Stories from Wednesday, February 25, 2004

Sept. 15, 1917-Feb. 23, 2004 ARAPAHOE -- Jack C. Johannsen, 86, died Monday (Feb. 23, 2004) at CA Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. He was born Sept. 15, 1917, to John and Lillie (Stolle) Johannsen in Pierpont. He attended and graduated from Langford Public Schools in Langford, S.D. After school, he caught and sold wild horses and worked for the CCC in Washington...

Cambridge and North Platte St. Patrick's will face off in the championship game for the Nebraska Class C2-11 Boys Sub-District. Game time is 7:45 p.m. Thursday in the McCook High School gymnasium. Cambridge defeated Southern Valley 53-33 Tuesday night in the MHS gym...

TRENTON -- Renae McDaniel, the Palisade mother found guilty of Class III felony child abuse in October 2002 and granted a retrial in August 2003, admitted to a judge Monday afternoon that she was guilty of child abuse, and that she left her baby boy in a situation she knew could endanger his life or health...

As has happened so often, citizens of this area are rushing to the support of McCook Community College and the Mid-Plains College Area. Just hours after an editorial appeal for Mid-Plains board candidates, a series of calls were made to the Gazette publisher, expressing interest in filing for the board position being vacated by Harold Bennett...

You could fit what I know about art in a dollhouse thimble. I love pretty pictures, and admire those who can render them. It is not a talent I possess but one I appreciate being gifted to others and faithfully used by them. I especially had a lot of trouble understanding the whole abstract theory, and was grateful to finally grasp that abstract simply meant that all of the pieces were there, they just weren't easily recognized. ...

Calling all cooks! If you haven't purchased your ticket for the upcoming Taste of Home Cooking School, don't wait until the last minute. Tickets go quickly and they just might be sold out by the night of the show. The McCook Daily Gazette is hosting the Cooking School on Thursday, March 4, in McCook...

One McCook man plans to file for the District I Mid Plains Community College board of governors, and another is seriously considering a run for the at-large position. Randall Datus, business manager for McCook School District, announced this morning that he plans to file for the District I spot being vacated by Harold Bennett of McCook, retired superintendent of McCook public schools...

Reed Peters and Tyler Brennan of Parker, Colo., announce the birth of their son, Gavin Chase Peters, Feb. 23, 2004. Grandparents are Rod and Marlyn Peters of McCook and Nolan and Carol Hanes of Trenton. Great-grandparents are Maurice and Wavalee Couse of McCook and John Brennan of Stratton...

Matthew and Jennifer Hazen of McCook, announce the birth of their son, Xander Dean, Feb. 5, 2004, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge. He weighed 9 pounds, 4 1/2 ounces and was 20 1/2 inces long. He has a sister, Brianna. Grandparents are Monte and Julie Hazen of Maywood and Phil and Mary Pate of McCook. Great-grandparents are Richard Cox of Curtis, Lou and Connie Maser of Crete and Joseph Havel of Colby, Kan. Rita Cox of Curtis is the great-great grandmother...

Dec. 10, 1909-Feb. 23, 2004 Harley LeRoy Phares died Monday (Feb. 23, 2004) at the Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. He was 94 years old. Harley was born Dec. 10, 1909, in Hayes County, to Reuben Leslie and Anna D. (Romersheuser) Phares. ...