Stories from Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Lincoln -- McCook and five other communities were honored for their work with the Nebraska Community Foundation at its annual banquet in Lincoln on Thursday. Grassroots, community-based, and from the bottom-up are fitting phrases for the work of the McCook Community Foundation Fund, according to Nebraska Community Foundation President and CEO, Jeff Yost, who presented the endowment-building award to the McCook fund...

LUDELL -- Herman G. "Pete" Wolters, 80, died Monday (Nov 17, 2003) at the Rawlins County Health Center in Atwood. He was born July 2, 1923, in rural Rawlins County to Gustav J. and Bertha (Castens) Wolters. He was a lifelong resident of the Ludell area...

LOVELAND, Colo. -- Genevieve A. Peirano, 90, formerly of Benkelman, died Friday (Nov. 14, 2003) at North Shore Manor in Loveland, Colo. She was born Feb. 24, 1913, in Benkelman to Daniel and Anna (McDonald) Ough. She graduated from Benkelman High School in 1930...

For the most part, America considers herself to be a Christian nation. Survey after survey finds that the vast majority of Americans believe in God. Our heritage is steeped in Christian values -- our communities resonate with them -- as evidenced by the infrastructure of schools, hospitals, food pantrys, shelters, and so on. ...

BENKELMAN -- Arlene Ida Spears, 87, died Nov. 6, 2003, at Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. She was born June 6, 1916, on the family farm near Parks to Reverda and Lois (Hardwick) Baney. She attended country school near her home and graduated from Benkelman High School in 1934...

It's an economy of scale. For a lot of us it can get a bit overwhelming at times. A family loses everything in a fire. A friend has a friend who is going to have his electricity shut off. A neighbor knows a family that hasn't been able to pay their water bill all summer...

Betty J. Maxfield, 82 of Wauneta died Monday (Nov. 17, 2003) at the Heritage of Wauneta Nursing Home. She was born Feb. 11, 1921, in Wauneta to Louis A. and Mae (Gains) Grimm. She grew up and attended school in Wauneta and graduated from Wauneta High School in 1938. She attended college for one year...

**Dear Editor, We would like to clarify a statement in regards to the Ten Commandments from our Nov. 17 letter: Although the Ten Commandments were initially given to the Jewish people, we who call ourselves Christians certainly revere these commands as part of Holy Scripture and we revere the God who gave them...

**Dear Editor, I am compelled to comment on the "Mike at Night" column of 11-15 A.D. 2003. Roy Moore is a Vietnam veteran. He fought the communists in Vietnam, and he is fighting them now. The ACLU is a front for the communist party. Roy Moore recognizes them. In Vietnam, he could smell them, and he smells them now. Oliver North is a Vietnam veteran. A few years ago the communists tried to ruin him, and were unsuccessful. Oliver North and Roy Moore are both Born Again Christians...

**Dear Editor, To all Red Willow county FSA LAA No. 2 area voters: I filed for a seat on the Red Willow County committee because of the dire critical need for better farmer representation of ALL farmers served by the Red Willow County FSA office. If elected, I will fight to initiate and provide a more sensible farmer-friendly administration of all farm programs...

**Dear Editor, In regard to comments from a council member, I'm totally humiliated by statements made regarding city-county cooperation efforts. I'm an elected official, and I do remember what my job is, and that is to provide services for all the people of Red Willow County in the most efficient, but yet most conservative possible way. I feel as a county board, we do strive to work toward those efforts in the best possible way and still move into the future...

McCook Junior High students brighten lives of soldiers stationed in Iraq

Bison teammate Lisa Friehe recognized on softball 2nd team

ATWOOD --  Margaret (Ketterl) Riener, 85, died Sunday (Nov. 16, 2003) at the Good Samaritan Center in Atwood. She was born Feb. 20, 1918, in Pocasset, Okla., to Louis and Katherine Ketterl. She grew up on a farm in Traer, Kan. She attended Green Valley Rural School and St. Mary's Parochial School in Herndon. She worked the summer of 1933 as a waitress at a hotel in Oberlin...