Stories from Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Feb. 17, 1926-June 12, 2011 OBERLIN, Kansas -- Rex C. Schroeder, 85, died Sunday (June 12, 2011) in Oberlin. He was born Feb. 17, 1926, in Thomas County, Kansas, to Emil C. and Bertie (Entwhistle) Schroeder. He was raised in Thomas County and his education was in Brewster, Kansas...

Nov. 22, 1935- June 7, 2011 WINDSOR, Colorado -- Patricia "Honey" Ann Harrell, 75, died June 7, 2011, at her home in Windsor. She was born Nov. 22, 1935, in Stratton, Nebraska, to Joseph and Anna (Boyle) Stengel. She graduated from St. Scholastica High School and St. Anthony College in Caņon City, Colorado. She worked as an X-ray technician in the mammography department...

May 22, 1935-June 12, 2011 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- Shirley A. Linderholm, 76, died Sunday (June 12, 2011) at her home in Cambridge. She was born May 22, 1935, to Harold and Lucile (Johnson) Hilton. She attended and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1953. She attended Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in education in 1961. She received her master's degree from the University of Nebraska in English in 1965...

Feb. 19, 1931-June 7, 2011 LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Wayne W. Liesemeyer, 80, Lincoln, passed away Tuesday (June 7, 2011) in Lincoln. Born in Syracuse, Nebraska on Feb. 19, 1931; 1949 graduate of Syracuse High School; served in the U.S. Marines as an aviation metal smith; Married to Bette L. Rodgers on April 15, 1957; attended University of Nebraska Lincoln and received a degree in civil engineering on the GI Bill...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook, Nebraska, Public Schools board of education members at their monthly meeting Monday evening unanimously approved a new contract and salary increase for Superintendent Grant Norgaard. Norgaard has completed two full years as superintendent, and his first employment contract was a two-year contract that is set to expire June 30, 2011...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook City Council set the starting salary range and ironed out wording for a recruitment ad, both pertaining to the new city manager position, during a special meeting at council chambers, Monday evening. The advertised starting salary will be at $78,000 annually, which one councilman said equaled advertised salary plus an adjustment for inflation, that was used last time the city manager courting process was conducted...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook, Nebraska, Public Schools Board of Education members accepted the resignation Monday evening of a fellow board member found guilty in May of driving while intoxicated and disturbing the peace. Board president Tom Bredvick read a brief letter of resignation, dated May 27, from board member Maury Green, a McCook attorney found guilty of DWI and disturbing the peace in Red Willow County District Court on May 26. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Red Willow County, Nebraska, commissioners increased the county's yearly contribution to the "Family Resource Center" to help the center pay for services provided to 478 Red Willow County families during the past year. Kathy Haas of McCook, FRC coordinator, told commissioners at their weekly meeting Monday morning that "no donation is too large," and that any donation will help the center keep its doors open...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- At its monthly meeting Monday evening, the McCook, Nebraska, Public Schools board of education approved a 30-cent increase in lunch and breakfast prices over the next six years, beginning with the start of school in August. The increase is necessary, according to Superintendent Grant Norgaard, to meet federal guidelines for reimbursement of free/reduced lunches and to prevent school systems from receiving higher reimbursement than what they charge for meals. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Three motions were sustained during a preliminary hearing, Monday afternoon in Red Willow County District Court, for the Bartley-area father and son that are facing 17 felony charges, including assault and use of a deadly weapon...

The age of the average Red Willow County resident is about 40, more than four years older than the average Nebraskan and about three years older than the average American. Take out school kids and pre-schoolers, and it's easy to see that many of us are approaching the age where we're considered "elderly."...

When I travel I like to pick up a local newspaper and read to find what is happening in that community. Last week I glanced through a copy of the Omaha World Herald. I used to subscribe but that company decided not to distribute to Southwest Nebraska, evidently thinking we no longer were interested it their product. Nevertheless in their June 9th edition I found an opinion article by Dr. Gene A. Budig that stirred a passion in my heart...

The Fourth of July is rapidly approaching and many tons of fireworks have been prepared for sale to the general public. Yet certain fools in some areas have abolished fireworks, claiming them unnecessary, dangerous, smelly and useless. This breaks my heart and cold chills go up my spine...

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Gazette, particularly Connie Jo Discoe, who wrote the article about my missing bird "Bindi." I would also like to thank the people of the area for reminding me why I chose to live here. The calls of support and tips on how I may retrieve Bindi I received were very helpful and encouraging...

Mitt Romney, a 2012 presidential candidate who ran on the Republican ticket in 2008, seems to have great potential. His book, "No Apology," published by St. David's Press in 2010, reveals much about what makes him tick. The struggles of his family have greatly influenced him. Three generations ago, they fled to Mexico. They were converts to the Mormon Church, originally from England, and were being persecuted. George Romney, his father, was born in 1901 in Chihuahua...

Sept. 11, 1926-June 13, 2011 STRATTON, Nebraska -- Geraldine Delores (Hanson) Sutton, 84, died Monday, June 13, 2011, at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. She was born Sept. 11, 1926, in Rawlins County, Kansas, to Fred Edward Hanson and Zelma Irene (Kessler) Hanson. ...

SAVANNAH, Georgia -- Harry Milton Krogh, 81, died on Saturday, March 5, 2011, in Savannah, Georgia. Harry is survived by his wife of 58 years, Shirley J. Krogh (nee Cramer). He is the proud father of Leslie Krogh-Wisner and husband, Jay and Stephanie Fitzgerald and husband, Dan. His beautiful granddaughters are Sarah Wisner, Shannon Fitzgerald, Kelli Fitzgerald and Bridget Fitzgerald...