Stories from Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Somewhere amidst the headgear throwing, mat punching and the wrestling-room fight Lincoln Police had to help break up, the indication was lost that there were positives in sports; that there was such a thing as sportsmanship. After hearing consistent boos resonate more decibels than the loudest cheers, I had my doubts it existed...

It's been said that winning isn't everything; it's the only thing. It's been said that winning is second only to breathing. It's been said that it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game. You have to put all these together to sum up Taylor May's wrestling style. ...

Cambridge and Arapahoe will meet in the finals of the Nebraska Class D1-11 boys sub-district tournament Thursday at the McCook High School gymnasium. Game time is 7:45 p.m. The winner advances to the district finals against the winner of the Class D1-12 sub-district title game featuring Wauneta-Palisade and Leyton...

Sept. 29, 1910-Feb. 18, 2005 LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. -- Viola Louise Schaffert, 94, died Feb. 18, 2005, at a care facility in Lake Oswego, Ore., where she had been living since undergoing a series of strokes. She was born Sept. 29, 1910, on the family farm in Red Willow County southeast of McCook in the Ash Creek Community. She was the second of five children born to William and Katherine "Katie" (Eberhard) Wall...

April 18, 1927-Feb. 21, 2005 HERNDON -- John Francis Green, 77, died Monday (Feb. 21, 2005) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born April 18, 1927, on a farm north of Herndon to Bernard H. Green and Elizabeth Unger Green. He attended St. Mary's grade school...

March 10, 1930-Feb. 21, 2005 William Forrest Poore, Jr., 74, died Monday (Feb. 21, 2005) at Community Hospital of McCook. He was born March 10, 1930, in McCook to William F. Poore, Sr. and Mildred D. (Modrell) Poore. He grew up in McCook and graduated from McCook High School in 1949. He attended the Nebraska State Trade School in Milford...

The family of Bill and Bernelda Nelson is hosting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th anniversary March 6. The couple married in 1955 in Bartley. Cards of congratulations will reach them at PO Box 38, Salome, AZ 85348.

Red Willow County is "about maxed out" on the number of jail beds available for its prisoners. Gary Bowker of Allied Correctional Services told Red Willow County's commissioners and jail study task force members it does not appear that neighboring jails will have more bed space available for Red Willow County prisoners. "You're about maxed out on what's available for your prisoners," Bowker said...

Red Willow County commissioners assured a group of rural residents Tuesday morning that the county would support their efforts to get water to their homes south of McCook. "We are out of water," Gene Anderson told commissioners during their regular meeting rescheduled from Monday because of the Presidents Day holiday. ...

Whenever it happens ... and wherever it happens ... the disappearance of a child is one of the most dreaded experiences of human life. It's absolutely devastating, sending shock waves through families, communities and -- in some instances -- entire nations. And, the sad thing is, the problem is not getting better, it's getting worse...

Snippets of spring This winter's snows have certainly been a welcome and wet blanket for the sleeping ground. It's been colder this year than in year's past, mostly clearly evidenced by the increase in the heating bill, even with energy saving measures faithfully executed...

McCook Public Schools business manager Randall Datus, seated, from left, Sodexho general manager Jean Coady, kitchen manager Marlyn Peters and school nurse Darcey Hoffman speak to parents and school board members at a meeting of the Child Nutrition Advisory Board, Tuesday at the junior high cafeteria...