Stories from Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Ogallala's Theiler shoots hole-in-one GRAND ISLAND (AP) -- The McCook High School girls golf team fired a first-round 405 score Monday at the Nebraska Class B state tournament at Jackrabbit Run Golf Course. McCook's Lesley Nelson shot a first-round 90, followed by Justine Hager with a 97, Minda Haas 118 and Colby Eisenhart 138...

CAMBRIDGE -- The Southern Valley High School volleyball team claimed 4-of-5 games from Cambridge Monday night at Cambridge. Southern Valley won the match 21-25, 26-24, 25-23, 28-25, 18-16. Cambridge's Christin Bruckman was 25-of-32 in attacks with 11 kills and had 7 digs, 1 set assist, 1 service ace and served 6 points...

Oct. 17, 1909--Oct. 9, 2005 ATWOOD -- Frances Marie (Barrett) Reardon, 95, died Sunday (Oct. 9, 2005) at the Good Samaritan Center in Atwood. She was born on Oct. 17, 1909, to Edmond E. and Charlotte Ann (Priddle) Barrett in Haven, Kan. The family moved to a farm south of Dodge City when she was four...

Jan. 27, 1917--Oct. 10, 2005 OBERLIN -- Iris Vera Wurm, 88, died Monday (Oct. 10, 2005) at the Decatur County Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin. She was born on Jan. 27, 1917, in Oberlin to Harry A. Fourtner and Mary Lou Pauley. She graduated from Decatur Community High School in Oberlin in 1935...

July 28, 1923--Oct. 10, 2005 ELWOOD -- Richard Henry William Dickmeyer, 82, formerly of Arapahoe, died Monday (Oct. 10, 2005) at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge. He was born July 28, 1923, to Henry F. and Rose C. (Niemann) Dickmeyer at their home in rural Gosper County. He graduated from Arapahoe High School in 1940...

March 4, 1920--Oct. 8, 2005 Esther Troxell, 85, died Saturday (Oct. 8, 2005) at Community Hospital of McCook. She was born March 4, 1920, at Fort Collins, Colo., the daughter of Friedrich and Maria Elisabeth (Lockman) Schmidt. She grew up at Fort Collins, where she graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1938...

July 18, 1931--Oct. 2, 2005 CUSTER, S.D. -- William Frederic "Billie" Creasman, 74, a former resident of Rapid City, S.D., died Sunday (Oct. 2, 2005) at the Colonial Manor in Custer. Billie was born to William "Bill" and Charlotte (Powers) Creasman on July 18, 1931, in Indianola. ...

All of McCook Public Schools' pre-K-3 grade school children will be in the new single-site elementary school by the end of October -- weather and punch-list permitting -- about a month ahead of original plans. Elementary Principal Kathy Latta told board of education members during their regular meeting Monday evening that she would like to move students and staff out of East Ward and out of the modular classrooms at North Ward into the newly-expanded and renovated North Ward facility on Friday and Saturday, Oct. ...

Their yearning was almost palpable. Relief effort organizers sent Sonny Thomas on his way with hugs and blessings this morning in a truck provided by Don Hagan and Sons Trucking of Culbertson, his employer. The long awaited trip began at 9:30 this morning and much needed supplies are expected to arrive in Moss Point and Biloxi, Miss., by Friday...

Students from District 41 on U.S. Highway 83 north of McCook will come into McCook to school starting next fall. During their meeting Monday evening, members of McCook Public Schools' board of education approved a "statement of commitment" from the District 41 school board that District 41 students will join the McCook school system starting in 2006-2007, rather than wait to see what the Nebraska Legislature does with pending legislature dealing with the closure of Class I elementary-only schools.. ...

McCook Public Schools' new single-site pre-K-3 elementary school doesn't have a name yet, although one board member feels that -- by default and general usage -- it has been named "McCook Elementary." Board members Tom Bredvick and Greg Larson cast the only "yes" votes when the board voted during its regular meeting Monday evening to name the expanded and remodeled North Ward facility "McCook Elementary."...

By CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor The McCook Public Schools board of education will seek bids for a new activities bus, although, at their board meeting Monday evening, members couldn't decide whether they want a new "school bus" bus or a used over-the-road coach bus...

By CONNIE JO DISCOE Regional Editor Finance committee members of McCook Public Schools' board of education are trying to find a happy medium somewhere between 150 pages and a one-page summary as administrators create the school district's multi-million-dollar budget each year...

Worms crawl out of their warm, grassy homes and stretch out on the sidewalk in the cold, drizzly rain that fell Monday. McCook's unusual rainy spell has resulted in about 2 1/2 inches of rain over the past couple of days.

Amid cool, soaking rains, McCook is holding to its reputation as one of Nebraska's -- and America's -- political hot spots. The latest proof comes from the campaign of Ben Nelson, who returned to his hometown Monday and today to prepare for his bid for a second term in the U.S. Senate...