Stories from Monday, February 21, 2005

NORTH PLATTE -- Denise Foran of Cozad and Robert Kelley of North Platte were united in marriage Oct. 9, 2005, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in North Platte with the Rev. Vince Parsons officiating. Parents of the couple are Charels and Wilda Foran of Arnold and John and Carol Kelley of McCook...

Helena Rosa Helm and Brian Perks announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are James and Yanis Helm of Danbury, Terry Perks of Bartley and Sandra Schwab of McCook. Grandparents are Helen Helm of Norcatur, Efreen B. Rojas of David, Panama, the late John Helm, the late Rosa Santiago de Rojas, Marlin and Letha Perks of Stockville and Sid and Judy Allen of McCook. ...

Cassie Helms and Craig Hilker announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Kim Nelms and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hilker. The bride-to-be is a 2000 graduate of Arapahoe High school, a 2002 graduate of Lincoln Southeast with an associate degree in business and a 2004 graduate of the Univeristy of Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor degree in ag business. ...

Alberta Wolf of McCook will celebrate her 96th birthday on Friday, Feb. 25. Her children are Marlyn, Dale, Wayne, Rita and Letha. She has 13 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

The family of Vesper Ross is hosting a card shower in honor of her 95th birthday Feb. 23. Cards of congratulations will reach her at RR1 Box 6, Culbertson, NE 69024.

Three area wrestlers place in top three LINCOLN -- It was not what everyone had in mind when 26 wrestlers entered competition Thursday in the Nebraska State Activities Association State Wrestling Championships. The McCook area has been has had a great showing in recent years...

COZAD -- McCook traveled to Cozad for its final regular season game on Saturday and won a tight game 52-51. McCook was able to get up on Cozad early ending the first quarter with a 9-point advantage. The Bison were able to protect the lead until the fourth quarter when Cozad made a run, but the Bison held them off for the narrow 1 point win...

March 30, 1909-Feb. 18, 2005 ELWOOD -- Elsie M. Fetters, 95, died Friday (Feb. 18, 2005) at Elwood Care Center in Elwood. She was born March 30, 1909, to Austin and Minnie (Tucker) Dutcher in Red Willow County. She attended rural school and graduated from McCook High School in 1929 and from McCook Junior College in 1931. She taught rural school for three years...

Dec. 22, 1924-Feb. 19, 2005 Duke Marquardt died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook at the age of 80. He was born at a home in Trenton Dec. 22, 1924, the son of the late Emil (Pat) Marquardt and Leo Marie (Applebee) Marquardt. He lived most of his life in Hitchcock County. He attended rural school south of Trenton and graduated from Trenton High School in 1941...

The family of Mary (Austin) Horendeck is hosting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday Feb. 27. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 1602 West 8 1/2 Street, No. 7, McCook, NE 69001.

Crews from Hulcher Professional Services work to remove the wreckage from a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad train derailment near Culbertson Saturday. The derailment happened about 9 a.m., just west of the train crossing on Highway 17. Twelve cars of an approximately 120-car eastbound coal train jumped the tracks, spilling their loads and damaging rails and ties. ...

Gwendolyn Jorgenson grew up in Sidney, the daughter of a banker/real estate agent. She studied at Stephens College, and graduated from the University of Nebraska with a master of arts degree in mathematics. Even with an advanced degree she found it difficult to get a good teaching job in the Depression '30s. ...

Building off the success of last year's picture-filled Progress Edition, the staff of the McCook Daily Gazette decided to stay with the photographic theme this year and expand the scope. They succeeded with one of the most plentiful photographic presentations in the newspaper's history. ...