Stories from Friday, July 8, 2011

Family Features There's nothing wrong with lip-smacking good barbecued chicken -- but there are a lot of other tasty ways to enjoy chicken hot off the grill. These recipes from the National Chicken Council bring flame-kissed flavor to your plate in the form of sweet and spicy wings, summer-fresh kabobs, and a gorgeous entrée salad...

Michelle Lynn Miller of Como, Colorado, and Chance Tyrel Marble of Atwood, Kansas announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the bride-to-be are Brenda Miller of Salida, Colorado, and Stanley Miller of Penrose, Coloado. Grandparents of the bride-to-be are Ron and Margaret Barnes of Como and Leo Miller of Las Vegas, Nevada. Grandparents of the prospective bridegroom are Phil and Jody Davis of Agate, Colorado, Della Lange of Limon, Colorado, and the late Norman Marble...

Marlene Pascoe and Tom Svoboda were married, July 1, 2011, at the Willow Ridge Courtyard Gazebo. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Steve Bales of the McCook First Congregational Church.

Emily Jean Atchley and Zachariah Quinn Williams were married June 4, 2011, at Hope Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. The bride is the daughter of Leah and Randy Atchley of Knoxville and the granddaughter of Joan and Don Grafel of Herndon, Kansas.

Kelsey Schoup and Keith Messinger of McCook, Nebraska, announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the bride-to-be are Mike and Nadia Schoup of McCook. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Kirk and Peggy Messinger of McCook. The bride-to-be is a 2008 McCook High School graduate and attended McCook Community College and the McCook Beauty Academy. She is employed at Renalle's Classic Hair Design and is a Zumba instructor for Spotlight Studios...

The family of Jean Brenning of McCook, Nebraska is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday, July 13. She was born in McCook. Family includes son, Bob and wife, Janet Brenning of McCook; two granddaughters; and one great-grandson. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 607 E. Sixth Street, McCook, NE 69001...

Spencer and Kalyn Doyle of Lincoln, Nebraska announce the birth of a daughter, Ellis Lynn Doyle. She was born June 19, 2011, in Lincoln, weighing 8.7 pounds and measuring 20.25 inches long. Grandparents are Phil and Star Byers of Clarinda, Iowa, Randy and Dee Doyle of Thornton, Colorado, formerly of McCook, Nebraska. Great-grandparents are Gerald and Bess Gilliland of Cambridge, Nebraska, and Floyd and Carla Bales of McCook...

The family of Scott and Rosa Boehm of McCook, Nebraska is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 40th wedding anniversary. They were married July 12, 1971, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Oberlin, Kansas. Their family includes children, Denise and Kevin Sweeney and Becky Boehm, all of Lincoln, Nebraska; and one grandchild. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 207 West 11th, McCook, NE 69001...

March 26, 1916-July 7, 2011 HOXIE, Kansas -- Elsie Wessel, 95, died Thursday (July 7, 2011), at Sheridan County Health Complex. She was born March 26, 1916, in Angelus, Kansas, to Henry and Anna (Ostmeyer) Schwarz. She was raised on a farm near Angelus and received her education in Angelus...

April 7, 1931-July 6, 2011 ATWOOD, Kansas -- Francis Henry "Chaz" Janousek, 80, died Wednesday (July 6, 2011), at the Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin, Kansas. He was born April 7, 1931, at Beardsley, Kansas, to Charles and Lydia (Micek) Janousek. He graduated from the eighth grade at Saint Mary's Catholic School and attended Herndon High School, graduating in 1949...

Hydropower is often thought to require massive dams and complex infrastructures to process millions of gallons of water to power entire cities. Small streams and irrigation canals are rarely considered resources to generate hydropower. In reality, the future of hydropower lies in these nontraditional sources...

The space shuttle never lived up to its promise as a safe, reliable, cheap means of carrying people and equipment into orbit, but those of us who remember the first, tentative steps off the planet can't help but feel a sense of awe and wonder at today's final launch of Atlantis...

This case has consumed the public interest for the past three years. Casey Anthony was charged with first degree murder in the death of her 2 ½ year old daughter whose skeletal fragments were eventually found in a field, six months after she was reported missing by her mother who waited a full month before reporting her daughter's disappearance to the police...

WILSONVILLE, Nebraska -- It boils down to two things: The Wilsonville, Nebraska, post office does not have a career post master, and it has less than two hours of workload per day for the employee in the office. For those two reasons, the post office in Wilsonville has been placed on a list of post offices from across the nation to study for closure or consolidation and delivery to customers by alternative service...

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- A grocery warehouse in Hayes Center is among four projects that will share $284,000 in Rural Business Enterprise Grants from USDA Rural Development, according to Maxine Moul, state director. The Village of Hayes Center will receive $98,000 to construct a building to be used as a grocery distribution warehouse for Scott's Foods in Hayes Center...

BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- She moved from Reno, Nevada, to Benkelman, Nebraska, for the quality of life. And now, after giving her heart to Benkelman residents and investing in the future of the community, Martha Burgess can't imagine living anywhere else...

Dear Fellow Nebraskans: I would like to introduce another one of Nebraska's state agencies, the Board of Parole. While it is a small agency, it plays an important role in our criminal justice system. The Board of Parole was established in Nebraska more than 40 years ago and is headed by Chairperson Esther L. ...