Stories from Friday, April 20, 2018

Ivan Daniel “Ike” Hinton Feb. 28, 1942 - April 12, 2018 CAMBRIDGE Neb. — Ivan Daniel “Ike” Hinton, age 76, of Cambridge, passed away at McCook Community Hospital on Thursday April 12, 2018. He was born near Stockville, Neb., on Feb. 28, 1942, to Daniel and Evalyn (Mortimore) Hinton. The family moved to Kansas, where Ike attended and graduated from Derby High School in 1960...

80th birthday The family of Richard Stahly of Stratton, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Cards of congratulations will reach him at 35512 Road 704, Stratton, NE 69043.

80th birthday The family of Claudia Henry-Schmidt Liess of Bartley, Neb., are hosting a reception and card shower in honor of her 80th birthday on April 28, 2018. The reception is Saturday, April 28, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Bartley City Hall in Bartley. All family and friends are welcome to attend. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 512 Coke, P.O. Box 174, Bartley, NE 69020...

90th birthday The family of Ileen Lenhart, a long-time McCook resident, is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday on Sunday, April 22, 2018. Her family includes her daughters, Becky Berry and Lisa Prior; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren and their families. Cards of congratulations will reach her at 815 Valley Chase, Hastings, NE. 68901...

50th anniversary The family of Jerry and Susie Foster of Holbrook, Neb., is requesting a card shower in honor of the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, April 27, 2018. They were married at Beaver City, Neb. Their family includes children, Sherri Langley of Gothenburg, Neb., Mary French of Wayne, Neb., and Jamie Foster of McCook, Neb.; and seven grandchildren, Drake Langley, Tanner Langley, Garrett Langley, Reagan Langley, Taylor French, Tori French and Peyton French. ...

90th birthday The family of Rosanne Olson of McCook is requesting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday on Thursday, April 26, 2018. She ran the Bargain Bazaar for many years. Her family includes children, Erik (Laura) Olson of McCook and Tor (Holly) Olson, all of McCook; grandchildren, Chantel (Justin) Ele of Lincoln, Neb., Cassie Olson of Denver, Colo., Christian Olson of McCook and step-grandchild, Abby (Michael) Reed of Omaha, Neb.;  great-grandchild, Porter Ele and step-great-grandchildren, M.J. ...

We all tend to remember things from 50 years ago better than we remember 10 years ago. I’m not sure why that is true, but it tends to be as exhibited by the Facebook page: Remember When in McCook Nebraska. Someone will post a picture or ask a question and 180 responses later you’ve got a history book full of information...

McCOOK, Neb. — Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department has confirmed three cases of whooping cough (pertussis) in Southwest Nebraska. SWNPHD is working with Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Epidemiology on monitoring these cases and providing pertussis education in the nine-county health district...

McCOOK, Neb. — Sharon Bennett, Central Elementary media specialist and Tina Williams, IT director of McCook Public Schools of McCook Public Schools have won the annual Classroom Grant Contest, sponsored by the Nebraska Educational Technology Association. (NETA)...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Community College sophomore Jessica Mahan has signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball next year at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Mahan, a 5-4 libero from Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs was named to the all-Region IX team last season...

IMPERIAL, Neb. — Sophomore Mallie McNair’s five event titles led two-time defending Class C state champ Chase County’s girls to a track-field home invite title on Wednesday. Teammate Adelaide Maxwell earned four first places while senior Will Kuenne’s three victories powered the champion Chase boys...

McCOOK, Neb. — Humanities Nebraska speaker Sue McLain of Beatrice will share “An Uplifting Story: History of the Brassiere” at a spring mother-daughter supper at Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook on Wednesday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend. The church sits on the corner of Norris Avenue and East E, on the bricks in downtown McCook...

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Junior Preston Carbaugh felt right at home in rival Southwest’s Invitational as he shot 70 to win the tourney championship Thursday afternoon. Southwest hosted its tourney on Cross Creek Golf Course — which also happens to be Cambridge’s home turf...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook coach Rick Haney provided these remarks from the Gothenburg Golf Invitational on Thursday. “Today, the Bison competed in the Gothenburg invite at Wild Horse Golf Course. All in all, we had a decent day. Trevor Oberg continued to have a solid play by scoring an 81 to finish in 16th place...

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook Community College women’s basketball coach Kellen Fernetti is looking for a few players for the 2018-2019 roster and will hold open tryouts Saturday, from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center. This is open to all girls graduating high school in 2018,...

STERLING, Colo. —Last week, McCook Community College freshman golfer Cameron Lampe teed off at the second hole of the Northeastern Junior College tournament in Sterling, Colo., on the course known as the Northeastern 18. The hole is 315 yards with a water ditch in front and a green protected by a large sand bunker on the right side and trees on the left...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — Senior Haiden Loop cleared a career-best 10’4” to win the pole vault and lead McCook athletes at Thursday’s Don Bader Invitational. Loop prevailed through a terrific competition with Ogallala’s Kaylee Wach, who also reached her all-time highest vault...

LEXINGTON, Neb. — They ran like the wind to 70 points on Lexington’s football field last fall, so it made perfect sense those Bison achieved plenty of track-field success Thursday afternoon. McCook won three Don Bader Invitational championships with several athletes achieving season or career bests...

PERTUSSIS is more commonly known as whooping cough. The vaccine for this highly contagious and sometimes lethal bacterial disease first became available in 1940. Prevention is mainly by vaccination with the pertussis vaccine. Diagnosis can be somewhat difficult in the early stages of the disease which is when antibiotics are most successful in its treatment. ...