Stories from Monday, July 24, 2006

CODY, Wyo. -- Mary Schlenker of Meeteetse, Wyo., and Bryce Hagan of Culbertson, were united in marriage March 24, 2006, at the Cody United Methodist Church in Cody, Wyo. Parents of the couple are Bill and Jennie Schlenker of Meeteetse and Bruce and Susan Hagan of Culbertson...

COLUMBUS -- Tim and Barb (Bredvick) Kimberling of Columbus have adopted a son, Sawyer Daniel, who was born July 8, 2006, at Columbus Community Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and was 20 inches long. He has two older brothers, Andrew, 19, and Ben, 17...

Matt and Sarah Kaminski of North Platte announce the birth of a daughter, June 28, 2006, at Great Plains Regional Hospital in North Platte. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 inches long. She has a two-year-old brother, Ryan. Her grandparents are Tom and Debbie Kaminski of McCook and Jim and Patty Whitney in North Platte. Great-grandmothers are Marnie Forsberg of North Platte; Ann Plas of Elyria, Ohio; and Irene Kaminski, also of Elyria...

Lynn and Charlynn Hamilton will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary July 25. They married July 25, 1981, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in McCook. Their children are Danica Hamilton and Mitchel Hamilton. In lieu of cards, the couple suggests donations for military care packages sent to 73757 Ave. 359, Hayes Center, NE, 69032...

The children of Kendall and Virginia Rice will host an open house Saturday, Aug. 5, 2-4 p.m., at the Wilsonville Baptist-Christian Church in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Aug. 5, 1956, in Scottsbluff at the Plymouth Congregational Church. ...

Megan Blank of Gothenburg and Jason Phillips of North Platte announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Ruth and Larry Blank of McCook, Gary and Donna Olson of Culbertson and Arlin Phillips of Casper, Wyo. The couple is planning an Aug. 26, 2006, wedding at the First Congregational Church in McCook...

Jody Jordan of Indianola and Sean Kelly of Bartley, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are Randy and Darla Jordan of McCook. The prospective bridegroom's parents are Terry Kelly of Bartley and the late Jeryce Kelly. ...

Tiffany Rose Stahl and Michael David Gapp of McCook announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Del and Pam Stahl of Sutton, Sandra Gapp of Fairbury and LeRoy Gapp of Townsend, Ga.The bride-to-be is a graduate of Sutton High School and earned her Bachelor of Music Education from Hastings College. ...

Lisa Solko and Mike Kackmeister, both of North Platte, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are Bruce and Reba Solko of North Platte. Her grandparents are Louis and Irene Solko of Trenton, Donna Seybold of McCook and the late Ron Seybold. ...

LINCOLN (AP) -- Quarterback Waid Vontz scored three touchdowns in Saturday night's Shrine Bowl -- one short of Gale Sayers' 1961 game record -- and led the South to a 35-14 victory over the North before an estimated crowd of 4,500. The Cambridge quarterback says he didn't really think about approaching Sayers' record...

LINCOLN -- McCook's Dennis Irwin won the 65 and over men's tennis singles division at the Cornhusker State Games Sunday. Irwin defeated Bob Haller 6-0, 6-3 in the semifinals and Ben Rader 6-4, 6-2 in the finals. Haller and Rader are both from Lincoln...

The McCook Football League kicked off the season last Friday with four games under the lights at Weiland Field. In the grade 5-6 division, the Rams defeated the Cowboys 7-6 and the Redskins shut out the Jets 6-0. In the grade 7-8 division, the Raiders defeated the Colts 13-6 and the Ravens beat the Chiefs 13-7 in overtime...

COZAD -- The McCook National Bank Seniors American Legion baseball team kept its state hopes alive with a 5-4 victory over Gothenburg Sunday in a consolation game at the B6 Area Tournament at Cozad. The Seniors (23-17), who lost their tournament opener 10-0 in a six-inning run-rule game to Holdrege Saturday, will play Cozad at 4 p.m. Tuesday in a consolation round game, followed by Holdrege vs. Lexington at 7 p.m...

Jan. 20, 1919 - July 22, 2006 Delmar E. Moorhous, 87, died Saturday (July 22, 2006) at Community Hospital in McCook.  He was born on Jan. 20, 1919, at Naponee to Charles Fay and Minnie Margaret (Leimbach) Moorhous.  He graduated from Culbertson High School in 1936...

Nov. 19, 1916 - July 22, 2006 COLBY, Kan. -- Margaret Muzelle Hanchett Edwards, died Saturday (July 22, 2006) at the Sherman County Good Samaritan Center in Goodland, Kan. She was born Nov. 19, 1916, at the family farm southwest of Oberlin to Harry Roberts and Lorena (Myers) Hanchett. ...

The children of Kevin and Roxann (Poland) Geihsler are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 25th wedding anniversary. They were married on August 1, 1981, in North Platte. Their children are Angela McNab and husband James McNab III of Wauneta. Cards of congratulations can reach the couple at 38189 Rd. 712, McCook, NE 69001...

GRAND ISLAND -- Randi Hayden and Kevin Wagner, both of Grand Island, announce the birth of a son, Alexander Kane Wagner on July 15, 2006 at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. His grandparents are Mike Wagner of Culbertson; Deb Kerchal of Wauneta; Kathy Bradley and Joe Hayden, the late Albert Hayden and Jim Biggins...

Saying he wanted to concentrate on McCook issues, Dennis Berry has withdrawn himself from consideration for the District 7 seat on the University of nebraska Board of Regents. The McCook mayor said he was supporting Sen. Tom Baker for the post, saying the Trenton man will be able to use his connections with current office holders and other state senators...

Eleven-year-old Ashlee Garcia curls up on a concrete bench outside the front door of the Red Willow County courthouse in McCook, having been evacuated from the Landmark Apartments, (the former YMCA across the street south of the courthouse), at 1 a.m. ...

One of McCook's most beloved citizens in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s was Miss Sallie Hawkins, who served as the school nurse for all of the ward schools, as well as the McCook Junior High and High schools. She was was variously referred to as "McCook's Florence Nightingale, and as a "selfless humanitarian, one of those rare individuals who never consider self when there is anyone in need of help"...

Although I didn't know I was looking for gold, I found many treasures in the past two years while visiting the towns of the Golden Plains for the Community Spotlight series. I'm not talking about monetary rewards. I'm talking about the soul-satisfying pleasure of meeting and visiting with the people who live in Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas...

The next Regent representing the 35 counties of Western Nebraska has a good chance of being selected by one vote -- that of Gov. Dave Heineman. That's because the person he choses to replace disgraced David Hergert should have an advantage if he or she garners enough petitions to appear on the ballot for the fall election...