Stories from Friday, July 1, 2016

Harper James Roth Michael and Heather Roth of North Platte, Neb., announce the birth of their son, Harper James Roth, who was born May 13, 2016, at North Platte. He weighed 7.14 pounds and measured 19.5 inches long. He has one brother, Cooper Roth, 5. Grandparents are Jim and Anita Lytle and Gary and Christine Roth, all of McCook. Great-grandparent is Dale McNutt of McCook...

Carfield, Rotter Jessica Ann Carfield, formerly of McCook but now of Lincoln, Neb., and Travis Cole Rotter, formerly of Palisade, Neb., also of Lincoln, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are David and Christine Carfield of McCook. Grandparents are Gene and Carol Liess of McCook, the late Edwin Carfield and DeWayne and Jan Goodenberger of McCook...

Nemechek, Andersen Tina Jo Nemechek and Jason Lee Andersen of Omaha, Neb., announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the bride-to-be are Bob and Joann Nemechek of McCook. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Ronald and Sierra Andersen of Logan, Iowa...

McCook's celebrations of Independence Day have apparently waned and then resurged over the years and the late 1800's were no exception. The following articles were in the McCook Tribune with notation of the papers (if applicable) in which they were originally printed...

McCook, Neb. -- Several common themes emerged Thursday night as groups of volunteers gathered to present ideas for marketing McCook and making it a more attractive community for people to call home. The groups have been meeting over the past four to five weeks as part of the Marketing Hometown America program...

Fireworks will light up the skies over Southwest Nebraska and Northwest Kansas this weekend to celebrate the 240th anniversary of the day, July 4, 1776, that the original 13 colonies declared their independence from Britain and the United States of America became a country. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- Sitting comfortably in the shade and on wicker lawn chairs on her driveway, Mary Poore and her sister-in-law, Beverlee Swanson, and Jacque Chipperfield and her daughters, 2-year-old Iris and 5-year-old Ivy, awaited the lowering of the Chipperfield family's new baby grand piano from the second-story balcony of Mary's house at 1001 Norris Avenue in McCook Monday afternoon...

McCOOK, Neb. -- City leaders are considering changes to McCook ordinance which will create new permitting requirements for demolition and sign projects, as well as implement a contractor's license fee and increase the fee to request a zoning variance. The McCook City Council will discuss the modifications during Tuesday's regularly scheduled meeting at city offices...

Cody Henderson of Alliance, the son of Sally and Doug Henderson of Alliance and the grandson of Barbara Klein of McCook and the late Richard Klein, will compete July 17-23 in calf roping in the National High School Rodeo in Gillette, Wyo. Cody won the Nebraska High School Rodeo calf tying championship in Hastings in June, roping his calves in 11.53 seconds, 11.26 seconds and 14.6 seconds. ...

Today we lay to rest Steve Kodad. He has been the sports editor for the Gazette since 2009, and he has taken our sports pages to a new level of excellence in his seven-year tenure with us. I feel lucky to have had him on staff and will miss reading his stories and admiring his photography skills in our pages every day...

Jan. 1, 2016, my best friend since elementary school (Marylyn Jessup Hart) dies in Washington state. A stent was being installed in her heart and she didn't survive. Since then, I've tried to learn more about cardiovascular disease. I uncovered an amazing story about Dr. Dale G. Renlund, who completed his medical residency at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md...

I was amazed by the number of replies I got in regards to Boutique Airlines since they only began air service in McCook on June 1st. And just as amazing, almost all the comments were good if not great. I'll paraphrase them here in this column and then conclude with a conversation I had with employees of Boutique Air at the airport...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The 2016 McCook Midget Baseball Association All-Star game will begin at 6:30 p.m. today at Felling Field. The selection process for the National and American league rosters is determined by the players' teammates and head coaches, according to league officials...

McCook's American Legion Junior Reds claim the west division bracket of the Mid-Nebraska Baseball League with an 9-0 win over the Gothenburg Melons Thursday evening at the Jaycee Ball Park in McCook. The Reds, 22-4 after the game, play Kearney's Junior Legion team, champs of the East bracket, on Kearney's American Legion ball field at 7 p.m., tonight. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The 2016 McCook Midget Baseball Association All-Star game will begin at 6:30 p.m. today at Felling Field. The selection process for the National and American league rosters is determined by the players' teammates and head coaches, according to league officials...

BENKELMAN, Neb. -- The Dundy Beach Health Club plans a Sprint Triathlon 8 a.m. Sunday, July 31, beginning at the Benkelman pool, 207 Dakota Street in Benkelman. The competition will include a 200 meter swim, 1oK bicycle ride and 5 K run. For more information, contact Valerie Woods, vwoods@dcstigers.org, or call (970) 630-4950...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The Southwest Nebraska Rifle & Pistol Club plans a bowling pin shoot Sunday at 4 p.m. with a $2 target fee. .22 auto and revolver, 9 mm auto, .38 special revolver, big bore auto and revolver classes. A small-bore bench rest shoot is set for July 10, with 25 shots for score at 50 yeards and five shots for group ; five shots for score and five shots for group at 100 yards...