Stories from Wednesday, November 16, 2005

The Cambridge Trojans and Chase County-Imperial Longhorns hope to continue the magic that has taken both schools to their respective state football title games this coming weekend. Standing in the way of the Trojans (10-2) in the Nebraska Class C-2 state championship game is the Plainview Pirates (10-2). Kickoff at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln is 11 a.m. Friday...

When you look at population percentages, the success of Southwest Nebraska football teams in 2005 becomes even more impressive. Consider this. With just over 30,000 in population, Southwest Nebraska's eight counties accounts for only 2 percent of the state's population. Yet, with McCook, Chase County of Imperial and Cambridge headed to state championship games, this area accounts for 25 percent of the 12 teams competing for Nebraska titles...

It's McCook Elementary! The official naming of McCook Elementary school brings to mind the phase popularized by Sherlock Holmes, "It's elementary, my dear Watson." Now that the naming process is complete, it seems obvious that the McCook Board of Education made the right choice in selecting McCook Elementary as the school's name...

**Dear Editor, There are plenty of schools in the California government school system that have names of local prominent citizens where the ceilings are falling in and the grade point average is the lowest in the country. Don't honor a building with a name, but rather honor the fine educators for what they do in it...

A veritable hue and cry went up. "Foul!" "Unfair!" "That's not the way it happened!" All this in heated response to an ill-thought-out diatribe in a small town newspaper over the outcome of a high school football game. I am not a sports fan. But, because I live in a culture that is steeped in sport traditions, I have learned some of the fundamentals of sports, in particular and in general...

Aug. 2, 1958--Nov. 14, 2005 MCDONALD, Kan. -- Robert Albert Reeh, 47, died Monday (Nov. 14, 2005) from Hodgkin's Disease. He was born Aug. 2, 1958, in Atwood to Albert and Agnes (Sabatka) Reeh. He grew up on the family farm north of Beardsley, Kan. He attended McDonald High School and graduated from the Cheylin School District. He received a degree in agribusiness from Fort Hays State University...

June 30, 1908--Nov. 15, 2005 OBERLIN -- Hildegard Euhus, 97, died Tuesday (Nov. 15, 2005) at the Decatur County Hospital. She was born June 30, 1908, in Deshler to Lewis Lueders and Amalia Neuhart. She attended parochial school in Deshler. She marriage Henry Fred George Euhus on Jan. 3, 1928, in Deshler. The couple made their home on a Decatur County farm before moving to Oberlin...

March 30, 1932--Nov. 14, 2005 OBERLIN -- Norma Elwood Frandsen, 73, died Monday (Nov. 14, 2005) at her home in Oberlin. She was born March 30, 1932, in Wilsonville to Henry Michals and Grace Gilpin. She attended Wilsonville High School. She married Robert Neal Elwood on Dec. 31, 1949, in Wilsonville, he preceded her in death in 1998. She married Lloyd Frandsen on Dec. 30, 2001, in Cambridge. She made her home in Wilsonville until moving to Oberlin in 1976...

**Third in a series A new program that combines trust and hard work has started its second round at the Nebraska Department of Corrections Work Ethic Camp at McCook, according to Administrative Sergeant Mike Towery, program supervisor. Implemented Oct. ...