Stories from Saturday, April 29, 2006

McCook City Council members will have to reshuffle the city budget Monday night, in order to find $43,000 for a Ravenswood Road water project slated to begin this summer. Their regular meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at City Council chambers in Memorial Auditorium...

ATWOOD -- The dedication of an Army Cobra Helicopter Gunship & Veterans Memorial will be the highlight of a special day Saturday, May 6 at the Atwood/Rawlins County Airport, hosted by Atwood's Sam Hubbard Post 46 of the American Legion. Activities begin at 9 a.m. ...

By LORRI SUGHROUE City Editor The peaceful atmosphere of McCook is just what Jim Casson, the new postmaster, was looking for. "It's slow paced and relaxed here," he said, similar to the rural area he grew up in. Casson came to McCook from the North Platte Post Office where he was the supervisor of delivery operations. ...

Nothing symbolizes greater Nebraska and Kansas life than a pickup truck. Rolling down a dusty gravel road at sunset, a cow dog leaping from side to side in the back, the image of a light truck is as American as it gets. Even if it has a Japanese nameplate on the front...

I can relate to Ronda Graff's Column "A Mac girl in a PC world" (Friday, April 28, 2006). A couple of years ago, I was responsible for the computers at the Lincoln Journal-Star, Beatrice Daily Sun, Columbus Telegram, and the Fremont Tribune. I couldn't find people to work on Macintosh computers no matter how hard I looked...

Many golfers look forward to "golf scrambles" held around this part of the region. It's a great opportunity to play golf with friends, make new friends, and play different courses. It's usually in the name of good fun and almost always for a worthy cause. Golf "scrambles" seem to be more popular than golf "best balls" because a scramble gives the weaker players opportunities to play well for a shot or two on each hole and thus contribute to the overall success of the team...