Stories from Wednesday, November 28, 2007

March 2, 1919-Nov. 25, 2007 WATERTOWN, S.D. -- Melvin "Shorty" Hall, age 88, of Watertown, S.D., passed away Nov. 25, 2007, in Watertown. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Grace Lutheran Church in Watertown with Pastor Steve Lauricella officiating. Marcia Jelsma will be the organist with Judy Everson as soloist. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery with military honors conducted by Codington County American Legion Post 17...

Sept. 21, 1924-Nov. 26, 2007 INDIANOLA -- Viola Evelyn Haag of Indianola died Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, at Lincoln LGH East Hospital at the age of 83 years old. She was born Sept. 21, 1924, in Logan County, Kan., to Leslie Robert and Clara Beulah (Keen) Howell. She graduated from McCook High School in 1942...

July 24, 1917-Nov. 27, 2007 Helen Louise Wolfe died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, at Community Hospital in McCook at the age of 90. She was born July 24, 1917, in Frontier County, the daughter of the late James L. and Emily (Dedman) Bortner. Helen grew up in Frontier County and graduated from Hayes County High School in 1935. She graduated from Chadron Teachers' College and taught school in Hayes and Frontier County...

Nov. 3, 1928-Nov. 27, 2007 STRATTON -- Bobby G. Dahnke, of Stratton, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, at Community Hospital in McCook at the age of 79. He was born Nov. 3, 1928, at Stratton, to Rose Dahnke and grew up in the Stratton area. He attended school in Stratton and graduated from Stratton High School...

The family of Jack DeOss is celebrating his 80th birthday with an open house Saturday, 1-5 p.m., at 1208 Locust, in Arapahoe. His children are Christine DeOss of Arapahoe, Steven DeOss of Holbrook, David DeOss of Columbus and Doug DeOss of Cadiz, Ohio. He has six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren...

The family of Bud Harmon is requesting a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday Nov. 29. He was born on Thanksgiving Day, 1917 in the same house where he now resides. His family includes wife, Betty, seven children, Linda, Mike, Tracy, Kirby, Jean, Ann and Teresa, 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 608 W. Third, McCook, NE 69001.

Bison senior signs with UNK to replace MHS alum Gaunt in lineup It will take a Bison to replace a Bison in the University of Nebraska-Kearney softball team's lineup next year. McCook High School senior Austin Wilson signed a letter of intent Tuesday to play for the Lopers...

The high school winter sports season begins Thursday night with a handful of basketball games. McCook's boys and girls basketball teams will play Chase County at Imperial. The girls game starts at 6 p.m. central time/5 p.m. mountain time, followed by the boys game at 7:30 p.m. central time/6:30 p.m. mountain time...

By LORRI SUGHROUE McCook Daily Gazette Farming in the Republican River Basin 30 years from now will either be drastically different or basically the same using different methods, according to two life-long farmers from Kansas and Colorado. Bob Martin from Kansas and Alan Welp of Colorado gave their predictions as part of the Republican River Riparian Partnership conference Tuesday in McCook...

A speaker at the Republican River Riparian Partnership conference in McCook Tuesday encouraged Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas to work together as "one tri-state area," rather than as adversaries, to address the challenges facing the river that provides an invaluable lifeline for each state...

There's no shortage of things to do as the Christmas holiday approaches, but there are a few things McCook residents should seriously consider taking in. The first is the McCook Community College Theater production of "A Christmas Carol," set for Thursday through Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at the Weeth Theater on the MCC campus. Evening performances are at 7:30 and the Sunday matinee is 1:30 p.m...

I love this time of year. And I hate it. Does that make any sense? One of the things I love about this time of year is the spirit of generosity that emerges. Suddenly, it seems, pocketbooks are opened wider than at any other time of the year. Who can turn a blind eye to the less fortunate when our own fortunes are so apparent, well-lit as they are by the holiday lights and decorations?...

The McCook Community College men's basketball team improved its record to 7-4 with a hard-fought 85-79 win over Colby Community College Tuesday night.