect us," said Gazette Marketing Director Butch Mires. "This is a way for us to honor them and the exceptional work they do."...

Some day in the future, Nebraska, and U.S. Highway 83 in particular, could be part of an intercontinental transportation system for everything from railways to oil. The idea of building a transportation system from northern Mexico through Canada, into Alaska and across the Bering Straight into the Asian continent was presented to the a transportation task force appointed by Gov. ...

McCook's Jeff Shaddock fired a hole-in-one last Saturday at Heritage Hills Golf Course. Shaddock used a 7-iron to ace the 160-yard 16th hole. Witnesses for Shaddock's ace were Bob Gaulke, Tom Bennett and Mitch Lyster.

HOLBROOK -- Jerry L. Wagner, 68, died Wednesday (Aug. 20, 2003) in Houston, Texas of cancer. He was born March 27, 1935, to Dr. John Sidney Wagner and Verna Ruth (Hutchinson) Wagner in rural Holbrook. In 1961, he married Mary Mae Ebert. The couple lived most of their lives in Avis, Pa. He spent many years with Piper Aircraft in Lock Haven, Pa., and was project engineer on the Piper Turbo Prop Program which involved Piper Cheyenne Aircraft...