Stories from Monday, November 24, 2008

On a 3-2 vote, the McCook Public Schools board of education Monday evening rescinded its vote on Nov. 10 that appointed Gary Power to complete the two years remaining in the term of Greg Larson, who resigned in September. Voting to cancel Power's appointment were Mike Gonzales, Tom Bredvick and Larry Shields. Voting "no" were Diane Lyons and Shane Messersmith...

The family of Harley and Hilda Morthole of Culbertson is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 26, 1948. Their family includes their son, Riley and his wife, Karen, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 307 Christi Ave., Culbertson NE 69024...

Bernard and Shari Kitten of Plains, Kan., and Robert and Liane Martin of Herndon announce the engagement of their children, Lisa Marie Kitten and Nikolaus Austin Martin. The bride-to-be graduated from Southwestern Heights High School in 2002 and from Kansas State University in 2006, earning a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering. ...

Amy and Brent Bouley of North Platte announce the birth of their son, Samuel William Bouley on Nov. 6, 2008. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 21 inches. His grandparents are Sam and Mary Frandsen of McCook and Ray and Jean Bouley of Cheyenne, Wyo. Great-grandparents are Anna Hart of Bartley and the late Roy and Norma Hart...

Mike and Angela Hitt of Danbury announce the birth of their son, Joshua Lee Hitt on Oct. 20, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 20 inches. His grandparents are Darryl and Carolyn Lee of McCook and Kevin and Barb Hitt of Long Island, Kan. ...

The family of Roberta (McCafferty) Williams of Cambridge is hosting an open house and card shower in honor of her 90th birthday. She was born Dec. 21, 1918 in Indianola. Her family includes Lynne Williams of Indianola and the late Brad Williams, Dian Hubbell and husband, Jim of Lincoln and Vonda Taylor and husband, Mike of Edgar. ...

Sandy VanBoening of Wallace and Quinton Pohl of McCook announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the couple are Stuart and Lea VanBoening of Wallace and David and Cindy Pohl of McCook. The bride-to-be is a 2008 graduate of the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She is employed with Gothenburg Public School as a first grade teacher...

The family of Richard Walter of McCook is requesting a cardshower in honor of his 80th birthday. He was born Nov. 25, 1928. His family includes his wife, Thelma; sons, Gary Brown and wife, Sue, Steve Walter and wife, Deb and Tim Walter and wife, Brenda. He has four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 1009 Westridge, McCook NE 69001...

Elmer and Tally Case of Max are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Annette, to Wooddy Miller, the son of Troy and Sherrie Johnson of Stratton and Mike and Leigh Miller of Scottsbluff. The bride-to-be is a 2005 graduate of Dundy County High School in Benkelman, and will be completing her undergraduate degree in Business Administration at Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minn., in December of 2008...

The family of Del and Virginia Lawson is hosting an open house in honor of the couple's 40th wedding anniversary. The couple was married Oct. 28, 1968, in Denver, Colo. The open house will be Saturday, Nov. 29, from 6:30-9 p.m MST, at the Wauneta American Legion Hall. Cards will reach them at P.O. Box 123, Wauneta, NE 69045...

The family of Viola Frick requests a card shower in honor of her 94th birthday. She was born Nov. 29, 1914. Cards may be mailed to Viola Frick, 321 West G Street, Trenton NE 69044

Stefanie and Elliot Hoefs of Arapahoe announce the birth of their daughter, Adellyn Ruth Hoefs on Nov. 11, 2008. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 20 inches. She has a 17-month-old brother, Landen. Grandparents are Larry and Connie Hoefs of Arapahoe and Lynn and Laura Becker of Beaver City. Great-grandmothers are Lynn Nelson of Norton, Kan., Dolores Hoefs of Arapahoe and Jeanine Wragge of Pierce. Her great-great-grandmother is Myrtle Wragge of Pierce...

Dion and Cori Hancock announce the birth of their son, Talyn Kole Hancock on Sept. 18, 2008, at Community Hospital in McCook. He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and measured 21 inches. His grandparents are Jay and Susan Hancock of McCook, Tammy and Alec Dirks of Sterling and LaWanna Ireland of Liberty, Texas. Great-grandparents are Phyllis Wagner and Harold Chistiansen of McCook, Bob and Wanda Hundt of Central City, Lenora and Kenny Maxwell of Kansas and Jim and Debbie Sims of Rockdale, Texas...

Sean and RaeAnn Conroy of Lincoln announce the birth of their son, Colin Stephen Conroy on Oct. 18, 2008. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 21 1/2 inches. He has an older brother, Finley. His grandparents are Steve and Sharon Conroy of Indianola and Jim and Laurel Miller of Neligh...

The family of Viona Mae Hader, formerly of McCook, of Colorado, is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday. She was born Nov. 25, 1918. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 555 Arapahoe St. Unit A, Golden CO 80401.

The family of Bill and Susan (Vaughn) Reents is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 35th wedding anniversary. Susan is a 1970 graduate of Culbertson High School and lived in the McCook and Trenton area. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 11641 Sahler St., Omaha NE 68164...

WAUNETA -- Julie Long of Wauneta and Jon Sparrow of Keswick, Iowa were united in marriage on April 12, 2008, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Wauneta with the Rev. Greg Stuckwisch officiating. Parents of the couple are James and Annette Long of Wauneta, Kim York of Shueyville, Iowa and Jon Sparrow of Iowa City, Iowa...

Kaden Clark, 17, who grew up in the Trenton and Bartley area, has been missing since walking away from the Wilcox House group home in North Platte on Sunday, Nov. 16, taking nothing other than his medications. Anyone with information is urged to contact his mother, Robin Schaffert, at (308) 334-5526, or a local law enforcement agency...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The McCook Community College women's basketball team went 0-3 at the Air Force Tournament over the weekend. MCC lost to Casper College, Wyo., 84-67 Thursday, 73-68 to Lamar Junior College and Friday and Fort Carson, Colo., 72-54 Saturday...

McCook alum places second in tournament KEARNEY -- The 3rd-ranked Nebraska-Kearney wrestling team had two runners up in the Amateur Division of the 2008 Kaufman-Brand Open Saturday in Omaha. The largest single one day collegiate tournament in the country, the non-team scoring event drew some of the best wrestlers in the nation...

DULUTH, Minn. -- A hard-nosed running game led by sophomore tailback Isaac Odim and a stubborn defense combined to lead Minnesota Duluth to a 20-10 victory over Chadron State in an NCAA Division II second-round playoff game here Saturday afternoon. Odim carried the ball 25 times for a career-high 192 yards and the Duluth defense limited the Eagles to just eight yards rushing and their lowest total yardage and point totals of the season...

LINCOLN -- Aurora quarterback Tyler McDonald ran for 139 yards and a pair of touchdowns and Jerry Lobeda ran for 105 yards on 15 carries and another score to lead the Huskies (12-1) to a 20-14 win over Beatrice (11-2) Saturday night in the finals of the Class B state football playoffs...

HASTINGS -- The McCook YMCA swim team attended their second meet of the season in Hastings on Saturday. Teams from Grand Island, Norfolk, Beatrice, Lincoln, Hastings and McCook all participated in the event. Hannah Kohl was a double winner for McCook, placing first in the girls 9-10 50-yard breaststroke and 100-yard freestyle...

KEARNEY -- The McCook Junior High School wrestling team competed at the Kearney Sunrise tournament last Friday. "This was a good tournament for us because we got to see a lot of tough competition from different teams," said McCook coach Zane Englebert. "Our wrestlers are quickly gaining experience and wrestling knowledge with these tough tournaments...

April 14, 1922 - Nov. 21, 2008 GRANT -- Lila Morris, 86, died Friday (Nov. 21, 2008) at Perkins County Community Hospital in Grant. She was born April 14, 1922, at O'Neil to Alfred and Blanche Revell. The family moved to Sidney while she was in high school and she graduated from Sidney High School in 1940...

Dec. 22, 1941 - Nov. 21, 2008 MAYWOOD -- Gerald "Jerry" Lawson, 66, of Aurora formerly of Maywood, died Friday (Nov. 21, 2008) following a battle with cancer at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. He was born Dec. 22, 1941, at Kearney and was raised by Howard and Martha (O'Neill) Nelson. He grew up in Kearney and Maywood. He attended school at Maywood, graduating from Maywood High School in 1960...

Salt cedar is "kind of a pretty bush," Tim Smith admitted to those gathered Tuesday evening in McCook for the annual banquet of Southwest Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D). " ... pretty pink and purple blossoms," Smith mused. "Trust me," he said, scowling. "It's horrible."...

The economy is trumping all of Barack Obama's other campaign issues, with he and other Democrats reportedly planning to spend as much as $700 billion over the next two years to fix it. That's more than we've spent in Iraq over the last six years, and equals the amount Congress promised last month to fix the country's financial system...

Recently my wife, Jean and I went through the ordeal of a rather serious house fire. We were fortunate in that no one was injured and, thanks to very speedy response by our efficient and brave firemen, our house can be rebuilt, but of course it will take some time. ...

Movie Review - Twilight Starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. Rated PG-13 for some violence and a scene of sensuality. Running time of 2 hours and 2 minutes. Twilight is a movie based on the best selling book of the same name by author Stephanie Meyer. ...

NORTH PLATTE -- The Mid-Plains Community College Board of Governors plan an emergency meeting Tuesday in North Platte to approve up to $60,000 in costs for the Center for Applied Science and Technology program at McCook Community College. The emergency meeting will be at the North Platte Community College North Campus in Room 200 at 6:30 p.m...