Stories from Friday, June 15, 2007

Sluggers SW NE Physical Therapy 15, Pinpoint 4 Caleb Sheets earned a home run, a double and two singles for SWNPT and teammate Joe Schlager had four singles. Darrel Scott hit a double and Phoenix Kalinski had a single. Sports Shoppe 9, Sports Night Club 5...

Heritage Hills Golf Course Men's League Results Wednesday, June 13 Division A Kohl Automotive/Parker 11, Culbertson Bank 1 Don Hagan/Marr Insur. 12, Ameriprise Financial 0 Trenton Electric 12, Mavericks 0 Midwest Livestock 9, Old Sarge's Bar 3 McCook National  6, bye 0...

Men's League play will begin Tuesday night at the Broken Tee Par Three golf course. "We have 10 teams signed up, and I'm getting calls asking about the league almost every day," said Steve Clark, the manager of the Republican River Valley Event Center...

Jan. 18, 1935 - June 14, 2007 CAMBRIDGE -- Larry D. Paisley, 72, died Thursday (June 14, 2007) at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. He was born in Cambridge on Jan. 18, 1935, to H. Dean and Clara E. (Moore) Paisley.  He grew up in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1953. ...

Nov. 18, 1917 - June 9, 2007 PARADISE?VALLEY, Nev. -- L. Mildred Taylor Cook, born Nov. 18, 1917, in Oberlin to Edward and Ola Taylor, died Saturday (June 9, 2007) at the home of her granddaughter in Paradise Valley, Nev. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, parents and brothers, Lloyd, Robert, Leither and Merle "Bill"...

There is still no oversight committee in place to oversee the Republican River Natural Resources Districts handling almost $9 million, but that's not for a lack of trying, Sen. Christensen said Thursday at the Legislative wrap-up breakfast, sponsored by the McCook Chamber of Commerce and Community Hospital...

After struggling for the past few years and talk of allowing the lake to go dry, Enders Reservoir is making a comeback. The 8-inch rain which fell in the Imperial area earlier this week helped to replenish the slowly drying lake. Since Tuesday, Enders has risen 9.55 feet -- from 3,087.19 feet, Tuesday morning to 3096.74 feet in elevation this morning...

It should be of no surprise that there is expected to be enough support for construction of a new events center at McCook Community College and a health complex at North Platte Community College. A walk around the MCC campus shows buildings with names like Barnett, Walsh Brady, Hormel -- all testaments to the generosity of families that have found success in Southwest Nebraska and wanted to give something back...

Some people say that the hardest thing to do in life is to walk away from your family. But I've come to believe that it's harder when you are the one left standing. When my parents brought me to the airport my flight was late. My dad left to take my mom to work, saying he'd be right back...

Jan. 24, 1919 - June 11, 2007 SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Welch, Garland June, born Jan. 24, 1919, in McCook, passed away on June 11, 2007, in Sacramento at the age of 88 years. A long time Placer County resident, Garland was a devoted homemaker, 35 year member of the First United Methodist Church of Loomis, Calif., PTA President of Pioneer Elementary School, Lady Engineer Drill Team Captain and breast cancer survivor. ...

By GENE MORRIS Special Projects Director A day of drama and diversity unfolded Friday at the Hormel Center for Business and Technology Friday as potential business entrepreneurs competed for the first $25,000 prize to be awarded in the Business Plan Competition sponsored by the Hormel Family Foundation...