Stories from Thursday, July 1, 2010

Construction is in full swing at the new Nebraska State Fairgrounds in Grand Island, leaving the old fairgrounds available for a new research park for the University of Nebraska. As an aside, today was the deadline for submission of plans to preserve the old Industrial Arts building on the fairgrounds, a 97 year old structure of unusual trapezoidal shape that has been closed for six years and for which university officials can foresee no use...

For the most part, I enjoy running in the mornings. In fact, most mornings, I pass many others who also seem to enjoy walking or running. Having said that, there is one thing that quickly makes my morning ritual not so pleasant. Take this morning (June 29, 2010) for example: I was running on West Third Street, making a left turn onto H Street when I met a dog that I thought, at first, was on a leash, but discovered it was not. ...

Here are two pure, unadulterated nuggets of truth for all Gazette readers to ponder upon. "Woe to the land whose king is a child and whose leaders are already drunk in the morning." (Ecc.10:16 TLB) "There is no mother nature, only Father God." -- Pastor John Hagee...

To quote the oft-quoted newspaper writer's summation ... "A good time was had by all." That about sums up the experience for those attending the first Observational Astronomy class at the extended campus of Mid-Planes Community College. Although the teacher was kind of long-winded and sometimes quite boring...

Shayne Riley and Adam Taylor, employees of the software applications company 21st Century Systems Inc., move office furniture into the Keystone Business Center Thursday as Tom Strother, Project Superintendent for EAD Contractors continues work on renovation of the building. 21st Century Systems is still targeting Aug. 1 as the date to be fully in the center according to Taylor. The company is using Walsh Brady Hall at McCook Community College as its interim location...

Indianola's firefighters light up the July 4 night sky last year with red-white-blue-and-yellow sparklers -- as they do every year to celebrate America's freedom and heritage. Indianola's fireworks are scheduled to go off this year at dark Saturday, on the baseball field on the west edge of town. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- After 17 years of serving their Chinese food to Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas customers, Foon and Ada Chiu have earned a reputation for serving wonderful food in a clean, healthy environment -- in "the castle" at the corner of West B and Tenth in McCook, Nebraska...

Several McCook girls fast-pitch softball teams will compete in ASA ae-group state tournament action this weekend at various sites around the Cornhusker State. The McCook Rebels will be one of 15 teams vying for top honors at the Class B 18-Under state meet at North Platte July 2-4. The Rebels, comprised of many members of the McCook High School softball team, will face Wisner Friday at 4:45 p.m. in first-round action...