Stories from Monday, September 19, 2005

Lyndzie Clouse, of Arapahoe, and Brian Holtze, of Wilsonville, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Kevin and Mitzi Urbom of Arapahoe, Gary Clouse of Mayetta, Kan., and Jim and Becky Holtze of Wilsonville. The bride-to-be is a 1999 graduate of Arapahoe High School. ...

Lloyd and Mary Ogorzolka, of Indianola, and Denis and Vickie Cure, of Stratton, Colo., announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children, Alisa Ogorzolka and Douglas Cure. The bride-to-be received her ADN from Colby Community College and is a registered nurse. The prospective bridegroom graduated from Northwest Technical College in diesel mechanics and farms in Stratton. The ceremony is planned for Oct. 8, 2005, at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Indianola...

Jon and Carrie Johnson of McCook announce the birth of a daughter, Chayse Marie, on Monday, July 11, 2005. She weighed 6 pounds, 14.04 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long. She has one sister, Abigail, 13 months. Grandparents are Jennifer Boyd of McCook, Randy and Irene Johnson of McCook and the late Tim Boyd. ...

Chris and Tiffany Hylton of McCook announce the birth of a daughter, McKenna Jo, on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds and was 21 1/2 inches long. She has a brother, Kade Michael Dike, 7. Grandparents are Shirley and Robert Dike of McCook and Connie and Kevin Hylton of McCook. Great-grandparents are George Dike of Bellview, Mo., and Carl Hamm of North Loup...

The children of Norman and Janice (Koetter) O'Grady are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 25th wedding anniversary. They were married Sept. 24, 1980. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 38273 Road 717, McCook, NE 69001.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Karen Patricia Colling and Patrick Lawrence Stolz were united in marriage Saturday, July 9, 2005, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cheyenne, Wyo. Officiants of the double-ring ceremony were Bishop Joseph Hart; the Revs. Gary Ruzicka, Paul Colling, Dennis Fournier, Ray Rodriguez and Philip Wagner; and Al Lancaster and Dave Zelinka, deacons of the Cheyenne Diocese...

Rebecca McArthur and Jacob Bauer, both of McCook, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are John and Paula McArthur and James and Sandra Bauer, all of McCook. Grandmother is Ruthella Jones of McCook. The ceremony is planned for Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005, at Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook...

Michele Brown, of Indianola, and Wayne Glass, of Alliance, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Donna Hoelscher of Indianola and Carol Glass of Alliance. The bride-to-be is a 1997 graduate of Republican Valley High School and a 2000 graduate of Mid-Plains Community College. She owns an Internet business. The prospective bridegroom is a firefighter. The ceremony is planned for May 5, 2006, at the Hoelscher Farm in Indianola...

LEXINGTON -- The McCook High School boys tennis continued its roll Saturday by winning the Lexington Invitational. The Bison rolled up 32 points, edging out runnerup Scottsbluff by 5 points. Holdrege and Kearney Catholic were third and fourth with 17 points, followed by Alliance with 14, Lexington 10 and Lincoln Christian 7...

NORTH PLATTE -- The McCook Bison softball team picked up three more wins by capturing the North Platte tournament Saturday. The Bison, 16-0 and ranked fourth in Class B, outscored their opponents 18-2 and pounded out 28 hits for the three games. "It was a good weekend for us with our pitching and defense being very solid and we were very aggressive at the plate," said coach Dale Lortz...

Chase County's volleyball team took top honors Saturday in the annual McCook Invitational. The Longhorns paired off with Southwest in two sets to take the win in the championship match. Southwest won over McCook in three sets before taking on the Longhorns...

COMPILED BY BILLIE COLE Friday night football McCook brings it back home, this time against Gering Arapahoe travels again this time to Anselma-Merna The Cambridge Trojans take on Grant/ Wheatland Chase Country takes to the road to Mitchel Dundy County stays home with Crawford...

TORRINGTON, Wyo. -- The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture golf team placed second and the McCook Community College men's squad was third at the Eastern Wyoming Invitational Friday and Saturday at Torrington, Wyo. Eastern Wyoming Gold won the tournament with a 591 score, followed by NCTA 631, MCC 632 and Eastern Wyoming Black 642...

BREWSTER, Kan. -- Tyrell Riggs rushed for 149 yards and six touchdowns in the Falcons win Friday night in Brewster, Kan. The Falcons went up 12-0 to end the first quarter but the Bulldogs fought back to take a 14-12 lead in the second quarter. The half ended with the Falcons leading 20-14...

Dec. 9, 1919--Sept. 17, 2005 OBERLIN -- Dale Wilson Bryan, 85, died Saturday (Sept. 17, 2005) at the Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. He was born Dec. 9, 1919, to Newton Bryan and Margaret Patterson in rural Decatur County. He attended Addelman Country School...

March 26, 1913--Sept. 15, 2005 BIRD CITY -- Robert "Bob" Wilson Voorhies, 92, died Thursday (Sept. 15, 2005) at Good Samaritan Village in St. Francis. He was born March 26, 1913, in Rawlins County, Kan. He was a farmer. Survivors include his wife, Gertrude "Trudy" Voorhies of Bird City; sons, Kent Voorhies of McDonald, Kan., and Terry Voorhies of Tina, Mo.; daughters, Kim Faylor of St. Francis and Sherry Pachecl of Elko, Nev.; 11 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren...

Jan. 25, 1952--Sept. 17, 2005 FORSYTH, Mo. -- Beth Lorraine Reynolds, 53, died Saturday (Sept. 17, 2005) at Cox Hospital South in Springfield, Mo. She was born Jan. 25, 1952, in Lincoln to Vernon Paul and Esther (Rembolt) Schroeder. She married Ken Reynolds on March 13, 1977, in Grand Island. The couple moved from McCook to Forsyth in 1997...

Aug. 2, 1955--Sept. 15, 2005 WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. -- Suzan Smith, born Aug. 2, 1955, in McCook to Wayne and Gladys Ball, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, at her home in Wheat Ridge, Colo. Preceding her in death was her father, Wayne Ball. Surviving her are her mother, Gladys Weskamp; brothers, John Ball, Tom Ball and Jeff Weskamp; one sister, Laurie Wagner; brother-in-law, Bruce Wagner; one nephew, Ryan Ball; one niece, Prairie Rose Wagner; and her husband, Jim Smith of Wheat Ridge...

Jan. 13, 1927--Sept. 17, 2005 TRENTON -- Erma Leona Owens, 78, died Saturday (Sept. 17, 2005) at the Dundy County Hospital in Benkelman. She was born Jan. 13, 1927, in Trenton to Howard and Bertha (Riley) Keller. She graduated from Trenton High School...

A Strategic Command officer and an accomplished musician are the latest inductees to the McCook High School Bison Alumni Wall of Fame. They are Col. Linda S. Aldrich, Class of 1969, and Stanley Hasty, Class of 1937. Engraved plagues featuring photographs and a description of Aldrich's and Hasty's accomplishments will be on permanent display on the wall near the MHS auditorium...

By DAWN CRIBBS Associate Editor Seth Kujat started his year-long sojourn -- on the advice of his pastor -- with prayer, study and "little bitty baby steps." He took that advice through three months of planning and then took a leap of faith May 5 when he pulled away from his Ohio home enroute to his first Habitat for Humanity roofing job, in Medina, Ohio...

Twice in the last couple of years I have met people in downtown McCook who were members of a Tornado Watching Club. These seemingly sane individuals were not scientists seeking data on bad storms, but individuals who were taking their vacation in this region hoping to see a tornado in action -- just for the fun of it...

"Tradition! Tradition! Tradition!" When the cast of "Fiddler on the Roof" sang those words in McCook, they captured the essence of McCook's annual Heritage Days celebration. Because -- from the beginning -- tradition has been what the Heritage Days celebration has been all about. And, over the years, the traditions have grown...

**Dear Editor, As I read the article in Tuesday, Sept. 13, Gazette titled "County passes budget after struggle with details," I decided that the details needed to be better explained, as I feel the citizens have the right to know where their money is being spent...

Jaime Walgren and Jason Weiss, both of Palisade, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Rex and Kathy Walgren of Wauneta, the late Diane Walgren, Rick and Linda Vlasin of Imperial and Don Weiss Jr. of Imperial. Grandparents are Robert and Sharon Walgren of Wauneta, Ila Sjuts of Columbus, the late Erwin Sjuts, Raymond and Bernita Greeley of Imperial and the late Don and ...