Stories from Thursday, December 10, 2009

April 9, 1943 - Dec. 9, 2009 Beverly Rae Woolwine, 66, died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 at her home in McCook. She was born April 9, 1943, in McCook, the daughter of the late Ray and Helen (Frossard) Search. Beverly grew up in McCook, and graduated from McCook Sr. High School in 1961. She attended McCook Jr. College...

June 15, 1942 - Nov. 30, 2009 BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- Jerry Lee Norman, 67, of Broomfield, Colo., died on Monday, Nov. 30, at Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, Colo. He was preceded in death by his father, Eugene Curly Norman; mother, Myrva (Houser) Norman; aunts and uncles, Irene and Reuben Gettman, Maxine and James Kelly, Acton and Faye Norman, Dale W Houser; and cousins, Ron Meister and James Kelly, Jr...

The familiar red kettles, that will soon be in place at Walmart, Alco and Schmick's Market, were born of a desperate need in 1891. It was then that Salvation Army Captain Joseph McFee agonized over the many poor individuals in San Francisco that were going hungry. ...

Patty Hall was never a big one for "shushing." Retiring last week after 24 years with the McCook Public Library, the past nine as Library Director, Hall said she used to get flack now and then about noisy kids who stay at the library after school. But for Hall, the library should be a place kids -- and adults -- feel welcomed...

With funding tied up in the courts, most of the attention has been focused on the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources's three proposals for dealing with Kansas' claims on Republican River water. State Sen. Tom Carlson of Holdrege plans to stir two more proposals into the mix. Some see the effects as about the same as lobbing in a couple of hand grenades...

'Tis the season, or so they say. The season for which the most often asked question is either "What do you want for Christmas?" or "What can I get them for Christmas?" If the person in question is of an astronomical bent, that question usually comes to me in the form of "What is the best telescope I can buy this person?" I will give you the same answer that I give them. The best telescope you can buy is one that will be used...

The McCook High School girls face another "big" task Thursday in the opening round of the Topside Tip-Off Tournament in Goodland, Kan. The Bison girls will meet Ottawa, Kan., today at 5 p.m. CST in first-round action at the Goodland Junior High gym...

There's probably not too many basketball secrets between the McCook Community College Indians and the Colorado Christian University junior varsity. The two teams played for the second time this season Wednesday night and the results were nearly the same as the first meeting. McCook nipped the Cougars, 53-52, at McCook's True Hall gym when a Colorado Christian shot in the final seconds missed the mark...