Stories from Monday, December 10, 2007

GOLDON, Colo. --Valerie Friehe of McCook and Brionn Tonkin of Fort Collins, Colo., were united in marriage July 6, 2007, at Lookout Mountain Community Church in Golden, Colo., with the Rev. Dave Brown officiating. Parents of the couple are Ron and Doris Friehe of McCook and Jeff and Nana Tonkin of Fort Collins...

Michala Foster and Cooper Wilson of Garden City, Kan., announce the birth of a daughter, Ashland RaeAnn Wilson, born Oct. 26, 2007. Grandparents are Brian Foster of Bartley and Robin Anderson of McCook and Melvin and Carolyn Wilson of Garden City. Great-grandparents are James and Elma Wilson of Garden City, Norman and Lois Mathews of Lakin, Kan., Larry and Linda Foster of Bartley, and Mary Ortiz of McCook and the late Charles Ortiz. ...

Elaine Mizell will celebrate her 90th birthday on Saturday, Dec. 15, with a reception at 2 p.m., at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. She has lived in McCook since 1942. Cards of congratulations will reach El Dorado Manor P O Box 97, Trenton, NE 69044.

Schuyler Marie Cole and Dusty Allen Kircher of Kearney, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Deborah Lundberg Cole of McCook and the late Richard W. Cole and Mike and Val Kircher of McCook. Grandparents of the couple are Barbara and Allen Anderson, Karen Hodson and the late Gary Kircher, Flora Lundberg and the late John Lundberg, and Anita Cole and the late Gene Cole...

Kyle Conroy and Rosa Martinez of McCook announce the birth of their daughter, Jazmine Marie Martinez-Conroy on Nov. 22, 2007, at Community Hospital in McCook. She weighed 6 pounds, 12.2 ounces and was 21 inches long. She has a 2- year- old brother, Tucker. ...

Ryan and Melanie Bradley of Ogallala announce the birth of their son, Kycen Ryan Bradley on Oct. 3rd, 2007 at Perkins County Hospital in Grant. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. His grandparents are Joel and Sharon Bedore and Paul and Camy Bradley, all of McCook. ...

Nathan and Crystal Huegel of McCook announce the birth of a daughter, Lilian Grace, on July 26, 2007, at Community Hospital in McCook. She weighed 8 pounds, 7.4 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. She has two brothers, Landon and Gabriel. Grandparents are Doug and Marilyn Long of Hershey and David and Sharon Huegel of McCook. Great-grandparents are Adeline Kuhlmann of McCook and Melvin Bayne of Hershey...

CAMBRIDGE -- The Cambridge Trojan boys got defensive against the Wauneta Palisade Broncos during the season's first home game Friday night. The Trojans defeated the Broncos 51-38. Leading scorers were Troy Hayes with 13 points, Dillon Mowry with 11, Pake Hilker with 10 and Jackson Johnson with 9...

GOODLAND, Kan. -- The McCook High School boys and girls basketball teams placed sixth and seventh at the 19th annual Goodland (Kan.) Topside Tip-off Classic Saturday afternoon. The Bison boys lost to Colby 50-48 in the sixth-place game and the McCook girls won their first game of the season and claimed the seventh-place game 47-33 over Denver Skyline...

The McCook Daily Gazette is re-running the 2007 All-Area football team article and the list because Hayes Center's Matt Gohl should have been included on the Eight-Man Team. His name was inadvertently omitted. The McCook Daily Gazette regrets the mistake. Cambridge High School senior running back Lance Shifflet and McCook juniors Matt Berry and Tyrone Sellers headline the 2007 McCook Daily Gazette's All-Area Football Team. McCook's Jeff Gross is the Gazette's Coach of the Year for leading the Bison to their fourth Nebraska Class B state runnerup finish to go with two back-to-back state titles in 2002 and 2003...

HAYES CENTER -- The Nebraska Class D1-10 All-District Football Team was recently released. 2007 D1-10 All-District Football Team Zac Hansen Creek Valley Riley Oliverius Creek Valley Kyle Glidden Dundy County Dustin Bundy Dundy County Levi Tyan Hayes Center...

HAYES CENTER -- Hayes Center Elementary is again hosting and elementary basketball tournament Saturday, Jan. 5. The tournament is open to third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade boys and girls. A total of eight teams for each division will be formed. The team fee is $30...

Movie Review - The Golden Compass Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence. Running time of 1 hour and 53 minutes. Starring Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Eva Green, and Daniel Craig. Before I get started on the movie review, let's take a look at some facts around this particular movie. ...

Morgan, Frazier capture titles HOLDREGE -- The McCook High School varsity wrestling team traveled to Holdrege Saturday for its first competition of the year. McCook placed sixth out of 11 teams. It was a day that had its ups and downs," said McCook wrestling coach Nick Umscheid. "We were able to place five wrestlers overall with two coming home with tournament titles."...

In times of tragedy, the world suddenly becomes a very small and personal place. Southwest Nebraskans were reminded of that Wednesday when a troubled teenager let his personal torment turn him into an executioner at the Westroads Mall in Omaha. Omaha is 285 miles away, but the tragedy struck Southwest Nebraska like the shootings happened next door...

The miserable weather forced the governors to send their regrets, but by all accounts, the Governor's Ball was a memorable climax to McCook's Quasquicentennial Celebration. Gov. Dave Heineman and Sen. Ben Nelson, a former governor, as well as master of ceremonies Seth Denny of NTV were unable to make the trip, but the Nebraska Legislature was well represented in the person of current representative Mark Christensen, who flew in from Washington and drove from Denver in time for the later festivities, and former legislators Tom Baker and and Owen Elmer.. ...

As more stories came out about the heroism of innocent employees and shoppers involved in the Omaha mall shootings, word of more inexplicable, horrific shootings filtered in from Colorado. On the surface, and before much information has come forward, it appears to be a similar shooter, a troubled young man...

One of the best-known, and most active citizens of Southwest Nebraska in the first half of the 20th century was Luke Cheney, an energetic lawyer, judge, lodge-man, civic booster, and behind-the-scenes politician, who improved life in both Frontier and Red Willow Counties, Nebraska...

By GENE O. MORRIS McCook Daily Gazette Because of snow and ice, Gov. Dave Heineman and U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson were unable to make it to McCook for the 2007 Governor's Ball. But, despite the absence of the honored guests, the festivities went on at the Republican River Valley Event Center in grand and eloquent fashion...

CLASS C1-10 ALL-DISTRICT FOOTBALL TEAM ALL-DISTRICT Cody Roes-Chadron John McClain-Chadron Jens Johnson-Chadron Allen Osborn-Chadron Mike Sandstrom-Chadron Travis Reeves-Chadron Eddie Alvizar-Mitchell Nick Kuxhausen-Mitchell Roy Garza-Mitchell Josh Osienger-Mitchell...