Stories from Thursday, October 7, 2010

The leaders of the Nebraska P-16 Initiative are promoting the value of a college campus visit as a way to encourage Nebraska students to attend college. I chair the P-16 Initiative and my co-chairs are J.B. Milliken, President of the University of Nebraska; Commissioner of Education, Dr. Roger Breed; state Senator Greg Adams, Chairman of the Education Committee; and Liz Koop, President and CEO of EducationQuest Foundation...

May 26, 1920-Sept. 6, 2010 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- Albert B. Forman, 90, died Monday (Sept. 6, 2010) at Tri-Valley Health System Cambridge Manor. He was born on the family farm south of Holbrook, Nebraska on May 25, 1920, to Faye F. and Edith M. (Kinnie) Forman. Albert grew up on the farm helping with chores and training horses. He attended Fairview Country School and high school in Holbrook graduating in 1938...

CULBERTSON, Nebraska -- During a special board meeting in late August, the Hitchcock County Board of Educated voted unanimously to call a special bond election in November 2010. If passed the bond amount of $9.8 million would be used to update the current facilities being used by the Hitchcock County School District...

The government's effort to save us from our own stupidity has backfired once again. We haven't seen many "texting while driving" tickets come through county court, but since July 15, it's been the law of the land that it is illegal to send an SMS from your cell phone while driving...

Many thanks to Pam Harsh and the Chamber of Commerce who within just a few days, helped establish the AVTT wall escort staging area in McCook Nebraska, create press releases, and notify motorcycle groups and public of the time of this event. Pam saved me many telephone calls and time by volunteering to take this task upon herself...

How can the McCook and Curtis area economically stand shutting off of the Quick Response Wells? This is a direct quote from the Lincoln paper, Sunday Aug. 22, 2010 "There were 162 growers in Nebraska, according to a census measurement in 2007. 50,000 acres of sugar beets planted this year, virtually all of it in genetically modified seed. ...

Local Patriot Guard riders joined a Christian motorcycle group and many others to escort the Traveling Wall, a miniature of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, from a stopover at Westview Plaza to North Platte's Cody Park. The wall will be on display there until 7 a.m. Monday...

NORFOLK, Nebraska -- The McCook High School cross-country teams will make a long run to Norfolk this weekend in a tune-up for district competition on tap next week. The Bison boys and girls will enter the tough Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference (GNAC) meet Friday, Oct. 8, at Norfolk's Skyview Lake Park. The junior varsity girls and boys will run together in the opening heat at 2 p.m., followed by the girls varsity race and the boys varsity run...

The high school fall sports seasons in Nebraska are starting to wind down. While football and volleyball are a few weeks away from post-season playoffs, sports such as girls softball, girls golf, cross-country and boys tennis are getting ready for district tournament action this weekend...