Stories from Friday, March 16, 2012

85th birthday The family of Edward Geier of Culbertson, Nebraska, is hosting a card shower in honor of his 85th birthday. He was born March 27, 1927, in Duncan, Nebraska. His family include his children, Pam and Rod Ochsner of Culbertson, Teresa and Phil Pierce of Ogallala, Nebraska, Mike and Laurie Geier of North Platte, Nebraska, Randy and Kathy Geier of Elm Creek, Nebraska, nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. ...

Lester, Homan Alli Lester of Lincoln, Nebraska and Jordan Homan of Omaha, Nebraska, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are Bruce and Kathy Lester of McCook, Nebraska. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Paul and Jeannie Homan of Lexington, Nebraska...

Welch, Jackson Amy Jo Welch of Kearney, Nebraska and Adam Jackson of Ord, Nebraska announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are the late Douglas Welch and Teresa Welch. Grandparents are the late Dean and Theresa Musgrave and the late Leland and Mildred Welch...

Schumacher, Poore Jenny Marie Schumacher and Luke David Poore, both of Lincoln, Nebraska, announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Parents of the couple are David and Mary Poore of Cozad, Nebraska and Chuck and Jody Cunningham of Gothenburg, Nebraska. Grandparents of the prospective bridegroom are Peggy and Dale Poore of McCook, Nebraska...

Trell Paul Pelster Peter and Kari Pelster of Anselmo, Nebraska, announce the birth of their son, Trell Paul Pelster, who was born Feb. 14 2012, at North Platte. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches long. He has one sister, Keylie, 21 months. Grandparents are Alan and Kindra Oberg of Culbertson, and...

Kathy Hamilton WAUNETA, Nebraska -- Kathy Hamilton, 52, of Alliance, Nebraska, died Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Services are Monday, March 19, 2012, 10:30 a.m,. MT at First United Methodist Church in Wauneta with the Rev. .Bonnie McCord officiating. Interment is at the Riverside Cemetery in Wauneta...

I have been a critic of psychiatry for many years because I see it as a pseudo-science rather than a science and the new DSM 5 doesn't do anything to allay those concerns. The DSM is short for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and the first edition was printed in 1952. ...

Nearly 80 years after the repeal of Prohibition in the United States, alcohol problems continue to be front and center in the news. In Lincoln, Nebraska legislators advanced a bill redefining "alcopops" like hard cider as "beer" for the purpose of taxation...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- A plea agreement was reached, March 7, with one of the two burglars arrested in connection with the December 2011 break in at McCorkle Motors. The burglar, 36-year-old Happ E. Wells of McCook, accepted a plea agreement that admitted guilt to three of the eight felony counts he was originally charged with, in addition to one reduced misdemeanor charge...

Pushing her grocery cart, Monica Conroy, manager of the Sara Lee Old Home Bakery Outlet store in McCook, Nebraska, helps volunteers of the McCook Pantry collect food items donated to the Pantry at the store. During the second annual Sara Lee and "Feeding America" food drive through the end of March, Sara Lee will donate to the McCook Pantry one loaf of bread for each non-perishable food item brought to the store for donation to the Pantry. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- An outspoken critic of the Red Willow County commissioners' plan to build a new jail and law enforcement on a lot north of the courthouse is offering an alternative. Dale Dueland, who has questioned the location as well as other aspects of the project, is on the agenda for Monday's commissioner meeting, 15 minutes after the agenda begins at 9 a.m...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Brian Hollis, resident engineer for the extensive modifications to Red Willow Dam north of McCook, Nebraska, told those gathered for the 2012 Southwest Nebraska Water Conference Wednesday, that repairs are ahead of schedule because of the lack of severe winter weather...

IMPERIAL, Nebraska -- "Day is done. Gone the sun. From the hill, from the lake, from the skies. All is well, safely rest. God is nigh." While the 14-year-old Imperial, Nebraska, teenager feels deeply the words of America's most-recognized song of remembrance, it's the music -- just 24 notes -- that enables Makayla Damoude to pay respect to her country's soldiers...

CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska -- That a man would lay down his life for another is "amazing ... it's wonderful," according to the soft-spoken, shy cowboy who recited his poetry at the March 14 "Inspirational Lenten Service" of Trinity United Methodist Church in Cambridge, Nebraska...

It is not simply about contraception

"Jesus either brought people to their feet or to their knees," said the Rev. Johnny Walker Friday as he addressed a community congregation of 119 at St. Alban's Episcopal Church. "He either gathered people unto himself or watched as they turned away," Walker continued...

Dear Friend, INTRO It was our privelege to go on a cruise of some of the Caribbean islands with two of our children and two grandchildren for one full week in February. We had a wonderful time together. All that we saw and experienced, reinforced our conviction of what a great God we have...

Hanging on many a teacher's wall or sitting on his or her desk is that little proverb that reads, "Life is a classroom." Half of my teachers had a variation of this framed-art maxim, right along with their globes of the world and A-B-C wall boarders. Uncapping my red pen, I'll give this saying an "A" for effort, but a big fat "F" for accuracy...

OGALLALA, Nebraska -- Mary Catherine Unrein of Fleming, Colorado, will be the featured speaker at the Magnificat Brunch hosted by the Ogallala Chapter, Our Lady of the Harvest, Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Ogallala, beginning at 9 a.m. (M.T.) The brunch will be served at Valentino's, 55 East River Road, off the I-80 Exit...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Steve Desmond will bring a variety of musical styles to McCook at 10:45 a.m., Sunday, at McCook First Church of the Nazarene, 801 W. First. Desmond has released seven recording projects, ranging from contemporary praise and worship, Southern Gospel, and the classical Gaither styel...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Msgr. Paul Witt, pastor at Sts. Mary and Joseph parish in Valparaiso, Nebraska, will present the Lenten meditation "The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth" at 7 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday at St. Patrick Church in McCook, East Fourth and F Streets...

America's energy policy is broken. In Nebraska, the average price per gallon of gasoline stands at $3.83, while diesel stands at more than $4 per gallon. At a time when costs of living are steadily inching upward and people across the country are struggling to make ends meet, higher fuel prices are a headache middle class families in Nebraska do not deserve...

Willie B. 'Pete' Harris April 9, 1943 - March 7, 2012 BROKEN BOW, Oklahoma -- Willie B. "Pete" Harris, formerly of McCook, Nebraska, of Broken Bow, died March 7, 2012, after an extended battle with cancer. He was born April 9, 1943, in the Shults Community east of Idabel, Okalahoma...

With the weather as beautiful as it was this week Declan and I broke out the bikes for the first time of the season. We added a little air to our tires, ensured the brakes were still functioning and off we went to the art guild to take pictures of their chamber mixer...