Stories from Friday, March 7, 2008

Feb. 3, 1939 - March 2, 2008 ARNOLD -- Larry "John" D. Larreau, 69, died Sunday (March 2, 2008) at Callaway Hospital. Larry was born Feb. 3, 1939, in Thedford to Marie Martha Williams and Otis Larreau. He grew up in Arnold, graduating from Arnold High School in 1956...

CURTIS -- The Frenchman Valley Irrigation District and the Riverside Irrigation District in Culbertson have both offered to sell their water to the Middle Republican Natural Resources District, but whether the MRNRD or the state will purchase the water is still undecided at this time...

Back-to-school shopping is always a trying time, but with crude oil above $100 a barrel, we'll all have leftover summer vacation gasoline bills to pay before we can even think about buying new clothes for the kids. The Legislature is trying to help. A committee has advanced LB708 from Sen. Rich Pahls of Omaha that would allow stores to go sales-tax free for three days during the first week of August...

Name some ethical lapse, and there's probably a law somewhere to cover it. That's what the Nebraska Unicameral is set to do, preparing to vote on a law that would make breaking laws during campaigns grounds for impeachment. The issue came up during the David Hergert controversy, which led to the University of Nebraska regent's impeachment and removal from office after he was accused of breaking campaign laws...

The husband and wife stood in the driveway next to their minivan, contemplating the flat tire. The wife was a know-it-all harridan. The husband was a patient, tolerant man and he was not quite as simple-minded as his wife thought. They tolerated each other for the most part, but only because the husband was willing to give his wife time to come to the same conclusions he already had. Because of the wife's superior attitude, however, there were many conversations like this one:...

IMPERIAL -- Mel Langenfeld, 82, died Thursday (March 6, 2008), at Chase County Community Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Kate of Imperial; four sons, Bill Langenfeld of Cool, Calif., Gary Langenfeld of Scottsdale, Ariz., Mike Langenfeld and wife, Susie of Cool, and John Langenfeld and wife, Cindy of Wiggins, Colo.; two daughters, Connie Pribbeno and husband, Jeff of Imperial and Ruth Eechaute and husband, Dean of Warrenton, Mo.; two brothers, Joe and wife, Ann Langenfeld of Onawa, Iowa and Bob Langenfeld of Texas; three sisters, Marie Graeve of Earling, Iowa, Delores Jacoby and husband, Joe of Waterloo, Iowa and June Assmann of Dunlap, Iowa; 16 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.. ...

Dec. 30, 1922-March 6, 2008 OBERLIN -- Francis L. "Sam" Farr, 85, died Thursday (March 6, 2008), at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born Dec. 30, 1922, at Scott City, Kan., to James and Ida (Patton) Farr. He was raised in Scott City and received his education there...

Zane Jesse Pace, infant son of Jesse and Kristina (Budke) Pace was born prematurely on March 7, 2008, at Community Hospital. He went to be with his Savior the same day. Preceding him in death were his great-grandparents, Ann Pace and Lois Stewart. Survivors include his parents, Jesse and Kristina Pace; two sisters, Zoey and Zeah Pace of the home; grandparents, Robert and Joyce Pace of Cambridge and Blaine and Ann Budke of McCook; great-grandparents, Cecil Pace of Kearney, Wayne Stewart of McCook and Ed and Betty Budke of San Diego, Calif.; numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.. ...

LINCOLN -- The season came to a heartbreaking end for the McCook High School boys basketball team at the Nebraska Class B state tournament semifinals with a 44-43 overtime loss to the Gretna Dragons at Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln. McCook's Cory Gaston was called for a foul as time ran out in the second overtime and Gretna's Bryce Arp hit the second of two free throws...