Stories from Friday, July 21, 2017

Heart-healthy foods can play a role in healthy aging. Whether you enjoy them by the handful as a refreshing snack or use them to add color, crunch and a touch of sweetness to a meal, grapes are a heart-healthy option that make eating better easy. Grapes of all colors - red, green and black - are a natural source of beneficial antioxidants and other polyphenols. At just 90 calories per serving, they also contain no fat, no cholesterol and virtually no sodium...

McCOOK, Neb. — Plans to relocate a West 2nd Street house have been moved up to next week and are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. The homeowner is asking citizens to avoid parking vehicles along the moving route and expect minor delays in accessing homes. ...

Walter Dwane Monie Aug 14, 1932 - July 17, 2017 OMAHA, Neb. — Walter Dwane Monie, 84, of Omaha, died Monday July 17, 2017 at Omaha. He was born Aug. 14, 1932, to Minnie (Kennedy) and Ernest Monie in Franklin, Neb. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 - 1955...

McCOOK, Neb. — Summer Molitierno can’t wait to see the look on people’s faces when they taste Galaxie’s Ice Cream for the first time. “They’re in for a real treat. It’s rich ... it’s creamy ... it’s delicious,” says Summer, who is joining with her husband, Tom, and their family to open a sweet shop called Galaxie’s at 208 West First Street in McCook...

A two-week-old infant who was properly restrained in a carseat in the center back seat of an SUV escaped injuries in a head-on collision that sent the child’s mother to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Thursday afternoon. The Nebraska State Patrol reported Ariel Knosp, 23, McCook, lost control of the SUV on a curve in the road .7 mile south and 2.9 miles east of McCook on Road 714, crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a semi driven by Billy Thornbrugh, 40, Stratton. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The man seemed frustrated even before he sat down. He said he’d had to take time off work. Exasperated, he stacked and straightened his pile of papers. He was ready to fight. Everyone took a deep breath. And then the man protested — loudly and adamantly — the valuation of the house he owns in McCook. ...

McCOOK, Neb. — The City of McCook Fire Department in conjunction with Community Hospital is offering free training to anyone interested focusing on the basics of recognizing and treating severe bleeding. The approximately 90-minute course is available to the general public, businesses, or any group with a desire to learn bleeding control basics. ...

Firefighters and demo derby judges rush to help Donald Ray Hunt whose car caught fire during competition at the Red Willow County Fair demolition derby in McCook Thursday evening. Hunt was transported to Community Hospital in McCook and then transferred to a hospital in Lincoln, where he is being treated for burns to his arm, hands, shoulder and back. ...

VALENTINE, Neb. — The Mid-Plains Community College board of governors will conduct a hearing on the purchase of a McCook property for student housing and then consider the actual purchase. The hearing is set for 6:30 p.m. CDT Wednesday at the new campus in Valentine...

As it turned out, the timing of my vacation was not good. I was going to go the week before but that was the week of Linda’s high school reunion so I delayed it a week to be there for her birthday. That was a mistake. She was stressed out that she was turning 70 and, in addition, had planned a big birthday bash that didn’t include any family members and was afraid something bad was going to happen to ruin her plans. ...

The Cranes! The Cranes! The Jobs! The Jobs! The Tax Revenue!! I’m referring to the article that appeared in the Gazette July 13, 2017. The Crane Trust has significantly capitalized on what some might consider a migrating pest to crops in the southern part of the USA. ...

MCCOOK, Neb. — Higher-seeded favorites will be aiming for payback when the Class B Area 6 Legion baseball tourney starts today at McCook’s Jaycees Complex. Broken Bow brings the No. 2 seed into today’s 4 p.m. opener, but No. 3 Holdrege hammered a 13-3 defeat upon Bow when these teams met June 7...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The 33rd annual Cornhusker State Games officially began Friday at Lincoln’s Seacrest Field with the lighting of the caldron by ultra-marathon runner Pete Kostelnick. Last fall, Kostelnick, 30, ran across the nation—3,067 miles from San Francisco to New York City—in just 42 days, averaging 72 miles per day and breaking a 35 year-old record by four days...

The Carfields made a clean sweep of three archery division championships at last week’s Hitchcock County Fair in Trenton as they proudly display their purple ribbons. Middle sister Jordan Carfield (left), age 14, earned the Intermediate Archery grand championship. ...

A little story first about one of my children’s great grandfathers, Adam Baker, as told to me by his daughter, Dorothy (Baker) Roth: Adam immigrated over to the United States with his father and step-mother. Apparently the relationship between Adam and his father’s second wife was strained and as soon as they disembarked from the ship and passed through customs, Adam approached a police officer on the street and inquired as to whether he had to go with his father to Michigan or if he could refuse. ...

30th anniversary Friends and family of Jerry and Patty Smith of McCook are requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 30th wedding anniversary on Monday, July 31, 2017. They were married in 1987 in Kearney, Neb. Their family includes children, Natalie and Dan DeSousa of Milford, Mass., Andy of Fort Benning, Ga., Alex of Lincoln, Neb., Abby and Nic; and three grandchildren, AJ, Neva and Helena. Cards of congratulations will reach them at 1303 West H, McCook, NE 69001...

60th anniversary The family of Roger and Marjorie (Olson) Wilson of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary on July 28, 2017. They were married in 1957 at the First United Methodist Church in Gordon, Neb. ...

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Caitlin Elise Tangeman and Adam Robert Snyder of Arapahoe, Neb., were united in marriage on May 20, 2017, at First United Methodist Church of Arapahoe with Pastor Becky Saddler officiating. Parents of the bride are Drs. John and Ingrid Tangeman of Arapahoe. Grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Larry and Corinne Tangeman of O'Neill, Neb., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Floyd and Sylvia Morris, formerly of Arapahoe...