Stories from Wednesday, June 2, 2004

Jared Muehlenkamp's game-winning RBI single to right field drove in Sean Cappel to put an end to the second straight evening of tense action for the McCook National Bank Seniors baseball team. On Monday night Muehlenkamp nearly had a last ditch effort fall just short of the fence in a close MNB loss...

McCook hurlers toss pair of no-hitters GRAND ISLAND -- The McCook Rebels 18 and under fastpitch softball team captured the Grand Island Invitational Saturday and Sunday with a 4-1 record. "We had a real good weekend playing mostly Class A and Class B teams," said McCook coach Earl Roberts...

The McCook Optimist Club has announced the results of the Junior Olympic Qualifying track meet, held May 24 at the McCook High School. The meet included athletes from McCook, as well as Alda, Benkelman, North Platte, Imperial, Cambridge, Culbertson, Stratton, Hendley, Arapahoe, Orleans, Callaway, Holbrook, Indianola, Curtis, Trenton, Ogallala, Elwood, Bartley, Palisade, Hayes Center and Oxford...

To wrap up the 2003-04 school year, Central Elementary School in McCook sponsored its annual fourth- and fifth-grade track and field day May 24.. Results follow: Fourth-grade boys Softball throw: 1. Justin Terry, 11-7; 2. Austin Swartz, 3. Tyson Karr, 4. Joshua Hoyt-Markwith, 5. Alex Knowles, 6. Tatem Stang...

Sertoma Volleyball Classic slated for June 19 The 13th Annual Sertoma All-Star Volleyball Classic gets underway at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 19 when 24 of the area's recently graduated volleyball stars meet at the McCook High School gymnasium. RanDee Littrel of Wauneta-Palisade and Marian Richards of Hayes Center will coach the West Team...

OBERLIN -- The Decatur County Museum in Oberlin plans its third annual "Museum Summerfest" car show and swap meet Friday and Saturday, June 4 and 5. The cruise-in will be Friday evening, at the A&W Drive-In on Highway 36. The car show and swap meet on Penn Avenue is Saturday in downtown Oberlin...

Growing up I found it hard to make friends. We moved a lot during my elementary school years and since I made rotten first impressions, I spent most of my time at each new school trying to live those down. Hardly conducive to forming close personal relationships...

Dear editor: I read the recent column penned by Mike Hendricks titled "The sky hasn't fallen yet" with incredulity, and quite frankly with my mouth agape. He states that gay marriage is separating Americans, and I'm wondering which Americans does he mean? Does he mean the approximately 7 percent of Americans that are homosexual, of which only about 20 percent have been in a relationship longer than three years; as compared to the rest of the 93 percent of the country that are not homosexual? Aside from the vocal mouthpieces peppered throughout the liberal media, I have personally never heard one literal advocate for gay marriage. ...

Dear Editor: I am writing in response to Paul Schneider's article of May 28. Paul, you didn't dispute any of my disclosures of your president's failings, so you must agree with me? I also don't remember you protesting any of the slick willie attacks on Clinton before the Monica affair. Is it possible that you only object to attacks on Republican presidents?...

Dear Editor: A huge vote of thanks is due to the Stramels and all those who assisted in the preparations for the celebration of National Dedication Day last Saturday at the National Guard Armory. The decorations, the program and the awards presentation were wonderful and indicative of the massive amount of effort and work which was required. Thanks again...

Southwest Nebraska, Northwest Kansas would reap multiple benefits.

With the rapid and drastic increase of gasoline prices nationally, there have been many ways to avoid paying such high costs. Included have been finding special deals at the pump, driving less frequently and not driving altogether - by riding a bike or just walking...