Stories from Saturday, July 9, 2005

Jesse Dutcher is working under a "pressure" situation this weekend as the Water Superintendent for the City of McCook. Dutcher and Thaniel Monaco, project engineer for Miller and Associates, began the draining process on the east water tower so a B and L Tank Maintenance crew of Hockley, Texas, a sub-contractor of Utility Service Co. Inc. of Perry, Ga., can start on the paint restoration for the tower...

Calling all shoppers! It will soon be time to hit the streets in pursuit of the best bargains of the year. McCook's super savings spectacular -- called "Crazy Days" -- is only days away. Stores are sorting through their merchandise in preparation for the sale, which has become the most popular clearance event in McCook's history. ...

Today's column was going to be about the unbelievable July 1st celebration in Omaha I was fortunate enough to attend with friends until the London bombings happened on Thursday. I'll write about the celebration next week. The bombings certainly overshadow everything else going on in the world today...

**Dear Editor, Culbertson really knows how to throw a Fourth of July party! I ran the Country Mile 10 K race on Monday and had a wonderful experience! Everyone there was so friendly that I can't help but rave. Dennis Fahrenbruch and Kristin Brown did a great job of putting on this race...

**Dear Editor, I personally feel that the opinion page of the McCook Daily Gazette alone is worth the 50 cents paid. What an honor it is to publicly reveal my deepest feelings to thousands of strangers who probably don't care. But hey, how could I possibly comprehend the feelings of a complete stranger?...

Many homeowners in Bartley and Indianola are seeing considerable increases in the latest valuation of their residences, and some are protesting these increases during hearings before Red Willow County commissioners. Bartley and Indianola property owners, as well as other tax payers throughout the county, are questioning commissioners and County Assessor Sandra Kotschwar about tax valuation increases that are, for the most part, driven by market value and recent sales of similar property...

Today's column was going to be about the unbelievable July 1st celebration in Omaha I was fortunate enough to attend with friends until the London bombings happened on Thursday. I'll write about the celebration next week. The bombings certainly overshadow everything else going on in the world today...