Stories from Thursday, June 2, 2011

BOZEMAN, Montana -- Lawrence Rueter, 98, formerly of Wauneta, died April 21, 2011, at his residence in Bozeman. Survivors include his daughter Marcia Leritz and husband, Ed of Bozeman; his son Marc Rueter and wife, Anne of Ann Arbor, Michigan; sister Lucille Lee of Lancaster, Virginia; 6 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews...

Feb. 6, 1922 - June 1, 2011 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- Lawrence Laverne Orvis, 89, died Wednesday (June 1, 2011) at Cambridge. He was born Feb. 6, 1922. Services are Sunday, June 5, 2:30 p.m., at the McCook Christian Church in McCook, Nebraska, with the Rev. Clark Bates officiating. Burial will be at the Wilsonville cemetery...

Dec. 9, 1924 - June 1, 2011 GOTHENBURG, Nebraska -- Dee Lee Treat, 86, formerly of North Platte, Nebraska, died Wednesday (June 1, 2011), at Hilltop Estates in Gothenburg. He was born Dec. 9, 1924, to Wilber Theron and Ella Stella Stanley Treat on a farm south of Wilsonville, Nebraska...

Like we have been known to say, this Internet thing is going to catch on someday ... Social networking has been given a lot of credit for movements like the "Arab Spring," some of it deserved, but people are finding more and more ways to use its power in a personal way...

At the "Water for Food" global conference in Lincoln on May 1-4, experts from around the world predicted a challenging future for humanity. The world population, now at 7 billion, is growing exponentially. As populations grow, industrial, agricultural and domestic water demands escalate. ...

Lots to look at this week, let's get to it. I think we can safely say that winter has passed and spring is here. It is more than just a calendar date, it is an astronomical event also. Our old friend Orion, the king of the winter sky, has all but disappeared over the western horizon by sunset these warming spring evenings...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Local Red Cross officials are appealing to the public for help in meeting the local and nationwide need for relief. "There have been so many disasters so for this year" that a special effort is needed, said Dr. Mike Nielsen of McCook, Southwest Unit Co-chair...

I read an article on the Los Angeles Times website on Tuesday that gave my movie-loving heart a shot of reality, courtesy of good ol' Father Time. June 12, 2011, marks the 30th anniversary of the release of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." I can almost hear a bunch of you shaking your heads in disbelief, so do what I did: lean back in the seat you're in (as far as you can without hurting yourself and/or others, anyway) and let that fact settle...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- World War II veteran Billy Loop of McCook shared some of his amazing experiences with the Gazette as a part of a 2010 Military Salute section. The story was recently made available online for readers that may have missed it at http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/17326......