Stories from Monday, July 14, 2008

Kristina Parks of McCook and Terry Lee Oresovich Jr. of Hastings were married April 5, 2008 at the McCook Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Emmanuel Reinbold officiating. Parents of the couple are Gary and Sandra Parks of McCook, Scott and Vickie Wood of Hastings and Terry Oresovich Sr. of Kissamee, Fla...

Joel and Sarah Uerling of McCook announce the birth of their son, Hayden Robert Uerling on June 16, 2008, at Community Hospital in McCook. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 21 inches. He has a 4-year-old sister, Addyson. His grandparents are Jack and Mary Gutchewsky and Mark and Sherri Uerling of McCook. Great-grandparents are Robert and Claire Uerling of Indianola...

Bethany Bates and Paul Putz of McCook announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the couple are Clark and Dawna Bates and Rob and Cherri Putz, all of McCook. The bride-to-be is currently completing her Master's degree in community counseling at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and will complete internship in Omaha...

The family of Florence Phillips of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of her 95th birthday. She was born in North Platte on July 21, 1913. She was raised in North Platte and has been in McCook for 62 years, since her marriage to Web Phillips in 1946. Her family includes daughter Karen Evans of McCook and son Ron Phillips and family of Idaha Falls, Idaho. She has four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 1008 W. Sixth, McCook, NE 69001...

The family of Kenny and Christie Korell of Hayes Center is requesting a card shower in honor of the couples 30th wedding anniversary. They were married July 15, 1978, in Culbertson. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at HC 30, Hayes Center NE 69032...

Rob and Jenny Bentley of Big Rapids, Mich., announce the birth of their daughter, Ava Jayne Bentley, on June 22, 2008. She weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches. She has a 3-year-old sister, Addison. Her grandparents are Tim and Jayne Hill of Dalhart, Texas and Roger and Rita Bentley of McCook. Great-grandmothers are Doris Hill of Hereford, Texas and Helen Sell of McCook...

Tom and Jackie Shoemaker announce the birth of their son, Carter Ome Shoemaker on May 28, 2008, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 21 inches long. He has a 7-year-old sister, Shelby and a 5-year-old brother, Bryson. His grandparents are Dean and Ann Sladek of Bartley, Dick Shoemaker of Cambridge and Sheryl Wymore of Kearney...

Nate and Sarah Schneider of McCook announce the birth of their daughter, Abigail Marie Schneider on June 9, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hosptial in Kearney. She weighed 9 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 21 inches long. She has two older sisters, 8-year-old Katie and 5-year-old Emily. ...

Trina Mabile and Charlie McPherson of Lincoln announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the couple are John and Kathy Mabile of McCook, Micki and Billy Shreve of Gardner, Kan., and Allen McPherson of Columbus. The couple is employed by the State of Nebraska...

The family of Roy and Greta Stratton of Trenton is requesting a card shower in honor of the couples 62nd wedding anniversary. They were married July 20, 1946, in Hiawatha, Kan. They have two sons, Jim and wife, Ann of St. Marys, Ga., and Rick and wife, Susan of Holmen, Wis. They have five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at P O Box 261, Trenton NE 69044...

The family of Jay and Mary (Seyler) Yarberry, formerly of Palisade, of Colorado, is requesting a card shower in honor of the couples 40th wedding anniversary. They were married July 19, 1968, in Yankton, SD.Children of the couple are Jennifer Yarberry of Chicago, Ill., and Jill Yarberry-Laybourn of Sterling, Colo. They have two grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 221 Taylor St., Sterling, Colo. 80751...

COZAD -- A seventh inning rally fell short as the McCook First Central Bank Juniors American Legion baseball team dropped a 4-3 decision to Hershland in the opening round of B-6 districts Sunday in Cozad. Matt Thayer picked up the loss for McCook. he allowed four runs (two earned) on 10 hits, walked one and struck out eight...

CULBERTSON -- A hot day in Southwest Nebraska Friday became a decent night to watch at Culbertson Speedway after the sun went down and the breeze increased. McCook drivers nearly swept the five A Feature wins, as four of the races were won by current residents Larry Pollmann, Cody DeWester, Matt Matson and Mitch Hamilton. Culbertson driver Bryan Hagan won the other main event, denying the sweep...

OBERLIN -- While wheat harvest is often completed in Northwest Kansas by the end of the second weekend of July, it was still going strong on Sunday, the night Decatur County Speedway had a race scheduled. Despite the decreased car and fan count, the show went on...

Pat Baker, from Lincoln, shot a hole-in-one recently at McCook's Heritage Hills Golf Course. Baker used a 7-iron to ace the 145-yard hole No. 5. Witnesses were Dan Holland, John Jackson and Ron Tucker.

March 29, 1931 - April 12, 2008 ATWOOD -- Darlene E. Barnett, 77, died Saturday (July 12, 2008) at her home in Atwood. She was born March 29, 1931, in Denver, Colo., to Earl and Ruth (Shutte) Thieler. She grew up in the Rexford, Kan., area and attended Hawkeye rural school. She graduated from Decatur County High School in 1949...

June 5, 1915 - July 11, 2008 GRANT -- Lavona Elnora Nelson, 93, died Friday (July 11, 2008) at Golden Ours Convalescent Home in Grant. She was born June 5, 1915, at the family ranch near Jennings, Kan., to Charles and Avis Bard. The family moved to Newark in 1921, where she attended school at District No. 24...

Non-incumbents still have time to file for several vacancies in election races that will be decided in the 2008 General Election. The vacancies include some for the villages of Bartley, Danbury and Lebanon, the McCook Public Power District and Twin Valley Public Power District...

The national debt stands at $9.4 trillion -- and seven years ago, there was a budget surplus. That's not the kind of legacy anyone wants to leave their children, said Scott Kleeb, Democratic contender for the U.S. Senate. Kleeb faces Republican challenger Mike Johanns, the former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Chuck Hagel, who chose not to run for re-election...

Webster S. (always referred to as W.S.) Morlan was one of McCook's very early attorneys---and a very successful one at that. He was born in 1848 in Crawford County, Ohio, and came to Nebraska with his family after the Civil War. As a youth Morlan worked on building grades for the Railroad, which was gradually pushing west across Nebraska. ...

We've discussed how high gas prices can a silver lining in the form of efficiency and more exercise, but AAA Nebraska has pointed out a new, even better result. Highway fatalities are down 26 percent in Nebraska for the first three months of the year over the same time last year...