Stories from Monday, September 13, 2010

Our nation's farmers, ranchers, and small businesses could have a pile of paperwork in their near future, thanks to -- of all things -- the government takeover of health care. The new health care law signed by President Obama requires farmers, ranchers, and small businesses to file a Form 1099 with the Internal Revenue Service for every vendor or contractor from which they purchase $600 or more in goods or services in a calendar year...

I want to highlight an organization that plays an important role in our business recruitment efforts here in Nebraska. The Nebraska Diplomats is the largest economic development organization in Nebraska with more than 375 business and community leaders from across the state...

Sept. 28, 1955-Sept. 8, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Michael John Roe, 54, entered into peace on Wednesday (Sept. 8, 2010), in Grand Island, Nebraska. He was born on Sept, 28, 1955, in Holdrege, Nebraska to Gerald James and Louise Sophia (Fagot) Roe. Having moved with his family from Holdrege to Fremont, he graduated from Fremont High School in 1974 and attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. ...

Oct. 29, 1923-Sept. 10, 2010 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Delyla M. (Schneider) Weskamp, 86, died on Friday (Sept. 10, 2010), in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was born Oct. 29, 1923, to Peter T. and Mary C. (Giespert) Schneider in St. Ann, Nebraska, in a sod house. After graduating from Hayes County High School, Delyla taught in rural schools in Frontier County before marrying Lawrence (Mike) Weskamp on Feb. 17, 1947...

July 24, 1935--Sept. 10, 2010 CURTIS, Nebraska -- Gary Wayne Nutt, 75, died Friday (Sept. 10, 2010), at Centennial Park Retirement Village in North Platte, Nebraska. He was born July 24, 1935, in North Platte, to Lynn and Margaret (Linnemeyer) Nutt. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Curtis...

CURTIS, Nebraska -- When it comes to preparing young people to enter an ever competitive and uncertain economy, the University of Nebraska-Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture enlists entrepreneurship to give students the skills they need to be innovators and leaders, not just employees, in their chosen field...

LOS ANGELES -- Twenty-one nominations have been tapped for the 20th Environmental Media Awards, including feature film contenders "Avatar" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox" from Fox and "The Kids Are All Right" from Focus. "Eco Company," the educational news magazine show from McCook native Bob Anderson was given the nod in the Children's TV: Live Action category. ...

The liberal Left has shaken the very foundations of our republic. The epicenter is Washington D.C. We witness another aftershock every week. I've heard people say "there is nothing I can do about it, so I'll stay in my own little world and ignore it."...

The most important thing you can learn in school is how to learn. Fortunately, most of us learn everything we need to "learn how to learn" at a young age. All is not lost for those who miss out on part of their education, however, and opportunities have never been better...

The University of Nebraska played its first game of football in 1890, and by the turn of the century had already become something of a powerhouse in the Midwest, behind such stars as Ebenezer Mockett, and George Flippin. Flippin was the first black player to play for the University, and went on to become a successful physician at Stromsburg, Nebraska. ...

Nebraska defensive tackle Jared Crick (right) wraps up Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle (10) for a sack. Crick was in on six tackles, including five solo stops and 2 1/2 sacks, as the Huskers beat Idaho, 38-17, at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.

During a visit to Western Nebraska over the Congressional break I met with a group of business people, one of whom was upset over an increase in his health insurance premium, which he blamed on the new health care reform law. I quickly pointed out that most of the health bill won't take effect until 2014. The increase his insurance company notified him about is more than likely a continuation of what has been happening with premiums for the past few years...

YORK, Nebraska -- McCook got strong performances from its two singles entries, but the doubles teams were key to the Bison's team title at the York Invitational boys tennis meet. McCook and Waverly tied for first place in the final team standings with 21 points each in the meet played in York Friday, Sept. ...

BROKEN BOW, Nebraska -- The McCook High School girls were nearly perfect at the Broken Bow Invitational cross-country meet Saturday, Sept. 11. The Bison girls earned four of the top five finishes to score 11 points -- just one point from the best team score possible -- to claim the team championship. Ainsworth was a distant second with 53 points, and Cozad placed third with 56 points...

LEXINGTON -- The McCook High School golf girls are proving that the Bison are one of the top teams this fall in the western part of the state. McCook dominated the individual medalist standings to claim the team title at the 2010 Lexington Invitational. The 10-team meet was contested Friday, Sept. 10 at the Lakeside Golf Club, located on the southeast corner of Johnson Lake just south of Lexington...