Stories from Monday, August 1, 2011

Dec. 21, 1922-July 29, 2011 CULBERTSON, Nebraska -- Jesslyn May (McNeice) Stubbs, 88, died Friday (July 29, 2011) in Cody, Wyoming. She was born Dec. 21, 1922, on the family farm south of Culbertson, Nebraska. She grew up in the Culbertson community and graduated from Culbertson High School in 1941. Following her graduation she moved to Denver, Colorado, where she lived with her brother, Winston McNeice and his family...

Aug. 18, 1969-July 25, 2011 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Pamela Jane Mace, 41, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. Pam was born on Aug. 18, 1969, in Denver, Colorado, to Bruce and Karen Mace. She enjoyed writing poetry, music, biking, the outdoors and spending time with family and friends. Pam had a fondness for children and animals. Her kindness and generosity will be missed by all who knew her...

Aug. 20, 1938-July 28, 2011 NORTON, Kansas -- Anetta Faye Knapp, 72, formerly of Norcatur, Kansas, died Thursday (July 28, 2011) at Norton County Hospital in Norton, Kansas. She was born Aug. 20, 1938, on a farm southwest of Norcatur, Kansas, to Harry W. Smith and Alma L. Rist. She was raised on the farm southwest of Norcatur. She attended country school and graduated from Norcatur Rural High School...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- An 87-year-old Culbertson, Nebraska, man was flown from Community Hospital of McCook, Nebraska, to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney following a two-vehicle accident south of McCook Saturday morning. The man, Warren Davis of Culbertson was listed in good condition in the Kearney hospital this morning...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The Hormel Family Foundation and Invest Nebraska Corp. have begun accepting submissions for the fifth annual business plan competition in McCook, Nebraska. The competition, which targets local entrepreneurs and business owners, will take place Nov. 4 at the Hormel Business & Technology Center on the McCook Community College campus...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Sixty seven years after the death of one of America's most highly regarded legislators, items from his estate are being put up for sale. The items, preserved at the summer cabin of U.S. Sen. George W. Norris in Waupaca, Wisconsin, will be pre-priced and displayed Saturday, Aug. 6, and Sunday, Aug. 7, at the cabin, which is located at N2702 Norris Lane in Waupaca...

Renovation work appears to be almost completed on the Norris Park band shell, and that's good, because it's booked Friday night for the first of two free Hot Summer Nights sponsored by McCook National Bank. The Bel Airs will bring an "authentic but eclectic bluesy-country-soul-and-rock-n-roll sound influenced by the likes of Wilson Pickett, Slim Harpo, Howlin' Wolf and Johnny Cash" to Norris Park at 7 p.m. Friday...

In all of America's wars there have been black soldiers. In the Revolutionary War it is estimated that there were some 25,000 black soldiers, who saw the war as an opportunity to gain their freedom from slavery. Most saw the British as their best hope, and 20,000 blacks served as Black Loyalists to the British invaders, while only 5,000 served in Washington's Army...