Stories from Monday, November 16, 2009

March 1, 1934 -Nov. 12, 2009 Leigh John Gage died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 in Yukon, Okla. He was 75 years old. He was born to Lyle and Ilo Gage on March 1, 1934 at a farm in Hitchcock County. After moving to Wauneta, Leigh attended Wauneta schools. Following his graduation from Wauneta High School in 1952, Leigh attended McCook Junior College. In 1954, Leigh took a teaching position at Enders...

Feb. 2, 1926-Nov. 13, 2009 On Nov. 13, 2009, John F. Rempel, was "absent from the body and present with the Lord." John was born to Peter and Marie (Friesen) Rempel, Feb. 18, 1926, in the home near Fairbury, Neb. He trusted Christ as his Savior at the age of 12 and at the age of 16 he committed his life to God's service. He spent his life serving the Lord as pastor, teacher and evangelist in Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Colorado, Illinois, and Wisconsin...

If there's anything I hate to see, it is Nebraskans losing out on money, especially when it's their money. I was very concerned when the Internal Revenue Service notified me that they sent tax refund checks to nearly 400 Nebraskans only to have them returned as undeliverable because of mailing address errors...

The creativity of the criminal mind never ceases to amaze us. The latest reinforces the advice to never give credit card information over the phone to anyone who calls you. That means ANY credit card information, including the three-digit PIN number on the back of your card...

To Jlake who stated on the Internet I lacked sufficient knowledge to offer my Nov. 4 opinion on West Ward, I offer the following: In 1969, at age 29, 1 acquired 56 lots in the Valleyview Subdivision in a Denver suburb. I joint ventured the buildout of all 56 homes...

MacArthur and Inchon In November of 1951, during the Korean War, our Army unit was treated to a short cruise, from Sasebo, Japan to Inchon, on the west coast of Korea, the site of General MacArthur's daring invasion of the Korean Peninsula, a little over a year before...

Road trip! That phrase has likely been heard around Cambridge in recent days. The Trojans have a long trip to Hartington Cedar Catholic Tuesday for a semifinal contest in the Class C-2 state high school football playoffs. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. Cambridge will travel nearly 300 miles to Hartington, located north of Norfolk in the extreme northeast part of the state. ...

Brendan Liess could probably star in a Timex watch commercial. The former McCook High School standout athlete has bounced back from injuries several times in his athletic career. Liess took a licking but kept on ticking last Saturday to help his Nebraska-Kearney football team advance in the NCCA Division II college football playoffs...