Stories from Friday, August 20, 2004

Dec. 30, 1918-Aug. 17, 2004 ST. FRANCIS -- Irene A. Day, 92, of Haigler, died Tuesday (Aug. 17, 2004) at Cheyenne County Hospital in St. Francis. She was born Dec. 30, 1918, to Ott and Essie (Martin) Motherhead in Atwood. She spent most of her childhood near the Esban, Kan., area...

Feb. 20, 1921-Aug. 18, 2004 BENKELMAN -- Irene Alice Warning, 83, died Wednesday (Aug. 18, 2004) at Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. She was born Feb. 20, 1921, to Robert and Leland (Boswell) Passmore in Parks. She graduate from Benkelman High School in 1939...

Larry Pollmann of McCook (413) races down the front straight-away at the Hitchcock County Speedway in Culbertson during county fair races Aug. 13. The final races of the season at the track will be Friday, at 8 p.m., and will be highlighted by the second annual "Ruth and Don Hagan Sr. ...

Oct. 30, 1924-Aug. 19, 2004 KEARNEY -- Doris Lucille Snyder, 79, of Arapahoe, died Thursday (Aug. 19, 2004) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She was born Oct. 30, 1924, to Roy and Rena (Scott) Holloway in Gosper County. She attended rural school in Gosper County and graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1942...

May 10, 1914-Aug. 8, 2004 Funeral services for Margaret Towle of Hobbs, N.M., were Aug. 12, 2004, at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel. Todd Dyess, minister of First United Methodist Church, officiated. Burial was in Lubbock, Texas, at Resthaven Mausoleum under the direction of Griffin Funeral Home of Hobbs...

HAMLET -- Sarah Renee Harrison and Joshua Gerry Krueger were united in marriage May 30, 2004, at Hamlet Union Church in Hamlet with the Rev. Kevin Fink officiating. Parents of the couple are Don and Carey Harrison of Stratton and Gerry and Sherri Krueger of Pierce. Grandparents are Erwin and Joyce Cushing of Stratton, Don and Fredora Harrison of Clinton, Okla., Lorraine German of Pierce and the late Robert German, Delbert and Lynal Krueger of Pierce and the late Bernys Krueger...

KEARNEY -- Terri Jane Sonnenfelt and Kurtis Jay Miller were united in marriage May 29, 2004, at the Countryside Christian Church in Kearney with the Rev. Ken Fairbrother officiating. Parents of the couple are Larry and Dee Sonnenfelt of Sidney and Kim Miller of North Platte and Kelvin and Leigh Ann Miller of McCook...

OMAHA -- Kyla Pevoteaux and Jeremy Edelman were united in marriage July 24, 2004, at Mount Vernon Rose Gardens in Omaha with the Rev. Tim Johnson officiating. Parents of the couple are Gregg and Shannon Pevoteaux of McCook and Dennis and Laura Edelman of Seneca...

Cody Hendricks and Aaron Stubbe, both of Kearney, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Jim and Kathy Hendricks of Gothenburg and Ron and Jan Stubbe of Omaha. Grandparents of the couple are Rosemary Catt of McCook and the late Wayne Catt, Doris and Walter Hendricks of Broken Bow and Jack and Joan Vesterman of Landcaster, Wis. ...

The family of Terry and Kim Bauer is hosting a card shower in honor of the couple's 25th anniversary Aug. 25. Cards will reach the couple at RR1 Box 108, Culbertson, NE 69024.

The family of Roger and Elizabeth (Stahly) Maris of Wauneta are hosting a card shower in honor of the couple's 25th anniversary. They were married in Stratton Aug. 31, 1979. Their daughter is Erica Greene and husband, Aaron of Imperial. Cards will reach the couple at RR 2 Box 89, Wauntea, NE 69045...

The family of Mary Forgue is hosting a card shower in honor of her 85th birthday Aug. 27. Cards will reach her at 143 West O Street, McCook, NE 69001.

The family of Marion Mohr is hosting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday Aug. 25. Cards will reach her at 506 Baxter Street, Stratton, NE 69043.

OMAHA -- Mike and Angie Ralston of Omaha announce the birth of their son, Camden Michael, July 21, 2004. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. He has a brother, Jacob, and a sister, Emma. Grandparents are John and Janie Ralston of Maywood and Ron and Molly Sears of Shelton. Great-grandparents are Frances Ralston of Curtis and Ray and Donna Sears of Bartlett...

**Dear Editor On your Spotlight on Cambridge insert. 8-17-2004 Thanks, to you and your staff, JOB WELL DONE.   **Roberta Felker, via e-mail

**Dear Editor, My husband, Swede Swanson, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia on Aug. 1 a year ago. After almost 400 hours of chemo therapy, and attaining remission for about four months, in March his leukemia returned. With not many options left for him, he is now receiving platelets about once a week and blood about every two weeks...

The 2004 Summer Olympics are only seven days into its 16-day run, yet I feel like I've aged seven years. If you have caught even one event at the Athens' games, the age of the athlete has been mentioned by either the commentator or been flashed across the bottom of the screen or both. ...

Disasters seem to bring out the worst in people and the best in people, and the latest storm is no exception. Countless stories are emerging of neighbor helping neighbor, as well as state and federal aid coming to the rescue. Then again there are the other stories, of a $10 bag of ice, $3 gallons of gas and $2,000 generators...

The development of a new $900,000 project at the McCook Airport has begun. Funds for an Instrument Landing Service for the McCook Airport were approved in January. The city received the funding two to three weeks ago, said McCook Airport Advisory Board Chairman Doug Vap...

Omaha -- When it comes to taking care of children, Sandra and Terry Klein of Beaver City are real angels. Their story is so inspiring that it has prompted U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson to nominate them for the national "Angels in Adoption" award. "The Kleins are an example of loving, compassionate, hardworking families that are always able to find room in their homes and hearts for needy children," said Nelson, who is an adoptive parent himself. ...

All of us have good days and bad days. Some have more bad than good, some more good than bad. That's life, I suppose. Sometimes our days are good or bad based on our own efforts or lack thereof, sometimes it's beyond our control. But when we have those really special days, they are always days to remember. ...

"Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over ... for with the same measure that ye measure, it shall be measured to you again." That part of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount should provide reassurance to everyone in Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas who pitched in to make the recent food drive for the McCook Pantry an overwhelming success...

**Dear Fellow Nebraskans, We, the undersigned State Senators, urge you to vote against ALL ballot issues to expand gambling in Nebraska. Many proponents of expanded gambling perpetuate the myth that gambling revenues equal lower taxes. If this is true, why has Council Bluffs raised both sales and property taxes since the introduction of casinos into their community? In addition, none of the State Senators who fought for Legislative Resolution 11 argued that casino gambling would equal lower taxes. ...

Burlington Northern Sante Fe crews work at the scene of a derailment Friday near the U.S. Highway 83 overpass in McCook. BNSF spokesman Steven Forsberg said a the brakes on a car, loaded with a corn product, either failed or were not set correctly after the car was set out on in the west end of the rail yards, allowing it to roll into three empty cars at the east end of the yard. ...