Stories from Monday, August 12, 2013

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Registration for YMCA youth flag football and volleyball is open through today at the front desk or online {http://bit.ly/19dvRRR here. The leagues are open to grades first through sixth-grade.

Bethel Jean (Eller) Stolte Aug. 12, 1925 - Aug. 8, 2013 ATWOOD, Kansas -- Bethel Jean (Eller) Stolte, 87, died Thursday (Aug. 8, 2013), at Good Samaritan Society in Atwood. She was born Aug. 12, 1925, to Cleveland H. and Ruth I. (Jessee) Eller in Stratton, Nebraska. She graduated from Stratton High School in 1942 and worked as a bookkeeper for Kellogg Chevy Co. until she married Gustav Stolte on Dec. 26, 1951, in Stratton...

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...

Faye Marie Lashley June 18, 1914 - Aug. 10, 2013 CURTIS, Nebraska -- Faye Marie Lashley, age 99, of Curtis, passed away Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. Faye was born to parents William H and Annie Margaret (Urling) Ryan on June 18, 1914, near Havana, Nebraska, on the family farm in Frontier County...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- McCook area residents will now have access to 24/7 local weather due to a new feature from Great Plains Communications. The new weather feature will offer current local and national weather via advanced satellite imaging along with the five-day forecast. The service will be the most local weather available to residents. It will air on the company's local channel, GPC-TV, which airs on channel two...

Amanda Huxoll of Arapahoe, Nebraska, finds sparkling waters and bare-limbed trees at Johnson Lake, Nebraska, in January. The McCook Gazette would love to showcase your weather photos. Readers can contribute to our daily weather page, subject to space and color availability, by emailing photos to editor2@ocsmccook.com or bringing them into the Gazette offices at West First and E Streets. ...

"Life as it should be" turned out to be "Happy, happy, happy" as the Duck Dynasty television program proved to be a popular theme at the 11th annual Old Settlers Celebration parade Saturday in Indianola. A full slate of activities started with an Indianola High School reunion Thursday and ended with a melodrama and hamburger feed Sunday night. More parade pictures are available at http://bit.ly/1cIesVa...

Cars crowded the open parking lot at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds Saturday for an old-fashioned drive-in movie night, thanks to a large inflatable screen. The brainchild of 2013 McCook High School graduate Gavin Harsh, proceeds from the project will benefit youth activities of the McCook Optimists. Visitors enjoyed a pleasant night of viewing the movies Space Jam and Footloose...

Bob Haag of rural Indianola, Nebraska, left, and Jeff Knight of Arlington, Virginia, fork loose wheat onto the bundle carrier of an antique thresher at the annual "Bum Malleck Memorial Threshing" south of Indianola Sunday afternoon. Knight is the son-in-law of Gayle and Caroline Kircher, also of Indianola. ...

Southwest Nebraska football players are getting a break this week with the start of two-a-days -- if any early football practice can be called "a break," -- thanks to the mild weather. Temperatures are expected to read in only the 70s and 80s all week -- far below the triple digits that have been common in recent years...

EUSTIS, Nebraska -- The following is a list of 4-H winners at the Eustos Fair and Corn Show: Eustis Fair & Corn Show Photography Unit 1 Grand Champion --- Jacob Rupe Reserve Champion --- Tristin Smith Photography Unit 2 Grand Champion --- Mary Storm...

In the first third of the 20th Century, harness racing was the leading spectator sport in the nation. In 1910, when Ty Cobb, the biggest star in baseball, was earning $5,000 a year, and playing before crowds of 3-5,000 spectators, Dan Patch was earning more than $1M for his owner and performing before crowds of 93,000. ...

Dalana 'Dee' Jordan June 17, 1944 - Aug. 10, 2013 DANBURY, Nebraska -- Dalana "Dee" Jordan, age 69, of Danbury, died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney on Aug. 10, 2013. She was born in Walnut Creek, California, on June 17, 1944, to Floyd A. and Edith A. (Dobbs) Blankenship. Dee graduated high school in California...

Calvin D. Craven Jan. 4, 1949 - Aug. 8, 2013 HOLBROOK, Nebraska -- Our loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather, Calvin D. Craven Jr., passed away peacefully at his home on Aug. 8, 2013. Cal was born on Jan. 4, 1949, to Calvin and Donna Craven. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, and later married his loving wife, Ronda Peters Craven, on March 24, 1990...

Edith Madeline (Penner) Brenning Oct. 24, 1918 - Aug. 10, 2013 McCOOK, Nebraska -- Madeline (Penner) Brenning departed this life on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska, at the age of 94 years old. Edith was born on Oct. ...

Many of our military men and women have honorably served our nation, putting themselves into harm's way to defend our freedoms, only to return home to an anemic job market and unnecessary employment hurdles. Often, veterans, who have gained valuable skills and work experience while in uniform, face new challenges putting their talents to work right here at home, whether it be working a trade or starting a business...