Stories from Wednesday, June 17, 2009

KEARNEY -- The McCook High School football team was represented by 65 players at the recent University of Nebraska-Kearney Team Camp. The Bison players competed on three teams. There were 17 teams and 625 players participating in the camp. Bison players receiving All Camp Team Recognition for outstanding play were Cody Goltl, wide receiver; Mark Nichols, wide receiver; Andy Smith, running back; Chad Stull, quarterback; Deon Allen, running back; Ben Vetrovsky, offensive lineman; Garrett Wagner, offensive lineman; Marcus Wilson, tight end; Ross Stewart, defensive lineman; Chance Evans, defensive lineman; Shane Wallen, defensive lineman; Greg Younger, linebacker; Austin Huffman, linebacker; Tye Smith, defensive back; and Chance Pearson, defensive back.. ...

BEATRICE -- Dillon Mortenson and Vincent Chancellor of Medicine Valley High School will compete for the West team in the 20th NSWCA All Star Matches Saturday in Beatrice. The meet begins at 1 p.m., at the Beatrice High School. Mortenson is a 215-pound wrestler for Medicine Valley and Chancellor wrestles in the 165-pound weight division...

Never mind health care reform and multi-trillion dollar deficits.

When the children were young, if the sun was out, so were they, playing every moment of every day. I went through a lot of Band-Aids. They wore them like badges of honor, and it never bothered any of them to recount how they got their boo-boo when someone would ask, "Oh, what happened to your finger?" Or their knee, toes or anything else...

A new pickup for the McCook City Water Department will mean the current vehicle will go up for public auction or transferred to another city department. Councilman Aaron Kircher pulled from the consent agenda the bids and specs for a new, one half ton, four wheel drive pickup and asked what would happen to the current vehicle, a 1994 two wheel drive pickup with 118,781 miles on it and used by the meter repair person...

New playground equipment is going up in Norris Park, and weather permitting, will be ready for kids by this weekend. Two separate units will be installed, said Public Works Director Kyle Potthoff, one for kids aged 2 to 5 and another for ages 5 to 12. ...

It took a little while -- about 64 years, to be exact -- but Robert "Lindy" Lenhart, 90, of McCook, has finally received a Bronze Star and other medals from his infantry service in World War II. The medals came in the mail in early June and were the result of Lenhart and his wife, Ileen, reading an article in a publication for veterans...

A contract will be offered to an irrigation company to extend city water and sewer lines to the proposed Guard and Reserve Readiness Center by the airport. The McCook City Council unanimously approved Monday night at its regular meeting the consent agenda item to offer a contract to Interstate Irrigation, from Yuma Colo. who came in with the lowest responsible bid of $255,125...