Stories from Monday, September 11, 2006

Jennifer Arterburn and Marc Kaminski were united in marriage, April 29, 2006, at St. Patricks Catholic Church in McCook, with the Rev. Gary Brethour officiating. Parents of the couple are Tom and Cindi Arterburn and Tom and Debbie Kaminski of McCook. The bride's grandparents are Bob and Teresa Purvis and Kermit and Charlene Arterburn of McCook. The bridegroom's grandparents are Ann Plas of Amherst, Ohio, and Irene Kaminski of Elyria, Ohio...

Josefina Garcia Martinez and Zachary Michael Hall were united in marriage Aug. 19, 2006, in Kelley Park with the Rev. Mike Roth officiating. Parents of the bride are Grace Infante of McCook, guardian Tracy Hixon of McCook, and Jose Martinez. Parents of the bridegroom are Mike and Dawn Hall, McCook...

Richard and Loretta (Sughroue) Belknap of Green Valley, Ariz., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, Green Valley, Ariz. A buffet reception will follow at SpringPointe Social Center. ...

The family of Rick and Betty (Crouch) Michaelsen are hosting a card shower in honor of the couple's 40th anniversary. They were married Sept. 17, 1966, in Irwin, Iowa. Their children are Rick and Marissa Michaelsen of McCook, Stacy and Kristie Michaelsen and Ryan and Heather Howard, all of Lincoln. They have two grandchildren. Cards will reach the couple at 405 West Q St., McCook, NE 69001...

Rick and Crinda McConville of Indianola, announce the birth of their daughter, Avery Claire. She was born Aug. 7, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and was 191/2 inches long. She has three sisters, Layne, Allie and Cassa. Her grandparents are Dick and Luella McConville of McCook and Owen and Donna Elmer of Indianola...

Scott and Tyra Barger of Kearney announce the birth of their son, Kyson Scott Barger. He was born, Aug. 21, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and was 211/2 inches long. His grandparents are Rich and Tonya Placzek of McCook, and James and Cathy Barger of Culbertson. ...

Vickie Harrison and Heath Ruf announce the birth of a son, Jayden Albert Ruf, Aug. 30, 2006, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 3/4 ounces and measured 21 inches. He has a brother, Jordan Ruf. His grandparents are David and Margaret Ruf of Wilsonvillew and Gloria Carlock of Bartley...

YORK -- The McCook High School boys tennis team placed fourth out of six teams at the York Invitational Saturday. York and Elkhorn both scored 24 points, with York winning the team title. Holdrege was third with 14 points, followed by McCook and Waverly with 13 points each and Nebraska City 12...

Jessa Sughroue first in girls junior high race BROKEN BOW -- McCook and Eustis-Farnam cross country runners competed at the Broken Bow Invite Saturday as did McCook Junior High's girls and boys. McCook's Jessa Sughroue captured first place in the Junior High/Middle School girls one-mile race with a time of 6 minutes, 7 seconds...

A crane lifts a steel girder into place at Community Hospital's Rehabilitation Center construction project. Recent rains have delayed the project somewhat, but roofing is ready to be put into place and the arrival of a preformed therapy pool is the next major piece of the undertaking to go into place, expected next week. (McCook Daily Gazette)...

Nearly all of us remember exactly where we were at 7:46 a.m. five years ago when the first plane hit a building in New York. The rest of us surely recall our whereabouts when we heard that the second plane hit at 8:03 central time and the reality sank in that it was not a fluke but a coordinated attack...

While going through keepsakes the other day, Bill Green of 605 West H came across one of his most prized possessions. It is a letter dated Aug. 27, 1970, from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. What makes the letter special is that it was personally signed by the legendary J. Edgar Hoover, who was director of the FBI from 1924 until his death in 1972...

I read with disdain as Mr. Matson closed his letter recently "Still Swiftboating." For anyone to suggest that liberals are swiftboating President Bush or any Republican has apparently forgotten the past six years. In the past six years during elections Republican campaigners have "swiftboated" three men running for office...

Early in the 1800s, steam engines, based on English-man James Watt's invention, began to appear in the United States. Peter Cooper, with his Tom Thumb locomotive, is generally considered the father of the steam locomotive in America. That locomotive, though small, was the first of its type to be operated on a common carrier railroad. ...

March 12, 1961 - Aug. 30, 2006 GREELEY, Colo. -- Laurie Victoria Thompson, age 45 of Greeley, Colo., died Wednesday (Aug. 30, 2006) at Northern Colorado Medical Center. She was born March 12, 1961, in San Diego, Calif., to Linda and the late Robert Puckett. She grew up in San Diego and graduated from Dixie High School in St. George, Utah in 1979. She spent her early adulthood in Utah attending the University of Utah, playing in the marching band and majoring in speech pathology...