Stories from Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Michigan (7-4) vs. Nebraska (7-4) 7 p.m. (ESPN) NU MEDIA RELATIONS SAN ANTONIO -- Nebraska continued its preparations for the Alamo Bowl matchup with Michigan on Monday, conducting a one and one-half hour long practice at Trinity University...

By LORRI SUGHROUE McCook Daily Gazette Jeanie Bayliss, a senior at Southwest High School in Indianola, said competing on the high school wrestling team is challenging mentally as well as physically. The only thing she doesn't like, she said, is what the head gear does to her hair...

**Dear Editor, We applaud our Sen. Ben Nelson for voting against the federal budget reconciliation bill. The bill does not reflect fiscal responsibility. It reflects fiscal irresponsibility and the profoundly misguided priorities in Washington. It cuts critical conservation, rural development and energy programs; including support for farmer owned ethanol and wind power production. It shifts more costs to state and local government. ...

Not only does Sen. Tom Baker support the governor's tax cut proposals, but the legislator from Trenton has some tax-cutting ideas of his own. "I want to eliminate the state's add-back for depreciation," Baker said. "Nebraska decoupled from the federal depreciation bonus in 2002," he said. "That not only has been a bookkeeper's nightmare, but it has been very costly for Nebraska taxpayers, especially those with high-priced items such as tractors and manufacturing equipment."...

Feb. 6, 1931--Dec. 23, 2005 Eleanor Ruth Carter, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2005, at Community Hospital of McCook. She was 74 years old. Eleanor was born on Feb. 6, 1931, in Indianola, to Marvin A. and Ruth E. (Liston) Nelms. She attended rural school through the eighth grade in Red Willow County and graduated from McCook High School in 1948. ...

Oct. 13, 1918--Dec. 24, 2005 NORTH PLATTE -- Edith Angie Hansen, 87, died Saturday (Dec. 24, 2005) at her home at Premier Estates in North Platte. She was born Oct. 18, 1918, to Robert and Edna Grout in Atwood. She graduated from Atwood High School and attended cosmetology school...

Dec. 11, 1915--Dec. 23, 2005 Howard Frank Morris, 90, formerly of Holbrook, died Friday (Dec. 23, 2005) at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born Dec. 11, 1915, in Holbrook to Frank and Sophie (Noltymeyer) Morris. He graduated from agricultural school in Curtis...

May 31, 1907--Dec. 27, 2005 CAMBRIDGE -- Doris Lorene Moore, 98, died today (Dec. 27, 2005) at the Cambridge Manor in Cambridge.  She was born May 31, 1907, north of Bartley to William and Sylvia (Premer) Wight, her twin sister died at birth. She attended country school through the eighth grade...

BARTLEY -- M. Ellen Moore, 92, died Wednesday (Dec. 21, 2005) at the Cambridge Manor in Cambridge. She was born to Elmer L. and Charlotte (Burton) Turpen in Bartley. She graduated from Bartley High School in 1931. She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Orville and Morris; and daughter, Nancy Jane...

Dec. 6, 1917--Dec. 26, 2005 CULBERTSON -- ylvia Altman, 88, died Monday (Dec. 26, 2005) at Bryan LGH East in Lincoln. She was born Dec. 6, 1917, to Mary (Schmidt) and Hugh E. Little. She graduated from Hayes Center High School in 1934 and St. Francis School of Nursing in 1941, receiving her degree as a registered nurse...

March 25, 1965--Dec. 23, 2005 HAYES CENTER -- Andrew Dean "Andy" VanCura, 40, died Friday (Dec. 23, 2005) at his rural home near Hayes Center. He was born on March 25, 1965, in Ogallala to Delmar Dean and Charlette Ann (Hood) VanCura. He attended school in Madrid and received his GED in 1996...