Stories from Friday, October 21, 2011

Family Features Chicken is a popular choice for family dinners -- but no matter how much your family enjoys it, serving it the same way over and over again can stir up cravings for something new. Chef Tim Love knows all about finding new ways to enjoy familiar foods. He's teaming up with the Hellmann'sŪ Brand to let home cooks know about a little secret to spice up their everyday chicken dishes...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- I don't remember the mornings being so tough growing up. I am definitely missing something, not hearing someone's advice or forgetting some golden rule that will hopefully slap me in the face soon. It is a struggle to get the little guy through only a few basic tasks each morning; clothes, breakfast, teeth, shoes, jacket, backpack and out the door. ...

CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- Brittany Nicole Tollman of Bartley, Nebraska, and Dean James Klotz of Manhattan, Kansas, were united in marriage June 25, 2011 at Harry Strunk Lake with the Rev. Linda Johnson of Manhattan officiating. The bride's parents are Kelly and Chris Tollman of Bartley...

ALBION, Nebraska -- Megan Mescher of Albion, Nebraska and Brian Kollmorgen of Stratton, Nebraska were united in marriage Aug. 20, 2011, at St. Michael's Catholic Church with the Rev. Stan Schmit officiating. The bride's parents are Jerry and Connie Mescher of Albion, Nebraska. Grandparents are MaryAnn Mescher of Albion and Lorraine Seier of Petersburg, Nebraska...

75th birthday The family of Marvin (Bud) Leitner of Littleton, Colorado is requesting a card shower in honor of his 75th birthday. He was born Oct. 30, in Herndon, Kansas. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 11965 W. Brandt Place, Littleton, CO 80127...

Jason and Jenae (Whitten) Dahlstedt of Kearney, Nebraska announce the birth of their daughter, Addison Grace born Aug. 22, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. She weighed pounds and measured 20 a 1/2 inches long. She has one brother, Dylan, 6- years-old. Grandparents are Ralph Dahlstedt and Marjean Dahlstedt of Kearney and Stan and Jeannine Whitten of McCook, Nebraska...

Murry and Audrey Pavlicek of Oberlin, Kansas will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Oct. 30, at the Golden Age Community Center in Oberlin, from 2-4 p.m. They were married Oct. 26, 1961, at the Covenant Church in Oberlin. They are former McCook residents. Their family includes Kelli and Daniel Butherus of Wichita, Kansas, Kerri Schippers of Hoxie, Kansas and five grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 303 West Adams, Oberlin, KS 67749...

Dolan, Hofer Katie Lynn Dolan and Jonathan Allyn Hofer, both of Kearney, Nebraska, announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the bride-to-be are Paul and Deborah Dolan of Indianola. Grandparents are Rita Curren, the late Bill Curren, Opal Dolan and the late Daniel Dolan...

90th birthday The family of Norma Cole is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday. She was born Oct. 25, 1921 in Trenton, Nebraska. Her children include Marge and Cermit Brown of Culbertson, Nebraska; Joyce and Al Channell of Grand Island, Nebraska; Richard and Anita Cole of Pueblo, Colorado; Linda and David Qualls of Choctaw, Oklahoma and Bill and Kim Cole of Trenton. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 36971 US Highway 6, Culbertson, NE 69024...

70th anniversary The family of Dale and Winifred Workman is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 70th wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 2, 1941, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Beatrice, Nebraska. Cards of congratulation will reach them at 1004 Norris Ave., McCook, NE 69001...

Dear Fellow Nebraskans, We are fortunate in Nebraska to have one of the strongest economies in the country. Our unemployment rate is 4.2% while the national average is 9.1%; we are recognized nationally as a top state in which to do business; and we continue to grow and create jobs in our state. ...

May 20, 1947 - Oct. 11, 2011 CEDAREDGE, Colorado -- Scott Dean Everhart, 64, died Tuesday (Oct. 11, 2011), at his residence at Cedaredge, Colorado. He was born May 20, 1947 to Wendall Dean and Betty Jane (Killfoil) Everhart in Lindsborg, Kansas. He spent his childhood in Lindsborg and graduated from Lindsborg High School. He later received his BA from Bethany College and then his MBA from the University of Nebraska...

July 22, 1932 - Oct. 16, 2011 AURORA, Colorado -- Helene Roberts Arnold, 79, died Sunday (Oct.6, 2011), in Aurora, Colorado. She was born July 22, 1932, at Danbury, Nebraska, the daughter of the late James D. and Marjorie "Pew*" Roberts. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Leslie; her father, James Dole Roberts in 1979; her mother, Marjorie "Pew" Roberts in 2000; one brother, Jack Roberts and nephew, Daniel...

OBERLIN, Kansas -- Darlene Faye Baughman, 75, died Thursday (Oct. 20, 2011) at the Cedar Living Center in Oberlin, Kansas. Survivors include her husband, Glen E. Baughman, Sr. of Oberlin; three sons, Glen E. Baughman Jr. and wife, Georgia of Culbertson, Nebraska, Richard Portz and wife, Carol, of Paradise, Texas, Robert Portz and wife, Penny of McCook, Nebraska; two daughters, Diana Trout and husband, Paul, of Caldwell, Idaho, and Teresa Kuhlmann and husband, Charles, of McCook; brother, Dale Musgrave and wife, Elizabeth, of Hastings, Nebraska; sister, Dorothy Hejl of Oaklawn, Illinois; eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews and friends.. ...

Geoff Gillen proves to his football team that he's a man of his word, wearing the dress he promised them if they won their game last Saturday. Gillen, of McCook, Nebraska, coaches a third and fourth grade YMCA flag football team whose team roster includes his son Matthew, right, and Drew Daum. Team members agreed their coach looked like a girl -- "except for the beard ... " one mused...

LINCOLN -- A four-person panel attempted to unravel the Gordian knot that is Medicare and Medicaid during a discussion held Thursday, Oct. 20 over the statewide Telehealth Network. The general consensus of the panel appeared to be that neither the politicians who advocate policy changes nor the reporters who cover related issues seem to fully understand the complexity of it all. As a result, the general public is generally uninformed and misguided on the subject...

For 32 consecutive months the national unemployment rate has been at or above 8 percent. Today, it stands at 9.1 percent. Nearly 14 million Americans continue to look for jobs as average family incomes are dropping and the poverty rate is rising. Maintaining the status quo is unacceptable...

If the grainy cell-phone video of a dazed, bleeding Muammar Gaddafi being manhandled by mob just before his death doesn't cause one to feel pity for even a brutal despot, we've lost too much of our humanity somewhere along the line. Compare Gaddafi's end to the relatively dignified dispatch of Osama bin Laden, and it's tempting to make comparisons of those involved in both incidents...

When we hear about the horrible crimes that man commits against man, most people wonder why. What could possibly make people do the things they do? The answer is deceptively simple. We are what we learn. We don't all grow up on the same level playing field. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The Red Willow County, Nebraska, board of commissioners plans a closed session Monday morning to discuss the possible purchase of two apartment houses north of the courthouse on Norris Avenue in McCook. The meeting begins at 9 a.m., in the commissioners' room on the third floor of the courthouse. The closed session is scheduled at 9:30 a.m., and involves the possible purchase of two apartment buildings at 520 Norris from owners Greg and Janet Hepp of McCook...

McCOOK--Giving without getting anything in return has been added to the curriculum of reading, writing and 'rithmatic. Students from the STEP Program (Success Through Educational Partnerships) troop into the McCook Food Pantry every Monday morning during the school year, and help sort canned items, stock shelves or measure out perishables, like sugar...

April 25, 1927-Oct. 19, 2011 PENDLETON, Oregon -- Bonnie Mae (Seals) Hamilton-Davis, 84, died Wednesday (Oct. 19, 2011), at her home in Pendleton, Oregon. She was born April 25, 1927, in Freedom, Nebraska to George F. and Margaret (Cuttrel) Seals. She moved to Pilot Rock, Oregon in 1958. After retiring in 1981, from Albertson's Grocery, where she worked for 11 years, she moved to Pendleton...

Jesus likened the kingdom of heaven unto a wedding banquet prepared by a bridegroom's father in the parable of the wedding banquet found in Matthew 22, with the invitation extended through the city, then the countryside, until the banquet hall is filled...

40th anniversary The family of Dan and Darlene Loper is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 40th wedding anniversary. They were married Oct. 30, 1971, in Oberlin, Kansas. Their family includes son, Tracy Loper. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 308 West H, McCook, NE 69001...

Dustin and Heather (Teel) Webb of Bartley announce the birth of their daughter, Clara Lynn Teel. She was born Sept. 7, 2011 at Community Hospital in McCook. She weighed seven pounds, one ounce and measured 20 inches long. She has one sister, Bella, 2-years-old. ...