Stories from Friday, September 27, 2013

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...

Maya Jean Webb Dustin and Heather Webb of Trenton, Nebraska, announce the birth of their daughter, Maya Jean Webb, who was born Sept. 4, 2013, at Community Hospital in McCook. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 20 inches long. She has two sisters, Bella, 4 years old and Clara, 2 years old. ...

Nabower, Pfanstiel Katie Nabower and Shawn Pfanstiel, both of Grand Island, Nebraska, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are Neal and Tami Nabower of Grand Island. Grandparents are DeWayne and Jackie Boesen and William and Ellen Nabower, all of Kenesaw, Nebraska...

Layton Gabriel Smith Josh and Kirby (Schmidt) Smith of Olathe, Kansas, announce the birth of their son, Layton Gabriel, who was born Sept. 3, 2013, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He weighed 9 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 21 inches long. He has two brothers, Bryson, 5-years-old and Holden, 3-years-old. Grandparents are Les Schmidt of Indianola, Nebraska, the late Nancy Schmidt and Robert and Linda Smith of Olathe...

Xander Rea Lang Jeremy and Vicki (Solorzano) Lang of McCook, Nebraska, announce the birth of their son, Xander Rea Lang, who was born Aug. 26, 2013, at Community Hospital in McCook. He weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 19.5 inches long. He has one brother, Logan Lang, 10-years-old, of Hastings and two sisters, Eris Lang, 5, and Jasmine Lang, 3, both of McCook.Grandparents are Elias Solorzano of McCook, Shari and Bob Anderson of Cedar Bluffs, Kansas and Mike and Roxy Lang of Wilsonville, Nebraska. ...

70th birthday The family of Don Crocker of McCook, Nebraska, are hosting an open house in honor of his 70th birthday. He is a life-long resident of McCook and was born Oct. 8, 1943, in McCook. His family includes his daughter, Jodi and son-in law, Steve Voss of Wellington, Colorado. The open house is Sunday, Oct. 6 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in the activity room from 1-2:30 p.m. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 309 W. 7th, McCook, NE 69001...

40th anniversary The family of Keith and Nadine Oetting are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 40th anniversary Sept. 29, 2013. Their children are John and wife, Amy Oetting of Gretna and Stephanie and husband, Scott Dorothy of Elkhorn. They have seven grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach the couple at 1409 West 3rd, McCook, NE 69001...

Lydia Sue Jensen Justin and Kelli Jensen of McCook announce the birth of their daughter, Lydia Sue Jensen, who was born Sept. 7, 2013, in McCook. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 20 inches long. She has one brother, Jace, 2-years-old. Grandparents are Dann and Sue Nelms of Benkelman, Nebraska and Jerry and Gail Jensen of North Platte, Nebraska. Great-grandparents are Richard and Yvonna Hayes of Cambridge, Nebraska and Shirley Nelms of McCook...

Brayden David Hamilton Justin and Holly Hamilton of Palisade, Nebraska, announce the birth of their son, Brayden David Hamilton, born Aug. 9, 2013, at Community Hospital in McCook. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 21 and 1/4 inches long. Grandparents are Lesa and Jim Johnson of Hayes Center, Nebraska and Dave Hamilton of Wauneta, Nebraska. Great-grandparents are Cheryl and Rick of Richmond, Missouri, Clara and Bob of Wauneta and Bob and Alta Keating of Palisade...

SUSAN DOAK SW Nebraska Genealogy Society McCOOK, Nebraska -- Since I have put so many miles on my car lately culminating with a trip back to Loveland, Colorado for a family wedding that Great Aunt Sue couldn't miss despite the devastation to the area, I thought touching on some history involved with automobiles in Red Willow County was a good subject...

Trevor Taylor and his mother, Linda Taylor, co-owners of VK Electronics, greeted the large crowd gathered to celebrate their 30 years in business at a McCook Area Chamber of Commerce mixer Thursday. "You're not only our customers," Trevor told the crowd. ...

MAYWOOD, Nebraska -- The Maywood Christian Church, 202 S. Plum, will present "Meet the Man Called Jesus" Wednesdays, Oct. 2-Oct. 30, 6:45-7:45 p.m. Using the teachings found in chapters 10-13 of the Gospel of Mark, the study will show Jesus' teachings on divorce; the problem with being wealthy; the triumphal entry into Jerusalem; the power of faith; the Jewish leaders challenge Jesus; the coming destruction of Jerusalem; and Jesus' second coming...

Dear Friend, INTRO It's exciting to see LAST DAYS events being fulfilled right before our very eyes! Prophecies made 2500 years ago are coming to pass, just as prophesied. In Isaiah 46:9-10, we read, "Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God and there is none like me. ...

You may not be aware of this, but our planet and its people should be bursting with relieved celebration, because 30 years ago this week, life as we have known it, came perilously close to the end. It was September 1983, and the Cold War was anything but cold. ...

Many in our world live without hope. Struggling to find purpose some do whatever they can to get by from day to day searching for something of lasting value that they can hold on to and depend on. Some turn to drugs looking for the next high anticipating that in their altered state of mind they will not have to deal with the realities of life and for a moment it all will go away. ...

Photographer Roxy Lang of Wilsonville, Nebraska, captured this image of a harvest moon on Sept. 19, as it provides light on a field ripe unto harvest southeast of Wilsonville. She used these settings: f/9, 1/100, iso3200, 154mm. The McCook Gazette would love to showcase your weather photos. ...

Bill Coe of Max, Nebraska, is generous with his Whisker photos, delighting young and old. Share your favorite Whisker photo with readers of the McCook Daily Gazette. Bring photo and information to the Gazette offices at West First and E Streets, mail them to PO Box 1268, McCook, NE 69001, or email them to editor2@ocsmccook.com...

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"Be nice." What mother hasn't said that, at one time or another, when her frustration with an unruly child was just beginning to peak. It's a lesson that needs to be reinforced, according to the latest Civility in America national survey. "For the first time since the survey began in 2010, the Internet/social media has risen into the top ranks of perceived causes of incivility," according to the survey...

On Sept. 1, the apartment complex I live in instituted a no-smoking policy that includes apartments and common areas of the buildings, but excludes decks on those apartments that have them. I've been a smoker since I was 18 with no ill effects yet (knock on wood) but we never know what tomorrow might bring. I'm one of those who smoke for pleasure, not habit and, if need be, can go long periods of time without smoking, which I often do...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Principle, not politics, guided Sen. George Norris during his career, said keynote speaker Nebraska State Sen. Bill Avery at the 22nd annual McCook Heritage Days Prayer breakfast this morning. "He was not afraid to take on powerful people or office or his own party, when he felt it was wrong," Sen Avery, Dist. 28 of Lincoln, Nebraska, told the crowd of about 80 at the Heritage Senior Center...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The City of McCook Parks Advisory Board heard a suggestion for a new concession stand at the Jaycees complex and explored the idea for a shade sail in Norris Park at its regular meeting, Thursday afternoon, at the Heritage Senior Center...

McCOOK, Nebraska -- Under a dome of blue skies and cooled by a light breeze, volunteers Thursday morning erected a full-scale replica of "The Tabernacle of the Wilderness" that God instructed Moses to build. Just as Moses' Tabernacle moved about the desert, the life-size replica moves about the United States, and will pause in McCook, Nebraska until Sunday, Oct. 6...

COLUMBUS, Nebraska -- A demonstration project involving Nebraska Public Power District's Gerald Gentleman Station will be used as part of a Department of Energy grant to study the potential of a new CO2 capture process. The Department of Energy is funding $15 million towards the project that will involve ION Engineering, Inc., based in Boulder, Colo., the University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) located in Grand Forks, N.D., the University of Alabama Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and NPPD. ...

Edward Voda Sept. 27, 1930 - Sept. 23, 2013 OGALLALA, Nebraska -- Edward Voda, age 82, of Ogallala, passed away Monday evening, Sept. 23, 2013, at the Green Acres Care Center in Amboy, Illinois. Edward was born Sept. 27, 1930, in Wauneta, Nebraska, son of Adolf and Bertha (Tepley) Voda. After graduating from Wauneta High School in 1949, he received a scholarship to attend the University of Nebraska and played football...

McCOOK,Nebraska -- A good friend is never forgotten no matter how many years pass and six friends recently honored one of their high school buddies who was killed in the Vietnam War. The Cap. Michael Lee Klingner memorial plaque was installed and dedicated in a McCook High School hallway on Friday, during the 50th reunion of his class of 1963...