Stories from Friday, November 22, 2013

LINCOLN, Nebraska -- Janel Bunstock of McCook, Nebraska, and Jamie Michael of Hastings, Nebraska, were united in marriage June 1, 2013, in the couple's home in Lincoln, Nebraska, with Michael Roth officiating. Parents of the bride are Chuck and Gaylea Bunstock of McCook, Nebraska. Grandmother is Rosa Belle Repass of McCook...

Rabe, Ruggles Leah Jean Rabe, originally of Oakland, Nebraska, and Lucas Alan Ruggles, originally of McCook, Nebraska, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are Kathy and Mike Sonnenfelt of Oakland and
and the late Barry Rabe. Grandparents are Muriel Rabe of Oakland and the late Willis Rabe and the late Bert and Eunice Garner of Thurston, Nebraska...

50th anniversary The family of Ken and Georgia Dutt of Cambridge, Nebraska, formerly of McCook, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 23, 1963, in McCook. Their family includes children, Lisa Dutt of Cambridge, Allen Dutt and wife, Teresa, of Houston, Texas, and one grandchild, Nicole Dutt. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 1320 Butler Drive, Cambridge, NE 69022...

60th anniversary Eugene and Beverly Witt of Danbury, Nebraska, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 21, 2013. The family is hosting an open house Saturday, Nov. 30, from 3-5 p.m. at the Cambridge Community Building, 722 Patterson Street in Cambridge, Nebraska. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 70339 Road 396, Danbury,Nebraska, 69026...

65th anniversary The family of Richard "Dick" and Elizabeth "Betty" (Schlageck) Pauls of Selden, Kansas, requests a card shower to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Nov. 25. Their children include Margaret (Boyd) Wilson of Oberlin, Kansas, Janella and husband, Daniel Benoit of Hill City, Kansas, Jacklyn and husband, Daniel Schreiner of WaKeeney, Kansas, and Rick and wife, Dori Pauls of Oberlin. ...

Reed Jamison Allen Kris and Jami Allen of North Platte, Nebraska, announce the birth of their son, Reed Jamison Allen, who was born Oct. 25, 2013 at Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte. He weighed 6 pounds 3.5 ounces and measured 18.5 inches long. ...

80th birthday The family of Dessie Lewis of Trenton, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday Nov. 28. Her family includes two sons, Pat and and wife, Ronda Lewis and family and Roger and wife, Lisa Lewis and family. Cards of congratulations will reach her at P.O. Box 58, Trenton, NE 69044...

Linden Kay Doyle Spencer and Kalyn Doyle of Lincoln, Nebraska, announce the birth of their daughter, Linden Kay Doyle, Sept. 30, 2013, in Lincoln. She weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. She has one sister, Elli, 2 years old. Grandparents are Phil and Star Byers of Clarinda, Iowa and Randy and Dee Doyle of Thornton, Colorado. Great-grandparents are Bess Gilliland and Floyd and Carla Bales, all of McCook...

By Susan Doak SW Nebraska Genealogy Society McCOOK, Nebraska -- My last installment covering the "Illustrated Handbook of Red Willow County" has to begin with some descriptive quotes from the unknown author. I've always said you have to be tough to survive in Southwest Nebraska, but this man takes that attitude even farther!...

Rebecca Cassell Sept. 21, 1923 - Nov. 17,2013 CITRUS HEIGHTS, California -- Rebecca Cassell died at her home in Citrus Heights, California, on Nov. 17, 2013. A 55-year resident of the Sacramento area, Rebecca was preceded in death by her parents, Gale and Grace Ernst and her husband of 32 years, Van...

BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- - Larry G. Stute, age 70, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Benkelman. Larry was born in Benkelman on Sept. 9, 1943, to Francis Fredrick and Hazel Irene (Trout) Stute. He was the youngest of eight children. Larry attended and graduated high school from Parks, Nebraska in 1961. On June 5, 1965, he married Arlene Pursley in Benkelman. The couple were blessed with two sons, and made their home north of Benkelman on the family farm and ranch...

60th anniversary The family of Dale and Gladys Mues are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 26, 1953. Cards of congratulations will reach them at P.O. Box 225, Bartley, NE 69021

George Trever Ike Dec. 31, 1965 - Nov. 16, 2013 LINCOLN, Nebraska -- George Trever Ike, 47, passed away Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, in Lincoln, where he lived. He was born in McCook, Nebraska, Dec. 31, 1965, to George V. Ike, Jr. and Margaret (Yonker) Ike...

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...

This squirrel was snapped while scurrying about and snacking in the branches of a hackberry tree on a cool and cloudy afternoon earlier this year. (Jeremy Blomstedt/McCook Gazette)

NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska -- During the Nov. 20 Mid-Plains Community College Board of Governors meeting, Kelly Rippen, Area Dean of Enrollment Management, announced that in the past 2012-13 fiscal year, MPCC recorded its second highest enrollment in history...

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1963 AT APPROXIMATELY 11 A.M. (CST) -- As is true with almost every American who was alive at the time, the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy is vividly etched in my mind. It will remain so as long as streams of consciousness flow through my brain...

LORRI SUGHROUE McCook Gazette McCOOK, Nebraska -- Time is on the side of Fuller's Family Restaurant, thanks to a new clock donated by local jeweler, Bill Longnecker. After a fire in July destroyed the nearly all the contents and building at Fuller's restaurant at 218 West B, Fuller's moved to its new location at 110 Norris Ave. ...

Where were you 50 years ago today? Democrat or Republican, admirer or detractor of one of our most charismatic presidents, we were all shocked and saddened by the events in Dealey Plaza that sunny day. Somehow it set the tone for the decade to come, from the cynicism that surrounded Vietnam to worship of youth in the form of the Beatles to the sense of longing for the days of Camelot...

I was a freshman at the University of Arkansas, relaxing in my room at the fraternity house after lunch and before class when a fraternity brother ran down the hall shouting, 'The President's been shot, the President's been shot!' That was a few minutes after 12:30 pm, exactly 50 years ago today...

Randy Allen Hudson Jan. 17, 1952 - Nov. 21, 2013 BENKELMAN, Nebraska -- Randy Allen Hudson died on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, in Benkelman. He was born in McCook, Nebraska, on Jan. 17, 1952, to Delmer and Lylas (Norman) Hudson. The oldest of three children, he was raised in Benkelman and attended the local schools. ...