Stories from Wednesday, June 10, 2009

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- University of Nebraska junior Brandon Crick, a McCook High School alum, played in the U.S. Open Sectional golf tournament Monday at Milburn Country Club in Overland Park, Kan. Crick qualified for the sectional by placing in the top three at the local qualifier at Arbor Links Golf Club in Nebraska City...

CAMBRIDGE -- The McCook Swim Team came away with a win in their first meet on Saturday in Cambridge. McCook's point total of 395 was good enough for the win. Benkelman placed second with 295 points, followed by Indianola with 240, Gothenburg with 123 and Cambridge 63...

Half of the scheduled games took place in the McCook Midget Baseball League Sluggers Division this week. Tuesday games were called because of rain. There are five rescheduled games to be played Saturday. The Sports Shoppe Cubs 9, Parker Marlins 3 The Cubs got off to a fast start scoring four times to take the lead after one...

The McCook American Legion Junior B's Red Team suffered its first loss of the season Monday night to Imperial. Imperial won the game 7-4. The Red Team is now 10-1. Imperial defeated the McCook Junior B's Blue Team 3-2.

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. -- Michael Jon Russell, age 64, of 271 Tara Nova Drive, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at his residence. Mike was a native of McCook. He had resided in Haywood County since 1991 and was the son of the late Jack and Mildred Loux Russell. He graduated from McCook High School in 1962 and McCook Junior College before completing his Bachelor's Degree in physical therapy at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in 1966...

Jan. 2, 1953 - June 8, 2009 OBERLIN -- Verl Ray Cook, 56, died Monday (June 8, 2009) at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He was born Jan. 2, 1953, at Oberlin to Royce and Lola (Derley) Cook. He grew up on a farm northeast of Oberlin and attended Vallonia and Oberlin Elementary and graduated from Decatur Community High School in 1971...

Oct. 26, 1916 - June 8, 2009 JENNINGS, Kan. -- Nettie O. Britton, 92, died Monday (June 8, 2009) at Plainville, Kan. She was born Oct. 26, 1916, in rural Jennings to Henry and Helen (Skubal) Prachejl. She grew up on a farm southwest of Jennings and attended Jackson and Rock Island County Schools. She graduated from Jennings Junior/Senior High School...

The family of Marguerite Westfahl, formerly of McCook, now of North Platte, is hosting an open house and card shower in honor of her 90th birthday. She was born June 14, 1919. Her family includes her husband, Ervin; children, Steve and Sue Westfahl of Laramie, Wyo., Kristi Westfahl, Larry and Barbara (Westfahl Oltmanns and Scott and Connie Westfahl, all of North Platte; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. ...

The family of Betty Harmon is hosting an open house in honor of her 90th birthday. The open house will be Sunday, June 14, at St. Alban's Parish Hall in McCook at 2 p.m. Cards will reach her at Willow Ridge, 1500 E 11th St No. 31, McCook NE.

Let's take in as many of the events as we can.

I've killed my fair share of trees. Some for worthy pursuits, some not so worthy. For example, I used to love to make lists. I thought lists were so important, I would spend a half hour preparing a list of chores needing done that day: empty the trash, wash the dishes, make the beds, dust, throw a load of towels in the washer and the clean jeans in the dryer. Each of which, or multiples of which, could have easily been accomplished in the time I spent making the list...

Hormel Family Foundation will make final choice Friday

Dog will be trained to track and to detect drugs

McCook Public Schools board of education members were pleasantly surprised Monday evening that the school district's new science curriculum will cost even less than originally projected and that Curriculum Director Gayle Sharkey has negotiated for even more no-charge materials...

McCook Public Schools' outgoing superintendent has been hired to fill a one-year interim superintendent's position in Franklin. Dave Schley, whose last day at MPS is June 30, starts July 1 as superintendent and high school principal in Franklin. Schley said Wednesday afternoon that the Franklin position opened up...