Stories from Monday, July 30, 2007

The children of Charles and Eileen (Kogl) Unger will host an open house for their parents 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 2-4 p.m., at St. Mary's Hall in Herndon, Kan. They were married July 27, 1957, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Their children are Jeff and Marilyn Unger of Colby, Kan., Peggy and Kent Been of Indianola, Pam Anderson of Oberlin, Kan., Beverly and Tom Zipfel of Southlake, Texas, Karen Unger of Aurora, Colo., and Valerie and Robert Rogers of Shawnee, Kan...

Aubrey Jule Huck and Luke Adam Steinbrink of Grapevine, Texas., announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Richard and Janis Huck and Rod and Kim Steinbrink, all of Scott City. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Rex and Twyla Steinbrink of Trenton and Mike and Judea Loibl of Culbertson...

Mike and Sheila Brodersen of Omaha announce the birth of their daughter, Evangeline Maxine Brodersen on May 18, 2007, at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 201/2 inches long. She has an older sister, Olivia. Her grandparents are Max and Carol Brodersen of McCook and Steve and Sharon Hollander of Sumner. Her great-grandmother is Maxine Hurlbut of York...

The family of Claude and Delores Cappel are hosting an open house Sunday, Aug. 5, 3:30-5:30 p.m., at Heritage Senior Center, 1312 W. Fifth St. in McCook, in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. Cards of congratulation will reach them at 71795 Road 383, McCook, NE 69001...

Tayler McMinamen and Bryan Ratanasin of Denver, Colo., announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Mark and Julie McMinamen formerly of McCook now of Kearney and Tom and Nokky Ratanasin of Yukon, Okla. The bride-to-be is a 2002 graduate of McCook High School. She graduated from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Family Studies and is employed at The Goddard School of Early Childhood Development in Denver...

Glenn and Shauna (Nelms) Hilker will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. They were married Aug. 1, 1982, at the United Methodist Church in McCook. They have three children, Levi, Pake and Shasta. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 41520 Drive 726, Cambridge, NE 69022...

The children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Iola Hinton are reqesting a card shower in honor of her 95th birthday. She was born Aug, 4, 1902. Cards of congratulations will reach her at Sunset Haven, Rt. 1, Box 402, Curtis, NE 69025

The children of Ted and Mary Lou Hosick are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 4. Cards of congratulations will reach them at PO Box 96, Cambridge, NE 69022.

The family of Mary Ann Boyle Boncelet will host an open house in honor of her 80th birthday, Aug. 5, in the Pocono Mountains in Eastern Pa. She has four sons and six grandchildren. She is a graduate of Stratton High School and taught second grade at East Ward Elementary until 1956. She would love to hear from former pupils, church friends and neighbors. Cards of congratulations can reach her at 10 South 11th Ave., Highland Park, NJ, 08904...

ATWOOD -- Angela Bliss and Adam Ketterl were united in marriage June 16th, 2007. The Rev. Christine Edwards officiated the ceremony at the First Christian Church in Atwood, Kansas. Parents of the couple are Tom and Arlene Bliss of Atwood and David and Judy Ketterl of Herndon. Grandparents are Lorraine Wurm of Atwood, the late Charles Bliss, the late Faye and Lindley "Roe" Lane, the late Clarence and Anna Mae Ketterl and the late John and Maxine Howard...

SIDNEY -- The season came to an end for the McCook First Central Bank squad with a pair of losses at the 2007 American Legion Juniors Class B State Baseball Tournament. The Class B State Tournament is being played at Sidney's Legion Field in Legion Park...

Sept. 7, 1922-July 26, 2007 CURTIS -- Frances Eleanor Schick Hammond, 84, died Thursday (July 26, 2007) at the Senior Living Choices in Curtis. She was born Sept. 7, 1922, in Lincoln County, north of Curtis to George G. and Edna Ellen Dempcy Schick. ...

The McCook Fire Department has come a long way from its origin in the early days of McCook's history. The department was formed in 1883, a year after McCook became a community, but continued much as it had always done, with volunteers manning the bucket brigade for fires...

Harold Larmon was put down for number 65 for the pewter replicas being made of the life-sized bronze sculpture of Sen. George Norris. A fitting number, it turns out. The number 65 is special to Harold and Marion Larmon. It's the number of years they will be married in October. They were wed in 1942 at a Washington wedding that Sen. Norris was invited to but couldn't make...

We've shut off irrigation on thousands of acres, purchased water to send down the Republican River, enacted a new tax on irrigated land and on all property in the area as well. Nebraska also has plans to spend millions of dollars to remove trees and other vegetation that use up water along the river as part of LB701, the comprehensive bill to bring Nebraska into compliance with the Republican River Compact...

Alissa Ele and Travis Norlund, both of Amery, Wis., announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Randy and Elaine Peters of McCook, Ned and Kim Ele of Scottsbluff and Fred and Jan Norlund of Balsam Lake, Wis. Grandparents of the couple are Pat Ele of McCook, the late Maxine Ele, Harry and Mary Depe of Trenton, Dorothy Lauritsen and Frederick Lauritsen, both of Balsam Lake, and the late Albert and Marie "Happy" Norlund...

Mindy Ackerman of McCook and John Herenandez of Kearney announce the birth of their daughter, Briauna Faith Herenandez, born July 2, 2007, at Mary Lanning in Hastings. She weighed 9 pounds and nine ounces and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Karen and Scott Ackermann of McCook, Sharon Kealy of Ogallala and Dan Herenandez of Big Springs. Great grandparents are Steve and Bethine Vontz of McCook...