Stories from Wednesday, June 11, 2008

The family and husband of Delores Schneider requests a card shower in honor of her 75th birthday on June 12, 2008. She has five children, Sherrilyn and Bob Shults, Pamela and Darrell Daum, Paul Jr. and Diane Schneider, Carl and Cindy Schneider and Bob and Karon Schneider. She has 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach her at P.O. Box 755, McCook NE 69001...

The family of Norm and Sharon Timmerman is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 40th anniversary. They were married June 15, 1968, at St. Thomas More Church in Omaha. Children of the couple are Jason Timmerman of Holyoke, Colo., Kristin Stagemeyer of McCook and Ryan Timmerman of Indianola. The couple has two grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 39345 US Hwy 6, Indianola, NE 69034...

March 1, 1928 -June 9, 2008 NORTH PLATTE -- Robert William Battreall, 80, of North Platte, died Monday (June 9, 2008) at Great Plains Regional Medical Center. He was born March 1, 1928, in Hastings. He graduated from Lushton in 1945. He began his education career as a high school teacher in Pender in 1947...

ARLINGTON, VA. -- Roseanel Lee Ransom, age 79, passed away peacefully at Capital Hospice in Arlington, Va., with her husband by her side. She was born July 13, 1928, in Indianapolis, Ind., and was the daughter of the late Lee and Hannah (Michaelson) VanStrom...

April 6, 1936 - June 9, 2008 CAMBRIDGE -- Martin "Marty" Huxoll, age 72, of Cambridge, died at the Golden Care Center in Franklin, Neb., on June 9, 2008. He was born near Arapahoe, Neb., on April 6, 1936, to Fred and Louise ((Koteman) Huxoll. On Sept.10, 1955, Marty married Brenda King in Smithfield, Kan. Marty was a life long farmer...

I read with interest the June 9 editorial viewpoint. I would like to make a few comments. I especially noted the idea of 5-day a week delivery of our mail. Surely folks, we are "short circuited" enough without not having Saturday delivery. You know everyone isn't fortunate enough to be able to get e-mail. You know, many years ago, McCook people got two deliveries each day ... a.m. and p.m. Remember?...

Red Willow County commissioners and elected officials discussed budgetary needs for 2008-09 at the commissioners' weekly meeting Monday morning. Fair board secretary Deb Lafferty told commissioners that the Ag Complex roof and foundation are leaking and will need "heavy duty" repairs. Proposed projects on the fairgrounds include new bleachers made with donated metal; updated air conditioning at the Ag Complex; and restroom/shower facilities at the Kiplinger Arena...

Red Willow Western Rural Fire Department firefighters shoot a stream of water over a canyon in which piles of brush and timber caught fire just before midnight Tuesday night. Firefigher Jeremiah Meixner prepares a pump on a grass rig, while, across the canyon, Randy Zwickle mans a water line. ...

Remember the old days when an ash tray had a place on every office desk? Those days are long gone. And they're going to become even more remote, thanks to LB 395, signed into law by Gov. Dave Heineman last February. Not only will be smoking be banned from virtually any indoor workspace statewide -- including restaurants, bars, keno establishments and indoor public places -- the fines range up to $500 per violation...