Stories from Friday, July 5, 2013

Every big, juicy steak deserves to be seasoned with an equally big, bold flavor. Next time you fire up the grill, layer on savory goodness with spices and marinades. They bring out the natural flavor of steaks, ribs, roasts, burgers, chicken and fajitas...

As I gazed at several blocks of freshly poured roadway on East H Street, marred by tire tracks Tuesday morning, I couldn't help but feel sorry for everyone involved. Obviously my heart went out to the construction workers who labored extensively in the heat for the last several weeks only to realize much of it would need to be repeated. ...

Doris Charlene (Gugelman) Rowley July 3, 1915 - July 2, 2013 HASTINGS, Nebraska --Hastings resident, Doris Charlene (Gugelman) Rowley, 97, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, Nebraska. Services will be Monday, July 8, 2013, 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church, Curtis, Nebraska, with Rev. Bonnie Forney and Pastor Earl Higgins officiating. Burial will be in Curtis Cemetery, Curtis, Nebraska...

Sam Jimenez Oct. 30, 1923 - July 2, 2013 OGALLALA, Nebraska -- Sam Jimenez, 89, longtime Ogallala resident, died Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at Indian Hills Healthcare Community. Sam was born Oct. 30, 1923, in Sedgwick, Colorado, the son of Ascension and Katherine (Sweet) Jimenez. ...

Eugene E. Miller Nov. 1, 1925 - July 3, 2013 CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska - Eugene E. Miller, age 87, died Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at the Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege, Nebraska. He was born Nov. 1, 1925, in Catherine, Kansas, to Paul J. and Mary (Seitz) Miller. He married Celesta (Kuhn) on March 31, 1948, in Emmeram, Kansas. She died Nov. 25, 1977. He married Mary (Handel) on Sept. 15, 1979, in Cambridge, Nebraska...

60th Anniversary Dean and Wyona Shackelford of Trenton, Nebraska, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with an Open House celebration on Saturday, July 13, 2013, from 2-4 p.m. at the TCDC Building, 402 E. First Street in Trenton. Dean and Wyona were married on July 8, 1953, in Trenton. ...

Douglas, Storrs, Stephanie Marie Douglas and Michael Anthony Storrs, both of McCook,Nebraska, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride- to-be are Ed and Debbie Douglas of McCook. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Shad and Karen Storrs of McCook...

Evenstad, Unger Lora Lynn Evenstad of Lincoln, Nebraska and Chance David Unger of Omaha, Nebraska, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are Dean Norman Evenstad and Vicky Lynn Evenstad, both of Thompson, North Dakota...

Brantley Rhett Perkins Layne and Betsy Perkins of Lincoln, Nebraska, announce the birth of their son, Brantley Rhett, born June 6, 2013. He weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. He has one brother, Braylon, 2 1/2- years-old. Grandparents are Gerry and Pam George of Waco, Nebraska and Ron and Jean Perkins of McCook, Nebraska. Great-grandparents are Robert Liedtke of Stromsburg, Nebraska, Richard and Janis George of Waco, and Gerald and Gladys Cole of Curtis, Nebraska...

Dear Friend, INTRO On Memorial Day weekend, I had a TERRIFYING bout with pain, that I hope will NEVER be repeated. Due to an uncontrollable tremor in my right arm and hand (NOT PARKINSONS), at the suggestion of Dr. Toby Free, I went to the University of Nebraska @ Omaha Medical Center and had a deep brain stimulator installed in 2006. ...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- USDA Rural Development Nebraska State Director Maxine Moul and staff along with housing partners celebrated National Homeownership Month in McCook, Nebraska, recognizing two families for achieving homeownership. This year's National Homeownership Month's theme is "USDA: Bringing Rural America Home."...

My wife attended Lutheran Catechism. My neighbor went to an Adventist Sabbath class. My college friend was enrolled in a Yeshiva. And I attended Sunday School. I suppose these are all different names for a similar religious rite of passage: The formalized instruction of the young...

When you look at America, what do you see? In 1893 a professor from Wellesley College made a trip from Massachusetts to see the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. One of the days found the tour group journeying to the top of Pikes Peak. While surveying the beauty from the top of the mountain Katherine Lee Bates was inspired to write a poem:...

KEARNEY, Nebraska -- The American Red Cross is working with two families this morning, following house fires in Shelton and Orleans. Teams of well-trained Red Cross workers will ensure the two families have food, clothing and a safe place to stay. They will give them comfort in the form of hugs and hope for recovery...

An already-weathered barn hunkers down under the threatening clouds of a pending storm May 30 southwest of McCook, Nebraska. The green cast in the clouds indicates the possibility of hail. The McCook Daily Gazette would love to showcase your weather photos. ...

During the Arapahoe, Nebraska, Fourth of July parade Thursday morning, Tracia Yeager, her son, Kylar, members of the Arapahoe, Holbrook and Edison fire/rescue departments and parade-goers pause for 30 seconds of silence in memory of 19 members of the Prescott, Arizona Fire Department's Granite Mountain Hotshots, killed Sunday (June 30) while fighting the Yarnell Hill fire northwest of Phoenix. Pastor Dave of the Arapahoe Christian Church offered a prayer of comfort...

Visitors near and far converged on Culbertson for the 25th annual Fourth of July Celebration that featured various festivities, including a fun run, parade, car and tractor show, free ice cream at the fire barn, sand volleyball and more. More than 60 entries were in the parade, including ladies of the "The Red Hat Society" (and one embellished poodle) along with lots of flags, candy and children of all ages...

Eleven-year-old Nonie Mitchell of Oxford and William Baxter of Stamford, riding with the Freedom Riders, paid respect to the American flag as the Arapahoe, Nebraska, Fourth of July parade kicked off Thursday morning. George and Gayla Probasco of Arapahoe rode in the parade, with their grandchildren, as the parade's honor family. ...

Someone joked on Facebook that nothing's more American than drinking beer and playing with explosives. We don't know about the beer, but judging by the noise around McCook last night, plenty of people got the message about explosives. This morning's McCook police activity log included four grass fire reports and three noise or complaints about fireworks -- not an especially busy day, considering it was the Fourth of July...

I usually don't devote a full column to people unless they've died but I'm going to deviate from that policy today because it involves one of the very best friends I've ever had and an accident that has him in bad shape. Eleven days ago, Ron Crowe fell and hit his head on concrete as he was getting out of his pickup at home. ...

Every summer my big girls go to Bible camp a couple hours drive away from home. Every year when I pick them up, they rattle on about all the funny stories, the great food and list off all the cool things they did. Their standard complaints are about the heat or bugs or having to get up early but overall they have a great time...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- A team of cyclists participating in the 26th Journey of Hope, presented by KRG Capital, will arrive in McCook Saturday as part of a nine-week, 4,000-mile cycling event to raise funds and awareness for people with disabilities. The team is scheduled to arrive at the Memorial United Methodist Church at 3:30 p.m. where they will be provided with dinner and much needed rest...

City of McCook, Nebraska, and Red Willow Western Rural firefighters battle fire in grass and trees north of the Lazy L Mobile Home Court in northwest McCook late Wednesday afternoon. Firecrackers were a suspected cause.

Lois Greeley Nov. 7, 1934 - July 4, 2013 WAUNETA, Nebraska -- Lois Greely, 78, died Thursday (July 4, 2013), at Sunrise Heights Nursing Home in Wauneta. Services are Monday, July 8, 2013, 10:30 a.m. (MT) at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Wauneta with the Rev. Greg Stuckwisch officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Wauneta...