Stories from Wednesday, August 1, 2007

John Gumb of McCook shot a hole-in-one Tuesday at Heritage Hills Golf Course. Gumb used a 9-iron to ace the 120-yard No. 7 hole. Tony Purvis of McCook witnessed Gumb's accomplishment. Gumb is the head boys track coach and assistant football coach at McCook High School...

E-Free 18, Cornerstone 13 Brent Hazlitt was the top hitter for E-Free. Tyler Schmick led Cornerstone. E-Free 16, McCook Christian 9 Matt Coulter led E-Free in hitting. Greg Larson was the top hitter for McCook Christian. Swansons 21, Wagners 6 Tony Ford led Swansons in hitting. The top hitter for Wagners was Josh Cappel...

NORMAN, Okla. -- The Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars for Division I and II have been announced by the GCAA All-America Scholars Committee. Thirty honorees were added to the previously-released Division III Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars, including Tyler Lawson of McCook...

LINCOLN -- Volleyball All-American Sarah Pavan of the University of Nebraska and diving national champion Jamie Wolf of Clarion (Pa.) University have been selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) as the 2006-07 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans of the Year...

Nov. 3, 1938-July 29, 2007 SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Richard A. "Dick" Decker, 68, died suddenly at his home in San Jose, Calif. He was born Nov. 3, 1938, in Livingston, Mont., and was raised in Denver, Colo., and McCook, graduating from McCook High School in 1956...

May 10, 1914-July 30, 2007 NORTON, Kan. -- Allie Vahling, 93, died Monday (July 30, 2007) at the Andbe Home in Norton, Kan. He was born May 10, 1914, in New Almeno, Kan., to Herman Clemens and Clare (Mindrup) Vahling. He was raised in New Almeno and attended St. Joseph's School in New Almeno...

July 25, 1916-July 30, 2007 ATWOOD -- Robert "Marvin" Boyd, 91, died Monday (July 30, 2007) at Medicalodge, Leavenworth, Kan. He was born July 25, 1916, on a farm west of Lebanon to William S. and Alice Estella (Leopold) Boyd. He graduated from Lebanon High School in 1934 and attended Kearney State Teacher's College until 1937...

The family of Bob and Verleen Kuhlmann is hosting a card shower in honor of the couple's 45th wedding anniversary. They were married Aug. 5, 1962, at Peace Lutheran Church in McCook. Their children are Darcie and Dean Nightingale of Kearney and Garth Kuhlmann of Kearney. They have four grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 1321 East 69th Street, Kearney, NE 68847...

The children of David and Sharon Huegel are hosting an open house Sunday, 2:30-5:30 p.m., in the Party Room at the Country Kitchen, 606 West B Street, in McCook in honor of their parents' 40th wedding anniversary. Cards of congratulation will reach them at 515 Norris Avenue in McCook, NE 69001...

It's time to put the cold war behind us. Those of us old enough to remember the Cuban missile crisis know the feeling, communist weapons only 90 miles from our shore, aimed at our homeland. But Fidel Castro is fading into history, and his brother, Raul, apparently is taking over the country after the dictator had emergency stomach surgery...

"We are stardust, "We are golden, "We are caught in the devil's bargain, "And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden." So goes the closing chorus to Joni Mitchell's song "Woodstock" as recorded by Crosby, Still, Nash and Young on their 1970 "Deja Vu" project...

CURTIS -- Excitement is building in Curtis as residents anticipate the launch of Frontier Technologies LLC, a company created by Dr. George Garlick and the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture. The anticipation is understandable. Because of the inventive mind of Dr. Garlick, the new industry will have exclusive rights to the technology of holographic ultrasound for use in the veterinary medicine and food quality fields...

DANBURY -- An urgent letter of appeal has been sent Danbury alumni and friends of the Danbury Depot, asking for donations to save the depot. In the letter, the Danbury Depot Committee declares: "The old Railroad Depot Museum in Danbury needs your help. ...