Stories from Monday, July 14, 2014

The Fourth of July is over. Do you have any leftover fireworks? If so, store them in waterproof containers in a cool, dry place. That way, they can be used next year, if there is a next year. The Bible says the world will end pretty darn soon, so why did you wast all that money on fireworks in the first place?...

Eldora M. Allen July 20, 1921 - July 10, 2014 CAMBRIDGE, Neb.-- Eldora Marie Ellen Rosier Allen, age 92, passed away at Tri Valley Health System in Cambridge Thursday (July 10, 2014), after a short illness. Born in Wilcox, Nebraska, to Isaac Newton and Nellie Karschner Rosier, Eldora was the youngest child of the family with four older sisters and two older brothers...

Cynthia L. Kohmetscher March 30, 1955 - July 10, 2014 McCOOK, Neb. -- Cynthia L. Kohmetscher, age 59, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away July 10, 2014, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Cindy was born March 30, 1955, in Quinter, Kansas, to parents Kenneth R. ...

James W. Melton BEAVER CITY, Neb. --James W. Melton, 96, formerly of McCook, Nebraska, died at Beaver City Manor on Saturday, July 12, 2014. Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at the Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook with the Rev. K. C. Harryman officiating...

Darrell Landau GARDEN GROVE, Kan. -- Darrell Landau, 91, formerly of Oberlin, Kansas, died Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Garden Grove. Services are pending with Pauls Funeral Home in Oberlin.

Louis K. Gauger Dec. 20, 1930 - July 11, 2014 LINCOLN, Neb. -- Louis K Gauger, 83, of Lincoln, passed away at the Country House on July 11, 2014. He was born Dec. 20, 1930, to Ludwig W. and Jeanette M. (Kugler) Gauger in Eustis, Nebraska. He attended school in Eustis, graduating in 1948. ...

Florine May Harper-Theobald April 25, 1922 - July 11, 2014 BEAVER CITY, Neb. -- Florine May Harper-Theobald, 92, died Friday (July 11, 2014), at Beaver City Manor in Beaver City. She was born on April 25, 1922, at Beaver City to Leo and Mabel (Thompson) Harper...

85th birthday The family of Lloyd Frandsen of Cambridge, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of his 85th birthday July 19. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 71701 Drive 412, Cambridge, NE 69022.

90th birthday The family of Roy Mustion of McCook will celebrate his 90th birthday with an open house on Sunday, July 20, 2014, from 2-4 p.m. at 507 West B in McCook. His children are Richard and Linda Mustion, Margie and Neal Hauxwell, Jean and Richard Hester and Barbara and Brian Petersen. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 1500 East 11th, Apt. 100, McCook, NE 69001...

90th birthday The family of Lester Webb of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday July 18. His family includes childre, Richard and wife, Christine Ross of McCook; grandchildren, Patricia and Tony Ford of Culbertson, Nebraska, Angel and Scott Fleming of Omaha, Nebraska and Benjamin and Lindsay Webb of McCook and three great-grandchildren, Taylor, Torrington and Asher. Cards of congratulatons will reach him at 1010 West L, McCook, NE 69001...

50th anniversary The family of Ron and Linda Martin of Danbury, Nebraska, is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary. They were married July 15, in Norton, Kansas. Their family includes children, Todd and Robin Martin of Bennet, Nebraska and one grandchild, Brandon. Cards of congratulations will reach them at P.O. Box 82, Danbury, NE 69026...

89th birthday The family of Gertrude Potthoff of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of her 89th birthday July 16. Her family includes children, Brigitta and Steve Post; Merwin Potthoff; and three grandchildren, Rebecca Post of Lincoln, Nebraska, Samantha Post and Lucas Post, of McCook. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 38731 Road 710, McCook, NE 69001...

60th anniversary The family of Don and Fredora Harrison of Culbertson, Nebraska, are hosting an open house in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary July 23. The open house is July, 19, 2014, 2-4 p.m. at Heritage Senior Center in McCook, 1400 W. Fifth. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 307 Christy Ave., Culbertson, NE 69024...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Shelby Layne Haag and Cody Eugene Siegfried of McCook, Nebraska, were united in marriage May 3, 2014, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Indianola, Nebraska, with celebrant Rev. Andrew Heaslip and co-celebrants Rev. Gary Brethour and Rev. Thomas McGuire...

Susan Doak SW Nebraska Genealogy Society McCOOK, Neb. -- Once again I perused the many books, maps and information available in the SWNGS library. Among the Hitchcock County records was a compilation of news items done by Paul Davis Riley in 1978 from the records available at the State Historical Society, covering 13 different newspapers printed in Hitchcock County from 1883 to 1906. ...

Sept. 5, 1920 - July 8, 2014 IMPERIAL, Neb. -- Leta Sophia Emma (Keiser) Brunkhorst was born on Sept. 5, 1920, to John and Mary (Haarberg) Keiser in Dundy County, the seventh child of a family of nine children. She was baptized on Oct. 3, 1920, by Pastor Victor Hoffman and confirmed on April 15, 1934, at St. ...

IMPERIAL, Neb. --Norma Surber, 92, died Wednesday evening (July 9, 2014) at the Imperial manor Nursing Home, Imperial. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Martin and husband, Jess, of Sutherland, Neb., and Mary Lee and husband, Charley, of Lamar, Neb.; two sons, Jim Surber and wife, Dianne, of Lemoyne, Neb., and Jerry Surber and wife, Pam, of Torrington, Wyoming; 15 grandchildren and one sister, Laurel Poland of Sargent, Neb...

Jan. 15, 1925 - July 7, 2014 ROLLA, M0. -- Lee Carlton Dutcher, 89, passed away Monday (July 7, 2014), in Rolla, Missouri. He was born Jan. 15, 1925 on the homestead of his parents, A.W. and Minnie (Tucker) Dutcher in Red Willow County, southwest of McCook...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The Nebraska Court of Appeals agreed with a McCook man who claimed his 36 month probation sentence was excessive, vacating the sentencing in March and sending it back to Red Willow County District Court for re-sentencing. The offender, 37-year-old Paul A. Miller of 1606 W. Eighth Street, may wish he had stuck with his original probation sentence after being ordered to serve 270 days in jail at the re-sentencing hearing last week...

McCOOK, Neb. -- For the second straight summer, a Drive-In Movie Night will be presented at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds. This year's drive-in presentation will be Saturday night, Aug. 2 in the parking area south of the grandstand. Free-will donations will serve as the cost of admission, with a $10 contribution recommended...

HOLBROOK, Neb. -- The sounds of country, bluegrass, cowboy, jazz, pop, rock, blues, Americana and gospel music blend with the charm of the renovated Holbrook School for the 5th annual Burton's Bend Music Festival, to be presented Aug. 8-9 in Holbrook...

OBERLIN, Kan. --King Kong: The Puppet Show, a comedic one-act retelling of the classic 1933 monster movie, will be performed in the Morgan Theater at The Gateway Civic Center in Oberlin on Friday, July 18th and Saturday, July 19th at 7:30 pm. The evening performances, with a run-time of approximately 40 minutes, are FREE with freewill donations welcome following each performance...

A flag raising ceremony, followed by displays of antique, hot-rod and reproduction cars and motorcycles -- both on display and as transportation to the show, were on hand Saturday in a benefit for the Staff for Santa, the Grand Island Veterans Administration Hospital and KIA Honor Flags...

The Keystone XL pipeline has been drawing the attention of activists over the past few years, and, as a purely public power state, our reliance on coal and aging nuclear power plans have raised environmental concerns, but selling Nebraskans on alternative energy may be an uphill battle, despite a strong ethanol industry...

Our American way of life didn't spring up overnight, and it didn't come without costs. The price was paid in Normandy, Vietnam, Korea, and in many other places around the world, where brave American men and women risked everything for their nation. Our freedom continues to be defended today, as our military heroes battle forces wishing to do us harm in some of the most lawless corners of the world...

Alma Katherine Miller April 24, 1922 - July 12, 2014 McCOOK, Neb. -- Alma Katherine Miller, age 92, of McCook, Nebraska, passed away Saturday, July12, 2014, at the Community Hospital in McCook. Alma was born April 24, 1922, in Culbertson, Nebraska, to parents Peter and Katherine Anna (Kindsvater) Frick. The family made their home in Culbertson, where Alma graduated from Culbertson High School in 1940...

Arline Richardson PALISADE, Neb. -- Arline Richardson, 93, died Thursday (July 10, 2014), at the El Dorado Nursing Home in Trenton, Nebraska.. Survivors include daughter, Phyllis Wood, of California; brother, Don Myers and wife, Charlotte, of Hamlet, Nebraska; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild...

Bernard Kenneth Davidson July 10, 2014 - July 10, 2014 McCOOK, Neb. -- Bernard Kenneth Davidson, infant son of Billy and Amanda Davidson, died Thursday, July 10, 2014, at Community Hospital in McCook. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Bernard Hock; great-grandparents, Lee Davidson, Kenneth and Louise Luther, Leslie and Maxine Hock, Francis J. Colling; and cousin, Steven Weskamp...