Stories from Thursday, August 30, 2012

By the time you've had a chance to read this week's column (or, in most cases, accidentally given it a glance while hurrying past, as good and sensible folks such as yourselves oughta), my birthday will have come and gone. Songs will have been sung, cards and gifts will have been opened, candles on the cake lit and snuffed -- and hopefully removed before the cake was eaten...

This information is gathered at the McCook Public Safety Center, the McCook office of the Nebraska State Patrol, the Red Willow County Courthouse, the Red Willow County Sheriff's Office and the McCook Humane Society. Police activity Activity log...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The Good Earth Garden Club met Aug. 15 for a tour of community gardens in and out of the city. The first stop was a beautiful "Miniature house and garden" of Maureen Wood. Maureen is just getting her garden established and the membes were impressed with all she accomplished in one year...

CURTIS, Nebraska--Curtis Medical Center, a service of Community Hospital, will be hosting a community-wide health fair on Friday, September 14 from 8-11 a.m. at the Curtis Memorial Community Center in Curtis, located at 201 Garlic Avenue. Blood tests...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- President Tom Corey called the meeting to order. Last month's minutes were read and motion to accept was made by Lesta Jaggers, seconded by Joan Gerver. Treasurer's report was given. Joan Gerver presented the 2011 McCook Daily Gazette vital records book which contains all clippings of announcements of births, marriages, anniversaries, deaths and reunions. Joan also presented the continuing SWNGS group scrapbook dated from 1996 through July 2012...

If you have worked in Nebraska's public power industry, you know three things for sure: reliable electricity helps run the state's economy and enhances our quality of life; Nebraska's not-for-profit utilities are obligated to keep rates low; and Mother Nature is often unpredictable...

It is a dirty job, but someone has to do it. I just hate to be the one who has to explode the balloon of everyone's expectations. With the upcoming full moon on Aug. 31, the internet has been a-twitter with the news of late that this will be a "Blue Moon" with the hinted intonation that it will indeed be blue...

Wow! Has this been a tough couple weeks! I think I've mentioned before that I'm one of those moms that actually dreads the first day of school. I know I'm not the norm and I get just as fed up with the summer bickering and boredom my girls daily express, but when I realize the first day of school is approaching, the sadness starts to swell in me. ...

CHADRON, Nebraska -- Chadron State College has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off phase one construction of the Rangeland Complex. The event will be Thursday, Sept. 6, at 5 p.m. near the CSC Softball Field parking lot at the east end of 12thStreet. It is open to the public free of charge...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The new bishop for the Nebraska Conference of the United Methodist Church will be in McCook on Tuesday, Sept. 4. There will be a breakfast at 7 a.m. at Memorial United Methodist Church, 105 East E Street. The public is invited to come and meet him, along with his wife...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook Area Community Choir begins rehearsal for the annual Christmas Concert Sunday, Sept. 9, in the sanctuary at Memorial United Methodist Church. Anyone who likes to sing is welcome to be a part of the choir. If previous choir members have a "Messiah" book, they are asked to bring it to the first rehearsal...

BARTLEY, Nebraska -- For 87 years, the red brick building on the north edge of Bartley, Nebraska, housed students and teachers, and witnessed generations of those who learned and laughed within its walls. Three years ago, those students and teachers moved into a new, modern building, and the usefulness of the original Bartley High School has faded with time...

Kirkpatrick murder trial slated to begin Sept. 10