Stories from Tuesday, December 7, 2004

Dec. 16, 1920-Dec. 4, 2004 BURLINGTON, Colo. -- Estaleene "Estie" Carter, 83, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, at Burlington Hospital in Burlington, Colo. She was born Dec. 16, 1920, to Lewis (Brack) Haley and Ona Anders Haley in Schuyler County, Mo. She moved with her aunt in Wray, Colo., in 1936. She graduated from Wray High School in 1940...

July 13, 1930-Nov. 30, 2004 Harold Blaine "Jiggs" Summers died on Nov. 30, 2004, at the Legacy Meridian Park Hospital in Tualatin, Ore., after a short illness related to Parkinson's Disease. He was 74 years old. He was born on July 13, 1930, on a farm in Frontier County near Cambridge. ...

Kenneth and Onil Greenlee, formerly of this area, will celebrate their 50th anniversary Dec. 13. Cards will reach the couple at 5499 Horizon Drive, North Platte, NE 69101

Red Willow County commissioners approved a tax exemption application from Family Resources Inc., during their weekly meeting Monday morning. Family Resources Director Mary Bargen said the non-profit organization offers services to low-income families. ...

Two of McCook's three newest City Council members were elected to the offices of Mayor and Vice President during the regular meeting of the McCook City Council, Monday night. Dennis Berry, who was elected to a two-year term, will serve as mayor and Bill Longnecker will serve as vice-president...

McCook Contracting will build the new locker room-restroom facility at Weiland Field, a decision made Monday evening during a special meeting of the McCook Public Schools board of education. Educators also approved bid packages for the on-going elementary facility construction project...

When thousands of aviation enthusiasts gather in Lakeland, Fla., in April for the annual Sun 'N Fun Fly-In, they'll have a chance to see a new helicopter in action. A production helicopter built from a kit manufactured in McCook. The Florida event is the second largest one sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association -- behind the huge Oshkosh, Wis., fly-in each summer, "and we'll be there," Ron Willocks of Pawnee Aviation said Monday night...

Two weeks ago, it was considered nearly a sure thing that Tom Osborne would run for governor in 2006. He had talked about it on several occasions, and promised to make his decision known by mid to late 2005. But things have changed. In a stunning announcement last week, President George W. ...

By David Hurd, PhD Edinboro University Planning to have a star named after you? Think again! As the Christmas season quickly approaches, many shoppers are looking for the "perfect" gift. Well, what is more perfect than naming a star after a loved one? After all, if a star was good enough for the Magi to lead them to the Messiah, wouldn't you like to have a star named after you?...

**Dear Editor, I was pleased and proud of this letter I received after the championship game from Fr. Morin of the Pius X High School. I wanted to share it with all of you. Fr. Gary Brethour **St. Patrick Church McCook **Dear Fr. Brethour, I am sure some of your parishioners are athletes for the McCook football team, so I write to congratulate you, the team and the fans for their efforts at last Saturday's State Championship football game. The level of play was extraordinary...

July 8, 1932-Dec. 6, 2004 GRAND ISLAND -- Catherine Shirley Jurgensen, 72, died Monday (Dec. 6, 2004) at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. She was born July 8, 1932, to Henry C. and Hilda M. (Brenning) Harsch. She attended elementary school in Lebanon and graduated from McCook High School in 1950...

Oct. 18, 1935-Dec. 6, 2004 Marvin Dean Greenlee, 69, of McCook, died Sunday (Dec. 6, 2004) at Community Hospital of McCook. He was born Oct. 18, 1935, to Marion Grant and Marjorie Gladys (Hall) Greenlee in Stockville. He graduated from Red Willow High School on May 13, 1954...