Stories from Monday, November 6, 2006

Four McCook Daily Gazette area volleyball teams will be competing in the Nebraska state tournaments next week at Lincoln. State tournaments will begin Friday at various sites throughout Lincoln and will conclude Saturday with the championship games at the NU Coliseum...

The McCook Community College men's basketball team lost 76-50 to Lamar (Colo.) Community College last Wednesday and split two games at the McCook Merchants Classic over the weekend at True Hall Gymnasium. The Indians lost to the Denver Force 88-76 and blasted the Kearney Magic 96-56...

LINCOLN -- Lindsay Creighton Grieser and Daniel John Augustyn of Lincoln were united in marriage on June 24, 2006, at the Lincoln Station Great Hall in Lincoln. Parents of the couple are the late Gary Grieser and Cheri and Roger Oltman of Lincoln and Charles and Marilyn Augustyn, formerly of McCook, of Lincoln...

MANITOU SPRINGS, COLO. -- Bobbi Zapp and Leif Ullman, both of Colorado Springs, Colo., were united in marriage on Aug. 26, 2006, on the Briarhurst Manor Estate in Manitou Springs, Colo., with the Rev. Jackie Franklin officiating. Parents of the couple are Mike and Judy Zapp of Kearney, Joy Willett of Pagosa Springs, Colo., Robert Willett of Pagosa Springs, Colo., and Bill and Kathy Ullman of Lake Carmel, N.Y...

SEWARD -- Kari Schmieding of Utica and Ryan Schurr of Moorefield were united in marriage on July 29, 2006, at the home of Joe and Carol Schmieding in Seward, with the Rev. John Reehl officiating. Parents of the couple are Myron and Donneta Schmieding of Utica and John L. and Kay Schurr of Farnam. Lorna Schmieding of Utica is the grandmother of the bride and Estella Tillotson of Farnam is the grandmother of the bridegroom...

The children of Max and Carol Kelley are hosting a card shower in honor of the couple's 35th wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 6, 1971. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at P. O. Box 354, Highmore, S.D. 57345.

For 80 years, area residents have taken a great deal of pride in their local college. On Tuesday, a formal ceremony at McCook Community College will unveil a lasting tribute to that pride and to the citizens who have been an important part of the college's growth...

The family of John and Lois Sines is hosting a card shower in honor of the couple's 62nd wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 8, 1944, at the Methodist Church in Norton, Kan. Their family includes children Michael Sines and wife Ann of Pierre, S.D., Gary Sines and wife Janice of Jefferson City, Mo., Steve Sines and wife Deborah of McCook, eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 709 East 4th McCook, NE?69001...

John and Nancy Mintling of Hayes Center announce the birth of a daughter, Sydney Elizabeth Mintling. She was born Oct. 20, 2006, at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. She weighed 7 pounds and was 19 inches long. She has siblings Zane, 4 and Jay 2. Her grandparents are Geraldine Mintling of Hayes Center and the late Eldon Mintling and Bob and Liz Geisler of McCook...

Marcie Brush, formerly of McCook and Bill Luhman of Lincoln announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Roger and Betty Brush of McCook and Roy and Gerda Luhman of Graettinger, Iowa. The bride-to-be is an Administrative Assistant for the Nebraska Supreme Court and the prospective bridegroom is a Microbiologist for Novartis Consumer Health. A Dec. 9, 2006, ceremony is being planned in Lincoln...

In this column we frequently refer to the courage of the early pioneers to this region -- of the sacrifices they endured to carve out a living on the prairie. These were equal opportunity hardships that spared none, but we can imagine that the women went through particularly difficult times in their attempts to keep their families safe and together under those adverse conditions...

Students across the state got a taste of the election process Wednesday, when they cast their vote in mock elections. Sponsored by Secretary of State of Gale and the Omaha World Herald, 45,152 students from 313 schools participated in the Student Vote program, including fifth grade students in Denise Lee's social studies class at Central Elementary...

Whether for or against the public safety center planned for the City of McCook and Red Willow County, we should tip our hats to all the people -- specifically the jail study committee -- who worked so hard on the proposal. Proponents do have some points -- potential danger from a derailment, older facilities and inefficiency in operation...

President George W. Bush was at his best Sunday, rallying Republicans to vote a party ticket and warning of the consequences if the Democrats are put back in power. Speaking at Grand Island's new Heartland Events Center, Bush focused on Republican tax cuts, renewable energy, health care and the war in Iraq, while blasting the Democrats for opposing his policies in Iraq...

Strange insert EDITOR'S NOTE -- The following is being published as a specific rebuttal: Dear Editor, One evening last week the McCook Daily Gazette had a strange insert. At least it was strange to me. It proposed to state the facts about the combined city of McCook and Red Willow County Public Safety Center that will appear on Tuesday's ballot as a bond election...

If you're a member of the most successful high school football program in Nebraska, what do you do to celebrate after the game? For the McCook High School Bison, the answer -- overwhelmingly -- is to go to Fuller's Family Restaurant to eat a hearty late night meal...

Sept. 4, 1915 - Nov. 4, 2006 CAMBRIDGE -- Honor Jane Shoemaker 91, died Saturday (Nov. 4, 2006) at the Cambridge Manor. She was born in Hyannis on Sept. 4, 1915, to William and Lora Amelia (Hamilton) Richards. She graduated from David City High School in 1932 and attended Doane College in Crete graduating in 1939, with a BA in English...