Stories from Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Carl K. Wilkinson Oct. 7, 1945 - June 22, 2016 SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Carl K. Wilkinson, 70, departed this world to join his Lord and Savior in Heaven on June 22, 2016, in San Antonio. He was born in Saybrook, Ohio, on Oct. 7, 1945, to Kenneth and Katheryn (Proctor) Wilkinson...

Robert 'Keith' Boner June 7, 1928 - July 18, 2016 TRENTON, Neb. -- Robert "Keith" Boner, age 88, passed away Monday, July 18, 2016, at El Dorado Manor in Trenton. On June 7, 1928, Keith was born to Robert John and Hattie Laura (Middleton) Boner in McCook. He graduated from Red Willow High School...

Earl Wayne Sheets April 17, 1941 - July 18, 2016 GOTHENBURG, Neb. -- Earl W. Sheets, 75, of Gothenburg died Monday (July 18, 2016), at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb. He was born April 17, 1941, at Arnold, Neb., to Claude and Etta (Wilson) Sheets. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- During their weekly meeting Monday morning, Red Willow County commissioners accepted a $40,000 armor coating bid from the company that's worked on the county's roads since late-1990s cars were brand new. Figgins Construction, of Red Cloud, probably knows the county's armor-coated roads as well as the county's rural residents. ...

Judy Spomer of McCook enters her "American Sampler" and "Beatitudes" quilts while Open Class clerk Vicky Malleck helps Audrey Suiter, left, also of McCook, enter her "Words to Live By" quilt. Fellow clerk Shariel Thieszen sorted through other quilts entered for the 2016 Red Willow County open class quilt division this morning. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The McCook Police Department has joined other law enforcement agencies in urging caution when playing Pokemon Go. As the smartphone app becomes more common, so do reports of injuries and violations of law resulting from unscrupulous gameplay, according to an MPD release...

While their moms drank espressos and cappuccinos at a sidewalk bistro table at Sehnert's Bakery one morning, the kids played in the sunshine that, for a July morning in Nebraska, wasn't super hot edging toward downright unbearable. The kids are Madison Wilcox, Haley Beideck, Bellamie Teagan, Bentley Stritt and Natalie, Cassidy and Jacob Ruggles...

McCOOK, Neb. -- The roadway leading to the city's recently paved Industrial Park isn't safe and needs to be widened to accommodate traffic, at least according to one resident. During Monday's meeting of the McCook City Council, John Hubert of McCook asked city leaders to consider widening Ravenswood Road and said the street wasn't wide enough for larger truck traffic...

McCOOK, Neb. -- A plea agreement was reached last week in Red Willow County District Court with a McCook man arrested in 2014 while attempting to break into a rural McCook home. The would-be burglar, 18-year-old Colin R. McConnell-Vontz of 803 W. Fourth Street, subsequently pleaded no contest to a Class IV felony offense for attempted burglary...

The Hitchcock County Pantry and Food Bank for the Heartland plan a "Mobile Pantry" Saturday, July 23 in the Palisade school gym from 10 a.m. until noon. The food distribution is on a first-come, first-served basis; when the food is gone, it's gone. Participants MUST bring their own boxes, laundry baskets, little red wagons or small, collapsible wheeled shopping carts (do not bring them inside if the wheels are dirty); boxes are not available at the site. ...

BSB Construction concrete worker Ivan Martinez reaches with a trowel over the decorative block retaining wall of the new landscaped and lighted walkway connecting the 300 block of Norris Avenue with the recently-renovated city parking lot on East First. ...

Pinpoint took the silver medal in Class C Softball at the Cornhusker State Games. Members include, front from left, John Pick, Cody Broomfield, Coner Palic, Cameron Burkey, Matt Chitwood, Nate McCormick. Back, Kylie Allen, Lauren Pritchard, Nicole Kubik, Ashley Hamilton, Madison Chitwood, Jessica McCormick and Staci Pick. ...

OMAHA, Nebraska -- Two golfers with McCook ties competed in the Nebraska Amateur Golf Tournament in Omaha last week. Noah Hofman, a 2016 graduate of McCook High School, tied for 28th in the tournament with a 72-hole total of 304 strokes. Hofman, a two-time winner of the Nebraska Class B golfing title, will play collegiate golf at Southeast Community College in Beatrice this fall, with the aim of transferring to a Division I college after two years...

The quote "good artists imitate; great artists steal" has been widely attributed to Pablo Picasso. It's also been credited to everyone from Steve Jobs to T.S. Eliot and Igor Stravinsky. When it comes to speech writing, however, Melania Trump's scribes are not being praised as great artists following her speech Monday night to the Republican National Convention...

Birthdays come and go and each marks changes in our lives. I have to share a bit about Grannie Annie the lady that I've been privileged to share a long happy marriage. Grannie has been praying about whether or not she should continue her Adopt-A-Chaplain Ministry. ...

I read the recent commentary by Dick Trail ("Helping our neighbor," July 12, 2016) with interest and offer the following in response: First, he is correct that our Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve volunteers play an extremely important role in helping us educate our National Guard and Reserve members' employers and helping address any issues or concerns when they arise. ...

Clyde Edward Eyl Oct. 2, 1939 - July 18, 2016 CULBERTSON, Neb. -- Clyde Edward Eyl of Culbertson passed away on July 18, 2016, in Kearney, Neb. He was 76 years old. Ed was born to parents William Clyde and Lillian Maxine (Jones) Eyl on Oct. 2, 1939, in Denver, Colo. He was one of three sons born to this union. Growing up, Ed attended school at Mother of Good Hope Catholic School in Hollywood, Calif...

Elsie E. Sullivan Aug. 2, 1919 - July 19, 2016 McCOOK, Neb. -- Elsie E. Sullivan, 96, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at her home at Brookdale McCook. She was born Aug. 2, 1919, at Indianola, Neb., to Henry J. and Mabel (Williams) Weskamp. She lived on a farm near Danbury and attended school there, graduating in 1937. After graduation from Danbury High School, she went to Denver, Colo., where she attended the Barnes Business College on a scholarship...