Stories from Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Obituary C. Terrol 'Terry' Jewell Dec. 30, 1942-Aug. 5, 2007 SANTA YNEZ, Calif. -- C. Terrol "Terry" Jewell of Santa Ynez, Calif., passed away peacefully in his home on Aug. 5, 2007. He was born in McCook, Neb., on Dec. 30, 1942, to Francis Jean Fitch (Jewell) and Clifford Troy Jewell...

May 19, 1917-Aug. 7, 2007 LENORA, Kan. -- Maurice L. Williams, 90, died Tuesday (Aug. 7, 2007), at Decatur County Hospital in Oberlin. He was born May 19, 1917, in rural Lenora, Kan., to Grover Elmore and Sarah Elizabeth (Hodge) Williams. He grew up in the Lenora area and attended Lenora schools...

Willowy blondes and tanned dudes frolicking on the beach, all enjoying the latest brew promoted by Madison Avenue. Somehow it never squares with most of the beer drinkers we know, who tend less toward svelte and more toward stout. And while most of us think of beer as one of the milder drinks, a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates it's not as innocent as we'd like to believe...

There is no such thing as a free lunch. Anyone with any measure of years behind them understands this, in spite of constant assertions to the contrary. Also, those with any measure of years behind them understand that the sign "free puppy" annihilates all truth in advertising laws...

As a nation, we are increasingly dependent upon the federal government instead of ourselves, or at best our local government, to provide our daily needs and to assist in times of greater need. Let's face it: whether it's the resolution of a social issue, relief and rescue from a natural disaster, or job creation, many in our nation immediately turn to the federal government, often times clear to the top, the President himself, for the answers, assistance, and blame...

"Care packages" sent by a McCook woman to a soldier in Iraq made his stay in a hostile country just a little bit more bearable. Capt. Dale Malleck, the son of Gene and Marge Malleck of McCook, wrote in an e-mail to the Gazette that he is "back from war," and enjoying life now in McCook and Nashville, Tenn...

Old Settler's Picnic committee members, from left, Mike Malleck, Paul Schaffert, Ann Teel, Rod Sheets, Rick Teel, Tom Sughroue and Doug Shadley, are ready for their big week. After rain problems interrupted the musical program at the 2006 picnic, committee members decided enough was enough. ...

Natural Resources District officials say it isn't true Nebraska doesn't have a plan to comply with Republican River Compact requirements. "A recent statement by a Nebraska water official that Nebraska has no compliance plan for the Republican River Compact with Kansas was incomplete and made it appear that no efforts are being made to develop a plan or comply with the Compact," according to a release issued Tuesday...

Nov. 21, 1938-Aug. 6, 2007 CULBERTSON -- Charles Andrew Blume, 68, died Monday (Aug. 6, 2007), at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. He was born Nov. 21, 1939, at Carlton, to Elmer Thomas and Ruth Irene (Chesmore) Blume. He grew up in Culbertson and graduated from Culbertson High School in 1958...

On Monday, April 8, 1974 -- five days before my 13th birthday -- I and several million other people watched Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th round-tripper to pass Babe Ruth as Major League Baseball's Home Run King. On Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007, I went to bed early because I have to be at work early here at the McCook Daily Gazette...