Stories from Friday, July 29, 2016

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. Activity log These items are taken from reports filed by the McCook Police Department. The locations refer to block numbers, not specific addresses. If you have information about any of these reports, call the police department at (308) 345-3450...

McCook College Foundation President Paul Wood, third from right, receives a check for nearly $395,000 from Tom Baker for the establishment of a new Racine-Baker-Miller Scholarship Fund. Accepting the check on behalf of the foundation, from left, are Ken Foster, Stan Goodwin, (Baker, executor of the will), Wood, Chad Meyer and Janet Werkmeister, executive director. ...

Mattie Windholz of Benkelman wins a purple ribbon on her wheat/white/rye braided bread from foods judge Kathy Barent during 4-H judging Tuesday at the Dundy County Fair in Benkelman. Also on Tuesday, Mattie won the grand champion senior photography award with her picture of the March lunar eclipse. Dundy County's 4-H schedule continued with a horse show Wednesday, llama and livestock judging contest Thursday, hog show and beef show Friday and livestock sale Saturday...

No matter the season or the reason, no party is complete without dessert. The trick to making the most out of your celebrations is finding ways to trim your kitchen time so you can enjoy the festivities, without sacrificing quality or flavor in your favorite sweet treats...

The family of Gilbert and Greta Gigax of Hayes Center, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of their 91st birthdays. Gilbert's birthday is Thursday, Aug. 11 and Greta's birthday is Friday, Aug. 12. Their family includes children, Danny and wife Judy; grandchildren, Allison, Katie, Megan and Clay Burnett; grandson, Kyle Gartrell and wife, Melissa and great-grandson, Kort Gartrell. Cards of congratulations will reach them at P.O. Box 276, Hayes Center, NE 69032...

The family of Dale and Janet Bamesberger of Indianola is requesting a card shower in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary Friday, Aug. 5. They were married married at Peace Lutheran Church. The couple met at the Bureau of Reclamation in Indianola. ...

The children of Ervin and Elaine Bley would like to honor their parents by having a card shower for their 60th anniversary on Aug. 1, 2016. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 110 East O Street, McCook, NE 69001. (No gifts please)

Mike and Lesa Tines of Culbertson announce the birth of their son, Lucas John Tines, born July 19, 2016, in McCook. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 20 inches long. He has four siblings, 11-year-old Landon, 9-year-old Reese, 4-year-old Reid and 2-year-old Caleb. Grandparents are Lee and Barb Miller of Culbertson and Dude and Alice Tines of Grant, Nebraska...

Justin and Kelli Jensen of rural McCook announce the birth of their son, Judd Craig Jensen, born July 2, 2016, in McCook. He weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches long. He has two siblings; 5-year-old brother Jace and 2-year-old sister Lydia. Grandparents of the newborn are Dann and Sue Nelms of Benkelman and Jerry and Gail Jensen of North Platte. Great-grandparents are Shirley Nelms of McCook and Yvonna Hayes of Cambridge...

Wooddy and Annette (Case) Miller of Woodbridge, Virginia, announce the birth of their daughter, Aviendha Joy Miller, born July 5, 2016 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Grandparents of the newborn are Elmer and Tally Case of Max, Nebraska, Sherrie Johnson of Stratton and Mike and Leigh Miller of Granite Canyon, Wyoming. ...

McCOOK, Neb. -- It's not exactly the same, but -- to give you an idea of what I'm talking about -- picture a grizzled old cowboy in the Kiplinger Arena, holding a branding iron in his hands, just about ready to slab it smack dab on the hind side of a wiggling steer...

Rick Johnson and his grandson, 2-year-old Beckett, inspect the hackberry tree that fell from Beckett's front yard onto neighbor Connie Padgett's roof in Thursday afternoon's freaky storm. Beckett's dad, Spencer, said although he regrets the damage to Connie's house, the tree spared his own home, McCook's only "Lustron" house, at 1303 Norris, above. ...

Lead vocalist Dave Lerbakken, above left, and guitarist Greg Sales, left, energize the crowd for The Innocence performance at McCook National Bank's "Hot Summer Nights" concert Thursday evening. Rock, country, blues, jazz -- that's how the band rocked the crowd gathered at the auditorium for the concert (moved from Norris Park because of the weather) and for a McCook Community Chest fund-raising barbecue. ...

Clayton Stevens, left, and Syd Wier, both of McCook, caught five bass weighing 13.89 pounds for third place in the Nebraska High School Fishing Championship July 23 at the Elwood Reservoir Wildlife Management Area north of Elwood. Jim Stevens is their coach. ...

The more outrageous things are, the more outrageous they become. On Wednesday, Donald Trump called on Russian premier Putin to hack into the private files of Americans to discover the emails that Secretary of State Clinton deleted. Sources have said that the only files she deleted were personal but, based on the results of the FBI investigation, who knows?...

Steven Neal Richards Dec. 19, 1953 - July 27, 2016 LINCOLN, Neb. -- Steven Neal Richards passed away at his home in Lincoln on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. He was 62 years old. Steve was born on Dec. 19, 1953, in McCook to parents, Harlan Arthur and Francis "Evelyn" (Kincaid) Richards...

The family of Delma Teel is hosting an open house and card shower in honor of her 90th birthday Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. The celebration will be Saturday, Aug. 6, 2-4 p.m. at Highland Park in McCook, 610 East 14th. Her family includes children, Dewey Teel, Tim Teel, Paul Teel, Bruce Teel, Jan Burton, Lana Lashley, Lee Snyder; 19 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 610 E. 14th, McCook, NE 69001...