Stories from Monday, January 17, 2005

INDIANOLA -- Chelsey Baumbach and Dillon Cerny, both of Lincoln, were united in marriage Oct. 16, 2004, at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Indianola with the Rev. Nicholas Baker officiating. Parents of the couple are Bill and Lynda Baumbach of Indianola and Allen and Janice Cerny of Ogallala...

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ankersen of McCook announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Sue, to Timothy Christian "Buck" Starnes, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Thomas Couch and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Starnes of Atlanta, Ga. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. ...

The family of Helen Swayne is hosting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday Jan. 18. Cards of congratulations will reach her at PO Box 398, Culbertson, NE 69024.

The family Beverly (Hatcher) Bernatchy is hosting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday Jan. 19. She grew up in the McCook and Indianola area. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 210 Canyon Drive, Ogallala, NE 69153.

The McCook High School girls basketball team lost a home game Saturday night and a road game Friday. McCook lost to Cozad 58-43 Saturday and Hastings 49-38 Friday. The Bison girls (2-12) will play Ponca City, Okla., at 8:15 p.m. Thursday in the first round of the Colby Orange and Black Classic...

Oberlin third; Gage Reichert wins at 112 pounds OBERLIN -- McCook High School wrestlers Jon McCart and Dallas Korus finished first in their divisions at Saturday's Decatur Community-Oberlin Invitational. McCart finished first at 103 pounds and Korus won at 130 pounds...

The YMCA Pool was the scene of a swim meet Saturday between Hastings, Lincoln and McCook. The atmosphere was enthusiastic with parents and swimmers cheering loudly for their team. The McCook YMCA Devil Rays scored the most points for the meet with individual first-place finishes won by Tyler Shields, Kiah Blau, Hillary Chvatal, Heather Glodt, Casey Sines-Baker, Madeline Shaddock, Ganon Henningson, Kimberly Kness, Jake Fahrenbruch, Keagen Blau, and Whitney Korgan...

May 9, 1916-Jan. 14, 2005 ARAPAHOE -- Maxine Butter, 88, died Friday (Jan. 14, 2005) at the Arapahoe Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe. She was born May 9, 1916, in Hayes County to Thomas and Essie (Wiley) Ungles. She grew up and graduated from rural school in Palisade...

March 6, 1913-Jan. 14, 2005 HOLDREGE -- Juddson Odell Davenport, 91, died Friday (Jan. 14, 2005) at the Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege. He was born March 6, 1913, to Isaac and Ella (Dempsey) Davenport in Hubbell. In March of 1920, the family moved to Orleans. He attended rural school and high school in Orleans, graduating from high school in 1931...

Nov. 14, 1932-Jan. 14, 2005 Arthur Lee Fritzler, 72, died Friday (Jan. 14, 2005) at Cambridge Manor Home in Cambridge. He was born Nov. 14, 1932 to Arthur and Leah Adalyn (Lebsock) Fritzler in Lincoln. They lived in Lincoln and York before coming to McCook. He was active in music and SWATS. He received many medals and ribbons in the Special Olympics. He was a member of 4-H for many years and attended Junior League Games...

May 27, 1933-Dec. 31, 2004 Harold Dean Williamson, 71, died Dec. 31, 2004, at New Braumfels, Texas, after a long battle with brain cancer. He was born May 27, 1933, to Clifford and Esther (Woods) Williamson in Stratton. After growing up in Nebraska he served in the Army and the Charlotte, S.C., police department...

Nov. 29, 1919-Jan. 15, 2005 HAYES CENTER -- James J. Griffiths, 85, of Hayes Center, died Saturday (Jan. 15, 2005) at Great Plains Regional Medical Center of North Platte. He was born Nov. 29, 1919, in Dickens to George and Gertrude Piper Griffiths...

July 25, 1931-Jan. 14, 2005 Eugene Milton "Gene" Hanson, 73, of McCook, died Friday (Jan. 14, 2005) at Bryan LGH in Lincoln. He was born July 25, 1931, in Beardsley, Kan., south of Stratton, to Clark and Edna (Canton) Hanson. He grew up in Stratton and graduated from Stratton High School in 1949...

Area residents will have the opportunity to see just what's special about Southwest Nebraska at the 80th annual McCook Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet, Saturday, Jan. 29. Social hour for the annual event will begin at 6 p.m., with the prime rib dinner starting at 6:45. Dave Stout owner of the McCook Radio Group will be master of ceremonies for the evening's activities, which include the annual auction conducted by Johnny Walker of Nebraska Auction Service...

You know it's cold in Nebraska when the spider webs frost over, according to Sherry Cacy's photo taken recently in Arapahoe. residents are looking forward to getting rid of some ice on the streets as temperatures climb throughout the coming week.

Early in the morning we were inserted by helicopters. Flying higher overhead was a UAV, an unmanned vehicle with the best of sensors and cameras. This vehicle allowed the colonel and others back at the firm base to watch our nocturnal operation from their office...

If you've been to McCook Community College lately, you know how tough it can be to find a parking place. At peak class periods during the day and early evening, students and instructors sometimes have to park several blocks away, lining the streets in the residential areas around the college...

**Dear Editor, I wonder ... Are the bleachers safe? Well-built - sturdy? Should we fear standing or sitting on them? Will they fall down if we use them? Do they meet certain standards? Do they have the Good Housekeeping seal? Are they approved by the FDA, the AMA, the FFA, the FAA, the NBA, the ASPCA and EPA?...

Aug. 5, 1940-Jan. 15, 2005 TRENTON -- Bertha Lucille Jones, 64, died Saturday (Jan. 15, 2005) at her home in Trenton. She was born Aug. 5, 1940, to Henry and Lena (Cole) Anderson in Ovid, Colo. She grew up in Trenton and graduated from Trenton High School in 1958...

WAUNETA -- Hilda Roschewski, 93, died Saturday (Jan. 15, 2005) at Chase County Community Hospital in Imperial. Survivors include her daughter, Elaine Jones and husband, Wally of Skialook, Okla., and Carolyn Anderson and husband, Ted of Wauneta; son, Danny Roschewski and wife, Sharla of Imperial; brothers, Martin Fortkamp and wife, Erma of Wauneta and Art Fortkamp and wife, Nina of Wauneta; sisters, Violet Long of Wauneta; daughter in law, Elaine Roschewski of Palisade; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.. ...